Chapter 385: So, isn

"County Magistrate Wei!"

Hu Jiushisan forced a bitter smile, knowing Wei Yuan was trying to scare him, but he couldn't help raising his head to glance at Yu Die, seeing a fleeting sharp look flash across her pretty face; his whole body shivered, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and he said, on the verge of tears,

"I said, I said, isn't that enough?"

Wei Yuan smiled squintingly and said, "Since that's the case, then tell me, what is the meaning of your inexplicable appearance near the Zhang Family?"

Not long ago.

He vaguely sensed that there were extremely dangerous people lying in ambush nearby, and a single misstep could endanger his life, so Tang Anzhi and Yu Die searched the surroundings, yet they did not find the dangerous person he had in mind, but instead brought Hu Jiushisan over.

He did not doubt that the extremely dangerous person was Hu Jiushisan; although Hu Jiushisan was a monster, he was merely a gate‑guard monster—how could he be that formidable?

Let alone Tang Anzhi, even this scholar was confident he could deal with a monster like Hu Jiushisan.

He also did not doubt whether he was hallucinating, mistaking Hu Jiushisan for the dangerous person, or simply frightening himself.

It was his innate talent; from childhood to now, he had faced countless perils, and thanks to this talent he had evaded deadly danger time after time.

Perhaps.

The extremely dangerous ambusher nearby possessed an incredibly terrifying concealment technique; even if Tang Anzhi and Yu Die turned over the ground three feet, they could not locate him.

However.

He knew Hu Jiushisan was not the dangerous one, but he was curious about Hu Jiushisan's purpose for being here.

He had not forgotten that Hu Jiushisan was the guard of the north gate of Jiu tou shan ji shi, working day and night like a beast of burden, watching the gate.

He could not imagine why he would inexplicably run to spy outside the Zhang Family.

"I came here, I came here…"

Hu Jiushisan opened his mouth to speak but stopped; his clan leader had told him that he could discuss the Wang Family's household protection matters with Xuanqing Daozhang, but had not said he could tell others. Yet, catching a glimpse of Yu Die's cold, pretty face, his whole body shivered, his scalp tingled, and he subconsciously said:

"I came here with the Wang Family!"

It had not forgotten that it had just been stealthily hiding outside the Zhang Family courtyard, in an inconspicuous spot, spying on the Zhang Family and observing the Wang Family members.

It thought its concealment was superb, but did not expect Yu Die to appear before it; startled, it turned to flee, yet before it could move, a Flying Sword halted in front of it.

The chill emanating from the Flying Sword made its whole body cold.

It made it clearly understand.

If it dared not speak the truth, perhaps Wei Yuan would only scare it, but Yu Die could very well pierce a hole through it.

"Came with the Wang Family!"

Upon hearing Hu Jiushisan's words, not only Wei Yuan but also the Zhang Family members, the Zhang clan, and even the Wang Family all wore panicked expressions.

Hu Jiushisan was a monster; even now trembling before everyone, showing none of a monster's ferocity, they could not disregard him. He had stealthily followed the Wang Family and come to Zhang Family Village.

Ten out of nine times, it wouldn't be a good thing!

"Father, mother!"

Liu Dongzhu's face was full of panic; instinctively she lowered her head, glanced at Wang Ping'an in her arms, and worried, "That monster isn't after our Ping'an, is it?"

She clearly remembered that not long ago, Hu Meiniang had forced her way into their Wang Family; if it hadn't been Xuanqing Daozhang risking his life to resist, if it hadn't been Xuanqing Daozhang's senior sister appearing in time, she wouldn't dare imagine what Hu Meiniang might have done.

It was very possible that, in front of her, he would snatch her Ping'an, separating mother and child.

At this moment.

A Fox Demon stealthily followed them to Zhang Family Village; she could hardly avoid suspecting that this Fox Demon was after her family's Ping'an.

"Coming after the Wang Family?"

Wei Yuan's eyes suddenly brightened, not because of the earlier sarcasm—he actually hoped the Wang Family would suffer, but dismissed it as the nonsense of an ignorant old fool, and never took it to heart.

If.

Wang Lin was just an ordinary farmer; daring to mock him, without his orders, his subordinates would deal with Wang Lin immediately.

But since Wang Lin was the father of the High School Top Scholar, he could only pretend that this incident never happened.

He was pleased that he had a chance to show himself before the Wang Family; he didn't care about the Wang Family's attitude toward him, nor did he expect anything from them—what he cared about was Wang Lin's qilin son, the Top Scholar Wang Ruhai.

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He hoped his performance would reach Wang Ruhai's ears; despite Wang Lin having severed his father‑son ties with Wang Ruhai, years of blood ties run deep, and they cannot be cut off simply by declaration.

Not to mention that Wang Ruhai had just entered officialdom and needed one helper after another.

Don't think that because Wang Ruhai was the chancellor's son‑in‑law, his rise would automatically grant him the chancellor's protection; the faction he built himself differed from the one he gained through the chancellor.

Wang Ruhai, as the son of a simple farmer and a High School Top Scholar, even if luck played a part, still demonstrated his intelligence.

Otherwise, even if a lucky windfall fell from the sky, if one doesn't bend down to grab it, the pie won't come; Wang Ruhai could not possibly overlook this.

Before Wang Ruhai soars completely, aligning with him differs vastly from becoming his subordinate lackey after his rise.

Now that he has a chance to let Wang Ruhai know him and his thoughts, how could he not be pleased?

Wei Yuan rebuked sternly, "How daring! Do you know that all the Wang Family are my Qingyang County subjects, and your Nine‑headed Mountain Fox Clan has settled in Qingyang County for years without ever harming humans?"

"Now you dare stalk my Qingyang County subjects to harm them—does that mean you don't regard me, the Qingyang County Magistrate, as someone to be taken seriously, or you disregard Daxia itself?"

"Magistrate, sir, you, you, you misunderstand. I stalk the Wang Family not to endanger their lives!"

Hu Jiushisan's face turned mournful, not because Wei Yuan's stern words frightened him—he knew exactly what Wei Yuan was, outwardly righteous but inwardly worse than a pig or dog. He worried about how to report back to their clan leader, and said, on the verge of tears:

"I stalk the Wang Family to protect them!"

It did not want to reveal its mission, but under Yu Die's icy gaze, it couldn't help to disclose the truth.

Perhaps.

Deep down it knew that even if it told the whole story, upon returning its clan leader would harshly punish it, but would certainly not take its life.

However, Yu Die was different; having never dealt with her, she was said to be from the Demon Suppression Office, and no one knew how many monsters had perished at the hands of that office.

Even if it truly met its end at Yu Die's hands, there would be no one to avenge it.

(End of Chapter)