He scuttled over and bowed to the man: "General Ning, you've arrived just in time. We've caught a group of suspicious individuals here, suspected to be spies sent by the barbarians..."

"Adulterer?"

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Ning Su picked an eyebrow, her gaze then shifting to Yang Ruqing and her companions.

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At the edge, the leading soldier was still adding fuel to the fire: "This group of people not only injured Master Fang but also openly confronted our brothers. We were just about to tie them up and interrogate them thoroughly..."

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"That's great!"

Ning Su raised his hand, interrupting the soldier's words.

Upon hearing this, the soldiers were secretly delighted.

Ning Su immediately extended his hands: "By the way, arrest this deputy general as well!"

"Huh?"

The leading soldier's eyes widened.

Ning Su glanced at Yang Ruohong and the others here: “They are merchants who came from inland China. They were personally invited by this deputy general and General Xiahou, and they traveled a long distance to get here.”

Since you deem them to be spies, then I, as the natural ruler, will also accept the interrogation.

"Oh, and also General Xiahou, please bring him in for questioning as well..."

Upon hearing Ning Su's words, the leading soldier was dumbfounded.

Each one of them was struck dumb, like they had been hit by lightning. The knife in their hand almost dropped to the ground.

And young Master Fang, who was sitting on the ground, was also dumbfounded.

The inn.

Ning Su once again apologized to Yang Ruqing and Chang Geng and the others.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't thorough enough in my planning. It's not right that you all traveled here out of kindness and were treated this way..."

Yang Ruqing smiled and comforted Ning Su: "Brother Ning, this isn't your fault. You don't need to blame yourself."

Behind him, Chang Geng and the others also nodded in agreement.

The Ning and Su brothers have already taken good care of everyone. Since they came today, they've gone back and forth between the camp and the inn no less than three times.

Ning Su saw everyone's tolerant and open-minded attitude, and felt even more ashamed in his heart.

"If Feng Tang were here, perhaps this wouldn't have happened. He is more thorough than me, I am not as good as him."

He was still a little frustrated.

I'm also a little scared now.

He was clear about that group of people from Changchun.

If Qing'er and Chang Geng Shu were really taken away tonight, they wouldn't die but would certainly be skinned alive.

It seems like Yang Ruqing could see right through Ning Su's thoughts as she chuckled, "Every person has their strengths and weaknesses. We all have things we can't take care of. Brother Ning, don't be troubled."

Ning Su nodded.

Yang Ruqing then asked, "By the way, what's the background of that Master Fang? I see those soldiers are all deferring to him."

"They're all in this together," Chang-Geng muttered, frowning.

Li Dahu let out a snort: "They're definitely from a wealthy family, bribing those soldiers."

Ning Su nodded, "You are all right. It is indeed so."

“This young master Fang, his full name is Fang Meng. His father is the quartermaster in our military camp…”

"Fang Daheng?"

Yang Ruqing spoke directly.

Ning Su was startled. She thought it must be because Luo Fengtang had gone back and mentioned the medicinal herbs to Qing'er last time.

"It's him." He nodded.

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On the side, Chang Geng and the others saw this, curiously asking Yang Ruqing: "What's up? Do you know the kid's father, Qing?"

Yang Ruqing curled her lips and shook her head, "I don't know him, but I've heard of him."

Ha, what a coincidence!

Laozi was punched by Tang Yazi.

The son got a beating from her.

This old Fang family, she and Tang Ya Zi are truly fated to meet!

Here, Ning Su seemed to have seen through Yang Ruohua's thoughts, and also looked amused and helpless.

The Fang family was originally a prominent household in Xiushui Town. Fang Daheng was originally just a small administrator for the patrolling troops.

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“He later had a younger sister who was favored by General Zhu and taken as his concubine.”

Fang Daheng entered the military camp and later became a quartermaster.

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"Fang Meng, relying on his aunt and father, acted recklessly in town. He harassed virtuous women without hesitation." he said.

Li Da'er scoff.

"Walk too much at night, you're bound to bump into a ghost. Look, tonight it even dared to flirt with our neighbor's daughter! Looking for a fight?"

"Cough!"

Suddenly, all the jade pillars and treasure columns on the side coughed.

Li Da'er was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.

It's already late.

Yang Ruqing glared at him with a dark face.

"What are you talking about? Who's the ghost? Are your ears too small?"

She ground her teeth, clenching her fists as if she wanted to grab Li Da'er's ears.

Li Da'er stiffened all over, hiding behind Chang Geng like a mudskipper.

Two hands covering his ears, he poked his head out with a face full of smiles and said in a flattering tone: "Hee hee, I'm tongue-tied, please forgive me, please forgive me..."

Yang Ruqing rolled her eyes and then stopped.

Li Da'er let out a sigh of relief.

The others in the room laughed.

After the laughter subsided, Chang Gung faced another worry.

He asked Ning Su, "Tonight if we beat Fang Meng, his ordnance officer's father will know and might bring people to trouble us."

Hearing Chang Geng's question, Ning Su also restrained his smile.

"Even if Fang Daxing were to exert all his influence, he is merely a military supply officer. To put it simply, he got the job through family connections and was just doing errands. He doesn't have the authority!"

Peace and Tranquility on the Dao.

As for those few men on the city defenses, as his deputy general, he would naturally punish them.

Hearing Ning Su's words, Chang Geng finally felt the weight on his heart lift.

Everyone dispersed to rest.

Yang Ruqing sent Ning Su to the inn's doorstep.

"Tonight's events, fortunately, you Ning Ge arrived in time, safeguarding everyone's safety. I want to thank you."

Under the red lantern at the entrance of the inn, Yang Ruqing looked sincerely at Ning Su.

Ning Su was ashamed and embarrassed.

He waved his hand and said, "This is what I should do,"

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"By the way, Qing'er, I never realized you were a martial arts expert!"

"Not bad, taking down two city guards all by yourself. Impressive!" he exclaimed.

Yang Ruoqing blushed.

Don't even mention two city guards, with their clumsy three-legged cat skills, a hundred of them wouldn't be a match for her!

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“I’m not a master, just someone Tang Ya Zi gave me a few pointers.” She smiled.

"Huh?"

Ning Su was even more surprised.

Other men all teach their wives to serve their in-laws and take care of the household.

Brother Fengtang actually taught Qing'er martial arts?

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That's interesting!

As if she had seen the surprise in Ning Su's heart, Yang Ruqing continued, "He may not have told you, but I suffered from madness before and was often bullied."

He taught me some self-defense moves, so I wouldn't be bullied all the time. Let me know if you'd like to translate anything else!

She said, discovering that her ability to lie had grown increasingly sophisticated, her face remaining unflushed.

However, one mustn't lie, lest Ning Su dig to the bottom of it.

Here, Ning Su listened to her explanation and felt relieved.

As if he had just thought of something, he suddenly chuckled.

"Why are you laughing, Ning Ge?" Yang Ruqing asked.

Ning Su said, “I’m actually a little curious, if you were to fight with Feng Tang, who do you think would win?”

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Yang Ruoqing couldn't help rolling her eyes.

"No matter if I know martial arts or not, I'm sure to win if I fight him!"

She then said.

"Why?" he asked.

Yang Ruqing said: "I am his wife, he has to give in to me. A good husband should surrender without fighting!"