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"I want to come with you, too."

Xie Jinglan's tone softened a bit, "It's inconvenient for you to be pregnant, so I'll come with you so I can take care of you."

Jiang Yuyue wanted to refuse, but Xie Jinglan changed the subject, his tone carrying a faint sigh, "I don't have much time left either, I might be gone any day now. I just want to spend more time with you while I still have the time. Can't you even grant me this small request?"

These words touched Jiang Yuyue's heart. After all, Xie Jinglan's life was indeed nearing its end, and she was one of the few people in the world who treated him well. It would be normal for him to develop feelings for her.

Thinking of all this, Jiang Yuyue couldn't bear to refuse his request, and with a softened heart, she agreed.

"That's fine."

Jiang Yuyue sighed, "Then you have to listen to me. You can't ask any more questions, and you can't look at anything else, understand?"

"Row."

Seeing that Jiang Yuyue had given in, Xie Jinglan readily agreed, and the two of them got up together to change their clothes and sneaked out through the back door.

Although Jiang Yuyue agreed to accompany him, it wasn't without consideration. Xie Jinglan was currently in poor health, and if he showed any signs of illness, even though Jiang Yuyue was pregnant, she could easily kill him.

Moreover, the eldest branch of the Xie family perished in the fire, and Xie Jinglan has no other backing now. Even if he were to have any other ideas, whether it's to secretly leave or to send a message to someone else, he wouldn't be able to get past her eyes.

The two walked together along the forest path. Xie Jinglan supported her with one hand and carried a lantern in the other. Looking at the remote and difficult path, he couldn't help but frown.

She actually originally planned to travel alone?

Even if she is skilled in martial arts, she is heavily pregnant and actually plans to walk on such a rugged path at night?

This gave Xie Jinglan a completely new impression of Jiang Yuyue. She was really bold. This so-called treasure was so important that it was worth her taking such a risk to get it.

Just then, Xie Jinglan suddenly remembered what Jiang Feili had mentioned a few days ago. It was because Prince Ning, Song Yunming, was looking for a certain treasure that he destroyed the Jiang family. Could it be that Jiang Yuyue was looking for this very thing?

Song Yunming destroyed the Jiang family, but he didn't get his hands on that item.

Upon thinking of this, Xie Jinglan's expression immediately became more serious, but he also kept his promise to Jiang Yuyue and did not voice his doubts, but simply walked with her in silence.

In fact, Jiang Yuyue wasn't entirely clear about the exact location of that thing.

The reason is that her father's collection of treasures is countless. This No. 1 treasure vault alone used several rooms to store them. Because of the sheer number of treasures, when Jiang Yuyue transferred the Jiang family's assets, she used several carriages to transport the No. 1 treasures to several different places for safekeeping.

Having learned from the experience of her family being wiped out in her previous life, Jiang Yuyue became extremely cautious in her actions. She transported the treasures together with other miscellaneous items, so even the drivers and others responsible for the transport did not know exactly what they were delivering. Furthermore, no one knew the other storage locations, which would prevent the risk of being wiped out if anything went wrong at any stage.

However, Jiang Yuyue couldn't be sure where the treasure she was looking for was located, so she could only search one place at a time.

Because it was dark and the road was difficult to walk, it took the two of them about half an hour to reach Jiang Yuyue's first destination.

"right here."

Jiang Yuyue stopped in her tracks, while Xie Jinglan looked at the dilapidated courtyard in front of him, which was almost a ruin, with a somewhat subtle expression on his face.

What Song Yunming had gone to so much trouble to find was hidden in such a run-down place?

She really knows how to hide things.

"Just wait for me here."

Jiang Yuyue was still somewhat wary of him in this regard, and reached out to take the lantern from Xie Jinglan's hand, saying, "I'll go and look for it myself."

Xie Jinglan nodded obediently and watched Jiang Yuyue walk into the courtyard with the lantern.

Jiang Yuyue glanced back at him, and after confirming that he was standing obediently in place, she quickly walked to a corner of the courtyard.

Yes, she really did hide those things in the cowshed in this corner.

Even if thieves did visit this place, they probably wouldn't expect that those priceless treasures would often be kept in such a place.

Jiang Yuyue placed the lantern on the ground and turned over the piles of hay used for concealment. Several large boxes appeared before her eyes, which were a small part of Jiang's father's collection.

She pulled out a large bunch of keys from her bosom, carefully examined them, and then found the key to open the several large boxes. She immediately began searching through them, praying that the treasure she was looking for was there.

Otherwise, she would have to travel to several other places. Unfortunately, this thing is a top secret, so she can't ask someone else to do it. She has to do it herself. If she can find it in the first place, that would be the best.

Whether it was divine favor or Jiang Yuyue's exceptional luck, when she turned the first large box to its bottom, a wooden box came into view.

Although the wooden box wasn't very big and looked ordinary and not particularly valuable, it was warm to the touch. Even though Jiang Yuyue didn't know the material of the box, she could tell from this alone that it was something extraordinary.

Could this be the treasure Xie Yunqi was talking about?

Jiang Yuyue quickly picked up the lantern and carefully examined the box. She saw that there was indeed a lock on the box, but none of the keyholes matched the bunch of keys she had.

Jiang Yuyue then searched through the other boxes, which were mostly filled with all sorts of treasures, with no box-shaped items.

Although Jiang Yuyue wasn't entirely sure, the characteristics of the item she had were roughly consistent with Xie Yunqi's initial description, so it should be correct, right?

As for the other places where treasures are hidden, we'll find time later to look for other similar items and confirm them thoroughly.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuyue wrapped the box in layers with a piece of cloth she had brought, making sure nothing was visible on the outside, before carrying the lantern and going out.

Xie Jinglan stood outside the door in a very proper manner. After seeing Jiang Yuyue go in for a long time and then come out carrying a square package, his expression changed slightly.

"Have you found the treasure yet?"

Xie Jinglan asked casually, "What kind of treasure is it? May I broaden my horizons?"