Chapter 194 Unexpected (4)

“No.” Captain Zhao felt a bit of sympathy for Su Luo in his heart. In that dilapidated house, all the valuable items combined wouldn't even amount to ten taels of silver. And this was the daughter of General Su's manor.

Madam Su's expression turned very ugly. How could this be!

Clearly… Madam Su's gaze flicked towards the maidservant Jian Mei standing behind her. The cold glint in her eyes made Jian Mei shiver.

“Madam…”

Jian Mei was about to explain, but she heard Madam Su lower her voice and warn, “Shut up!”

There were far more people here with higher cultivation than Jian Mei, and no matter how much she lowered her voice, it was hard to guarantee that no one would overhear… especially that mysterious and unpredictable Lord Bei Chenying, who held deep animosity towards the Su manor.

Madam Su's gaze turned towards Bei Chenying, but unexpectedly, at this moment, Bei Chenying was also looking at her.

His beautiful eyes were as dark as ink, like a clear spring, transparent to the bottom. At this moment, these watery eyes held undisguised amusement and mockery.

Madam Su's heart suddenly trembled!

The deep meaning in his eyes… what did it mean?

Those eyes, so clear and bright, were like a sharp sword, able to pierce the deepest secrets in one's heart.

For the first time, Madam Su felt an inexplicable sense of dread slowly creeping up from the soles of her feet.

Su Zi'an's expression was somewhat uncertain. At this moment, he was filled with regret, regretting that he had listened to Su Jingyu's words and come to search Su Luo's courtyard.

Now there was nothing here, which felt like a heavy slap across his face.

If it were peacetime, it might be fine, but now, Lord Bei Chenying was here, and this time he seemed to have come for revenge, picking on small matters at every turn, embarrassing him repeatedly… At this moment, Su Zi'an was truly in utter misery.

Perhaps even the heavens couldn't stand it anymore.

Suddenly, among the soldiers searching the courtyard, one of them let out a slight sound of surprise.

“What's going on?” Su Zi'an couldn't stand the mocking look Bei Chenying was casting at him and quickly stepped forward.

“Reporting to the General, there seems to be something strange underground!” The round-faced soldier pointed to the ground, his face full of certainty.

Su Zi'an looked at the ground, then at the large locust tree. Suddenly, a hint of pleasant surprise flashed in his eyes.

During the imperial capital's war over a hundred years ago, Old Master Su had secretly ordered people to bury gold underground as a precaution and for times of need. After the war ended, the gold was gradually dug up, but there were always some remaining.

The large locust tree?

Yes, that's right! Back then, the locust tree was used as a marker!

Could it be… that there was indeed gold buried underground here?

Su Zi'an immediately became excited. He waved his large hand and ordered loudly, “Dig!”

So, a group of soldiers wielded shovels and picks, digging down along the hundreds-of-years-old locust tree.

Soon, the reality made Su Zi'an even more excited.

He saw the round-faced soldier shout loudly, “There's something! There's something down here!”

“Take it out! Quickly take it out!” Su Zi'an shouted loudly.

At this moment, however, a hint of worry appeared on Madam Su's face. For some reason, she had a bad premonition; she always felt that something was strange here.

Because, according to Jian Mei's report, Su Luo had moved all the gold into the house at that time, so there shouldn't be any gold in this pit.

Therefore, Madam Su secretly tried to stop him, “General, it's… it's better to be careful.”

Su Zi'an waved his large hand, pushing Madam Su away, “What could happen? Woman's kindness!”