Chapter 622: Going to the Meeting Alone

Hu Xin'er looked at his righteous words and found them absurd. "The prefect keeps saying they made mistakes, but do you have any evidence?"

Before Prefect Shen could speak, the yamen runner beside him shouted, "How dare you! The Prefect took pity on you, a mere woman, and didn't want to argue with you any further, but you're taking advantage of it. How dare you speak to the Prefect like that?"

Prefect Shen glanced at them coldly and waved his hand: "Go!"

Hu Laosan broke free from the yamen runners and pointed at Prefect Shen's nose, cursing, "You dog official, you usually seek fame and reputation, but you secretly collude with the Zhou family and want to frame me! Bah!"

He swung his sword and actually wanted to go forward and hold Prefect Shen hostage.

But at this moment, a whip came over fiercely, not only knocking Hu Laosan's sword away, but the tail of the whip also hit his face, leaving heavy blood marks.

The whip was so fast and fierce that even Mu Qing had to retreat.

The person holding the whip was a masked man in black.

"Thank you, Lord Chu." Prefect Shen said to the man in black, with a look of respect on his face.

Then, he lowered his eyes coldly and looked at Hu Lao San: "I advise you not to be ungrateful. The Du family is indeed a formidable force in Qingzhou City. But Lord Chu is an official appointed by the imperial court. Even if I can't punish you, can he punish you all?"

Hu Lao San spat out a few teeth mixed with blood foam, and his eyes were bloodshot when he heard this: "I said that Master was a martial arts master, how could he be captured by you, you bunch of dog officials, I will fight you--"

He was so passionate that he wanted to kill the corrupt official. Hu Xiner, as an outsider, knew that the situation was stronger than him.

Although Mr. Chu's identity and origins were unknown, he was obviously a martial arts expert, even better than Mr. Du.

Moreover, Mr. Du and his entire family have been thrown into prison. If they confront them head-on, only Hu Xiner and others will be implicated.

By then, everyone would be imprisoned in the cell, crying out to heaven and earth for help, and how could they rescue Miss Du? It would be better to pretend to submit verbally first, so that they could wait for an opportunity to find a way to rescue Miss Du.

She turned around and pretended to be frightened and crying, but in fact she moved her mouth slightly to convey her thoughts to Hu Laosan.

And Hu Laosan was not a fool. Although he was filled with hatred, after hearing what she said, he at least stopped his move to fight to the death with Prefect Shen and others.

When Prefect Shen and the others saw him standing still, they thought he was getting scared and smiled at each other, feeling that they were sure of victory.

Hu Laosan's teeth were knocked out and there was some blood on his face. Facing the insulting smiles of Shen Zhifu and others, his facial muscles and hands twitched.

It was unknown how long it took before he let go of the sword, which fell to the ground with a clang.

Before being taken away by Prefect Shen, all he left for Hu Xin'er was an extremely complicated look.

All hopes of rescuing Miss Du rest on the Lu family.

"Sister God of Wealth, you must come and save me! I am innocent, and I have never been involved in any rumors..." Zhao Si's martial arts skills were not very high, so he had already been tied up like a dumpling, and his cries were getting farther and farther away in the cold wind of the cold night.

Hu Xiner felt a heavy burden on her shoulders and was about to discuss with her husband and others how to rescue Miss Du, but her face changed at this moment.

She grabbed Mu Qing's hand and said, "Husband, where is Yun Jue? Wasn't he here just now?"

Mu Qing said, "He just took advantage of everyone's inattention and headed towards the Zhou Mansion."

"You mean he wants to rescue Miss Du right now? How can that be possible? The Zhou family is a den of danger!" Hu Xiner frowned and said, "No, we have to get him back quickly."

Mu Qing straightened her shoulders and said seriously, "Xin'er, there are only two of us in the mansion now. Our top priority is to take good care of mother and prevent those with ulterior motives from doing anything to her again."

He looked at his wife with an anxious face and silently added in his heart - to be precise, he had to take good care of his wife and mother.

Mu Qing's words made sense, but Hu Xin'er felt a heavy burden on her shoulders. She was concerned about everyone's safety. "But what if Yun Jue gets impulsive in the Zhou Mansion and both he and Miss Du are surrounded?"

Although Mu Qing's brows were filled with worry, he remained calm on the surface and replied, "Don't worry. Although I haven't spent much time with him, I have a special twin connection, so I can always understand him better than others. He is definitely not the type to act impulsively."

"But he likes Miss Du!" Hu Xin'er asked, biting her lip. "Have you forgotten? When I was in danger before, you lost all your sanity and turned into a killing machine. I'm worried that Yun Jue will be the same."

Mu Qing sighed, "If that's the case, things will be very difficult. I was facing bandits with mediocre martial arts skills, while he was facing the Zhou family, which has countless martial artists."

Seeing that he finally realized the seriousness of the situation, Hu Xin'er hurriedly urged, "Yes, so go and call him back."

Mu Qing looked at her deeply and asked, "Do you think I can call him back with my ability?"

Hu Xiner was stunned. What does that mean?

Mu Qing took a deep breath of cold air, feeling the bone-chilling chill. His heart was tempered by this chill, becoming even more resolute. "Some things can't be stopped no matter what. All we can do now is protect ourselves, protect our mother, and wait for his return safely."

Hu Xiner felt deeply powerless, her head and shoulders drooped, and she walked in silently.

Mu Qing held his hand tightly, and the two walked side by side. The vermilion door slowly closed behind them, like a huge mouth of the abyss, completely swallowing them up.

Inside Mother Lu's room, the warm yellow candlelight flickered slightly. Compared with the hustle and bustle outside, it was extremely quiet here. However, Mother Lu lying on the bed made people feel uneasy.

"I suddenly feel that it's good for mother to fall asleep. At least she doesn't have to worry about us." Mu Qing suddenly smiled bitterly.

Hu Xin'er didn't say anything, but just quietly huddled in his arms. The exhaustion that surged in her body and heart almost overwhelmed her, but she couldn't fall asleep at all. "Do you think the Cloud Technique can succeed?"

Mu Qing said firmly, "Yes, he can definitely do what he wants to do."

Hu Xiner nestled in his arms, looking up at his resolute expression, and suddenly felt that as long as she was with the man in front of her, she was not afraid of anything.

She touched the thin stubble on his chin with her hand. "You two brothers are really strange. You don't talk much on weekdays, but when it comes to a crisis, you trust each other so much."