Severed ties and living in a dilapidated house? No worries, the poor thing has a space.

The chieftain could no longer stand still. He frowned and tentatively said, "Although I, Zhang, have committed many evil deeds in my life, it seems that I have no grudge against you, young lady. I did not mean to offend you today. I will immediately have your man released and let you leave the village safely."

Fang Yu glanced at him, wiped the gun in her hand with a handkerchief, and then gently blew on it.

"I'm here today because I have something to ask the boss. I'm sure the boss will cooperate, right?"

Seeing the unfamiliar weapon she was playing with, the bandit leader nodded hastily without the slightest hesitation: "Miss, please speak freely. I, Zhang, will tell you everything I know without reservation."

Fang Yu took out the jade pendant and placed it on the table: "Take a look, did you sell this thing?"

The head of the gang cautiously approached, intending to pick it up and examine it. Fang Yu gently tapped the table, reminding him, "Have you seen it clearly?"

The leader withdrew his hand: "Girl, you may have the wrong person. I've never seen this before."

"Is that so?" Fang Yu asked, a sinister smile already creeping onto his lips. "It seems the Boss is used to fine food and wine. I wonder if he'll still have such good days down there."

...The leader's lips twitched. He had been in the underworld for so many years, and everyone who mentioned his name had to give him some face.

Although it wasn't the first time someone had held a knife to my neck, it was the first time I'd been threatened by a woman.

But the weapon this woman wielded was so bizarre, unlike anything he had ever heard of or seen before; it could kill with a flick of her finger, leaving him no choice but to submit.

He forced a smile that looked more like a grimace: "I think I remember now, I found this. I sold it on the black market for a thousand taels of gold a while ago. It turns out this jade pendant belonged to you, young lady. I'm returning the thousand taels of gold you paid for it; it's a return to its rightful owner. You see..."

He gestured for Fang Yu to look at the wound on his arm; if it wasn't bandaged soon, he would bleed to death.

Picked it up?

Fang Yu initially didn't believe his story, but his tone didn't sound like he was lying.

She was still thinking, her fingertips tapping on the table. After a long while, she finally spoke: "Where did you find it? When did you find it?"

"This... happened many years ago, I... can't remember."

The head of the gang watched as blood dripped from his drooping arm, soaking a large area on the ground. He felt he was about to die and pleaded with her urgently, "Grandma, I really don't remember. Can I see a doctor first?"

Fang Yu slowly stood up, a hint of impatience in his voice: "Our leader has such a bad memory, and all he does while alive is evil. I think today is an auspicious day. Black Wind Stronghold probably hasn't had any happy events in a long time. Why don't we let one of our leaders die first today to liven things up for the brothers?"

Upon hearing this, the leader's expression gradually tightened, and the sound of him swallowing was deafening.

They dared not hide anything any longer and revealed everything they knew.

Seven years ago, he returned from burning, killing, and looting, passing by the place where Fang Youfu had his accident.

I saw a group of ruthless people dressed in black and wearing masks. They killed one person and took another away.

He picked up the jade pendant that had fallen on the ground because he thought it looked nice. He later encountered those men in black again, and heard that they were from Yunjing.

At that time, Black Wind Stronghold was weak and vulnerable, and afraid of offending powerful figures. So he left the jade pendant there for seven years. When he heard that someone was buying rare treasures at high prices on the black market, he thought of taking it to the black market to try his luck.

"Grandma, that's all I know. If you want to know where this jade pendant came from, I suggest you go to Yunjing to take a look."

Yunjing is right under the emperor's nose. Not to mention that Yunjing is thousands of miles away, I don't have enough money to get there.

After thinking about it, Fang Yu felt a little disappointed and decided that he might have to put revenge on hold for now.

"Let's skip Yunjing for now and take a look at the rare treasures that the Boss has collected over the years."

...The leader's face darkened even more. This was the first time he had encountered such a blatant case of double-crossing, but he dared not disobey.

He walked to the wall with his arm in a sling and felt around for a while. The wall in the shadows moved and opened a doorway. He said, "All the treasures I've collected over the years are in there."

"Go in!" Fang Yu waved the gun in his hand as a warning.

She's not stupid; the places where bandits hide treasures must have some kind of traps or mechanisms.

The leader's plans fell through, so he had no choice but to go in first.

The dark room was filled with treasures, a dazzling array of items. It was clear that these bandits had robbed many people over the years, accumulating countless amounts of silver alone.

The opportunity to buy something for free has arrived.

Fang Yu gestured for him to turn around, and then put half of everything into her spatial storage.

The bandits also robbed others, and it was this bandit who first plotted against her.

The reason for taking half is simple: Xiao Jingqi is a government official, and the huge mountain stronghold doesn't have a single penny, which will cause some trouble later.

If she left half, even if the numbers didn't match up when they were counted, no one would have guessed that she could carry away such a huge quantity by hand.

The leader was still thinking to himself that this woman must have never seen so many good treasures before, and that she was afraid he would see her greedy face, which was why she made him turn around.

Fang Yu packed his things and told him he could leave.

Stepping out of the dark room, the leader glanced back at her briefly, and only when he saw that her hands were empty did he dare to secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Fang Yu knew what he was thinking, but she didn't expose him: "Let's go see my man."

Fang Yu would never forget that Xiao Jingqi had said that he had lost his things and was also looking for them.

Upon stepping outside and seeing the leader's condition, everyone cautiously stepped back: "Leader!"

The leader clutched the bloody hole in his arm and yelled at the brothers who had surrounded him, "Get out of the way and bring the man we just captured."

"Hmm?" Fang Yu called out from behind, and the leader immediately changed his mind: "Take me to see him."

They were all puzzled: how could Fang Yu control their wise and mighty leader with just a dagger?

Their expressions were strange; the leader clearly didn't know when Fang Yu behind him had switched his gun for a dagger.

Hearing the commotion outside, Xiao Jingqi stood up, and the door opened from the outside.

When he saw Fang Yu bring the leader in holding him hostage, a flash of surprise crossed his eyes.

He originally thought that even if Fang Yuxiao had some skills, it would be difficult to guarantee a fierce battle, but now it seems that she didn't exert any effort at all.

"Are you OK?"

A chorus of questions rang out in the quiet room.

Fang Yu and Xiao Jingqi exchanged a smile, but the leader realized that these two were not some eloping lovers at all; they were clearly after him.

Fang Yu added, "I've brought him here. Ask him if he has your things. Do I need to leave?"

No one has ever seen the Jade Spirit Pearl, and Xiao Jingqi doesn't know why, but he inexplicably trusts her more.

"No need, it's nothing valuable."

Xiao Jingqi took out a drawing from his pocket and showed it to the chief, asking, "Do you have this?"