271: Chapter 0271 Eating Too Well

Mu Wanying chuckled, "Because he has a habit of investigating, so he specifically looked into that old man's background."

"He discovered that the man was not clean, had bribed several officials, and had forcibly seized two shops and over a dozen mu of fertile land!"

"Ever since then, no matchmaker has dared to arrange a marriage for him!"

Lin Xiao watched the woman laughing until she was trembling, not knowing what to say.

"Chang Youkui... he is quite the talent!"

Lin Xiao made a decision on the spot.

"Transfer Chang Youkui here. Let him temporarily act as the Registrar of Yong Province and concurrently manage the Legal Department!"

Just after finishing the document, he heard someone report from outside.

"Lin Xiao, scouts have sent word that Lu Sanchuan has returned to Yong Province with a group of personal guards and is heading straight to the royal mausoleum to pay respects to Prince Bai's coffin!"

Lin Xiao and Mu Wanying exchanged a glance; the main event had finally arrived.

Now, the biggest destabilizing factor in the entire Six Prefectures of the Northern Territory was the army led by Lu Sanchuan!

Although the White Kings Army had lost seventy or eighty thousand men due to the previous bloody battles, they still numbered over one hundred and fifty thousand, including more than ten thousand of the Silver Armor Army.

This army was currently filled with unease, like a pack of wild beasts ready to go berserk at any moment.

Lin Xiao did not hesitate; he took Mu Wanying and headed straight for the royal mausoleum.

West of Yong Province city, Mount Dawu.

The mountain range was majestic like a dragon, and the Cang River wound past it; this was the burial ground for the successive vassal kings of the Northern Territory.

In the large open space in front of the royal mausoleum, Liao Meier was keeping watch over Prince Bai's coffin with a group of servants from the Bai Princes Mansion.

Liao Meier yawned, her eyes showing a hint of boredom and misery.

Only after seeing Mu Wanying during the day did she understand why she could not capture Lin Xiao's heart.

Damn it, how is that woman so beautiful? Isn't she a female general? Exposed to the wind and sun, yet her skin is still so radiant?

It must be because she "eats" too well, it must be!

Liao Meier mused that through this display of misery during the day, she had become famous in Yong Province city and should be able to escape the purge of Prince Bai's remnants.

Then she would be free. If she stayed by Lin Xiao's side as a little maid, surely that wouldn't be a problem?

After all, she knew many of Prince Bai's secrets like the back of her hand and still had some value.

She heard that Lin Xiao had more than just Mu Wanying by his side, and she wondered what the other women looked like.

If they were all such beauties, when would she ever be able to rise in status?

At this thought, Liao Meier, who had always been quite confident in her appearance, felt very dejected...

Just then, the sound of rapid hoofbeats arrived.

Liao Meier looked back, her face instantly turning pale. She hurriedly lowered her head, squeezed out tears, and began to sob.

Lu Sanchuan, clad in heavy black silver beast-pattern armor, arrived quickly in front of the coffin with four of his personal guards, his footsteps sounding with a clanking noise.

His eyes were red, and ignoring the obstruction of the servants from the Bai Princes Mansion, he pushed the coffin lid open again!

Upon seeing Prince Bai's remains inside, Lu Sanchuan's pupils contracted. He clenched his fists tightly, took a deep breath, and held back his tears.

After a few moments of silence, he solemnly and steadily covered the coffin lid.

Subsequently, he walked up to Liao Meier.

"Get up."

Liao Meier obediently stood up, looking pitiful.

"Grand Marshal Lu..."

"Who killed the Prince?"

Lu Sanchuan's dark face was incredibly cold, his gaze like a knife as he asked directly.

Liao Meier looked stunned, "The Prince committed sui... Ah!!"

Before she could finish, Lu Sanchuan slapped her to the ground!

"Vixen! Don't think that just because you were some damn saintess at the Ten Thousand Poison Cave, you can fool me!!"

"A mere pugilist sect, I could flatten it in a single day!!"

