C275

Chapter 275 - Dog's Bite in the Mouth

"What are you waiting for? "If you don't want to hand it over …"

Before the lead guard could finish speaking, he was injured by a burst of internal energy that Xiao Qingqian had released through the air. He landed solidly on the ground, and broke out in a cold sweat due to the pain.

"Who made the rules to have to pay a fee to leave the city?" Xiao Qingqian was on his horse, and asked with a voice as cold as ice.

Seeing that they were finally safe, the people who had been suppressing their dissatisfaction all this time started to question in unison.

The expressions of the group of guards suddenly changed. The lead guard stood up while enduring the pain. At the same time, he ordered the guards to go to the magistrate court quickly.

"If you dare to cause trouble, consider the consequences!"

These words were full of threat!

Upon hearing this, the originally high-spirited crowd immediately quieted down, not daring to make a sound.

Xiao Qingqian raised his eyebrows, "Could it be that the county magistrate is your backer?"

The leader of the guards snorted, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask! Come on, whoever wants to leave the city can leave after paying the money.

Those who were timid left the city in fear of getting into trouble.

Very quickly, the county magistrate with his full brain and belly appeared at the city gates.

"Who's causing trouble?" The magistrate spoke slowly, his long and narrow eyes narrowing into slits.

Wei Qing rubbed her eyes, "So she still has eyes?"

These words caused everyone to burst out in laughter. The county magistrate's expression suddenly sank. "What are you laughing at?"

The commoners were afraid that something might happen, so they all held back their laughter.

"If you don't want to leave the city, then scram!" The county magistrate's eyes narrowed as he shouted in anger.

Everyone looked at Wei Qing and Xiao Qingqian with worry, and quickly left.

"Who exactly are you people? You actually dare to stir up trouble! "

Although the magistrate was fat, he still exuded an imposing aura. If he was a normal person, he would definitely have been scared to death.

However, he was facing Wei Qing as well.

If he was scared to death by a small county magistrate, it would truly be a joke!

Wei Qing curled her lips, "Aiyo, I'm so scared!"

Even though he said he was afraid, his expression did not seem to mind at all.

The county magistrate gnashed his teeth in anger, the fat on his face trembling.

"Men, capture him and bring him to the dungeon. We'll see if he still has the guts to continue making noise after entering the dungeon!"

Hearing that, a group of guards quickly surrounded Xiao Qingqian and his group.

Xiao Qingqian swept his eyes across the faces of the group of imperial guards, and the sharpness in his eyes could cause one's heart to involuntarily tremble once.

"S-Sir, this man is obviously a martial arts master." The leader of the guards held his chest and reminded the magistrate in a low voice.

The county magistrate stroked his chin as his gaze firmly locked onto Wei Qing and the others.

Xiao Qingqian raised his eyebrow, "If you want to pay the city entrance fee, then, where did you spend this silver from?"

The county magistrate saw that his words were unordinary, and even asked such a crucial question. He felt that if he allowed the matter to continue, it would definitely arouse the wrath of the people.

These civilians were not good people. If they were to join forces, it would severely injure his foundation!

Shifting his eyes, he raised his index and middle fingers and signaled for the crowd to surround them.

"Whoever can subdue these two, I will reward them handsomely!"

Brave men would come under great rewards. As if they had been injected with chicken blood, they surrounded Wei Qing and Xiao Qingqian.

Xiao Qingqian sighed, he raised his hand and released some Qi towards them.

Fierce internal energy was not something that the noisy guards could handle. One by one, they fell to the ground.

"Aiyo, it hurts!" Everyone began to cry out in pain.

Seeing these people fall so miserably, the county magistrate's complexion abruptly changed several times. He glared at Xiao Qingqian and asked, "Where did you get that tramp?"

Trash 3?!

Wei Qing speechlessly smacked the corner of her mouth as she sincerely broke out in a cold sweat for the county magistrate.

"This King will tell you where this King came from!"

This … This King?!

The fear in the magistrate's eyes grew as he turned his head to look at Grand Master, who was also sweating profusely.

"You are the Chu, Prince Chu?" The magistrate's voice trembled uncontrollably.

Xiao Qingqian did not dismount, but stared at the county magistrate aggressively.

The magistrate swallowed hard and kneeled on the ground.

That huge voice, in Wei Qing's ears, actually made her feel a kind of heartache.

"This King asks you, where did you spend all the money you paid to leave the city?" Xiao Qingqian's voice was like ice, and the light in his eyes was as cold as knives.

The County Magistrate was so terrified that his forehead was covered in sweat.

He wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve. "This lowly official …"

When the commoners, who were originally afraid that they would get into trouble, heard that Xiao Qingqian was a Prince Chu, they felt as if they had drowned in water and found hope for survival. I knelt down immediately and pleaded: "Prince Chu, please make the decision! "This magistrate is like a fish in the water!"

"All of you are speaking nonsense! "How dare you cause trouble for the people!" More and more sweat flowed down along the county magistrate's face, and very quickly, the collar of his official's robe became wet, "Prince Chu does not need to listen to these unruly words of mine."

"Then tell This King where exactly did you spend the money to leave the city." Xiao Qingqian's voice became colder and colder, following his words, a strong and cramped Qi rose up and cut towards the command.

The magistrate's eyes darted about as he was too anxious to speak a single word. He could only look at the Grand Master for help.

"Nonsense!" The civilian who had just been beaten up by the guard leader glared at them. "You two are a pair of unconscious officials. You are simply a selfish couple!"

Xiao Qingqian's brows trembled, his eyes were like ice as he said, "Why aren't you quickly summoning me from the shadows?"

The county magistrate crawled on the ground, "Prince Chu, this lowly official has done this all for the sake of the commoners! "These people are selfish and wouldn't donate money for the construction of the bridge. That's why Grand Master gave me this idea."

Hearing this, the Grand Master's countenance abruptly changed.

"Brother-in-law, didn't you tell me at the beginning that you wanted to get some good ideas to earn more silver?" Grand Master wasn't stupid, he definitely wouldn't allow the magistrate to use him as a gun.

The county magistrate's expression suddenly changed, "Don't speak nonsense!"

Looking at the Master and the two county magistrate biting each other like dogs, the pressure on Xiao Qingqian had dropped to the extreme, "Enough!"

The two of them, who had originally been quarreling with each other, simultaneously shivered and kept quiet.

Xiao Qingqian said in a deep voice, "This king is here to investigate this matter. If you have any grievances, you can tell this king about it today!"