After being forced to leave the marriage, I became the wife of a top scholar.

"Nonsense!" Zhu Shuan, who had overheard their conversation, shouted angrily, "What sorcery? Where did this sorcery come from!"

The soldier immediately lowered his head and dared not say another word!

"Such inflammatory and misleading remarks must never be allowed in my barracks."

"You two go to the deputy general now to receive your punishment!"

"If I hear you talking nonsense again, you'll be court-martialed!"

The two soldiers immediately obeyed and disappeared from Zhu Shuan's sight as if fleeing.

Zhu Shuan snorted coldly, put his hands behind his back, and quickly left, circling around a few times before arriving at the deputy general's tent.

The deputy general had just finished dealing with the two soldiers who had been punished and was on his way to report to Zhu Shuan when he bumped into Zhu Shuan, whose face was as purple as a pig's liver, as soon as he stepped out of the tent.

"General!" the lieutenant called out as he stepped forward.

Zhu Shuan gave a faint "hmm" and walked into the deputy general's tent.

"Second brother, you know about what just happened?" Zhu Shuan asked.

The lieutenant nodded. "General, I have already punished the soldiers. I'm sure they won't dare to talk nonsense again."

“I know!” Zhu Shuan frowned. “I’m not here to punish them again, but to ask you if you know anything about this Madam Lin they’re talking about.”

The deputy general's surname is Zhuang. He is Zhuang Qi's cousin. Although he is not very close to Zhuang Qi, he often visits the Zhuang family. This time, he was able to become the deputy general of the elite troops. Although he is called a deputy general, he is also a strategist.

He sometimes knew more information than Zhu Shuan did.

Zhuang Er said, "General, this Lady Lin probably has a deep connection with our Prince Huai!"

"It's probably something that can't be explained in just a few words!"

Zhu Shuan said impatiently, "If you can't explain it in one or two sentences, then explain it in three or four sentences!"

"I originally thought that once we arrived in Huaizhou City, we could take over this territory without lifting a finger."

"But what about now!"

"I don't know where all these strange things came from in Huaizhou City."

"If it really has anything to do with this Madam Lin, then tell me everything, I'm listening!"

So Zhuang Er told Zhu Shuan in detail about how Madam Lin had taken over the Fang family, expelled the Fang family, opened a cloth shop, and protected the Lin family. Of course, he also clearly explained Madam Lin's relationship with the divine doctor!

Upon hearing this, Zhu Shuan's face was filled with shock, like a raging storm!
"This woman does have some tricks up her sleeve!" Zhu Shuan said.

Zhuang Er nodded in agreement and continued, "That's right. Madam Lin was quite prestigious in Huaizhou City, but I heard that she died last month."

"I never imagined that even in death, she would leave behind so many traps and poisons for Huaizhou City!"

"You've really caused us a lot of trouble!"

Upon hearing that Bai Wanqing was dead, Zhu Shuan's eyes lit up immediately. "What did you just say?"

"That woman is already dead?"

The lieutenant nodded. "He's dead. He was personally put to death by our prince."

"It is said that the entire population of Huaizhou City lined the streets to mourn, and the scene was truly magnificent!"

Zhu Shuan didn't care what Bai Wanqing was like in the future; all he could think about now was, "Huaizhou City has probably exhausted all its schemes and is now just an empty city!"

"Hahahaha!" Zhu Shuan burst into laughter at the thought.

Zhuang Er knew what Zhu Shuan was thinking. "General, it's a miracle that Huaizhou City has held out this long without Madam Lin."

"Should we send someone to investigate further?"

"We definitely need to investigate!" Zhu Shuan's smile vanished.

"However, I have suddenly realized something!"

Zhuang Er feigned doubt, and Zhu Shuan whispered, "Our prince sent us here, it seems he's not abandoning us, but rather giving us important responsibilities!"

"Think about it! The prince has already suffered several losses at the hands of this woman."

"Therefore, we must handle this matter flawlessly!"

"Help the prince guard the home well, and when the prince's great cause is accomplished, he will surely not forget our contributions!"

Zhuang Er nodded as if he suddenly understood, and Zhu Shuan patted Zhuang Er on the shoulder happily and said, "In that case, we don't need to be in such a hurry!"

"Pass down my order: starting tomorrow, we will divide into several groups and feign an attack. Once we reach the city gate, we will immediately retreat!"

"I'd like to see what other sorcery Huaizhou City can pull out!"

Zhuang Er bowed his head and accepted the order: "Yes!"

As the sun set, its golden rays shone on Bai Wanqing's face, bringing a sense of peace to those who saw her.

Wushuang was worried that Zhu Shuan would not give up and would attack the city gate again soon, so he led his men to repair the cannon carts that had been damaged by the blast.

But the moment his hand touched the cannon, the wood beneath the base crumbled into splinters, as if it had been corroded for a long time.

"This..." Wushuang looked at her hand with a hint of helplessness.

"This was originally intended for this use!"

"If it can't be fixed, then it can't be fixed!" Bai Wanqing walked over unnoticed and said softly.

"But..." Wushuang realized something and quickly swallowed the words that were about to come out.

He was a man, and now he had unknowingly become dependent on Wanqing. Wanqing had already done enough in defending the city.

The rest is up to him to figure out!

Wushuang bit his lower lip, trying hard to mobilize every cell in his brain, but the harder he tried, the blanker his mind became.

