Chapter 145: Millions of Fortunes

"Let me ask you, in March of this year, the King of Shu issued an edict ordering officials in all prefectures to exempt the people from taxes. Did you receive it?" Jiang Yu asked coldly as he stood in front of a small carved mahogany table.

"So what if you received it? So what if you didn't? Who are you? How dare you openly oppose the imperial court?"

Although his hands and feet were controlled, Sun Bincai did not feel afraid. He stared and asked angrily.

Jiang Yu frowned: "Who is going against the imperial court?"

Sun Bincai was fearless. He said sinisterly, "Where did you come from, little brat? If you're not afraid... then let me go quickly, lest I..." After carefully observing the young man's heroic demeanor, Sun Bincai's expression changed to a lewd one: "Then I'll treat you well."

"How dare you!" Xu Huai sensed the county magistrate's offensive intention and immediately stepped forward and slapped him.

The fat and big-eared county magistrate was burning with rage, and his eyes seemed to be able to spit fire as he looked at Jiang Yu and the others.

The guard stepped forward and said, "Master, the county government office has been taken control by our people."

Jiang Yu stared at the county magistrate, a chill running down his spine. Xu Huai suggested, "Master, I don't think this official wants to tell the truth. Let's have my people treat him well."

"I leave it to you. Don't scare Ah Li." Jiang Yu rubbed the sleepiness between his brows and instructed. The night was windless, and the air was filled with a parched heat. Summer had quietly arrived.

"Where did you come from, little bastard? How dare you act so wildly in front of me? Believe it or not... Ouch..." The voice of Sun Bincai crying and cursing was soon heard outside the yard.

"Ahaha, that bastard official is so scared!" Jiang Qi laughed and ran in. The boy did not fall asleep because of the sudden incident. Instead, he was extremely excited and ran in and out to report.

"This crooked official doesn't take government orders seriously at all." Jiang Yu was indignant in the house.

"Don't be angry, I guess this county magistrate has someone supporting him, otherwise he wouldn't be so bold." Although Chen Xinli was a little sleepy, seeing that Jiang Yu really cared about the people, she accompanied them.

"I guess it should be her." Jiang Yu replied calmly.

"Oh." Chen Xinli gently indicated that she knew and did not ask for any further information.

The young man waited for a long time before looking up at Chen Xinli. He was stunned for a moment, then looked at the little girl yawning and said apologetically, "Thank you for your hard work. I'll ask the guards to find you a room to rest first."

"good."

Ever since Jiang Yu expressed his feelings to Chen Xinli and told her some secrets about him, Chen Xinli has been slow to react.

Knowing that she was young, the boy felt that he seemed too anxious. Somehow, he felt at ease when he was with her. He was looking forward to her talking to him more, or just staying together.

Chen Xinli was simply sleepy. As she was drowsily walking towards her room, she heard bursts of soft sobbing in the air: "Did you hear anyone crying?"

"What?" Jiang Yu looked delighted.

"Did you hear anyone crying?" the boy was a little confused. After listening carefully, he was surprised and said, "Indeed."

"Uncle Xu, go check and see if there's any secret room or something like that?"

In less than an hour, Xu Huai sent people to discover several cells under County Magistrate Sun's bedroom, and there were guards inside.

Sun Bincai had finished beating the boy, but he stubbornly refused to reveal any information.

Seeing that these people had found the underground secret room so quickly, he angrily threatened: "If you dare to touch the things down there, I will skin you alive and tear your tendons when I find out."

"Master, there's someone downstairs."

The underground dark room was right under Sun Bincai's bed. When Xu Huai opened the bed, he heard shouting and crying from inside.

A dozen guards followed Xu Huai down the stairs one step at a time before they saw the underground space.

I saw that there were actually more than ten large cells underground, each of which was thirty to five meters long and wide.

The first four cells were full of people, with about ten girls in each cell. The oldest ones were sixteen or seventeen years old, and the youngest were only five or six years old. There were fifty or sixty people in total, and they all looked like top-quality girls.

"Save us! Save us!"

Perhaps they noticed the difference in the people who came in, some of the older girls stopped crying and started shouting, which in turn led the others to start shouting at the same time.

Xu Huai did not dare to delay and hurried to check the other rooms.

The remaining rooms were actually filled with boxes filled with gold, silver, jewelry and other items. A rough estimate showed that the treasures in this room were worth at least 200,000 taels of silver.

Xu Huai didn't dare to delay and quickly went up to report the news.

At breakfast the next day, Chen Xinli was so shocked by what Jiang Yu said that the spoon in her hand dropped directly.

"Are you saying that there are millions of dollars hidden in this underground secret room?"

"Yes," Jiang Yu was very calm.

"It seems that this County Magistrate Sun is a big shot. He has plundered so much of the people's wealth. It's really hateful. These silver coins must be sent away immediately. I'm afraid that the people behind him will come to take them away." Chen Xinli was a little worried.

"We're sending them away." Jiang Yu hesitated. "The news from the capital has probably arrived. It's probably not safe for us to travel with all this silver. I also want to meet the big man behind this, otherwise the people in this county might not be able to survive."

Looking at the young man's gloomy expression, Chen Xinli guessed what he was thinking, but he was his father after all, so she couldn't say anything. She could only comfort him softly: "No matter what the news in the capital is, everything will be fine. If you trust me, I can help you keep those valuables for a while."

The young man pursed his lips and looked at Chen Xinli with a hint of warmth in his eyes: "Ali is the best."

"Young Master, most of those girls said that they have no family members. Even if they go home, they will be sold again by their families. They want to stay with you, Young Master." Xu Huai stepped forward and reported the news he had just asked.

"Tell them that I don't need anyone to serve me and let them go." Jiang Yu frowned.

"Wait," Chen Xinli said with regret, "It's already difficult for them to live in this world. I have a way..."

"Okay, let's do as Ali said." Jiang Yu said happily.

After dinner, Jiang Yu took Chen Xinli and others to pack up their belongings. Seeing several rooms full of gold, silver, jade, and gold and silver dumplings, Chen Xinli was completely dumbfounded.

"This County Magistrate Sun is really damnable. So much treasure is the hard-earned money of the people." Chen Xinli couldn't help but exclaim.

"Yeah!" Jiang Yu also looked regretful.

In order to prevent Jiang Yu from discovering her secret, Chen Xinli asked him to drive everyone away and asked Jiang Yu to close his eyes, and then she put all the belongings into the space.

Jiang Yu glanced at the empty room, then at Chen Xinli, rubbed his eyes, and felt even more incredible.

Chen Xinli felt uneasy when he looked at her, and could only explain awkwardly: "Sumeru can contain a mustard seed, and a mustard seed can contain Sumeru. I have the protection of the gods, and if you dare to bully me, I can also put you in it."

Jiang Yu bowed cautiously to Chen Xinli: "One flower, one world; one leaf, one bodhi. What I saw today must be hidden in my belly, and I will never dare to speak of it even if I die. But you must never show this magical power to others."