Cultivating Old Man, Heroine Captured!

As soon as Luo Lie spoke, the yamen runners and laborers behind him instantly turned grim.

They all raised their long sabers, iron rulers, and chains, poised to act. They only needed Luo Lie's command to rush forward and apprehend the culprits!

Even though the Five Peaks Gang members had often treated them like brothers and given them plenty of bribes before.

At a crucial moment, they naturally knew who the real power was!

Did they expect subordinate clerks to be loyal to them?

What a joke!

Luo Lie's sudden change of attitude caught Su Mo somewhat by surprise.

He had initially thought Luo Lie would take the money and leave, or even arrest the shop owner and his daughter and take them to the yamen's prison.

Su Mo had been contemplating whether to intervene.

Unexpectedly, Luo Lie was directly confronting the Five Peaks Gang members, as if they had a deep-seated hatred!

Jia Kangyi also hadn't expected Luo Lie to show no respect at all. His face darkened as he stared intently at Luo Lie and said in a low voice, "Captain Luo!"

"Have you considered this carefully!"

"It's one thing if you don't give me face, but are you also refusing to give Great Leader Cao face?"

As soon as the words "Great Leader Cao" were uttered, Luo Lie's old face couldn't help but show a hint of fear.

Jia Kangyi was merely the third leader of the Five Peaks Gang.

There were two even more ruthless figures above him.

Especially the Great Leader Cao Yucheng, who rarely appeared but was incredibly vicious and a notorious killer, likely responsible for at least a hundred lives!

What's more, he acted with extreme caution, mostly killing figures from the underworld and various walks of life.

The authorities couldn't find any fault with him.

But Luo Lie still let out a cold, sinister laugh, "Who does Cao Yucheng think he is!"

"Relying on some Immortal Path techniques, he's arrogant and lawless!"

"Don't think for a moment that the yamen has no one who can deal with him!"

"If he falls into my hands as a constable, I'll arrest him along with the rest!"

Jia Kangyi's face turned ashen, unable to utter a single word!

Luo Lie was just a subordinate clerk and constable!

His abilities weren't particularly impressive, at best a second or third-rate figure!

Jia Kangyi was confident that with his iron ball, he could take Luo Lie's life!

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

Despite the severe internal conflicts among subordinate clerks.

Once an outsider touched the subordinate clerks' bottom line, for example, by killing Luo Lie, the subordinate clerks would absolutely unite without hesitation and crush the offender to death!

This was the foundation upon which subordinate clerks relied to wield power at the grassroots level of the government.

Anyone who dared to shake this foundation would become an irreconcilable enemy!

Jia Kangyi could only watch as the laborers stepped forward, completely ignoring the injured Five Peaks Gang members, and roughly bound them tightly with ropes!

Seeing this.

Su Mo prepared to leave.

He didn't know why Luo Lie had chosen to confront the Five Peaks Gang head-on. He figured the Five Peaks Gang must have offended him severely.

But since it didn't concern him, there was no need to get involved.

The shop owner and his daughter were pitiable.

But reality was just this cruel!

The strong preyed on the weak, and the weak were preyed upon! As commoners, they had to accept their fate as prey!

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

Only then could he firmly grasp his own destiny!

There were countless pitiable people in the world, and injustice was everywhere.

If he were to concern himself with every single one, he would never be able to do anything else!

Just as Su Mo was about to call Xue Yishu over and turn to leave, he suddenly felt a gentle poke on his lower back.

Su Mo turned around.

He was speechless.

Heroine Chen, who had just finished her act of chivalry, had actually snuck back sneakily!

She had changed into a simple dress and hairpin, which she must have found somewhere. She had also smeared dirt and ash on her face, making her unrecognizable as the heroine from before to anyone who didn't know her well.

At this moment, she was poking Su Mo with the great treasure sword hidden in her dress.

Xue Yishu, seeing Heroine Chen, also snapped out of her shock from Li Bai's fragmented verses.

She asked in a lowered voice, full of curiosity, "Why are you back?"

