Chapter 511: Clown
The Marquis of Zhenbei sneered softly and took a few steps forward.
"Since you are here to take Gu Yanchen and Ran Qingxuan away, you have to have an explanation."
The chief yamen runner was intimidated by the aura of Marquis Zhenbei. He opened his mouth several times but couldn't utter a complete sentence.
"Why, are you all stupid?"
Although Duan Yi is usually approachable, once you provoke him, the other party will have no chance to regret it.
This group of yamen runners were used to following County Magistrate Tang in doing evil things, and this was the first time they met someone who was not afraid of them.
"No matter who you are, these two people have committed a crime, so we have to take them away."
"What crime?"
The bailiff didn't want to talk too much with the Marquis of Zhenbei, and the people he brought with him rushed directly into the crowd to look for him upon seeing this.
Screams were heard everywhere, and the men naturally would not let them take the person away.
Zhao Zihui and his companions were about to capture these people, but stopped abruptly at Gu Yanchen's signal.
"Sixth Master, these people are obviously after you and your wife, so let me teach them a lesson."
"Wait a minute, a lecture like this is only a temporary solution. Since you said we committed a crime, I naturally have to go and hear what the crime is."
Ran Qingxuan had the same idea.
It just so happened that the Marquis of Zhenbei was also there, and he was responsible for the security within the Beiguan area. It could be said that without him, Luocheng would not be able to support such an official.
Duan Yinghe will see today what the officials and people he protects are like.
"I'm Gu Yanchen. Since we're going to the county government office, let's go!"
Ran Qingxuan followed him out, and after calming down his family, the guards even wanted to put handcuffs on the two of them...
"How can you put shackles on someone without even telling them the crime?"
Duan Ling couldn't bear it and went up to them to argue.
The bailiff smiled contemptuously, with an evil look in his eyes. If Duan Yi hadn't stood in front of him with a cold face, the bailiff would have wanted to say something rude.
Several families were worried, and when they saw the two men being taken away, they quickly drove their carriages to follow behind.
Passing through the middle of the village, whispers could be heard from the people around.
"Why was it taken away?"
"You may not know this, but before lunch, the Gu family went to the Qian family to cause trouble. Now, if you offend someone, you will definitely be taken away."
"I told you, this family looks fierce, but in reality they can't beat the Qian family at all."
The villager who spoke curled his lips: "I don't think so."
"How about following and seeing?"
Many villagers gathered together to discuss the matter. Since the road was not far, some people decided to go and see what was going on.
When passing by the Qian family, the Qian family was extremely arrogant.
“Some people just can’t recognize the current situation and still think that their identities are the same as before.
Little did they know that once they landed here, they are not even as good as a pheasant, yet they still dream of jumping around. Don’t they see what kind of person they are now? ”
The words were obviously suggestive, and the faces of several families changed instantly.
Ran Qingxuan would never indulge Tian Ying. He looked at her with contempt and said indifferently, "Some people just worry about other people's business. They are just chickens themselves, but they still want to manage others. It's really ridiculous."
"you……"
Ran Qingxuan repeated her words back to her without changing them. Laughter continued to be heard all around. Tian Ying's face turned purple and she didn't say the rest of the words.
After the Gu family members walked away, Tian Ying stomped his feet fiercely.
"Laugh now, you will cry later when you go to the county government office."
"What are you standing there for? Go and hitch the ox cart!"
Zhu Baoju was angry that her daughter-in-law called her a pheasant, and seeing that she was still in a daze, she pushed her.
Tian Ying didn't dare to cause trouble, so he could only glance at Qian Shun, who then realized what was going on and quickly went to harness the ox cart.
Except for those who stayed behind to look after the house, the Marquis of Zhenbei and the other three families all got on the carriage and headed towards the county government office.
The Qian family seemed to be deliberately opposing them and wanted to drive their ox carts to run side by side with the horse carriages.
The people brought by Zhao Zihui were not pushovers either. They were very angry and when they saw the Qian family coming forward, they slapped their horses' butts.
The horse's roar scared the ox, and the ox cart turned a corner and fell straight into the ditch.
Screams were heard everywhere, and the Qian family members were directly turned upside down in the ditch by the ox cart. Zhao Zihui glanced at the Qian family members in the ditch with mocking eyes, and drove away in the carriage.
The Qian family members were covered in mud and could no longer curse. The cold wind blew and the mud made their teeth chatter.
"Hurry... go home... change your clothes..."
"I'm going to be...frozen to death..."
Zhu Baoju sneezed violently several times and was helped out of the ditch by his two sons. His other two daughters-in-law had to find a way out by themselves.
When the Gu family arrived at the county government office, Marquis Zhenbei and the Gu, Chen, and Xiao families were all stopped outside.
County Magistrate Tang and Qian Ming were not at home, so the couple could only wait in the court in shackles and chains.
A quarter of an hour later, no one came, and the Marquis of Zhenbei had become so gloomy that he could not speak.
About half a quarter of an hour later, County Magistrate Tang and his entourage came out from the back hall.
Qian Lizheng was among them, following behind his son and County Magistrate Tang, looking like a fox taking advantage of the power of another.
Behind him were two young men, who were obviously from the Qian clan.
"My Lord County Magistrate, it was this group of exiles who committed crimes against my aunt... and robbed the Qian family."
When the Gu family went to the Qian family to play psychological tactics before lunch, Li Yanqi was watching outside.
Zhu Baoju is his mother's biological sister. Relying on the fact that he is the nephew of the Qian family, Li Yanqi often bullies others in the village.
At noon, he followed Qian Shun to the county government office, and kept making his presence felt.
Qian Lizheng knew what his nephew was planning. After Qian Ming received the fifty taels of silver that he had prepared long ago, Li Yanqi had become the lowest-ranking bailiff in the county government.
In order to make his presence felt, Li Yanqi was the first to take the lead.
His tone was extremely arrogant, but he forgot that the Gu family was no longer exiles, but ordinary people like them.
Gu Yanchen ignored this jumping clown and glanced at him coldly.
Li Yanqi felt a chill down his spine instantly when he was looked at. He was a person who had been to the battlefield. How could he be compared to someone like Qi Shi who had difficulty even killing a chicken?
After observing the former county magistrate's expression, Li Yanqi pointed at the two men's noses and cursed.
"You've already come to the county government office, and you dare to be so arrogant? I think you're tired of living..."
Gu Yanchen has a strong tolerance, but he will definitely not just sit there and do nothing if he is being scolded.
He used his internal energy and the shackles that bound his hands broke with a sound. Then, with a "snap" sound, the hard iron chain hit Li Yanqi's mouth.
“Woo, woo…”
Li Yanqi backed away repeatedly, covering his two lost front teeth. Qian Lizheng thought that since the county magistrate was there, it was not his turn to make a move.
I was just about to stop him, but in the end I was a step too late.
Seeing Gu Yanchen raising the chain again, Qian Lizheng reminded loudly: "Yanqi, get out of the way!"
People who have practiced martial arts for many years can withstand this blow even if they don't use internal force. Gu Yanchen gathered his internal force and hit Li Yanqi's arm with the iron chain, instantly tearing his skin and flesh.
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