The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

The two continued to travel through the forest. The man's breathing became heavier and heavier. Beads of sweat kept rolling down his forehead. He opened his mouth and gasped for air. He couldn't help but speak again: "Why don't we take a break? I really can't walk anymore."

The woman stopped and turned her head sharply, staring at him with eyes wide open, and shouted, "That's all you can do! We're almost there, just hold on."

The man sighed helplessly, nodded, gritted his teeth, and continued moving forward with a painful expression.

Suddenly, the woman stopped, a puzzled look appeared on her face, and she said to herself: "Strange, I remember it was this way."

When the man heard this, his heart skipped a beat. His face flushed with anxiety, and he said in a trembling voice, "Don't get the wrong way. If you can't find it, our trip will be in vain."

The woman glared at him fiercely and said unhappily, "Shut up and let me think about it."

The woman stood there, frowning, eyes narrowed, trying hard to recall the route.

The man paced back and forth anxiously, looking up and around from time to time, muttering to himself, his face full of worry.

After a while, the woman's eyes lit up and she said excitedly, "I remember now, it should be this side."

Having said that, she continued walking forward with the man.

Finally they came to a patch of weeds. The woman stopped, took a long breath, pointed at her feet and said, "It's right here."

The man looked at the wild grass with anticipation and a hint of nervousness in his eyes. He took out tools from his backpack and started digging the ground without saying a word.

After digging for a while, the man was exhausted and panting. He looked up at the woman, sweat dripping down his cheeks, and asked in confusion: "Is it really under here?"

The woman folded her hands over her chest and replied with a firm look, "It can't be wrong. Keep digging."

The man gritted his teeth and continued to swing the tool vigorously, muttering, "I hope we can find what we want."

After digging for a long time, the man's hands were covered with blisters. He straightened up, panting and complaining, "We've dug so deep, why is there still nothing?"

The woman walked forward, squatted down to check it out, and said gloomily: "Impossible, it must be here, don't be lazy!"

The man shook his head helplessly, endured the pain, and worked hard again, his face full of fatigue and anxiety.

At this time, a large group of people suddenly arrived, led by a bearded man with a face full of flesh, followed by many servants.

When the woman saw the person coming, her face turned pale instantly and her eyes were filled with panic.

The person who came was Lei Shigui, the woman’s lover.

Lei Shigui strode forward, his eyes wide open, staring at the woman viciously: "Bitch, how dare you carry me here!"

The woman was so frightened that she trembled all over and stammered, "Shigui, I...I..."

The man was also shocked by this sudden situation. He clenched the tools in his hands and looked at Lei Shigui and others vigilantly.

Lei Shigui burst into laughter, and that laughter made people's hair stand on end: "Interference? None of you can leave today!"

After a few conversations, Xi Yu finally understood. The man's name was Shen Qianwan and the woman's name was Su Ye.

Lei Shigui was filled with anger and yelled, "Su Ye, you shameless woman, you approached me just to get this treasure, it's simply outrageous!"

Su Ye wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said firmly: "Lei Shigui, I am loyal to my husband. It's just that you are too stupid to see my thoughts!"

Lei Shigui was so angry that he stamped his feet, his eyes bulging like bells: "You still dare to quibble, I will teach you a lesson today!"

Shen Qianwan took a step forward, protecting Su Ye behind him, glaring at Lei Shigui and saying, "Don't even think about touching a hair on her head!"

Lei Shigui looked at Shen Qianwan and sneered, "Humph, you think you can stop me?"

Lei Shigui's face was gloomy. He waved his hand and shouted fiercely: "Hit me, hit me hard!"

When his men heard the order, they immediately pounced on the couple like wolves.

Shen Qianwan held Su Ye tightly in his arms and shouted in fear: "Don't mess around!"

However, the couple were powerless after all and were soon knocked to the ground.

In the small room, Tuoba Yu looked at Xi Yu anxiously with an anxious look on his face, "Husband, do you want to go out and help?"

Xi Yu crossed his arms, looked indifferent, and said disdainfully: "There is no need. Those two are not good people anyway."

