Chapter 47: Another Person Joins In

  But then, knowing that she was looking at her father walking in the direction of Qiao Zheng, she felt strange and annoyed, even giving him a white eye. Only to hear Liu Jian say:

  "How did you come here? Go and busy yourself, we don't need you here." With both hands, she shooed him away, as if his presence was superfluous.

  Qiao Zhengke didn't care about his standoffish attitude, still smiling slyly at him, and leaned in close to Liu Jian, poking his shoulder, looking at him with a friendly gaze: "Then I also can't just stand by and do nothing when you're having trouble, right?"

  It seemed that these two were quite familiar with each other, and seeing Qiao Zheng patting Liu Jian's shoulder twice made her even more certain.

  Qiao Zheng said with a smile, and also looked at Zhi Xiao with narrowed eyes. When he looked at her, it was as if he suddenly recognized her, "Ah, isn't this the little girl who used to send me wild vegetables? Ah, is she your daughter? What a coincidence!" Qiao Zheng asked Liu Jian with a smile, and sighed to himself.

  Liu Jian pushed him away, pretending to be surprised, but actually he already knew the answer. It seemed that Zhi Xiao and this person had met before, but he only told himself now, after a year of entering the city many times without mentioning it.

  Liu Jian sighed, thinking that it was probably a year ago when he knew about going into the city alone. Otherwise, there wouldn't be any other time, as Lian Niang had been keeping such a close eye on him, and it would have been impossible for him to get away. This whole year, today was the only chance he had to sneak out and take a stroll.

  Liu Jian didn't have time to bother with him now, and glanced at the official who was stunned by the sudden situation, this is what needs to be solved urgently now.

  Wang Yi furrowed his brow, unable to think of how there could be such a foolish person in the world. At this moment, someone suddenly rushed forward to acknowledge him, risking their life. Was this person an idiot? Wang Yi was still somewhat unbelieving, and he looked at the man's attire with raised eyebrows, waving his hand back and forth. Could it be that the knife in his hand was made of paper?

  Wang Yi gripped the knife tightly in his hand, weighed it for a moment before pointing it at them, scanning the surroundings with an air of intimidation: "Onlookers, step aside! This isn't a place for you to curry favor or seek connections. If anyone gets hurt by mistake later on, don't say I didn't warn you - I won't take responsibility!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd of onlookers surrounding them, who were packed in tightly, began to stir and move backward, but still curiously gazed at the two parties. It seemed that today's scene would not be settled until some blood was shed. Some people excitedly whispered to each other:

  "You say there are five people in this family, with three of them being young children, which side will have a greater advantage?"

  Next to him, another person who had been watching from the beginning chuckled and stroked his chin, saying: "It must be this official. Didn't you see the knife in his hand? They have a lot of people, but they're all women and children. It's just that one man, who has the guts to really fight with the official? I think it's just a desperate counterattack. You watch, unless they really don't care about their lives."

  This man who had been watching all along now stroked his mustache and gave his own verdict.

  The person who asked the question nodded in agreement, "This street is just like this, with a few arrogant and bullying officials. Other places are better than here, I often pass by here three or five times, and always encounter such situations. Today, I met a hard nut to crack, not easy to deal with."

  Another nodded, "Who on this street hasn't been skimmed off a layer of oil? Yet there are still many people setting up stalls here. You know why? It's because business is better on this street. They all dare to be angry but not speak out, this Wang Yi has some backing."

  The man shook his head and sighed, whispering to someone beside him, discussing the reason for Wang Yi's boldness, the truth of the matter.

  "So that's how it is! Doesn't the local government care about this?"

  At this time, the two of them were discussing when another person squeezed in beside them. The fabric he was wearing was rarely seen as good material, but it was just a practical outfit. It seemed that the owner of his house was a wealthy master.

  One of them said, "I reckon this guy is from out of town?" After getting a polite nod from the other person, he sighed and said:

  "You don't know, in this place the sky is high and the emperor is far away, it's still far from the capital city. This official dares to behave like this, relying on his father being the county government's mentor. Most importantly, the complaint papers have to go through his father first before being submitted. If there's something unfavorable to their family in the complaint, what do you think..."

