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It was already the middle of the morning, and the August sun was still a little hot. It was so bright that people couldn't even open their eyes when they saw it.

Sweat flowed down his face, his clothes were already soaked. The hand that held the sabre cracked open, and fresh blood seeped out, staining the sabre hilt red. He panted heavily as he raised his voice, "Surrender, you can't escape."

Qin Lang swept a glance at the crowd. Although they were dressed in coarse clothes and short robes, they looked like ordinary bandits. Qin Lang recognized the light in their eyes. It was a light that they had to obtain. It was a light that could only be achieved through a baptism of blood.

"I didn't expect that a small mountain stronghold like you who couldn't even eat a single meal could be so well-hidden. It's all because I underestimated you." Qin Lang squeezed a few words out from between his teeth. These people were well-coordinated and had vicious eyes. They were definitely no ordinary bandits.

"Cut the crap, immediately call from the truth. Who actually sent you here? If you don't call obediently, I'll cut you down and feed you to the dogs!" He looked Qin Lang up and down, "Tsk, tsk, this body is not bad. Bones and meat are more than enough for Blacky to eat for a while."

The big black dog lying on the side lifted its head, its eyes shining and its tongue sticking out from its tongue. It excitedly looked at Qin Lang as it barked twice. It was waiting for Cui Chen's order before it rushed up to eat.

Qin Lang narrowed his eyes. A sharp sword light flashed in his eyes. Suddenly, he shot a sword attack towards Wang Xiaohu.

Sensing his killing intent, Wang Xiaohu shouted loudly. He raised his kitchen knife and charged forward like a ferocious tiger that had descended the mountain. He chopped at Qin Lang's neck. He actually wanted to use his kitchen knife to kill Qin Lang!

Qin Lang flew into the air and abruptly turned his body to avoid Wang Xiaohu. Then, he rolled down the mountain!

"Don't let him get away!"

Cui Chen raised his Dragon Marks Saber and swung it with all of his strength. With a "pfft" sound, the white and red sabers entered his body and pierced through his chest.

Qin Lang staggered two steps before his legs gave way and he fell to the ground, dying with grievance.

"Oh — —" Wang Xiaohu shouted, "The chief is mighty!"

"The chief is mighty …"

Everyone raised their weapons and cheered loudly.

"Keep a low profile, what are you howling for?" Cui Chen raised his hand and pressed it into the air, "Wang Xiaohu, go and see if everyone is dead or not?"

"Alright." Wang Xiaohu ran over with two kitchen knives in his hands, kicked Qin Lang and checked his pulse, "He's dead beyond dead. The chief is too powerful, he died in one slash."

"Little Black, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and go." With a wave of his hand, Xiao Hei was sent flying like an arrow from a bow.

"Wait!" Yi Xiaoqiao suddenly cried out in alarm. She ran over and stood in front of Qin Lang. "Don't eat him."

Everyone was stunned as they looked at Yi Xiaoqiao with unfriendly expressions.

Cui Chen slowly walked over. "What's wrong? He wants to kill you, and you can't bear to do that?"

"No, search him first to see if there are any clues. I need to know who is trying to kill me."

She was in the light, the enemy was in the dark, who knew if that person would secretly poke his way in to kill her. This time, they had hired a few lackeys, if they really hired someone powerful next time, she would definitely die.

Cui Chen stepped forward, unsheathed his broadsword, and felt around his body.

"Tribe leader, there's no need to look for him. We've already looted all his belongings!" Chen Congzhou walked over, "According to the rules of our Greencloud Stronghold, even the hem of his clothes have been touched."

"Where are the items?"

"Nothing, I just found some crushed silver."

Yi Xiaoqiao was disappointed. She could have found some clues even if she could not catch him alive, but unfortunately, there was nothing left for her now.

"Don't be anxious. With us protecting you, no one will dare to touch you." Cui Chen waved his hand and arrogantly said, "Don't just say we're bandits, we're actually pretty strong. As long as we're fed, ordinary people won't be a match for us!"

Eat … Full … "It's done …"

He wanted her to help him rob others.

Facing Cui Chen's burning gaze, Yi Xiaoqiao understood the meaning behind his words.

"Buried."

"What are you burying, mince it and feed it to the dogs!" Cui Chen waved his hand, and Wang Xiaohu dragged Qin Lang's foot into the kitchen.

Yi Xiaoqiao's heart skipped a beat. It was not written in the book that Cui Shiming was so black-hearted. He actually chopped the person into pieces and fed him to the dogs. How much hatred was there for him to do this?

Humph, the people from the northern border are like hungry wolves and they often appear in groups. Don't just think that he's by himself, there must be relatives and friends behind his back. If we bury him casually, it will only bring us trouble.

"…" Yi Xiaoqiao was completely speechless.

"Come, come, come. We've been busy the whole night, let's go back and rest. Later, let them go into the city to buy you some rouge and cosmetic powder. You will be the Second Boss of our Greencloud Stronghold from now on!"

Yi Xiaoqiao lowered her head and did not say anything. Her mind was filled with thoughts of Qin Lang, who had died. How could there be nothing?

