Lin Shucheng was startled.

Someone over there shouted, "Keep your voice down!"

Lin Shucheng quickly went inside, pressing his ear against the wall, barely able to hear what was being said on the other end:

"Boss, this Lin Xueqing is no ordinary person. The first time, the government gave him a reward of ten thousand taels of silver, but the next day, I don't know what he did, the reward increased to fifteen thousand taels, and he can only be captured alive..."

"I heard he's good at training troops? Isn't that exactly the kind of talent we need?"

"Hey, tell me, how can a little girl have a bounty of 20,000 taels on her head?"

"Boss, you don't know this, do you? Just look at those crossbows. I know that they are definitely not something that ordinary people can make. Even the most skilled craftsmen in the capital can't make them. But that girl can draw up the blueprints with ease. If we can win her over, we might be able to make even more useful things in the future."

"Isn't that right? Didn't Brother Xu say that the people from Wolf Fang Village also found out they could make gunpowder? A tree the size of a bowl can fall down in an instant..."

Then, that calm voice rang out. Their leader said, "That's exactly why I want to wipe them out completely. I don't know where this person learned it from, but whether it's Prince Jing, Prince Ning, or that dog emperor, any force that gets their hands on that person can easily win."

The voice paused for a moment, then turned somber: "Even if he surrenders, we must be careful and vigilant. We need to assess his character. If he is selfish and self-serving, we must kill him."

Lin Shucheng felt furious upon hearing this.

He also complained to his daughter, "Do these people really think they're saviors? They kill those who don't surrender, and they kill those who are selfish? Is this even human language?"

Lin Shucheng lowered his voice, his anger rising to the top of his head, "Why don't they just fly to the heavens? Do they really think they're something special? Daughter, let me tell you, throughout history, rebel armies like theirs may be okay at first, but just you wait and see, they definitely won't last long."

Lin Jinyue tried to calm her father down, "Dad, calm down. We've at least heard about their plans, so we won't be caught off guard."

Lin Shucheng suppressed his anger and squatted down in the corner, pressing himself against the wall of the inn, listening to these people talk.

"Boss, Xu sent a message saying that Qingquan Town is going to be in turmoil from now on. What do you think about us moving to Lingnan?"

"That won't do. Lingnan is not suitable. Although Lingnan is located in a remote area and is not easy to attack, the governor of Lingnan is the most loyal. To put it bluntly, he is the emperor's dog. If he finds out that we have entered Lingnan territory, he will definitely search us extensively."

"Is that old man stubborn? He was demoted to a godforsaken place for advising a tyrannical emperor, yet he still insists on being loyal to the emperor. Doesn't he even consider whether that dog emperor is worth serving?"

In short, after discussing it for a while, those people decided to use Suixian County as a base.

Lin Shucheng muttered under his breath, "Is this Red Turban Army somehow incompatible with our family? Suixian County is not far from Shawan County. If they keep coming to cause trouble every now and then, it'll be a real pain every day."

Lin Jinyue glanced at the map. "I think Suixian is pretty good. If we don't consider sea transport, its geographical location is much better than Shawan Town. It seems there are some smart people among them."

Lin Shucheng immediately felt a sense of crisis.

Why was it so difficult to live a peaceful and stable life in ancient times?

Lin Shucheng squatted there and listened for a while longer. Fortunately, the Red Turban Army had not yet made a decision.

The Red Turban Army was worried that while General Gu was fighting, the governor of Lingnan would also be besiege the rebels, leaving them vulnerable from both sides.

The next morning, Lin Jinyue and Lin Shucheng began inquiring about the Red Turban Army in the city.

Without being too secretive, her father not only inquired about her whereabouts but also bought her various little trinkets.

When they learned that the Red Turban Army was small in number, and that it numbered only a few thousand...

Lin Jinyue said, "Forget it, what can three thousand people do?"

So Lin Jinyue didn't take them to heart and prepared to leave with her father.

But when they left the city gate, they found several tails behind them.

Lin Shucheng deliberately slowed his pace, then suddenly turned around and met those people.

Before the men could dodge, Lin Shucheng pulled out a crossbow from his sleeve and pointed it directly at their heads.

Lin Shucheng's voice was as cold as ice: "Get lost."

Those men all drew their swords, their faces contorted with malice.

Lin Shucheng didn't tolerate it. He pulled the trigger, and an arrow flew out, almost grazing their leader's face, before finally embedding itself in a tree.

Lin Shucheng: "Get lost, don't make me say it a third time."

Zhao Tianquan, the leader of the Red Turban Army, had lost his airs. They had originally planned to follow and investigate, but they were exposed and had arrows pointed at their heads.

He was genuinely afraid that Lin Shucheng might accidentally fire a weapon. He wasn't confident that the six of them could defeat Lin Shucheng, as they didn't have any bows or arrows.

Moreover, they don't know if Lin Shucheng will use that mysterious weapon against them.

Zhao Tianquan immediately smiled and said, "Is this Brother Lin? Don't misunderstand, we mean no harm... We are from the Red Turban Army, we just want to discuss something with you."

Lin Shucheng cursed inwardly, "I don't believe him! This guy never tells the truth."

However, he still held the crossbow up, feigning vigilance: "You say so? I could say I'm Prince Jing's confidant."

Lin Shucheng rested his left hand on the crossbow bolt, ready to attack: "I don't care if you're the Red Turban Army or any other army. It's just that my daughter is here today, and I'm afraid she'll be scared. Otherwise, your heads would all be blown off."

Lin Jinyue was still thinking to herself that her father's acting was so convincing that the Red Turban Army would no longer doubt their motives.

Otherwise, with their group still being hunted down by Prince Jing, wouldn't it be too easy to arouse suspicion if they were to be easily trusted by just anyone?

Zhao Tianquan pulled a stack of papers directly from his clothes...

No, to be precise, it's a stack of portraits.

It was covered with wanted posters.

Zhao Tianquan took out a document: "Look, this is my wanted poster, and these are the posters for the brothers around me. They are all thorns in the side of Prince Jing and Xie Hong."

Lin Shucheng took a look and exclaimed, "Good heavens! Zhao Tianquan, the rebel leader, only received a reward of 12,000 taels of silver, while his daughter received 20,000 and his son received 10,000."

Wait a minute, when Zhao Tianquan took out another bill, Lin Xueqing's reward was already 15,000 taels, while Lin Jinyue's was 20,000 taels with the note that she could only be captured alive.

A sense of inappropriate pride welled up in Lin Shucheng's heart.

Oh no, this is being wanted by the police, not making tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Zhao Tianquan then said, "If you pass through towns, you will surely see this wanted poster if you pay attention. I could not have faked it."

Lin Shucheng looked at them suspiciously, and after a while, he put down the crossbow.