Qiao Lian'er crawled under Xida's bed and quickly dug out the ruby gemstone.
Touching its texture and examining its color under the light in the space, he sighed inwardly, realizing that this ruby was worth three million taels.
The brother and sister are truly blessed.
But how could they possibly protect something so priceless when they were outnumbered and outgunned?
"I have never seen such a fine gemstone before." Pei Shijiu examined the ruby in his spatial dimension. Even the ruby used by the Empress could not compare to the value of this one.
"Yes, so it can be deadly."
As Qiao Lian'er spoke, she buried another ruby she had prepared in the same spot.
Then she went to Uncle Yin's place.
But Soe knelt on the ground, with one person standing on each side of him, whipping him with a whip.
"Tell me honestly, what good things do you have that you didn't give to Uncle Yin?"
One lash of the whip and blood would flow freely, leaving flesh and blood mangled.
But Shuttle was whipped until he trembled all over.
He pleaded, "Uncle Yin, please let me go. I just want my sister to have a better life. Please stop pressuring me, considering how I've run errands for you for free these past two years."
Uncle Yin snorted coldly, and the people around him immediately stepped forward and threw a few pieces of silver in front of Danso.
"This is your payment for the past two years. Uncle Yin doesn't owe you anything. Now you have nothing to say, right? Uncle Yin is the boss here. Even if you haven't taken over some of the mountains, any good things you find on the mountains should belong to Uncle Yin."
If it were before, Danso would have been overjoyed to see these pieces of silver.
But now, he has found the real treasure that can guarantee his and his sister's lifelong peace and security.
Seeing that Danso remained unmoved, Uncle Yin smiled and said that the siblings had really found a treasure. Otherwise, in the past, Danso would have crawled over like a dog to pick up these pieces of silver.
With a single glance from him, his men began to strike the shuttlecock even harder.
"You'd better hand it over obediently, otherwise, we can beat you to death and then search your house. Your sister won't be able to live either."
Danso trembled slightly and finally hung his head in dejection.
"It's a ruby, it's, it's—"
"Speak." Another fierce lash came down with the whip.
The lash sent Danzo sprawling to the ground, blood gushing from his mouth. He stammered, “I found the gem under my sister Cedar’s bed. She’s still young, she doesn’t understand anything. Please don’t make things difficult for her.”
Uncle Yin waved his hand, and the adjutant immediately led his men to set off.
But Suo crawled over and grabbed the few silver coins in his hand.
Qiao Lian'er also set off with the group.
A group of more than a dozen people arrived at the small shed. The soldier in charge kicked open the door. Xida rushed over to stop him, but was picked up and thrown into the yard.
Xida fell on the hillside today, and almost passed out.
Qiao Lian'er shook her head with heartache, but she couldn't go over to help her.
In such a place, possessing a fine gem is considered a crime; the poor, the powerless, are not worthy of good things.
But she refused to believe it and was determined to fight for the sake of the brother and sister.
These people brought tools and started digging under the bed.
Xida braced herself on the ground, staring at the scene before her in despair, and burst into tears.
"Please, please don't go through my things. This is all we have left."
Hearing the commotion, many nearby residents came to see what was happening. Seeing the soldiers' rude behavior, they quickly tried to persuade them to stop.
"They've already had a hard time without their parents, so please let them go."
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