"What are you laughing at?" Seeing that the young woman still showed no sign of panic or fear, but the mockery on her face became even more obvious, so Prefect Wu blurted out the question.
Hong Xiaoduo pointed at him with the whip in her hand and said, "I think you're lucky, Lord Xiao. Otherwise, how could someone as brainless as you have become the prefect?"
"You, you dare to insult me? Guards, seize her and give her fifty strokes of the cane!" Prefect Wu roared at his men, enraged.
"Let me give you one more piece of advice, sir: are you sure you want to treat a mere woman like this? If so, you'd better not regret it and be prepared to bear the consequences." Hong Xiaoduo's smile vanished, replaced by a cold tone.
She felt that she had already given the other party a chance with great sincerity, and since the other party didn't appreciate it, then let's get started!
Anyway, now that the seven children have a reliable mentor, she can completely let loose and be herself without any worries.
"Ha, how dare you be so arrogant, threatening me like you have some powerful backer?" Prefect Wu laughed in anger.
Thinking to myself, "You're so arrogant now, but how pathetic will you be after you get your punishment! Let's see if you can still laugh then!"
Hong Xiaoduo looked at the other party with disdain and said, "Otherwise, where do you think I, a mere woman, get the courage and confidence to be so arrogant?"
In the past, Prefect Wu would have thought about it, but now he had been provoked to the point of losing his mind: "What are you still standing there for? Beat him! Beat him hard!"
Prefect Wu urged again, no longer caring about the large crowd of onlookers. This young lady was so disrespectful and offensive to him; if he didn't teach her a lesson, where would his authority as an official be?
The constables quickly stepped forward, ready to arrest the person. It wasn't that they were negligent; it was just that when Li Han returned, he secretly told them that this young lady was a highly skilled and powerful martial artist.
With a crack of the whip, even the bluestone bricks on the street cracked.
Therefore, everyone was also uneasy. Having worked together for several years, they knew Li Han's personality best, and what he said was definitely not an exaggeration.
The constables reluctantly moved forward, trying to figure out how to keep their jobs and save their own lives.
Hong Xiaoduo was also silently calculating in her heart how to fight this battle today.
Upon seeing the scene inside, the onlookers silently retreated. Of course, the safest option was to stay as far away from the government office as possible, but that way, they wouldn't be able to see the excitement.
They worried that the young woman would suffer a loss, yet they also hoped to see her teach the prefect a lesson.
Although this official has served here for many years and has not yet reached the point of incurring the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people, he has abused his power for personal gain and accepted bribes, and every year there are wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice, which the people are well aware of.
Now that someone dares to stand up to the prefect, they naturally don't want to miss the opportunity.
However, everyone was a little unsure whether this young lady could handle it.
At this moment, Quan Jinghuai, standing beside the seven children, was also torn. Should he wait until she was at a disadvantage before helping her, or wait until she was arrested and imprisoned before seizing an opportunity to break her out?
Just as tensions were high inside the government office, someone pushed through the crowd of onlookers and entered.
Hong Xiaoduo had her back to the government office gate, and she could only see that the yamen runners who were about to attack her were all standing still, looking behind her just like the prefect.
Furthermore, Prefect Wu's expression became very unnatural.
Who did they see? Hong Xiaoduo turned around and looked over as well. Hmm? Why are they here?
Hong Xiaoduo recognized all the people who came; they were General Lin and Peng Xian, among others.
"General Lin, what brings you here?" Upon seeing Lin Ansheng, Prefect Wu nervously stood up and stepped forward to greet him.
Ignoring Prefect Wu's greeting, Lin Ansheng looked at Hong Xiaoduo and asked, "Are you alright?"
Hong Xiaoduo shook her head, noticing that the constables had retreated a bit more. Judging from the situation, she realized she couldn't cause any trouble today.
She felt a little regretful, but she didn't blame General Lin and his group for ruining her plans.
They must have heard about what happened here and rushed over to help; they meant well.
After confirming that Hong Xiaoduo was alright, Lin Ansheng turned his hands behind his back and coldly looked at Prefect Wu: "Tell me, what happened?"
Lord Wu broke out in a cold sweat. No wonder this young lady was so arrogant and had someone to rely on. It turned out that her backer was General Lin! Remembering something, he looked around and saw Zhao Yongze slowly backing away: "He is the one who accused this young lady of harming a servant, so naturally I have to bring her back to find out the truth."
"This humble official was unaware that she was one of your people, General. Had he known, he certainly wouldn't have acted this way."
"His people?" Hong Xiaoduo turned to look at Lin Ansheng's face when she heard this, but she didn't hear him explain his relationship with her.
Forget it, people of the martial world don't care about such things. If he doesn't mind, then I don't need to mind either.
"General, since she's one of yours, please take her back." Prefect Wu was furious. "Zhao Guangtai, your precious son is going to kill me!"
"No rush. Since someone has filed a complaint against her, it's better to find out what happened before leaving." Lin Ansheng responded to Prefect Wu's words, but her eyes were fixed on Zhao Yongze.
Prefect Wu used his eyes to frantically signal to Zhao Yongze.
"General, this humble subject did not know that this young lady was your person. Perhaps there is some misunderstanding. This humble subject will not pursue the matter further." Zhao Yongze was a playboy, but he still had some brains.
Upon hearing this, Prefect Wu breathed a sigh of relief; at least he wasn't completely incompetent.
"What kind of place is the yamen? It's not a place where you can sue whenever you want and not sue whenever you want. Do you think the yamen is for your own family?" Lin Ansheng's words were very tough, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent, which frightened Zhao Yongze into taking a step back.
"General, why don't you conduct the interrogation yourself?" Prefect Wu quickly said, seeing that General Lin was not planning to let the matter rest.
Lin Ansheng sneered: "Since you, Prefect, don't want to conduct the trial, then let another official do it."
"Huh? What do you mean?" For a moment, Prefect Wu was unable to react.
"The Governor has arrived," a voice called from outside the government office.
The governor? Hong Xiaoduo hurriedly looked towards the gate, wondering if she was lucky or unlucky.
The next moment, a man nearing fifty years old, dressed in an official robe, walked in, followed by four guards.
Prefect Wu stepped forward to greet him, her heart pounding with unease, but her face remained respectful. Was the governor's visit a coincidence, or...? She glanced at Peng Xi.
The latter gestured towards Lin Ansheng with his chin, implying that it was all his doing...
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