The strongman's wife who traveled through time and space and became a young general

"I think Brother Lin is a good fit for our Procuratorate. Why don't you and your sister come? This way you can take care of each other." Shen Xiangming didn't seem to notice Lin Nanyue's disgust and still invited her enthusiastically.

Gu Anqing was speechless at Shen Xiangming's wishful thinking.

He wanted to recruit the next witch doctor of Nalan Village into his gang, and also wanted to kidnap a warrior at the same time. This behavior was simply playing with fire.

I wonder if the people from Nalan Village who stayed in Linggao County would rush over immediately and beat them to death after they found out about this.

Lin Qiu'er also saw the clues. The mortality rate of this Censorate must be very high. Otherwise, how could Shen Xiangming, a man with a status badge, act like a tortoise every time, wanting to drag her into the fire pit immediately? She sneered in her heart, but her face remained calm.

"Lord Shen, you'd better think carefully about how to deliver these things to the imperial city safely. Don't just dream about them before it gets dark." Lin Qiuer's words revealed sarcasm towards Shen Xiangming.

"Ms. Lin, please think about it again. There's no rush. We still have time along the way." Shen Xiangming is not someone who will give up easily. He still lobbied without giving up.

Only then did Shen Xiangming remember that they were chasing the assassin, so he asked, "Did you kill the assassin or did he run away?"

"He ran away. He ran faster than a rabbit." Chang Qing saw that no one else paid attention to Shen Xiangming, so he replied as he passed by him.

"Lord Shen is a man who won't turn back until he hits the wall. Just wait patiently." Lin Qiu'er walked slowly back to her horse. When she saw the saddle, she felt a sharp pain on the inside of her legs again. She really didn't want to get on it.

Since she didn't get on the horse, the brothers Lin Nanye and Lin Nanyue naturally accompanied her. As a result, Gu Anqing, Changqing and the Gu family's guards also stood aside and waited, and were not in a hurry to get on the horse.

After waiting for about two cups of tea, Ye Anlan, Liuzi and others who had gone to chase the assassin finally came back.

They walked while cursing, obviously very angry.

"How is it going over there? Have you caught the assassin?" Shen Xiangming asked immediately after seeing them come back.

Ye Anlan was so angry that he couldn't speak. He just stroked his chest and breathed heavily.

Seeing this, Liuzi bowed and replied, "That assassin's Qinggong is very impressive, and he has been teasing us.

Every time we thought we had caught up with him, he would run away again. Later, when he realized he couldn’t kill us, he just ran away.”

Shen Xiangming nodded and waved his hand, saying, "Since the assassins have all escaped, we won't stay here any longer. Let's hurry to the intersection ahead and find a teahouse to rest."

Upon hearing this, everyone jumped on their horses.

Although Lin Qiuer felt uncomfortable, she gritted her teeth and got on the horse.

She had already made up her mind to see if there was a carriage available once she arrived in Linzhou City. She didn't want to suffer this again. Lin Nanye and Lin Nanyue got on their horses almost at the same time as her.

After she got on the horse, Gu Anqing climbed on the horse, followed by Changqing and the Gu family's guards.

When Shen Xiangming saw that everyone had mounted their horses, he pulled the reins and shouted softly, and the horses started galloping. The people behind also rode their horses to catch up.

The distance of three hundred meters was reached in a flash with the galloping horses.

The owner of the teahouse was a shrewd middle-aged man. He could tell at a glance that the people from the Censorate led by Shen Xiangming were of great importance, so he did not dare to neglect them. When he saw that Gu Anqing and the others were dressed in extraordinary clothes, his eyes lit up, and he immediately went forward and led them to a shady place to sit down.

The entire teahouse was not big, with only four or five tables, and two young men were already sitting at one of the tables.

"Wife, serve tea to these distinguished guests!"

Shen Xiangming and others have been away from home for many years and have long been accustomed to the people's attitude of keeping a distance from them, so they don't care.

Only Ye Anlan couldn't stand it and shouted, "Shopkeeper, didn't you see that we came in first? Why are you only taking care of that table and not ours?"

Lin Qiu'er didn't want to spoil this noisy boy, so she replied casually, "Maybe it's because the men at our table are handsome and the women are pretty and amiable."

She ordered the shopkeeper, "Serve us something light."

"Okay. Girl, bring a pot of tea to the table, and some cucumber side dishes." When the shrewd shopkeeper saw that the person who spoke was a girl in the group, he called his daughter out to entertain her.

After giving these instructions, the shopkeeper walked to the table of Shen Xiangming and others, bowed his head and asked, "Gentlemen, what would you like to order?"

Shen Xiangming stretched out a finger and pointed it directly at Ye Anlan. His eyes seemed to say, "If you dare to say anything more, I will..."

Under his gaze, Ye Anlan closed his mouth unwillingly.

Shen Xiangming then retracted his finger and told the store owner calmly, "Just do the same as that table."

The shopkeeper quickly agreed, turned around and shouted to the back, "Boy, quickly serve a pot of good tea to the gentlemen at this table, and some cucumber dishes."

His face was full of smiles, and he showed no disrespect towards Shen Xiangming and others.

After saying this, the shopkeeper walked outside the teahouse and looked around the two official roads between Linzhou City and Youlin Prefecture.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he saw a donkey cart coming from the direction of Linzhou City in the distance.

He immediately went forward and shouted from a distance, "Ladies and gentlemen, do you need to stop and rest for a while? Come and have a cup of tea and some fruits before continuing on your journey?"

Lin Qiu'er noticed the shopkeeper's actions. She nodded and said to Lin Nanye beside her, "Third brother, did you see the difference in the way this teahouse shop receives guests?"

When Lin Nanye heard what Lin Qiuer said, he began to recall the shop owner’s behavior just now.

Gu Anqing smiled faintly. Although he also noticed the different treatment by the store owner, he did not intend to say anything. He just drank his tea quietly.

At this time, the donkey cart driven by the shop owner outside had already stopped beside the teahouse.

Lin Qiuer discovered that the person driving the coach was a young and strong man, and she originally thought that the person sitting on the coach should be a young man.

However, when the curtain was lifted, the last person to get off was a young woman in plain clothes but with an extraordinary temperament, accompanied by a maid who was about fourteen or fifteen years old.

The woman and her servant walked into the teahouse and looked around. When her eyes fell on Shen Xiangming's table, she was so scared that she took two steps back.

There was a look of horror on his face, as if he had seen something terrible.

The shopkeeper in the back didn't see their frightened expressions and asked in confusion, "Girls, why don't you go in and find a seat?"

The young woman took the maid's hand and walked out. The shopkeeper hurriedly followed them and asked repeatedly, "Why did the girl leave again?"

"Shopkeeper, please give us some tea and fruits. We are in a hurry to leave, so we won't use them in the teahouse." The woman's voice was gentle and a little charming, although her behavior seemed a little panicked.

When Lin Qiuer heard this, she couldn't help but lean over to take a look. The woman's appearance was not very outstanding, but her voice was very special and unforgettable.

She secretly wondered in her heart: Why did this woman look so frightened? Was she afraid of men or the power of Shen Xiangming and others?

Although she felt that the woman's behavior was strange, she did not intend to interfere. She turned around and picked up the fruits on the plate, chewing them happily.

What Lin Qiuer didn't know was that it was precisely because of her unwillingness to meddle in other people's affairs at this time that she ended up taking a lot of unnecessary steps later on.