"If you leave now, your life may be in danger!"
"Why don't you let me go?"
Looking at the nervous expressions on the faces of the people below, Lin Ru smiled and said, "They've come to invite me, the goddess! What would you do if you went over there?"
Don't worry! Everything will be fine.
Among those emaciated people, a relatively tall man stepped forward. He patted his chest and assured them, "Don't worry, we will protect the goddess well and will absolutely not let her suffer any harm!"
"If anyone dares to touch the Goddess, they'll have to step over my body first!"
The others nearby also repeatedly assured them, "We will protect the goddess to the death!"
The county magistrate, who had been silent in the crowd, quickly stepped forward!
"Lord Ji, please rest assured! I swear on my life! I will definitely protect the goddess!"
Ji Wenxuan glanced at him irritably, feeling that something was off about this county magistrate!
However, since Lin Ru had already said so, he couldn't embarrass her in public! So he could only nod in agreement, but arranged for her to be protected by many guards!
I originally intended to give all the weapons I had recently made to Lin Ru!
But he refused. "Brother Ji, these people are enough. I have other uses for those weapons! If the people from Kyoto come when I leave, remember to tell them to stay away from the place where the weapons are made, especially the blueprints for making these things! Make sure they are kept safe!"
"If we really can't hide it anymore, then we'll stop production for a few days!"
"Once everyone is familiar with the process, we'll burn those blueprints!"
"If I can draw one set of those blueprints, I can draw a second set! So there's no need to worry!"
Ji Wenxuan nodded, and then gave her a thousand and one instructions from behind!
Finally! With these words of advice, Lin Ru left with her entourage!
The magistrate and the people behind him were extremely reserved when they saw the carriage that had been specially arranged for them. They acted as if they were seeing a carriage for the first time and dared not get on!
They just kept refusing to follow along below!
In the end, it was Lin Ru's order that if they didn't take the carriage, they wouldn't go! Only then did these people get into the carriage with curious expressions.
After walking for half an hour, Lin Ru suddenly spotted Lin Bai and Lin Mo in the crowd!
Lin Ru beckoned to the two of them with a hint of helplessness!
"You two, come here!"
"Didn't I tell you to stay home and keep your mother company?"
"Why did you all come here? Does Mother know?"
"Where's Xiaoqing? She wasn't with you guys!"
Lin Bai and Lin Mo were surprised to be caught so quickly after coming out. They said somewhat embarrassedly, "Elder sister! We didn't expect you to find out so soon. Don't worry! Your third brother is at home with Mother!"
“We told Mom! She was planning to come along too, but as soon as she stepped out the door, Grandma pulled her back to discuss flower patterns. To avoid worrying Grandma, Mom let the two of us come instead!”
"Xiaoqing had absolutely no idea!"
Lin Ru flicked each of their heads on the forehead!
"You two! Now that things have finally settled down, I want you to live normal lives!"
"I want you to study hard! Why are you so disobedient!"
"If this happens again, I'll give you all a good beating!"
Lin Bai and Lin Mo each took one of Lin Ru's arms, saying in a slightly coquettish tone, "Elder sister! We know we were wrong! We won't do it again!"
Lin Ru found it amusing to watch the two of them acting so awkwardly and coquettishly. "Where did you two learn this from?"
"Why are you acting all cute and affectionate now?"
Lin Bai and Lin Mo blushed. They would never admit that they learned it from their cousin from the Bai family!
Even though they didn't say it, Lin Ru, you could probably guess that Lin Bai and Lin Mo had been getting very close to Bai Yongkang lately!
Given Bai Yongkang's personality, it's not surprising that these two would follow suit!
However, they have already been traveling for half an hour!
Sending them back would be somewhat unsafe, and Bai would be even more worried, so they stayed behind and traveled together!
After traveling at full speed for about three and a half hours, and it was completely dark by then, they finally arrived at a place called Liu County!
However, it was getting too late, so everyone just found a place to stay in the county town!
They had just settled into this inn!
The county magistrate came over, and as soon as he arrived, he knelt down and kept kowtowing to Lin Ru!
"Goddess, I'm sorry, I deceived you!"
"I'm not actually a county magistrate! I'm just an ordinary farmer! I'm the village head of Peach Blossom Village!"
"I went to Shanping County with the county magistrate before, and I remembered this route!"
"I really didn't mean to deceive the Goddess!"
"I really can't think of any other way!"
The crowd of people behind them couldn't stop pleading for mercy!
"Goddess, blame us, not the village head!"
"This idea came from everyone! So let's all share the responsibility!"
Lin Ru had already figured out that this person was not a county magistrate. What county magistrate would go to Shanping County on foot? They rode in a carriage at full speed and it still took them a whole day!
It would take two or three days to hike this route!
Besides, what county magistrate is so dark and skinny, like a stick?
The most crucial moment was when they were riding in the carriage. The so-called county magistrate in front of them was clearly riding for the first time, but they still had to pretend to be very familiar with it!
She just never exposed it!
"Actually, I figured it out a long time ago, I just wanted to see when you would tell the truth!"
"It arrived at the time I expected!"
"If you're not the magistrate, then who is the magistrate of Liu County?"
"And how should I address you?"
The man knelt on the ground, looking surprised. He felt he had disguised himself very well, and he was one of the more worldly people among these commoners, but he was still seen through at a glance!
He scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "My name is Kang Dachuan! I thought I had disguised myself quite well the whole way!"
Zhang Dazhu chimed in, "Yes! Uncle Dachuan is the most worldly person in all the surrounding villages!"
"I didn't see a single flaw in it!"
"I didn't expect that the goddess had already discovered it, and was still willing to come with me!"
"We were very anxious the whole way, afraid that if you found out, you wouldn't come to Peach Blossom Village with us!"
Kang Dachuan chimed in with a simple, honest voice, "Yes! I was really on edge the whole way!"
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