After refusing marriage, she was pampered by the prince who acted as a shield.

Chapter 480: Suspecting Him

"How could you be in a place like this? Didn't you know to scout ahead for your master?"

"You think I didn't want to? It's just that my master gave me instructions beforehand not to step inside. Otherwise, I would have gone in to search long ago."

They won't let people in?

Is the goal to save the person, or is there something shady going on inside?

After much deliberation, Lin Rusi looked at the guard beside her who seemed to know something.

"What exactly is this so-called Silin Mountain, and why are you reacting this way?"

"No, it's nothing, Madam. Don't worry, we've brought so many brothers with us, we're sure we can find our master."

Lin Rusi, however, was not so easily distracted; instead, she turned her attention to another person.

His gaze was too heavy, and coupled with the self-blame he had felt these past few days, he couldn't help but let out a sigh.

"That place can no longer be considered a place where people can go."

"Why would this happen? Would anyone go and do something like that, courting death?"

After hesitating for a while, the other party finally let out another muffled groan under the organization of the guards.

Lin Rusi watched the two hands quickly retract, but didn't say anything. Instead, she used her movements to separate the two people.

"Explain yourself, or I'll throw you into Silin Mountain and go find your master myself."

“Madam, now that you’re here, it won’t hurt for me to go in, but you absolutely cannot go in.”

She can't go in?

Ordinary people wouldn't go there, which means it's extremely dangerous inside.

Given the current state of affairs, why does Li Jingyang still insist on barging in?

At first, they thought someone had deliberately led them into this situation, but when Lin Rusi sat down in the room and saw the letters placed on the table, they immediately dismissed the idea.

Picking up a letter placed in the center, I saw a map tucked inside with a four-word phrase that read: "Extremely dangerous."

Although she didn't know what kind of danger it might be, it was enough to make Lin Rusi extremely worried.

After much deliberation, due to insufficient information, they could only turn their attention to the secret guards.

"Explain yourself clearly, or don't blame me for going to Jing Yang and making you suffer the consequences."

"Please do not take the risk, Madam. Taking you away from the capital was already risky enough."

Lin Rusi ignored his words and got up to leave the inn.

Knowing they were no match for the guards, the guards could only kneel down in front of the door.

"Madam, that place is far too dangerous. Please do not attempt it."

"Then explain the situation to me, and I will make other arrangements."

The crowd still chose to believe Li Jingyang and naturally did not want to speak up.

Realizing this, Lin Rusi didn't want to waste any more words with them, so she took the money bag and walked directly past them into the lobby.

The guards, worried that Lin Rusi might take a risk, had already raised their hands to knock her unconscious, but fortunately she had already sat down outside first.

"Waiter, bring me a pot of good tea."

When the waiter approached and was about to direct the tea, Lin Rusi casually asked about Silin Mountain.

Xiao Er's face turned pale upon hearing this. He then lowered his head, covered his mouth with his hand, and whispered, "Never go to that kind of place."

"Why mention such a place? Is there something ominous about it?"

Lin Rusi had barely finished speaking when the waiter almost covered her mouth with his hand.

Fortunately, the guard next to him reached out first and blocked the hand that had touched many different things.

"How could Madam be someone you can touch at will?"

"This...you are right, it was my presumption, but Madam, please remember, never go to Silin Mountain."

“The area is characterized by its rugged mountains and numerous sinkholes; one wrong step and you could fall to the bottom of the cliff.”

Never expecting it to be like this, Lin Rusi turned her head and looked again in the direction of Silin Mountain.

Even though it was still broad daylight, the mountain was shrouded in mist, making it appear even more dangerous.

Her heart was pounding, which made Lin Rusi even more uneasy. She wanted someone to search for Li Jingyang immediately.

"Madam, please be patient. We are already making preparations and will soon be able to enter the search area."

"How long is 'soon'? If it drags on for another day or two, how can he hold on any longer!"

Seeing Lin Rusi's nervous appearance, the guards didn't know what to say, so they could only forcibly hold her down to prevent any danger.

"Never mind, we still don't have enough manpower, we need to find some more people."

"You mean you want to go see the county magistrate?"

Lin Rusi nodded, pushed the person away, and walked straight out.

He took out the jade pendant that could prove his identity and went straight to the yamen where the Yangzhou magistrate was located.

However, instead of the expected smooth sailing, I saw the expressions I was looking for, and all I saw were perfunctory attitudes.

"Is the magistrate busy with something?"

"Indeed, there are some. After all, you know the Crown Prince came here because..."

The magistrate gave Lin Rusi a smirk, then pulled out a number of documents from under the table.

The thickness is indeed considerable, but it would be better if the magistrate didn't blow away the dust on it.

Lin Rusi could only pretend not to see it, casually sat down to the side, and cleaned the dust off her nails.

The magistrate knew he couldn't send the Crown Princess away with a simple excuse, so he reluctantly stood up and walked up to her.

"What brings you here, Crown Princess? Are you here to see the Crown Prince?"

"That's right. The Crown Prince suddenly stopped contacting me for several days, which made me uneasy, so I asked the magistrate to send some people to look for him."

“What you say is true, but the yamen is short-staffed right now, and all we can do is search in the city.”

That works too. The people that Bingjing Lin Rusi brought were divided into groups to protect themselves, and there weren't many left.

It wasn't that she was unwilling to risk her own safety, but rather that those people were too covetous, and she couldn't afford to let them both end up trapped there.

"Then I'll trouble you, Magistrate. I have a few of the Crown Prince's men here. If we put them together, we should be able to capture Zhao Daoping."

"By the way, Madam, do you have the exact location? Otherwise, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack."

Try to get information out of her?

Looking at the county magistrate's unchanged expression, Lin Rusi felt that something was amiss and couldn't help but turn her gaze to the guard beside her.

But he seemed unable to say anything more and could only watch the other person helplessly.

"But this is Yangzhou, it won't be that dangerous. The Crown Prince might be back soon."

"Is what you're saying true? Then why didn't he inform me beforehand before taking action? You know, this has never happened before."

The magistrate didn't know how to answer, so he could only say a few nice words before looking at the document in his hand again.

Lin Rusi observed for a long time before realizing that he was not as docile and upright as he appeared.

“I hope so too. I always feel like he’s planning some little surprise this time.”

"So the Crown Prince has such a hobby. I was indeed too ignorant."

Upon hearing the magistrate's words, Lin Rusi remained silent, but instead placed the book on the table and tapped it several times.