The Immortal Cultivator, the Female Knight-Errant Is Captured!

The moment Luo Lie said this, the constables and runners behind him instantly turned grim.

They all raised their long sabers, iron rulers, and chains, poised for action. They were only waiting for Luo Lie to give the order before stepping forward to seize them!

Although the people of the Five Peaks Gang had often called them brothers and given them plenty of gifts in the past,

at critical moments, they naturally knew who the real strong backer was!

Did the Subordinate Clerks think they would show loyalty to them?

What a joke!

Luo Lie's sudden change in attitude caught Su Mo completely off guard.

He had thought that after Luo Lie accepted the money, he would let them go, or perhaps even arrest the shopkeeper and his daughter and throw them into the county jail.

Su Mo had been considering whether he should step in.

But Luo Lie had actually chosen to stand up against the Five Peaks Gang, as though they had some deep-seated grudge!

Jia Kangyi had never expected Luo Lie to show him the slightest respect. His face darkened as he glared at Luo Lie and said ominously, "Captain Luo!"

"Have you really thought this through?"

"Forget about refusing Jia's face. Are you refusing Great Leader Cao's face as well?"

The moment the words "Great Leader Cao" came out, a trace of apprehension appeared on Luo Lie's old face.

Jia Kangyi was merely the Five Peaks Gang's Third Leader.

There were two even more ruthless figures above him.

Especially the Great Leader, Cao Yucheng. Although he rarely showed his face, he was vicious beyond measure and had slaughtered countless people. There were probably no fewer than a hundred lives on his hands!

Yet he was exceptionally cautious in his actions, and most of those he killed were assorted martial-world figures from the three religions and nine schools.

The authorities had never been able to seize on any evidence against him.

But Luo Lie still gave a sinister, cold laugh. "What does Cao Yucheng amount to?"

"He relies on a few Immortal Path techniques and then thinks no one else exists, acting without law or restraint!"

"Don't truly think the government has no one who can deal with him!"

"If he falls into this constable's hands, I'll seize him along with the rest!"

Jia Kangyi's face turned livid, and he could not utter a single word!

Luo Lie was only a constable among the Subordinate Clerks!

There was nothing particularly formidable about the people under his command either. At most, they were second- or third-rate figures!

Jia Kangyi was confident that once he brought out his iron gall, he could take Luo Lie's life!

But behind Luo Lie stood the Changping County government office, and even the entire Great Wu court!

The Subordinate Clerks might be locked in fierce internal struggles.

But the moment an outsider touched their reverse scale—for example, by killing Luo Lie—the Subordinate Clerks would absolutely join forces without hesitation and beat that person to death!

This was the foundation on which the Subordinate Clerks relied to survive: their control over the government's lowest-level authority.

Anyone who wanted to shake that foundation would become an enemy with whom they would fight to the death!

Jia Kangyi could only watch helplessly as the runners stepped forward. Completely ignoring the injuries of the Five Peaks Gang members, they roughly bound them tight with ropes!

Seeing this,

Su Mo intended to leave.

He did not know why Luo Lie had chosen to clash head-on with the Five Peaks Gang. Presumably, they had offended him badly.

But it had nothing to do with him, and there was no need to get involved.

The shopkeeper and his daughter were pitiful.

Unfortunately, reality was simply this cruel!

The people were butchered like fish, and the people themselves butchered the fish! Since they were commoners, they had to be prepared to be treated as fish on the chopping block!

This was also why Su Mo wanted to become an official—a high-ranking official.

Only then could he firmly seize control of his own fate!

There were countless pitiful people under heaven, and injustice could be found everywhere.

If he looked after every one of them, he could forget about doing anything else in the future!

Just as Su Mo was about to call Xue Yishu over and turn to leave, someone suddenly poked him lightly in the small of his back.

Su Mo turned around.

He was instantly speechless.

Heroine Chen, who had just championed justice, had actually sneaked back!

She had changed into a hairpin-and-cloth skirt she had somehow found, and had smeared mud and ash across her face. Unless someone knew her well, it was truly difficult to recognize her as the female knight-errant from before.

At that moment, she was using the great sword hidden beneath her cloth skirt to poke Su Mo.

When Xue Yishu saw Heroine Chen, she also came back to her senses from her shock at the surviving fragments of Li Bai's work.

Lowering her voice curiously, she asked, "Why did you come back?"

"Aren't you afraid of being arrested by the constables?"

