Ancient Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 34 Treasure

Yao Rongrong and Lin Xiu exchanged a glance, took out the wooden box, and then looked into the hidden compartment. There was a small bundle there, which they also took out.

The bundle was shaken, making a clattering sound inside that sounded somewhat familiar. Opening it, it indeed contained a pile of copper coins, strung together with red string; it looked to be a little over half a string, about sixty coins.

Lin Xiu took out the string of copper coins, looked at them, and said, "What a pity."

He had collected quite a few of these things in Mengzhou City, but they had all become useless, so he didn't bother to collect them.

He remembered those who fled the city; some took all their money with them, while others stole the remaining wealth from the families of the dead. He wondered whether they ever used the money they took.

"Yes, it's a pity..."

Yao Rongrong sighed and said, "When I used to walk alone, I would see money on the road, and I didn't know who had left it there. There were copper coins and silver coins. But in this world, these things are ultimately useless."

Lin Xiu suddenly thought of something and said, "That's not necessarily true. Miss Yao, these things are useless to us ordinary people, but they might be useful to you."

"Miss Yao, didn't the arrows you picked up earlier work well? Can't these copper coins also be used as hidden weapons? They're so small and easy to carry, and there are plenty of them. In a crucial moment, they could even be used for a 'scattering of flowers' attack."

Yao Rongrong said, "Sir, you're overthinking it. I've tried it before, and this money is too light. It's better to pick up some pebbles."

Lin Xiu didn't mind and said, "If you don't need it, give it to me."

He thought to himself that if it were before, it might not have been of much use to him, but now it was different. He had also practiced the method taught by Yao Rongrong, and his strength and other aspects were much stronger than before. If he continued to train, he should be able to become even stronger.

These copper coins might not be convenient for Yao Rongrong to use, but if I become stronger, I might be able to give them a try.

Even if we don't aim to kill the enemy, we can use it to protect ourselves.

If an enemy gets close, you can use the "Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers" move to throw out a handful of money. If you have enough strength, the money might hurt your opponent and make them retreat, giving you a chance to escape.

Yao Rongrong glanced at Lin Xiu, but didn't say anything more, and turned to look at the wooden box.

The wooden box isn't very big; it can be easily picked up with one hand. It's a bit heavy, and the overall color is dark red. I don't know if it was painted red or if it was made of red wood.

After picking up the wooden box, Yao Rongrong did not rush to open it. Instead, she tapped and shook it in her hand.

When the wooden box is shaken, something inside makes a "gurgling" sound, as if something is rolling around. When you tap it with your knuckles, the sound is also a "thump thump thump" sound, which shows that the wood used to make the box is of good quality.

Apart from that, Lin Xiu couldn't hear anything else.

But Yao Rongrong must have been able to glean more information from it, right? Anyway, Yao Rongrong kept tapping on and on, tapping left, right, up, down, tapping the wooden box from every angle.

"call……"

After she finished knocking, she let out a soft breath.

Lin Xiu noticed something amiss and asked, "Is the lady checking if there are any traps inside?"

Yao Rongrong smiled charmingly and said, "Yes, as expected of you, sir, you could tell at a glance. It's always better to be careful than not. I learned this from you, sir."

Lin Xiu looked bewildered. He had been telling stories by Jin Yong, not by Gu Long, which were full of plot holes.

But if the female knight says so, then so be it.

"You flatter me."

Lin Xiu shamelessly admitted it outright.

Yao Rongrong carefully opened the wooden box. Although she had already confirmed it by tapping and listening to the sound, she still didn't dare to be careless. What if there were still mechanisms inside that she hadn't detected?

Fortunately, after opening it, no poisoned arrows suddenly shot out.

Lin Xiu and Yao Rongrong both breathed a sigh of relief. Inside the wooden box lay a small, emerald-green porcelain bottle, smaller than the one Yao Rongrong had picked up from the Star Gazing Sect at Wolong Mountain, but also more exquisite.

Lin Xiu's eyes lit up when he saw the bottle, and he asked, "Could there be some kind of elixir inside that's beneficial for cultivation?"

Yao Rongrong said cautiously, "I don't know, I'll have to take a closer look."

As she spoke, she took out the emerald green porcelain bottle, held it in her hand to examine it carefully, shook it, and listened to it.

Lin Xiu's gaze, however, shifted to the wooden box.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but when Yao Rongrong put the wooden box down, he vaguely saw the bottom of the box wobble slightly, as if it had shifted and then returned to its original position.

Did my eyesight get blurry from practicing meditation?

The thought flashed through his mind, and he drew the dagger hanging from his waist and poked it into the wooden box.

This dagger was salvaged from a previous dead body. To be on the safe side, using the dagger instead of a finger to poke a couple of times is just the right thing to do.

"Miss Yao, when you tapped down there just now, didn't you notice anything different?"

Lin Xiu asked.

Yao Rongrong shifted her attention from the small porcelain bottle and said, "No, the sound from below sounds a bit muffled, but it's very even and consistent throughout, nothing unusual. What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Before Lin Xiu could answer, she saw the dagger in his hand pierce the bottom of the wooden box, causing the bottom plate to shift slightly.

Is that bottom plank movable?! And there's another compartment underneath?!

The two exchanged a glance, both slightly surprised.

After the wooden board was poked, a crack appeared. Lin Xiu inserted his dagger and gently lifted the board up.

The wooden board is made of a different material than the rest of the box; it is a thin sheet that fits perfectly to the bottom from left to right, and is slightly narrower at the top and bottom, but you can't tell unless you look closely.

The wooden planks were covered in splinters. Luckily, Lin Xiu didn't touch them, or he might have gotten pricked.

Once opened, the true contents were revealed: two booklets were placed inside, one on top of the other, supporting the wooden board.

The smaller one on top has a title that you can see: The Tale of Granny Feng.

To see the title on the cover of the next book, you need to take out the book above first.

The book cover was made of finely textured silk cloth dyed bronze, and the upper right side of the cover was also covered with fine cloth with the title written on it: "Comprehensive Map of the World".

Lin Xiu's heart skipped a beat. He wasn't sure what "Zong Zhe" meant, but he could roughly guess. However, he immediately understood the meaning of the four characters "天下舆图" (Map of the World).

I was complaining about not having a map, and now it's suddenly appeared?!

He carefully turned the wooden box upside down, took out two books, first put down the book "The Tale of Granny Feng", then took out the book "General Map of the World", opened it and was immediately delighted.

"Miss Yao, we have a map now!"