His eyes were red and swollen with anxiety!
Bai Wanqing felt a pang of heartache looking at Wushuang like this. To be honest, Wushuang should only be eleven or twelve years old.

But his words and actions are no different from those of an adult!
It's easy to imagine that Wushuang's past must have been extremely difficult. He could have stayed out of this mess, but he still dragged him in.

"Wushuang, can you promise me one thing?" Wushuang was distressed that she couldn't do anything, but when she heard Wanqing say this, her eyes flickered!

"Mrs. Lin, please tell me, and I will do my best."

Bai Wanqing said, "Alright! I won't tell you for now, but if I do, you have to promise me you'll keep your word!"

Wushuang nodded without hesitation, "I will! I definitely will!"

That night, Wushuang and Bai Wanqing took turns keeping watch.

Fortunately, Zhu Shuan did not launch another attack.

But what was bound to happen would happen. Before dawn the next day, the soldiers at the city gate discovered that a small part of Zhu Shuan's army was heading towards their gate again.

Upon receiving the news, Bai Wanqing and Wushuang went to the city gate together to check.

Bai Wanqing looked at the slowly advancing army opposite her and said, "Zhu Shuan hasn't arrived yet, so it can't be a real attack. Let our archers prepare!"

"When they reach the stone pit from yesterday, fire arrows to stop them!"

"Yes!"

Zhu Shuan's army was still shaken by yesterday's stone cannon attack, so they proceeded with extreme caution.

"The general said that we are only here to probe the situation, so everyone should not overextend themselves."

"Yes!"

As they approached the stone pit, they saw no soldiers setting up cannons on the city gate, but instead, squads of archers were aiming at them.

One of the soldiers mustered his courage and said, "They must not have that stone cannon anymore!"

"We can get through by raising our shields!"

Upon seeing this, the soldiers raised their shields and slowly walked towards the city gate.

Just as they were about to approach the stone pit, a command was given from the city gate, and a dense volley of arrows shot towards them.

They have shields, they are not afraid!
The soldiers thought this, but they didn't expect that these arrows were not ordinary. They hit the shields and then exploded with a whooshing sound, just like the stone cannons yesterday.

The familiar scent followed.
"Oh no! Hold your breath!"

This time, the soldiers were prepared and covered their mouths and noses. Someone shouted, "Retreat!"

They then retreated.

Zhu Shuan watched the retreating soldiers from afar, his expression indifferent.

"Zhuang Er, it seems they really haven't run out of stone cannons!"

"These arrows are much less powerful, so we can attack!"

Zhuang Er nodded and said, "The general is right!"

"But Lin Yunche of Huaizhou City is still very cunning, we can't let our guard down!"

Zhu Shuan nodded, "That's right!"

"Then send the second group. I want to see how many arrows they have at their disposal!"

In this way, Zhu Shuan sent three groups of people to attack the city. Each time, the number of people was small. Each time, they went to the stone pits created by the stone cannons and were bombarded with arrows before retreating.

The number of arrows fired from the Huaizhou city gate decreased with each of the three attempts, which greatly boosted Zhu Shuan's confidence.

Zhuang Er watched as the last elite troops retreated, then turned to Zhu Shuan and said, "General, Lin Yunche and his men are probably running out of arrows!"

Zhu Shuan tore a stick off the shield and laughed, "Of course!"

"This is just a small town, it's already quite remarkable that there are so many bows and arrows here."

"They will be out of options tomorrow."

"Pass down the order. We will launch a general attack tomorrow." Before the word "attack" could be uttered, a soldier pointed at a figure on the city gate of Huaizhou and shouted.

"My God! Who is that person?!"

"Why is she standing on the city gate!"

The other soldiers also turned around to look, and one of them, who had been to Huaizhou City with the Prince of Huai, widened his eyes in surprise and exclaimed, "It's Lady Lin! Good heavens! Wasn't she dead?"

"How would it appear here!"

"A ghost! It must be a ghost!"

In an instant, Zhu Shuan's army was thrown into chaos, and Zhu Shuan's face was so dark it looked like ink was about to drip from it.

"Shut up! All of you shut up!" Zhu Shuan roared.

Seeing that the general was angry, the soldiers all shut their mouths, but they were not at peace. Their eyes kept glancing at the woman standing on the city gate.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Shuan immediately mounted his horse, slung his bow and arrows over his shoulder, and galloped towards the city gate!

"Ghosts? Where in this world are there ghosts!"

"If there really is a ghost, then what's wrong with me sending her to her death again?"

Zhu Shuan quickly arrived at the city gate, where he could clearly see Bai Wanqing's face.

Pale and colorless, coupled with a free and ethereal air, he truly resembled a wandering ghost.

But Zhu Shuancai wasn't afraid of any wandering spirits or ghosts!
He took out the bow and arrow from his back, drew the bowstring, and shot the arrow at Bai Wanqing with all his might.

The soldiers in the distance all held their breath and watched silently.

Without the slightest hesitation, the arrow pierced through Bai Wanqing's body and flew into the distance.

Bai Wanqing, however, seemed completely unaffected, still calmly gazing ahead, standing in the same spot.
"A ghost! A ghost! It really is a ghost!"

Zhu Shuan's army was thrown into chaos! Zhu Shuan himself was startled, and his palms, holding the bow, were soaked with sweat!

"Damn! This is unbelievable!" (End of Chapter)