The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

Liu Xiaolian's smile grew wider and wider. "Since you've come to Tingyao, you wicked devil, I'll make you wish you were dead."

I've been desperately looking for an opportunity to take revenge on you and Li Zhe, and now my efforts have finally paid off.

Having been away from the front hall for quite some time, Liu Xiaolian secretly slipped back while the madam and her companion weren't paying attention.

The madam asked Xiao Liuzi to find a rope to tie Yin Baicai up.

Looking at the person who was tied up tightly, the madam nodded in satisfaction. At this moment, a noisy commotion came from the front yard.

The madam and Xiao Liuzi immediately dragged the bound Yin Baicai into the cellar, covered it with dry straw, and then weighed it down with a wine jar.

"Let's go ahead and see what happened."

When the madam arrived, she saw a group of soldiers standing in the hall and asked, "Who is in charge here? We are here on orders to search for prisoners."

The madam, a woman who had seen it all, immediately approached with a fawning smile: "Sir, our brothel would never harbor criminals..."

Before the brothel madam could finish speaking, the soldiers immediately began searching everywhere.

The music and dance performances had long since stopped, and many people could only wait quietly as the soldiers searched the area.

They searched the entire kiln but couldn't find it, so the soldiers had to leave and go to another location.

The madam and Xiao Liuzi exchanged a cautious glance, thankful that they had thrown the man into the cellar; otherwise, they would not have escaped punishment if the officials had found out.

Li Zhe publicly claimed that he was searching for criminals, precisely because he didn't want anyone with ulterior motives to know that he was looking for Yin Baicai. Otherwise, he might alert the enemy and endanger Yin Baicai.

He knew that they must have done their research to kidnap Yin Baicai; otherwise, how could they have kidnapped her so precisely on the road and burned the general's carriage?

Rumors of soldiers searching for prisoners have thrown the city of Beiyu into a state of panic.

Li Zhe rode his horse back to the general's mansion at top speed.

Uncle He thought it was Yin Baicai returning, and happily went to open the door.

"Madam..." He looked up and saw Li Zhe, who was dismounting with a serious expression. "General, why did you come back alone? Where is Madam?"

"Uncle He, A-Yin is missing. Tell me in detail what happened today."

Uncle He asked anxiously, "How could this be... Madam today..."

After listening, Li Zhe instructed Uncle He to take good care of Li Mo, then mounted his horse and rode off into the night towards the market.

The biting cold wind and the chilly moonlight reflected Li Zhe's state of mind.

Ah Yin, you absolutely mustn't get hurt. I will definitely find you. Wait for me.

Li Zhe didn't know who would kidnap Yin Baicai. He had just arrived in Beiyu City and hadn't made any enemies.

Amidst a flood of thoughts, a sudden inspiration struck Li Zhe. He recalled Wan Rui's hostility towards Yin Baicai at the Wan residence that day. At the time, he didn't understand why Wan Rui harbored such hostility towards Yin, whom he had never met before. However, after Wan Danian brought up that matter, Li Zhe understood many things.

Could all of this be Wan Rui's arrangement? Now that he had an idea, Li Zhe had a direction. He stopped his horse in one place and prepared to sneak into Wan's mansion at night.

Walking through the brightly lit streets, Li Zhe secretly sneaked into the Wan residence.

The soldiers in the city were making a ruckus while searching for the "prisoner," which disturbed the Wan family mansion, which had already been resting.

Li Zhe secretly followed Wan Rui's servants to Wan Rui's courtyard.

A servant shouted from outside the door, "Young master, the whole city is currently searching for criminals. The master wants you to go to the front hall immediately."

Wan Rui, who was already suspicious, was so excited after Wan Fu returned and reported that he couldn't sleep. He thought that as long as Yin Baicai entered the Tingyao, no matter what happened to him, he would definitely be disliked by Li Zhe.

