Treasure identifying Golden Finger

1After hearing Faang Cheng's words, old Zhao was stunned for a moment, and then his face showed a very defeated expression. He seemed to be a little exhausted, and he held onto the stone wall beside him and took a few deep breaths.    3

    

"I... I lied! These pendants were indeed not carved by me!"    

    

He finally admitted it.    

    

"I'm already old, so I can't see the material and the carving knife clearly anymore! So... so my son inherited my craftsmanship. Right now, we're sculpting at home, so I set up a stall to sell! But... but I can guarantee that... My son went into the mountains to hunt and paid the mountain entrance fee, but only this time... We... we really don't have much money on hand, that's why... we secretly entered the mountain! But we can guarantee that... We guarantee that once we earn money, we will make up for the mountain entrance fee this time..."    

    

Old Zhao hurriedly explained to Faang Cheng and the others, causing everyone present to have strange and puzzled expressions!    

    

"Mountain entrance fee? What kind of fee is that?"    

    

Lee Zhaowen was the first to ask, then he turned to look at City Lord Song!    

    

"Do you have to pay the mountain fee to hunt here? Isn't this a random fee? "    

    

He had always been straightforward and said whatever he wanted to say. He would not care if the other party was the city lord or the lord of the territory! Even if it was the sector lord, he would still fight back!    

    

"This Song has never collected this fee before. This Song is also not very clear!"    

    

Song Qingran first shook her head, then turned to look at Captain Sun at the side.    

    

Captain Sun also had a puzzled and nervous expression, and he could not help but rush forward.    

    

"City Lord, I've heard of the market's maintenance fees. I've heard of the city gate maintenance fees. I've really never heard of any mountain entrance fees. This fee... ... It is not officially charged by our government!"    

    

Hearing this, everyone instantly understood. It seemed like the father and son of the Zhao Family had met the king of the mountains who was charging money at random! The reason why Old Zhao had lied to everyone that he was the one who sculpted these pendants was probably because he wanted to protect his own son. The reason why Old Zhao had told everyone that he was the one who sculpted these pendants was probably because he wanted to protect his son. He didn't want them to blame his son for not paying the mountain entrance fee!    

    

"Old man, the mountain entrance fee that you mentioned isn't the fee that our government wants to pay. I think... you must have met the so-called King of the Mountain! Don't worry, we will settle the matter of the King of the Mountain. In the future, we can also guarantee that such a matter of collecting mountain fees will not occur again! However..."    

    

As Song Qingran spoke, she changed the topic back to the carvings!    

    

" Elder, you want to tell me who exactly carved these carvings? And who charged the entrance fee?"    

    

"It's... It's my son, zhao Heng!"    

    

Old Zhao hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth!    

    

"I'm old, my eyes can't see clearly, and my hands can't hold steady. My son didn't like sculpting at first. But seeing that I've always insisted on this skill, he also compromised. He had followed me for three years before he graduated! Perhaps it really had something to do with him being influenced by me since he was young. He was very talented in this aspect. The carving is much better than mine! So... the two of us started his life! Although we can't earn much money, we can still live a good life!"    

    

Speaking up to this point, old Zhao couldn't help but let out a long sigh.    

    

"But, two years ago... For some reason, a group of people suddenly appeared in the forest behind my house. They guarded the entrance of the mountain and started to collect the mountain fees. The mountain fee was very expensive. If my son had to pay once every time he entered the mountain, then we simply don't have enough money. Ever since the mountain entrance fee was collected, many hunters have chosen not to go to that mountain to hunt. But hunters can go to other places to hunt, and then the poultry and beasts they hunt can be sold for a lot of money. But we are not hunters, and we don't know how to hunt, the only reason we go into the mountains is to pick up some ready-made bones, and at most catch some wild rabbits, pheasants, and other small prey. If that's the case, our cost will be even higher. So... my son will think of ways to sneak into that mountain and continue to hunt for bones, wild rabbits, and pheasants!"    

    

Old Zhao explained everything about his family in one breath. Everyone present understood the whole story, but there was one thing that was hard to understand!    

    

"The mountain king collected the mountain fees to earn money. But the mountain king you mentioned doesn't seem to want to earn money! He collects such a high mountain entrance fee, causing almost all the hunters to leave that mountain to find another path for him. Then what kind of money would he earn from this? "    

    

Song Qingran did not understand what those kings of the mountain were doing!    

    

"Maybe. Their goal is not to earn money at all?"    

    

Hearing this, Faang Cheng said from the side.    

    

Everyone turned to look at him, as if they could not understand what he said.    

    

"Brother, the mountain king didn't collect the mountain fee to earn money, but to protect wild animals?"    

    

Lee Zhaowen also had a look of confusion!    

    

"What if they... are simply setting up an obstacle to make everyone automatically stop entering that mountain forest?"    

    

Faang Cheng revealed the main point of the entire matter!    

    

"Preventing people from entering the mountain?"    

    

Song Qingran instantly understood what Faang Cheng meant!    

    

"En, it seems like Faang Cheng is right. We should look for the old man's son and see if he has found anything suspicious or strange in the mountain!"    

    

As she spoke, song Qingran looked at Old Zhao by the side!    

    

Elder Zhao seemed to have realized that this matter wasn't about the mountain king collecting the mountain fees for profit. Thus, he hurriedly nodded, indicating that he could help! However, even now, he still didn't know what the problem was with his shop!    

    

Thus, after hesitating for a while, he still asked this question that he could not understand!    

    

"Then... Sir, why did you directly find my stall?"    

    

Hearing Old Zhao's words, everyone turned their gazes to the human bone ornaments on the stall. Then, song Qingran smiled and shook her head.    

    

"Old man, let's go to your house to find your son and ask him some questions. As for why he found you... You will know when the time comes! "    

    

The people from the City Lord's Mansion helped Elder Zhao push the cart of human bones back to his home!    

    

Old Zhao's home was not far from the market. It was probably because it was convenient to set up a stall that he chose to stay here! This was a small courtyard that could not be any smaller in the deepest part of the alley! Opening the door, he pushed the cart into the courtyard. In addition, there were a lot of raw materials used to make pendants in the courtyard. There was almost no place in this small courtyard!    

    

The members of the city protection team received Song Qingran's gaze and ordered them to stay in the courtyard and search for the raw materials used to make pendants, which were the bones. They wanted to see if there were still human bones left inside!    

    

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