The Invincible Doctor of the Female Village Chief-Chapter 576: Treasure in Hand

Liu Zixuan let Jiang Yiyi stand aside and slowly walked to the side of the wall.

Even though Shi Kui is dead now, and his secrets have vanished with him, something hidden in such a concealed place might still have traps or mechanisms—who knows?

To prevent Jiang Yiyi from getting hurt, Liu Zixuan had to probe first.

His fingers touched the wall, slowly feeling along it, then gently tapped, a hollow echo bouncing back to his ears.

When he touched the bottommost brick, a crisp, bright sound echoed.

Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow and pressed down with force.

Click!

In an instant, the front wall started moving with a rumbling noise. But with it also came several arrows shooting outward.

Liu Zixuan’s pupils shrunk for a moment. He flickered beside Jiang Yiyi, picked her up, and rushed to the corner to hide. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Several arrows, like torrential rain, pierced through the space where they had just been standing, ultimately embedding in the opposite wall.

Jiang Yiyi, shaken, steadied herself. "Damn it, there really are hidden weapons here!"

"That just further proves the importance of what’s inside here!" Liu Zixuan’s face turned pale, and he coughed heavily twice.

Jiang Yiyi quickly asked, "Are you okay?"

"I’m fine."

Liu Zixuan shook his head. Using the Seventh Transformation of the Nine Transformations of Qiankun was truly damaging to the body. Despite having the Holy Medical Scripture for healing, his meridians still suffered considerable damage.

After calming his breath, he walked straight inside.

The space wasn’t large, only about three to four square meters. On the left wall stood a password box, and on the right wall hung a square box.

Liu Zixuan chuckled, "Shi Kui truly knew how to hide things, setting up another secret space underground like this!"

Jiang Yiyi walked towards the password box, tapped it twice, and stood up helplessly. "But there’s also bad news."

"What?" Liu Zixuan asked.

"This password box is made of very special material; nothing external can open it, and the password lock only allows one chance to input a password. If the first input is wrong, the lock will permanently lock."

Jiang Yiyi shrugged. "This password box is valued at least six to seven million, and the contents are definitely treasures, but we don’t know the password."

Liu Zixuan frowned a bit. "Just our luck, huh?"

"My house has this kind of lock. Don’t you think I’d know?" Jiang Yiyi shrugged with a bitter smile. "I broke countless ones as a child, permanently locking them because I randomly input the password."

Liu Zixuan approached the password box and studied it closely for a moment. Indeed, this box was different from ordinary ones, and the lock was high-tech.

This made him quite vexed.

The treasures were right in front of him, yet he couldn’t get his hands on them; it was maddening.

"Darn, treasures!" Just then, Madman Zhou walked in with his arms full of stuff, bottles and jars falling as he walked. Who knew where this old madman scavenged them from.

"Treasure my foot," Liu Zixuan then briefed him on the password box situation.

Madman Zhou immediately got cocky, "This little thing is troublesome for you, but not for me."

Just as Madman Zhou was about to act, Jiang Yiyi quickly stopped him, "It’s one-time use. If you don’t succeed once, it will permanently lock!"

"Little girl, you’re too inexperienced." Madman Zhou smugly rolled up his sleeves. "All this high-tech, permanent lock nonsense, it’s all bull."

"You’re bluffing!" Jiang Yiyi didn’t believe Madman Zhou could open such a sophisticated password box.

Madman Zhou glanced at the two of them, "If I open it, how about I get half of what’s inside!"

"Alright!" Liu Zixuan agreed without hesitation.

Though Madman Zhou was usually unreliable, he wouldn’t do things without confidence, not to mention he valued face the most. If he didn’t open it, wouldn’t it be a slap in his face?

Moreover, whatever half meant, if the box really contained the Secret Cultivation Manual of Shadow, Liu Zixuan would snatch it up directly.

Madman Zhou joyfully sat in front of the box, took out a clean white handkerchief from his pocket, and gently wiped the area around the lock. He then, like performing a magic trick, took out some transparent tape from his pocket and lightly placed it over the lock.

After two or three seconds, Madman Zhou removed the tape, held it up to the light, scrutinized it, and upon seeing the fingerprints on it, burst out laughing.

He pressed a few buttons on the lock.

Click.

The lock opened instantly!

"Wow, professional!" Jiang Yiyi exclaimed in surprise. She had only seen this technique in movies.

Madman Zhou smugly laughed, "Did you think I’ve been digging up treasures from tombs for nothing all these years? Though tombs don’t have lock systems, many things are the same!"

Saying so, he directly opened the password box’s lid, revealing an ancient book and a gold token, both appearing instantly before the trio.

Madman Zhou glanced behind, quickly slipped the token into his pocket, and handed the manual to Liu Zixuan.

"Well, I don’t need this manual. It’s yours!"

Liu Zixuan gave Madman Zhou a sidelong glance, lowered his gaze, and saw the book’s front inscribed with ’Shadowy Maze’, likely the body technique Shi Kui and his group practiced.

He pocketed the manual and directly stretched out his hand to Madman Zhou.

Madman Zhou froze, "What?"

"Hand it over!" Liu Zixuan said each word with squinted eyes.

"Hand over what? I’ve got nothing!" Madman Zhou’s eyes darted as he dodged to Liu Zixuan’s side, intent on picking up the fallen treasures and making a run for it.

But unexpectedly, Liu Zixuan, in a swift movement, reached his side, and with a large hand, retrieved the gold token.

"Hey, hey, hey, you promised to split it! You won’t even give me such a small piece of gold?" Madman Zhou said while trying to grab it.

Liu Zixuan retreated a few steps, "You can have the other things, but not what’s in this box!"

"Why!"

"Because the young master doesn’t want to give it to you!"

"I was the one who opened the box. Why shouldn’t I get it if I want it?"

Madman Zhou was directly enraged. The treasure he had set his sights on wasn’t something he’d easily give up.

Liu Zixuan laughed leisurely, "Because this young master is the master here!"

"Will you give it to me or not!" Madman Zhou drew two shiny cleavers from his waist, ready for a showdown.

"I’m not Little Six, you think you can scare me with two cleavers? You’ve really misunderstood!" Liu Zixuan finished speaking, took the square box from the other wall, and walked out.

"You damned thief, that was my spoils!" Madman Zhou was genuinely unwilling...