  He stopped talking and looked at him with an expression that said "you should understand".

  "The man does not think of his achievements, but is doing the work of a wolf in sheep's clothing. It's pitiful and lamentable." He sighed and said this, just expressing his discontent verbally, but after all, it had nothing to do with him, he wasn't interested in getting involved in this commotion, and he watched the standoff between the two sides with an air of detachment.

  In the distance, there was a crowd of people packed into one corner. Looking over, I saw that several people had something in their hands. One hand was holding a stack of things, and the other hand was still holding a brownish-red thing in their mouth, as if they were rushing to buy something good.

  It's so lively in front, but there are also a small group of people surrounding it at the back. What is that thing? It smells sweet from afar, which is quite tempting. So he squeezed in as well.

  "Hey little sister, give me some of this stuff too."

  He finally made it through the crowded checkpoint with his good physique, and first bought something before considering whether he had eaten or not.

  He also learned from others, picked up a piece in a plate, first tasted a small mouthful, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then threw the whole piece in his hand into his mouth, eating with relish, smiling at the busy little girl.

  "Delicious, delicious, what's this thing called? It tastes much better than the pastries from that pastry shop."

  A person next to her urged, "Miss, hurry up and weigh five catties for me, I've already paid the money."

  He gave the line-cutter a sideways glance, shot him a dirty look, and leaned in close to his own companion, intending to say something to him, but he took in the man's height and build, and decided against it.

  "Hurry up and give me a few big ones too." This person also shouted, he tasted it after and didn't expect that this thing was so fragrant and delicious, his hands and feet had to move quickly, otherwise they would be gone.

  ……

  On the other side, Wang Yi and Liu Jian were at a stalemate. Originally, Wang Yi was about to charge forward immediately, but seeing this sudden appearance of this guy, with a sugarcane in his hand, looking at that agile wrist, and hearing the powerful sound of the wind in the air, Wang Yi's hands and feet became somewhat unable to move. Although he had a knife in his hand, this person was obviously an expert, could he really subdue these people at once? He had some doubts.

  At this moment, Wang Yi somewhat regretted not bringing two followers with him today. He now understood that this family was all hot-tempered, even the smallest one holding a whip in his hand, "slapping" it against his palm, his foot twitching with rage, glaring at himself, just waiting for him to make any move before pouncing on him.

  Why not rush forward and teach them a lesson, let them see who's in charge here, and also intimidate those stall owners who are making some noise today.

  Qiao Zheng looked at Wang Yi, turned around with a smile and shook his head with Liu Jianlan's mother, with an attitude that didn't take Wang Yi seriously: "I thought he wouldn't be able to do anything to you today, what is there to fear?"

  Zhi Xiao Bai Le Yan looked at Qiao Zheng, who seemed to have known him and his parents for a long time, and thought: Are they afraid? They're all holding their weapons, five against one, who's afraid of whom? Why is this person talking nonsense?

  It was unknown whether he knew or not, but as soon as he heard Qiao Zheng's lightly spoken words, Wang Yi was thoroughly enraged, and with a fierce wind, he chopped over, clearly showing a furious expression.

  "Stop it"

  Suddenly, a shout burst out, causing Wang Yi to stumble forward. Annoyed that there were still so many people coming to send themselves to death, he was determined not to show any mercy this time. He immediately turned around to deal with the sudden appearance of this guy first, to give this family a lesson, and prevent them from suddenly popping out one after another without end.

  This voice was loud and clear, with a full tone, Qiao Zheng saw that this was still brought out with a hint of internal force, he was also very curious about this guy, raised his eyes to stare at him, vigilant, this place wouldn't have someone coming to help these few people for no reason, otherwise it wouldn't be until today that everyone is still hiding in this remote small place.

  As soon as Qiao Zheng's line of sight went, he saw that the person was just in front of Erni's stall, and had some disputes with another person who bought a pumpkin.

  Who is this person?