Ye Jinnian really didn't expect that Xiao Yun would secretly come to their Huaicheng at some unknown time.

And his people did not discover the whereabouts of Xiao Yun and others from beginning to end.

"Marshal Ye, you really treat human lives as worthless. What have these craftsmen done wrong? You want to kill them all!" Xiao Yun questioned.

These craftsmen should have been hired by him to dig for treasure, but after they finished digging, he killed them all. It was really...

Don't take human life seriously.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jinnian's face darkened. "I didn't kill them. He was already dead when I arrived!"

Xiao Yun sneered, "You didn't kill him? This was ordered by your adjutant himself. So? That adjutant isn't your man?"

Xiao Yun raised his head and pointed at Adjutant Liu beside Ye Jinnian.

Ye Jinnian suddenly looked at Adjutant Liu and asked, "Did you do it?"

"Marshal, the things here are so important. If these people go out and talk nonsense, it will bring trouble to the Governor's Mansion. I have given them an extra sum of money as you instructed, which is enough for their families to have food and clothing." Adjutant Liu quickly explained.

If the treasures here were to be known to outsiders, it would be a matter of life and death, so these people could not be allowed to live at any cost.

Even if they repeatedly promised not to spread rumors, who would spread rumors except the dead?

"Liu Tongqing!" Ye Jinnian roared.

Xiao Yun sneered, "Marshal Ye, if it weren't for your instructions, I'm sure he wouldn't dare to do that! You don't have to pretend here."

"I didn't give the order!" Ye Jinnian roared.

However, their deaths reminded him that even if he did not give the order, they all died because of him.

His eyes swept across the faces of these people one by one.

The youngest among them looked to be only in his thirties, and the oldest was only in his forties or fifties.

But now, they all died in front of him.

And he died because of him.

I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me.

Adjutant Liu didn't expect Ye Jinnian to be so angry, but he was really thinking about him. Why couldn't he think about the fact that if he didn't get rid of these people, he would no longer be able to hide here.

Now that Xiao Yun knows about the treasure hiding place, I’m afraid they will join in the robbing of the treasure.

"Xiao Yun, I have nothing to say. Since you are here, you might as well leave your lives behind!" Ye Jinnian said with a shameless face. As long as they killed Xiao Yun and the others, naturally no one would know that they killed these craftsmen.

Adjutant Liu did this because he actually knew his intention.

There is a huge amount of wealth in the treasure cave. Once it gets out, it will cause a lot of disputes, which is unnecessary for them.

Although he was dissatisfied with Adjutant Liu for falsely conveying his orders, he did nothing wrong in this matter.

"Marshal, if we kill Xiao Yun and wait for the money to come out, it will be much easier to get rid of Xiao Zhenyue. By then, Jiangbei will be ours!" Adjutant Liu said immediately, thinking that this was the way to go and that the matter should be dealt with sooner rather than later.

"Do it!"

Ye Jinnian raised his hand and the gun was instantly raised.

Immediately afterwards, gunshots rang out, and the whole mountain seemed to be shaken. The sounds were mixed and chaotic. The people in Huaicheng hid and concealed themselves when they heard the noise, and few dared to run outside.

Some people even suffocated their heads.

When Shen Chaoyan and Du Jingyun arrived, the fire was getting bigger and bigger, and thick black smoke was billowing up. It was smelly and pungent, making people frown.

Shen Chaoyan took a deep breath and quickly got off the horse with Du Jingyun.

"Chaoyan, Brother Jinnian must still be ahead. Let's move forward a little further." Du Jingyun was worried because the gunshots ahead were getting more and more frequent.

She must go.

Even if she dies, she wants to die with Ye Jinnian.

Shen Chaoyan pulled her back and said, "Look at this thick smoke. We don't know where they are right now. How can you tell who is the enemy and who is the friend? If we break into the enemy camp and fall into their hands, Marshal Ye will be at a disadvantage!"

Upon hearing this, Du Jingyun felt that Shen Chaoyan was right.

