Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 816 The Missing Jade
Yang Yuan stopped suddenly and looked at what was in Ren Dejing's hand.

The box in Ren Dejing's hand fell to the ground with a thud. He was holding a belt in his hand, and his hand was shaking constantly.

Yang Yuan walked over quickly. He didn't know what material the belt was made of, but it looked as lifelike as new.

The belt is inlaid with gemstones, one every four fingers, each with a different color.

However, even someone like Yang Yuan, who knew nothing about gems, could feel the extraordinary quality of the gem.

Each piece is pure color, crystal clear, moist and warm.

"How can you be sure that this belt is the one you mentioned..."

Yang Yuan hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly discovered that between every two pieces of jade on the belt, there was a pattern of Yin-Yang Tai Chi.

The color is relatively light, and it is branded on the belt, so it can only be seen clearly when you get closer.

Yang Yuan was only concerned with rescuing people at the time, and during the struggle, the belt fell off and hung on his body, but he did not have time to see the belt clearly.

But when Yan Min wanted to save him, she grabbed his ankles, so she should have seen it clearly.

As expected, Ren Dejing pointed at the Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram and said excitedly: "Look here, I remember it clearly, there is such a symbol on the belt, and there are also gems of different colors..."

Others were very surprised. In their opinion, there were many treasures in this mountain of treasures that were more valuable than this belt.

They didn't understand why the prime minister of Western Xia could get so excited and even have tears in his eyes when he saw a ribbon.

After hearing this, Yang Yuan couldn't help but pick up the belt and admire it carefully.

Is this the thing that brought him into this world?
Yan Min wanted to go back and be herself again every moment.

But Yang Yuan likes his current life very much and doesn't want to go back.

But this did not stop him from looking at the belt with awe.

"What's going on here..."

Ren Dejing's expression suddenly changed and his voice became a little sharp.

Yang Yuan looked carefully and saw that there was a missing gem at the buckle position right in front of the belt.

As a belt, the gem covering the buckle in the front should be the most beautiful gem on the entire belt.

But now, there was obviously a piece missing from the belt, and the indentation caused by a gemstone stuck in that position for many years was still there.

But, there was a gem missing.

Ren Dejing couldn't help but start shaking again.

When she didn't see any hope, she just thought about it day and night.

Now that her wish has come true, she would go crazy if this belt were no longer usable.

He quickly lowered his head and looked at the box that had fallen to the ground. It was empty. There was nothing in it.

He did not give up, so he picked up the box and searched the ground for a long time, but he did not find a gem of that size.

"How could it be gone? How could there be a piece missing?"

Ren Dejing held Yang Yuan's hand tightly and almost couldn't stand.

Luo Cheng'an had his hands tied behind his back. He looked at them quietly, with a strange look gradually appearing on his face.

"So... you are also descendants of my 'Jisi Tang'. Which branch are you from? The Xianzong or the Yinzong?"

Ren Dejing was still trapped in great fear and unable to extricate himself, but Yang Yuan turned his head and looked at Luo Chengan strangely.

Luo Chengan smiled slightly: "No need to hide it. Outsiders will not know the origin of this belt, nor will they value it so much."

Yang Yuan's eyes flashed, and he asked, "Could it be that you also know its origin?"

When Luo Cheng'an heard Yang Yuan say the word "also", he suddenly felt relieved.

Yang Yuan and Ren Dejing are indeed my descendants of Jisi Tang.

My successors were truly remarkable. One of them became the emperor in Western Xia, and the other became the uncrowned king in Song Dynasty.

My succession hall is indeed full of talented people.

Luo Chengan couldn't help but said complacently: "Of course I know, this is the token of our Hidden Sect's leader.

The identity of the leader of the Hidden Sect is not well known. When the disciples of the sect see him, they rely on this belt to identify him.

This belt is unique in the world and cannot be forged. It is the best token of the clan leader."

This belt is actually the token of the leader of the Jisitang Hidden Sect?
Yang Yuan thought anxiously, raised the belt in his hand, and asked, "The jade stone in front of the belt is missing. Do you know why?"

Luo Chengan frowned: "Don't you know this secret?"

Yang Yuan did not hesitate and said frankly: "I don't know. Many past events may not be known to everyone."

Yang Yuan's frankness actually dispelled Luo Cheng'an's doubts.

Luo Chengan smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, even today, few people know the name of Jisi Hall."

He seemed to be lost in recollection, and after a long while, he slowly said, "My Jisi Hall was jointly established by some of the wealthy and powerful families among the Five Surnames and Seven Families and the Eight Families of Guanlong.

Therefore, there are many children from wealthy families among his disciples, among whom the Lu family once held power for a long time. "

At this time, Ren Dejing also calmed down. He knew that Luo Chengan was talking about the origin of this belt, so he calmed down and listened carefully.

Luo Chengan said: "At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the two outstanding men who served as the leaders of the Xian and Yin sects in my succession hall predicted that the world would be in chaos.

In order to ensure that the Succession Hall could survive this catastrophe, he did everything he could to collect a large amount of wealth and hid it in a mountain in Tianshui."

"Many years later, the Song Dynasty was established and the world gradually became stable. The surviving descendants of my Jisi Hall went to Tianshui to search for treasures, hoping to use the treasures in the treasury to rebuild the power of Jisi Hall."

“Unfortunately, one group of people had evil intentions and wanted to monopolize this wealth.

There are two brothers in this group, one is called Lu Jiusi and the other is called Lu Yisheng. They are used to killing people with borrowed knives and sowing discord..."

Talking about the past, Luo Chengan couldn't help but sigh.

Originally, it was a great opportunity to rebuild the "Jisitang".

If the Jisitang could have raised a large amount of wealth at that time and used it reasonably, they could have parasitized the emerging Song Dynasty, reborn aristocratic families, and still acted tyrannically and manipulated everything behind the scenes.

