I insist

Chapter 59: Lincheng

Song Miqiu dared not move, mainly because the two of them were in a rather strange position.

"Let me go first, won't you look even more suspicious like this?"

Yu Huailin didn't say anything, but he let go of her hand.

The other party wasn't stupid; their series of actions clearly showed that they weren't asleep yet.

However, it won't reveal anything; at most, it will just make people think they have some special fetish.

Song Miqiu cared least about other people's misunderstandings.

Only when she felt the distance between them widening did Song Miqiu finally dare to breathe freely.

"By the way, who exactly are those people? Why are you so nervous? Could it be that I was right, they're all your enemies?"

If that's the case, then what exactly did this man do to warrant the other side sending so many people just to keep an eye on him?

Yu Huailin pursed his lips, clearly hesitant about whether to tell her about it.

In fact, Song Miqiu didn't necessarily need to know. As she once said, the more you know, the faster you'll die.

"There are some things that are not convenient to explain to you right now, but don't worry, these people will not affect our cooperation."

Hearing that Yu Huailin only mentioned the cooperation he had been longing for, but did not answer her question, Song Miqiu understood what he meant.

"Okay, but I haven't decided on the cooperation yet. Coming to Lincheng is just a last resort. You'd better not have too high hopes."

Yu Huailin was furious. This woman really turned her back on him!

She was so nice to me when I was teaching her to control her internal energy, but she turned on me overnight.

Indeed, it is only petty men and women who are difficult to deal with.

It's all thanks to Song Miqiu not being able to hear his thoughts, otherwise, I'm afraid no one would be able to sleep tonight.

Song Miqiu turned over and returned to her seat to rest. Not practicing tonight had its advantages; at least she could get a good night's sleep.

The next morning, Song Miqiu decided to quicken his pace and enter the city that day.

After a quick bite, the group set off again.

However, they discovered that the closer they got to Lincheng, the more people they encountered.

"What's going on? Wasn't it said that Lincheng was flooded and everyone had fled? How come... this doesn't seem like it."

Those people desperately fled Lincheng, persisting in finding a place to settle down even after being rejected by city after city.

Why is it that the city gate of Lincheng is crowded with people?

How strange!

Song Miqiu shook her head, completely baffled. Tian Yumei, though a woman, also sensed something was amiss and slowly approached her mother-in-law.

"Mother, this Lincheng is really strange. People inside are desperately trying to get out, while people outside are desperately trying to get in. Don't you think that's strange?"

“Our Yumei is so clever, she thought of the same thing as Mother! Come on, let’s go see what’s going on.”

Because they were far away, they only saw countless heads surging, but they didn't know the specifics of what was happening.

Maybe they misunderstood?

The group, with their children, struggled for a long time before finally squeezing into the crowd and getting close to the city gate.

"What's going on? Why are all the gates blocked? Are they not letting us into Lincheng either?"

After remaining silent for several days, Qiu Tianlei finally spoke, but his words were extremely irritable.

"Let's observe first before making a decision."

They hadn't expected that Lincheng was even more heavily guarded than Biancheng!

Judging from the two large swords displayed at the entrance, if they were to force their way in, they would probably be even more swift than those men in Biancheng.

"Hey girl, what's going on here?"

"Huh? What did you say? I can't hear you! If there's nothing else, move aside. We're in a hurry to pay and get into the city!"

Song Miqiu and the others then realized that although the crowd looked like it was surging from a distance, everyone was queuing up when they got closer.

It was only because there were too many people that they were divided into several teams, which made it look chaotic from a distance.

They didn't pay attention when they squeezed in, and everyone around them was in a hurry to pay their fees, so naturally no one paid them any attention.

In any case, the guards in Lincheng now are not as lax as those near the capital.

They even suspected that the capital's defenses were not as tight as those in Lincheng today!

Anyone who dares to cut in line and cause trouble? They'll probably never have another chance to get in!

Song Miqiu led his people back a bit and found a relatively open space to discuss countermeasures.

"This Lincheng is not quite what I expected?"

"Yes, Mother, did you hear wrong before? Is there really a flood in Lincheng? Did all those people really escape from here?"

Song Miqiu was also somewhat puzzled by their questions.

"No wonder people say that seeing is believing. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I probably would have believed what those refugees said."

But think about it the other way around.

What good does it do for those people to fabricate such lies and deceive themselves?

Was it all arranged by Yu Huailin?

After all, he had wanted to come to Lincheng before.

It's not easy to cause floods by one's own power, but it's not difficult to spread rumors with just a mouth!

The more Song Miqiu thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Her gaze began to drift toward Yu Huailin, who was standing to the side with a faint smile.

LOL!

I don't know what's making him laugh all day!

They don't do anything serious, and they wear this fake smile all day long. I wonder if they get tired.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Seeing that this person was asking a question he already knew the answer to, Song Miqiu was so angry that his teeth itched.

"What are your thoughts on the current situation in Lincheng? Everyone's lining up to pay to get in, but rumors outside say there's been a flood and people can't survive here anymore. What you hear and what you see are completely different. Isn't that strange?"

Yu Huailin naturally picked up on her sarcastic tone and couldn't help but chuckle.

"You only know that hearing is believing, but have you ever thought that sometimes what you see on the surface of things may not be the truth?"

Song Miqiu was taken aback. "What do you mean by that? Do you know something?"

Qiu Tianlei and the others must have heard what the two were doing, because they couldn't help but keep looking over here.

He had only gone to pick up Qiu Xiaoshuang, who was about to run away, but why did he feel like something had happened between his mother and that good-for-nothing pretty boy?

Remembering what Yu Huailin had reminded her of earlier, Song Miqiu coughed lightly, subtly moved closer to Yu Huailin, and then asked again in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"Since you say what I saw wasn't the truth, does that mean the rumors outside aren't false? But Lincheng doesn't look like it's been flooded at all. Its prosperity surpasses even that of our county town back then. What's going on?"

Although their county town is not large, at least it has never experienced any natural disasters or man-made calamities.

While it wasn't as prosperous as some large towns, it was still quite impressive compared to the surrounding area.

Lincheng has been hit by floods!

How could they be even more successful than at their peak?