After dealing with things here, Xu Jinhuan quickly located the box using his mental power.

Just then, the person carrying the boxes arrived at the warehouse.

Under the watchful eyes of the guards, the group opened the warehouse door, quickly carried the boxes inside, and then closed the door without lingering for a moment.

"Lord Ming, you are really fast. Last time Envoy Xiong came, he moved the boxes slowly and stayed inside for a long time."

After hearing this, Xiao Ming nodded to the guard, "Okay, I understand. I will tell the adults."

After saying that, he quickly left with his men.

Meanwhile, Xu Jinhuan had already entered the warehouse and started happily moving things around.

Xu Jinhuan first opened all the boxes in the storeroom and looked them over. He found that there was nothing there except gold and silver treasures, and the variety of items was very limited.

However, this isn't necessarily a bad thing; at least she arrived with a full wallet.

Xu Jinhuan did a rough calculation and found that the boxes in this warehouse contained at least several hundred thousand taels of silver. The person behind the scenes had painstakingly used the Qilin God to deceive people, but unexpectedly, the money ended up benefiting her.

Thank you to this sucker for helping her career!

Xu Jinhuan smiled, her eyes crinkling, and reached out to collect the boxes. With a "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh," the boxes quickly disappeared into the warehouse.

Before long, all the gold and silver treasures in the entire warehouse were stored in Xu Jinhuan's spatial storage, leaving the warehouse empty, just like when the house was first built.

"Huh? Is this a cellar?" Xu Jinhuan looked at the traces revealed by the box being put away and asked in confusion.

She carefully opened the cellar door, then casually picked up a candlestick from the wall and slowly walked into the cellar.

This cellar was quite large, with several locked rooms built in a winding manner. After a careful inspection, Xu Jinhuan discovered that there was even a storeroom underground.

However, the warehouse did not store gold and silver jewelry, but rather various weapons and provisions.

Xu Jinhuan examined the size and craftsmanship of the weapon and found that it seemed to be of military style. Moreover, it even contained siege equipment such as siege engines and catapults.

The person behind this is indeed very ambitious; they not only want to control Tongqiao County, but also want to raise a private army here.

Jizhou is not far from the capital. If troops are suddenly dispatched, the capital will be caught off guard.

“Looking at it this way, this is indeed a very crucial place…” Xu Jinhuan said, resting his chin on his hand.

Although I have some ideas in mind, the most important thing right now is to collect, collect, collect.

Xu Jinhuan looked at the rows of longswords, spears, shields, and crossbows, and stretched out her little hand with a smile.

"My little darlings, you've been put in the wrong place. The space in my hands is your eternal home."

As she spoke, she quickly stored all sorts of weapons into her spatial storage.

"We ordinary people are truly happy today..."

While humming a little tune, Xu Jinhuan went to the warehouse containing grain and began collecting again.

Xu Jinhuan's lips curled up as she silently thanked the behind-the-scenes big brother for his sponsorship. She vowed that when she succeeded, she would definitely scatter a handful of soil on his grave to express her gratitude.

After Xu Jinhuan stored the bags of grain and the stacks of hay into her spatial storage, she finally had time to check the other areas.

"Huh?"

Xu Jinhuan suddenly stopped in her tracks. She knocked on the mud wall in confusion and found that it was empty.

"They really do have three burrows, let me see what good stuff they have inside."

Xu Jinhuan touched the mud wall and searched carefully, but couldn't find the door switch.

She frowned and studied the wall for a while. Instead of violently destroying it, she used her spear to make a small hole, then used her supernatural power to turn it into liquid and slid into the hole.

Upon entering, Xu Jinhuan found the place completely empty, with only a small silver box inside.

"Is this what people mean when they say they made dumplings for a plate of vinegar? Could such a small box contain a treasure map that made these people go to such lengths to hide it?"

Xu Jinhuan muttered to himself as he walked toward the small box.

After confirming that there were no traps around, she carefully opened the box and saw something very familiar.

"this……"

Xu Jinhuan was speechless for a moment.

The reason was that the fine silver box contained gunpowder that Xia Zhiying had exclusively developed.

It seems this group has also discovered the wonderful uses of gunpowder, but it's unknown how much information the person behind it all has obtained.

As Xu Jinhuan thought this, he quickly put the silver box and gunpowder into his spatial storage.

Xu Jinhuan climbed out of the cellar with satisfaction and left openly in front of the warehouse guards.

"While there's still time, we need to resolve the gunpowder issue as soon as possible."

After leaving the Qilin Temple, Xu Jinhuan immediately used his lightness skill to fly back to the courtyard he was renting.

"Boss, you're finally back!" Xie Datou said happily.

Seeing his expression as if they hadn't seen each other for eight hundred years, Xu Jinhuan asked with some confusion, "What's wrong? We've only been apart for a few hours, haven't we?"

While pouring Xu Jinhuan a cup of cold tea, Xia Zhiying explained, "Master, the news of your donation of a thousand taels of gold has spread. I don't know who was so quick to speak, but they revealed your address."

The invitations to visit us came flooding in; we were practically hoarse from talking to them all.

Xu Jinhuan took a sip of herbal tea to moisten his throat, and then said, "Don't pay any attention to them. In the future, if anyone comes to the door, just say that the host prefers quiet and doesn't entertain guests."

She then added, "I just went inside the temple and discovered that they also have gunpowder made by Zhiying there."

Xia Zhiying's face turned pale, and she said in a panic, "They even have a temple! How many have they sold? If someone else loses their life because of this, my sins will be impossible to wash away."

Xu Jinhuan patted Xia Zhiying's shoulder reassuringly, "Judging from how the temple is filled with treasures, they probably won't use the gunpowder they bought easily."

Don't worry, I've already secretly brought the gunpowder out. Next, we'll split up. You two go out and find out the location of the ghost market, and I'll go to Zhiying's house.

Xia Zhiying nodded, "Master, I'll lead you to the vicinity of the residence first, and then we'll go with Brother Xie to inquire about the situation."

And so, the three of them left the courtyard again.

Following Xia Zhiying's directions, Xu Jinhuan soon arrived at her residence in Tongqiao.

"The Fu residence?"

"Yes, they said that calling it the Xia family name might cause unnecessary trouble, so they used their surname instead," Xia Zhiying explained immediately when she saw Xu Jinhuan's confusion.

Xu Jinhuan smiled helplessly and casually remarked, "It seems they never had good intentions from the beginning."

"ah?"

Xia Zhiying opened her mouth, looked at the plaque in disbelief, and then looked at Xu Jinhuan.