I planted the spiritual roots for my people, and they bestowed upon me a body inscribed with incense

That night, the three of them entered Luoshan City and headed straight for Yichun Tower in the west of the city.

It was midnight, and sounds of lovemaking could be heard from inside the building from time to time, but this did not disturb the three people who had barged in.

Seeing that there were many rooms in the building and he didn't know where the madam's room was, Li Yuan had no choice but to randomly choose a customer who was on business. After selecting a room, Li Yuan kicked the door open.

Li Yuan, who had barged in, went to the bedside and saw that one of the two men was a familiar face. Li Yuan had seen this man at Magistrate Tang's banquet. He seemed to be some kind of city guard captain. However, Li Yuan had no time to care about others at the moment.

He threw the clothes scattered on the floor to the panicked prostitute on the bed.

"Put your clothes on and take me to your madam's room."

Upon seeing this, the city guard captain immediately reprimanded him.

"How dare you! Don't you know I'm in there doing business?"

Li Yuan didn't even glance at the man before kicking him aside. The city guard captain had just regained consciousness, and this kick knocked him unconscious again.

Looking at the easily defeated city guard captain, Li Yuan guessed that this man was probably a relative of someone in the county government.

After waiting for a while, the prostitute finished dressing and timidly led Li Yuan upstairs. Seeing this, Li Yuan called the two people who were searching for the secret door and then followed the prostitute.

Once they reached the third floor, the prostitute pointed to a door on the side.

"Hero, this is the place." Seeing Li Yuan's expression, he immediately spoke up:

"Go back to your room, and don't come out or report anything, or I'll kill you."

Upon hearing this, the prostitute repeatedly said

"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir." After saying this, the prostitute quickly fled the scene.

Li Yuan stepped forward and pushed the door open. The commotion outside had actually woken up the madam. Seeing Li Yuan and his two companions barging in, the madam was not flustered at all. She assumed that the customer was dissatisfied with the prostitutes and immediately prepared to make new arrangements for them.

The madam swayed her thick waist as she stepped forward.

"My lord, why are you getting angry so late at night? As the saying goes, a moment of bliss is worth a thousand pieces of gold. If you're not satisfied, I'll get you another one."

Li Yuan sneered and pressed the knife against the madam's neck.

"Where is the basement entrance? Think it over, you only have three sentences."

Upon hearing this, fear appeared on the madam's face, but she still tried to pretend to be confused.

"My lord, you're drunk. How about this, I'll go and call the most skilled girl in the brothel to serve you three gentlemen?"

After saying that, the madam tried to gently remove the longsword from her neck with her hand.

Seeing this, Li Yuan sneered:

"You have two more things to say; it's only a matter of time before we find them ourselves."

Upon hearing this, the madam immediately begged for mercy:

"My lord, I'll tell you, but you must grant me one request."

"Speak, what are your conditions?" Li Yuan said slowly.

"After I open the basement, let me take some money and leave now. How about that?"

Li Yuan nodded. "Alright, I'll give you some travel money, no problem. Take me there now."

Upon hearing this, the madam said, "Alright, those three strong men, come with me."

After saying that, the madam walked in front, followed by three people.

Li Yuan's divine sense was constantly focused on the madam, ready to strike her down with a single blow if she made any move.

The madam was a smart woman. Seeing that Li Yuan and his two companions were not to be trifled with, she obediently led them to the kitchen upstairs.

"My lord, remove the third large pot; the food is inside."

Even without the madam's prompting, Li Yuan's divine sense had already detected that beneath the third large cauldron in front of him was actually a hole large enough for one person to pass through.

As Li Yuan opened the cave entrance, he looked at Wang Tiezhu.

"Uncle Tiezhu, the group outside the city should have arrived. Go and bring them into the city, along with the oxcart."

Seeing this, Wang Tiezhu didn't hesitate and left the kitchen immediately.

Then Li Yuan glanced at the madam and slowly said:

"You go in first?" Seeing this, the madam didn't dare delay and immediately slipped into the hole.

Li Daqiang wanted to go in, but seeing this, Li Yuan immediately spoke up:

"Father, please wait outside for Uncle Tiezhu and the others. I'll make sure you're sure before you come in."

Upon hearing this, Li Daqiang nodded, "Okay, be careful."

Li Yuan nodded and then followed the madam into the cave.

After going down only two meters into the cave, a fairly spacious stone chamber came into view. Oil lamps were still lit in the four corners of the cave, indicating that people often came down here.

Seeing the boxes and boxes of silver inside, Li Yuan immediately sensed something was wrong; a bandit's den couldn't possibly have such wealth.

However, since he was already there, Li Yuan couldn't just stop there. He counted them and found twelve boxes filled with silver and jewels, conservatively estimated at 30,000 taels. Such wealth made Li Yuan gasp in astonishment.

However, having only treasure on display was rather dull, so after telling the madam to stand still, Li Yuan began searching the vicinity.

"As expected, when he reached a corner, Li Yuan scanned the area with his divine sense and discovered a hidden door ahead. Upon seeing this, Li Yuan realized that he had not brought his key."

However, this was no challenge for Li Yuan. He plunged his Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword) into the door, creating four sharp marks, and a complete door was cut out.

Li Yuan stepped into the stone chamber, which was much smaller than the previous one. There were two chests and two jade boxes on it.

Li Yuan opened the box and found nothing inside except a medicinal herb. However, this herb made Li Yuan freeze, as it actually had a faint spiritual aura.

Seeing this, Li Yuan opened the remaining two jade pieces and the other wooden box. Without exception, everything inside contained spiritual energy.

Each of the two wooden boxes contained a medicinal herb, while the two wooden boxes contained two pieces of jade imbued with spiritual energy.

Li Yuan held the jade in his hand and was certain that it was not a spirit stone. Only then did he guess that it was a material for refining weapons.

Originally, Li Yuan intended to let the madam go, but now it seems her fate is sealed.

Seeing the madam standing outside the door, Li Yuan ignored her and drew his long-handled sword, killing her instantly.

After pulling out the knife and wiping away the blood, Li Yuan came out with the items from the small secret room. Wang Tiezhu had already arrived outside with Zhou Qiang and the others.

Seeing this, Li Yuan gave some instructions and then led everyone into the cave. An hour later, Zhou Qiang and the others had carried everything out of the cave.

Carrying truckloads of spoils, even knowing they didn't belong to them, they were still full of energy.

The oxcart didn't arrive at the Li family's door until noon the next day.

Looking at the exhausted crowd, Li Yuan took out the one hundred taels of silver he had prepared beforehand. He gave ten taels to each person.

The people were only responsible for moving things and had no idea that there was silver inside. Seeing that the Li family was so generous in taking out so much silver, they were all pleasantly surprised. Before Li Yuan could speak, they took the initiative to move the boxes into the courtyard.

Seeing this, Li Yuan stopped the others and then spoke to them:

"Remember, this is a secret mission. Revealing it will be punishable by death."

Upon hearing this, the group waved their hands repeatedly.

"Don't worry, Young Master Li, we all know about this even if you don't say it. I, Niu Da, won't let anyone who tells anyone get away with it."

"Me too"

"Yes, and me too. None of us will let him get away with this."

Seeing that everyone had spoken, Li Yuan felt relieved and let them leave.

It wasn't that Li Yuan believed everyone's oath, but rather that he was convinced of the allure of the ten taels of silver. Since everyone still wanted the silver, he knew what he should and shouldn't say.

After everyone left, Li Yuan looked at the twelve boxes outside the courtyard and then said:

"Father, you decide what to do." After saying that, Li Yuan took two pieces of jade and went into his room.