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

The Crown Prince of Anyang appeared at the corner.

As soon as he walked behind the artificial hill, he was shocked by the crowd in the backyard. Turning around, he saw a burly man lying in the pond with bloodstains on his legs, and a weak young man being dragged away by a rough, burly man who was covering his mouth.

"My God..."

In an instant, the little flame of enthusiasm in the heart of the Prince of Anyang suddenly burst forth!

He didn't care whether he could win or not, and just charged straight ahead.

"Let go of that young man!"

The Crown Prince looked around, picked up a wooden stick from the ground, and charged towards the men of the Fierce Tiger Stronghold.

He rushed up to one of the Tiger Stronghold's henchmen, raised his wooden stick high, and smashed it down.

But he didn't smash it down because the man grabbed the stick.

He struggled twice but couldn't break free. In his panic, he raised his foot to kick the man in the waist.

But someone grabbed his ankle and pulled him forward, causing him to fall flat on his face.

"Hiss! You bunch of thugs! Do you know who I am? How dare you treat me like this!"

Ye Qingxue sighed, never expecting that this guy couldn't even hold out for a minute.

Over there, Hu Fu gave another order, "Take them away together! Quickly!"

Seeing that the Prince of Anyang was being held up, the people of Menghu Village prepared to flee.

Ye Qingxue stopped pretending and delivered a sharp elbow strike backward. The crisp sound of breaking ribs filled the air, and she felt the shackles on her body disappear.

He suddenly jumped up and started running.

He ran towards each of the Tiger Stronghold's men, gathered his energy in his hands, and attacked the most vulnerable acupoints on their bodies!

"Ouch! Ah! I can't move my body!"

"Damn it, what kind of poison did this person give us?"

Ye Qingxue knew that she only had this one moment; once the leaders reacted, she would have to stop.

So she sped up as much as possible and finally managed to take down all the people from the Fierce Tiger Stronghold.

"Leopard Rich! Tiger Rich! Charge!"

Sweat poured down Hu Fu's forehead. The moment Ye Qingxue broke free, he knew things were going badly.

He waved his hands and quickly chased after Ye Qingxue, but his eyes kept looking towards the corner of the wall behind him.

Leopard Fu also moved at this moment, his figure as fast as lightning.

Hu Fu rushed in from another direction, and the three of them formed a triangle to grab Ye Qingxue!

Ye Qingxue ran straight towards Hu Fu, and the moment she got close, she squatted down and grabbed his ankle tightly.

She realized that Hu Fu was trying to escape, but Hu Fu was the leader and the most important witness, and Ye Qingxue could not let him get away!

In fact, with Ye Qingxue's martial arts skills, she could easily take down everyone present, but there were too many people around, too many smart people, and she really didn't want to attract attention.

In particular, they didn't want to be noticed by the people in charge of the Fierce Tiger Stronghold.

Pretending to be outmatched, yet unwilling to let the bad guys escape, was the best method she could think of!

Three attacks came hurtling in from behind, and just by the sound, you could tell she was going to get hurt.

"I'll risk it!" Ye Qingxue closed her eyes tightly, intending to endure it.

"what!"

"Grass!"

"Ow—!"

Instead of the expected pain, Ye Qingxue heard three cries of pain.

It was the voice of the three leaders of the Fierce Tiger Stronghold.

Ye Qingxue widened her eyes and turned to look, only to meet those smiling eyes again.

The eyes are light-colored, but they don't look pale.

He stepped forward, grasped Ye Qingxue's wrist, and helped her up.

"Are you okay?"

Ye Qingxue then noticed that all three leaders of the Fierce Tiger Stronghold had collapsed to the ground.

Meanwhile, Xu Guangming arrived with a group of people behind the artificial hill.

Ye Qingxue turned to look at Xu Guangming and nodded to him.

"Everyone, arrest all these thieves!"

