But when he thought about the benefits he might get in the future, he felt tempted.

After thinking for a moment, he made up his mind to save the lives of the father and son first. Regardless of whether they could become rich in the future with the help of his daughter, all the property would be his.

He quickly suppressed his murderous intent and said in a cold voice, "I, Hu Lao Er, am not greedy. If it's successful, it's successful. I just need to open the box and inspect it first!"

Yin Yaomen stepped aside and said, "Go ahead and check it out! I also want to see just how astonishing this overwhelming wealth is!"

Hu Laoer opened the box closest to him with his own hands, and when he saw that it was full of stones, he froze on the spot.

He thought he was seeing things, so he rubbed his eyes hard. When he opened his eyes again, he saw the same gray stones that he often saw on the mountain behind.

He was furious and raised his hand to grab the back of Yin Yaomen's neck. "Come, come, look carefully for me. Is this the overwhelming wealth you mentioned?"

Just now, Yin Yaomen had his back to the box, but when he suddenly saw the stone, his eyes widened in shock.

He murmured in a trembling voice, "How could it be rocks? This shouldn't be the case. Where are the belongings? Are they buried under the rocks? Move these rocks away first!"

Hu Lao Er dragged him back half a step: "Brothers, move all the stones out, quickly!"

A few people threw away the stones, but still saw no trace of the property.

Not to mention the night pearl, jade, calligraphy and paintings, they didn't even find a single ounce of silver.

Yin Yaomen refused to give up. He urged, "Go open all the remaining boxes. Maybe this one was moved by mistake. Go check the others!"

Hu Laoer also had such a chance, so he didn't bother to deal with Yin Yaomen and went to pry open the remaining boxes himself.

However, the result ultimately disappointed him!

There were more than a hundred boxes, all of which were filled with saltpeter.

The huge psychological gap made Hu Laoer furious. He raised his fist and hit Yin Yaomen hard in the face, causing several of his teeth to fly out.

Old Man Yin quickly stepped forward and hugged his son to check on him: "How are you?"

Yin Yaomen spat out blood mixed with his teeth. He said in panic, "Dad, where are all the treasures? They were clearly all carried out of the forbidden area in boxes, how come they have all turned to stone?"

Old Man Yin gritted his teeth and said, "You must have made a mistake in the chaos. I heard before that the court needed saltpeter, so you must have planned to take some back. I just didn't expect it to be placed together with the boxes of valuables. You've made all this effort in vain!"

Yin Yaomen said paranoidly, "We can't work in vain, Dad. We have to go back. Before those imperial guards return to the Yin Mansion, we should make another run and steal as much as we can!"

He forced himself to stand up and staggered into the house.

At this time, Hu Lao Er said gloomily: "Yin Yaomen, are you sure you can find the real treasure box?"

Yin Yaomen nodded heavily. "I promise. My father and I not only planned to burn down the old ancestral hall, but we also sent a soup-making woman into the old house. We originally told her to do it tonight. Now I'm afraid the eldest daughter of the Yin family is in imminent danger. Now is a good time for us to sneak back!"

After hearing his words, the murderous intent in Hu Laoer's eyes gradually disappeared.

But just to be on the safe side, he still instructed his subordinates: "Hurry up and go to the Yin family's old ancestral hall. Put some obstacles on the road that the imperial guards must take to return to the Yin Mansion. Make sure to delay them!"

"Yes!" The subordinate quickly took the order and left.

Hu Laoer didn't hesitate any longer and immediately took Yin Yaomen back to the tunnel.

This time, Old Man Yin also followed. After all, there is strength in numbers, so the more they can steal, the better.

Everyone tiptoed to the Yin family's backyard and saw that the boxes of valuables were still stacked there. The lanterns hanging around were swaying in the night wind, making creaking sounds.

Yin Yaomen couldn't help but speak cautiously, "Am I right? They have no time to worry about the boxes of valuables right now. Let's go and move them!"

Hu Lao Er frowned and interrupted: "Why are you in such a hurry? Go open the box with your father first and make sure there are valuables inside before calling us over!"

Yin Yaomen was immediately dissatisfied, thinking that Hu Laoer in front of him was too cunning.

He was actually asked to take the lead in taking risks with his father!

Perhaps seeing through his thoughts, Hu Lao Er threatened in a deep voice: "Don't forget, I dug this hole for you. If it weren't for your carelessness, why would I take this risk with you again?"

Yin Yaomen argued with a guilty conscience, "Didn't you also notice that the boxes contained broken stones? You can't put all the blame on me. I don't want this to happen!"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Old Man Yin immediately advised anxiously: "Calm down, we are here for money now, we can't waste any more time!"

Hu Lao Er immediately urged: "Then what are you two still hesitating about?"

Old man Yin had no choice but to crawl out first with Yin Yaomen, and walked carefully to the boxes of valuables.

Yin Yaomen was actually angry in his heart, and he regretted cooperating with Hu Laoer.

He was just a small-time burrowing rat, yet he dared to pick a fight with him.

I simply don’t know how to live or die!

Old Man Yin frowned and reminded, "Yao Men, I know you want to kill Hu Lao Er, but we, father and son alone, can't move these valuables away. Just be patient. The Yin Mansion will find him soon!"

Yin Yaomen's expression softened. He nodded and quickly reached out to forcefully open a box.

A large, glittering golden ingot suddenly appeared in his sight, almost blinding his eyes.

His eyelids twitched with excitement, and he subconsciously took out a gold ingot and put it directly into his mouth and took a bite.

After a moment, he spoke anxiously: "Father, this time it's real gold!"

Old Man Yin said greedily, "It's real gold! Now it's all ours. Hurry up and take as much as you can!"

After saying that, he waved in the direction of Hu Laoer.

Everyone rushed over and was shocked when they saw the gold ingots.

Hu Lao Er couldn't help laughing. "I finally found the right box this time. People say yellow and white things are too vulgar, but I like these things the most. Move them all!"

After receiving his order, everyone immediately sent the box to the entrance of the cave.

But in just a moment, many torches suddenly lit up in the dim surroundings, and then several figures fell from the roof, blocking Yin Yaomen and others.

The first thing Hu Laoer thought of was to escape, but the entrance to the cave had already been sealed.

He could only rush towards the courtyard wall, but Shadow Soul kicked him down from the top of the wall.

"Bang!" He fell to the ground and felt several of his ribs were broken.

At this time, Zhan Yan and Fang Qingshan were standing on the steps, with fierce and terrifying expressions on their faces.

Hu Laoer was not stupid either. In order to save his life, he took the initiative to push out Old Man Yin and his son.

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