These constables were naturally from Atu's side. Now that they heard these words, they were just going through the motions, putting on a show for others.
They immediately drew their broadswords and pointed them at Pei Xuan and Duan Nian.
"Aren't you two the ones causing trouble here?"
"How dare they interfere with Miss Atu's marriage selection! They have quite the nerve!"
"Hurry up and capture him!"
The constables stepped forward and were about to seize Duan Nian and Pei Xuan.
Miss Atu looked up and gave a cold smile.
She waved her hand and said to the maid beside her, "Quickly have the guards my father arranged go after those two. They must bring that young master to me, and lock that woman in the woodshed!"
Upon hearing this, the maidservant immediately went to carry out her duties.
She soon arranged for her secret guards to hunt down Xu Yuehuai and Qi Guze.
Qi Guze and his group had already flown a distance using their lightness skills, but after a while, they realized that someone was following them.
Meanwhile, on Miss Atu's side, the constables wanted to arrest Duan Nian and Pei Xuan.
The two men were about to draw their weapons to fight the constables.
Upon seeing this, the constable's eyes flashed with a cold light. He then wanted to arrest the two men and punish them severely.
Just then, a cold voice suddenly came from the side.
"You guys have some nerve! You dare to arrest people on the street without even asking what happened?"
The man was Chu Guangbai. He had been wandering around nearby when he heard the noise coming from Miss Atu's side, so he came over. He had just watched a short part of the play, but he didn't expect to see the constables trying to kill Duan Nian and Pei Xuan.
That's when Chu Guangbai appeared, said those words, and immediately stopped the constables from taking action.
Who are you?
"How dare you question our officials' work here!"
The constables turned to look at Chu Guangbai, and then tried to take him down as well.
Chu Guangbai, however, was fanning himself, looking completely calm.
He casually waved his hand, and then the butler next to him took out a jade pendant from his sleeve.
That jade pendant was bestowed upon the Chu family by the late emperor!
Seeing this jade pendant is equivalent to seeing His Majesty the King of their Mingyue Kingdom!
When the constables saw the jade pendant, they were immediately shocked.
Some unsuspecting constables around saw the jade pendant and continued to mock him, saying, "You just produce a jade pendant and don't even dare to reveal your identity. You look like a stupid dog, standing there laughing for what?"
After he finished speaking, the man was kicked in the back of the knee by the jailer next to him, and he fell to his knees on the ground, facing the direction of Chu Guangbai.
Chu Guangbai simply smiled faintly upon seeing this.
"You're someone who's not afraid of losing your head, don't you know what that jade pendant represents?"
"This jade pendant was personally worn by His Majesty the King!"
"Seeing this jade pendant is equivalent to seeing His Majesty the King! You'd better kneel down right now and kowtow to His Majesty the King properly!"
The constable was nearly scared to death. He never expected that the jade pendant that someone next to Chu Guangbai had casually taken out was actually the jade pendant that His Majesty the King had personally presented!
What he just said was disrespectful to His Majesty the King!
If this man were to report this to His Majesty the King, it would be a matter of losing one's head!
He trembled and hurriedly kowtowed several times to Chu Guangbai.
He kept begging Chu Guangbai for forgiveness: "It's all my fault. I was blind and ignorant. I didn't know that this was a jade pendant personally presented by His Majesty the King. If I had known, I wouldn't have dared to speak like that just now. Please, sir, don't hold it against me and let me off the hook!"
Chu Guangbai didn't want to make things difficult for the jailers; he just wanted to resolve the matter quickly.
He didn't speak to the jailer, but instead looked up at Miss Atu on the high-rise building.
"I know what happened. I was there watching. Don't let your men slander them!"
"Let's just let this matter drop for my sake."
"If everyone compromises, no one will lose out. Don't you think so?"
Miss Atu sneered inwardly upon hearing this.
However, she had already sent people to secretly find Xu Yuehuai and Qi Guze. Now, by giving Chu Guangbai face in public, she was actually giving the Chu family a benefit, which they would have to repay.
Miss Atu thought this through and immediately smiled.
"Very well! Since that's what Young Master Chu says, then I'll let them go!"
"Give all of you back to me!"
"Sir, what just happened was just a misunderstanding. Thank you for coming all this way. Have some more hot wine before you go back!"
Miss Atu dismissed her servants and gave the jailers some face.
After hearing Miss Atu's words, the jailer felt somewhat relieved.
Since Chu Guangbai has told Miss Atu to let the matter drop, he won't make things difficult for these innocent prison guards.
Atu's servants quickly retreated, while the jailers stood still, waiting for Chu Guangbai's response.
Chu Guangbai naturally didn't want to make enemies of the government officials, so he casually waved his hand, instructing the steward beside him to take back the jade pendant that resembled the presence of His Majesty the King.
"This is not your fault, you may all stand up."
After Chu Guangbai spoke, the jailers stood up.
Seeing that everything was alright, Chu Guangbai nodded to Miss Atu and then left with his butler.
The jailers breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Chu Guangbai leave with his men.
"I was really scared just now. I thought that young master was going to do something to us. I didn't expect that this matter was all bark and no bite, and he just let it go like that."
The jailer who spoke out of turn was really scared out of his wits, said another jailer next to him.
"Then we should thank Miss Atu."
He really knows how to express gratitude; Miss Atu was immediately pleased.
The jailers bowed to Miss Atu in gratitude, and Miss Atu, in a good mood, had some silver given to them to send them away.
After receiving the money, the jailer left and headed to the government office.
Miss Atu did not stay on the high platform any longer. As soon as she reached out her hand, a maid helped her up and took her back to the mansion.
"Have the secret guards act quickly and capture the person. Inform me immediately!"
Miss Atu gave the order, and her subordinates immediately went to contact the secret guards.
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