After signing the contract, Wang Chao rushed back to tell his family the good news. Before leaving, he told Liu Xiaoyuan to come to his house after he finished his business in Zhenjiang.
Wang Chao's home is not too far from Zhenjiang; it's about 100 kilometers by car, so it's relatively close.
Having resolved Wang Chao's matter, it's time to get back to my own business.
The purpose of coming to Zhenjiang this time is to search for the Zuo family's treasure. Although Liu Xiaoyuan doesn't care much about this matter, since he's already here, he definitely has to search for it and see if there is any information about cultivation in the Zuo family's treasure.
Liu Xiaoyuan dialed Zuo Xintian's number and told him that he could go to search for the Zuo family's treasure tomorrow.
The past few days of waiting had made Zuo Xintian's patience wear thin, but now that he had finally received Liu Xiaoyuan's reply, Zuo Xintian was naturally overjoyed. He was already eager to obtain the Zuo family's treasure.
The next day, Zuo Xintian got up early and stood at Liu Xiaoyuan's door. He didn't dare to knock on Liu Xiaoyuan's door, afraid of upsetting Liu Xiaoyuan and getting scolded or even beaten up, which wouldn't be worth it.
When Liu Xiaoyuan flung open the door, he was startled to see Zuo Xintian standing there with a grin. He asked irritably, "What are you doing standing here so early in the morning? Trying to scare me?"
Zuo Xintian felt incredibly wronged. "I wanted to knock before coming, but I was afraid of upsetting you. Now that I'm standing at the door waiting for you, you say I'm deliberately scaring you. I feel so wronged!"
After breakfast, Liu Xiaoyuan drove his Mercedes to the Zuo family's former address.
The Zuo family's residence is located in the suburbs of Zhenjiang County. The scenery along the way is very beautiful, with exquisite buildings scattered on both sides of the road.
"How much longer?" Liu Xiaoyuan glanced at Zuo Xintian in the passenger seat.
They had been driving for almost half an hour after leaving the county town, but they still hadn't arrived at their destination, prompting Liu Xiaoyuan to ask.
Zuo Xintian said, "According to the navigation information, there should still be about ten miles to go."
Ten miles is just a matter of minutes for a car.
"Turn left!" Zuo Xintian said after reaching a fork in the road.
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoyuan looked to the left and asked, "Are you sure it's a left turn and not continuing forward?" Because the road to the left was a dirt road, just wide enough for one car to pass.
"It's a left turn, that's right!" Zuo Xintian said with certainty.
"I'll trust you this once!" Liu Xiaoyuan turned the car left onto the dirt road. After entering the dirt road, the car slowed down significantly because the dirt road was bumpy and uneven, and he dared not drive too fast, otherwise it would be too bumpy.
After driving for about three miles, Zuo Xintian said they had arrived. Liu Xiaoyuan stopped the car, got out, and found the surroundings deserted, a stark contrast to the bustling Zhenjiang they had just visited.
Why is there no one here? And the surrounding vegetable gardens are all overgrown with weeds.
"Are you sure this is the place?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked Zuo Xintian.
Zuo Xintian said, "This is the old house of the Zuo family."
"Then why is there no one around here, and why are all these vegetable gardens overgrown with weeds?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked.
Zuo Xintian replied, "We've inquired about that. Back then, the entire Zuo family was wiped out, which scared the nearby residents so much that they all moved away. They didn't even dare to cultivate the vegetable gardens here anymore. After liberation, during the campaign to destroy the Four Olds and overthrow all monsters and demons, people gradually moved here again, and the vegetable gardens were cultivated again. In the last twenty years or so, as everyone's living standards have improved, they've all become superstitious about ghosts and gods again, and those who originally lived here have all moved away one by one."
"Let's go take a look!" Liu Xiaoyuan led Su Xue and her sister forward.
There are still more than ten houses here, the largest of which occupies a large area and should be the old house of the Zuo family.
Zuo Xintian led the way, taking Liu Xiaoyuan and the other two into the Zuo family's old house.
Because no one has lived here for years and no one comes here, the old house is covered in cobwebs and dust. Moreover, it is backed by a small mountain, so the house has also become a habitat for some poisonous insects, ants, and snakes.
"Brother, be careful. Some poisonous insects and snakes in the mountains like to come here to cool off. Don't let them bite you," Zuo Xintian warned.
Looking at the dilapidated house, Liu Xiaoyuan could imagine the prosperity of the Zuo family in the past. Back then, the Zuo family was extremely wealthy, with many servants and the house was brightly lit at night. People from all around wanted to send their children to the Zuo family to work as servants, because entering the Zuo family meant they would be well-fed and clothed.
After surveying the Zuo family's old house, Liu Xiaoyuan took out the treasure map and called Zuo Xintian over to study it together.
Zuo Xintian once said that the old man of the Zuo family said before he died that even if outsiders got their hands on the treasure map, they would not be able to understand it. Only the Zuo family could understand the route of the treasure map.
"Come and take a look, see if you can understand the route of this treasure map." Liu Xiaoyuan, on the other hand, couldn't understand it because the treasure map was drawn very simply.
Zuo Xintian carefully examined the treasure map for about half an hour. During this half hour, Liu Xiaoyuan led the Su Xue sisters around the Zuo family's old house.
When Liu Xiaoyuan returned, he found that Zuo Xintian was gone.
Liu Xiaoyuan slapped his thigh, realizing he had been careless. It seemed Zuo Xintian was planning to run away with the treasure map and embezzle the Zuo family's treasure.
"Damn it!" Liu Xiaoyuan cursed, slapping his forehead. He had been so careless; he should have been keeping an eye on Zuo Xintian just now.
Just as Liu Xiaoyuan was regretting his actions, Zuo Xintian ran back. Seeing the cold look on Liu Xiaoyuan's face, Zuo Xintian smiled and said, "Brother, I just went to the toilet."
Liu Xiaoyuan looked coldly at Zuo Xintian and asked, "Did you really just go to the restroom?"
Knowing he couldn't hide it any longer, Zuo Xintian immediately knelt down and said, "Big brother, I was wrong, big brother, I was blinded by greed, big brother, please forgive me this time..."
"Tell me, why did you come back?" Liu Xiaoyuan was puzzled as to why Zuo Xintian would return after already obtaining the treasure map.
Zuo Xintian said, "Brother, there are other people who have also set their sights on the Zuo family's treasure. And it's not just one or two, but a total of five people, all of whom are at least at the first level of the Innate Realm."
After listening to Zuo Xintian's words, Liu Xiaoyuan finally understood why this guy had run back. It turned out that he had come to him for protection because he saw a powerful enemy.
"You fence-sitter!" Liu Xiaoyuan kicked Zuo Xintian to the ground and stomped on him a few more times. This guy really deserved a beating!
(End of this chapter)
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