At the beginning, I was a rich female prisoner

Chapter 222: Chaos in Qizhou City

Bai Zhifu of Qizhou City sat in the lobby, watching the rain stop outside, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. However, when he turned around, he saw a shocking scene - the warehouse that was supposed to be full of silver had become empty, with only a pile of waste paper left!

The master walked into the storeroom cautiously, his eyes wide open, he couldn't believe what he saw. He slowly reached out his hand and gently touched a box of silver, and a box of gold, all of which were fake, as if he was afraid that all this was just a nightmare. When his fingers touched the silver in those boxes, he knew it was silver foil, and his heart was like a broken heart.

Suddenly, the master found something strange about the wall of the storeroom. He walked closer with curiosity and observed it carefully. When he got close to the wall, he was surprised to find that the shelves covering the wall, which were filled with various gold and silver, were also fake. As the three-dimensional printed papers fell off one by one, he saw clear lines of handwriting in front of him, which read: "The crime is deserved, and justice is done for the heavens."

The master's eyes widened in horror, and his body trembled uncontrollably. He had never seen such a strange thing, and his heart was filled with fear and uneasiness. Just when he was at a loss, Bai Zhifu and Nangong Rui heard the noise and rushed over. They saw the scene in the warehouse at a glance and were stunned.

Governor Bai stood there blankly, his face as pale as paper. His lips trembled slightly, but he could not utter a word. After a while, he finally came to his senses, his legs softened, and he sat down on the ground. Tears welled up in his eyes, and he cried and wailed while telling his difficulties.

"It's over! My 80 million taels of silver! All gone! What should I do? How can I explain this to my master, Prince Rui?" Prefect Bai's voice revealed despair and helplessness. He looked at Nangong Rui.

"Sir Bai, no matter what method you use, I will take away 10 million taels of silver and return to Beijing in three days." Nangong Rui said to him expressionlessly, his tone so cold that it seemed to freeze the air.

He paused, then continued, "And don't forget the military pay for my twenty-five private soldiers."

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Governor Bai and the others in shock.

At this time, a gentle voice sounded: "Your Highness, Prince Rui, why are all the jewelry I brought from the capital missing?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Concubine Bai twisting her waist and walking towards Nangong Rui. She had a look of grievance on her face and tears in her eyes.

However, Nangong Rui didn't even look at her, but said coldly to Governor Bai: "If you don't handle these things well, I'm afraid I can't protect you."

Then he looked at Concubine Bai again, his eyes full of disdain and disgust.

"Your Highness, Prince Rui, you can't do this! I'm still waiting for you to take me back..." Concubine Bai said, tears rolling down like beads from a broken string. But Nangong Rui had no mercy at all.

"Don't you see what else your Bai family has that is worthy of my favor?" he replied coldly.

After hearing this, Concubine Bai's face turned pale as paper in an instant and her body began to tremble slightly.

"Your Highness Prince Rui, I know I was wrong. Please give me another chance!" She cried and tried to grab the corner of Nangong Rui's clothes, but he pushed her away ruthlessly.

"Someone, bring Concubine Bai back to Prince Rui's Palace." Nangong Rui ordered.

When Concubine Bai heard this, she collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face.

She hugged Nangong Rui's legs tightly and begged bitterly: "Your Highness Prince Rui, please don't chase me away! I really can't live without you..."

Nangong Rui looked down at the woman at his feet, a hint of contempt in his eyes.

He swung his legs hard and broke free from Concubine Bai's entanglement.

"Concubine Bai, I have lost my patience with you. You'd better go back to Prince Rui's Mansion, otherwise you will bear the consequences."

After saying that, he left the warehouse without looking back, leaving Concubine Bai crying on the ground.

"Your Highness Prince Rui, I feel that this matter is a bit like what the Wuji Sect and the Shura Sect did. If we can recover so much silver and food, the Bai family can be regarded as a dominant force." Shangguan Hongling looked at Concubine Bai who was lying on the ground crying, and walked towards Prince Rui while twisting her slender waist.

When King Rui heard what Shangguan Hongling said, his heart was moved. If the silver and grain could be recovered, it would be a great help to the Bai family. He looked at Shangguan Hongling's charming appearance, and his desire was ignited again. He hugged Shangguan Hongling into his arms, stroked her slender waist, and asked softly: "Beauty, do you have any good ideas?"

