The soldiers behind him all surrounded them with torches in their hands. Qi Wuze reacted quickly and spun around with the two of them, landing on the rubble on the ground.
The soldiers from Luomu City, having received the falcon's report, were frantic with anxiety when they learned the city lord was trapped. They had no idea they would uncover such a scene. Someone was the first to say, "This family of three is indeed complete."
Qi Wuze waited for Ye Nuan to stand firmly before letting go immediately. He raised his foot and kicked the man who was talking on the leg, cursing, "Where did this family of three come from? Are you blind?" His tone was full of ruffian.
The soldiers scattered, and the one who had spoken earlier begged for mercy, "City Lord, stop kicking! Your leg is still bleeding. Bandage it first."
Ye Nuan then noticed that Qi Wuze's outer robe was torn, revealing a bloody calf. This must have been caused when he first helped her block the boulder. This man's bones were really hard. He didn't make a sound for so long after being hit like this.
Qi Wuze kicked the man again, turned to Gao Zangfeng and said, "Madman, take people to dig there, dig deeper, there is a mine inside."
Gao Zangfeng was shocked and asked Qi Wuze with his eyes what kind of mine it was.
Qi Wuze shook his head: "I don't know, you dig first."
Gao Zangfeng led a team of people to start moving rocks and digging for ore. Another team quickly lit a fire and set up a pot, then took a coat and put it on Qi Wuze. Qi Wuze took it and threw it directly over Ye Nuan's head, then casually sat down by the fire and said loudly, "It's getting dark. Wait until we dig up the ore and have someone take you back."
"Thank you." Ye Nuan took off his coat and covered her and Ye Xiaohu, then sat down near the fire.
The wind was strong in the wilderness, making the flames whirr and sparks fly. The scorpion in the stone couldn't bear the heat and tried to crawl out with its tail raised. Qi Wuze was about to warn it when the scorpion naturally moved around Ye Nuan as it passed by.
He was surprised for a moment and quickly looked away.
The soldier handed over some liquor and steamed buns, and also gave Ye Nuan two steamed buns. Ye Nuan thanked him, woke up Ye Xiaohu in her arms, and stuffed the buns into his hands. Ye Xiaohu was drowsy, holding the buns and chewing them, obviously still not awake.
While eating her steamed bun, she glanced at Qi Wuze. He ate the bun in his hand in a few bites, then tore open his bloody trouser leg, took a sip of wine, and sprayed it directly on the wound. Cleaning the wound with alcohol must be painful, but he didn't frown at all, and his eyes were still raised with a smile.
"Hey, can I borrow your dagger?" Ye Nuan was watching intently when Qi Wuze's voice came out of nowhere.
She came back to her senses, took out a dagger from her bag and handed it to him. Qi Wuze took the dagger, roasted it over the fire a few times, and then slashed it at the wound on his calf with a crisp and clear motion, as if he was not cutting his own flesh.
Ye Nuan's teeth chattered as she asked in a trembling voice, "What are you doing?"
Qi Wuze replied casually: "There are gravel chips in the wound. If they are not taken out, it will fester." He used strong liquor to clean the wound while cutting. Blood flowed down with the liquor, but the man looked as usual and even had the leisure to ask her questions.
"How do you know there's a mine behind the stone wall?"
Ye Nuan replied calmly, "We had a lot of books at home, so I often read that the back of the stone felt warm and thick, unlike the cold and hard stones next to it. I'm just guessing, it's not certain."
As soon as she finished speaking, Gao Zangfeng shouted excitedly: "City Lord, we found it! It's tungsten iron ore."
Qi Wuze stood up suddenly, and the blood on his calf flowed even more rapidly.
Ye Nuan couldn't bear to see this, so she put the awakened Ye Xiaohu aside and sat down. She quickly walked to his side and squatted down. She took out the golden wound medicine he had given her before and sprinkled it on the wound. She then tore off the hem of his robe and carefully wrapped it around his calf.
