Chapter 188: Digging for Treasure

Night had fallen, and all was silent. A blurry figure appeared and disappeared in the moonlight, like a ghost.

Ling Yao stopped and stared at the barren land in front of her. It was overgrown with weeds, taller than a person. In the quiet night, the wind blew, and the weeds rustled, revealing a hint of eeriness and fear.

Ling Yao was about to look around to see if she could find the treasure.

Then, she heard Xinghuo’s urgent call from the space.

With a thought, she released Xinghuo from the space.

As soon as Xinghuo came out, he excitedly rubbed his head against Ling Yao’s leg, barked twice, and then ran quickly in one direction.

“Xinghuo, wait!” Ling Yao hurriedly chased after him.

Xinghuo ran, stopping every now and then, as if sensing something.

Ling Yao followed Xinghuo, running and stopping, finally arriving under a large tree.

Xinghuo circled the tree a few times and began to dig the ground with his paws, barking twice at Ling Yao.

“Xinghuo, did you find something?” Ling Yao knew there was a treasure buried there, but she didn’t know the exact location.

Xinghuo barked “Woof!” in response and continued digging.

Seeing this, Ling Yao took out her tools, “Xinghuo, move aside. I’ll do it.”

“Woof!” Xinghuo obediently moved aside.

After working for half the night, Ling Yao suddenly heard a “thump!” The shovel seemed to hit something.

She stopped and looked down. She saw a black wooden box where the shovel had just hit. She smiled happily, “There is treasure here after all.”

With a thought, she put the wooden box into the space. She planned to check what was in the wooden box when she got back.

Ling Yao filled in the ground she had just dug up and then covered it with some weeds and bricks, making it look like it had never been touched.

After finishing everything, she put away her tools with satisfaction.

She picked up Xinghuo and rubbed his head, “Xinghuo, can you sense the presence of treasures?”

“Woof!” Xinghuo barked, seemingly giving an affirmative answer.

“You’re amazing! Are there any other treasures here?” Ling Yao asked excitedly, taking out a pill from her pocket and feeding it to Xinghuo as a reward.

Xinghuo swallowed the pill, wagged his tail happily, and then concentrated his energy to carefully sense the surrounding aura.

After a while, he shook his head, then barked twice, “Woof woof!”

“You’re such a clever dog.” Ling Yao praised with a smile, leaning down and kissing Xinghuo’s head. If it hadn’t been for Xinghuo leading the way, she wouldn’t have been able to find anything so easily.

Xinghuo shyly raised his two paws to cover his face.

Seeing Xinghuo’s cute expression, Ling Yao couldn’t help but laugh.

When Ling Yao returned home, the sky had already turned a faint pale blue, like a thin veil gently covering the earth. Golden sunlight shone through the gaps in the clouds, illuminating the vast horizon, bringing a touch of warmth and light to the world.

Closing the door, Ling Yao immediately entered the space.

With anticipation, she walked to the old wooden box she had just dug up and reached out with her white, slender hand to gently lift the lid.

With a creak, the lid of the box slowly opened. What met her eyes was a box full of dazzling gold and silver jewelry.

Ling Yao frowned slightly, “Is this the so-called treasure?” Although these treasures were indeed valuable, they didn’t match what she had expected.

Moreover, if it were just these mundane things, Xinghuo wouldn’t have sensed anything.

Thinking about this, Ling Yao decided to see what else was in the box besides the gold and silver jewelry.

She started to take out the piles of gold and silver jewelry from the box, one by one, and put them aside.

When everything was emptied, she found an item wrapped tightly in cloth at the bottom of the box.

Ling Yao’s eyes lit up. She reached out and carefully took the item out, slowly unwrapping the cloth.

The moment the cloth was lifted, a dazzling white light suddenly burst forth.

Ling Yao felt a sharp pain in her eyes, as if thousands of needles were stabbing her at the same time.

Then, her vision went black, and her body slowly fell backwards, losing consciousness…

Jiang Chunhua’s eyes widened as she stared straight at the luxurious villa in front of her, filled with excitement. Was this her future home? Even in her dreams, she hadn’t seen such a big, luxurious house.

Walking into the house, she was even more excited when she saw the furnishings. Her facial muscles couldn’t help but tremble slightly. Thinking that she would live here in the future, she couldn’t contain her joy and excitement. She couldn’t help but burst out laughing. She never thought that she, Jiang Chunhua, would have a day like this.

At this moment, she felt that the whole world had become beautiful, and she had become the protagonist of this world.

Old Master Zhu and Zhu Yunchang heard Jiang Chunhua’s arrival and immediately walked towards the living room.

They heard her laughter from afar and looked at each other, quickening their pace.

Walking into the living room, their eyes fell on Jiang Chunhua. Her skin was dark and rough, her hair was greasy, and there were white flakes of dandruff. Her face was covered with freckles and wrinkles, deep and shallow. She didn’t look like someone in her forties at all. Instead, she looked older than Old Master Zhu.

Jiang Chunhua saw someone coming and quickly covered her mouth, but she couldn’t control the smile on her lips. She had really had a hard life. She lost her parents when she was a teenager. Later, she finally got married, but her husband got tuberculosis and died a few years later.

The villagers said she was a widow-maker, and no one dared to introduce her to anyone. She had been alone for all these years. She thought that was how she would live her life, but she didn’t expect that fate would be kind to her. She had become a rich girl.

Old Master Zhu and Zhu Yunchang looked at Jiang Chunhua, their brows furrowing tighter. Was this really their daughter (sister)? Why didn’t she look like them at all?

“Do you have any proof of your identity?” Old Master Zhu felt a sense of resistance. He didn’t like Jiang Chunhua from the first glance.

“Yes, I do.” Jiang Chunhua reached into her pocket and pulled out a black handkerchief. She unfolded it and took out a gold locket, “This was on me when my father found me. Look.”

Zhu Yunchang walked forward, took the locket from Jiang Chunhua, and handed it to Old Master Zhu.

Old Master Zhu took it and examined it carefully. Gradually, his eyes turned red, and his hand couldn’t help but tremble slightly, “It’s this one… It’s this one…”