A farmer has a shrewish wife; he's busy making money every day.

"Thank you all for attending my son's birthday party. Now that the time has come, I hope you all enjoy yourselves!"

The banquet began, and the servants started serving the dishes. In the center of the stage, the dancers began to dance to the string music.

Ye Qingxue stopped paying attention to the people on the stage and began to observe the guests.

She hadn't forgotten the purpose of coming to the birthday party today.

Far away, on the other side of the garden, she saw Xu Guangming.

The two met eyes, and Ye Qingxue saw Xu Guangming give her a barely perceptible wink.

Ye Qingxue looked to his side and was immediately taken aback.

Isn't that Hu Fu sitting next to him?

They actually walked right into the banquet hall.

Is this to prevent Zhao Yantang from showing up?

Ye Qingxue glanced around again and, sure enough, spotted the members of the Fierce Tiger Stronghold hiding nearby.

A calculating glint flashed in her eyes. Perfect, let's wipe them all out in one fell swoop.

Ye Qingxue then quietly turned her gaze to the side and looked at the Prince of Anyang.

The Prince of Anyang was drinking and chatting with others, his face flushed with alcohol.

Perfect, being in a daze makes it easier for her to fool people.

Once all the dishes were served, Ye Qingxue picked up her chopsticks and began to eat, her attention still entirely focused on the banquet.

After a few rounds of drinks, the heir of the Prince of Anyang finally made a move. He stood up unsteadily, said something to the person next to him, and then left.

Ye Qingxue quickly stood up and said to Wen Yanyu, "I'm going to the outhouse."

Then they followed the direction of the Prince of Anyang.

After bypassing the artificial hill, Ye Qingxue saw the Prince of Anyang enter the outhouse. She quietly went up to him, picked up a wooden stick from the doorway, and jammed the door shut.

Then he turned around and quickly ran to the kitchen, and when no one was paying attention, he carried Zhao Yantang out on his back. He had already wiped off the disguise on his face.

“I’ve checked. There’s a man from the Fierce Tiger Stronghold guarding the artificial hill in the banquet garden. You’ll pretend to bump into him and lure him to the back of the artificial hill. Leave the rest to me.”

Ye Qingxue spoke quickly to Zhao Yantang, and then put him down behind the artificial hill.

"Zhao Dianshi, are you able to walk?" Ye Qingxue asked with some concern.

Zhao Yantang nodded: "It's alright. I have some lightness skills, and my leg hasn't hurt as much these past two days. I can manage. At worst, it'll just break again."

Ye Qingxue didn't mince words, after all, this mission was very important.

"Be careful." Then he ran towards the outhouse behind the artificial hill.

When they arrived at the outhouse, the heir of the Prince of Anyang was already shouting in panic and shaking the door loudly.

"Hey? Is anyone there? Why can't I open this door? Hello! Is anyone there—" he called out from inside, drawing out his words.

Ye Qingxue silently apologized to him in her heart: I'm sorry, Your Highness, but the situation is urgent and I can only ask you to make do with this.

After waiting outside for a while, about the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, I heard hurried footsteps coming from the direction of the artificial hill.

The time has come!

Ye Qingxue quickly spoke up: "Someone's here! Your door is locked with a wooden stick. I'll help you."

The Crown Prince of Anyang breathed a sigh of relief inside and said loudly, "Thank you."

Ye Qingxue removed the wooden stick from the door, and the Prince of Anyang came out from inside and bowed to her.

The footsteps in the distance grew closer, and Prince Anyang glanced in that direction: "What's going on over there?"

"Let's go take a look!" Ye Qingxue turned and ran towards the artificial hill. She glanced back without making a sound and saw that the young master had followed, so she felt relieved and quickened her pace.

She needs to get there quickly; Zhao Yantang must be in great danger!

As Ye Qingxue rounded a corner, she suddenly saw that the people from Meng Hu Village were covering Zhao Yantang's mouth tightly, preparing to drag him into the pond behind the artificial hill!

Ye Qingxue turned her head. The young master hadn't arrived yet. She suddenly leaped out and kicked the members of the Fierce Tiger Stronghold to the ground.

He then crouched down, pressing his elbow firmly against the man's chest, and suddenly asked, "Who are you? Why are you killing someone here?"

The member of the Fierce Tiger Stronghold froze for a second, realizing that he couldn't break free from Ye Qingxue's strength. He decisively pulled out a bird-shaped whistle from his pocket and blew it loudly.

It makes bird calls.

The next second, Ye Qingxue's hair stood on end as she heard several whooshing sounds coming from afar.

"Did you call for help?"

The member of the Fierce Tiger Stronghold sneered at her: "Trying to block our way? You're asking for death!"

Ye Qingxue received an affirmative answer and smiled.

Then he took a deep breath and shouted, "Help! Murder!"

The person beneath her was completely taken aback by the loud noise Ye Qingxue made, and momentarily panicked, struggling violently.

"you!"

"do not move!"

Ye Qingxue's voice was uttered using her dantian energy, and it could circle the entire Lu mansion three times.

The guests in the garden all heard the sound.

The music stopped abruptly, the dancers also ceased their movements, and the head of the Lu family stood up, looking towards the artificial hill: "What happened?"

Hu Fu, who was by Magistrate Xu's side, had long since disappeared. When he heard Ye Qingxue's voice, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Finally waited.

He quickly stood up, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed to the head of the Lu family: "Master Lu, judging from the shouts, it seems someone is in trouble. I'll call for people to protect you, let's go and see! After all, this is your residence, we mustn't let anything really happen!"

The guests in the audience were buzzing with discussion.

"What was that voice shouting just now? Murder?"

"How could such a thing happen at the Lu residence?"

"I don't know, wealthy families have many secrets, maybe..."

Hearing the discussion, the head of the Lu family grew anxious and slapped his thigh. "Alright, let's go take a look! Distinguished guests who wish to come along, please do! The Lu family has no secrets that cannot be revealed to others!"

Upon hearing this, everyone stood up and marched in a large group towards the back of the artificial hill.

Behind the artificial hill, after Ye Qingxue shouted that, Hu Fu arrived, followed by the second-in-command, Bao Fu, and the third-in-command, Lang Fu.

Hu Fu's face was very ugly. He had heard Ye Qingxue's shout just now, and he had also heard a large entourage of footsteps coming from the garden.

"Everyone, attack together! Let's finish this quickly!"

He then leaped forward and kicked at Ye Qingxue.

Ye Qingxue instantly twisted her waist to dodge.

Immediately afterwards, members of the Fierce Tiger Stronghold rushed towards her from all directions, forming a large net that left her nowhere to escape!

After exchanging a few blows with the leading Tiger Stronghold members, Ye Qingxue's ears twitched as she heard footsteps coming from the outhouse.

The Crown Prince of Anyang is arriving soon!

Ye Qingxue pretended to be outmatched and was hit in the abdomen by one of the Tiger Stronghold's men. She immediately lay down on the ground, covering her head with her hands.

He took another deep breath and shouted, "Stop hitting me! Help!"

Hu Fu's brow twitched. "Gag her! Take her back to the village."

It takes those guests half an hour to get here from the garden, so there's still time!

Leopard Fu lunged forward, his steps so fast they were almost blurry, and covered Ye Qingxue's mouth before leaping over the wall to escape!

"What are you doing?"

The Crown Prince of Anyang finally arrived late.