Chapter 674 Setting Fire to the Mountain

The two of them continued to shuttle through the mountain forest. The man's breathing became heavier and heavier, and large beads of sweat kept rolling down his forehead. He opened his mouth and gasped for air. He couldn't help but speak again: "I want it." Let’s take a break, I really can’t walk anymore.”

The woman stopped, turned her head sharply, glared at him with wide eyes, and shouted loudly: "That's all you have to offer! We're going to be there soon, keep holding on."

The man sighed helplessly, nodded, gritted his teeth, and continued to move forward with a painful expression.

Suddenly, the woman stopped, with a look of confusion on her face, and said to herself: "Strange, I remember it seems to be over here."

When the man heard this, he felt excited in his heart, his face turned red with anxiety, and he said in a trembling voice: "Don't remember the wrong way. If we can't find it, our trip will be in vain."

The woman glared at him fiercely and said angrily: "Shut your crow mouth and let me think about it."

The woman stood there, frowning, eyes slightly narrowed, trying to remember the route.

The man was pacing back and forth anxiously, looking up and looking around from time to time, mumbling in a low voice, his face full of worry.

After a while, the woman's eyes lit up and she said excitedly: "I remembered, it should be over here."

With that said, she continued walking forward with the man.

Finally arriving at a piece of grass, the woman stopped, breathed a long sigh of relief, pointed to her feet and said, "It's right here."

The man looked at the barren grass with both anticipation and a hint of nervousness in his eyes. He took out the tools from his backpack and started digging without saying a word.

After digging for a while, the man was out of breath from exhaustion. He raised his head and looked at the woman, sweat sliding down his face, and asked doubtfully: "Is it really down here?"

The woman clasped her hands on her chest and replied with a firm look: "You can't be wrong, just keep digging."

The man gritted his teeth and continued to wave the tool vigorously, muttering: "I hope we can really find what we want."

After digging for a long time, the man's hands had blisters. He straightened up, panted and complained: "We have dug so deep, why is there nothing?"

The woman stepped forward, knelt down to check, and said with a gloomy face: "No way, it must be here, don't be lazy!"

The man shook his head helplessly, endured the pain, and worked hard again, his face full of exhaustion and anxiety.

At this moment, a large group of people suddenly arrived. The leader was a bearded man with a sinewy face, followed by many servants.

When the woman saw the person coming, her face instantly turned pale, and her eyes were full of panic.

The visitor is Lei Shigui, a woman's lover.

Lei Shigui strode forward, eyes wide with anger, staring at the woman fiercely: "Bitch, how dare you come here behind my back!"

The woman was so frightened that she trembled all over and stammered: "Shigui, I...I..."

The man was also shocked by this sudden situation. He clenched the tool in his hand and looked at Lei Shigui and others warily.

Lei Shigui laughed loudly, and the laughter made people's hair stand on end: "Obstruction? No one of you can leave today!"

After several conversations, Xi Yu finally understood. The man's name in the inn is Shen Wanwan, and the woman's name is Su Ye.

Lei Shigui's face was full of anger and he yelled: "Su Ye, you shameless woman, you approach me just to get this treasure. It is simply unreasonable!"

Su Ye wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said firmly: "Lei Shigui, I am loyal to my husband, but you are too stupid to understand my thoughts!"

Lei Shigui was so angry that he stamped his feet and his eyes were as wide as bells: "You still dare to quibble, see if I don't take care of you today!"

Shen Wanwan took a step forward, protected Su Ye behind him, glared at Lei Shigui and said, "Don't even think about touching her hair!"

Lei Shigui looked at Shen Wanwan and sneered: "Humph, you want to stop me?"

Lei Shigui's face was gloomy, he waved his hand and shouted fiercely: "Hit me, hit me hard!"

Upon hearing the order, his men immediately pounced on the couple like wolves.

Shen Wanwan held Su Ye tightly in his arms and shouted in horror: "Don't mess around!"

However, the two of them were powerless and were quickly knocked to the ground.

