Chapter 392: Beware the Falling Head

Wang Ping'an also happened to glance at Yu Die; originally he hoped that when Wei Yuan and Tang Anzhi tried to kill Hu Jiushisan, Yu Die would step forward, defend Hu Jiushisan and save his life, but he never imagined that Yu Die would be indifferent to Hu Jiushisan's life or death, and even more indifferent to Wei Yuan and Tang Anzhi's murderous ambition.

No way.

He could only step forward himself and save Hu Jiushisan's life.

He never expected…

When Tang Anzhi tried to fight him, Yu Die suddenly intervened; he was a bit surprised but not too shocked, since he had only just met Yu Die, yet he had roughly grasped what kind of person she was.

After all, he owed Yu Die a life‑saving debt, and Yu Die was not ungrateful; she had just enthusiastically defended his uncle, even daring to offend Luo Liang—the current Immortal Official of Qingyang County—showing she wasn't one to shy away from trouble. Her unwillingness to help Hu Jiushisan was simply because Hu Jiushisan wasn't a Daxia citizen, just a monster.

She didn't deem him worth helping.

Now that he defended Hu Jiushisan, Yu Die would naturally step in to help him.

"Imperial Attendant Tang, I am deeply sorry, this unknown cultivator is my life‑saving benefactor; I cannot stand by and watch you harm him!"

Yu Die, full of apology, said, "If you intend to kill him, please step over my corpse!"

Not long ago.

When he saw the Du Family father and son trapped by a ghost wall, realizing it wasn't a method of Zhang Deben, he alone became the Lion Ridge Mountain God; not only could he not refine the Mountain God Token, the token itself had been stolen, and a person without magical power could not cast spells. At that moment, a figure flashed in her mind.

She guessed that Wang Ping'an might be hiding nearby, but his concealment method was exceptionally skillful, leaving no trace, so she could not locate Wang Ping'an's hideout.

At that time.

Wei Yuan wore a terrified expression, saying that a extremely ferocious person was ambushing nearby. She first didn't believe him, thinking Wei Yuan was scaring himself, but once she recovered, she immediately thought that the "extremely ferocious person" might be Wang Ping'an, and together with Tang Anzhi she turned the ground around them over three feet.

Unfortunately.

What disappointed her was that, aside from finding Hu Jiushisan, they found no trace of Wang Ping'an.

She never expected.

Hu Jiushisan actually led Wang Ping'an out!

She didn't know why Li Fugui would stand up for Hu Jiushisan and save his life; at this moment countless conjectures swirled in her mind, but whatever they were, she could not just watch Tang Anzhi and Wei Yuan besiege Li Fugui.

"Yu, Hundred Household Officer, do you know what you're doing?"

Wei Yuan wore a sullen expression; he was already dissatisfied, having given Yu Die a chance to befriend Wang Ruhai to see if she could curry favor with the Prime Minister's Office, yet this little girl didn't know right from wrong, still talking about "acting with a clear conscience".

Does he really think the world cares about conscience?

Back then, although he had opinions about Yu Die, he said little; in any case, reality would later teach Yu Die a clear lesson, making her understand how childish his words were today.

Moreover, even though she wouldn't act to eliminate the monster daring to "harm" Wang Tanhua's family, she also wouldn't stop them from dealing with that monster for Wang Tanhua.

She didn't expect.

Yu Die turned out to be all talk and no action!

"Yu, Hundred Household Officer, you say this person is your life‑saving benefactor, could it be…"

Tang Anzhi sneered, but before he could finish, Wei Yuan's face changed dramatically, and he hurriedly interrupted:

"Yu, Hundred Household Officer, this person is the mastermind intending to kidnap Wang Tanhua's family members, a threat to Wang Tanhua. If you don't help us deal with him, I won't blame you, since you said you have no evidence. But you block us? Even if it's out of a life‑saving debt, I can reluctantly understand."

But aren't you afraid this will become known to Wang Tanhua, causing Wang Tanhua and even the Prime Minister's Office to have an issue with you?

He couldn't let Tang Anzhi spill everything and drag Yu Die into this matter. Although he hoped the cultivator who kidnapped Wang Tanhua would involve as many parties as possible, thereby increasing his own merit, making Wang Ruhai—or rather the Prime Minister's Office behind him—more likely to value him.

Even to the point of spending a fortune on a horse's bone!

But to involve Yu Die in this matter?

His mind hadn't been kicked by a donkey yet; he didn't know Yu Die's exact background, but her position as Hundred Household Officer of the Demon‑Subduing Department already indicated an extraordinary background.

Without absolute evidence, whether pulling Yu Die into this affair would backfire on him, he didn't know.

What he knew was that he definitely wouldn't reap any good fruit.

He had already incurred the Nine‑headed Mountain Fox Clan's deadly wrath, but Hu Jiushisan was just an ordinary member of the clan and not of the main line.

He was confident he could settle the Nine‑headed Mountain Fox Clan, yet if he provoked Yu Die again, not only would Yu Die not spare him, but her backing would not let him off either.

The fact that the barely‑aged Yu Die was promoted to Hundred Household Officer of the Demon‑Subduing Department shows her patronage wasn't ordinary.

It was either her father or her mother; a usual patron couldn't achieve such a level.

If he dared to slander Yu Die, her parents would never consent, and even a humble apology later wouldn't make them forgive him.

In this novel, you...

He is not like Tang Anzhi, a lone man.

"County Magistrate Wei, this person is my life‑saving benefactor; I cannot stand by and watch you persecute him!"

Yu Die snorted coldly, seeing Wei Yuan open his mouth, knowing he intended to say something—nothing but lofty yet hypocritical words—so she said:

"But rest assured, if I can find evidence, or if you can find evidence, proving he is the mastermind intending to harm Wang Tanhua's family, regardless of him being my life‑saving benefactor, even if he is an elder, I will act in accordance with Heaven!"

"Good, good, good!"

Wei Yuan let out a cold shout, exchanged a glance with Tang Anzhi, reading each other's thoughts, and then struck suddenly.

"Bang!", "Bang!", "Bang!"

Always vigilant, watching Tang Anzhi and Wei Yuan's moves toward Yu Die, they saw the two suddenly surge, delivering a full‑force strike; instead of being startled, they counterattacked immediately.

"I advise you not to recite your Confucian text again, or else watch your head fall to the ground!"

Wei Yuan muttered the strongest Confucian passage he knew, intending to give Wang Ping'an and Yu Die a harsh blow; having just shown murderous intent toward Hu Jiushisan, he had already incurred the Nine‑headed Mountain Fox Clan's deadly wrath, and if he changed his tune, neither Hu Jiushisan nor the clan would speak kindly of him.

It would be better to finish off Hu Jiushisan now, and then deal with Wang Ping'an later.

Yu Die?

He didn't want to involve her in this matter, but that didn't mean he wouldn't dare hurt her; as long as he didn't endanger her life, her parents wouldn't say anything.

A cold voice suddenly rang in his mind, followed by a chill down his throat, a bone‑piercing cold seeping into his body, making him feel as if he were falling into a thousand‑year‑old ice vault.

(End of Chapter)