Liang Qiuli was sitting in the carriage on her way to Baiyun Temple, resting with her eyes closed, when she was suddenly interrupted by a rough male voice outside.

"What's all the noise about? This road is closed today, everyone go that way."

Liang Qiuli lifted the carriage curtain and looked outside.

Ahead was a fork in the road, and at one of the forks were several burly guards who looked like government officials.

That road was an official road leading from Yangzhou to Baita Town, and the bandits seemed to be entrenched near Baita Town.

I really don't know if these guards did it on purpose or if they were just ignorant. This grand road closure gave the bandits an opportunity to prepare. No wonder the Xuanwu General was injured in the process of annihilating a mere bandit.

"Xiaohe, go tell the driver that we should take the left-hand road instead."

Either way is fine to get to Baiyun Temple, so Liang Qiuli didn't want to waste time and quietly instructed Xiao He, who was standing beside her.

Upon hearing this, Xiaohe immediately responded, lifted the curtain, exchanged a few words with the coachman in front, and the carriage continued its journey towards Baiyun Temple.

Soon the carriage stopped in front of Baiyun Temple. Xiaohe lifted the curtain and helped Liang Qiuli down from the carriage.

"The master has arrived."

“Benefactor Liang, you’ve come again. The room where Wenchang Dijun is enshrined has been vacated for you in advance. You can pray for blessings without being disturbed.”

When the Taoist priest saw Liang Qiuli, a major customer who had visited more than ten times in less than six months and donated a lot of money, he naturally greeted her with a smile.

"Well, that's troublesome."

Liang Qiuli responded softly, "I have to thank the original owner of this body, because she hoped that scumbag Fu Xinhan could pass the imperial examination and come back to redeem her from her bondage. So she came to Baiyun Temple to worship Wenchang Dijun every few days."

That's why no one thought her visit to Baiyun Temple was wrong.

After Liang Qiuli stepped into the room where incense was burning, she looked around and, finding nothing amiss, gave instructions to Xiao He.

"Go and keep watch, don't let anyone other than that person come in and disturb me."

Upon hearing this, Xiaohe immediately bowed respectfully, turned around, walked outside the courtyard, and found a secluded spot to keep watch.

……

"Ling Fei, let's split up. I'll lure them away, and you go back to find reinforcements."

Lu Jingyan hadn't expected that these bandits seemed to have received advance notice and were just waiting to trap him like a turtle in a jar. Otherwise, how could he have killed their leader if he hadn't been so clever?

However, only he and Ling Fei remained with them, and they were both injured. There were also bandits chasing them from behind. The situation was extremely unfavorable for them, and they had no choice but to take the risk. Otherwise, if they were caught, they would both perish here.

"General, how about I draw away the pursuers while you go and seek reinforcements?"

Before Ling Fei could finish speaking, Lu Jingyan had already firmly shaken his head.

"No, they recognize me as the leader and won't let me go. Besides, I'm better at fighting than you, so I'm more likely to lure them away."

Ling Fei knew this was not the time to hesitate. He gritted his teeth and nodded, "General, take care. I will definitely find reinforcements to come to your rescue!"

After saying that, Ling Fei rushed down the mountain, while Lu Jingyan went in the opposite direction.

The people chasing after them did indeed look at the two of them before choosing to chase after Lu Jingyan.

Deep in the jungle, using the trees for cover, Lu Jingyan dealt with several bandits who were charging at the front.

"You're all alone, and you still dare to be so arrogant!"

Upon seeing this, the bandit leader behind them roared and produced a bow and arrow from who-knows-where, aiming it at Lu Jingyan.

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