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Shu Lin was beaten senseless by these "troublesome citizens". He only felt that his entire body was in pain, and then he was carried to the entrance of the yamen like a pig being tied up. The yamen runner saw from afar that a group of commoners was carrying something towards the yamen. They thought that the commoners had sent gifts to the Prefect, but when the commoners got closer, they found that he was being tied up. The commoners were all excited to carry him up.

"What's going on!?" The bailiff who was on duty stopped the chaotic crowd and asked.

At this time, old man Wang came out and said to the bailiff, "Go back and send a messenger, this thief has infiltrated the girl's room and is plotting against her and has been captured by the tribesmen. Please send this thief to the magistrate court for punishment!"

Upon hearing this, the bailiff looked at Shu Lin, who was being tied up and thrown onto the ground. At this moment, Shu Lin's mouth was crooked and his eyes were slanted. His face was bruised, and unless he carefully distinguished himself, even his father would not be able to recognize him.

Xiu Niang had been a well-behaved and sensible girl since she was young. Moreover, she had a kind heart. The neighbors all liked this child. She was also very handsome. The young men in the street all had feelings for her. As a result, the neighbors who lived near her house were all excited when she called them hooligans. They beat up Shu Lin until his face was bruised and bruised.

When the bailiff heard this, he felt displeased. He ordered the two sides to send someone to carry Schulin and Armpit to the front of the hall. At this moment, the newly appointed Prefect of Ming Lin Prefecture was already seated. Upon hearing of this matter, he nodded his head and immediately awarded Shu Lin Cong fifty canons with a penalty of one hundred gold coins.

At this point, Old Master Shu heard that his son, disguised as a thief, had snuck into someone else's house and was caught and beaten twice. He then hurriedly went to the magistrate court to redeem the people. After a series of complications, Old Master Shu finally brought his son, who had already been beaten to an unrecognizable state, back home.

Like this, Shu Lin rested at home for more than two months before he finally recovered. In the days when Shu Lin recuperated, Meng Liang and Qian Xi also visited him. At this moment, Shu Lin heard from the two that the situation in the court had changed. Previously, he did not dare to offend Wang Laohan because of his back-up in the Grand Dominance Manor. But now, the two had heard their father say that they couldn't even take care of the Wasteland Spirit King themselves, much less the widowed old man who was far away in the Ming Lin manor.

Hearing this, Shu Lin secretly rejoiced in his heart. Since that was the case, then wouldn't the good news between him and the embroidery lady be just around the corner?

Thinking of this, Shu Lin forgot about the pain in his body. He immediately changed his clothes and went to the embroidery house with Meng Liang and Qian Xi.

This time, Shu Lin also became smarter. He was afraid of what happened last time, so he let Meng Liang and Qian Xi lead the way while he followed behind them. Just like that, the three of them arrived at the embroidery lady's house. However, the three of them were dumbfounded as they stood in front of the embroidery lady's door. At this moment, the embroidery lady's front door was filled with dust, while the spider web had formed around her. It was clear that no one had lived here for a long time.

It just so happened that old man Wang was preparing to go home after helping people outside. Seeing the three of them, old man Wang originally looked down on them, and after drinking a bit, he teased them, "Yo, isn't this the hoodlum young master?"

When Shu Lin heard old man Wang call him that, the anger in his heart flared up. He wanted to fight with old man Wang, but when he walked closer and smelled the stench of alcohol and sweat coming from old man Wang's body, he almost vomited.

He immediately covered his nose, pointed at old man Wang and said, "Just you wait, this young master will let you have a hard time today!"

With that, he turned around and went back to the house, bringing a few servants with him. He then surrounded the door of old man Wang's house.

At this moment, there were six or seven evil slaves standing in front of old man Wang's house, holding sticks in their hands. All of them were frowning and glaring at him, as if they wanted to eat him alive.

Seeing this, Shu Lin felt pleased with himself. He pointed at old man Wang's house and cursed, "You old fogey, come out if you have the guts!"

However, he was not complacent for even a few minutes. Meng Liang, who was beside him, pulled his clothes and said in a low voice, "Brother Shu, let's run!"

Hearing this, Shu Lin was somewhat puzzled. However, when he raised his head to look, he discovered that quite a few families had surrounded them with kitchen knives and carrying poles in their hands. At the same time, old man Wang also came out of the room with a machete in his hand, staring at Shu Lin.

Old man Wang was a bachelor, but he was kind and willing to help others. The several hundred taels of silver that Luo Lingwei had previously given him had also been used up by his neighbors. However, it was also because of his warm-hearted nature that when something happened to old man Wang today, there would be people from the neighbors who stood up to fight for him.

"Fellow villagers, let's talk properly!" We are all from the Ming Lin manor, why do you have to use force and force? " Seeing these people surrounding them with evil spirits, Qian Xi was scared. He then turned to everyone and begged for mercy with a sullen face.

Just when the three of them were riding on the tiger and finding it difficult to dismount, the prefecture governor brought a group of bailiffs with him to the scene and chased everyone home. Only old man Wang was left behind, and he was brought back to the yamen.

Arriving at the magistrate court, old man Wang was puzzled. He had done nothing wrong, why would this Prefect ask him for questioning?

"Is your subordinate Wang San?" The Prefect glanced at old man Wang and said.

Old man Wang nodded and replied, "That's me."

The Prefect nodded and said, "Wang San, I ask you, do you know where this embroidery lady is now?"

Old man Wang was puzzled, he shook his head, he knew. Two months ago, when Shu Lin was carried home, Old Man Wang was afraid that Shu Lin would come again to harass the embroidery lady. He told her to pack her luggage and send her to her sister's house in the next county. Coincidentally, her sister was also alone, so the embroidery lady acknowledged her as a mother and the two of them relied on each other for survival.

Seeing old man Wang's reaction, the Prefect was enraged and said, "Insolent Wang San, you dare to lie to me! Come on! Use torture! "

The man on the side agreed and put Old man Wang on a rack, then he heavily beat him twenty times. Old man Wang was now being beaten until he was gnashing his teeth and begging for mercy.

When the Prefect saw old man Wang begging for mercy, he asked, "Do you know where the embroidery lady is right now?"

"Sir, I do not know!" Old man Wang said with a sad face.

As soon as the Prefect heard this, he ordered someone to beat him twenty times over. At this moment, old man Wang's lower body was almost unconscious. Seeing this, the Prefect thought to himself that he could not beat this person to death, or else he would not be able to explain himself in the future.

He sincerely said to old man Wang, "I ask you, do you know that the embroidery lady owes the Shu Family six hundred silver taels?"

Old man Wang nodded and said, "I know about this."

The Prefect then continued, "Now, when Master Shu sent someone to collect the debt, he discovered that the embroidery lady had disappeared without a trace. You and she are neighbors. Do you know where she is now? If you do not, do not blame me for being merciless! "