Even when he had faced medical disputes in his previous life, Hu Xiaotian had never fallen so low that everyone wanted to beat him. To keep the townsfolk from recognizing him, he had even resorted to a bamboo hat, sneaking into the carriage like a thief. Only after the curtain fell did he breathe a sigh of relief and remove the hat. "I was suffocating!"
"Have you sorted out the matter of the notice?" Murong Feiyan asked.
Hu Xiaotian shook his head. "That old bastard Xu Qinglian would love nothing more than to see the townsfolk beat me to death. I'm sure he'll keep stirring up trouble."
"And you're just going to swallow it and sit around waiting to die?"
A savage gleam flashed in Hu Xiaotian's eyes. Grinding his teeth, he rested a hand gently on Murong Feiyan's shoulder. "Feiyan, help me finish that old dog with one slash tonight!"
"What?" Murong Feiyan jumped at his words. Are you out of your mind? You're an official, not a bandit! Then she saw the carefree grin already spreading across his face and realized he had deliberately said it to tease her. Furious, she raised her dainty fist.
Hu Xiaotian hurriedly said, "Hold on! A gentleman uses his mouth, not his fists..." He knew perfectly well how powerful Murong Feiyan's dainty fists were. She straightened her fingers and merely gave him a light poke. His body instantly went numb, leaving him unable to move. "Hey... you actually struck my acupoint... hahaha..."
Murong Feiyan clearly had no intention of letting him off easily. She struck his Laughing Waist Acupoint next, and Hu Xiaotian's merry, frenzied laughter filled the carriage.
At first, Liu Kuohai, who was driving outside, thought nothing of it. But when the laughter went on and on without stopping, his