Eldest Young Lady Chen's question was cold, startling the town mayor into hastily offering an explanation with a salute.
"Reporting to Miss Chen."
"This gentleman is not from Qinghe Town. He is merely a scholar passing through and teaching here."
The town mayor was experienced enough to immediately sense that Miss Chen had taken some interest in Mister Yi. That was no good thing.
Mister Yi was Qinghe Town's benefactor. He absolutely could not be sent off to join the army and fight, or how would he face the children of the town afterward?
Yet Miss Chen's imposing presence was far too overwhelming. The old town mayor did not dare speak frankly and could only offer a tactful defense, using Yi Feng's status as an outsider to exempt him from the obligation of military service.
Who would have thought that the moment he finished speaking—
Chen Yuxin lowered her eyes and glanced sideways, her tone turning even frostier!
"I am asking you whether he is on the conscription list!"
An unquestionable force radiated from her deep voice. She spoke indifferently from on high, frightening the old town mayor into lowering himself even further, as though he had committed some grave mistake.
Even so.
The old town mayor still gritted his teeth and answered, holding to his explanation.
"N-No, he is not."
"This Mister Yi is an outsider, so he is not on the conscription list."
No matter what pressure he faced, he had already made up his mind. Even if the tragedy of conscription could not be avoided, he had to at least protect Yi Feng and let this benefactor live safely in town.
For an ordinary town mayor to persist so firmly was already no easy feat. Under the pressure brought by Miss Chen, even the hands he held