Shangguan Lingyun took a look at the densely lush mountains and the steep terrain, and decisively chose to follow quietly.
"Follow them, don't alert them."
Ye Xiaoxiao did not object. The other party were just some ordinary bandits with average kung fu skills, so they had no pressure at all to follow them.
But if they were caught, who knows what kind of trouble they would cause.
So the bandit brothers in front walked while talking, and Shangguan Lingyun and others behind followed quietly.
Soon, the secret guards who had gone out to find a way came back one after another.
"Master, we've spotted a few bandits on the mountain, but no passage has been found."
"However, our subordinates listened to their conversation and discovered that there is actually a huge gold mine hidden in this Mao Mountain."
When Ye Xiaoxiao heard that it was a gold mine, she was immediately overjoyed.
"It's actually a gold mine. With this gold mine, you won't have to use money from your own private treasury to subsidize the court anymore."
Ever since Shangguan Lingyun took over Daxia, the entire imperial treasury has been running at a loss.
In order not to wrong the people, Shangguan Lingyun had to take money from his own private treasury.
No wonder Shangguan Lingyun had to open a money shop. Maintaining the normal operation of a big country requires a lot of money.
Shangguan Lingyun didn't expect that this trip would bring such an unexpected gain.
"Xiaoxiao, you are your husband's lucky star."
Ye Xiaoxiao: “…”
"Xiaoxiao, do you still have any drugs? Just knock the person down, no need to hurt their name."
Ye Xiaoxiao instantly understood Shangguan Lingyun's idea and took out a small bottle of medicine powder from the space through the sleeve.
[Luckily, I prepared enough inventory when I came, and fortunately, the system gave me space in time.]
[Although it's not big, it's enough. If only it could hold a gold mine, wouldn't I be rich? Haha.]
Shangguan Lingyun was surprised when he heard Ye Xiaoxiao's thoughts.
However, he soon let it go. Since she could travel from other worlds and possess an omnipotent system, it didn't seem unacceptable for her to have a portable space.
However, as he got to know Ye Xiaoxiao better, Shangguan Lingyun became more and more worried that Ye Xiaoxiao would leave him.
He always felt that Ye Xiaoxiao would return to her own world in the next second.
Shangguan Lingyun couldn't imagine what he would become without Ye Xiaoxiao.
Ye Xiaoxiao didn't notice Shangguan Lingyun's abnormality. After handing the drugs to Wang Xiao, she gave him a few more instructions.
"Everyone must be apprehended without leaking a single word."
Ye Xiaoxiao didn't want to anger the two people in the capital. If they got desperate, they might blow up her gold mine, which would be a waste of time.
After giving the instructions, Ye Xiaoxiao and Shangguan Lingyun continued to follow the bandit brothers, while the others went to find the bandit's lair.
Shangguan Lingyun and Ye Xiaoxiao were enjoying the scenery as they walked, because the two bandits in front of them were too stupid.
They would start bickering every two steps, and Ye Xiaoxiao's stomach ached from their laughter.
"Boss, I want a wife, but I'm hungry again."
"If I starve to death, will my wife run away with someone else?"
"Boss, why don't we go transport some more food? I promise no one will find out."
The bandit leader was so angry at the words of the second bandit that he had a headache.
"Second brother, can't you just not mention the meal?"
"Boss, my mother said, 'Man is iron and rice is steel, if you don't eat for a meal you will be hungry.'"
"Besides, we've been wandering around in this mountain all day, and I'm hungry."
The bandit leader happened to pass by a wild fruit tree with several red fruits growing on it.
He picked a few and handed them to the second bandit, and the second bandit shut up.
However, before the bandit leader could breathe a sigh of relief, the second bandit started groaning, holding his stomach.
"Boss, my stomach hurts. Is this wild fruit poisonous?"
"I can't take it anymore. It hurts so much. Am I going to die?"
The bandit leader frowned, took a wild fruit, smelled it, and then took a bite.
Ye Xiaoxiao: “…”
How did these two bandits become the boss and the second in command? Could it be because they were stupid enough?
As expected, an accident happened. After eating the wild fruit, the bandit leader held his stomach and wailed.
Ye Xiaoxiao frowned. What they ate was just wild hawthorn, it couldn't be poisonous.
But when she saw the little bit of white on the wild hawthorn, she immediately had the answer in her mind.
"It seems that they should be not far from their nest now."
Shangguan Lingyun nodded, because he had keenly noticed several secret guards who had returned.
The secret guard didn't expect that he would run into these two unlucky bandit brothers just after returning.
"Master, the bandits' lair is just ahead. They've been eating wild fruits lately due to food shortages."
"So we sprinkled the powder given by the Empress on the wild fruits nearby."
"I guess by the evening, most people will be controlled by drugs."
It turned out that what Ye Xiaoxiao had just given was not some drug that could knock people out directly.
Instead, they took laxatives that caused diarrhea and collapse.
These bandits already had no food, and if they suffered from diarrhea, they would definitely be too weak to move.
However, Ye Xiaoxiao did not expect that the bandit brothers would be the first group to be hit.
The two bandit brothers held their stomachs and wailed in pain, which soon attracted other bandits patrolling nearby.
"Big brother, second brother, what's wrong with you?"
The men brought the bandit brothers back to their lair, and Ye Xiaoxiao and the others naturally followed them.
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