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

Women who usually stayed in their chambers, especially someone like Xue Yishu, a rebellious girl who dared to climb over a wall to escape an arranged marriage, usually admired the free-spirited, righteous female knights-errant immensely.

The consequences of beating up thugs were, in Xue Yishu's eyes, not worth mentioning.

She wasn't truly afraid of Heroine Chen being taken away by the yamen runners; it was a simple question born of curiosity.

In her opinion, even if Heroine Chen were arrested by the authorities, as long as she explained the situation to her father, her father, the County Magistrate, who had always been just and upright, would naturally release Chen Qianyu immediately.

Heroine Chen rolled her eyes upon hearing Xue Yishu's question and said irritably, "Aren't you afraid of you guys getting arrested!"

She paused, then frowned, her face full of confusion and bewilderment. "Strange!"

"The yamen runners are actually trying to arrest members of the Five Peaks Gang?"

"Could it be that there are good people among the yamen runners?"

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

Heroine Chen snorted and didn't speak to Su Mo.

She merely lifted her chin proudly, like a haughty little hen!

Su Mo didn't argue with Heroine Chen. "Let's go!"

"Let's go back first!"

The situation that had arisen in the East Market was quite detrimental to his smooth takeover of the East Market.

He still needed to seek advice from his experienced uncle.

Just then.

A faint voice called out, "Captain Luo! Hold the arrest!"

Su Mo was stunned.

Someone else?

Was this a soap opera? Or a monster-fighting game where you fight the small ones and then the big ones come?

He couldn't help but look in the direction of the voice.

He saw a thin old man, around fifty or sixty, with graying hair and beard, dressed as a butler, slowly emerging from the crowd!

Su Mo's eyes narrowed subconsciously, and his heart grew solemn.

Even though the man was dressed as a butler, he gave off an extremely dangerous aura!

Luo Lie also narrowed his eyes, staring coldly at the old man.

"Who are you, to dare obstruct the officials in their duties?"

The old man shook his head. "This humble servant of the Cao Manor was merely passing by. I would never dare obstruct the officials in their duties!"

"However, I have followed my master for many years and understand a bit of the Great Wu Law."

He paused, then continued unhurriedly, "I have a question."

"The members of the Five Peaks Gang are suspected of assault and are to be taken back to the yamen for judgment."

"Should the woman who committed the assault not also be apprehended?"

Luo Lie's expression changed drastically upon hearing the old man refer to himself as a servant of the Cao Manor!

He then took a deep breath and slowly said, "We will apprehend the woman who committed the assault ourselves. You need not worry about it!"

The old man suddenly glanced towards Su Mo, then sighed. "Since that is the case."

"Never mind!"

"I shall meddle in this one matter."

As he spoke, he raised his hand.

A black rope, like a black snake, flew out eerily from his sleeve, heading rapidly towards Heroine Chen behind Su Mo!

Su Mo's expression changed drastically!

This old fellow was actually an Immortal Path cultivator!

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

She flashed forward, shielding Su Mo behind her, and with a swish, drew her sword, slashing at the black rope with lightning speed.

The black rope moved like a living snake, twisting and turning, and sent the great treasure sword flying, completely undamaged!

Heroine Chen had no time to react!

She was already entangled by the black rope in several loops, unable to move!

The old man, dressed as a butler, tugged lightly on the black rope, and Heroine Chen was uncontrollably pulled up, then fell into the old man's hands!

His palm lightly brushed against Qianyu's back.

Qianyu's body went limp as if all her strength had vanished.

The old man then retracted the black rope into his sleeve, pushed Qianyu toward Luo Lie, and said expressionlessly, "The assailant has been apprehended."

"Captain Luo, take her back to the yamen and interrogate her thoroughly. We need to find out who this ruthless criminal is, who dares to be so lawless and disregard the Great Wu Law!"

He paused, then added coldly, "I will report to the Master and keep a close eye on this case to ensure the criminal doesn't escape justice!"

Damn, I got screwed. This hurts! My brothers, do you have any monthly passes to help this kid keep his integrity and turn the tables! I'm begging all you handsome and beautiful people!