Si Luo nodded, and hugged Keli, who was hugging his thigh and acting coquettishly, into his arms, and let her sit on his arm.
"After all, it would be bad if the treasure buried there was discovered by others."
Si Luo's seemingly casual words made the ears of the treasure-stealing group members tremble slightly, and then one of the middle-aged men spoke in a low voice.
"Well... well, big brother! We will wait for you here!"
"It's really hard to move with so many things in your arms. Well, just wait here."
Si Luo nodded, let them stay, and then took Barbara and followed the young man deeper into the Whispering Forest.
...
"Brother, it's right there... take a look and see if it's the one..."
After all, he only had a vague impression of it and didn't remember the location specifically, so the man spent more than half an hour before leading Si Luo and the others to a relatively empty stream in the jungle.
"That's it! Honor Knight brother! Klee's treasure is buried there!"
The little Lolita in Si Luo's arms raised her head from his neck, looked at the surrounding environment, and soon her eyes stopped on a sign next to a thick tree.
“Klee even drew a dodoko on it as a mark!!”
"So smart~"
While coaxing his lovely little wife, Si Luo carried her to the small mound next to the sign. He directly controlled the top layer of soil to move away, revealing a rather exquisite box underneath.
"Is this it?"
Si Luo controlled it and it fell into his hands, then handed it to the little Loli in his arms.
"Yes!! This is it!!"
Keli hugged her happily, and Si Luo touched her head, then turned to look at Barbara beside him.
"Now that Klee's treasure has been found, it's about time for us to go back..."
"Ok!"
The girl nodded, but when they returned to the camp, they found that the previous members of the treasure-hunting group had disappeared, leaving only a large number of small lamp grasses randomly piled at the edge of the camp.
"Huh? Where are they?"
Barbara showed a puzzled look, and the young man following behind Si Luo thought of something. His face instantly lost color and revealed a panicked expression.
"Brother... they may have gone to inform others!"
"Others? I haven't heard you talk about this before."
Si Luo looked at him calmly, without showing any significant emotional changes due to this unexpected situation.
"Yes…"
The man lowered his head in fear.
"Because... because you didn't ask us that question..."
"The leader... the leader received information that there was a big deal in Wangfeng Mountain... so this time we are acting as a group."
"Eh?"
Now even Barbara understood the seriousness of the matter, and her expression suddenly became tense.
Chapter 54: Performance delivered to your door
"Silo..."
"Collective action~"
Facing Barbara's worried gaze, Si Luo murmured something casually, then lowered his head and gently touched Kelly's fair forehead.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of this matter... The dragon disaster has just subsided, and now we just need some exciting news."
If you don't accept this kind of business that comes to your door for free, it would be a waste of their kindness.
"Eh?"
Barbara looked at him in confusion, but soon, the girl came to her senses and remembered Si Luo's identity as an honorary knight - as Qin's sister, and an official nun in the West Wind Church, Barbara naturally knew some things that ordinary people did not know.
Therefore, she had also heard about how Si Luo, the honorary knight, once forced back the East Wind Dragon. Now that she thought about it carefully, compared with that mythical dragon, the treasure-stealing group seemed to be nothing.
"Then what are we going to do?"
Coupled with Si Luo's relaxed expression, Barbara quickly felt at ease, and then asked with a little curiosity.
"Don't worry, we can just go back normally."
Si Luo responded with a chuckle, then turned his head and paused his gaze on the young man.
"Take as many of these little lantern grasses as you can. I will pay you as agreed when we return to Mondstadt."
"Yes…"
Although he didn't know why Si Luo was so confident, the man who had decided to take a gamble did not hesitate. He stuffed his clothes with the small wicks thrown by the previous people as much as possible, and then came behind Si Luo with an honest face.
"Let's go then."
Si Luo collected the remaining small lamp wicks, then turned around with Klee in his arms with a comfortable expression and walked towards Mondstadt along the same path they came from.
...
"Boss! It's them!!"
Half an hour later, as Si Luo and his companions walked out of the Whispering Forest, a group of nearly a hundred treasure-hunting members suddenly emerged from the bushes nearby and surrounded them. Next to the fierce-looking man in the lead stood the people who had been rescued by Si Luo before.
"They said they were looking for a very important treasure! It might be what you're looking for, Boss!"
"Yeah."
The man nodded, then looked at Si Luo, whose expression remained calm, and the cute girl who instinctively reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes.
"Do you know who we are?"
"Of course, isn't it just a treasure-stealing group?"
Si Luo responded casually, holding up Kelly's soft buttocks with one hand so that she could lie in his arms, and resting the other hand on Barbara's shoulder, giving the somewhat nervous girl a strong sense of security.
"Since you know we are a treasure-stealing group, you should know our rules! The one next to you is a nun from the church, right? If you hand over the things honestly, I can let you go."
The man, like a typical villain, started hurling harsh words at him.
"Otherwise, you probably don't want to know what consequences this nun will suffer."
"..."
Because it was too old-fashioned, Si Luo really had no interest in playing with him, so after the man finished speaking, he hugged the cute loli in his arms tightly with one hand, letting her bury her head in his arms, and with the other hand he brought Barbara to him and let her lie on him face to face.
