Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse

Chapter 483: Chapter 338 The Secret Hidden in the Treasure Box_2

This is not as good as taking it himself. If there really is a problem, wouldn’t it be even more dangerous.

”Fei’Er is also really in danger like this...” Li Wenxi is still somewhat worried.

”Don’t worry, it’s fine.” Xu Xin puts away the lance in his hand, then can’t help but pinch Li Wenxi’s cheek as she leans beside him. Her cheek is smooth, soft, and slightly cool to the touch, making him somewhat reluctant to let go. ”You can go in and search without any issue.”

Li Wenxi grabs Xu Xin’s hand that is pinching her cheek, but doesn’t push it away, letting him pinch gently: ”Can I really? Then I’ll also...”

”Found a good thing!” Lou Fei’Er, who has leaned her whole body inside with only her hips and legs dangling outside, shouts from the treasure chest and then jumps out, turning around with a few contract cards emitting blue-grade light in her hands, her eyes full of surprise, ”This is really a good thing!”

Saying that, she hands these contracts to Xu Xin.

[Mutant Beast Contract (Blue): Can contract a medium level mutant creature, making it utterly obedient.]

Huh?

Xu Xin’s pupils shrink a little.

Mutant Beast Contract?

A blue-grade mutant beast contract that can contract medium level mutant creatures?

Upon the few contracts, there are unfamiliar red inscriptions, accompanied by a faint scent of blood.

Though he doesn’t recognize what these inscriptions are, yet...

He recognizes the person who wrote them!

This... isn’t this the script of the Chang Yin family?!

He swiftly pulls out a green-grade mutant beast contract he acquired previously and compares it.

Indeed, this is Chang Yin’s handwriting!

The handwriting is identical!

This mutant beast contract (blue) is definitely crafted by Chang Yin!

Why does the treasure chest contain mutant beast contracts created by Chang Yin?

As Lou Fei’Er has once again leaned into searching, Xu Xin decides to keep this doubt within.

Let’s see what’s inside first.

”Is this a mutant beast contract?” Li Wenxi glances at the contract in Xu Xin’s hand and immediately recognizes it. Xu Xin had given her one before, which allowed her to contract Aniu, so she is quite familiar with this.

”Yes, a contract for a medium level mutant creature.” Xu Xin hands the contract over to her for a look.

”A higher level contract, huh.” Li Wenxi, however, isn’t particularly interested in mutant beast contracts, returning it to Xu Xin. She looks eagerly at the big chest, ”It really seems to be not dangerous! I’ll also look for something!”

Lou Fei’Er continues searching.

She meticulously packs the determined useless gold and silver jewels into her backpack, yet the contents inside the chest seem entirely undiminished.

”What the...” She jumps out of the treasure chest, finally seeing Li Wenxi standing alongside.

”What happened, why did you stop searching? Let me help you!” Li Wenxi stands on her tiptoes to look inside, ”Whoa, so much gold and silver jewels! If we bring these things to Earth, we’d instantly become billionaires!”

”There’s just too much.” Lou Fei’Er shakes her head, ”Moreover, I feel like I’ve already packed jewel boxes into my backpack, but the contents inside seem completely unaffected, better to just tip it over and dump the contents directly out!”

Yes indeed.

However, it seems inconvenient outside, since the treasure chest monster has surrendered, let’s do this inside the treehouse.

”Can you move on your own?” Xu Xin asks towards the lid of the chest.

The treasure chest monster closes its lid, and upon reopening, the jewels are all gone, the interior transforms into a gaping mouth.

Then, under Xu Xin and their watchful eyes, countless mutant tendrils emerge from its mouth and then bend towards the ground.

Over a dozen tendril spider legs support the entire treasure chest, then it begins to scuttle around Xu Xin and them like a spider.

”That’s so weird...” Li Wenxi blinks her eyes, watching the moving container.

”It actually moves...” Lou Fei’Er twitches slightly at the corners of her mouth, ”It’s like a big spider, kinda gross...”

