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"Xu Qi'an, I've given you plenty of face, so you can't slap me in the face, can you?"
"These guys in the room are all my men. My reputation isn't worthless, and my dad's a high-ranking official; he hasn't broken any laws here."
Zhu Yinluo pulled Xu Qi'an to the doorway, his smile vanished, and he lowered his voice to speak.
Xu Qi'an saw a chill in Zhu Yinluo's eyes, clearly feeling that his words had greatly offended him.
After all, such unspoken rules are so disheartening and a blatant slap in the face.
The suppressed sobs of the young girl, filled with fear, echoed in the front hall, sounding jarring to Xu Qi'an's ears.
"Your father is Jinluo?" Xu Qi'an's voice turned cold. He then broke free from Zhu Yinluo and turned back. He was determined to save this girl.
Zhu Yinluo's expression completely changed. He held Xu Qi'an tightly, revealing his seventh-grade cultivation level. Xu Qi'an, who was only an eighth-grade cultivator, was unable to take a single step.
“Xu Qi’an, I’ve always been a decent person. Although I’m Jinluo’s son, I’ve always given you plenty of face.”
"I haven't offended you today, and I was even thinking of inviting you to try something new. If you don't like it, please leave. Let's keep to ourselves and go our separate ways."
"You're determined to ruin my plans for the sake of a mere female relative of a disgraced official, aren't you? If this matter goes to Li Jinluo, you'll be in the wrong!"
Xu Qi'an thought to himself, "If my master were here, he would definitely chop you up alive."
Those who lack conscience and basic human decency are better off dead.
His gaze swept over the terrified girl, then fell upon Zhu Yinluo's eloquent and aggrieved expression. Xu Qi'an could no longer contain himself and finally erupted.
"roll!"
His roar startled all the night watchmen in the house, and the roof beams trembled.
"Hey you, Zhu, get out of my way!"
Chapter 307 Master, your disciple has killed someone!
The night watchmen's office wielded immense power, with a strict internal hierarchy; the difference between silver robes and bronze gongs was like heaven and earth.
Xu Qi'an knew, of course, that from the perspective of human relationships, Zhu Yinluo had indeed given him a lot of face and treated a bronze gong as an equal.
"Listen up, if any of you do anything improper today, I will report it to Lord Wei in person!"
Xu Qi'an had been personally received by Wei Yuan, a fact known among the night watchmen, who all assumed it was due to Li Chang'an's influence.
Now that Xu Qi'an says he's going to file a complaint, no one dares to doubt that he's just bluffing.
In the front hall, the gong players were so frightened that they took several steps back, but seeing Zhu Yinluo's unfriendly expression, they dared not speak.
"Ah!"
Zhu Yinluo's ashen face suddenly broke into a cold smile, and his previous obsequiousness vanished completely.
He reached out a hand and patted Xu Qi'an's face. "Are you a greenhorn? Don't you know the rules? Don't you understand that the law doesn't punish everyone?"
"Do you think this kind of thing hadn't happened before you came? If you go and complain, do you think Lord Wei would punish me, a mere silver gong, for such a trivial matter?"
"Do you know how many people have done this kind of thing? If you sue, how many people will you offend? Do you still want to work in the night watchman's office?"
"Let me teach you a lesson. Even though you have a powerful master protecting you, to be an official in the capital, you must first learn how to be a good person..."
Zhu Yinluo had done this kind of thing many times, so he knew his limits. Besides, he had a powerful father, so humiliating a few female relatives of convicted officials was nothing to him.
He pointed to the silver gong on his chest and said, word by word, “Look carefully, I am the silver gong, and you are just a bronze gong.”
Among night watchmen, subordinates are absolutely obedient to their superiors, even more so than in the military. If Xu Qi'an dared to fight with Zhu Yinluo, it would be a serious crime, and he would be killed without consequence.
Zhu Yinluo knew that if he were to be frightened by a small copper gong today, he would truly become a laughing stock in the night watchman's office.
He simply couldn't understand why Xu Qi'an was so insensible. He could have just pretended not to see it and not offended anyone. Why be so stubborn?
He turned and walked towards the little girl, but Xu Qi'an caught up quickly and grabbed his arm.
Zhu Yinluo, a seventh-rank official, roared and punched Xu Qi'an, sending him flying.
"You think you're so great? Get lost!"
Zhu Yinluo didn't go for the kill, but the punch still made Xu Qi'an spit out blood and fly several feet backward.
Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao, who were outside the door, quickly helped Xu Qi'an up and tried to dissuade him.
"Ning Yan, let's forget about it, it's not worth it."
"Yes, it is a serious crime for the copper gong to lay a hand on the silver gong. The silver gong can be executed on the spot, regardless of the reason."
Xu Qi'an struggled to sit up, shook his head which was almost dizzy, and his vision became clearer.
He saw Zhu Yinluo walk back and tear off a piece of a girl's clothing. The girl, who was only in junior high school in his eyes, let out a pitiful wail.
Zhu Yinluo's cold gaze swept over Xu Qi'an's direction, and he glared at him fiercely.
