Immediately afterwards, Luo Zixi did what she should do. These guys must have done all sorts of bad things in the past, so giving them a good beating was a way of ridding the people of a scourge.

There was no need to say much. Luo Zixi only needed to give them a few truth-telling pills, and these guys would tell them everything they knew, revealing everything they should and shouldn't have said.

To Luo Zixi's great surprise, the people who sent them to find the burial site were actually from Hong Kong.

The other party didn't reveal their true identity and remained very secretive. However, they left a liaison officer to await their next move. Most importantly, the reward they received was very high; the deposit alone was enough to entice them.

If they could retrieve the contents of that tomb, the reward they would receive would far exceed the value of those items themselves.

Because those treasures are simply unsellable in the East, and at this point in time, not many people are willing to spend a lot of money to buy those treasures that might bring them trouble.

Of course, they have other channels. One of their main sources of customers for these treasures is the merchants from the port city.

These people are quite remarkable; they managed to connect with people in the north and the south, and then through the south they made connections with the port city to sell their goods.

Unfortunately, this resulted in them receiving significantly less money.

This is something that has always frustrated them. Even though those treasures are very valuable, they have been constantly pressured to lower the price by those ruthless people in the south.

As a result, they all felt incredibly wronged, but there was nothing they could do. The other party held onto their connections and wouldn't let go, so they could only swallow their pride and accept it.

Moreover, even though they were heavily discounted, compared to the 20 or 30 yuan a month that most people earn nowadays, they still lived quite comfortably. Their tomb-raiding techniques were highly skilled, and these tombs weren't as terrifying as legend suggested. They weren't afraid of the living, let alone the dead.

But timid people really can't do this kind of work, and that's why they've become increasingly lawless.

Moreover, those people in the south had previously given them an official title—geological researcher—to facilitate their actions.

They even have permanent positions and receive a salary as part of that position...

It has to be said that this is a very surreal thing, but it actually happened.

Wasn't their comfortable life going well? But they shouldn't have tried to take advantage of Luo Zixi. Luo Zixi was originally planning to ignore them for a few days, but they couldn't wait to come knocking on her door, saving her a lot of trouble.

This group of people didn't even know who the port city boss was, but they wanted to use this deal to open up the port city so they wouldn't be controlled by others or have to depend on those guys in the south anymore. That's why they took the risk and came to Crescent Mountain in the northeast.

After figuring everything out, Luo Zixi couldn't help but smile. Things were simple now: let them continue searching for the tomb. She also wanted to see what the big boss from Hong Kong was looking for that required sending people here.

"I have a feeling this isn't simple. Could it be related to Ye Zhengyang and his group? Is that informant in Hong Kong who contacted Lao Wu someone from Luo Qingfeng's side?"

"My uncle, who I've been taking for granted, hasn't been bothering me much lately, but he's sent someone else here to cause trouble. That's interesting..."

At this moment, Luo Zixi couldn't help but think to herself, it seems it's time to teach the other party a lesson.

If these people really were sent by Ye Zhengyang, and they're acting so suspiciously, and what about the plan that Ye Zhengyang and his wife have been talking about all along? Could it also be related to this matter?

These are all things that Luo Zixi has to be concerned about.

On the surface, it seemed like the couple had always wanted to reunite with Luo Zixi, but she felt that things were definitely not that simple!

Luo Zixi didn't continue torturing these guys, but simply said to them:

"If you ever dare to lay a finger on me again, I'll break your legs and make sure you can never leave the underground again!"

"However, since you've all said so, I'll let you off the hook today. But you'll be spared the death penalty, though you won't escape punishment!"

As Luo Zixi spoke, she took out several pills from her bosom and fed them to each of the people present.

"Brothers, don't blame me for being suspicious, but I'm just a weak woman and I'm afraid of being targeted."

"I've planted some Gu worms in your stomachs. Don't worry, they won't kill you under normal circumstances. But if you have even the slightest bit of bad intentions towards me, they will automatically detect it and then they will attack your internal organs."

"So, all of you better behave yourselves and stay put, and don't get any crazy ideas."

"Go down into the underground cave if you need to. Once you find the water cave, hurry up and complete the boss's task. From now on, we'll keep to ourselves and go our separate ways!"

"Goodbye, everyone!"

At this moment, Luo Zixi held a dagger in her hand and with a few casual slashes, the ropes binding the men broke. The suffocating feeling they had felt earlier was gone, but their stomachs were aching slightly, causing their faces to turn pale and then red.

Old Wu's face turned ashen, but he dared not show Luo Zixi any displeasure. They had just been wondering if they had been too careless and fallen for this woman's trick.

Once they regained their mobility, they were sure to teach Luo Zixi a lesson! But, in the end, they weren't given that chance at all.

Just now, Luo Zixi fed them several black pills, and now they feel something churning in their stomachs. Hearing Luo Zixi say that these were Gu worms, the guys immediately felt worms wriggling inside their stomachs.

I can't even describe how panicked I was...

"Heroine, thank you for your mercy! My men were blind and offended you, we are truly sorry! You have vented your anger, could you please also remove the Gu worms that you planted in us? We are quite unsure of what to do with this thing that suddenly appeared inside our bodies!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Zixi smiled, took a small sip of tea, waved her hand, and said:

"Your brother isn't honest!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the guy whose face had been stepped on by Luo Zixi collapsed to the ground, rolling around and wailing in pain.

"Boss, help me, I'm in so much pain! That bitch, she really put a curse on us!"

Old Wu was sweating profusely. This guy seemed to be a little slow on his feet. At a time like this, he still dared to speak rudely. Wasn't he just asking for death?

He was just about to apologize and beg for mercy to Luo Zixi when the guy suddenly felt even more pain and fainted.

The others, witnessing this scene, instantly broke out in a cold sweat...