Chapter 270: Caiwei is very explicit, Biaobiao is very domineering

On the official road outside the capital, hundreds of yamen runners were escorting a large prison van towards the capital.

Princess Pingyang had just recovered from her shock. Even the most precious princess was like a frightened kitten. She and Lu Qing rode on the same horse, and the female constable comforted her from time to time.

"Princess, we have already notified His Royal Highness Prince Yu. I believe he will be here soon."

When Princess Pingyang heard Lu Qing talking about Prince Yu, her mind was filled with thoughts of how good her father had been to her. She was like holding her in her hands for fear that she would get cold, or holding her in her mouth for fear that she would melt. If she died, her father would be so sad.

Princess Pingyang thought about it and wondered how sad her father would be if she succeeded in eloping and never heard from him again. Thinking of this, Princess Pingyang cried even harder.

“Father…Father…Wuwuwu…”

Lu Qing was in her early thirties and still unmarried. She didn't know how to coax a child at all, but just one sentence made the princess cry again.

The stupid monk Heng Hui now looked even more dazed, as if he had lost his soul. He did not feel any pain at all from the severe injuries on his hands and legs, and his heart was filled with confusion.

"Buddha... I was wrong... But where was I wrong... Why did this happen?"

Just as he was lost in thought, dozens of men in black jumped out from the woods beside the official road. These men in black were all warriors, and they charged into the group of yamen runners in a few leaps and bounds.

"Junior Brother Henghui, we are here to save you!"

The big man in the lead was emitting a faint golden light all over his body, which was obviously a powerful Buddhist kung fu. Moreover, all the men in black, including the big man, had bald heads and did not even have eyebrows.

Most of the yamen runners in Jingzhao Prefecture were ninth-rank warriors, and they did not have very strong cultivation. These people were responsible for maintaining public order in the capital, and they were not elite like the night watchmen.

The night watchmen were not part of the six ministries and did not accept reports from ordinary people. They were the intelligence system of the royal family. Jingzhao Prefecture, commonly known as the government office, was the one that served the people of the capital and was the one that could send people the fastest.

The men in black attacked ruthlessly. Except for the leader who used Buddhist Kung Fu, the others used a variety of martial arts. They instantly broke into the yamen runners' team and killed towards Heng Hui.

The bailiffs immediately tightened their ranks and started fighting with the men in black.

"What's going on? Where did these monks come from?"

"They are here to rob that flower monk!"

"Protect the princess!"

A few clever constables still kept a clear head. The three prisoners and Henghui were secondary. The princess's safety was the top priority.

No matter if the monk is evil or the three young masters are bad, it would be easy to explain if they died or escaped. But if something happened to the princess in their hands, the royal family might vent their anger.

"Don't be afraid, Junior Brother. I will definitely rescue you!"

The leading fifth-rank warrior, along with several of the strongest men in black, had already arrived near Henghui, and in front of Henghui were the horses of Li Changan and Lu Qing.

Henghui was so stupid that he couldn't think straight. Listening to the unfamiliar voice, he was still wondering which senior brother this was.

"Protect the county lord first, and don't worry about others!"

At Lu Qing's command, all the detectives began to move closer to Princess Pingyang.

She was very anxious because there were obviously several sixth-rank warriors among these men in black. They were strong and tough, and she was no match for them at all.

Just when the situation was in chaos, Lu Qing suddenly saw several green lights flying past his eyes. The green lights were wrapped in powerful spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and they were not flying knives of warriors.

"Puff puff……"

Several men in black who were close to Henghui didn't even see the flying sword in the green light. They were pierced through their hard skulls by the flying sword. They fell to the ground twitching and died on the spot.

Lu Qing looked at the blood and brain matter flowing on the ground and the clear bloody hole on the black-clothed man's forehead, and was horrified. This was the head of a sixth-rank warrior!

He turned around and saw Li Changan just moving his fingers slightly with a calm expression.

It turns out that Hero Li is a Taoist monk.

Li Changan frowned slightly, because the fifth-rank man in black who was leading the group had all five senses and sensed the flying sword, but actually dodged it.

The warriors in this world are not low-level warriors, but high-level warriors who can fight against Taoism.

The leader of the men in black said angrily, "The sword art of the human sect!"

When it comes to superb sword techniques, everyone would assume that these are the methods of the Taoist sect.

