Soldiers swarmed forward in droves, charging straight toward the group, their spearheads pointed directly at Jiang Yanchuan, who sat surrounded by the others, and Jiang Yingcheng, whom he had seated beside him!
The Upright Officials who could hear the little girl's thoughts had anticipated this from the start. Their expressions betrayed little panic; they merely raised their brows in faint amusement and stole a couple of discreet glances toward the rooftop.
-Liaochen and the others carried themselves far too obviously like martial experts. Before coming, they had specifically been told to lie low in the shadows. At this very moment, several of them were likely hiding on the roof, ready to swoop down at Emperor Mingze's command and cut through these men like melons and vegetables!
Jiang Yanchuan never stopped smoothing the little girl's stray hairs. He did not even shift his gaze, merely asking calmly, "What is the meaning of this, sir?"
The Heavenly Origin Sect Leader and the County Magistrate of Quchun curled their lips into vicious grins almost simultaneously, looking nothing like the kind, gentle men they had been moments before.
The County Magistrate of Quchun looked at this newly arrived god of wealth, a trace of pity still lurking in his eyes. "How can I allow outsiders to slander the hardworking people of Qu Chun at will?!"
"We are law-abiding folk huddled here, merely struggling to survive in these troubled times."
Facing the imminent loss of a hefty sum of silver because of this group, the Heavenly Origin Sect Leader glanced at the tools in the corner used to make their various wares, and grief welled up within him. "Life is already so difficult, yet your daughter still spits blood to smear our names. If we don't arrest you, who should we arrest?!"
Jiang Yanchuan nodded