"But...but let me stay here, I'm really worried!" She was really worried.

"Let's go to another place. There's so much smoke here that we'll be choked to death by the smoke before we even get in. Let's find a place without smoke so that we can at least see the road clearly!" Shen Chaoyan said.

Du Jingyun calmed down at this time, and felt that Shen Chaoyan was right, so he nodded and said, "Chaoyan, I listen to you!"

"don’t worry."

After looking around, the two of them actually found a place without fire, and then walked in.

The two of them bent over and had just taken a few steps inside when they ran into Ye Jinnian.

Shen Chaoyan felt that she was unlucky.

"Brother Jinnian!" Du Jingyun shouted excitedly, not caring about Shen Chaoyan, and rushed to Ye Jinnian in three or two steps.

Ye Jinnian was hiding behind a huge rock at this time. When he heard Du Jingyun's voice, Ye Jinnian wondered if he had heard it wrong.

But when he saw Du Jingyun rushing towards him, Ye Jinnian was so scared that his heart skipped a beat.

He reached out and pulled the person in, stuffing her behind a huge rock, "What are you doing here? Don't you know it's dangerous here?"

Du Jingyun was so frightened that her face turned pale. She gritted her teeth and said, "Brother Jinnian, I saw a fire on the mountain. I... I was so worried about you."

When Ye Jinnian looked up, he saw Shen Chaoyan. His expression instantly turned cold. "Did you bring her here?"

"Brother Jinnian, it wasn't Chaoyan who brought me here. I ran out because I was worried. Chaoyan came out to look for me." Du Jingyun said with a bit of embarrassment, lowering his head, "Chaoyan wanted to take me back, but I stole the horse..."

"You don't have to speak for her!"

At this time, Ye Jinnian didn't believe Shen Chaoyan at all. He glanced at Adjutant Liu.

Adjutant Liu understood and stepped forward to grab Shen Chaoyan, pressing the gun to her forehead. "Shen Chaoyan, you already knew that Xiao Yun and the others had come to Huaicheng, right?"

Shen Chaoyan looked at Ye Jinnian, "Even if I say I don't know now, Marshal Ye won't believe it. So what else can I say?"

"Brother Jinnian, what are you doing? Let Chaoyan go quickly." Du Jingyun was frightened and spoke quickly.

"Jingyun, don't worry about me, I'm fine!" Shen Chaoyan said.

"Brother Jinnian, Chaoyan stays with me every day. Even when she goes out, there are servants and your people guarding her. How would she know whether Xiao Yun and Bei Yun have come to Huaicheng? Can you tell Adjutant Liu to let Chaoyan go? She is my best friend, I..."

"Jingyun, don't be fooled by her performance!" Ye Jinnian said with a cold face.

Du Jingyun regretted at this time why he came here. Wasn’t this putting Shen Chaoyan in danger?

"Xiao Yun, look who this is!" Adjutant Liu suddenly shouted.

When Shen Chaoyan was pushed out, the previous gunshots had quieted down a bit, especially since Ye Jinnian's men had hidden themselves, so they didn't fire like crazy.

Bullets shouldn't be wasted like this.

Therefore, Shen Chaoyan was not hurt when she was pushed out.

Xiao Yun and Shen Zechuan both saw Shen Chaoyan, and their eyes widened.

"Ye Jinnian, you bastard, tell your men to let my little sister go!" Shen Zechuan roared.

Ye Jinnian had already stood up and came to stand next to Shen Chaoyan. He suddenly said, "Miss Shen, I really underestimated you. You are even more capable than I thought! You can actually do so many things under my nose without anyone noticing. You are really amazing!"

Shen Chaoyan took a deep breath and said, "Second brother, don't worry about me. You have your own tasks to complete. It doesn't matter whether I live or die!"

Xiao Yun looked at Shen Chaoyan with a cold expression. When he heard her words, Xiao Yun was very unhappy.

"Ye Jinnian, tell me! What do you want in exchange for letting her go?"

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