Chapter 36 Trouble

  In the humble thatched hut, Lin Wan'er held a small bowl, looking somewhat listless, drinking the thin porridge with only a few grains of rice, her face looked a bit pale and seemed to have lost some weight.

  Before long, Lin Wan'er put down the small bowl and picked up the embroidery needle in front of her, as if she was about to embroider something, when she heard footsteps coming from the courtyard.

  "Could it be Ah Sheng?" Lin Wan'er's face lit up with joy, and she hastily put down her embroidery and ran out.

  "Sister, I heard that Jia Cuo is coming to cause trouble again, let's hide quickly!" Just then, Bai Ming rushed into the yard and said somewhat breathlessly.

  Seeing that the newcomer was not Shi Sheng, Lin Wan'er was visibly disappointed: "Hide? Where can we hide? They are officials, we can't escape or provoke them. Besides, if we leave, what will happen when Ah Sheng comes back?"

  "This Zhao Zai is getting more and more unreasonable, always finding fault with you lately? This broken thatched hut, where can it hide a murderer? It's clearly an excuse to find trouble!" Bai Ming suddenly changed his tone, and surprisingly addressed Lin Wan'er as "sister".

  "What's that? Youngster, you can eat whatever you want, but don't talk nonsense, or I'll throw you into the big prison!" Just then, a man in his thirties with a square face and wearing a government uniform walked into the courtyard.

  "Haha, Jia Cai Kuai, you're here! Just now Xiao said some nonsense, don't take it seriously!" Bai Ming reacted quickly and immediately put on a cheerful smile.

  "This is about it, nothing else to do today, just came over to take a look, whether any suspects escaped here, I'll go in and search around, if there's no problem, I'll leave!" The middle-aged man finished speaking, and walked into the house with an air of indifference, rummaging around.

  After drawing his sword, he stabbed the wooden bed frame repeatedly, and holes of various sizes appeared on the bed. Lin Wan'er didn't dare to make a sound, while Bai Ming had an apologetic smile on his face, but his eyes revealed a hint of anger.

  After searching around, they turned Lin Wan'er's home upside down. When leaving, they 'accidentally' knocked over the large water vat in the courtyard, spilling all the well water that Lin Wan'er had painstakingly fetched, flooding the entire floor.

  "Jia, you're being a bit excessive, aren't you? A water jug may not be anything to you, but it's my sister's family heirloom. What will we use to hold water now that it's gone?" Bai Ming finally couldn't bear it and said with some slight anger.

  With a loud kick, Bai Ming was kicked flying to a distant place. Jia Bu quickly let out a cold hum: "This time I'll just give you a lesson, next time it won't be so simple, otherwise..."

  "Otherwise how?" Just then, Shi Sheng walked in from outside and looked at the situation in the yard, frowning: "Wan Er sister, what's going on?"

  "Ah Sheng? You're back?" Lin Wan'er was taken aback when she saw Shi Sheng, then excitedly ran to his side. It seemed that after seeing Shi Sheng, she immediately felt a sense of security.

  "It's like this..." Before Lin Wan'er could even open her mouth, Bai Ming suddenly stood up and roughly summarized the situation. Apparently, a constable named Jia Ren had been coming to cause trouble recently.

  "Oh? Even our water vat at home was smashed? Is this not giving us a way to live?" Shi Sheng looked at Jia Cuo and said with a slightly angry face.

  "Haha, you little brat, what's the point of coming back? If anyone's to blame, it's only because you've offended someone you shouldn't have. Hmph, I'll be back in a few days!" Jia Ren shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, two young whippersnappers, he himself being an official, and even if he didn't have this status, there was no way he'd be afraid of them.

  "Stop!" Shi Sheng saw Jia Ren wanting to leave and suddenly shouted a sentence.

  "What? You still want me to stay for a simple meal?" Jia Ren said impatiently.

