C809 The Treasure of the Jiang Family
As soon as he stepped into the stone room, Du Qi suddenly realized that the floor was filled with words. The last word was written beside the short blade in the girl's right hand. It seemed like these words were carved by the girl before she died. Du Qi hurriedly turned around and stood beside the girl's corpse. The words on the ground were clearly visible. "Mr. Du, you may not know me, but it is not convenient to say anything here. It would be great if I could wait for you to come, but... Sigh! My father and brother have ordered me to personally hand over the treasure to you for safekeeping. It seems that little sister will not be able to wait for that day. I only hope that you can find this place and obtain the treasure. Do not let a traitor snatch it away..."
After reading these words, Du Qi didn't feel any joy other than sadness. After slowly and carefully tidying up the young girl's corpse, Du Qi opened the package that the young girl had never put down even before her death. He saw that apart from a few female clothes in the package, there was the Chiang family's treasured cauldron and the small box containing the yellow jade.
Du Qi had come for the treasures of the Chiang family, so he naturally wouldn't be polite anymore. He secretly placed the Chiang family's treasured cauldron and the yellow jade into the storage ring, then used the short blade in the girl's hand to clear the words on the ground. He dug a huge pit on the ground, then placed the corpses of Chiang Jingyan, Chiang Jingzhi, Chiang Jianguo, and the girl into the pit and buried them. After a long silence, he closed the stone door and broke the mechanism to open the stone door. He wanted to prevent anyone from finding this place and entering the room.
With a heavy heart, Du Qi searched for a way out of the tunnel, and did not stay any longer. Immediately, he used the stealth technique to hide his figure and left Maple Forest Mountain Manor at full speed. He continued to run more than twenty miles southwest and entered a dense forest. Hiding in a small cave covered in thistles and thistles, he took a few deep breaths. He didn't have time to scream in secret. "You're so obedient. Although you don't need to worry about being discovered when you use the stealth technique... I've only been running for a short distance and I can't run anymore! No wonder those pirates only used the Ninjutsu at critical moments. It seemed that they would have to use the Tracking Technique for a long time. I need to have a deep inner strength! "
Sitting upright in the cave, Du Qi circulated his True Yuan to recover the True Yuan he had used to use the Ninjutsu. He was extremely unwilling to give up the idea of cultivating and increasing his cultivation. He put away his cultivation and started to think of ways to search for the treasures of the twelve families.
Previously, he had headed west from Nine Palace Mountain to avoid being surrounded and blocked by people from the Jianghu. When he arrived at Maple Forest Mountain Manor, he would just follow the path. Who knew that the Chiang family would have changed a long time ago? Fortunately, the treasures of the Chiang family were still there, even though he had easily obtained the treasures of the Chiang family. However, Du Qi didn't feel happy at all. Instead, he felt incomparably heavy in his heart!
Secretly sighing for a long time, Du Qi concentrated his mind and moved his true essence according to the method Tieh Hua taught him. However, he was unable to sense where the Ma family's treasured saber was. It turned out that Du Qi had already learned the Western Region's secret flying technique from Tieh Hua. When he passed Ma Yuxiao's family's treasured saber to Qi Feiwu, Du Qi secretly made a note of it. This was the first time he used this technique. It ended in failure. No matter how hard he tried, he could not find the whereabouts of the Ma family treasure sword. However, Du Qi wasn't discouraged. He thought that he wasn't familiar with this skill. Perhaps it was because the Ma family's treasured saber was too far away from him that he couldn't sense the location of the Ma family's treasured saber.
Du Qi tried several times but still could not find anything. He could only give up and sigh for a long time. He could only put this matter aside. For a moment, he did not know where to go.
He thought of twelve families. Except for the Chiang family, Du Qi only knew that the Tan family was in Ji Nan. However, he didn't know the exact location. Now, he didn't know where the other twelve families were. Since he couldn't find the whereabouts of the twelve families' treasures that Qi Feiwu had taken away, Du Qi decided to go to Ji Nan to find the Tan Family.
After confirming the direction, Du Qi decided to forsake the small and small paths. He continued to spend the day and night in the mountains, forests, and deep valleys that were inaccessible to people. He headed straight to Ji Nan. Along the way, he encountered groups of martial artists who fought with their lives on the line. Fortunately, he was able to see the situation quickly, and every time, he avoided them without any danger.
Seeing so many martial artists fighting with their lives on the line, Du Qi did not need to think to know that the current situation in the martial arts world was very grim. He did not know how long the court, which had been plagued by internal and external threats, could last, and he also did not know how many more days the old emperor, who only cared about himself, could live. Could he persist until he found twelve family treasures and cultivated to deal with the Third Young Master's matter?
Although Du Qi was burning with anxiety, he was worried that his own strength was weak. Moreover, it was possible that he would be fighting alone. Not only would he have to face countless ambitious people, but he would also have to face them alone. He also had to face Heaven One Sect, Camel Horse Gang, and other major powers. At this moment, he needed to rush to the capital immediately. Du Qi was afraid that he wouldn't be able to help the Third Young Master, so it was inconvenient for him to show up and help those people who were fighting with all their might. He could only use the camera in the dark.
At dawn, Du Qi found a small hidden cave at the top of a mountain to rest and recover his energy from the long journey that night. He planned to start the journey after dark.
Sitting cross-legged in the cave, Du Qi felt a little uneasy for no reason. No matter how hard he tried, he could not calm down until the end of the day. Du Qi could not help losing his patience. He stood up and made up his mind. He climbed to the top of the mountain and looked around. There were no trees in sight. There was only a small cottage lying in the nest of a mountain in front of him. He wondered if there were people living there.
For the past few days, Du Qi had spent the day and night, and he had long felt lonely and unbearable. At this moment, when he saw the lonely little thatched hut, he actually felt a sense of familiarity. Just as he was about to disregard everything and head over, he suddenly saw a figure at the bottom of the mountain in the distance, occasionally appearing and disappearing as he climbed up the mountain. He thought that the owner of the thatched hut had returned.
Seeing this, Du Qi was not surprised, but happy. He wanted to go. The thatched hut didn't have any other intentions. He only wanted to feel how he was getting along with others. Moreover, the person who was in contact with him was an ordinary person. He estimated the distance between them. Du Qi flew up and prepared to arrive at his destination before that person.
In the distance, Du Qi slowed down his footsteps and walked quickly with the speed of an ordinary person. When he got close, he discovered that the small straw house was not very tall. There were four houses in a row. The second house on the right appeared to be the main hall. At this moment, the door was wide open. He could see the house inside, but there was no one inside. There was a square dam slightly longer than the house outside the house. The four sides were surrounded by fences made of tree branches, and the door in the middle was also made of tree branches. Perhaps it was because there were few people coming in and out, but it was currently tightly shut.
Du Qi was about to knock on the door when he suddenly saw a person sitting on top of a tall boulder not far from the house, looking at him quietly.
Du Qi saw that the person had white hair and beard, and thought that he was an old man in his 70s or 80s. However, his face was red and smooth, and he sat there with his back straight. He looked very young. He looked like an old man in his 50s or 60s. When he looked at that person, he found that he was only in his forties. Du Qi didn't need to think to know. That man must have a very high cultivation base!