Chapter 471: Chapter 471 The Land of Outstanding Natural Beauty Chapter 471: Chapter 471 The Land of Outstanding Natural Beauty But the sudden seizure of three trucks of gemstones and people always has its reasons.

So, at this moment, it’s better to start with a diplomatic approach before resorting to force.

Gu Qiaoqiao frowned, not fully understanding Qin Yize’s words, “Why don’t we find the police? If we go, could it lead to conflict?”

Qin Yize shared the thoughts in his mind with Gu Qiaoqiao.

“So that’s how it is…” Gu Qiaoqiao murmured to herself.

Qin Yize curved his lips into a smile, reached out to tousle her long hair, and said in a low voice, “Don’t worry, everything will be resolved.”

After saying that, he went to wash up.

The chef here, who was cooking yesterday, was injured in the chaos.

So, this morning, Gu Qiaoqiao made breakfast. There was plenty of grains and oils here, along with vegetables.

Gu Qiaoqiao cooked rice porridge.

She also made a batch of scallion pancakes and prepared an egg soup.

She mixed up a cucumber salad.

Although they were preoccupied, a delicious breakfast eased their mood slightly.

They still had many things to attend to now.

One problem followed another.

They could not afford even the slightest mistake.

After eating, the group got into their vehicles and drove towards the Daxi Clan’s sacred land.

With the involvement of the police yesterday, the family members were no longer crying and shouting as they had been in the previous days.

But they still came here to wait for news.

Then they watched as Uncle Gu and the others left.

They hoped that the missing would be found quickly because if anything bad happened after such a long time, their families would be destroyed.

Soon, the group reached the entrance to the forest they had entered the day before.

There is another road in the northern part of the Jade Mine that leads to a different entrance.

But it takes much longer, about three hours, while this is the shortest distance.

They parked the cars on the roadside, and Qin Yize led the way into the dense forest.

Gu Qiaoqiao followed behind him.

It was night when they came yesterday, so they didn’t know what this place was like.

During daylight, she discovered that the area was lush, and the air in the forest felt distinctly fresher, as if different from the woodland on the side of the road.

Perhaps it really was because of the sacred land.

Anyhow, the ancestors of the Daxi Clan must have had some skills; when searching for the sacred land, they surely chose a place of exceptional natural beauty.

In the early morning, this forest became lively.

There were always rustling sounds.

They were probably mountain chickens and wild rabbits, or something like that.

Nowadays, this piece of woodland belonged to the Daxi Clan, so the Han people were not allowed to hunt here.

And the Daxi Clan was very determined to protect their sacred land.

Thus, there were many more chickens and wild rabbits here than in other places.

Gu Qiaoqiao saw several plump rabbits scurrying through the woods.

Surprisingly, they were not afraid of humans.

On their way, they didn’t see any poisonous snakes.

It seemed that the snakes had hidden away at the sound of human footsteps.

However, everyone proceeded with great care.

Because yesterday, Qin Yize and Gu Qiaoqiao almost fell into a trap.

This place was filled with danger.

It was not as peaceful and easy as it seemed on the surface.

They quickly reached the hill slope they had been on the day before.

Standing on the hill slope, Gu Qiaoqiao looked inwards and then saw that there was a large clearing below the valley.

In the center stood a big pole, carved with strange totems.

Turns out, this pole was made from a whole tree.

From her position, she couldn’t tell how tall it was, but it seemed to be several dozen meters high.