Daoist White Bird had obtained this voice-recording stone by chance. Because he didn't know if it was real or fake, coupled with his identity as a drug dealer, he was currently living a very carefree life.
He ate well, drank well, and even had women to play with. Therefore, Daoist White Bird wasn't very interested in the Evil King's treasures. He planned to escape to the Darkness Continent and search for the treasures in the meantime.
It was just that they hadn't expected that because they had kidnapped Lu Zhiruo, they had offended Sun Mo. Sun Mo had killed his way to their headquarters, and even their headquarters had been destroyed.
Apart from the Sound Recording Stone, there were also some jewels and jades in the small wooden chest. They were all valuable and rare goods.
These things were what Daoist White Bird was planning to bring along when he fled. After all, gold was too heavy.
"Based on my calculations, these items are worth around a million taels of silver."
Li Ziqi didn't include the White Bird sword and the alchemy pills. If not, the amount would be even higher.
"So many?"
Ying Baiwu drooled as she listened. After that, she discovered that other than herself, the others all had calm expressions on their faces. (Oi, oi, that's a million taels. Why aren't you guys agitated?)
"Sun Mo? Sun Mo? "
An Xinhui's voice suddenly rang out.
Sun Mo felt a little surprised. When he returned to the level where the silver was placed, he saw An Xinhui rushing in anxiously.
"Are you okay?"
An Xinhui surveyed Sun Mo. When she saw blood on his body, her heart thumped.
"It's someone else's blood."
Sun Mo smiled. Although he said this, his shoulder blade was still injured by the great blade. However, he would be fine after half a month of rest.
"You're too reckless. Why didn't you inform me?"
An Xinhui grumbled.
You single-handedly killed your way into the nest of human traffickers. Do you think you are a legendary figure? His guts were really too big.
Naturally, other than feeling angry and resentful, An Xinhui also felt a sense of self-blame. Sun Mo no longer treated her as one of his own.
In the past, no matter what he encountered, he would always look for him to discuss it.
This represented the estrangement between the two of them.
"I'm not sure, so I won't trouble you."
Back then, Sun Mo was in a hurry to save her, and it was true that he didn't treat An Xinhui as someone he could rely on.
"Do we even need to talk about trouble between us?"
An Xinhui complained.
"What should we do? Are we leaving now? "
Lu Zhiruo asked in a low voice. It didn't seem too good to be spectating a quarrel between teachers.
Li Ziqi pretended not to hear it. She wasn't going to leave. If the two of them were to fight, her teacher would surely be too embarrassed to act. At that time, she would be able to help.
Otherwise, Teacher would be at a disadvantage.
No, she mustn't let them fight at all. Hence, Li Ziqi told them the important points of what had happened here.
"Human traffickers? Zhou Yuanzhi? "
After hearing this, anger appeared on An Xinhui's face. She was so angry that her hands were trembling. Everyone had the right to punish such scum.
"Sun Mo, bring the students back to school first. Leave the matters here to me."
An Xinhui's voice was resolute and decisive. Although she was young, she had the prestige and responsibility of a headmaster of a famous school.
"I will bear the consequences of my own actions."
Sun Mo knew that this matter was very thorny. It was one thing if he killed Zhou Yong. After all, his clan was a human trafficker. But if he killed Li Can, Li Zixing would surely be enraged.
"Sun Mo, don't be impulsive."
An Xinhui persuaded.
Sun Mo waved his hands. He couldn't be bothered to argue about this matter.
An Xinhui felt helpless. However, she felt a lot of admiration for Sun Mo when she looked at him. This was a man with responsibility, charisma, and courage.
Ordinary people, who would dare to do this for their students? Who would dare to kill a little prince with an esteemed status for the sake of justice?
Ding!
Favorable impression points from An Xinhui + 1. Friendly (320/1,000).
An Xinhui didn't like to beg others. However, in order to protect Sun Mo, she most probably had to use the connections her grandfather had left behind.
"That... should we move the money in the treasury away first?"
Ying Baiwu was still worried that the soldiers would snatch it away.
"I've already said that it's fine."
Li Ziqi facepalmed. (Trust this eldest martial sister for once.)
An Xinhui directly left the treasury and instructed her subordinates to do something. Compared to this money, punishing the Zhou Clan and preventing Li Zixing from finding trouble for Sun Mo was more important.
Upon seeing this scene, Sun Mo's impression of An Xinhui improved a little. One must know that she was extremely short of money now. But at this crucial juncture, money was placed second by her.
"Where are Zhou Yong and Li Can? Bring me to take a look! "
An Xinhui instructed.
In the underground prison, when Tantai Yutang saw Sun Mo's group coming down, he smiled. "Why? Are the soldiers here soon? "
Everyone didn't reply. Instead, they looked at the two human scums behind them. Right now, they were on the verge of death. Because they had suffered immense pain, their facial features were contorted and their bodies would occasionally convulse.
"Didn't you say that you want to do it three times according to the injuries of the two women who were abused? You clearly didn't do your best! "
Xuanyuan Po was unhappy. Even the combat addict who only knew how to fight was unhappy with these human traffickers.
