"Sister Nan, I won't leave. Ruxue will wait for you here." Zhou Ruxue looked worried. She was unwilling to give up her revenge.
We cannot abandon our benefactor and leave alone.
Nan Yi patted her hand and said calmly, "I was just saying hypothetical. If I don't come back, you must do as I say. Otherwise, if I avenge you and you get caught again, all my efforts will have been in vain. Anyway, with my skills, I'm sure I can get away."
"But..." she wanted to say, she was a little scared, being a lone woman traveling alone.
As Nan Yi stood up to leave, he suddenly said, “Miss Zhou, don’t be afraid. After this incident, it takes courage to live, but you should be even stronger. You should think that since things have already gone very badly, how much worse can they get? You should live well so that your uncle and aunt can rest in peace in the afterlife.”
With those words, Nan Yi plunged into the night.
Zhou Ruxue stood there in the room, stunned. Nan Yi's words seemed to have opened another window for her.
Yeah, how bad could it be?
Prefect Liu was a good official, but his residence was only of average quality. He had only been promoted three times and it was not as nice as his brother-in-law Shi Buping's residence.
The garden's charm lies in its exquisite design, with artificial hills and strange rocks, pavilions and towers, and a small pond in the middle filled with lotus flowers, which are fragrant throughout the garden during the summer.
According to Zhou Ruxue, Prefect Liu had a bad reputation, but he was very devoted to his wife and not lustful. Ten years ago, he married a woman surnamed Shi, and they had two sons and a daughter. He also had a concubine, who was chosen by his wife.
Madam Liu came from an ordinary family. She was beautiful, intelligent, and capable, and Prefect Liu listened to her every word.
Nan Yi doesn't care whether he's faithful or not, but as the prefect, he aided and abetted the wicked, allowing his brother-in-law to wreak havoc in the region, and he himself colluded with bandits to kill and silence witnesses. He is not fit to be an official, no, he is not even fit to be a human being.
It wasn't hard to find Liu, the prefect. He had made a fortune tonight and was currently in his study counting the gold and silver treasures that had been transported from the Zhou family overnight.
With over ten boxes of gold and three hundred thousand taels of silver notes, Prefect Liu was so excited that his face flushed. It was late at night, and having just made a fortune, he couldn't possibly sleep.
Guarding the chests filled with gold, Prefect Liu walked back and forth, looking at this and touching that, extremely excited.
Madam is right. Being greedy for small amounts of money on paper not only damages one's reputation and future prospects, but also makes one fear being exposed even in sleep. If caught, it's a capital offense, and it's not worth the loss.
It's much easier to target those rich people, since they're not short of money anyway.
After three years in office, he received top marks in all evaluations, which proved that his wife's advice had worked. He had also received a considerable amount of money. With this much money now, the position of prefect was undoubtedly his.
Madam Liu's idea was excellent, but he certainly didn't know that having a brother-in-law who was a burden had ruined his reputation in Qi County.
The excellent evaluation was entirely due to the money.
When Nan Yi reached Prefect Liu's study, there was a faint light inside, but no one was there. There were guards at the door. She picked up a stone and threw it a short distance away, making a soft sound.
"Who is it?" The man stepped forward to investigate.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Nan Yi stepped forward, pushed open the door, slipped inside, and quickly closed the door behind him. Then, footsteps were heard at the doorway.
The study was lit, and the room was extremely quiet under the lamplight.
After admiring the room full of treasures, Prefect Liu hummed a tune with satisfaction as he pushed open the door to the outer study.
Nan Yi suddenly heard a noise and leaped onto the roof beam.
As far as the eye could see, next to the antique shelf, a hidden door was pushed open from the inside, and Prefect Liu, dressed in casual clothes, stepped out with a smile.
He closed the hidden door, blew out the lamp in the study with his hands behind his back, stepped out of the study, and spoke to the servant guarding the door.
The sound was too soft for Nan Yi to hear. Once there was no sound at the door, she jumped to the ground and, following Liu Zhizhou's instructions, reopened the hidden door. As she entered, Nan Yi gasped in shock.
The room was filled with gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, and calligraphy and paintings, a dazzling sight. There were about ten boxes on the floor, which she opened one by one. They were all filled with neatly stacked small gold bars, which almost blinded her.
On the small table in the middle of the room, two sandalwood boxes were neatly arranged, and two thick booklets were placed beside them.
Nan Yi curiously opened the box, and wow, one box contained silver notes, and the other box contained precious objects such as jade.
She touched the box on the table and thought to herself, "This corrupt official has only been in office for three years, yet he has embezzled so much. The rich people of Qi County are fleeing because they must have been forced into this situation."
It's definitely a bloodsucker.
Nan Yi glanced quickly at the contents of the two booklets, her heart filled with joy. She grinned silently, knowing that she wouldn't have to lift a finger this time; Prefect Liu's life was nearing its end.
With a wave of her hand, she took everything from the room without leaving a single item behind. Nan Yi left the dark room without lingering. The study also contained many fine things, which she accepted without hesitation.
After leaving the study, Prefect Liu became increasingly uneasy about the things inside. Finally, he stopped and thought he might as well stay in the study and rest.
"Master, what's wrong? Madam is waiting for you," the personal servant reminded him.
Prefect Liu waved his hand and turned back without saying a word.
That's a fortune of millions; it can't be lost under any circumstances.
Prefect Liu also came from a poor family. He had studied hard for ten years and served as an official for eight years. He had never owned so much money before. When the money was brought over, he was trembling with fear.
As he walked outside the study, he stroked his short beard and instructed the servant beside him, "Go and invite the East Guardian. Tell him I have important matters to discuss with him."
Dong Hu Yuan's full name is Dong Ziming. He was a bandit whom Liu Zhizhou saved by chance. To repay the life-saving grace, he has been serving Liu Zhizhou ever since.
This man was skilled in martial arts and was a man of few words. He was responsible for handling all the shady dealings that Prefect Liu had to do.
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