As the man in black dodged the flying sword, he was still shouting, "Brother Henghui, don't be afraid. I will definitely rescue you!"

Heng Hui was completely confused and couldn't remember who this senior brother was. "I don't remember having a senior brother like you..."

In panic, he met the gaze of Princess Pingyang. The originally innocent and tender gaze now became suspicious and complicated, with a hint of distrust and fear.

Although Princess Pingyang didn't know what was going on, she was very scared now. Her good friend, the eldest son of the Earl of Pingyuan, was plotting against her, and what about these monks.

Feeling troubled, Princess Pingyang suddenly felt that her father was the only person she could trust in the world.

“Father…Father…”

Princess Pingyang was horrified to find that after the leader of the men in black dodged the flying sword, he actually pounced towards her face with his palms as fast as lightning!

Sure enough, these monks are not good people!

"Roar!"

A golden dragon emitting golden light suddenly burst out, and the dazzling golden light, carrying tremendous power, collided violently with the golden palm of the leader of the men in black!
Bang! With a loud bang, the black-clothed man's palm made a crisp shattering sound, and his two arms were completely shattered by the golden light.

The horse that Henghui was riding was shaken to pieces, and Lu Qing and Princess Pingyang were also shaken and flew backwards, leaving a huge deep pit on the ground.

The leader of the men in black wailed heartbreakingly, looking at Li Changan in horror, "Hua Jin... martial artist... how is this possible!"

He can wield magic weapons and is a fifth-rank warrior, practicing both martial arts and Taoism. Such a person only exists in legends.

Li Changan's flying sword shot out again, killing more than a dozen seventh- and eighth-rank warriors in succession. These fierce bandits, each of whom was as powerful as three or four yamen runners, had no power to resist the Taoist flying sword.

Princess Pingyang, who was under heavy protection, had never seen a dead person before, but today she witnessed the deaths of dozens of people with her own eyes.

Especially Li Changan's mysterious flying sword, even Lu Qing was stunned, and the pampered princess stared with her eyes wide open.

"If I could also fly a sword like this, who would be able to bully me... No wonder Sister Huaiqing wants to learn martial arts..."

When Princess Pingyang was feeling uneasy, the offensive of the men in black was broken in an instant and the situation was reversed in an instant.

Soon, the remaining men in black were outnumbered and all captured. The leader of the men in black, who had lost both arms, was also tied up.

The black-clothed man's facial features were distorted due to pain, but his mouth was still very hard, "Good boy, just wait, my senior brother will avenge me!"

Li Changan didn't even look at him. These people must have been sent by the Zhang family and Earl Pingyuan, and had nothing to do with that monk.

Then, blood oozed from the corners of the black-clad leader's mouth, and he kicked a few times before dying.

The yamen runners cried out in surprise, and all the men in black bit the medicine bags at the root of their tongues and committed suicide.

Li Changan thought to himself, whether Zhang Fenghe and Pingyuanbo had led troops before or gathered some assassins, it would be difficult to find out the identities of these people for the time being.

Sure enough, several detectives reported to Lu Qing, "Captain Lu, these people don't have any identification items on them, and all of them have shaved their eyebrows and beards."

Lu Qing frowned and said, "These men in black have arrived, and the support from the Six Gates will be here soon."

The Six Gates of Dafeng was not a general term for several major government offices, but an organization under the Ministry of Justice, specializing in handling major cases.

Although the Six Gates are powerful, they are still under the jurisdiction of the Six Ministries. They are an agency of the imperial court, not a royal intelligence agency, and are inferior to the night watchmen.

Deep in the woods, on top of an ancient tree, a figure appeared in a black robe with a golden gong hanging on his chest. His facial curves were so soft that it was almost impossible to tell whether he was male or female.

"Lord Wei seems to be worrying too much. This Golden Eagle Hero Li Changan is a master of both martial arts and martial arts. I may not be able to defeat him."

The night watchman has very advanced intelligence. Li Changan and Li Miaozhen have close contacts with the Wulin Alliance and are well-known in Jianzhou. Of course, they are under the attention of the night watchman.

The bailiffs of the government office had just finished cleaning up the bodies of the men in black when they heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance.

