Hu Xiaotian perked up the moment he heard it was a treasure site. If they found the treasure Emperor Taizong had left behind, wouldn't their uprising yield half the results for twice the effort? But Qiqi was a descendant of the Long clan, after all. Surely the girl wasn't planning to use that money to restore Great Kang?
"The place marked on the map seems to be Lone Smoke City on Great Yong's Northern Frontier," Hu Xiaotian said. "Even if this treasure map is real, and we follow it and find the treasure without a hitch, how are we supposed to get all that wealth out of Great Yong?"
Hu Xiaotian wasn't deliberately throwing cold water on her hopes. Everything he said was true. Qiqi couldn't help sighing. "Distant water can't quench an immediate thirst. You're right. Even if we find the treasure, we'll only end up sewing someone else's wedding gown." She handed him the War Sage Formation Diagram.
"For me?" Hu Xiaotian had thought Qiqi was only saying it, never expecting her to actually give him the War Sage Formation Diagram.
"I don't understand military strategy, so it's no use to me anyway," Qiqi said. "Your journey to Eastern Liang Commandery will be fraught with danger. You'll face Great Yong's threat at every turn. I don't know whether this War Sage Formation Diagram is really so miraculous, but I believe it will at least help you establish a foothold."
"Then I'll accept it," Hu Xiaotian said.
Qiqi gave him the treasure map as well.
This time, Hu Xiaotian truly felt overwhelmed by her favor. This map led to the Long Family's treasure, yet Qiqi had casually handed it to an outsider like him. Did she harbor no suspicions about him at all? Or was she trying to win