"How dare you!" At this moment, Martial House Master Zhang"s moustache trembled as he pointed his folding fan at Xiang Yun and shouted, "Captain Wei, how dare you make a move against the court. Moreover, Master Lu has already made his decision. This case is already closed. How can you be so impudent here!""Right, right!" Lu Hongda was so scared that his teeth chattered, and he came out from under the steel knife.
"Humph! As an official ordered by the imperial government, how could the law enforcers of Tiger City be so cowardly as to jump to conclusions!"
"You!" Seeing Xiang Yun dare to reprimand him like this, Lu Hongda could no longer hold it in and shouted at the officials below!"Impudent! How dare you roar at the court and threaten Shangguan. Men, seize Wei Xiaobao!"
Before Xiang Yun could react, a group of city guards had already rushed up to protect him!
Currently, Xiang Yun"s prestige amongst Tiger City"s patrolling guards was much higher than Lu Hongda"s. Even if he disobeyed the order, everyone would still want to protect Xiang Yun!"What are you doing? Are you rebelling? How dare you disobey my order!" Lu Hongda slapped the wood angrily, but none of the patrolling guards paid any attention to him!
However, Xiang Yun immediately ordered, "Brothers city guards, listen up and block the gates to the magistrate court. Arrest all the officials in the hall. This captain wants to see if there is any justice in this world!""Yes sir!"
The patrolling guards immediately separated into two groups, one guarded the entrance of the Patrol Office tightly, the other directly escorted all the officials in the hall. The patrolling guards suddenly split into two groups, one guarded the entrance of the Patrol Office tightly, the other escorted all the officials in the hall.
For a time, the entire hall was filled with barbarians and officials. Xiang Yun stood in front of them, staring indifferently at Lu Hongda and Master Zhang.
"Captain Wei!"
Mrs Meng"s face was filled with worry as she looked at Xiang Yun. She had never imagined that the situation would develop to this extent. She was deeply afraid that it would implicate Xiang Yun, but Xiang Yun merely shook his head slightly and gave her a rea.s.suring gaze.
Xiang Yun immediately raised his head to look at Lu Hongda, who was trembling in anger as he said, "Sir, please think twice before you make a decision!"
"How dare you threaten me!" Lu Hongda saw that the entire Patrol Office had been taken over by Xiang Yun in the blink of an eye, and fear grew within his heart. He had not expected this Captain Wei to be so bold.
"This official does not dare, this official just followed the law and did not want some villains to get away with it. Now that this official has removed all worries for my lord, please resolve the case according to the law."
"However, I have to remind you that if the heavens don"t care about what people are doing, then I will take care of it on their behalf. When that time comes, do not blame me for being unreasonable!" Xiang Yun"s expression was rather cold, causing one to feel a chill in their heart.
Hearing this, Lu Hongda wanted to cry. This wasn"t to relieve his worry, this was clearly threatening him! He had thought that the barbarians would lose their lives if he was careless. But now, it seemed that this Mister Wei was no less difficult to deal with than the barbarians."What should we do, Master Zhang?" Lu Hongda no longer had any ideas. He looked at Master Zhang for help with a bitter face.
He thought that with his intelligence, he would be able to help Lu Hongda deal with everything. He didn"t expect the new Captain Wei to be so adamant on using more tactics than he was. Now, he was confused.
"Lord, please decide. I really have no other choice!" Elder Zhang sighed helplessly, "But I think that Captain Wei is really hard to deal with. If you don"t punish Hu Rui, then even you can forget about escaping unscathed!""Sigh …" Lu Hongda was no fool, and he knew what was going on.
Just as Lu Hongda was struggling, Hu Rui, who had noticed something was wrong, roared."What do you want to do? If you dare to touch a single hair on my head, be careful of my Gesun Trading Company and the Goliath City Patrol Guards. I"ll turn your Patrol Office upside down. Don"t even think about living!"
"Shut up! How can a prisoner like you be allowed to make a ruckus in the court! "
Xiang Yun directly swatted Hu Rui"s mouth with his remaining strength, causing him to scream miserably as he flew far away, blood spewing out of his mouth …"Master, make your decision now!" Xiang Yun once again looked towards Lu Hongda!