People from the Six Gates, the Dali Temple, and the night watchmen arrived one after another. A team of more than 200 people escorted the three young masters and carried the body of the man in black as they continued to rush towards the capital.

Three hours later, the team arrived at the city gate.

"Chirp!"

A burst of violent horse neighing was heard, and a horse came galloping from another direction, followed by dozens of riders in the distance. They wanted to chase it but could not catch up.

The middle-aged man on horseback was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with an elegant and graceful temperament, which was indescribably noble, but his face was stern and he looked anxious, and he was hitting the horse's buttocks frantically with the whip in his hand.

"Pingyang!"

His Royal Highness Prince Yu completely disregarded the dignity of the royal family and began calling his daughter from a distance of dozens of feet, his voice trembling and uneasy.

Upon hearing the cry and seeing her father riding towards her on horseback, Princess Pingyang burst into tears.

The father and daughter hugged each other and cried. They were separated for only one day, but they almost died forever.

"Daughter, father will not force you to marry. You can marry whoever you want."

"Father, I was wrong... Pingyang will never marry and will never leave you again."

Li Changan heard it from afar. It seemed that Princess Pingyang’s puppy love was over. This disaster made her extremely insecure.

Just as those men in black rushed up, the look in her eyes when she looked towards Henghui was no longer trusting.

Oh, love is so fragile.

Prince Yu rushed over angrily with a sword in hand, and seeing Zhang Yi half dead, he cursed a few words but did not take action.

Then, Prince Yu saw dozens of bald corpses, and then looked at Lu Qing, "Captain Lu, what's going on!"

Lu Qing bowed and said, "Your Highness Prince Yu, the matter has not been investigated yet. These people said they came to rob Henghui, but in the end they all committed suicide by taking poison."

Prince Yu put his sword on Heng Hui's neck and shouted angrily, "Bald donkey, give me an explanation!"

Heng Hui was trembling with fear, and could not even speak clearly, "I don't know, I don't know..."

At this time, a panting voice said crisply, "Prince Yu, this monk did not lie."

A girl of fifteen or sixteen years old stood behind Prince Yu. She was the one who was chasing Prince Yu.

The girl had a beautiful and pink oval face, big bright and twinkling eyes, and whites as clear as a baby's, making her look extremely pure.

She was wearing a yellow skirt, with a small deerskin bag hanging around her waist, a Bagua Feng Shui plate, and a pair of small boots embroidered with cloud patterns under her skirt.

These characteristics, coupled with her open mind, made Li Changan instantly recognize this girl as the A-girl Chu Caiwei.

Chu Caiwei and Prince Yu were at Qinglong Temple together to look for Princess Pingyang, and now they happened to follow together. She used the Qi-reading technique to determine that Henghui was not lying. "Humph! Zhang, you son of a bitch! I will definitely wipe out your entire clan!"

This sentence was obviously referring to Zhang Feng, the Minister of War. Prince Yu only listened to a few words from Lu Qing, and combined with Chu Caiwei's judgment, he had roughly guessed the truth.

Prince Yu sheathed his sword, bowed to Li Changan, and said respectfully, "Ji Chun thanks you for your kindness, Mr. Li. I will repay you generously in the future!"

"It's just a small favor. Your Highness Prince Yu is very polite."

Li Changan replied calmly, and then he found that Girl A was staring at him intently.

In the original novel, Chu Caiwei is a dull girl who Xu Qian'an can't seduce no matter what. She is only interested in food.

Prince Yu made a promise and went to look after his daughter, but Chu Caiwei was still looking at Li Changan.

Li Changan said helplessly, "Girl, do I look delicious?"

Chu Caiwei hugged her ribs with both hands and said seriously, "Hero Li Changan, you have a very unique aura and you are also very good-looking."

Sometimes it’s not that a girl is hard to seduce, but that she hasn’t met the type she likes. Li Changan still appreciates Chu Caiwei’s straightforwardness.

"You're welcome, young lady. You're also very pretty."

Lu Qing got on the horse and held his forehead in embarrassment. The words of these two people were too explicit.

"My name is Chu Caiwei, and I'm a seventh-rank Feng Shui master at the Si Tian Jian. I live on Xuanwu Street in the inner city..."

Chu Caiwei rode on the horse and walked side by side with Li Changan. Her little mouth couldn't stop talking. She took a bite of snacks after every few words she spoke, and a bag of snacks was not enough to stop her mouth.

