Chapter 7 New Clues

Jiang Yongguang was a pretty stand-up guy, and he was really concerned about Sister Xiaomei's situation. Even when interrogating Shopkeeper Wang, he was still thinking about it.

Seeing us ask, Jiang Yongguang first played coy and said, "Don't be impatient. This needs to be discussed slowly. Last night, I discussed history with Shopkeeper Wang, and I learned a lot. It turns out that Boguan doesn't refer to a single emperor, but an entire dynasty, or rather, a tribe..."

Before he could finish, Xiao Liang interrupted, "We already know that. Chen Rongsheng and I were discussing it last night. The ancient Shu tombs under the Tuo River and the Ya River are both the Boguan King's tombs."

Hearing this, Jiang Yongguang looked disappointed and said, "You already knew? I wanted to give you a lesson."

He looked exactly like I did last night when I failed to show off in front of Xiao Liang.

He continued, "According to Shopkeeper Wang's deduction, the Boguan Dynasty lasted for about six hundred years in history. At that time, the average lifespan of the Shu people was between thirty and forty years, which translates to at least fifteen kings in the entire Boguan Dynasty."

Hearing this, Xiao Liang immediately guessed his meaning and said, "So, there are at least fifteen tombs of the Boguan Dynasty, right? And we have only found two of them so far."

Jiang Yongguang gave Xiao Liang a thumbs up and praised, "Xiao Liang's mind works fast. That's right, that's what I mean. Shopkeeper Wang deduced that there are probably a dozen more large tombs of the same size as the Tuo River tomb and the Ya River tomb, but because these ancient tombs are too old and involve crustal movement, they are difficult to discover."

At this time, Uncle Mei couldn't help but ask, "I understand the reasoning, but what does this have to do with finding my An'an?"

Jiang Yongguang quickly explained, "Third Brother, don't worry, you'll understand the connection after I finish."

Uncle Mei had to patiently nod and said nothing more.

Jiang Yongguang continued, "Shopkeeper Wang revealed an important piece of information to me. He said that after Master Gao located the dragon veins (feng shui point) in the Tuo River, he did not immediately return to the capital. Instead, he went to Mamuhe River and Xiaoshi River. Shopkeeper Wang originally wanted to send someone to accompany him, but Master Gao declined."

I immediately asked, "From Shopkeeper Wang's description, it seems that Master Gao found more than just two dragon veins. Could he have been looking for dragon veins in the Mamuhe River and Xiaoshi River as well?"

"Your idea is the same as Shopkeeper Wang's speculation," Jiang Yongguang said. "Shopkeeper Wang also suspects that Master Gao's trip south was to locate all the ancient tombs of the Boguan Dynasty. After all, a thief never leaves empty-handed, and he rarely comes to Sichuan."

We all nodded.

Jiang Yongguang added, "Another point is that Master Gao's goal is obviously to decipher the script of the ancient Shu kingdom through the ancient Shu jade slips in order to understand the civilization of the ancient Shu kingdom. But to decipher an unknown script, you must have a large amount of text. The two ancient Shu jade slips from the Tuo River tomb and the Ya River tomb are not enough to decipher a script, so he must obtain more ancient Shu jade slips. This means he must dig up a few more tombs."

After listening, Xiao Liang tilted his head and thought for a while, then asked, "But why did Master Gao hide it from Shopkeeper Wang when he went to locate other dragon veins? Why didn't he just let Shopkeeper Wang steal the other tombs as well?"

"Because he doesn't want to put all his eggs in one basket," Jiang Yongguang said. "Think about it, Shopkeeper Wang only stole two tombs and was already exposed, and we followed the clues to wipe them out. If he had told Shopkeeper Wang about three or four tombs, wouldn't all these tombs be ruined? All the ancient Shu jade slips in these tombs would have been confiscated by us."

Xiao Liang nodded repeatedly and said, "I see. It seems that Master Gao is quite cautious. He probably contacted several different tomb raiding gangs to steal the tombs separately."

