Chapter 943 Factions

Threat after threat, Lin Yuesha quickly nodded obediently and said, "I will do whatever Miss Ruoshuang tells me. If you tell me to catch a dog, I will never chase a chicken."

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and boil water and add bowls and chopsticks!"

Li Ruoshuang was in a bad mood. She was chased every three to five days along the way. Just when she was able to catch her breath, another group of people arrived.

After a day's journey, Li Ruoshuang was cold and hungry. The city lord was alright, as he could rest for a while in the carriage, but she, a woman, had been reduced to being a coachman. How pitiful and lamentable!

Returning to Yingcheng, Li Ruoshuang's former home, she felt no joy. With her eyes closed, all she could think about was her elder sister's wickedness, her parents' selfishness, cold-bloodedness, and favoritism—so many unbearable things weighed on her, making it hard for her to breathe.

"Please take a seat, both of you."

Lin Yuesha led Yuwen Kun and Li Ruoshuang to a side room in Lu the carpenter's house and brewed a pot of hot tea.

"You're really something."

Li Ruoshuang couldn't wait to blow on the hot teacup, took a sip of tea, and found the tea flavor extremely familiar.

The fishermen in the fishing village were not wealthy and could not afford to drink good tea.

"It's Biluochun tea."

Yuwen Kun, with a stern face, gave Li Ruoshuang a hint.

Yes, it was Biluochun tea. Li Ruoshuang had found it at a high price. When they were being chased, the traveling doctor and his wife not only stole the old ginseng, but they also took the tea!

“Lord of the City, Miss Ruoshuang, it’s not what you two think.”

Lin Yuesha blushed and stammered as she explained, "The man in black was wielding a knife and attacking people. My husband and I were terrified. We didn't even care about the carriage, not wanting to be a burden to you."

"You're a burden to us, are you suggesting that my city lord should protect you?"

Li Ruoshuang rolled her eyes. Stealing is stealing, but instead of admitting it, she uses her silver tongue. She's even more shameless than shameless.

"I believe that the city lord's wife will definitely send people to protect us."

Lin Yuesha said righteously, "Madam is so kind that she wouldn't even step on an ant, let alone my husband and me. Madam will definitely not abandon us."

As for why she took the ginseng, Lin Yuesha explained that the lady had entrusted her with its safekeeping, and she hadn't had time to return it while fleeing for her life.

"That's the kind of person the lady is; she's soft-hearted and likes to meddle in other people's business."

Yuwen Kun had no intention of pursuing the matter. The traveling doctor's wife had a cleverness that was somewhat similar to Lin Yuesha's, which explained why he had taken notice of her.

As fate would have it, they met again, and Yuwen Kun began to plot to bring them back to Sishui City.

The great demon's gaze made Lin Yuesha shudder. The atmosphere was strange, and she felt it wasn't appropriate for her to stay in the room, so she made an excuse, saying, "There's still chicken soup simmering in the iron pot. I'll go add some water."

Yuwen Kun's gaze followed Lin Yuesha out the door. Then, he picked up his teacup and leisurely sipped his tea.

"Lord, isn't it too much of a coincidence that we ran into the itinerant doctor and his wife seeking lodging in the fishing village?"

Li Ruoshuang was deeply worried. Recently, she had been chased by men in black like a stray dog, which made her very tense. Seeing acquaintances made her even more uncomfortable, and she was worried that there was a conspiracy.

Moreover, as soon as she entered the house, she saw bloodstains in the yard.

"Her meeting you and me means she could die at any moment, which is not a good thing."

Yuwen Kun didn't care. They were already insecure on the Wei family's territory, and they could only be safe if they set off back to Sishui City as soon as possible.

During the time he was away from Sishui City, the Bai family father and son did a lot of things behind his back.

Yuwen Kun did not intend to stay in the fishing village for long and would continue his journey before dawn the next morning.

