After being reborn, I locked up all the scumbags and bitches in one nest.

When the gang leader led everyone out, the people down the mountain had already started fighting. The people of Black Wind Village were retreating step by step, and the people who came to surround and kill them were moving uphill quickly.

"Quickly, activate level one defense immediately. All of you, charge! Stop them!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, the gang leader immediately led his men to rush forward.

Seeing that the two sides had already started fighting fiercely, Gu Siyuan prepared to sneak into Black Wind Village to search for treasures.

But Mo Nan grabbed him, saying, "Young Master Gu, wait a little longer!"

Gu Siyuan looked ahead and said, "What are we waiting for? Now is the perfect time for us to catch them off guard."

Mo Nan kept his eyes fixed ahead, pulling Gu Siyuan along, "No rush, wait for our people's signal."

Meanwhile, the people from Black Wind Stronghold were no match for the people who came to besiege them, and the leader of the stronghold kept sending people to call for reinforcements.

When his men reported that the people down the mountain were about to attack, the second and third brothers got off the woman they had recently abducted, their clothes disheveled, and rushed out of the room. However, instead of going to fight, they took some jewelry and ran towards the back of the mountain.

At that moment, a different kind of smoke quietly rose from somewhere in the mountain stronghold.

Upon seeing the signal smoke, Mo Nan immediately sprang into action, saying, "Come with me quickly, be quiet, and don't make a sound."

The group moved quickly and quietly into the secret passage of the mountain stronghold, where someone was already waiting to meet them at the exit.

As soon as the group came out, several 'plop plop, coo coo, coo coo' sounds came from behind a tree.

Mo Nan looked over and saw a small head popping out from behind a tree, along with a hand waving a branch and beckoning the group over.

Mo Nan immediately led his men to follow.

After they regrouped, Xiao Liu, who was there to meet them, whispered, "Guard Nan, I just saw Black Second and Black Third fleeing towards the back mountain. They probably won't be able to hold out for much longer. We need to hurry."

Mo Nan nodded. "There are still the Empress Dowager's people guarding the back of the mountain. They can't escape. Let's grab our things and leave."

Led by Xiao Liu, the group headed straight for the treasure cave of Black Wind Village.

Upon entering the cave where the treasure was hidden, Gu Siyuan's eyes widened in surprise. "Wow! We're rich!"

Mo Nan quickly ordered, "Xiao Liu, you keep watch outside. Everyone, hurry up and move it!"

Upon hearing the order, the men immediately became more alert, opened the large bags they had brought, and stuffed all the valuables into them.

In the blink of an eye, everyone was dragging a large bag.

After a while, Xiao Liu poked his head in and said, "Quickly, retreat! Someone's coming this way."

Mo Nan saw that they had finished packing and said, "Grab your things and get out of here!"

Gu Siyuan wanted to go to the front hall to see if there were any other treasures, but after taking a few steps, he saw a woman. The two faced each other, and the woman spoke first, "Who are you?"

Gu Siyuan didn't know how to reply.

Upon hearing the sound, Mo Nan immediately drew his sword, ready to silence the witness.

Then they heard the woman whisper, "Xiao Luzi, is that you?"

Xiao Liu turned his head and looked, "Sister Yu? Guard Nan, wait a moment."

Mo Nan stopped in his tracks when he heard Xiao Liu's voice.

Xiao Liu said to Sister Yu, "Sister Yu, I won't lie to you anymore. I'm from the Regent's Palace. Come out with us." Then he explained to Mo Nan, "Guard Nan, she was robbed by the chieftain and his men a couple of days ago. She's the daughter of Master Lin from outside Yandu City."

But Lin Yu showed no sign of leaving. "Then you should hurry up and leave! They've already reached the front hall. The people who came to surround them are ruthless killers; they'll kill anyone they see."

Xiao Liu looked at Lin Yu, "Sister Yu, then you..."

Lin Yu, observing what was behind her, interrupted Xiao Liu, "I've already been violated, I won't survive going back, you guys get out of here! Hurry!"

The sounds ahead grew closer, and Mo Nan pulled Gu Siyuan back quickly.

Xiao Liu didn't try to persuade Lin Yu any further after hearing what she said, but before leaving, she still reminded Lin Yu that there was a small, hidden hiding place under a tree on the back mountain.

As soon as they entered the secret passage, they heard an urging voice, "Hurry up!"

After everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they quickly moved into the secret passage carrying their large bundles.

In the main hall of Black Wind Stronghold, the leader of this siege pointed his sword at the Black Boss and demanded, "Tell me, where are the treasures you stole a few days ago hidden?"

The gang leader looked at the ruthless killers and asked, "You're not from the imperial court, so who are you?"

"Ah~," the gang leader screamed in agony.

The leader chopped off the gang leader's hand and demanded, "Tell me, where is the treasure you stole a few days ago?"

The gang leader clutched his severed hand, saying, "It's here, it's all here, it's all here."

The subordinate brought the jewelry from the table in the hall to the leader. "Sir, this is not the batch that was stolen from us."

The leader looked at the gang leader, intending to deliver another blow.

Just then, someone came up from the back mountain to report, "Chief, the treasure vault has been completely looted! We've been intercepted!"

Upon hearing this, the leader immediately ended the gang leader's life.

The gang leader died without ever knowing who had pinned the blame on him.

When the people who were besieging the city discovered the secret passage and came out of it, all they could see was dust rising in the distance. Mo Nan and the others had already ridden back to the city at full speed.

They couldn't catch up; the people who were besieging them had practically leveled the entire mountain stronghold.

When the news reached the palace, the Empress Dowager fainted from anger.

And the Regent's Palace,

When Murong Xiao returned to the palace, he saw Gu Siyuan, Mo Nan, and others dividing the spoils.

Holding a luminous pearl in his left hand and a piece of fine jade in his right, Gu Siyuan displayed them to Murong Xiao, grinning from ear to ear, "Uncle, we're rich!"

Murong Xiao shook his head at their greedy appearance. "You all quickly sort them by category. Separate the ones with special markings. If you find out which prefecture's token it is, return it secretly. As for the others... pick two items each, and use the rest as military pay after you've dealt with them."

Then she added, "If it belongs to the old hag's side, then don't return it."

Mo Bei, completely dumbfounded, asked, "Young Master, can we choose too?"

Murong Xiao glanced at him sideways, "You don't have to choose if you don't want it."

Mo Bei nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, thank you, Master!"

After saying that, he immediately grinned and ran towards the jewelry.

Mo Nan and Mo Xi shook their heads and sighed, "What an idiot!"

While they were happily dividing up the treasures, Qin Wanyou from Huguo Temple also received her own sword.

After Li Bo finished forging the sword and scabbard, Feng Ling immediately delivered the sword to Qin Wanyou.

Qin Wanyou took the soft sword and slowly drew it from its sheath. The entire sword was like the bright moon in the sky, radiating brilliance and sharpness. As soon as the soft sword was drawn, she swung it forward, as agile as a snake.

Feng Ling could tell from Qin Wanyou's expression that she really liked the sword. Then she took out two daggers made of the remaining black iron, as well as her own specially made bell bracelet weapon. "Miss, look, these daggers are also very sharp and dazzling."

Qin Wanyou sheathed her sword, picked up the dagger, and with a 'whoosh', looked at her face reflected in the dagger. Sure enough, it was just as radiant.

Just then, Xiaoqing arrived at the door with the medicine. "Miss, I'm coming in."

Upon entering, I saw Feng Ling holding a dagger, and she almost spilled the medicine.

"Miss!" he cried out urgently.

Feng Ling looked at Xiao Qing curiously, "Miss, who is she...?"

Qin Wanyou reached out to stop Xiaoqing, "She is my person, Lu Fengling."

Then he looked at Feng Ling and said, "She's mine now too, her name is Xiao Qing."

Every time I called this name, the character "小" seemed to have something to do with Xiaoping, so I said to Xiaoqing, "Now that you've become mine, let's start a new life. I'll give you a new name."

Xiaoqing put down the medicine, bowed her head and said, "Please bestow a name upon me, Miss."

Qin Wanyou asked Xiaoqing, "What's your surname?"

"I take my maternal grandfather's and mother's surname, Leng," Xiaoqing answered truthfully.

"Then let's call her Leng Shuangling," Qin Wanyou said after a moment's thought.

Xiaoqing was overjoyed. She had long disliked the name associated with that heartless man, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed in gratitude, "Shuangling thanks Miss for bestowing this name upon me."

Then, Shuangling was asked to choose a dagger. She was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes, and she cried tears of joy.