The strategist knew that their advantage had just been broken, and if they continued to fight, things would only get worse.
Mou Shi was filled with resentment, but he could only sigh helplessly: "No matter what, Lord Yao had an accident in Loucheng, and we have no choice but to take responsibility."
"We have already dispatched a large number of officers and soldiers to patrol outside. If they see anyone acting improperly, they will be immediately arrested and brought back for questioning."
"Now, we'll take our leave."
He cupped his hands in greeting and said, "I hope you can explain this to our master. We will come to bother you again tomorrow."
The guard glanced around the crowd, gave a perfunctory reply, turned and went through the door first, which was then tightly closed from the inside.
Lord Liu was already furious and gnashing his teeth.
Facing the old wooden door, the sinister look in his eyes could no longer be concealed.
If he hadn't wanted to check on Yao's injuries, why would he have come here to be humiliated?
Seeing that the people behind him showed no sign of leaving, he angrily snorted and turned around: "Whoever was spouting nonsense just now, come out now! I want to see if they're just bored and have nothing better to do!!"
A moment of silence fell over the room, everyone silently thinking, "If they actually went outside, that would be truly insane..."
Prefect Liu changed his attitude far too quickly; they had just been speaking well of him.
Lord Liu knew, of course, that the man wouldn't actually come out; he was just venting his anger because he couldn't swallow his pride.
The person who just spoke to me was despicable, but the most despicable people were the group of people in the courtyard.
Even after arriving at his territory, he still dares to be so arrogant. How come he didn't die when he was outside?
Lord Liu's eyes turned bloodshot, he gasped for breath, and with a flick of his arm, he turned to walk back.
The surrounding crowd remained completely silent, all waiting for the angry pig to leave before gossiping about what they had just witnessed.
Unexpectedly, an accident occurred the next moment.
A bamboo cage ball, about the size of a palm, suddenly rolled out from the crowd and moved forward.
A four- or five-year-old child anxiously pushed his way through the crowd, shouting, "My ball! My ball!"
They chased after him relentlessly and ran ahead.
The bamboo cage ball rolled and rolled until it reached Prefect Liu's feet before stopping. He was still angry and didn't notice the ground. The ball was stepped on by his raised foot.
It fell apart on the spot.
Lord Liu was also tripped and stumbled, falling back down onto his backside!
Even though the people behind him hurriedly tried to support him, he was too heavy and too fat.
The two of them fell to the ground at the same time.
The man trapped underneath let out a miserable cry of pain, his face turning pale.
Judging from his appearance, he seems to have been injured somewhere.
The child who ran over was too young to know he had caused trouble; all he could see was his own bamboo cage ball.
When the ball was destroyed, he burst into tears of grievance.
Chaos erupted immediately. Some people rushed to help Lord Liu, while others grabbed the child by the back of the neck and yelled, "You little bastard!"
Finally, someone in the crowd realized that the child was their own.
He was so frightened that his face turned pale, and without thinking, he rushed out!
"Spare me! Spare me!" he cried out, but it was too late. He watched as his son was slapped mercilessly.
The middle-aged man roared in frustration, his entire face turning bright red.
But he was held tightly and couldn't take another step forward!
"Baby!" he cried helplessly, and seeing his child's swollen face, he cried even more heartbreakingly.
Lord Liu was finally helped up.
With a ferocious expression, he cursed, "You little bastard! You're trying to murder me!"
"I'm going to execute you right here and now!"
The man who was helped up had a look of utter dismay in his eyes, as if he were a hopeless case. He tried to speak several times to stop them, but he was in so much pain that he couldn't even open his mouth.
He sighed inwardly and simply closed his eyes, ignoring everything.
With the planning no longer in charge, Lord Liu, a man all talk and no action, is free to do as he pleases.
After he finished shouting, the soldier who had grabbed the child loudly agreed, then lifted the child high in the air, as if he wanted to crush him to death on the spot!
Upon realizing it, not only did the child's father nearly faint, but the crowd also gaped in astonishment and fear.
At this crucial moment, Wei Wei hurriedly stepped out from the crowd.
"Lord Liu, please wait!"
She shouted loudly and rushed to the soldier who had thrown the child without hesitation. With Xiaoyue'er's help, she snatched the child back.
Her face looked pale, and her tone was very urgent: "You look quite old, and you probably have children at home, right?"
"If it were your own child who was lifted up and about to fall to their death, how would you feel?"
The soldier's fierce expression slowly faded. He didn't answer Wei Wei's question, but instead turned to look with difficulty at Lord Liu, who was staring intently at Wei Wei!
Lord Liu said with a forced smile, "Wei, I see you everywhere. You're really meddling in other people's business."
Wei Wei sighed helplessly: "Although I am timid, I cannot bear to see you do something that you will regret in a fit of anger."
"I'm doing this for your own good."
Blinded by rage, Lord Liu finally realized that he was still at the door of that man surnamed Yao's house. If Yao caught him doing something wrong, he would be finished!
Thinking about it, he broke out in a sweat.
Her expression changed quickly: "Then thank you very much, Madam Meng."
There was no hint of gratitude in his words; rather, there was more of a gritted-teeth tone.
Wei Wei didn't mind, and only comforted the child who was crying with tears streaming down his face. After the child's father was released, she carefully handed the child over to him.
Having survived the ordeal, the two couldn't help but hug each other and weep bitterly once again.
The surrounding crowd, seeing this scene, felt a deep sense of pity and looked at Lord Liu with strange eyes.
They were all ordinary people, powerless and helpless. If they unknowingly offended this prefect, they would be in serious trouble.
Their situation is probably not much better.
Thinking like this inevitably chills the heart.
In the entire alley, apart from Lord Liu's group, Wei Wei was probably the only one who remained relatively calm.
However, he felt that her relaxed demeanor displeased Lord Liu.
"Was it you who said those words in the crowd just now?"
He suddenly asked with a gloomy face.
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