Chapter 41 – The Erudite Bird
“Brother-in-law, are we being tricked? This godforsaken place is where treasure is buried???”
Upon arriving at the location marked on the treasure map, Gu Qingheng looked around in shock, unable to see anything resembling a treasure-filled spot.
This remote place, where not even birds would shit, had very few animals, but the wild grass grew very densely.
However, looking at the surrounding mountains, Gu Qingheng felt that they would be busy for a while.
With so many mountains, who knew where the treasure could be.
“Don’t worry, I’ve prepared for the worst before we set off. Let’s search these mountains diligently and find the treasure as soon as possible.”
When Gu Yu heard Gu Qingheng’s complaints, the corners of his mouth curved slightly, and he wasn’t as anxious as Gu Qingheng.
He had long known that this would be the outcome, and there was no use in getting anxious.
To find the treasure, they could only rely on luck and diligence.
However, with people chasing them, Gu Yu knew that his group couldn’t split up, or the fight would begin prematurely.
This was not a good thing for Gu Yu, so he wanted to stall for as long as possible, saving some poison powder and reducing expenses.
“Qingheng, listen to your brother-in-law! You were the one who insisted on coming along. Don’t complain now, hurry up and start searching.”
Before Gu Qingheng could say anything, Gu Mengyao suddenly spoke, scolding Gu Qingheng and daring him to speak again.
After all, he was the one who volunteered to come along, so he had no reason to complain. Now, he could only pray that they would find the treasure quickly.
Thinking of this, Gu Qingheng reluctantly stepped forward, beginning to search the surroundings for anything suspicious.
While everyone was searching, Gu Yu took Zha Zha to the side, leaning against a large tree so that no one could see what Gu Yu was doing.
“Zha Zha, can you sense anything special around here?”
Gu Yu had always believed in the accuracy of animal instincts, especially for a magical bird like Zha Zha, which could not be compared to ordinary animals.
Therefore, he placed his hopes on Zha Zha, urging it to sense diligently and see if there were any traces of treasure around.
Gu Yu felt that this place wasn’t a treasure site, just like Gu Qingheng.
However, as the person leading the team, Gu Yu felt he couldn’t give up so easily.
He still had to see how things unfolded before deciding whether to continue digging for treasure.
He had previously thought that the human bone treasure map contained immense secrets, so the treasure recorded on it would also be very substantial.
It’s just… looking at the surrounding environment, it was so remote. Could it be that a dragon vein was buried here?
“Chirp, chirp!”
“Do you need time to investigate?”
“Chirp!”
“Alright, how much time do you need?”
When Zha Zha heard Gu Yu’s words, it shook its bird head, then spread its wings and drew the Arabic numeral “3” on the ground, looking proudly at Gu Yu.
The arrogance and pride in the bird’s eyes seemed to say, “I’m so intelligent that even as a bird, I can learn human things.”
It was like how it had recently peeked at Gu Yu writing and drawing, and learned the function of Arabic numerals.
When Gu Yu saw Zha Zha directly draw the number 3, he was a little surprised, not expecting this thieving bird to be so sneaky.
Gu Yu didn’t have the leisure to teach a bird, so it was certain that Zha Zha had learned this by peeking.
However, now was not the time to bicker with Zha Zha.
Seeing how much Zha Zha liked it, Gu Yu planned to have Qingheng teach Zha Zha to become an erudite bird after returning to the capital.
“Three days is too long, one day.”
“Chirp, chirp!!!”
“Two days, don’t haggle with me anymore! If we delay for three days, I might have already fought with the Tianjue Organization, and think about how much poison powder that would consume… This is silver, do you understand?”
“…”
Gu Yu’s speech made Zha Zha speechless.
This stingy master!
He had earned so much money, why was he so tight-fisted?
How much could poison powder cost!
Why be so stingy about it?
“You don’t know the hunger of the hungry. Due to the special nature of poisonous grass, to purchase it, not only do you have to pay a considerable amount of money, but you also have to wait a long time to gather all the required materials to produce the poison powder… Alas, what am I talking to you, a bird, about? Find the treasure or any special place here as soon as possible and report it to me directly!”
Then, perhaps sensing Zha Zha’s indifference, Gu Yu suddenly felt like he was looking at a prodigal child.
After explaining, Gu Yu realized he didn’t continue explaining.
Although Zha Zha was an intelligent bird that could learn, the most important thing now was to find the treasure.
With this thought, Gu Yu waved his hand upwards, and Zha Zha, which was hopping on the ground, immediately spread its wings and like a swift arrow, pierced through the clouds, disappearing before Gu Yu.
Looking at the departed Zha Zha, Gu Yu’s lips curled, thinking that this thieving bird was showing off as it left. Was this giving the pursuers an opportunity to attack?
After all, besides them, there were many other forces keeping a close eye on them here.
Besides the Tianjue Organization and the capital’s death warriors, there were also an increasing number of assassins, and those who lodged in the small town yesterday… Thinking of this, Gu Yu felt he was even more formidable than the Emperor!
When the Emperor traveled, he brought countless palace maids, eunuchs, favored concubines, and handsome officials, traveling in crowds.
Today, Gu Yu had achieved that too.
So many forces were paying attention to him, which was truly exciting!
Thinking of these things, Gu Yu took out a roasted chicken wrapped in oiled paper from his backpack. Instead of searching for the treasure’s burial site elsewhere, he found a relatively quiet place.
After laying out a piece of cloth, Gu Yu sat on it, and at the same time, took out item after item from his pack.
All of them were fragrant foods.
With Zha Zha helping now, Gu Yu didn’t join his younger brother-in-law and the others, and decided to wait for Zha Zha to report the news when the time came.
If Zha Zha didn’t find anything, Gu Yu wouldn’t mind throwing Zha Zha into a latrine to calm down.
When Gu Qingheng smelled the aroma of the roasted chicken, his face became gloomy, thinking that his brother-in-law was truly hateful!
He was still hungry!
And he was openly eating chicken here, making him even hungrier.
However, the treasure held a greater attraction for Gu Qingheng, which made him stop lingering there and leave with Gu Mengyao to search elsewhere.
At this moment, Gu Yu was left alone, feasting and enjoying the quiet atmosphere.
However, a man wearing an iron mask suddenly appeared, disturbing Gu Yu’s appetite.
