Wu Hua coughed in a fake manner.
"Don't worry about that, just eat!"
"All right!"
After Qin Luo got her food, the two sat down somewhere away from the others. Wang Yue also came over with his bowl.
He first greeted Wu Hua in a friendly manner, then sat down next to the group, intending to put some food from his bowl into hers.
Suddenly remembering that Qin Luo had said she didn't like others putting food on her plate, she gave up!
To outsiders, the three of them appeared to be sitting quietly and eating.
Little did they know, Qin Luo and Wu Hua were already having a lively chat in their hearts.
"Little one, you're amazing! You found Shuiying's people in just one morning, you're so great!"
"Of course, I'm your son! With my intelligence, who can compare?"
"Yes, yes, you're the smartest, no one can compare. So, what's the smart little one going to do next?"
Wu Hua looked as if she had planned this all along.
"There are plenty of sleeping pills in the space. Let's drug them all and make them sleep for days and nights! Let's move Shuiying's people away first, and then report to the authorities and let them come and arrest them!"
Qin Luo gave it a thumbs up.
"Great job! You got things done without hurting anyone. Thumbs up! Kid! When are you guys making your move?"
Wu Hua tilted her head and thought for a moment
"Let's do it tonight! When the miners have all gone to rest, go and confirm how many of them are Shuiying's people. Also, find out about the others. If you find any spies they've planted, take them down immediately!"
"Yes, sir!"
The two had almost finished discussing their plans when the bandits came to urge them to hurry down to the mine to work. Wu Hua also had to go back to the kitchen.
Before leaving, it told Qin Luo in its heart.
"Luo Luo, let's not accept the gold yet, so you can explain it later. It's the same if we accept it tonight!"
"Okay, I understand. Go back and talk to your mothers-in-law as soon as possible, so they can prepare!"
"Okay, I'm going now!"
After the two finished whispering, Qin Luo pulled Wang Yue along, and they went down into the mine carrying pickaxes.
Wang Yue was still thinking about telling the small leader about the missing gold.
Qin Luo stopped him
"No need to say anything more. If we do, we'll definitely get beaten up, regardless of whether it's our fault or not. My people will come to rescue us tonight. Let's go down and get to work while we wait for our chance!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Yue was filled with anticipation. He never imagined that one day he would meet the legendary hermit family.
Excitedly, they followed Qin Luo towards the bottom of the wilderness...
As soon as Wu Hua returned to the kitchen, she told the old women what had happened.
Everyone was incredibly excited.
"All the divination I had done before was futile, so I gave up! I never expected that things would turn around like this!"
"Yes, the divination results change with the spiritual energy, and our little one is full of spiritual energy!"
"Who can argue with that? It's all thanks to Zai Zai that we had the chance to escape this place!"
"Yeah yeah…"
They were about to burst into tears again when they were interrupted by a raised hand.
"Now is not the time for us to cry, ladies. I need you to draw a rough map of the area so that we can move around tonight!"
After he finished speaking, the old women immediately went to the kitchen and took half a piece of charcoal.
But when they got it back, they discovered they didn't have enough fabric to draw the patterns.
An awkward silence fell over them. Seeing their actions, Wu Hua understood.
He then took out paper and pen from his small cloth bag.
"Grandma, I have some tools here, come and draw quickly!"
The old woman immediately threw away the charcoal in her hand and began describing the surrounding roads in turn.
These are routes they memorized while doing odd jobs, all so that one day they could escape from here…
On Qin Luo and Wang Yue's side, no more gold disappeared that afternoon.
Wang Yue still doesn't know whether there's something sinister about the mine or if he's just hallucinating.
In no time, the two of them had filled all the baskets the foreman had given them.
After they handed over the goods, the foreman gave them two more baskets.
"I didn't expect you two to be so capable! Those miners work day and night without stopping, but they haven't dug as much as you two. Since you're so capable, go dig two more baskets!"
Qin Luo didn't say much; he took the basket and left.
But instead of going to the bottom of the mine, she wandered around.
They had originally planned to start the operation that night, but the foreman said they had been working day and night.
That means there's no time to rest even at night.
Since that's the case, she won't wait any longer; she'll act now.
As she walked, she noticed Wang Yue was still beside her, so she looked up at him.
"What are you doing following me? Didn't we agree to help? Hurry up and go somewhere else to see if any miners have that insignia."
Wang Yue looked at her with some unease.
"Can you manage on your own?"
Qin Luo didn't answer him verbally, but instead punched the stone wall beside her.
Looking at the recessed stone wall, Wang Yue swallowed hard.
Without saying another word, he turned and walked towards another mine tunnel.
Qin Luo walked and looked around, encountering henchmen who wanted to come up and ask questions.
She wasn't flustered at all, and even said with disdain, "Have you finished your group's task? You have the nerve to come and ask me? If I hadn't finished my own work, would the boss have allowed me to wander around?"
Upon hearing this, the henchman stopped asking her questions and turned to shout at the miners in his own mine tunnel.
"Hurry up and dig! If you don't keep up with the schedule, you'll be in for a beating!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Luo heard an even more intense mining sound.
She continued walking towards the other mine tunnels, until she reached the fifth one.
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