Shortly after the two returned to the official road, a white horse galloped towards them.

A boy with two dimples sat down immediately.

"Sister!" the boy called out from afar, "I've come to pick you up."

Xiao Qingyin was overjoyed.

"Xiao Yun, what brings you here?"

Fu Weiyun rode up to her, reined in his horse, and replied, "I came here a month and a half ago, but the army besieged the city and I couldn't get in, so I had to rest in the small town ahead."

Needless to say, they must have rushed over as soon as they received news of the outbreak in Bei'an City.

Xiao Qingyin was deeply moved.

This child is so good to her.

"Sister, are you alright? Are you infected?"

"We were all infected, except for Yi Shi."

Fu Weiyun was taken aback: "Wouldn't that be extremely dangerous?"

Xiao Qingyin nodded: "Yes, I almost lost my life. Fortunately, God protected me and I found the magic medicine at the last moment."

Fu Weiyun breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "It must be because of my sister's good deeds."

Xiao Qingyin laughed loudly.

"You talk like a monk. Let's talk as we walk."

"good."

Fu Weiyun turned his horse around and rode alongside them.

“My mother and maternal grandmother wrote to me every day, asking if you had left the city yet.”

He laughed.

"They also go to Hanshan Temple every day to pray for you."

Xiao Qingyin felt ashamed: "I'm sorry for making them so worried. Did you bring Miss Bai with you? Have her send a message back first, so they can feel at ease."

"good."

After delivering the message, Xiao Qingyin asked, "What's new in the capital lately?"

Having been trapped in Beian City for almost two months, they were completely cut off from the outside world and knew nothing about the current situation in the capital.

Fu Weiyun replied, "Princess Xilin and the heir of the Duke of Anguo have gotten married."

Xiao Qingyin exclaimed in surprise: "That spoiled princess married Wei Teng?"

"Yes."

"This is truly... a match made in heaven."

Xiao Qingyin burst into laughter.

After the military reduction, the Duke of Anguo's mansion went from being a lion to a kitten. Wei Teng would definitely want to marry a noblewoman to revitalize the family.

But marrying Princess Xilin meant there was no future for him.

Xilin and Daxi are sworn enemies. Even if they shake hands and make peace now, it is only a temporary measure. They will turn against each other again sooner or later.

What will happen to Wei Teng then?

To fight or not to fight?

Even if he volunteered for the campaign, the court might not trust him.

It's fair to say that this move crippled him.

Xiao Qingyin asked curiously, "Whose suggestion was this? It shouldn't have been the emperor's own decision, right?"

Fu Weiyun smiled and said, "It's a memorial from the Marquis of Jing'an."

It was actually Wei Yan's doing!

Xiao Qingyin was astonished: "He has really made great progress."

Just six months ago, he was completely fooled by Xiao Qingrong, but in the blink of an eye, she could kill his own brother with a single move.

"The idea I gave him."

Fu Weiyun added.

Xiao Qingyin: "..."

Well, it seems that evolving from a naive and innocent person isn't so easy.

The white-cut, black-skinned sesame dumplings are still the best.

Xiao Qingyin gave him a thumbs up.

Fu Weiyun smiled sweetly.

After laughing for a while, he stopped laughing and said with a serious expression, "There's also bad news, about my brother-in-law."

The word "brother-in-law" greatly pleased Yi Shuihan, who felt that no matter what bad news it was, it wouldn't make him frown.

Xiao Qingyin could roughly guess what the bad news was.

She asked Fu Weiyun, "It's about the cremation of the body, isn't it?"

“Yes.” Fu Weiyun nodded. “This matter has caused a great stir in the court. Thousands of scholars have jointly submitted a memorial strongly condemning my brother-in-law, saying that he is tyrannical and cruel, harms the people, has wolfish ambitions, and intends to rebel. They demand that His Majesty severely punish my brother-in-law.”

Xiao Qingyin: "..."

"Why are you bringing up wolfish ambitions?"

Fu Weiyun: "It was that poem, 'Who can bring peace and stability to the country? Only General Yi,' that caused the trouble. Before I left the capital, children on the streets and alleys were reciting this poem."

Xiao Qingyin frowned.

"Someone must have been pushing this forward."

Fu Weiyun nodded: "That's what I think too. I guess some people can't stand seeing their brother-in-law in the limelight."

Yi Shuihan remained silent.

From the moment he annihilated the 80,000 iron cavalry of Xilin Kingdom, he knew that one day his achievements would overshadow his master and make him a target of jealousy.

I just didn't expect this day to come so soon.

“Brother-in-law, be careful when you return to the capital,” Fu Weiyun reminded him. “The people of the capital have been stirred up by those scholars and they don’t like you very much now.”

Yi Shuihan nodded: "Thank you, I will be careful."

Xiao Qingyin kept a straight face, feeling extremely unhappy.

When she stayed overnight at the inn, she asked Yi Wu to buy her a bunch of things, and then she spent the whole night tinkering with them.

The next day, as they set off, Yi Shuihan asked her, "What were you fiddling with last night?"

Xiao Qingyin chuckled softly: "That's a secret."

Yi Shuihan: "..."

"You'll know when we get back to the capital," Xiao Qingyin said with a smile. "Of course, it would be even better if it didn't come in handy."

Yi Shuihan immediately sensed that this was no good thing.

The next morning, they arrived at the north gate of the capital.

At that time, dark clouds rolled in, and a thunderstorm was imminent.

They all rode into the city, followed by four horse-drawn carriages filled with local specialties given to them by the people of Beian City.

Not long after they entered the city, a group of scholars suddenly appeared from both sides of the road, blocking their way.

These scholars were all filled with righteous indignation. They looked at Yi Shuihan as if he were a murderous maniac, pointing their fingers at him and cursing him.

"Do you see the dark clouds overhead? Those are the wronged souls of the people of Bei'an City who were burned by you! They are protesting your cruelty!"

"Even if the Xilin people killed our soldiers, they wouldn't burn them down. You, as a first-rank general, treat our people like this. You're worse than an animal!"

"We demand justice for the people of Bei'an City who were burned down! We will never allow such a violent and tyrannical person to sit in a high position!"

"..."

They cursed and hurled bottles at me.

Yi Wu and the others swung their swords and cleaved through it.

The bottle shattered, and black ink sprayed out.

The beautiful woman and the white horse were both splashed with water.

"Hiss!"

"Awooo!"

Both horses were enraged and began to paw at each other, ready to charge.

"Don't get agitated," Xiao Qingyin coaxed. "I'll avenge you right now."

She took out several round objects from her bundle, untied the caps, and threw them at the group of scholars.

The scholars did not dodge, as if they were deliberately waiting for their attack.

Seeing the hidden weapon coming, they remained fearless and arrogant, saying, "Even if we die on the spot today, we will never let you, this living Yama, set foot in the capital!"

As soon as the sound faded, several spheres exploded, instantly enveloping them in thick yellow smoke.

After a dizzying spin, they lay sprawled on the ground, struggling to breathe, their bodies aching, and their lungs feeling as if they were being crushed.

They coughed violently, but nothing came out.

What terrified them even more was that their necks, armpits, and groins swelled up as if pebbles had been stuffed into them.

"Help...cough cough, help me!"