1160: Chapter 1160: Difficult to Send Off the God (6) 1160: Chapter 1160: Difficult to Send Off the God (6) ââYouâre saying that Shaoyao is from Song Manor?'â Yang Ruxin suddenly looked up.
Du Juan nodded: âJiaozhou Quanzhou Prefecture, Humen County, Song Manorâitâs certain.â
âDoes that mean the other four guardians of the treasure map are respectively called Lamei, Mudan, Yingchun, and Furong?â Yang Ruxinâs brows furrowed ever higher.
âHowâŠ
How do you know this?â Du Juan frowned.
âAre they located in Wanliu TownâŠâ Yang Ruxin frowned, trying hard to recall the cryptic letter she had found in Zhao Yicongâs study, âSuikao County, Guanghua County, and Daping Village?â
Du Juan was instantly horrified: âMiss Yang, howâŠ
how do you know so well?
YouâŠâ Her heart suddenly surged with alarm.
Yang Ruxin let out a sigh of relief, she had finally understood the meaning of the letter in Zhao Yicongâs study.
Just as Gu Qingheng had speculated, the two of them were quite confused looking at that piece of paper because it depicted six flowers, each corresponding to a few characters.
For example, the Du Juan flower corresponded to the character âXingâ, and the Shaoyao flower matched the character âSongâ.
At the time, Qingheng thought they might represent place names and checked them out one by one.
Indeed, such villages and towns existed, but they never guessed what the flowers meant.
Now it seemed, Kang Wang Zhao Gou was truly clever back then, in choosing these six maids, it wasnât random selection.
The first character of their ancestral homes combined to form the six characters âGuang (ćčż) Xing Dasong Wansuiâ (Light the Glory of the Great Song Forever).
âI discovered a cryptic letter in the study of the County Magistrate of Wangjiang County, Zhao Yicong.
It was too secretive, so I took a careful look but didnât understand the meaning.
But just now when you mentioned the Du Juan flower, it reminded me that the letter depicted a Du Juan flower with the character âXingâ beneath it.
You then said you were from Xing County, and later mentioned that Shaoyao was from Song Manor.
I connected the dots, yet never expectedâŠâ
âWe originally thought we would guard this secret generation after generation until one day a descendant of Kang Wang would come with the orders to take away the treasure map, and we would have fulfilled our duty.
But we did not expect that before the orders arrived, the descendants of Zhao Cheng found out.
Now, the secret is no longer a secretâŠâ A wave of relief washed over Du Juan, âAs far as I know, Lamei, Mudan, and Shaoyao are all dead.
The treasure map left behind by Shaoyao was handed to me, but the other two were probably taken by forceâŠ
As for Yingchun and Furong, Iâve lost contact with themâŠ
I fear the worst has happened to themâŠâ
âSo what do you plan to do?â Yang Ruxinâs head began to ache.
âIâm looking for someone who can protect meâŠâ Du Juanâs gaze was fixated upon Yang Ruxin.
âLet me tell you, I saved you purely out of goodwill.
I donât want my whole family to get involved in all this palace intrigue and martial world strife.
Iâm not interested in treasures either; I just want to earn my modest living and lead a simple life.
So, Iâll let you stay here to heal for a couple of days, then youâd better get lost quickâŠâ Yang Ruxin felt goosebumps from being stared at and quickly clarified her stance.
âHeh, Miss Yang, havenât you heard that itâs easy to invite a deity but difficult to send one away?â Du Juan laughed, âNow that Iâve told you my secret, I wonât leaveâŠâ Saying this, she reached down to her thigh and untied a scroll of sheepskin, âThis is the share of the treasure from Shaoyao.
Her ancestor, on his deathbed, peeled off the patterned skin from his back and passed it down from generation to generationâŠ
But now Shaoyaoâs family has been annihilatedâŠâ