"Auntie, everyone has cleared out." Jiang Nan lifted the curtain and invited Lin Qingyan and Lin Yuhbin to get off the car.

  "Take a headcount and invite Dr. X to come over, first treat the injured." Lin Qingwen held Lin Yuhong's hand, looking at the blood-soaked ground and corpses, even though she had seen more gruesome scenes before, this time she couldn't help but frown uncomfortably.

  Jiang Nan nodded in agreement but didn't leave. Instead, he turned around and instructed the others, then closely followed behind the two of them.

  Lin Qingwan walked forward for over a dozen steps, saw Zhong Ruying and Yi Han walking towards her safely, and let out a sigh of relief. She lowered her head to look at the person lying on the ground.

  She bent down and picked up a slightly curved short knife by her feet, asking: "Is this the Liao Dao?"

  "Yes, this is the usual knife used by the Liao army."

  "Isn't it an impersonation?"

  Jiang Nan pointed to the mark on the hilt of the knife and said, "This is a branding method used by the Liao army. There are very few craftsmen in Central Plains who know how to do this. If they're not Liao people, you can tell by stripping off their clothes."

  Liaoren and Hanren are almost the same, but there are also differences, especially for experienced practitioners who can identify them by feeling the bones.

  Lin Qingwan didn't ask again, and was just thinking about how to deal with this matter, when suddenly she felt a chill in her heart, a cold sensation ran up her spine, and without thinking, she turned around and pulled Lin Yuhong into her arms...

  Just as she turned around, a person jumped out from the pile of corpses behind Yu Bin's back, with a sharp blade hidden in his sleeve flashing, and was about to rush towards Lin Yubin...

  Lin Yuheng had always been on high alert, closely following his aunt. When she suddenly pulled him, he instinctively turned around to look back and saw the person rushing towards them. Almost as a conditioned reflex, he raised his right hand, aiming at the opponent's chest, and the crossbow arrow in his sleeve shot out rapidly.

  However, the crossbow arrow's power was limited, and the opponent apparently had a suicidal mindset as they jumped up. Although it hit its mark, the falling speed didn't slow down at all.

  Lin Qingwan had already wrapped her entire body around Lin Yuhong, pressing his head fiercely towards herself. On Lin Qingwan's left side, Jiang Nan reacted quickly and kicked out without thinking, sending the person who had touched the knife to Lin Qingwan's back flying away...

  The four of them made quite a commotion, but it was all over in just three breaths.

  The person flew out, and the other party didn't even have the strength to lift their head before they died. Yi Han and Zhong Ruying, who were watching from a distance, only had time to shout loudly before rushing over in a hurry.

  Lin Yuhu was also scared to death, pushed open his aunt and reached out to touch her back, flustered and cried, "Aunt, Aunt..."

  Lin Qingwan hugged her again and comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay, that knife didn't touch me."

  Jiang Nan repeatedly looked at Lin Qingyu's back, confirming that the knife hadn't hurt her before he let out a sigh of relief, but his face still looked terrible.

  "Who checked this?" he thundered.

  The whole family of Zhong rushed over and knelt down without thinking.

  This area was what he checked and at that time confirmed everyone was dead.

  Zhong Ruying, who had rushed forward, kicked out a foot without thinking and angrily shouted: "Fool, can't you tell the difference between the living and the dead?"

  "Sister!" Lin Qingwen called out to her, stopping her in her tracks. She didn't say anything else, as she was the one in charge of the army and couldn't interfere. But she couldn't help feeling that her sister might make a wrong decision in her anger, and thought it would be better for her to calm down first.

  Zhong Ruying took a deep breath, sheathed her sword and coldly said: "Go down and receive ten lashes!"

  "Yes!" The Zhong family's servant didn't dare say another half sentence and took orders to leave.

  Yi Han ordered: "Re-examine again, and those who are seriously injured retreat for treatment."

  The guards were on high alert again, carefully searching and indeed pulled out three live mouths from the pile of dead bodies. They all jumped up to kill people at the moment they were discovered, but the guards who had been on guard would not be deceived. Although some people were injured without being detected, seven or eight knives were hacked down to kill them.

  One was chopped to death, and the remaining two were not so lucky. Yi Han personally took action, rushing up quickly at the moment when people jumped up, then frightening their chin, disarming them, and instantly having two live mouths.

  Lin Qingwan glanced at the two survivors and said: "Send someone to watch them, don't let anyone die, clean up the battlefield, and bring all the bodies back."

  Zhong Ruying was startled, "What are you bringing them here for? Just leave them here and let the next county magistrate clean up the mess."

  Lin Qingwan said, "I have use!"

  But didn't tell her what it was for.

  Zhong Ruying shook her head and didn't ask any more questions, although carrying a corpse was really troublesome.

  There were many injured people and several seriously wounded ones. Lin Qingwen went to see them one by one, then let the carriage be used for them.

  Even Mrs. Xie no longer rode in a carriage, but instead changed into a light and easy outfit, laughing as she said: "It's been many years since I last rode a horse, I wonder if I've become rusty."

  After sweeping the battlefield, the group quickly rushed on their way.

  Lin Qingwan could ride a horse, but her skills were still at the modern level, and even Lin Yubin was better than her. Fortunately, she knew the theoretical knowledge of horse riding, and at first, it was just a small trot, so she slowly adapted to it, and when the horse sped up, it felt much better.

  The horse runs more smoothly when it is given its head, but if it is held back and made to take short steps, it will stumble and throw its rider.

  A group of people galloped quickly, not stopping until the sky was completely dark. Having just been attacked, everyone's nerves were tense. Zhong Ruying personally arranged for everyone to take turns keeping watch, and then walked towards Lin Qingwan and Lin Yubin.

