Lou Kui saw Shen Ke tied up and deliberately showed a look of surprise on his face.

Then he said to the leader, "What are you doing? Doing this kind of thing in broad daylight."

The leader, who hadn't expected anyone to appear, warned with a menacing expression, "Don't meddle in other people's business, or I'll arrest you too."

Lou Kui said with an air of righteousness, "I know this Mr. Shen. Since we've run into him, I can't just stand by and do nothing."

Then she waved to the people behind her, "Go! Rescue them!"

Her entourage included not only the experts sent by the Prince of Guangfeng to protect her, but also experts specially transferred by Fei Yu.

Then the two sides started fighting each other.

Shen Ke was also somewhat surprised, not expecting Lou Kui to save him.

Of course, he didn't need to investigate to guess that Lou Kui was doing it on purpose.

Could it really be such a coincidence that we happened to run into each other?

Lou Kui definitely planned this all along.

What he couldn't understand was that the King of Guangfeng's men had arranged to kidnap him and then kill him.

Why did Lou Kui, the son of the Prince of Guangfeng, suddenly come to save me?

Is the plan to win them over first, and then kill them if that doesn't work?

On the other side, Lou Kui, riding on horseback, was unaware of what Shen Ke was thinking.

Otherwise, she would be completely bewildered, because all she knew was that the kidnapping was orchestrated by Shen Ke's wife and brother.

She was unaware that Shen Ke's wife was a servant of the Prince of Guangfeng.

Both sides suffered casualties, but gradually Lou Kui's men gained the upper hand.

They subdued and tied up all of these notorious thieves.

Shen Ke heard three bird calls coming from the forest, and looked at Lou Kui with gratitude, saying, "Thank you for saving me, Young Master Lou."

He had an agreement with Princess Ling that if he needed to remain inactive, someone would imitate three bird calls to remind him.

Hearing the birds chirping, he understood that Princess Ling was probably telling him to act according to the situation.

Lou Kui saved him, so Princess Ling's bodyguards naturally no longer needed to come out.

Lou Kui had Shen Ke untied and said with a smile, "I was just about to take some people out of the city on business when we happened to run into this. Of course, I can't just sit idly by."

She asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Shen Ke shook his head. "I'm fine. I'll just go back and see a doctor and take some medicine."

He looked at the notorious bandits being escorted and said angrily, "Young Master Lou, these people must be sent to the authorities for punishment. Their attack on me must have been premeditated."

"I want to see who's behind them, that even my own men would betray me."

Several of the attendants appeared to be controlled by the Gu worms.

Lou Kui originally intended to make Shen Ke realize the true nature of his partner, which would be a huge blow to him. She then comforted him and became his salvation.

So he nodded and said, "That's for sure. These people have committed many evils and must not be let go, otherwise they will go and harm others."

Then she changed the subject, "But Mr. Shen, you might need to be mentally prepared."

Shen Ke pretended not to understand, "What mental preparation?"

Lou Kui said, "Judging from your appearance, it's highly likely that someone close to you has betrayed you."

Shen Ke naturally didn't believe that Lou Kui had figured it out; he thought she had known about it all along and was just putting on an act in front of him.

However, he didn't show it. He asked eagerly, "Who among my close friends has betrayed me? Can Prince Lou tell?"

Lou Kui pretended to look at his face, then sighed, "Judging from your face, it seems that your wife and your good brother betrayed you."

Shen Ke feigned shock, "How could this be?"

Then, looking utterly dejected, he said, "No wonder they didn't come with me today."

Lou Kui comforted him again.

She then suggested, "Once we return to the capital, we can arrest them all and send them to the authorities. That will definitely give you an explanation."

This time, we must expose Shen Ke's wife and make him give up.

After hesitating for a moment, Shen Ke said with a pained expression, "Alright, I will follow the young master's arrangements."

Lou Kui reached out and patted his shoulder, "It's better to know sooner rather than later, otherwise you'll be harmed again."

She chuckled inwardly; this guy had been avoiding her before, but now he still needed her to save him.

You didn't believe it before, but you believe it now, right?

These scoundrels won't shed a tear until they see the coffin.

Then Lou Kui and Shen Ke went home and had Shen Ke's wife and lover arrested and sent to the prefectural governor's office in the capital along with those notorious bandits.

Seeing this, Qingyou and Feichen, who had been following in the shadows, exchanged a smile.

Qingyou smiled with a hint of schadenfreude and said, "Lou Kui is really shrewd. I wonder if the King of Guangfeng would be so angry that he would vomit blood if he found out about this."

For Guangfeng Wang, Lou Kui was definitely a terrible teammate.

Fei Chen laughed and said, "Then you'll have to vomit blood."

“I went to supervise the prefect of Kyoto’s trial. This time, we were very grateful to Lou Kui for giving us leverage over her father. By following this lead, the court can thoroughly investigate and resolve the case against the Prince of Guangfeng.”

Previously, the Emperor had been waiting for the right opportunity.

Recently, the Prince of Guangfeng has been making many secret moves, and it is clear that he has decided to rebel.

Those even bolder enough to secretly manufacture weapons in the desolate mountains outside Beijing should be arrested.

Otherwise, if it is allowed to expand further, it will inevitably cause some unrest, which is unnecessary.

Qingyou nodded, "Okay, then you go and keep a close eye on things."

This was something they had planned beforehand: to use Shen Ke's affair to expose the fact that the Prince of Guangfeng was planning a rebellion.

However, it was Lou Kui who framed the King of Guangfeng, further confirming the rumors that whoever was related to Lou Kui would suffer the consequences.

As a result, Lou Kui's reputation and fortune will continue to decline.

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