Treasure identifying Golden Finger

“Prefect… Governor, Lord.”    

Listening to these names, Li Changting could roughly distinguish what kind of official positions they were. The Prefect was probably a city lord or a similar position, while the Governor was probably the official responsible for the safety of the entire underground country. As for the Lord, there was no doubt that he was the lord of this country.    

“Then how do we… meet the Prefect?”    

Li Changting hurriedly fanned the tobacco in the old man’s tobacco pipe, making the tobacco burn even more thoroughly.    

“See the Prefect. This isn’t easy to meet! The Prefect has a lot of work to do every day, how can he possibly meet us, the commoners? However, I can tell you where the Prefect’s office is. Go and try your luck. After all, there will always be a way. Seeing how you do it, you should have a chance.”    

The old man shook the tobacco pipe in his hand and smiled as he looked at Li Changting.    

“Hehehe, then I’ll have to trouble you to show me the way.”    

Li Changting also laughed along with the old man.    

“Here, follow the path and keep going. Remember, don’t take the side paths. Just follow the main road. Walk for an hour and you will see a fork. It is also a main road. Walk south and you will see the Prefect’s office after an incense’s time. The Prefect in charge of us here doesn’t have any other hobbies. He just likes collecting antiques. Sigh, don’t look at how no one has been collecting antiques ever since we came to this underground city. It’s because there is no market. However, that Prefect likes it. Sigh, I hope you can be of use to him!”    

The old man said as he knocked the smoke out of his pipe. He then put it back into his bag and picked up the hoe to go to the fields to work.    

"Thank you, sir!"    

Lee Changting waved his hand at the old man gratefully and planned to talk to Faang Cheng and the others.    

"Right, we will pass by the Yamen of our Bureau Chief on this road. There are a lot of matters here, so you better not let him meet you. Otherwise, you will have to ask him about it."    

The old man reminded Lee Changting again. Lee Changting thanked him again and then turned to walk towards where Faang Cheng and the others were standing.    

"Big Brother Faang, did you hear that?"    

Lee Changting did not doubt the hearing ability of Faang Cheng and the others at all. He looked at Faang Cheng and asked.    

"Yes, I heard it. Let's go along this road and keep going!"    

Faang Cheng nodded.    

"I hope we don't meet that Bureau Chief. Since this uncle said that there are a lot of matters here, it means that there are a lot of people. After all, the eyes of the people are always sharp."    

Lee Zhaowen said helplessly.    

"Yes, let's go. Let's go and see the Prime Minister or the King. Our goal is to get the Moon and the others back!"    

Yu Yien also said.    

"Yes, let's go!"    

Faang Cheng nodded. The group of men quickly rushed towards the direction the old man had mentioned.    

As they walked along this road, they did see a fork. According to the System, they would see the mansion’s main gate after walking for another incense stick of time. However, before they could walk towards the fork, they saw a thin middle-aged man walking out of a courtyard that was not big, but was obviously different from the other courtyards. He was surrounded by a few villagers who were protecting him as he walked out of the courtyard.    

“It’s over. I have a feeling that that person is…”    

“Chief!”    

The young men behind him whispered.    

“Quick, quick, quick, let’s go!”    

Lee Zhaowen lowered his head and urged everyone to try their best to conceal their aura and to keep a low profile. It was a pity that there were too many of them, and most of them were young men. They were too eye-catching. Even if they wanted to keep a low profile, they could not do so.    

“What are you doing there? Why are you here? What is your purpose here?”    

Sure enough, Chief Yong saw Faang Cheng and the others with a glance and shouted.    

“Damn, we are still caught.”    

Lee Zhaowen really wanted to curse.    

“Can I do it? Can’t I just beat Chief Yong to the ground and go straight to the mansion?”    

Lee Zhaowen rolled up his sleeves and was ready to fight. He was not afraid of anyone when it came to fighting.    

"Zhaowen, our goal is not to solve them, but to find the moon and the others. Don't mess around. If you cause any more trouble, it won't end well."    

Faang Cheng patted Lee Zhaowen's shoulder and straightened his expression. He turned into a respectful and fawning expression as he walked towards the Bureau Chief.    

"You are..."    

Faang Cheng pretended to not know him.    

"This is our village's Bureau Chief. He is in charge of this area. Why did you guys appear here for no reason? Why didn't you say hello to our Bureau Chief?"    

Before the Bureau Chief could say anything, a young man beside him spoke.    

"Cough, cough, cough..."    

The Bureau Chief coughed at the young man in dissatisfaction, as if he was hinting that he had stolen his limelight.    

"Ah? Oh... Bureau Chief, please!"    

The young man hurriedly took two steps back and made way for the Bureau Chief.    

The Bureau Chief raised his head and walked in front of Faang Cheng. He first sized Faang Cheng up, then looked at Lee Zhaowen and the others behind him. He revealed a curious gaze.    

"You guys... came down from above?"    

The Bureau Chief asked with a questioning tone. He had a pretentious dignity and could not hide his curiosity.    

"Yes, we can't live on the surface anymore. We accidentally found the entrance, and that's how we got here."    

Faang Cheng said with a smile.    

"Oh, so it's like that!"    

The Bureau Chief nodded, but his expression immediately changed.    

"You are lying. The environment on the surface is no longer suitable for living. How did you guys survive on the surface? For so many years, we haven't encountered anyone who accidentally came in. The mechanism we set up at the entrance is not something you can get in by accident. To be honest, who are you guys and why are you here?"    

The Bureau Chief was not a complete fool. When he became serious, he had a sense of superiority.    

"Sigh, nothing can be hidden from your sharp eyes!"    

Faang Cheng pretended to sigh, and his expression became ugly.    

"Indeed, we didn't come in by accident. We came here specially to find this underground country. We came from other places. I heard that there is an underground country here that can allow us survivors to live, so we traveled through mountains and rivers to find it. You see, we are these people now, but when we came here, there were more people, but they all died on the way."    

Chapter 11 - The Secrets of the Underground Country