Lisha Suburb.
Li Qiuzhi forgave Hu Tao for her impertinence... Well, after all, who could blame him when she was such a cute girl?
He simply had the least resistance to girls like her.
They used Elemental Power to clear away all the nearby Monster corpses, then went to the spot where Yun Jin said she had found a chest.
It was behind a rock.
The chest was a "Precious Chest." Who knew where those Hilichurls had found it?
Aside from the chest, the remaining goods seemed to be farm produce such as vegetables and fruit.
That made sense. When Hilichurls robbed people, they tended to be particularly fond of food.
After all, other things meant nothing to creatures of their limited intelligence.
For instance, beside the wooden crates of produce lay a backpack. It had been torn open, and inside was a large pile of books.
Perhaps the Hilichurls had discovered that its contents were inedible and simply tossed it aside.
Somewhat curious, Li Qiuzhi went over, picked up a book, and examined its cover. A few large characters appeared to have been handwritten on it with a brush:
Ming... hai... qi... xia?
Hmm, there seemed to be a few more words after that, but perhaps because the book was so old, they were no longer legible.
"..."
Li Qiuzhi stared at it silently, seemingly lost in thought.
After all, as he grew stronger, recalling things became increasingly easy.
He seemed to remember that, in the story, when Ningguang undertook her plan to rebuild the Jade Chamber, she needed to find a special piece of Mingxia Floating Stone. The Traveler should have found it in the abode of this Minghai Qixia, the True Lord.
Supposedly, his abode held so many treasures that Adventurers called it a "great treasure trove"!