The fifth floor "Qianji Hall" is the highest floor of the treasure building. There are no more upward stone steps at the end of the stone room.
The stone rooms on each floor of the treasure building are smaller than the one below. The stone room on the fifth floor is only about ten feet long and wide. The window holes are still inlaid with large crystals, allowing daylight to penetrate. The stone walls on the side There is a door on top, and looking out the window, you can see a large platform covered with ice and snow.
This is the highest point of Yuji Palace and the true pinnacle of Saintess Peak.
This stone room is different from the previous four floors. There are no wooden boxes or wooden frames placed in the room. Except for the stone plaque in front of it with gold characters, it is completely empty. No one can guess what this "Thousand Machine Hall" is. "Where is it? Could it be that the people in the devil's path have removed all the treasures originally hidden in this stone room.
Master Kuxin walked casually to the stone wall. Suddenly her eyes lit up and she said, "Look, there are many words on this wall."
Everyone came closer to check and saw that there were many small characters carved on the stone wall. They were only about half an inch high and the carvings were not deep. It would be difficult to see them unless they were close up.
Not only where Mrs. Kuxin is, but also on the stone walls on all sides of the stone house, there are rows of numbers carved in groups of five characters. There are thousands of groups in the whole house.
The heroes from all the factions looked at each other and talked about each other. None of them knew what these numbers meant. Tang Zilin stood next to the wall and touched the row of numbers engraved on the wall with his hand. He suddenly pressed down hard and heard "click". "There was a sound of the ground, followed by several "rolling" sounds of machine movement, and a square hole four inches wide and two inches high suddenly appeared on the stone wall.
Everyone was shocked and jumped back one after another, gathering energy and alertness. However, they did not see any hidden weapons or arrows shooting out of the hole, but they heard Tang Zilin say: "You don't need to worry, this is just very simple. The secret box is open and there is no threat,"
The hidden weapons of the "Tang Sect in Sichuan" are unparalleled in the world. As Tang Zilin is the deputy leader, it must be true when you think about it. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Tang Zilin reached out and groped for the square hole. After a moment, he took out something, which was a paper roll tied with a red string. He untied the string and unfolded it to check. He saw that the paper roll was written in small Chinese characters. Written with dense text.
Several people standing near him looked around and saw the first line on the scroll which read: On the seventh day of the sixth lunar month of the same year, the treasury in Pingyang, Shanxi Province was robbed, and a secret record of three hundred thousand taels of silver was lost...
It has been nine years since the Jisi year. At that time, 300,000 silver taels were robbed from Pingyang's treasury. It was a big sensation. The imperial court sent officials to investigate strictly, but they have not been able to solve it. What is written on this scroll The content is exactly what happened in the bank robbery case that year. It only records that Wang Jilian, who was appointed as the general magistrate of Pingyang Prefecture at that time, colluded with the local sect "Nanhe Gang" in Pingyang City and pretended to be a gangster to kill people and rob banks. Which masters were involved, which people were silenced afterwards, and how the 300,000 stolen money was distributed were all recorded in very detailed and clear terms.
If the record on this scroll is true, it is undoubtedly a shocking event. Wang Jilian, the seventh-grade general judge at that time, has been promoted to the governor of Shanxi Province and has become a big shot with military and political power. If this matter is exposed, it will definitely not escape its involvement.
There was only a continuous sound of "click", but the heroes from various sects in the stone room imitated Tang Zilin's method of pressing the stone wall, and opened several secret boxes with holes. They stretched out their hands to fumble, and there was a paper roll in each box. At this time, everyone already knew the meaning of "Qianji Hall" engraved on the stone plaque. It turned out that this was where many unknown secret records were stored.
The value of these secrets cannot be underestimated. If they fall into the hands of someone who is good at planning and try to use them, the benefits they can get are no less than the gold and magic weapons in the stone chambers below. For example, as long as they master the robbery of Pingyang Mansion, If you keep the secret secret, you can blackmail Wang Jilian and make the Shanxi governor surrender and obey his orders.
In this stone house, there are no less than a thousand numbers engraved on the walls, which means that there are more than a thousand secrets stored here. What does it mean to know these many secrets, and what are the consequences if they are made public? It's hard to imagine.
For a moment, the twenty-four people from the eight sects who entered the stone room took out the scrolls and checked them, but no one said a word.
Hua Bushi also took a look at a scroll taken from a secret box, but his face was full of surprise. The first line of the scroll clearly read: "In August of the Year of Renxu" , Shaolin Zen Master Zhiyue led his seven monks to kill thirty-three members of Li Dacheng’s family in Songyang City,”
It was seventeen years ago in August of the Renxu year. Master Zhiyue was the head abbot of the "Shaolin Sect" at that time. This scroll records that at that time, Master Zhiyue had the fifth house with Li Dacheng, a wealthy man in Songyang City. The concubine Wu had committed adultery and was discovered by the Li family. Together with seven "Wu" generation warrior monks from the temple, they killed Li Dacheng's family, including thirty-three slaves and servants, and disguised themselves as robbers to steal property. appearance.
