"You've really gone too far! You dare to make a move in jail, huh?!" Li Daming was startled when he arrived and drew his sword to warn the men.

When Su An saw that it was the jailer, he felt relieved and smiled as he took out ten taels of silver and stuffed it into his hand.

"Brother, please calm down. We have some past grievances, which is why things got a bit out of hand. We'll definitely be more careful in the future. Consider this money as compensation for disturbing you."

Li Daming weighed the thick silver ingot in his hand, and his expression softened considerably.

He glanced at Ni Dagui, who was still wailing, and said cryptically to Su An, "Don't say your older brother doesn't protect you. Fighting is fighting, but if this gets to the county magistrate, even your older brother won't be able to handle it! Hurry up and finish this!"

After saying that, he left as if nothing had happened, under Ni Dagui's furious gaze.

"You've actually colluded so openly! I'll report this to the magistrate as soon as I get out!"

Hearing this, Su An turned around, smiling, and kicked him again, "We're all ancient turtles, what are you pretending for? Didn't you bribe your way in too?"

Ni Dagui's words caught in his throat, and his face looked as if he had swallowed a fly.

He did indeed spend ten taels of silver to bribe his way in, but who knew that the jailer had connections with both sides!

He ended up losing more than he gained by trying to steal a chicken!

He scrambled to his feet, glaring at Su An with hatred: "You bitch, just you wait! You're asking for it, I'll kill you sooner or later!"

"Looks like you don't even want your mouth anymore?" Fu Zhun toyed with his long chopsticks with his slender fingers, speaking with a half-smile.

Su An stood beside Fu Zhun with his hands on his hips, looking proud and fearless.

"Come on, come here if you dare!"

"Fine!" Ni Dagui was furious, but when he met Fu Zhun's cold black eyes, he turned and staggered away.

He wasn't stupid enough to deal with the two of them himself, so he went to the jailer, feeling incredibly frustrated.

"Brother, here is fifty taels of silver as a deposit. Please kill that despicable couple. I will give you another fifty taels afterward!"

Ni Dagui spared no expense, slamming a heavy purse onto the table.

Upon hearing this, Li Daming's eyes lit up, and he took the purse and happily agreed.

After Ni Dagui left looking pale and sickly, he returned to Su An's prison gate, his expression cunning.

"Young lady, that man just offered a hundred taels of silver to save your lives. I see you are dressed in fine clothes and are quite wealthy, so why not spend some more money to avoid further trouble?"

"Two hundred taels for a fixed price. I'll guarantee you'll be safe in jail from now on!"

Su An in prison: "..."

No wonder Ni Dagui ran away in a sorry state; it turns out he directly hired someone to commit murder.

What a bastard!

However, this jailer has really become obsessed with money, and has even resorted to double-crossing.

Helpless, Su An continued to rummage through her purse, both amused and exasperated. Suddenly, Fu Zhun raised his hand and pressed her down, frowning and looking at the jailer with displeasure.

"You are far too greedy."

Even for him, this was the first time he had ever encountered such a shameless lackey.

However, Li Daming shook off his fat, narrowed his triangular eyes with disdain, and said, "I'm willing to give you rich people a chance to live, you should be grateful! A mere two hundred taels can buy your own life, are you unwilling to part with it or what?"

A hint of anger flashed in Fu Zhun's eyes, and his features turned colder. "As a prison warden, you have failed in your duties, embezzling money from all sides and extorting others. How dare you claim to be in the right?"

A silent pressure spread, and Li Daming involuntarily took two steps back. When he came to his senses, he was instantly furious.

"You brat, you think you're so fearless? Well then, I'll start with you today!"

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Su An knew something was wrong and quickly reached out to gently pat Fu Zhun's back. "Don't be angry, don't be angry. This brother is right. Two hundred taels for peace of mind is worth it."

The girl suddenly moved closer, her soft hands caressing him as if by magic, and Fu Zhun choked up uncontrollably.

A flicker of unease crossed his eyes, and he ultimately looked away silently.

Su An breathed a sigh of relief, then stepped forward and presented the two hundred taels with both hands, smiling obediently.

"Brother, please don't mind. It's his first time in jail, and he doesn't know the rules. We must make money peacefully. Here, please accept this. Thank you for letting me know in advance."

Li Daming snorted and accepted all the silver. "If it weren't for how sweetly you called me 'big brother,' I wouldn't have been able to swallow this insult. So, I'll let it go this time!"

Then, with a fierce but weak look, he glared at Fu Zhun before leaving with a smug expression.

Fu Zhun's hand showed slightly raised veins, as if his anger had not yet subsided.

Su An shook his head and gently advised him, "Young Master Fu, there's a saying that it's better to provoke a gentleman than a villain. Besides, that jailer is just a minor official. Even if he doesn't dare to really kill us, it's easy for him to do something underhanded, but we'll be caught off guard."

"Sometimes spending money to avoid trouble isn't necessarily a bad thing; on the contrary, aren't those problems that money can't solve even more troublesome?"

Fu Zhun looked at her intently, finding it to be a fallacy, and said noncommittally, "Only the weak would find it troublesome."

“If you’re not weak, then go and destroy him.” Su An retorted defiantly, leaving Fu Zhun speechless.

Realizing that Su An also cared about him, he smiled slightly, feeling pleased.

On the other side, Li Daming returned home triumphantly with his silver in his pocket. Before he could even sit down properly, two more people approached him.

"Wow, is the God of Wealth visiting us today?"

The two who arrived were Zhou Li and Xie Qingfeng.

Li Daming rubbed his hands together, and after the two men stood still, he said familiarly, "Visiting, right? Ten taels of silver per person."

Zhou Li was in a bad mood, and upon hearing this, he immediately frowned and retorted irritably, "Since when did prison visits start charging money? Ten taels of silver? You might as well be dead!"

Li Daming had seen this kind of thing many times before, and he swung the prison key in his hand with a cold snort.

"The rule here is to pay up. If you don't have money, get out!"

"I am the heir apparent of the capital, do you dare to stop me?" Zhou Li said coldly, having no time to argue with such a person, and directly threw out his token.

In addition to the family totem, the token also features two golden dragons intertwined, a symbol reserved for the imperial family of the capital.

Even though Li Daming was not worldly-wise, he knew that anyone who dared to carve a dragon pattern must be an extremely powerful and influential person.

He was instantly terrified, and quickly stood up, bowing and scraping, trembling as he fawned, "I didn't know you were coming, sir! I deserve to die!"

"Sir, you wish to visit the prison cell? I'll take you there right away!"

"Hmph, what an opportunistic scoundrel." Xie Qingfeng said expressionlessly, and as Li Daming stammered, he flicked a pill into his mouth.

The pill melted instantly in his mouth, extremely bitter. Li Daming's face contorted for a long time, unable to pry it out, and he could only look at Xie Qingfeng with terrified eyes.

"W-what, sir, what did you just give me to eat?!"