Tuoba Yu frowned and said in confusion: "But, it's not good to just watch them get beaten, right?"

Xi Yu curled his lips, snorted and said, "It's better to let them suffer a little. Who made them have evil intentions?"

Tuoba Yu hesitated for a moment and wanted to say something, but seeing Xi Yu's determined expression, he had to shut his mouth.

Lei Shigui's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, and he said to his subordinates viciously: "Kill these two people for me. They already know this place. Keeping them here will only bring trouble!"

Upon hearing this, his subordinates rubbed their hands and moved closer step by step.

At this critical moment, Shen Qianwan turned pale, trembling all over and begging for mercy: "Please spare our lives! We don't want the treasure anymore. We will go down the mountain immediately. Please let us go!"

As he spoke, he kowtowed continuously, leaving blood marks on his forehead.

Su Ye also cried and begged: "Please, let us go, we promise not to tell anyone."

Su Ye's face turned pale as paper, and he cried out in tears, "Please, let us go. We really know we are wrong."

Lei Shigui had a ferocious look on his face and said viciously: "Wrong? It's too late!"

Shen Qianwan gritted his teeth, and a trace of determination suddenly flashed in his eyes: "Even if I die, I won't let you succeed!"

Lei Shigui sneered: "Just you? You don't know your own limitations!"

Lei Shigui winked at his men and shouted, "Don't waste time, get started!"

The men raised their sticks again and beat Shen Qianwan and Su Ye fiercely.

Shen Qianwan held Su Ye tightly under his body. The sticks fell on his back like raindrops, and he groaned in pain.

Su Ye cried in Shen Qianwan's arms, "Qianwan, don't worry about me, just run!"

Shen Qianwan gritted his teeth and said, "I won't abandon you!"

At this moment, Su Ye somehow managed to break free from Shen Qianwan's protection, rushed towards Lei Shigui, and cried, "Lei Shigui, you devil, I'm going to fight you!"

Lei Shigui kicked Su Ye away and said contemptuously, "You are such a fool!"

When Shen Qianwan saw Su Ye being kicked to the ground, his eyes instantly turned bloodshot and he roared, "Lei Shigui, I'm going to fight you!"

However, as soon as he stood up, he was held down by several of his men.

Lei Shigui walked forward, squatted down, looked at Shen Qianwan and said, "Humph, you dare to fight me?"

Shen Qianwan panted heavily, glared at Lei Shigui fiercely, and said, "You will not have a good ending!"

Lei Shigui stood up and laughed, "Wait until you die, and then you'll see how I enjoy this treasure all to myself! Keep fighting, and beat me to death!"

At this critical moment, Xi Yu frowned and finally ordered the secret guards to go out.

In an instant, a group of well-trained secret guards appeared like ghosts. Lei Shigui and others were frightened when they saw the secret guards suddenly appearing. Lei Shigui's legs trembled involuntarily, his mouth opened wide, and he stammered: "You, you are..."

The thugs were even more panicked. The sticks in their hands fell one after another, and their eyes were filled with fear.

The secret guards were agile and quickly beat the thugs into a pulp.

One of the secret guards walked up to Shen Qianwan and his wife, expressionless, and said coldly: "Get out! The reason you are being punished is because of your greed!"

Shen Qianwan and Su Ye were terrified. After hearing this, they quickly got up. Shen Qianwan nodded and bowed while saying, "Thank you for sparing our lives, hero. We won't dare to do it again!"

Su Ye also echoed: "Yes, yes, we will never dare to be greedy again!"

After saying that, the two of them fled in panic, not daring to look back.

After the couple left, Xiyu slowly appeared holding Tuoba Yu.

Xi Yu looked serious and stern at Lei Shigui, saying loudly: "The treasure belongs to the court, and individuals are not allowed to control it. I advise you to get out immediately, otherwise you will be beaten!"

Lei Shigui looked at Xi Yu coldly, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he frowned and asked, "Who are you? How dare you speak nonsense here!"

