Making you a son-in-law is not about making you conquer the world.

The blood-red sunset shone particularly eerily on the two headless corpses.

This is Zhang Hongyuan's engagement banquet. Now, blood has been drawn three times, and it has finally resulted in a death.

Wu Chengbi glared angrily at Zhang Hongyuan, clearly disgusted by the other's behavior.

Before long, a captain from the mountain city came to Zhang Hongyuan's ear and whispered, "The commander thinks that young master Zhang is not suitable for the position of captain, so he doesn't need to take up the post!"

The voice struck Zhang Hongyuan like a bolt from the blue. He had spent tens of thousands of taels of silver to get the position of captain, and even had to marry Su Lianlian, almost making his Lan Wangji jealous.

Now, Wu Chengbi has stripped him of his status with just a single sentence.

Zhang Hongyuan was filled with hatred! He wanted to confront the other party, but was stopped by the prefect's gaze. He couldn't afford to offend the other party at this critical juncture.

"Husband, including those two, you've already killed four people. Who's the last one?" Jiang Yunying asked curiously.

Lin Ping shook his head and replied, "These two are not included. The third person should be Zhang Hongyuan. As for who the last two are, we'll have to see how they perform."

Jiang Yunying glanced at Zhang Hongyuan in confusion and indeed found that he stood there blankly, looking like he had lost his soul, as if he had suffered a great blow.

"My wife, I feel something is strange. They clearly know that my husband is going to kill indiscriminately, but they haven't revealed their trump card yet. It's as if they're waiting for something." Lin Ping also had doubts in his heart.

If the prefect were to reveal his trump card directly, the entire city lord's mansion would be implicated. How could he allow Lin Ping to wreak havoc here, even at the cost of losing his position as a captain?

Not only was Lin Ping puzzled, but Jiang Yunying also found it hard to understand. She subconsciously shielded Lin Ping behind her, fearing that the enemy might have some kind of conspiracy.

Just as Lin Ping was wondering, several men in military uniforms came in from outside the door, strode up to Wu Chengbi and the others, and kept whispering to each other.

Wu Chengbi nodded secretly, and quickly gave the prefect and others a firm look.

Is the time ripe?

Lin Ping secretly observed the group, anticipating what would happen next, but he couldn't guess who would be the next to step forward.

“Your Highness, I have come here on behalf of my father’s unreasonable request, and I hope you can grant it.” Wu Dongxi stepped out from the crowd, his attitude much more respectful than before, but the smile on his face was somewhat sinister.

Wu Dongxi's father was the governor, and no one dared to refuse his request; even the city lord's mansion had to give him some face.

"It really is a big fish!" Lin Ping muttered to himself, having already guessed that the enemy's trump card would be revealed by someone of high status.

Jiang Yunying frowned, glanced at Lin Ping, and then replied, "I wonder what kind of request Your Excellency has?"

"My father has heard that the City Lord's Mansion possesses a precious iron certificate, a treasure bestowed by the late Emperor. He wishes to see it for himself, but unfortunately, he is busy with official duties and can only have Dongxi observe it on his behalf. I wonder if the Princess would be so kind as to grant my father's wish?"

Wu Dongxi said coldly, repeatedly mentioning the governor's name to serve as a deterrent.

The governor is the highest-ranking official in the six cities of Jiangbei. Even the selection of the commander-in-chief is arranged by him. Therefore, it is necessary for Jiang Yunying to deliberately curry favor with him.

Furthermore, although the imperial edict is precious, it is not something that cannot be presented; the other party has already made it clear that they only want to look at it.

However, despite their seemingly righteous words, they were actually in cahoots with the prefect and others.

Wu Dongxi had long known that the City Lord's Mansion's iron certificate was missing, and deliberately made it impossible for Jiang Yunying to produce it, thus accusing the City Lord's Mansion of the serious crime of losing the relics of their ancestor, the Yellow Emperor!

This was the prefect's trump card, a trump card revealed by Wu Dongxi, a trump card that would completely destroy the city lord's mansion.

"So, the man in black stole the imperial edict from the city lord's mansion!"

Xia Linglong mumbled, finally understanding the conspiracy of the man in black that night.

In this way, she guessed that the man in black was connected with the prefect and others, but she didn't have solid evidence and couldn't just arrest people. Besides, she wanted to catch an even bigger fish.

Lin Ping kept his eyes fixed on Xia Linglong's expression, thinking to himself, "It seems this girl really has nothing to do with this!"

After confirming Xia Linglong's stance, Lin Ping felt relieved, knowing that he wouldn't be suppressed by everyone.

"No way!" Lin Ping turned his head and put his hands on his hips, refusing outright without any room for negotiation.

Although the imperial edict was lost, the other party did not have the right to search the city lord's mansion. As long as we persisted, there was nothing they could do unless they revealed the imperial edict.

Xia Linglong almost burst out laughing at Lin Ping's roguish response, which further increased her contempt for him.

Wu Dongxi was both amused and annoyed. He had never imagined that the governor's request would be rejected, let alone rejected so decisively. Lin Ping should at least give some reason or difficulty for not showing it to him.

“Young Master Lin, this is a matter of great importance, and your opinion may not be final.” Wu Dongxi emphasized, clearly urging Jiang Yunying to weigh the pros and cons.

Jiang Yunying actually imitated Lin Pingzhi in a very serious manner, saying, "My husband's word is final!"

Jiang Yunying's words should represent the City Lord's Mansion's intentions, right? If they don't want us to see it, they just don't want us to see it. Don't try to intimidate us with the governor's words; even if the Emperor himself came, they wouldn't let us see it!

Wu Dongxi was so angry that he trembled all over. He had thought that the title of governor would be useful, but now he had become a laughing stock.

“That’s right, I won’t let you see!” Jiang Yunyu said, hands on his hips and pouting, his arrogant expression practically radiating arrogance.

Wu Dongxi was so angry he gritted his teeth and muttered loudly, "What if I insist on seeing it?"

"That won't do either!" Lin Ping, still with his hands on his hips, turned his head to the other side and added, "Unless you have a warrant for the search!"

That's true. Whether it's apprehending criminals or searching a residence, documents are required, and the person issuing the documents must be of higher status than the person being searched.

Therefore, to search the city lord's mansion, one would need a search warrant issued directly by the emperor.

Wu Dongxi naturally couldn't produce any documents, so he changed his approach and said loudly, "The City Lord's Mansion can't possibly not have this imperial edict, or have it been lost."

These words immediately created a tense atmosphere. Anyone with eyes could understand what Wu Dongxi meant, and some even suspected that he had sent someone to steal the imperial edict from the city lord's mansion.

Xia Linglong smiled coldly, secretly observing Lin Ping to see how he would help the City Lord's Mansion overcome this crisis.

"What's it to you?" Lin Ping emphasized the first word, tilting his head back as he said, "If you're so capable, show me the search warrant!"

As Lin Ping said, there's no need to tell outsiders whether the City Lord's Mansion has a certificate of merit or not; just don't let them see it if they don't have a search warrant.

"The imperial edict from the City Lord's Mansion must be lost!" Wu Dongxi insisted.

“It’s not lost, but we won’t let you see it without the documentation!” Lin Ping replied.

……

As a result, the entire hall resembled a vegetable market, with Lin Ping and Wu Dongxi arguing back and forth without ever reaching a conclusion.

At the same time, Pang Xingji had already arrived at the gate of the prefectural government office with the message and quickly knocked down the gate.