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Old Thaw stopped speaking after that, and his face contorted in terror. It was clear that the harrowing experience traumatized him and the fear still lingered. Even just thinking about the incident was enough to make him shiver.

Li Du then asked, "A lot of people died. Didn't anyone come here to investigate the issue?"

"They did," Old Thaw said as he nodded, "but the investigations were inconclusive. In the past, many people were interested in the news of a jade mine in our town but they never found anything. There's definitely jade in this mountain, it's just hidden away by the mountain god."

The blonde guy licked his lips. "Hey, Old Thaw, is there really a jade mine here? Why don't we tell the mayor? Let's go look for the mine, we'll be rich if we can find some jade!"

Old Thaw side-eyed the teen. "You fool, you think you'll really become rich if you find jade in the mountain? Besides, so many people have tried but not a single one has found any jade."