387 Treasure Hunt 5yr

Translator: SophiaXEditor: Kurisu

Li Runzhi was born into a family of chieftains in Diannan, where the position had been inherited for six generations until the periods of Xianfeng of the Qing Dynasty. After that, the family became the local squires and was extremely influential in Xinping and the nearby counties, running businesses in goods such as crude opium, tea, and salt. 
We wouldn't go into details on the family; those interested could do research on their own[1]. What was interesting was this: when the Li Family fell apart, only a small amount of the family possession was found, and no one ever saw the legendary huge wealth they'd accumulated over the past generations.
For centuries, several theories on the whereabouts of the treasure had been going around in the Ailao Mountain area.
One theory was that before Li Runzhi died, he hid the treasure under Black Tiger Cliff behind his manor, and the hiding place was connected to the outside by an underground tunnel. However, no one knew where the entrance to that tunnel was.
The second theory was that two dozens of mules had transported the treasure to a place called Nanda.
The third one said that the treasure was buried beneath the big manor of the Li Fam