Only after Lu Yao shuffled two steps to the side, looking embarrassed, did the object the man held above his head finally reveal its true face.
-it was a thick stack of hemp paper, almost enough to form a book.
The paper was slightly creased and speckled with blood.
The whole scene was solemn and heavy, yet Lu Yao had single-handedly dragged it in an exceedingly bizarre direction.
[Wow-Uncle Lu's face is as red as a monkey's bottom!]
The Upright Officials present: wow! Now that you mention it, it really was!!
The spectators' gazes whipped toward Lu Yao, who was temporarily serving as a guard before the Imperial Presence-
Although they had all misunderstood the man's intentions just now, who could blame them when Lu Yao alone had charged forward the fastest?!
The onlookers whispered among themselves, their eyes full of teasing amusement.
It really did look like one!!
Lu Yao: "..."
He turned his head slightly and lowered his eyes to Yue Henqing, who knelt beside him, tapping the tip of his foot against the floor.
How about you pay me some compensation? This isn't the sort of suffering a loyal subject like me should have to endure.
There was no government office in Xian Town.
Jiang Yanchuan brought everyone straight to the inn where they were staying. The wooden doors on either side stood wide open, allowing the town's martial artists to watch freely.
Yue Henqing was now presenting his grievance.
"This commoner, Yue Henqing, hails from Yuanling Prefecture. My family was once a renowned local clan, but because we stood in the way of someone else's profits, our entire household was slaughtered in a single night!"
"Of the hundred-odd members of the Yue Family, only an elderly servant escaped, apart from myself, who happened to be