Chapter 091 You are so good...

In the temporary village, after the canal was cleared, we rested for half a day and received some rewards. It was like the New Year and we had a rare meal of meat. Some people with connections could even have a few sips of wine behind closed doors.

Some people never got up after going into the mine. They were determined to leave a way out for their descendants, but they lost their spirit and passed away that afternoon.

Some are happy, some are sad.

An old man also passed away in Zhao Qingshan Village, and Qi Zhenyuan presided over the funeral and was busy for half a day.

Everything at the mine was kept simple, there wasn't even a thin coffin. The body was simply cleaned up and wrapped in a bamboo mat.

After returning home, the two took a rare bath to wash away the bad luck and fatigue, and then sat opposite each other to eat and drink until midnight.

Zhao Qingshan knew that Uncle Qi had connections, but two jars of wine were a little beyond his expectations.

He was cautious, fearing that getting drunk would cause trouble, so he didn't drink too much, and Uncle Qi didn't urge him to drink either.

Although the dishes were usually very sumptuous, the meal was lukewarm and everyone went back to their rooms at the beginning of the day.

Zhao Qingshan tossed and turned, unable to sleep, and kept thinking of the dark color he had seen from afar in the mine that morning.

I don't know if my father is still alive, and I don't know if the rescue has been successful...

I was anxious and wanted to dive into the well immediately to find someone, but I was worried that what I would get was bad news.

But he had no idea that the owner of the dark color was just across the wall.

The oil lamp lit up, and Liu Yan held up the portrait to the person on the bamboo bed, "Who is this?"

Qi Zhenyuan was shocked by the sudden lighting of the oil lamp, the two people who appeared out of nowhere, and the portrait that was almost hitting his face.

"You are... His Highness the Sixth Prince? I... I don't know who this person is!"

Having already obtained most of the information, Qin Zhaoyue was too lazy to talk nonsense and directly took out the rope bracelet from his sleeve.

The moment he saw this thing, Qi Zhenyuan's breathing suddenly stopped. He jumped up from the bed in an instant and reached out to grab it, but was frozen and unable to move.

"Where did you find it? Where did you find it?"

Qin Zhaoyue glanced at the head of Qi Zhenyuan's bed and saw a similar three-color rope ring placed next to the pillow.

This one has been well preserved with no fading or fraying.

Just as Zhao Hengjiang said, Qi Zhenyuan regarded this bracelet as a treasure.

"This is the captain of the Xuanji Guard. Since you were once a military household, you should know what this means."

Qi Zhenyuan struggled for a long time but couldn't break free. He gasped and stared at the worn rope ring, "Where is my daughter?"

Liu Yan changed his mind temporarily, "Feng Jing, be a maid in someone's house."

According to Zhao Hengjiang, he found the rope ring in a dead end when he was escaping from the mine.

There are piles of white bones inside. They have been dead for many years. I think they are the soldiers who were killed in the past.

He had just experienced murder to silence a witness, so he was not surprised.

The red rock mineral vein covers most of the county, it is so vast.

There are countless crisscrossing tunnels inside, otherwise it would be impossible to mine right under their noses.

It was only when he accidentally discovered that the bracelet was exactly the same as the one that Lao Qi treasured that he made some guess.

All the miners involved in illegal mining have been screened. Being strong is only the most basic requirement; they also need to have families to rely on.

Putting himself in other people's shoes, Zhao Hengjiang guessed that those people were using Lao Qi's daughter as a threat.

However, Liu Yan had already obtained most of the information and did not want to cause trouble, lest the other party be exposed in grief, so he made up a lie.

Qin Zhaoyue knew the truth, but she quickly understood the handsome old man's intentions.

"Fengjing...in Fengjing..." Qi Zhenyuan kept muttering.

He could only receive one or two letters every year, which contained nothing more than a report of safety, which seemed to indicate that he was under strict control.

After calming down a bit, he looked at the two of them suspiciously, "Is it true? You didn't lie to me?"

Liu Yan sneered, "I am a captain of the Xuanji Guard. In front of Her Royal Highness the Princess, why would I need to lie to you? Tell me, who is that person?"

Qi Zhenyuan understood that the illegal mining of iron ore had been exposed, and now the court simply did not want to expose this fact and wanted to catch a bigger fish.

"I'm willing to tell you anything. My daughter has nothing to do with this..."

"Don't implicate anyone," Liu Yan frowned and rudely interrupted him, "If you don't expose yourself, your daughter can live."

Qi Zhenyuan sensed the obvious impatience and knew that the other party would not be able to make any other promises. He exhaled and said, "I don't know that person. He shouldn't be from the county government..."

According to him, he would see that person once or twice a year and he would bring letters from his daughter.

His task was to keep an eye on the miners who were stealing from the mines, and to report any unusual movements in a timely manner.

This information was of no value and was not as useful as what the county magistrate provided. Liu Yan asked again about what happened on the day when mining was stopped.

"Because something came out of the mine. I heard it's called Black Steel Ridge."

Hearing this, even Liu Yan was stunned for a moment: It was... Wu Gangji!

I quickly asked, "How is the output?"

"On the first day, we mined about ten fist-sized pieces of ore, and then we mined all of it.

Then I chiseled for three days straight, but didn’t find another piece.”

Liu Yan asked a few more detailed questions. Qi Zhenyuan knew that the thing was important, otherwise he would not have stopped mining it for a day, but he didn't know where it was used specifically, and he didn't have any more valuable information.

"Just continue to be a good 'supervisor' and don't reveal any flaws, and your daughter will survive."

After giving another instruction, the two left the simple bamboo house.

It was obvious that Zhao Qingshan was just across the wall and was going to be assassinated tomorrow, but no one mentioned to remind him.

No, I'm just worried his acting won't be good...

Liuyan was still holding up the princess's forearm, keeping the rain out and not getting it wet at all.

Qin Zhaoyue sensed the solemnity of the atmosphere, which was even more serious than when he learned the information about camphor from the county magistrate.

"What is the Black Steel Ridge?"

Liu Yan did not hide it, "A special ore, also known as iron essence, is extremely rare.

Weapons made of it have a unique effect: breaking Qi..."

Weapons made of black steel spine have the effect of breaking through true qi.

The Qiwu Realm absolutely crushes the Fanwu Realm, but if the Fanwu Realm holds a black steel-backed weapon, it is enough to make up for the gap.

Even a fourth-grade master who has transformed all his bones into Qi may have his Qi broken and suffer casualties.

"For example, the golden silk soft armor that His Highness wears is able to protect against the effects of true qi because a certain amount of black steel spines were mixed into it during forging..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Zhaoyue instantly withdrew his arm and covered his collar tightly.

"How did you know I had golden soft armor? Did you peek at me changing clothes?

You old pervert! You even dare to peek at the princess. You are really an old man who wants to hang himself—you are tired of living! "

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