After being reborn, I became the apple of my enemy's eye.

“Boss, you don’t need to say that. Because of that city lord, we can now enter the city at will and rob whichever family we want. This is a good thing for us.”

The leader of the gang naturally did not deny that the city lord had brought benefits, but he was unhappy that the lord had taken away his meat and would curse him a few times.

"Have your brother count it, and we'll send the things over tomorrow."

"Yes."

He walked inside. "I'm going into the outhouse. Why are you following me?"

The other person clutched their stomach.

"Boss, I want to go in too."

"I'm going in first. You go somewhere else, or I'll kill you if the stench gets to me."

The younger brother left in a panic.

Just as the chief was squatting down to release the water.

The man in black immediately jumped over and, before the leader could even speak, severed his neck with a single stroke.

The man in black remarked how easy it was.

He shielded the person and then peeked his head in to let Yan Yun in.

When Yan Yun went inside and saw the already deceased leader, he was once again terrified by the strength of the people around him.

"gone."

"please wait."

Yan Yun took out a dagger and used the blade to cut two marks on the leader's face.

Thinking about what I need to give to the city lord tomorrow.

Yan Yun pulled his finger over, closed his eyes, and cut it off directly.

The man in black saw that she was too slow to act.

"If you go this slow, you'll get into big trouble."

He reached out and shoved his hand directly into the leader's open eyes.

Yan Yun closed his eyes, but other liquids still splashed onto his face.

"Walk."

After killing the leader, Yan Yun and the man in black went to find the box that the man had mentioned was to be delivered to the city lord.

The underling was just giving orders to people.

"Pack it well, use the oldest boxes, so no one can tell."

Yan Yun and the man in black hid on the stone wall.

As someone outside spoke.

"Someone died!"

The already noisy place became even noisier.

Even the bandit who was originally packing the box immediately went over.

Yan Yun huddled in a corner, with dry grass on his head. He peered through the crack at the gold and silver treasures that filled half the room, and his eyes immediately lit up. The man in black next to him clearly shared the same thought as Yan Yun.

Both of them stared at the gold and silver treasures.

The discovery of the body outside immediately caused an uproar in the bandit's den. Not only were their accomplices dead, but even their leader was gone.

The second-in-command looked at the leader's miserable state with anger on his face. He touched the leader's neck and, although it was starting to get cold, he could still feel the temperature.

"Find him for me. He must be nearby. Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you have to catch him."

Unfortunately, his stomach started acting up, and so did the people around him; some even vomited. He suddenly remembered something and called out, "Go find that doctor."

It's impossible for so many of them to have stomach aches all at once.

He clutched his stomach and squatted down.

"Second Master, should we help the First Master out first?" He said, glancing at the latrine covered in blood.

"The poisoned guy should go find a doctor; the rest of you, follow me."

Even those without stomach aches were searching everywhere for someone. The door to the room where the gold and silver treasures were kept was pushed open. They didn't look up at first, but annoyingly, rats crawled out from all directions, chirping and squeaking.

Those people looked into the gap and met Yan Yun's eyes.

He immediately shouted, "There's a person! There's a person in the corner!"

The man in black grabbed Yan Yun and leaped up, kicking one of the people running towards him. "Get out of here!"

More and more people rushed over after hearing the commotion. The man in black grabbed Yan Yun and lifted him onto the roof. "Go up first."

When those people confronted the man in black.

Yan Yun had already put away his dagger. Instead, he took out another powder and blew it at the people. In the pitch-black night, before they could even see what Yan Yun was doing, they felt a stinging pain in their eyes.

Something flew into my eye.

Those people, barely able to adapt to the wind, couldn't react at all, and with more air blown into their eyes, they had no choice but to stop chasing after them.

The man in black grabbed the eaves and jumped up as well.

After she went up, the man in black praised her.

"You have a very sharp mind."

Yan Yun simply did what he anticipated he would need to do after being discovered.

"Run away now!"

They are no match for a head-on confrontation.

The two disappeared into the woods. Thanks to the black-clad man's constant training, she was able to keep up. He skillfully led Yan Yun all the way back to the city, just as the city gates opened.

Yan Yun went straight in.

The man in black instructed, "Go back to the manor, I will come to find you." Then he ran back.

Yan Yun didn't know what he was thinking, so she could only return to the Zheng residence by herself. As she walked forward, she was blocked by people riding horses.

Yan Yun looked up.

Isn't that Nagumo Kei?

She raised her hand, but it was covered in blood, so she quickly withdrew it.

Nan Yunjing merely glanced at her before scooping her up from the ground.

Yan Yun was taken aback by his unexpected actions, but he turned the horse around without a word. Yan Yun saw that the direction was towards the Zheng residence, so he didn't need to ask why he was being sent onto the horse.