Shangguan Hongling felt the enthusiasm of King Rui, her lips slightly raised, and a sly light flashed in her eyes. She knew that she had successfully aroused King Rui's interest, and the next step was to make him act according to her plan. She leaned in King Rui's arms and said softly: "Your Highness, we can use the conflict between Wuji Sect and Shura Sect to create chaos, and then your 200,000 troops and Yueling Pavilion will take the opportunity to find the silver and food and take them back. As long as we arrange it cleverly, we will definitely succeed."

After hearing Shangguan Hongling's plan, King Rui's eyes lit up. He hugged Shangguan Hongling tightly, kissed her cheek, and praised: "Good idea! Let's do as you say!"

Shangguan Hongling smiled triumphantly and put her arms around Nangong Rui's neck.

When Prefect Bai heard Shangguan Hongling's plan, he came up with another clever plan, "Your Highness, even if my Bai family doesn't have the tens of millions of silver, as long as I'm still the prefect of Qizhou, I can still take back all the food and gold and silver."

Prince Rui stopped wanting to reach out and touch Shangguan Hongling's hand and said, "Governor Bai, just do your job with confidence. I will let Chen Wenjie give you a good reputation for good governance."

Yu Yunxin and Nangong Lin saw this scene in front of the computer screen and couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect Shangguan Hongling to have so many little thoughts in her mind. She even wanted to create conflicts between Wuji Sect and Shura Sect! And what tricks does that Bai Zhifu want to play?"

Nangong Lin glanced at Yu Yunxin who was sitting on the sofa. She was crossing her legs, a long skirt outlining her legs into perfect shape. She was lying elegantly on the sofa eating popcorn, with a barely perceptible smile on her lips.

Nangong Lin shook his head helplessly, covered Yu Yunxin's slender legs with a thin blanket and said, "It seems that Nangong Rui has been immersed in Shangguan Hongling's gentle arms and legs, and he doesn't realize that he is being led by her by the nose. What ideas can Governor Bai have? Of course, he will collect food and money from all over the city!" After that, he walked to Yu Yunxin and sat down, hugged her directly to him, reached out to grab the popcorn bucket from Yu Yunxin's hand, and started eating it.

"Oh no, Nangong Lin, if we steal all the food and silver from the Bai family, won't we harm the innocent people of Qizhou City?" Yu Yunxin became anxious when she heard this. She struggled to get up from Nangong Lin immediately, but Nangong Lin held her tightly and didn't let her get up.

He comforted her softly, "Don't worry, my lady. We can wait until everyone's tails are exposed and then catch them all in one fell swoop."

Yu Yunxin was extremely anxious. How could she not be anxious? When she thought about the innocent people in Qizhou City who would suffer because of them, she was filled with pity. So, she flashed away and left the space.

Then, Yu Yunxin immediately summoned the people from Yanyu Manor and Wuji Sect. Everyone gathered together, waiting for Yu Yunxin's instructions with solemn expressions.

"Princess, what you said is true. If Governor Bai really sends troops to collect food and money from the people of Qizhou City, then it will no longer be difficult for us to capture Qizhou City." Bu Youming asked anxiously.

Yu Yunxin nodded, her eyes firm and resolute: "There is no time to lose, we must act quickly! Now, I want you to gather your men immediately, go to Qizhou City, capture Prefect Bai alive, and drive King Rui out of Qizhou!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, then left and began to prepare for departure.

The sun shone through the car window onto Yu Yunxin and Nangong Lin. They were sitting in a spacious and comfortable RV, heading towards Qizhou City. They each brought the same number of secret guards, and this time Wuming and the Ghost Doctor also came along.

Wuming said excitedly: "Senior Sister, when the time comes, I will draw a big corrupt official on Magistrate Bai's face, and then parade him through the streets to show him to the public. Let's see if he dares to be a corrupt official again in his next life!"

Yu Yunxin responded with a smile: "Okay, when we catch Magistrate Bai, I will hand him over to you for disposal." As she said that, she handed a bucket of bamboo tube popcorn to Wuming.

