Chapter 579: You all don

But, what can we do?

Tuan Tuan frowned, turned her body and perched on Third Brother's shoulder, where she saw Sa Dike retreating to the back.

She waved at Sa Dike, and Sa Dike pointed at himself, "Me?"

Tuan Tuan nodded, and Sa Dike hurried up to her.

Tuan Tuan thought for a moment: "Uncle, does the treasure map that everyone in the Western Regions wants really exist?"

Sa Dike replied, "Yes. Legend says that when ancient Loulan fell, the royal family buried all the accumulated gold, jade and other treasures deep in the desert royal tomb."

"The location of the royal tomb was drawn on a Treasure Map, and for over a hundred years the thirty‑six kingdoms of the Western Regions, Tubo, and the Great Arab have been searching for it, but no one has ever found it."

Tuan Tuan's eyes lit up: "Uncle, so that means no one has ever seen what that Treasure Map looks like, right?"

Sa Dike hummed, "Of course. If anyone had seen it, how could they keep it secret? The treasure would have been found long ago."

"Wealth that could rival a nation! If someone obtained it, the Western Regions would surely gain another great power."

"No, perhaps even the three current great powers could be bought by them."

Tuan Tuan turned her head, looked at the tense atmosphere in the courtyard, and said brightly, "Treasure Map? I have one. Do you want it?"

The courtyard fell silent for a moment.

The short soldier snickered, "You're so young, what do you know about Treasure Maps?"

The tall skinny soldier laughed, "Do you think Treasure Maps are like street‑sold flatbreads? Just because you say you have one, you can pull it out?"

The chubby sidekick added, "It can't be something you only dreamed of last night, right? Hahaha!"

The group laughed uproariously.

Tuan Tuan blinked her big eyes, "You don't believe it? Then I'll take it out and show you!"

The short soldier gave her a glance, "Fine, go get it. I want to see what good thing you have."

The tall skinny soldier hummed, "I think it's just a fake you bought on the road to fool us, then make a quick escape."

Tuan Tuan clutched Xiao Ningxun's neck, "Third Brother, let's go back to the room and take out the Treasure Map for them to see." She finished and winked at him.

"Alright." Although Xiao Ningxun didn't know what his sister intended, since it was his own sister's wish, he accompanied her.

He lifted his sister and turned toward his own room.

"Hey! Stop!" The short soldier lifted his foot to chase.

Xiao Er stepped forward, his blade held horizontally across the soldier's chest, and said coldly, "Stop!"

The short soldier's steps halted, his complexion shifted, and he dared not pursue.

Lu Qi laughed, "Why are you in such a hurry? Just wait patiently!"

Xue Tong frowned, "Disciple, where would you have such a thing?"

Kang An anxiously tugged his palm, and Xue Tong shook his head at him, "Don't worry."

Xiao Ningyuan vaguely guessed, "Tuan Tuan, even if you can produce a Treasure Map now, they still have to believe it."

Inside the room, Xiao Ningxun set Tuan Tuan down and crouched before her, "Tuan Tuan, what do you want to do?"

Tuan Tuan tilted her head, "Give them a Treasure Map! Third Brother, fetch me a small box."

"Alright," Xiao Ningxun rummaged in the room and produced a small wooden box that Tuan Tuan had left after eating dried fruit on the carriage, hesitated, then handed it to his sister, "Is this okay?"

Tuan Tuan examined it in her hand, "Fine! It's just right! Do we have cloth?"

Xiao Ningxun drew a Dagger from his boot, lifted the robe hem, cut a piece of plain white inner robe, and gave it to his sister.

Tuan Tuan took it, placed it into the box, inspected it, "Not bad, not bad."

After speaking, she lowered her head, untied the small Embroidered pouch at her waist, pulled out a torn piece of paper, and whispered, "Turn this cloth into a Treasure Map that everyone will believe!"

"The treasure should be hidden in the deepest part of the desert, the kind no one can find."

She released her small hand, a faint light flickered, and the torn paper vanished.

Then, delighted, she lifted the box, sprang toward the doorway, "Let's go, let's go! We'll go out and show them!"

"Wait!" Xiao Ningxun hurried after her, scooping her into his arms, "You can't run off recklessly; this time we've walked into a den of liars."

The two entered the courtyard, and everyone's gazes fell simultaneously on the unremarkable wooden box Tuan Tuan was holding.

The short soldier laughed, "Just this? A broken box?"

The tall skinny soldier said, "Hahaha! I thought you'd bring out something good!"

The others joined in with loud laughter.

Tuan Tuan held the box high, "The Treasure Map is inside, do you want to see?"

The laughter abruptly stopped, and everyone's eyes stared at the box half‑incredulous.

Tuan Tuan grinned, stretched out her small hand, and opened the lid.

The next moment.

A dazzlingly brilliant light shot upward from the box, forcing everyone to squint.

Immediately after, the contents of the box floated slowly into the air.

Like a scroll unfurling, golden light gathered in the air, forming a massive, moving painting!

Majestic Snow Mountain rose in continuous peaks, a great river meandered, its banks covered with golden wheat fields and stretches of poplar forest—the ancient kingdom of Loulan!

The scene slowly shifted, entering an endless desert.

Endless yellow sand, scorching heat, dunes drifting slowly in the wind.

A crystal‑clear golden line flowed, cutting through the dunes, pointing straight to a towering tomb deep in the desert.

The tomb's entrance was a massive stone gate, its surface etched with ancient runes.

In front of the stone gate knelt three stone statues, each holding a treasure: a gold crown, a jade disc, and a treasure sword.

The next moment, the stone gate slowly opened, revealing piles of gold, jade, pearls…

Wealth that could rival a nation lay before them!

Everyone's breathing stopped.

The party exchanged glances, equally dumbfounded, and asked, "Since when did Tuan Tuan make something like this?"

Sa Dike's eyes stared straight, "No way, didn't I just tell her?"

The short soldier opened his mouth, drool about to spill out.

The tall skinny soldier's eyes bulged, his whole body trembling.

The shopkeeper's legs went weak, and he braced the doorframe to avoid falling.

The cook and the workers were each dumbstruck, unable to speak.

A Bu couldn't help but try to get closer, but Xiao Er glared at him fiercely, and he shrank back, yet his eyes never left the picture.

Gradually, the golden light faded, and the scroll thud fell back into the box.

Tuan Tuan stretched out a little hand and, with a "snap," slammed the lid shut.

The courtyard was dead silent.

The short soldier lunged forward a step, reaching out to snatch, "Give it to me!"

Xiao Er's knife was laid horizontally across his neck.

The short soldier froze, but his eyes still stared fixedly at the box, muttering, "Give it to me! That's mine!"

The tall skinny soldier also pounced, but Lu Qi's blade blocked him back.

Everyone surged forward, "Treasure Map! It's really Gu Lou Lan's Treasure Map! Give it to me! Give it to me!"

Tuan Tuan looked at them, tilting the little head, "You all want it?"

A crowd of people nodded wildly.

Tuan Tuan sighed like a little adult, "Alright, who made us hurry on the road? How about this, shall I sell it to you?"

She paused, blinking her big eyes at the crowd, "But you all don't seem very rich!"