Chapter 474: Compet.i.tion Of ‘Family Background’ With The Third Prince
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
Helian Wei Wei laughed and said, “Don’t worry, we know our limits. Da Xiong, stay by Miss Liu’s side as usual. Fight against anyone who comes here. If they continue to resist, you’re free to use the gun you’re carrying.”
“Understood,” Da Xiong obediently uttered in a quiet voice, every word he spoke had so much gravity until it seemed to rustle the hay on the rooftop.
Helian Wei Wei had her reasons to leave him here alone. He did not seem like an easy target- he was tall, buff, and exuded a prominent martial Qi. As long as his opponents did not take him seriously, he alone would be sufficient to defeat dozens of yamen runners.
The presence of a demonic G.o.d such as Da Xiong made the guards from Yan Manor cower with fear, they simply exchanged hurried glances with one another and decided to report back at the manor.
Old Master Yan, who was giddily expecting to embrace a beautiful lady, was unaware of what had happened. When he saw that the lady was absent, he kicked the guard, yelling, “Rubbis.h.!.+ You can’t do even such a simple task!”
“Old Master, it’s not that we didn’t try. However, the newly-a.s.signed Lord Wei hired a warrior to guard the gate of Old Man Liu’s house. We couldn’t get in even if we tried.” The guard held his aching abdomen and forced himself to continue, saying, “Besides that, Lord Wei was there, so we couldn’t act. According to rumors, he’s heading to the provincial capital now, but we do not know his purpose of going there…”
As he was speaking, a voice echoed from outside, announcing loudly, “Private Advisor Zhang has arrived!”
Old Master Yan turned his head around and saw Private Advisor Zhang marching in exasperatedly, shouting, “Bad news, Old Master Yan, bad news!”
“What’s the problem, speak slowly!” The person speaking was not Old Master Yan, but Magistrate Liao. He was walking out of the room, hugging a young lady in his arms. Her expression seemed reluctant and fearful. Thus, she let him do anything he wanted, without the courage to resist.
Magistrate Liao was in a good mood, but his tone turned icy cold when he was disturbed by the Private Advisor Zhang.
Private Advisor Zhang walked on eggsh.e.l.ls as he spoke to Magistrate Liao, “Lord Liao, Lord Wei suddenly wanted to go to the provincial capital!”
“Now?” Magistrate Liao narrowed his eyes and asked, “What does he intend to do there?”
Private Advisor Zhang took a gasp of air and uttered, “It seems like he wants to channel the river’s water into the farmlands.”
“That’s it?” Magistrate Liao raised his brows and asked again, “Nothing else?”
Private Advisor Zhang hesitated for a while and looked at Old Master Yan, before answering, “Apparently, he wants to punish Old Master for your crimes.”
“Punish me?” The Old Master jumped furiously when he heard that. Eaten with anger, he barked, “I didn’t even blame him for ruining my plan, and now he wants to report me to the provincial capital! Great, truly splendid! I’ll send someone to kill him now!”
Magistrate Liao huffed at his idea and bellowed, “Don’t be ridiculous! No matter what, he’s still an official from the imperial court. If he dies right after he takes office, that spells trouble for us! Stop trying to stir up problems, we have a full plate now with the higher-ups watching us!”
“I didn’t mean that, but look at this Wei person. He’s doing this the hard way instead!” Old Master Yan stuck out his large belly, spitting everywhere as he spoke, “We just had a meal together, he should’ve understood it even if he’s a fool. He’s a low-ranked official and I’m his superior. Yet, he wants to arrest me! Doesn’t this mean that he’s looking down on you as well?”
Magistrate Liao was the more collected person in the room, as he uttered, “Old Yan, you’re too short-tempered. Think about it, can he arrest you just because he wants to? What can he do in the provincial capital? Who would meet with him? Without connection or money, the doorman won’t even allow him to take a step through the gate, let alone meeting anyone.”
After hearing Magistrate Liao’s explanation, Old Master Yan imagined the scenario in his head and laughed heartily. Then, he said, “You’re right, why didn’t I think of it? He will probably be constantly given the cold shoulder in the provincial capital! This is a golden opportunity to crush his spirit! Let him realize whose territory Fuping County is! He needs to shut up if he wants to continue working here. Otherwise, he can go fly a kite!”
“That’s the spirit.” Magistrate Liao took a sip of tea, his eyes grew dark as he said, “The most important thing now is that sum of money. You need to figure out a way to get it into our hands, that’s more practical than anything else.”
Old Master Yan nodded as he listened…
Two hours later, the people in Yan Manor were still overindulging themselves in their lavish party.
The provincial capital was more prosperous and peaceful than Fuping County, but these were all just a facade.
Helian Wei Wei was indeed rejected, failing to even pa.s.s through the gate.
However, her first reaction after being rejected was to meet Baili Jia Jue. She shook her head while speaking confidently, “I thought bringing the Third Prince with me would give us a free pa.s.s since they would recognize you.”
“Very few officials have seen me in the Capital, naturally it’s harder here.” Baili Jia Jue nonchalantly replied while exuding his unparalleled gracefulness.
Helian Wei Wei knew the local officers had never seen the Third Prince. If they found out who the ‘private advisor’ they rejected outside the gate was, they would surely regret their actions very deeply, kicking themselves furiously in the guts.
However, due to the fact that local officials had never seen him before, some things could be done with better results.
Otherwise, it would be meaningless to camouflage themselves.
However…
“It seems that I have to find myself a connection after all.” Helian Wei Wei smirked as she turned around the corner and arrived at an exceptionally luxurious restaurant.
Baili Jia Jue played with the silver ring on his ring finger gently, asking, “Is this a Lee family’s property?”
“As expected, there’s no hiding from you at all.” Helian Wei Wei smiled faintly as she walked in.
The restaurant’s business was doing well. In fact, it was absolutely booming, hence a sea of customers kept coming and going.
Helian Wei Wei stood at the ground floor, looking around as if she was searching for someone.
Suddenly, a big-bellied man, who was holding a wine cup, almost rammed into her. Helian Wei Wei reacted instantly, swiftly scuffling away and avoiding him.
However, he clumsily spilled the wine from his cup, staining his outer garment.
“You punk!” The man immediately exploded in anger, “Out of all the places, why did you have to stand here!”
Helian Wei Wei did not say a word, she merely stared at him placidly, as if he was a dumb*ss.
The man sneered, “What are you looking at! Peasant! Do you know how much my robe costs? You countrified b.u.mpkin! Now that the robe is drenched with wine, it can’t be washed off! Tell me, how are you going to pay for it?”
Helian Wei Wei smirked as her long, narrow eyes turned freezing cold, growling, “You ran into me, yet you want me to compensate you?”