Ling Ba shook his head at Ling Qi, signaling him not to act rashly.
Ling Qi hadn't expected this woman to be so forceful. Helpless, he looked at Qiu Yan.
Qiu Yan immediately said, "Strip her naked and hang her at the city gate!" causing the woman to vomit another mouthful of blood.
She looked so pitiful.
Ling Qi and Ling Ba were slightly taken aback. From now on, they couldn't afford to offend Qiu Yan so easily.
"You..." The woman was filled with anger and resentment.
"Leave this to me." Ling Qi smiled mischievously and stepped forward to do as he was told.
The woman spat at Ling Qi fiercely, "Get out of my way!"
Qiu Yan didn't have as much patience as Ling Qi. She suddenly drew her dagger and slashed open the woman's collar. "My patience is limited. Tell me, who sent you?"
The woman was startled and quickly covered her collar, saying, "No comment!"
Qiu Yan thought for a moment, wondering who was targeting her.
After thinking it over, the only person she had offended with such power was the Northern Qi.
She looked at Ling Qi, who gave a cold laugh, hoisted the woman over his shoulder, and said, "Let's go to the city gate."
"Shameless!"
Unable to break free, the woman opened her mouth and bit Ling Qi's shoulder.
Ling Qi winced in pain and frowned, "You're like a dog, if you bite me again, I'll kill you!"
As soon as I finished speaking, my shoulder inevitably started to ache again.
Left with no other choice, Ling Qi threw the woman to the ground, tore open her clothes, gagged her, and then hoisted her onto his shoulder again, heading towards the city gate…
At the government office, the Wu brothers were working feverishly.
Prefect Xu and his daughter Xu Qing stood quietly in front of the newly built study, watching the workers busily at work, sometimes speaking softly, sometimes smiling gently.
Because Prefect Xu was present, Wu Erhu and Wu Sanhu were so nervous that their foreheads were covered with fine beads of sweat.
Seeing Qiu Dafu slowly approaching from afar, the two felt a little relieved. Uncle Qiu, you've finally arrived.
When Prefect Xu and his daughter heard footsteps coming from not far away, they turned around at the same time.
Xu Qing smiled gently at the approaching man, bent down slightly, and greeted him softly:
"Brother Qiu, you've arrived."
Qiu Dafu smiled calmly and stepped forward, "Miss Xu, there's no need for such formalities." Xu Qing always acted this way whenever she saw him, which made Qiu Dafu extremely awkward.
Apart from Jiang Liu, he had never had any contact with daughters of prominent families.
Then, he looked at Prefect Xu, clasped his hands in a salute, and said, "Lord Xu."
Prefect Xu nodded slightly. "Da Fu, I was just about to look for you."
Now that this study and other facilities are nearing completion, I intend to entrust the task of repairing the city walls and moat to you. Would you be willing?
Most of his men died, and there weren't many left who were truly useful.
The walls and moat of Huaiyuan City appear to be indestructible on the surface, but due to their simple construction at the time, they are actually quite dilapidated inside.
Prefect Xu had wanted to renovate it as early as last year.
He wanted to demolish and rebuild the city wall, but the project was too large and had not been approved by the authorities.
Now, because of last year's turmoil, His Majesty has finally granted him permission to allocate funds to repair the city walls.
"Thank you for your trust, sir. I will not fail in my mission." Qiu Dafu was of course willing, but he was in for a lot of work.
The house in Baiyang should be closed for the summer.
Prefect Xu stroked his beard and smiled, "Very well, it's settled then."
After saying that, he looked at his daughter, "Qing'er, let's go."
"Dad, you go first. I have something to say to Brother Qiu."
Xu Qing refused to leave, and Prefect Xu let her go and left on his own.
Qiu Dafu looked at Xu Qing with a puzzled expression. "Miss Xu, what do you want to tell me?"
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