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Ma Lu avoided the main entrance guards and brought Gu Qingyi to the back of the Treasure Vault, then had Gu Qingyi keep watch, focusing on the patrol team.

He himself took out the Black Hole and attached it to the stone wall, reaching his hand into the Black Hole and grabbing randomly.

When he pulled his hand back, he discovered a silver ingot, which left him somewhat disappointed.

Therefore, Ma Lu changed direction and grabbed again; this time he ended up with a pearl necklace.

Ma Lu didn't rush to grab a third time. Instead, he briefly recalled the scene he saw when Coach Song had taken him inside, especially the positions where the secret medicines were placed.

This time, when he reached in, he grabbed a handful of lime.

Seeing the lime, Ma Lu was not startled but pleased; the high humidity in the mountains meant that the bandits would scatter lime at the bottom of the chests to preserve the secret medicines better, separated by wooden boards to keep the ingredients dry.

Feeling the lime meant he was not far from the secret medicines.

Ma Lu raised his reach by a few inches and this time, he finally grabbed a handful of "Rehmannia Glutinosa."

This was a 1-star ingredient; the stockade had plenty of it stored. Ma Lu grabbed about three to four pounds this time and put it into the Collection Bag before continuing his efforts.

Next, he shifted his arm slightly to the left and touched more "Qingyun Dried Lotus Leaves." Also a 1-star, but it was Ma Lu's favorite 1-star ingredient, commanding a higher price at Hundred Herbs Sect than the "Rehmannia Glutinosa."

Good signs, Ma Lu continued searching, and he soon found "Nourishing White Cardamom," a 2-star ingredient, "Constricting Lung White Ginkgo" also 2-star, and "Lipid Fuling"—a 3-star—not bad at all!

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As Ma Lu continued searching, he found lots of good things in Black Tiger Village; deservedly for bandits that made their living by looting and plundering.

And after more than ten years of accumulation, they were much richer than the usual Jianghu Sects.

Meanwhile, Gu Qingyi was keeping watch and also paying attention to the activities on Ma Lu's side.

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From her angle, she couldn't see the Black Hole on the wall, but exactly because of this, the scene before her was even more astonishing.

She observed Ma Lu easily inserting his hand into the stone wall with each attempt, then withdrawing it, often with a handful of valuable items.

Gu Qingyi couldn't help but rub her eyes. How was this possible?

Had he perfected some external technique to the extreme, or was it the legendary fairy-like Five Ghosts Transporting Technique?

The young girl didn't understand but was thoroughly shocked.

Ma Lu continuously fished items from the Treasure Vault. You have to say, this thing, like drawing cards in a mobile game, was quite addictive.

After almost thirty minutes, he had nearly filled up the Collection Bag, but he still didn't stop his actions.

He groped around for another thirty minutes, during which he replaced any lower-starred ingredients in the bag with higher-starred ones as he found them, and Ma Lu had almost circled half the Treasure Vault by now.

Just as he was planning to continue, suddenly a gong sound came from inside the village.

Soon after, lights started appearing, and shouting could be heard.

Seeing this, Gu Qingyi quickly ran back to Ma Lu's side, "Qin Feng's body has been discovered; it's time for us to leave."

Ma Lu nodded, but then added, "Wait for me a moment, I'll try one last time."

His Collection Bag had been full for a while, yet the food ingredient scanning function showed that there were still 6-star ingredients within ten meters nearby.

Ma Lu didn't want to miss out, but unfortunately, he had already searched many places without success.

By now, the stronghold was in chaos, spurred by Qin Feng's death, and it wouldn't be long before the thieves stumbled upon their cabin and found the bodies of Du Erlang and others hidden in the bushes.

Thus, the time left for them was dwindling.

Ma Lu held his breath and concentrated; with one last grab, he didn't even look at what he had caught but quickly stuffed it into the Collection Bag.

Then Ma Lu picked up two large strands of pearl necklaces lying at his feet and put them around Gu Qingyi's neck.

"Ah?" Before Gu Qingyi could start to speak, Ma Lu had placed three gold bracelets on her, two jade hairpins, and four jade pendants, and handed her a pouch full of gemstones.

As for himself, he stuffed a large sack of gold ingots and jewelry into his bag, carried a two-foot-tall coral tree in his left hand, and even clamped three ancient paintings under his arm. He took two steps and then yelled at the still dazed Gu Qingyi, "What are you standing around for, run!"

"Oh, oh, oh." Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyi belatedly moved her legs, having been taught all her life not to touch others' belongings.

Her father often said that taking without asking is stealing.@@novelbin@@

So, so… was she now helping someone steal?

No, the items here were plundered by the thieves of Black Tiger Village from others; they weren't really their possessions.

So taking them now couldn't exactly be considered stealing.

Ma Lu had no idea Gu Qingyi was still pondering over the philosophical dilemma of whether stealing from thieves was still stealing; anyway, he himself was quite thrilled with the haul.

Not only had he found numerous rare secret medicines, but he had also taken plenty of valuable treasures; if he could take these back to Yuchang County and sell them, he would have money the next time he needed to buy secret medicine.

Moreover, he had also managed to gather information about Boss Wan's friend, which could earn him a substantial profit.

As for Qin Feng, although his death was a pity, it also provided a fresh lead regarding Little Fish, and given the high suspicion on Geng Lao Liu, if they could capture him, they might be able to track down the mastermind behind the murders of Liu Huozui and Qin Feng.

Ma Lu didn't head towards the gates of the village, as they were already closed at this time, and the commotion would only make the guards at the entrance more vigilant.

However, Black Tiger Village was only a stronghold, not a town. The walls here were not as high as those of towns, sufficient to stop ordinary soldiers and average martial artists but not a real Qinggong master.

Using Delicate Cloud Chasing Moon, Ma Lu leapt up to a big tree at the edge of the wall, then jumped from the branches onto the wall. He looked back at Gu Qingyi, whose Qinggong was not as good as his, but under normal circumstances, she could have made the jump too.

But now, with so much gold and silver jewelry on her, it somewhat impeded her mobility, and by this time, the thieves had noticed them and were shooting arrows.

Ma Lu effortlessly dodged the incoming arrows. Seeing Gu Qingyi still climbing the tree, he jumped back, wrapped his arms around her waist.

Even with an additional person, Ma Lu's jump was precise back onto the top of the wall. He parried two incoming arrows with his Longsword, then jumped off the wall and ran down the hill without looking back.

By now, the thieves of Black Tiger Village had discovered the bodies of Du Erlang and others, causing a commotion as nearly everyone deployed, fearing the wrath of Du Dalang, and were now chasing after Ma Lu and Gu Qingyi.

However, Ma Lu was quick to escape. On the mountain, the hulking thieves couldn't keep up with a martial arts master, and once downhill, Ma Lu found the horses they had hidden earlier and continued their flight towards Yuchang County.