Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 131 The Unloading Ridge Warrior

Lin Zhao looked at Yun Yi, her hand hanging at her side slightly bent, and opened her mouth, but said nothing.

Yunyi wasn't in a hurry. She smiled and looked at the other person, waiting for them to speak.

Lin Zhao hesitated for a long time before finally taking a deep breath: "Miss, I have now signed the indenture, but the sect has a rule that no one outside the sect may disclose it."

Yunyi's eyes flickered: "Do you mean you want me to join your sect?"

Lin Zhao was silent.

Yunyi laughed: "Actually, you could have kept it a secret, but now you've come to talk to me alone. So there's only one possibility: your identity has been exposed, and the consequence of that exposure is likely to be death."

Lin Zhao's eyes flickered; although she didn't nod, she didn't admit it either.

"You want me to protect you."

Lin Zhao bit her lip.

"But why do you think that a young girl like me could protect you?"

“I don’t know, but I trust Lao Quan. He said that although he hasn’t had much contact with you, he knows you are a reliable person. He trusts you, so he wants me to trust you too.”

"Hmm." Yunyi nodded. "Since that's the case, do you want to tell me?"

"But……"

"Many sects in history have emphasized inheritance, but there are not many sects that can move freely in the forest and even see through the underground situation. There are only a few, the most famous of which are the so-called four major tomb raiding sects. And you... if I'm not mistaken, you should be from the Unloading Ridge lineage, right?"

Lin Zhao's eyes widened instantly: "You..."

Yunyi shrugged, wanting to ask her how she knew? Of course, it's because she knows a lot. She's lived for tens of thousands of years, what hasn't she seen? Besides, before she transmigrated, she had read tomb raiding novels and watched movies and TV series. After her sacrifice, she transmigrated to various places. She even transmigrated into the Republic of China era and became the daughter of the leader of the Tomb Raiders Sect.

"Young lady," Lin Zhao suddenly knelt on one knee, "Old Lin admires you."

"Get up, kneeling is not allowed here." Yun Yi waved his hand. "To be honest, although I am not a member of your sect, I know quite a bit about it. You can actually treat me as an unofficial member." Or that way, he wouldn't have so many taboos when he spoke.

"Hehe." Lin Zhao smiled bitterly. "Actually, the lineage of the Unloading Ridge Warriors has basically been broken. I was only three years old when I joined the sect, but when I was ten, the sect was besieged and everyone died. I escaped because I was young. After that, I issued the Unloading Ridge Order, but I never received a response. So, I am very likely the last successor."

Yunyi nodded. The Unloading Ridge Warriors, because they valued the inheritance of Han Chinese traditions and resisted foreign invasions, were heavily suppressed during the Yuan and Mongol periods. They declined during the Ming and Qing dynasties and basically disappeared by the time of the Republic of China.

The current Great Zhou Dynasty is roughly equivalent to the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty. Therefore, although it is a parallel universe in the real historical timeline and a fictional dynasty, the basic development trend is still similar.

"Since you understand, I won't say any more. You should know that the Unloading Ridge lineage relies on its sense of smell."

Yunyi nodded. Indeed, the Xieling team mainly relied on their noses to smell, so their noses were very sensitive. They generally did not smoke, drink alcohol, or eat spicy food, and had to keep their noses sensitive at all times.

"However, back then, in order to make a living and to escape being hunted down by outsiders, I had no choice but to join the army. I survived by chance, but I was covered in wounds. Later, I was no longer able to go to the battlefield, so I went to the local area and became a prison warden. Over the years, my sense of smell has deteriorated a lot, so I'm afraid I can no longer raid tombs."

"But even if he has regressed, Uncle Lin is still much stronger than the average person."

"Yes, so I looked around these two hills and found that the girl has a good eye."

"Hmm? Can you tell me more?"

"Hehe." Lin Zhao laughed. "Since you want to test me, I certainly won't hide it from you. There's a mine under the mountain behind us. If I'm not mistaken, it should be a gold mine, and the gold vein is very long, extending to the two adjacent mountains inside."

Yunyi's eyes flashed. She had indeed spotted the gold mine, but she hadn't explored it in detail, so she didn't know the direction of the gold vein. She hadn't expected Lin Zhao to be able to figure it out so quickly after just one trip. He was truly a talented person.

"And then there's this hill nearby, young lady. If I'm not mistaken, there should be something down there."

Yunyi's lips curled up: "A tomb?"

"Hmm." Lin Zhao nodded. "If I'm not mistaken, it's quite a large tomb." He then scratched his head. "I guess you already knew, didn't you, young lady?"

Yunyi smiled: "Uncle Lin, you really are a talent." She didn't know about the burial, but she couldn't say. As the eldest sister, she had to maintain a bit of mystery.

"I came here to ask you whether we should sell it or not, and whether we should mine that gold mine."

"Uncle Lin, you're so cute." Yunyi's smile became even brighter. "Your idea is good, but we can't do it for now, because if we do it now, I won't be able to protect you."

Lin Zhao was taken aback, then laughed and slapped his head: "I was too hasty."

"Let's leave it at that for now. You can stay here and do whatever you want, like planting or raising whatever you want."

"Okay." Lin Zhao nodded. "Then I'll be going now." Then she left.

Yunyi fell silent. The Unloading Ridge Warrior? That was truly unexpected.

Whether she's developing the economy or going back to seek revenge, she needs manpower, preferably someone with some skills and abilities.

The Unloading Ridge Warriors have always been engaged in a business somewhere between bandits and grave robbers. When there are tombs, they rob tombs; when there are no tombs, they gather together to rob the rich and help the poor.

Then we can gather some capable people through Lin Zhao, but let's leave this matter to Lao Quan.

Beijing.

Chen Xueyan submitted her petition to enter the palace early in the morning, but had not received a reply until today. So she hurriedly put on her makeup and took a carriage into the palace.

In Jianjia Palace, the Third Prince Zhou Jingxuan bowed and greeted Consort Chen before rising and personally pouring her tea: "Mother, did you call your son here for something?"

"Can't I call you over if there's nothing wrong? Can't I just want to see my son?"

The Third Prince smiled and said, "Of course I can. I'll be there whenever you call, as long as you're available."

"Alright, I know you have a sweet tongue." Consort Chen smiled and took the teacup. "But I really did have something to tell you today."

“Speak frankly, Mother.”

"It's time to decide on the right person to be your prince's principal wife."