The sister-in-law was wrong, please forgive her, my black-bellied brother-in-law

"Brother, are we just going to walk to the gate of Lingxiao City? That will take quite a while."

"Nonsense! I know it'll take a while to walk. If we don't have to walk, tell me, how are we going to get there without a horse or a carriage? Can we even fly?"

Sun Kui almost shouted in response to the man's idiotic question.

"Well, that, I was just saying, haha, just saying."

After being yelled at by Sun Kui, the man's voice instantly became weaker.

Then Qiao Xi could no longer hear their voices, only the sound of footsteps coming closer and then farther away.

Only when she heard no more sound did she dare to let out the breath that was held in her chest.

When Qiao Xi heard that they were going to the gate of Lingxiao City, she knew how far it was because she had just walked there.

There is no need to worry about them coming back for the time being, but what are they doing at the city gate?

Qiao Xi was puzzled, but didn't think too much about it.

After being disturbed by them, she looked at the wild fruit in her hand and couldn't eat it anymore. She felt that the most urgent thing was to find Xu Yi.

So she wrapped the wild fruits in a handkerchief, put them in her arms, and continued to follow the navigation instructions.

Just looking at the direction given to her by the navigation, Qiao Xi felt a little unsure.

She was walking in the direction where Sun Kui and the other two had just appeared.

With the previous experience as a lesson, Qiao Xi walked much slower this time because she was keeping her eyes and ears open, fearing that she would run into Nie Guizhou's men again.

[Host, please wait. The target locked by the navigation is moving again. Please wait for the target position to be fixed.]

As she was walking, Qiao Xi suddenly heard a navigation prompt, paused slightly, and then quickly found a relatively secluded place to hide.

Xu Yi moved again? What on earth was he planning to do?

"Hurry up, hurry up, move more quickly."

"Hey, guys over there, can you guys please hurry up? Do you want a fight?"

Just as Qiao Xi was wondering, she suddenly heard a man's scolding voice.

She couldn't help but prick up her ears and listen carefully, and found that the sound came from the foot of the mountain in front, and in addition to the man's scolding, she could faintly hear some noisy sounds.

It was obvious that this noise required quite a few people to create.

Could it be that the Nie family’s mine is at the foot of the mountain not far away? Otherwise, where would so many people come from in this wilderness?

Next, while waiting for the navigation to give her a prompt, Qiao Xi heard some noises intermittently.

The more she listened, the more curious she became about the Nie family's mine.

They say curiosity killed the cat.

Qiao Xi also knew this truth, but after enduring it again and again, she finally gave in.

So she looked around and found that it was relatively safe. Then she found some branches and grass and disguised herself according to some movies she had seen.

When all preparations were ready, she looked for an opportunity and slowly moved towards the direction of the noisy voices.

Since there was a dense forest and many bushes at the foot of the mountain, she was very careful not to make any noise, and even when moving she tried her best to avoid people's sight, so she was able to reach the foot of the mountain safely.

Josie hid again in a thicket of bushes and looked out.

I saw people coming and going, it was even more lively than the market in Lingxiao City.

But those people were all men, especially young and middle-aged men, and none of them were idle.

Some were pushing a few baskets in carts from left to right, some were carrying things in backpacks and traveling back and forth at the foot of the mountain, and some were waving horse whips, directing the men to do their work. When someone was a little slower, the whip would crackle, as if it would fall on the workers in the next second.

Qiao Xi frowned slightly because she had been watching for a while and couldn't see what they were transporting.

Of course, after observing for so long, she did gain something.

Among these people, she found two groups that were more special.

She was familiar with several faces in the two teams. They were all the people who had followed Nie Guizhou to Xuliu Village yesterday.

Qiao Xi guessed that these two teams should be responsible for the important things, while the other less important things were left to ordinary workers.

So she stopped looking at other people and just stared at the two teams.

The two teams seemed to be working in turns, but they frequently went in and out of one place, which was a tent simply built with rainproof cloth.

As for the tent, there was a constant "ding-dang-dang" sound coming from it, as if someone was knocking something, and from time to time someone was carrying charcoal in.

What could possibly use so much charcoal?

Qiao Xi was very surprised, but she didn't dare to take any action, for fear of exposing her body and putting herself in danger.

In this wilderness, it's so easy to kill someone and bury the body!

But after watching for so long, why is there still no news from the system? Is Xu Yi still moving?

Could he have left? Thinking of her recent visit to Han Yunan's house and her disappointment, Qiao Qian suddenly felt uneasy.

Just as she was hesitating whether to leave, she suddenly saw a man in a green short-sleeved shirt running hurriedly towards a man in a black robe.

The man in the black robe looked very special compared to the others, because he was doing nothing but sitting on a wooden chair with a small wooden table next to him. On the table was a pot of tea and several teacups.

At this moment, he was holding the teacup and drinking tea slowly.

He looked to be in his thirties, much thinner than the workers, with a pointed face and monkey-like features, and it was obvious he wasn't a good person. He had small eyes, but they were bright and sharp, as if he could see straight into people's hearts.

I think this person has a high status in the Nie family.

Soon, Qiao Xi's guess was confirmed.

"Why are you so flustered? What did I say before? If you want to get things done here, you have to be steady."

The man in the black robe glanced at the man in the green shirt, and seeing that he looked panicked, he couldn't help but put down the teacup in his hand and scolded him.

"Yes, yes, Steward Qi is right. I will definitely change in the future."

The scolded man in the blue shirt replied respectfully.

Seeing that he was quite reasonable, the man in the black robe nodded with satisfaction and said slowly, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Butler Qi, someone is approaching!"

It turned out that this person was not someone else, but a housekeeper of the Nie family named Qi Chunjiang.

His name just happened to contain the word "Chun". I wonder if this is the reason why the Nie family asked him to come here and be the person in charge.

"What did you say?"

Hearing the words of the man in the green short-sleeved shirt, the man in the black robe, who had just looked calm and relaxed, stood up in surprise. Because of his big movement, he even knocked over the teacup next to him.

The man in the green shirt obviously didn't expect his reaction to be so big. He stared blankly at the teacup that was spinning on the table for a long time.

"Tell me clearly, who touched you?"