"Your acting skills could only fool fools who know nothing!!"

"I have followed the Prince for decades; I know better than anyone what kind of person he is!"

"He would never issue a confession of guilt, would never agree to the decree of bestowing favors, and certainly would not cowardly commit suicide!!"

Lu Sanchuan drew an exceptionally heavy ghost-head saber from his waist and pressed it onto Liao Meier's shoulder.

"Last chance, who killed the Prince!?"

Seeing that acting was useless, Liao Meier simply stopped.

She tilted her head and gave a seductive smile, "Grand Marshal Lu, you're so impressive. If you're so impressive, why couldn't you take Qin Province? Why couldn't you defeat the Zhenbei Army?"

"What kind of skill is bullying me? I am just a lowly maid who serves men. If you kill me, will you get military merit? Or will you become a great hero?"

Lu Sanchuan's eyes gleamed with ferocity; he was surprised, did this woman really not fear death?

Little did he know, Liao Meier had already had the resolve to perish together with him before killing Prince Bai.

If she hadn't met Lin Xiao and rekindled her longing for the future, she would have committed suicide long ago!

But now, Lin Xiao didn't think much of her, and she had no more hope for the future.

For all these years, she had been tortured by Prince Bai. Now that Prince Bai was dead, she still had to be beaten by his subordinate?

Liao Meier felt she had had enough!

"I tell you, Lu Sanchuan, you are a fool!"

"Prince Bai just used your jealousy of General Mu Tiexin and your desire to surpass him to manipulate you! He led you to become a traitor! You still think he's a good person?"

"Even if you are willing and insist on being loyal to Prince Bai, that's your business!"

"But in the hearts of millions of people in the Northern Territory, Prince Bai is heinous and deserves to be killed by everyone!!"

"Whoever killed him is the hero of the Northern Territory! And my benefactor!!"

"I am just a withered, fallen pugilist vixen, not as majestic as you, Grand Marshal Lu!"

"Kill me if you want, I've long been tired of living!!"

By the end, Liao Meier was screaming hoarsely, like a crazed madwoman, leaving the other servants of the Bai Princes Mansion dumbfounded!

But Liao Meier felt incredibly satisfied. She was never a canary living in a deep palace; she was just a colorful butterfly from the mountains.

For all these years, she had forced smiles and compromised, just for a chance to fly up to the branches and become a phoenix.

Now, the parasol tree was gone, what was she still trying to fly for?

Let it all be destroyed! I'm done playing!!

"Vixen... I knew it, the Prince's death has something to do with you!"

Lu Sanchuan raised the ghost-head saber and struck down fiercely!

But at the critical moment, it stopped at Liao Meier's neck.

Liao Meier's whole body stiffened, and there was a slight scratch of blood on her neck.

But Lu Sanchuan silently put down the saber and turned to leave.

"Lu Sanchuan! What do you mean!? Are you afraid!?"

Liao Meier shouted, trying to maintain her composure.

"Lady Liao, your skirt..."

A maid reminded her in a low voice from behind; the hem of Liao Meier's skirt was already wet...

Liao Meier blushed, and hurriedly covered the maid's mouth.

Just then, Lu Sanchuan stopped his steps.

He looked up and towards the distance.

Unbeknownst to them, Lin Xiao and Mu Wanying were already standing in front of the royal mausoleum.

"Lin Xiao!?"

Liao Meier was overjoyed; could it be that he was worried about her and came specifically?

In an instant, the woman's heart became active again.

Little did she know, Lin Xiao had already arrived.

He and Mu Wanying did not appear immediately, just wanting to see Lu Sanchuan's performance.

What surprised Lin Xiao was that Liao Meier, this mercenary woman, actually had some integrity in her bones and didn't betray him in the end?

However, Lu Sanchuan not striking her down in the end also made him look at him with new eyes.

This showed that even though the old guy had lost battle after battle, he hadn't been blinded by anger; he actually understood that everything Liao Meier said was the truth.