Chapter 472: Chapter 472 The Guarded Valley Entrance Chapter 472: Chapter 472 The Guarded Valley Entrance Below a wooden post was a large, circular platform, which likely served as their place of worship to the heavens.

However, now it seemed somewhat dilapidated.

Then, at a glance, one could see the three vehicles parked in a corner of the valley.

They were covered with tarps in the back.

It seemed the gemstones within were still there.

But whether anything was missing would only be known after checking later.

It was just that no one knew where the drivers and the escort staff were now.

This was the most crucial part.

Qin Yize took the lead and headed towards the entrance of the valley.

But upon reaching the intersection, he hadn’t expected to encounter two guards there.

The guards were young men in their twenties, holding hunting rifles, and watching these newcomers with wary eyes.

The one in the lead spoke in stiff Mandarin, “Leave quickly, this is our Daxi Clan’s sacred land, and we do not permit anyone to enter at will.”

Uncle Gu’s vision was not sharp enough to see the three cars within the valley.

But just now, Gu Qiaoqiao had informed him that those three vehicles carrying gemstones were inside.

So, he stepped forward.

After all, he was the eldest there.

Uncle Gu, smiling before speaking, his face gentle, said, “Young man, I wish to discuss a matter with your elder…”

“Whatever matter you have with our elder, you can tell me, and I will pass the message on…”

“We’re from the Gu Family Jade Mine, here today to discuss the matter of those three vehicles with the elder…”

“What three vehicles? There are none here, move on…”

The young man grew somewhat flustered.

After all, this was their first time handling such a situation.

And they didn’t understand why they were detaining the three vehicles from the Gu Family Jade Mine here.

One must know, this was illegal.

But they were used to following the elders’ commands on a normal basis, and even though they had doubts at the moment, they didn’t know how to argue.

Seeing the actual Gu Family members approaching their door made them truly flustered.

However, even in their panic, since they were on guard duty, they still couldn’t let these people break in.

Gu Qiaoqiao looked around.

Then she realized that this valley was indeed not accessible from any direction.

In fact, it was surrounded by a wall made of thorn-covered vines.

So to enter, there was only this one entrance.

She hadn’t noticed this detail the night before.

Gu Qiaoqiao stepped forward, suddenly pointing towards the area where the three vehicles were hidden, and said with a smile, “We’ve seen them, the Gu Family Jade Mine’s vehicles are right behind the shrubs, even if you detain the gemstones and vehicles, you can’t just keep holding those six people, their families are very worried; some have even fallen ill. Moreover, such actions of yours are already illegal…”

The two young men’s eyes flashed with panic.

But they still gripped their hunting rifles tightly.

Gu Qiaoqiao hadn’t expected that in this era of well-established law, such lawless places would still exist.

However, she also understood that in these remote mountains, some things simply couldn’t be explained in a few words.

Zhang Yi then followed, speaking very gently, “Look, it’s just a few of us today, and we haven’t called Public Security, because we want to solve this problem privately.”

“Let us in, we want to see your elder,” Uncle Gu said firmly.

The young men looked at each other.

One of them said to his companion, “You stay here and keep watch, I’ll go ask the elder what he thinks.”