"Tsk tsk tsk, every word is written in blood, filled with hatred to the bone. I never thought that my Lantian County would suffer such injustice. I am deeply saddened."
He unfolded the blood-written letter and addressed the people below the stage, saying, "I, Marquis Anping, will take care of this matter. From now on, I, Li Chang'an, will handle all the grievances in Lantian County."
"I will not allow any tragedy such as the strong bullying the weak and murder to cover up the crime to occur in this place."
Yan Shifan looked at him, his eyes unreadable.
He also knew about this Marquis of Anping.
That day, after his father returned from Jianlong Pavilion, he kept telling him not to offend this divine marquis, nor to cause trouble in Lantian County.
If someone hadn't told him that Sister Pomegranate from the brothel was suing his father in Lantian County, Yan Shifan wouldn't have wanted to come here.
Upon seeing him, Li Chang'an asked, "I heard you are the son of Chief Minister Yan. Why don't you stay and we can have a standoff?"
"After all, I am fair. I will not wrongly accuse a good person, nor will I let a bad person go unpunished."
After saying this to Yan Shifan, he addressed the people below the stage, saying, "To ensure fairness and impartiality, this case will be tried right here in front of the yamen. All of you elders and fellow villagers are watching, and I will certainly judge this case fairly and justly."
Upon hearing this, all the people began to discuss it.
"Isn't this Marquis courting death by taking on Yan Song's case?"
"Who cares about them? They're all officials anyway, let them fight like dogs."
"Nonsense!" Pangolin, mingling in the crowd, said as instructed by Li Chang'an.
"You don't know, but it's been rumored in the martial arts world that this Marquis Anping is a celestial being who descended to earth. He used to be in charge of slaying demons and monsters, and now he's come to the mortal world to kill those corrupt officials."
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