After ten years of accompanying me in my studies, the entire court begged me to shut up.

Wang Shouren immediately thought of the Wu Youfu case.

"It's perfectly acceptable for the people to sue the government, as long as you truthfully state the facts of the case, I will uphold justice for you!"

The woman said slowly, "What if you were the perpetrator? Could you even judge yourself?"

Yang Shen had already sensed something was wrong and whispered to Wang Shouren, "This person might be Wu Youfu's concubine, Liu's younger sister. I suspect she's been deceived and has come to avenge her sister."

Wang Shouren thought about it and realized that this seemed to be the case, so he said, "Miss Liu, I am very sorry for your sister's death, but the real culprit is someone else. The case has been thoroughly investigated by the Shuntian Prefecture. Wu Youfu killed his wife and framed me."

The woman suddenly laughed, her laughter drifting through the wind and snow.

"As expected, officials protect each other! You killed my sister, and now you're going to ruin my brother-in-law's entire family!"

After saying that, he raised his hand, and there was a sharp sound of something cutting through the air.

"what!"

Wang Shouren knelt on one knee, clutching his thigh, his face covered in cold sweat.

Yang Shen was so frightened that he dared not speak. He quickly squatted down and helped Wang Shouren up, asking, "Are you alright?"

Wang Shouren gritted his teeth: "This woman is a member of the martial arts world and knows how to use hidden weapons."

As he spoke, he gritted his teeth and pulled a throwing knife from his thigh.

Yang Shen instinctively shrank behind Wang Shouren.

"Yang, it's dangerous here, you should go back first..."

Before Wang Shouren could finish speaking, he swayed and nearly fainted.

The woman slowly drew the knife from behind her back; the blade reflected the cold light of the snow as she walked towards the two.

Wang Shouren's face turned pale, and he struggled to say, "This hidden weapon was poisoned!"

Yang Shen was terrified. He wasn't afraid of outsmarting or outmaneuvering, but he was afraid of being confronted with a knife.

So he yelled at the top of his lungs, "Guards! Commander Li! There's an assassin! Catch the assassin!"

But no one responded; there was only the howling wind.

The woman then said as she left, "Stop shouting, your people are all having dinner! I looked around before I came to make sure there was no one around this room. Don't worry, I'm quick. Even if you call for help, I can kill you all before they arrive and avenge my sister!"

Yang Shen took a step back: "Don't come any closer!"

The woman said, "You're that lawyer, aren't you? You're also involved in my brother-in-law's family's murder case!"

Yang Shen said, "I'm warning you, don't come any closer!"

The woman sneered and continued walking forward.

Wang Shouren was covered in sweat and struggled to get up, but his body was already too weak to move.

Yang Shen was shocked; this woman was ruthless!

Wang Shouren was skilled in martial arts, yet he was taken down just like that!

"This is my final warning: take one more step, and you'll face the consequences!"

The woman continued walking forward, clearly ignoring Yang Shen's words.

"So vicious at such a young age, what will she be like when she grows up?"

Yang Shen immediately became angry and shouted, "Who are you calling younger?"

The woman raised an eyebrow: "Pah! Vulgar!"

Yang Shen retorted angrily, "You're the one who's despicable! You trespassed on private property, committed murder with a knife, and killed an official of the imperial court..."

"Shut up and prepare to die!"

The woman had already reached him when she suddenly pushed off with her feet and sped up to rush over!

then……

puff!

The woman suddenly disappeared, and a flurry of snowflakes rose from the ground.

"Where is the assassin?"

A series of footsteps sounded, and Li Chun arrived with his men.

"Yang, was that you shouting just now? Where's the assassin?"

Yang Shen nodded, then pointed to the pit in the ground.

Li Chun walked to the edge of the pit and peered out. Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from the air!

He reacted quickly, immediately jumping backward to narrowly avoid the attack.

Yang Shen hurriedly said, "Be careful of hidden weapons! Chief Wang was injured by one!"

Li Chun immediately became angry and said, "Someone, bring me some manure and fill the pit!"

Suddenly, the person inside said, "No! I surrender!"

Li Chun asked, "Yang, do you want to live or die?"

Yang Shen thought for a moment and said, "Wang Sizhi's fate is unknown. Let's get her out first."

