Even though her eyes and other expressions made her seem like a kidnapped woman, why did this woman still notice something was wrong with her?
An Shuyi smiled and said, "Because you are too calm and talkative. Also, that bandit has been in your room for so long. If it were an ordinary girl, she would have been violated long ago. How could she have waited until now, especially since you are so beautiful?"
"And I can smell your scent. It's obvious you just had a passionate encounter. It seems you were too intense to hear the sounds outside. That's why I said you had killed all the bandits. Your eyes showed ruthlessness."
"Most importantly, you say this man is the second-in-command? That's impossible. The ones who led the men down the mountain today were the second and third-in-command, and they're long dead. How could it be him? But this man is clearly of high rank. Could he be the strategist?"
After hearing what she said, the woman's face showed surprise again, indicating that she was right.
"Can you tell me about this man and the girl who was captured? I'm very curious. That girl is exceptionally beautiful, even more beautiful than you."
The woman collapsed to the ground. "You saw that idiot... Well, that makes sense. After all, you've already killed the bandits in the stronghold, so you must have seen that woman too. How is she now?"
“She died, she slit her own throat without the slightest hesitation,” An Shuyi said.
The woman was stunned for a moment before she said, "Her name is Hua Xiaolian, and the one on the ground is Chen Nansheng. They have been neighbors since childhood, and their families have business dealings, so they get along very well."
Five years ago, Chen Nansheng's family business suffered a devastating blow. His parents, while dealing with the shop, tragically fell off a cliff and died. Chen Nansheng was forced to learn business, but he had absolutely no talent for it, and in a short time, the family fortune was squandered.
"Having nowhere else to turn, he came here and became a bandit. Although he's not good at business, he's very clever. With his help and ideas, he can bring back a lot of things every time he goes down the mountain."
“But Hua Xiaolian was too stupid. She heard that Chen Nansheng had been kidnapped and brought to the mountain, so she brought her servants to ransom him. When she got here, she found that it was not what she had heard at all. But she did not think too badly of people. She just thought that as long as Chen Nansheng was there, everything would be fine.”
"But she underestimated the ruthlessness of a man, and she didn't know that Chen Nansheng's family business was in dire straits because of her father. Chen Nansheng knew all this, so in order to take revenge, he directly... and then locked the person up."
"Hua Xiaolian was unaware of all this and only thought that Chen Nansheng still loved her. But a few days later, Chen Nansheng told others that he had already gotten tired of Hua Xiaolian and that they could play with her as they pleased."
The woman said this with a self-deprecating laugh, "You said it yourself, that woman is very beautiful, so many people have their eyes on her. No matter how desperate Hua Xiaolian is, crying and screaming, she is still humiliated by others in front of Chen Nansheng."
"Then why doesn't Hua Xiaolian die? After all, there are plenty of ways to die," An Shuyi said.
"Because she didn't dare. Chen Nansheng said that if she dared to die, he would arrest her parents and other family members. So even though she had many opportunities, she still didn't dare."
How pathetic! For a man, she's ended up in such a state. But she also knows that Chen Nansheng loves her; he only treats her this way because he hates her father. After all, that man always calls out that idiot's name during their intimate moments, which is why she hates that woman the most.
After listening, An Shuyi also felt that the woman was really stupid. But in the end, it was all because of love. Women can become irrational because of love, and that's absolutely true.
"Do you have anything else to say? If not, I'm going to take action," he said again, looking at the woman on the ground.
Now that she's satisfied her curiosity, she can give her a better chance to speak. Of course, she can't let her off the hook; after all, you have to nip it in the bud, or it will grow back in the spring.
The woman glanced at the stone on the ground. "I have nothing to say. There's no one alive in the mountain stronghold now. There's no point in living. I'll tell you where the silver is kept in the stronghold. Can you give me a knife in return?"
"If that woman can slit her own throat, so can I. I can't lose to such a stupid woman."
"Okay?" An Shuyi nodded. After the woman told her where the gold and silver treasures were kept, she threw her a sharp knife. The woman didn't use the knife to fight back, but instead slit her own throat and fell to the ground.
After confirming that the woman was dead, the two went to the place where the silver was hidden. Unexpectedly, there was a secret room in this room, located under the woman's bed. They pried open the bed board and saw a wooden board.
"Shushu, you wait here, I'll go down and get it," Xia Hua said, looking at the entrance that only allowed one person to pass at a time.
"Be careful!" An Shuyi warned.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen." After saying that, she jumped down from the entrance, turned on her flashlight, and Xia Hua discovered that although the entrance was small, the area inside was quite large.
They had been out for a long time and hadn't had a chance to examine the gold and silver treasures closely. They put them all into the warehouse and climbed up the cave entrance to leave. When An Shuyi saw her appear, she pulled her up as well.
"Let's go, it's getting late. We should head back first, otherwise we'll be in trouble if Grandpa Deng doesn't see us when it gets light," Xia Hua said, pulling her away.
"What should we do with these corpses?" An Shuyi asked. If so many corpses are not dealt with, they could cause another outbreak of plague if left unattended.
"Don't worry, we'll be in Baiyun City tomorrow. We'll have the prefect lead men to suppress the bandits. This place isn't far from Baiyun City, and it's under his jurisdiction. If the prefect knows there aren't many bandits, he certainly won't let go of such an opportunity to make a contribution."
Moreover, those bandits have already been killed by them, so the prefect will not be in danger when he leads his men there, and they can even help dispose of the bodies properly.
An Shuyi felt relieved after hearing what she said. After they came down the mountain, the two of them took out their bicycles and rode to their resting place.
When they arrived, the soldiers were still fast asleep and had no idea they had left. The two lay down to sleep, and before they knew it, they heard a sound coming from afar.
Although the two didn't want to pay attention, they still got up and set off for Baiyun City without even washing their faces. They arrived in Baiyun City around noon and went straight to an inn to stay.
After washing up and having a meal, the two prepared to go to the city lord's mansion, but Eunuch Deng insisted on going with them, so it became a group of five. When they arrived at the prefect's residence, a servant went to announce their arrival, and they were invited to wait in the main hall.
Not long after, the prefect of Baiyun City heard that the palace eunuch had arrived and had been attacked by bandits on the way. He was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. This was his jurisdiction, and if something happened to the eunuch, his position as prefect would be over.
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