Imperial Treasure
Chapter 249 - 181: Underwater, Beneath the Cliff!

Chapter 249: Chapter 181: Underwater, Beneath the Cliff!

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The gate was bolted. The ghostly shadow paused in front of the gate, then with a leap, it climbed the persimmon tree next to the outside window and lay on the branches, its green-glowing eyes fixed on the person in the bed inside the room after the window was opened.

The person in the bed, covered with a thick quilt, lay in a peaceful posture, eyes closed, breathing evenly.

Although it possessed the power of spirit communication, it didn’t understand what humans called a "sleeping beauty". It only knew that it wanted to bite this person to death and suck their energy, not only to heal its injuries but also to greatly replenish itself. (Don’t worry, this isn’t a scary story from "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio").

Since it wanted to, it just did it, thus the ghostly fox shadow moved silently from the branch like a sticky bug... seeming like the next second it could leap nearer to that window, pounce onto the bed, and bite the woman to death in one breath.

In a moment, the ghostly fox shadow had already crouched on its hind legs, ready to spring inside.

It was also at that instant.

It saw a pair of eyes.

The person on the bed had opened their eyes!

A pair of eyes met another pair, supernatural facing the serene.

The moonlight was dim.

What a scene it was?

It was again a moment of confrontation and decision.

The next second!

Whoosh!

The Giant Fox had flipped and swooped down from the tree, escaping from the yard like flying!

Right after that, a shadow also dashed out from the house. Sui Yi landed in the yard silently, with a light tap of her foot she dashed forward. In her hand was not a chopping knife but a Shaving Knife essential for bamboo carving, slender and sharp, and more portable, at first glance resembling a fine sword, naturally a Shaving Knife fit better in hand compared to the wide and cumbersome chopping knife. This Shaving Knife had been specifically requested from Old Lady Mao San by Sui Yi before going to sleep, saying it was for self-defense.

Actually, she had anticipated that the Giant Fox would come for revenge...

Swish, in the dim moonlight, Sui Yi followed the Giant Fox into the pitch-black mountain path, like a phantom.

The Giant Fox seemed to fear Sui Yi catching up to it, occasionally turning its head to check behind, though seeing no one, it dared not let its guard down; after all, it had been tricked last time by the tone. Foxes could be even more cunning than humans; this time it wouldn’t be fooled so easily, thus it kept running making loops... If it had been an ordinary person, they would have either been lost or worn out by now.

But Sui Yi always remained hidden in the dark. While it wasn’t difficult to kill this Giant Fox, mainly, she wanted to know how exactly this fox had managed to completely recover from its injuries in just half a day!

She could even see under the moonlight that there wasn’t a knife wound on its belly, just a black trace.

This was too eerie; even her own healing powers weren’t this formidable,

Perhaps, there were secrets hidden in these mountains.

Sui Yi weighed her options and then suppressed her intention to kill the fox, opting instead to play a game of hide and seek. About an hour later, the fox finally lost its patience.

It changed its previous manner of looping around and darted into a secluded trail, which wasn’t really a path at all—overgrown with weeds and dense bamboo.

It was too difficult to traverse.

So Sui Yi could only move above...

Climbing the bamboo, leaping from one to another, all while keeping hidden from the Giant Fox; the level of difficulty was immense, and this was the first time Sui Yi had to be so cautious.

And thus, she lost track of the fox.

"Ran away? As expected, cunning; with just this kind of path it’s enough to shake off any pursuers, but this place—"

Sui Yi had an excellent memory; with the help of the moonlight, she could easily distinguish that this place resembled the geographical location drawn on the sheepskin scroll. After all, it was deep in the mountains; over so many years, hardly anything had changed.

"Could it be related to the hidden treasure—there’s no other explanation. Perhaps this fox had even seen Mao Sanqing back then..."

Sui Yi speculated as her body also drifted away.

She didn’t need to follow the fox; she already knew where it was hiding!

Another half an hour.

Sui Yi matched the location and finally found the position noted on the sheepskin scroll.

The cliff.

Hmm, this place is a cliff?

Sui Yi stood at the tip of the cliff, looking down she could see the contours of Mao Bamboo Mountain and the ghostly bamboo forest under the moonlight, the rustling of the bamboo leaves with the wind.

A slight breeze, a touch of cold emotion.

Sui Yi took a deep breath and suddenly leaped from the cliff!

If the moon had eyes, it surely would have witnessed this terrifying scene.

And after the shock, seen the person who had leaped onto the mountain face already crawling under the cliff belly, quickly rappelling down...

In no time, she was at the bottom of the mountain stream.

Below was a shallow water beach, surrounded by towering cliffs that seemed to lead nowhere.

And here the bamboo had propagated naturally, so it appeared wildly cluttered.