Zhu Lin instructed his three senior brothers, Zhu Qiuyu, Zhu Xichen, and Zhu Chumo, to stay in Shanquan Village for the time being. Although Prince Gong had left, his men were still watching the area closely. If no one was left to guard Shanquan Village, the villagers would likely be slaughtered soon. The allure of the silver mine was too great, and those men would certainly not give up easily.
"Don't worry, junior brother, I will take good care of the silver mine and the villagers," Zhu Qiuyu said.
“We don’t need this silver mine anymore; let’s leave it to the imperial court.” Zhu Lin glanced at Zhu Qiuyu.
Zhu Qiuyu chuckled softly and nodded in agreement, "Understood, Junior Brother. Senior Brother will not covet the silver mine."
"Find an opportunity to reveal the silver mine to the imperial court. Once they send someone to take over, you should leave," Zhu Lin said quietly.
"I heard that a princess has been found in the capital, but Xingxing has lost her memory and doesn't remember anything from before. Are we really going to give up the silver mine for the court?" Zhu Qiuyu knew that everything Zhu Lin had done was for Xingxing, which is why she brought this up.
It was no secret that the emperor had found the princess. Thanks to the special publicity by Prince Gong's men, almost everyone in the world now knew that Princess Fuxing had once disappeared and had now been found.
The people have been swayed by the narrative and are now waiting for the princess to return so that she can change the fate of the nation, stop the natural disasters, and bring about favorable weather and peace throughout the land.
Zhu Qiuyu didn't take the mystical and ethereal concept of the Lucky Star seriously, but with Prince Gong's deliberate promotion, the common people believed it. If the natural disasters didn't end and the people continued to suffer, the princess's reputation would be ruined.
"No rush, Xingxing isn't in a hurry to go back. When she wants to go back, she'll find a way. That fake princess won't be able to keep up for long. We can deal with her anytime." Zhu Lin said casually before walking towards Boss Zhou and the others.
"Senior Brother, Third Junior Brother, Fourth Junior Brother, we'll head to the prefectural city first. You all need to be careful too." Zhu Changge wasn't worried about the three of them, but they still had to protect the villagers, which made things more difficult.
"Don't worry, Changge. We're not children. We know what to do if we encounter danger." If there's a situation where they can't protect the villagers, they'll naturally protect themselves first. They wouldn't risk their lives to protect the villagers of Shanquan Village.
However, "I believe in the abilities of myself and my two junior brothers. No one can gain an advantage over us unless they have a massive army." Zhu Qiuyu confidently opened his folding fan and fanned himself.
Zhu Changge smiled slightly; she also had confidence in her fellow disciples.
Two hours later, just as Zhu Lin and Xingxing were about to reach the gate of Quanshui Prefecture, they encountered Zhu Qingruo and her group on the road. They had already rescued Fu Jiasheng.
Fu Jiasheng was seriously injured, with not a single patch of uninjured flesh on his body. It was estimated that if they had waited another day to rescue him, he would not have survived.
“I knew that vicious woman wouldn’t let Jiasheng go. I was beaten half to death like this when I was captured. I’m so grateful to Uncle Fu for rescuing me.” Gu Yiqiao looked at the dying Fu Jiasheng, feeling both heartache and anger.
Zhu Changge took Fu Jiasheng's pulse and then fed him a few pills. "This medicine is very effective in treating internal injuries. His injuries are too severe, and I'm not sure if he can pull through."
"Master Zhu also knows medicine?" Zhou Wufu asked curiously.
Zhu Changge smiled amiably, "I know a little bit about it. Not only me, but my other fellow disciples also know a little about medicine. Our sect has a wide range of knowledge, and we know a little about everything, but each of us is proficient in different things. For example, my fourth junior brother is proficient in divination and medicine."
Zhu Changge declined to elaborate on what others were proficient in.
Gu Yiqiao hesitated for a moment, "Should I ask a doctor to come and examine my son again?"
Zhu Changge smiled and said, "I think it's fine. Let the doctor prescribe some more medicine."
Medicine from Fairy Mist Island isn't something you can just give away casually. Giving away a few pills in an emergency is fine, but a daily supply is impossible.
"Then let's hurry into the city and find a doctor."
Gu Yiqiao was about to leave when Zhu Changge stopped him, saying, "Someone's coming. It seems those people have caught up."
Because Fu Jiasheng was imprisoned in a private dungeon on the mountain, the group had to rush to the foot of the mountain after rescuing him.
They were in a dilapidated temple, and Fu Jiasheng was lying on the ground covered with dry grass.
During the rescue, the five brothers also took action, but they were protected by Zhu Qingruo and Zhu Yueran, so they were not injured.
Hearing that those people were catching up again, Fu and his friends were itching to get out and make a big splash.
"A bunch of idiots going to their deaths," Zhu Yueran, who was usually quiet, suddenly said.
Zhu Lin knew that his fifth senior brother was itching to fight, so he didn't plan to compete with him. He even stopped the others, saying, "Let the fifth senior brother handle it. We won't make a move yet."
After a short while, the fighting outside stopped, and even the air seemed to fall into a deathly silence. Soon after, Zhu Yueran appeared slowly at the entrance of the dilapidated temple, carrying a sword.
His once clean and white robe was now stained with blood and ink, a dark red that made him look like a devil, a mixture of justice and evil.
Tsk tsk, are all the people from Fairy Mist Island monsters? There were at least thirty thugs chasing after them, and they were all taken care of in a quarter of an hour?
"Fifth Senior Brother alone isn't enough to kill, so it seems we're out of the picture," Zhu Lin said casually.
Apart from the few people from Fairy Mist Island, everyone else was in a daze and only came back to their senses when they heard Zhu Lin's voice.
"Then let's leave quickly, should we go into the city or go back to Shanquan Village?" Old Zhou subconsciously looked at Zhu Lin.
“Since we’re already here, let’s go into the city,” Zhu Lin said matter-of-factly, then frowned, “The people outside haven’t been buried yet.”
Everyone: "?" Let's not dwell on this at a time like this.
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