Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

Chapter 438 Domain Illusion (3)

But Hu Yong chuckled a few times and said, "It's not that I don't trust your master's judgment, it's just that some things that happened in the past few months really are..." Then he chuckled again.

Bai Yixing was a little angry and said, "What's the big deal?! We encountered a tsunami at sea, and then we encountered the merman who killed people without blinking an eye. This... How can you blame me? It's not what I wanted! Brother Qin Gang, please judge. So many people died, how can you blame me?"

Qin Gang coughed twice and said, "This is a natural disaster. It's really not your fault."

Bai Yixing added: "Besides, if I hadn't ordered everyone to point the boat vertically towards the tsunami and move all the heavy objects to the bow, how could you guys still be alive now? You would have died long ago!"

Hu Yong did not answer any more, but just laughed to hide his embarrassment.

The few of them were silent for a while, and they climbed up the path to the ancestral temple. Hu Yong, who was short and fat, began to pant heavily.

Chu Xiaomu wanted to see what they were going to do, so he followed them on tiptoe. Although it was pitch black, he was afraid of being discovered by the Snow Country people, so he didn't dare to get too close. Especially Qin Gang, Chu Xiaomu always felt that he was a little weird.

When they were about to reach the ancestral temple, Bai Yixing extinguished the torches, and several people immediately disappeared into the darkness like a group of mountain cats. Only their light footsteps and Hu Yong's breathing could be heard.

Bai Yixing whispered, "Speak softly, don't let them find out." He was talking to Hu Yong.

Hu Yong really held his breath and made no sound.

The five people did not go forward directly, but waited in the dark for a while.

Bai Yixing whispered, "It looks like there is indeed no one guarding it."

Hu Yong took a few deep breaths and said, "I told you long ago that there was no one, but you just didn't believe me! Do you believe me now?"

Bai Yixing did not answer him, but asked Qin Gang: "Brother Qin Gang, what should we do now?"

Qin Gang said: "What else can we do? Hurry up and lift it out and put it on the boat as soon as possible!"

Chu Xiaomu thought: "What they are going to carry must be the very valuable thing that Hu Yong mentioned, but I don't know what it is."

Then he thought: "No matter how valuable this thing is, it is useless to the people of Baihua Island. If you want it, you can just ask. Why steal it? This is totally different from your usual generosity."

The five Snow Countrymen said nothing more and ran to the gate of the ancestral temple. Some of them even brought thick ropes and long sticks, which were tools for lifting things.

Two large pots of pine oil fire were burning at the entrance of the ancestral temple, illuminating the gate, the wall made of huge trees and the open space in front of the ancestral temple very brightly. Chu Xiaomu was afraid of being discovered, so he didn't dare to follow.

I thought to myself, I'll wait here and see what you guys are trying to steal, and then I'll catch you after you get out.

The five Snow Countrymen quietly opened the door, looked around, and then carefully slipped in. The last person did not forget to close the door again.

There was only a slight clinking sound inside the ancestral hall, and the door was opened again.

Bai Yixing stuck his head out, confirmed that there was no one around, and waved towards the house. Then two Snow Country people carried a black object and stepped out from the half-foot-high threshold.

By the light of the fire, Chu Xiaomu recognized that the object was an ancient tripod placed in front of the statue of the Spirit King for placing auspicious items. He thought to himself, it is indeed true. This ancient tripod is the only strange one in our South Village. I didn't expect that in the eyes of you Snow Country people, it is a treasure worth tens of millions of gold.

I heard that the ancient tripod was found by several ancestors on an unknown desert island more than a hundred years ago and brought back to Baihua Island. It took a lot of effort. Moreover, the clan leader said that the ancient tripod can protect the prosperity of Baihua Island. This is not a useless thing, how could it be stolen by you guys?

Seeing the ancient tripod being half lifted out of the half-open door, someone suddenly shouted, "Stop!" The voice was not loud, but it was unusually loud and clear in the middle of the night.

Bai Yixing and the others seemed to be struck by lightning. They couldn't help but tremble violently, and then they stood still.

Chu Xiaomu recognized the voice as his grandfather Chu Liang.

Chu Liang flashed out from behind a large pillar of the ancestral temple and said, "My friends, what are you doing?"

The people of Snow Country were all stunned. They didn't expect Chu Liang to appear at this time. It seemed that he had been following them.

Bai Yixing said: "Chu...Uncle Chu, why don't you stay at home and sleep? What are you doing out here in the middle of the night?"

Chu Liang was quite angry and said, "Tell me first, what are you going to do?!"

Bai Yixing didn't know how to answer for a moment and was sweating profusely.

Qin Gang came out of the house and said, "Uncle Chu, you may not know this yet, but we have already discussed with your clan leader and exchanged the goods on our ship for this tripod. We are now preparing to move it onto the ship."

Bai Yixing said quickly, "Yes, yes, yes. We discussed it with Bai Qizheng yesterday. We will use that shipload of goods as the price to buy this tripod."

Hu Yong also came out and said, "You guys on Baihua Island have made a fortune this time. That shipload of cargo is worth at least 400,000 gold!" He was not tall, but his voice was very rough, so it sounded unusually loud in the middle of the night.

Qin Gang glared at him fiercely.

Chu Liang did not believe their words and said, "The clan leader was unconscious yesterday. How could he still discuss things with you?"

Bai Yixing said: "That... that was the day before yesterday, or maybe the day before yesterday, I can't remember clearly."

Chu Liang's expression became more and more angry, and he said, "The things on your ship are just some useless stones. We, the people of Baihua Island, have no use for them at all. However, this ancient tripod is a container for us to offer auspiciousness to the Spirit King, and it can protect us from disasters and diseases. The clan leader is not confused, how could he exchange useful things for useless things with you?!"

Qin Gang said: "You put this tripod here and threw all kinds of things into it, which is actually very disrespectful. If the Spirit King you worship knew about it, he would scold you for not knowing the value of the gem."

Chu Liang didn't care about that and said, "What's the difference between having good eyes and not knowing the pearl? I only know that this is something from our Baihua Island, so don't take it away!" After saying that, he reached out to pull the ancient tripod.

Bai Yixing hurriedly stopped him and said, "Uncle Chu, please don't make things difficult for us. Let us go, and I will definitely repay you in the future."

Chu Liang shouted, "Xiao Mu and I saved your life, and this is how you repay us?! There's been a plague in the village recently, is it your fault?!"