Seeing so many people surrounding them, looking menacing, Liang Shuyan had no choice but to silently seek help from the system.
"System, do you have any weapon that can stop these people? I need to borrow it!"
"I'm sorry, the system can only use knives right now, and they require gold coins. Host, you don't have many gold coins left, and you haven't received any for a long time?"
Liang Shuyan was startled by the system's voice: "What kind of system is this? It's so stingy! If you don't have it, you don't have it. Why do you have to say so much nonsense!"
Just as she was angrily about to shut down the system, the system spoke again: "However, you can choose to use lime powder, which is cheap and effective, right? It only costs one gold coin!"
Liang Shuyan was very angry, but she had no other choice but to reluctantly spend a gold coin to get some lime powder, and then shut down the system.
The Grand Master fought with all his might, but despite this, he was still surrounded by a group of people and unable to break free. Liang Shuyan stepped forward and pulled the Grand Master over, saying, "Grand Master, thank you. I can't let you get in my way at this time. Please step aside!"
Liang Shuyan flicked her hand from her sleeve, and the lime powder spilled out. The group of people started rubbing their eyes, no longer caring about Liang Shuyan and the leader.
Just then, a sound came from inside the house—the sound of banging on the door. Liang Shuyan asked curiously, "Who exactly is locked up in this martial arts school?"
Liang Shuyan stepped forward and kicked the door open. Erniu struggled to get out of bed and looked at Liang Shuyan: "Mother!"
She called out "Mother!" and then fainted.
Liang Shuyan didn't know what had happened, but she dragged Erniu out of the house.
Director Gu drew a sharp sword and pointed it at the Grand Master: "If you hadn't meddled, none of this would have happened today?"
The Grand Master spat and said, "You hypocritical bastard, at first I thought you were a human being, but now I see you're just a despicable person, a beast!"
Director Gu laughed heartily, then his face hardened, and he began to press his sword against the neck of the Grand Master!
Liang Shuyan stood behind him and, taking advantage of the curator's inattention, threw a stone. With a crisp sound, the longsword fell to the ground. The chief then jumped up and kicked the curator hard in the chest before binding him up.
"Who...who is this?"
"This is my second son. He was probably ambushed by this beast at the martial arts school!"
The head of the sect nodded: "In that case, we'll take this beast to see the magistrate. Since we've already helped you this far today, I'll go all the way and explain the whole story to the magistrate. Your Jin family will take over this martial arts school, and our escort agency will cooperate with your martial arts school in the long term!"
Liang Shuyan had the same idea, and nodded: "Yes, let's go to the magistrate's mansion!"
Upon arriving at the county magistrate's residence, the head of the Yuesheng Escort Agency stepped forward and beat the drum. Soon, the magistrate summoned the defendant to court.
With his hands and feet bound, Master Gu glanced at the magistrate and shouted, "Your Honor, I'm innocent! This woman is talking nonsense, and she even injured me at the martial arts school! Look at her!"
The head of Yuesheng Escort Agency immediately handed over the accounts of the martial arts school and the escort agency to the county magistrate, while Liang Shuyan handed over the martial arts school's information and the old general's will to the county magistrate.
“Your Honor, look, this martial arts school was entrusted to my mother-in-law by my father-in-law before he passed away. My mother-in-law considered that there was no suitable candidate in our Jin family, so she temporarily handed it over to Master Gu. Later, my mother-in-law brought my son, Jin Erniu, to the martial arts school, intending for him to learn the school's procedures in preparation for taking over. Who would have thought that Master Gu would actually have the idea of embezzling the martial arts school?”
"Then tell me, how did you know that Master Gu had the idea of embezzling the martial arts school?"
“That day, when my mother-in-law and I brought Jin Erniu here, I asked how the security escort agency and the martial arts school cooperated, and whether the martial arts school received any commission. Who knew that he would tell me later that no, that the security escort agency only gave commission to the martial arts school. I was curious, so I went to Yuesheng Security Escort Agency. Moreover, the name of the security escort agency that he gave me at the beginning was also fake.”
The magistrate glanced at the evidence provided by the two men and immediately flew into a rage. He slammed his gavel and shouted, "How dare you! Gu Sha, you have actually taken the old general's things for yourself and you still dare to argue here?"
Liang Shuyan continued, "Your Honor, also, look at my son Erniu, he has been severely injured. I beg Your Honor to give me justice. Dongsheng Martial Arts School originally belonged to our family, and it should now be under my mother-in-law's name!"
Where is your mother-in-law?
Liang Shuyan said, "My mother-in-law didn't come today. I came with the officers from the escort agency. If needed, I can call my mother-in-law at any time. My mother-in-law also has things and tokens left by my father-in-law, which can also serve as evidence!"
"Gu Sha, how dare you seize the old general's property and even injure Jin Erniu! Now, this county has decided to confiscate all your property and imprison you for trial! As for Jin Erniu's medical expenses, they will be paid from the county's treasury!"
Upon seeing that it was the manager of Yuesheng Escort Agency, the magistrate casually said, "Today, thank you for coming out to testify for the Jin family. If this matter had really happened, and the imperial court had investigated it, I, as the magistrate, would certainly have been implicated in a crime I could not escape. Therefore, you have not only helped the Jin family today, but also done this county a great favor!"
The leader laughed heartily: "You're too kind, Magistrate. This is what I should do. I misjudged people before and even made a deal with Gu Sha from Dong Sheng Martial Arts School, which almost led to a big mistake."
Liang Shuyan suddenly thought of the martial arts school and then said, "Your Excellency, is it possible for us to take over the martial arts school now?"
"Of course, but when you have time, bring your mother-in-law along. This county magistrate needs to record her statement, because your father-in-law is a meritorious official of the imperial court. If the emperor asks about it one day, I, as the county magistrate, will have a better explanation, won't I?"
Liang Shuyan nodded: "Yes, thank you, sir. I'll take my leave now!"
After leaving the county magistrate's office, Liang Shuyan glanced awkwardly at the chief of the gang and said with a smile, "Sir, I am grateful for your kindness today. When we have time, I will treat you to some cold noodles to express my gratitude!"
"Liangfen? Is that the stall that had a vendor outside Shengming Academy a while ago? You, you wouldn't happen to be that woman, would you?"
Liang Shuyan hadn't expected her jelly to be so famous, even the head of the sect knew about it. She then gave an embarrassed smile and said, "My lord, please forgive my embarrassment. It is indeed I, but the jelly business has to be temporarily suspended due to issues with raw materials."
"What raw materials? Tell me? Maybe I can help you?"
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