Chapter 169 - Too Late To Regret (1/2)
Chapter 169 Too Late To Regret
Chen Dishou pondered and answered, “Since the young fella has a grievance of his own, it should be treated as a different matter.”
“What?” The smile on Deng Xiyuan’s face froze, and he looked at Chen Dishou in shock. ‘Did he wake up on the wrong side of the bed? He’s actually helping the other side…’
Deng Xiyuan cleared his throat and expressed, “Brother Chen, the Liang family is the imperial merchant that was appointed by the imperial family!”
Chen Dishou responded coldly, “Sir Governor, did you forget I was the witness when they were appointed as the imperial merchant?”
Deng Xiyuan let out a hollow laugh but was extremely confused. ‘Chen Dishou remembers it, but why is he acting so strange today?’
He was struck with a thought, ‘Could the Liang family have offended Tributary Chen?
‘If that’s the case, the Liang family courted their own death.’
“Forget it. Given that everyone thinks that way, I’ll accept your good advice.” Deng Xiyuan laughed and glanced at Ou Yangming. “This matter comes to an end.”
Despite that, Ou Yangming uttered loudly, “Governor, I’m Ou Yangming from the Immense Forest Military Camp, and I have something to report to you.” Deng Xiyuan’s face darkened, but when he noticed the three expressionless Supreme Great Ancestors, he responded patiently, “Go ahead.”
In actual fact, Deng Xiyuan would not have been so polite if another person behaved without knowing the immensity of Heaven and Earth. Nonetheless, the governor could sense the strange atmosphere around him, so he was more lenient.
Ou Yangming smiled. He glanced at Ni Xuetian and thought, ‘Since you asked me to just do it, I’ll just do it.’
Ni Xuetian seemed to have sensed Ou Yangming’s look, but he only grinned without stopping the young fellow. Ou Yangming was naturally fearless as the great ancestor did not stop him.
“Governor, the Liang family took advantage of their power to bully others, drove out a soldier’s family, forcibly occupied her house, and harmed an active soldier. If they’re not severely punished, countless officers and soldiers won’t be convinced!” Ou Yangming stuck out his chest and spoke his mind proudly.
“Heh, countless officers and soldiers?” Deng Xiyuan laughed coldly. “Tell me, who are they? If they’re discontented with being restrained by the imperial family, are they going to revolt?”
Nevertheless, as soon as he finished, a thunderous voice was heard.
“I, Fang Yihai, am discontented!”
Fang Yihai strode in. He had somehow hurried over from the Fang residence.
Yu Hailiang and his twenty soldiers were surprised but delighted. They immediately ran over to stand with Fang Yihai, where they surrounded him and raised their guard against Deng Xiyuan.
Deng Xiyuan was red with anger. “How presumptuous!”
Fang Yihai stiffened his neck and asked, “Sir Governor, may I ask how I was being presumptuous?”
Deng Xiyuan fumed with rage, but just as he was about to teach Fang Yihai a lesson, Fang Zhaoyang questioned coldly, “Yes, I’d also like to ask-how was he being presumptuous?”
It was then when Deng Xiyuan came to a sudden realization that they were in Changlong County’s prefecture, not the capital.
The so-called governor was actually appointed by the imperial family, but if a foreign officer wanted to gain a foothold in the prefecture, one would still have to rely on the local influential families. If one offended every influential family, that person would only end up one way.
While Deng Xiyuan hesitated, a soldier beside Wu Guotu suddenly ran toward Yu Hailiang. The remaining soldiers were startled at first, but after one of them took the lead, the rest swarmed over as well.
With that, fifty soldiers stood in orderly rows.
Although they were from different camps, each one of them was a tough man in the military. They displayed a threatening aura by holding their chin up and their chest out, and they did not show an impression of weakness even in front of a Supreme Great Ancestor.
Brave warriors in the military were battle-seasoned lions until their dying day.
Deng Xiyuan widened his eyes as he was enraged. “Wu Guotu, what are you doing?”
Wu Guotu spread out his hands and explained, “Sir, I didn’t do anything, they acted on their own initiative.”
‘Acted on their own initiative? My *ss!’
Fang Yihai, Yu Hailiang, Ou Yangming, and the few Supreme Great Ancestors cursed…
Without Wu Guotu’s signal, the disciplined Guards would not have done something like that.
Deng Xiyuan stared hatefully at Wu Guotu. The past few times, he wanted to kill the captain with his palm, but he felt troubled when he thought about Deng Zhicai who was Wu Guotu’s superior.
That said, Deng Xiyuan somehow cooled down a lot when he looked at the soldiers, who were glaring at him.
Even though he represented the imperial family, if he really infuriated every boss in the military, it would not do him any good.
Deng Xiyuan finally calmed down as he took a deep breath, then he looked at Ou Yangming and asked, “Young fella, what do you want to
Ou Yangming answered, “Since Jiang Jiumei isn’t dead, the Liang family must find her!” Liang Jinye quickly responded, “Okay, we’ll definitely find her. We’ll return her house to her, and we’ll compensate her well.”
After witnessing the fight between Ou Yangming and Tributary Chen, he no longer wanted to push his luck.
Ou Yangming scoffed. “Do you think that’s
it?”
Liang Jinye said without any hesitation, “Please just give us any order you have.” Deng Xiyuan’s eyelids twitched, and he finally figured that he did not have control over the matter anymore.
Not only did the two tyrants in the prefecture suddenly make an appearance, but even Chen Dishou turned the tables and blamed the victim, and Liang Jinye the victim admitted defeat without any sense of integrity.