Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 451 Treasure Map

Although everyone in the village knows that their village is guarding a treasure map left by their ancestors, only the village chief knows where the treasure map is and how to retrieve it.

Therefore, only Boss Shi came over to operate the equipment at this time, while everyone else consciously stayed away.

Yunyi took two steps back, trying to avoid suspicion, but not completely. After all, she was going to give her the things anyway, so what was there to avoid?

Old Master Shi moved half of the offering table in the ancestral hall, revealing two doors with a padlock hanging on them.

Yunyi: ...

This secret room is way too simple, isn't it?

Boss Shi reached into his crotch and rummaged around for a while before finally pulling out a small cloth bag. He opened it and took out a key.

Yunyi's lips twitched; the key smelled rather strong.

Boss Shi unlocked the door and opened it. The expected secret passage didn't appear; instead, there was a wall with a piece of parchment pasted on it, which was clearly a family tree.

"This is the treasure map?" Yunyi stared wide-eyed in surprise.

"This is our Shi family genealogy."

"Is it related to the treasure map?"

“It’s alright,” Boss Shi shook his head, “but it’s related to these two doors.”

"Hmm?" Yunyi watched as Elder Shi removed the two doors. "Is the treasure map inside?"

“That’s right.” Old Shi nodded. “You wouldn’t believe it, would you? Our ancestors were quite clever.” As he spoke, he picked up an axe from the side and split the wooden door open from the edge. He pulled out a piece of parchment, or rather, a parchment package. After opening it, he took out a treasure map.

Another piece was taken out from the other door.

The ancestors of the Shi family divided one-eighth of the treasure map into two parts and hid them in two small doors.

Yunyi couldn't help but give a thumbs up. She had to admit, this was a really brilliant idea. Even if someone found this place, they wouldn't have guessed it was inside the door.

"Take a look." Boss Shi placed two pieces of kraft paper in front of Yunyi. "These were cut in half."

Yunyi glanced at it, then conjured up a treasure map out of thin air and compared it with the two; it was indeed one of them.

Boss Shi was so surprised he almost cried out, but he covered his mouth in the end.

Yunyi ignored him and instead placed the two treasure maps together in front of him. She found that they were not connected, so she took out another map, which should be connected to the first one, and the whole map matched.

Boss Shi's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Just who was this woman?

However, before she could ask, she saw Yunyi wave her hand over the treasure map, and all the treasure maps on the ground disappeared.

"You...you are a monster?" It took Old Man Shi a long time to find his voice, but he didn't dare to speak loudly. Instead, he asked in a low voice.

“I told you, I’m a fairy,” Yunyi smiled. “If I were a monster, you would all be dead long ago.”

"That's right." Old Shi nodded hurriedly, "Thank you for saving my life, fairy." He then knelt down and kowtowed.

Yunyi's lips twitched, but she didn't stop them: "Alright, since you've pledged allegiance to me, I certainly won't abandon you. Get up, let's heal the villagers first."

Old Master Shi nodded, then nailed the two wooden doors back on and locked them again before getting up and leading everyone out of the ancestral hall.

The villagers clearly sensed the change in the village chief's attitude. Although he had previously wanted to submit, he had done so with resentment. However, after leaving the ancestral hall, that resentment had vanished.

The villagers all followed the village chief's lead, after all, he was the patriarch of the Shi family. So, seeing that the village chief was being respectful, they naturally didn't need to be stubborn.

Treating dozens of people is a huge undertaking, and Yunyi couldn't stay here indefinitely. So, she left Zhao Que some medicine pills and taught him acupuncture techniques.

However, acupuncture is just a smokescreen; the real medicine is the pills.

"You're just going to teach me like this?" Zhao Que was quite surprised.

"Is there a problem?" Yunyi looked at the other person. "The whole village is mine now." As she spoke, she took out the Shi family heirloom that the village chief had given her and showed it to him. "If you want to stay in this village, then you are mine."

Zhao Que frowned.

“Of course, you’re not a member of the Shi clan, so you can leave if you want.” Yunyi didn’t force anyone. “The acupuncture technique I taught you has a detoxifying effect, and you might be able to use it in the future.”

"What I mean is, aren't these kinds of acupuncture techniques usually unique? And you're just teaching me this..."

“I can only carry it forward if I teach it to you,” Yunyi said dismissively. “You can’t make progress if you’re stuck in your ways.” She learned this detoxification acupuncture technique in her small world. It doesn’t require many acupuncture points, but the effect is quite good.

However, this wouldn't be enough to eliminate the Gu worms, so she also prepared pills made with spiritual spring water.

Zhao Que remained silent, his heart filled with complex emotions, but he still obediently followed Yun Yi to administer acupuncture treatments to the villagers.

Seeing that he could operate it independently, Yunyi prepared to leave.

"Young Miss, you're leaving already? What are we going to do?" Boss Shi asked.

"You should get treatment first. After the worms are expelled, you'll need to rest for at least a few days, three to five days at most. I'll come back once you're completely healed."

"But……"

“No buts.” Yunyi interrupted, “No one is allowed to leave the village during this period.”

"Alright then." Old Man Shi didn't dare ask any more questions.

After having a simple lunch in the village, Yunyi led Gu Chengyun and the others to leave the village and go down the mountain.

Gu Chengyun looked at Yunyi with a hesitant expression, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

"Cousin Yun, just say what you have to say." Yunyi couldn't take it anymore and had no choice but to ask.

"Why didn't you ask them who poisoned them? The villagers definitely don't have the Gu worms. What if the person behind this comes back again?"

"There's no need," Yun Yi smiled. "Now that what they were protecting has been given to me, why would the person behind them come here? To kill?"

Gu Chengyun was speechless.

"I reckon the person behind this also knows what the villagers are guarding, but before they can get it, they created some kind of curse and then brought out a savior. If this continues, and the villagers keep getting into trouble, and the person behind it appears to heal them, then maybe they'll have achieved their goal. But now that I've intercepted it, I don't care who it is."

Gu Chengyun twitched the corner of his mouth. This cousin he had just met seemed to be acting unpredictably. However, it seemed that was indeed the case.