Chapter 515: Chapter 143: The Prime Minister Arrives! Battle Between Grandmasters
The clerks who had previously run to the side,
were also stunned at this moment, a set of bewildered eyes turning this way. They truly hadn’t expected things to turn out like this.
For a while, none of them knew what to say.
"Colluding with river bandits, plundering merchant ships—well, a death like this is what he deserved!"
Just then—
Ye Liuyun suddenly spoke in a calm tone.
As he finished, he turned his head in passing, looking toward the direction of the clerks.
"Don’t you agree?"
Just a single glance made these people shudder involuntarily.
They weren’t fools—they could tell clearly enough.
Ye Liuyun had known all along about their County Magistrate’s dealings with the river bandits.
The only one still clueless and acting like a fool was the County Magistrate himself.
"Yes, yes, yes!"
No time to think too much—the first clerk to react immediately nodded in agreement.
"I’ve wanted to report him for a long time now. This County Magistrate has been colluding with the river bandits, harming the people of Lishui City. But the County Magistrate was all-powerful here—no one dared utter a word!"
With these words,
The others also quickly snapped out of it and nodded their heads in unison!
"Yes, yes, yes!"
"That’s right, I’ve been long dissatisfied with this County Magistrate!"
"..."
Now that the County Magistrate was dead anyway, of course, they had to shove all blame onto him alone.
If any of it splashed on them, that would truly be bad luck.
Faced with this, Ye Liuyun wasn’t surprised at all, and for now, didn’t bother with them. After all, none of them could escape Lishui City right now, so why rush?
This was also when—
Jiang Jing and Feng Feiyi had successfully defeated that middle-aged man.
And brought him before Ye Liuyun.
"Thud!"
With a single dull thud, he was thrown to his knees right in front of Ye Liuyun.
Ye Liuyun turned his gaze back and looked over.
Though captured, the man’s face showed no sign of fear.
Instead, catching Ye Liuyun’s eyes, he even snorted proudly in contempt.
This reaction made Ye Liuyun let out a laugh he couldn’t hold back.
"Trying to die, are you!"
Hot-tempered as ever, Shi Sheng roared wide-eyed the moment he saw that attitude from the man.
"Show some respect in front of the lord!"
"..."
The man didn’t even deign to pay Shi Sheng any attention.
He just turned his head the other way.
"You!"
This attitude pissed Shi Sheng off even more. He was just about to act when Si Nan stopped him.
"Enough! Let the lord handle it. Don’t go making a mess of things!"
"..."
What do you mean, ’making a mess of things’?
Shi Sheng shot Si Nan an irritated look, but sensing Ye Liuyun’s glare, he finally calmed down.
Thinking he’d find a time later to have a good talk with Si Nan.
"Judging by your attitude, seems your backer isn’t someone small. You’re so sure I can’t kill you?"
The middle-aged man’s manner,
it couldn’t be plainer—he was saying he had someone powerful behind him, so he didn’t fear being caught by the Embroidered Uniform Guard at all.
Or rather, even if he was caught, he didn’t think his life would ever truly be endangered.
"Hmph!"
Another cold snort, just as scornful as ever.
The arrogance on his face made it look like he didn’t even want to exchange a single word with Ye Liuyun.
"Fine then!"
Seeing this, Ye Liuyun had no desire to keep talking.
He just gave a little shrug.
He might be Innate Perfection, and while his Talent Entry wasn’t anything special, he was a far cry better than those riffraff river bandits.
And now that he’d spotted him, naturally he couldn’t let him go.
"Just kill him!"
If you won’t cooperate, then just take him out.
What’s the point in wasting any more time?
"???"
The straightforwardness of it left the middle-aged man noticeably stunned.
Wait—so decisive?
Aren’t you supposed to arrest me and throw me in the Imperial Prison first? Who just kills someone outright like this? Are you really the proper Embroidered Uniform Guard?
"Understood!"
But before he could react—
Si Nan and the rest had already responded knowingly to Ye Liuyun’s order.
Clearly,
it was as if they’d predicted Ye Liuyun would give this command all along.
As they acknowledged the order,
cruel grins spread across their faces.
"Be a little less arrogant next life, huh!"
With that,
one drew his saber, looking ready to chop down any moment.
"You—!"
This scene genuinely scared the hell out of the middle-aged man. His earlier arrogance came from believing he was untouchable,
but if he was really about to die—well, that was a different story altogether!
And right at that moment—
"Long time no see, Governor Ye!"
An abrupt voice cut through the tension, capturing everyone’s attention.
"Hm?"
Turning around, Ye Liuyun raised an eyebrow in surprise as he saw Fu Zhengqing walking over at a measured pace.
He’d been focused elsewhere just now and honestly hadn’t noticed Fu Zhengqing’s arrival.
Wasn’t he supposed to be out on a pleasure outing?
Behind Fu Zhengqing trailed several officials in court dress, though Ye Liuyun only gave them a quick glance before setting his eyes on Fu Zhengqing himself—the current Prime Minister.
He could sense instantly—
That once Fu Zhengqing appeared,
a flash of obvious delight flickered in the middle-aged man’s eyes.
As if, so long as Fu Zhengqing was here, his rescue was at hand.
Ah, so that’s how it is!
Ye Liuyun suddenly laughed—no wonder this guy was so confident; turns out his patron was Fu Zhengqing.
But really, it wasn’t surprising. Fu Zhengqing, as a Grandmaster and the Prime Minister, would of course keep some competent men in his retinue. The previous Southern Governor was like that, and this middle-aged man was too.
