The desolate county prison.
The remaining three hundred or so surviving bandits were brought here, and the entire prison was soon filled.
This was the first time the prison in the desolate county had accommodated so many people. There weren't enough jailers, so they had to ask some constables for help to get everyone settled.
Most of these people had already fainted from fright, and overall they were quite easy to manage.
Only Lin Erluo kept staring at the iron gate of the prison, desperately shouting that he was innocent: "Your Honor, I have been wronged!"
"I just wanted to go to the desolate mountains to find our ancestors. I had no idea that these bandits were there too. I'm from Linjia Village. How could I lead bandits to find my own people?"
"These bandits are slandering me! They just want to sow discord within the Lin family! They've wronged me; my parents are waiting for me to come home for dinner!"
Lin Erluo shouted himself hoarse, but all he got in return was a disdainful look from the bandit leader.
Guangping is still furious. He had worked so hard to organize everything, and it looked like he was about to build a rebel army, but he was blocked by the small county town of Huangxian and is still imprisoned.
If it weren't for those miraculous methods, how could a mere small town possibly stop him?
Fortunately, his brother was still holding the line with a small group of men at the base; otherwise, the entire army would have been wiped out!
Hopefully, his unreliable younger brother will realize his brother's predicament and bring people to rescue him in time.
Once he escapes this predicament, he must stay far away from that eerie, desolate mountain and never return in this lifetime!
Why are other people's rebel armies so successful? When it came to his, he suffered disaster before he even started!
It was also because he was stupid. His eyes had been twitching before he set off, and he had a premonition in his heart, but he still couldn't resist the temptation of several thousand bushels of grain. He eagerly led his men over, only to be killed in the end.
Well, let's leave it to fate! With that legendary mountain goddess around, he'll probably have a hard time escaping!
Guangping turned to look at Lin Erluo, who was still shouting, with a look of disgust.
What an idiot! Linjia Village clearly had a more powerful backer, but he didn't seize the opportunity and instead joined forces with others to deal with the barren mountain.
If this guy had explained the power of the Mountain Goddess, how could he have easily brought people over?
He might have had a chance to cooperate with the mountain god of the desolate mountain, but it was all ruined by those two idiots, Lin Erluo and Lin Lian!
On the other side of the iron bars, Lin Lian was also locked up, but she was noticeably quieter. Ever since she was brought here, she had been pondering something.
This shouldn't be happening!
The villagers of Linjia Village lived a perfectly good life in their previous life. There were no bandits, let alone that strange mountain goddess!
Lin Lian felt that, from a certain moment on, the course of her past life had changed, completely altering everything she knew.
"Are they all here?" Xu Rurong hadn't slept all night and was also keeping an eye on the movements outside Huang County.
With the Mountain Goddess taking action, she naturally couldn't just capture this group of people; she also sent some people to raid the bandits' temporary stronghold.
Xu Rurong also sent some people to provide support, but now that they haven't returned, he can't sleep at all.
Taking advantage of this time, Xu Rurong arrived at the prison and overheard Lin Erluo's rant. He couldn't help but laugh.
“Magistrate, you haven’t investigated the truth of the matter yet, and there hasn’t been a public confrontation. How can you punish us directly?” Lin Erluo rushed over impatiently when he saw someone approaching.
Xu Rurong glanced at him, looking at the man with a half-smile on her face who was full of resentment.
"What, are you dissatisfied with my handling of the matter?"
"You have the nerve to do such a thing, but why can't you admit it?"
Compared to those bandits, Xu Rurong hated Lin Erluo the most! A formidable opponent isn't scary; what's truly terrifying is a teammate like that who's a complete liability!
If it weren't for the powerful abilities bestowed by the Mountain Goddess, there would have been casualties in the desolate mountains. How could ordinary people compare to these bandits who lick blood off the edge of a knife?
“Your Excellency, my great-grandmother is a princess. How can you bear to let her lose her grandson at such an old age?” Lin Erluo’s eyes lit up.
Xu Ru said coldly, "How could you be so heartless!"
Lin Erluo collapsed to the ground, completely at a loss for how to extricate himself. Why was this magistrate so stubborn?
His great-grandmother was a princess, after all. Doesn't he respect princesses at all? Even if she was a princess from the previous dynasty, she was still a princess!
"Come on, stop wasting your time. Do you think the magistrate doesn't know what kind of person you are?" Guangping rolled his eyes again.
Lin Erluo: "..."
"Your Excellency, Magistrate!" Lin Lian finally spoke up.
"May I request that my mother come to visit me? Your Excellency, you may not know this, but my mother comes from the capital. She is the fourth young lady of the Shen family. She married my father for love, which is why she is staying in this remote county." She did not try to exonerate herself, nor did she say anything that she was wronged.
Judging from their appearance, they clearly know everything. We might as well take this opportunity to reveal her powerful backer.
The title of a princess from the previous dynasty is ultimately not as useful as that of an official in the current dynasty. Her mother is from the capital and is a noblewoman of the capital. How dare a mere county magistrate challenge a noblewoman from the capital?
Lin Lian's greatest source of confidence was her mother's identity. Having held onto Shen Wanxin's identity token for so many years, they had already found out the approximate location of the Shen family in the capital. As long as they sent a letter explaining the situation, the Shen family would definitely take action!
As for her biological mother's appearance, it was different from the previous Shen Wanxin...
My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
