Chen Yuan was highly alert. With a shift of his feet, he dodged the approaching cyan figure.

He had no interest in any kind of accidental encounter.

He disliked trouble immensely.

"Ouch..."

Liu Ruoqing fell to the ground, scraping the skin off her palm. She glared at Chen Yuan.

"You... why did you dodge? Didn't you know I would fall if you dodged?"

Chen Yuan frowned, somewhat disgusted.

"Even if you were to fall to your death, what does it have to do with me?"

With a cold snort, Chen Yuan stepped forward, intending to leave, completely ignoring the woman on the ground.

His good mood for the day had been ruined. This woman deserved to die!

Seeing that the small constable before her was ignoring her, Liu Ruoxuan, who had always been lawless since childhood, felt a surge of anger in her heart. With a glint in her eyes, she shouted loudly,

"You lecher, how dare you take advantage of me! Stop right there!"

Her voice immediately drew the attention of the surrounding people to them.

Chen Yuan paused and turned his gaze to Liu Ruoxuan with a blank expression.

"What did you say?"

Liu Ruoxuan snorted and stood up, tilting her head.

"The pebble just now was clearly thrown deliberately by you, just to take advantage of me. Luckily, my agility is superb, otherwise you would have succeeded."

She glanced at Chen Yuan's official uniform, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes.

Seeing that the woman before him dared to slander Chen Yuan, Wang Ping immediately went to draw his saber, but Chen Yuan stopped him with a gesture.

"What, you want to make a move?" Liu Ruoxuan scoffed.

"Two small yamen runners want to move against me? Let me tell you, Yellow Constable Huang Xing of your Ping'an County is an old acquaintance of my family. If you know what's good for you, kneel down now, otherwise, hehe..."

Liu Ruoxuan was not afraid of Chen Yuan and Wang Ping's actions, and continued to threaten.

"Ruoxuan, what's going on?"

A man in blue robes also arrived nearby at this moment, asking with concern.

Liu Ruoxuan's lips curled up, only saying that these two were lechers, but Liu Changzhi knew the general situation at a glance, thinking it was simply nonsense.

He stepped forward and said softly,

"Alright, you guys go."

"Hey, Second Brother, don't let them go. I've long wanted to punish some government dogs, and it's perfect to have some fun with them..." Liu Ruoxuan said urgently.

"You..." Liu Changzhi felt a headache.

This younger sister of his was simply spoiled rotten.

"Apologize to my sister and leave quickly..." Liu Changzhi said, about to turn around and persuade Liu Ruoxuan not to cause trouble here.

But before he could finish speaking, he heard a cold voice,

"Leave? Apologize? Have some fun? Heh... what do you think you are, daring to act wildly here, slandering court officials in broad daylight, you deserve to die!"

Chen Yuan's eyes were slightly cold, flashing with a hint of killing intent.

"Court official..."

Liu Changzhi's brow furrowed. Surprised, he carefully sized up Chen Yuan. When he saw the纹饰 (wen shi -纹饰, decorative patterns) on his uniform that was different from ordinary yamen runners, he was shocked.

The constable before him was actually an official!

"May I ask which department this lord is from?" Liu Changzhi's tone began to change to be very polite.

Seeing this, Liu Ruoqing also knew that the guy before her was not an ordinary yamen runner. She pursed her lips and snorted softly.

Chen Yuan stepped forward with a blank expression and swung out a palm. Liu Changzhi's pupils constricted, and he dodged sideways, trying to avoid it, but how could Chen Yuan give him a chance to retreat?

His footsteps flashed quickly.

"Slap!"

A solid slap landed on Liu Changzhi's face, knocking him to the ground.

Looking down at him,

"What does it matter to you which department I'm from?"

Wang Ping behind him immediately drew his saber and placed it on Liu Changzhi's neck, preventing him from moving.

Liu Ruoqing froze in place, looking at this scene in disbelief. Her Second Brother, a Blood Refining realm expert, was knocked down without even dodging?

This...

"You... why did you hit someone?"

Liu Ruoxuan turned to glare at Chen Yuan.

"Hm?"

Chen Yuan's gaze shifted to this very annoying woman.

For some reason, Liu Ruoqing felt a chill from the bottom of her heart, and her hair stood on end.

"Ruoqing, shut up!"

Liu Changzhi scolded, then forced a smile.

"My lord, my sister was being ignorant just now and offended you. I apologize on her behalf."

"Heh, you know you're afraid now? Do you think you can just apologize and let it go so easily? If it were any other constable, they would probably be made miserable by you today!"

Chen Yuan's face was gloomy, suppressing his anger.

What he said was true. If it were other yamen runners without strength, they would definitely be harassed terribly by this woman.

"This... my lord, I am Liu Changzhi, from the Liu family of Cao County. I am an old acquaintance of Yellow Constable Huang Xing of your county yamen." Liu Changzhi quickly announced his family background, trying to use the name of the Huang family to get through this.

As for the revenge for this slap in the future, he would slowly settle it!

"Huang Xing, how about I send you to see him?" Chen Yuan's lips curled into a cold smile, and he continued,

"The Liu family of Cao County? Heh..."

Did they really think they were so amazing?

Chen Yuan did know about Cao County. It was located northwest of Ping'an County and was roughly on par with Ping'an County in terms of strength. It was not a big county. So what about the Liu family?

No matter how strong they were, their hands couldn't reach Ping'an County.

If he was intimidated by a name today, it would spread throughout Ping'an County tomorrow!

He would have more trouble, and more people would come to challenge his authority.

After all, his cultivation was only at the Blood Refining realm, which was not outstanding. Probably many people were watching him.

"This... this..." Liu Changzhi's eyes darted around, trying to find a countermeasure.

The guy before him was not afraid of Huang Xing and the prestige of their Liu family at all. This was troublesome. He might have some background or be the son of an official who had come to Ping'an County to train.

Seeing that the name of the Liu family couldn't intimidate the guy before her, Liu Ruoqing said with some grievance,

"You're such an annoying person. It's just a small matter, but you have to make a big deal out of it. It's clear that you didn't support me just now. Putting aside the facts, don't you have any fault at all?"

Hearing Liu Ruoqing's words, Liu Changzhi secretly thought it was bad. This was not Cao County, where everyone would indulge you. Your words would probably make the guy before you even angrier.

Sure enough, before he could speak,

Chen Yuan's eyes narrowed, his footsteps flashed, and he arrived in front of Liu Ruoqing in an instant.

"Slap."

Chen Yuan used some force and slapped the arrogant woman before him on the face. The powerful force directly caused her to lose her balance and fall to the ground.

"Putting aside the facts, then what am I supposed to talk to you about? Your mother?"

Chen Yuan looked down at the woman on the ground with a blank expression.

These words made absolutely no sense, still putting aside the facts... It was really disgusting!

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