After confirming that the two girls would not notice the surrounding scenes, Si Luo first decisively set up a soundproof barrier around Klee and the others. Then, with his eyes flickering slightly, the surrounding treasure-hunting group members instantly experienced a feeling that was worse than death.
Based on the looks that the treasure-stealing group members gave Barbara just now, and the sins they each carried, Si Luo very considerately prepared appropriate punishments for each of them.
Starting with those with the lightest sins, the members of the treasure-stealing group first experienced pain that was worse than death. Then, as their sins became more serious, some of them suddenly reached out and dug out their own eyes.
...
"Well!!"
Barbara was suddenly pulled into Si Luo's arms. With her face buried in his chest, she smelled his extremely seductive body fragrance. Her body suddenly froze in place and her mind went blank. She had no idea how to respond.
It was not until a few minutes later that the girl realized that Si Luo's embrace on her had weakened a little, and she raised her head from his arms with a slightly blushing cheek.
"Eh?"
Because she didn't hear any sound just now, the girl looked dazed when she noticed the surrounding scenes.
For some reason, there were only a few dozen members of the treasure-stealing gang that had surrounded them before, and they were all kneeling on the ground like prisoners, seemingly waiting for trial.
"What are they?"
Because the scene was too shocking, Barbara temporarily forgot that Si Luo had suddenly pulled her into his arms. She put her hands in front of him and looked up at him with some confusion.
"They may have a change of heart, or they may have realized the gap in strength between them and us."
Si Luo responded with a smile. His gentle attitude made the young man standing behind him shudder instinctively. He then lowered his head as much as possible, trying hard to eliminate his presence.
He was not within the range of Si Luo's soundproof barrier just now, so he saw the entire purgatory-like scene with his own eyes -
What horrified him the most was that Si Luo had used some unknown method to completely erase the bodies of the treasure-stealing group who had died in torture, as well as all traces of their self-mutilation.
"Really? I feel like there are fewer people..."
Barbara looked at the treasure-hunting team members who lowered their heads with some confusion, and her originally nervous mood relaxed a little.
"It's your illusion... Well, now that things have been dealt with, we should go back."
"Um…"
Although the girl was still a little confused, she didn't think too much about it and just nodded obediently.
"You all, now you will all honestly explain your crimes to the Knights. Do you understand?"
These people are not guilty of crimes that deserve the death penalty, so the specific way to deal with them will be left to the Knights of Favonius. Anyway, Mondstadt is short of manpower recently, so there is no need to worry about these free laborers having no place to use their skills.
"Yes!"
The members of the treasure-hunting group who were originally kneeling on the ground stood up one by one in silence and followed him tremblingly, not daring to make the slightest movement.
Chapter 55: The Astrologer
More than an hour later, Si Luo and dozens of treasure-hunting team members returned to the bridge in front of the main gate of Mondstadt, and the two knights in charge of guarding the gate quickly came up to them.
"Eh? Mr. Si Luo! You're back!"
The two knights were a little nervous at first because they saw the marks of the treasure-hunting group members, but after noticing the leader Si Luo, they instantly felt relieved.
"Um…"
"Um, what are these?"
"These are the treasure-stealing gangs I encountered when I came back. Take them to the Knights and hand them over to Captain Qin for trial..."
Si Luo responded calmly.
"As expected of you!"
The admiration in the two knights' eyes became even stronger.
"But... could you wait a moment? If there are only two of us, we may not be able to watch over so many people..."
Although bringing back so many captives was a small achievement, they still knew their own limitations. If they let one or two members of the treasure-hunting group escape and hide in Mondstadt due to their negligence, they would not only not have any achievements, but they would also be stripped of their knighthood.
"Well, by the way, please call a businessman over for me."
"Yes!"
As the two knights quickly ran into the city, Si Luo looked back casually, and saw that the members of the treasure-stealing group were hiding obediently on the ground, with their hands on their heads, making a gesture of being arrested.
"Um, Si Luo... I have to go to the Knights to report my itinerary first..."
Barbara, who had been following him, hesitated for a moment and spoke in a low voice.
Although she really wanted to stay with Si Luo for a while longer, she also knew that if she went back too late, it would cause a lot of trouble for both Qin and West Wind Church.
"Yeah…"
Si Luo nodded, but did not suggest going with her.
There's no way. Right now Barbara is still in the semi-conquer state. If she finds out at this moment that she was actually commissioned by Jean to protect her, the conquest progress will definitely be reset or extended.
"See you later then. I was thinking about going out for a bite to eat with you after I finish my work... but now it seems I can only do it next time. It just so happens that I haven't been to West Wind Church yet... I'll come visit you when I have time."
"Um... I'm so sorry..."
"I...I'll be waiting for you in the church!"
"Well, if you have any more requests, please come back to me~"
Si Luo responded with a chuckle, reaching out and touching Barbara's head.
Compared with her previous reservedness and shyness, now when Barbara was touched on the head by him again, apart from being a little shy, she no longer felt any rejection.
"If you don't know where I live, you can ask the Knights or ask the Adventurer's Association to let me know~"
"I...I know..."