"Hehe, do you want to try?"
Tantai Yutang teased. These two human scums didn't have many external injuries, but their internal organs were all destroyed. Also, the pain they were suffering was definitely on the same level as death by a thousand cuts.
Zhou Yong's eyes looked toward An Xinhui. He wanted to call for help, but he couldn't make any sound. As for Li Can, his mental state had already broken down. His head was tilted to one side as saliva flowed out from the corner of his mouth. He was like a catfish that was on the verge of death, convulsing.
"Stop struggling. You guys are dead for sure. Just slowly experience the process of walking toward death!"
Tantai Yutang smiled.
What was more unbearable than death? That was to watch helplessly as they walked toward death amidst the intense pain. Incontinence, blood loss, convulsions, dizziness, and all sorts of pain in their internal organs...
Tantai Yutang used medicine to let these two human scums experience all of this.
Other than the physical torture, there was also the mental torture.
An Xinhui took a look and left. After exiting the prison, her expression was a little heavy. She didn't object to killing human scums, but Sun Mo having such a perverted disciple would surely affect his career as a great teacher.
"Sigh, why did Sun Mo take in a pervert?"
An Xinhui felt depressed.
If it was an ordinary person who reported the case, the soldiers from the government might arrive a little later. However, the triangular-eyed man was holding Li Ziqi's golden token.
After the provincial governor of Jinling saw this, he didn't even bother to wear his official robes and directly ordered his troops to kill their way over.
A total of 1,000 cavalrymen surrounded the Three Purities Temple so tightly that not even a drop of water could leak through. After that, there were still 3,000 more soldiers rushing over.
Because they were foot soldiers, they were slower.
"Your highness? Your highness? "
The provincial governor rode a handsome horse and galloped madly to the front of the temple. Not waiting for the warhorse to stop, he jumped down and rushed into the temple.
"Governor Yu, don't shout. I'm here."
Li Ziqi was afraid that such a situation would happen. Hence, when she heard Old Wolf Ren saying that soldiers had appeared, she immediately came to the entrance to wait.
"Your highness..."
Governor Yu lifted his long robes and was about to bow.
"Forget it! Forget it! "
Li Ziqi turned her head and cast a worried glance. She mustn't let her teacher know of her identity. She was worried that her teacher would feel estrangement because of her identity and wouldn't be as harmonious as before.
Which of those who could reach the position of provincial governor wasn't a shrewd person? Governor Yu immediately expressed that he understood. After that, he cast a few glances at Li Ziqi. After seeing that she was fine, his worried heart finally relaxed.
As long as her highness was fine, it didn't matter how many people died.
Li Ziqi wasn't too familiar with Governor Yu and didn't know what his character was like. Although she heard that his official conduct wasn't bad, for safety's sake, it was better to hand the account book to Zheng Qingfang's grandfather. Zheng Qingfang was an old subject who had served two dynasties and was deeply trusted by the two emperors. If it wasn't for his health failing, Zheng Qingfang would still be able to sit stably on the position of the prime minister.
The soldiers entered the Three Purities Temple and started to search. They were as gentle as a wife returning to her parents' home. If it was during normal times, they would have long since flipped the entire temple upside down.
The soldiers had already received instructions from their superiors for all the treasures they found, so they pretended that they didn't see anything.
How high was Governor Yu's position? Where couldn't he get money from? Leaving aside the fact that he didn't fancy these hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, even if he did, he wouldn't dare to touch them!
(If you let her highness return to the palace, do you still want your official hat?)
However, very soon, Governor Yu started to feel a headache. The little prince had died. This was troublesome. Who didn't know that Li Zixing had immense authority in Jinling?
Just when Governor Yu was feeling conflicted about what he should do, Zheng Qingfang came.
"Premier Zheng!"
Governor Yu hurriedly greeted.
"Don't address me like this. I've already retired."
Zheng Qingfang reminded.
"Premier Zheng is too humble."
Governor Yu's respect for Zheng Qingfang didn't lessen at all. He had planned to exchange conventional greetings, but Zheng Qingfang wasn't interested at all.
"Sun Mo? Sun Mo? Where are you? Are you alright? "
Old Master Zheng Qingfang entered the temple under the support of an old butler and servant.
"Uncle Zheng, why are you here?" Sun Mo hurriedly came over. "Your body hasn't recovered yet. You can't walk around casually."
"This matter is so serious, how can I not come? Are you alright? Have you found the student? "
Zheng Qingfang saw Li Ziqi and glared at her, blaming her for putting herself in danger.
The news was sent by Li Ziqi through Old Wolf Ren's men.
"I've found her. Many thanks for Uncle Zheng's concern!" Sun Mo called Lu Zhiruo over. "Come, thank Grandpa Zheng. For you, your Grandpa Zheng has gone to war."
"Grandpa Zheng, I'm sorry for making you worry!"
Lu Zhiruo bowed.
