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"It's strange to say, although this kid from the Yuan family is idle, his father fell ill some time ago, and I don't know where this kid got a lot of money from, and used it to pay for his father's medical treatment. He spent money in large sums, and everyone who saw it was jealous," the old lady knew a lot of inside information, and it was hard to find someone willing to listen to her, so she talked incessantly.

"Yeah," Liu Yunyan nodded, which meant that they must have found some evidence.

"But, what's the use of having more money? If you are hunted by the prefect's men, ten lives won't be enough to pay for it."

"Oh? The prefect is very observant and would never wrongly accuse a commoner," Liu Yunyan said after thinking for a moment.

The old lady looked at Liu Yunyan as if she were a fool. A nice girl must be a bit stupid. "Everyone in the whole city knows that this prefect is always right when handling cases. He can make you suffer ten layers of skin for a small matter. And you are so observant. I think he is just plucking feathers from a passing goose."

Liu Yunyan was frightened by the aunt's gaze, "Auntie, aren't you exaggerating a little bit?"

"Little girl, you are not a local, right? I thought you were pretending to be stupid on purpose," the old lady said without any restraint.

Liu Yunyan felt that if she continued to talk to this lady, she would be treated as a fool. "Auntie, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

"Hey, little girl, I haven't finished what I'm saying yet," the old lady pulled Liu Yunyan to stop her from leaving, "Little girl, you are so beautiful, remember to wear a veil when you go out. This garrison city is not peaceful, be careful."

Liu Yunyan knew that this lady only said something unpleasant, "Thank you for your concern, I will be careful when I go out next time."

After saying goodbye to the old lady, Liu Yunyan really went to buy a veil. It was really inconvenient and indeed not as effective as a mask.

Liu Yunyan didn't want to run into Lin Yuxuan again, so she specifically chose a place in the opposite direction of the previous inn.

It was not until the early hours of the morning that Liu Yunyan, just when she felt a little sleepy, was woken up by the noise in the alley outside. She had no choice but to get up, fearing that she would not be able to sleep any more.

I gently pushed open the window and looked towards the source of the noise in the alley. Under the faint moonlight, there lay a bloody man. The reason why he was called a bloody man was because he looked like he had been soaked in blood, with no intact part on his body.

The man seemed to have heard the sound of the door opening. He looked up and his eyes met Liu Yunyan's. Liu Yunyan recognized him immediately. This was the man who bumped into her during the day, the boy from the Yuan family that the old lady mentioned.

"Save me," the man uttered these three words silently.

The sound of soldiers searching was getting closer and closer. Liu Yunyan used her lightness skills to lead people to a secluded riverside.

"Okay, you asked me to save you, and I did. It's quite safe here. I'll leave first," Liu Yunyan stood up and prepared to leave.

"Thank you, benefactor," the man crawled to the river, gulped down several mouthfuls of water, and finally recovered.

"Thank you for saving my life. If Yuan Chu can escape the disaster this time, I will definitely repay you, even if it means going through fire and water," Yuan Chu knelt down and swore.

"It is a bit of loyalty. Don't worry. I saved you for no other reason. I just don't believe that a filial child would do something so evil that those soldiers would chase him relentlessly." Liu Yunyan shook her head. "I don't need your reward. I do things completely according to my heart."

"Your benefactor is so kind, Yuan Chu will never forget it. I..." Before he could finish his words, he fainted.

When Yuan Chu woke up again, it was already noon. He found himself in a cave and Liu Yunyan was far away from him.

"Benefactor, it was you who brought me here?" Yuan Chu asked.

"I'm afraid that if you die, I won't have any fun watching you." Liu Yunyan didn't want to care at first, but suddenly she was very curious about what Yuan Chu had done that made people want to catch him.

Yuan Chu was no fool, "My benefactor, you want to know why the prefect's soldiers have been trying to capture me, right?"

Liu Yunyan admitted generously, "Well, curiosity got the better of me. I really want to know the reason. I heard that you are idle and wandering around the streets in this garrison city. I guess you have discovered the secret of the prefect? ​​Otherwise, how could you have so much ill-gotten gains?"

"My benefactor does know a lot. I did come across the prefect's secret. My father happened to be ill, so I used this as an excuse to blackmail the prefect and extorted a lot of money from him. Then they found out about my whereabouts and started hunting me down. The pretext for hunting me down was murder and robbery." Thinking about the past few days of escape, Yuan Chu was almost going crazy. He didn't know how his father's illness was now.

"What secret?" Liu Yunyan asked briefly.

"Not long ago, I saw the prefect's men sneaking into a house. I thought that this man was usually arrogant and domineering, but he was sneaking around at this time, so there must be something wrong. Then I climbed over the wall and heard him and the prefect's conspiracy. They said that they had sent someone to assassinate the former prime minister..."

Liu Yunyan interrupted him, "Was the person assassinated Liu Zheng?"

"My benefactor also knows about this? Three years ago, the former Prime Minister, Lord Liu Zheng, came to Shucheng to investigate corruption, and this matter caused a big stir. He himself knew what kind of person the prefect of Shucheng was, and Lord Liu Zheng was upright, so he was afraid of being discovered, so he sent people to assassinate him. Moreover, he colluded with officials in the capital and deliberately concealed the clues of Lord Liu Zheng's murder." Liu Yunyan was his benefactor, so Yuan Chu knew everything.

Liu Yunyan herself did not expect that, just by being nosy, she accidentally learned the truth about Liu Zheng's assassination, and it was actually related to the prefect of the garrison city.

The emperor is far away from the garrison city, and the local officials are ambitious, arrogant, and licentious. They are so bold as to assassinate the top officials of the dynasty. It is really hateful.

"Are you sure what you said is true?" Liu Yunyan wanted to be sure of something.

"Please rest assured, benefactor. I heard them say these with my own ears, and I definitely didn't hear them wrong," Yuan Chu vowed.

Liu Yunyan thought for a while and said, "I understand."

Seeing that Yuan Chu's expression didn't seem fake, Liu Yunyan believed his words a little more. It seemed that she needed to go to the prefect's mansion and pay him a visit.

"Benefactor, it seems that you are very concerned about the prime minister's affairs?" Yuan Chu was also a little curious.

Liu Yunyan did not answer and turned to leave. However, what she did not see was that after she left, Yuan Chu, who was covered in blood and seriously injured, used his lightness skills to return to the garrison city.

Kneeling in front of the prefect Liang Jilin, "Sir, someone has indeed taken the bait. I told her what you said, and she should come to you soon."

The prefect Liang Jilin stared at the distance with a sinister look, "Hold on for now, I want to see what new tricks she can come up with."