"call……"

Chen Changyuan breathed a sigh of relief, his tense nerves finally relaxing.

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, feeling terrified.

At that moment just now, he really felt like he had walked through the gates of hell.

After the pool calmed down, Chen Changyuan bravely approached the edge of the pool and slowly dragged the giant catfish's body to the shore with a long branch.

"My goodness, this must weigh dozens of kilograms!"

Chen Changyuan looked at the huge monster in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

This giant catfish is huge, pitch black, and emits a disgusting fishy smell.

Chen Changyuan found the jade in the giant catfish's mouth.

He carefully took out the jade and found that it was not damaged, but was stained with some mud and fishy smell.

Walking to the foot of the waterfall, he carefully cleaned the jade with the clear water.

After being cleaned, the jade emits a bright light under the sunlight, which is magnificent.

The more Chen Changyuan looked at it, the more he liked it and couldn't let it go. He knew that the value of this piece of jade was absolutely inestimable.

He found a clean piece of cloth, carefully wrapped the jade, and put it in his pocket.

This thing is too valuable, he has to find a safe place to hide it and wait for an opportunity to sell it later.

Chen Changyuan put the jade into his pocket, and a warm feeling came from his chest, which made him more convinced that this piece of jade was no ordinary piece.

The giant catfish's corpse lay on the shore, emitting a foul smell, which attracted several crows to wander around not far away, making unpleasant noises.

"Damn it, you black bird!"

Chen Changyuan picked up a stone and threw it at the crow.

The crow flew away in panic, but soon landed on a branch not far away, staring at him with its black eyes, as if mocking his arrogance.

Chen Changyuan didn't bother to pay attention to these noisy guys. He looked at the giant catfish's corpse and suddenly an old saying flashed through his mind:

“Where mountain spirits and wild monsters appear, there must be rare treasures.”

Could it be that...

Chen Changyuan's heart warmed. This giant catfish was so huge that it was obviously not an ordinary fish. It might be some kind of mountain monster.

Since it is a mountain spirit or monster, there must be some treasure nearby!

Thinking of this, Chen Changyuan suddenly became energetic.

He pushed the giant catfish's body back into the pool, letting it be washed away by the current, and began to search the area carefully.

This mountain forest is rarely visited by people. It is covered with dense trees and vines, and the ground is covered with thick fallen leaves, making it very difficult to walk.

Chen Changyuan walked and stopped along the way, occasionally pushing away branches that blocked his way, his eyes scanning the surroundings like radar, hoping to find anything unusual.

"Huh? What's that?"

After walking for about half an hour, Chen Changyuan suddenly found a valley in front of him. This place looked extraordinary.

He was delighted and quickly pushed aside the vines blocking his way and walked over quickly.

In the valley, among the lush green vegetation, there are dozens of golden plants scattered here and there, emitting dazzling golden light under the sunlight.

These plants have oval leaves and thick stems with clusters of golden fruits on the top, which looks very tempting.

"This is... Polygonatum!"