Chapter 431: The Demon Concubine Who Brings Trouble to the Nation vs. the Bandit Emperor of the Founding of the Country 42
The blue-robed official hurried over, pointed at Guo Yi and angrily shouted, "How dare you! How dare you, a mere official, disrespect the Lord! He is just an exiled prisoner. The Lord has his own decision. How dare you interrupt?"
"You have offended the Lord today, so you will suffer the consequences. Get out of here if you know what's best for you!"
Guo Yi was the most stubborn person. He sneered after hearing this. "I don't know if there is any other lord in Jeju City who can take care of the Ministry of Justice. Since you want to intervene, I can't stop you. Please show me the documents from the Ministry of Justice."
"If the Ministry of Justice has other options for this case, or the Emperor has other plans for this case, I will hand the prisoner over to you and have you escort him back to the capital."
The middle-aged man glared at the blue-clothed official with considerable dissatisfaction. He had the exiled team placed in the post station and treated them to good food and wine, but he just didn't want to deal with Guo Yi.
Guo Yi is a very difficult person and will cause a lot of trouble.
At this point, the middle-aged man could only put on a smile and lower his voice and said, "Master Guo has misunderstood. I am not from the Ministry of Justice, nor am I a master. I am just a steward in the master's house."
"My master and General Ji are old acquaintances. When I heard that General Ji was exiled here, I wanted to catch up with him."
Butler Zheng didn't want to cause any trouble. His job was just to take the person away, not to make a big deal out of it.
He reluctantly stuffed a bag of gold into Guo Yi's hand and said with a smile: "Please give me some convenience, sir. Don't worry, I will definitely send the person back tomorrow morning and will not embarrass you."
Butler Zheng's words sounded very nice, but those guards were watching with eager eyes, obviously they came prepared and were determined to take Ji Liao away.
Guo Yi weighed the gold in his hand. Ji Liao's life was really valuable. He could not earn so much gold even if he worked as a policeman in Luojing City for his whole life.
The wealth and prosperity were right in front of him, but Guo Yi was a stubborn man who would not give in to any persuasion. He sneered, "What if I can't do this?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Pan Ying and others brought the officers into the backyard and stood behind Guo Yi.
"I felt something was wrong the moment I entered the city. You guys were too enthusiastic. I knew there was something fishy going on. But thank you for your hospitality. After all these days of traveling, today is the best meal I've had!"
"But you want to snatch people from me? No way! I won't go along with you. I never accept bribes. Take your dirty money! Get out of here! Don't force me to kill anyone!"
Butler Zheng was hit in the face by the heavy gold, and blood gushed out of his nostrils. He wiped the blood from his nose and finally got angry.
"Don't be shameless! This is Jeju City. Not just any cat or dog can run wild. Don't think I'm afraid of you. No one can stop my master from taking someone away!"
With a swish, the guards drew their swords and pointed them at Guo Yi.
Guo Yi was not afraid at all, and raised the long knife in his hand, "Come on! Come on, let Grandpa Guo see if your head is hard enough and can withstand this blow."
The officers also raised their swords and guns. Most of them used long spears of different colors and lengths. Some of the spear heads were even broken off and there were no replacements, so they could only use them reluctantly.
The guards all had new swords with cold gleaming tips, and wore armor. They all stood tall and were well-trained. They quickly surrounded Guo Yi, waiting for the order to take action.
Butler Zheng covered his nose with his hands and pretended to act. "General Ji, you have seen it too. I came here to save you out of kindness, but someone wants to kill you. I can only kill him and then escort you away. Go ahead!"
"Wait!" Ji Liao threw the crutch in his hand out, and it hit Guo Yi's hand with a bang. Guo Yi was not careful for a moment and the long knife in his hand fell to the ground.
"After all these years, you still haven't made any progress. You just accept the money people give you. Aren't you in need of money? It's delivered to your door for free, so why don't you take it? You are so inflexible!"
Ji Liao bent down and picked up the purse containing the gold. He limped to Guo Yi and stuffed the gold into Guo Yi's hand, "Take it, don't throw it away!"
"Since it's an old friend who invited me, I must go to meet him. Lord Guo is too unreasonable. It's just one night. I will be back early tomorrow morning. It won't delay my trip."
Guo Yi felt that this bag of gold was particularly hot. He had lived an upright life and had never wronged anyone, so he could not accept Ji Liao's money to buy his life.
"You...can you really come back? Forget it, I'll go with you. I'll watch over you personally and make sure to bring you back."
Ji Yunhuan picked up his father's walking stick, handed it to his father, and whispered, "Dad, I'll go with you."
She could also see that these guards were not ordinary people, not bandits or robbers. They were well-armed and well-trained, and most of them were military personnel.
There might be more people lying in ambush outside. The officers can barely deal with the bandits, let alone these guards. It would only increase casualties.
Butler Zheng could have killed the person directly, but he chose to lure my father away. The master behind him must have other purposes.
Butler Zheng didn't mind bringing an extra woman along. A weak and frail young lady wasn't a threat, but Guo Yi was a brave man, and bringing him along would be a big trouble.
"Miss Ji is very filial, so it's okay for her to go with you, but you can't go. Not everyone can see my master."
Guo Yi was furious when he heard this. "What if he runs away without the police? If you don't agree, no one can leave tonight!"
Butler Zheng endured it again and again, pointing at a thin young official and said, "This is him, let him follow, my patience is limited, if you say anything more, don't blame me for being rude!"
"Then let Pan Ying follow, Huan'er go with me, and the others stay here and wait for me to come back."
Ji Liao was as decisive as ever and quickly made arrangements.
Fang Huijia held Ji Liao's hand and refused to let go. "Master, you and Huan'er are gone, why should I stay here? Our family must be together for life and death, I want to go too."
Ji Da also stood up and wanted to go to protect the master, and Ruyi also clamored to follow the young lady.
Lan Song was very self-aware and didn't dare to go up and cause trouble. He rummaged around on his body and took out a small wooden bottle, which he stuffed into the bag and gave it to Xiao Lanhua.
Xiao Lanhua rushed over and hugged Ji Yunhuan, crying loudly, holding Ji Yunhuan and not letting her go. She dragged Ji Yunhuan to the wall, and then she choked with sobs and whispered, "Grandpa is very good at making poison, but the conditions in the wild are limited, so he only made this little. Sister Ji, be careful and don't get involved."
Ji Yunhuan's eyes lit up. This was a good thing and could be of great use.
She stuffed the wooden bottle into her arms, actually putting it into the space. She touched Little Orchid's head and said with a smile, "Thank you very much, Little Orchid, be good. I'll give you candy when I come back tomorrow."
"Chirp~" A bird's cry suddenly sounded above his head. Ji Yunhuan looked up and saw Lin Yuan lying on the wall, hiding himself well behind a branch.
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