#516 - Chapter 516: Treasure Hunt in Water

"What was that?"

Everyone was startled by the noise, but Fatty was the least superstitious.

He pushed everyone behind him and said, "You all stay back. Don't come forward."

Skinny, seeing that Fatty was still causing trouble at this point, couldn't help but get angry.

"Fatty, what are you doing, causing trouble at a time like this?"

"Elder, Elder, it's a treasure!"

Fatty struggled to lift the thing out of the water and was immediately overjoyed when he saw it.

"Heavens, it's actually a treasure! It's like searching high and low with worn-out shoes, only to find it effortlessly."

It was a square sandalwood box, its exquisite patterns shimmering with gold in the sunlight.

Fatty came from a good family and had seen many good things.

But from the first glance at this sandalwood box, his mouth hadn't closed.

Just the box alone was extraordinary, so how could the treasure inside be any worse?

Fatty's eyes were practically glued to the box.

Everyone else was also stunned by the box in Fatty's hand.

Look at that pattern, that color, that golden light—it was definitely not ordinary.

The treasure inside must be significant.

Thinking this, everyone couldn't help but get excited.

One by one, they squeezed forward, regardless of whether the water was strange or not, reaching out to touch the box.

Fatty's constitution was already weak, and being squeezed like this, he almost fell into the water again.

Seeing that the treasure he had worked so hard to find was about to fall into the hands of others, Fatty became anxious.

"Are you all done? We agreed that whoever finds it gets it. Why doesn't that count anymore?"

Seeing that his juniors were about to fight, the old man angrily said,

"You are all close brothers. Is there anything that can't be discussed properly?"

"Alright, everyone go to the back. This treasure belongs to Fatty. If you want one, go find it yourselves!"

Fatty, seeing this, raised his eyebrows triumphantly.

Everyone saw that the Grand Elder had spoken, so they couldn't say anything more.

They had to reluctantly tear their clothes to scoop up water and drink it little by little.

While drinking, they glanced at the smug Fatty out of the corners of their eyes.

On the other side, Fatty found a corner out of the wind and, while everyone was drinking water, secretly took out the box he had just obtained to look at it from left to right.

Only then did he see that the front of the box was engraved with nine golden dragons, the eighteen eyes of the golden dragons lifelike, as if the nine golden dragons could come to life at any moment.

And the back of the box was engraved with nine golden phoenixes. Unlike the majestic and imposing nine golden dragons on the front, these nine golden phoenixes were enchanting and vivid.

Fatty pondered for a long time but couldn't figure out what the golden phoenixes and golden dragons meant.

Instead, the golden light shining from the golden dragons and golden phoenixes almost dazzled his eyes. At this moment, he couldn't wait to open it immediately to see what was inside the box.

But there were still so many eyes watching from the front.

With so many people, he couldn't guarantee that everyone would be like the Grand Elder.

They might steal the treasure when he wasn't paying attention.

Thinking this, Fatty put the box back into his arms as it was.

But as soon as he put it in, his heart started itching.

What if there were good things inside?

Fatty couldn't restrain his curiosity. He hardened his heart and, seeing that everyone wasn't looking his way, took the box out again.

"Just one look. No one should notice, right?"

After Fatty finished speaking, he turned the box over, facing the lock buckle on top, and chuckled.

"An antique-like lock buckle. You think you can stump me?"

Fatty chuckled again, reached into his arms, and casually pulled out an embroidery needle.

His Fatty family had a long history of picking locks. This kind of complex-looking lock buckle was no problem for him.

With a flick of Fatty's wrist, the box opened with a "click."

A burst of exceptionally dazzling light illuminated Fatty's excited face.

A luminous pearl, so big, bigger than a chicken egg.

Fatty was stunned with excitement.

Before choosing to cultivate immortality, he had seen countless luminous pearls, but he had never seen such a good one.

"Oh, Fatty, what are you secretly doing behind our backs?"

Fatty, who was immersed in excitement, was startled by the sudden voice and hurriedly closed the box and stuffed it into his clothes.

Only then did he turn around and stutter, "No, nothing. Why are you here?"

Skinny and the others were drawn over by that beam of light.

Seeing that Fatty was still hiding it, they immediately sneered, "Oh, I saw Fatty holding an embroidery needle. I thought Fatty's excited brain wasn't working well, so I came over to take a look."

"You!"

"Skinny, don't push it too far. The Grand Elder is nearby!"

Fatty, being ridiculed for no reason, immediately flushed purple with anger.

"Oh, the Grand Elder is still here. We're so scared~~," Skinny said with a deliberately terrified look, laughing.

There was a person Fatty usually took care of, but this time he only came along because of Skinny's power. Seeing Fatty trembling with anger, he couldn't bear it and hurried forward.

"Brother Lou, I just heard the Grand Elder say that there's more than one treasure here. Why don't we go look for it?"

"If we go late, it might be taken by someone else first."

One sentence instantly reminded Skinny, who was glaring at Fatty.

"That's right, how could I not think of that? Okay, let's go quickly."

Skinny's eyes flashed with greed, and he dropped Fatty and ran away in a puff of smoke.

Seeing Skinny leave, Fatty finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It was a good thing they left, otherwise, with Skinny's character, he might have resorted to robbery.

Skinny, who rushed down the small sand dune in a puff of smoke, no longer cared whether the water was poisonous or not, jumped into the water and frantically searched.

Before long, he found a golden iron shovel, and the bones on his face trembled with joy.

When the others saw that Skinny had also found good things, they ignored the Grand Elder's dissuasion and jumped into the water to frantically search.

Some found a jadeite glazed comb, some found a luminous pearl, some found a jade Buddha statue, some found a golden bow, some found superior-grade pills~~

Even the Grand Elder, who was standing aside with a cold face and saying nothing, kicked out a fist-sized diamond.

"We're rich, we're rich, we're rich... Hahaha..."

A group of people laughed wildly at the sky like fools and rolled around in the sand sea.

The Grand Elder initially tried to manage them, but later let them go.

"Forget it, let them vent. The danger is coming soon."

The Grand Elder sighed and watched from the sidelines.

"Grand Elder, I found a map."

Just as the Grand Elder was looking up at the blue sky in a daze, a young man ran over excitedly.

The Grand Elder looked and saw that it was a young disciple from his sect.

He only remembered that this young man was very studious, but he couldn't remember his specific name.