She was lying across the horse, and even breathing felt difficult.

Moreover, the horse's back was constantly being jolted.

Yan Yun felt it would be better to jump.

Fortunately, the Zheng residence was not far away.

Nan Yunjing rode his horse around the Zheng residence to the back gate.

He reached out, grabbed Yan Yun, and threw him down.

Yan Yun fell onto the grass nearby, and before he could even speak, Nan Yun Jing had already ridden away.

With everyone gone, Yan Yun naturally had nothing more to say.

She glanced at the closed door, then jumped inside.

She avoided the maids in the mansion and returned to her room. After washing the blood off her hands and face and changing her clothes, she went to Ru Qing's room immediately.

Ru Qing had already woken up and was sitting in front of the bronze mirror applying medicine. When she saw Yan Yun coming over, she was no longer as lifeless as before.

She spoke up first: "Miss."

Seeing her like this, Yan Yun knew that she had figured it out.

Yan Yun leaned closer to her and reminded her, "Don't be frightened."

Ru Qing asked, puzzled, "What?"

Yan Yun placed the finger he had brought back in front of Ru Qing.

Ru Qing's face turned pale. She looked at Yan Yun and said, "Miss."

She cried out in alarm.

Yan Yun raised his finger, signaling her to be quiet.

"The owner of this finger is the one who hurt you."

Ru Qing knew she wouldn't lie, but more than revenge, Ru Qing was worried about her safety.

With a sob in her voice, she said, "Miss, what if something happens to you?"

Yan Yun stared intently at her, "I will never let anyone hurt me again, and neither will you. That guy is dead."

Ru Qing, completely exhausted, collapsed to the ground.

Because Yan Yun and the men in black caused such a ruckus in the bandits' den, Chi Changgu City suffered even greater retaliation the next day.

Everyone who left the city was killed by bandits. After those who fled back into the city reported the news, the people inside hoped that the city lord and the government could seek justice.

The city lord used the excuse of going out of the city to inspect, but instead took away the things that the bandits had given him.

The attendant stood aside and asked in a low voice, "Lord City Lord, aren't these bandits getting more and more audacious?"

The city lord didn't care and ordered his men to lift the box.

I heard that the leader died, but it doesn't matter how many leaders of the bandits die. After all, there are plenty of bandits, and there are plenty of guys who want to be the big boss. But if there are any ignorant guys, then they should die even more.

"Put the box inside the carriage."

The attendants carried the box onto the carriage.

The city lord immediately boarded the carriage, and his attendants went outside. The city lord opened the box directly, and it was indeed filled with gold and silver treasures, but on top of it was a dried-up human eye.

The city lord showed no sign of panic.

He picked up the eyeball without changing his expression, opened the wooden window of the carriage, and threw the eyeball out.

"Back to the city."

The city lord returned to the city and said that he had gone outside the city and that the bandits had been deterred and would not make any further moves.

The people inside the city were skeptical, but no one dared to leave the city again.

The city gates are wide open every day, yet no one is seen leaving.

Yunyi told Yanyun.

If this situation continues for half a month, trouble will break out in the city.

While Yan Yun was still wondering why, other news began to spread from within the city: the grain supplies transported to the city had also been stolen by bandits.

Wealthy families with their own granaries have nothing to worry about, but those without granaries will cause trouble.

Every day, the city lord and government offices are surrounded by crowds.

But the city lord simply said one thing.

"I have already spoken with the Zheng family. Those who have no food should go to the Zheng family to get some."

He naturally hadn't discussed it with the Zheng family.

The Zheng residence and the money shop were surrounded by crowds every day.

The old lady didn't understand why the city lord was making things difficult for the Zheng family. The steward knew the reason but didn't speak rashly. He had already given the city lord what he wanted as instructed by his master, but he hadn't filled the gap left by the city lord's exorbitant demands.

The old lady asked Granny Zhu to do her hair and makeup, as she was going out to see the city lord.

The steward thought of the people in front of the mansion.

"Madam, you cannot leave the manor now."

Granny Zhu also went to check, but she couldn't get out.

At that moment, Ru Qing bowed and walked in.

"Old lady."

The old lady was immediately enraged.

Is this a place you can come to?

Ru Qing already knew what she would suffer here, but she did not lose her composure and handed over the letter in her hand.

The steward immediately went to fetch him.

"Miss asked me to deliver this."

The steward opened it and recognized the young lady's handwriting.

He confirmed again: "Did Miss send you to deliver this?"

"Yes."

The steward handed the papers to the old lady.

Yan Yun suggested that since the city lord had pushed the people to the Zheng residence, there was no need to remain at odds with the panicked people, and that the grain in the granary should be distributed first.

The old lady thought the girl was stupid after just one glance.

"Why should I pity those beasts who only want to take the Zheng family's grain for free?"