Bailong City is currently in great shortage of medicinal materials.
He thought that Magistrate Liu would not rip his clothes open to look, and they were exhausted from the journey and looked quite disheveled, so he should be able to fool them.
Who knows...
Master Lu lowered his eyelids and silently rolled his eyes at Judge Zhao.
Who knew this bad guy was here too? What a mistake.
Zhao Tongpan looked Mr. Lu up and down and sneered,
"Where is the previous injury? It healed so quickly that there's not even a trace left."
Mr. Lu moved his lips twice and glanced timidly at Magistrate Liu.
Seeing the increasingly gloomy face of Prefect Liu, he panicked and quickly changed the subject.
"Sir, I've discovered that Qianhuang City is recruiting a large number of new soldiers and is expanding its training grounds."
"It seems that Qianhuang City has indeed been occupied by King Qianhuang, and he is preparing to raise an army for rebellion!"
"This matter needs to be reported to the emperor as soon as possible."
After Master Lu finished his excited speech, he looked at the calm expressions of Prefect Liu and Judge Zhao and was suddenly dumbfounded.
How come they are not panicked by such a big thing?
What happened?
What happened during the time he was detained?
The calmer Prefect Liu and Judge Zhao were, the more anxious Advisor Lu became.
At this moment, a yamen runner came hurriedly to report, "The imperial envoy will arrive at the prefectural yamen in one stick of incense."
“Imperial Envoy!!!?” Master Lu widened his eyes in shock.
It came so quickly.
Qian Huangcheng treated them so well, and at this moment he felt a little reluctant to see Qian Huangcheng being investigated.
Prefect Liu glanced at Master Lu, then turned his head to look at Judge Zhao.
"Master Lu and his men have suffered so much. Please take good care of them while I go to greet the Imperial Envoy."
Zhao Tongpan immediately understood, "Yes, sir, don't worry, I will make sure they are well taken care of."
Magistrate Liu nodded, sighed, and walked out, shaking his sleeves.
Judge Zhao smiled at the confused Master Lu.
........
White Dragon City Prison Cell....
"Master Zhao, what do you mean by this?!"
Master Lu grabbed the cell door with both hands and looked at Judge Zhao in shock.
This guy actually dared to pretend to obey but actually disobey.
Magistrate Liu clearly asked him to settle them down properly.
As a result, as soon as Magistrate Liu left, Judge Zhao had them locked up in the cell.
Zhao Tongpan curled his lips and smiled, "It's nothing special. I'll just ask Master Lu to stay here for a few days."
"You just came out of the dark and damp cells in Qianhuang City. It's easy to feel uncomfortable living in such a comfortable place all of a sudden. You should first get used to it here."
"You..." Master Lu was so angry that he almost couldn't breathe after hearing the sarcastic words of Zhao Tongpan.
"We are all innocent and have never betrayed White Dragon City. Why do you want to lock us up?"
“Let me out now!!!”
He just didn't suffer, so is that a big sin?
Except for the fact that he was tortured, everything else he said was true.
Saying he was tortured was just to make what he said later sound more real.
Judge Zhao glanced at Master Lu indifferently, turned around and left the cell.
If the imperial envoy had not come, Lord Liu would have certainly interrogated Master Lu.
Now he and Magistrate Liu have both defected to King Qianhuang, but Master Lu is obsessed with reporting King Qianhuang.
If Master Lu said something he shouldn't have said and the Imperial Envoy heard it, and the Imperial Envoy didn't dare to go to Qianhuang City, that would be disastrous.
As long as the imperial envoy doesn't leave, he won't be able to take people to transport water. That won't work.
"The gate is tightly closed, no one is allowed to enter or leave."
At a command from Judge Zhao, the prison door closed instantly, and the cell was suddenly plunged into darkness.
Master Lu was so angry that he cursed loudly, "Mr. Zhao, you are using public power for personal gain, you will not live a good life..."
After cursing a few times, Master Lu opened his mouth because of the strange smell in the cell.
He turned his head and looked into the cell with a bitter look on his face.
Now he really lived in a dark and damp cell.
The six yamen runners were also dumbfounded.
How come life in our own territory is worse than in Qianhuang City?
Li Yayi, the fat man, leaned against the cell, mumbling with regret,
"Since I'm going to be in jail anyway, I might as well go to Qianhuang City and be in jail there."
"At least the cells in Qianhuang City are spacious and clean, ah..."
After hearing Li Yayi's nagging, several people felt that they could not stay in this dark and damp cell for a moment.
Yamen runner Zhang glanced at Master Lu with some resentment.
"Just say you can't complain. We're all fat and white. If we complain, it'll look fake."
"That's great! The Master must be suspecting that we have been instigated and is treating us as traitors."
Master Lu's heart trembled, and his confused mind suddenly became clear.
This wasn't Zhao Tongpan taking revenge on him personally; it was clearly Lord Liu who suspected him.
Master Lu raised his hand and slapped his head in regret.
He was too clever for his own good. He should have told the truth earlier.
Now he is locked up in a cell, with no one to turn to for help. He can only wait for Magistrate Liu to summon him as soon as possible.
Now that the imperial envoy has arrived, it is hard to say when Magistrate Liu will remember him.
Thinking of this, Master Lu really wanted to cry...
.......
"Your Excellency, your Excellency, is here to receive the Imperial Envoy, as you must have traveled a long way. Your Excellency, I have prepared a room for you to rest."
Magistrate Liu, accompanied by Zhao Tongpan and other subordinates, dressed in official uniforms, spoke respectfully.
Qu Yutang stepped out of the carriage and said, "Please excuse the formalities, everyone. I am on a mission to Extinguish Fire City under the command of His Majesty. I am passing by here, so there is no need to be nervous."
Prefect Liu bowed and said, "Your Excellency has taken great pains to come here. I have already had the food prepared. Please move on."
Qu Yutang stepped down from the carriage and said, "Thank you for your help. I have come here with an important mission. Bailong City is the closest to Fire Extinguishing City. I hope that Magistrate Liu will actively cooperate and report the situation in Fire Extinguishing City to me."
Magistrate Liu nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, sir. I will fully cooperate and will not hide anything."
As the prefect of Bailong City, how much could he know about Qianhuang City?
It’s good enough to be able to talk about the expansion of the city wall. After all, it is a big project and can be seen at a glance.
Oh, by the way, we can’t say Qianhuang City now, we have to say Miehuo City, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the imperial envoy.
Magistrate Liu muttered to himself, "Destroy the Fire City."
"Very good." Qu Yutang nodded with satisfaction. "Then let's go have dinner first. After a short rest, we'll discuss official business."
He was really hungry along the way.
We should have rested first and then had dinner.
But he really couldn't hold on any longer, and he was so hungry that he felt dizzy.
If I had known this earlier, I would have asked for more food when I left the previous city.
"Your humble servant will follow your orders." Magistrate Liu made a gesture of invitation.
"This will lead the way for you, my Lord."
.......
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