"Exactly, he's truly pitiful, but aren't we all pitiful too?"

"Pah! Look how arrogant he was just now, and now he's putting on such a pathetic act in front of the officials. He's really good at acting."

“Sir, we absolutely cannot give this kind of person another chance. He knows we've fallen into this predicament, yet he still wants to stab us in the back. He's utterly wicked.”

The head constable listened to the women's chatter and nodded silently. He worried that if he didn't set an example, the expert hiding in the crowd might also throw a stone at him.

Moreover, he doesn't admit to being a gentleman, considering himself a villain, but one should still have a bottom line as a human being, after all, even a villain is still a human being.

Old Liu and Old Wang really went too far this time.

The Emperor himself hasn't even suggested arranging these young women for brothels, yet they're already acting like the Emperor, each of them being chosen as concubines!

Before the head constable could even speak, the constable, Old Liu, sensed something was wrong and immediately grabbed the head constable's leg and started wailing.

"Boss, I've been a constable for so many years. Even if I haven't made any great contributions, I've certainly worked hard. You can't treat me like this!"

The head constable tugged at his leg in frustration, only to find that Old Liu was holding on very tightly and he couldn't pull him off at all.

He frowned and said, "Let go of me. It's no use telling me these things. Go back to the capital and tell the people in the government."

Besides, this is our first time working together; you weren't part of our team before..."

Before he could finish speaking, another familiar whooshing sound was heard.

After two "plop" sounds, Old Liu's hands loosened their grip on his legs, and they dangled like two noodles.

After doing all this, Xu Jinhuan casually tucked a stray hair behind his ear, concealing all his achievements and fame.

The head constable stepped forward in surprise, reached out and touched the wound, and discovered that both of Old Liu's arms were broken.

Has that expert made another move?

Is this a warning that he's too slow?

The head constable was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. He sweared to God that he really had no intention of covering it up!

He quickly cleared his throat and said loudly, "This matter is decided, there's no room for discussion. Xiao Li, Xiao Zhao, you two get to work."

After saying that, he smiled reassuringly at everyone, "This time I failed to manage my subordinates well and caused you all trouble. I will take care of the meals for all of you. I will deliver them over as soon as they are ready. Consider it an apology to the girls."

He spoke earnestly, but his scarred, dark face made his smile look like he was threatening others.

Therefore, the women all gave a dry smile and declined, saying that they had food at home and did not need him to spend money.

The head constable disagreed and made the decision directly: "It's settled then!"

After saying that, he cautiously looked around and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the expert was not angry.

Seeing the constables Lao Liu and Lao Wang already tied up beside him, he was furious. It was all the fault of those two idiots!

Thinking of this, he said to Xiao Li, "Since they are so energetic and full of vitality, let's give them one meal a day from now on, that should keep them in line."

Xiao Li nodded respectfully, but inwardly he rolled his eyes; the head constable was still a bit soft-hearted.

If it were up to him to punish them, just because these two dared to lay a hand on our cash cows, he would sever their tendons and send them to the Nanfeng Pavilion to be the most despicable male prostitutes—a way of making use of their trash.

The head constable had no idea what Xiao Li was thinking. After confirming that nothing was wrong, he carefully returned to his room and cautiously locked the door.

Meanwhile, in the room where Xu Jinhuan was, everyone sighed with lingering fear.

"Fortunately, this head constable was only a little greedy and his heart was still upright. I really don't want to imagine how difficult our journey would have been if he had protected those two constables."

"If he dares to cover it up, I'll fight them to the death. I'm going to die anyway, so I might as well die a glorious death. I'll even gain something if I kill one more person!"

The plump woman also took Xu Jinhuan's hand and whispered, "Jinhuan, your aunt knows you have martial arts skills, but you still need to be careful in this situation and don't act alone."

Although we've dealt with two bad guys this time, there are still so many constables around. They're all dressed in human skin; nobody knows if they're human or demon inside.

Xu Jinhuan nodded seriously after hearing this, which reassured the plump woman.

However, even though I agreed, there are still things I need to do.

While the plump woman was chatting with others, Xu Jinhuan left the house and headed towards the head constable's room.

After the two constables were punished, Xu Youyou secretly kept an eye on Xu Jinhuan's movements and saw her enter the constable's head's room alone.

Her face was full of surprise, then she said sarcastically, "Hmph, I thought you were some kind of chaste and virtuous woman, but it turns out you're just a cheap whore who sleeps with everyone. You've already fallen so low without me even lifting a finger."

At this moment, the room of the head constable was not the kind of passionate encounter Xu Youyou had imagined.

"What? Bandits? Impossible! I've traveled this road so many times and I've never been robbed! You go back now, and I'll pretend I never heard of this."

After finishing speaking, the head constable looked at Xu Jinhuan suspiciously. Had this girl lost her mind? Otherwise, why would she be talking in her sleep in broad daylight?

Xu Jinhuan was too lazy to explain further, so she punched him in the stomach, and the head constable instinctively opened his mouth in pain.

"Gurgle"

The pill passed unimpeded into the head constable's stomach.

The head constable covered his mouth in panic, trying to vomit but unable to. He asked in a panic, "What did you give me to eat? Ugh!"

Xu Jinhuan said with a smile, "Don't worry, it's not poison, it's medicine to make you obedient."

The head constable nodded, then suddenly looked up, “A drug that makes people obey, isn’t that still poison?”

Xu Jinhuan smiled and shook his head, "No, no, my pills don't harm the body, they only brainwash, so they can't be considered poison."

The head constable instinctively touched his head. Brainwashing? How? They're not going to cut my head off, are they...?

Before he could think about it any further, a magical force began to wash over his mind, constructing a new set of values ​​on top of his original understanding.

Seeing that it was almost time, Xu Jinhuan smiled and looked at him, saying word by word, "Your master is Xu Jinhuan. You will not betray her and will only obey her orders."

"My master is Xu Jinhuan. I will not betray my master and will only obey her orders." After saying this with a blank look in his eyes, the head constable returned to his usual demeanor.

However, when they looked at Xu Jinhuan, their eyes were filled with loyalty and respect.

"Master, what should we do next?"