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Sun Chun slightly raised the corner of his lips, took two steps forward, and held both of Xia Li's hands, maintaining the same rhythm as she did.

Xia Li was not nervous, but if she wasn't, when she took a step forward, her heart started to beat faster and faster. When she felt the warmth coming from her fingertips, she took a glance at Sun Chun who was leaning against her side, and her heart suddenly filled with courage. That nervous feeling also quietly disappeared, and she held onto the hand of someone close to her, as she walked steadily towards the city gate.

"Halt, who are you?!" When the bailiff at the city gate saw Xia Li and Sun Chun, he stopped them.

"We are husband and wife... "Buy things." Sun Chun said hoarsely, it sounded like his voice was deeper, not easy to arouse suspicion.

"Is that so?" The bailiff glanced at Xia Li, and pushed her onto the ground as he mocked her with ill intentions.

"It really is an ugly woman paired with an ugly man. They are a perfect match by nature. Scram!"

"My wife!"

Sun Chun hid the coldness in his eyes and quickly helped Xia Li up.

Xia Li did not make a sound, lowered his head, and hid behind Sun Chun.

"Hurry up, it's so ugly!" The bailiff looked at Xia Li who seemed weak and cowardly on the surface, and impatiently started to chase him away.

"Thank you, sir!" Sun Chun pulled Xia Li and carefully passed through the city gate.

The two of them quickly entered the city and found many soldiers searching from house to house. There were only a few people walking on the streets, so they hid in their homes and didn't dare to go out.

Xia Li walked a few steps, but in the end, he still could not endure the worry in his heart. He hid into an alleyway with no one around, and smashed the walls with all his might.

"I regret that I did not save Mother and Xia Qing last night. Now that I think about Jin Xi'er's viciousness, my heart is filled with incomparable fear. I'm worried that she might do something even more desperate."

"If we really do that, Aunt and Xia Qing will bear the notoriety as fugitives. Even if she is ultimately proven to be innocent, she will still be imprisoned for no reason."

Sun Chun said calmly while standing behind Xia Li.

"That would be safer than staying under Jin Xi'er's hands. She is a crazy woman, my mother and Xia Qing would definitely lose their lives." Xia Li grabbed Xia Li's arm, his emotions stirred.

"Then I'll rescue them tonight." Sun Chun caressed Xia Li's hair and said gently.

"Really? Can you do it alone? "Is there any danger? What if I implicate you?" Xia Li really did not want to implicate Sun Chun. Although he was happy that he had to work hard, he was still unwilling to let him take the risk.

"Tonight, you will properly write your complaint, and leave the matter of the transfer of personnel to me. Your mother, Xia Qing, as well as the four brothers Lin Xuaner, I will help you move out." Sun Chun said as he carried Xia Li in his arms.

"With so many people here, how is it possible for us to do the same? Unless you have help? " At this moment, Xia Li guessed that he definitely was not fighting alone.

"Yes, my helper is my follower Lei Ke. Not long ago, he had already found me and has been secretly protecting my safety this entire time. Now that you need someone to help you, he will naturally not stand by and watch." Sun Chun introduced them briefly.

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you." As Xia Li said that, he knelt down towards Sun Chun, shocking her so much that he immediately picked her up.

"Xia Li, what are you doing! "Why are you so formal!" Sun Chun was actually regretting revealing a small part of his background ahead of time. If she was not interested in him right now, then what would happen to her in the future?

Since your subordinates have found you, it is time for you to leave. If you help me like this, it will really implicate you, especially if you help the prisoners to escape, it will affect your reputation and future. I can't be that selfish. Xia Li said as he pushed Sun Chun, wanting to walk out of the alley.

"Xia Li! I am your hubby! How can I abandon you? "Stop talking!" After Sun Chun finished speaking, he reached out to cover Xia Li's mouth and hugged her tightly.

"I know your personality is strong and you don't want to owe anyone favors, but this time, you have to accept it! You are my woman, how can I stand by idly and do nothing about your matters! "

Sun Chun's eyes burned with passion and his willpower was strong, to the point that he could not bear to refuse anymore.

"Then where are you going to send them all?" Xia Li asked tentatively.

"You'll know when the time comes. Alright, go back quickly. Otherwise, if those yamen runners discover us, it won't be good." As Sun Chun spoke, he held Xia Li's hand and the two of them went back to the inn they had hidden in previously.

When Xia Li still wanted to remind Sun Chun of something, she suddenly felt her neck going numb, and her entire person lost consciousness, and she fell onto the bed.

Sun Chun pointed to Xia Li's sleeping place and gave her a small cup of tea. He carried her to her bed and covered her with a thin blanket, then closed the door and left the tavern.

When Xia Li woke up again, the sky had already darkened and the room was completely dark, which made her panic. She lit up the candles in the room and searched around, but could not find Sun Chun.

When she opened the envelope, there was only a short line of words on it.

"I will move everyone to a safe place. Do not think about it, Sun Chun."

