Wu Jingyi soon received the emperor's reply. When he saw the content of the letter, his first thought was the same as that of An Gonggong and Wei Qi, that is, Daohua's dream of becoming the county boss was about to be shattered.

However, a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise.

He understood the emperor's intentions. As the most powerful relatives in the dynasty, and Prince Duan as the late emperor's favorite prince, both had great influence in the dynasty. The emperor wanted to use the gold mine to pit the two parties against each other and kill each other.

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The little girl can be considered as indirectly helping the emperor. Coupled with her relationship with the two people at Taohua'an, this contribution will definitely be remembered by the emperor.

Is there anything in this world more precious than having the emperor owe you a favor?

After pondering for a while, Wu Jingyi called his bodyguard and asked: "Is the young prince still looking for medicinal materials around these days?"

The guard nodded: "It's still there. I seem to have found a hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum a few days ago. Because of this, I've been wandering around more frequently these days."

Wu Jingyi smiled and said: "You're lucky. Medicinal materials that are more than a hundred years old are treasures." As he said that, he touched his chin and thought deeply.

The old man at Taohua Temple is a master of medicine, and his skills in collecting medicines are quite good. Miss Yan is his apprentice, so she must have obtained the true inheritance.

It is said that wattle grass is also a kind of medicinal material. Is the little girl looking for it as a medicinal material?

Don't tell me, it's really possible.

To be honest, he felt a little unhappy about the fact that Daohua found the thorn grass. After all, so many of them had been looking for so long, and the little girl just came and walked around and found it. Such a comparison,

It seems that they are extremely incompetent.

However, with Mr. Taohua'an's ability to find medicine, everything makes sense.

Although he also believes in luck, he is more convinced that only capable people can do things that ordinary people cannot do.

"Let's go, lead the way, I'll go talk to the young prince."

Unfortunately, after wandering around, Xiao Yeyang and his party were not found.

Wu Jingyi had no choice but to go back to the mouth of the valley and wait for them.

At the same time, in a hidden valley about ten miles away from the river valley, Xiao Yeyang and Daohua were looking curiously at the slightly deep cave ahead.

The cave entrance is covered with dense wattle grass.

Yan Wenkai's eyes widened and he asked in a low voice: "Is there a gold mine here?"

Daohua looked at her fourth brother speechlessly: "Fourth brother, there are no outsiders here, you don't need to be so quiet."

Yan Wenkai smiled, touched his nose and said, "Isn't this just out of habit?"

Yan Wentao looked at the rice flowers, then at Xiao Yeyang, and finally understood why the two of them would rather stay in the cold these days than wander around in the mountains.

Behind the secret guard, Sun Changze stared at the cave with frowning eyes. After a while, he took a deep breath, stepped forward, and said to Xiao Yeyang: "My young prince, I don't know if there is any danger in the cave. The four of us brothers are willing to go in first.

Exploring."

Xiao Yeyang raised his eyebrows and glanced at him. He pondered for a moment and then nodded in agreement: "Okay, then you can go and explore first."

There are many guards around him, but these people are either given by the imperial uncle, uncle, or the one from Meilin Villa. There are not many who really only obey his orders.

This time to explore the gold mine, he only brought his own people. It is difficult to cultivate a sincere guard. He did not want to lose one. Since the Sun brothers wanted to explore the road, he was naturally willing to give them a chance.

During this period of time, he took the Sun brothers with him. First, he was worried about imprisoning people directly in the military camp cells. If the news about the gold mine was leaked, his uncle would be implicated;

Second, Sun Changze is a man with some brains and courage. He wants to fight for a way out for the four brothers, and he is willing to give it to them. Such dangerous things as exploring the path are just for them to do.

Sun Changze felt relieved when he saw Xiao Yeyang agreed. He looked at the three brothers and motioned for them to enter the cave.

"Wait!"

Daohua suddenly stopped the four of them, took out a bottle of medicine from her purse and handed it to Sun Changze: "Nine times out of ten there will be snakes and insects in the cave. If you rub this on your body, the snakes and insects will not dare to get close."

Sun Changze glanced at the rice flowers and said sincerely: "Thank you." After saying that, he stretched out his hands to take the medicine bottle, and then quickly entered the cave with his three brothers.

