As soon as Li Yunze and Ye Yutong approached the cave, the two men in black flew out.
They stabbed Li Yunze and Ye Yutong with weapons, using vicious and deadly moves.
If the two of them had reacted slower, they would have been stabbed by their swords.
Li Yunze was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this small hilltop would hide such a powerful master.
Thinking of the ecstasy formation in the woods just now, he was now very interested in this mountain.
He didn't want to waste time here, so he struck quickly and accurately, and killed the two of them with his sword in a short time.
Ye Yutong saw that the shorter man in black had a purse on his waist, so he picked it off with his sword.
She opened it and looked at it. Inside was a black wooden sign with the character "Yao" engraved on it.
"Ping An, what do you think this is?"
Li Yunze took it and looked at it, "This is the token of the Yao family in Jiangcheng. These people should be members of the Yao family."
Ye Yutong frowned, "The Yao family in Jiangcheng? So this hilltop is owned by the Yao family?"
The Yao family in Jiangcheng is one of the four major families in Yunchao Kingdom, and its power in the court is second only to the Song family in Fengcheng.
Li Yunze snorted coldly, "Even if it's not them, it still has something to do with their family."
He stuck his sword in the tip and said, "If this mountain is the secret base of the Yao family, then this mountain must not be simple. Tongtong, be sure to pay attention to safety when you go up the mountain later."
Ye Yutong nodded, "Okay, I understand, let's go up and have a look. I wonder if Song Rui and Ding Yi are going well? Have they made it to the mountain?"
"They are both very skilled and they are leading experts, so they should be fine."
Although Li Yunze comforted Ye Yutong like this, he also speeded up the mountain.
Not long after they left, they encountered another twenty men in black ambushing halfway up the mountain.
However, these people's martial arts skills were average. Li Yunze and Ye Yutong didn't take any action, and the guards killed them silently.
They walked up a little further and heard a muffled sound, which sounded like knocking on a stone wall. The higher you go, the clearer the sound becomes.
Suddenly a guard said: "Your Highness, there is an entrance here."
"Go in and have a look."
After observing along the way, Li Yunze roughly guessed that this was a mine.
Although he is not sure yet whether it is an iron ore or a gold mine?
But judging from the Yao family's strict control over this place, it's probably a gold mine.
Several guards lit the torches they brought and walked into the dark cave.
After a while, the sound of fighting came from inside.
Li Yunze and Ye Yutong looked at each other and immediately led the remaining guards into the cave.
When they saw everything in the cave, everyone except Li Yunze was shocked.
The place where you first entered the cave entrance was very empty. The stone walls on both sides seemed to have been knocked by someone, with some golden gravel remaining on them.
But walking further inside, there are golden stone walls on both sides, and there are large pieces of gold on the ground.
The few guards who had just come in were fighting with five or six men in black.
Ye Yutong picked up a piece of gold from the ground, looked at it, and clicked his tongue twice.
"No wonder they set up a enchantment array and asked experts to guard it? It turns out there is a gold mine hidden here."
She threw the gold in her hand to the ground and looked at the two people standing not far away.
Judging from their appearance, they must be the stewards here.
Behind them were dozens of shirtless men. Those people were very thin, and their faces looked a little numb.
On such a cold day, they were sweating.
The two stewards were shocked when they saw so many people coming in.
After watching for a while, all their thugs were killed. Knowing that this place had been exposed and that it would be dangerous to stay, I wanted to take the opportunity to escape.
Ye Yutong quickly used Qinggong to fly over, blocked the way of the two of them with his sword, and asked with a smile: "Where do you two want to go?"
The taller man seemed to be frightened and took two steps back.
The shorter man suddenly pulled out a dagger from his sleeve and stabbed Ye Yutong viciously.
Ye Yutong flipped the sword in his hand upwards, and the man fell down with his eyes wide open, and the dagger in his hand also fell to the ground.
The shorter steward's eyes shrank in fear, and he knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowing and begging for mercy, "Woman, please forgive me, Woman, please forgive me."
Ye Yutong was afraid that he would make another mistake, so he tapped his acupuncture points first, then held up his chin with his sword, and said with a half-smile:
"It's okay to spare you. If I ask you later, you have to answer honestly. If there is a lie, this person lying underground will be your fate."
