Li Ling's expression was paused. In an instant, Li Ling came back to the point that today's incident...is true! It has nothing to do with her.

Thinking of this, Li Ling calmly picked up a mouthful of carrot and continued to eat slowly. He just felt that there were no such many attention-grabbing eyes around him.

"Cough!" Zhou Yichi coughed lightly, letting everyone's eyes return to him. Zhou Yichi said loudly: "Zhou is not right to the person!"

Su Ren, who was sitting at the small table on the right, curled his lips and thought to himself, this sentence was even more obvious. Su Ren opened the paper fan with a "pop", shook it gently, and his eyes were straightened toward the man in black opposite.

The man in black sitting at the table opposite nodded to Su Ren's inaccurate position, and suddenly stood up suddenly: "Master of the Manor! Liar He Zhuo."

Zhou Yichi nodded: "Hao He."

Seeing that the eyes of hundreds of people in the courtyard were on him, He Zhuo swept around and said with a smile: "Bao Yuntian, Zhuo can still selflessly save our people from the martial arts world in this chaotic end. I, He Zhuo, admire the owner of the manor."

Zhou Yichi said: "Young Master He."

He Zhuo continued: "Although it was my first time entering Zhiyuan Villa, I have heard of Zhiyuan Villa's name for a long time, and I have been curious about a rumor about Zhiyuan Villa for a long time."

Zhou Yichi's face looked light and he had already guessed the other party's purpose.

He Zhuo clasped his fists and said, "Master! Since it is the end of the world, why don't you satisfy He Zhuo's curiosity and all of you here... Is there really a treasure in this distant villa? What is the treasure?"

As soon as they finished speaking, the expressions of hundreds of tourists sitting in the yard changed. They all looked at Zhou Yichi and felt a little expectation in their hearts.

Someone stood up and echoed, "Yes! The owner of the manor! I've been curious for a long time! Is there really a treasure in Zhiyuan Villa? I'm not hiding it from the manor, after hearing what the manor said today, I want to leave the manor and find a way out... In this world, I don't know if there is a day when I return to Zhiyuan Villa. The owner of the manor would rather satisfy my curiosity!"

"Yes, yes! The owner of the manor should satisfy my curiosity!"

"Is Zhiyuan Villa really treasured?"

...

Hundreds of tourists from the world gradually became restless and agreed with He Zhuo's words. Seeing this, He Zhuo glanced at Su Ren and sat back slowly.

Uncle Han walked to Zhou Yichi with anger and said angrily: "The owner of the manor treats you so well, you actually covet my faraway villa--"

"Oh--" Zhou Yichi stopped Uncle Han. He stepped forward and suddenly raised his head and laughed: "Hahahaha..."

Hundreds of people in the yard looked at each other, not understanding why Zhou Yichi laughed out loud. If it were said that the owner of the manor was so angry, there was no slight anger in his expression.

Zhou Yichi laughed loudly, picked up the wine pot on the table, pulled out the lid, and poured wine directly into his mouth.

The courtyard was silent, and even Li Ling stopped the chopsticks in his hand and looked at Zhou Yichi silently.

"The owner of the manor..." Uncle Han stepped forward worriedly.

After drinking on Monday, he still laughed loudly: "Happy!"

Zhou Yichi said loudly: "Everyone here is right! Now is the end of the world! Is there anything to hide!"

"Master of the Manor!" Uncle Han was full of surprise.

Zhou Yichi's generous and open-minded look made the slightest sense of shame on the Jianghu guests who have always wanted to "see the treasure". Whether it is "doomsday" or "curiosity", after all, these people rely on the large number of people to force Zhou Yichi to tell the treasure of the faraway villa!

"Uncle Han, don't stop me!" Zhou Yichi smiled and said, "Not bad! My Zhiyuan Villa does have a treasure, and it is an inexhaustible treasure for generations!"

The courtyard suddenly became lively, and countless people looked at Zhou Yichi with fiery eyes.

Zhou Yichi said: "Come! Come with me! I will take you to see the treasure of My Far Mountain Villa!"

As he said that, Zhou Yichi turned around and left.

The tourists in the courtyard hesitated for a moment, but in the end they could not resist the thoughts in their hearts and kept up with Zhou Yichi's footsteps.

Ruan Yuan pushed Li Ling: "Let's go! Sister Li, let's go and take a look."

Li Ling nodded and followed everyone in the village to the back door of Zhiyuan Villa.

After leaving the back door of Zhiyuan Villa, passing the racecourse, and walking along the path at the foot of the mountain for an incense stick, Zhou Yichi stopped in front of a stone wall at the foot of the mountain.

The stone wall was covered with vines, just like any stone wall in the mountain. Zhou Yichi stopped in front of the stone wall and turned on the switch.

The stone gate opened with a loud bang, and everyone walked excitedly to the small cave. Gradually, they could hear faint voices in the cave.

Passing through a corridor for five or six people to walk, then suddenly enlightened!

There is actually a huge open space in this mountain.

Hundreds of people squeezed into the open space in the mountains and heard the tinkling of spring water. Several strong men were holding large water tanks in the mountains and following the spring water.

