This page of the dossier records a female prisoner named Bei Qianxun.
A rather peculiar name.
But what attracted Jin Feng was not her name, but her identity.
The dossier states that this woman named Bei Qianxun was originally a deathsworn of a family, responsible for protecting the family’s young lady.
Her status and duties were the same as A-Mei and Qin’er.
Two years ago, two factions in the court fought each other, and this family became the sacrificial victim.
The family head was dismissed from office and punished, and the former young lady also fell into the Jiaofang Si.
Even more tragically, this young lady encountered Xue Henglu, who was idly wandering back in the capital.
Xue Henglu was drunk that day and accidentally killed the young lady.
Because Bei Qianxun possessed superior martial skills, she escaped during the family raid, fled the capital, changed her name, went into the mountains, and became a female bandit.
With her outstanding skills, she thrived in the bandit lair.
The former young lady had treated her like a sister, so Bei Qianxun’s greatest goal was to act as a bandit, accumulate money, and find a way to redeem the young lady.
The Jiaofang Si is different from ordinary brothels; redemption requires not only money, but also official approval.
As a result, before she could gather enough money or find the right connections, her young lady was killed by Xue Henglu.
Moreover, it is said that the manner of death was extremely miserable and humiliating.
Bei Qianxun suddenly felt she had lost her purpose in life and, regardless of everything, wanted to find Xue Henglu to avenge her lady.
But at that time, Xue Henglu had already left the capital.
So Bei Qianxun travelled thousands of li to Xichuan and attempted to assassinate Xue Henglu in a brothel.
Unfortunately, there were also experts around Xue Henglu who discovered her.
Being targeted by a highly skilled deathsworn was not a pleasant matter.
Xue Henglu immediately ordered his subordinates to kill Bei Qianxun, but they encountered the Chief Constable of Xichuan, who was also in the brothel.
The Chief Constable was Qing Xinyao’s confidant and would have loved for someone to kill Xue Henglu, so he forcibly took Bei Qianxun away.
This was originally the Chief Constable’s duty, and Xue Henglu had no way to stop it; he could only watch as the Chief Constable took Bei Qianxun away.
The Chief Constable had originally planned to find an opportunity to release Bei Qianxun so she could continue the assassination, but Xue Henglu watched closely and gave the Chief Constable no chance.
You want to follow the rules, do you? Then follow the rules!
During the assassination attempt, Bei Qianxun killed several of Xue Henglu’s personal guards, and by law she should be executed. Xue Henglu put pressure on the Chief Constable.
Xue Henglu was no ordinary playboy, so the Chief Constable could only imprison Bei Qianxun in the death row.
Later, when the Danzhu attacked, the Chief Constable was responsible for the security of the entire city and was extremely busy before and after the battle, so he forgot about Bei Qianxun.
The dossier thus ended up in Jin Feng’s hands.
Jin Feng had always envied Qing Mul an and the Ninth Princess for having experts like A-Mei, Qin’er, and Zhu’er to protect them.
But such experts were cultivated from childhood by various families, and Jin Feng’s foundation was too shallow; he simply could not obtain any.
The Ninth Princess had indeed offered on her own initiative to find an expert for his close protection, but Jin Feng refused.
Joking aside, would he dare use someone the Ninth Princess found?
If one day he fell out with the Ninth Princess, the person might stab him in the back, and he would not even know how he died.
Although Da Liu and the others were not as skilled as A-Mei, they were absolutely loyal.
The appearance of Bei Qianxun gave Jin Feng an opportunity.
She was no longer the young lady’s guard, yet she still pursued Xue Henglu thousands of li to kill him, which was enough to prove her loyalty.
Now she was alone in the world, was she not the perfect person to protect?
Thinking of this, Jin Feng immediately called Da Liu and had him prepare horses to go to Xichuan city.
By the time they arrived at the prison, it was already dark, and the duty jailers had finished their evening meal.
According to the rules, visits were not allowed at this hour, but the prison warden knew that Jin Feng was someone both Qing Xinyao valued, so he still enthusiastically welcomed Jin Feng in.
“Sir, the dungeon smells rather bad. If you want to mention someone, give me the name, and I will have the person sent to the Great Python Slope!” the warden said fawningly.
“No rush about that. I want to see someone first,” Jin Feng said. “There is a female prisoner called Bei Qianxun. Where is she held?”
“You want to find Bei Qianxun?” The warden was horrified. “That won’t do. She is a madwoman. In her first month here, she broke the arms of two brothers. Now no one dares approach that cell. You are an honoured person; if you were injured, I could not explain it to the higher-ups!”
“So violent?!” Jin Feng was also somewhat hesitant upon hearing this.
He had witnessed A-Mei and Qin’er in action. To experts of their level, Jin Feng’s bit of fighting technique was like a child waving a stick.
In their hands, Jin Feng probably could not last even a minute.
He had worked so hard to achieve his current status and position; if he were killed by a female prisoner in this great prison, would that not be too regrettable?
But the opportunity was right in front of him, and passing it up just like that was not in Jin Feng’s character.
After thinking for a moment, Jin Feng turned to the warden. “You have people on night duty, right?”
“Yes!” The warden nodded quickly.
“Alright then. You wait for me a while. I will come back later.”
With that, he took Da Liu and the others straight to the Qing residence.
The Qing residence was not far from the prison; it took only about ten minutes on horseback.
Qing Xinyao was having dinner. When he heard the steward report that Jin Feng requested an audience, he was quite surprised.
He had seen Jin Feng that afternoon. What matter was so urgent that he came in person again at night?
Qing Xinyao did not dare delay and immediately sent someone to welcome Jin Feng into the study.
After exchanging greetings, Qing Xinyao asked directly, “Sir, coming so late, is there some urgent matter?”
“I came to find Mul an, no, to find A-Mei,” Jin Feng explained.
If they were in the village, visiting Qing Mul an in the middle of the night would be fine.
But now back in Xichuan city, he had to be mindful of appearances.
Otherwise, gossip would soon spread.
Qing Xinyao was the Governor of Xichuan Prefecture; if he took Bei Qianxun away, he definitely could not hide it from him.
Jin Feng did not conceal anything and quickly told the story of Bei Qianxun.
Qing Xinyao had many matters every day and did not know the entanglement between Bei Qianxun, Xue Henglu, and the Chief Constable.
After hearing Jin Feng’s account, he could not help sighing, “There is actually such a remarkable woman in the world.”
However, it was just a sigh.
For a great family like the Qing family, they cultivated their own deathsworn. Just as Jin Feng dared not use an expert recommended by the Ninth Princess, even if he knew of Bei Qianxun’s existence, he would not dare use her.
What if she was using a ruse of inflicting suffering on herself, got close to him, and then stabbed him?
While the two were talking, Qing Mul an entered the study with A-Mei.
“Sir, it is already dark. What do you want with A-Mei?” Qing Mul an asked curiously.
“Something to do,” Jin Feng replied casually to Qing Mul an, then cupped his hands towards Qing Xinyao. “Lord Qing, I have disturbed you!”
“Between us, saying such things makes us seem like strangers.”
Qing Xinyao smiled and returned the courtesy. “Sir, go quickly. Take care of your safety.”
“Good!” Jin Feng waved to A-Mei. “A-Mei, let’s go!”
A-Mei turned to look at Qing Mul an.
Qing Mul an wanted to follow, but was grabbed by the collar by Qing Xinyao and could only helplessly nod to A-Mei.
On the way, Jin Feng told A-Mei about Bei Qianxun again.
After listening, A-Mei remained silent for a long time.