In the small room, Tuobayu looked anxiously, looked at Xi Yu, and asked eagerly: "Husband, do you want to go out and help?"

Xi Yu crossed his arms and said disdainfully, "That's not necessary. Those two are not good people anyway."

Tuobayu frowned and said in confusion: "But, it's not good to just watch them being beaten like this, isn't it?"

Xi Yu curled his lips, snorted and said: "It's okay to let them suffer a little, who makes them have evil intentions."

Tuobayu hesitated for a moment and wanted to say something, but seeing Xi Yu's determined expression, he had to shut his mouth.

Lei Shigui's eyes flashed with fierceness, and he said to his subordinates fiercely: "Kill these two people. They already know this place, and it will be a disaster if they are left!"

Upon hearing this, his subordinates geared up and approached step by step.

At this critical moment, Shen Wanwan's face was as pale as earth, and he was trembling and begging for mercy: "Spare our lives! We don't want the treasure anymore. We will go down the mountain immediately. Please let us go!"

As he spoke, he kept kowtowing, and there were blood marks on his forehead.

Su Ye was also crying and begging: "Please, let us go, we promise not to tell anyone."

Su Ye's face was as pale as paper, and his voice was crying: "Please, let us go, we really know we were wrong."

Lei Shigui looked ferocious and said viciously: "Wrong? It's too late!"

Shen Wanwan gritted his teeth, and a trace of determination suddenly flashed in his eyes: "Even if I die, I won't let you succeed!"

Lei Shigui mocked: "It's just you? You don't overestimate your capabilities!"

Lei Shigui winked at his men and shouted, "Stop dawdling, do it!"

The men raised their sticks again and beat Shen Wanwan and Su Ye fiercely.

Shen Wanwan tightly protected Su Ye, and the sticks fell on his back like raindrops. He groaned in pain.

Su Ye was in Shen Wanwan's arms, crying hoarsely: "Wan Qian, please leave me alone, run away!"

Shen Wanwan gritted his teeth and said, "I won't abandon you!"

At this moment, Su Ye got the strength from nowhere, broke away from Shen Wanwan's protection, rushed towards Lei Shigui, and cried: "Lei Shigui, you devil, I will fight you!"

Lei Shigui kicked Su Ye away and said contemptuously: "You don't know whether to live or die!"

When Shen Wanwan saw Su Ye being kicked to the ground, his eyes instantly became bloodshot, and he roared: "Lei Shigui, I'll fight you!"

However, as soon as he stood up, he was held down by several of his men.

Lei Shigui stepped forward, knelt down, looked at Shen Wanwan and said, "Humph, you dare to fight me?"

Shen Wanwan gasped, stared at Lei Shigui fiercely, and said, "You will not end well!"

Lei Shigui stood up and laughed: "When you die, let's see how I can enjoy this treasure all to myself! Keep fighting and beat me to death!"

At this critical moment, Xi Yu frowned and finally ordered the secret guards to be dispatched.

In an instant, a group of well-trained secret guards appeared like ghosts. When Lei Shigui and others saw the sudden appearance of the secret guard, their faces turned pale with fear. Lei Shigui's legs trembled involuntarily, his mouth opened wide, and he stammered: "You, you are..."

The thugs were even more panicked. The sticks in their hands dropped one after another, and their eyes were full of fear.

The secret guards were agile and quickly beat the shit out of these thugs.

One of the secret guards walked up to Shen Wanwan and his wife and said coldly with no expression on his face: "Get out of here! The reason why you are being punished like this is because of your own greed!"

Shen Wanwan and Su Ye looked horrified. When they heard this, they quickly rolled to the ground and got up. Shen Wanwan nodded and bowed and said, "Thank you for your life, hero, we will never dare to do it again!"

Su Ye also echoed: "Yes, yes, we don't dare to be greedy anymore!"

After saying that, the two of them fled in a hurry, not daring to look back.

After the couple left, Xi Yu slowly appeared with Tuo Bayu in hand.

