novelhk Chapter 256: It's so good to have bodyguards
Chapter 256: It's so good to have bodyguards
He glared and shouted angrily.
"You bunch of good-for-nothings! What's so scary about them? Hurry up and get to work! Are you going to clean the latrines?"
The servants dared not think any further. They were used to being arrogant, so beating people was commonplace for them.
Then several people rushed forward, ready to pick on the weakest one first and subdue the woman who spoke so rudely.
Unfortunately, they messed with the wrong people.
Li Xiaoxiao's skills were actually no worse than Long Jinyan's, and she even had a slight advantage in some areas, such as her flexibility, which was much better than his.
Just then, three men appeared in front of her. One threw a punch, one kicked, and the third tried to grab her ankle. But to her surprise, Li Xiaoxiao bent over and then flipped one leg up, as if turning the pages of a book, easily dodging the punches and kicks. She even managed to kick the man who was trying to grab her foot in the chin.
"boom!"
"Crack!"
Before the person holding the foot could react, he was kicked so hard that he fell backward and flew heavily.
Li Xiaoxiao didn't give the other two a chance to react. After regaining her balance, she stepped forward in a lunge and swiftly struck the puncher in the abdomen with her hunched body.
Because she was so fast, the man didn't have time to react before he was hit in the abdomen. He was in so much pain that he knelt on the ground and started foaming at the mouth.
However, the person who kicked reacted quickly, intending to take advantage of the gap in Li Xiaoxiao's attack to launch a sneak attack. Little did he expect that she would react so quickly, not only dodging the man's right kick, but also managing to keep her body close to the ground and follow up with a ground kick, which just barely hit the man's left ankle.
The man, in pain and due to inertia, did a full split.
"Crack!"
The egg is broken!
Yes, that really was the sound of an egg breaking.
Fang Xiaoxiao was standing not far away, listening very clearly.
As for Long Jinyan, he didn't have any of those tricks up his sleeve.
He grabbed the fat man's neck with his right hand, swung his left hand in a wide arc, and delivered a powerful punch to the man's face.
"boom!"
Before Wang Mang could even utter a curse, he saw stars and was sent flying several meters away like a deflated balloon.
However, the two servants who followed were practically complete novices.
Long Jinyan didn't exert any effort at all, and simply kicked each of them in the abdomen.
Before either of them could respond, they fell straight to the ground.
Good heavens, that's like a human bomb.
It's all over.
Fang Xiaoxiao had to admit that having bodyguards was definitely a good thing.
Although she now has some skill, she is still no match for the two people in front of her.
These two are incredibly skilled in combat; one of them could easily defeat ten of hers.
Just then, someone reported the incident to the police.
Then they saw people from the government office not far away, a group of people dressed as constables coming over.
There seem to be about ten of them.
However, the person in charge was a young man dressed in blue.
The man had a fair complexion, and through the red and green candlelight, one could vaguely discern his haggard appearance.
As he strode up to the group, the man waved to the constables, signaling them to form a circle.
At this moment, Wang Mang, who had been lying on the ground silently pretending to be dead, saw that the reinforcements had arrived. He stopped pretending to be asleep, got up, and angrily rebuked the leading man.
"What kind of officials are you? How could you arrive so late? Don't you know we were beaten by others?"
"Xu Changqing, take a good look at this. My handsome face has become such a grotesque mess. If the person who assaulted me is not dealt with properly, I will definitely report to my master that this is due to the incompetence of your government."
Right and wrong, black and white, were no longer so important to him; what mattered most was his master's strength.
He was the most favored person in the Shangguan family by the master; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to obtain the management and operation rights of five shops on West Street.
Furthermore, their master is a powerful figure in the court; even the prefect has to bow his head and offer his condolences when he sees him.
Not to mention during festivals and holidays, the gates of the mansion were almost trampled down by that group of officials.
Wang Mang, sporting a pig-like face, kept criticizing Xu Changqing for his incompetence.
Xu Changqing looked at him and could only remain silent, waiting for him to finish speaking.
At this moment, Long Jinyan couldn't stand it any longer and spoke up.
"You brat, how dare you insult an official! Do you know what crime you have committed?"
Wang Mang had just finished cursing when he heard that the guy who hit him dared to stand up for someone else, and he found it quite amusing.
He turned around, his face no longer showing the fear he had just displayed, and instead teased.
"Haha, how ridiculous! You're an outsider, yet you not only commit violence and injure people in the street, but you also want to lecture them. You're simply courting death."
"Who doesn't know their own death? If you hadn't attacked first, how could our Jin Yan have retaliated and even committed violence and injury in the street? You have a lot of nerve, don't you know the meaning of the word 'shame' at all!"
Fang Xiaoxiao couldn't stand it and walked over to Long Jinyan to scold him.
You have to understand, she's in the right right now.
But who could have imagined that before she could say anything more, that guy named Xu Changqing would speak up.
"Take down all these out-of-towners who committed violence and injury in the street and bring them back to the prefectural government office to await the prefect's judgment!"
"!!!"
Fang Xiaoxiao and the others looked at her in disbelief.
"Hmph, who doesn't know their own mortality, who commits violence and injures people in the street? I think Xu Changqing, the registrar, should know far better than I do!"
"Yes, yes, what Brother Wang Mang said is absolutely right."
"Who would call you brother? Don't insult our status. You're just a lowly clerk in the prefect's office."
"Yes Yes Yes."
Xu Changqing looked at the hunched figure, who appeared obsequious.
He's just a clerk now.
Just then, he heard a familiar voice behind him.
"I never expected you to be this kind of person. I, He Jinnian, have been blind and misjudged you!"
He Jinnian strode towards him, ignoring even the constables blocking his way, and pushed them aside.
Upon seeing this, the constable was about to draw his sword.
"stop!"
Xu Changqing felt guilty, but he couldn't explain anything to him. He could only angrily rebuke the blind constable and say...
"Who are you? How dare you spout nonsense? When have I ever known you? Stop talking nonsense, or I will punish you for opening your mouth."
"Alright, alright, that's right, we don't know each other. How could we possibly know each other? You are Registrar Xu, Lord Xu, while we are just commoners!"
Hearing his old friend's cold words, He Jinnian felt a surge of resentment.
Back then, both of them worked in the Criminal Investigation Department, but later, due to some events, Xu Changqing left the department and disappeared without a trace.