Chapter 492: Chapter 492: The An Family’s Treasure

Inside the box was a blood-stained cloth bag. Su Qing found it very familiar. It was Su Shengjun’s—Li Wan had sewn it for him by hand. The bag was even embroidered with a few wintersweet blossoms. Li Wan loved wintersweet, and Su Qing also had clothes with wintersweet blossoms embroidered by her, identical to the ones on this bag!

’So, Su Shengjun really did fall off this cliff back then. Was he saved by this caretaker?’ Su Qing opened the cloth bag and saw some medicine inside—various ointments and powders for treating injuries. She pressed her lips together, placed the bag back in the box, and continued reading the letters.

It turned out that Su Shengjun had indeed fallen to the bottom of the cliff all those years ago. However, he was incredibly lucky. Although he was severely injured, his fall was broken by a tree. Thanks to the caretaker’s timely medical attention, his life was saved.

But while his life was saved, Su Shengjun had suffered a blow to the head and developed amnesia, unable to remember anything. To make matters worse, a severe injury to his lower back left him unable to walk again.

This caretaker had been guarding the An Family’s treasure alone at the bottom of the cliff and was terribly lonely. Although Su Shengjun had amnesia and was paralyzed, he was company for the old man. He naturally took good care of him, and over time, the two became good friends.

But the good times didn’t last. Three years later, Su Shengjun came down with a high fever. This was the inner region of Baihua Mountain, and the aging caretaker had no way to carry a paralyzed Su Shengjun out of the mountains for treatment. So, despite the caretaker’s best efforts, Su Shengjun eventually succumbed to his illness. The grave not far from the wooden cabin belonged to Su Shengjun.

Even with amnesia, Su Shengjun still thought of his family. He firmly believed he had a family and that they were waiting for him to come home. Therefore, before he died, Su Shengjun asked the caretaker to keep his cloth bag instead of burning it. He hoped that if his family ever came looking for him one day, they might be able to recognize him by it.

After finishing the letters, Su Qing sighed deeply. She looked at the desiccated body on the wooden bed and said sincerely, "Thank you!"

From the three letters, Su Qing learned that the caretaker had died of poisoning. Because he was very old and his eyesight was failing, he had accidentally eaten poisonous mushrooms and died as a result. These three letters were what he had left behind before his passing.

Su Qing had come to this world and taken over the original owner’s body. By now, she had long since come to truly see Li Wan and Su Shengjun as her own parents. Therefore, to Su Qing, this caretaker was her father’s savior.

Su Qing dug a grave next to Su Shengjun’s and laid the caretaker to rest.

Now that Su Shengjun had also been laid to rest, Su Qing had no plans to move his grave. Both she and Li Wan were no longer in Lihua Village. Besides the two of them, she doubted anyone left in the Su Family genuinely cared for Su Shengjun. Even if his grave were moved to Lihua Village, it was unlikely anyone would ever visit to pay their respects. As for Beijing, Su Qing didn’t plan on letting Li Wan know about this either. Li Wan had a new life now. Neither she nor Gu Xinsheng wanted Li Wan to be hurt by the past again.

’It’s better to let Su Shengjun rest in peace here in Baihua Mountain with this old caretaker. I’ll just come visit often to pay my respects.’

After burying the caretaker, Su Qing returned to the wooden cabin. Using the perspective of the surrounding plants, she quickly found the switch for the treasure vault’s entrance. Although she didn’t intend to take these things for herself, Su Qing was curious. Just how much had Mr. An left behind in Baihua Mountain all those years ago, that An Zhihan’s uncles were still so obsessed with sending people to search for it after so many years?

The An Family’s treasure was located right beneath the cabin. When the switch was activated, a wooden chest by the bed slid to the side, revealing an opening with a stone staircase winding downwards.

Su Qing raised an eyebrow at the sight. The stone steps were neatly carved, not looking like they were built in a hurry. ’It seems Mr. An of the An Family prepared this hiding place in Baihua Mountain long ago,’ she thought. ’That must be why he left all the things he couldn’t take with him here. The caretaker left to watch over everything was probably a very loyal servant of Mr. An. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have stayed on guard here for decades.’

After opening the entrance, Su Qing waited a moment before taking a flashlight out of her space and heading down the stone steps.

The staircase wasn’t too long, and soon, Su Qing arrived in the stone chamber where the treasure was kept.

The stone chamber wasn’t particularly large, only about thirty-something square meters. However, it was packed with items. Stacks of chests took up nearly four-fifths of the entire chamber, piled one on top of the other to a height taller than a person.

Su Qing didn’t touch the chests herself. Instead, she controlled a creeping vine to take a quick peek inside them. All sorts of antiques, calligraphy, paintings, porcelain decorations, pearls, and gems were neatly arranged in the chests, along with Big Yellow Fish and small yellow fish, and even many expensive fabrics.

Su Qing was left speechless. When the An Family left Xiyuan County for Xiangcheng back then, they must have taken a great deal with them; otherwise, they wouldn’t have become the wealthy and powerful family in Xiangcheng they were today. And yet, the sheer amount of things they had left behind in Baihua Mountain was still astonishing. It was clear just how incredibly wealthy the An Family had been. Never mind the Big Yellow Fish and small yellow fish—just a few of those antiques and paintings would be worth a fortune in a few years.

The thought that An Zhihan’s uncles, who had been searching everywhere for so long, would never find all this treasure—and that it would end up in An Zhihan’s hands instead—made Su Qing want to laugh. ’If they ever found out,’ she thought, ’they’d probably hate Mr. An to death.’

However, Su Qing didn’t feel the least bit of sympathy for Mr. An. His attitude toward An Zhihan’s family alone was enough to give her a poor impression of him.

After looking around the stone chamber, Su Qing left, closing the entrance behind her. She also put the three letters and the wooden box from the table into her space before finally leaving the cabin.

She paid her respects once more at the graves of Su Shengjun and the caretaker, then headed back toward the small grove where she had come from.

At this time, the swarm of snakes that Su Qing had restrained was still struggling. When they saw her approaching, they all stared at her coldly, flicking their tongues. Su Qing gave them an indifferent glance before grabbing the vine rope she had used to get down and began climbing back up the cliff.

The area below the cliff was actually a valley, but the path out was very long. Not wanting to take the long way around, Su Qing decided to simply climb straight up. Just after she left, the vines that had been restraining the snakes rustled and fell to the ground. Now free, the snakes hissed resentfully in the direction Su Qing had gone, but ultimately, they could only disperse helplessly.

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