All Su Tiyue can do now is stall for time. Hope is slim, but she still silently prays that Xiao Heye will appear as soon as possible.

If bribery doesn't work, then we'll have to try... coercion.

She gritted her teeth, and her fair face instantly changed its expression.

Su Tiyue was no longer afraid or timid; a layer of coldness settled on her face. She sneered, her eyes fixed indifferently on the man in front of her: "What, didn't your sugar daddy clearly state who I am? No problem, if you don't believe what I just said, you can simply send someone out to find out... whether I actually have that ability or not?"

The leader wasn't intimidated at all. He suddenly moved closer to Su Tiyue, his rough fingers gripping her throat tightly: "Just a concubine in the harem, do you think I'm easily scared? Threatening me? You're still too green..."

Su Tiyue did not back down, and spoke louder than before: "Fine, since you are not afraid of threats, then I will be more explicit... If you dare to touch me, you will be going against the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard... I'm afraid you will have no place to stand in Yong'an City anymore."

Actually, Su Tiyue's statement could be made even harsher.

To put it more bluntly, the entire Northern Liang might not be able to tolerate these petty thieves.

"The Eastern Depot?" Mentioning this, the man in front of him couldn't help but frown. The few government soldiers might not be a threat, but these men had been roaming the martial arts world for years, and they knew the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard's ways better than anyone else.

Besides, who in Yong'an doesn't know the methods of Xiao, the Grand Secretary of the Directorate of Ceremonial?

He slowly loosened his grip on Su Tiyue's throat and said seriously, "Miss, you have quite the nerve. Shouldn't you tell us brothers that the Eastern Depot's chief supervisor is under your command?"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"Hahaha……"

"..."

After she finished speaking, the people around her laughed even more wildly. Su Tiyue's serious words were taken as a joke by them, because they simply didn't believe her.

Su Tiyue frowned slightly, but her expression remained unchanged: "What if I said yes?"

"Pah! He's just a eunuch, why would I be afraid of him?" He paused, then, as if suddenly remembering something, his lewd eyes swept over Su Tiyue from head to toe. "But, judging from what you just said... you didn't actually sleep with that eunuch a long time ago, did you?"

Su Tiyue didn't answer, she just stared at him intently.

She then realized that reasoning with these people was completely ineffective.

"Not saying anything? That means you agree..." He said, gently pinching Su Tiyue's chin, his eyes full of disdain.

"Women touched by eunuchs are dirtier than those women in brothels. Oh no... not dirty, but unlucky. But since you're good-looking, I'll reluctantly let you taste the flavor of a real man."

Su Tiyue tilted her head back, trying her best to avoid his filthy hands touching her. She said through gritted teeth, word by word, "Shut up! The dirtiest and most disgusting thing in the world is your mouth... It's so foul and disgusting, I really want to tear your mouth apart."

"Pah...!" After saying that, Su Tiyue spat in his face.

The leader was also enraged by Su Tiyue's words, and raised his hand to strike Su Tiyue's face hard...

Just then, a knock sounded on the door in the small, dimly lit room.

"Knock knock—"

"Knock knock knock—"

The people inside looked at the tightly closed wooden door with puzzled expressions.

One of the thinner men walked over, reached out and opened the door, but before he could react, a long leg reached in from outside and kicked him away.

"ah!"

He yelled, and he and the door were kicked away together.

Immediately afterwards, a tall man dressed in black walked in from outside.

The candlelight in the room shone on his face, half of it visible in the light, while the other half remained hidden in darkness.

Xiao Heye, long sword in hand, slowly approached. His enigmatic expression and sharp, cold face were enough to intimidate everyone present.

The person who had just been kicked away struggled to get up, but found that his body wouldn't obey him. He tried for a long time but still couldn't get up and could only crawl.

The leader, realizing that Xiao Heye's strength was not to be underestimated, asked, "May I ask what brings this gentleman here so late at night?"

Xiao Heye lowered his eyes and glanced at Su Tiyue, who was tied to the chair. Only after confirming that she was alright did his heart finally settle down.

In the dimly lit room, their gazes met in the air, and Su Tiyue immediately recognized Xiao Heye's face.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something... but Xiao Heye gave her a look, telling her not to speak.

Xiao Heye looked at the leader and spoke in a calm tone, not sounding like someone who had come to cause trouble. He said, "We're here to see someone. Everyone... if you don't want to die, get lost!"

The eldest brother was stunned for a moment. Clearly, upon hearing the word "our family," he had already guessed Xiao Heye's identity.

The man panicked. So... what this girl said was true?

He quickly thought through his mind. He had heard that the Chief Supervisor Xiao of the Eastern Depot was quite skilled in martial arts, but right now... only Xiao Heye had come, and apart from the one who was kicked away when he opened the door, there were six other people.

If Xiao Heye were to bring people from the Eastern Depot, he might not be able to defeat them.

But what's there to be afraid of when six are fighting one?

At the very least, we can send a few people to test Xiao Heye's strength first.

Then.

The eldest brother gave a signal to his brothers, and three of them, fearless of death, brandished their broadswords and slashed at Xiao Heye with menacing gait.

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