"What about the people who were drugged?" Mr. Gu asked.
"Initially, nothing happened, but none of them lived beyond three years," Qiao Yuxian replied. "Symptoms appear gradually, and there's no treatment even if sent to the hospital."
"Has Qu Qingkong been sending people to find that place?" Mr. Gu asked again.
"Yes," Qiao Yuxian said. "He sent people based on his memory of the route, and none returned. Later, he focused all his energy on the map."
"When the things from the country were sent back, were the things in Qu Qingkong's hands sent back too?" Mr. Gu asked.
"Yes. Grandma said they were sent back together," Qiao Yuxian replied, touching the Peace Pendant.
"The people who went there couldn't find their way in without a map?" Mr. Gu asked.
"Hmm..." Qiao Yuxian thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa Nine said he once went with the map, couldn't get in, and was severely injured, almost died there."
Mr. Gu's eyebrow moved slightly.