Qi Wuze was about to head towards the mine entrance, but because of her movements, he couldn't move forward or stop. From his perspective, he could only see the woman's black satin hair and a slender, luminous white neck.
It is a completely different scene from the ugly scars on the face.
He frowned and said, "This little injury won't kill you." The bottle of medicine in her hand was given to her by him before. This woman still knows how to borrow flowers to offer gifts to Buddha.
Ye Nuan looked up and said seriously: "City Lord Qi is the benefactor of my Ye family. We owe you five lives. Although you don't care about this minor injury, I can't bear to see your benefactor like this. If you don't let me handle it, I will feel guilty." She was quick and retreated before Qi Wuze could say anything.
Her eyes reflected the firelight, black and clear, and the water rippled with the fine flames, which was even more charming than Luomutian Lake. Qi Wuze's original impatience was suddenly calmed.
He sighed and walked towards the mine entrance. Ye Nuan followed him and looked towards the mine entrance.
Gao Zangfeng handed the first piece of tungsten iron ore he had dug out to Qi Wuze. Qi Wuze took it and looked at it for a while. With joy in his sharp eyes, he asked, "How deep is the mine?"
"Not sure, need to dig deeper."
The stone in Qi Wuze's hand was pitch black with a metallic sheen. Ye Nuan's eyes lit up slightly as she asked softly, "Can I touch it?"
A slender, white hand with slightly calloused skin was stretched out in front of him. Qi Wuze raised an eyebrow at her, then handed the tungsten iron raw stone to her palm.
Ye Nuan just wanted to try whether the spiritual spring would react to tungsten iron ore.
No, no reaction at all.
So what did her hand just touch?
She asked, "Is there nothing else but this wolframite?"
Qi Wuze chuckled: "What do you hope for?"
Ye Nuan said bluntly: "Jade, or other gemstones. I want to exchange them for food."
Her words were flawless. Every once in a while, people from Dahuang Village would come to Hongyan Canyon to collect rocks. This was a common knowledge among everyone in the wilderness. Hongyan Canyon stretched from Xueshen Mountain to Luomu Mountain in the south, and it was hard to say exactly where they would go.
Qi Wuze was in a very good mood at the moment. He took out a long, black sign from his arms and handed it to her, saying, "Take this to the Creation Pavilion and exchange it for anything you want." This woman helped them find the tungsten iron ore, so nothing was too much for her.
Ye Nuan looked at him in surprise. Qi Wuze added, "It's scrapped after one use." His eyes moved over her, and he suddenly said, "How about you stay put and continue to help us find minerals tomorrow? I'll give you two more sign cards."
Ye Nuan also wanted the signboard that could be exchanged for anything, but she had to go back, otherwise her mother would worry. Moreover, many vegetables at home had not yet been planted, and the upgraded spiritual spring had to be tested again.
"City Lord Qi saved me, and I should have helped, but I have to go back tonight, and my mother is still waiting for me. Can I help the City Lord find her when I have the chance in the future?"
Qi Wuze stared at her. Her eyes seemed to be born to speak, always with a sincerity that was pure to the bone. He couldn't help but blurt out, "What's your name?"
Ye Nuan replied: "Ye Nuan."
"Ye Nuan?" Qi Wuze chewed the word back and forth twice, the last sound lingering between his teeth, mixed with the sound of the wind, it had an indescribable sentimental meaning.
With his overly sharp and handsome appearance, he does have the capital to be proud of himself.
"Green leaves, warmth? Ha!"
His expression was odd and playful, and the ending tone of his "huh" was slightly raised, which made Ye Nuan alert and forced herself to keep smiling.
"I remember, you owe me several lives, remember to pay it back."
Ye Nuan nodded.
He turned away without saying anything, took the torch from the person next to him, and approached the mine entrance to take a closer look. Gao Zangfeng's voice was loud and high, "City Lord, the outer layer of this mine should be jadeite, but it shatters at the slightest touch, and the jadeite inside is gone."
This is really strange.