Women who usually remained deep within their boudoirs—especially rebellious young women like Xue Yishu, who had dared to climb over a wall to escape an arranged marriage—usually envied female knights-errant who lived freely and repaid grievances and kindness as they pleased.

In Xue Yishu's eyes, the consequences of beating up local ruffians and hooligans were not worth mentioning.

She was not truly afraid that Heroine Chen would be taken away by the constables. She had merely asked out of curiosity.

In her view,

even if Heroine Chen was arrested by the authorities, as long as she explained the circumstances to her father, her county magistrate father, who had always been just and impartial, would naturally release Chen Qianyu at once.

When Heroine Chen heard Xue Yishu's question, she rolled her eyes and said irritably, "Wasn't I afraid you would be arrested?"

After a pause, she knitted her brows, her face full of confusion. "Strange!"

"The constables actually want to arrest people from the Five Peaks Gang?"

"Could it be that there are actually good people among the constables?"

Su Mo coughed twice. "Heroine Chen, next time you speak, please consider the feelings of your audience!"

Heroine Chen snorted and stopped speaking to Su Mo.

She merely raised her chin haughtily, like a proud little hen!

Su Mo did not argue with Heroine Chen either. "Let's go!"

"We'll talk after we get back!"

Something like this happening in the Eastern Market was highly disadvantageous to his smoothly taking over the Eastern Market.

He still had to seek advice from his experienced old uncle.

But right at that moment,

a detached voice rang out. "Captain Luo! Wait before you seize them!"

Su Mo froze.

Someone else was coming?

Was this a soap opera? Or were they playing a monster-fighting game, where defeating the small one brought out the big one?

Unable to resist, he looked in the direction of the voice.

An emaciated old man in his fifties or sixties, with graying hair and beard and dressed like a steward, slowly emerged from the crowd!

Su Mo's eyes narrowed instinctively, and his heart filled with wariness.

Although the other man was dressed only as a steward and servant, he gave Su Mo an extremely dangerous feeling!

Luo Lie also narrowed his eyes slightly and stared coldly at the old man.

"Who are you, and how dare you obstruct the authorities from handling a case?"

The old man shook his head. "I am merely a servant of Cao Manor who happened to pass by. Naturally, I would not dare obstruct the authorities from handling a case!"

"It's just that I've followed my master for many years and know a little about the Great Wu Law."

After pausing, he continued unhurriedly, "I have a question."

"The Five Peaks Gang members are suspected of injuring someone, so they are to be taken back to the county office for judgment."

"Shouldn't the woman who injured them also be seized?"

When Luo Lie heard the old man claim to be a servant of Cao Manor, his expression suddenly changed!

Then he took a deep breath and slowly said, "We will naturally arrest the woman who injured them and bring her to justice. There is no need for you to trouble yourself!"

The old man suddenly glanced toward Su Mo, then sighed. "If that's the case."

"Forget it!"

"I'll meddle in this matter just once."

As he spoke, he raised a hand.

A black rope flew strangely from his sleeve like a black snake, shooting rapidly toward Heroine Chen behind Su Mo!

Su Mo's expression changed drastically!

This old bastard was an Immortal Path practitioner!

But before Su Mo could act, Heroine Chen reacted even faster.

She flashed forward and shielded Su Mo behind her. With a clang, she drew her treasured sword and slashed at the black rope like lightning.

The black rope moved like a living spirit snake. With one bend and one stretch, it sent the great sword flying, without suffering the slightest damage!

Heroine Chen had no time to react!

The black rope had already wrapped around her several times, leaving her unable to move!

The old man dressed as a steward tugged lightly on the black rope. Heroine Chen was pulled helplessly into the air, then fell straight into the old man's hands!

He lightly slapped Chen Qianyu once on the back.

Chen Qianyu immediately went limp, as if all strength had left her body.

Only then did the old man retract the black rope into his sleeve. He shoved Chen Qianyu toward Luo Lie and said expressionlessly, "I have seized the woman who injured them."

"Captain Luo, take her back to the county office and interrogate her properly. Find out what kind of criminal she is, to dare act so lawlessly and treat the Great Wu Law as nothing!"

After a pause, he added coldly, "I will report back to my master and keep a close eye on this case. Do not let the criminal escape justice!"

As expected, I got struck in the chrysanthemum. It hurts so much! Brothers, do you have any monthly votes? Help this kid preserve his chastity and turn the tables! I beg all you Yan Zus and Liu Yifeis!