Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 473: The Changeable Yueyue (1)
Yueyue pouted and stepped aside, her eyes filled with grievance as she looked at her older brother.
Qiqi finally regained his calm, withdrew his gaze from his sister, and turned to look at Huo Yaotian, tied up tightly on the ground, "I’ll count to three, and if you still won’t talk, I promise the broadsword in my hand will show no mercy."
Huo Yaotian, though doubtful that a child could kill him, felt a sudden surge of panic at the resolute look in the boy’s eyes. As Qiqi’s young voice slowly counted "one", "two", Huo Yaotian’s heart struggled immensely. But as the blade at his neck once again nicked his skin, sending sharp pain to his brain, he realized this was not a bluff. So, when Qiqi shouted "three", he blurted out, "In the cave on the back mountain."
Qiqi observed Huo Yaotian’s forehead, soaked in sweat, dripping slowly down his already wet hair—a drop, then another, until the ground beneath was wet.
Yueyue let out a huge sigh of relief, moved forward, and tugged at the sleeve of her brother who was wielding the broadsword, reminding him not to lose focus at this moment.
"Lead the way," Qiqi tightened his cold little hand, quickly regained his composure, and sternly ordered Huo Yaotian, who was on the ground.
Huo Yaotian let out a bitter laugh. Having spent most of his life hunting eagles, he now found himself outsmarted by a chick. He, the bandit, had been bested. Rising to his feet, he staggered toward the back mountain. Qiqi discarded his broadsword, instead taking out his delicate dagger used for self-defense. The gemstone that sparkled on the hilt was clearly valuable.
Yueyue followed behind, passing the stables and spotting a bunch of horses. Although not as good as her own mount, she knew four legs were faster than two. She scampered towards the stables with her little legs, darted into the horse trough, cut the reins with her dagger, jumped down, and hastily led the horse to catch up with her brother.
Qiqi turned and saw the horses following his sister, a serious face finally showing a hint of a smile, giving Yueyue a secret thumbs-up.
Huo Yaotian quickly led them to the treasure spot, and upon entering the cave, they were greeted by a cool breeze that dispersed the stifling heat.
About ten meters in, the space suddenly opened up, and rows of chests lay on the ground, brimming with jewels that spilled over. Yueyue’s eyes gleamed with the light of avarice; she ran forward, cradling the treasures in her hands, and turned to her brother, exclaiming, "So many jewels, big brother, we’re rich!"
Qiqi’s eyes also lit up. He hadn’t expected such a small bandit to possess so many treasures. These ill-gotten gains had harmed countless people and brought hardship to many families, kindling a sense of justice within him. He looked at Huo Yaotian, fire flashing in his eyes, and swiftly struck an acupoint, sending Huo Yaotian tumbling to the ground.
"Big brother, what do we do?" Just relying on her horse wasn’t enough, and she genuinely hadn’t anticipated so much loot.
At that moment, Qiqi noticed the rows of chests that Yueyue had opened, filled with white Silver ingots orderly placed inside, over a dozen large chests of Silver, and five chests on the floor overflowing with gemstone jewelry—gold, silver, jade, agate, jadeite, Zhenzhu, traditional hairpins, and even rare diamonds.
After a moment of thought, Qiqi decided they couldn’t leave all this unrighteous wealth to the bandits; it should go to the people in need. He turned to his sister and said, "You guard this place. I’m going to find a cart so we can transport everything down the mountain."
