The County Magistrate's Great Backer

Yan Dahu decided to teach Su Mo a lesson!

With his Eagle Claw hands, he could easily carve five holes into a sturdy wooden stake.

He was confident that Su Mo's wrists wouldn't be much harder than a wooden stake!

Unfortunately, he probably hadn't heard of two sayings from a certain world.

One: "All martial arts in the world are invincible, only speed cannot be broken."

Two: "One force overcomes ten skills!"

Although they sounded contradictory.

When combined, they were no joke.

Su Mo's fists were fast enough and strong enough!

Therefore, Yan Dahu's plan to teach Su Mo a lesson fell through!

Su Mo saw Yan Dahu cradling an arm, which he had sent flying several meters away, his face instantly turning from red to white, then from white to red.

He couldn't help but ask with concern, "Brother Master, are you alright?"

He paused, then sighed, "Hmm... you probably are a little bit not alright..."

"I heard the bone crack."

He mused whether he had used a bit too much force!

Who knew this so-called expert from the Eagle Claw Sect in Tieshan County, Yan Dahu, a first-class retainer.

He was as fragile as Leper Zhou!

Yan Dahu glared at Su Mo with utter grief and indignation!

It was infuriating for the master to be like this!

But with inferior skills, he could only swallow his anger!

Seeing that the other party remained silent.

Su Mo sighed again.

He truly couldn't believe that just reaching the introductory level of Yang Tian Jue allowed him to easily defeat a first-class retainer who didn't seem weak.

He guessed the other party wasn't a true expert, and his reputation wasn't that impressive.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be working as a retainer.

Having announced his name twice, with the second time specifically adding the word "first-class," it was clear he took pride in being a retainer.

"Are you still going to fight?"

"If not, I'm leaving!"

Su Mo seriously reminded him, "You're not going to report me to the authorities, are you?"

"The last person who attacked me first and then reported me to the authorities was beaten to death in the courtroom!"

Yan Dahu's face turned from red to white again in anger!

This was bullying!

What did he take him for? Reporting to the authorities after failing a spar?

If word got out, wouldn't he be laughed to death by his peers in the martial arts world?

Su Mo thought for a moment, then said, "I'm here to return a gift to County Magistrate Xue."

"Please help me pass it on, Brother Master!"

With that, he handed the brocade box he was holding to Yan Dahu.

Yan Dahu subconsciously took the brocade box.

Only then did he realize.

The other party had only used one arm to spar with him earlier!

What else was there to fight?

Su Mo didn't waste any more words and turned to find Xue Yishu.

It concerned his Golden Finger, which was naturally more important than dealing with a mere County Magistrate.

He hoped Xue Shan would give him some face and not come looking for Xue Yishu, allowing him to hide her for seven days in peace to complete the mission!

The County Magistrate's daughter's favorability wasn't useful.

But wasn't there another pending task later?

And perhaps this was a series of quests!

Just like the case of the dry corpses that Lin Moyin was handling, it might have a follow-up!

Su Mo didn't have to search for long.

Just a hundred zhang away, he saw the fake scholar hiding behind a large banyan tree, big enough for two people to embrace, peeking his head out suspiciously and looking in his direction.

She had some conscience after all!

It wasn't a waste of his effort to save her.

Xue Yishu watched in shock as Su Mo sent the Wang Family's top-tier household guard, brought by her mother, flying back several meters with a single punch.

Su Mo was tall, but he was a bit thin, looking like a frail scholar.

How could he possibly knock back Yan Dahu, who was as strong as an ox?

Xue Yishu had personally seen Yan Dahu break a wooden post as thick as a large bowl with one kick during his training!

He was among the top three household guards her mother had brought!

Could this frail scholar be a true martial arts master?

If a master scholar were willing to help her...

Xue Yishu's eyes darted, and an idea immediately struck her.

Seeing Su Mo walking towards her, she quickly emerged from behind the large banyan tree and waved vigorously, "Brother! Brother! This humble woman... I am here!"

Su Mo naturally wouldn't expose her identity.

He frowned and grunted, questioning, "Who are you?"

"Why did you climb over the wall from the county office?"

"And who is chasing you, claiming to be a Wang Family guard?"

Xue Yishu's pretty face immediately turned bitter, but she quickly said, "He is a household guard of my mother."

"I am the son of the Changping County Magistrate, Xue Yuan!"

"My mother forced me to marry a woman I dislike. Seeing that I refused, she locked me in the backyard. I had no choice but to escape the county office by climbing the wall."

Su Mo...

Is this what they call a lady from a prominent family? A young miss?

How could she lie so smoothly, without even batting an eye?

He thought this, but his face showed great alarm, "What? You are Magistrate Xue's son?"

"Good heavens!"

"You've gotten me into serious trouble!"

He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "No! I will take you back right now to confess to the Magistrate!"

Saying this, he made a move to step forward!

Xue Yishu quickly said, "Brother, wait! I still have something to say!"

Su Mo stopped with a frown, "What else do you have to say?"

Xue Yishu explained, "Don't worry about my father blaming you!"

"He doesn't want me to marry that woman; it's just my mother's idea!"

Su Mo was stunned, "If that's the case, why did you run away?"

Xue Yishu sighed, looking utterly dejected, and slowly uttered a few words.

"Father is henpecked!"

This reason left Su Mo speechless!

He never imagined that the County Magistrate, who usually carried himself with great authority and whom no one in the office dared to defy!

Was actually henpecked!

After a moment of silence, Su Mo said, "In that case, I shall take my leave!"

Xue Yishu quickly called out to Su Mo, "Brother, please wait a moment!"

Su Mo frowned and looked at the fake scholar, "Is there anything else?"

Xue Yishu hesitated slightly, then gritted her teeth and said, "I have nowhere to stay at the moment!"

"Could you take me in?"

This time, Su Mo was truly taken aback.

He had been wondering what excuse he could use to get her to come with him.

He never expected her to proactively ask him to take her in?

Was it appropriate for a young lady from an official family to go to a stranger's home?

Did she not think her disguise was good enough that people wouldn't recognize she was a woman?

Seeing Su Mo stunned, Xue Yishu's eyes darted, and she said, "Don't worry! I won't mistreat you!"

She produced a silver ingot from somewhere, "Here are ten taels of silver."

"If you take me in, the silver is yours!"

She paused, then added, "However, it must be for at least seven days!"

"Also, if my mother sends people to catch me, you have to help me drive them away!"

Su Mo couldn't help but ask, "Why seven days?"

Xue Yishu explained, "Seven days later, my uncle will arrive in Changping County."

"Uncle spoils me the most."

"As long as I beg him, Mother definitely won't force me to get married again!"

As she spoke, her eyes darted again. "Uncle is a true master, and even an Immortal Path practitioner!"

"When Uncle arrives, I'll ask him to guide your skills, and you'll definitely make rapid progress!"

Su Mo was truly shocked this time.

"What?"

"Your uncle is an Immortal Path cultivator?"

Xue Yishu looked smug. "Scared you, didn't I!"

"Uncle is a Spirit Severing Realm Immortal Path cultivator, very powerful! He usually cultivates diligently and rarely goes out!"

"Father finally managed to invite him to Changping County!"

She paused, afraid Su Mo wouldn't believe her, and pulled out an ancient jade pendant from her neck.

"This is a Magic Item my uncle gave me!"

"If anyone bullies me… hmph!"

She wasn't stupid, though; she didn't say what would happen if someone bullied her!

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