The description on the scroll is very detailed, and the names of the seven monks who participated in the extermination of the sect are also listed one by one. Among them is Wu, the only eminent monk of the "Wu" generation who has been seen by Hua Bushi. Master Chen.
People have seven emotions and six desires, and Buddhist monks are not immune to it. However, Shaolin is the leader of the White Taoist sect in the world. Abbot Zhiyue, as the abbot, committed adultery with someone else's concubine. If word spreads, not only will Master Zhiyue's reputation be ruined, but he will also become the "Shaolin sect". ” His reputation will definitely be ruined and his face will be lost.
In order to maintain the reputation of the sect, it is not impossible for Shaolin monks to kill all the people involved.
Hua Bushi hated the indiscriminate killing of innocent people the most. After reading what was written on the scroll, he felt a surge of anger rising from his chest. He stepped towards Abbot Yuantong and asked loudly: "Yutong Master, I have something to ask you. Have you ever heard of Li Dacheng and the Wu family in Songyang City?"
Master Yuantong was also holding a piece of paper and looking at it. Hearing this, he was startled and his expression changed instantly. He said, "Hua Tanyue is talking about Mr. Li who lived in Songyang City more than ten years ago."
Hua Bushi said: "Exactly. Master, please look at this scroll."
While he was talking, he handed over the scroll and Master Yuantong took it in his hand. He only glanced at it twice, his face turned pale and he was speechless. If what was written on the scroll was true, it must be "Shaolin Sect". "Although Yuantong was not among the seven monks who participated in the extermination of the family, as the contemporary abbot of the temple, he must know the secret."
Hua Bushi had some doubts before, but now seeing Master Yuantong's expression, he was sure that it was indeed true.
Master Yuanjue on the side also saw the scroll in Master Yuantong's hand, but his face sank and he said: "What is written on this scroll is all nonsense. It was deliberately fabricated by people in the devil's way to slander our Shaolin Sect. 'Reputation, you can't keep this thing,'
He took the roll of paper, rubbed it together with his palms, and debris flew everywhere, and the roll was already broken into pieces.
Seeing such an obvious move to destroy evidence, Hua Bushi couldn't help but feel furious and said: "There is no conclusion yet whether the matter is true or false. Why did Master Yuanjue destroy the scroll? Aren't you afraid that others will think you are trying to hide it? ,"
Master Yuanjue said in a deep voice: "Such rumors should not exist in the first place. The poor monk will destroy them if he sees them."
When Hua Bushi was about to say more, he heard Taoist Lord Baoxuan say: "Most of the things written on the scrolls in this room are not true. I propose that all the things that involve several sects such as ours should be , destroy them all to prevent them from spreading to the rivers and lakes and hindering the good reputation of each sect. I don’t know what you think,”
Gu Fanji said: "That's right, Gu seconded the proposal,"
There was originally no harmony between the "Huashan Sect" and the "Wudang Sect", and Gu Fanji didn't like Baoxuan Daojun, but now he was the first to express his approval, and the leaders of the other sects also expressed their disapproval. Express agreement.
The secrets recorded on the thousands of scrolls in this stone chamber are not only related to the "Shaolin Sect", but also to the "Seven sects" present. These famous sects that have existed for hundreds of years usually claim to be chivalrous, but Secretly, for their own benefit or for other reasons, they will inevitably do some unspeakable things. If they are exposed, they will definitely not be able to bear it.
These leaders had a tacit understanding at this time, and they even unanimously agreed to Lord Baoxuan's proposal to destroy the evidence.
How could Hua Bushi not know what these people were thinking, and said loudly: "If it is upright, why worry about others knowing? I do not agree with the destruction of these secrets. You should check the things written on these scrolls one by one and identify the authenticity. , deal with it according to the situation, so as to give an explanation to the people of the world."
Taojun Baoxuan's face darkened and he said: "Most of the things written on these scrolls have passed many years ago. How can we tell whether they are true or false? It is just a waste of effort to investigate, not to mention that even if they are found out, it will be useless." No matter what the benefits are, I advise Young Master Hua to stay out of these matters."
Taojun Baoxuan has always been arrogant, and these words were very rude. When the young master heard this, he felt even more angry and said: "How can you know whether you can tell the truth from the false before I go to investigate? As long as there is evidence, There is a way to find out the truth even for things that happened in the past many years. Since I am the leader of the Eight Factions Alliance, there is nothing wrong with me taking care of this matter."
The person next to him let out a cold snort. It was Shan Sinan. This elder of the "Wudang Sect" pointed at Hua Bushi and said: "You are the leader of the eight sects. Do you really think everyone is afraid of you? You are just an incompetent person." You martial arts dandy, what is your ability to command us? Everyone can elect you to be the leader of the alliance, and it is not difficult to depose you."
This statement was even more unreasonable. Before Hua Bushi could respond, Guo Loumeng had already taken a step forward. He glared and shouted: "Young man named Shan, what are you talking about? I want to see who is crippled." who,"