"Of course," Jiang Yongguang said. "People who have risen to his position are old foxes who have been around for many years."

Then he looked at me and Uncle Mei and said, "Speaking of which, didn't you suspect that the White-Clad Immortal was Master Gao's person? If she really is related to Master Gao, she will definitely appear in other Boguan tombs, right?"

Uncle Mei and I suddenly understood and nodded, "That's right!"

Jiang Yongguang continued, "Even if she is not Master Gao's person, you also said that her goal is to find the ancient Shu jade slips, so she will definitely go to other Boguan tombs. Therefore, as long as we find the remaining Boguan tombs, we will always be able to catch the White-Clad Immortal."

"That's the idea!"

After clarifying this relationship, I suddenly had a goal.

As long as we find the other Boguan tombs, we can catch the White-Clad Immortal!

As long as we catch the White-Clad Immortal, we can rescue Sister Xiaomei and avenge Aunt Mei!

At this moment, I didn't even feel the pain in my wounds. I couldn't wait to get up and take action.

Xiao Liang saw that I was eager to try and quickly held my arm down, saying, "Chen Rongsheng, don't get excited. The most important thing now is to recover from your injuries. Don't rush it."

Jiang Yongguang also comforted, "Yes, you and Third Brother should recover from your injuries first. Leave the search for the ancient tombs to me. I'll go to Shopkeeper Wang again today and see if I can find any new clues."

I agreed verbally, but my mind had already drifted outside the hospital.

Knowing that Sister Xiaomei was still in the hands of that merciless White-Clad Immortal, how could I be in the mood to rest in the hospital bed?

After Jiang Yongguang left, I couldn't wait to go through the discharge procedures.

Later, the nurse told me that the reason why Uncle Mei and I were hospitalized was not because our injuries were so serious.

After all, we only suffered superficial wounds, which were not enough to warrant hospitalization.

The key was that we were bitten by some unusual creatures - piranhas in the underground river and Xi rats in the Ming Dynasty tomb.

The hospital suspected that these two types of creatures carried some parasites, viruses, or the like. If Uncle Mei and I spread these things, the consequences would be disastrous. Therefore, we had to be hospitalized for observation for two days and cooperate with some tests.

Fortunately, the test results came out that noon. We did not have any infectious pathogens, which meant that we could be discharged that day.

Xiao Liang, who had been taking care of us, was still a little worried and suggested that we rest for two more days, but Uncle Mei and I didn't want to stay in the hospital anymore. We wanted to go out and find Sister Xiaomei as soon as possible.

Xiao Liang couldn't win, so he had to agree in the end. He completed the discharge procedures for us that afternoon and sent us home.

Hu Wazi, who had been guarding the house, didn't know that Uncle Mei and I were hospitalized. In the past two days, Jiang Yongguang and Xiao Liang had forgotten about him because they were too busy.

Seeing us return covered in wounds, Hu Wazi became anxious on the spot and almost went to Jiang Yongguang to demand an explanation, but fortunately, Uncle Mei managed to stop him.

After packing our luggage, I turned to Xiao Liang and asked, "By the way, Xiao Liang, are you free tomorrow?"

Xiao Liang thought for a while and said, "If Officer Jiang doesn't need my help, I'll be free. What's the matter?"

I said, "I want to go to Mamuhe River to see if I can find any clues. Didn't Shopkeeper Wang say that Master Gao went to Mamuhe River after leaving the Ya River?"

Xiao Liang couldn't help but laugh and said, "Chen Rongsheng, you don't want to learn from Master Gao and look for dragon veins, do you? That's something he's been studying for decades. You're just an amateur, you're just messing around!"

I said helplessly, "What else can I do? I want to rescue Sister Xiaomei as soon as possible, but I don't have any other way. I can only try my luck."

Xiao Liang narrowed his eyes and thought for a while, then suddenly had an idea and said to me, "I do have a way."