Upon hearing that the Prince of Zhenbei had arrived in Yingcheng, Yuwen Kun intended to bring the Prince of Zhenbei to his side.

"Lord of the City, are you joking?"

Li Ruoshuang found it unbelievable. The barbarian city of Sishui had been harassing the border of Daqi for many years, while the Prince of Zhenbei had 200,000 troops guarding the border of Daqi. It was no exaggeration to say that the two sides were mortal enemies.

Currently, the Prince of Zhenbei is likely inclined to side with the Wei family; otherwise, he wouldn't be holding back his troops.

At this point, attempting to unite with the Prince of Zhenbei would easily lead to being trapped like a turtle in a jar.

"The fact that the Wei family searched for young girls who had not yet reached marriageable age in various places to present as gifts to the Prince of Zhenbei shows that the Wei family has not yet truly persuaded the Prince of Zhenbei, but is in the stage of currying favor."

What happened before is now. The situation is different. The Bai family has already pledged allegiance to Sishui City, so what is impossible now?

There are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.

Yuwen Kun believed that neither the Wei family nor the Prince of Zhenbei were to be feared; what he feared was Qi Heng.

They can't rely on the foreign tribes anymore. Yuwen Kun gets angry just thinking about that good-for-nothing Helian Cheng. He overestimated Helian Cheng and was tricked by Qi Heng's forces, driven back to his stronghold, and even lost Jinyu Pass. It will take at least ten or twenty years for them to catch their breath.

"Qi Heng is a capable person."

Li Ruoshuang felt a surge of admiration. She said, "Qi Heng may be ugly, but his heart is as cunning as a beehive."

Even if Qi Heng had captured Jinyu Pass, he would still have been a loser.

Yuwen Kun stood up and walked around the room. He sniffed and smelled the rich aroma of chicken soup. His stomach growled twice; he was hungry.

A man's success is judged by whether he has obtained what he desired: gold, silver, land, and women.

So what if Qi Heng led a large army to occupy Jinyu Pass? In front of Yuwen Kun, all he could do was envy, jealousy, and hatred.

"My woman is the one he could only dream of."

Yuwen Kun was so confident that Li Ruoshuang almost burst out laughing.

Recently, Miaoyin hasn't been traveling with the two of them, so Li Ruoshuang has missed out on a lot of fun.

Originally, seeing the city lord being so considerate to another woman should have caused Li Ruoshuang immense pain, but the thought that Yuwen Kun was kept in the dark and treated the imposter as his precious darling made her secretly delighted.

She can't have Yuwen Kun, and Yuwen Kun can't have Lin Yuesha either. That's fair.

"I went to great lengths to scheme against Yue Sha, but she deserved it."

Yuwen Kun kept mentioning Lin Yuesha, indicating that he had long since fallen from grace in Li Ruoshuang's eyes, becoming like a complete fool.

Li Ruoshuang had heard similar words countless times before. She hurriedly ran to the door and said, "Lord, I'll go and keep an eye on that young woman to prevent her from having any bad intentions."

After escaping the inner room, Li Ruoshuang felt a sense of relief.

"Hey, I want to eat rice."

Li Ruoshuang was starving and asked Lin Yuesha for help.

"There was no white rice in Lu the carpenter's house, only cornbread made from mixed flour."

Lin Yuesha rubbed her hands together. People in the fishing village rarely eat rice; compared to coarse flour, rice is much more expensive.

In winter, the wind is strong, so fishermen can only go out to sea a limited number of times, and there are few merchants coming to buy their fish, so they can't earn much money.

Especially for carpenter Lu, whose rice jar was already empty, this cornbread was a ration given to him by Zhang Daya.

"Miss Ruoshuang, how about I knock on the doors of other people's houses and borrow some rice?"

Lin Yuesha wiped her hands on her apron and said very sincerely.

In any case, Li Ruoshuang was eager to hide her identity, the fewer people who knew, the better, and she definitely wouldn't agree to lend rice.