Back then, Master Lin Zhongyue accidentally discovered a treasure map. It was said that the place where the treasure was hidden contained countless riches, and there were also rumors that the place was the burial site of the Celestial Master.
You should know that anything associated with a Taoist master can drive people crazy.
In short, the discovery of the treasure map attracted countless people to search for it.
After obtaining the treasure map, Lin Zhongyue immediately found a secluded place to hide it.
I plan to wait until things calm down before going treasure hunting.
Unfortunately, secrets don't stay hidden forever, and news of his possession of a treasure map eventually leaked out, attracting countless people to hunt him down.
He went into hiding until the final battle, where a group of highly skilled fighters he had bribed at great expense all died protecting him, and he himself was also seriously injured.
After finally managing to erase all traces and return to Du Zhen's residence, he told Du Zhen about the treasure map, just in case he didn't wake up or lost his memory, at least someone would know about the treasure map.
He knew Du Zhen's feelings for him and her personality, which is why he felt comfortable telling her about the treasure map.
After learning the truth, Du Zhen became very obedient. Apart from getting medicine and buying daily necessities, she never went out. There wasn't even a maid or servant in her house.
She didn't even dare to go back to visit her own family, except for the few times in the first few years when he had some money and brought some back with him.
After that, we lost contact, fearing that one day those people would come looking for us and implicate our family.
Until she became the jade pendant that Second Master Lin kept close to him.
Not only did it attract the Lin family, but it also led a group of people who were searching for the treasure map to the area.
The group kidnapped Du Zhen's family and threatened her. If the Lin family hadn't arrived and killed them, her niece and nephew, who had escaped the disaster while out having fun, would have also been killed.
Unfortunately, her parents and brother and sister-in-law never woke up again.
The Lin family then took her back to Yaozhou, along with her nephews and nieces.
At the time, Master Lin kindly said that he would take good care of her nephew and niece, and Du Zhen believed him and was quite grateful.
It wasn't until Second Master Lin's condition showed no improvement that First Master Lin gradually became impatient and often tried to test her with his words.
Du Zhen knew that this Master Lin also knew about the treasure map.
However, Du Zhen continued to pretend to be stupid, and Master Lin had no choice but to keep her well-protected in the Lin Mansion, feeding her with good food and drink.
Presumably because of Lin Zao's appearance, Master Lin has suddenly become anxious in the past two days, as if he is very certain that she knows where the treasure map is.
He offered to take her as a concubine on the condition that he would take her as a concubine, while simultaneously threatening her with her nephews and nieces.
One soft approach and one hard approach—most people would have given in long ago, but Du Zhen was stubborn and only had eyes for Master Lin.
However, whenever she wanted to see her nephews and nieces, the Lin family would stop her, and she thought they were trying to use them to threaten her.
Looking back now, it seems they sold her nephews and nieces.
Her nephew and niece were originally named Du Lin and Du Qiu. The reason they now have the surname He instead of Du is because they blamed her, their aunt, for causing the deaths of their parents and grandparents, so they changed their surname to He.
After hearing Aunt Du's words, Lin Zao felt a little sad.
In fact, Master Lin really understood Du Zhen. If it weren't for the fact that all of Du Zhen's family members had gotten into trouble because of the treasure map, Du Zhen would probably have kept this secret buried in her heart until her death.
Lin Zao pondered for a moment: "Does Aunt Du know where my father hid the treasure map? And does my uncle have any designs on me?"
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