Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower-Chapter 1029: The Sidelined County Magistrate

The two of them didn’t understand the situation here and could only obediently pretend to be ordinary civilians.

Entering the city required routine body searches. The guard at the gate had been stationed at that post for many years. During the time Bai Junjun and Fox were helping eradicate bandits, he often saw them coming and going, so he would never forget their faces even in his dreams. Adding to that, the County Magistrate’s token they carried was authentic, and he easily recognized them immediately.

At this moment, he pretended to search them, trying his best to provide them with as much information as possible: "The forces of the rival military, Yuwen’s Ninth Prince, have sent their trusted aides here. The County Magistrate has long been rendered powerless. They’ve been searching for those who helped exterminate the bandits back then—you must not reveal your identities."

"What about Old Uncle Qiu and the others?"

"They... are in prison."

"What do you mean?" Bai Junjun’s brow twitched slightly.

"It’s a long story. To make it short, they were accused of ’killing bandits by using bandits.’ Even the Black Spider gang, recruited and pardoned back then, has been locked up in jail."

Their conversation dragged on for too long, attracting frequent glances from the agents of the rival force.

The guard dared not delay further and hurriedly let them pass.

The four of them quickly entered through the city gate and saw the place was still the same as before. Yet, somehow, it felt different.

The most noticeable change was the expressions on the faces of the townspeople—less carefree and more burdened with sorrow.

Such expressions on common folk were now commonly seen in many areas, like in the vicinities of Three-Branch Junction near An County. There, due to the County Magistrate’s incompetence, people’s faces were filled with despair. Unexpectedly, even after being gone for a while, the people of Dai County had started to wear the same expressions.

Walking down the street, Yuwen Luanfei asked nervously, "Where are we going to stay?"

He had overheard their conversation with the guard earlier. Their friends had been thrown into prison, meaning they could not openly seek them out. Moreover, the rival military forces were present here. Even though this place was a certain distance away from Biluo, who knew if their wanted posters weren’t also circulated here?

If he ended up implicated, what would happen to Junjun and Li Wenli?

Noticing Yuwen Luanfei’s worries, Li Wenli smiled and reassured him, "Don’t be so tense. If we decided to bring you along, we’re not afraid of being dragged down. Besides, with the skill level of those portrait artists, finding you among the living would be a challenge."

The current Yuwen Luanfei was nothing like the man he had been before his disappearance. Li Wenli could guarantee that even if Yuwen Luanfei were to face those rival agents directly, they still wouldn’t recognize him.

While Li Wenli was comforting Yuwen Luanfei, Bai Junjun chimed in.

"We’ll go to Dongsheng Tavern."

Although Shopkeeper Yan had dealings with Yuwen Jun, Bai Junjun was still willing to take a gamble.

Shopkeeper Yan wouldn’t betray them.

After all, Shopkeeper Yan should know who his people truly were.

Besides, as outsiders, despite the guard’s assistance, the rival forces were bound to find out. At Biluo, all merchants had to stay at Dongsheng Tavern; presumably, that would hold true here too.

This was their only choice—there were no other options.

So Bai Junjun didn’t hesitate in the slightest and headed straight for Dongsheng Tavern.

As soon as the four arrived, the shop assistant came out joyfully to greet them, "Welcome, esteemed guests..."

But as he spoke, he caught sight of Li Wenli and Bai Junjun’s faces, and the shop assistant froze.

Shopkeeper Yan, hearing that the shop assistant had failed to follow up with the usual welcoming line, frowned. This assistant had worked here for so long; how could he still not remember his lines?

She was about to scold him but stopped when she saw the familiar faces at the door.

Seeing these two appear, Shopkeeper Yan was briefly stunned. Then her gaze shifted to the couple standing behind them.

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