Ye Nuan stepped back angrily and sat down next to Ye Xiaohu.
Another hour passed, and when the mine entrance was completely dug up, Qi Wuze personally sent Ye Nuan and Ye Xiaohu back.
Even riding a horse would take a whole day, so Ye Nuan simply took Qi Wuze along the small path and crossed the hill where they came from. She walked in front, and Qi Wuze took the initiative to take Ye Xiaohu and followed behind.
Ye Xiaohu was particularly talkative after eating. He hugged his neck and asked in a baby voice, "Brother Da Da, where is your home?"
"How old are you?"
"Do you have any brothers or sisters?"
Qi Wuze didn't find it annoying and even teased him with a smile.
"Brother Thigh, are you married?"
Qi Wuze subconsciously glanced at Ye Nuan in front of him and replied, "No, brother, a knife is enough." Women will only affect the speed at which he draws the knife.
A cool crescent moon loomed over the mountaintop. His eyes lit up as he carried the little kid in his arms and walked briskly. Ye Nuan looked back at the knife on his back. The ruby on the handle shone brightly in the moonlight.
"What are you looking at?" Qi Wuze looked back at her.
Ye Nuan asked curiously, "Why do you want to inlay shiny stones on your knife? It will reflect light during the day and shine at night. If you carry it in a fight, your whereabouts will be exposed at any time." He really didn't understand. Did he want to be a man who shines wherever he went?
Isn’t that Ultraman!
Ye Nuan felt like laughing.
Qi Wuze chuckled and said proudly, "Luomu City has had gemstone mines since ancient times. Most of the top-quality gemstones in the interior of the country come from here. Your Beichen Imperial Emerald Phoenix Crown comes from the Qi family's jade mine. This red scarlet knife was obtained from our ancestors. It's the only one in the world and is incredibly hard. It's a symbol of the Qi family's status. The sight of this knife will terrify the bandits in the wilderness."
There are mines at home, and more than one!
Ye Nuan's eyes were bright, and the way she looked at Qi Wuze was as if she was looking at a jade mountain, eager and scorching. Although Qi Wuze was thick-skinned, he felt quite uncomfortable being looked at by her eyes like that, and sneered: "You are not allowed to like me."
The man was confident and composed.
However, Ye Nuan's next words hit him hard.
"This crimson may be unique, but there are other stones in the world that are harder than it."
"What stone?"
"Diamonds, pure and shining, can cut through gold and jade."
Qi Wuze looked at her inquiringly. This woman seemed to know a lot, but she was also greedy and lustful. However, Ruo Liu Fofeng's eyes were firm and strong.
What a contradictory woman.
His knife is still the best, it can cut and chop at will.
Qi Wuze only sent her to the edge of the pond and stopped, determined not to set foot into Dahuang Village. Ye Xiaohu hugged his neck and refused to come down, saying in a baby voice, "Brother Dabao, when will you come back?"
He said, "You come down first."
Ye Xiaohu said "oh" and came down obediently.
"Look what that is?"
Ye Xiaohu looked in the direction of the finger, but saw nothing. Then he turned back, and the person was gone. He turned around in surprise, ran to Ye Nuan and screamed: "Sister, sister, is he a god? He's gone."
Ye Nuan was too tired to complain. He was not a god at all. Even children could lie to him.
"Let's go back."
It was the darkest hour before dawn. Ye Nuan carried him home. Just as they reached the courtyard, they heard Su's sobbing voice from inside. Li Gan sneered in a sharp, complacent, yet deliberately subdued voice, "Your daughter and son are both dead, crushed to death by rocks. Bring them your belongings."
"Impossible, my daughter won't die." Su screamed.
"Impossible, haha. If she can come back, I will kneel down and call her my ancestor. That was a landslide and many people died." He was sure that Ye Nuan was dead, so he dared to instigate the other two to run to Ye's house in the middle of the night to steal things.
Bang!
The door was suddenly kicked open, and Li Gan, with a ferocious face, turned back in fear.
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