No one gets rich without ill-gotten gains

After dealing with the woman, Luo Yi didn't let any suspicious spot go unchecked, rummaging through the room.

Finally, under the woman's bed, he found a dark passage.

Unsure of the conditions inside and worried about traps or the arrival of others, which could lead to him being trapped, Luo Yi didn't rush in. He returned to the room, threw the woman's corpse into the passage, cleaned up all traces of the fight, then picked up the candle from the table and, guided by its faint light, entered the dark passage.

After walking for about fifteen minutes without encountering any danger, he smoothly reached the end of the passage.

The end of the passage was brightly lit and featured three separate secret rooms.

Looking at the tightly sealed secret rooms, Luo Yi guessed that the woman must have hidden her valuables inside.

He walked to the stone door of the first secret room and carefully examined it. Besides a groove on the door, he found no keyhole or other opening mechanisms, guessing the groove was the key to opening it.

Luo Yi inserted his hand into the groove and pulled the stone door forcefully in all four directions.

With a "click," the stone door was successfully opened.

Inside were three chests, made with wooden frames and iron bones, each about twenty centimeters long and twenty centimeters wide.

Seeing only three chests in the large secret room, he guessed they contained valuable items.

He swung his long sword, cutting the iron locks securing the chests.

The first wooden chest contained two martial arts manuals.

The second wooden chest contained various house and land deeds. (Under Great Qi law, the original owner must be present for property deeds to be transferred, making the deeds in the chest useless to Luo Yi. He closed the chest with a flick of his wrist.)

The third wooden chest was packed to the brim with gleaming silver.

Tucking the manuals into his clothes, Luo Yi picked up the wooden chest filled with silver and walked towards the next secret room.

"Click." Luo Yi, full of anticipation, opened the stone door of the second secret room.

Inside wasn't treasure, but a man with sharp eyebrows that slanted towards his temples, handsome and dashing, completely unclothed. His eight-pack abs, revealed on his chest, gleamed faintly in the dim light.

"Spare me, great hero, spare me!" The man locked in the room, thinking the perverted woman had returned to torment him, quickly lowered his head and begged for mercy.

Seeing the man's terrified expression, Luo Yi thought to himself, If I hadn't defeated that woman, would I have been locked up like this, to be played with at will?

The thought sent a shiver down his spine.

He scanned the room completely. Besides a bed, he saw nothing of value.

Glancing at the man trembling in the corner, Luo Yi turned towards the last secret room.

"Click." He pulled open the stone door and found five or six naked men locked inside.

"She really knows how to have fun!" Even Luo Yi, who had seen his fair share of the world in his past life, couldn't help but admire it.

The naked men locked in the room saw the handsome young man standing outside the door and assumed he was like them, a slave imprisoned by the vice leader.

One of them, worried about his status and filled with jealousy, spoke sarcastically to Luo Yi:

"Kid, you're so fair-skinned. Once you're in here, you need to know your place. The people already inside are your elders now!"

Listening to the man's incessant babbling, Luo Yi understood their identity.

Determined there was no treasure, he closed the stone door, picked up the chest of silver, grabbed the candle from the wall, and ran back the way he came.

He forcefully pushed open the stone slab of the passage and returned to the woman's room. He carefully checked the furniture and layout, which were exactly the same as when he had entered the passage.

Confirming no one had discovered him, Luo Yi left the room and climbed over the courtyard wall.

Fearing he was being followed, he didn't return directly to his residence but took a detour. After disposing of his torn, blood-stained clothes, he finally returned home.

Back home, he quickly closed the doors and windows.

"Hoo, hoo." Taking a few deep breaths, Luo Yi began to examine his day's haul.

There were two manuals: one called "Wild Ox Flesh Refining Technique," and the other "Azure Crane Flesh Refining Technique." Both were cultivation methods for the Body Refining Realm.

"Good stuff!" He hastily hid the two manuals under his pillow, planning to practice them after he had mastered the "Berserk Bear Flesh Refining Technique."

After checking the manuals, it was time for the main event of the night.

"Rumble." The silver in the chest poured out, piling up like a small mountain on the floor.

How much money is this! Looking at the silver before him, Luo Yi couldn't help but swallow.

He casually picked up a silver ingot from the floor and weighed it in his hand. It was about five taels.

"One, two, three..."

He counted all the silver ingots on the floor, totaling five hundred and thirty taels.

I'm rich! I'm rich! As expected of the Green Wolf Gang's vice leader, he's so wealthy.

With these five hundred and thirty taels, he shouldn't have to worry about money again until he reached the "Muscle Changing" realm.

Truly, "A man doesn't get rich without windfalls, and a horse doesn't get fat without night fodder!"

After his exclamation, worried about the authorities investigating him, Luo Yi dug a hole in the courtyard and buried the woman's long sword and the chest containing most of the silver, planning to retrieve them after the heat died down.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck!"

Hearing the chickens crowing in the alley, from "Little Wolf Head" leading a raid to dealing with the "Azure Dragon Gang"'s vice leader.

After a night of intense combat, with the final shovel of dirt filling the hole, everything was finally resolved. Luo Yi felt a wave of sleepiness wash over him.

He walked back to his room, lay on the bed, and Luo Yi fell into a deep sleep!

"Knock, knock, knock."

Unsure how long he had slept, Luo Yi was awakened by the sound of knocking on his door!

Could the Blue Wolves still be coming?

Though filled with doubt, Luo Yi quickly got up and dressed.

He opened the door to find five Constables in official uniforms standing outside. The one leading them was Qin Feng, whom Luo Yi had met multiple times.

"Kid, why did it take you so long to open the door?"

Seeing that it took a long time for the door to open, Qin Feng asked Luo Yi.

A smile flickered across Luo Yi's face as he pulled out some silver fragments from his embrace and handed them to Qin Feng.

"Reporting to the officers, I was just taking a nap in my room, which delayed your time. This is a small token of my apology to you all."

Qin Feng waved his hand, tucking the silver into his sleeve.

"Kid, you're sensible."

"We're here today because someone in the alley reported to the Government Office this morning that a fierce battle took place in the alley last night. The county magistrate takes this matter very seriously and has ordered us to investigate the truth."

"Reporting to the officers, I slept very soundly last night and didn't hear any commotion."

"Oh, is that so? However, your word isn't enough. We need to search your courtyard. Is that a problem?"

After speaking, Qin Feng smiled and looked at Luo Yi.