Huang Jingang and the advisor exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes. They secretly marveled at Lu Tu's domineering methods, truly worthy of being a rising star capable of continuously killing the Wuhuan people.
Even if he wanted to protect Xu Jing, there was nothing he could do now. After all, the Wang family had deep roots in the area. Even when Captain Yun Tian was just a lowly soldier, he had received favors from the Wang family.
It would be better to handle this case impartially. When I write to the capital at the end of the year to report on my work, it will not only be a political achievement, but it will also help to salvage my somewhat deteriorating reputation.
Wang Miaoling whispered to Lü Tu, "Thank you so much, Commandant Lü. I will never forget your life-saving grace!"
Lu Tu waved his hand dismissively: "Miss Wang, there's no need to take it to heart. It's our duty to fight evil and eliminate wickedness. Even if it weren't me, Lu Tu, any man would have done the same!"
Upon hearing this, the onlookers burst into enthusiastic applause. They had long heard of Lü Tu's reputation, but unfortunately had never had the chance to meet him. Today, they saw Lü Tu not only save Wang Miaoling's life, but also personally escort her back to the city and even come to testify.
This is a hero with a strong sense of righteousness!
Huang Jingang's eyelids twitched! With just two short sentences, Lü Tu had turned this dignified prefectural government office into his own domain. Seeing how much Lü Tu was loved by the people, Huang Jingang was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
Not only did they not give me face in front of everyone, but now they're trying to steal my thunder and even try to take the credit for me. How can I accept that?
Huang Jingang said, "Since Commandant Lü is here to testify, and the evidence is now complete, we will not delay Commandant Lü any longer. Please proceed."
How could Lü Tu not know what he was thinking? It's just that he really didn't want to stay here any longer. Now that the evidence was conclusive, even if Xu Jing came to confront him face to face, he couldn't change the truth.
He simply bowed to Huang Jin Gang and said, "Then I, Lü, will take my leave first."
"Master, please help me get rid of Lieutenant Lü."
Lu Tu looked at Wang Miaoling: "Miss Wang, take care."
"Thank you very much, Commandant Lü. I will come to express my gratitude again after Miaoling has buried her mother."
"good!"
Lu Tu arrived outside the yamen, took the knife handed to him by a soldier, mounted his horse, and headed towards Tie Liu Lane in the west of the city.
But he hadn't gone far when he saw Liu Hong riding up on horseback with 150 men, looking anxious: "Sir, there is no one else in the house except for 28 imprisoned girls, and there is nothing of value."
Upon hearing this, Lü Tu tensed up instantly. He suddenly realized something was wrong and thought to himself that he had been careless. He hurriedly said to the others, "Come back to camp with me!"
After saying that, he took the lead and galloped away down the street. Liu Hong and the others saw this and quickly rode after him. The 150 infantrymen behind him also sheathed their swords and followed Lü Tu towards the south gate.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!" This was the first time Lu Tu had ever acted so savagely and recklessly in the market; he had miscalculated.
Liu Hong caught up with Lü Tu and asked, "Sir, why is it so urgent?"
"Lure the tiger away from the mountain!"
Upon hearing these four words, a murderous intent flashed in Liu Hong's eyes. He was considered Song Yuxi's personal guard, and if his home were attacked, the consequences would be unimaginable. He quickly drew his long sword and waved it in the air to intimidate the people in the market: "Military situation is urgent, everyone get out of the way!"
From a distance, Jia Dazhuang, the guard at the south gate, spotted Lü Tu. Just as he was about to greet him with a smile, he saw Lü Tu's murderous aura and quickly ordered the people preparing to enter the city to make way for Lü Tu and his entourage.
At this moment, Lü Tu was filled with self-reproach and his mind was in turmoil. His hands even began to tremble slightly. While he was scheming against Xu Jing, he was unaware that Xu Jing was also scheming against him.
Xu Jingming knew that Wang Miaoling was under Lü Tu's protection, but he still only sent three strong men to rescue her.
He had anticipated that the three men would fail, so he told them the truth about sending someone to kill Wang's mother beforehand, and then had them relay the message to Wang Miaoling.
This gave Lü Tu a strong desire to help Wang Miaoling file a complaint with the authorities and bring down Xu Jing.
Otherwise, given the status of those three individuals, they would absolutely not be qualified to possess such crucial information.
But why would Xu Jing believe that Lü Tu must help Wang Miaoling? This illustrates that Xu Jing firmly believes that Lü Tu already knows the secret of the Wang family's treasure!
That's why he took a risky gamble, using a scheme within a scheme to make Lü Tu believe that victory was in his grasp, so that he could both bring down himself and get Lü Tu to do Wang Miaoling a favor.
Afterwards, Lü Tu went to Wuchuan on his own initiative, leaving his home empty.
But there is an important premise before that: why did Xu Jing abandon Wang Miaoling's treasure?
There is only one possibility: Xu Jing must have known in advance that Nangong Huiyu had married Lü Tu. His target for this diversionary tactic must be the secret that Nangong Huiyu possesses: the token to unlock the Xuanpin Society's leadership!
Xu Jing may have lost patience with Wang Miaoling and was unwilling to wait any longer, or he may have thought that the secret in the Xuanpin Society token was more important.
The reason Lü Tu was fooled was because of the information asymmetry! He didn't know that Xu Jing already knew Nangong Huiyu's whereabouts.
There's a mole!
Only in this way can everything be explained. This mole holds a fairly high position within Lü Tu's organization; otherwise, he wouldn't have known that Nangong Huiyu was the White Lotus Saintess, and he wouldn't have revealed this information to Xu Jing.
If an ordinary villager were to inform on someone simply because of the wanted posters previously posted outside Wuchuan City, the authorities would be the ones to come.
He didn't have time to think about who the traitor was; all he had to do was get back to the village as quickly as possible.
At this point, he could only pin his hopes on Liu Yang, Nie Yun, and the other two hundred or so people, as well as the villagers. He had wasted more than half an hour, but if Liu Yang and the others could hold on... perhaps everything would still be alright.
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