Li Mao glanced at Liu, then at Li Shi, seemed to be hesitant to speak, and finally he sighed deeply.
"Tell me what's the matter," Liu asked anxiously.
Li Mao sighed again and said, "Li Tiemao captured a girl and tried to molest her. I went to ask Li Tiemao for yesterday's wages, and I happened to see him push the girl down. She hit her head on the stone steps and died on the spot. To shirk responsibility, Li Tiemao insisted that I killed the girl. There were no witnesses around, so under Li Tiemao's coercion, everyone said they saw me kill the girl. I couldn't defend myself, so they locked me up."
After hearing this, Liu burst into tears: "What a sin!"
"They wanted me to confess, but I refused. I'm afraid they arrested you to force me to confess." Li Mao stretched out his arms, holding Liu with one hand and Li Shi with the other, and said weakly.
Suddenly, Li Mao seemed to remember something and asked, "Where's Xue Zhao?"
Liu was slightly startled and said, "I haven't seen her for a long time. Could something have happened?"
Hearing this, Hua Yihen didn't even raise his eyelids, but said coldly: "She went to get help."
When Li Mao and his family heard this, they were all stunned.
Li Mao thought that the reinforcements Hua Yihen had requested were from the Xue family, but when he recalled the circumstances surrounding Hua Yihen and Ji Xingzhi's fate, he couldn't help but worry, "Calling for reinforcements? But going back to the Xue family? That's unacceptable! Didn't your wife want to kill you?"
"Xue Zhao disappeared early this morning, and we were just captured. Could it be that you are a prophet? Can you predict the future?" Li Shi said in surprise.
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mao and Liu looked at Hua Yihen in confusion. Although they did not dare to agree with Li Shi's words, they were also sure that Hua Yihen and Ji Xingzhi were definitely not ordinary people.
Hua Yihen ignored the family of three. He said nothing with his eyes closed, as if he was asleep.
Here, Ji Xingzhi finally found the government office, sat down in front of it and said, "I want to see your master."
The two yamen runners guarding the gate were stunned, and then burst into laughter.
"Where did this brat come from? Did you come to the wrong place?" a yamen runner laughed.
Another yamen runner also laughed and said, "How can you expect a country bumpkin to meet an imperial official? While I'm in a good mood, get out of here quickly, or I'll throw you into the dungeon."
Ji Xingzhi's face darkened, and he took out a badge from his pocket and repeated word by word: "I want to see your master."
The two yamen runners were a little far away and could not see the badge in Ji Xingzhi's hand clearly. When they got closer, they found that the badge in Ji Xingzhi's hand was made of pure gold, with the word "Xun" clearly printed on it.
Everyone in Huazhou Kingdom knew that two years ago, Hua Yihen defeated Shui Lianche, the crown prince of Shuizhou Kingdom, and when he returned to the capital, the emperor ordered people to make two gold medals, which symbolized Hua Yihen's identity and also established Hua Yihen's status. The God of War can only be on the battlefield, and the King of Honor can only be the King of Honor.
The two yamen runners were so frightened that they stumbled a few steps before they could stand firm. "Sir, wait a moment. I'll go get Lord Yang."
After a while, a group of people came out of the yamen, led by a middle-aged man in dark green official uniform. He was fat, bloated, and had a greasy face. He looked like a corrupt official.
The middle-aged man was shocked when he saw the gold medal in Ji Xingzhi's hand. He was as surprised as if he had seen the prince. He quickly lifted his robe and knelt down, saying, "Your humble servant greets His Majesty."
At the same time, the people behind the young man also knelt down and said in unison: "Greetings, Your Majesty."
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