Chapter 2474

"Ah! What are you doing! Ouch!"

A few agonized screams came through.

Then the sound of light, nimble footsteps gradually drew closer.

The soldiers' cries and footsteps stood out jarringly in the eerie silence.

Everyone looked toward the stairwell.

A slender figure rushed up.

It was actually a woman of breathtaking beauty?

Not very tall, looking to be in her early twenties.

Her face was lovely and gorgeous.

She had a maiden's charm, yet also a young married woman's allure.

She wore a tight black uniform, with a black low-cut lace blouse underneath.

The neckline really was low, but unfortunately nothing could be seen.

Below she wore a black pencil skirt, a pair of long legs in black stockings extending out from beneath it.

The stockings were ultra-sheer—you could see the fair skin of her legs right through them.

They even reflected a bit of light.

It was hard to tell whether it was the stockings catching the light, or the fair, tender skin of her legs.

On her feet were black high heels with red soles, making her legs look even longer.

Her entire outfit was black, but her skin was extraordinarily fair and tender, made even more luminous against the dark clothing.

Her moist red lips drew the eye like the finishing touch on a painted dragon, and those lips were smiling, as if delighted in anticipation of something.

Her long hair was pinned up on top of her head, but one side-tail hung down to her shoulder.

Every lord stared at her blankly.

Of course it wasn't her looks that startled them—though she was indeed extremely beautiful, the lords were looking at her more because her sudden appearance had shattered the eerie atmosphere on the entire second floor.

She was clearly startled too.

Especially upon seeing Zhao Chi's condition, she grew even more alarmed.

"Zhao Chi! How are you!?"

Zhao Chi looked at Shangguan Ting in surprise: "How did you get here?"

Shangguan Ting's expression had already changed: "Didn't you tell me to come find you at the exchange? Tell me, what's going on here? Someone dares to attack you?"

Zhao Chi immediately said: "I'm fine, I've already handled things on my end. Get back right now!"

Zhao Chi truly wanted Shangguan Ting to leave at once.

He really was afraid she would go berserk.

She was perfectly capable of doing something like that.

But Shangguan Ting paid no heed.

Judging by the scene, it looked like Zhao Chi was the one being bullied.

Zhao Chi could endure it, but Shangguan Ting could not.

She immediately roared: "Damn it! Who the hell is bullying my man? Step forward, you bastards!!!"

Her lovely voice echoed through the hall.

Zhao Chi had wanted to try persuading her again.

He hadn't expected one of Meng Yuan's subordinates to step forward and bellow: "And who are you? You dare hurt the guards of Shubei Town—you two dogs won't escape!"

He clearly had no idea what Shangguan Ting's temper was like.

Daring to shout at Shangguan Ting like that would absolutely come at a cost.

But Zhao Chi didn't want to escalate things.

After all, the matter was about to be resolved—best to stop here.

He still had many more important matters to deal with, no time to waste on this nonsense.

Before Shangguan Ting could react, Zhao Chi quickly grabbed her little hand first.

Then pulled her back.

He roared at that subordinate of Meng Yuan: "Are you really looking to die? Do you even know who she is? Shut your damn mouth, don't be so ungrateful!"

Zhao Chi had originally expected Shangguan Ting to fly into a rage, so he gripped her hand tightly.

But to his surprise, a hint of delight appeared in Shangguan Ting's eyes.

She gripped Zhao Chi's hand back tightly, and with a hint of anticipation, asked that subordinate of Meng Yuan:

"You… can tell the two of us are a couple too? We do look pretty well-matched, don't we?"

That question was completely unexpected.

Meng Yuan's subordinate said: "Well-matched? Of course you are—a lecher and a slut!"

Shangguan Ting grew even happier; not only was she not angry, a very obvious smile even appeared in her eyes.

But Meng Yuan flew into a rage.

"Shut your damn mouth! That's Captain Shangguan! All of you, fall back—you too, fall back!!"

"Huh??" Meng Yuan's subordinate was completely dumbfounded.

Zhao Chi was also dumbfounded.

Even the soldiers who had just rushed up the stairs were dumbfounded.

The squad leader asked: "Captain Meng, we… fall back too?"

"You lot go back and report first, I'll be there shortly!"

GLOSSARY:

【Zhao Chi, Shangguan Ting, Meng Yuan, Shubei Town】

The squad leader looked at Chen Zai, and Chen Zai nodded with a mournful face.

The squad of soldiers found it baffling, but they could only obey and withdrew one after another.

Zhao Chi stared at Meng Yuan in astonishment.

This Meng Yuan knows Shangguan Ting?

And from the look of it… it's not just a simple acquaintance?

Shangguan Ting looked over with slight surprise.

The Lingzhu present were even more wide-eyed, but they all felt the show had gotten even better.

Meng Yuan immediately put away his weapon.

He strode over quickly: "Captain Shangguan, what brings you here? Is this your subordinate Lingzhu?"

"Subordinate Lingzhu?" Shangguan Ting looked at Zhao Chi, then nodded: "Yes, he's my little sidekick."

Meng Yuan completely changed his attitude from moments ago, his face practically wreathed in smiles:

"So he's one of Captain Shangguan's people—no wonder he could be so outstanding. I've never seen any town-level Lingzhu stay this calm. Absolutely unmoved even when a mountain collapses before him! He truly has the makings of a great general!"

Hearing him praise Zhao Chi, Shangguan Ting gave a light laugh: "That's right, he is indeed outstanding, but what's going on here? Were you attacking him?"

"No, no, no, nothing of the sort! From start to finish it was just me alone exchanging pointers with him, and I didn't so much as harm a single hair on him—yet he broke two of my ribs."

"Really?" Shangguan Ting looked at Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi, however, didn't want to waste any more words: "Captain Meng, may I leave now?"

"Yes, yes, of course, please go ahead. All of you, move aside! Didn't I tell you to fall back? Why are you still blocking Captain Shangguan and Zhao Chi's path?"

Meng Yuan's subordinates all stepped aside.

They were all very good at reading the situation, and now they understood that this seemingly incomparably beautiful woman was actually a tough character.

Even Captain Meng treated her this way—these subordinates of his absolutely could not afford to offend her.

The subordinate who had yelled at Shangguan Ting especially shrank behind everyone else, hoping Shangguan Ting would forget about him.

They were all thinking about one thing: just who exactly is Shangguan Ting?

Could she be the commander-in-chief of the White Tiger Corps?

But… is there a commander-in-chief that young?

Perhaps she rose by relying on her beauty?

A woman with looks like hers really could climb to a high position on her face alone.

But the question is, how would a woman who relies on her face make Captain Meng react this way?

His subordinates didn't understand.

None of the Lingzhu in the room understood either.

Zhao Chi didn't understand either.