Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

The reason why Chen Qingzhu knew about the existence of Lushan jade mine was not because Lushan jade was famous.

In fact, today the outside world is almost unaware of the existence of Lushan jade, and it has always been sold as other varieties.

If Chen Qingzhu had not heard in his previous life that the leader of the rebel army in Gan Province was a miner in the Lushan jade mine, it is likely that even after many years, no one would have known that Lushan produced jade.

According to imperial laws, all mines belonged to the imperial court.

If the imperial court discovered a new jade mine, it would never conceal the jade produced from it like this.

Therefore, there is no doubt that the Lushan jade mine is a private mine occupied by powerful people.

This is also an important reason why Chen Qingzhu chose Lushan Jade Mine to start with.

It was a private mine, and they themselves had a shady business, so even if she had taken away the mineral veins, they would not dare to make it public.

In this way, the secret of jade will not be easily exposed.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, the journey has become much faster. In just ten days, Chen Qingzhu and Rong Niang have arrived at the small town at the foot of Mount Lushan.

The population of this kind of town is generally not large. Chen Qingzhu and Rong Niang, as strangers, mother and daughter, are really eye-catching.

As soon as I entered the town, I was stared at by several people.

Chen Qingzhu's hearing is now much more sensitive than that of ordinary people, and he can hear the conversation between the two men behind him clearly.

"Hey, the strangers this time are actually two women! Should we take action?"

"Are you stupid? The managers on the mountain are all so eager to get married. If we send these two women to them, they will definitely like them! Aren't they more valuable than stone-mining slaves?"

"Hehe, that's true!"

Just a few words made Chen Qingzhu understand the current situation on the mountain.

Stone Slave...

It seems that the jade mine on this mountain is actually a quarry.

Moreover, the miners working there are not of clean origin.

But if you think about it carefully, it makes perfect sense.

Since this tyrant was secretly mining jade, he naturally wanted to keep the matter secret.

Then, except for their own trusted confidants, it is naturally safest for other workers to only be able to enter but not leave.

But who would want to be trapped in a mine and die?

The secret can be kept as long as possible by luring strangers from other places into the area, burying them directly in the mountains until they die of exhaustion or illness.

This is consistent with the cruel and ruthless style of the powerful.

Now that we have been targeted, counterattacking immediately would easily alert the enemy. It would be better to follow the clues and get to the source directly.

In this way, we can save the trouble of searching for people all over the mountains.

Thinking of this, Chen Qingzhu pretended not to notice and bought some daily necessities such as rice, flour, and seasonings. Then he walked into the only inn in the town to buy some cooked food.

The group of people who were staring at her also followed in and exchanged glances with the shopkeeper.

Chen Qingzhu immediately understood that the inn and these people were of the same ilk. It seemed that unless he took the initiative to take the bait, he would not be able to buy normal food.

So, before ordering, she deliberately asked the waiter:

"Waiter, do you have a guide in this town? I heard there is a very magnificent waterfall in Lushan Mountain. I want to go and see it."

Before the waiter could answer, the two thugs who followed him in immediately walked around the screen and came over to talk enthusiastically:

"What a coincidence, I came here to eat and actually ran into guests!"

"Madam, my brother and I are the ones who specialize in taking people into the mountains to see the waterfalls. We even led the prefect to see him. Madam, you can come to us directly!"

The innkeeper also said:

"Yes, ma'am, they are the guides in our town. They are the most honest and reliable."

Chen Qingzhu smiled and said:

"Then after we have dinner, let's ask them to lead the way."

"Can you two drive a car?"

"Don't worry, Madam. We will!"

"That's good."

The two asked Chen Qingzhu where he was from, and Chen Qingzhu said he was from Huizhou.

"Did Madam and Miss come to Jiujiang Prefecture from Huizhou alone?"

One of the thugs asked in surprise.

It's incredible that nothing happened.

Chen Qingzhu naturally wanted to dispel their doubts and said:

"There were two guards escorting them before, but one accidentally broke his leg and the other caught a cold, so I asked them to stay on the road to recuperate."

The smiles on the two hooligans' faces became more genuine:

"Those two brothers are really unlucky."

"Who said it wasn't?" Chen Qingzhu said lightly.

The two of them returned contentedly to their side of the screen and began to order food in a good mood.

But he didn't notice that the little girl Rong Niang on the other side of the screen was laughing so hard that her shoulders were shaking.

She was almost dying of laughter at these two people.

They say that other brothers are unlucky, but they don't know that when it comes to their mother and her, these two ruffians are the unlucky brothers.

