It was already very late at night. The summer breeze brought a hint of coolness to the tense and busy Shitang Village. All kinds of birds and animals that liked to be active during the day had already returned to their comfortable nests.
In the pitch-black night, in those neglected corners, all kinds of insect cries rose and fell, as if announcing that this dark world was not lonely.
All of a sudden, a thin figure flashed around the corner of the house. It was as if he was walking on cotton, and there was not a single sound under his feet.
The black shadow came to Li Qianshan's bedroom door and pressed his ear against the door. In the bedroom, Li Qianshan's even breathing could be heard clearly.
The shadow moved lightly and came to Li Qianshan's study. He reached out and gently pushed the door of the study. The door creaked slightly.
The black shadow was shocked and quickly hid behind a pillar, staring at the door of Li Qianshan's bedroom. He knew very well that although Li Qianshan was almost seventy years old, his kung fu was not to be underestimated.
The man in black observed for a while. Seeing that there was no movement, he walked to the door of the study again, gently pushed the door open, and entered in a flash.
He had been to this study room countless times, so he was familiar with the furnishings here.
The man in black waved the matchstick in his hand and searched the room carefully with the help of the dim light…
Suddenly, when the black-robed man was moving a very thick book, his hand suddenly stopped.
"That's not right. Even if this book is very thick, it shouldn't be so thick that I can't touch him.”
The man in black tried to move the book a few more times, but the book still did not move at all.
"Strange, is there a secret in this book?”
The man in black was suspicious. He slowly opened the book, but other than the yellowed paper, it was no different from other books.
However, the man in black still refused to give up and continued to flip through the book. When he was halfway through the book, he suddenly became excited!
It turned out that the book had been hollowed out from the middle. In the hollowed out place, he found a handle that could be turned.
"What is this? Could it be the switch to the secret chamber? The old fellow was really scheming, hiding it so cleverly.”
The man in black grabbed the handle and tried to turn it…
"Squeak squeak…"
With a loud noise, the bookshelf actually slid to the sides.
When the bookshelf stopped sliding, a narrow door appeared in front of the man in black.
"There really is a secret room!"
The man in black was ecstatic. He couldn't care less and pushed open the door.
As he walked into the school gate, the man in black was still very careful. He was afraid that there might be other traps inside.
As they walked. He saw a small wooden table with half a candle that had not yet burned out. The man in black lit the candle with the matchstick in his hand.
Instantly, the small secret room was lit up by candlelight.
The man in black carefully examined the secret room. The secret chamber was very small, only about two meters wide and four to five meters long. There was a dazzling array of items in the secret room. On the wooden shelves were neatly placed famous calligraphy and paintings from various dynasties, some precious porcelain, and dozens of wooden boxes filled with gold and silver treasures. There were gold bars, silver ingots, pearls, and agates in the chest.
"Damn it, I've been here for almost ten years. I didn't know that old man was so rich. Just the things inside were enough to equip an army of tens of thousands of people, not to mention that there was an even bigger treasure here.”
Although these were enough to attract people's attention, the purpose of the black-clothed man's trip was obviously not these. He simply checked these things and then began to carefully search every corner of the secret chamber.
After a careful search, the man in black could not help but be disappointed. Because he didn't find what he wanted.
"This old thing, where would he hide it? Could it be hidden in his bedroom?”
The man in black's heart sank when he thought that the item might be hidden in Li Qianshan's bedroom. He would never dare to enter Li Qianshan's bedroom. He had experienced the power of Li Qianshan's darts before.
"Looks like we're going to get nothing today.”
The man in black left the secret room in disappointment. He then restored the study to its original state. After confirming that there were no traces left behind, he quietly left Li Qianshan's study.
The next morning, Li Qianshan brought his butler Yunfei to the study.
As soon as Yun Fei entered the room, he saw Li Qianshan pacing back and forth in the study room with a terrible expression.
When Yun Fei saw this, he quickly went forward and asked respectfully,"Master, why did you call me here?”
"Yunfei, someone entered my study last night.”
"What is it? It can't be, Master. Our entire Stone Pond Village is heavily guarded, and the Li Residence is like an iron bucket. Who can enter?”
When Yun Fei heard this, his face was instantly filled with shock. It seemed that he did not believe that this was true.
"I know all this, but someone did come in. Yunfei, I suspect that person didn't come in from outside.”
"What is it? Old Master, what did you say? It's not someone from the outside. Could it be that there's a traitor in our residence? Did you find anything missing?”
"This is also what puzzled me. Although that person entered my study, he did not take anything. Before he left, he even restored the mess to its original state.”
Li Qianshan's brows were tightly knitted together, and he looked like he couldn't figure out what to do.
"Then why did he do it? Who would have the guts to do that?"
"I'm afraid this isn't an ordinary thief. He must have another motive.”
"Master, are you saying that he came for the treasure? But in the past, those people were all targeting the wooden pagoda. Why did they come to your study this time? Also, who do you suspect did it?”
"It's obvious that they're here for the key to open the Taiji Yin-Yang Locket. Without the key, they could forget about opening the entrance to the treasure house no matter how capable they were. As for who did it, it was hard to say. Now, our Stone Pond Town has become the target of public criticism. Not only those bandits in the martial world, but even the Japanese have their eyes on this treasure. Sigh! Now that we have internal and external problems, we have to be even more careful in the future.”
"Master, don't worry. I'll arrange for people to strengthen the security of the Li residence.”
"Alright, this is the only way now. Go and do it.”
"Then, Master, I'll take my leave first.”
After Yun Fei finished speaking, he left.
Looking at Yun Fei's back, Li Qianshan thought,"" Relying on passive defense alone won't do. Looks like I have to be prepared…"
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