Xi Yu straightened his back, held his head high, and replied righteously: "I am an official of the imperial court, and I have been ordered to deal with this matter. Don't be so presumptuous!"

Lei Shigui narrowed his eyes, with suspicion and unwillingness in his eyes, and snorted coldly: "Imperial official? How do I know if you are a fake?"

Xi Yu stepped forward, glared at Lei Shigui, and shouted, "How dare you! How dare you question me? Believe it or not, I will arrest you right now!" Tuoba Yu also stood up and said in a delicate voice, "How dare you! Get out of here right now!"

Lei Shigui's men began to panic and whisper to each other.

Lei Shigui's face was gloomy. He gritted his teeth and said unwillingly, "Even if you are an official of the imperial court, this treasure cannot be taken away just like that!"

Xi Yu crossed his arms and sneered, "Humph, do you know what will happen if you disobey the imperial court?"

A hint of hesitation flashed across Lei Shigui's eyes, but it was soon replaced by greed. He stiffened his neck and said, "Hmph, don't try to scare me with the imperial court. I am determined to get this treasure!"

Xi Yu was furious and shouted, "You are stubborn! If you refuse to change your ways, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Tuoba Yu also pointed at Lei Shigui angrily and said, "You ungrateful fellow, don't seek death!"

Lei Shigui's men were intimidated by Xi Yu and Tuoba Yu's momentum. Someone whispered, "Boss, why don't we just leave and not go against the court."

Lei Shigui turned around and glared at the man, shouting, "What are you afraid of! We have more people and more power!"

Xi Yu stared at Lei Shigui with a sharp gaze and said, "Do you think that you can fight against the imperial court with more people? That's just a foolish dream! Besides, you were all defeated just now, and you are still talking like this here. It's really laughable!"

Sweat beads appeared on Lei Shigui's forehead, but he still pretended to be calm and said, "I don't believe you can do anything to us!"

At this time, Xi Yu gave a wink to the secret guards, and the secret guards instantly surrounded Lei Shigui and others.

Xi Yu said coldly: "I'll give you one last chance, are you going or not?"

Lei Shigui's face turned very ugly. He looked at the secret guards around him who were waiting in full battle array, and finally lost his temper and said, "You are so cruel. Let's go!"

After saying this, he left in disgrace with his men.

But Tuoba Yu frowned and said with dissatisfaction: "My husband, you are too kind! These people are not good people at first glance. We can't let them go like this. We must make them pay the price!"

As he spoke, Tuoba Yu flashed and quickly struck Lei Shigui on the neck.

Lei Shigui had no time to react. He only felt a sharp pain in his neck and his head tilted to one side. He cried out in pain and his face turned pale in an instant.

Tuoba Yu put his hands on his hips, glared at them and said, "This time I'm just teaching you a little lesson, get out of here!"

Lei Shigui's men watched this scene in horror, not daring to breathe.

Lei Shigui covered his neck and said in shock and fear: "Yes, yes, we will get out of here right now, right now!"

Tuoba Yu snorted coldly and shouted: "Hurry up and leave!"

Lei Shigui and others fled, tumbling and crawling, fearing that Tuoba Yu would attack again.

After they left, Xi Yu accidentally saw the tools that Shen Qianwan had left behind in a panic, frowned slightly, and said, "Secret Guard, start digging."

The secret guards took action immediately.

Lei Shigui and others went down the mountain. Lei Shigui's face was full of anger, and he cursed with gritted teeth as he walked.

One of his men came over cautiously and asked, "Boss, are we just going to swallow this anger?"

Lei Shigui suddenly stopped, glared at him fiercely, and said, "Of course not! When have I, Lei Shigui, ever suffered such humiliation!"

Another subordinate also said anxiously: "What should we do then?"

Lei Shigui's eyes turned, his face showed a ruthless look, and he said viciously: "If that's the case, burn this mountain! No matter who he is, even if he is the king of heaven, he will be burned to death!"

When the subordinates heard this, they were shocked at first, and then they all agreed.