Li Chun then waved his hand, and two guards jumped into the pit, tied the woman up tightly, and then pulled her up.

The woman was covered in snow, her hair was disheveled, and her face was smeared with mud; she looked utterly wretched.

Zhu Houzhao ran over excitedly and asked, "What happened? Did you catch a wild boar?"

Yang Shen shook his head: "Your Highness, we didn't catch a wild boar, but we did catch a person."

Zhu Houzhao leaned closer for a look, his face full of disappointment: "Why is it a person? Where's my wild boar?"

Yang Shen said, "This person is highly skilled in martial arts, an assassin, and knows how to use hidden weapons. Your Highness should not approach him."

Zhu Houzhao immediately perked up: "Assassins? Here to kill me?"

Yang Shen explained, "This person is Liu's younger sister. I suspect she has been manipulated into believing that Wang Sizhi killed Liu and is here to seek revenge. I will go and explain this to her now."

Upon hearing that it wasn't an assassination attempt, Zhu Houzhao immediately lost interest, yawned, and said, "Oh, then you go ahead with your work. I'm going back to sleep."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Li Chun stepped forward and asked, "Yang, what should we do with this person?"

Yang Shen said, "Carry him inside first, then carry Wang Sizhi inside as well."

Several guards hurriedly carried Wang Shouren into the house and placed him on the bed.

The woman was pushed in, pressed onto a chair, and tied up like a dumpling, with only her head sticking out.

Yang Shen then had a chance to take a look at her.

Although she looked somewhat disheveled, one could still see that she had delicate features and a beautiful appearance.

But he wasn't in the mood to admire the beautiful woman right now, and reached out to ask, "Where's the antidote?"

The woman kept her head down and remained silent.

Yang Shen glanced at the unconscious Wang Shouren on the bed, his anger flaring: "You're not going to talk, huh? Fine, I'll slash your face first!"

The woman suddenly looked up and glared at him: "You dare!"

Yang Shen drew a knife from Li Chun's waist: "Let's see if I dare!"

The woman was clearly frightened and said, "It's not poison, it's an anesthetic. I'll be fine after sleeping for two hours."

Yang Shen asked, "Really?"

The woman turned her head away: "Poisoning you would be too easy for you! I want to kill you all with my own hands to vent my hatred!"

Yang Shen laughed angrily: "Are you stupid? Who told you that your sister was killed by Wang Sizhi?"

The woman said coldly, "You don't need to pretend to be kind. I've lost today. Do with me as you please!"

Yang Shen returned the knife to Li Chun, then pulled up a chair and sat down in front of her.

"Do we really look that bad?"

The woman glanced at him, a mocking smile playing on her lips: "Who's the kind person who dug such a big hole in their yard?"

Yang Shen was immediately speechless and unable to refute.

He took a deep breath and said, "Your sister's name is Liu, and she's Wu Youfu's concubine, right?"

The woman didn't speak, but her eyes were filled with tears.

Yang Shen continued, "In order to resist the imperial court's land survey, Wu Youfu ordered someone to strangle Liu Shi, and then framed Wang Sizhi, saying that Wang Sizhi had driven someone to suicide after failing to extort a bribe. The Shuntian Prefecture has already investigated this matter thoroughly, and Wu Youfu himself confessed that the murderers were two servants named Zhang Hu and Zhang Bao, who have already been arrested."

The woman's expression changed slightly, but she still gritted her teeth and said, "You're talking nonsense!"

Yang Shen stood up, took a stack of papers from the table, and handed them to her.

"This is the judgment document from Shuntian Prefecture. Take a look for yourself."

The woman glanced down, her eyes filled with disdain.

Yang Shen could only say, "Believe it or not, it's up to you!"

Li Chun asked, "Yang, what should we do with this person?"

Yang Shen was conflicted. Logically, he should kill him to prevent future troubles.

However, seeing her defiant and resentful expression made me very unhappy!

We have to teach her a lesson today, so she can die knowing why!

"Commander Li, do you know where the Zhang brothers, Zhang Hu and Zhang Bao, are now?"

"He has been transferred to the county jail and is awaiting execution in the autumn."

"That makes things easier. You do this..."