This time, Zhou Yichi didn't have to say anything else, someone recognized the spring in the mountain.

Su Ren's eyes lit up, his paper fan closed, and he patted his palms: "So that's it, so it's actually a salted spring."

Everyone looked at the surging springs in the mountains and started to talk in a low voice.

Li Ling scratched his head and whispered to Ruan Yuan beside him: "Sister Ruan, what is a salted spring?"

Qin Huo squeezed past the crowd, stood opposite Li Ling, and whispered: "A spring flows white jade, and gold travels thousands of miles. In ancient poems, the so-called spring refers to the salted spring."

Seeing Qin Huo's kind-hearted explanation, Li Ling sighed and said nothing.

"Miss Li, it turns out that the treasure of this distant mountain villa is the natural salt spring in the mountains. Salt is the foundation of the country. With the amount of this distant spring, a huge amount of salt can be produced by boiling it. Such a natural salt spring is enough to support a town... No wonder, no wonder this distant mountain villa is so rich, but it builds the villa in a rarely visited mountainous country..."

Li Ling was a little surprised. She looked at the spring water that kept gushing out from the mountains: "Is it so powerful to feed a town?"

Qin Huo nodded, frowned, and murmured in a low voice: "I didn't expect that there was a salt spring here. If His Majesty had known, he should have controlled it long ago... In such a place, it's impossible to say when this private money can still support a rebellious army."

Ruan Yuan's expression changed slightly and she said to Qin Huo: "Who are you? Are you from the court? Are you a child of the official family?"

Qin Huo was stunned: "I, I..."

Judging from Qin Huo's helpless appearance, it is obvious that his identity cannot be hidden.

Li Ling did not tell Qin Huo her identity. No, she had not told anyone in the villa her identity. No one knew, so Li Ling was worried that Qin Huo would expose her identity at this time.

But seeing Qin Huo's appearance, Li Ling felt a little worried. To a certain extent, she and Qin Huo were different from other tourists in this villa. Their identities would make the others in this villa hostile to them.

Just like in Qin Huo's heart, the salt of the country should have been in the hands of the emperor.

In the eyes of hundreds of tourists, although this private salt violates national laws, no one will feel that he has to report it to the country. In their eyes, this is the treasure! This is the treasure given to everyone by God.

Not to mention, there are so many people here who have enemies with the imperial court.

Li Ling pursed her lips, grabbed Ruan Yuan, and said, "Sister Ruan, people's hearts are floating in the villa now. Don't yell at this time, so as not to cause trouble again. Why not tell the owner of the manor about this matter and let the owner decide."

For some reason, Li Ling thought of the words Zhou Yichi said, willing to share everything in Zhiyuan Villa with the common people until the last grain of rice. Li Ling felt that Zhou Yichi could tolerate Qin Huo.

If Zhou Yichi can tolerate Qin Huo, then Zhou Yichi can tolerate her Li Ling.

If these hundreds of tourists really knew Qin Huo’s identity, if they wanted to kill Qin Huo, Li Ling would have to worry about her situation. After all, her body is also a child of the official family!

Ruan Yuan's eyes lit up and she nodded solemnly at Li Ling. She glared at Qin Huo fiercely, and turned around and walked towards Zhou Yichi.

Qin Huo opened his eyes wide, his eyes full of disbelief: "Miss Li, you saved me!"

"No." Li Ling said in his heart, I was just saving myself. If these gangsters really killed Qin Huo, then she would live in the village and worry about whether she would accidentally become the second Qin Huo. Li Ling said: "Whether you will be killed by these gangsters is all in the thought of the owner of the manor."

"No, I know, you saved me. If Miss Ruan shouted out just now, even if the owner of the manor was willing to accommodate me, the official child, there would always be a few people here who wanted to kill me, the official child. The owner of the manor would not be able to protect me at all times." Qin Huo's eyes were both surprised and strange: "I, I always thought, Miss Li, you hate me very much."

Li Ling cursed Qin Huosha in her heart and said coldly: "You're enough! After all, it's just those four words. Do you want others to hear it?"

Qin Huo said nothing, his eyes staring at Li Ling with bright eyes.

Li Ling ignored him and turned to see Zhou Yichi.

Over there, Zhou Yichi stood in the middle of the crowd, allowing all the tourists to see and touch the salted spring. Ruan Yuan squeezed through the crowd and whispered Zhou Yichi a few times.

Zhou Yichi's expression remained unchanged, and his eyes turned and fell on Qin Huo and Li Ling.

Then, Zhou Yichi nodded to Ruan Yuan beside him and said, "I understand." Ruan Yuan's expression relaxed and looked at Qin Huo proudly.

After a while, Zhou Yichi didn't say anything.

Seeing that Zhou Yichi did not tell Qin Huo's identity in public, Li Ling secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She said to Qin Huo: "The owner of the manor is willing to let you go, don't cause trouble anymore! If someone else knows your identity, maybe they will kill you directly without passing through the manor."

Qin Huo nodded repeatedly and said, "Yeah, yeah, I'll listen to you."

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On this day's live broadcast, there was a professional comment under Li Ling's user account: "On the important role of salt in ancient times." This post wrote nearly a thousand words, but few liked it.

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