C808 The Sudden Change in the Maple Forest

Having made up his mind, Du Qi immediately started his journey in the direction he wanted to go. He didn't walk on the big and small roads, but instead traveled through the mountain forests, which were rarely seen. Soon, he arrived near the Maple Forest Mountain Manor.

Du Qi didn't want to take other people's belongings by force, but in order to prevent the treasures of the twelve families from falling into the hands of those people with ulterior motives, Du Qi could only make up his mind, regardless of whether it was a kind request or not. Or to take it by force or to take it by force. He wanted to take all the treasures from the twelve families. Since he had already arrived near the Maple Forest Mountain Manor, he would start from there.

Considering that he had some friendly relations with the Maple Forest Mountain Manor, Du Qi still felt very troubled. If he wanted it, he would definitely be rejected. If he tried to snatch it by force, he would lose face, even if he had to obtain the treasures of the Chiang family at all costs. At that time, it would definitely cause a lot of unnecessary trouble. This was because Du Qi knew the principle of carrying a wall was a crime. However, he was determined to get this item. The Maple Forest Mountain Manor was a dangerous place, and he was determined to get it. The security was tight, and it was impossible for him to sneak in stealthily. How could he obtain the treasures of the Chiang family without anyone knowing?

As he was thinking hard, a light suddenly flashed in Du Qi's mind. Why not use the stealth technique now?

As Du Qi had always been straightforward and upright, he had never been willing to sneak in. Although he had used this technique several times, he had long forgotten about it. At this moment, he could not help but feel deeply angered. If he had used this technique when he first met those martial arts masters, people from Hundred Flower Palace, and Dugu Wendao... How could he have been injured and killed?

Du Qi hid in a small forest outside Maple Forest Mountain Manor. He waited quietly for the guards of the manor to change shifts and open the door of the manor. When he opened the door of the manor, he would use the stealth technique to snatch the treasures from Maple Forest Mountain Manor. As long as he entered the manor, he could easily obtain the treasures of the Chiang family!

The stealth technique originated from the Immortal Dance, and the Immortal Dance was created by the Yellow Emperor's subordinate General Li Mu. Compared to the ninjutsu of the Japanese pirates, it was many times more profound. For the Immortal Dance, Du Qi's skill was still shallow, but when he used it at this moment... Even those who were stronger than Du Qi would find it difficult to detect it in a short period of time. Furthermore, no one in the Maple Forest Mountain Manor could compare with Du Qi's cultivation in martial arts. Therefore, Du Qi used the stealth technique in the forest. At the same time, he used the flying and earth escape technique and instantly floated towards the main gate of the Maple Forest Mountain Manor like a gentle breeze.

Seeing the Maple Forest Mountain Manor's gate from afar, Du Qi could not help but be startled. Although the suspension bridge on the Calm River had been lowered, no one was moving along the way to the various checkpoints in the village. What shocked Du Qi wasn't just this, but the several layers of doors and buildings in the Maple Forest Mountain Manor had been destroyed. More than half of the buildings in the manor had collapsed, and dozens of corpses were lying on the ground in a mess. What was left behind was a miserable scene of surviving a disaster. It was obvious that Maple Forest Mountain Manor had encountered a very unusual change.

After entering the manor, Du Qi searched for a while. Apart from the corpses that were killed everywhere in the ruins, when he saw this, Du Qi couldn't help but feel deeply shocked. Who could break into the Maple Forest Mountain Manor and slaughter the people of the Maple Forest Mountain Manor in such a cruel way? Could it be that they were only here to snatch the treasure of the Chiang family?

He thought back to the corpses he saw just now, although there were a few familiar faces. Du Qi only felt slightly relieved when he didn't see Chiang Jianguo, Chiang Jingzhi, Jiang Jingyi, and the others. It took him a long time to find a mechanism to enter the secret chamber where he met Chiang Jingyan last time, but he saw that everything was normal inside. It seemed like no outsider had come in before.

