The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl-Chapter 1716: Xia Yi Reveals Her Identity

The more everyone talked, the more shocked they became. What was even more terrifying was that they remembered the people who had died in the past few days were all households that had conflicts with the Cheng Family or their relatives.

They began to fume, "This dog of an official, this dog dared to commit such outrageous acts."

"Indeed, it’s pitiful our families still went to ask for his help. This dog surely took many benefits from our homes."

"No, we must rescue our families."

Without needing much persuasion from Meng Yunzheng and the others, these people began to discuss passionately, and unsurprisingly, the discussion led to a unanimous result.

None of them would abandon their parents, wives, and children to simply flee on their own.

Everyone’s opinion was quite unified; they wanted to go back and rescue their families.

The current issue is, how do we save them?

At this point, everyone’s gaze fell again on Meng Yunzheng and his companions.

Seeing that they had spoken enough, Meng Yunzheng finally spoke, "Indeed, we need to save them, but rescuing them won’t be easy. Counting the Meng family, there are a total of twenty-eight households among us. These twenty-eight households aren’t small families with just three to five people; everyone has relatives and friends. We can’t just escape on our own and disregard them, can we? Currently, very few people leave the county town of Chenggu County, and if so many of us act, it will definitely catch the attention of the patrolling soldiers, and we simply won’t be able to leave."

Old Master Yang agreed, "That’s right, escaping with everyone isn’t realistic."

"So, let’s simply not flee."

Young Master He and others were startled, "Wha, what do you mean?" Are we just letting ourselves be butchered?

However, Meng Yunzheng laughed and said, "We’ve already cooperated once to take down this black market. Why can’t we take down Chenggu County?"

Everyone paused, then sharply inhaled.

He Er stammered, "Take, take down Chenggu County?"

The black market and Chenggu County are not the same; the black market is where they are imprisoned by murderers who don’t bat an eye. They are dark, evil, and under the actions of Meng Yunzheng and his companions, only about thirty people were left for them to deal with.

But taking down Chenggu County, that means dealing with the authorities, the Imperial Mandate, and soldiers.

Old Master Yang was also taken aback and said heavily, "Young Master Meng, we are all just ordinary people, and going against the authorities is rebellion. I believe what you said, that Lord Cheng is a rebel. But he is still an Imperial Mandate now, not to mention us, even those stationed troops can’t act without the emperor’s orders. I fear we might end up as prisoners instead."

Old Master Yang’s worry was valid; the common people have always refrained from fighting the authorities. Even if Lord Cheng is a rebel, it’s up to the higher-ups sent by the imperial court to handle the matter, not them.

Without orders, even doing good deeds might appear as organized rebellion against the imperial court and authorities.

Meng Yunzheng understood their concerns.

He then turned to Xia Yi.

The latter nodded, stepping forward with a serious face, "I am Xia Yi, an Imperial Guard of the emperor, ordered to infiltrate the black market to collect evidence of their rebellion. Now, the evidence is solid, and the emperor has commanded us to act at our discretion."

She was a Hidden Guard, but after this mission, she would appear in the open.

However, upon hearing her introduction, everyone present widened their eyes in disbelief, staring at her.

She, she, she just said she is who? Imperial Guard? An Imperial Guard of the emperor?