NCCnovel Chapter 255: Clearing the Map
Chapter 255: Clearing the Map
The day.
The leader of the Wu clan announced that Xie Xingmeng had been released and that he had sent people to look for Xie Shaocai again. In addition, everyone should not panic about the lost treasures, because the Wu clan's piety was unmatched by others.
night.
There were two figures fighting for territory in the woods.
"Thank you, old dog. Go find another tree. I picked this one first!"
"Oh, what a pity that I got it first. Who told you that you are not as skilled as others?"
"You...are so great at martial arts? But you were still caught by someone, right?"
"You are talking without any pain in your waist. The Wu clan leader is an old monster. Even if the eldest brother comes, he will only be captured!"
"so smart!"
"Of course, otherwise I would have run away long ago! Hurry up, go sleep in another tree!"
"Humph, I risked my life to cross the miasma to save you!"
"Well said, I wonder who I am keeping the Wu Clan for?"
"……Fine!"
He Anyu flew to another tree. Except for the poor view, everything else was okay. He just didn't know whether Zhao Zhao slept well in the cave.
Unfortunately, Bai Zhaozhao didn't know what He Anyu was thinking. She was giving acupuncture to the high priest, and she found that the high priest was not weak, he just looked old and seemed to be exhausted.
Bai Zhaozhao guessed that the high priest's third eye might be consuming her energy.
After the acupuncture was completed, the high priest fell asleep contentedly, while Bai Zhaozhao went to another stone chamber.
Two days later, the Wu clan leader, looking tired, took Bai Zhaozhao and the other two to a basement where a middle-aged man was tied up.
The middle-aged man was stunned when he saw Bai Zhaozhao and the others, then closed his eyes again.
Xie Xingmeng asked first: "Wu Clan Leader, is this the traitor?"
As soon as these words came out, the middle-aged man immediately opened his eyes and shouted: "Nonsense! Who is the traitor? Brother, I'll say it again, the theft of the treasure has nothing to do with me!"
It turned out that this man was the younger brother of the Wu clan leader.
The Wu clan leader ignored him and looked at He Anyu and said, "Only my brother meets the points you mentioned. He and A Yu's parents are good friends and once thought of becoming in-laws. Unfortunately, A Yu later fell in love with Xie Shaocai. I talked to him and he has been trying to find out how to use the treasure."
The middle-aged man looked at the Wu clan leader in astonishment: "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? How can you believe the rumors of outsiders and doubt me? The treasure was stolen, and I am also very anxious. I am asking what happened? I just want to see if there are any clues to check!"
The Wu clan leader said softly: "But you clearly know that the activation of the treasure is only passed down from generation to generation by the clan leader and the high priest, and no one else is qualified to know."
The middle-aged man paused, then retorted: "Of course I know! But now the treasure has been stolen! We have to find it back first, right? It would be fine if you didn't tell me, but you actually treat me as a traitor!"
The Wu clan leader struggled: "If Master He hadn't reminded me, I would have told you, because I have already planned to pass the position of clan leader to you."
The middle-aged man looked gloomy and turned his head away: "I don't need it, pass it on to your son!"
The Wu clan leader did not argue with him, but said to He Anyu: "Thank you, Master He!"
He Anyu nodded, took out a pill, and then walked towards the middle-aged man with a smile on his lips.
The middle-aged man was shocked: "What are you doing? Stay away from me!"
The Wu tribe leader brought Bai Zhaozhao and Xie Xingmeng back to the ground and waited. From time to time, they heard the middle-aged man's shouting coming from the basement. Gradually, his voice became much weaker.
Sure enough, He Anyu still has some skills in interrogating prisoners, especially since Bai Zhaozhao gave him an enhanced version of the mental disorder powder.
Taking this opportunity, the Wu clan leader explained the matter of this middle-aged man to Bai Zhaozhao and Xie Xingmeng.
His name is Qingtu. He has a great talent for martial arts. He went out and saw the world when he was young, and since then he has liked the outside world more and more.
So he went out often and fell in love with a girl. Unfortunately, the girl had a high status and it was impossible for her to marry into the Wu clan.
Qingtu finally made up his mind to accept the punishment, leave the Wu clan completely, and be with the girl, but he was still a step too late. When he went to find the girl to express his feelings, she thought he would not show up and married someone else.
Qingtu was disheartened and returned to the Wu tribe. After a period of depression, he gradually returned to normal. He also met other Wu tribe women through A Yu's parents, and then they got married and had children.
After that, he helped the Wu clan leader deal with clan affairs. He was capable, skilled in martial arts, and loved by others. Such a person could naturally have access to treasures.
As for passing on the position of patriarch, it is the choice of most tribesmen.
Bai Zhaozhao: "Oh, you still have a democratic election!"
Xie Xingmeng: "What is democracy?"
The Wu clan leader probably understood Bai Zhaozhao's meaning: "How else can we convince the people?"
Bai Zhaozhao asked curiously again: "Can the bell really be activated?"
The Wu clan leader hesitated and looked at it, then said, "Of course it is possible, but no one has tried it before."
Bai Zhaozhao knew that the reason why the Wu clan leader trusted her so much was probably because of the high priest, so she continued to inquire without hesitation: "You said before that you wanted to ask the emperor of Tianyuan whether he wanted to make the people displaced. What did you mean?"
The face of the witch chief changed, and his sharp eyes stared at Bai Zhaozhao. He didn't expect Bai Zhaozhao to be so perceptive, as if he had guessed the real function of the bell.
Xie Xingmeng also had a serious expression on his face. He stood in front of Bai Zhaozhao, blocking the Witch Clan Leader's line of sight.
The situation was somewhat deadlocked for a while.
At this time, He Anyu came out and broke the deadlock. He did ask some questions.
It turned out that Xie Shaocai had already known the secret of the Wu clan's treasure, and he had been targeting the Wu clan from the very beginning.
So he kept acting outside, pretending to be a man who was popular with women and whose whereabouts were elusive, just to impersonate Xie Xingmeng, so that he could easily frame the Xie family when the truth was revealed one day.
Then he met A Yu, carefully planned a love scene, and successfully came to the territory of the Wu clan.
Qingtu was contacted after Xie Shaocai was brought here by A Yu. He was the traitor instigated by Xie Shaocai. The two hit it off immediately. One wanted the treasure of the witch clan, and the other wanted power outside.
The original plan of the two was to have Qingtu inherit the position of clan leader first, obtain the treasure and the activation method, and then Xie Shao would introduce him to a nobleman from the Goryeo Kingdom, offer the treasure, and gain power.
The real people to blame are Xie Xingmeng and the Xie family behind him.
But what they never expected was that Xie Xingmeng suddenly came back! Especially Ah Yu went to Xie's house to recognize him!
This disrupted Xie Shaocai's plan. Once the people of the Wu Clan knew that he and Xie Xingmeng were two different people, how could he put the blame on others later?
So he had to find Qingtu to change his plan and decided to strike first, letting Qingtu steal the treasure and give it to Xie Shaocai, and put the blame on Xie Xingmeng. Of course, it would be better if Xie Xingmeng died here.
In this way, the Wu clan and the Xie family will definitely suspect each other and get into endless trouble!
Once Qingtu gets the activation method, he can fake his death and escape. They will take the treasure with them to Goryeo, and their lives will be free and unfettered from then on.