Lin Jinyue frowned: "Where is General Gu?"

Lin Shucheng sighed, "Well, you've hit the nail on the head. I haven't dared to use a recording pen these past few days because our shop is being watched. I was thinking of sending you a message tonight, but Xie Hong came over and threatened me directly."

Lin Shucheng explained the situation in the prefectural city in detail.

For the past two days, the garrison has been heavily guarded, and Lin Shucheng has no idea what Gu Shao's situation is.

I was thinking of finding out some information before going back.

These days, a batch of leather armor is delivered every two days. Usually, he could go in and chat with Gu Shao for a bit, but this time, he was stopped outside the camp.

In the end, it was Lin Shucheng who asked a low-ranking soldier.

Only then did they realize that Gu Shao had been imprisoned in the dungeon!

In the past two weeks, Gu Shao has won many battles with fewer troops, catching Prince Jing off guard in their first encounter.

The soldiers in Lingnan suffered almost no losses.

With such limited abilities, he was actually placed under house arrest!

Lin Jinyue frowned: "I knew Xie Hong was a potential threat."

Lin Shucheng started muttering again: "That's right, it's all thanks to you, daughter, that we came to Lingnan. Otherwise, with that damned emperor, we would all be finished."

Lin Jinyue asked again, "General Gu...shouldn't I think of a way to bring him out?"

Lin Shucheng said, "That's not appropriate. After the Prince of Jing attacked several times, General Gu even sent someone to deliver a message to me, saying that no matter what happens, I should not act rashly, because he was afraid that the Prince of Jing would take advantage of the situation. That bastard Xie Hong wouldn't dare to kill him."

Lin Jinyue was still worried.

She thought for a moment, "Father, how about I stay at the governor's mansion for a while?"

Their side is poorly informed, but the governor's mansion is a different story. With Elder Tan's connections, Xiao Fengling will most likely listen to her.

Moreover, his wife is still in his hands!

The more Lin Jinyue thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

That same day, she went to Guangcheng.

Her father stayed behind.

There wasn't enough money, so Lin Jinyue only got her father a card that allowed him to access the space at any time, and then planned to go to Guangcheng tomorrow.

Who knew that just as she was saying she didn't have enough money, the spendthrift showed up.

A large ship was approaching from afar on the sea, which Liu Erzhuang could see clearly through his improved telescope.

There were many people on the ship, all of them armed guards.

They even brought archers!

Lin Jinyue: "Prepare the catapults! Just be careful not to hit anyone, just scare them!"

As Lin Jinyue issued her order.

A huge rock flew directly over the ship, and although it was some distance away, the ship was still hit and rocked violently.

Lin Jinyue also comforted Ye Feng: "Don't worry, our people are all professionally trained, your parents will be fine."

Ye Feng was quite philosophical about it: "It's alright, scaring them a little is just fine."

His parents were the typical type who wouldn't shed a tear until they saw the coffin.

Although Ye Feng was quite worried for a moment, he was even more worried that his father might be dragged down as cannon fodder due to a momentary lapse in judgment.

Ye Feng gave Lin Jinyue a bad idea: "Quickly, tie me up and force my parents to stay here. You can name your price."

Lin Jinyue hesitated for a moment, then finally agreed.

She said, "I'm going to the prefectural city tomorrow. What are your plans for the future?"

Ye Feng rattled off his plan.

Detain his father first, and have his mother go back and bring over more treasures. The ten thousand taels is just money to improve his meals.

To redeem the person, the Yong'an Marquis's mansion would have to be emptied out.

In this way, all the treasures were moved over. Part of them were given to Lin Jinyue, and the rest was kept by their family for use in Lingnan.

Ye Feng, on the other hand, went to Guangcheng with Lin Jinyue.

He said he couldn't lock him up with his dad, or he'd be exposed in a second.

Lin Jinyue glanced at him, and had a feeling that he was planning to go to Gu Shao in person to talk about his relationship with Tan Xue.

Lin Jinyue agreed: "Once things are settled with your parents, you can come to Guangcheng with me."

Ye Feng is quick-witted and knows a lot of people; he might be able to help.

Ye Feng's plan was meticulous, and he was immediately tied up by Lin Jinyue.

To make him appear more convincing, Lin Jinyue dressed him up in a wounded outfit.

Not content with that, Ye Feng stripped off his outer robe, leaving only his tattered undergarment, which he then sprinkled with blood and sand, making it look utterly gruesome.

Lin Jinyue led the group directly to the village entrance, boarded a makeshift warship, and shouted through a megaphone, "Bringing such a large group of people here, don't you want your sons dead?"

“If you want him to live, the two of you can come by yourselves, with one guard at most, otherwise your son’s life will be in danger.”

The Marquis of Yong'an and his wife saw their son's miserable state from above, being carelessly tossed aside by Lin Jinyue and cowering in a corner. Their hearts clenched with grief.

The Marquis of Yong'an hurriedly said, "Release my son, and I've already prepared ten thousand taels of silver!"

Lin Jinyue acted like a bandit leader, saying, "You think you can get me to release him for ten thousand taels? What a dream! If you want your son to live, do as I say."

Lin Jinyue didn't even turn her head; she simply ordered the warship to sail back.

As they sailed back, they threw a large rock next to their boat as a deterrent.

This terrified the Marquis of Yong'an and his wife.

Their original intention to coerce or bribe them has been abandoned. Just who are these people?

They actually managed to produce something that even Prince Jing didn't have.

Lin Jinyue didn't waste any words and went straight back to Yunhe Village.

After a moment's hesitation, the Marquis of Yong'an and his wife boarded the small boat together.

Lady Hou muttered to herself, "Tell me, tell me, what's going on here? This young girl looks so pretty, how come she's so scary?"

Marquis Yong'an's legs were trembling: "This, this, you can't judge a book by its cover... Sigh, it's good that you reminded me to bring more silver, otherwise Feng'er would have been in trouble."

As the boat drew closer, Marquis Yong'an trembled as he looked at the catapults and archers on the city wall.

Good heavens, this is truly a case of claiming territory as king!

Once inside, everyone in the city went about their work expressionlessly. The guards escorted them to Lin Jinyue's house, their eyes sharper than the last.

Ye Feng had given prior notice to all of them.

Unbeknownst to the couple, after they went inside, the hands of those working were trembling.

Tell me, what's going on here?

They really didn't want to collude with Ye Feng.

But Ye Feng gave far too much.

After the Marquis of Yong'an and his wife went inside, they saw Ye Feng huddled miserably in a corner.

Because they looked so miserable, the couple didn't even notice that their son had gained weight and his cheeks were rounder.

After Lady Hou handed ten thousand taels of silver to Lin Jinyue.

She nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, the food allowance has arrived. He won't be shortchanged on meals from now on."

As she spoke, she gave Xiulan a wink.

Xiulan then brought over some delicious food.

Fried chicken and cola, plus a side of braised pork.

Ye Feng wolfed down his food.

It wasn't that he acted well; those two things smelled so good that he was genuinely craving them.