The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Shadow Eleven reported, "A group of bandits is heading towards the Murong family's camp."

Startled awake, Su Qianqian got out of bed and asked Gong Yu, "What happened?"

"The Murong family's caravan was wiped out by bandits. Okay, go back to sleep."

Gong Yu often heard Su Qianqian say that she needed to get her beauty sleep, because this girl was especially grumpy in the morning.

So if the girl gets up in the middle of the night like this, she'll definitely complain of a headache the next morning.

He patted Su Qianqian's back and gently coaxed her until she fell asleep.

"Xiangming, Xiaobei, you two stay here to protect Miss Su. Ying Shiyi, you come with me to the Murong family's camp."

The Murong family has deep roots, and if the future head of the Murong family dies, it will definitely cause turmoil in the Great Qi Dynasty.

After Gong Yu arrived, he saw the mother and daughter, disguised as beggars, searching through the Murong family's valuables. He immediately slit their throats with his sword.

And the band of mountain bandits who colluded with the mother and daughter finally arrived.

They thought they could make a fortune, but little did they know that hell awaited them.

Everyone was wiped out by Shadow Eleven and his men.

Gong Yu had the accompanying physician revive Murong Changyu.

As for the others, I don't want to pay them any attention.

After Murong Changyu woke up, he immediately thanked Gong Yu: "Thank you for your help, Young Master Gong."

As men, Gong Yu could naturally see through Murong Changyu's little scheme.

"Young Master Murong, please put away your ulterior motives. A mere band of mountain bandits could take you down. Do you really think you have the ability to protect Miss Su?"

Murong Changyu looked dejected.

After Gong Yu left, Murong Changyu gave Murong Yan an antidote pill that he carried with him.

He was utterly disappointed in his younger sister.

He had suspected something was amiss when he learned that Miss Su had refused to give water to the mother and daughter.

Because Miss Su is not a bad person. In the past, in Qinghe County, Miss Su spent countless amounts of money to provide free porridge to the people every day.

How could someone like that be cruel?

But the sixth sister insisted on going her own way.

After Murong Yan woke up, Murong Changyu severely criticized her, saying, "I told you not to target Miss Su, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what's happened! You lured the bandits here, causing everyone to be poisoned and unconscious. Are you happy now?"

"Brother, you are so considerate of Miss Su, does she appreciate it?"

The brother and sister together fed all the guards in the Murong family who had been poisoned with medicine.

Murong Yan was overjoyed to learn that it was Gong Yu who had saved her brother.

"Brother, Prince Gong saved you so that you could save me after you wake up! He still has feelings for me."

Su Qianqian was quite happy when she woke up in the morning.

With such an incident occurring in the Murong family's caravan, it will definitely take a long time before they can continue their journey.

That way, she could arrive in Quancheng one step ahead of the Murong family.

No one can take her black coal.

She had overheard the Murong siblings discussing the black coal.

Therefore, the brother and sister's target should be Black Coal.

After traveling for two days, Su Qianqian and her group finally arrived in Jinan.

Coincidentally, upon entering the city, he ran into Magistrate Wu.

Magistrate Wu was fat, with a big head and a big belly—the standard features of a corrupt official.

Magistrate Wu is truly an oddball.

As he walked behind, people carrying bolts of cloth immediately came forward and spread brand-new red silk on the ground.

The main point is to ensure that Magistrate Wu's shoes never get dirty on the ground.

There was another person behind them, specifically responsible for collecting the red silk that Magistrate Wu had stepped on.

This is incredibly extravagant. It's nearly impossible for ordinary people to even get a new dress made of ordinary fabric, yet this Magistrate Wu lives such a life of luxury.

According to information provided by Hu Pingfan, the Jinan government arbitrarily arrested people, falsely accused them of crimes, and imposed huge fines on the people; those who refused to pay were beheaded.

Yes, if there were no fines, how could Magistrate Wu live such a luxurious life!

This minor county magistrate has quite the entourage, with hundreds of people following him wherever he goes. Does he think that because the emperor is far away, no one will notice?

Magistrate Wu was accompanied by many maids, some holding umbrellas and others carrying clean white cloths.

Every short distance they walked, a maid carrying a white cotton cloth would kneel on the ground and wipe Magistrate Wu's shoes.

They've never walked on the ground and aren't dirty at all, yet they still need to be wiped with a clean white cloth.

Magistrate Wu really cherishes his shoes.

A little child was eating candied hawthorn by the roadside when he was accidentally pushed and knocked down by soldiers.

The candied hawthorn, now smeared with saliva, landed right on Magistrate Wu's shoes.

Magistrate Wu was immediately enraged. "Guards, drag this child away and behead him!"

The boy's mother turned pale and knelt down on the ground with a thud, crying and pleading, "Magistrate, please have mercy and don't kill my son. He didn't do it on purpose. He's still young and doesn't understand. I apologize to you on his behalf."

Magistrate Wu had no energy to listen to the child's mother; he was busy changing into new shoes.

He was particularly superstitious about one thing: shoes must always be kept clean. Only by wearing clean, dust-free shoes could he achieve his lofty ideal of rapid advancement.

That's why he dresses so formally when he goes out.

Magistrate Wu said sympathetically, "Since this mother loves her son so much, I will do a good deed and send her and her son to the underworld to reunite."

The child and his mother were dragged to a side of the road, where two constables raised their broadswords high, preparing to slash at their necks.

The child's mother closed her eyes in despair.

Good heavens, how can ordinary people survive in this world? She never wants to be born again, she never wants to be human again.

The bailiff's broadsword failed to strike her vulnerable neck; instead, Su Qianqian deflected it with her sword.

With a single sword strike, he knocked down two large swords.

One of the constables had just shouted "How dare you!" when Su Qianqian chopped off his head.

Another official from the yamen ran to Magistrate Wu's side.

This unexpected turn of events shocked everyone.

Magistrate Wu was furious. Jinan was far from the emperor's reach, so he was the local tyrant.

Those who dared to disobey him have all gone to the Western Paradise to obtain the scriptures.

"Guards, seize this girl. This magistrate will make her experience the punishment of being torn apart by chariots."

Although Gong Yu was not wearing official robes, he carried the token of the inspector.

He flashed the token in front of Magistrate Wu, "Who dares to touch my woman?"

After seeing the token clearly, Magistrate Wu knew he was doomed.

He clearly arranged for people to guard the city gate, so that he would be notified immediately if any officials from the imperial court came.

But to everyone's surprise, the inspector came without wearing his official robes, taking an unconventional approach.

Gong Yu possessed a precious sword bestowed upon him by Emperor Qi Jing, which allowed him to execute without prior approval. He directly beheaded Magistrate Wu in the street, deeming him worthy of death for daring to threaten his woman.

The head rolled and rolled until it landed on the brand-new red silk cloth spread on the ground, and then rolled into the muddy water with the red silk cloth still attached.

Magistrate Wu could never have imagined that the red silk he used to protect his shoes would eventually be used to wrap his head.