Mu Yi'an was still wearing a jade pendant, how could he not have one!

Something was wrong!

"Tribe leader, Tribe leader, I've bought the food and wine back." Just at this moment, Zhang Fifteen ran over. He was breathing heavily and his forehead was covered in sweat. He reached out his hand and said, "Give me three taels of silver. Give me some more silver."

Without a doubt, Cui Chen took out a small blue cloth bag from under his broken chair and threw it over. "Take as much as you want. Don't let them down."

"One piece is enough. We can repair the rest of the house." Zhang Wu took the silver and left excitedly.

Yi Xiaoqiao tilted his head to look at Cui Chen.

Cui Yanzheng was in the midst of packing the silver. Sensing Yi Xiaoqiao's gaze, he tilted his head and looked at her. "What's wrong?"

"This package …"

"You want to manage the job?" "Here!" Cui Chen generously handed the silver to Yi Xiaoqiao.

She recognized the one that Skinny Monkey had dug out earlier. She opened the small cloth, and found a few pieces of silver lying inside with a pink handkerchief under it. Yi Xiaoqiao pulled out the handkerchief and returned the silver to Cui Shiming.

"Your vision is too bad, picking a handkerchief with so much silver!"

Yi Xiaoqiao put the handkerchief to her nose and sniffed. A fresh and light fragrance invaded her nose.

This scent was somewhat familiar.

"What are you doing?" Cui Chen looked at Yi Xiaoqiao with a meaningful look. He tightened his collar and carefully asked, "Are you alright?"

"Smell it." Yi Xiaoqiao handed over the handkerchief.

Cui Chen leaned over to take a sniff. "The smell of a woman? Isn't this nonsense? This is a woman's thing, what's wrong with you? "

"These silver coins are the ones Qin Lang brought you guys to find, right?"

Cui Chen nodded.

"This handkerchief is the item inside, right?"

Cui Chen nodded again.

Yi Xiaoqiao's eyes were deep as she looked at the handkerchief in her hand. "I understand."

Cui Chen looked at her and saw the evil smile on her lips. He also smiled: "Understand what? Do you know where we can find silver from next time? "

"This silver belongs to Qin Lang!" Yi Xiaoqiao said affirmatively.

Cui Huang was stunned, "What did you say? He brought us to find his own silver? "

Yi Xiaoqiao nodded. "That's right, there are rumors of bandits in this mountain. Whoever dares to bury money here must have been buried by Qin Lang himself. If I'm not mistaken, his original plan was to wait for you all to release him before he came back to dig."

"If that's the case, why did you dig it up?"

"Because he saw me. He wanted to kill me." Yi Xiaoqiao's face darkened as he looked at the bag in his hands, "These silver taels are probably for me to buy."

Who was this man? What enmity did he have with her that he could afford to spend so much money on murder?

"If this is really your money, then this handkerchief …"

"It must be the mastermind!"

"How do you know?" It was not Cui Chen's fault for being surprised. After all, she was so resolute and decisive that everyone would question the fairness of her words. Maybe it was the result of her prejudice.

Yi Xiaoqiao spread out his handkerchief and put the silver into it one by one. A few ingots of silver still had a little surplus, and he put a stone of the same size into it. It was just right for him to wrap it up.

"This handkerchief is soft and exquisite. The stripping marks on it match the shape of the silver." Yi Xiaoqiao unfurled it for Cui to see.

Cui Shiming's face wavered, but he quickly shook his head: "Even so, I can't be sure that it was the mastermind. If this handkerchief is his, he can use it to buy money."

"Smell it." Yi Xiaoqiao gestured for him to smell it.

Cui Chen sniffed at the tip of his nose: "What's wrong? Is there a problem with the smell? "

"Firstly, this handkerchief is a woman's style. Secondly, the fragrance of this handkerchief is mostly a woman's rouge. It doesn't have the smell of a man's sweat, so what does this mean?"

Cui Chen rolled his eyes, "This means …" Qin Lang cherished this piece of handkerchief. It must have been given to him by his lover! "

"You must not have a lover." Yi Xiaoqiao shook her head regretfully.

Cui Chen's face turned red, "What nonsense are you talking about? I am the leader of the village, how can I not …"

If you had something like this, you wouldn't have said it like this. Of course, you have to keep things close to each other for personal storage, so how could it be used to make money? As long as you keep things close to each other, you would get the smell of a man.

"Maybe he was afraid we'd find him?"

Yi Xiaoqiao handed over the handkerchief. "I'll give it to you."

Cui Chen flinched. "Why are you giving it to me? It's useless for me to ask for this. "

The arrangement of the silk handkerchief made it easy to tell whether or not a woman's handkerchief could be used to absorb sweat. The key point was that he, a man, did not want this item since he was taking out many mothers!

"Look, I didn't even want it, would you steal it?"

Cui Huang was really lost in thought this time. He frowned and thought for a while before replying, "In that case, this thing must be the mastermind behind all of this."

Yi Xiaoqiao passed it to him, "Please, help me check it out."