The assassin glanced at Lin Changshou, took out a black token with the words "Wu Ma" written on it from his pocket, and thrust it in front of Prefect Wang.
"Seeing the token is like seeing the old patriarch of the Wu Ma family. Please come to the mansion for a chat."
When Magistrate Wang saw the token, he was startled and immediately showed a look of panic on his face.
"So you are from the Wu Ma family. I am so sorry for the disrespect."
"I wonder what your master wants to talk to me about?"
Wow, he has a lot of spies. They came to his door as soon as he came back.
The old patriarch of the Wu Ma family is dead, yet he is still pretending to be important.
Bah!
Who are you trying to scare!
The assassin frowned and said, "You'll know when you get there."
What master, master? Shi Qiang is worthy of being his master.
However, he was not in a position to say openly that he was using the Wu Ma family token to coax Prefect Wang to meet Shi Qiang.
"So...ah..."
Magistrate Wang bowed,
"It's just that I just got back. I'm exhausted and I'm afraid it would be disrespectful to meet your master. I'll go meet your master after I've freshened up."
Seeing the constipated look on the assassin's face, Magistrate Wang felt secretly pleased and he wished that every word he said could be changed to "your master".
He already knew that these assassins came with Shi Qiang. The assassins of the Wu Ma family were very arrogant, so how could they be willing to listen to Shi Qiang, their master?
The assassin glanced at Magistrate Wang impatiently and said, "No need to freshen up. This matter is urgent. Please move on now, Magistrate Wang."
"This..." Magistrate Wang frowned slightly in embarrassment, then sighed helplessly.
"All right."
After saying this, Magistrate Wang turned around and looked at the six yamen runners, and pointed casually.
"You two follow me."
Lin Changshou and Cong Chongqiu, who were named, responded immediately and stood beside Magistrate Wang.
The assassin listened to the heavy footsteps of the two yamen runners and sneered.
There is no point in bringing two people with such poor martial arts skills.
After all, he is the governor of a city, but he doesn't know how to keep two good men around him.
The Wu Ma family’s mansion is just a few steps away from the prefectural government office, which is also a reflection of the Wu Ma family’s power.
No matter which city they are in, the Wu Ma family’s mansions are all near the prefectural government office. Of course, there are also Wu Ma family mansions in the most prosperous places in a city.
.......
"Prefect Wang has arrived."
The assassin opened Shi Qiang's door and looked at Shi Qiang lying on the bed with a cold gaze.
"So fast!" Shi Qiang looked towards the door in surprise and pulled the quilt around him.
In this horrible weather, the cold wind blew straight at him as soon as the door was opened.
Ever since he was injured, he has been particularly afraid of cold and would shiver all over after going out for a while.
The assassin resisted the urge to roll his eyes and said coldly, "Let someone in now?"
Shi Qiang pursed his cracked lips.
"He brought people with him?"
"I brought two yamen runners."
"....." Shi Qiang frowned, "How are the martial arts of those two yamen runners?"
“Ordinary people.”
Shi Qiang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Let Magistrate Wang come in by himself."
The assassin looked at Shi Qiang as if he were an idiot. "Do you think that's possible?"
After all, he is the prefect of a city. It is a great honor for him to come and meet the Wu Ma family.
After all, they didn't say who from the Wu Ma family wanted to see Prefect Wang.
If it was the old patriarch, he naturally had the status to summon Magistrate Wang.
The side branches of the Wu Ma family still had to give some face to Prefect Wang.
Shi Qiang, a mere man, hadn't even officially taken over the military camp yet, but he wanted the prefect of a city to retreat again and again. He was too embarrassed to say anything.
Besides, the two yamen runners walked so heavily and had very poor martial arts skills, so he didn't take them seriously at all.
"......" Shi Qiang was choked and wanted to curse, but he was helpless under the eaves.
"Okay, call the people in."
"That's right." When the assassin was about to turn around and go out to call for help, Shi Qiang quickly added,
"Call in a few more assassins. Magistrate Wang and Cong Chongqiu have some connections, so we still have to be on guard."
His heart was pounding and he always felt uneasy.
He would feel safer if he had more assassins guarding him.
Wasn't it because the old patriarch was too confident that he let his assassins leave the tent, which gave Cong Chongqiu an opportunity to take advantage of?
This time, no matter who he meets, he will bring his assassins with him and will never meet anyone alone.
His life can't withstand another blow.
The assassin paused and walked out of the room without saying a word.
A moment later, the two assassins brought Magistrate Wang and two yamen runners into Shi Qiang's warm house.
The moment Shi Qiang and his group entered the room, he immediately looked at the two yamen runners.
Seeing that the two yamen runners were not from the military camp, he finally let go of his worries.
He didn't say that he knew everyone in the military camp, but he did know Cong Chongqiu's personal soldiers.
Apart from Cong Chongqiu who had some skills, there was no need for him to know the other ordinary soldiers.
As soon as Magistrate Wang stepped into the room, a trace of anger appeared on his face. He frowned and looked at the assassin.
"I, out of respect for the Wu Ma family, am here to meet your master."
"But, this person doesn't seem to be your master, right?"
"I wonder what your intention is in tricking me into coming here?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Changshou immediately drew his sword and stood in front of Magistrate Wang, staring at the assassin in front of him vigilantly.
Magistrate Wang looked at Lin Changshou, who was so cooperative with him, and almost couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
So cool!
No wonder he is the person that the Queen values the most. It is really comfortable to use him.
It’s not like Cong Chongqiu standing behind him like a big fool, not understanding what he meant for a long time.
If only Cong Chongqiu was brought here, he would probably be cut on the neck and blood would splatter on Cong's face before that guy could react.
The assassin's face froze slightly, and he looked at Shi Qiang, who was afraid of freezing to death and refused to get out of bed.
You should say something.
Didn't you call this person here?
"Ahem!" Shi Qiang received the complaining look from the assassin and quickly cleared his throat.
"Sir Wang, it was the general who invited you here."
"General!?" Magistrate Wang turned and looked at Shi Qiang with a puzzled look on his face. "Which general are you?"
At this moment, Shi Qiang really did not look like a general at all.
The more than half a month of recuperation made him very haggard. Not only was his face full of unshaven beard, but he also had a messy hair and sunken eye sockets.
If he went to the military camp like this, probably few people would recognize him. It was normal that Magistrate Wang, who had no relationship with him, did not recognize him.
Shi Qiang pulled the corner of his lips and raised his hand to tidy up his messy hair.
"I am Shi Qiang, the Great General of the Cavalry."
He was afraid that Cong Chongqiu would find out before his injury healed, so he made himself look like this.
The main reason was that the place where he was recuperating was too close to Crescent City, so he had to be on guard.
"General Shi!?" Prefect Wang widened his eyes in shock and took a few steps towards the bed.
The moment Magistrate Wang moved his feet, Lin Changshou put away his knife and followed Magistrate Wang to the bed.
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