It makes him seem like a lackey!
However, having him serve as an underling for such a smart person is not a bad choice!
He walked forward with a smile, "Why did you make your move so soon? Didn't you say you wanted to keep her around a little longer and ask about the situation?"
Lin Ru laughed and said, "Because from what I've observed, it seems that the prefect doesn't tell his wife anything!"
"The two seem to be wary of each other!"
"In that case, why not keep the prefect's personal guard and the steward of the mansion?"
"If you want to know something, just ask them. If they don't know, we'll just say it's not meant to be!"
As she listened to the sounds outside gradually subsiding, she realized what she had forgotten!
She exclaimed and stood up to leave!
"I forgot to tell them to leave one alive!"
Just as she reached the door, Wu Ling, carrying someone, leaped over the wall of the other courtyard!
He casually threw the person on the ground!
The man's hands and mouth were tightly bound, his hair was gray, and he had a full beard. His clothes were actually quite nice, much better than Wu Ling's beggar's clothes!
However, he was trembling, and a pungent-smelling liquid was flowing from below!
Wu Ling pulled Lin Ru a couple of steps away with obvious disgust!
"Don't get too close to him! He's dirty!"
Lin Ru asked, somewhat puzzled, "Who is this person?"
Wu Ling: "Butler! I thought you should use him, so I brought him back! I don't know what kind of news he got, but when I got there he was packing his things and running outside!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Fei walked in from outside, carrying a man in his hand. This man was dressed as a guard and should be one of those experts!
The man was covered in wounds, his legs and arms bent unnaturally. Wu Fei casually tossed him forward and uttered two words: "Live!"
Lin Ru never expected that her sudden decision, made without any prior consultation with these two people, would be so well understood by them!
She nodded with great satisfaction!
He secretly vowed to himself that he would make sure these people lived a good life under his guidance!
But before she could even express her feelings!
Wu Yun and Wu Shui rushed in. When they saw Lin Ru, they bowed and said, "Clan leader! Prince Shun has made a move. His men, leading about 5,000 troops, are heading towards the secret passage!"
Lin Ru was very surprised to hear this!
"A secret passage?"
Wu Yun was also very surprised: "Yes, it is the secret passage! That's how we came in!"
"However, the location of this secret passage is extremely well hidden. Even if they know the general location, they cannot find the exact location without someone familiar with it to guide them. Moreover, it is full of traps and mechanisms, which shows that the governor has gone to great lengths!"
"Moreover, before entering the secret passage, we circled around it for quite a while to make sure no one was nearby before we went in!"
"But the leader of the other side seemed to have known the location of this secret passage all along. He didn't take any detours at all! He went straight to the vicinity of the secret passage!"
Lin Ru was even more surprised!
One of the reasons she hadn't dealt with the prefect's wife before was because of this secret passage. After all, their people had only gone through it once, and there were still many mechanisms inside that they hadn't cracked. So they needed these people to lead them through it again, and they didn't act rashly!
And now, the men under Prince Shun actually know the exact location of this secret passage!
That's thought-provoking!
She had a bad thought in her mind, but quickly shook her head and erased it from her mind!
After all, according to the people in Shanping County, the previous county commandant was a very upright person who would never do anything to betray them!
But it was still necessary to take precautions early, so she quickly ordered her men to ambush at the entrance of the secret passage!
She then went to the backyard to take stock of the governor's property!
Under the guidance of the old housekeeper, she checked the contents of each courtyard!
She couldn't help but sigh at the prefect; he was indeed quite greedy. No wonder he had been so audacious for so long—he had so much wealth!
Just as she finished counting, Wu Yun rushed over to report: "Clan leader! That person has already led 5,000 soldiers into the secret passage!"
"The young clan leader and Wu Fei have already led their men there!"
Lin Ru thought for a moment and then instructed her, "Send my mother and the others to my maternal grandfather! Let my maternal grandfather appease those refugees!"
"There will be times when we need them!"
Wu Yun nodded and pulled Wu Shui down to do it!
Lin Ru handed over the matter to Wu Juan, and she quickly followed Ji Wenxuan to block the exit of the secret passage!
To their utter surprise, when they reached the exit, they found that although the two groups were facing off, there was no sense of tension; instead, they appeared quite harmonious!
Lin Ru pushed through the crowd and went inside. She saw Ma Minghao and the others excitedly surrounding an old man. Although the old man was injured, he was strong and healthy, and it was obvious that he was a martial arts expert!
Perhaps it was because her gaze, scrutinizing him from head to toe, was too intense that the old man suddenly turned to look at her!
His eyes were incredibly sharp, like a leopard eyeing its prey!
Lin Ru stared back without flinching!
The strength in her gaze surprised the old man.
Following the old man's gaze, Ma Minghao looked at Lin Ru and introduced her, "Miss Lin! This is my godfather! Commander Qi!"
"Godfather! This is Lin Ru, whom I just told you about! Miss Lin! If it weren't for her, we might never have seen you again!"
"Oh, by the way, the gentleman next to him is Ji Wenxuan! Lord Ji!"
"These gentlemen over there are all Miss Lin's friends. They are exceptionally skilled! We can have a good sparring session sometime!"
Although Lin Ru had long anticipated this possibility, she still found it hard to believe when she saw it with her own eyes!
She looked at the soldiers behind Commander Qi and smiled, "May I ask where you've come from?"
"If I'm not mistaken, the soldiers behind you are Prince Shun's soldiers, aren't they?"
"What brings you back this time? Are you here to persuade us to surrender?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Minghao immediately frowned and retorted!
"Miss Lin! What do you mean by this?"
"My godfather is not one of Prince Shun's men!"
There must be some misunderstanding!
Commandant Qi did not continue in the same vein as Ma Minghao!
He pushed through the crowd, walked up to Lin Ru, and looked down at the fearless young girl in front of him!
"You're quite an interesting young lady. By what right do you ask me this question?"
"If I say yes, what then?"
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