"..." Luo Xi didn't know what to say.
In her opinion, although the man was decent-looking, he had a shrewd look on his face and could watch his fiancée serve another man while she disguised herself as a woman and hid in the shadows.
He's definitely not a good person!
But none of this concerned her. Luo Xi acted as if she hadn't noticed Yang Qing's reluctance: "Lead the way."
"Okay!" Liu Chunhua pushed aside Yang Qing, who was blocking her way, and walked ahead first. The other women thought about it and did not follow.
Instead, after thanking Luo Xi once again, they bid farewell to Liu Chunhua and left. For them, nothing was happier than leaving this den of wolves.
But because of this delay, it was already broad daylight.
"I'm sorry, my benefactor, I've troubled you." Liu Chunhua said somewhat apologetically.
But having to part ways with her sisters whom she had spent so much time with and who had shared hardships, she couldn't help but say a few more words to them. Fortunately, some of them were male relatives dressed as women, otherwise, she wouldn't have felt at ease letting them leave like this.
Luo Xi just smiled and said, "Let's go."
"Hmm!" Liu Chunhua breathed a sigh of relief and quickly led the way, while Yang Qing followed behind with an unpleasant expression.
“Our benefactors are right there, hidden underground over there.” A moment later, Liu Chunhua pointed to a small house and walked quickly toward it as she spoke.
"Wait!" Luo Xi grabbed her with lightning speed, then lifted her up to the tree with one hand in each.
Suddenly she was lifted into the air, which startled Liu Chunhua. Only after she was settled in the tree did she pat her chest and ask, "Wh-what happened? My benefactor."
Yang Qing snorted impatiently, but didn't dare to say anything.
Luo Xi didn't say anything, but instead pointed to the road leading up the mountain.
Just moments ago, the mountain path was quiet, but now faint shouts could be heard coming from it.
"Hurry, hurry, all of you, get moving faster..."
A short while later, a group of men dressed in matching robes hurried up.
Liu Chunhua's expression changed, and she whispered, "It's government troops. Why are they here?"
She had previously hoped that the soldiers would storm the mountain and rescue them, these poor people.
But they waited and waited, and waited, but they never saw him. At first, they tried to comfort themselves by finding excuses for the county magistrate.
For example, he might not know what's going on here, or he might be busy with other things and not have time...
But as time went by, such expectations slowly turned into resentment.
So now, when she sees soldiers, her first reaction is to ask what they're there for, not to ask them to rescue people.
"I'm afraid it's not a good thing." Rosie had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, those people only glanced at the corpses scattered all over the ground before surrounding the house that Liu Chunhua had just pointed to.
"Could they be after the treasury too?" Liu Chunhua's mouth gaped open.
“It should be correct.” Luo Xi stared intently at the constables.
Ah, the duck that was about to be eaten might fly away.
"These corrupt officials!" Liu Chunhua's eyes blazed with fury.
"We used to think they didn't know what was going on here, which is why they didn't come. But now it seems... they've come so quickly, how could they not know? Are they still the people's benefactors?"
At this moment, a middle-aged man dressed in official robes, with a thin face and a goatee, climbed up, panting, with the help of the yamen runners.
"They really are bandits and thieves. They don't even know how to repair the road properly. They've exhausted me." He rested his hands on his knees, unable to straighten up for a long time.
"And you too," Zhu Da said, pointing to a constable beside him. "Can't you see how exhausted I am? Hurry up and bring me a better chair."
He's determined to turn Jiuqu Village upside down this time and collect as much stuff as possible; otherwise, how could he justify his two nimble, thin legs?
The constable trembled at the shout and ran as fast as he could, shouting, "I'll be right there, right away!"
"Sir, please don't be angry. I believe your trip was worthwhile." A tall, thin man said with a pained expression, "It's just that we just agreed..."
"This person looks kind of familiar," Luo Xi murmured to herself.
"It's Zhao Youjin!" Liu Chunhua's eyes were bloodshot as she stared intently at the man, her eyes filled with deep-seated hatred.
Luo Xi looked closely and, lo and behold, it really was him: "He's actually faking his death, this is interesting."
But why bring people to take your own things?
Is this person out of their mind?!
Magistrate Zhu Da smiled and looked at Zhao Youjin: "Don't worry, I always keep my word. As long as you get what you say, the position of advisor is yours."
Anyway, he has more than one advisor.
Zhao Youjin naturally knew the ins and outs, but so what? His goal was not just to become a clerk.
At this moment, the yamen runner who had brought the chair returned, and he quickly took it and placed it behind Zhu Da with great care.
"My lord, please sit and rest. I will bring them here to carry the treasure for you."
Zhu Da refused to sit down: "No, I want to watch them move it myself."
This shows they don't trust him. Zhao Youjin's face instantly stiffened.
"Yes, sir, please, sir," he said reluctantly.
Luo Xi sneered, "Evil people always have their own evil people to deal with them."
A short while later, the constables came out, each carrying a large, heavy box.
Zhu Da moved with incredible speed, showing no sign of his earlier fatigue.
"Good, good, Zhao Youjin, you have indeed not disappointed me." He patted Zhao Youjin on the shoulder with a smile: "From now on, you will be my most important advisor."
The most important advisor is still the advisor, isn't he? Zhao Youjin almost couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Thank you for your kind words, sir," he said gratefully.
"Hahaha—" Zhu Da was even happier. It's good to have a sensible person: "Let's go to the cellar."
Watching their smug backs, Liu Chunhua felt both resentful and guilty: "My benefactor, it's all my fault. If I hadn't delayed your time, the things wouldn't have ended up in their hands."
“Chunhua, how can this be your fault?” Yang Qing patted her back comfortingly. “In such a short time, even if our benefactor went to the treasury, she couldn’t have moved those things.”
“You’re quite observant.” Loxi glanced at him sideways, not missing the fleeting gloating on the man’s face.
"Well, it's just so-so," Yang Qing muttered, avoiding Luo Xi's gaze.
“How can this be the same?” Liu Chunhua said, “I’m sorry, my benefactor.”
"It's nothing," Luo Xi said with a faint smile.
What she sets her sights on isn't so easily taken away, and the cellar... tsk tsk!
Sure enough, when Zhu Da passed by here again, his face was so black it was almost dripping with ink.
"You, Zhao Youjin, how dare you play tricks on me!"
He nearly poked the man's eye with his finger, and said angrily, "Where's the grain you were talking about? You said the cellars are almost overflowing? You're quite the braggart."
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