According to the map left by Gu Dachun, Fan and Zhao walked up the stream in the mountains and forests, and found a marked cave hiding goods at a three-pointer.

The entrance of the cave is not big, and there are some dead branches on the outside. If it weren't for the map guidance, it would be difficult to see another mystery. When they lifted the dead branches, the two of them came to the cave, lit a torch, and saw the batch of goods that the Cao Gang was stolen.

Three-piece large iron box.

The box is similar to what you saw in the warehouse in Chengbei Pier. The lock has been damaged. When you open it, you will see that one of the boxes contains salt, the other is tea, and the other is filled with some silk cloth.

As Gu Dachun said, it was just a few hundred taels of goods, nothing special. These goods were not worth mentioning at all for the Cao Bang's size of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a year. However, since the robbery of this batch of goods, the Cao Bang has negotiated many times, coerced and tempted, and used up all kinds of means.

Chen Bao also mentioned this matter to Fan Xiaodao several times. This can no longer be explained by the "face" in the world. There must be some unknown secrets hidden in it.

The two of them flipped over the goods but found nothing special.

Zhao Xing even checked the three-neck box one by one, thinking that there would be some mezzanine or something, but the result was very disappointed.

"That's all?"

Fan Xiaodao said, "I heard from Gu Dachun that the things didn't move either."

"If this is true, there is no need to make such a big move."

Fan Xiaodao took a look again and thought that the dozen pieces of silk were good, especially this red one. If Fan Huowu was dressed up, he would be happy. At this moment, he suddenly noticed that the corners of the silk were thicker than the other pieces. He wiped it with his hand and found something special.

“There’s something in it.”

He took the Jinghong Sword and picked the broken thread. Sure enough, a piece of sheepskin about half a foot fell down.

Zhao Xing came up to take a look, and with the light of the torch, he said, "Three qian of yellow dan, three liang of mercury, half a jin of white arsenic, three liang of yellow nitrate, one jin of poria cocos, and half a jin of Polygonatum. What is this? The dan prescription is not like a dan prescription, and the prescription is not like a prescription."

Fan Xiaodao took it and looked carefully several times. The sheepskin turned yellow and looked a little old, but the words on it were newly written. A strange pattern was drawn on the sheepskin.

There is a snake on it, with the snake's head and tail connecting it, forming a round shape.

This snake is vividly painted, with varnished eyes, making people feel chilling.

"What's this?"

Zhao Xing thoughtfully and said, "I seem to have seen this picture somewhere, but I can't remember it."

"Are you sure?"

Not to mention the content on the sheepskin, it is just that this symbol is so recognizable that ordinary people will never forget when they see it at first. Zhao Xingdao, "Maybe it's in a dream?"

Zhao Xing pointed to the sheepskin, "There are broken marks here, and the old and new cracks are different from other corners. If you guessed correctly, this is only half of them. What exactly is it that makes them so nervous?"

Fan Xiaodao said, "This batch of goods is delivered to the capital. Once you check it, you will know that Chen Bao of Cao Gang is the same as Xie Zhihua, the Jiangnan Transport Author, and Xie Zhihua is the one from Princess Taiping. If this matter is related to Princess Taiping, it would be interesting."

Zhao Xing sneered: "Your imagination is too rich. Why are you still angry?"

"We have fallen to this point, isn't it the woman who is harmed?"

Zhao Xing said, "What's wrong with staying away from the center of the storm in the capital and coming to the picturesque Jiangnan? What are you going to do with this sheepskin?"

Fan Xiaodao thought about it and found that this matter had nothing to do with the purpose of their trip to Jiangnan. However, since it was something that the Cao Gang was going to do, he would definitely not let them succeed and hand it over to the Jinyiwei. A piece of inexplicable things may not be accepted. To the prince, it must be useless. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration in his mind, "I thought of whom did I give it to."

"Mr. Zhuge?"

"Yes, he has been in Jiangnan for so long, but he has never revealed his identity. He appeared in the dock warehouse last night. This matter is more or less related to what he is investigating and should be helpful."

"Finish him first."

The two of them checked carefully again and saw that there was nothing missing, so they wanted to leave.

As soon as they walked out of the cave, the two of them noticed a danger, approached them, and reacted almost at the same time, instinctively dodging to both sides.

boom!

A huge rock hit the place where they were standing just now.

I was in the cave just now and didn't pay attention. It turned out that someone had already set up an ambush outside.

Not far away, there were two people standing.