  "How much of my family's property have you damaged? If you compensate me in full, I'll consider the matter settled. Otherwise..." Shi Sheng's voice trailed off as he gave Jia Ren a cold, icy stare.

  Seeing this, Jia Renxian was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing: "Haha, are you crazy? It seems that today I'll have to teach you a lesson!"

  As he spoke, Jia Ren took a few steps forward and arrived in front of Shi Sheng. He immediately lifted his foot and kicked him with a loud "thud", striking Shi Sheng's body. To know that this was an adult's kick, and one from a constable with some martial arts skills at that, let alone a teenager over ten years old, even an ordinary adult would find it hard to withstand.

  Bai Ming was so frightened that he didn't dare to move, Lin Wan'er's slender body flashed out with a look of anxiety to replace Shi Sheng, but Shi Sheng simply stretched out his arm and protected Lin Wan'er behind him.

  Tap tap tap!

  Shi stumbled backward several steps, but Jia Ren also retreated several steps, his eyes twitching slightly as he felt that what he had kicked was not a person, but something as hard as wood.

  "You, have you practiced martial arts?" Jia Ren asked in surprise and uncertainty.

  "Apologize and compensate!" Shi Sheng said coldly, without any nonsense.

  Lin Wan'er and Bai Ming were shocked, but it wasn't just shock at Shi Yun's strength, it was also shock at the aura he was emitting right now!

  "Hmph, so you've practiced martial arts? Do you dare to oppose the imperial court? I'm here to investigate a suspect, and with your skills, could it be that you're the suspect we're looking for?" Jia Ren revealed a sinister smile.

  "It seems that talking to someone like you is a waste of words!" As soon as Shi Sheng's voice fell, his figure leaped out and pounced on Jia Ren.

  "Hum? You dare to fight me? Looking for death!" Jia Ren's eyes flashed with a cold glint, and without thinking, he drew his sword and stabbed at Shi Sheng who was pouncing on him.

  Bai Ming said in a low voice, "It's not good," and the officer ordered the killing of these poor civilians, who could be easily silenced with an excuse. Lin Wan'er let out a sharp cry and rushed over hastily.

  At this moment, the sword suddenly paused slightly, as if it was frozen in mid-air by an invisible force. Jia Ren's face changed, and he seemed to have used a great deal of strength to slowly thrust the long sword forward for a short distance.

  It was such a slow movement that even an ordinary person could easily dodge, let alone Shi Sheng's agility. His figure shifted to the side and arrived beside Jia Ren, his fist clenched, and with a loud crash, he heavily struck Jia Ren's chest.

  Shut up!

  A cracking sound of bones breaking echoed out, clearly falling into the ears of everyone present. With a "pu" sound, Jia Ren's face turned red, and a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out. He stumbled backward several steps, finally thudding to the ground with a "thud", his face filled with intense fear.

  "You, are you a cultivator?" Jia Ren's mouth was still bleeding and his eyes were filled with extreme terror as he stared at Shi Sheng.

  "Huh? You actually know about the cultivators, then you should also know that even if you're an official, I'll kill you and the government won't dare to intervene. I'll give you one last chance, are you going to die or compensate and apologize?" Shi Sheng's eyes emitted a cold gaze, seemingly filled with murderous intent.

  Jia Ren's body shook slightly, and he didn't suspect Xiu Nian's words at all. Although he was just a small official, he still knew something about Xiu Nian's affairs.

  "I apologize, Master Shi, Miss Lin Wan'er, and Master Bai Ming. It's my fault for coming here to stir up trouble and causing damage. I'm willing to compensate for everything. Please, Master Shi, have mercy on me and spare my life!" Jia Ren said, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.

  Lin Wan'er and Bai Ming were stunned, never having thought that one day the officials would kneel down in front of them to admit their mistakes. The two looked at Shi Sheng with a somewhat different gaze.

  "Who told you to come? If there's even half a lie, I'll take your life!" Shi Sheng said with narrowed eyes. (End of this chapter, next chapter is more exciting!)

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