"It's good that you're fine! It's good that you're fine! "
Looking at the adorable papaya girl, Zheng Qingfang's heart was filled with fondness. He also hated human traffickers even more.
Governor Yu stood at the side and was dumbfounded. Who was this fellow? He had thought that Premier Zheng came here for her highness, but from the looks of things now, it was clear that this wasn't the case.
Naturally, this wasn't the case. Who would dare to be rough with Li Ziqi? But it was hard to say for Sun Mo.
"Grandpa Zheng, let me tell you. That Zhou Yuanzhi is a great villain."
Li Ziqi hugged Zheng Qingfang's arm and started to complain, spilling everything out like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.
The more he listened, the angrier Zheng Qingfang's expression became. In the end, he even cursed, "Scum! Scum! "
After looking at the account book and interrogating a few captives, Zheng Qingfang directly instructed, "Governor Yu, send troops to raid the residence and capture Zhou Yuanzhi."
"Roger!"
Governor Yu was joyful. Damn, raiding the residence of one of the top ten wealthiest families in Jinling. How much would they earn? Naturally, the bulk of the profits would be given...
Mn, Premier Zheng was a noble person and would definitely not accept it. Li Ziqi wouldn't accept it either. Ze, this wasn't easy to handle!
"Teacher, what do you think?"
Li Ziqi looked at Sun Mo and smiled very sweetly. She knew that her teacher wanted to stand up for those girls who had been abducted.
"It all depends on Premier Zheng!"
Sun Mo had no objections.
"What? Teacher? Whose? Her highness's? It can't be, right? "
Governor Yu was shocked again. However, when he saw that her highness' attitude toward Sun Mo was very intimate and respectful, he suddenly felt that it was better to give the bulk of the profits to this teacher.
The wealth of a wealthy family, antiques, paintings, gold, silver, and jewelry, would definitely exceed one million taels of silver.
But what name should he use it for?
"Old Zheng!"
An Xinhui came over and paid her respects. "Governor Yu!"
"Mn, your fiance has done a good job!"
Zheng Qingfang knew of An Xinhui's reputation and was worried that she would look down on Sun Mo. Hence, he intentionally said this. It was a compliment and also a warning.
(A major character like me has acknowledged the engagement. If you want to break it, hmph hmph, don't blame me for being impolite.)
"Fiance?"
Governor Yu was shocked again. An Xinhui's reputation was so great and everyone in Jinling City knew of her. He didn't expect that this beautiful headmaster already had a fiance?
Very good, he had an excuse to donate the money to the Central Province Academy. However, he would tell An Xinhui that the reason for this donation was because Teacher Sun didn't fear danger and entered the enemy's lair alone to save the girls who had been abducted.
No, he couldn't do it alone. He had to include her highness's name in the list.
From this, one could see that Governor Yu understood the ways of an official very well since he could sit in this position.
"Go back and rest. I will handle the following matters."
Zheng Qingfang patted Sun Mo's shoulder. "Even if the heavens collapse, I will hold it up."
When Governor Yu heard this, he was shocked again. This Teacher Sun couldn't be Prime Minister Zheng's illegitimate son, right? If not, why would Sun Mo treat him so well?
Li Zixing's son had died, and Sun Mo would definitely not let the matter rest. But after Zheng Qingfang interfered, it wouldn't be so easy for Li Zixing to take revenge.
(But Prime Minister Zheng, this matter isn't beneficial to you. If he isn't an illegitimate son, why would you work so hard?)
Just as Governor Yu's thoughts were running wild, Sun Mo already had one million taels of silver in his account. However, he didn't know it yet.
Zheng Qingfang personally stayed behind to handle the matters here.
Sun Mo, the six students, and An Xinhui boarded Zheng Qingfang's carriage and were sent back to the school.
After the excitement from being rescued faded, Lu Zhiruo also felt tired. She leaned on Sun Mo's arm and didn't want to move a single finger. After all, she had been worried and scared for the past two days. Her mental state was already fatigued.
Sun Mo patted the papaya girl's head.
"I'm sorry for troubling Teacher."
Lu Zhiruo apologized. She was like a little kitten at home and rubbed her head against Sun Mo's arm.
"It's good that you are fine. In the future, you should be more cautious!"
Sun Mo smiled. After he comforted his lucky mascot and fell asleep, he took out the golden treasure chest he had obtained after Qi Shengjia's reputation points exceeded 1,000 and opened it.
A burst of light flashed, leaving behind a skill book that was enshrouded in golden light!
Ding!
"Congratulations on obtaining a branch of knowledge from the Great Plants Encyclopedia. 100 types of plants from the Darkness Continent. Proficiency level: expert-grade."
Skill book?
Sun Mo was joyful. He thought of his previous experience and immediately started to recite them in his mind. He was preparing to raise his proficiency level to the grandmaster-grade after memorizing them.
However, he had just memorized a few of them when he was interrupted by the system notification.
Ding!
"Congratulations on raising your prestige connection with Li Ziqi to the 'respect' level. Special reward: 1x golden treasure chest."
A golden and dazzling treasure chest appeared before Sun Mo.
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