Chapter 10: The Secret Room Holds Treasures, Continue Storing

As soon as Song Jiuyuan agreed, the second and third branches of the family, including the old madam, were delighted in their hearts.

Jiang Wan also lightly curved her lips. Her goal had been achieved, and now she could freely carry out her plan.

However, the others from the first branch could not accept it. Song Daniu’s voice was choked with emotion. “Yu’er, we can’t split the family. What will we do if we split?”

She knew the family’s current financial state better than anyone. If they split, how could these few weak women help her Yu’er?

The path of exile was like cutting through thorns. She was afraid she wouldn’t be able to protect her child.

Song Jiuchi and Song Jiuli also couldn’t accept it. The two of them stubbornly stared at Song Jiuyuan.

Cough, cough, cough…

Song Jiuyuan coughed lightly and said firmly, “Listen to me.”

His words were weighty, and his family rarely contradicted him, so they could only swallow their unwillingness.

Song Jiuyuan then looked toward the old madam, “The family can be split. I want the split documents, and from now on, we will have no further connections.”

“In this desolate place, where are we going to get paper and ink?”

Shen Qian muttered. The man she once admired had now become like this. Apart from feeling heartache, she also felt a bit of relief.

Fortunately, she hadn’t married Song Jiuyuan, otherwise, she would have to take care of a half-dead person.

“I have it.”

Jiang Wan suddenly spoke up. To everyone’s astonishment, she casually took down a piece of silk that was half covering her hair.

The silk was small, but it was clean and plain. Since it wasn’t worth much money, the Imperial Forest Army didn’t seize it.

Amidst the puzzled gazes, Jiang Wan walked over to the fire that had already been made, picked up a half-burned stick from the flames, and walked back to Song Jiuyuan’s side, spreading the silk over a stone.

“I’ll write it. You just need to sign.”

Everyone looked on in surprise as she held the stick like a brush and wrote out the documents for the family split, leaving a space for Song Jiuyuan and the others to sign.

“Here, sign it.”

Jiang Wan handed the silk to Song Jiuyuan. His hand, holding the stick, trembled, but he still painfully signed his name.

Song Jiuchi, who always listened to his elder brother, also signed his name. Worried that others in the Song family might go back on their word, even Song Daniu and Jiang Wan signed their names.

Jiang Wan then took the silk and walked over to the old madam. “Grandmother, it’s your turn.”

“I…”

The old madam’s face turned red. She couldn’t exactly say that she was illiterate, right? Fortunately, her niece was thoughtful and immediately spoke up.

“Mother’s health isn’t well. We’ll sign for her.”

“Alright.”

Jiang Wan smiled with her eyes curved as she watched everyone sign. Finally, it was Shen Qian’s turn. Shen Qian smugly wrote down her full name.

“Jiang Wan, you, with no maternal family backing, are still so eager to split the family. You’ll regret this in the future!”

She still had silver notes hidden in her bag, but what did Jiang Wan have?

“Worry about your own family. We don’t need your concern.”

Jiang Wan swiftly took back the silk, carefully and cautiously slipping it into her sleeve, though in reality, she had already stored it in her spatial storage.

Meanwhile, Song Daniu was feeling Song Jiuyuan’s forehead, quietly letting out a sigh of relief.

“Fortunately, it seems his fever has gone down.”

“Mm.”

Song Jiuyuan felt a bitter taste in his mouth, not realizing that Jiang Wan had secretly fed him medicine while he was unconscious. He thought it was just his body feeling unwell.

Seeing him frown deeply, Jiang Wan handed him the water pouch, her voice softening a little.

“Drink some water.”

“Alright.”

After drinking a few sips of water, Song Jiuyuan felt a little better. At this moment, the officers who had been tending to the small fire outside slowly walked in.

Of course, they had heard the noise inside, but they had been too busy eating to care. Besides, Ren Bang didn’t want to face Song Daniu’s pleading.

The officers’ entry indirectly signaled the end of the commotion. No one dared cause trouble anymore, and each person casually lay down to rest in the cave.

Song Jiuli was still sitting to the side, covering her face and silently crying. She had been crying all day, and no one had the heart to comfort her.

Song Jiuchi lay on the ground, staring silently at the cave, seemingly lost in thought.

Jiang Wan said to the distressed Song Daniu, “Mother, we have to travel tomorrow. You should rest first. I’ll take care of my husband.”

Once everyone had fallen asleep, she could secretly give Song Jiuyuan some more medicine without anyone noticing.

“You rest. I’ll take care of Yu’er.”

How could a mother sleep when her child was in such a state? Song Daniu’s heart ached, filled with resentment—resentment toward her husband’s disappearance, the old madam and the family’s coldness. For a moment, she couldn’t sleep at all.

However, Song Jiuli cried herself to sleep, and Song Jiuchi, exhausted from carrying Song Jiuyuan all day, also fell asleep.

Jiang Wan had put a small amount of sleeping medicine in the water pouch. After Song Daniu drank it, she finally fell into a deep sleep.

Of course, Song Jiuyuan also fell unconscious. As the firelight flickered, Jiang Wan quietly turned him onto his side and gently treated his wounds.

Seeing him in this state, Jiang Wan even took out a few bottles of anti-inflammatory medicine from her spatial storage and injected him with a few doses. The effect was much faster than taking oral medicine.

After finishing, Jiang Wan yawned. Just as she was about to rest, a voice from the little spirit echoed in her ears.

“Master, it’s time to stock up.”

Jiang Wan: …

She rubbed her aching temples and sighed, “Little spirit, we’re in a desolate wilderness. Are you sure you’re not joking?”

“I’m not joking. There’s a secret room beneath this cave. Inside, there are treasures.”

The little spirit’s words made Jiang Wan’s spirit snap awake. Her sleepiness was instantly gone, and her eyes brightened as she hurriedly asked:

“Really? Where’s the entrance? I’ll go now!”

Treasures! Thinking of it, Jiang Wan was instantly excited. The only things in this world that could excite her were food and money.

“The entrance is at the far end of the cave. You can explore it yourself, Master.”

As she spoke, Jiang Wan realized that a map appeared in her mind, clearly showing the layout of the cave. She glanced at it, and her mind was clear.

She then used her abilities and instantly disappeared from everyone’s sight, unnoticed by the sleeping crowd.

The cave was huge and could easily accommodate hundreds of people. There were still plenty of spaces inside.

Following the map, Jiang Wan reached the very back of the cave and discovered a deep, bottomless water pool.

Jiang Wan first changed into a new outfit from her spatial storage, bundled her hair, and then secretly pinched her nose before entering the water.

She swam to the bottom of the pool and swam behind a stone wall. After coming out of the water, she found a large secret room.

Inside the secret room, there were dozens of dusty boxes, both large and small. Excited, Jiang Wan climbed up the shore, worried there might be traps, so she didn’t dare to touch anything directly.

Instead, she took out a pair of professional gloves from her spatial storage and carefully opened the boxes one by one.

Then, she was stunned.

Oh my god!!!

What kind of divine luck was this? Twenty boxes of gold ingots, twenty boxes of silver ingots, twenty boxes of rare treasures, even twenty boxes of antique calligraphy and paintings, and another ten boxes of books and notes—these were all precious items.

Jiang Wan was so excited that she almost jumped up. She had struck it rich!