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

"Who goes there? How dare you trespass into the Prefect's residence!" Four constables surrounded Pang Xingji, their fire sticks trembling incessantly, clearly startled by Pang Xingji's fierce appearance.

"Your Uncle Pang!"

Pang Xingji roared.

He came from a military background and was decisive and efficient. He wouldn't waste time arguing with them. He knocked one of them down with a single punch, and his powerful aura intimidated dozens of people into making way for him.

Pang Xingji's appearance temporarily silenced the hall, and an ominous feeling arose in Lin Ping's heart.

Pang Xingji's anxious expression revealed that something serious had happened. The prefect and others smiled coldly but did not stop him, deliberately letting Lin Ping get the news.

"What happened, Brother Pang?" Lin Ping asked anxiously, straining his ears for an answer.

Pang Xingji didn't mince words, concisely explaining what he knew, even scanning everyone present with a cold gaze, displaying a rather ruthless and murderous intent.

"Outrageous!" Lin Ping muttered repeatedly. "You want to completely destroy the City Lord's Mansion? Hmph... Anyone who dares to harm my wife will not get away unscathed!"

At this point, Lin Ping suddenly realized something.

The reason the prefect risked inviting Xia Linglong was because of her special status; she had the authority to arrest him and even Jiang Yunying.

Once the City Lord's Mansion is found guilty of losing the imperial edict, the Prefect will definitely instigate Xia Linglong to arrest Jiang Yunying. If Jiang Yunying resists, it will become a serious crime of treason.

At that time, more than 10,000 enemies who were lying in ambush on the border will rush up, directly break through the main city, capture Jiang Xiuwu, and thus the city lord's mansion, which has stood for two hundred years, will be completely destroyed.

"Wife, your husband will get you a quadra kill right away!" Lin Ping glared fiercely at Wu Dongxi, already regarding him as a cripple.

The other party suddenly met Lin Ping's gaze and was so frightened by the terrifying look that he retreated repeatedly, finally revealing his trump card.

"Lin Ping, didn't you say the Iron Certificate from the City Lord's Mansion wasn't lost? Then what is this?"

Suddenly, a jet-black scroll appeared in Wu Dongxi's hand, on which were written four large gold characters: "Iron Certificate of Imperial Decree!"

Everyone turned their gaze to the iron certificate, staring in astonishment, immediately captivated by its grand and imposing presence.

This is a treasure left by our ancestor, the Yellow Emperor. Even just seeing it from afar would be worth dying for!

The appearance of the iron certificate stunned everyone, especially Lian Ping, whose expression seemed somewhat unnatural.

Lin Ping gritted his teeth and said, "So it was you who stole the imperial edict!"

The crime of stealing the imperial edict is serious, and Lin Ping hopes to get away with it.

However, Wu Dongxi would not grant him his wish. He had prepared his words in advance and said coldly, "Lin Ping, I bought this from the brokerage. You instigated the young master to sell the treasure bestowed by the late emperor. This is a crime punishable by the extermination of the entire family!"

As everyone knows, Lin Ping is a spendthrift who once sold off his land. It's not surprising that he's now selling the iron certificate of merit from the city lord's mansion. Therefore, Wu Dongxi's explanation is quite convincing.

"My lady, it is I who have caused the City Lord's Mansion to suffer an unjust accusation."

Lin Ping said with self-reproach, and there are two interpretations to this statement. First, if Lin Ping hadn't wanted to lure the snake out of its hole, the imperial edict wouldn't have been lost. Second, if he hadn't been a spendthrift, Wu Dongxi wouldn't have been able to come up with such a plausible reason.

Therefore, the current situation of the City Lord's Mansion is largely due to Lin Ping.

"Back then, thanks to the trust of our ancestral emperor, the city lord's mansion was granted an imperial edict, but who would have thought that the city lord's mansion would sell such a treasure!" Wu Dongxi said sternly, turning to Xia Linglong and saying, "Captain, shouldn't you be arresting all the criminals in the city lord's mansion?"