"Boss is right!"

"Burn them!"

Lei Shigui waved his hand and shouted, "Stop talking nonsense and go back to prepare the fire!"

Everyone hurriedly quickened their pace, ready to implement Lei Shigui's crazy plan.

Lei Shigui and his men hurried back to their residence. His face was terribly gloomy along the way, and he kept muttering, "You dare to ruin my good deeds? I'll make you pay!"

When they arrived at the place, the men began to frantically search for fire.

"Hurry up!" Lei Shigui kept urging, pacing back and forth in the room, extremely anxious.

One of his men came running over, sweating profusely, and stammered, "Boss, we found the fire, but not much."

Lei Shigui glared at him and cursed, "Useless! Take whatever you have and go!"

With the few remaining fires they had, they rushed up the mountain again.

On the way, a timid subordinate couldn't help but said, "Boss, do you really want to set a fire? If we are discovered, it will be a serious crime!"

Lei Shigui kicked him and roared, "What are you afraid of! I'll take the blame if anything goes wrong!"

Seeing this, the others didn't dare to say anything more and could only quicken their pace to catch up.

As Lei Shigui ran, he said viciously: "Humph, I want to see how they escape from this sea of ​​fire!"

Lei Shigui and his group came to the foot of the mountain again, panting. He looked up at the mountain, his eyes full of the flames of revenge, and said with gritted teeth: "Listen to me, everyone. When we go up, light up all the places that can be ignited, and don't leave any corner untouched!"

Although the men were a little scared, they could only bite the bullet and say, "Yes, Boss!"

Lei Shigui took the lead and led everyone up the mountain.

Just as they were about to approach where the treasure was, they suddenly heard a loud noise.

"Oh no, boss, it seems someone is coming!" one of the men said in panic.

Lei Shigui stopped and his face became even gloomier. "What are you afraid of? Let's hide and see what happens first!"

Everyone quickly found a place to hide.

They saw Xi Yu and his secret guards walking towards them, holding the things they had just dug out in their hands.

Lei Shigui clenched his fists and thought to himself, "Humph, you came just in time. Today I will let you die in the sea of ​​fire!"

Lei Shigui hid in the dark, staring at Xi Yu and the others, and said to his men in a low voice: "When they get closer, we will rush out and set fire."

The men nodded nervously, not daring to breathe.

Xi Yu and the secret guards were unaware and were still slowly approaching. Lei Shigui's heartbeat was getting faster and faster, and his eyes were full of madness and determination.

Just when Xi Yu and others were only a few steps away from them, Lei Shigui suddenly jumped out and shouted, "Do it!" His men rushed out, quickly lit the fire in their hands and threw it around.

For a moment, flames were running wild and smoke was everywhere.

Xi Yu was horrified and shouted angrily: "You beast, how dare you be so crazy!"

Lei Shigui laughed loudly: "Today is the day you die!"

The secret guards rushed to protect Xi Yu and tried to put out the flames. Xi Yu's face turned pale and he shouted, "Don't let them get away!"

Lei Shigui ignored the concern and took his men to escape down the mountain during the chaos.

Lei Shigui and his men ran wildly in the mountains and forests, looking back to see if anyone was catching up with them.

"Boss, will they catch up with us?" one of the men asked, panting and looking terrified.

Lei Shigui glared at him fiercely and shouted, "Shut up your crow mouth and run!"

At this time, the fire on the mountain was growing bigger and bigger, and thick smoke was billowing.

Xi Yu looked at the direction where Lei Shigui was running away, and said anxiously: "It is important to put out the fire first, we must save this mountain!"

The secret guards tried their best to put out the fire, some of them beat it with clothes, and some broke off branches to put out the flames.

Tuoba Yu said anxiously: "This Lei Shigui is simply insane, he must be severely punished if he is caught!"

After some effort, the fire was finally brought under control.

"Divide into several groups and chase after Lei Shigui!" Xi Yu ordered.

The secret guards acted quickly and chased in the direction where Lei Shigui fled. (End of this chapter)