"No..." Xie Qianzhong's words were interrupted, "You believe me, I will do it."

Xie Qianzhong laughed. He realized he had overestimated Song Tangxue's need for protection; in reality, she was very strong.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

...

Inside a tent, a pile of books lay on a table. A soldier looked puzzled and said, "This..." The Prime Minister had suddenly sent a woman to handle this matter, ordering them to obey his orders unconditionally.

But this woman is the Crown Princess! If she were to participate in politics now, wouldn't that break the rules? The soldiers looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

“I know you dare not reveal everything because of my status, but His Majesty has assigned you to the Left Prime Minister. Are you going to disobey the Left Prime Minister’s orders? Wouldn’t that be defying the imperial decree?!”

Everyone was shocked: "We are not disobeying the imperial decree, but we don't know where to begin."

"Then you can tell me slowly, I want to know everything."

They sighed, thinking, "Fine, if the Emperor blames us, the Left Chancellor will take the fall." So they recounted the whole story.

Tiger, the leader of the Tiger Gang, is a ruthless character. It is said that he used to work in the Dark Gate and was even a protector. However, for some unknown reason, he left and came to Feng County alone. The second-in-command, Lin Cheng, is a typical example of someone who is more trouble than he is worth. He only got his position by relying on his ability to please Tiger.

As for this third leader... he's very mysterious. No one has ever seen him, no one knows his name, and all that's known is that the Tiger Gang members turn pale at the mere mention of his name.

After listening, Song Tangxue realized that the third leader was the most dangerous, as no information had been leaked out yet, which made people tremble with fear. Song Tangxue thought of Zhan Ming; the name sounded so much like him.

"What are the remnants of the previous dynasty?"

They continued, "The late emperor has stripped many high-ranking officials of their power, and even demoted many to the border. Those people have secretly slipped away to Feng County and are now acting like tyrants here. They are not a threat for the time being and will not harm the common people. It is only you, sir, who are in danger."

Song Tangxue finally understood that Feng County had gathered many people who were dissatisfied with the imperial court or wanted to become mountain kings. Regardless of their purpose, the first person they wanted to deal with was Xie Qianzhong. He was seriously injured on only the fourth day. It was said that the Weihu Gang had begun to plot how to take down Xie Qianzhong again.

"Where is the Tiger Gang?" Song Tangxue couldn't just sit and wait to die. Rather than waiting for them to come to her, she might as well wipe them out in one fell swoop.

“At the foot of the mountain, you wouldn’t be planning to…” A terrifying thought crossed their minds.

Song Tangxue tacitly agreed: "I'll go meet them tonight. You all stay here in case of a sudden attack."

Even if Song Tangxue were alone, it wouldn't necessarily be possible to take them down. The Emperor sent too few people; they could only take down half at most.

"We promised the Left Prime Minister that we would protect your safety, and we will go with you."

"It's not that I don't want you to go, but too many people will alert the enemy. Qianzhong also needs manpower." Seeing that they were about to say something, he said, "Alright, this is an order."

......

Dressed in night clothes, Song Tangxue did not rush to the Tiger Gang. Instead, she wrote a letter and waited for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. A figure dressed in plain clothes came from afar, and the strange mask on the person's face could not be ignored.

"Why did you call me here?" Zhan Ming asked with a resentful look. Song Tangxue had threatened him in her letter that if he didn't come, she would reveal what the secret door was doing behind his back. Being threatened by a little girl was truly frustrating. "By the way, how did you know where I was?"

Song Tangxue naturally wouldn't tell him that she had put Chinese medicine powder on him, and that even bathing and changing clothes couldn't eliminate the smell, and that she could find him no matter where he was. She quickly changed the subject: "You're the third leader of the Tiger Gang, right?"

Zhan Ming's expression was strange: "You noticed that? Not bad, you're quite clever."

"I'm going to teach the Tiger Gang a lesson, and I need your help."

Just as he expected, Zhan Ming had many identities in Yongfeng Kingdom and was under his watchful eye everywhere, which explained why he was able to investigate so quickly.

"Are you crazy? You know I'm the third-in-command of the Tiger Gang, yet you still dare to send me to intimidate your own people. Do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you?"

Song Tangxue is becoming increasingly arrogant. It's fine to cooperate with her, but that doesn't mean I have to listen to her.

"You can refuse. I've called my guards. If I shout, they'll definitely come and find you. They'll then discover your identity. Do you think it's faster to kill me and escape, or faster for them to get here?"

Zhan Ming found Song Tangxue increasingly interesting. While others were too scared to approach him, she dared to negotiate with him. Just because she was so interesting, he couldn't kill her easily.

"Okay, then I agree."

The Tiger Gang looked quite impressive from the outside, suggesting they had extorted a lot of money from the people. They were gathered together drinking, and among them was the man Song Tangxue had met earlier that day—his second-in-command.

"I'm furious! This Xie Qianzhong is just a civil official, yet he dares to interfere with our Weihu Gang!" Lin Cheng threw down the wine jug, and immediately someone echoed his sentiment.

"That's right, they completely disregard our Tiger Gang!" One of the underlings fawned over, offering another pot of wine. "Calm down, shall we tell the boss about this?"

"We can't tell our elder brother about this. She's just a little girl. Do you think our Tiger Gang is afraid of her? This man is very close to Xie Qianzhong. As long as we find him, we won't have to worry about finding the little girl."

Lin Cheng came up with a brilliant idea. Xie Qianzhong would send people to patrol around the Weihu Gang every day, not to follow them, but to find out where Xie Qianzhong lived.

"Big brother, someone's coming!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the door was kicked open, and the already rickety door was finally "dead".

Two people appeared before them against the light, and because it was night, they could not tell who they were.

"Who is it? Do you even know where we are?" Lin Cheng had drunk quite a bit of alcohol, and his head was already spinning, so he naturally couldn't tell who it was.

"I haven't been to the Tiger Gang for a long time, and I never expected it to have fallen into such a sorry state. It's truly shameful!"

Upon hearing the voice, Lin Cheng instantly woke up: "Third...Third Boss?!" This person was none other than the long-lost Third Boss. Although he was not the highest-ranking member, no one in the entire Tiger Gang dared to offend him, and even the eldest brother treated him with great respect.

"So you still remember I'm the third leader of the Tiger Gang? You're always bullying the people here, you've really disgraced me! Have you forgotten what I said before?!"