Before Shen Xining could scream, the man pulled her over by the waist. He put her behind him, and the flute in his hand sounded. A hidden weapon beside him flew out, and a man in black fell from a high platform not far away.
The man in black was stunned for a moment when he looked at the two of them. The swords in their hands were pointed at Xie Zhaoan, but Xie Zhaoan did not show any fear. He spotted the gap in the crowd and pushed Shen Xining out.
The group of men in black had no intention of assassinating Shen Xining. Their swords showed no mercy and everyone's sword fell on Xie Zhaoan. However, Xie Zhaoan's internal strength was very strong, and those swords did not really hurt him. It was just that when Xie Zhaoan didn't react, a sword scratched his arm.
hiss.
Another piece of clothing was damaged, and Xie Zhaoan felt a little annoyed.
At this time, Shen Xining rushed in with a sword in hand, and stabbed the man in black directly with the sword. She reached out and grabbed Xie Zhaoan's hand and took him out.
"It's not safe here. These people are not targeting you, but me. I just came here today and I was targeted like this. It means that I came to the right place today."
While Shen Xining bandaged him neatly, he analyzed the situation in an orderly manner.
Looking up, they caught the man's gaze. Shen Xining and Xie Zhaoan were both stunned for a moment, then they looked away and Shen Xining stood up.
"It's getting late, Fourth Prince, you should go back to the rest area of the county government first, so as to avoid encountering this kind of assassination again. It would be bad if you really lose your life because of this incident."
"where you go?"
"black market."
As Shen Xining spoke, she put away the medicine bag in her hand and took a step forward. Xie Zhaoan reached out and held her arm.
"I will go with you."
"Otherwise, if I yell now, those people might not really leave. And if it wasn't for Miss Shen, I might have died now. Miss Shen, can you really bear to watch me die like this?"
Shen Xining was silent for a moment, and finally nodded.
"Okay, let's go."
The two of them are now tied to the same rope. Xie Zhaoan killed the prince's men, and the prince's thoughts on Shen Xining are self-evident. Compared with Shen Xining, it is obvious that Shen Xiyao can be controlled by the prince more. In this case, why would the prince choose Shen Xining instead of Shen Xiyao
Shen Xining's only solution now is to find evidence that her father did not commit corruption. Only in this way can she save herself. No matter what Xie Zhaoan's purpose is, at least now, Xie Zhaoan and she are in the same boat.
The two men arrived at the black market, and Shen Xining found an old lady wearing a black sack and pushed the silver in his hand to her.
"Mom, this is a deposit. Information always circulates in the black market. I want to buy information."
The old mother was blind. She touched the silver, weighed it twice, and then pushed the silver in her hand back.
"The black market is called the black market because the rules of the daytime market cannot be circulated here. Therefore, these silver taels cannot be circulated in this place. Even if I take these silver taels, I can't use them. I think this girl should know this."
"Indeed, old lady, I took out the silver I had because I knew the rules of the black market. These silvers were not used to exchange for information, but to exchange for what the information you were talking about could be exchanged for."
The old mother pointed to her eyes.
"My eyes haven't seen any light for many years. Although I have given up hope, my grandson is going blind. I need the trumpet creeper that grows on the cliffs. Grind it into powder, and I can get the information the girl needs."
"good."
Shen Xining agreed readily.
Xie Zhaoan frowned as he looked at the black market. Although it was called a black market, everything here seemed not that different from the markets outside. Why was that
The next day.
The county government office was opened early. Someone came to report to the police. It was an old lady. She had a petition in her hand with crooked words on it. She knelt on the ground and declared loudly.
"Mr. County, please help us! My grandson has just come of age. He was caught a few days ago and was said to be infected with a disease and needs to be detained. Mr. County, my grandson has always been in good health. How could he be infected with a disease? This is simply alarmist! Please help us!"
The old man was already over seventy years old and had difficulty walking. He held the complaint in both hands and looked as if he was about to fall down.
The county magistrate walked out slowly, yawning, took a look at the complaint, and widened his eyes.
"Asshole! Who is this person? Your petition clearly states that your child contracted an epidemic a few days ago, but you haven't reported it yet! Now the government officials are looking for your grandson, for your health, and you're actually biting back. What's your intention!?"
The old lady was very frightened and her hands were shaking.
"Impossible, impossible..."
As an audience member, Shen Xining took the complaint and took a look at it. It was indeed true. She pursed her lips and looked at the old lady below with a complicated look in her eyes. She had heard in the past that many people sued the court for their own selfish desires, because if they were successful, the court's laws would give these people a sum of money, a considerable amount of money.
So sometimes, some people would come to question the court with some unfounded reasons. Although it was very annoying, the court could do nothing about it.
Unexpectedly, they met today.
At this moment, the lawyer appeared. The old lady looked at the lawyer and pointed at him.
"Yes, it was him! It was him! He was the one who wrote the petition to me! He didn't say that when he wrote it to me. He clearly said that he wanted to redress the injustice for my grandson! Please read it carefully, sir!"
The lawyer was holding a fan with the words "Justice and Integrity" written on it. He shook his hand in fear.
"Hey! Old gentleman, please don't talk nonsense! The words "fairness and integrity" on my fan must not be tarnished by you!? You wrote this petition while watching me. The reason I wrote it this way is because your request was too much. Your grandson was infected with an epidemic, and the court specially ordered people to send your child away to prevent you from being affected by the epidemic at such an old age. You actually want to sue the court in return. It's really too much! I couldn't stand it anymore, so I wrote this petition! This is also for your own good!"