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

Chapter 84 No need to avoid her

"Hmph! I'm afraid your actions last time alerted them." Luan Heng was indifferent. He had never taken the Shang Kingdom seriously, especially after the Shang Kingdom lost three cities in a row. He no longer cared about the Shang Kingdom's petty actions.

Recently, the emperor of the Northern Dynasty wanted to make some moves again, so he started to connect with the Shang Kingdom again. Unfortunately, just as this connection was established, their last operation was discovered, and the two sides even fought.

"Alright! This is a small matter. Go and send someone to the Shang Kingdom's prison to tell them to shut up." After saying this, Luan Heng sent Ming Wei out and then summoned a group of singing girls, no longer paying attention to the matter of the spies.

Mingwei sighed. There was nothing he could do, so he selected a few assassins and sent them to sneak into Huai'an County with the caravan.

That night, five black figures appeared in the prison of Huai'an County. They knocked out the guards and sneaked into the prison.

"Brother, what's going on! There's nothing here at all!" One of the assassins felt he had been tricked and immediately realized something was wrong.

The leader of these assassins also frowned deeply. "Damn it, we might have been tricked! We need to get out of here quickly."

As the group went outside, they ran into Magistrate Hu and his men, who were blocking the entrance to the county government office. In an instant, the assassins clashed with the officials, but in terms of skill, the officials were no match for the assassins, and Magistrate Hu's men quickly found themselves at a disadvantage.
Taking advantage of the officers' inability to resist, the five assassins successfully escaped.
"Stop chasing them!" Magistrate Hu wiped the cold sweat from his brow and stopped the officials.

Lin Yunche slowly walked out of the darkness. He looked in the direction where the five assassins had fled and pondered for a while before walking to Magistrate Hu's side and saying, "Lord Hu, although we say we're 'releasing the tiger back to the mountain,' your release was absolutely genuine."

Magistrate Hu realized that Lin Yunche was mocking his officers for their poor skills, but what could he say? "Of course, they are no match for Lord Lin."

Lin Yunche raised an eyebrow but remained silent. Magistrate Hu, however, became worried. "We should capture one or two. Letting them all go would make our Shang Kingdom seem too incompetent."

Lin Yunche laughed heartily, "Lord Hu, you are absolutely right." Then a glint flashed in his eyes. What else could Magistrate Hu not understand? This young master Lin had also tricked him!
"Where's the credit? Where's the colleagueship?!" Magistrate Hu immediately straightened his face.

Lin Yunche immediately explained, "The officials are no match for them, and Magistrate Hu wouldn't want any of his men to be killed or injured, would he? So, it's best to leave professional matters to professionals. As for the credit, Magistrate Hu will definitely get it too."

Upon hearing this, Magistrate Hu immediately beamed with joy, "I knew Lord Lin wouldn't be so heartless."

Meanwhile, five assassins were ambushed on their way back to the Northern Dynasty. One was killed and three were wounded, leaving only one survivor who made it back to the Northern Dynasty. As soon as he returned, he found Mingwei.

Upon learning of this situation, Mingwei immediately reported it to Luanheng.

At this moment, Luan Heng had just finished drinking his wine and was in a good mood. Upon hearing the news brought by Ming Wei, he immediately sat up. "Those despicable Shang brats, they actually dared to bully Grandpa. It must be that scoundrel Yang Cong. He keeps saying he's submitted to our Northern Dynasty, but in reality, he's still a lackey of the Shang Kingdom."

"Go and get two men and kill all his family members. Also, send a few assassins to wipe out Yang Cong. This is what will happen to him for daring to betray the Northern Dynasty."

After saying that, Luan Heng angrily kicked over the table in front of him.

Mingwei, however, had a different opinion: “General, I don’t think this matter is necessarily related to Yang Cong. After all, we have his family members under our control. No matter how stupid he is, he would not joke about the lives of his entire family. This matter is probably not that simple.”

At this moment, Luan Heng wouldn't listen to Ming Wei's advice at all. He squinted and slowly walked up to Ming Wei. "Deputy General Ming, are you saying that I was too arbitrary, and therefore my judgment was wrong?"

Luan Heng disliked Ming Wei from the start. Ming Wei had made significant contributions in the last war with the Shang Kingdom, which brought him to a position that rivaled Luan Heng's. Furthermore, the people of the Northern Dynasty praised Ming Wei as a brave and resourceful general. This made Luan Heng, the Grand General, look rather foolish. After all, when Luan Heng was leading troops into battle, Ming Wei was still a young boy whose teeth hadn't even fully grown in yet.

Mingwei immediately lowered his head, "Reporting to the general, that's not what I meant."

Luan Heng sneered, "Since that's not what you mean, then do as this general orders."

Mingwei had no choice but to agree and then left. As he left, Mingwei sighed. In his eyes, Yang Cong was a rare and valuable contact. They had been in the northern border for so long, and the Shang Kingdom had been making frequent moves. Yang Cong's position in Huai'an County was also special; he was the president of the Chamber of Commerce and had the best access to information. They had put a lot of effort into turning Yang Cong to the side, but now, after only two communications, he had abandoned the relationship without even asking why. Mingwei felt it was a pity, but he had no choice but to comply.

