Chapter 41: The Mysterious Wooden Box

  Qin's Western Mansion

  Qin Xuan and Qin Wei walked side by side, this time to completely eradicate the scourge of the Western Mansion once and for all. Just a moment ago, Qin Hongyuan had been dispatched to surround and annihilate the remaining remnants of the Western Mansion.

  As he walked on the road, Qin Xuan did not notice the glances that the girl occasionally cast over at him. His mind was preoccupied with sorting out the events of the day. Undoubtedly, Qin Long's betrayal was no accident. Whether it was colluding with the Peng family or inviting a noble divine summoner to help, it must have been a long-planned conspiracy.

  However, if he continued to endure, he might have succeeded, but at this time, Qin Jiangwei died, and the pain of losing his son became the fuse for Qin Long's premature betrayal.

  "The God Summoner is extremely arrogant, if Qin Long can invite such a great god, he must have something that moves its heart." Qin Xuan vaguely remembered the words Qin Long said to the God Summoner before.

  Treasures, Qin Xuan is in dire need!

  As long as he has enough treasures to refine and absorb the 'Heroic Divine Canon', his meridians can be repaired, and he can summon the next hero to increase his strength.

  "Qin Xuan, where are we going?"

  "Really?"

  A pleasant voice like a cuckoo's echoed in his ears, Qin Xuan paused, then looked at Qin Wei beside him. The closer he looked, the more beautiful this girl seemed. He slightly curled up the corners of his mouth and said, "Go find something good."

  Pausing for a moment, Qin Xuan changed the subject, his expression slightly serious as he said sincerely, "Thanks just now!"

  He didn't forget that the girl had risked her life to block Qin Long's sword for him at the beginning, although it was finally blocked by Fiona, but Qin Xuan was still filled with gratitude and emotion.

  "Ah?" The girl was taken aback, and when she saw Qin Xuan's sincere eyes, her small face couldn't help but turn red, and her gaze also became somewhat evasive. "Nonsense, let's go, aren't we still looking for something?"

  As she spoke, her footsteps quickened involuntarily. If one looked closely, it wasn't hard to discover that Qin Wei's face was now rosy red, like an apple, and utterly adorable.

  Looking at the girl who was almost fleeing in a sorry state, Qin Xuan was stunned. As for matters of love between men and women, he, who had been an otaku in his past life, was quite clueless about it and didn't think much of it. He quickly followed her, feeling that the girl was no longer as savage and arrogant as she used to be.

  As a result of this matter, the two people's conversations gradually increased, and from time to time, bursts of laughter would erupt, lingering in the air above the Western Manor, carrying far away.

  "This is the last place."

  Standing in a certain courtyard of the Western Mansion, Qin Xuan sighed, the two had almost turned over the entire Western Mansion, but except for finding some gold coins, not to mention treasures, they hadn't even found the shadow of a treasure.

  Qin Wei smiled and nodded slightly, with a hint of fatigue on her face, apparently also being worn out.

  Ouch.

  Pushing open the crimson gate, Qin Xuan led the way, stepping inside. Before his eyes stood row upon row of tall bookshelves, at least a thousand volumes on display, an impressive sight. A wave of fragrance wafted up to greet him.

  "What should I do?" The girl asked with a bitter smile.

  He twitched the corner of his mouth, and Qin Xuan also started to get a headache. Although he wanted to give up, it was hard to guarantee that Qin Long would put that treasure among these thousands of books. "Search."

  Wu Nai shook his head, the two of them exchanged a glance, and then dived into the sea of books. Afterwards, Qin Xuan even summoned Galen and Yi Dashi to search together.

  Time passes quietly and unnoticed by everyone, second by second.

  Until the sky outside turned pale, Qin Xuan and others stopped their movements, with tired faces, the ground was in disarray, all books, extremely chaotic.

  Qin Wei unknowingly fell asleep in the sea of books, snoring softly, her long eyelashes fluttering, her small and delicate mouth slightly pursed up, it was so captivating that one couldn't help but want to go forward and kiss her.

  He took off his long gown to cover the girl, Qin Xuan summoned Gailen and Yi Dashi back into the Hero's Divine Canon. Looking at the full house of books, he smiled bitterly, and fell backwards onto the wooden chair behind him.

  "Not true!" Qin Xuan, who had just sat down, suddenly jumped up again, as if he had been nailed to the spot, his speed so fast that it left people speechless.

  Seemingly having thought of something, Qin Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly as he walked around the large study in a circle, his thoughts racing quickly, his gaze falling back on the only wooden chair in the room, a smile gradually spreading across his face, without any hesitation, he slapped out with one palm.

  Splendid!

  The wooden chair instantly turned into wood shavings and scattered in all directions.

  Rumble.

  At this moment, it seemed to have triggered some kind of mechanism. The entire study began to shake violently, as if there was an earthquake, and a huge rumbling sound kept coming from the ears.

  Right after that, under Qin Xuan's expectant gaze, the bookshelf in front of him slowly parted to both sides. In the darkness, a long staircase extended downwards, leading to who-knows-where.

  Qin Wei also woke up at this time, and the two of them exchanged a glance, both discovering the joy in each other's eyes.

  "Go!"

  A spark flashed in Qin Xuan's eyes, his spirit shook, and all fatigue was swept away. He walked down the stairs, and seeing this, the girl also stopped talking and followed him.

  The stairs were winding and steep, but for the two of them, it was like walking on flat ground. What surprised them even more was that the surrounding stone walls were inlaid with huge night pearls, at least a hundred or so, illuminating the entire secret room with unparalleled brightness.

  Night Pearls, although it can't be said that they have no market value, but with over a hundred of them, that's also worth tens of millions in gold coins!

