She Rebuilt Her Fallen Country With Storage Space-Chapter 208 Acquittal Letter

Pei Qinglin immediately bowed with his hands together: "Please speak, brother. If I can help you, I will surely not shirk."

Xiang Ying recalled the customs of Nanyue she had read about during her idle time in the space, browsing through those books.

In Nanyue, officials of third rank and above can write an "Acquittal Letter".

Any criminal who obtains an "Acquittal Letter", as long as they have not committed a grave offense against the Imperial Family, can be granted a pardon.

However, an official has only one chance to write an "Acquittal Letter".

Usually, giving an "Acquittal Letter" is equivalent to safeguarding the criminal with one’s own reputation.

It is not given unless absolutely necessary.

Xiang Ying looked into Pei Qinglin’s eyes and spoke somberly: "I hope the General can write an ’Acquittal Letter’ for me."

Pei Qinglin was startled.

His soldiers by his side frowned: "You are being very impolite. Isn’t this taking advantage of someone’s misfortune?"

Pei Qinglin then said solemnly, "Brother, for whom do you want this item? Whose offense do you intend to cover?"

His suspicious gaze shifted between Xiang Ying and Qi Fengyi.

Clearly, he suspected who among them was the criminal?

However, Pei Qinglin would never suspect that they were both prisoners of Xizhou.

Xiang Ying’s tone was calm, "Once I have the item, it will naturally be of use, but I’m afraid I cannot tell the General its purpose."

"Of course, the General may also choose to refuse. After all, you can ask others for help. I, a mere commoner, am not worth the risk for you."

"But apart from me, the General has no better choice, because you’ve lost the intermarriage Princess. If you don’t recover the Princess this time, you will be guilty of sabotaging the relations between two nations. I believe this is exactly why the General does not choose to inform the court in the Capital and instead wants to personally find someone to rescue Princess Xining, right?"

A shadow passed across Pei Qinglin’s eyes.

The gentle and kind aura he usually carried disappeared, replaced by a sharp and dangerous demeanor.

Xiang Ying allowed him to scrutinize her, meeting his gaze unflinchingly.

After a moment, Pei Qinglin said, "Brother is very smart, and not wrong in your guess, but the ’Acquittal Letter’ comes at too great a cost. I need to consider."

Xiang Ying smiled slyly: "Is the cost of the ’Acquittal Letter’ too high, or is the cost of not being able to find Princess Xining, leading to your entire family being punished, greater?"

"Your crime could at least result in confiscation and exile, or at worst, the execution of your entire family. Shouldn’t you, General, consider the well-being of your family? Since it’s all a risky maneuver, why not choose the safest option?"

Pei Qinglin fell silent.

His comrade clenched his fists, glaring at Xiang Ying with indignant eyes.

"General, let’s not deal with such a deceitful person. It’s not like we can’t do without her. There are martial arts schools in the town where we can hire some martial arts instructors to help us."

Qi Fengyi slammed the table: "Watch your mouth, who is deceitful? You asked us to help capture bandits, which is already very dangerous. It is not unreasonable for us to set conditions."

Xiang Ying raised her eyebrows and stood up: "General Pei, I will leave by noon today. You can think it over and then find me."

After speaking, she and Qi Fengyi started to go upstairs.

However, just as she stepped on the wooden staircase, she heard Pei Qinglin’s voice from behind.

"I agree to give you the ’Acquittal Letter’."

Xiang Ying turned around, her Phoenix Eyes brimming with a dark, smirking joy.

She walked back to the table: "The General agrees? Then I will find some paper and pen, and you can write it in front of me."

But Pei Qinglin said to wait.

"Brother, to be honest, two years ago, I already wrote an ’Acquittal Letter’ for someone else."

Xiang Ying and Qi Fengyi frowned together.

Xiang Ying’s voice turned cold: "If the General cannot fulfill this condition, then we need not discuss further."

