Except for me, all my enemies have been reborn.

Shang Shixu pointed at the crowd and asked in disbelief: "Are these all of you?

The Lingnan government office is so large, how could there be only fifty people? "

The bailiff looked embarrassed and scratched his head.

"My Lord, we have more than just these people. There are others. Are you sure you want to see them?"

Shang Shixu could not deny it. Of course she wanted to see him. There were only two hundred guards accompanying him from the capital.

After deducting those who had accidents on the way and those who fell ill after arriving, there were only a hundred people left.

There are only 150 people at most. There are so many villages in Lingnan.

When will they be able to complete the task assigned by the eldest prince?

The bailiff ran to look for the person, but he didn't come back for a long time.

Shang Shixu was secretly looking forward to it. Since he hadn't been back for such a long time, there should be a lot of people here.

As time passed, Shang Shixu no longer felt expectant and began to wonder if the bailiff had already escaped.

Thinking of this, I began to feel angry.

The yamen runner standing nearby was terrified and tried hard to minimize his presence.

Before Shang Shixu was about to get angry, the bailiff finally came back.

As he stepped in, Shang Shixu looked at him expectantly.

But I only saw an old man following behind him.

He had sparse hair, a mouth full of yellow teeth, and was shakily leaning on a cane.

Shang Shixu was dumbfounded, trying hard to hold back the headache.

He squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "This is the other person you mentioned. Isn't it just an old gentleman?"

The bailiff nodded innocently.

"Hehe, reply to the Prime Minister, with this old man, all the people in the government office are complete."

She had anticipated the worst outcome, which was that the bailiff would escape.

Unexpectedly, he did not escape, but brought back an old man.

"Has the situation in Lingnan become so difficult? You can't even find a hundred people in such a big government office?"

Speaking of people, the yamen runner suddenly looked proud and showed his big white teeth.

"Hehe, Mr. Prime Minister, the Lingnan government offices were very busy in the past. Not counting the non-staff personnel, there were a total of 500 people."

Shang Shixu pondered, what on earth had caused the once prosperous government offices to become so desolate?

In addition to the eldest prince being recalled to the capital and the outbreak of the plague, there must also be the problem of the governor of Lingnan County.

"How has County Magistrate Wang treated you? Why has the manpower been reduced so much?"

The yamen runner shook his head and was about to tell Shang Shixu in detail.

He was hit on the butt with a cane by an old man standing nearby.

"Wang Da, what nonsense are you talking about? County Magistrate Wang treats us like family. How can you be so heartless?

Sir, don't listen to this fool's nonsense, come with me.

I am always grateful to the care of Magistrate Wang.

I kept the gift from Magistrate Wang.

Now that you are here, I must show off."

Shang Shixu realized that the old man was deliberately leading her into the wing room.

She also felt that when they mentioned County Magistrate Wang,

Someone approached quietly, trying to hear their conversation.

There are only two choices now. As smart as Shang Shixu is, she would of course choose to leave with the old man.

"I'm sorry, old sir, but I still have orders from the eldest prince.

I'm afraid I don't have time to go see it with you alone.

But before I set off, I will discuss the mission with my confidants in the room.

If the old gentleman doesn’t mind, he can show it to us at that time.”

The old man stroked his remaining beard and nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Shang Shixu picked out a few of his accompanying guards who had performed well on the road.

He took the old man with him and went to the wing room in the front yard.

After choosing a relatively secret room, Shang Shixu ordered the guards to stand guard at the door.

He took the old man into the wing room.

As soon as the door closed, the old man threw away his cane and strode to the dining table.

He picked up the kettle and poured the water into his mouth. The sound of "gulp, gulp" echoed throughout the room.

It was very different from the way he was trembling while holding the cane just now.

Shang Shixu was dumbfounded at first, then quickly became alert.

She was careless. This old man actually acted so well.

She could never have imagined that an old man in his sixties,

He is surprisingly so strong and may even be good at martial arts.

The old man finished drinking the water and wiped his mouth with his sleeve.

"Little boy, don't be afraid of me. I held you in my arms when you were a child."

Shang Shixu took a step back. This person wanted to establish a relationship with her so that she could let down her guard.

This is absolutely impossible. Her hand is always on the dagger at her waist.

She didn't know the old man's strength, but in the martial arts world,

There is a saying: The older you get, the more sinister you become.

Shang Shixu didn't dare to test it easily and could only remain vigilant.

If she saw something wrong, she would draw her knife and blind the person's eyes.

Then he called the guards outside the door and worked together to kill the old man.

"Hey, young man, you seem to not trust me. I did hold you in my arms when you were little.

Your aunt's name is Zhao Mingzhu, and she is the direct disciple of the leader of the Qingxin Sect."

The old man spoke very clearly and could even tell my aunt's name.

Shang Shixu was determined to kill the old man, and was thinking about how to kill him.

My aunt had retired for many years because of her. Even the new disciples of the Qingxin Sect might not recognize her.

Not to mention other unrelated people, unless this person really knows my aunt and they have a good relationship.

But we cannot rule out the possibility that he had hunted them in the early years and was my aunt's enemy, so he knew about the existence of the Shang Dynasty.

Shang Shixu gripped the dagger tightly and pulled it out slowly, wanting to kill with one blow.

The old man shook the teapot, and the sound of the water hitting the teapot was very clear.

"Alas, young man, there is no water in the teapot.

Stop pulling out your dagger and help me get a pot of water.

How about I show you a token of my love, which was given to me by your aunt.”

Shang Shixu began to panic, and his hand holding the dagger broke out in sweat.

He actually saw through it, which was undoubtedly very disadvantageous to Shang Shixu.

But the token he mentioned, the aunt did tell her,

The chief disciple of Bajian Sect once helped them.

So my aunt left her amulet as a token of trust.

This amulet was made by my aunt herself and it emits a special fragrance.

Shang Shishu also has one, and he carries it with him.

If this person really has something to say, who would he be?

"Take out the token and let me see it, then I can go get you some water to make tea.

Otherwise, don't even think about leaving today.

Even if you kill me and force your way out, you will never have an easy life in the future!"

The old man tilted his head back, held the teapot high in one hand, and poured water into his mouth.

Trying to squeeze every drop of water out of the teapot.

Hearing Shang Shixu say this, he turned around with interest.

"Hahahahahaha, young man, you are really interesting.

How do you have the confidence to say such arrogant words?

Even if I really kill you, what can you do to me?"

Shang Shixu threw the dagger, the blade brushed the old man's face and went straight to the empty teapot in his hand.

"Peng!"

The teapot shattered.