Xia Linglong originally wanted to stay out of it, but she was bound by her status and had to take action, so she picked up her embroidered spring knife and walked up to Lin Ping.

At the same time, everyone consciously took two steps back, and the prefect even retreated behind a group of yamen runners, all guarding against Jiang Yunying's rebellion.

"Captain, do you know what happened at the border?" Lin Ping asked coldly.

Xia Linglong shook her head, curious about what Lin Ping could say at this moment, and also wondering if his silver tongue could really save a life.

"Jiangcheng Prefecture is surrounded. These distinguished guests have all brought heavy troops, and their reason for attacking is the rebellion of the City Lord's Mansion!"

Lin Ping became increasingly unable to control his emotions and continued, "The reason the City Lord's Mansion rebelled was precisely because of your arrest. So, you've been used and used as a pawn! Are you really confident you can withstand my wife's sword?"

Xia Linglong remained expressionless. She knew she was no match for Jiang Yunying and that she was being used.

"Are you done talking?" Xia Linglong held her embroidered spring knife level, not wanting to listen to Lin Ping's endless rambling anymore. As a captain of the Imperial Guard, she had a responsibility to apprehend high-ranking criminals!

"Are you really going to make a move?" Lin Ping looked at the other party with cold eyes, without the slightest fear in his eyes.

Xia Linglong nodded and said, "It's time to make a move!"

The next second, Xia Linglong moved like lightning, darting through the hall. Instead of facing Lin Ping and the others, she rushed towards Wu Dongxi. By the time she stopped, the embroidered spring knife was already pressed against his throat.

Wu Dongxi's martial arts skills were already inferior to Xia Linglong's, and coupled with his lack of preparedness, he had no ability to resist.

Feeling the cold blade, Wu Dongxi was so frightened that he trembled like a leaf and stammered, "Captain...you...you've arrested the wrong person."

Not only Wu Dongxi was surprised, but everyone present did not understand Xia Linglong's actions.

Only Lian Ping muttered a curse at Wu Dongxi in private: "Idiot, he deserved to be arrested!"

"What a smart girl, she managed to figure this out."

Lin Ping shook his head helplessly. He had wanted to take the opportunity to tease the other party, but it seemed that he would not have the chance.

"You dare to claim innocence even with a forged imperial edict?" Xia Linglong's voice was icy as she called out to Lin Ping, "Lord Prince Consort, stop keeping us in suspense and quickly produce the real imperial edict!"

Lin Ping was embarrassed when he was exposed. He scratched his head awkwardly and took out a golden scroll with four large characters written on it in vermilion: "Iron Certificate of Imperial Decree"!

The golden light immediately attracted everyone's attention, and they all stared wide-eyed, feeling as if they were being showered with imperial favor.

As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. Compared with Lin Ping's "Iron Certificate of Merit", Wu Dongxi's "Iron Certificate of Merit" is simply a piece of scrap iron.

"How could the imperial edict be made of gold?" the prefect shouted. "Lin Ping forged the imperial edict! I beg you, Captain, to investigate thoroughly!"

In the eyes of the prefect and others, the imperial edict was undoubtedly genuine, and since they had stolen it from a secret room in the city lord's mansion, it was unlikely to be fake.

Xia Linglong snorted coldly and explained, "Who said that the imperial edict was made of iron? I once heard His Majesty say that the imperial edict bestowed by our ancestor was made of gold. I suppose even Prince Ping can testify to that!"

Lian Ping was the heir of the Mountain City Lord's Mansion and had seen the imperial edict, making him a relatively authoritative witness.

Lian Ping was just there to join in the fun and didn't intend to get humiliated, so he naturally wouldn't speak up for Wu Dongxi. He simply nodded slightly, which was considered his answer to Xia Linglong's question.