Chapter 2349: Chapter 2349: Surrounded on All Sides

After settling Wei Qin, Shu Yu and her group set off early the next morning, just as the sky was beginning to lighten, leaving Righteous Dao Village.

The Governor Mansion is not in Linzhang Prefecture, but in the neighboring Hetai Prefecture.

This place was somewhat familiar to Meng Yunzheng, as he had visited once in the past.

Although it was neighboring, the distance was not short, approximately 150 kilometers without taking winding paths.

Therefore, even if they did not delay on the road, it was already the afternoon of the next day when they arrived in Hetai Prefecture.

Hetai Prefecture was considered a provincial capital, more prosperous and bustling than Linzhang Prefecture. Walking through the city, hearing the hustle and bustle around, they could immediately feel the difference.

Of course, they also felt the increasingly obvious surveillance gazes.

Shu Yu put down the curtain, her body swaying with the movement of the carriage, “I have a feeling that entering the Tai Mansion is no different from walking into a tiger’s den.”

Zhao Xi couldn’t help but shiver, “Then are we still going?”

“One cannot obtain a tiger cub without entering the tiger’s den.” Shu Yu sighed, “What else can we do? Go back to Dongan Province now?”

Zhao Xi pulled a long face, “My wife and kids are still waiting for me back home. I don’t want to die here.”

“Pah pah pah, don’t talk about dying or living. Can’t you think of something good?”

Zhao Xi was speechless, wasn’t it you who first mentioned danger?

Meng Yunzheng already opened a small box on the carriage, taking out thin, long needles and blades, hiding these things in his hair while saying, “Don’t worry, there’s no life danger for now. As I said before, if the other party wanted to take our lives from the start, there were plenty of opportunities along the way. Making us go to the Tai Mansion, there must be other purposes.”

Saying this, he handed a needle to Shu Yu, “Hide it well, just in case.”

Shu Yu also hid it in her hair. Zhao Xi wiped his face, likewise taking the weapon from Meng Yunzheng’s hand, smearing homemade ointment on it, carefully concealing it on his person.

The three were prepared, and then let Ying Xi and Xia Yan come in one after another to tidy up.

Riding a horse beside the carriage, Ma Lu did not notice anything unusual and just as they approached the Tai Mansion, he smiled and said, “County magistrate, Young Master Meng, up ahead is the Governor Mansion.”

Shu Yu stuck her head out, looking at the increasingly close government office, feeling the increasingly tense atmosphere, and let out a slow breath.

Before long, the carriage finally stopped.

Ma Lu stepped forward to knock on the door, and Shu Yu’s group got off the carriage, looking up at the large gate before them.

Before long, someone came out from inside the gate.

“Subordinate Cheng Wu, greets the county magistrate, greets Young Master Meng, Lord has been waiting for you inside for a long time, please come in.”

Shu Yu recognized him as one of the guards who used to be by Lord Cheng’s side.

“Please lead the way, Guard Cheng.”

Cheng Wu sidestepped slightly, taking the lead by half a step, and the group quickly moved toward the front courtyard.

As the sound of the door closing behind them echoed, Cheng Wu suddenly quickened his pace. By the time they reached the middle of the front courtyard, he was already three meters ahead of Shu Yu and the others.

Ma Lu was stunned for a moment, “Guard Cheng Wu…”

He had just spoken when Cheng Wu suddenly turned around, and the next instant, more than a dozen Protectors wielding weapons rushed out of several nearby rooms, surrounding Shu Yu and her group.

Meanwhile, figures rose in unison on the surrounding rooftops, all drawing their bows and aiming arrows at them. It seemed that if they made any move, a shower of arrows would be unleashed.

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