Looking at Xiang Yun"s pair of murderous eyes as well as the surrounding patrolling guards of the imperial court holding a saber, Lu Hongda felt as though his entire body was being pressed down by a huge mountain. The pressure was so heavy that he could barely breathe!Sweat trickled down his forehead as Lu Hongda sucked in a few deep breaths. He knew that if he did not give Xiang Yun a satisfactory answer today, he might even die in front of Hu Rui!
Under such heavy pressure, he, who was weak in nature, finally let out a long sigh and shakily opened his mouth again: "Hey, I thought about it again. I did indeed make an arbitrary decision just now. The case is still not ready, so I made a new judgement!"Meng"s eyes suddenly lit up with excitement and desire!
Lu Hongda"s voice echoed in the hall, "Barbarian Hu Rui, the one who forcibly robbed the Meng Family"s medicine store and then beat the father and son pair to death. He has indeed put down the crime of robbing and killing. According to the laws of the Wind Cloud Kingdom, he should be sentenced to death!""Punishment by beheading!"
Xiang Yun roared, having already spoken for Lu Hongda. He did not dare to say the four words. Xiang Yun stepped forward to take the handwritten judgement from the office, walked forward, and slapped the table in front of Lu Hongda!
"Master, since the case has been decided, please seal it!"
"This …" Lu Hongda immediately hesitated!
"Master, at such a time, are you still thinking of doing all this?" Xiang Yun looked deeply at Lu Hongda.Lu Hongda trembled upon hearing this. He held up the seal with both hands and shouted angrily under the threatening gaze of the barbarians. His hands trembled like a sieve as he pressed the seal on the black and white words.
"Master Lu, you didn"t say when the beheading would take place." Xiang Yun reminded him out of good intentions."Ouch, Captain Wei, you decide."
"I think we should behead them tomorrow at noon!"
What else could Lu Hongda say? He could only nod his head helplessly.
"Lu Hongda, how dare you! How dare you kill me!"
"Your Patrol Officer actually dared to kill a member of the Goliath race!?" Do you all not want to live anymore!? "
"Just you wait, you will definitely die in front of us, haha!"
The group of barbarians roared like madmen!"Dong Lin, lead your brothers and escort these barbarians back to the prison."
Tomorrow at noon, the southern cities will gather and behead everyone! "
Dong Lin immediately led Hu Rui and the rest to the prison cart, while Xiang Yun walked back to Lu Hongda.
"Captain Wei, I have already convicted these barbarians of beheading. Are you still not satisfied?" Lu Hongda stared at Xiang Yun in fear.
Seeing this, the corner of Xiang Yun"s mouth curved up as he sent a voice transmission, "Milord, things have already come to this point. You only need to remember one thing, we are both from the Wind and Cloud Country, I will not harm you! "Hearing this, Lu Hongda froze in place. Xiang Yun extended a hand, and the steel sword stabbed into the wall shot into his hand. Xiang Yun turned around and led the happy and sobbing Lady Meng out of the mansion!
As he watched Xiang Yun"s fading back, Lu Hongda, who was standing in the main hall, had a look of helplessness as he murmured something. He had almost cursed Xiang Yun"s eighteen generations of ancestors over and over again in his heart!
Why did you let this b.a.s.t.a.r.d Wei come to Tiger City? Can"t you let this official live on? It was better to live than to die without a complete corpse of a barbarian!
Lu Hongda believed that the barbarian would know that he had ordered his men to behead Hu Rui and the others."No no, Grand Master, let"s pack our things and run. We can"t stay in this Tiger City any longer!" Lu Hongda suddenly said nervously.
"My lord, where do you think you are going now? Now that this matter is settled, if you run away, not only will the barbarians not let you go, even the imperial court will have to punish you for your offense. What about your family, your concubines, and others?"
"Sigh …"
Then what should I do? Won"t I be waiting for the barbarians to take revenge by staying here? " Lu Hongda was so anxious that tears came out.
