The guards, wielding long spears, charged towards Ning Xi'er in unison.
Ning Xi'er handled the situation with ease, nimbly moving past the guards and leaving them defenseless.
Zheng Ye was completely stunned; it was the first time he had ever seen this kind of fighting style.
Compared to his swordsmanship, which was extremely powerful and fierce, Ning Xi'er's martial arts were much more relaxed, as if she were just casually flicking her wrist, without any effort, but the effect was doubled.
The guards who had been beaten, though not bruised and battered, were all dragging their arms and clutching their legs, suffering terribly...
Judging from the looks of it, the injury is quite serious.
"Open the door!"
Ning Xi'er gave orders to the two who were less seriously injured.
Fearing another beating, the two didn't dare hesitate for a second and immediately opened the door.
Ning Xi'er grabbed one of them and made him lead the way. Ning Xi'er said she had something to do and then parted ways with Zheng Ye, Bai Zhi, and Gan Cao.
The four agreed to meet at the city gate after two cups of tea.
Ning Xi'er went straight to the prefect's residence.
In the middle of the afternoon, Xue Lin was running around, suffering and getting tired, while the prefect was stretching out his legs and enjoying his concubine massaging his legs.
The guards who had led the way had long since disappeared. When the prefect saw a stunningly beautiful woman suddenly appear in the courtyard, he could still sense the foolishness in her.
He immediately stood up and shouted, "Who are you?"
He deliberately spoke loudly, hoping to attract the guards at the door to come in.
But before Ning Xi'er could come in, she knocked him down.
It would have been easier to use a drug, but the feeling of punching someone hard was definitely more satisfying!
Ning Xi'er was too lazy to waste words with him, so she stepped forward and with a swift chop, cut down the terrified concubine.
The prefect's expression immediately changed, a flash of fear crossing his eyes, but he still tried his best to remain calm.
"I'll answer you now, I am..."
"The people of Yongning".
Upon hearing the last four words, the prefect staggered back, his face drained of color, and tried to call for help, but was too terrified to move.
"You, you stay away!"
He cried out and stumbled backward, knocking over a teacup on the table, which shattered into pieces.
Ning Xi'er clicked her tongue twice. "It seems the Prefect knows about the situation in Yongning..."
Ning Xi'er approached, her voice calm and unhurried, "The people of Yongning are suffering terribly, barely able to feed themselves, yet Your Excellency has the leisure to enjoy tea here..."
With nowhere left to retreat, the prefect pursed his lips tightly.
The attitude was clear, but the speaker remained silent.
Ning Xi'er swept her sleeve, and the teapot on the table fell to the ground and shattered instantly.
"Tsk, what a pity! Such fine celadon!"
Judging from the fabric and subtle embroidery of the prefect's everyday clothes, and the concubine's attire...
A fleeting image flashed through Ning Xi'er's mind: the slightly faded stains on Xue Lin's clothes...
The wife and daughter of Xue Lin, whom she treated yesterday, were dressed simply and had no hairpins or ornaments in their hair...
Ning Xi'er curled her lips. To be able to sit in this position, and yet dare to deliberately conceal such a major event as a plague, risking their lives...
This county magistrate was naturally not one to speak so easily.
Ning Xi'er naturally had plenty of ways, but after discussing the return time with Zheng Ye and the others, she could only let this county magistrate benefit...
They administered hallucinogenic drugs to him and questioned him one by one after he began to hallucinate.
With each answer she received, Ning Xi'er's face and heart sank a little further!
It's really true!
Ning Xi'er immediately pulled out paper and pen, skipping over the details of the prefect and the governor's secret plot, and following the instructions, sealed off the plague in order to resolve Xie Zhun's group's objective...
They only mentioned hearing news of a plague outbreak in Yongning, but deliberately concealed it to avoid affecting their personal political achievements, including how they set up checkpoints, etc...
Ning Xi'er carried the obese, unconscious prefect to a tree trunk outside the courtyard, and then stuck the paper to the trunk...
Although the area outside the courtyard was quiet, there were still passersby.
Ning Xi'er stood in the courtyard and scattered a handful of copper coins outside...
The sound of footsteps gradually increased.
"Come quick! Someone's throwing money away!"
"Come and pick up the money!"
......
The people who squatted down to pick up the money suddenly realized that the person tied to the tree trunk a few steps away was none other than their prefect!
They all approached and peered closer at the paper pasted on the tree.
Ning Xi'er didn't stop, continuing to toss copper coins.
The people behind picked up the money, while the people in front looked at the words on the tree trunk.
The crowd was buzzing with discussion...
Seeing that it was almost time, Ning Xi'er immediately left through the side door.
They quickly reached the city gate and met up with Zheng Ye, Bai Zhi, and Gan Cao.
All four of them felt extremely happy.
But considering their motives—sacrificing millions of lives just to take the lives of Xie Zhun, Zheng Chengguang, Zheng Ye, the Duke of Huguo, and others...
Ning Xi'er's expression was solemn. One day, she would make these people pay for their blood debts!
The road back to Yongning was clear and unobstructed.
As the group dismounted, Ning Xi'er saw a familiar face she hadn't seen in a long time.
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