Released from Prison

Cai Sheng ran out of the county yamen with an excited look on his face and went straight to the Land God Temple to release Wang Xiaojing's family.

The yamen runners guarding the place had only just gotten up themselves. Still dazed, they followed Cai Sheng to open the gate and pulled the five members of the Wang family out of the Land God Temple.

Since Cai Sheng had come personally to release them, the runners did not think there was anything wrong with it. Yet after letting them go, they vaguely felt something was off and immediately sent someone to notify Master Wu.

Cai Sheng was still caught up in his excitement. Tugging Old Man Wang by the arm, he said, "Come, let's go see Wang Xiaojing together. You need to tell him that he can't keep causing trouble."

Old Man Wang's face went pale. Thinking they were being taken to threaten Wang Xiaojing, he was about to refuse when he caught sight of someone standing at the street corner.

He looked closely. His eyes were dim with age, and that person stood far away, yet he saw her clearly—it was Pan Yun.

Pan Yun's voice sounded beside his ear. "Agree to it. Leave first. I'll be waiting for you outside the city."

Old Man Wang immediately stopped struggling.

The other members of the Wang family heard Pan Yun's words as well. They looked around in panic and discovered that only they could hear her. None of the other runners, not even the County Magistrate, showed any reaction.

The Wang family silently agreed to Cai Sheng's request, then followed the two runners toward the city gate.

The runners vaguely felt that today's County Magistrate was acting strangely, so they deliberately slowed their pace.

The two even leaned together and