  Lin Yuhong was playing with the crossbow arrow in her hand, looking down and feeling depressed. Zhong Ruying squatted beside her and asked, "What's wrong? You haven't spoken for half a day."

  Lin Yuhu hesitated for a moment before saying: "Zhong Auntie, I still want the crossbow arrow you gave me."

  Zhong Ruying raised an eyebrow, "What's wrong, don't you like this sword?"

  Lin Yuhbin pursed his lips and whispered: "It's not powerful enough."

  Today, little sister almost got into trouble.

  "Silly child," Lin Qingyan said with a smile, stroking her hair: "Your Clock Aunt's is even better, think about it again."

  Jiang Nan followed Lin Yubin closely, and the opportunity to use her powerful crossbow was rare. She couldn't deny the crossbow that Zhong Ruying gave her just because of one insufficient shot.

  "Madam, young lady, please take a bowl of medicine to calm your nerves first." Bai Mei brought the medicine over and said in a low voice, "Madam, Captain Yi said that Doctor Xu has removed the poison pouch from the assassin's mouth. Do you want to ask him questions?"

  Lin Qingwan shook her head, "Let Yi Han handle it, don't exhaust the person to death, and when we arrive in Yangzhou, we still need to deliver him to Lord Sun."

  Zhong Ruying raised an eyebrow, "Sun Huai?"

  Lin Qingwan nodded, "Not to deceive sister, last year when the refugees surrounded Lin's family villa in winter, there were people instigating from behind. Governor Zhou investigated for half a year but couldn't find out who was behind it."

  "So you want to hand it over to Sun Huai?"

  "My elder brother left behind a man with half of his men, if it's said that in Jiangnan there is anyone more suitable than Governor Zhou to investigate this matter, then it would be him."

  "It's just that when people leave, the tea becomes cold."

  Lin Qingyan curled up the corners of her mouth and said, "Sister, rest assured, I still have this bit of confidence."

  The Lin family has been entrenched in Jiangnan for many years, and Sun Huai is also a rising star of the Lin family. It's normal to have something to rely on, so Zhong Ruying didn't ask any more questions.

  After taking the medicine, although the aunt and niece slept a bit restlessly that night, they didn't wake up with a start. The next day, before dawn broke, the two were called to get on horseback and hurry towards Yangzhou.

  Sun Huai, who had received the news a step earlier, sent his subordinates to welcome them at the city gate, while he waited at the Lin Mansion gate.

  The Lin Manor has been converted into the County Magistrate's residence of Lin Yuhong, and there have always been servants from the Lin family cleaning it. Sun Huai and Liu Pei are just adding some things inside to show their closeness.

  The two of them were still unaware of Lin Qingyan's encounter on the road, so they were beaming with joy as they waited at the entrance of the county lord's mansion.

  But as the cavalry approached, a strong smell of blood wafted over, and whether it was Liu Pei or Sun Kai, they were both all too familiar with this smell after going through battles.

  The two of them couldn't help but change color, and they hurriedly went forward to greet them. They saw that Lin Qingyuan and Lin Yuhbin were both riding horses, their faces even darker. "Your humble servant has seen Lady Zhong, Lady Lin, and County Lady Lin."

  Lin Qingwan hastily dismounted and helped them up, "No need for formalities, gentlemen Sun and Liu, let's go inside to talk."

  Nor did they let Lin Yuhong and others dismount, and the group directly entered through the main gate.

  Sun Huai and Liu Pei also knew this was not the time for talking, so they hastily followed him inside.

  Lin Qingwan and they came galloping over, it was only 4 pm, but they got up early and hurried to make up for the lost time, Lin Qingwan's face was a bit pale and haggard.

  However, she had an air about her that was not weak, and as she stood in the courtyard, she turned to face Sun Huai and Liu Pei with a smile. "I'd like to give you two gentlemen a gift, and also ask for your help with something."

  The two of them looked at each other in dismay and both lowered their heads saying: "Please speak, elder sister."

  This was what Lin Jiang used to be called when he was still around, which indicates that they were still people of the Lin family.

  Lin Qingwan smiled slightly and looked at Yi Han.

  Yi Han lifted up the green canvas on the two horse-drawn carriages behind him, revealing a pile of corpses stacked together.

  Sun Huai and Liu Pei were shocked, "This... Young Mistress..."

  Yi Han handed them a curved knife, Sun Huai's pupils contracted, "Liao Dao?"

  Yi Han nodded, "Yesterday around the time of Shen, we were ambushed on the road. Fortunately, Princess Zhong Jun was traveling with us, otherwise we might not have escaped unscathed."

  Sun Huai and Liu Pei took the knife and examined it carefully, finally looking at Lin Qingyuan: "Eldest sister, this is indeed a Liao knife, we must report to the Emperor."

  "I won't stop you, but those who collude with them must also be brought to light," Lin Qingyan said coldly: "This is not the first time, there must be someone in Jiangnan who colludes with them, otherwise they wouldn't have grasped so much about my Lin family."

  Lin Qingwan waved her hand, and the guards dragged the two assassins over to Sun Huai and Liu Pei. "Here are two live ones, Lord Sun, I'll leave them to you."

  Sun Huai understood Lin Qingwan's meaning, which was to ask him to find out who was behind her back.

  At other times, he would only offer help and never take charge, but this matter involved Liaoguo, Sun Huai didn't hesitate at all, with a wave of his hand, he let his attendants bring the person over.

  The Lin family and the Liao country are sworn enemies, but that's also because of national reasons. The people of the Lin family absolutely cannot die at the hands of the Liao people, not only would it lose face for Da Liang, but also chill the hearts of meritorious officials.