She married a dying prince and she won three babies.

And that Li Daniu just said that they have hundreds of people.

"Don't worry about these people for now. Only Li Daniu has some fighting skills, the rest are just a mob. Qingfeng, Mingyue, cut some vines on the mountain and tie them all up."

In Shangguan Ziqi's eyes, these people's fighting skills are not very good.

Except for the six they just killed.

"Yes." The two of them responded and left.

"Chun Lei, take ten brothers with you and go up the mountain to tie up the remaining ones. Kill those who put up a desperate resistance."

"Yes." Chunlei immediately ordered nine people to go up the mountain along the trails left by the bandits.

The secret guards of Prince Rong's Mansion are not only good at martial arts, but also have the ability to track.

While waiting for someone, Shangguan Ziqi asked a guard to go to the county town ahead to notify the county magistrate to bring people and directly report the name of the eldest son of Prince Rong's Mansion.

This is to give credit to the county magistrate. I guess the county magistrate must be very happy.

Seeing that it was almost time, Yu Yuanzheng started to make lunch on the spot.

The bandits who were unable to move saw that this group of people were so leisurely, and started cooking and eating in front of so many of them.

Even the women were not afraid.

Li Daniu watched them making lunch as if nothing had happened.

No matter how stupid he was, he knew that they were being used.

Normally, they would not rob such passers-by, but only obvious caravans.

This group of people only had two carriages, neither of which had any cargo.

He looked at the six brothers who had been killed. He knew these brothers, but he had never seen them have such abilities.

When did the people under the boss become so powerful?

Of course they would learn from each other when they had nothing to do.

Although these men had never fought against him, he had seen them fight against other brothers and had never seen how powerful they were.

And today he showed such powerful martial arts skills.

If the opponent was not stronger, these people would definitely be invincible in the Laowu stronghold.

But now they are at the mercy of others and cannot move.

Li Daniu lowered his head dejectedly.

After dinner, Yu Yuanzheng saw Xia Yu dealing with the dead bodies.

"Master, these people have disguised themselves." Xia Yu noticed it immediately when he saw a dead person with a scratched face.

At first they didn't think about this problem at all and didn't care.

Shangguan Ziqi also stepped forward to take a look.

"These people should be disguised as bandits and mixed in."

Now Yu Yuanzheng understood.

In other words, these people are not bandits at all, they just disguise themselves as bandits so that they can blend in and kill them.

About an hour later, Chunlei and his ten men came down the mountain with a group of people.

It is indeed a mob.

Most of the people inside were the elderly, the weak, women and children.

"Husband, their fighting power is too weak. How can they become bandits?" Yu Yuanzheng couldn't understand.

"That's because they met us. If they met the bodyguards hired by some caravans, it would be hard to say. These strong men do have some skills." Shangguan Ziqi explained.

"Oh. That means every one of us in the palace is worth a hundred." Yu Yuanzheng's eyes lit up.

"Almost." Shangguan Ziqi said with a hint of pride.

"Master, there are not many able-bodied men on the mountain. Most of them are old and weak. And their leader is actually an old man in his sixties." Chunlei said as he pointed at the old man.

The old man lowered his head, looking very defeated.

"Yeah." Shangguan Ziqi was not interested in that person.

"Master, there are still some valuables on the mountain." Chunlei reported with a smile.

He knew that the eldest young lady would definitely like to hear this.

"Of course I have to take it away." Before Shangguan Ziqi could say anything, Yu Yuanzheng interrupted.

As soon as Shangguan Ziqi heard this, he knew that his wife was being greedy for money again.

"Then take them away. Chunlei, we'll go ahead and wait for you in the county town ahead. Once the county magistrate arrives to take over, you can catch up."

This place is a bit far from the county town ahead. If we don’t leave now, we won’t get there before dark.

Shangguan Ziqi left eight guards to guard the place.

As they advanced along the road, they met the county magistrate who was hurrying over with dozens of yamen runners.

Everyone was riding a horse, which showed how anxious they were.

As soon as the guard saw his master, he introduced him to the county magistrate.

"Your humble servant, Liu Peiyuan, the magistrate of Yonghe County, greets Master Shangguan." Magistrate Liu dismounted from his horse and bowed deeply.

"County Magistrate Liu, you have failed in your duty with such a large group of bandits under your jurisdiction." Shangguan Ziqi said in a calm voice.

"It's my fault. Those bandits are too cunning. Lord Wu, the city defender, and I have conspired to suppress them many times, but every time they retreated early as soon as we got the news. It's really a headache. The mountains here are huge, and it's difficult to find their hiding place."

"That means they have an insider in the city." Shangguan Ziqi began to doubt his ability.

"Yes, yes, yes." County Magistrate Liu responded quickly.

"Did they kill or rob anyone?" Shangguan Ziqi was more concerned about this.

"They only robbed money and never killed anyone." County Magistrate Liu said with certainty.

"Who are they then? Have you investigated?" Shangguan Ziqi asked again.

Since he doesn't kill people, he still has some humanity.

If they were murderers and robbers, there would be no need for these people to live.

"They're all refugees. A few years ago, there was a major flood in Yunhe City in the southeast, and many people fled, so they gathered here.

Later, they stayed, but Yonghe County didn't have enough space for them to stay, so some of them went up into the mountains and became bandits. That's when they gathered together," County Magistrate Liu explained.

"Alright, I've already solved it for you. You still have to judge it as it should be."

"Thank you, Master Shangguan." County Magistrate Liu bowed deeply again. "I'll send someone to take you into the county town. It's already late, and the gates will probably be closed by the time you get there."

"Then it'll be hard work."

We continued our journey and arrived in Yonghe County after dark.

The yamen runner who led the way was very enthusiastic in helping them find a nice inn to stay in.

Chunlei and his men returned after noon the next day, helping the county magistrate escort all the people to the county government office.

Bring back a large wooden box.

Besides silver there were also some jewels.

Together they are estimated to be worth more than ten thousand taels.

Yu Yuanzheng generously distributed the silver to the guards who were traveling with him.

Everyone was so happy that their teeth were showing and their eyes were not.

He doesn't look like a secret guard of the palace at all.

Yu Yuanzheng continued to count the jewels and found a small box, only the size of a palm.

It looks a bit out of place among these small boxes of jewelry.

She picked it up and looked at it left and right, feeling strange.

The small box is quite old and the paint on it has peeled off a lot.

There is actually a small lock on it.

"Husband, can you open it?" Yu Yuanzheng held it in her hand for Shangguan Ziqi to see.

Shangguan Ziqi took it and turned it around to look at it, but couldn't make out anything. Then he pushed hard with his thumb, and the small lock and the lock buckle fell off.

turn on.

When Shangguan Ziqi saw what was inside, he was stunned and his eyes narrowed.

"What's wrong?" Yu Yuanzheng was puzzled when she saw his expression.

Is there some incredible treasure inside?