Dual Transmigration: Starting from being captured and brought to the Hehuan Sect!

But this thought only flashed through my mind before being suppressed by more realistic anxieties.

The rebellion in western Hezhou is still raging, and he has already suffered two defeats.

If we lose again, we might lose our jobs, or even our heads.

Back at the inn, he stared at the wall lamp for a long time, then suddenly stood up and asked someone to call Pei Youqing over.

When Pei Ziyu reappeared at the county government office with her daughter, Lin Mo was in his study looking through the mine's production reports.

Liu Si jogged in to report, and Lin Mo put down his pen and asked Liu Si to invite the person in.

When Pei Ziyu entered, the anger on her face had disappeared, replaced by a look of exhaustion and helplessness.

He sat down, lifted his robe, took a sip of tea, and remained silent for a long while before speaking:

"Lin Mo, if you don't lend me soldiers or guns, I won't force you."

I will fight the rebellion in the west of Hezhou myself. Whether I win or not, I will leave it to fate.

However, there is one thing that I am truly worried about.

Youqing is my only daughter.

This expedition is fraught with uncertainty; I feel uneasy leaving it in Hezhou.

Let her stay in Lianhai County for the time being, and you can look after her for me.

If anything happens to me, you must protect her for me from now on.

Pei Youqing stood beside her father, her eyelashes lowered and she didn't speak. Her hands were clasped in front of her, her fingertips unconsciously twisting the ribbon of her dress. Her ears were turning red, the blush spreading from her earlobes all the way down to her neck.

Lin Mo glanced at her, then at Pei Ziyu, and nodded in agreement:

"Don't worry, sir."

"Miss Pei is in Lianhai, and I'm personally taking care of her. No one can touch a single hair on her head."

Pei Ziyu stared into Lin Mo's eyes for a few moments, then stood up, straightened his official robes, and strode towards the door.

Pei Youqing stood there, watching her father's figure disappear outside the county government gate. Her lips moved slightly, but she ultimately remained silent.

Lin Mo sent Liu Si to escort Pei Ziyu out of the city, then personally led Pei Youqing to the back courtyard room. As they walked through the corridor, he called out to Long Qingxue, who had just come out of the school:

"Qingxue, take Miss Pei to see the room."

Long Qingxue patted the chalk dust off her hands and said with a smile:

"Sister Youqing, come with me!"

"Okay, Sister Qingxue!"

Arriving in the backyard, I pushed open the door. The wall light was on, and the glass windows were crystal clear. The afternoon sun shone through the glass onto the bed with its freshly changed sheets, cutting a golden beam of light into the air.

Pei Youqing stood in the room, looking around curiously.

"The rooms here are cramped and the conditions are basic. I hope you won't mind, Sister Youqing."

"How could that be, Sister Qingxue? This place is very good, much better than Hezhou Prefecture!"

"That's good!"

As Long Qingxue spoke, she drew back the curtains, letting more sunlight stream in:

"I have something to do, so I can't keep you company. If you need anything, just ask the servants. If it's inconvenient for you to talk to them, just have them call me."

"Okay, Sister Qingxue!"

Not long after Pei Ziyu's carriage left, Liu Si trotted into the back hall of the county government office, clutching an urgent report that had just been transferred from Cangwu:

"Master, they're here again! A message has come from Cangwu saying that a eunuch from the capital has arrived with an imperial edict. He's already passed Cangwu and is heading straight for Lianhai!"

Lin Mo took the urgent report, glanced at it, and frowned slightly.

An imperial edict? Could it also be aimed at the divine weapon?

He put down the letter and asked Liu Si to inform Zhou Ping to line up at the city gate. He then called Yue Pengniao and led a team of Flying Tigers members to the city gate again.

As the sun began to set, a procession of carriages and horses raised dust at the end of the official road.

Leading the procession were four imperial guards on horseback, followed by a blue-curtained carriage, and then six more imperial guards bringing up the rear.

The carriage bore the imperial court's waist badge, which gleamed with a golden-red light in the setting sun.

The convoy slowly stopped at the city gate. The imperial guards dismounted and surrounded the carriage. A middle-aged eunuch with a pale face and no beard lifted the curtain and, with the help of an imperial guard, stepped down from the carriage by stepping on the back of a kneeling eunuch.

He wore a scarlet python robe, with a silver fish pouch hanging at his waist, and a black gauze hat. His face was so pale that it was almost bloodless, and his chin was slightly raised, making it seem as if he was looking down at everything.

He glanced at the Flying Tigers members lined up in front of the county government office, his gaze lingering on the rifles for a moment, and he smirked, not paying them much attention.

Liu Si quickly stepped forward and bowed in greeting:

"You must be tired from your journey, sir. I am Liu Si, a clerk from Lianhai County, and I am here to wait for you on the orders of Lord Lin."

The eunuch didn't even glance at Liu Si, but pulled out a token from his sleeve, flashed it, and drew out his shrill voice:

"Our Grand Eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs has come to Lianhai County to deliver the imperial decree on His Majesty's orders."

"Where is your magistrate? Why didn't he come to greet us?"

Liu Si's knees almost buckled from his shout, and he quickly turned around and winked at Lin Mo, who was standing at the front of the line.

Lin Mo straightened his clothes, walked forward unhurriedly, and cupped his hands in a respectful greeting:

"This humble official, Lin Mo, the magistrate of Lianhai County, greets Eunuch Cao."

My father-in-law has come from afar; please forgive me for not greeting him properly.

His tone was polite, but his back was ramrod straight, showing no intention of kneeling.

Eunuch Cao looked him up and down and saw that he was young, wearing a clean blue official robe, and had delicate features.

He snorted, pulled a scroll of yellow silk imperial edict from his sleeve, held it high, and shrieked:

"Lin Mo, the magistrate of Lianhai County, receives the imperial decree!"

According to the imperial etiquette, one must kneel and bow when receiving an imperial edict.

But Lin Mo simply clasped his hands and bowed:

"I twisted my back in Heishigou the day before yesterday and I really can't kneel down. Please forgive me, Your Excellency."

Eunuch Cao's face darkened, and his shrill voice rose eight octaves:

"How dare you!"

How could one not kneel before an imperial edict?

Lin Mo, you are showing contempt for His Majesty!

Lin Mo maintained his bowed posture with clasped hands, his tone as calm as still water:

"Please calm down, Father-in-law."

I do have a back injury; it was not my intention to be rude.

If you don't believe me, you can always ask a doctor to examine it.

Eunuch Cao stared at him for a few moments, but ultimately did not dwell on the matter any further.

With a cold snort, she unfurled the imperial edict on yellow silk, her shrill voice echoing in front of the city gate.

The first half of the imperial edict was filled with platitudes, praising Lin Mo for his meritorious service in suppressing bandits in Heishigou, calling him a pillar of the court, and expressing the Empress's great satisfaction.

Upon reaching the latter half of the passage, he changed the subject, saying, "I have heard that Lianhai County possesses divine weapons capable of killing top-tier experts from thousands of miles away. If such divine weapons could be used by the court, the suppression of rebellions across the land would be just around the corner."

Lin Mo was specially ordered to hand over the divine weapon and its manufacturing method together, and the imperial court would surely reward him handsomely, with promotion and noble titles being a given.

Lin Mo's lips twitched when he heard the imperial edict.

Thousands of miles away? To take someone's life?

This is supposed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile, but the rumors are getting weirder and weirder.

After reading the imperial edict, Eunuch Cao rolled up the yellow silk and handed it to Lin Mo, raising his chin once more.

"Lord Lin, please accept the imperial decree."

The Emperor has high hopes for you; you must not disappoint his favor.