The Blessed Beauty Returns with a Dimension-Chapter 975 - 951: Wanted Criminals

Li Tieniu and Lin Dawang, along with a dozen people, accompanied Jiang Xiaoxiao into the city.

The city within Yanmen Pass is the largest and most prosperous city here.

The city gates were heavily guarded, with officers inspecting those entering and leaving.

Several portraits were posted on the city gates, attracting Jiang Xiaoxiao's attention.

They were said to be wanted criminals.

However, the quality of the portraits was lacking, making it hard to discern anything.

Yet one portrait of a woman caught her eye. It wasn't the face that was familiar, but the name: Jiang Xuemei.

Haha, turns out she carried the name of a wanted criminal.

Next to her were three men, one of whom appeared to be a scholarly man with the name Li Yu.

The other two were obviously martial artists, physically strong and tall. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

According to the descriptions, these two were leaders of rebel factions, skilled in warfare. One was named Lu Zhijie, the other Li Qisheng.

Jiang Xiaoxiao's mind raced; under the guise of Jiang Xuemei, could she rally these people around her?

Clearly, Jiang Xuemei must have come from an influential background. Given her listing for treason and rebellion, it indicated familial involvement.

It suggested they were military or political figures closely tied to her family. If she could gather such individuals to her side, they might be able to assist her, but where could she find them?

More crucially, she wasn't actually Jiang Xuemei, and she didn't know if these people had ever seen the real Jiang Xuemei.

If her identity were exposed, would these individuals still be willing to sincerely help her? That was truly a pressing dilemma.

It was quite worrisome.

Their turn finally came to enter the city. The gate officer carefully examined their faces, waved them off, and indicated they could proceed.

"Mr. Hu, why do you think they insist on capturing this young lady of the Jiang family? It's truly bizarre. Elder Jiang's household has already been confiscated, and he's been executed. What could come of one young lady wandering outside? Not even sparing a woman! Elder Jiang was once remarkably influential, a favorite of the emperor, and yet ended with such a fate.

I heard that not a single person from his entire family of hundreds survived, and all their associated family friends suffered as well—imprisoned, exiled. I've also heard that the Jiang family's young lady is quite young, raised in the boudoir, never seen outsiders.

What use could such a woman possibly have, to warrant the court going to such great lengths to catch her?"

An officer whispered to a small leader sitting in a chair.

The voice wasn't loud, but if it weren't for Jiang Xiaoxiao's excellent hearing, enhanced by the Dragon Crystal, she wouldn't have heard a thing.

Jiang Xiaoxiao walked slowly.

"What do you know? Elder Jiang's students were everywhere in the court, and many leaders were his former students. Though Elder Jiang was rigid, he was generous in character and kind to others, always willing to lend a hand.

Many benefited from Elder Jiang's generosity; he was genuinely a great benefactor. Who would believe he committed treason? It was just court politics, those who disliked him framing him because the emperor's favor had shifted. Naturally, he was a lone figure in the court.

He blocked many people's paths. They're after his daughter because she's the last of the Jiang bloodline, rumored to possess the seal of Elder Jiang. If she uses that seal to summon his students and former comrades,

who knows how many would rise in rebellion? Could the emperor's throne remain secure? Naturally, they won't feel secure until they catch this Jiang family young lady. However, I've also heard many have never seen this Miss Jiang. The portrait was composed from second-hand accounts.

But in reality, Miss Jiang was always physically weak, tucked away in the inner chambers, rarely even attending women's gatherings, so many are unclear about her actual appearance.

How could they possibly find someone under these circumstances? I'd rather believe that Miss Jiang has managed to escape far away to live a good life, steering clear of this troubled water."

Jiang Xiaoxiao's heart stirred.

Could this be considered good news, given that so few people had actually seen Miss Jiang?

Could she leverage Elder Jiang's prestige to potentially recruit several talents?

"I heard the scholarly-looking man on that wanted list has already been captured. Why is his portrait still hanging?"

"He was captured! They say he's jailed in our prefectural prison. But what the governor is thinking, how would we know? Since they told us to hang his portrait, we hang it. Maybe it's to reassure the public."

"So this time our governor has accomplished a great merit."

"Whether it's a great merit, I'm not sure, but I did hear that in just the two months he's been jailed, there have been two prison break attempts at our prefecture's prison. Many died, and this man is said to be incredibly tough.

The eighteen types of torture have been used, yet he hasn't uttered a word, refusing to admit his teacher's guilt of treason. Such a person can only await the emperor's decision in Shangjing.

We just hope to quickly send such people away; otherwise, if it's our turn to guard when there's another jailbreak, who knows how we'd die? I just want to live well; isn't it nice to have a wife, children, and a warm home? Why risk throwing away my life?"

"Brother Hu is right, we should just live our lives well, stay safe, in these times, life is cheap, it's better to live well."

Jiang Xiaoxiao directed Li Tieniu to drive the cart to a small courtyard they owned in the city. The courtyard was unremarkable but clean and tidy, a compound with two entrances.

Ordinarily, it was home to a couple who made a living with small street businesses, walking the streets, and were Jiang Xiaoxiao's most reliable informants.

Seeing Jiang Xiaoxiao and Li Tieniu arrive, the couple was very excited and welcomed them directly into the courtyard.

After they sat down, the couple quickly knelt to kowtow to Jiang Xiaoxiao.

Everyone knew it was Mr. Jiang who supported them; without Mr. Jiang, they would have long starved.

They had always wanted to express their gratitude for Mr. Jiang's life-saving grace, but never had the opportunity.

Though they walked the streets for business, it wasn't hard work because they were instructed that business was secondary; understanding the city's life was key.

To map out the city's geography and gather various pieces of intelligence was the primary task.

Unexpectedly meeting Mr. Jiang today, the couple promptly knelt down to express their gratitude upon meeting him.