May this scumbag husband, who favored his concubine over his wife, rest in peace.

They hadn't thought anything of it at first.

Even today, Wen Yuanshu is still visiting Linjiang Tower.

Qi Rong sensed something was wrong and quickly came to inform Lu Chengyuan.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chengyuan instantly abandoned his lazy demeanor and stood up abruptly.

With the downfall of the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion, he captured some spies, but he was indeed unable to extract anything more from them. However, this did not mean that those people had lost their value.

So Lu Chengyuan deliberately kept them hanging, not executing them, just to see if anyone would get impatient.

In the end, those people did not disappoint him.

Even with their own companions, few can withstand the pressure of exposing themselves.

Those people thought they had done nothing wrong, but in reality, they were being secretly watched by Lu Chengyuan.

The emperor had previously said that besides the barbarian spies, there was another force in the capital.

Lu Chengyuan thought that there might be some connection between the two forces. In any case, the spies were not making any other moves for the time being, so he just ordered people to keep an eye on them.

Unexpectedly, those people, once they made a move, went straight for Wen Yuanshu!

Lu Chengyuan's face immediately turned terribly gloomy, and he strode out.

He took long strides, and Qi Rong even stumbled a couple of steps before catching up with him.

The two rode out and went straight to the Embroidered Uniform Guard's office. After gathering all the men, they headed straight for the Linjiang Tower.

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Meanwhile, the standoff between the two sides continues.

Although Wen Yuanshu was outnumbered and outmatched, she was no less imposing than the people opposite her.

“If you want to live, you can use me as leverage to retreat from the capital,” Wen Yuanshu said. “At that time, you will be a burden to me and my cousin. It would be better to take only me. With me here, I can guarantee your safe exit from the pass.”

After she finished speaking, the leader remained unmoved, but some of the others were already thinking: "She's right. There's a saying, 'Where there's life, there's hope.' We need to save our lives first!"

"Shut up!" the leader hissed, his eyes filled with malice. "Wen Heng is still alive! Where can we run with his daughter? Even if we go back, we'll just be driven further away!"

Wen Heng is skilled at using unconventional tactics. More importantly, the shadow he cast on them back then was too great. In the hearts of their people, Wen Heng is an invincible demon. If they were to face him, their morale would probably be low.

In this situation, if they were to actually take Wen Yuanshu back, they would be dragging the entire tribe to their deaths!

Once he understood this, the leader was startled.

The Wen family members are truly no pushovers; even this innocent girl has such wicked thoughts!

Wen Yuanshu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

This person isn't easy to fool.

Wen Yuanshu decided to throw caution to the wind: "If you insist on not releasing my cousin, then I'll jump off this cliff right now."

Her previous efforts to mediate had been in vain, but now her desperate attempt to salvage the situation has yielded unexpected results.

The leader narrowed his eyes slightly, and seeing that Wen Yuanshu had indeed taken a deep breath, shaken off Chunhua's hand, and walked towards the railing, he panicked and said, "Wait!"

If Wen Yuanshu wanted to run away, they had plenty of ways to stop her, but if she wanted to die, then they would be in a very passive position.

They've been lying in ambush in the capital of Dazhao for so long, they weren't here for just two women!

As far as the General of the Cavalry's mansion is concerned, even a hundred Wen Qinglans combined are not as important as one Wen Yuanshu. How could they let her get away so easily?

Seeing that Wen Yuanshu continued walking straight towards the railing without stopping, the leader gritted his teeth and had no choice but to compromise: "Change! We'll change!"

Only then did Wen Yuanshu stop in her tracks.