In the past two days, the forces behind the Crown Prince have made frequent moves, leaving them no chance...
At Yan Lang's request, the magistrate of Yaopingyuan County dispatched a doctor to the desolate area to treat the exiled prisoners...
The magistrate of Pingyuan County would naturally not miss this opportunity.
After discussing with Meng Yi, they decided to have the assassin accompany the doctor under the guise of transporting herbs.
The magistrate of Pingyuan County was a cunning and treacherous man.
They cherish their reputation, worry that their people might make a mistake, in case of an investigation...
First, if the families of county officials were to cause trouble, the news could easily leak out and cause an uproar among the people.
Secondly, these subordinates had served him for many years and were easy to use. If the county officials responsible for registration suddenly all died, what if the news reached the Censorate...?
Forget about the second prince's reward; the magistrate's career is probably over...
Therefore, they came up with this foolish idea: to have twenty skilled death row inmates in the prison sign and fingerprint a document...
He then ordered someone to send a message to the bandits in the nearby mountains, instructing them to send sixteen men down the mountain to carry out the murderous acts they were familiar with.
The magistrate of Pingyuan County naturally offered many benefits, including pardoning several bandits who had been captured.
After hearing this, Zheng Ye couldn't help but step forward and slap the group across the face!
Look at the lives of the villagers in this desolate place!
The magistrate of Pingyuan County was preoccupied with currying favor with the powerful and colluding with bandits. How could he possibly have the mind to handle county affairs?
Located in a remote area with limited resources, the presence of such a county magistrate led to a situation where bandits colluded with him...
It is easy to imagine how difficult it must be for the people of Pingyuan to make a living.
Although Zheng Ye served in the military for many years, he retained his youthful spirit and sense of justice...
Even when he was in the army, he often restrained his subordinates from disturbing the people.
Hearing that the Pingyuan County Magistrate and his men were behaving lawlessly, he was absolutely furious!
"Zheng Ye!"
Xie Zhun called out to Zheng Ye.
Punishment can wait; let's deal with the immediate situation first.
Xie Zhun's gaze swept across the faces of the four leaders one by one.
Ask them, "What just happened here?"
The two stubborn men pursed their lips, their eyes filled with resentment, but dared not speak.
So they remained silent in the stalemate.
The other two are "spineless"...
One man knelt on the ground, gazing at the corpses of the condemned prisoners and Meng Yi scattered on the ground. His eyes darted around, and he offered a fawning explanation:
"A mass prison break has occurred in this county; the authorities have ordered us to investigate..."
The man rambled on while observing Xie Zhun's expression.
Seeing that Xie Zhun did not stop him, he quickly cut off the conversation and continued fabricating, "The death row inmate escaped to the wilderness, and Supervisor Meng assisted in the pursuit, but unfortunately..."
The four of them had all witnessed Meng Yi's performance just now; he was adept at reading people and carefully choosing his words...
"Unfortunately, he was killed by a death row inmate..."
After he finished speaking, Xie Zhun calmly said, "If the county magistrate or anyone else asks you..."
Why, when you all went out together, were only the two of you there?
The implication couldn't be clearer...
Xie Zhun didn't intend to keep all four of them...
Fearing that their last chance of survival was gone, the other person, seemingly spineless, rushed to answer:
"Because I am not skilled in martial arts, I was accidentally injured and fainted during the fight..."
Upon waking, he sought help from the garrison, but by the time they arrived, the others had already...
Xie Zhun smiled and gestured with his chin toward the other two.
Xuan Shuang pierced through the other two with a single sword strike.
The two who had spoken immediately collapsed to the ground.
Xie Zhun said calmly, "Now, you should go and ask the garrison for help..."
The two were so frightened that their legs went weak. Upon hearing this, they immediately struggled to get up, but their legs were too weak, and they couldn't stand up even after several attempts.
Fearing that Xie Zhun might change his mind, they crawled and ran, staggering and struggling towards the camp.
Zheng Ye stared at the two figures as they walked away, his eyes clearly filled with confusion.
Aren't you worried that Your Highness might alert Yan Lang? After all, there are two thousand people in the camp, three hundred on the ground, and many more in the barracks...
If a fight really breaks out, once things get out of hand, there will be no going back.
Zheng Ye wasn't afraid, but he felt that he had only been there for two days, and the supervising officer and the garrison troops were pressing him relentlessly, which had pushed him to his limit...
But at this moment, apart from the help of Princess Ning Xi'er, their bargaining chips for open confrontation are still limited, and they are somewhat worried.
Xie Zhun looked towards the barracks, where two constables rushed to the barracks door and began pounding on it desperately...
The shouts were so loud that they could be heard throughout the village.
Xie Zhun's lips curled slightly, and he couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect you two to be so sensible..."
I just understand that it was used in the wrong place.
If they don't make a big fuss and alert Yan Lang, he's most likely to kill them both before things escalate...
So why are all the stories written by Yan Lang?
The two constables seemed determined to wake everyone up...
With so much public opinion at stake, Yan Lang found it difficult to make a move.
As the constables pounded on the door, Xie Zhun raised his hand, and Xuan Feng and Xuan Shuang swiftly dealt with the sixteen bandits on the ground.
One of the men in black drew his sword and plunged it precisely back into Meng Yi's bloody wound...
After doing all this, Xuanfeng, Xuanshuang, Zheng Ye, and Eunuch Xu returned to Xie Zhun's side.
Ning Xi'er brought out several water pouches, filled them with spiritual spring liquid, and had Xingming, who was hiding at the back, distribute them to everyone.
Playing two matches in a row has indeed taken a toll on my physical strength.
The group opened their water bags, and after a short while, their fatigue gradually disappeared...
If Yan Lang brings his men, we can fight another battle!
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