Daya walked up to Shuigen.

"Raise your head. I need to know what kind of person dares to make a move on me."

Next time I encounter someone who looks similar, I'll definitely take a detour.

Shuigen no longer had the courage to raise his head. He tried his best to control his body and wanted to kowtow to Daya.

"No, lift your head up and let me have a look."

Seeing that Shuigen was not cooperating, Da Ya drew her sword with a clang and used the tip to lift Shuigen's chin.

The icy touch, the cold glint of the sword blade in the torchlight—all of this made Shui Gen's heart tremble with fear.

It was already cold, and with the added tension and fear, a pool of yellow liquid quickly gathered beneath Shuigen, which soon froze Shuigen to the ground.

The moment Daya smelled something was wrong, she retreated several meters.

"With that kind of guts and such a weak character, you still want to learn how to do bad things? Don't you have a brain?"

She was no longer curious about what that bastard looked like; she was disgusted.

She really wanted to go inside, but the effects of the sleeping potion hadn't worn off yet, so she had no choice but to stay outside and freeze with everyone else.

Since we've been robbed, we should naturally report it to the authorities.

Guards have already rushed to the nearest town to report to the authorities.

This is the nearest town; a round trip by fast horse would take at least an hour.

These thieves could only linger in the courtyard.

As for whether it's cold or not, who cares? It can only be described in two words: "Serves them right."

The commotion was quite significant. Shuigen's mother, who was always worried about her son, didn't take it seriously at first, but the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt.

Her son did ask if the girl was pretty; let's hope that the unfilial son doesn't actually do something bad.

With a group of over a hundred people, how could her little Shuigen, who is as small as a chick, possibly have the ability to commit a crime?

The more she thought about it, the more worried she became. She couldn't stay lying on the kang any longer, so Shuigen's mother got up.

Upon arriving at the village chief's courtyard, they heard him pleading for mercy.

"Gentlemen, I am truly sorry. I never imagined that such a troublemaker would appear in our village."

But Shuigen's family only had him as their son, and considering that he had no father since childhood and was still young, they spared him.

On behalf of his father, I thank all the distinguished guests.

Upon hearing the village chief's words, everyone's expressions turned grim.

Especially the Zhao family.

Mrs. Huang chuckled.

"The village chief's words are laughable. He knows how to steal other people's girls to take home as wives. He's still young? How old is old?"

I only know that I should take responsibility for my own actions. If I make a mistake, I have to bear the consequences.

There's no excuse for someone being too young.

If we release him, what about these people? Wouldn't that be unfair to them?

To be honest, if it weren't for that Shuigen from your village tipping us off today, we might not have been able to be drugged in the middle of the night.

What have we done to offend anyone?

Since you are the head of a village, you should know that even princes are subject to the same laws as commoners.

What, are people from your village so precious?

Don't really think that we can complain about your village alone on this official road, and don't take advantage of our small number of people.

Keep your eyes open; none of us are to be trifled with.

Today, it's only because we prevented your villagers from succeeding that we did so.

Otherwise, I'll definitely go back to the capital and have my daughter-in-law go to her Emperor father and have a good talk with him.

What exactly is the crime of attempting to murder a member of the imperial family?