Stay away from beasts in the world of Siheyuan

Hearing Xu Changping's words, Yang Xiaoyue suddenly stopped, turned her delicate body slightly, stared at Xu Changping with eyes as clear as water and asked: "Brother Xu, aren't you curious at all? You were the first to discover the map hidden in the jade pendant!"

Xu Changping was still lazily leaning on the sofa, and said nonchalantly: "What's there to be curious about? It's just a treasure map. Just go and figure it out by yourself."

Seeing Xu Changping refuse again, Yang Xiaoyue was slightly startled, but she quickly recovered and did not force Xu Changping to interpret the map. Instead, she asked the question in her mind: "Brother Xu, how did you realize that the pattern on this jade pendant was a map?"

At this moment, a barely perceptible look of embarrassment suddenly flashed across Xu Changping's originally calm face.

He coughed lightly, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly explained: "Well... Actually, when you took out the jade pendant, a ray of sunlight happened to pass through, reflecting a pattern similar to a mountain range on your clothes."

Having said that, Xu Changping unconsciously avoided Yang Xiaoyue's gaze, as if he was afraid that she would see through the unknown little secret deep in his heart.

Because the shadow happened to fall on the sensitive part of Yang Xiaoyue's chest, Xu Changping's gaze inadvertently swept across there.

Yang Xiaoyue obviously did not notice Xu Changping's suddenly changed expression and slightly flustered eyes. She nodded thoughtfully, indicating that she understood the whole story.

Then, she smiled, as beautiful as a blooming spring flower, and said crisply, "In that case, I will try to draw this map completely."

Before she finished her words, she turned and walked towards the door, leaving only a graceful figure gradually disappearing from Xu Changping's sight.

Yang Xiaoyue walked slowly into the yard. The soft and warm sunlight gently draped over her body like a veil, bringing a comfortable warmth.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, enjoying a moment of peace and comfort. She raised her hand slightly, and a crystal clear jade pendant suddenly appeared in her palm.

She recalled what Xu Changping said in her mind, placed the jade pendant facing the sunlight, and stared intently at the shadow cast by the jade pendant on the ground.

"It's actually true!" Looking at some vague lines and patterns gradually emerging, Yang Xiaoyue couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice.

After confirming Xu Changping's guess, Yang Xiaoyue looked around, her fingers suddenly tightened, and she quickly grasped the jade pendant tightly in the palm of her hand as if it was a conditioned reflex.

At this moment, she no longer cared whether the jade pendant in her hand would hurt her. She turned around and walked towards her house in a hurry.

As soon as she stepped into the house, Yang Xiaoyue didn't care about anything else and directly moved the somewhat heavy wooden table against the wall to a position closer to the window.

Then, she deftly took out a stack of paper and pens that Xiao Mi usually used for studying from the drawer and placed them neatly on the table.

After completing these preparations, Yang Xiaoyue took a deep breath, calmed herself, and as the sunlight refracted, she began to draw the map projected by the jade pendant.

Time passed quietly, and Yang Xiaoyue was fully immersed in the process of drawing the map, completely forgetting everything around her.

Sometimes she frowned, thinking about how to accurately outline those tiny lines; sometimes she looked happy because she successfully captured and recorded a key part.

After a lot of effort, Yang Xiaoyue finally completed this hard-earned map.

Looking at the vivid, detailed map in front of her, a satisfied smile bloomed on her tired face.

But soon she couldn't laugh anymore. Looking at the somewhat familiar map on the paper, a hint of surprise and confusion flashed in Yang Xiaoyue's beautiful eyes.

This map was not unfamiliar to her, because many years ago, just before her original father led her and her sisters to leave the bustling and noisy Hai City, she accidentally caught a glimpse of it on the table in the study.

The memory of that moment came flooding back to me, clear and profound.

The original body's father, Master Wu Yang, had actually already noticed the secret hidden behind this jade pendant.

However, what puzzled Yang Xiaoyue was that despite having such an important clue, he did not use this treasure to return to the Yang family. What kind of unknown reason was hidden in this?

Perhaps, just as Guan Ke and the others said, Master Yang Wu loved his original mother so deeply that he would rather give up the opportunity to return to his family in order to protect this relationship.

With such complicated emotions in mind, Yang Xiaoyue put the jade pendant back into the space, took the map that she had just carefully drawn, and walked out of her room with firm steps.

"Is this the treasure map?" Xu Changping, who was curled up on the sofa, slowly sat up when he saw the paper handed to him by Yang Xiaoyue.

After taking a glance, he put down the map and nodded with great satisfaction, with a hint of pride in his eyes that was difficult to conceal.

Seeing Xu Changping's casual movements, Yang Xiaoyue took a deep breath and said with an extremely serious expression: "I have seen this map in my father's study before."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Xu Changping's expressionless face before she continued to speculate, "It is very likely that after my mother passed away, my father accidentally discovered this secret, but he never told me about it. As for whether he has passed this secret back to the Yang family, that is unknown."

Without waiting for Xu Changping's answer, Yang Xiaoyue slowly raised her pretty face and looked straight at Xu Changping with eyes as clear as water: "Brother Xu, what do you think I should do next?"

Her eyes were full of expectation and trust, as if she was waiting for Xu Changping to give a perfect answer to guide her in the direction of progress.

Xu Changping frowned slightly and fell into a brief but deep thought.

After a while, he relaxed his brows and said slowly, "This jade pendant will surely cause a big dispute when Master Yang San takes it home. You must seize this fleeting time difference and follow the clues marked on the map to explore the treasure first.

But you must be careful on this trip. After all, this matter is of great importance. If the people of the Yang family find out, it will be more trouble than gain!"

Hearing Xu Changping's words, Yang Xiaoyue nodded without hesitation, indicating that she fully agreed with what Xu Changping said.

A hint of determination flashed across her beautiful eyes, as dazzling as the brightest stars in the night sky: "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll go home now to pack up and leave, but Xiao Mi will be left to you for the next few days."

"No problem, but you have to come back as soon as possible, otherwise when the people from the Yang family find out something is wrong with the jade pendant and come looking for you and can't see you, they might get suspicious." Xu Changping thought for a moment and still gave a reminder.