Acai's Sky

Chapter 889 The Little Nun Going Down the Mountain 31

After returning to the inn, 00541 approached Acai like a curious baby and asked suspiciously, "Host, you just left the Xiahou Mansion and you sent a note to the old man. Aren't you afraid of scaring him?"

Ah Cai looked bewildered, seemingly completely unaware of 00541's concerns, and asked, "What's so scary about this?"

00541's eyes widened, his voice suddenly raised, and he shouted, "The descendants of the Tong family took the items away, and not only that, they also left behind ten boxes of gold, silver, treasures, jewels, and jade! Isn't this a shocking thing?"

Tong Jiayuan was immediately interested when he heard this. He suddenly grabbed 00541 and shouted, "Let's go, we have to talk it out!"

00541 was clearly startled by Tong Jiayuan's sudden action. It desperately twisted its body in an attempt to break free from Tong Jiayuan's grip, shouting, "No, no, I won't talk to you! I'm loyal to my host, as the sun and the moon can attest!"

Ah Cai had no interest in their dispute. She took out the box containing many space items that she brought from Tong's house, and then rubbed her hands, ready to open the box to take a look.

Aunt Rong and Aunt Gu, who were standing by, also came over. It was obvious that they were also very curious about the Tong family's past treasures.

Seeing this, Xiaojia scratched his head and said worriedly, "Miss, why don't we go into the [Home] and open it first? What if something powerful pops out of this box? It would be bad if it makes too much noise!"

Xiao Yi quickly agreed, "Right, right, right, big brother, you're absolutely right!"

Ah Cai waved her hand and everyone entered the [Home], while Tong Jiayuan grabbed 00541 and took her aside.

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Xiahou Bo's Mansion

The guard guarding the warehouse was shocked when he suddenly saw the warehouse door slowly open, and immediately realized that something was wrong.

Without hesitation, he rushed away like a gust of wind and hurriedly reported this strange situation to the old marquis.

When Uncle Xiahou learned about this, his face suddenly became extremely ugly. He didn't even have time to reprimand the guard. He hurriedly put on a cloak and followed the butler, staggering towards the warehouse.

Along the way, Uncle Xiahou was filled with anxiety and uneasiness. He kept muttering, "Did Taoist Qingfeng's formation fail? How could someone break in so easily? Those things from the Tong family..."

The more he thought about it, the more strange it seemed to him, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead like beads from a broken string.

When they finally arrived at the warehouse, they were shocked by the sight before them - the warehouse was filled with the light of torches!

Old Uncle Xiahou stared with wide eyes, looking at the warehouse that should have been full of treasures but now only had ten boxes left. His heartbeat suddenly accelerated, as if it was about to jump out of his throat.

He walked quickly to the ten boxes of valuables and opened one of them with trembling hands. Inside the box, he saw a piece of paper neatly placed. It read: "The descendants of the Tong family express their gratitude to the old uncle and offer a small amount of money as a token of their appreciation!"

The housekeeper stood aside, looking at the words on the note, and said in surprise: "Two boxes of silver, two boxes of gold, two boxes of jewelry, two boxes of collectibles, two boxes of calligraphy and paintings..."

Hearing the housekeeper's words, Uncle Xiahou's tense nerves finally relaxed a little. A smile appeared on his face, and he murmured to himself, "The descendant of the Tong family has really returned. I can finally rest assured..."

A huge stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. After all, that wealth was enough to rival a country!

Even the current emperor did not know that he helped the Tong family hide this huge fortune.

However, at this moment, the housekeeper suddenly raised a question: "Is he really a descendant of the Tong family?"

The old man pointed to the seal on the back of the note and smiled, "This is the seal of the old master of the Tong family, there is no mistake!"

The housekeeper did not dare to slack off and hurriedly checked the value of the ten boxes of valuables.

As he was counting, he exclaimed, "Shh! This orphan of the Tong family actually left such a huge fortune for me. A rough estimate puts it at around 50 million taels of silver!"

Then, the butler picked up one of the boxes of jewelry, opened it carefully, and showed it to the old man.

The golden beads in the box were shining brightly, each one was round and full, obviously extremely rare sea water pearls.

What’s even more surprising is that these golden beads are quite large. If they were a little bigger, they would be as big as a child’s fist!

Seeing this, the old man couldn't help but lean over to take a look. He was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth. "Wow, there must be at least thirty or forty gold beads in this box! Treasures like this are truly priceless!"

He nodded repeatedly and sighed, "What a pity! We are not blessed enough to enjoy such treasures, let alone use them at will!"

"Well, let's put it away quickly and present it out bit by bit in the future. This will be worthy of the orphan of the Tong family's kindness." After saying that, the housekeeper hurriedly resealed the box and put it back to its original place.

At this moment, the old man suddenly noticed that there was a box next to him, which looked quite heavy.

He reached out and picked it up curiously, opened the lid and took a look, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Oh, this is actually a top-grade jade ruyi!"

At this moment, a hurried and chaotic sound of footsteps came from outside the warehouse door, as if someone was hurriedly traveling, or someone was running away in panic.

Hearing the footsteps, the old man's face changed instantly. He knew that his good-for-nothing eldest son had arrived and had been coveting the property here for a long time!

He hurriedly whispered to the butler beside him: "Quick, cover all the boxes at the back, leaving only these two boxes of gold and silver outside, and then open a box of jewelry." He pretended to be checking the number of these jewels and jades.

The housekeeper did not dare to delay in the slightest and did as he was told.

He quickly closed the box at the back, then carefully opened a box of ornaments and placed it in a conspicuous place.

Xiahou Shanhe came to his father, wondering in his heart.

He really couldn't understand why his father swore during the day that he would never allow anyone to steal the valuables in the warehouse, but at night, he sneaked into the warehouse to check it.

"Could it be that Dad is worried that I will get my hands on this property and wants to transfer it away first?" Xiahou Shanhe speculated in his heart.

The whereabouts of the orphan of the Tong family is still unknown. If he cannot be found, then wouldn’t all these riches belong to our family?

Thinking of this, Xiahou Shanhe couldn't help but feel a little regretful. He had originally thought that as long as he helped conceal the fact that his daughter-in-law abused the girl from the Tong family, once the girl died, all the wealth would fall into his pocket.

However, he did not expect that his father would guard the warehouse to the death. As soon as he leaked a little information, his father hurried over to check the warehouse.

"Who doesn't covet wealth?" Xiahou Shanhe sighed inwardly.

Just then, a cold wind blew, sending chills down everyone's spines.

Xiahou Shanhe shuddered unconsciously, and the uneasiness in his heart became stronger.

He couldn't help but look up and around, as if he felt that there were pairs of eyes peeping at them in the darkness.