Master Zhang also sighed, but he saw it much clearer than Lu Hongda. He tried to persuade him, "Master, you have no other choice. If Hu Rui and the others were to die, regardless of whether it was your order or not, the barbarians would definitely come after us.""Rather than just sitting there waiting for death, why don"t we hug Captain Wei"s leg and stand on the same front line as him. Captain Wei is very smart and capable, maybe he can even protect our safety!"
"Ah! If we stand on the same front as him, won"t we be completely opposing the barbarians? Isn"t this way too dangerous?" Lu Hongda was too scared to agree!"Master, do you have any other choice? You have no other choice. This is the last option, we can only choose to trust Captain Wei!" Master Zhang said with extreme patience.
"Aiya, nevermind, nevermind. It"s the only thing I can do. This official has been through eight lifetimes of bad luck. How could I have met this Wei Xiaobao? He"s truly a sinner!"At this moment, it was Xiang Yun who had already sent Lady Meng to the inn. On the way, the Meng family gazed at Xiang Yun with eyes full of grat.i.tude, constantly saying words of grat.i.tude that made Xiang Yun feel somewhat embarra.s.sed.
After escorting Madam Meng to the door of the inn, Xiang Yun halted his steps. In order to avoid suspicion, he would naturally not enter the room.
Lady Meng looked at Xiang Yun, clasped her hands together, and bowed once more. With a grateful expression, she said, "Many thanks for what benefactor has done. I cannot thank you enough!"
Xiang Yun hurriedly feigned a hand and said, "Big Sis Meng, like I said, as a soldier, these are all things I should do. They can"t be considered favors, so there"s no need for you to be so courteous!"
Meng Clan shook their heads and said, "Sire, you saved my life and my daughter"s life. This is already a rebirth of grace. Now you are helping me to redress my grievances. I am truly unable to repay you for your great kindness!"Having said so, Lady Meng suddenly raised her head to look at Xiang Yun and said, "Benefactor, I see that there isn"t a woman serving you either. If you don"t mind me being stupid and clumsy, I can always stay by your side and represent you."
"Ah!" Xiang Yun frantically waved his hands at her, "This cannot be allowed, big sister Meng. I was just casually lifting my hand. I definitely don"t have any ill intentions towards you, big sister Meng. Wishing myself to you is something that cannot be done!"
"Ah!"
This time, the Meng Clan"s people also widened their eyes. Their fair cheeks immediately flushed red as they spoke in a low voice that couldn"t be heard.
"Benefactor, you misunderstand. I just want to help you sew, mend, mend, and wash your clothes. I just want to be the a.s.sistant of a servant girl, not your body.""Uh …" Xiang Yun was momentarily stunned, immediately feeling embarra.s.sed and embarra.s.sed. He felt his old face burning, wishing he could find a hole to hide in! He had actually misunderstood the other party"s intentions.
Lady Meng was, after all, a young woman, unlike the other young ladies who were shy. At this moment, her face was slightly blushing, but looking at the embarra.s.sed Xiang Yun, she actually covered her mouth with a sweet smile as she spoke in a rather charming and flirtatious manner.
"This humble one is now a widow with a child. Even if benefactor doesn"t mind that this one is a broken flower and is willing to pity you, how could I dare to implicate a young man like benefactor? Of course, if benefactor really wants this one …"
"Hey, it"s getting late, I"m going back first!"
Xiang Yun cried out in his heart that he would not accept this. A mature woman"s power was simply too great. He only felt his old face grow hotter and hotter. He did not dare to stay any longer as he fled in panic.
Lady Meng looked at Xiang Yun"s retreating back and couldn"t help but feel amused. She hadn"t thought that this awe-inspiring city guard captain would have such a cute, shy side to him. However, if that woman could find such a man as her husband, it would truly be a blessing for her.Smiling bitterly and shaking her head, Lady Meng gently pushed the door and walked into the room. When she left tonight, Niu Niu was already sound asleep, and she was afraid that she would wake up, so her actions were very gentle.
However, as soon as Meng Hao stepped into the room, he let out a cry of alarm!
Just as they had reached the inn"s stairs, Xiang Yun, who was about to go downstairs, heard this and his heart skipped a beat!
"Did something happen?" He turned and flew toward Meng Clan"s room!