When they saw Li Feng step into the courtyard, the three people who had been sunk in despair immediately stirred.
Zhang Maochun froze for a moment, then hurriedly edged toward Li Feng and shouted:
"Feng, you came just in time! Aren't you a constable with the City Guard Office? Hurry! Draw your saber and scare these thugs off! Tell them that if they dare touch you, they'll be defying the City Guard Office-a capital offense!"
He knew Li Feng was only a lowly white runner and might not have much real ability. That was why he had deliberately kept his words vague instead of spelling out Li Feng's rank, hoping the title of constable would frighten these men away.
As long as Li Feng stood in front of them, the Green Bamboo Gang would have some reservations. Even in the worst case, if they realized he was only a white runner and actually attacked, protecting civilians like them was still his duty as a constable of the City Guard Office.
Shen Xiuying's voice trembled too. "Brother Feng, please save us! I... I've saved some silver working in the shop over the years. You can have all of it. I don't want to be sold to the Spring Breeze House. Please, for the sake of our childhood friendship..."
When Sister Yulian had tried to bring them together before, she had mentioned that Li Feng was only a white runner. Seeing how thin and frail he looked now, Shen Xiuying had little faith that he could face so many gang thugs, each as fearsome as a fiend, all by himself.
But she had no other option now. She could only hope the Green Bamboo Gang still had some sense. However bold they were, surely they would not beat or kill someone from