After the four people entered the cave, Xiao Yeyang glanced at Daohua: "You are willing to give up such a good medicine."

Daohua smiled: "When people do things for us, we have to ensure their safety."

Xiao Yeyang smiled and said: "Don't underestimate those four people, they are much more familiar with the mountains and forests than we are."

Yan Wenkai nodded: "Then Sun Changze's martial arts is really good."

Yan Wentao took over the words: "You are also very courageous." Several times he saw Sun Changze and the guard chief staring with dissatisfaction. If it weren't for the disparity in strength between the two sides, he believed that this man would definitely lead him to fight with the guards.

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Although he is now afraid of the young prince's power, he is still looking for opportunities to perform meritorious deeds in order to gain a chance to be released.

After a while, the sound of banging stones came from the cave. This was the safety signal agreed by Sun Changze. Xiao Yeyang looked at the guard chief: "Take a few people in and take a look. Be careful."

Obviously, he did not completely believe Sun Changze and the others.

The head guard nodded and quickly led the people in.

After about half an hour, a guard ran out with excitement on his face: "Master, go in and take a look, this is a gold mine!"

Hearing this, everyone's expressions perked up.

Xiao Yeyang grabbed Daohua, who was about to rush into the cave following Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao: "Slow down, it's pitch dark inside, don't bump into each other, I'm holding your hand."

Daohua was a little reluctant, but Xiao Yeyang looked like he couldn't help but took back his words of rejection and urged: "Then you should hurry up!"

Xiao Yeyang then led the rice flowers into the cave, while Defu and Wang Maner walked on both sides holding torches.

The inside of the cave is very rugged, and the road surface is also very uneven. Not long after entering, we encountered an underground river. Under the light of the fire, everyone could see the shining golden light from time to time.

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The lights were dim, and even though Daohua had walked very carefully, she still stepped on something soft and slippery. Daohua glanced at it, and almost instantly, she screamed, hooked Xiao Yeyang's neck, and jumped to him

On the body: "Snake, there is a snake!"

She was most afraid of this kind of mollusk. When she saw it, she got goosebumps all over her body and even broke into cold sweat.

Xiao Yeyang was startled by Daohua's scream, and quickly hugged her and stepped aside.

Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao rushed over quickly and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw it was a dead snake.

"Sister, don't be afraid. It's a dead snake. It looks like it was killed by the person in front of you."

Daohua said hurriedly: "Then take it away quickly, don't let me see it."

Yan Wenkai kicked the snake into the underground river: "Don't tell me, this snake is quite big, I almost didn't move it."

Here, Xiao Yeyang saw Daohua still hugging him tightly, patted her back, and said with a smile: "Okay, the snake is gone."

Daohua slowly got off Xiao Yeyang, glanced at the previous place, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw nothing.

Xiao Yeyang saw that there was a small amount of sweat on her forehead, and quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe it for her. While wiping it, he said: "Aren't you usually quite bold? Why are you so scared of a dead snake?"

Daohua looked scared and glanced at him: "I'm just afraid of snakes!"

Next to him, Yan Wentao saw Xiao Yeyang wiping Daohua's sweat so intimately, and immediately walked over: "Sister, let me carry you."

Xiao Yeyang's eyes pierced through, and before Daohua could speak, he said: "The cave is dark and difficult to walk through. Don't drop Daohua."

Daohua also said: "Third brother, you don't have to carry me on your back, I will be more careful from now on."

When Xiao Yeyang saw what Yan Wentao wanted to say, he intercepted him directly: "Let's do it this way. If you really want to help Daohua, just light a torch in front and explore the way."

As he said that, he looked at Daohua: "Follow me carefully later, don't run in front of me again, let's go."

Seeing Xiao Yeyang dragging Daohua away, Yan Wentao felt helpless. He glared at the heartless Yan Wenkai next to him and snorted: "You didn't even say help me!"

Yan Wenkai was a little dumbfounded: "Help for what?"

Yan Wentao became even more angry: "Just leave it like this. I don't even know if my sister is gone." After saying that, he left without looking back.
Chapter completed!