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Xie Songlin slapped his forehead and said quickly, "Oh, right! That jade pendant! How could I have almost forgotten about it? Even the city defense commander is so kind. This city gate should be accessible."

Xie Songlin added, "This jade pendant should be useful, but we can't rely entirely on it. After all, the rules for entering the city are there, and the assessment still depends on the opinions of the city officials. Why don't we go over and ask them first?"

There were too many people queuing here, and it was not appropriate to take out the jade pendant openly. He had to find an official to inquire about the details. So he calmed down, glanced back and forth at the officers and soldiers patrolling near the city gate, and finally chose one.

Xie Songlin straightened his clothes, walked forward quickly, and bowed respectfully to the officer. With a cautious smile on his face, he said, "Sir, please come in and ask me something."

The soldier stopped and looked Xie Songlin up and down, then said with a hint of impatience, "Ask."

"General, it's like this. I want to ask where I can find your leader... Oh no, your superior? I have something I want him to look at." Xie Songlin said as he calmly took out an ingot of silver from the space under the cover of his sleeve.

He quickly and covertly put the silver into the hand of the officer. The officer was stunned at first, and subconsciously held the silver ingot. Then the corner of his mouth rose slightly, and the impatience in his eyes disappeared instantly, replaced by a faint smile. He looked up and down at Xie Songlin again, and this time there was obviously a bit more gentleness in his eyes.

"Want to find our master?" The officer seemed to have recently become accustomed to seeing people who wanted to use connections to get a good place. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and his eyes showed a sense of being in the habit.

He weighed the silver ingot casually in his hand, feeling its weight, and then said slowly, "Humph, there are quite a few people like you these days, all trying to use some money tricks to please our master so that they can get a good place, right?"

Xie Songlin just smiled and said nothing.

The soldier played with the silver and said, "Since I've accepted your silver, I might as well tell you that our masters are busy in the tent behind the porridge hall. If you really have a lot of money, then go ahead and try. But I have to remind you that there are not many places left to go to Shuntian City."

He bowed to the officer again and said, "Thank you for telling me, General."

The soldier just waved his hand, snorted nonchalantly, and continued his patrol.

Xie Wanxing rolled his eyes silently, tugging at Xie Songlin's clothes and muttering softly, "Termites, there are termites everywhere. How can the emperor's feet be so rotten? I just arrived at the city gate and I encountered someone who blatantly asked for money. I don't know how dark this city is, humph!"

He patted Xie Wanxing's head gently and said, "Speak less. Be careful not to be overheard by others when there are so many people around."

Although Xie Wanxing was still angry, she was not a fool. She complained because no one around was paying attention to them. She followed Xie Songlin to the tent behind the porridge distribution center, and Xie Ning quickly followed.

Xie Songlin walked straight through the long queue for porridge distribution and went around the porridge distribution area. The tent behind him came into view. In front of the tent was also a small queue with a dozen or so people. Compared with the long queue for porridge distribution in front, it was indeed not a particularly large number.

Whether it was people coming out of the tent or people standing at the door waiting to be summoned, they were all wearing gorgeous clothes made of fine materials and embroidered with exquisite patterns. It was obvious that they were of great value.

Even in such a situation, they were still able to maintain such a bright and beautiful appearance, which formed a sharp contrast with the ragged and sad-looking refugees outside. Xie Songlin couldn't help but sigh in his heart that even if they were fleeing, the rich were still rich people. The gap was really too big.

Xie Songlin waited patiently in the not-too-long queue in front of the tent, frantically organizing his words in his mind. He wondered whether he should be more tactful and subtle, slowly leading the topic to another topic, or just say directly and simply: It was Prince Cheng Ling who asked us to come!

After waiting for a long time, it was finally his turn.

Xie Songlin took a deep breath, straightened his messy clothes, and carefully entered the tent. The tent was decorated quite exquisitely, with tables and chairs neatly placed and thick carpets on the floor. However, there seemed to be an uncomfortable smell in the air.

Xie Songlin had just taken the jade pendant out of his arms and had not yet had time to say a word when a clear female voice suddenly came from outside, scolding. The voice seemed to be young, but it revealed an unquestionable majesty.

"Who is in the tent? How dare you camp here and accept bribes?"

Everyone in the tent was stunned. The next second, they saw a heroic girl rushing in with a spear in hand. She had long black hair tied into a neat ponytail at the back of her head, and her eyes were bright and sharp.

The girl walked straight towards the table in the middle of the tent without saying a word, and swung the spear in her hand violently, overturning the table on the spot. The pens, ink, paper and inkstone on the table instantly scattered all over the floor, and the teacup broke into several pieces with a "clang", and the hot tea splashed everywhere. The whole tent was suddenly in chaos.

Xie Songlin was stunned by this sudden change and pulled Xie Wanxing back a few steps. Xie Ning calmly stepped forward to protect them both, his eyes fixed on the girl's every move.

The officials and attendants who were sitting or standing in the tent were also terrified. They stood up in panic, and some even hid in a corner. Their faces were filled with fear, and they kept shouting, "How dare you! Who are you? How dare you trespass..."

The girl was not moved at all. She just held the gun and coldly scanned the people in the tent. There seemed to be two balls of anger burning in her eyes, as if she was looking for a target.

"Tao Yingru! You are so brave!" The girl opened her red lips slightly, but the sound was like thunder in the tent. Before she finished speaking, the spear in her hand had already emerged from the sea like a dragon, carrying a fierce gust of wind, and pierced straight into the person sitting in the middle of the tent. The tip of the spear directly penetrated the clothes of Mr. Tao, and the sound of tearing cloth was particularly clear in the terribly silent tent.

"Ms. Jin... Miss Jin." Tao Yingru's voice was trembling, and his face, which had been trying to be calm, was now distorted, with cold sweat rolling down his forehead like beans.

"Miss Jin?" Someone nearby heard Tao Yingru's voice trembling and immediately recognized the girl's identity. "Is this the eldest daughter of the British Duke, Jin Chen?"