  "It seems that this Qin Long is hiding deeply enough!" Qin Xuan was shocked in his heart, with over 10 million gold coins being used just for lighting, what a huge scale this must be.

  As for the other two provinces, Qin Xuan might not know, but as for the Eastern Province, it's impossible to take out hundreds of millions of gold coins all at once, let alone be so extravagant.

  As they stepped down the last step, Qin Xuan and the other person were instantly shocked by what was in front of them, unable to speak, their mouths slightly open, their pupils dilated, full of shock.

  Before their eyes, pearls and treasures shone brightly, gold light flashing everywhere, all were gold coins and jewels, piled high to almost three meters. Apart from this, there were also some divine weapons, each one emitting a cold glow, sharp aura spewing out, making the two people's faces ache.

  "How is this possible!" Qin Wei covered her small mouth and exclaimed, everything in front of her made her feel like she was dreaming.

  Walking up to the mountain-like pile of gold coins, Qin Xuan picked one up and put it in his pocket, laughing and saying, "No matter how he did it, from now on these are all ours."

  It's gold coins! These are all gold coins!

  With these gold coins, the Qin family can develop their strength more quickly, have enough confidence to cope with the crisis three months later!

  It's even possible to invite some powerful people to sit in Qin's house!

  "Really?"

  At this time, Qin Xuan was suddenly attracted to a purple sandalwood box next to the gold coin. The box was rectangular in shape and seemed to have gone through a long period of time, with signs of decay on its surface. On top of it, a dragon was carved, vivid and lifelike, emitting a faint aura of majesty that sent shivers down one's spine. A low hum of dragon chanting seemed to emanate from the box, filling the air with an awe-inspiring presence that shook one's very soul.

  Qin Xuan's gaze gradually fell on the divine dragon without realizing it.

  Boom!

  A faint golden light burst out of the dragon's eyes, transformed into a golden glow, and poured into its brow. Suddenly, Qin Xuan's head sank, and when he came to his senses, he felt that the dragon in front of him seemed to have come alive, baring its teeth and claws, flying out of the sandalwood box, with the sound of the dragon's roar ringing in his ears, circling above his head. He could even clearly see the thick scales, shining brightly.

  Right after that, with endless might, the divine dragon pounced down on Qin Xuan fiercely. At this moment, Qin Xuan seemed to be in the vast universe, the surrounding heaven and earth were shaking, the void was shattered, and only the figure full of overbearing, majestic, and unmatched aura remained before his eyes.

  His face changed drastically, Qin Xuan wanted to hide, but found that his feet were not listening to him and couldn't move. His heart sank, and when he looked up again, he saw a huge dragon head less than half a meter away from him, its eyes staring tightly at him.

  Cold sweat dripped from Qin Xuan's forehead, and his back was already soaked with sweat!

  In front of this divine dragon, he only felt that he couldn't muster up even a hint of resistance, his whole body feeling weak and powerless, a sense of helplessness rising from the depths of his heart.

  "Qin Xuan, Qin Xuan..."

  Just as he was at a loss, a hurried voice rang in his ears, and Qin Xuan suddenly came to his senses. Everything in front of him gradually became clear, and the first thing that caught his eye was Qin Wei's anxious expression.

  "Are you okay? I've been calling out to you for so long, it scared me to death......" Seeing the boy's eyes recover from emptiness to clarity, Qin Wei's voice was tinged with a hint of tears, and her heart finally put down.

  "It's nothing."

  Qin Xuan forced a wry smile, and from the girl's expression, it was clear that she hadn't noticed what had just happened. In other words, only he had seen that divine dragon!

  Her gaze shifted to the purple sandalwood box and found that the dragon was still quietly printed on it, only then did she let out a sigh of relief.

  "Is it an illusion?"

  Shaking his head, Qin Xuan couldn't understand why he felt a strange sensation in his heart. Because of the bizarre incident earlier, he had also become much more cautious and didn't rush to uncover the secrets of the purple sandalwood box.

  After another careful examination, no other treasures were found. Qin Xuan didn't have the mood to stay here any longer, so he took the purple sandalwood box and returned to the surface, then ordered people to inform Qin Yun Tian and others to move all the gold coins and jewels out of here.

  Time passed quickly for three days, during which the four Qin families were formally unified under one roof, with Qin Yun Tian as the clan leader, fully in charge, assisted by Qin Ming. The Council of Elders was also abolished and a family law enforcement team was established, with Qin Xuan as its highest commander.

  As for the loss report of this battle, it has also come out. In this Qin family internal conflict, dozens of strong Qin family members were lost, including eight late-stage Jing Shen mirrors. The young family children were even more numerous, reaching nearly a thousand. Except for the intact West House, the East House no longer exists, and the North and South Houses have almost been razed to the ground, making it a heavy loss.

  Fortunately, almost all the strong men in Peng's family, including Old Ancestor Peng Nan, were destroyed. On the second day after the war, Qin Xuan took advantage of the situation and quickly spread the news. The Peng family collapsed without a fight, and they fled overnight, not even taking half a day. When Qin Xuan led the law enforcement team to Peng's residence, all four courtyards of the Peng family were empty.

  Those who stayed behind also surrendered.

  From then on, Luhe City no longer had the Peng family, only the Qin family. The losses of the Qin family were also made up under Qin Xuan's leadership, and even reached an unprecedented height!

  "Phew... family matters have been settled, but for the crisis three months later, Qin Xuan still has a very long way to go. This mysterious world will also slowly unfold, and more than 100 heroes will appear one by one. Please look forward with me, brothers! Also, please give me some dragon suits, don't forget to collect and recommend votes O(∩_∩)O"