The clouds dispersed and the rain ceased, leaving only the sound of panting in the space filled with the jade flute.
"Xiao Yuan." Su Xue called softly, then rested her head on Liu Xiao Yuan's chest, gentle like a weak girl, as if she had changed completely from the cold and aloof Su Xue before.
"What's wrong?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked, putting his arm around Su Xue.
Su Xue said, "Xiao Yuan, how am I supposed to face Su Yu now that things are like this?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoyuan realized that this was what Su Xue was worried about, and immediately burst into laughter. Seeing this, Su Xue glanced at Liu Xiaoyuan and asked, "What are you laughing at? I'm talking to you about serious matters. I'm Su Yu's older sister."
Liu Xiaoyuan said domineeringly, "What else can we do? Of course, you'll all become my wives, Liu Xiaoyuan's wives."
"You're such a bad guy, you're so mean!" Hearing Liu Xiaoyuan's words, Su Xue pretended to raise her little fist and gently punched Liu Xiaoyuan.
After the two lingered in the jade flute for a while, Liu Xiaoyuan said, "Xue'er, let's go out first. Someone will definitely come here later, and that won't be good."
However, just as Liu Xiaoyuan finished speaking, he heard footsteps and voices.
“What exactly happened here? Look, the whole mountain has been leveled,” said villager A.
"Who knows? We've come so early, do you think we'll find any good guys? What if it explodes again?" Villager B said with some worry.
“Look at how timid you are. As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold. If there’s something good in these mountains, the three of us will be rich,” said Villager C.
Hearing what the three men said, Liu Xiaoyuan felt like a thousand horses were galloping through his mind. Damn it, Liu Xiaoyuan knew all three of these villagers; they were all from the same village and were known for their boldness.
If they show up here now and find the jade flute, and then pick it up, that would be ridiculous.
"Look, there's something over there, look!" Just as they feared, villager A immediately spotted the jade flute, and three villagers walked over.
"Haha... We've struck it rich! Look, look! There really are good things in these mountains, haha..." Villager A laughed heartily.
"How much do you think this jade flute is worth?" Villager B asked.
Villager C said, "Judging from the appearance of this jade flute, I think it should be worth over 100,000 yuan, right? I used to watch the treasure hunt program on CCTV every day."
"If it's over 100,000, then the three of us can each get tens of thousands. We don't earn that much in a year. We've really struck gold!" Villager B said happily.
"Stop talking nonsense. Let's search again before anyone else arrives. If we find anything good, the three of us will be rich," said Villager A.
So the three villagers searched around but found nothing, and had to go back.
Inside the jade flute space, Su Xue looked at Liu Xiaoyuan and asked, "Xiaoyuan, what should we do now?"
At this moment, both of them had finished dressing, and Su Xue's face was full of worry.
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "Don't worry, they will definitely put the jade flute away when they get home. We can go out when they are not around."
Upon hearing this, Su Xue nodded. This was the only way to proceed, because going out now would arouse suspicion from the villagers.
The three villagers returned home to Villager A's house. The three of them admired the jade flute for a while, then hid it in a cabinet. The three of them then went to the main room to drink.
Liu Xiaoyuan and Su Xue took this opportunity to come out, but when they came out of the cabinet, they made a noise that startled the three people drinking in the main room.
Liu Xiaoyuan acted decisively and immediately set up a small barrier. After the three of them entered the room, it was as if they were blocked by something and could not enter at all.
"Holy crap! What's going on? Why can't we get in? Could we be stuck in a maze?"
"I don't know, but I think it's possible. I think you should ask a fortune teller to take a look."
"Could it be that the jade flute we picked up from the mountains today is something unclean? Where in the mountains can you find something like that?"
"Don't scare me, I feel a little chilly even in broad daylight."
Finally, Liu Xiaoyuan and Su Yu came out of the villager's house with the jade flute in their hands. As they walked along the road, they saw that all the villagers were heading up the mountain!
Even his own parents were in the crowd.
"Dad, Mom, where are you going?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked.
Mom said, "Xiaoyuan, the mountain in the village exploded for some reason. I heard there's treasure inside. Perfect, let's go find the treasure together."
Liu Xiaoyuan looked a little confused. Treasure? There's treasure on the mountain? Who the hell spread this rumor?
"Mom, there's no treasure on this mountain. Let's go home. It's so hot, what treasure are we looking for?" Liu Xiaoyuan didn't believe there was any treasure in the mountains; he figured it was just a rumor.
Dad said, "Xiao Yuan, there might really be treasure on this mountain. Anyway, I've heard your grandfather say that a military general came from here before, and he was a very high-ranking official."
Liu Xiaoyuan had heard about this from his father. He said that a long, long time ago, there was a military general who became an official here. No one knew what dynasty he lived in or what his name was. They just said that he was very powerful. The time was a long, long time ago.
"Hurry up, or the treasure will all be taken by someone else!" Mom urged anxiously.
Liu Xiaoyuan had no choice but to take Su Xue and go to the mountains with his parents.
Upon arriving in the mountains, Liu Xiaoyuan immediately unleashed his divine sense to investigate and quickly discovered a cave leading to a cave below.
Holy crap! Could there really be a treasure hidden in these mountains, burying a great figure from ancient times?
Although Liu Xiaoyuan didn't study history well, he knew that people in the Tang Dynasty liked to be buried in the mountains. For example, the imperial tombs of the Tang Dynasty were all in the mountains. Could it be that the amazing person in the village legend was from the Tang Dynasty?
Regardless of whether the cave is a tomb or not, Liu Xiaoyuan felt that the villagers should not be allowed to find it. If it really was a tomb, given the villagers' nature, they would loot it clean, and some of the cultural relics inside would probably be destroyed.
If it weren't a tomb, but a dangerous place, the villagers would definitely encounter danger or even lose their lives if they went in.
Therefore, no matter how you look at it, Liu Xiaoyuan felt that he should prevent the villagers from discovering the entrance to the cave.
So, Liu Xiaoyuan made an excuse to separate from his parents, then went to the vicinity of the cave, used his supernatural powers to move a large rock, and directly blocked the entrance to the cave.
After doing all this, Liu Xiaoyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. After the villagers had all left, Liu Xiaoyuan decided to go down and explore the cave to see what was inside.
(End of this chapter)
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