"Chase!"

No one knew who said it, but everyone outside chased out, and the leader was none other than Snake Old Man. The little green snake in his sleeve had already rushed into the forest and followed Hou Yong's trail.

Lianyi just stood at the entrance of the dilapidated temple and watched the fun, with no intention of joining in. After everyone had gone far away, Wang Yaozu poked his head out and asked in a low voice:

"Why don't you chase after it and take a look? That's a treasure map!"

“Even if the treasure map is real, it can’t compare to you. Besides, we signed a contract. Your safety is the most important thing. If I leave, what if you are attacked by someone?

From what you said, do you want me to chase him out?"

Ripple asked back.

"Of course not. I just asked out of curiosity."

Wang Yaozu immediately said that his shoulder, which was injured by an arrow, had not yet healed, and he only felt safe when he stayed with Lianyi.

Lianyi had seen enough of the excitement and turned back into the dilapidated temple.

"Go pull out the potatoes and sweet potatoes. They should be cooked. Let's have a midnight snack."

Lian Yi ordered directly.

Wang Yaozu immediately took two branches, dug up the extinguished fire, dug out the four black lumps that had turned into charcoal, then reignited the fire and, using the firelight, broke apart the potatoes and sweet potatoes.

The cooked potatoes and sweet potatoes gave off a burst of hot steam, accompanied by a sweet fragrance, which made Wang Yaozu's stomach growl.

Lianyi doesn't like sweets, so she picked potatoes and handed the sweet potato to Wang Zhenzhen. Wang Yaozu chose the sweet potato himself and started eating it.

"I don't know if these people have caught up?"

Wang Yaozu ate a whole roasted sweet potato to fill his stomach before he started asking questions.

"With Mr. Snake here, I guess it should be fine."

Lianyi added two pieces of firewood to the fire. The night in the mountains was still a bit damp and cold.

Suddenly, a bright light flashed in the sky above their heads, and then the sound of thunder rumbled into the ears of the three people.

Wang Yaozu stood up directly, without even leaving the temple, and looked up at the night sky. At this time, another flash of lightning appeared in the night sky. He immediately said to Lianyi:

"Lady, it's going to rain!"

Less than half an incense stick of time after the lightning and thunder, raindrops began to fall.

Wang Yaozu and Lianyi had already moved the campfire and the carriage to the other side covered by a roof, and then moved the other campfires to other places as well.

"It's really unfortunate that it's raining. It looks like they will return empty-handed tonight."

Wang Zhenzhen looked at the rain getting heavier outside the dilapidated temple and said to Lianyi.

"It has nothing to do with us anyway."

Ripple said nonchalantly.

"Actually, I'd like to see the treasure map."

Wang Zhenzhen said thoughtfully.

Lianyi didn't expect Aunt Zhen to want to see the treasure map, so she asked directly through secret communication:

"Aunt Zhen, is there really a treasure map of the wealth that belongs to you and your mother?"

"My wealth has always been kept by your grandmother. As for your mother's, since she is married, all the things have been handed over to her. As for how she uses them, your grandmother has never interfered.

I arrived a step late that year, and I only found you with a heart attack, but nothing else. The entire Yingze Villa was burned down, and the only people who passed by me were Princess Xiangyi's men.

I suspect that they may have known about the wealth your mother left behind, but for some reason they were unable to obtain it, so it took so long.

Since we left Su Nu Palace, everything we saw and heard along the way indicated that there would be a war soon. The wealth left by your mother will naturally attract some people.

Only those with ulterior motives would leak the so-called treasure map. After all, if one has the map but no token or has the token but no map, one will not be able to successfully obtain the wealth.

They do this to force the two things to show up, so that they can achieve their ultimate goal."

After all, Wang Zhenzhen knew more, so she thought more.

"Aunt Zhen, now the royal family, the underworld, the Wang family, and those who regard the Wang family as a thorn in their side are probably all involved in this matter. They must be secretly fanning the flames. If we want to solve these problems smoothly, it may not be that easy."

Ripples also transmitted sound into the secret passage.

"Yes! I decided to go down the mountain for your grandmother. Besides, you have grown up now, and you have to go back to your roots. The Xu family is gone, but you are still the granddaughter of the Wang family, so you have to go back. I just want you to be mentally prepared now."

"Don't worry, Aunt Zhen. I know what I'm doing."

Lian Yi nodded quickly.

Half an hour later, the rain gradually subsided, and the group of gangsters who had chased out were all soaked like drowned rats and returned to the ruined temple one after another.

"Damn it, this rain came at a really bad time. It actually allowed those three people to escape right under our noses!"

Xiong Zigeng complained loudly.

The old snake followed closely behind, his face also not looking very good, because the rain had washed away the scent, and his little green snake could no longer follow.

Xiao Shu escorted Wang Meimei into the dilapidated temple and asked her to change her clothes quickly. He then found a fire and sat down to dry his clothes.

Because of Lianyi's foresight, this group of wet rats at least had a place to warm themselves by the fire. Everyone thanked Lianyi and the other two.

"You're welcome! I have to protect my wife, so it's not convenient for me to chase them out. I wonder if those three people left any clues?"

"We left nothing behind. We were able to find traces because of the snakes that were always there. We fell behind the three of them. Then it started to rain and washed away their tracks, making it even harder to track them. The rain was so heavy that we were afraid of being separated, so we had to come back first."

This time it was Xiao Shu who replied.

"That's a shame. These three are really cunning."

Ripple sighed.

"They are indeed cunning. They planned to get rid of the pursuit here and actually prepared horses in the forest. That's why we completely lost them."

Zhang Nian also echoed.

"It seems that they had anticipated a confrontation with the people from Broken Sword Mountain, so they kept a backup plan here. No wonder they ran towards us, but they didn't expect to run into us."

Lianyi immediately agreed.

The others were also complaining while roasting themselves by the fire. They actually missed the treasure map and felt really upset.

"Humph, even if they run away, they won't survive tonight."

Snake said coldly.

"Old Snake, do you have a backup plan?"

"When the three of them showed up, they were bitten by my Xiaoqing. If they don't want to die, they will come back tomorrow."

Old Snake said with a little pride.

"Otherwise, how can we say that it is necessary for Snake to take action? A senior in the martial arts world is a senior. Xiong is grateful for your advice."

When Xiong Zigeng heard that there was hope of finding the treasure map, his eyes immediately lit up and he began to compliment Snake Old Man.

After hearing this, everyone's expressions improved a lot.

Wang Meimei had borrowed Lianyi's carriage, changed her clothes, and when she came out and sat by the fire, Lianyi stuffed a baked potato into her.

"Thank you, Lianyi! I'm really hungry!"

Wang Meimei immediately broke the potato in half, gave half to her brother Xiao, and ate the other half herself. (End of this chapter)