Liang Sheng quickly rolled over, cleared his hoarse voice from fright, and was about to adopt the airs of the Prefect of the Capital to reprimand him when a loud, deafening voice rang out from the side.
"You heartless bastards! The little mountain god saved you, and this is how you treat her?!"
"Let me tell you, this is our little mountain god! She came to save us because she couldn't stand you bastards bullying us! Now, not only do you not admit your mistakes, but you also dare to disrespect our little mountain god like this, you're truly outrageous!"
With that loud shout, Liang Sheng felt the entire valley tremble. He instinctively covered his ears and looked to the side, where he saw Tong Youlin looking furious.
When Tong Youlin saw that his little mountain god had been wronged, he was so angry that he could no longer hide behind the tree. He ran out and angrily cursed the group of disheveled yamen runners and constables.
Huo Chengche listened to Tong Youlin's cursing, glanced at him with satisfaction, gently patted his aggrieved little dumpling, and coaxed him in a soft voice, while giving Liang Sheng a cold, sharp look.
Liang Sheng shuddered under that sharp glare, quickly forcing a sheepish, fawning smile, feeling utterly wronged.
They were speaking out of genuine emotion and indignation, after all, these two little devils were the ones who chased away the snakes for them.
And him? He was just an unlucky guy who was dragged into this mess and suffered an undeserved disaster! If it weren't for these two little devils meddling in his affairs, he wouldn't have had to suffer like this!
Liang Sheng, feeling angry but unable to speak out, tucked his hands in. Before he could fawn over Tong Youlin, that stupid county magistrate, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, spoke first.
"Ha, what mountain god?! I'm not afraid to tell you, everything I do is done on the orders of the gods! Even if it's a mountain god, he wouldn't dare to interfere!"
A resolute voice rang out, and Liang Sheng turned his head to look around, but saw no one.
Similarly, Linghe County Magistrate Jia Wen also failed to spot Liang Sheng, who was hidden by the trees. He raised his chin, his slightly cloudy, gleaming triangular eyes looking contemptuously at Tong Youlin, and then swept over Huo Chengche, who was holding the baby.
Hearing the stupid magistrate's words, Liang Sheng really wanted to take off his shoe and slap the sole of his foot in the face!
This magistrate is so stupid, no wonder he's been a minor magistrate for so many years. Didn't he see what kind of clothes this young master was wearing? The villagers can't tell, are they blind too?
Just as Liang Sheng was about to rebuke him angrily, Huo Chengche suddenly raised his hand, signaling him not to speak.
Liang Sheng secretly looked up, glanced at the boy's sharp, cold profile, then glanced in the direction of Linghe County Magistrate Jia Wen, and silently clicked his tongue twice.
It seems this county magistrate is in big trouble.
Jia Wen, completely oblivious to what was happening, raised his chin, adopting the airs of a county magistrate, and let out a heavy, cold snort, "Hmph, you cunning, pretentious commoners! Trying to intimidate me? Utterly foolish!"
He glanced at the constables who had gathered behind him and ordered, "Come on! Tie up this ringleader and his accomplices! His Highness the Crown Prince is coming soon, don't let these troublemakers spoil his enjoyment!"
After saying that, Jia Wen didn't even look at the little boy and the others. He straightened his clothes, flicked his sleeve, and looked disdainful, as if he couldn't be bothered to waste time on them.
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