After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

Lin San learned from the tea stall owner that the husband who sold himself into servitude to bury his wife had been crying outside the city for two whole days.

It wasn't that no kind people were willing to help him during that time, but for some reason, he didn't leave with the child until he met Wang Zhao on the third day.

The shopkeeper also revealed a crucial clue: the husband held the child every day, yet no one had ever heard the child cry.

The painting of the corpse says that the child died the day before, the day Wang Zhao came to Song County.

This confirms one thing: the image of the corpse is incorrect.

That child might have died long ago!

While Lin San was pondering this, Wang Zhao had already returned from the horse farm outside the city with a fine horse.

There are many horse farms in Yuezhou, especially near the northern border, where you can buy a good horse anywhere.

There was a horse farm about ten miles outside Songxian County. Wang Zhao borrowed one hundred taels of silver from Lin San to buy a horse.

What puzzled Wang Zhao was that Lin Sanming clearly had several thousand taels of silver on him, yet he wouldn't treat himself well, not even adding salted vegetables to his porridge.

Lin San was surprised that Wang Zhao was serious when he said he would ride the same horse with him.

"Third Brother, what are you standing there for? Get on." Wang Zhao sat on the horse, looking down at Lin San.

Lin San looked utterly speechless. "Wang Zhao, do you even remember that you're an unmarried young man?"

Wang Zhao said, "Isn't this an emergency? Third Brother, don't be shy, come up here quickly."

He muttered to himself, "I want to get my freedom as soon as possible so I can go back to being a镖师 (bodyguard/escort)."

Lin San said, "No need. Willow Village is not far from the county seat, only half a day's journey."

Wang Zhao dismounted, assumed a horse stance, and focused his energy. With a shout of "Hey!" he caught Lin San off guard, scooped the man up with both hands, and lifted him onto the horse's back.

His movements were extremely swift, and not a single action was superfluous.

By the time Lin San realized what was happening, Wang Zhao had already mounted his horse and, in a very gentlemanly manner, wrapped his arms around Lin San's waist.

"drive!"

Lin San: "..."

For the first time in his life, Magistrate Lin, who was being held in the arms of a young man, showed an expression of utter despair.

This guy is really strong, almost as strong as that strange kid Huayue.

"Third Brother, which way is Willow Village? Please give me directions," Wang Zhao said.

Lin San sighed, didn't struggle, and pointed out a path.

Wang Zhao asked, "Third Brother, what are we going to Willow Tree Village for?"

"The tea stall owner said that he had overheard the man mentioning that the man seemed to be from Willow Village."

Wang Zhao was shocked. "They're actually locals?"

"It's not clear yet, so I'll go check it out."

Wang Zhao then remembered something else, "Those case files and corpse diagrams can be fabricated, but what about the witnesses? Who are the witnesses?"

"It was the old man who was with that husband."

"The old man who lost the child? Can he also be a witness?"

"Logically speaking, no. Witness testimony should avoid involving relatives, but since case files can be forged, there's nothing that can't be done."

Wang Zhao suddenly realized, "So, the entire yamen in Song County is full of parasites?"

Lin San said, "More or less."

Wang Zhao immediately felt sorry for Lin San, "Third Brother, you're so pitiful."

Lin San thought to himself: Could things ever be worse than they are now?

Whose young master is so useless that he's being held in the arms of a young man?

Moreover, this young man is also a good friend of his own younger brother.

"It's alright, it's alright."

Remembering that Lin San hadn't brought any yamen runners with him today, Wang Zhao asked, "Does that mean you don't have a single person working for you in the entire Song County yamen?"

Lin San nodded, "You could say that."

"Then you're just a general without any troops, no soldiers to command?"

"right."

Wang Zhao felt sympathy again and sighed, "Third Brother, you're really pitiful."

Lin San felt that this young man's compassion was overflowing and he couldn't stop, so he said, "You're quite strong now."

Although he was a scholar, he wasn't skinny; he was at least a normal weight for a grown man.

Being picked up by a young man really left me with no face or dignity left.

Wang Zhao said, "Oh, I practiced martial arts with that young general from Caixia City. He taught me some kind of internal energy cultivation method and even praised me for learning it well."

If Wang Zhao was just a sheltered young lady who knew a few fancy moves before, after the martial arts training in Caixia City, she could be considered a semi-skilled martial artist.

Why only half? Because he was already old when he started practicing martial arts, and unlike Luo Ran, he didn't train diligently for many years.

Although he has practiced internal energy cultivation techniques, it has been a short time and no results can be seen yet.

Therefore, it was only a brief burst of power; if it happened again, he might not be able to pick up Lin San again.

Of course, Lin San was unaware of these things.

After arriving in Willow Village, the two inquired around and finally found a clue.

According to the villagers, there was indeed a person whose physical characteristics matched those of Nafulang.

The man was a widow named Chen Xiaomi.

Her husband had been dead for several years, but she had no children and no father-in-law.

It is said that this Chen Xiaomi is a woman with a lively mind. She looks down on her honest and simple husband and has shady relationships with several local thugs and ruffians.

One time, her husband came home early and caught her husband with another man. She then thought of divorcing this wicked man.

Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaomi struck first, conspiring with her lover to kill her husband.

When his own son died, his father-in-law was so enraged that he died on the spot.

As a result, all the wealth her husband had accumulated fell into Chen Xiaomi's hands. Without her husband, she became even more unscrupulous with other men.

Almost everyone in the village knows about Chen Xiaomi's deeds.

Because this person's reputation was so bad, no one would have been willing to talk about Chen Xiaomi if Lin San hadn't produced the official token.

After all, having such a wicked husband in their own village greatly damages the village's reputation and will also affect the marriage prospects of other eligible young men in the future.

The two arrived at Chen Xiaomi's house. Wang Zhao stepped forward and knocked on the door, but no one answered for a long time.

Wang Zhao turned to look at Lin San, wanting to ask him what he thought.

Lin San thought for a moment and said, "Go climb over the wall and take a look."

Wang Zhao thought he had misheard. "Me?"

"otherwise?"

Wang Zhao said, "Okay, but you can't tell my brother."

"He even cares whether you climb over the wall or not?" Lin San asked, slightly surprised. "Is he that nosy?"

"Of course." Wang Zhao took a few steps back, took a running start, and easily climbed over the courtyard wall.

Although he doesn't know any light-body skills, he can still easily scale a courtyard wall.

Soon, the courtyard gate opened from the inside.

Lin San went inside.

Wang Zhao said, "Are you sure the person who framed me is Chen Xiaomi?"

"I'm not sure," Lin San said. "Let's go in and take a look."

Wang Zhao would hiss and exclaim "Wow!" every now and then, his expressions were incredibly varied.

Unexpectedly, the seemingly cautious and reserved third brother of the Lin family was capable of trespassing on private property.

Lin San anticipated his guess and said, "Who do you think I'm doing all this for?"

Wang Zhao immediately became obedient, "Third Brother did the right thing! Third Brother, you're the best, the best, the best!"