Chapter 180: Ruthless

Originally Chen Yan wanted to ask the boatman a few more questions, then go find trouble with those evil spirits and monsters.

After all, he came to test the law; if such pests existed inside, he would never succeed.

Those so-called Axe Gang will definitely be flattened.

Unexpectedly, before he could go look for them, the Axe Gang people themselves came to his door.

"What are we doing here, what's it to you?" She Ge's eyes were unfriendly.

If it weren't for not being able to figure out this person's background, he would have already attacked.

But he hadn't intended to attack, yet Chen Yan couldn't hold back.

She Ge never expected him to dare strike; by the time he reacted, a slap was already in front of his face.

"Pa!"

"Ah!!"

That slap was extremely heavy; She Ge was slapped straight to the ground, letting out a painful wail.

"She Ge!!"

The two lackeys behind him exclaimed in unison.

She Ge spat out a mouthful of bloody foam mixed with a tooth; his face twisted, he roared: "You son of a bitch, tired of living; I'll chop him to pieces for me!"

The two lackeys, hearing that, without hesitation, grabbed the axes at their waists and charged forward together.

"Xue Li!" Chen Yan coldly spat out two words.

Xue Li behind him had long been unable to restrain himself, without needing Chen Yan's order.

Simply put, facing such scum as the Axe Gang, he would feel no psychological burden in attacking.

"Bang!"

In a single stride, the lackey at the front was instantly kicked far away by Xue Li, falling to the ground with blood continuously flowing from his mouth.

The last lackey had just raised his axe when Xue Li grabbed his wrist.

He only felt his hand encountering unprecedented resistance; no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move forward even an inch.

"You......" the lackey's eyes filled with terror.

Before he could finish speaking, Xue Li kicked him flying again.

Chen Yan saw this, his eyelids twitching; that lackey was kicked at least four or five meters, his chest caved in.

In his view, the two men's front ribs were probably smashed to pieces, and their internal organs could be anything.

Their chances of survival were slim.

All this was caused merely by Xue Li's one kick.

"Innate divine strength, truly living up to its reputation." Chen Yan silently praised in his heart.

While he was stunned, She Ge on the ground still tried a sneak attack, but Xue Li easily subdued him and slapped him again in the face.

"Lord Bo, how should we handle this?" Xue Li asked.

Chen Yan opened his mouth, about to say something, when he suddenly remembered something and reached out to wipe his hand on Gao Yang.

"Damn it, this guy's face is greasy; hitting him dirtied my hand."

Gao Yang: "......"

Xue Li: "......"

Gao Yang lowered his head, saw the stain on his arm's clothing, instantly flushed red, and said, "You bastard, what are you doing?"

"You damn it, dislike dirt, does old lady not mind being dirty?"

"I......"

Chen Yan completely ignored him, walked up to She Ge, saw he had fainted, then turned to the boatman and said: "You go first, this has nothing to do with you."

"Hey, hey, okay, County Magistrate." The boatman, as if pardoned, hurriedly rowed away.

"Wake him up." Chen Yan said.

"Okay, Lord Bo." Hearing that, Xue Li showed a smile, lifted She Ge's collar, and slapped him again on the other side of his face.

"Pfft~"

She Ge was slapped until he spat blood, his eyes opening dazedly.

But soon he realized what had happened and immediately begged for mercy: "Sir, this sir, I, the lowly one, have eyes but fail to recognize Mount Tai, I have offended you."

"Please, sir, raise your hand high, spare me; I will surely make amends in the future."

Chen Yan was surprised: "You're actually someone who can bend and stretch; too bad you met me."

"Alright, cut the nonsense; I ask, you answer, understand?"

"Understood, understood." She Ge quickly put on a fawning smile, while in his heart he plotted how to escape and then take revenge on this pale-faced brat before him.

"I've heard your Axe Gang has quite the background; even the County Magistrate of Weinan County needs to fawn over you." Chen Yan looked at She Ge with a half-smile.

"I'm really curious, what exactly is the background of your Axe Gang that makes the Weinan County Magistrate so eager to please you?"

"Uh...... don't blame me, sir, but actually the Axe Gang has no background; we just regularly pay tribute to the Weinan County Magistrate each month......"

"Break his leg." Chen Yan, too lazy to listen to this nonsense, ordered.

"Wait, I......" She Ge immediately panicked; he never expected the person before him to be so unreasonable, wanting to break his leg at the drop of a hat.

But before he could defend himself, an unimaginable surge of pain shot from his leg.

"Ah!!"

"My leg, my leg......"

She Ge clutched his leg, wailing nonstop.

Chen Yan: "If you don't tell the truth, your other leg will break right away."

"Then your ten fingers, then your wrists, then your arms."

"Xue Li's strength is enormous; I will let him crush your bones bit by bit, so that after experiencing endless pain, you will wish you were dead."

Although he was smiling, everyone present felt it was so cold.

Gao Yang didn't bother with the stains on his clothes, instinctively covering Xiao Sizi's eyes, not wanting her to continue watching.

Snake Brother was sweating profusely from the pain, gasping heavily, and from time to time letting out a cry of pain.

"Very well, it seems you choose not to speak."

"Xue Li......"

"Wait, wait!" Snake Brother shouted, "I'll speak, I'll speak."

Apparently afraid that Xue Li would act, he didn't wait for Chen Yan's response and loudly said: "The reason the County Magistrate of Weinan County treats our Ax Gang with respect is because our boss is the younger brother of the concubine of Official Zhang."

"\"Official Zhang? Which Official Zhang? \" Chen Yan found it ridiculous."

Just being the younger brother of a concubine allows one to dominate Weinan County near Chang'an City, treating the County Magistrate as a lackey, the law as nothing, and the common people as weeds.

How ironic.

He today wanted to see just how great this so-called Official Zhang really was.

Only then could his own concubine's younger brother be so arrogant.

"I don't know......" Snake Brother's face turned ashen, his lips trembling, he hurriedly explained: "Young master, I really don't know."

"I only happened to overhear the boss and the County Magistrate talking; I only know that the person behind the boss of the Ax Gang is called Official Zhang, but I really don't know the specific name."

Chen Yan nodded, believing that in this situation Snake Brother should not be lying.

Just as he was about to speak, a sudden excited shout came from behind.

"Brother Chen."

Turning his head, he saw Du Gou leading many people in formal official uniforms trotting over.

"Brother Chen, how did you come here?" Du Gou approached, looking very pleased.

Chen Yan raised his hand, signaling him not to speak yet, then his gaze swept over the people Du Gou had brought behind him.

As the official, I originally intended to first inspect and understand the lives of the people of Weinan County upon taking office today.

"But......" Chen Yan's words paused, his voice gradually turning cold: "As the official, I have discovered that there are many immortals in our Weinan County."

"......"