Upon hearing this, the county magistrate looked somewhat troubled. Although these people in front of him claimed to be his nephew's saviors, they were, in essence, just a group of refugees!
The order to prevent refugees from entering the city was a death order from the county magistrate, and no one could disobey it!
Moreover, because of Yu Wang's misdeeds over the years, they have become estranged from the county magistrate!
He felt that he was in cahoots with the county magistrate, and that their goal was to deal with him so that they could take the opportunity to promote their own people!
Moreover, this is a critical time. If these people are allowed into the city and nothing happens, that's fine. But if something does happen, no one can bear the consequences!
Lin Ru could see his predicament!
She stepped forward with a smile, "Your Excellency, it's a pleasure to meet you! We've fled from Rongnian County! We're also very familiar with Lord Ji of Huiwu County! So we're definitely not those people of dubious origin with ill intentions!"
After saying that, she took out the letter that Ji Wenxuan had written to the magistrate of Rongnian County from her bosom!
"We rescued Young Master Yu by chance from there! We treated him extremely well along the way, giving him our most precious water, food, and medicine!"
"We even escorted them all the way back. Now they don't ask for any monetary reward, they just hope we can go in for a day so they can buy some medicine and food!"
After saying that, he looked at Yu Wang with a smile on his face!
"Young Master Yu! I wasn't lying, was I?"
Yu Wang felt a chill run down his spine when he saw Lin Ru's smile. Although he was slow-witted, he could still sense the threat in her words!
He didn't want to die so soon, let alone die so tragically!
So he quickly grabbed his uncle's sleeve and pleaded, "Uncle, please, let them in! I was able to come back alive thanks to them. I even drank all their food and water, and I used up all the old doctor's medicine, which wasn't much to begin with!"
"My mother always told me that I must never be an ungrateful person!"
"If I were to abandon them now, how would I be any different from that beast?"
"And if it weren't for them, I would never have seen the ugly faces of those around me in my entire life!"
"I went back to the Yu family this time to confirm one thing!"
The county constable asked curiously, "What is it?"
Yu Wang looked around, then whispered in his uncle's ear, "I made a bet with someone that I could go out on my own, but the bet came very suddenly, as if someone had deliberately plotted against me. At the time, I didn't think too much about it. I just thought that with so many guards at the gate, nothing could go wrong even if I went out!"
"But I didn't expect that as soon as I walked out, someone would cover my face with a handkerchief from behind. It was covered with sleeping pills. I was covered for a moment and then I felt a little dizzy. But before I passed out, when I struggled, I scratched his arm hard with my fingernail!"
"There must have been bloodshed. It's only been two or three days; the person's wound shouldn't have healed so quickly. If he really was sent by Yuan Fangqin, this can be considered evidence!"
"But we need to get back quickly. If they get the news, they might kill us to silence us!"
Upon hearing this, the county magistrate was deeply moved. First, he felt sorry for the young boy who had lost his mother at such a young age and was now being harmed by villains. Second, he was gratified that the boy had finally come to his senses and was now using his brain!
He nodded repeatedly!
"Alright, let's do it your way. But there are just too many of them, we can't bring them all in! Let's just bring half of them in for now!"
"Make the other half wait outside!"
Yu Wang looked at Lin Ru with some difficulty and repeated his uncle's words.
Lin Ru naturally overheard their conversation, and replied with a smile, "Of course!"
She turned around and asked each household in Shili Village to send one person to carry the herbs they had collected and the animal pelts they had plucked to go inside with her!
The Bai family produced Bai Jian and Bai Guangrong!
She brought Wu Ling, Wu Juan, and Wu Fei with her!
The rest of the people stayed where they were!
Before leaving, Lin Ru gave them detailed instructions, telling them to be extra vigilant tonight to prevent the lurking refugees from getting too close!
Bai Chengye quickly assured them that they could go in without worry, and that he would definitely protect everyone outside!
Lin Ru nodded!
Then he took about 60 people inside!
The county magistrate felt that there were still too many people, but seeing that even more people stayed behind, he felt embarrassed to say anything more, after all, they were the benefactors who had saved his nephew!
So he looked at the head guard beside him, who seemed to want to say something but hesitated!
"Liu Xiong! I'll take them in first! I'll speak to the magistrate myself! Don't worry, I'll take full responsibility for any wrongdoing!"
Liu Xiong concealed the resentment and unwillingness in his eyes! He bowed his head respectfully and said, "Yes, sir!"
County Magistrate Yuan smiled and nodded!
Then he led Lin Ru and the others inside!
Kangqu County is enormous! It's twice the size of a normal county town, so by the time they reached the town, it was already getting dark!
Yu Wang invited them to stay at his residence for the night, adding that the steward of the Yu residence was a local expert from Kangqu County!
If you have any questions about selling medicine or anything else, you can ask him!
Lin Ru looked at the shops around her that had closed early in the morning and had no choice but to agree!
She was actually quite curious to see what the male lead of this melodramatic plot looked like.
No one said a word along the way. After walking for about half an incense stick's time, we finally arrived at a very magnificent mansion with two large characters written on the plaque above it: Yu Mansion!
Lin Ru looked at Yu Wang and felt that this scene was very similar to the scene when Zhen Huan returned to the palace! The expression on his face seemed to say, "Everything that belongs to me, I will take back!"
She wanted to see just how Niohuru Yuwang managed to take down his scumbag father and stepmother!
As soon as they knocked on the door, an extremely impatient voice came from inside!
"Who is it? What are you doing at the Yu residence so late at night?"
Yu Wang roared with all his might, "Open the door! This young master is back!"
No sooner had Yu Wang finished speaking than a thud came from inside, accompanied by the person's cry of pain. The person then quickly got up and opened the door!
When the man saw that it was indeed Yu Wang, with County Lieutenant Yuan following behind, he immediately knelt down and paid his respects!
"Young Master! Magistrate!"
The sound of her kneeling was so loud that Lin Ru felt pain!
She found it amusing to watch that person force a smile even though they were clearly in excruciating pain!
Yu Wang ignored his expression and his incessant chatter about how worried the master and mistress were about him!
They led him straight inside!
And he went straight to the main courtyard where his father lived!
We encountered many servants, guards, maids, and so on along the way!
They all bowed respectfully to Wang!
Several men, who were usually quite bold, stepped forward and said with smiles, "Young Master, you're finally back! You have no idea how worried Madam was about you! Ever since you left, she couldn't eat or sleep, and sent people to search for you day and night!"
"Moreover, on the day you left, the guards stationed in the city were all dealt with by Madam!"
"If you ask me, they deserve it!"
"If I were them, I would have stayed by your side every step of the way! I would never have let you be kidnapped by those refugees so easily!"
"Yes! Young Master and Madam were so worried about you! Even the Second Young Master's wife scolded you!"
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