This guy is the Baozheng of the village, surnamed Wang, and many previous mining matters were communicated to the villagers through him.
Then something happened and the old boy disappeared.
The elders in the village thought he had also been killed.
I didn't expect that he was living a healthy life.
Looking at the long knife covered in blood stuck in front of him, Wang Baozheng was so frightened that his whole body became weak.
Shivering, he turned his head and forced out a smile.
"Ah? Yan... Yan Xi... I..."
"I...I didn't see anything...please spare your life..."
Looking at the panicked Baozheng in front of him, combined with the fact that he had disappeared inexplicably before, but now he appeared in the Hou Mansion in gorgeous clothes.
How could Nan Yanxi not understand?
He reached out and pulled out the knife, then rubbed it against Wang Baozheng's body.
All the blood on the knife was wiped onto his brand new satin clothes.
Then he knelt down and looked at Wang Baozheng, who was about to cry from fear, with a ferocious smile.
"Sir Baozheng, there are fifty or sixty people in this village, together with the dog official Jia Ren."
"Master, I didn't spare a single person alive! Then tell me... why I spared your life..."
"Everyone knows what heinous things you have done!"
"Come...tell me a reason not to kill you!"
As he spoke... he put the bright Yan Ling knife on his neck.
Wang Baozheng looked up in fear, and suddenly a bolt of lightning flashed across, instantly illuminating Nan Yanxi's face.
The ferocious eyes, the white teeth, the blood on his face mixed with the rain dripping onto the ground.
Is this still the frail scholar Nan Yanxi from his village? He is obviously a murderous devil.
Wang Baozheng, who was already feeling guilty, was so frightened that he lost two and a half of his three souls.
He begged for mercy loudly: "There is a reason...there is a reason..."
"Yan Xi...could it be...have you forgotten my kindness to you..."
"You forgot... last month, you had to go to Beijing to take the exam. Who paid for your travel expenses!"
The old man knelt on the ground, howling and playing the emotional card!
Nan Yanxi chuckled, took out the dark and shiny jade pendant from her arms, and waved it in front of Wang Baozheng.
"Master Baozheng is well-informed. I heard that he even traveled to Nanhai Country when he was young."
"This black jade, which can only be used by the royal family of Nanhai Kingdom, only gave me thirty taels of silver!"
"Master Baozheng, you are quite dark!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Baozheng was stunned and his mouth was trembling and speechless.
Nan Yanxi smiled and continued to say to him: "Just now, I had some guesses, let me tell you..."
"You should have recognized this as Nanhai Moyu at first sight, right?"
"Although you were confused as to why it was in the hands of a poor scholar like me, in order to get it, you tentatively gave me thirty taels of silver."
"But at that time, I didn't know the value of this jade, so I am extremely grateful to you!"
"Then I guess... you showed it off to others, but the news leaked out."
"Someone came to you, paid a considerable price, and asked you about its origin. You were greedy for money, so you told them about me."
"Perhaps...those people still want to buy this jade from you, but you are reluctant."
"How about it? Is my guess correct?"
"Uh...I..." At this time, Wang Baozheng was sweating all over his body and he was speechless.
Seeing his appearance, Nan Yanxi knew that she was probably right.
He picked up his collar and said fiercely: "Do you know, I almost died in the hands of those people! Just a little bit!"
After saying that, he suppressed the murderous impulse in his heart.
He threw him aside casually and said slowly: "Let me guess again..."
"Although you are greedy for money, you are as clever as a ghost. The identities of those people are embarrassing even if you think about them carefully."
"After all, this is something that can only be used by the royal family of Nanhai Kingdom. Although you think this jade is precious, it is like a hot potato!"
"So, you reluctantly presented this jade to the more knowledgeable Marquis of Jinnan!"
"Not only did I get considerable benefits, but I also got into Jinnanhou's lap and successfully became his lackey!"
"So...what happened this time..."
With that said, he shouted at Wang Baozheng: "You were the one who told the secret!"
Wang Baozheng trembled all over and fell to his knees with a thud.
He cried loudly: "I'm obsessed...please spare me..."
"For the sake of my age...you forgot...you...when you were a child...I hugged you..."
Nan Yanxi smiled coldly and put the Yanling knife in her hand against his throat: "You... really deserve to die!"
"If I don't kill you, I'm sorry for the hundreds of villagers who died in Hedong Village!"
"Ah...! Don't...don't...don't kill me..."
Looking at Nan Yanxi's emotionless eyes, Wang Baozheng knew that it was useless to play the emotional card.
There was no time to hesitate, so in order to save his life, he could only grit his teeth and tell his final trump card.
"Just...as long as you don't kill me...I...I..."
"I know where his gold is!"
"I'm telling you...I'm telling you...this can buy you a life, right?"
Hearing what he said, Nan Yanxi suddenly thought about it.
That’s right! How could I have forgotten this!
Suppressing the anger in her heart, Nan Yanxi tried her best to put on a greedy expression.
She turned back and grinned at him: "Of course, I love money most in my life!"
"As long as you tell me, I promise not to kill you! I promise!"
Wang Baozheng was immediately overjoyed. He quickly stood up and kowtowed and bowed to Nan Yanxi.
"Thank you hero for your noble hand... I will take you there... I will take you there..."
With that said, he led everyone towards the courtyard.
Everyone followed him and roundabout way to Jia Ren's study.
Nan Yanxi couldn't help but wonder, in a big place like the study, how could the gold be hidden here?
Is this old boy trying to trick himself into delaying time?
After the bloody massacre just now, it was inevitable that some of the chicken thief's servants would run out to report the news.
This place is not that far from the county seat. Once the officers and soldiers get the news, they will arrive in an hour at the latest.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Wang Baozheng coming to the bookshelf and turning an inconspicuous vase.
Then there was a "click", and a wall on the side of the study suddenly opened.
It turned out to be a secret room. Everyone stepped forward and removed the blocking objects. There were more than a dozen small wooden boxes inside.
Wang Baozheng walked into the secret room with a flattering look on his face and opened a few of them.
The scene in front of them still made everyone in Nan Yanxi couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
The box was yellow and filled with standard gold ingots of fifty taels each.
There are ten layers on each floor. This kind of box must have five layers, so this box must be at least 2,500 taels.
This is not silver, this is gold! Real gold!
Count the boxes in this secret room, no more, no less, exactly ten boxes.
If there are so many in each box, then this is twenty-five thousand taels of gold.
The Daxia court stipulated that one tael of gold should be exchanged for 10 taels of silver.