Lu Qing followed behind the two of them. Looking at Chu Caiwei, who still had a somewhat childish face, he couldn't help but feel emotional. Young girls nowadays are really proactive.

If I had been more proactive, I would have been married long ago.

"Pingyang, go back with your father. Let the government office and the night watchmen deal with these three bastards."

Hearing Prince Yu's words, Princess Pingyang said stubbornly, "Father, I want to go to the government office and watch them stand trial!"

Prince Yu felt relieved to see that his daughter was afraid but not timid.

"Okay, father will go with you!"

The group arrived at the government office and found a group of imperial sword guards standing at the gate.

"Xu Pingzhi, Captain of the Imperial Sword Guards, pays respect to His Royal Highness Prince Yu and Princess Pingyang!"

The leading green-robed Imperial Sword Guard, along with several of his men, knelt on one knee and saluted respectfully.

Prince Yu helped his daughter get off the horse and asked casually, "Stand up and talk. Why are the Royal Sword Guards here? Does His Majesty know about this?"

Xu Pingzhi stood up and replied, "Your Highness, it is Princess Lin'an who is here, and we are here to protect her."

Li Changan thought to himself, what a coincidence, isn’t this Xu Qian’an’s second uncle?

Li Changan didn't have much impression of Xu Pingzhi, but his wife Li Ru and daughter Xu Lingyue seemed to be both beauties...

"Li Changan, do you know Xu Pingzhi? You seem to be very interested in him?"

Chu Caiwei blinked her bright eyes with a gossipy expression, not missing any move of Li Changan.

Li Changan said, "Miss Caiwei, I think you seem to be very interested in me."

"Yeah! I don't know why."

Chu Caiwei tilted her little head, her eyes narrowed into crescents, and the smile in her dimples almost overflowed.

The love that Xu Qian'an had been trying to find for several years finally came to him when he met Li Chang'an.

Li Changan moved his eyes away from Chu Caiwei's pretty and cute face, and then saw a red figure running from the depths of the government office.

"Pingyang! Are you okay?"

The woman in red was extremely beautiful, with a round face adorned with bright peach eyes and vivid red lips. Even though she had an angry look on her face, there was still a hint of charm between her brows.

"Sister Lin'an, I'm fine, thanks to Hero Li who saved me."

Princess Lin'an was not tall, but petite and exquisite. Her neck was exposed, and her skin was fair, tight and delicate, and smooth. Her petite body seemed to contain powerful energy.

Li Changan felt that it was no wonder that Xu Qian'an called her the little queen of the nightclub since such a beautiful girl could dance around in the nightclub all night long.

When Princess Lin'an saw that Pingyang was safe, her expression instantly eased. She glanced at Li Chang'an and said, "Master Li, you saved Pingyang, and I will definitely treat you well. But before that, let me kill that bastard Zhang Yi!"

As she spoke, Princess Lin'an actually rushed towards Zhang Yi with the imperial sword in hand.

Chen Hanguang ran out of the government office, hurriedly bowed to Prince Yu and his daughter, and then immediately shouted to Princess Lin'an.

"Your Highness, the criminal has not yet been tried. You can't kill him! You can't kill him!"

Lin'an's expression, which had just relaxed, became stern again. She put one hand on her waist and put the sword on Chen Hanguang's neck with the other.

Her voice was tender and pleasant, but her tone was fierce, "This is a sword bestowed by the emperor, do you dare to stop me!"

Li Changan looked at the angry Princess Lin'an and felt a little dazed for a moment. Is this domineering and fierce little queen really Princess Bianbian?

At this time, Prince Yu stood up and said, "Lin'an, keep him and interrogate him thoroughly. All three families will be guilty of extermination!"

"If we kill him now, not only will it be easy for him, but it will also be disadvantageous to the prosecution."

Lin'an looked at Zhang Yi who was twitching in pain. He was obviously in severe pain. It seemed that killing him like this would be too easy for him.

"Well, well, I'll see how you try me!"

Chen Hanguang, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, had tried many cases, but this was the first time that a princess and a prince sat in the back.

Zhang Yi's case went smoothly. With Henghui's identification and Li Changan's testimony, there was basically no doubt.

Li Changan knew that Zhang Yi's behavior, using coercion against a woman's will, was rape.

