Chapter 215 Embarking on the Treasure Hunt Again
Wiping the sweat from his brow, Lin Jize carefully examined Lin Luoxi and breathed a sigh of relief upon discovering that she was unharmed.
"Girl, where did you run off to?" After confirming that Lin Luoxi was not injured, Lin Jize asked her again.
"I originally wanted to see if the expert who created the stone gate passage was still hiding here, but I ended up rescuing these four girls instead," Lin Luoxi replied to Lin Jize, half-jokingly.
"Then why didn't you tell me that this place is unfamiliar to everyone? If there really is a hidden expert here, it would be very dangerous for you to be alone." Lin Jize now truly regarded Lin Luoxi as his granddaughter, and scolded her with a worried expression.
"Grandpa, I understand. Look, I brought back four girls. They'll be working for me from now on." To stop Lin Jize from nagging her, Lin Luoxi quickly changed the subject.
"Who are these four girls?" Lin Jize then turned his attention to the four women.
"These four girls are..." Lin Luoxi whispered to Lin Jize, explaining their origins.
“They are all unfortunate children.” Lin Jize looked at the four of them with sympathy after hearing Lin Luoxi’s words.
"It's rare to see someone with such a kind heart. From now on, let the four of them follow you. Have they signed any indentures?" In Lin Jize's view, only by signing indentures could he guarantee the absolute loyalty of these people.
Lin Jize's words made Zhao Ximo and the other three lower their heads guiltily, and they were also thinking about whether they should ask their master to give each of them a contract of servitude, so that their master's family would feel at ease.
"Grandpa, what are you saying? I only took them in because they had nowhere else to go. I never intended to give them any indenture."
“From now on, they will work for me, and I will pay them wages. It will be an employer-employee relationship.” Lin Luoxi felt that if someone had two minds, even signing a death contract would be useless. Why bother with all that formality?
"You silly girl, you still don't understand the wickedness of people's hearts." Lin Jize heard this for the first time and helplessly reached out to poke Lin Luoxi's forehead.
"Did you four hear that? Since you've chosen to follow my granddaughter, you must show absolute loyalty."
"Don't let my granddaughter's kindness fool you. If I find out, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Since Lin Luoxi didn't intend to sign indentures with these four people, Lin Jize, for Lin Luoxi's sake, still gave them a warning.
"Yes, sir!" Zhao Ximo, Tang Chuxia, and the Yang twin sisters bowed respectfully to Lin Jize upon hearing his words.
Since their master calls him "Grandpa," it should be correct for them to call him "Great-Grandpa," right?
Furthermore, the battle was far too intense. Looking at the bandit corpses lying all over the ground, Zhao Ximo and the other three finally felt at ease.
At the same time, seeing that the bandits who had bullied them were finally dead, they let go of their hatred for the bandits.
"Hmm!!" Lin Jize saw that the four of them were behaving themselves, so after giving them a few words of advice, he continued to speak to Lin Luoxi.
"Girl, the imperial officials will be here soon. Didn't you come here for the treasures on this mountain? Hurry up and take them, take as much as you can, otherwise you won't be able to take them when the imperial officials arrive."
Lin Jize knew that Lin Luoxi was greedy for money, and he also knew that Lin Luoxi had come for the wealth on this mountain, so he urged Lin Luoxi to go and get the money.
Seeing that Lin Luoxi's hands were empty, they wanted her to go find the treasure, and taking half of it would be fine.
After all, she had conquered the entire Bear Ridge, and she still had to support hundreds of bandits who had just surrendered.
"Ah? The imperial soldiers are coming, but I can't find where I hid the money?" Seeing how considerate Lin Jize was of her, Lin Luoxi simply pretended to be stupid.
"You're really good at nothing but fighting. If you put that fighting skill into treasure hunting, you'd probably be rich by now."
Seeing how realistic Lin Luoxi's performance was, he really thought that Lin Luoxi couldn't find where the money was hidden, so he grabbed Lin Luoxi and ran to the back.
“Master, we know where they hid the money,” Zhao Ximo’s eyes lit up when she heard Lin Jize’s words.
The soldiers will be arriving soon, and everything here will eventually be exposed to the world.
Wang Shuya's idea of becoming a mountain king really didn't seem to be known to them. They were lucky to know to cling to Lin Luoxi's coattails.
"Oh, then you two hurry up and lead the way, otherwise when the soldiers come, you won't get anything." As soon as Lin Jize heard Zhao Ximo say that they knew, he quickly told them to lead the way.
Lin Luoxi thought Zhao Ximo was leading them in the same direction as she had gone before, but when she saw that Zhao Ximo was leading them in a completely different direction, she frowned.
This Bear Ridge is truly a treasure trove; the place she just visited already contains so much gold and jewels.
Now Zhao Ximo is taking her in another direction, and she's quite looking forward to it.
"Xi Mo, how did you know there was treasure hidden here?" Lin Luoxi asked curiously. Logically speaking, these women were all kidnapped and brought up the mountain, so how could the bandits let them know where their treasure was hidden?
"I accidentally wandered in here to avoid sharing a room with that gang leader, but their defenses were too tight, so I didn't dare look around and came back..."
When Zhao Ximo thought about those days before, tears still welled up in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Ximo, I didn't mean to remind you of sad things." Lin Luoxi quickly apologized to Zhao Ximo when she saw the tears welling up in her eyes.
"It's alright, Master. We should thank you for pulling us back from hell." Zhao Ximo felt embarrassed and quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Yes, Master, if you hadn't destroyed this place, we don't know how long we would have suffered inhuman torture." Yang Keyi and Yang Kexin nodded, looking at Lin Luoxi with gratitude.
"It's not as exaggerated as you guys say. Even if it weren't for me, there would be other people..." Lin Luoxi felt embarrassed as she was looked at with grateful eyes by these people.
Quickly change the subject and have Zhao Ximo lead the way.
This time, Zhao Ximo led Lin Luoxi and the others around the mountain stronghold and headed towards the back.
"Xi Mo, are you sure you're not mistaken? There's a cliff right ahead. Who would hide gold and silver treasures on a cliff..." Tang Chuxia looked at the familiar road ahead and thought Zhao Xi Mo had remembered the route wrong.
"How could that be? Just follow me." Zhao Ximo led the way, and even when they were still two meters away from the cliff, she didn't stop.
"Sister Ximo, don't go any further, it's dangerous." Yang Keyi saw Zhao Ximo still walking forward and reached out worriedly, trying to pull Zhao Ximo back.
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