Hearing the servant's words outside the door, Wan Rui angrily threw off the covers. If you're going to arrest a criminal, then arrest a criminal. Why is my father calling me to the front hall?

Besides, the Wan family mansion is heavily guarded; I don't believe he would dare to break in.

Wanfu slept next to Wanrui's house. Today's events kept him awake, and he was so terrified that he dared not close his eyes. If General Li found out, he would surely die.

At the plum blossom viewing banquet that day, General Li personally introduced the identity of that scoundrel.

Hearing the commotion outside, Wanfu got up, putting on his clothes.

Reaching Wan Rui's door, she asked, "Young Master, would you like me to come in and help you change?"

Wan Rui roared, "No need! With so many guards in the mansion, how could we let prisoners in?"

Then, changing the subject, she added, "Are you sure no one knows what I asked you to do?"

"Don't worry, young master, they are absolutely reliable."

Unbeknownst to the master and servant, Li Zhe had overheard their entire conversation.

Perhaps A-Yin's disappearance is related to them, and their conversation also reveals something unusual.

Adhering to the principle of never letting go of any clue, Li Zhe seized the opportunity to knock Wan Fu unconscious with a chop to the neck as he was about to return to his room, then grabbed his arm and hurriedly left the Wan residence.

Li Zhe sent men to search for Yin Baicai, but they found nothing.

Li Zhe understood immediately. Not to mention that the Northern Region City was vast and bordered the outer city, hiding a person would be a piece of cake.

Fortunately, it wasn't a complete loss; I was lucky to have sneaked into the Wan residence tonight.

With a somber expression, Li Zhe waved his hand, signaling them to continue their investigation. He then went to the woodshed alone.

Shen Jin learned of Yin Baicai's disappearance from Uncle He and rushed over, where she happened to run into Li Zhe, who was on his way to the woodshed.

He asked anxiously, "Little Cabbage is missing? What happened? Didn't he go to the military camp to deliver something to you?"

Li Zhe shook his head, "I don't know yet, but I will definitely find A Yin."

Shen Jin: "What do we do now? Several hours have passed, and Beiyu City is so big, where do we even begin to search?"

The memory of Yin Baicai being kidnapped by Liu Xiaosan and his accomplice in Qingshui Town last time still echoed in Shen Jin's mind. If he hadn't arrived in time last time, Xiao Baicai would have been in danger.

Who exactly did this? They've only been in Northern Region City for a couple of months.

"Do you think it might have been done by people from the Kingdom of Wali?" Shen Jin thought that since it was a time of war between the two armies, she was afraid that the people from the Kingdom of Wali knew about Li Zhe's feelings for Yin Baicai and secretly kidnapped her.

Li Zhe affirmed, "No, everything in the city is under surveillance, and Wali's forces cannot infiltrate."

Shen Jin watched Li Zhe walk towards the woodshed and followed closely behind. "Could it be that you have a clue?"

"Come with me and take a look."

Li Zhe poured water on Wanfu to wake him up; the icy coldness slowly brought Wanfu back to his senses.

For a moment, he didn't know where he was. When he looked up, he saw Li Zhe standing in front of him with a gloomy expression.

His lips trembled as he stammered, "General... General."

"I'm too lazy to waste words with you. What was the meaning of those two sentences you and your master said at the door today?"

Wanfu, fearing his actions would be exposed, shook his head repeatedly, saying, "I...I don't understand what the general is saying," his eyes darting away.

Li Zhe suddenly leaned closer: "Fine, you won't talk. I have plenty of ways to torture people in my camp. I don't know if you can take it or not."

Upon hearing this, Wanfu turned pale with fright. He had heard that there were plenty of ways to deal with the enemy in the military camp, and if he were sent there, he would be lucky to escape with his life.

Wanfu crawled over Li Zhe's legs in fear: "I...I'll talk, I'll tell you everything, as long as the general doesn't send me to the military camp, I'll tell you everything."

Li Zhe said coldly, "Speak."