Xi Yu looked serious, looked at Lei Shigui with sharp eyes, and said loudly: "The treasure belongs to the imperial court, and individuals are not allowed to control it. I advise you to get out immediately, otherwise you will be beaten!"

Lei Shigui looked at Xi Yu coldly, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he frowned and asked, "Who are you? How dare you speak nonsense here!"

Xi Yu straightened his back, held his head high, and replied with an upright face: "I am a court official, and I have been ordered to come to handle this matter. Don't be so presumptuous!"

Lei Shigui narrowed his eyes, filled with suspicion and unwillingness, and snorted coldly: "Court official? How do I know if you are a fake?"

Xi Yu took a step forward, glared at Lei Shigui, and shouted: "How dare you! How dare you question this officer? Believe it or not, I will take you down now!"

Tuobayu also stood up and said softly: "How shameless! Leave quickly!"

Lei Shigui's men began to panic and began to whisper among themselves.

Lei Shigui's face was gloomy, he gritted his teeth and said without giving up: "Even if you are a court official, this treasure cannot be taken away like this!"

Xi Yu crossed his arms and sneered: "Hmph, do you know what will happen if you disobey the imperial court?"

There was a trace of hesitation in Lei Shigui's eyes, but he was quickly taken over by greed. He frowned and said, "Humph, don't try to scare me with the court, I am determined to get this treasure!"

Xi Yu was furious and yelled: "You are stubborn! If you are stubborn, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Tuobayu also pointed angrily at Lei Shigui and said, "You ungrateful guy, don't seek your own death!"

Lei Shigui's men were frightened by Xi Yu and Tuo Bayu's momentum. Someone whispered to them: "Boss, why don't we leave and don't go against the court?"

Lei Shigui turned around and glared at the man, shouting: "What are you afraid of! We have strength in numbers!"

Xi Yu stared at Lei Shigui with blazing eyes and said, "Do you think that with more people you can compete with the imperial court? That's a fool's errand! And you have already been defeated just now, but you are still talking like this here. It really makes people laugh. !”

Beads of sweat broke out on Lei Shigui's forehead, but he still pretended to be calm and said, "I don't believe you can do anything to us!"

At this time, Xi Yu winked at the secret guards, who instantly surrounded Lei Shigui and others.

Xi Yu said coldly: "I'll give you one last chance. Should you leave or not?"

Lei Shigui's face became very ugly. He looked at the secret guards who were waiting around him, and finally lost his temper and said, "Forgive me, let's go!"

After that, he led his men and left in despair.

But Tuoba Yu frowned and said with dissatisfaction: "My husband, you are too kind! These people are not good people at first glance. We can't let them go just like that. We must make them pay the price!"

As he said that, Tuoba Yu flashed and quickly hit Lei Shigui's neck.

Lei Shigui had no time to react. He felt a sharp pain in his neck and his head tilted to one side. He screamed in pain and his face turned pale instantly.

Tuoba Yu put his hands on his waist and glared at him, saying: "This time I'm just giving you a little lesson, get out!"

Lei Shigui's men watched this scene in horror, not daring to breathe.

Lei Shigui covered his neck and said in fear and shock: "Yes, yes, we'll get out now, get out now!"

Tuoba Yu snorted coldly and shouted: "Go away now!"

Lei Shigui and others fled, fearing that Tuoba Yu would attack again.

After they left, Xi Yu accidentally saw the tools left by Shen Qianwan in a panic, frowned slightly, and said: "Secret guards, start digging."

The secret guards immediately took action.

Lei Shigui and others went down the mountain. Lei Shigui's face was full of anger, and he cursed while walking.

One of his subordinates came over cautiously and asked: "Boss, are we just going to swallow this breath?"

Lei Shigui suddenly stopped, glared at him fiercely, and said: "Of course not! When have I, Lei Shigui, suffered such a cowardly humiliation!"

Another subordinate also said anxiously: "Then what should we do?"

Lei Shigui's eyes turned, his face showed a fierce look, and he said viciously: "In this case, burn this mountain! No matter who he is, even the king of heaven will be burned to death!"