If the crime is stopped due to external intervention, it is not rape interruption but attempted rape and the sentencing is the same as for rape.

In other words, it’s not that he doesn’t want to do it anymore, but that he has always wanted to do it but hasn’t succeeded, so whether he succeeds or not is a serious crime.

Although this world does not have such a legal system, Zhang Yi murdered a royal relative and can be convicted directly.

As for the young master of the Sun family and the legitimate son of the Earl of Pingyuan, they both cried out for justice at this time.

"Sir, we didn't do anything. This was all Zhang Yi's fault!"

"Sir, we are innocent, we did not harm the princess!"

The two men kept shouting their injustice, and Princess Lin'an could no longer sit still. She put her hands on her hips and angrily shouted, "You bastards! You just watched and did nothing, and even helped to watch over the monk. Aren't you accomplices? Why are you still quibbling?"

Li Changan nodded. Yes, those who had agreed to commit a crime together in advance were called accomplices and were guilty of the same crime as Zhang Yi.

Assuming Zhang Yi succeeded, but these two failed, they are still guilty of rape and should be sentenced accordingly.

For the Young Master of the Sun Family and the eldest son of the Earl of Pingyuan, even if they were watching from the side, it would still be a crime of rape.

Although Princess Bia Bia had no knowledge of modern law, she hit the nail on the head with her simple sense of justice.

"Your Highness, this is unfair! We had no idea that Zhang Yi had any ill intentions towards the princess!"

"We just agreed to help the princess elope!"

Princess Lin'an said angrily, "You two bastards, how dare you flatter me!"

Chen Hanguang cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness Lin'an, the situation with Zhang Yi is very clear now. As long as we question these two people separately, we will be able to find out the truth soon. Don't worry."

According to normal procedures, the two men must be interrogated separately before a verdict can be reached.

Prince Yu has always been thoughtful and steady in his actions. "I believe that Chen Fuyin will deal with it impartially, but I would like to ask Chen Fuyin to keep the three families under guard and not let them escape."

As he spoke, his gaze turned to the head of the Six Gates Constable and the night watchman Yin Luo on the other side.

For such a big matter, the government office’s words don’t count. Chen Hanguan needs to report to all the higher authorities before he can carry it out.

The head of the Six Gates Constable and Yin Luo are both smart men. Princess Lin'an and Prince Yu are both here, so why would they care about the procedures?

"Don't worry, Your Highnesses. We will do this right away."

Prince Yu nodded in satisfaction, then said to Lin'an and Pingyang, "Lin'an, Pingyang, let's go back and wait for news."

Princess Lin'an puffed up her cheeks, looking unwilling. She thought she could convict someone with just one sentence, but now it seems not that simple.

"Your Highness Prince Yu, Princess Lin'an, there's no need to be so troublesome about this."

Li Changan stood up and slowly walked in front of the young master of the Sun family and the eldest son of the Earl of Pingyuan.

Chen Hanguan was about to send away the two distinguished guests, but unexpectedly Li Changan jumped out again.

"Master Li, our country has its own laws. We cannot use force to enforce laws. We cannot use underworld tactics to convict and interrogate people..."

However, Li Changan's next move made him shut up in astonishment.

Li Changan put his hands behind his back and said solemnly to the two men, "A gentleman should be honest, and so should an ordinary man."

Then, the two young men had strange expressions, and their minds were filled with the word "honesty".

"Tell me, how did you discuss this with Zhang Yi?"

The young master of the Sun family said in astonishment, "Zhang Yi said that Princess Pingyang is a rare beauty, a virgin, let's taste her together, I am looking forward to it very much."

The eldest son of the Earl of Pingyuan said, "That silly girl from Pingyang didn't even notice anything. The three of us have agreed to use the bald donkey to threaten her to serve us obediently."

"Then, we will kill both of them and bury them together with the magical weapon that blocks the aura. No one will be able to find them..."

Veins popped up on Prince Yu's face, his tiger eyes were filled with tears, and he was furious.

"brute!"

With a loud shout, he snatched the imperial sword from Lin'an and stabbed it into the mouth of the eldest son of the Earl of Pingyuan.

The long sword pierced through the back of the head, and blood and red and white brain matter spurted out, flowing all over the ground as the long sword stirred vigorously.

(End of this chapter)