A line of soldiers clad in golden armor surged into the crowd, wielding their swords and ruthlessly pushing the people to both sides.
"Oh, old lady, I just bought some taro cake!"
"Auntie, please stop! This is a marquis who came all the way from the capital! Losing the pastries is better than offending these imperial relatives. Back off!"
The once bustling and vibrant atmosphere suddenly turned into one of fear and chaos.
Su An's words caught in his throat. He glared at the group of soldiers and gritted his teeth, "What Marquis Jiayu? Never even heard of him. And he travels with such an arrogant attitude. He's like a crab strutting across the street, so domineering!"
Fu Zhun's gaze was also cold and indifferent as he looked over.
But that wasn't the end of it.
Because it's a food street, every shop set up a stall outside, and there were many elderly people and children, making the road congestion even worse.
The soldiers cursed and impatiently overturned all the stalls and violently drove the crowd away.
Even a six or seven-year-old girl wasn't spared; she was forcefully pushed away.
The little girl fell to the ground, her face deathly pale, but there was still a crowd of people pushing behind her, about to trample her.
"Waaah—Mother, where are you, Mother!" the girl cried out in panic. Her thin body tried to get up, but she was knocked down again with a thud, making her face pale. She cried out for her mother in even more panic and helplessness.
Su An was so angry that her eyes were spitting fire. She immediately stepped forward and picked up the girl, saying, "Stop pushing! Can't you see someone's going to die?!"
The people recognized Su An and, fearing they might hurt her, stopped and looked at each other in bewilderment.
Seeing that the road could not be cleared for a long time, the soldiers suddenly became furious and shouted: "Who dares to block the road of Marquis Jiayu? Kneel down, or you will all be treated as traitors!"
Upon hearing that it was a marquis's carriage and seeing the soldiers draw their swords, the crowd, despite their pent-up resentment, could only kneel down in a clatter.
"What kind of marquis is this? Why would he come to our small county town? It's like seeing a ghost in broad daylight!"
Shh! Don't you want your head?!
The people were uneasy, and Su An was also puzzled. He was already angry, and seeing this situation made him even angrier. So he stood there with the little girl in his arms and a cold face.
She wanted to see what kind of great power Marquis Jiayu had, that he was so arrogant and domineering that he wanted to show off his power in this small county town!
Soon, only she and Fu Zhun remained on the street, standing out from the crowd. The soldiers spotted them at a glance.
"How dare you! Why don't you kneel? Are you trying to rebel?!"
"You big idiot!" Su An was furious.
With the prince backing her up, she became incredibly audacious, raising her chin and saying sarcastically:
"Even if it were the Marquis himself, he wouldn't have the right to force an entire street of people to rebel, would he? Not to mention you lackeys, taking matters into your own hands by attacking civilians. Are you perhaps planning a rebellion?"
The officers and soldiers were stunned for a moment, then laughed angrily, "I've seen people who aren't afraid of death, but I've never seen anyone who doesn't want to live like this!"
"You little wretch, how dare you speak such arrogant and disrespectful words to the Marquis! I'll kill you in public as an apology to the Marquis!"
As the officers spoke, they drew their longswords and viciously slashed at Su An.
Su An was fearless in his verbal sparring, but when faced with a sword, he would slip behind Fu Zhun without a word, not forgetting to stir up trouble.
"Your Highness, look how majestic others are, and then look at you. You're no good as a prince!"
Fu Zhun was both amused and exasperated, saying, "Don't rush to conclusions about whether I'm capable or not."
After saying that, he scoffed lightly, narrowed his eyes coldly at the pursuing soldiers, and without moving, he thrust out a hidden arrow from his fingertip.
"ah--"
My hand!
An arrow pierced his wrist, and the soldier screamed as he dropped his sword, collapsing to his knees in pain.
"presumptuous!"
Marquis Jiayu, who had been the subject of much curiosity and speculation among the crowd in the carriage, finally poked his head out with his pointed mouth and monkey-like face. Upon seeing this scene, he was furious.
He angrily pointed at Fu Zhun and shouted, "Where did this audacious assassin come from? Seize him and kill him without mercy!"
A dozen or so soldiers, their faces fierce, immediately rushed towards Fu Zhun and attacked him.
The surrounding air seemed to suddenly turn colder and sharper.
Just as Fu Zhun was about to raise his hand to signal the sword guards, a simple carriage hurriedly arrived, and a voice preceded it, saying, "Show mercy!"
Su An was about to applaud Fu Zhun when the thought suddenly got stuck in his throat, leaving him somewhat frustrated.
Just when things were about to get to the exciting moment, a surprise attack came out of nowhere.
Before the carriage had even stopped, Lin Yong hurriedly jumped down.
Unlike Su An's disappointment, he was so taken aback by the confrontation that his temples were soaked with cold sweat.
Heaven knows how much he must have lost his breath on the way back when he had just returned to the yamen and heard the news of the arrival of the Marquis of Jiayu!
Thank goodness, the prince wasn't injured.
"Who do I think you are? It's just the magistrate of Fuyou County." Li Wentian glanced disdainfully at Lin Yong's official robes and snorted coldly.
"You've really done a good job as an official! Streets are blocked, and there are rioters committing violence. Is this how you manage and govern the country!"
Su An looked at this so-called marquis, whose sallow and weak face twitched in anger. She couldn't help but sneer, "This marquis, you really are deaf with ears and blind with eyes. Your ugly features are just for show?"
"This is the heart of our Fuyou County's food street, renowned throughout four prefectures and eight provinces. There are even signs proclaiming it as a food street, so it's only natural that people line up to buy food here!"
"This road isn't meant for you, a local tyrant, to show off your power. Can't you take another route? Is it getting in your way? If you're going to come here to put on airs and act like an official, just say so. You could hire some people to kowtow and offer incense to you in the street, and then there wouldn't be so much trouble."
Wow!
Upon hearing this, the surrounding crowd burst into laughter, their bodies convulsing.
Brilliant! Boss Su is as sharp as ever, his remarks are brilliant!
Fu Zhun's cold aura suddenly dissipated, unable to solidify, and he looked at Su An with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, "Your clever tongue... truly never disappoints."
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