Xu Guangming and his constables rushed forward and grabbed the members of the Fierce Tiger Stronghold who were lying on the ground one by one, tied their hands behind their backs, and forced them to kneel on the ground.

The heir of Anyang Prefecture was rescued, and his servants kept comforting him.

A moment later, the head of the Lu family also arrived.

"What...what happened?!" He frowned deeply.

Look towards Hu Fu, who is at the very center of the Fierce Tiger Stronghold members.

“Magistrate Xu, I remember you had Hu Fu by your side!”

Xu Guangming hurriedly turned around, bowed, and replied, "Master Lu, please allow me to explain."

Then he waved his hand behind him, and Zhao Yantang, whose legs were covered in blood, was carried over.

The head of the Lu family was startled. "Who...who is this?"

Magistrate Xu sighed, "Master Lu, it's just Zhao Yantang, the clerk in our county office."

"The clerk? How could he be so badly injured!"

"Magistrate Xu, we found something on them!" Before Xu Guangming could answer, the constable behind him shouted again.

Next, they brought up a stone, decorated with golden objects.

Xu Guangming, his expression excited, presented the items with both hands: "Master Lu, this is the source of everything!"

The head of the Lu family took the items and, being well-informed, immediately recognized what they were.

"This...this is gold ore? How dare you! There has never been a mining site in Qingshui County, so why do these people have this on them?"

Several solemn-looking men walked up from behind the head of the Lu family and took the gold ore to examine it.

Xu Guangming lowered his head again and said in a sorrowful voice, "Master Lu, esteemed officials, these thieves are actually from the Fierce Tiger Stronghold in the mountains of Qingshui County. We have been secretly investigating them and have just discovered that the Fierce Tiger Stronghold has been illegally mining gold!"

"What!?" Before Master Lu could speak, several officials behind him questioned him simultaneously, "Do you know what crime it is to illegally mine gold?"

Xu Guangming: "Of course I know that. That's why I sent Zhao Dianshi, who is skilled in martial arts, to secretly investigate the Fierce Tiger Stronghold. I was hoping to find solid evidence to report to my superiors."

At this point, Xu Guangming lowered his head and his eyes reddened. "But who knew that the people of the Fierce Tiger Stronghold would discover Zhao Dianshi, capture him, and after he escaped, they would find him and coerce me into bringing them into the mansion!"

At this point, everyone present, being intelligent, understood the meaning behind those words.

Seeing the Tiger Stronghold members scattered all over the ground, the seriously injured Lord Zhao, not to mention the Crown Prince present as a witness.

Without even needing to think much, everyone believed what Xu Guangming said.

Someone in the crowd said, "I thought the Tiger Stronghold was already hateful enough for looting in the county, but I never expected them to be this ruthless!"

The official from the capital immediately caught on to this remark and astutely turned to ask, "How long have they been in Qingshui County? Have they been committing atrocities there all this time?"

"Yes, it's been like this for three or four years now. They come down the mountain to rob people every now and then, and many respectable women have been abducted up the mountain!"

Ye Qingxue also looked over there, and it was Qian Erniangzi who spoke.

The officials in the capital immediately turned to Magistrate Xu and asked, "This Fierce Tiger Stronghold has been entrenched in Qingshui County for so long, how can the county government be so inactive?"

Xu Guangming's head was almost touching the ground. He gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and said, "This humble official has no choice! We... cannot capture the people from Fierce Tiger Stronghold!"

Once this was said openly, everyone understood that this person had connections at higher levels.

After everyone was initially shocked, upon closer reflection, they understood.

How could a small place like Meng Hu Village possibly operate a private gold mine on its own?

The heir of the Prince of Anyang's mansion immediately widened his eyes: "Good heavens, such a thing can happen right under the emperor's nose! Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, you must investigate this case thoroughly!"

The official from the capital bowed to him, "Yes, Your Highness."

He then flung his hand and shouted, "Everyone, return to the county office! I will interrogate you one by one!"