The man nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, yes, Heroine, please ask, I will tell you everything I know."
"Whose people are you from?"
"The Yao family in Jiangcheng."
"How did the Yao family discover this place? How long have you been mining here? How much gold have you mined in total?"
The steward glanced at the sword on his neck and swallowed.
He knew very well that if he didn't answer honestly, the little lady in front of him would definitely kill him.
He didn't want to die, so he didn't dare to hide anything, so he confessed everything.
"I don't know who discovered it, but the eldest boss of the Yao family sent us here. I have been here for four years and have mined about 700,000 taels of gold. The eldest boss will send someone here to extract it once a month."
"When do you come here every month? Is there a fixed time?"
"Come here on the fifteenth day of every month, bring us food and daily necessities when you come, and take away the mined gold when you leave."
Ye Yutong pointed to the men mining gold, "Where did they find these people?"
"The eldest master had them all brought here. Some were bought, and some came voluntarily because the family couldn't live anymore and they stuttered."
As soon as he finished speaking, a thin, deformed man jumped out, pointed at him and said angrily:
"You lied. Most of us were deceived by you. The people who deceived us said they came here to build a house, take care of food and housing, and pay 60 cents a month.
They also told us to go home on payday, but we have been here for several years, working day and night, and not having enough to eat.
Except for going to the toilet, we were not even allowed to leave the cave, let alone go home. Most of the people who came with us were exhausted. "
After saying this, he started to cry, and those who were with him also had red eyes, accusing them of their evil deeds.
Another man ran over and knelt down next to Ye Yutong, kowtowing and said:
"Girl, please save us. There are more than thirty people in our village, and now there are only seventeen of us left. The old people, wives and children at home are worried. Please be merciful and let us out." Bar."
Thinking of the secret here, he raised two fingers and swore, "Girl, please don't worry, we will keep everything here in our stomachs. Even if we go out, we won't reveal anything to the outside world."
The remaining dozens of men also knelt down and begged for mercy.
Ye Yutong asked: "Are you all from the same village?"
An older man said respectfully: "Xia, we are not from the same village. The nine of us were deceived last year. We are from Xujia Village in nearby Guolan County. We went to the county to find work during the slack time, and were tricked by Guo Master Jia from Lan County brought him here."
Li Yunze, who was tapping on the wall, heard this and asked, "Do you know the master from Guolan County?"
"I don't know him. We happened to meet him when we were looking for work in the county.
At that time, we heard someone greeting him and calling him Master Jia, and we learned his identity.
He said that a gentleman in the county wanted to build a house and needed a lot of wood. He wanted to cut wood in the nearby mountains and asked us if we could do it.
Although the salary was not much, we thought it would be idle to be idle, so we came to work. But who knew that once you arrive, you won’t be able to get out.
One of the people who came with us just died the day before yesterday. They couldn't stand the high-intensity labor and were exhausted to death. "
He said in a desperate tone: "Our bodies probably won't last long if we continue to do this."
"Don't worry, everyone. Now that we have discovered it, we won't let you die here."
Ye Yutong pointed at Li Yunze and said to them: "This is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He heard that this mountain is very strange and people often go missing nearby, so he came here specially to take a look and save you."
How long have you been working here? Tell the guards later, they will replenish you with your wages over the years, and give you a nutrition allowance, and then send someone to take you back to your hometown.
As for the people who were exhausted to death, His Highness will help them avenge themselves, and their families will also give them some compensation. "
"Thank you so much, His Highness the Crown Prince. Thank you so much, Your Highness the Crown Prince." After hearing this, everyone burst into tears of gratitude.
They all thought that they would never get out in this life and would die from exhaustion here.
Unexpectedly, they would be saved by His Highness the Crown Prince. Not only did he save their lives, but he also paid them wages and nutrition.
What a blessing they have gained in their previous lives!
Li Yunze saw that his wife put all the credit on him and established a character for him, so he walked forward with a smile.
"Everyone, please get up and tell my guard when you came and where you live. He will help you make arrangements."
"Yes, thank you Your Highness."