Xia Li placed the letter against his chest, walked to the window, and looked at the people who were walking in and out of the tavern, listening to the people who were playing around, laughing and joking around, he quickly regained his senses and kicked the letter into his pocket. He once again placed a clean white piece of paper on top of the letter, grinded it, and started writing a new petition.

Based on how father Lin suddenly died in the hospital, how he was wrongly accused by County Head of murdering Day Rui, and how he was falsely accused by Lin Xuaner of poisoning Old Master Fu Sang, the causes and consequences of the two events were clearly stated.

When Xia Li finished writing, he realized that it was already late at night. He dried the paper, carefully folded it, and stored it together with the envelope Sun Chun left him. Under the night sky, there were still constables searching for her and Lin Xuaner outside the window patrolling nearby.

Xia Li extinguished the candle in the room, and while lying on the bed under the light of the window, he listened attentively to the sound outside the door.

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In the dark night, Sun Chun whistled into the sky, and then a tall figure appeared and knelt in front of him.

"Young master, what are your orders?" It was the muscular Lei Ke with a full beard.

"Tonight, the two of us need to charge through the County Yamen together to save Lee's and Xia Qing." Just as Sun Chun finished speaking, he was forcefully interrupted.

Young master, you can't go in case …" Naturally, Lei Ke was unwilling, and he tried to persuade Sun Chun.

"Lei Ke, this is an order, not a discussion." Sun Chun's tone was calm, but it was filled with power, and could not be refused.

Lei Ke revealed a troubled expression, but in the end, he could only helplessly accept, "Lei Ke, I will follow Young Master's orders."

The two of them got together and did some simple understanding and communication on the topography of County Yamen. An hour later, after the two of them had sprayed a large amount of knockout drugs in the County Yamen Prison, not long after, they quietly went into the County Yamen prison. Under the cover of darkness, and amidst a group of unconscious people, the two of them found Lee's and Xia Qing.

The two of them did not dare delay, the person on their back secretly came out of the prison, Lei Ke found a horse carriage and secretly bribed the guards at the entrance to send them out, and Sun Chun secretly returned to Xia Li's side.

Lei Ke went back and forth a few times, and then moved Lin Xuaner and the four Lin Family Brothers who were hiding near the dilapidated temple.

Originally, it was a good thing, but when Sun Chun received the message from Lei Ke, he felt his heart become heavy.

"What does your follower write on the paper?" Xia Li asked while looking at Sun Chun's serious expression.

"Your mother's tendons have been broken. In the future, she'll have to lie on the bed and rest. She won't be able to walk anymore."

After Sun Chun finished speaking, Xia Li's face was filled with shock as he shook his head instinctively, "I don't believe that your people must have seen wrongly, right?"

Xia Li took the letter, looked at the black and white paper, and started crying with a guilty face: "It's all my fault, if I had long saved mother, this wouldn't have happened!"

"Xia Li, don't blame yourself too much, none of us want to do this! It's a good thing that we managed to rescue all of them. "

Sun Chun hugged Xia Li tightly, preventing her from doing anything stupid.

"Who exactly cut off my mother's leg tendons, is it Jin Xi'er?" Xia Li firmly grabbed onto Sun Chun's wrist, the veins on the back of his hand bulged as he asked with a face brimming with anger.

"When we went there, Jin Xi'er was indeed there, but she wasn't there to witness it personally." Sun Chun truthfully said.

"That is related to her as well. I won't let her off and this debt will be repaid from her. When can we leave? I want to see my mother, she must be very sad right now."

Xia Li shook Sun Chun's arm and asked while choked with emotions.

"And your petition?" Sun Chun helped Xia Li to sit down by the side of the table. She took out her handkerchief and wiped the tears off her cheeks.

"Yes, you can take a look." Xia Li passed over the petition he wrote last night to Sun Chun.

Sun Chun took the bill and read it carefully from beginning to end. He took out a dagger and slashed Xia Li's right index finger, then held her right hand and left a blood-red handprint on the bill.

Xia Li did not seem to feel pain, his gaze was firmly fixed on the blood red handprint on the memorial. He stared at Sun Chun: "Is there anything else you need to add?"

"You've clearly written it down. I believe that the Prefect will return you the innocence to punish you when the time comes." Sun Chun folded the petition carefully and handed it over to Xia Li.

After dawn, Xia Li and Sun Chun packed up their luggage. When they left the tavern and arrived at the city gate, the outside of the city gate was already filled with people who wanted to enter the city. However, they were all ruthlessly driven out by the yamen runners, causing a group of people who were looking for work and doing small businesses to complain.

"Sir, please let us in!" A thirty year old man tried to break through the defense line of the soldiers. Half of his body was already squeezed inside, but the soldiers ruthlessly grabbed him and kicked him a few times before he was thrown out.

The rest of the people who still wanted to squeeze through all retreated, looking at the soldiers at the entrance in fear. None of them dared to say anything, so they could only wait outside obediently.

The people inside the city gates stood in groups of twos and threes. Their statuses were clearly better than those who were in a hurry to earn a living in the city. Seeing that there were soldiers blocking their way, they were not in a hurry to leave.