Huangshi County and Hongyang County do not belong to the same prefecture.

However, both of these places are border areas between different prefectures.

Therefore, Xiaolin Village is only about 30 kilometers away from Huangshi County.

Half an hour later, just as the city gates were closing, Lin Yan and Xie Muqing arrived at their destination.

The two arrived at the county government office.

Just then, Yuan Xu had just finished his shift and was riding in a carriage back to his residence.

The two followed at a distance.

The carriage gradually moved away from the bustling city.

Looking at the increasingly remote scene before her, Lin Yan was puzzled and turned to Xie Muqing to complain in a low voice:

"Yuan Xu is a county magistrate, and his family is quite wealthy. Why does he live in such a remote place?"

Xie Muqing frowned as she recalled her discovery from a few days ago.

"He's probably hiding something he doesn't want anyone to see."

Reminded by him, Lin Yan also remembered the iron ore she had discovered that day, and her expression became serious.

After several transfers, the carriage finally stopped in front of a house.

Yuan Xu stepped out of the carriage.

Suddenly, as if he had noticed something, he abruptly turned his head to look behind him.

Seeing that there was nothing behind him, he felt relieved and walked into the house.

Lin Yan and Xie Muqing only came out from around the corner after the main door was closed from the inside.

After tying the horse up, the two quietly walked forward and climbed over the wall into the house.

Upon entering the house, Lin Yan was stunned.

This house is ridiculously big.

Moreover, Yuan Xu, a mere county magistrate, had quite a few guards with long swords protecting his residence.

Under the cover of darkness, the two successfully evaded the guards' eyes and arrived at Yuan Xu's study.

"Young master, when shall we make our move?"

"No rush, His Highness has his own plans. We just need to cooperate."

Lin Yan frowned slightly.

I couldn't help but start recalling the plot of the book.

In the book, Xiao Jue, as the Prince of Su, was not favored by the emperor and suffered assassination attempts by his brothers in the imperial city. Forced to take this opportunity, he embarked on the path of rebellion after the emperor's death.

In the book, Yuan Xu, as his cousin, had an extraordinary relationship with him and contributed a lot to his rebellion.

Therefore, the author devoted considerable space to describing him.

However, it seems that the author forgot about the characters he had created as he wrote.

In the latter half of the novel, until Xiao Jue ascends the throne, the character Yuan Xu never appears again; he simply disappears.

A reader mentioned him in the comments section.

The author replied that he forgot to write it and promised to add his storyline in the extra chapters.

But Lin Yan just doesn't like reading side stories.

Therefore, she had no idea what Yuan Xu's fate would be.

After pulling myself out of the memories.

Lin Yan couldn't help but wonder if the prince Yuan Xu mentioned was Xiao Jue.

After all, their relationship is what it is.

But what exactly do they mean by "taking action"?

Could it be that because she transmigrated into the book and affected the plot, the male lead Xiao Jue rebelled ahead of schedule?

She couldn't help but look at Xie Muqing beside her.

His face was solemn, his eyelids drooping, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

At this moment, Yuan Xu's voice came from inside the room again, and Lin Yan immediately pricked up her ears to listen.

"Have you found that batch of weapons?"

"Reporting to your Excellency, I am incompetent and have not found any trace of those weapons. We have even searched the prefectural government office, but we still haven't found them. Do you think it's possible that someone else discovered the mine and got there before Xu Yuze could?"

Yuan Xu pondered for a moment, and a hint of annoyance flashed across his face as he thought of the task that person had given him.

"It's not impossible. Anyway, give the order to take inventory of the weapons in the storeroom and send them to His Highness's men at 11:45 tonight."

"yes!"

Lin Yan had originally planned to teach Yuan Xu a lesson this time.

But now she has changed her mind.

She couldn't help but glance at the person beside her. Xie Muqing understood and pulled her out of the house.

Only when they were some distance from the house did Xie Muqing speak hesitantly:

"My wife, do you want to go with me at midnight?"

"Well, I don't know which prince Yuan Xu is referring to, but whichever prince it is, there's only one possibility for having so many weapons: a rebellion. Besides, we've searched the entire residence and haven't found the storeroom, so we'll have to rob them on the way!"

Although Lin Yan suspected it was Xiao Jue, she still harbored doubts since she hadn't seen it with her own eyes.

After all, he's not the only "prince" vying for that position these days.

"My lady...does she intend to take all the weapons for herself?!"

Xie Muqing was horrified.

It's understandable that Lin Yan chose to keep all the weapons for herself last time because she didn't want others to benefit from them.

But this time, she was willing to take the risks to intercept these weapons...

Although he had always known she was ambitious, he hadn't expected her to be this ambitious!

Lin Yan smiled, met Xie Muqing's captivating eyes, and raised an eyebrow to question him:

"Of course! Don't you want to? Don't tell me that your family was treated so badly by the emperor, and you don't want revenge, but just want to live a muddled life in a small mountain village?"

Xie Muqing thought he had concealed his dark thoughts very well, but he never expected that Lin Yan would see through him.

He opened his mouth silently.

As if being choked, his voice suddenly became hoarse and dry.

"When...when did my wife find out?"

"You guess? Don't worry, I'm not blaming you. It's normal for you to have this thought. I also despise emperors who betray their benefactors after using them. These weapons have arrived at the perfect time. If we don't seize them now, when will we? Are we going to wait until others rebel and we all become their victims before we take them?"

This wasn't Lin Yan deliberately threatening anyone.

As described in the novel, because the emperor was incompetent, various rebellions broke out, and not only in Baisu Prefecture, but throughout the entire Great Qi Kingdom, corpses littered the ground.

In any case, death is inevitable.

Why not go all out and try it boldly!

"My wife..."

Lin Yan had no idea just how beautiful she looked, her eyes brimming with ambition and her confidence radiating from within!

People naturally admire those who are strong.

At this moment, Xie Muqing could see nothing but Lin Yan's figure.

...

At midnight, the main gate of the house was opened.

One carriage after another drove out of the house.

Lin Yan and Xie Muqing followed at a distance on horseback. When the last two carriages passed the corner, they jumped onto the two carriages and knocked out the two guards inside.

They then quickly stripped the two guards of their outer garments.

After changing into their outer clothes, they simply left the guards off the carriage.

To avoid trouble, Lin Yan directly switched her two horses to Chasing Wind and Chasing Moon before keeping up with the six carriages in front of her.

Both of them knew the truth.

It must be seized before the weapons are handed over, otherwise it will be difficult to succeed if there are too many people on the other side.

Because they had Yuan Xu's token, the city gate guards let their car pass directly.

But when Lin Yan's last carriage passed through the city gate, one of the gate guards glanced at her a few times and suddenly stopped her!

As she watched his serious-looking figure approaching, Lin Yan clenched her free hand into a fist, her body tensing up.