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

Chapter 489: Intimidating Others

Knowing it must be some kind of poison, no one hesitated to mix it in.

She thought it was over, but unexpectedly, after the dark green liquid was diluted, Lin Rusi tore another petal into pieces and threw it in.

Before anyone could ask, a delicate floral fragrance filled their nostrils.

Everyone immediately covered their mouths and noses, and soon they heard thuds as the objects hit the ground.

After waiting for nearly half an hour, they went forward, tied everyone up, and dragged them out of the forest together.

"This shouldn't be all of them; none of them have any injuries."

Upon receiving this explanation, Lin Rusi realized there was still danger and immediately ordered all previous marks to be erased.

The group had come prepared, and soon they wiped away the traces, even cutting some of them off to make them disappear.

"To confuse people, we move some branches to different places, and eventually they will go to the deepest part."

"That's fine. Let's go back right now. Oh, and we'll give these to the magistrate."

"Alive or dead?"

Lin Rusi looked at the group of people, hesitated for a moment, and finally looked away.

Everyone understood what was going on, but instead of killing him immediately, they bound his hands and feet tightly and took him away.

Back at the familiar magistrate's residence, the more skilled members of the group quickly hung the men they had brought behind the magistrate's roof beam. With a sudden burst of strength, they left a bloody gash on the magistrate's neck.

Although it was called a bloodstain, the blood kept flowing out without stopping, and soon it left pools of blood on the ground.

Lin Rusi smelled the pungent stench of blood, her brows furrowed, but she didn't say anything more. Instead, she placed her hand on Li Jingyang.

"Fortunately, he is in good health and has recovered quite a bit."

"However, this still won't allow Master to fully recover."

When the guards came out, they immediately announced that the magistrate was not there.

"It's just as good that they're not here. They might have already received the news and are heading to the mountains."

"Let's take this opportunity to go to a remote area for recuperation. Oh, and you guys go find a doctor now."

Although she didn't understand why Lin Rusi had made this arrangement, seeing her own injuries and the unconscious Li Jingyang, she still chose to first purchase the necessary medicine and a doctor.

"Wait, wouldn't that be too gory and scare people to death? What if that scares them to death?"

"Probably not. That magistrate is no small man; he's capable of doing those things."

Lin Ru thought about it and agreed with what the other person said, so she took Li Jingyang directly to a secluded courtyard where no one was around.

We've just finished making arrangements for the area, and everyone who bought the medicine has returned.

“If Madam wishes to cook something, this place is not suitable, as the flames will attract attention.”

"Then I'll trouble you to cook it according to this method as soon as possible."

Without any hesitation, the guards quickly took all the items out and returned in less than half an hour.

As the warm medicine was poured in, the pale face began to recover.

Lin Rusi didn't dare to stop any longer and quickly applied the ointment she had just made thickly to the wound.

Having confirmed that nothing had been missed, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down wearily on the ground.

"Wake up quickly, we are safe now."

Although it was only temporary, it was enough to bring Li Jingyang back to his senses.

Lin Rusi looked at Li Jingyang on the bed with anticipation, but found that he was not awake at all, and let out another sigh.

"Then I'll give you some more time, and hope you wake up as soon as possible, okay?"

There was no response, and Lin Rusi didn't say much either. She yawned lightly and curled up to sleep.

But not long after, terrified screams came from outside, waking people up.

But Lin Rusi didn't run out in fear. Instead, she glanced calmly at the seat next to her, yawned, and fell asleep again.

On the other side, however, they did not share the same mindset, and stared in horror at the corpse hanging from the roof beam.

"How...how could this happen? What are you all standing around for? Burn all the corpses right now!"

The servants dared not resist, and they all carried the body hanging from the door beam out of the house, found a wooden cart to drag it out of the city, and burned it.

Even so, the magistrate could not relax; instead, he looked nervously in another direction.

"No, I didn't harm any of these people, you can't pin this on me!"

When the crowd heard the reason why the magistrate said these words, they wanted to ask for clarification, but the man slapped them away, causing them to stumble and fall to the ground.

She stared at him in astonishment, not daring to say anything more, and obediently lowered her head, not daring to move.

Lin Rusi knew exactly why he was acting this way, and a slight smile appeared on her lips as she continued to have people keep an eye on him.

For three days in a row, the magistrate could no longer control his fear, constantly rubbing the few remaining hairs on his head, his face even more gloomy.

No one dared to approach; they avoided him as much as possible.

Knowing that the time had come, Lin Rusi nodded slightly to the hidden guards, and was then led before the county magistrate.

But knowing that this would only instill more fear, she immediately smiled and threw the piece of dried skin she had left behind onto the table in front of the magistrate.

"What is this thing? Where did everyone go? Don't they know how to protect their master?!"

The magistrate, in a fit of rage and incompetence, was about to say something more when his eyes rolled back at something on the table, and he suddenly fainted.

Unexpectedly, Lin Rusi pouted and turned to look at the seat next to her.

"Let's go, we'll take the person away, but leave one to make it look like there was a fight."

Finally realizing Lin Rusi's opportunity, the other party used even faster movements to continuously create various noises in the room.

The others had already hurried away to another abandoned courtyard.

"It's relatively quiet here, but I wonder when this person will wake up."

"If Madam wants him to wake up, she can simply splash him with water."

Lin Rusi shook her head, then squatted down and stared intently at the county magistrate lying on the ground.

After about half an hour, the person who had fainted from fright finally regained consciousness.

"Oh, you're finally awake."

"Princess Consort? You're finally back! We sent people inside to look for you, but we had no news."

"That might mean he was assassinated."

Lin Rusi sighed, revealing her slightly scarred arm as proof of the danger she had faced.

The magistrate, of course, wouldn't waste that opportunity. He looked at Lin Rusi with a smile and was about to walk out.

When he saw that it was a dilapidated courtyard, he turned to look at the other two people beside him.

"What do you mean by this, Madam? Are you threatening me?"

"What are you saying, magistrate? You should know that if it weren't for my men, you would be a corpse by now."

Lin Rusi disdainfully took the handkerchief offered by the guard and threw it back.