The City Lord's Mansion.

"Oh no, sir! The young master has been beaten!"

A servant-like man ran quickly into the courtyard and headed straight for the city lord's study.

"What's all the fuss about?"

City Lord Zhong Yongfu stepped forward and shouted.

"Master, it's the young master. He's been beaten up, and they're heading towards the city lord's mansion."

The servant said, panting.

"Oh? Who dares to cause trouble in Shilin Town? Don't they know I'm the one in charge here?"

The city lord's face was gloomy, as if his authority had been challenged.

Although Shilin Town is called a town, it is actually a small city.

It was built in the middle of several mountains, while the garrison lived on the other side of the mountain not far away.

“I told them, but they…”

"Are you the city lord here?"

Before the servant could finish speaking, Ying San carried in Zhong Qiu, who had been knocked unconscious, with Jing Le and the others following behind.

"You are the thieves who beat my son. Humph, how dare you! Guards, seize them all!"

Upon seeing this, the city lord shouted at the air.

There was no one there.

"No need to shout, they're all here."

Shadow Six dragged out all the people hiding in the shadows and piled them up one by one.

If they weren't still breathing, you would have thought it was a pile of dead bodies.

"This is your son, here you go."

Shadow Three threw the person in his hand, and it hit the city lord directly.

As expected, this city lord also possesses demonic energy.

Jing Le could see clearly that just now, when the city lord was angry, a faint demonic aura surged deep in his eyes.

"Tie him up and investigate the city lord's mansion."

Emperor Jing carried Jing Le past the city lord and the two entered the main hall.

"yes."

"Who are you? Let me tell you, I am Bai Zhengcheng, the brother-in-law of General Bai. If you dare to arrest me, I will have my brother-in-law kill you."

The city lord had no martial arts skills and kept shouting even while tied up.

"Father, who is this Bai Zhengcheng, this General Bai?"

Jing Le genuinely didn't know, but since he was the city lord's brother-in-law, how much did he know about the city lord's actions?

"Bai Zhengcheng is a deputy general who guards Dayong and the Southern Kingdom. The general is Yang Guan."

What Emperor Jing didn't say was that Yang Guan's loyalty was beyond question; if such a thing happened in a city not far from the garrison,

There has been no action taken, and where have the officials here gone?

All of this suggests that they may have met with misfortune or been arrested.

[Yang Guan? Let me see, it seems to be mentioned in the plot.]

Jing Le flipped through the plot and found relevant information.

[Oh no! General Yang Guan is in grave danger! Xiao Bai, go to Luxi near the garrison to rescue him!]

(Luxi: The stream in the mountains behind Bijin Valley, near the garrison.)

"Yes, Master."

The white tiger jumped down from Duan Feibai's arms and quickly left the city lord's mansion.

Emperor Jing was also shocked; no wonder Yang Guan had met with misfortune.

General Yang Guan also misjudged people, trusting Bai Zhengcheng too much, which is why he fell into their trap.

This Bai Zhengcheng is no good either; he only got to his current position because of General Yang Guan's patronage.

As a result, after becoming familiar with them, they directly won over people's hearts and stripped them of real power.

[Holy crap, I never expected Bai Zhengcheng to have connections with the Southern Kingdom. This is blatant treason!]

Jing Le's investigation revealed more and more serious entanglements.

What started as internal strife has now directly involved relations between nations.

It turns out that the selection of this iron ore mine last time was all orchestrated by Bai Zhengcheng, whose aim was to embezzle the mine.

An unexpected incident occurred; those who went in couldn't get out.

"Click!"

Emperor Jing hated traitors the most, and he crushed the armrest of his chair with his bare hands.

"What's wrong with Father?"

Jing Le was drawn by the sound, glancing at Emperor Jing and then at the chair, puzzled.

[What's wrong with Father? Look at this chair, it's all crushed.]

Well, Emperor Jing, who was originally in a heavy mood, was instantly amused by Jing Le.

"Oh, you really are your father's little treasure."

With Lele around, everything will be alright.

"Sir, we've found someone."

Shadow Six entered with a woman, a disheveled woman.

"Tell me everything you know."

The woman knelt on the ground, slowly raised her head, looked at her husband and son who were tied up to the side, and said with difficulty:

"My lord, I am Yu Youyuan, Zhong Yongfu's first wife."

“A month ago, he colluded with Bai Zhengcheng and the Southerners to try to control this border, but Qiu’er and I discovered it.”

"Qiu'er is going to inform General Yang, while I'll keep an eye on them at home..."

The city lord's wife recounted the story in detail.

After learning about this, she and Zhong Qiu split up, one going to report the news and the other staying at the mansion to keep watch.

As a result, he encountered his fiancée while passing through Bijin Valley. During their conversation, he mentioned the incident, which led to his arrest and return.

It turns out that Zhong Qiu's fiancée had already hooked up with Bai Zhengcheng and even learned a strange ability.

He controlled Zhong Qiu in front of the city lord's wife, and then news spread that his fiancée had gone missing. He went to look for her and returned with a drastically changed personality, almost killing someone.

"My son, all of this was controlled by that woman. In the end, they locked me up and poisoned me."

Had he not mistakenly ingested a herb found in the dungeon, he would already be nothing but bones.

"Please, Your Excellency, save my son!"

"Bang bang bang!"

The city lord's wife told him everything she knew and knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly.

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