The ghost doctor was filled with emotion: "I originally came to Qizhou City only to fulfill the tomb robber's request and save the people in his village. I didn't expect that now I have to save millions of people in this state from dire straits!"

The four of them sat around a small table on the second-floor platform of the RV, eating the various unpacked potato chips and snacks that Yu Yunxin had brought out from the space.

In Qizhou City, when the second son of the prefect Bai heard that his father was going to lead a team to plunder the grain and silver of every household in Qizhou City, he couldn't help but get excited. He immediately said to the prefect Bai: "Dad, I know that a caravan came to our Qizhou City two days ago. They came from Jiangnan and brought a lot of gold and silver jewelry. Why don't we go there first? I can take you there."

After hearing this, Governor Bai nodded his head and agreed. Then, Mr. Bai happily led everyone to Youlai Inn. However, when they arrived at their destination, they found that there was no one there.

"Where are the people?" Mr. Bai asked doubtfully.

"Forget it, let's split up and search for some food and money! King Rui will be returning to the capital in a few days to report." Magistrate Bai said, looking at the empty inn.

His voice echoed in the air, with a hint of helplessness and anxiety. They began to search here for a long time, but still found no clues. Time was running out, and they had to find the missing food and grass as soon as possible.

A sweep of Qizhou City soon began. The soldiers of Qizhou began to plunder the property and food of everyone in the city like robbers, saying that these were stolen goods lost by the government office. Suddenly, the whole Qizhou City was full of complaints.

People complained and watched angrily as the soldiers plundered their property. Some people tried to resist, but were quickly suppressed. The whole city fell into chaos, and the people felt that life had become miserable.

"What is going on? Why are you treating us like this?" an old man angrily questioned the soldier.

"Something was lost from the government office. You are all suspects." A soldier replied coldly.

"But we didn't do anything!" another person shouted.

"Stop talking nonsense! Hand over your property and food quickly!" the soldiers shouted.

The streets of Qizhou City were filled with a tense atmosphere, and people's faces were full of fear and dissatisfaction. They didn't know how long the search would last, nor did they know whether they could keep their property and lives safe.

The people who were robbed by Bai Zhifu finally received a piece of good news that made them overjoyed - the people from Wujimen outside the city had surrounded Qizhou City! They kept saying that they wanted to capture Bai Zhifu alive and seek justice for the oppressed people in Qizhou City. This news was like a spring breeze, blowing away the haze in the hearts of the people and bringing hope and joy.

When the people in Qizhou heard the news, they acted without hesitation. They rushed to the four city gates and let the people from Wuji Sect in. The disciples of Wuji Sect acted quickly. Seeing that the people in the state city also joined them in the uprising, they were very happy and surrounded the government office with the people in the state city. They looked serious, holding various farm tools in their hands, and looked aggressive.

The leader was Minglang. He was tall and handsome, with a firm and decisive look in his eyes. He stood at the front of the team, followed by a group of Wuji Sect disciples and Qizhou people. "Everyone, follow me and rush into Qizhou City to capture that bastard official, Bai Zhifu."

"Capture the dog official alive!" everyone shouted.

At this time, the government office had already become a mess, with swords flashing, shouts of killing, and chaos. Nangong Rui saw this, his face changed drastically, and he immediately fled from the back office alone with his guards.

When Shangguan Hongling saw that she was surrounded by people from the Wuji Sect, she knew that her plan had been exposed. She did not dare to hesitate at all and immediately sent a distress signal to the sky.

When Shangguan Hongcheng saw the signal, his heart suddenly sank, and an ominous premonition came to his mind. He knew that things had developed to a critical moment and there could be no hesitation or delay. So he made a prompt decision and quickly issued an order to send out the secret guards and assassins of Yueling Pavilion. These people were well-trained and agile elites. They were like ghosts, silently shuttling through the night and rushing towards the government office. Their large number formed a powerful momentum, like a black whirlwind, sweeping over.

At the same time, Nangong Lin was standing quietly on a hill outside the city. He held a telescope in his hand, his eyes sharp as an eagle, and he kept a close eye on the movements in the city. His expression was serious, his brows were furrowed, and he seemed to be thinking about something important. Behind him stood a group of his confidants in black clothes. They were silent, but their eyes revealed determination and resoluteness.

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