Xu Xin gestures for the chest to stop, cover itself, then collects it into his bracelet.

First bring it up, dump the contents out, and see what there is.

”Are you going back?” Xu Xin turns his head to ask Li Wenxi.

”Ah?” Li Wenxi is startled for a moment then shakes her head, ”Not going back, not going back, I... at least let me see what’s in the treasure chest, I’m really curious!”

”...Then I’ll go back first.” Lou Fei’Er points to her treehouse, ”I shouldn’t be needed, right?”

She suddenly loses interest in the spider-like treasure chest.

”Yes, you go back and rest well, prepare a bit. Tomorrow, we still need you to climb the snowy mountain.”

”Alright.”

Upon returning to the treehouse, Mimi and Silver King go back to curling themselves on the third floor, while Xu Xin arrives at the vacant hundred-square-meter space expanded by the banyan tree on the first floor.

He sets up a dining table, then releases the treasure chest monster out onto it.

The treasure chest monster now resumes its treasure chest form.

”Ying!” Keke, having followed Xu Xin to the second floor, is surprised by the suddenly appearing big chest.

”Keke!” Li Wenxi picks up Keke, and both of them curiously inspect the treasure chest.

Xu Xin directly opens the treasure chest laid flat on the ground.

”Crash!”

Numerous gold and silver jewels pour out from the chest, falling onto the floor below the table, immediately covering several square meters.

”Wow!” ”Ying Ying?”

Li Wenxi and Keke are both astonished.

”So much treasure, really so much!” Li Wenxi is stunned.

The floor now is covered with so many gold and silver jewels!

Even though the treasure chest is already very large, it cannot contain all of it.

Moreover, jewels continue to flow from the chest without stopping.

...What is this! Did this treasure chest monster raid a dragon’s hoard?!

Suddenly, a large object falls out of the chest, directly crashing onto the pile of jewels, deforming countless gold and silver jewels, startling both of them.

”This is...a stone statue? A stone statue of a little boy?” Li Wenxi inspects what has fallen out.

Xu Xin slightly frowns, this stone statue...

Jewels continue to flow outward, nearly submerging the statue. Both hurry to pull the statue out.

”...Ying?” Keke utters a questioning sound, then circles the statue twice, standing up to tilt its head. Suddenly, it realizes, ”Ying Ying Ying! Ying!”

It runs to Xu Xin’s feet, tugs at his pant leg, and points its little paw at the statue, repeatedly calling out: ”Ying Ying!”

Xu Xin knows what Keke wants to express.

His expression has now become a bit dull.

This little boy stone statue, hugging his legs tightly, in a curled position, with a lowered head.

Xu Xin reaches out, setting it upright, placing the statue to sit on the ground.

The little boy stone statue sits on the ground, staring blankly at the floor before him, expressionless, much like... every time Lou Fei’Er emerges from the bracelet, seemingly having undergone some frightful experience.

The chest has stopped pouring out jewels, with only a half-full box left inside emptied out.

The floor is covered with countless jewels, spanning over ten square meters, some even piled into a small mountain beside the table.

Amidst the white-grade jewels spread underfoot, numerous blue and green flickering dots appear, even a purple light, indicating some truly valuable treasures are present.

But none of these hold more allure to Xu Xin than the green-grade little boy stone statue before him.

This face, Xu Xin is all too familiar with.

This... isn’t this Chang Yin and Xue Lan’s child, that, um... called ”Xiaohong” boy?!

Ah?!

Why is this little boy inside the treasure chest monster’s belly?

Considering the mutant beast contract personally created by Chang Yin within the chest, Xu Xin looks at the little boy stone statue and then at the chest with a transformed gaze.

His body feels somewhat chilled.

This chest indeed connects with the Chang Yin family!

If that’s so, then what about the snow mountain?

And atop the snowy mountain, that batch of stone statues akin to the Chang Yin family, could it possibly...