With An Moxue and Wu Sicheng's two teams merging and operating together, their subordinates all had a question in their minds, especially An Moxue's side.
Although the leader is very generous to his subordinates, he always eats alone and is unwilling to share with others. So who exactly is the other party this time?
The fact that the boss would cooperate, especially after we had been preparing for many years, and then concede profits, is something worth investigating.
On Wu Sicheng's side, it wasn't until the operation took place that the team members saw that the leader of the other side was a woman, and a lady who looked exceptionally elegant. All their questions were answered, especially the details that their leader inadvertently revealed, which deepened their suspicions.
Outside the Kuroda family mansion, An Moxue and Wu Sicheng led ten people to finalize their objective. Each person was only responsible for completing their own task and did not need to worry about the others. These people were the vanguard team, responsible for setting the fire. They were the most powerful and had the best stealth skills among the two teams.
After explaining the mission details, An Moxue said, "Success or failure hinges on this. Good luck, everyone! Let's go!"
Then, the twelve people split up and entered the Kuroda family from different places, each responsible for a different area.
As an old mansion that has stood for hundreds of years, what An Moxue is most interested in is the secret treasure room, where the Kuroda family's treasures from hundreds of years ago might be stored.
She had done her research before. The location of the treasure was usually in the main house, and it was mostly the main area where the clan head lived. The clan head of the Kuroda family lived in the deepest part of the Kuroda old house, behind which was a large bamboo forest.
An Moxue passed quickly along the way, heading straight for the main house, perfectly avoiding the patrolling guards.
Outside the main house, the study was brightly lit, filled with constant chatter, and the defenses were tight, with a guard standing nearby.
An Moxue went straight to the bedroom.
One of the guards, who was very close to the bedroom, rubbed his eyes and asked another guard uncertainly, "Did you see that? I have a feeling I saw someone go into the chieftain's bedroom?"
Another guard said suspiciously, "Really? I didn't see anything. Have you been too affected by the outside world lately and are hallucinating? Sigh! That's true, we don't know what will happen in the future. It's natural to worry. These past two days, my urine has been yellow and smells terrible."
The guard replied uncertainly, "Really? Maybe! Let's not say anything more, or we'll run into the head guard during a routine check, and we'll both get a scolding."
The other guard also said uncertainly, "Really? We were both speaking very quietly, it can't be that bad!" But he was still uneasy, so he didn't say anything more, and the two of them stopped talking and shut their mouths.
While the two were talking, An Moxue had already entered the Kuroda clan chief's bedroom and was carefully searching inside.
The bedroom was thoroughly checked, except for the table on the tatami mat at the end, which had not been moved. On it sat a white jade lion, a male lion standing on a round ball.
An Moxue scoffed inwardly, thinking that the head of the Kuroda family probably only thought about how to dominate the world every day.
Otherwise, why would everyone place a lion, a symbol of power, in their bedroom?
She approached, holding a small flashlight in her hand. The light was dim and the area it illuminated was limited, but the advantage was that it was not easy for anyone to spot her.
She examined the jade lion and determined that its owner must have touched it frequently, as it had developed a patina from handling it.
An Moxue placed her hand on the patina, tried to lift it, but couldn't.
Her eyes lit up; this lion was very likely a secret mechanism, otherwise why couldn't she lift it?
She tried looking for buttons on it, but there weren't any. She then tried twisting the lion a few times in other ways, and to her surprise, the lion moved, and a slight sound came from the bedroom.
After a few moments, the tatami mats opened, revealing several steps.
An Moxue lit a lighter and placed it aside. The lighter was still lit. She put the lighter away, went down the steps, and found that there were many steps and they were quite deep.
Once she was completely underground, she put away her small flashlight, took out a searchlight and put it on her head. At the same time, she took out the soft whip from her waist and carefully observed her surroundings as she walked.
Suddenly, the protrusions on both sides of the wall caught her attention. She lashed out with her whip, striking the protrusions on both sides before quickly retreating.
As soon as she stood still, she saw countless arrows flying out from the walls on both sides.
After stopping, she remained motionless until the arrow stopped before continuing her descent, this time with even greater caution.
Upon reaching the arrows, I picked one up and discovered that each one was coated with a deadly poison—the poison of a deep-sea creature. If it were shot into my body, I would die within moments of breathing.
An Moxue carefully put away all the arrows and continued forward, but found no more traps.
It wasn't until they reached a depth of five or six meters underground that they reached the bottom, where An Moxue saw the enormous collection room.
Many items were displayed on the antique shelves, all of them top-quality, all of royal collection level, and a large part of them were from the Lan Kingdom. Among them were the legendary eighteen lion heads guarding various parts of the Lan Kingdom, or rather, three of them. It is said that they were passed down from last week and were buried deep in various parts of the Lan Kingdom to guard the borders. These were all dug up and stolen by the shameless Kuroda family.
An Moxue was angry as she packed her things.
Wherever they went, they cleared everything away, leaving not even the antique display shelves, because those shelves were all made of sandalwood.
After packing up her things, she looked at the empty basement, which was five or six meters high and the size of several football fields, and felt much better.
Even if she doesn't wipe out the Kuroda family today, she'll be content. At worst, she can recuperate for a few years and make a comeback. She believes she can definitely destroy this shameful family.
She returned to Kuroda's bedroom with a pleasant feeling, and didn't leave anything in the room untouched.
Just as she was about to finish collecting the package, she heard urgent cries for help from outside.
"Quick! Fire! Fire! Put out the fire! Put out the fire!"
Urgent cries for help, followed by hurried footsteps, tinged with panic, and then shouts of increased vigilance.
By this time, An Moxue had finished packing up the things in the house. She lit sparks in several places inside the house, then opened the door and slipped out when no one was paying attention. She knocked someone unconscious, dragged them into the bushes, stripped them of their clothes, killed them, changed her clothes, and then carefully walked out.
At this time, several courtyards of the Kuroda family could be seen on fire. Servants were trying to put out the fire, but the fire was still spreading and more and more courtyards were on fire. There were also unpleasant shouts and curses mixed in.
Finally, someone discovered that the chieftain's bedroom was also on fire, and someone shouted even more urgently to put out the fire.
Everyone had come out of the chieftain's study. When the chieftain saw that his bedroom was on fire, he shouted, "Quickly, put out the fire in the master bedroom first! We must not let it catch fire!"
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