"System, is there really treasure on this mountain?"
"I don't know," the system replied directly.
Lin Cuiying was speechless for a moment: "Don't you know everything?"
“But I don’t know what you mean by ‘treasure’,” the system said. “There are indeed many valuable things on this mountain, such as herbs and wild fruits, but I don’t know what you mean by ‘treasure’.”
"Is there anything valuable near that cave?" Lin Cuiying asked again.
"Near the cave?" Upon hearing this, the system immediately replied, "There's nothing of value near the cave."
"No?" Lin Cuiying frowned slightly. "Then why did An Yunzhou say there was treasure near the cave?"
"That's unclear," came the system's somewhat puzzled voice. "Perhaps he's mistaken, or perhaps the treasure isn't hidden near the cave at all."
Lin Cuiying was now in a dilemma, unsure whether to continue walking forward.
Since we're already here, even if we don't find any treasure, it's good to dig up some other things to take back.
Thinking it over, Lin Cuiying led Lin Tiandong to continue walking forward.
They continued walking until they reached a rock, where they suddenly heard a strange sound.
"Wait." Lin Cuiying quickly stopped and made Lin Tiandong stop as well.
They were in a forest, with only a narrow path leading to the mountaintop.
The path was quite hidden, and they hadn't noticed it at all.
Upon hearing that strange sound, Lin Cuiying quickly told Lin Tiandong to stop.
"What was that sound?" Lin Tiandong asked curiously, having also heard the sound.
"I don't know," Lin Cuiying shook her head. "Let's go take a look."
Lin Cuiying cautiously observed her surroundings, while signaling Lin Tiandong to stay close to her.
They cautiously walked in that direction, only to discover upon closer inspection that it was the footprints left by several people.
Moreover, the footprints were very fresh, indicating they were left not long ago.
“These footprints…” Lin Cuiying looked at the footprints, her eyes becoming serious.
"Sister, do these footprints mean someone passed by here?" Lin Tiandong asked curiously, looking at the footprints.
“It should be,” Lin Cuiying said with certainty. “Besides, I always felt that there was something strange about these footprints.”
"Strange?" Lin Tiandong looked at the footprints and asked in confusion, "What's strange about it?"
Lin Cuiying couldn't quite explain what was strange about it either.
But her sixth sense told her that these footprints were not simple.
"System, do you know who left these footprints?"
"These are the footprints left by four men."
Who are they talking about?
"People from Black Wind Stronghold."
Upon hearing the system's words, Lin Cuiying's expression immediately turned serious.
"Black Wind Stronghold?" Lin Cuiying murmured to herself.
"Sister, what are you saying?" Lin Tiandong overheard this and asked curiously.
"It's nothing." Lin Cuiying shook her head solemnly, then led Lin Tiandong in another direction.
Seeing this, Lin Tiandong couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, but he didn't ask any questions and obediently followed behind Lin Cuiying.
As Lin Cuiying walked, she cautiously observed her surroundings.
She always felt that the appearance of the Black Wind Stronghold people here was definitely not a good thing.
Lin Cuiying led Lin Tiandong forward, intending to avoid them, but they still ran into those people.
When Lin Cuiying saw the faces of those people, she was momentarily stunned.
These people were the same men in black she had met outside the cave half a month ago.
At that time, these people still wanted to harm her, so the system released sleeping gas, which was reported to the authorities by several passing villagers.
Unexpectedly, these people were from Black Wind Stronghold.
"Damn it, what a small world!" one of them cursed as soon as he saw Lin Cuiying.
Upon hearing this, the others all turned to look at Lin Cuiying.
When they saw Lin Cuiying's face clearly, their faces showed resentment.
"Damn it, it's that bitch!"
"It was her! We were arrested by the authorities because of her!"
"Damn it, that bitch made us spend seven or eight days in jail, and it cost us a fortune to get the boss to bail us out!"
Several people looked at Lin Cuiying and began to curse.
Upon hearing this, Lin Cuiying couldn't help but sneer: "Gentlemen, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want! You were the ones who harbored ill intentions and wanted to harm me in the first place, so why are you blaming me now?"
"You bitch, what did you say?!" One of them stared wide-eyed at Lin Cuiying upon hearing this. "If it weren't for you, would we have been arrested by the authorities?"
"That's right, it's all because of you that we've spent so many days in jail!" the others chimed in.
"Ha, you made mistakes yourselves, and now you're blaming others?" Lin Cuiying sneered again. "How ridiculous!"
"You bitch, I'm going to teach you a lesson today!" one of them said, walking towards Lin Cuiying.
Seeing this, Lin Tiandong couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
He instinctively grabbed Lin Cuiying's arm and asked in a low voice, "Sister, do you know them?"
Lin Cuiying nodded: "Yes, we met once before."
"Who are they?" Lin Tiandong asked again.
“People from Black Wind Stronghold,” Lin Cuiying replied.
Lin Tiandong was taken aback when he heard this.
Black Wind Stronghold?
Those were a notorious gang of bandits in the area!
These people are wicked and often engage in robbery and plunder.
The government officials couldn't do anything about them.
Lin Tiandong never expected that he would encounter people from Black Wind Stronghold here.
He immediately tensed up and instinctively grabbed Lin Cuiying's arm, unsure of what to do.
"Sister, what should we do?" Lin Tiandong looked at the people walking towards him and couldn't help but feel a little scared.
Seeing this, Lin Cuiying gently patted his shoulder, signaling him not to be afraid.
Then, as she looked at the people walking towards her, her eyes turned cold.
"Gentlemen, what do you want to do?" Lin Cuiying asked coldly.
"What are we doing? Of course, we're going to teach you a lesson!" one of them said. "You made us spend so many days in jail. If we don't teach you a lesson today, we won't be able to vent our anger!"
As he spoke, the man swung his fist and punched Lin Cuiying.
Lin Cuiying frowned, preparing to make a move.
Just then, Lin Tiandong suddenly stepped forward and stood in front of Lin Cuiying.
"Don't bully my sister!" Lin Tiandong shouted, mustering his courage as he looked at the menacing-looking men.
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