Unfortunately, this opportunity was missed, allowing the Song Dynasty to establish a political system that was completely different from the previous dynasty. The imperial examination system was also truly implemented, and the aristocratic families lost the soil for their existence.

Luo Chengan sighed and said, "Under the conspiracy and instigation of the two of them, my ancestors of the Successor Hall opened the treasury and found the treasure. The evil-minded faction immediately started a fight and both sides fought." Luo Chengan looked at the belt in Yang Yuan's hand and said, "This token of the leader of the Hidden Sect was destroyed in that fight."

Ren Dejing hissed, "Where's the gem?"

Luo Chengan sighed and said, "He was kidnapped. His name is Heba Ying. There was a fierce battle between the two sides, and both suffered heavy casualties.

They were no longer able to transport the treasure and make it work, so they had to do their best to hide it somewhere else to prevent the other party from making a comeback..."

Ren Dejing didn't care about the grudges between them.

Ren Dejing asked anxiously, "Where is Heba Ying? Where did he go?"

Luo Cheng'an was stunned, not understanding why Ren Dejing cared so much about this person's whereabouts.

However, he still replied: "Lu Jiusi and Lu Yisheng are good at using strategies, while Heba Ying is an expert in martial arts.

He was besieged and escaped seriously injured. He was afraid of being attacked by his enemies and worried that his token would be stolen, so he hid from place to place.

It is said that he later traveled to the West with foreign merchants along the Silk Road.

Yang Yuan asked: "How do you know so much about what happened in the past?"

Luo Chengan was silent for a moment, and then said, "After finding the treasure, he was responsible for hiding the treasure, and among the people who chased Heba Ying and the Lu brothers for thousands of miles, one of them was our ancestor."

……

The light in the study is bright.

The belt was placed on the desk.

Ren Dejing's face was pale and he stared at his belt.

Yang Yuan wanted to persuade him, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back weakly.

If it were him, and he suffered the same fate as Sister Min, when he had hope and then lost it, he would probably feel the same way.

"I'm going to find Heba Ying. I'm going to find the missing gem."

Ren Dejing slowly raised his head and said, "Didn't he go to the West? Then I will go to the West to look for him."

Yang Yuan said: "This Heba Ying is not from our time, he lived more than a hundred years ago.

Even if he had made it to the West, he would be dead by now.

Even if the gem is still in the world, it may have long been collected by someone. How can you find it?"

"There is always a way. I will take the people from Yipintang with me. There are many extraordinary people among them."

Ren Dejing said: "Don't forget, the belt we saw in later generations was complete. So, I was able to find it."

Ren Dejing's eyes lit up, a brightness that was inappropriate for his age.

Yang Yuan didn't have the heart to pour cold water on her, but thinking of the hardships of going to the West, he couldn't help but say:
"But the history you and I know is not like this.

As far as we know, there is no Yang Yuan in the Song Dynasty. There was no coup d'état in Xixia that led to its surrender to the Song Dynasty. So..."

Ren Dejing asked, "You mean, we are in a different time and space, a parallel world?"

"Very likely."

"I don't care. You are getting whatever you want now, and you are so proud of yourself. What about me?
I am now a disgusting old man, and I want to be myself again!
As long as there is still hope, I can't give up! "

Yang Yuan was silent for a long time, then nodded slowly: "Okay, I'll help you arrange it."

Two days later, Tuoba Heiyi brought back news about Tuoba Hou.

After learning that the Western Xia royal family had been wiped out and the entire Hetao Plain had fallen into the hands of the Song State, Tuoba Hou, who was only guarding Gan and Su provinces, collapsed.

Under the persuasion of Tuoba Heiyi, Tuoba Hou finally chose to open the city and surrender.

Before the news reached Xingqing Prefecture, Ren Dejing fell ill.

He was bedridden for seven or eight days, but eventually he was too old and frail to be cured by medicine, and he died before he could receive any reward from the Song Dynasty court.

The next day, when the sun rises, a mysterious camel caravan is about to embark on a long journey.

Yang Yuan, dressed in casual clothes, brought only a team of his most trusted members from the Tongzhou Society to see him off outside Xingqing City.

Ren Dejing, who had already died of illness, was among the team.

Yang Yuan handed the pass signed by himself to Ren Dejing and looked at the team again.

Eight high-wheeled carriages, more than a hundred camels, and more than a hundred people.

Yang Yuan couldn't help but say: "Your 'Yipintang' is full of talented people."

Ren Dejing smiled and said, "Half of them are warriors I trained myself, not all of them are Yipintang... Hehe, they are no longer called Yipintang."

Ren Dejing looked at the team of guards behind Yang Yuan and said, "You are in the same boat, and I am in the same boat."

Yang Yuan was stunned and said in surprise: "You, the Freemason, can't be..."

Ren Dejing smiled and said, "Who knows? Didn't you say that we are in a parallel time and space?"

Yang Yuan remained silent.

Ren Dejing stared at Yang Yuan and said softly: "If I succeed this time, I will return to our original world.

If I don't succeed, I will die of old age in a foreign land.

Or, go to a completely new time and space, get a completely new identity, no matter what..."

In any case, they are goodbye forever.

Tears welled up in Ren Dejing's eyes, and Yang Yuan's eyes also became moist.

He had already forgotten everything about his past life, but the appearance of Yan Min evoked his forgotten memories.

However, now the only witness who can prove that he had another life and another kind of life is about to leave him.

The unspeakable sadness in my heart is heavy.

After a long while, Ren Dejing opened his arms and gently hugged Yang Yuan. He whispered in his ear:
"In case I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening and good night."

Two warm tears wet his shoulders.

(End of this chapter)