In a chaotic world of infrastructure development, a woman's path to survival after being reborn

How to divide it was indeed a difficult decision, and Su Li was having a headache.

There were simply not enough cotton-padded clothes and quilts to go around; it was practically impossible to give everyone in the team a cotton-padded coat.

Thinking that she would know whether she could settle down by tomorrow, Su Li put aside the idea in her mind for the time being and needed to discuss it with Zhao Zexuan.

At night, soldiers patrolled the area where the troops were stationed, so most people were able to sleep peacefully and take a good rest during this rare time when they didn't have to travel.

Su Li was preoccupied with something on her mind, but she remained clear-headed, wondering where Zhao Zexuan and the others were now!

……

Zhao Zexuan, whom Su Li was concerned about, was now stepping into the low and narrow tunnel under the protection of Wang Zong and the soldiers.

The entrance to the tunnel took some effort to find, and once the group entered, they were in a rather awkward situation. The long tunnel was dark and seemed to have no end in sight. If it weren't for the fact that the tunnel actually led into the northern city, everyone would have thought it was a tomb built by some nobleman!

Fearing an ambush ahead, Zhao Zexuan and his group remained silent and walked forward, hoping to reach the tunnel exit as soon as possible.

The tunnel was equipped with ventilation openings, so people wouldn't suffocate while walking inside. When they noticed the wind getting stronger, it meant they were about to reach the exit, so everyone became extremely vigilant.

After walking for about fifteen minutes, a dim light came from outside, indicating that we had arrived at the exit.

Upon reaching the exit, the group slowed down, stopped, and listened carefully for a while to make sure no one was guarding the exit before cautiously moving towards it.

Upon reaching the exit, Wang Zong led his soldiers out first to scout the situation. After finding out what was happening outside, he went up to inform Zhao Zexuan, who then also emerged from the tunnel.

At the entrance of a tunnel, a group of people hid behind an artificial hill. Looking at the distinctly different scenery and buildings around them, Zhao Zexuan said, "The exit of this tunnel leads to the Prefect's Mansion!"

Having found out the situation first, Wang Zong whispered, "This is indeed the Prefect's residence. I wonder who had such foresight to build the tunnel here. And judging from the desolate state of the tunnel entrance, the people here probably don't know the tunnel exists."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zexuan said, "That's lucky for us. We originally planned to capture the leader first, but this has saved us a lot of trouble!"

Standing to the side, Wang Zong nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right, this will save us a lot of trouble."

“In that case, let’s go find Prefect Su!” Zhao Zexuan said.

……

The prefect's mansion was very large, almost the largest residence in the northern part of the city. The group explored the mansion for a while before finally pinpointing the location of Prefect Su.

The prefect's mansion was guarded and patrolled by many guards, so the soldiers who came with him went to deal with these troubles. At this moment, Zhao Zexuan and Wang Zong had already entered Prefect Su's study and were listening to the sounds of pleasure coming from the inner room.

"Hahaha, my beautiful lady, let me kiss you!" Prefect Su's impatient voice came from the inner room.

"Yes, sir, please be gentle this time. You made me suffer so much last time."

Hearing the beauty's coquettish voice, Prefect Su could no longer care about anything else and immediately pounced on her, causing the bed to creak and groan.

The commotion inside continued for quite a while before stopping. From the few words exchanged inside, it was clear that Prefect Su was very satisfied.

Having been forced to overhear this whole charade, Wang Zong said expressionlessly, "General, should I go and bring the man out?"

Before Zhao Zexuan could speak, he heard a conversation coming from inside.

"My lord, what have you decided? Should we submit to the King of Wu?" the woman asked coquettishly.

"My lady, I should at least have time to think about this. It hasn't been that long, why is the King of Wu in such a hurry?" Prefect Su said with dissatisfaction.

Upon hearing this, the woman quickly explained, "I'm just afraid that you'll delay too long and anger the King of Wu, which would be a loss."

After these words, silence fell inside. Just when Wang Zong thought there would be no more sounds coming from inside, Prefect Su's voice came through.

“My beauty, let’s wait a little longer. After the King of Wu arrives, I will offer him both the North City and the South City. That way, he will definitely not be angry with me. Besides, don’t you think you are free now? You can do whatever you want, and no one can stop you.”

"My lord, you've thought of everything so thoroughly," the woman inside praised happily.

Upon hearing this, Prefect Su became smug. Looking at the beauty in his arms, he felt a surge of desire again. Just as he was thinking of doing it again, he was pulled out.

"Ah!" the woman screamed, then fainted the next second.

Prefect Su was in no better shape. He was thrown into the hall of the study without even putting on his clothes. He stared at the figure standing in front of the desk with his back to him, and he was furious.

However, being naked and only able to hold a pile of rags, he was already at a disadvantage, and any anger he felt at this point would be in vain.

"Who are you, daring to trespass on the Prefect's residence? Do you know who I am? I am Prefect Su, the master of the North City and the South City. If you dare to treat me like this, I will kill you all."

"Guards! Guards! Seize them!"

An angry roar echoed in the room, but there was no sound outside.

Under these circumstances, Prefect Su gradually realized that something was wrong. His men had not arrived yet. Had they all been killed?

Realizing this, Prefect Su began to fear, clinging tightly to the tattered cloth on the ground and begging for mercy: "Who are you? Don't kill me! Whatever you want, I'll give you anything!"

Hearing Prefect Su's incessant chatter, Zhao Zexuan frowned, turned around, and faced Prefect Su directly, saying, "Prefect, you probably haven't forgotten who I am!"

Upon hearing this, Prefect Su mustered his courage and looked up at Zhao Zexuan, then asked in shock, "You, weren't you demoted to slavery? Shouldn't you be in the capital right now?"

“It seems that Prefect Su has not forgotten who I am. Perfect, I also have something to ask you!” Zhao Zexuan said.

Seeing Zhao Zexuan's imposing demeanor, Prefect Su recalled some of the things he had done in the past, and said with a slight tremor, "Ask whatever you want!"

"Was that scheme against my Zhao family back then orchestrated by the King of Wu and the Emperor?" Zhao Zexuan asked.

Looking into Zhao Zexuan's sharp gaze, Prefect Su said tremblingly, "That incident back then was indeed a scheme set up by the Prince of Wu, and the Emperor acquiesced to it. They didn't want the General's Mansion to exist."

After saying that, Prefect Su saw that Zhao Zexuan's sharp gaze was still on him, so he couldn't help but try to exonerate himself, saying, "General Zhao, your family's matter has nothing to do with me. It was all a scheme orchestrated by the Prince of Wu and the Emperor!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zexuan murmured, "It has nothing to do with you..."