Pei Qinglin hurriedly said: "Brother, don’t be impatient. Although I can’t write it, my father and brothers in my family are all first-rank officials. Once this matter is over, I will immediately write a letter and have it rapidly delivered to the Capital. After obtaining the Acquittal Letter, I will leave. Do you think this solution is acceptable?"

Xiang Ying’s contemplative gaze fixed on his sincere face.

This Pei Qinglin is not foolish.

Perhaps he could write the Acquittal Letter, but he made an excuse to delay.

He fears that Xiang Ying would take the letter and run. He is taking precautions against her.

Xiang Ying’s gaze shifted to one of the soldiers beside him.

"The General shall write now. Let this soldier immediately return to Capital, and by the time we have dealt with our affairs, he should be back as well."

Pei Qinglin was stunned, then burst into laughter.

The soldier was annoyed: "Our General is highly respected; would he deceive you?"

Xiang Ying crossed her arms and looked towards the door, clearly meaning that if there was no agreement, there would be no further discussion.

Pei Qinglin finally agreed to compromise.

He instructed the soldier: "Go to the counter and fetch some paper and pen."

"General!"

"Go quickly." Pei Qinglin urged.

The soldier reluctantly fetched the paper and pen, and Xiang Ying watched as Pei Qinglin wrote the family letter. After confirming the content was correct, the soldier tucked away the letter and rode swiftly out of the inn to return to the Capital.

Watching his departing figure, Pei Qinglin said to Xiang Ying, "Now we are one person short; how confident are you that we can find those bandits?"

Xiang Ying was quite satisfied and stood up: "I alone am enough."

Pei Qinglin was secretly amazed in his heart.

Could someone be so arrogantly self-confident?

Xiang Ying immediately gave the plan: "General, instruct your men to get ready; we shall head to Bai City now."

Watching her ascend the stairs, her broad clothes still outlined a slender waist.

How could a man be that frail?

But Pei Qinglin had witnessed Xiang Ying kill; if her moves weren’t swift and powerful, with a momentum of fighting a hundred foes alone, he wouldn’t have sought her help.

"Brother," Pei Qinglin called out to her, "I still don’t know your name?"

Xiang Ying paused, then turned around: "Wang Ying." freewēbnoveℓ.com

That was the nickname her cartoon character had for her.

Back in her room.

Tao Xue and the others were still asleep.

Qi Fengyi whispered, "Your Highness, are we really going with them to hunt bandits?"

Wasn’t this contrary to Xiang Ying’s original intentions?

She only knew that elder princess had to go to the Capital to seek revenge for Xizhou.

Xiang Ying was packing and said, "Hunting bandits is just something we do along the way. What I need is the Acquittal Letter."

Qi Fengyi sighed: "Even with the Acquittal Letter, as prisoners of Xizhou, it might be useless."

Xiang Ying patted her shoulder: "It’s useless now, but it will be useful once we save Princess Xining."

Qi Fengyi looked at her puzzled, but Xiang Ying did not explain further.

It was already bright outside. Tao Xue and the children got up, and knowing they were going with Pei Qinglin to hunt bandits, Tao Xue was somewhat nervous.

Yet the three children were very excited.

Xiang Yuanlang looked at his small hands: "Finally, I have a chance to try out my abilities."

He had practiced so long and still didn’t know how effective it was.

Xiang Ying took out bowls of freshly made meat wontons, each accompanied by a boiled egg.

The three little ones talked and ate excitedly.

Xiang Ying said, "You eat first; I’m going to catch up on some sleep."

She lay down as if to sleep, but actually, she entered a special space.

The bandits were hidden in the vast mountains, and without any trackers on them, how easy could it be to capture them?

However, luckily, her space’s barter system was equipped with high-tech devices.

Last time Xiang Ying noticed that the invisible drone she exchanged had a feature.

As long as it could connect to a satellite, it could cover a certain area with thermal imaging.

From the sky above, it was easy to locate the group of bandits through thermal imaging.

Xiang Ying activated the barter system and checked the price of a satellite.

Her vision went dark.