The map was indeed very detailed, clearly showing which villages were nearby, their approximate distances, and their locations.
She also reviewed all the places she had been to, and her memory of them was accurate. The location pointed to by the treasure map happened to be right next to the place where she had encountered Xie Yuan and his companion being chased by wild boars.
It is unknown who created this treasure map, but based on the information currently available, it seems to have some degree of authenticity.
After carefully reviewing the entire route map once more, Gu An'an finally put the treasure map away.
Regardless of whether it's true or not, since people from Japan have already set their sights on these things, she has to go and see what's going on. If they really exist, she'll keep them for now and hand them over to the country when things are more stable. She can't let those traitors get away with it.
In fact, according to Gu An'an's current guess, those things were very likely looted by the Japanese decades ago but they didn't have time to take them away. If that's the case, then they should be kept even more carefully.
After a busy day, Gu An'an was also a little tired. Hugging the soft cotton quilt, she soon fell asleep.
What she didn't know was that in a private house in Shuangshan City, a man sitting at the head of the table asked, "How many days have the third and fifth brothers been gone?"
"Sir, it's been four days."
"Four days should be enough time to get to the location. Wait two more days, and if they still haven't returned with news, send two more brothers over."
"yes."
The next day.
After getting up, Gu An'an went to the backyard and picked a few baby cucumbers. She ate one raw and shredded the others. She also took out a handful of noodles, cooked them, rinsed them in cold water, and then added the shredded cucumbers, scallions, minced garlic, and seasonings. Finally, she poured hot oil over the noodles, and a bowl of spicy cold noodles was ready.
After finishing her noodles, Gu An'an made a few more pancakes in the pan before knocking on Zhou Yue's door and saying, "I have to go up the mountain today, can you ask for leave for me?"
Upon hearing that Gu An'an was going up the mountain again, Zhou Yue immediately jumped out of bed. "An'an, can you take me with you?"
"Next time, I have something to do today, I need to go deep into the mountains."
Zhou Yue wasn't one to make a fuss. Even though she felt a little disappointed, she knew that not going was the best way to protect the two of them. Otherwise, with her as a burden, who knew what they might encounter in the deep mountains?
"Okay, then make sure you come back early and keep an eye on the time."
Gu An'an got up very early today. It was just getting light when she went out, but many villagers had already come up the mountain with baskets on their backs. They all greeted her with smiles.
"Gu Zhiqing, where are you going?"
"Let's go for a walk in the mountains."
"You'd better be careful then."
Once they were out of the villagers' area, Gu An'an ran wildly along the route on the treasure map, occasionally climbing trees to get a better view. After traveling for three hours, she finally reached her destination, avoiding all kinds of dangers.
Honestly, looking at the scenery in front of her that was no different from any other place, Gu An'an really wondered if there was some kind of treasure in this place.
Following the directions shown on the map, Gu An'an carefully explored every inch and finally found a clue under a large tree.
Presumably to make it easier to find later, after burying the items, they carved a Japanese flag on a nearby tree—well, it was a rectangle with an egg inside.
Back then, this tree was just a sapling, but now it has grown into a towering tree, and even the mark has gradually become blurred over the years.
If Gu An'an hadn't carefully cleared away the grass and trees around her, she really wouldn't have noticed.
Having found the marker, Gu An'an didn't stand on ceremony any longer and took out tools from her spatial storage to start digging.
After digging for about half an hour, Gu An'an hit metal with her pickaxe, making a crisp sound. "There really is some."
Next, Gu An'an moved even more carefully, removing the topsoil to reveal a golden expanse full of small yellow croakers. The box that had contained the croakers had rotted, but thankfully, the contents were unharmed.
Someone else might have been worried about how to take the things with them, but for Gu An'an it was a piece of cake. She simply placed her hand on the small yellow croakers, and the next second, the neatly arranged boxes of small yellow croakers disappeared before her eyes.
Although small yellow croakers are a valuable commodity, this amount shouldn't be worth those people's attention. Thinking of this, Gu An'an worked even harder.
This time, Gu An'an was more careful than before, and dug a little further to the side. Before long, she saw pieces of porcelain of different shapes, but still exquisite and dazzling.
"Old turtle."
Of course, the criticism is directed at those people back then. You have to understand how many such good things were looted, smashed, and burned by them during those years. Those were things that the Chinese people had inherited for thousands of years.
Before she could even admire them, Gu An'an quickly put each item into her spatial storage.
Besides the small yellow croaker and porcelain, Gu An'an also saw specially preserved calligraphy and paintings, bronzes, jade, ancient books, and other ancient artifacts. There was nothing Gu An'an couldn't imagine that they wouldn't dare to snatch.
Some of the books and paintings had been damaged due to being stored underground for a long time. To be honest, it was heartbreaking to see.
Thinking that those people might come here again, Gu An'an started the restoration work again. She not only restored the hole she dug out to the point that it was almost impossible to see any flaws, but also sawed off the big tree and put it into her space. She searched for a long time in the space and finally found a small bottle of medicine in a corner and dripped it on the tree stump.
This potion is a product of the apocalypse; it can even deal with mutated plants, let alone a tree stump like this. In less than three days, it will be completely rotten.
They're following the signs to find treasure, aren't they? Let them search properly this time.
Before leaving, Gu An'an scooped up a small ladleful of water from the spring in her space and poured it around the area. Although the spring water wasn't a spiritual liquid, it could promote plant growth. When those people came back, this place would definitely be lush and green again.
Satisfied with what she saw and finding nothing missing, Gu An'an returned to her space and enjoyed a delicious meal before groping her way out.
She wanted to find another ginseng, but it seemed her luck had run out this time, or perhaps she hadn't looked carefully enough, because she couldn't even find a single ginseng leaf.
However, she didn't think much of it; if it were that easy to find, it wouldn't be worth that much.
I did find a large patch of hazel mushrooms. It seemed like no one had ever been here before. There were huge clumps of them, growing very well. I hadn't planned to pick them, but I couldn't resist the temptation and squatted down to pick them. I ended up picking two different spots.
The baskets and bags were full of tender mushroom heads.
Gu An'an tossed it into her spatial storage and continued walking. As soon as she came down a slope, she saw a grove of short, sturdy trees with blue fruits hanging on them, and her eyes lit up again.
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