Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 165 Treasure Hunt
Yan Ciwan knew that the more critical the moment was, the more he could not lose his composure.

She frowned and asked, "Why did He Chunzhuo slander me? Where is he? I want to confront him face to face!"

Seeing her speak so righteously, Fu Bai was a little shaken. Could it be that He Chunzhuo was really lying? He said, "He Chunzhuo is seriously injured. He is in Yufeng Hall and cannot be moved for the time being. Come with me."

Yan Ciwan reminded: "Don't forget to take Feng Wulang's body with you."

Fu Bai walked into the house and carried the corpse onto his shoulders.

Chaolu was worried, so she said to Yan Ciwan, "I'll go with you."

Yan Ciwan nodded and agreed.

The two walked out together. The cold wind blew and Yan Ciwan shivered.

But she couldn't go back to get the cloak because she had given her cloak to Ye Lingge.

"Aci, wait a moment." Xiao Wang suddenly called her.

Yan Ciwan turned around and looked at him, and saw him taking out a fox fur coat, a pair of gloves and a scarf from the house.

"Even though the snow has stopped now, it's still very cold outside. Put these on to avoid getting sick from the cold."

Yan Ciwan did not try to be stubborn and accepted the other party's kindness: "Thank you."

The fox fur coat was what Xiao Wang often wore. The size was tailor-made according to his body shape. It was a bit big for a woman, but fortunately Yan Ciwan was tall and could support it.

She put on the scarf and gloves one by one, and unexpectedly found that their sizes fit her perfectly, especially the gloves, which were neither loose nor tight on her hands, just the right size.

Yan Ciwan's heart moved, she looked at Xiao Wang and asked.

"This scarf and gloves look new. Did you just buy them?"

"No, I did all this myself."

Yan Ciwan was very surprised, and looked at him with bright eyes, praising him sincerely: "You can actually do housework, that's amazing!"

Xiao Wang smiled slightly: "As long as you like it."

Yan Ci Wan was stunned. She had just guessed before, but now she got the definite answer. It turned out that these gloves and scarf were really made by him specially for her.

This was such a tender thought that it was hard for her not to be moved.

Reason told her that since she couldn't give the other party the response he wanted, she shouldn't accept him.

But the gloves and scarf were so warm that she was reluctant to take them off.

Fu Bai reminded her not to waste any more time.

"I'm leaving first. I'll talk to you about something when I come back." After saying this, Yan Ciwan walked out with Chaolu.

As soon as they left, Du Lingzhou and Huai Yan came back.

Xiao Wang asked: "Why didn't I see you guys so early in the morning? Where did you go?"

Du Lingzhou raised his chin and said, "Why should I tell you?!"

After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and walked past Xiao Wang with an arrogant look.

Huai Yan followed behind him, and when passing in front of Xiao Wang, Huai Yan whispered: "Young Master is going to look for treasure."

Xiao Wang was quite surprised: "What treasure are you looking for?"

"It's the Buddhist treasure of Lingdie Temple..."

Huai Yan was interrupted by Du Lingzhou before he could finish his words.

"Why did you tell him? What if he wants to snatch the Buddha treasure from us?!"

Huai Yan advised earnestly: "This villa is not big, but it is not small either. If we just rely on the two of us to search slowly, we don't know how long it will take. Why not let Xiao Liulang help us? One more person means more strength, and there is more hope of finding the Buddha treasure."

Du Lingzhou frowned, seeming a little unhappy, but did not reject Huai Yan's proposal.

Xiao Wang asked: "Do you really believe that there are Buddhist treasures here?"

Du Lingzhou was quite confident: "Many people say there is a Buddhist treasure here. It must not be groundless. The Buddhist treasure must be true!" Huai Yan asked earnestly: "Do you want to join us in treasure hunting, Xiao Liulang? If we can find the treasure, we can split the profits 50-50."

Du Lingzhou actually didn’t care about money, because he was not short of it at all. He was mainly curious and wanted to see with his own eyes what the rumored Buddhist treasure looked like.

Xiao Wang smiled and said, "Thank you for your invitation, but I am not interested in Buddhist treasures."

Unexpectedly, Du Lingzhou sneered: "Why are you pretending to be noble? If you are really not interested in the Buddha treasure, why did you ask Uncle Jiu to go treasure hunting?!"

Xiao Wang was very surprised: "Uncle Jiu also went treasure hunting? When did it happen?"

"Humph, you're still playing dumb at this hour!"

After Du Lingzhou finished his ridicule, he saw Xiao Wang frowning and not saying anything, so he couldn't help but ask.

"You really don't know?"

Xiao Wang did not answer but asked: "Where is he?"

"We saw him near Guanhai Pavilion just now. When he saw us looking for Buddhist treasures, he said that he had already searched the area and found no trace of Buddhist treasures. That's when we realized that he was also looking for treasures. As for where he went later, I have no idea."

Xiao Wang walked out.

Du Lingzhou shouted at his back: "If you find the Buddha treasure, you must tell me!"

Xiao Wang ignored him.

……

On the way to Yufengtang, Yan Ciwan had been thinking secretly, how should he defend himself when he confronted He Chunzhuo later?

She kept rehearsing in her mind all the possible situations that might happen and was extremely nervous.

The three of them entered the front yard of Yufeng Hall and saw Si Buping standing under the corridor admiring the snow scenery.

Fu Bai threw Feng Wulang's body to the ground and saluted with his arms crossed: "Grand Master, I have brought Ning Ci here."

Si Buping looked at him and asked, "Where is Lady Ling?"

Fu Bai lowered his head even more: "Still searching."

Si Buping turned to look at Yan Ciwan and Chao Lu and said, "Chao Erniang, you've arrived just in time. Could you please examine the four bodies in the back room to find out the specific cause of their death?"

Yan Ci Wan and Fu Bai were both surprised.

Fu Bai couldn't help but ask, "Isn't He Chunzhuo still alive? Why are there four corpses?"

Si Buping replied calmly: "Not long after you left, He Chunzhuo died."

Hearing this, Yan Ciwan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, that’s great!

She noticed that Si Buping was looking at her, and her heart tightened. She immediately looked surprised: "Just now Fu Bai said he was alive, how come he died suddenly?"

Si Buping said: "I'm not sure, let Chao Erniang take a look first."

Yan Ciwan suppressed his secret joy and followed Chaolu with a stern face. Together they went to the guest room in the backyard and began to examine the four dead bodies.

Fu Bai still didn't quite trust Yan Ciwan, and followed them closely throughout the entire process.

Si Buping stood in the corridor admiring the snow.

After the inspection was completed, Yan Ciwan and Chaolu returned.

Chaolu said, "All four of them had inhaled a large amount of incense before they died. The cause of death was a knife wound to the chest. Fang Zhiyou, Zhou Qi, and Lian Zhuifang were all killed by a single knife wound. Only He Chunzhuo was different. The knife wound to him was not fatal, but because the wound was too deep and he lost too much blood, he was not able to receive timely treatment, which is why he died."

After listening to this, Si Buping replied casually.

"Thanks a lot."

Fu Bai had been staring without blinking, making sure that Yan Ciwan and Chao Lu did not tamper with the autopsy, but he still felt unwilling.

He said, "But I just heard He Chunzhuo say with my own ears that Ning Ci took Lingniang away."

(End of this chapter)