The subordinates were shocked at first, and then they all agreed.

"Boss is right!"

"Burn them to death!"

Lei Shigui waved his hand and shouted: "Stop talking nonsense, go back and prepare the fire!"

Everyone hurriedly quickened their pace and prepared to implement Lei Shigui's crazy plan.

Lei Shigui and his men hurried back to their residence. His face was terribly gloomy along the way, and he kept muttering: "Dare to ruin my good deeds, I will make you look good!"

When they arrived, the men began to frantically search for fire.

"Hurry up!" Lei Shigui kept urging, pacing back and forth in the room, anxious.

One of his men ran over with sweat on his forehead, stammering: "Boss... Boss, we found the fire, but not much."

Lei Shigui glared at him and cursed: "Waste! Take as much as you can, take it first!"

Everyone took the few fires and ran towards the mountain again.

On the way, a timid subordinate couldn't help but said: "Boss, do you really want to set a fire? If this is discovered, it will be a serious crime!"

Lei Shigui kicked over and roared: "What are you afraid of! I will take the blame if something happens!"

Seeing this, the others didn't dare to say anything more and could only speed up to keep up.

Lei Shigui ran while saying viciously: "Humph, I want to see how they escape from this sea of ​​fire!"

Lei Shigui and his group came to the foot of the mountain again panting. He looked at the mountain with the flame of revenge in his eyes and gritted his teeth and said: "Listen to me, go up later and light up all the places that can be ignited, don't miss a single corner!"

Although the subordinates were a little scared, they could only bite the bullet and answer: "Yes, boss!"

Lei Shigui took the lead and led everyone to rush up the mountain.

Just when they were about to approach the place where the treasure was, they suddenly heard a noisy sound.

"Oh no, boss, it seems someone is coming!" A subordinate said in panic.

Lei Shigui stopped and his face became even gloomier. "What are you afraid of? Let's hide and see what happens first!"

Everyone quickly found a place to hide.

I saw Xi Yu and his secret guards walking towards them, holding the things they had just dug out.

Lei Shigui clenched his fists and thought to himself: "Humph, you're just in time. I'll let you die in the sea of ​​fire today!"

Lei Shigui hid in the dark, staring at Xi Yu and others, and said to his men in a low voice: "When they get closer, we will rush out and set them on fire."

The men nodded nervously, not daring to breathe.

Xi Yu and the secret guards were unaware and were still slowly approaching. Lei Shigui's heartbeat was getting faster and faster, and his eyes were full of madness and determination.

Just when Xi Yu and others were only a few steps away from them, Lei Shigui suddenly jumped out and shouted: "Do it!" The men rushed out one after another, quickly lit the fire in their hands, and threw it around.

For a time, flames were running wild and smoke was everywhere.

Xi Yu was horrified and shouted angrily: "You beast, how dare you be so crazy!"

Lei Shigui laughed: "Today is your death day!"

The secret guards quickly protected Xi Yu and tried to put out the fire. Xi Yu's face was livid and he shouted: "Don't let them run away!"

Lei Shigui didn't care and took his men to escape down the mountain in the chaos.

Lei Shigui and his men ran wildly in the forest, looking back to see if anyone caught up.

"Boss, will they catch up?" A man asked with a heavy breath and a face full of horror.

Lei Shigui glared at him fiercely and shouted: "Shut your crow mouth and run!"

At this time, the fire on the mountain was getting bigger and bigger, and the smoke was billowing.

Xi Yu looked at the direction where Lei Shigui ran away and said anxiously: "It's important to put out the fire first, and we must save this mountain!"

The secret guards tried their best to put out the fire. Some of them beat it with clothes, and some broke branches to put out the flames.

Tuoba Yu said anxiously: "This Lei Shigui is simply crazy. We must punish him severely if we catch him!"

After some efforts, the fire was finally brought under control.

"Divide into several groups and chase Lei Shigui!" Xi Yu ordered.

The secret guards acted quickly and chased in the direction where Lei Shigui fled. (End of this chapter)