Since they followed their mother all the way out, they have encountered several people who had bad intentions just because they were two weak women.

The methods used to kidnap people are always similar, and every time I get to deal with them in no time at all.

Therefore, when she encountered the same thing now, she was not nervous at all. Instead, she could leisurely summarize their approaches and wait to see the show with great anticipation.

"Mom, can you let me try it later?"

She is stronger now and wants to practice.

Chen Qingzhu glanced at her with some surprise. He didn't expect Rong Niang's courage to improve so quickly.

Hearing this, he smiled gently and said:

"Since you want to try it, go ahead."

"Thank you, mother!"

Rong Niang said happily.

After the two of them had a satisfying meal, they were driven to Mount Lushan by two thugs.

Mount Lushan is quite far from this small town, but probably because of the construction of a quarry, the road into the mountain is wide enough for a horse-drawn carriage to pass through.

The two men led Chen Qingzhu and her daughter into the mountains and came directly to the residences of the guards and bosses of the quarry.

This place is not far from the quarry. Chen Qingzhu can hear the clanging sound of stones being hit even when he is sitting in the carriage.

When we lifted the curtain of the car and looked towards the direction where the sound came from, we saw many skinny miners in a canyon, constantly hitting stones with tools, and carrying soil out in groups of two.

All the miners had their feet tied with iron chains, like prisoners.

There were also many supervisors holding whips on the side, whipping and scolding them from time to time, urging them to move faster.

All the miners' faces were filled with despair and numbness.

Seeing Chen Qingzhu lift the car curtain and look out, the thug made a poor excuse:

"Madam, I am really tired. Let's find a place to rest first."

"Then go ahead."

Chen Qingzhu didn't seem to doubt it.

The two men didn't feel anything was wrong, or perhaps they didn't take the seemingly fragile mother and daughter seriously at all, and drove the carriage directly towards the thatched hut.

As soon as the carriage stopped, the ruffian driving it shouted happily:

"Boss Zhou! Come quickly! See what surprise I have brought for you!"

Soon, a sturdy man with a whip on his waist appeared in Chen Qingzhu's sight with two equally fat and strong followers.

"What's all the fuss? Let me see what good stuff you got."

Zhou Baotou walked forward with an indifferent look, and then he saw Chen Qingzhu and Rong Niang calmly getting off the carriage.

"Wow! You're really good, you look good looking!"

Zhou Baotou rubbed his hands excitedly, his eyes full of lust, and tried to lift Rong Niang's veil, "And she brought a small one, I haven't played with such a small one, I don't know if it is..."

Before he could finish his words, he was slapped in the face by the woman in the veil.

Zhou Baotou suddenly felt a sharp pain in his cheek and a warm feeling in his mouth. He spit out blood subconsciously and even lost two teeth.

"You bitch! How dare you hit me!"

Zhou Baotou was slapped in the face and all his lustful thoughts disappeared. He was left with only anger and shouted:

"What are you still standing there for? Catch her. I'm going to torture this bitch!"

The two followers immediately pounced on Chen Qingzhu.

Chen Qingzhu fought with them for a few moves, then kicked each of them a dozen feet away.

Even so, seeing that the two strong thugs were knocked to the ground in just a few moments, Zhou Bao turned his head and looked at Chen Qingzhu with a bit more fear in his eyes.

This woman's skills are extraordinary!

He quickly took out the whistle hanging on his chest and blew it.

A long, sharp howl suddenly sounded.

Soon, more than a dozen thugs armed with machetes came out of the thatched hut and quickly ran over to surround Chen Qingzhu and her daughter.

Seeing this, Rong Niang secretly tightened the dagger in her hand, and inevitably felt a little nervous.

It was the first time for her to face so many armed criminals. Moreover, she would be taking part in the battle herself, which was different from watching her mother beat up the bad guys in the past.

Chen Qingzhu, however, remained motionless, waiting for them to come forward.

With so many helpers, Zhou immediately became confident and shouted:

"No matter who you are, if you dare to cause trouble at the Jiang family quarry, you are doomed to never return today!"

"The Jiang family's quarry...Jiang family in Jiujiang Prefecture?"

There was doubt in the woman's voice.

Zhou puffed out his chest proudly:

"That's right! It's the Jiang family of Jiujiang Prefecture! You..."

He was just about to say that you provoked someone you shouldn't have provoked, and it was too late to regret it now, when he heard the other side say calmly:

"Have not heard."

