"Feng Zichen, don't go too far. I didn't even touch you."

"This is extortion! Do you know that extortion is illegal?"

The thin man had red eyes. He didn't know why these people kept bothering him, even though he hadn't done anything wrong.

"Extortion?"

"Luo Ziqian, so many of us saw you bump into me and knock the jade pendant out of my hand!"

"Now that the jade is broken, shouldn't you compensate me? How can this be called extortion?"

Feng Zichen looked at the man in front of him with a mocking smile. So what if he has good grades? He'll still be trampled into the mud by him.

"We all saw it. You knocked the jade from our young master's hand and it fell to the ground. Are you trying to deny it?"

The underlings behind Feng Zichen all testified on behalf of their master.

The opposing force outnumbered and outmatched Luo Ziqian; he was no match for them.

"You've gone too far! I'm going to tell the headmaster that Feng Zichen is abusing his power!"

Luo Ziqian knew he was no match for his opponent, but he really couldn't afford to pay for the jade pendant.

Moreover, Feng Zichen clearly threw the jade on the ground himself, and these people have been targeting him for more than just a day or two.

I reckon even greater humiliation awaits him later.

"Sue them!"

"Luo Ziqian, do you know what I hate most about you? Despite coming from a poor family, you act like you look down on everyone."

"So what if you report it to the headmaster? I have witnesses and physical evidence. What do you have?"

Feng Zichen was not afraid of Luo Ziqian's complaint at all.

Even if the headmaster finds out, what can he do?

At most, we'll just give him a few words of reprimand. Does he really dare to go against the Feng family?

Seeing Feng Zichen's fearless demeanor, Luo Ziqian felt a deep sense of despair.

This person is just abusing his power because of his status as a member of the imperial family. Even if we take the matter to the highest level, what can we do?

These days, poor people have no chance of getting ahead.

Even if he passes the imperial examination and becomes an official, will he really be able to defeat these powerful families?

"system!"

Seeing the scene before her, Lin Xue wanted to help, but she absolutely couldn't step forward.

Their family was just a small farming family in Ning'an County. If they ran into these noble young masters, the Liu family would be the ones to suffer.

"Host, host, I'm here!"

Upon hearing the host's summons, 629 quickly appeared.

"Try to help that young master. He's from a poor family. If he gets crippled, his life will be ruined!"

Lin Xue whispered to her system, and 629, having figured out the whole story, quickly put on the skin and walked from another direction.

"Get out of the way! Can't you see I'm out shopping? What are you doing blocking the middle of the road? Don't you have any sense of public decency?"

A short while later, a burly man, eight feet tall and weighing 280 pounds, swayed and walked over from the other end of the street.

Wherever he went, pedestrians made way for him.

Just as Feng Zichen was about to order his henchmen to teach Luo Ziqian a lesson, the burly man happened to walk up behind them.

"Get out of my way, you little brats! None of you have any sense of propriety; all you do is block the way!"

The servants behind Feng Zichen were picked up one by one by the burly man and thrown to the back.

"You brute, do you know who we are?"

"Young master, please do us justice!"

The person who was thrown to the ground wasn't seriously injured, but it really hurt.

After all, if they hadn't been well-fed and clothed and had some flesh on their bodies, they probably would have had their bones shattered from such a hard fall.

"You, you, you..."

"Who are you, and how dare you commit violence in the street?"

Feng Zichen was startled by the sight behind him. He quickly backed away, worried that this brute would throw him out like his servants.

"I'm your grandpa! You little brats, why are you blocking my way? You've blocked my handsome, dashing figure!"

"If I can't find a wife, I'll take you all back and make you my male wives!"

The burly man shook his head and moved his body, and as he moved, the bones in his body crackled and popped.

Feng Zichen was so frightened that his legs went weak and he almost knelt down.

"How dare you!"

"Do you know who I am? I am a relative of the Emperor, the distant nephew of Prince Duan!"

Feng Zichen felt that if he didn't reveal his identity now, he might get beaten up and have nowhere to seek justice.

"A distant nephew?"

"These days, people outside the three clans are considered to have no kinship. What are you, a distant nephew, anyway?"

"If that's the case, then I'm actually the current emperor's distant cousin!"

"Every day, just any Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to come and act tough in front of me?"

After listening to Feng Zichen's introduction, the burly man was not intimidated at all. Instead, he shook his head disdainfully, looking down on him.

"you……"

"You are defying imperial authority!"

Feng Zichen was so angry he wanted to grind his teeth. This guy was a brute, and there was no reasoning with him.

He usually enjoys bullying students from poor families, but he is most afraid of this kind of reckless person.

Because I know that this kind of person is capable of anything, what if he kills me? Even if someone avenges him afterwards, what good will it do?

He's already dead, so what does he care about what happens after he's gone?

"Screw you!"

"What? Come on over here if you dare, I'll teach you a lesson."

As the burly man spoke, he took a few heavy steps toward Feng Zichen.

The commotion attracted a large crowd, and Lin Xue quietly walked to Luo Ziqian's side.

"Why don't you hurry up and leave now?"

"Are you trying to be that kid's punching bag?"

Lin Xue bumped into Luo Ziqian unintentionally, then whispered a few words before turning and leaving, showing no intention of continuing to watch the commotion.

Reminded of this, Luo Ziqian turned around and saw Lin Xue's back.

He cursed himself for being so stupid; if he didn't leave now, when would he?

So he quickly turned around and squeezed into the crowd, soon disappearing down the street.

After Luo Ziqian left, Lin Xue appeared on the second floor of a restaurant not far away.

She ordered a large table of specialty dishes and, while looking out the window, watched what was happening on the street below.

The 629 team has received the news and knows that the person they were supposed to rescue has already left.

Without further ado, he stretched out his palm, as big as a palm leaf fan, and slapped Feng Zichen on the body.

He was already a short, stocky guy, less than 1.4 meters tall, and this slap sent him rolling away like a ball.

Feng Zichen was terrified. He used the force to roll a long way away, then got up and ran away as fast as he could.

Seeing that their masters had all run away, the servants lying on the ground helped each other up and quickly left the scene.

Only the shattered jade pendant remained on the ground. The burly man slowly stepped forward and stomped on the jade pendant.

By the time he moved his foot away, the broken jade pendant had turned into a pile of dust.