In the closet of the secret chamber, he could not find the Chiang family's cauldron and the small box that they had lost. Although Du Qi had expected this, he still felt a little disappointed.

He walked out of the secret chamber and entered the tunnel. The tunnel was quiet as usual. The walls of the tunnel were also messy with traces of sabers and swords. It was obvious that a life and death battle had taken place here. Not far away, there were corpses lying on the ground. Seeing this, Du Qi's slightly relaxed heart tightened once again. He searched the entire place, but he still did not see Chiang Jianguo and his son and Jiang Jing. However, he found Chiang Jingzhi's corpse.

Du Qi had no time to deal with the corpses of the people from Maple Forest Mountain Manor. Now, his top priority was to find Chiang Jianguo and his son and see if they needed any help.

He found a mechanism to enter the secret passage and found that this place had once been a battlefield just like the tunnel above. However, the corpses were much fewer. Du Qi did not have the time to be angry or sad. He hurried to the depths of the secret path, at the end of a secret path. Two corpses were lying on the wall, while the other one was lying on the ground.

Du Qi couldn't help but be shocked when he saw those three people. The ones lying on the ground were none other than Young Lord and Chiang Jianguo from Maple Forest Mountain Manor. The two people standing on the wall were Chiang Jianguo's father, Chiang Jingyan, and his third uncle, Jiang Jingdou.

What surprised Du Qi was that Chiang Jingyan and Jiang Jingyi had clearly died from fighting each other. The long sword in Jiang Jingyi's right hand pierced deeply into Chiang Jingyan's chest. His left hand formed a fist and punched towards the left side of Chiang Jingyan's chest. Chiang Jianguo, on the other hand, was falling towards the direction where his fist fell. Obviously. Chiang Jingyan stood with his back against the wall. His left hand grabbed tightly onto Jiang Jingyi's sword, as if he wanted to stop Jiang Jingyi from stabbing into his body or pulling the sword out. The long sword in his right hand cut Jiang Jingyi's neck, and then softly rested on Jiang Jingyi's shoulder, which was still standing upright.

Seeing this, Du Qi guessed that Jiang Jingyi must have contributed greatly to Maple Forest Mountain Manor's destruction! Looking at the scene in front of him, Du Qi could not help but feel sad. He had never thought that the Chiang family of the twelve families would be removed from the Pugilistic World like this.

Du Qi gathered his spiritual perception and found that there were no signs of life in the vicinity. He could not help but feel emotional about the corpses of the other people in Maple Forest Mountain Manor. Du Qi could choose not to deal with them, but Chiang Jingyan was the master of a manor. Chiang Jianguo had fought side by side with him, and both of them hated each other for not meeting each other. No matter what, Du Qi would let them settle down in peace. As for Jiang Jingyi's corpse... Du Qi was too lazy to care about it.

Du Qi secretly sighed for a while, then bent over and straightened Chiang Jianguo's corpse. He moved Jiang Jingyi's corpse aside and pushed it aside. After that, he picked up Chiang Jingyan's corpse and prepared to put it next to Chiang Jianguo's corpse to deal with it.

Just as Du Qi moved Chiang Jingyan's corpse away, the stone wall behind him suddenly moved. A stone door silently slid open and a stone door appeared. Du Qi hurriedly laid Chiang Jingyan's body flat on the ground. He looked at the stone door and saw a small stone room inside. A female corpse was curled up in a corner of the room. Judging from her appearance, she was only fifteen or sixteen years old. She was holding a blue cloth bag in her left hand and a short blade in her right hand.

Although Du Qi had never seen this girl before, he was worried that Chiang Jingyan would risk his life to protect this stone door. This girl must be the person closest to him, perhaps she was Chiang Jianguo's younger sister. Regardless of whether this guess was correct or not, Du Qi decided to bury her, Chiang Jingyan, Chiang Jingzhi and Chiang Jianguo. After tidying up Chiang Jingyan and Chiang Jianguo's corpses, Du Qi entered the stone room. He was going to tidy up the girl's corpse.