The advisor chimed in, "Master is right. Once the men we sent out bring more men back, let these greedy people lead the charge."

Before noon, not only did people arrive quickly, but the number of people also exceeded the expectations of Magistrate Wu and his advisor!

The hearts of everyone in Shanshui Village sank to the bottom.

Magistrate Wu has brought in even more people than yesterday!

Shui Qing's face was grave; he was prepared to stun each person with an electric baton—no matter what, they couldn't be allowed to storm into the village.

Magistrate Wu stood on the carriage frame, looking at the endless crowd, his smugness becoming increasingly apparent.

The clerk beside the vehicle frame raised his chin and gave a defiant look at the people he had brought yesterday, his face full of disdain.

Unbelievable! Little Liu, whom I sent out yesterday, is so capable. He gathered so many people overnight! He's even more impressive than the master yesterday!

He turned to the villagers on the embankment and shouted, "Our reinforcements have arrived! Hahaha, scared now?"

"It's no use regretting it now. I advise you to open the door quickly if you know what's good for you, so you can suffer less."

"Don't blame us for being impolite later, you brought this on yourselves."

Magistrate Wu looked at Xiao Liu, who was in charge, and praised him generously: "Xiao Liu, you did a good job! You brought at least six or seven hundred men, go back and wait for your reward."

Xiao Liu scratched his head. Hearing about the reward, he really wanted to take credit for it all by himself, but he knew he would be exposed soon. He bowed to Magistrate Wu and replied, "Sir, this is not my achievement alone. I only managed to gather a little over a hundred people last night until this morning."

Magistrate Wu, unusually, did not interrupt, and patiently listened to the hundreds of people in high spirits.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Liu is quite modest; it's really been a waste of his talents in the past.

"I was worried about the master's safety here, so I rushed over with a hundred men."

Magistrate Wu raised an eyebrow. Surely the remaining five or six hundred people couldn't just fall from the sky?

"When we reached the official road that intersected with Nanning Prefecture, we suddenly encountered a group of people who asked us if we were going to Shanshui Village. After I nodded, they said they came from Sihui and were also going to Shanshui Village. We decided to travel together."

Sihui, isn't that the hometown of the governor that the advisor mentioned yesterday? I think it must be because the master's letter came in handy.

So this isn't just my achievement, it's all thanks to you, sir! Little Liu seized the opportunity to flatter you.

Magistrate Wu, sitting on the carriage frame, was stunned.

Xiao Wu, who was delivering the message to Sihui, only set off yesterday evening. He has been traveling day and night without sleep, and he still hasn't arrived in Sihui. How could the people from Sihui have already arrived?

He frowned and asked, "Did you ask who they were? Are you sure they were the governor's men?"

Xiao Liu nodded vigorously and said with certainty, "It's confirmed, sir. Don't worry, I've inquired, and it's indeed one of Governor Ling's men!"

Upon hearing that it was Governor Ling's men, Magistrate Wu breathed a sigh of relief.

Although I don't know why, it's always a good thing that they arrived first.

Otherwise, it's uncertain whether the hundred men Xiao Liu brought could even break through.

But with the people sent by Governor Ling, it was as good as done.

The clerk was still shouting loudly, his words becoming quite arrogant. Magistrate Wu cleared his throat and ordered Xiao Liu, "Go and summon their leader. I have some instructions for him."

Xiao Liu exclaimed "Yes!" and ran off. A moment later, he ran back, anxiously relaying the message: "Master, the people over there say they want you to come over."