Chapter 340

Yue Fuguang ignored only those who were squatting.

"Do it!" A man with an honest-looking face in the crowd gritted his teeth. Watching the carriage that was about to go far away, he finally couldn't hold back his greed and took the lead, charging out with his men.

The man had just rushed halfway when a group of people walked out of the crowd one after another. These people were dressed simply and looked even more like commoners than they did.

The man lowered his voice and shouted threateningly at the leader, "Brother, don't get in the way!"

It would have been fine if he hadn't shouted. The moment he did, he and a few of his fast-running lackeys were surrounded by these 'commoners'.

Then, from all directions, another thirty or forty people dressed as commoners, both men and women, rushed out in a swarm.

These people looked at each other, setting up offensive and defensive stances, but somehow they couldn't distinguish friend from foe. How were they supposed to fight?

Clang!

Clang!

"Stop!" Hearing the sound of Shen Chunying, He Jin, and the others drawing their swords, Yue Fuguang ordered her men to stop the carriage.

Rubbing her hands together, she wanted to watch a good show! And maybe find some live targets to test her 'skills' along the way.

"Shen Chunying, you don't need to worry about me. Take good care of my grandparents and sisters, and tell them not to get off the carriage." Yue Fuguang's head was almost sticking out of the carriage window. She looked back while giving orders to the guards.

"Yes, My Lady!"

Shen Chunying agreed readily, without any nonsense or tug-of-war about staying behind to protect her under the guise of doing what was best for Yue Fuguang.

Yue Fuguang nodded in satisfaction. The people around her really seemed to be very obedient. No matter what her orders were, no one questioned them; there was only strict execution and striving for the best.

Little did she know that while her only requirements for them were loyalty and obedience, the guard team was incredibly competitive internally.

Ever since Shen Chunying gained Yue Fuguang's favor and her cultivation level improved overnight, the already competitive guard team looked at Shen Chunying, and upon hearing that new members were about to join, they became even more fiercely competitive.

On the other side, seeing Yue Fuguang's carriage stop, some people secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The various parties about to clash were still trying to distinguish friend from foe.

One of the middle-aged men stepped forward, cupped his hands to the crowd, and said, "I am Chen Qi. May I ask which paths you brothers are from?"

The real commoners, who had been stunned by the sudden turn of events, saw that these hundred or so people were holding either daggers or arm-thick clubs. Screaming, they hugged their heads and scattered far away.

Just like that, the relatively spacious concrete road was instantly cleared into a large open space, perfect for a brawl.

Hearing the question from the man calling himself Chen Qi, everyone looked at him, but no one stepped forward to answer.

After a few breaths of silence, a sturdy young man in gray stepped forward. He cupped his hands to Chen Qi and said, "I am Shen Kang. Greetings, Brother Chen."

"Song Xiang. Greetings, Brother Shen, Brother Chen."

Hearing these two familiar names, Yue Fuguang nearly choked on the pastry in her mouth. Good heavens, why were these two here?

And dressed like this, mingling among the commoners.

Yue Fuguang looked over and, upon seeing Shen Kang and Song Xiang's faces, couldn't help but secretly marvel. This disguise technique was absolutely incredible!

Both of them were wearing the gray-black clothes commonly worn by commoners. Their wheat-colored skin bore the marks of wind and frost, and their beards were scruffy, looking as if they hadn't been properly groomed for a long time.

If you didn't hear their voices and only looked at their faces, you could only say that apart from their gender and height, their faces didn't resemble their original selves at all!

No wonder she didn't realize there were acquaintances here at first!

Could they be here to catch bad guys?

She just didn't know how many of these hundred or so people were on her side.

The man who had shouted to strike at the beginning stepped forward and said, "I am Xiao Yi. I have long heard of the Junior Preceptor's great name. It is fate that I ran into Her Ladyship here today, so I wish to invite her to be a guest at my home. I'd appreciate it if you all could make things convenient for me. I will surely reward you handsomely in the future!"

Yue Fuguang rolled her eyes. You invite me to be a guest, but did you ever ask for my opinion?

Before the man even finished speaking, he waved at the people behind him. Over a dozen people uniformly broke through the crowd or bypassed them, charging straight for Yue Fuguang's carriage.

"Stop them!"

At Shen Kang's command, the dozen or so people behind him simultaneously struck out to intercept them.

"They are from the imperial court! Stop them quickly!"

Seeing these people draw their weapons, a group of men in black suddenly rushed out from the side to block Shen Kang's subordinates. In an instant, the situation reversed, and Shen Kang's men went from the interceptors to the intercepted.

"We are also here to lend Brother Xiao a hand!"

Yue Fuguang's eyes went wide. Good heavens, in just this short amount of time, aside from Shen Kang's group and Xiao Yi, who was clearly looking for trouble with her, another twenty or so people jumped out, splitting into two factions alongside Chen Qi.

Aside from Song Xiang, an officer of the Crown Prince's Six Guards, there were still over forty people in the field who hadn't revealed their identities.

She just didn't know how many of them were brought by Song Xiang.

Yue Fuguang didn't have to wait long. Over a dozen of them leaped up one after another, all targeting her carriage.

"Stop them! Protect the Junior Preceptor!"

Song Xiang raised his blade and slashed, taking the lead to intercept one person.

And the man named Chen Qi, just like Song Xiang, intercepted another person.

This massive brawl broke out on a battlefield no more than fifty or sixty meters away from Yue Fuguang.

The various factions clashed furiously with clangs and bangs, but Yue Fuguang felt like she was watching a martial arts movie.

Although she had been assassinated many times, every time she watched this kind of real combat, it felt fresh, with different highlights each time. This was especially true now that she had absolute power to protect herself.

From Yue Fuguang, one could see that the national trait of loving to watch drama hadn't changed a bit, even after changing time and space.

[Host, these people are all coming for you. Can you put away your drama-loving face for a moment?]

'System, put your own face away before you talk about me!'

Don't think she didn't know. With the system's data restoration this time, the previously disadvantaged merit system had definitely recovered more.

However, a system's true nature was just like human nature; once awakened, it was very hard to change.

[I... I'm just afraid that Shen Kang and Song Xiang might suffer a loss, so I'm keeping a closer eye on them! The system can't bear to see our own people get hurt!]

'System, I am not what I used to be. Even without your defensive shield, I can emerge completely unscathed, believe it or not?'

The system glanced at Yue Fuguang's increasingly powerful soul and had to admit that the current host was indeed no longer the weakling she once was. It could only advise, [Host, keep a low profile! Low profile!]

Just as the person and the system were bickering, there was a sudden change in the field. Two of the men rushed out of the battlefield toward the commoners by the side of the road.

"Don't let them escape!" Seeing that the people he had been tracking were about to run away because they couldn't win, Shen Kang grew anxious and quickly led his men to pursue.

They had been tailing these people for two days and originally intended to capture them outside the city today, never expecting to accidentally run into the Junior Preceptor returning to the city.

And these people actually dared to make a move against the Junior Preceptor. They were simply audacious.

The two men trying to escape saw the pursuers behind them and exchanged a glance, a ruthless look flashing in their eyes. They kicked over a man who hadn't managed to run far and was hiding behind the bushes, and conveniently snatched a three or four-year-old boy from his arms, holding him by the collar.