One is Chen Bao, the leader of the Cao Gang, and the other is covered in black, with a cold aura on his body. His eyes were as cold as a knife, as if he was looking at the two preys.

The two looked at each other.

Fan Xiaodao and Zhao Xing have good martial arts skills and can squeeze into the ranks of top experts in the world, but they are not sure about the two people in front of them.

Chen Bao is the leader of the Cao Gang, the most powerful among the Eighth Gangs and Ten Summits. Although he has never seen him use martial arts, Xiaosheng can rank him in the top 50, and is ranked in the top three in the Jiangnan martial arts world. He is considered one of the top experts in the Jianghu.

As for the man in black, it can be seen from the momentum he exuded and the rescue of Chen Bao from the fingers of the chaotic army that his martial arts skills are only higher than Chen Bao.

If you really start fighting, the two of them are not sure of winning.

The man in black said, "You two could have been immortal, but if you find this place, you can only be considered bad luck."

Fan Xiaodao said, "Why does this sentence sound so familiar? The last person who said this to us seemed to have died not long ago."

The man in black said, "Fish intestines? Did you kill them?"

On the way here, the two of them had already seen the body of Yuyan.

Fan Xiaodao smiled and said, "To be precise, he killed himself."

"That idiot!"

Fan Xiaodao said: "Gangmaster Chen, are you still alive?"

Chen Bao stared at him coldly and said nothing.

The man in black said, "Support the things."

Fan Xiaodao took out the sheepskin from his arms and raised it in his hand, "Are you looking for this?"

The man in black was unsheathed, and a sharp sword intent gathered at the tip of the sword, flashing light and dark, like a poisonous snake lurking in the dark, sending a fatal blow at any time.

"Leave it to me, and give you two a pleasure!"

Fan Xiaodao said, "We are just happy, and it seems that we are not very good at it. If you give us a way out, we might just follow it. Oh, it seems that your negotiation skills are not very good."

"You know too much, you can't live."

"Since you know you will die, you will naturally have to take a try."

He raised the torch and leaned up with the sheepskin.

Seeing this, the two looked a little panicked.

Fan Xiaodao said, "This thing is irrelevant to us, but if you really want to do it, I can guarantee that I can take the lead and destroy the sheepskin before you kill me."

"Slow down!"

Fan Xiaodao shook his head, "Put down the sword."

Chen Bao came out to smooth things over and said, "Mr. Fan, put down the things first, so you can say something."

"What's there to say? You want to kill us, and you still expect us to talk to you calmly?"

“It’s better for us to make a deal.”

"trade?"

Chen Bao said, "As long as you are willing to hand over the sheepskin rolls, we will give you a way to live. From then on, the road will be facing the sky, each side will be gone, and the well will not interfere with the river. How about it?"

Fan Xiaodao smiled and said, "I said so earlier, maybe we believed you. But now it's too late. When it comes to transactions, I have a few words to ask you."

"But it's okay."

"What is it installed in the warehouse in Chengbei Pier?"

“Nothing to be told.”

"What secret is hidden in this sheepskin?"

“Nothing to be told.”

"Then tonight, I will set up a plan to kill me in the name of suppressing bandits, but is Xie Zhihua's instructor?"

“Nothing to be told.”

Chen Bao had no choice but to tell three of them in a row.

Fan Xiaodao sneered, "I don't know anything about it after asking, this is not the attitude you should have when doing a transaction."

The man in black made a masterpiece of sword in his hand.

"I'm sure I'll kill you two before you destroy the sheepskin."

Zhao Xingdao, "If this were the case, you would have done it long ago. Where did so much nonsense come from?"

At this moment, Fan Xiaodao suddenly raised his hand and threw the sheepskin in his hand towards the distant stream. The sheepskin absorbed water. If it really fell into the water and the ink on the sheepskin dissipated, the secret in the sheepskin would probably not be preserved.

Seeing this, the man in black ignored Fan Zhao and the others and flashed and rushed towards the sheepskin.

There is only Chen Bao in front of me. If you don’t take action at this time, when will you wait?

Fan and Zhao took action almost at the same time, attacking Chen Bao with one sword and one sword.

If you are fighting alone, Chen Bao may be able to beat it, but the two of them cooperated perfectly with each sword, especially Zhao Xing, who had realized the cross-cutting sword technique and made great progress in martial arts.

This sword is as graceful as a stunning bird.

This sword is as powerful as a dragon.
To be continued...