That very night, several more assassins headed towards Huai'an County.

Bai Wanqing went out with Doctor Luo today and returned quite late. Manager Zhou had been waiting for them at the clinic. Upon seeing them return, he immediately said, "Boss, it's getting dark now. Let me take you home."

Bai Wanqing initially wanted to refuse, but considering that things hadn't been very peaceful in Huai'an County lately, she nodded in agreement.

Since the Bai family's residence wasn't far away, the two decided to walk. Manager Zhou led the way, with Bai Wanqing following behind. Manager Zhou felt that his employer's medical skills had improved significantly recently, so he discussed the prescription with Bai Wanqing.

Bai Wanqing readily accepted the instruction, and as the two were engrossed in their conversation, they suddenly saw a dark figure running towards them. At first, not being able to see who it was, both Manager Zhou and Bai Wanqing were startled. But when they finally recognized the person, Manager Zhou cried out in alarm, seeing a blood-covered figure running towards him.

There were sounds of people chasing after them.

"Help! Help!" The blood-covered man threw himself into Manager Zhou's arms. Manager Zhou was frozen in place like a wooden statue. Immediately after Manager Zhou's cry of alarm, the servants of the surrounding houses opened their doors with lanterns to check the situation. They saw a blood-covered man holding Manager Zhou, and everyone gasped in fright. Uncle Liu from the Bai family also saw the scene and saw his young mistress there.

He immediately shouted, and all the servants of the Bai family rushed out with wooden sticks.

The servants of the surrounding households took out sticks and immediately surrounded them. The men in black who were chasing behind them had no choice but to stop when they saw this scene.

"Forget it, stop chasing! Let's go!" With that order from the leader of the men in black, they disappeared without a trace.

For a time, the people in Huai'an County were filled with panic.

"Didn't our Huai'an County arrest a spy a while ago? How come someone is still out killing people in the middle of the night!"

"Yes! Could it be that there's more than one spy lurking in our Huai'an County?"

Various speculations arose, and the crowd dispersed only when Magistrate Hu led his officials to the scene. Magistrate Hu slapped his forehead, already thinking of what reason to use to appease the people.

While he was still racking his brains for an explanation, the officials had already helped the bloodied man off Manager Zhou. At that moment, Manager Zhou felt a lightness on his body, and then his legs went weak, and he sat down on the ground, panting heavily.

"You scared me to death!" Shopkeeper Zhou's eyes were filled with tears.

Bai Wanqing quickly checked on Manager Zhou's condition and confirmed that he was just frightened. She then checked on the blood-soaked man, who had lost too much blood and had already fainted.

Magistrate Hu glanced at Bai Wanqing, initially not recognizing her.
It wasn't until Lin Yunche jumped down from some rooftop and called out "Wanqing" that Magistrate Hu realized the woman before him was Lin's future wife, Bai Wanqing, the eldest daughter of the Bai family.

He raised an eyebrow slightly. So, he was practically a matchmaker for Lord Lin's marriage!
Lin Yunche looked at Bai Wanqing and said, "Wanqing, could you take the person to your clinic first?"

Without hesitation, Bai Wanqing immediately led them back to the clinic. Doctor Luo, who originally lived in the backyard, came out to take a look after hearing the commotion and immediately perked up when he saw a blood-soaked person lying there.

"Grandmaster Luo! I'm sorry to have disturbed you," Bai Wanqing said quietly.

Old Man Luo grunted twice and said, "What kind of trouble has this person gotten into? The other party is trying to kill him with every strike!"

Magistrate Hu bowed to Old Man Luo, "Dr. Luo, do you think this person can still be saved?"

Old Luo glanced at Bai Wanqing, who then looked at Lin Yunche. Seeing Lin Yunche nod, Bai Wanqing nodded in relief.

Old Man Luo: So Bai Wanqing actually trusts this Lin family boy so much.

Doctor Luo glanced at Lin Yunche, hummed twice, and then walked towards the blood-soaked man. He immediately used acupuncture to stop the bleeding, and then wrote a prescription. The officials immediately ran to prepare the medicine.

Magistrate Hu looked at the bloodied man lying on the bed and sighed, "With his face so badly injured, you can't even tell who this person is! Is he the one we're looking for?"

After saying this, Magistrate Hu realized that Bai Wanqing and Old Man Luo were still around, and he looked at Lin Yunche warily.

Lin Yunche smiled and said, "It's alright, she's my future wife. There's no need to hide anything from her." Lin Yunche deliberately dragged out the last syllable, and Magistrate Hu was inwardly suffering! This was clearly something to be avoided, yet he said it so nicely.

Bai Wanqing noticed Magistrate Hu's predicament. "Lord Hu, leave this to my master. If you have anything to say, you can go to the backyard with Young Master Lin to talk. There's no one there."

Just as Magistrate Hu was about to express his gratitude, Lin Yunche said, "No need, we have no secrets." Magistrate Hu turned around and saw Lin Yunche looking at him with a sinister gaze. Did he still dare to speak?

(End of this chapter)