The sudden appearance of a stranger.
Immediately drew everyone's attention.
How refined!
How handsome!
How young!
Everyone couldn't help praising him inwardly.
Jiang Qiao's first impression on them was that of a dashing young man. Standing casually in the courtyard, he was like the sun in the third month of spring, brimming with vitality and life.
When had Lan Guan City gained someone like this?
Was he a noble from out of town trapped in Lan Guan City?
Many people wondered.
Ma Liu also looked toward Jiang Qiao.
Unlike the Sun family's guests, however, the moment he saw Jiang Qiao's elegant bearing, his expression became extremely unpleasant.
In Lan Guan City now.
Ma Liu was practically a lord.
Even the once-arrogant noble clans could only fawn before him. When he forcibly took women and children, they could only seethe in silence.
This feeling of standing above others.
Gave him immense satisfaction and self-esteem.
Sun Bingwen had guessed correctly.
He had deliberately come looking for trouble. He wanted to trample underfoot the people who had once ordered him around!
He hadn't expected.
The Sun family had already submitted, yet some young upstart had barged in.
And injured several of his men.
He was simply courting death!
"Brat, which path do you run in? Do you know what a catastrophe you've brought upon yourself?"
"You injured constables from the Prefectural Yamen. Are you planning a rebellion?"
"Aren't you afraid Lord Zhu will wipe out your entire family?"
Ma Liu shouted harshly.
Jiang Qiao remained where he was, but the smile on his face slowly faded.
"I hate pretty boys like you the most."
"Look at you, all polished and refined. You're probably some noble clan's heir too. I've never seen anyone like you in Lan Guan City. You're an outsider trapped in