One after another, several more women ran toward Miao Shaohua.
"Madam Qi, Qi Bainian promised to take me as a concubine, and even said that you agreed, but now he won't even see me!"
"Qi Bainian deceived me with his body!"
"Madam Qi, make your faithless husband give me an explanation!"
"If I can't see Qi Bainian, I'll go to the prefect's mansion and make a scene. I've already lost all shame, let's see if he'll be embarrassed!"
"Qi Bainian..."
Miao Shaohua went from anger to shock, completely dumbfounded.
She looked at the women in front of her, some were teenagers, some were in their twenties, some were in their thirties, and there was also... a chubby middle-aged woman!
Miao Shaohua's eyes widened as she leaned close to the older woman and exclaimed, "This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible!! I know Qi Bainian; he could never do such a thing!!!"
The older woman's eyes widened even more than Miao Shaohua's as she angrily exclaimed, "Qi Bainian has ruined my daughter! My daughter is too afraid to even leave the house now, and spends all her time hiding at home crying. I want justice for her!"
Miao Shaohua breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the women, and her emotions shifted from shock to anger.
"Qi Bainian, you lied to me!" Miao Shaohua turned around, about to return to the prefectural governor's mansion to confront Qi Bainian; she couldn't shake off her anxiety.
Seeing that the women were also following, Miao Shaohua paused for a moment and said to everyone, "It's no use for you to make a scene at the prefect's mansion now. With Qi Bainian's reputation, no one will believe you, and you won't get the result you want. I'll handle this matter. You can all go back."
The older woman asked, "Can I trust you?"
Miao Shaohua said in a deep voice, "I was deceived by Qi Bainian just like you, and I will not let him off the hook!"
"Alright! Then we'll leave it to Mrs. Qi. Qi Bainian must give us an explanation!!"
"rest assured!"
After the women left, Miao Shaohua gritted her teeth in hatred. Forgetting all about taking small steps, she lifted her skirt and hurriedly ran towards the prefect's mansion.
No one saw Yuan Fei's figure flash by at the alley entrance.
Prefectural Governor's Office.
Qi Bainian was handling official business when his subordinate rushed in to report: "Lord Qi, something has happened at the new dock!"
Qi Bainian was usually calm in the face of adversity, but upon hearing this, he still abruptly raised his head.
The newly built third pier is the project he values most recently. It is an extremely important asset in his career and cannot be neglected.
"What is it? Speak quickly!"
"Someone is causing sabotage; I don't know if it's pirates or people from the Southern Zhou."
How many people are on the other side?
"one person."
"Just one person?" Qi Bainian frowned, surprised. "Why is one person so panicked? How much damage can they possibly cause?"
His subordinate swallowed hard and said, "He's a... expert; our men can't stop him."
Upon hearing the word "expert," Qi Bainian glanced at a young man in the corner of the hall. The young man had two whips tucked into his waistband, his arms crossed, and a disdainful smirk on his lips.
"Gan Lang, come with me!"
...
Third Pier.
All the facilities have been completed, and there are even several large ships that have not yet been launched moored on the dock, as well as some small fishing boats in the sea.
When Qi Bainian arrived with Gan Lang and his soldiers, the dock guards were chasing and beating a masked man. A group of people were fighting from one ship to another. It seemed that the masked man was being chased and beaten, but in fact, the masked man was the one leading the charge.
The masked man was none other than Heng Wenhao.
Anyone who gets close to Heng Wenhao will be knocked down by the back of his knife.
After observing for a while, Gan Lang said, "He is indeed a master."
Qi Bainian asked, "How do I compare to you?"
Gan Lang said, "We'll only know for sure after we actually fight, but judging from his speed and swordsmanship, he should be a top-notch expert like me."
Qi Bainian's eyes narrowed immediately.
Top-tier master!
As the governor of a prefecture, he only had Gan Lang as his top expert. Who was the other party working for, and why did he come to cause trouble at the Third Wharf?
Gan Lang said, "It's strange. This person only knocked our men unconscious with the back of his knife. He obviously didn't want to kill them."
Qi Bainian was not a martial artist, so his focus was different from Gan Lang's. After being reminded, he also noticed something was amiss. He quickly took a few steps forward and shouted, "If you don't want to kill anyone, then you've come to negotiate. Stop fighting. Tell me what you need to say. I am Prefect Qi Bainian!"
Heng Wenhao didn't kill anyone, but fighting on the newly built ships still caused considerable damage. Qi Bainian treasured these new ships; he felt bad even if someone walked around on them carelessly, let alone hacking at them with his sword.
Heng Wenhao glanced at Qi Bainian and said from afar, "Do you agree that I want you to not open this dock?!"
Qi Bainian said, "The dock is built to be used!"
"Then there's nothing to talk about!" Heng Wenhao moved and knocked the man unconscious with another blow, then continued fighting.
Qi Bainian took a step back and said, "Gan Lang, take him down."
Gan Lang couldn't wait any longer. Upon hearing this, he immediately bent down and rushed forward, jumping from one boat to another, his feet clattering loudly.
Qi Bainian said with a pained expression, "Be gentle!"
As Gan Lang descended from above Heng Wenhao, he drew his twin whips from his waist. Heng Wenhao sensed an extraordinary aura, but without even looking up, he raised his sword to block!
Bang!!!
A shockwave emanated from the two people, spreading outwards like a gale, blowing everyone else away, and causing some parts of the ship to crack.
Qi Bainian's initial pain turned to heartache, and he shouted, "Don't fight on the boat!"
After Gan Lang appeared, there was no need for the others to join in; they all retreated, not daring to get involved. Heng Wenhao focused solely on dealing with Gan Lang, and where the fight took place was no longer Gan Lang's decision.
He sheathed his sword, then drew it again.
Normally, knives are used for chopping or slashing; it's rare to see someone thrust out like Heng Wenhao did.
He wasn't using a knife; he was drawing a sword.
This seemingly gentle movement made Gan Lang's pupils shrink.
He was also a top expert, and what he saw was different from that of ordinary people.
To others, Heng Wenhao only made one strike, but in Gan Lang's eyes, Heng Wenhao actually made dozens of strikes in quick succession, at an unbelievable speed.
Gan Lang swung his double whips fiercely, managing to counter the dozens of rapid strikes, but these strikes were so fast that they actually created a flower-like formation of air currents that was visible to the naked eye.
Gan Lang's hair stood on end.
He knew very well that this flower was Daowei!
This is the essence of Heng Wenhao's swordsmanship!
Gan Lang made a decisive move, not daring to fight head-on. He flicked his double whips upwards and flipped backwards for dozens of meters.
Bang!
The flowers burst open, and although Gan Lang had avoided them, he still felt a stinging sensation on his skin.
One of the keels on the ship was broken and it was about to collapse.
Qi Bainian's heartache turned into a headache, and he snapped, "Let's fight somewhere else! Let's fight somewhere else!!"
Gan Lang slowly stood up, exclaiming in amazement, "Swift blade creates flowers... What kind of strange swordsmanship is this? I've never seen anything like it before!"
Heng Wenhao chuckled, his face covered, so Gan Lang could only see his eyes.
"This is a sword technique I created myself; of course you've never seen it before."
There are four more words after this.
"A swift blade creates flowers, a thunderbolt cuts through hemp!"
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