Chapter 369

When the bandits saw that a little girl was still putting on airs with them, they were so amused that they burst into another round of uproarious laughter.

Yet they hadn't been laughing for long before one after another, they stopped; until the sound of laughter vanished, leaving only an awkward silence.

Why did they stop laughing?

It was because one after another, figures appeared beside Tang An: a monkey that looked part human and part demon, and a man who looked calm and reserved yet possessed a powerful aura.

The last one did not speak, but the killing intent in his appearance was so tangible that it made their hearts tremble with fear.

They were all bandits who had killed people, so they naturally knew what it was like to have killed, and what the eyes of someone who had killed looked like.

As for the killing intent on Nezha, they didn't even dare to imagine how much blood he had on his hands.

"Wukong."

"I'm here, Master."

"Take the Immortal Binding Rope and tie them up; we need to take them back."

"You got it, Master."

Sun Wukong blew a breath of immortal Qi, which lifted the Immortal Binding Rope from Tang An's hand and tied up all those bandits.

As for that money...

Taking people's money to resolve their disasters—they weren't Buddhas; saving a life required adding twelve years of lifespan, so they had to take some compensation, right?

Tang An collected all the money on their persons, as well as what they had obtained from robbing Kou Yuanwai's family, and stored it all in the Wealth Gathering Ring.

"Let's go, we need to head back."

The four master and disciples walked in front, the bound bandits walked behind, and Xiaotian Quan stayed at the very back to keep an eye on them, in case they tried to escape or some other mishap occurred.

After walking for about two hours, just before nightfall, Tang An and the others finally saw the city tower buildings while leading the group of bandits.

However, before they could even enter the city, a squad of government soldiers arrived with long spears, looking aggressive.

Well, one look and it was clear the butler and Kou Yuanwai's wife had gone to the authorities to slander them. These soldiers had come to arrest them.

"It's not that I'm complaining, but the soldiers here are used to being lazy; they can't even catch a fresh meal."

"They were really just a step away from entering the city and walking into a trap; if they had just continued west, these soldiers would never have caught them in their entire lives."

"Stop." The leading officer blocked their path.

"Are you people from the Great Tang of the Eastern Lands?"

Tang An ignored him, and Sun Wukong and the others didn't speak either.

The officer asked again: "Did you rob Kou Yuanwai's family and kill Kou Yuanwai?"

Tang An ignored him, just watching him silently.

The officer was enraged, "Audacious!"

Tang An got down from Jiuyue, took out her Princess Token, and practically shoved it in his face.

"You? Who are you calling audacious?"

The officer was startled when he saw the Princess Token, but fortunately, she was not a princess of Tianzhu.

"No matter which princess you are, robbing houses and plundering is a violation of the law."

"Come with us to see the official, and let him judge right from wrong."

"If you don't cooperate, don't blame us for being impolite."

"Fine." Tang An retracted the token, "I actually want to meet that brainless Inspector of Tongtai Prefecture."

"I don't know how muddled he could be to raise a bunch of rice buckets like you."

The officer and the soldiers under him were all furious when they heard Tang An speak so insolently.

But Tang An didn't take them seriously at all; she mounted Jiuyue's back and headed toward the Tongtai Prefecture yamen.

Inside the yamen.

Inspector Jiang Kunsan sat alone on the high platform, intending to interrogate them overnight.

"Hmph, you bunch of robbing bandits, you actually dare to impersonate monks and claim to come from the Great Tang of the Eastern Lands."

He slapped the gavel, "You, why don't you confess truthfully?"

Tang An's eyes showed slight displeasure, "Who do you think you're talking to?"

"Huh? Audacious!"

"Audacious?" Tang An walked toward the high platform and went to Jiang Kunsan's side.

The yamen runners wanted to take action, but they found that their bodies suddenly couldn't move.

Tang An grabbed Jiang Kunsan, scaring him so much he clutched his head.

"And who gave you the nerve to interrogate this Princess?"

She held the gavel in her hand; come to think of it, after playing through the Journey to the West, she hadn't played the county yamen dungeon yet.

"If you want to interrogate this Princess, it's not impossible; go, go down there and kneel to interrogate."

Jiang Kunsan was dumbfounded, "You..."

Before he could finish, he saw the Passage Document in Tang An's hand.

"You... ah, you..." Jiang Kunsan's voice grew smaller, his confidence lacking.

"Still interrogating?"

"Interrogating..." Jiang Kunsan waved his hands hurriedly, "Ah, no, no, no."

Interrogating a Great Tang Princess? He didn't have the ability or the nerve; he still wanted to live well and enjoy his old age.

"Even if it really was this Princess who robbed them, you're not interrogating anymore?"

With this said, no matter how Jiang Kunsan answered, it would be wrong, so he could only remain silent and pretend he didn't hear clearly.

"One by one, you're all quite good at playing dumb." Tang An sat on the high platform and slapped the gavel.

"Bring them all up."

Consequently, that group of bound bandits appeared in the yamen, driven in by Xiaotian Quan as if they were ducks.

Tang An leaned back in the chair.

"These people, I leave them to you to interrogate."

"Also, I want you to call that Butler Kou and Kou Yuanwai's wife over, and let them watch those bandits being interrogated in the hall."

"Huh?"

"Yes, yes, yes, this official will go do it right away, will go do it right away." Jiang Kunsan was so scared his hat almost fell off; he hurriedly kicked a few officers to go to Kou Yuanwai's house to make the arrests.

Soon, Butler Kou and Kou Yuanwai's wife were brought over. Also following them were Kou Yuanwai's daughter and son.

Tang An sat on the high platform, closing her eyes to rest.

"Since they're here, start the interrogation. Once it's done, this Princess needs to rest."

"Yes." Jiang Kunsan responded repeatedly.

"By the way, use whatever torture is necessary; they are all bandits who have taken lives, dead or alive doesn't matter."

"Yes." After receiving the order, Jiang Kunsan hurriedly signaled the yamen runners to force everyone to kneel.

Without asking or interrogating, in order to please Tang An, they went straight to heavy torture.

Butler Kou and Yuanwai's wife Chuanzhen'er had never seen such a scene. Coupled with their guilty conscience, they were all scared pale.

Zhu Liya and her younger brother were confused and asked Jiang Kunsan what exactly had happened.

And why did Tang An and the others return, and why was she sitting in the Inspector's seat?

Jiang Kunsan glanced at Tang An, and after receiving her nod, he explained it.

After he finished telling the whole story, Zhu Liya was not only shocked but also extremely hateful.

She knelt before Tang An, as if she had grown up overnight, her words sorrowful and earnest. "I beg the Great Tang Princess to seek justice for my Kou family!"

Tang An was somewhat surprised, "Your family's butler and your mother both said my identity was fake, and that our group of master and disciples robbed your family's property and killed your father."

"How come, you don't believe their words?"

Zhu Liya bowed her head, "You sit in the high seat, so you must undoubtedly be the Great Tang Princess."

"The Great Tang Princess, possessing countless mansions and wealth in the Great Tang, how could she covet that little bit of property of my Kou family."

Oh my, she's got brains.

However...

*Cough*~ She was being praised a bit too highly; she was indeed greedy for money, and she did have her eye on the Kou family's property.

"I won't hide it from you; I caught the bandits, and the property they robbed has also been collected into my pocket."

"As for money, since I've already taken it, there's no reason to return it."

"However... as a trade, I can save Kou Yuanwai and bring him back from the dead."

"What!"

Kou Yuanwai's children were not only shocked but also overjoyed.

But the butler and Chuanzhen'er had their expressions change drastically.