Gongyang Wei was completely dumbfounded.
Good heavens!
Why did such an absurd plot unfold?
These people were constables?
"Young Master Gongyang, are you reporting us to the authorities?" Song Yunfei asked with a sinister grin.
The flare Gongyang Wei had released earlier was called a Cloud Piercer.
It was expensive.
Only the truly wealthy could purchase it from the authorities.
Once the Cloud Piercer was fired, nearby constables would arrive immediately.
They had received similar distress calls before.
But they never expected that this time, the person requesting help was trying to arrest them.
As fate would have it.
Wang Xingping was handling a neighborly dispute nearby when he saw the Cloud Piercer and rushed over with his men: "What's wrong... Oh, Constable Chen, you've already arrived?"
Chen Nan chuckled: "It wasn't that we arrived first, but rather Young Master Gongyang used the Cloud Piercer in front of us to try and arrest us, so we put on our constable uniforms."
Wang Xingping was taken aback.
There was such a thing?
"Young Master Gongyang, what is going on?" Wang Xingping asked politely.
He had met Gongyang Wei before.
He knew he was the eldest grandson of the Gongyang family.
However, even though the Gongyang family ranked second in Tongcheng, no family dared to challenge the authority of the government.
For imperial power transcended all other forces.
"A misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. This is all a misunderstanding today," Gongyang Wei said, his face full of anxiety. He had only set his sights on the house Chen Nan had purchased, never imagining the other party was a constable from the county yamen.
This time, he had truly kicked an iron plate.
"A misunderstanding?" Chen Nan sneered. "From what you're saying, you want to settle this privately?"
Gongyang Wei awkwardly replied: "This is a small matter, there's no need for it to go public, right? It was my lack of foresight that offended Constable Chen. I apologize." With that, he bowed to Chen Nan.
Chen Nan snorted: "You were going to seize my house and break our brothers' limbs, and you call this a trivial matter?"
"How does Constable Chen wish to handle this?" Gongyang Wei asked with a faint smile.
But inwardly, his anger surged.
If Chen Nan and his men hadn't been wearing constable uniforms, he would never have taken them seriously.
Chen Nan said: "If you want to settle this privately, it's fine. Your men injured five of my brothers. I'm not being greedy. Compensate them two thousand taels of silver each, and we'll let this matter rest."
"Otherwise, I'll have to ask Young Master Gongyang to accompany us back to the county yamen."
"If you refuse to comply, I don't mind executing you on the spot." As he spoke, he slowly drew the saber at his waist.
"Damn your ancestors, you think you can push me around?" Gongyang Wei erupted in fury. "Do you really think I, Gongyang Wei, am afraid of you just because you're wearing a dog's skin?"
Who was Gongyang Wei?
The eldest grandson of the Gongyang family.
He had once joined the Wangyue Sect, and was a disciple of the Sect Master.
If it hadn't been for an accident during his cultivation, which led to qi deviation, he wouldn't have returned to the mortal world to recuperate.
But that didn't mean he had no temper.
He not only had a temper, but it was also extremely fiery.
If Chen Nan had spoken to him nicely, it would have been one thing.
But he was pushing his luck.
This was unbearable for Gongyang Wei.
Gongyang Wei stared at Chen Nan in anger, not hiding his killing intent: "Let me tell you, if you push me too far, I'll make sure you don't see tomorrow's sun—" Before he could finish, his servant behind him directly covered Gongyang Wei's mouth.
He looked at Chen Nan with extreme fear: "Constable Chen, ten thousand taels of silver, right? We'll pay, we'll pay!" While speaking, he quickly took out ten thousand taels of silver with his other hand.
"Slap!"
Gongyang Wei broke free from his attendant's grasp and slapped him across the face, yelling: "You dog, what right do you have to cover my mouth?"
"How dare you make a decision for me and compensate him ten thousand taels of silver?"
"Are you tired of living?"
Gongyang Wei's servant was named Zhu Yong. Although he was a servant of the Gongyang family, it was his first time interacting with Gongyang Wei.
After all, Gongyang Wei had always been at the Wangyue Sect.
Even though he knew Gongyang Wei had a violent and unpredictable temper, at this moment, he showed no fear and said angrily: "Gongyang Wei, do you think you can disregard the law just because you spent a few years at the Wangyue Sect? I tell you, mistakes must be punished."
"The reason Master assigned me to be your attendant is to teach you the ways of the mortal world."
"I'll make the decision on this matter. If you have any objections to me, you can ask Master to replace me when we get home!" With that, he took out the silver notes and respectfully handed them to Chen Nan.
???
Gongyang Wei was suddenly stunned.
Just a servant.
How dare he yell at him?
Even call him by his name directly?
Before he could recover, Zhu Yong bowed to Chen Nan: "Constable Chen, since this matter is settled, we will take our leave!"
Then, he forcefully dragged Gongyang Wei away from Chen Nan's house.
"Zhu Yong, what is going on? Why did you give him money? Why did you dare to call me by my name?" Gongyang Wei angrily asked as they walked onto the street.
"Young Master, I have sinned! But I was thinking of your well-being," Zhu Yong said, trembling. "You should have heard about the matter with Lord Wen Bohou's family, right?"
Gongyang Wei nodded and asked impatiently, "What about it?"
Zhu Yong's face turned ashen: "Young Master Liu Yu had his head cut off on the street, and the one who did it was the Constable Chen you just threatened."
"We can't afford to offend that guy!"
"Plop!"
Gongyang Wei's legs went weak with fear, and he collapsed onto the ground.
Goosebumps erupted all over his body.
He had only recently returned to Tongcheng.
He had naturally heard about that ruthless individual.
Not only had that guy beheaded Liu Yu on the street, but he had also beheaded Lord Wen Bohou and his son in open court.
He just hadn't expected that he had just offended that god of slaughter.
Zhu Yong said nervously: "Chen Nan dared to behead Liu Yu on the street because he was in the right!"
"We were in the wrong this time."
"You also threatened him in public."
"If I hadn't done that just now, he really would have cut off your head."
"Stop talking, hurry and carry me away from here!" Gongyang Wei screamed, and a stream of dark yellow liquid appeared beneath him.
He... was a little too stressed.
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Not long after Gongyang Wei and his group left.
The female companions who had gone out to buy dinner also returned to the courtyard.
Since it was mealtime, Chen Nan invited Wang Xingping and the others to stay for a casual dinner.
They were colleagues.
They saw each other often.
Although they had arrested Chen Nan and thrown him in jail before, they were only following the orders of Assistant Magistrate Gong.
He didn't hold it against them for that matter.
As they were on duty, Wang Xingping and the others did not drink alcohol.
After filling their stomachs, they left.
Chen Nan and the other five, however, drank until around nine o'clock in the evening.
Then.
Chen Nan took out the pills given to him by Han Zongyuan.
After taking them, the facial features of the six of them changed significantly.
It was as if they had become different people.
A cold glint flashed in Chen Nan's eyes: "Let's go to Rumeng Tower and find out what secrets are hidden there!"