Mysterious treasure chest

Chapter 589 Puzzle Solving
One old and one young drank tea and chatted, time passed quickly, old monk Daoyan also rushed over in a hurry.

Prince Ma handed over the treasure map: "Here, Yang Hao got it out of the vault of the British Empire Museum. I don't know if it's true or not. Let's take a look."

Dao Yan practiced silent meditation, so he didn't speak. He took it in silence, looked at it carefully, touched the treasure map with a few special movements, and finally nodded.

Prince Ma was overjoyed: "Haha, it's real!"

Yang Hao also breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "It's good if it's true, otherwise my trip to England would be a waste of time."

At this time, Dao Yan took out another treasure map from his arms, which looked much more worn out than the one Yang Hao brought back, but judging from various details, these two treasure maps should be two parts of a whole.

Dao Yan stitched together the two treasure maps, his fingers trembling a little, and finally turned around and gave a very serious Buddha ceremony to Yang Hao as a thank you.

Yang Hao turned sideways quickly: "Master, you don't have to be so polite. To be honest, this matter has something to do with Xiaohuan, and it's my job, but the treasure map is still incomplete right now."

Prince Ma and Dao Yan exchanged glances, the latter nodded slightly, and then Prince Ma explained: "There is indeed a difference of two yuan, one of which should still be in the hands of the Bliss Pure Land Sect, and the other is the one related to your sister." One piece is currently missing, and we haven't found any clues."

Yang Hao thought for a while, and finally took out the relic that his grandfather asked the old village chief to hand over to him: "Old Ma, master, this is a relic that my grandfather asked someone to hand over to me. I think it should be related to Xiaohuan's matter. It’s just that I can’t figure it out by myself, so please help me to see.”

Prince Ma quickly took it over, first looked at the sentence on the note, "The tiger and the rabbit meet and return in a dream", and pondered: "If I remember correctly, this should be Yuan Chun's verdict in "A Dream of Red Mansions."

Yang Hao nodded: "Well, that's right, it's a pity that I can't figure out the mystery inside, old horse, do you have clues?"

"This sentence with no beginning and no end, how can we get any mystery, there should be other clues, let's take a look at this snuff bottle first." Prince Ma said, and carefully picked up the bag that had already been taken by Yang Hao. Take a closer look at the cut snuff bottle.

After a while, he frowned and said: "This thing is really a small antique. From my point of view, this snuff bottle is really an old object from the Qianlong period. As for the pattern and inscription on the front, I seem to have a little impression. It seems that I have seen similar things in the relics of my ancestors back then."

Yang Hao nodded: "Old Ma, your vision should be fine, why don't you think about it carefully?"

He really believed in Prince Ma's vision in this regard. After all, this ancestor was probably a genuine prince. The study of antiques is a family-handed skill. A small snuff bottle from the Qianlong period should still be seen. Accurate.

Prince Ma thought hard, Dao Yan took the things over and looked at them, but in the end he shook his head, expressing that he was powerless to help, he is an expert in Buddhism, martial arts and Buddhism are both professional in his profession, but in terms of antique appraisal, that can't be helped. There is no right to speak.

Suddenly, Prince Ma slapped his thigh fiercely, and excitedly said: "Grass, we have it!"

He picked up the snuff bottle with trembling hands, looked at it carefully, and then explained: "I remembered that this thing really belonged to my ancestor. It is estimated that the ancestor entrusted the treasure map later. When I gave it to the ancestors of your sister's family, I also gave this snuff bottle to the past, and the mechanism inside should also be built by my ancestors to let the ancestors of your sister's family hide clues."

Yang Hao rolled his eyes: "Old Ma, let's get to the point. I just want to know what this thing is. As for how it came about and why it didn't exist, I'm not interested."

Dao Yan also nodded, with a look of deep approval.

Prince Ma was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood, but he could only jump to the conclusion: "The pattern on this snuff bottle is the Haiyan Hall built by Lord Qianlong in the Old Summer Palace. If the characters are complete, it should be the four characters of 'Yuanming Haiyan'. "

Yang Hao blinked and asked: "Okay, Old Summer Palace, Haiyan Hall, does this mean that the treasure map is hidden in Haiyan Hall?"

Prince Ma frowned: "Since the British and French allied forces burned the Old Summer Palace, this once glorious royal garden has gone through hardships. Among them, the Haiyan Hall is now in ruins. I want to find a small one from there. Treasure map, easier said than done."

Yang Hao scratched his head: "There must be a clue. I guess the key lies in the note inside. Otherwise, why did you hide a note inside? Do you think it makes sense?"

One word awakened the dreamer, and Prince Ma's eyes widened immediately, and brought the note in front of him like a whirlwind, then jumped up and laughed wildly: "Hahaha, I understand, I understand! This is what Xuanji means, I know where it is hidden!"

Dao Yan grabbed Prince Ma's arm and shook it lightly, Prince Ma let out a sigh and honestly stopped jumping.

"Hey, old monk, I know you are impatient, so let me explain to you." Prince Ma shook his head and explained: "It is actually very simple to solve this puzzle. You should know the most famous view of Haiyan Hall What is it?"

Dao Yan slapped Prince Ma on the shoulder, and the meaning couldn't be more obvious—don't make a fool of yourself, or you will be cut!

Prince Ma had no choice but to put on a bitter face, glared at Yang Hao and said, "Well, you really have no eyesight, so you don't know how to cooperate and ask a few questions, so that the old man can pretend to be tough?"

Yang Hao rolled his eyes: "Fuck, I advise you to hurry up, otherwise Master Daoyan will beat you."

Prince Ma pouted, and explained helplessly: "The most world-famous thing in Haiyan Hall is of course the bronze statue of the animal heads of the twelve zodiac signs in Yuanmingyuan. This time you should be able to guess the meaning implied by the sentence on the note. right?"

"The tiger and the rabbit meet and return in their dreams." Yang Hao read the verdict once, and suddenly realized: "Oh, I understand. This means that the treasure map is hidden at the location where the tiger's head and the rabbit's head meet?"

Prince Ma smiled and said: "Hehe, you are not too stupid after all, but there is no place to meet each other. The original bronze statues of the twelve animal heads did not have long legs, and they all had fixed positions, so the burial place should be in the tiger's nest. The position between the head and the head of the rabbit. As for whether the treasure map is still buried there after so many years, we will find out after digging in the past."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dao Yan took out his mobile phone and booked a direct flight to the capital without further ado.

(End of this chapter)