We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

Seeing that Li Che was going to Hutou Mountain, Qiu Bai hurriedly called for fifty personal guards and ten Kunlun slaves to accompany him and protect him.

It is worth mentioning that although these ten Kunlun slaves were slaves, they showed extraordinary bravery in the battle just now.

They were strong and sturdy, and even without heavy armor, they dared to block the knife for Li Che, and they were completely fearless of death.

Perhaps Li Che was the only one who treated these slaves from foreign countries as real people, so they also gave their loyalty without hesitation.

As they walked towards Hutou Mountain, they could see their own people collecting weapons lost on the battlefield.

Unfortunately, the bandits' equipment was really poor, and the weapons they were equipped with were basically crude spears and swords.

There weren't many bows and arrows, otherwise the first rain of arrows wouldn't have lasted so short.

Not to mention the armor-wearing rate. Only the small bandit leaders have leather armor to wear, and ordinary bandits are lucky to be able to wear clothes.

Leading the way in front is Wang Laosi.

He always felt that Li Che's gaze was falling on his back from time to time, and he became more and more panicked.

Although he was born a bandit and had some quick wits, he still had a complex psychology of fear and hatred towards the royal family.

I used to think that princes were born with a silver spoon in their mouths and were useless people who didn't know the sufferings of the world.

But Li Che's vigorous and decisive performance just now directly overturned his stereotype.

This Prince of Ninggu...is a man who eats people without leaving any bones behind.

At this moment, Li Che's voice sounded faintly behind him.

"Why are you shaking?"

Wang Laosi was already afraid, and although the voice was not loud, it scared him so much that he trembled all over.

"Your Highness." Wang Laosi gave a bitter smile and knelt on one knee, "I feel guilty."

Li Che looked at him with interest: "Oh? What are you ashamed of?"

"Before, I didn't know Your Highness and spoke rudely to my brother. Now that I have seen Your Highness's majesty, I feel filled with regret."

Wang Sanchun, who was standing by, saw this and quickly knelt down to plead, "Your Highness, my brother has been a bandit for many years and still has the same bandit spirit. I did not mean to offend you. Please forgive me."

Li Che did not comment, but looked at Wang Laosi with more interest.

This is a smart man.

Even if the two brothers didn't tell me what they said in private, I probably wouldn't know.

But Wang Laosi insisted on telling this matter, putting this not-so-small handle in his own hands to express his true loyalty.

It seems reckless, but it is actually very clever.

"Get up." Li Che said in a gentle voice, "It's nothing for a young man to make a mistake. I'm very relieved that he can stop before it's too late."

Wang Laosi was grateful but also a little speechless.

What young people?

I'm already 27, and His Highness looks only in his teens...

Little did they know that Li Che had been beaten by society in his previous life, and his mental age was much older than his physical age.

"Since I see you are quite talented, I will appoint you as the captain and let you lead the original team of the stronghold."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Wang Laosi bowed respectfully.

With another good general under his command, Li Che was in a good mood and patted Wang Laosi on the shoulder: "Let's go, take me up the mountain."

"Yes."

At this moment, those guarding Hutou Mountain Stronghold are all Wang Laosi's subordinates.

Seeing their leader coming from afar, these bandits came forward and were about to salute.

But he saw Wang Laosi desperately trying to make eye contact with him and glance at Li Che behind him.

Looking at Li Che again, he is majestic and dignified, and it is obvious that he is not an ordinary person.

The bandits brought out by the clever man were also clever. They suddenly had an idea and quickly knelt down to salute Li Che:

"See Your Highness!"

Li Che nodded with a smile and suddenly asked, "Old Four, none of your subordinates are flower thieves or human traffickers, right?"

Wang Laosi was startled and quickly said, "Absolutely not. They are all people I brought from my hometown. Although they are not good people, they have never done such a dirty thing."

Li Che said nothing more and walked into the village.

According to Fan Chong (the youthful castrated version), the treasure cave was right under his tiger-skin stone chair.

The stone chair was carved from a whole piece of rock. It was not exquisite, but it weighed several hundred pounds.

"There should be a secret door or something like that, right?" Qiu Bai walked forward and started knocking on it curiously.

Li Che was too lazy to think too much and looked at Hu Qiang behind him: "A Qiang, go and take down that chair!"

Hu Qiang grinned and strode towards the stone bench.

He raised his palm, which was as big as a palm leaf fan, and slammed it hard on the backrest of the stone chair. The chair made of mountain stone instantly broke into pieces.

Everyone was stunned, except Li Che who kept smiling.

Ah Qiang is truly the most precious legacy left to him by his original self. He is loyal, gifted with supernatural powers, and has a pure character...

It's like a human bulldozer.

Several Kunlun slaves came up and moved the broken stone away, and a dark hole appeared under the stone chair.

"Your Highness, I'll go down and take a look first." Qiu Bai rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush down.

But Li Che grabbed him and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Wait a minute."

"Hey..." Li Che pointed at a bandit, "Go and catch some birds for me."

The bandit looked confused, but he still obeyed the order and went out to ask people to catch the bird.

Everyone was equally puzzled. Wang Chongjian asked curiously, "Your Highness, why are you catching birds?"

Li Che shook his head: "Just wait."

For bandits who rely on the mountains for their livelihood, trapping a bird is not a difficult task.

After a while, several bandits came in carrying a few mountain birds of unknown species.

Li Che took a quick look and didn't recognize any of them. If they were in the future, each of them would probably be more than ten years old.

"Find a longer rope, tie it to the bird's feet, and then let the bird fly into the hole." Li Che ordered.

Qiu Bai hurriedly followed the order. The moment he let go of the mountain bird, the bird flapped its wings in panic and flew deep into the cave.

"Your Highness, what next?"

Li Che sat on a chair beside him and said calmly, "Wait."

Qiu Bai pulled the rope, squatted at the entrance of the cave and began to wait.

At the beginning, the rope was constantly moving with the movement of the mountain bird.

After about an incense stick of time, the rope suddenly became limp and stopped moving.

Li Che frowned and ordered Qiu Bai to pull out the rope.

After pulling to the end, I saw that the mountain bird that was lively and energetic just now was now stiff and motionless.

Qiu Bai's face suddenly changed, and he felt a sense of fear in his heart.

If I hadn't released the bird just now, wouldn't it be me who was standing still?

Everyone was amazed and said, "Your Highness, why did this bird die?"

"Either there is no oxygen in the cave, or there is poisonous gas inside." Li Che explained.

"This... Your Highness, what is oxygen?" He Bin asked in confusion, stroking his beard.

"This is difficult to explain. All you need to know is that humans cannot survive without oxygen."

He Bin nodded slightly, looking at Li Che with a puzzled look.

This kind of mysterious and profound knowledge is something I have never even heard of. Where did Your Highness learn it from?