"Hey sir, why do you have a knife behind you?"

Bai Tuantuan looked at the two uncles with a smile and said, "I'm so sorry, I made it for you."

The two middle-aged men finally reacted and rushed forward, trying to grab Bai Tuantuan. However, Bai Tuantuan simply took to the air and distanced herself from them!

Immediately afterwards, Mu Yangzhi rushed forward and restrained the two of them.

The surrounding crowd gasped in surprise. Bai Tuantuan, holding their props, looked at the contents inside with a furrowed brow: "Phosphorus powder? Are they trying to ignite it directly?"

Ning Nanxiao walked over, examined the area, and said, "They probably want to die together with each other."

"Let me go! Let me go! I have done nothing to wrong you, why are you trying to harm me!"

The middle-aged man shouted loudly, his brows furrowed with malice.

The other person kept his head down and didn't say a word, but soon the ground in front of him became wet, clearly indicating that he was crying...

The Emperor walked over, his brows furrowing slightly, and said, "Send them to the authorities."

The man who was crying suddenly looked up when he heard the emperor's words: "My lord, don't send my brother to the authorities, send me instead! It was all my doing, it was all my idea, I beg you, I beg you!"

"Erniu, shut up!"

The middle-aged man, Da Niu, glared angrily at Er Niu and said, "I did this. I'll go with you to see the officials. You have to release my brother."

Bai Han raised an eyebrow: "You two brothers are saying different things, how are we supposed to judge? It would be better to send you both to the authorities and let the officials decide."

"Pah! That incompetent official!"

"Big Brother!" Erniu called out, shaking his head at him. Da Niu seemed to have thought of something and shut his mouth.

"Aren't these Da Niu and Er Niu from Liu Family Village? What are you doing out here again?" An old woman carrying a basket on her back came out, looked at the two of them, and was shocked. "You, how did you get arrested again? How are your mothers supposed to live now!"

"Gentlemen, I beg you, please have mercy and don't send them to the authorities! They are good people, they are good people!" the old man said, about to kneel down, but Mu Yangzhi was quick enough to help him up.

"Sir, they are good people, they just couldn't understand things for a moment, please..."

“Uncle!” Da Niu cried out, his eyes red. “We’re alright, don’t worry.”

Erniu nodded in agreement: "Uncle, we're fine. You should go back now. If you see my mother, just tell her that my older brother and I went to do business and will be back soon."

"You lot!" The old man turned around and punched each of them. "What are you trying to do?! Your sister is dead, are you trying to get yourselves killed too?! If something happens to you, how are your mothers supposed to live?!"

The old man's words puzzled Bai Tuantuan. After thinking for a moment, she moved closer to Ning Nanxiao and asked, "The prefect of Dazhou isn't a good person?"

Ning Nanxiao shook his head: "I don't know."

Mu Yangrun sneered, "Stop acting! You're carrying knives and phosphorus powder, aren't you just trying to take us all down with you? You want to kill these innocent people! How cruel you are!"

"No! We didn't!" Erniu quickly shook his head. "We didn't mean to hurt innocent people, we didn't..."

"Alright," the Emperor said. "Take them to the inn."

The old man wanted to follow them, but Bai Tuantuan stopped him: "Uncle, can you tell me about those brothers? They don't seem like bad people to me, so why are they carrying knives while performing? Are they really not trying to hurt innocent people?"

The old man quickly shook his head: "No! It really isn't!"

The old man sighed heavily: "The three siblings all make a living by performing acrobatics. A month ago, San Niu, their younger sister, was taken a liking to a wealthy man in town. But the wealthy man was already over fifty years old. Not to mention San Niu, even Da Niu and Er Niu wouldn't agree!"

"Later, the rich man had San Niu tied up while she was shopping. Da Niu and Er Niu searched for a long time before they found out it was the rich man. By the time they went to ask for her back, San Niu was already a corpse."

"They went to file a complaint, but the prefect and the wealthy man are in cahoots, so how could he stand up for us common people! Da Niu and Er Niu were each given twenty lashes and had to stay home to recover for more than half a month."

"I originally thought they came to Dazhou to make money, but I never expected they wanted to avenge San Niu with their lives!"

Tears streamed down the old man's face: "I watched these three children grow up; they are all good people!"

Bai Tuantuan patted the old man on the shoulder and led him to a nearby cold water stall. She ordered a glass of cold water and some snacks: "Uncle, please have something to eat first. Don't worry, if what you said is true, I guarantee I can save the two of them."

The old man's eyes lit up, and he nodded quickly.

"I'll wait here, right here. I don't need to eat anything. I'm not hungry, I'm not hungry..."

"How could I not be hungry! Please just eat."

After giving a few words of advice with a smile, Bai Tuantuan quickly headed towards the inn.

On the way, they met Ning Nanxiao, and after telling him what the old man had said, he said, "We have to go to Liu Family Village."

“My father has already passed away. I’m going to see the prefect.”

Bai Tuantuan responded and parted ways with Ning Nanxiao.

As soon as I pushed open the door to the inn, I saw Da Niu and Er Niu sitting on stools, looking dejected.

Bai Tuantuan was puzzled and walked to Bai Han and Chen Luo's side: "Grandfather, maternal grandfather, what's wrong?"

Bai Han waved his hand, sat down to the side and drank his tea, clearly not intending to interfere.

Chen Luo moved his lips a few times, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

Finally, unable to hold back any longer, he said, "These two are also pitiful people. It's up to you, sir, to decide."

Bai Tuantuan looked at the Emperor, only to see that the Emperor had a sullen face and a furrowed brow.

"If you don't believe me, then hand me over to the authorities. I'm not afraid, but my brother is innocent," Da Niu said in a deep voice. "Please, esteemed gentlemen, release my brother."

"Big brother!"

"Shut up!"

Da Niu glared at Er Niu: "If we all go inside, what will happen to Mother?"

Erniu paused, shut his mouth, but tears kept flowing.

Mu Yangzhi tried to speak several times, but Bai Tuantuan stopped him each time.

"Tuantuan, why are you stopping me?" Mu Yangzhi asked in a low voice. "Look how pitiful they are. It's clearly the fault of that rich man and the prefect. We have to seek justice for them!"

Bai Tuantuan raised an eyebrow: "I know, isn't this waiting for your dad to make the decision?"

"Whatever my dad does, we just need to make the decision. If we can't handle it, then we'll ask my dad!"

Bai Tuantuan was shocked!

He lowered his voice and said, "Your father is the Emperor! Even if he comes out, he'll still be the Emperor. You must have a death wish, daring to make the Emperor's decisions!"

Mu Yangzhi pursed his lips: "I'm doing this for my father's own good, so he won't be furious when he sees those corrupt officials."