Zhou Baotou's breath was suddenly stuck in his throat, and he said angrily:

"Damn it, she dared to disrespect the Jiang family. Take her down, I'm going to cut this bitch into pieces!"

Chen Qingzhu was somewhat surprised by the anger of this Jiang family lackey.

She was telling the truth.

No matter how knowledgeable she is, she doesn't remember or know everything.

There are so many local tyrants, how could she possibly know them all?

Being remembered by her is not a good thing, so why get so angry?

However, now is clearly not the time to discern.

A dozen thugs were already rushing up from a distance.

Seeing Rong Niang eager to try with a dagger in her hand, Chen Qingzhu was worried that she might get hurt, so he jumped up and kicked at the wrists of the thugs holding the knives one by one like a flash of lightning.

After two such attacks, the knives in the hands of more than a dozen people fell to the ground.

"Mrs. Rong, go ahead."

Chen Qingzhu said gently.

Seeing that those people were covering their wrists and screaming, Rong Niang lifted the veil that was blocking their vision and rushed towards one of them without hesitation with a dagger in hand.

The sharp dagger stabbed hard into the opponent's unprotected waist.

"what!"

The man suddenly let out an even more shrill scream.

Rong Niang twisted the dagger with a three-edged groove, pulled it out neatly, and quickly attacked the next nearby thug.

The man came to his senses and kicked Rong Niang in the face.

Rong Niang had learned fighting skills from Hui'an and others for a while. Seeing this, she nimbly dodged to the side to avoid the attack. At the same time, she seized the opportunity to grab the man's leg and pulled him forward.

Although she was not very strong, she cleverly used the inertia of the thug's kick and made the man fall on his back to the ground.

"Baby, I'll kill you!"

The thug never expected to be knocked down by a little girl. He roared and struggled to get up.

With such a huge size difference, Rong Niang couldn't control him at all.

She was a little panicked, and saw a big stone at her feet out of the corner of her eye. She dropped the dagger, picked up the stone and smashed it hard on the thug's head.

This time, the thug's head was smashed into pieces, and he fell silent after a short scream.

Rong Niang was shocked by the power of her attack and began to doubt whether she had killed the man.

At this moment, a sound of breaking air was heard behind him.

She turned around subconsciously and saw a thug coming towards her with a big knife. The blade was so close that she had no time to dodge.

However, the next moment, the man was suddenly knocked away by an invisible force and flew away like a kite with a broken string.

"Don't be distracted!"

Chen Qingzhu scolded sternly.

"Yes!"

Rong Niang came to her senses immediately and saw someone rushing towards her again. She quickly retreated towards the carriage, using it as a cover behind her and fought with the thug who followed her.

Although her strength increased a lot, it was not as quick as Hui'an and the others.

Compared with adult men, there is still a big gap. He can only use clever strength and sneak attacks, and it is still very difficult to face him head-on.

Chen Qingzhu couldn't show too much fighting power so as not to scare the thugs away, so he just patiently trained his daughter.

She was doing two things at once, dealing with the other thugs with ease, and at the same time throwing stones at the thugs who were chasing after her when Rong Niang was defeated, creating opportunities for Rong Niang.

Even so, Zhou Baotou felt something was wrong when he saw seven or eight of his thugs fall down in a short period of time.

No, there are simply not enough people.

The woman with the veil acted so quickly!

No one could even touch the corner of her clothes, and instead the people surrounding her were attacked from time to time.

Whenever a sneak attack is successful, it is a quick series of hits that can make a person lose his fighting power in a breath.

If this continues, the remaining few people will not be her match at all.

Zhou Baotou didn't know if he had met the knight-errant that only existed in novels.

But with his many years of fighting experience, he knew very well that he couldn't continue wasting time like this. He had to call more people to surround her and end the battle quickly!

Thinking of this, Zhou Baotou ran to the thatched hut and quickly rang the small bell to summon more people.

Their secret code has always been that the more times the bell is rung, the more support will be provided.

Every time he knocked five times, it meant that he would directly summon half of the people.

The thugs guarding the mine below were all stunned when they heard the bell.

"Oh no! Someone is attacking the hut. We have to go and provide support!"

Several thugs in the mine below made a quick decision.

There were eight teams of eighty people guarding the miners.

The captains of four of the teams led forty people to provide support, while the other forty people remained in the mine to guard the miners.

The miners below also heard the bell calling for help.

Seeing the thugs guarding them, they sent half of them directly to the direction of the thatched hut. One of the young miners' eyes flashed.