"Hold on!"

The head of the constables heard the familiar voice of Magistrate Ho at the doorstep, and he felt that his job would be easier with the magistrate around.

He turned around and saw that Magistrate Ho was dressed in his official uniform.

Magistrate Ho is serious now, he thought.

The other constables also thought the same, and they shouted at Lin Xuan Qi.

"You better not retaliate now that the magistrate is here!"

Plop!

They tried to take a step forward closer to Lin Xuan Qi, but the oppressive aura came upon them, and they froze in their path.

All of them clutched their hands onto their chests.

Their hearts thumped fast and hard uncontrollably, giving them pain from it.

"Magistrate, he is defying your presence, inflicting pain onto your men." Zhu Di, who was helped to his feet by some of the constables, glanced at Magistrate Ho and said.

He wasn't about to let go of the chance to have more charges against Lin Xuan Qi.

However, Magistrate Ho's expression wasn't what he had expected.

Magistrate Ho was cowering with his back hunched, with his eyebrows locked.

His eyes darted to the side.

Zhu Di glanced over and saw someone behind Magistrate Ho.

There were only a few persons in Hong Feng City that could make Magistrate Ho cower like he did.

The men behind Magistrate Ho stepped forward.

He was an old man also in an imperial official uniform, beaming with authority even though he was thin and frail.

Zhu Di recognized the old man immediately.

It was the governor of Hong Feng City, Governor Tan.

Beside Governor Tan were three other men.

One whom Zhu Di knew dearly.

"Senior martial brother Lee! I'm glad you are here. Look what this man did to me, help exact revenge for me!" Zhu Di bowed to the man and said.

"Silence!" Senior martial brother Lee shouted at him, and a gust of wind blew out of nowhere.

"But he..." Zhu Di wanted to say more, but senior martial brother Lee turned into a shimmer and came in front of him in an instant.

Slap.

Zhu Di's face was slapped hard by senior martial brother Lee, twisting his face to the side.

His cheek bone, which was already fractured by Lin Xuan Qi, emitted more pain with the impact of the slap.

When he turned his face back at senior martial brother Lee, the side of his face that was slapped was now two times bigger than the other side due to the swelling.

"Don't you think I don't know what went on between you, Su Chen and Wu Tong!" Senior martial brother Lee shouted, and he glanced back at the other man standing beside the governor.

The man was a middle-aged man, dressed in luxurious looking silk clothing, standing beside Lee He Song.

He had rings on all his fingers, and his belt was embroidered with precious stones.

"Master Sima Ye, I will make sure the investigations bring upon justice for young master Lin." The governor said to the middle-aged man.

Sima Ye nodded and said, "I trust that you will make the right choice. Sima Family will be ready to help if you need it."

He glanced at Lin Xuan Qi and the carnage in the mansion and said, "As for the damages...."

The governor quickly bowed and said, "The Su and Wu clans shall pay for whatever damages they wreak upon the Lin Mansion."

"I'm confident you will make the right choice, governor."

The governor bowed, gave out a sigh and glanced over at Magistrate Ho.

He cursed at Magistrate Ho, stepped forward towards him and gave him a kick in his buttock.

"Governor..." Magistrate Ho stumbled and pleaded.

The governor slapped him on his back and said, "I never knew that you would be so dumb to let Su Chen and Wu Tong mess around in the property of the Sima Family."

Magistrate Ho drew in cold breath through his mouth, and he glanced at Su Chen and Wu Tong.

He cursed them for putting him in such a predicament.

Magistrate Ho then barked his orders at the constables.

"Put Su Chen and Wu Tong in cuffs! Bring them back for investigations!"

Su Chen and Wu Tong glanced at each other.

They had never expected things to turn out in this manner.

"You can't do this! My father will not be pleased!" Su Chen pointed at Magistrate Ho and shouted.

Wu Tong, who was beside Su Chen, kept quiet with his head lowered.

He knew all was lost when the governor and Sima Ye appeared.

Miscalculating the background of Lin Xuan Qi had led him to utter failure.

The Sima Family, with its close connection to Qing Feng sect and the imperial court, wasn't someone they could trifle with.

Su Chen saw his silence and shouted at him, "Don't keep quiet! Where are your plans now?"

Wu Tong shook his head and didn't even want to look up at Su Chen.

He had always taken Su Chen as a plaything for him to manipulate.

But it turned out that there was a price to pay when things went wrong.

Clank.

The constables tried to put the cuffs on Su Chen, but he struggled.

This made Magistrate Ho fume with anger.

"Give him a beating he won't forget!" He shouted and the constables got to work.

Thud.

One of the constables hit the back of Su Chen's knee with a kick.

It made Su Chen kneel, and the other constables descended upon Su Chen.

When they were done, they turned over to Wu Tong.

Wu Tong raised his hands and waited for them quietly.

Watching them, Zhu Di knew that he had made a mistake taking the bribe from these two.

But it was too late for him as he could feel senior martial brother Lee's stare at him.

"Master's birthday celebration is coming soon, and master has already said that he doesn't want any troubles from us."

Zhu Di looked down at the ground, not even daring to give out a whimper.

He wanted to get moving and bring Su Chen out of the mansion, but a figure stood in his path.

It was Sima Ye.

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