Xu Qi'an's somewhat hazy consciousness was instantly awakened by the girl's scream. He stood up abruptly and spat out the blood in his mouth.
Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao sensed the burst of energy emanating from Xu Qi'an and easily shook them off. Then they saw Xu Qi'an step back into the room, his eyes bloodshot!
At this moment, Xu Qi'an was impulsive. He took a few steps and arrived in front of Zhu Yinluo. He might as well quit, but he was determined to beat this grandson of Zhu to a pulp today.
His most powerful move right now is the Six Gods Technique that Li Chang'an passed down to him, and he has only learned one move, Vajra Release.
Zhu Yinluo sensed Xu Qi'an's aura, instantly straightened up, then turned around and drew his black gold longsword, preparing to teach Xu Qi'an a lesson.
In his view, Xu Qi'an was only an eighth-rank official, one rank lower than him, and therefore could not harm him.
However, when Xu Qi'an got within a step of Zhu Yinluo, his aura suddenly surged, and a fist slammed into Zhu Yinluo's chest.
Zhu Yinluo was shocked because Xu Qi'an didn't even draw his sword; he attacked directly with his flesh and blood, and his aura was extremely domineering!
"Oh!"
Just as Zhu Yinluo's sword was drawn, Xu Qi'an's fist slammed into Zhu Yinluo's chest, narrowly avoiding the silver gong, and striking the heart.
Zhu Yinluo's expression changed drastically, his eyes almost popped out. He felt a sharp pain in his chest, his heart went numb for a moment, and he was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the corner of the wall, smashing the cabinet there. Blood splattered all over the wall, turning it bright red.
Zhu Guangxiao and Song Tingfeng were still stunned, because they had witnessed Xu Qi'an smash Zhu Yinluo's chest with a single punch.
Just now, blood spurted from Zhu Yinluo's chest, revealing a huge hole, and his heart inside was clearly shattered.
Zhu Yinluo's men rushed forward, only to find that the muscles and bones inside the bloody hole had been completely crushed, and a large pool of blood had been spilled on the ground.
Zhu Yinluo's eyes widened, the intense pain almost numbing him. He struggled to extend his finger, pointing tremblingly at Xu Qi'an.
"The following...insubordinate...will die..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xu Qi'an was still fine, but Zhu Yinluo's head lolled to the side, and he completely lost his life.
Xu Qi'an calmed down. He never expected that he could directly pierce through Zhu Yinluo with less than 20% of the power of the Vajra Release move of the Six Gods Technique.
Although he didn't intend to kill, the person is dead, so whether he intended to kill or not is no longer important.
He bent down, picked up the clothes from the ground, and threw them to the crying little girl, saying, "No one will dare to touch you today."
Then, Xu Qi'an looked at Zhu Yinluo's men and shouted angrily, "Did you hear me!"
Seeing that Xu Qi'an had truly defied his superiors and killed Zhu Yinluo with a single punch, the men with the gongs were terrified and immediately knelt down.
"I heard it, I heard it."
"I will do as Lord Xu says."
Then, the gong-wielders lifted Zhu Yinluo's body and hurriedly left.
They went to find Zhu Jinluo, and Xu Qi'an didn't want to stop them; this matter couldn't be kept secret.
Looking at the huge hole in Zhu Yinluo's chest, Song Tingfeng's heart sank completely; this spoiled brat was utterly dead.
"Ning Yan... go find Lord Li, or escape from the capital as soon as possible..."
Although Xu Qi'an was nervous, even more so than when he was assassinated last time, he knew that Li Chang'an had a way to protect him.
Song Tingfeng glanced at the bewildered girl and couldn't help but say, "Ning Yan, it's not worth ruining your promising future for a complete stranger."
Xu Qi'an looked at the child's innocent face and said, "She's still a child, I can't remain indifferent."
Then, he took off his waist knife and gong, threw them hard on the ground, and strode towards the door.
Li Chang'an's residence.
As usual, Xu Qi'an stepped directly through the gate.
“Big…big pot…”, that was Xu Lingyin’s voice.
Little Pudding Xu Lingyin is now a frequent visitor to Li Chang'an's residence, after all, it's her brother-in-law's house, and there's a lot of delicious food there.
At this moment, Xu Lingyin's mouth was stuffed with dried meat. She was sitting in a pavilion with Xu Lingyue when she saw Xu Qi'an hurriedly walking towards Li Chang'an's study.
Xu Lingyin usually greets Xu Qi'an with a smile, but today she was so frightened that she couldn't speak.
"Ning Yan, the young master is in the main hall," Xu Lingyue called out hurriedly.
Xu Lingyue wasn't putting on airs; as Li Chang'an's concubine, she was in fact Xu Qi'an's elder.
Xu Qi'an immediately turned around and ran towards the lobby.
"Sis... Big Pot is so fierce..."
Xu Lingyin was startled, then continued chewing the meat jerky in her mouth, "She must be starving to do that."
Xu Qi'an arrived at the main hall of the Prince's Mansion and happened to run into Li Chang'an giving a sermon to Princess Pingyang.