604 The Three Who Tried A Case (1/2)

Chapter 604: The Three Who Tried A Case

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Chen Pipi entered as the voice trailed off. He looked thinner than usual. However, no matter how thinner he had gotten, he was still fat. This was made evident when comparing to Tang Xiaotang, who was beside him.

Cui Xiu heard and could not help but freeze. Just as he was prepared to quickly greet Chen Pipi before leaving, Chen Pipi cut him off and grabbed his collar, yelling ”Leave!”

Cui Xiu was very surprised, then realized something very odd. There wasn't much pressure exerted on his neck, yet the fatty was struggling with difficulty and his face was completely red. It was obvious that he had used all his strength.

Was he just a scholar with limp arms? If so, he was definitely not from the legendary Second floor, but an ordinary student of the Academy. Cui Xiu was a bigwig from the Cui Family of Qinghe County. How would he be afraid of an ordinary student of the Academy? He grew ashamed thinking of how he had lost his color in shock earlier and bellowed, ”How dare you! You dare to attack me? Come in!”

Chen Pipi and Tang Xiao had entered through the front doors of the scholar's mansion. The doors had yet to close behind them when the stewards and servants of the Cui Family who were waiting on the streets outside rushed in, hearing the yells of their master.

Chen Pipi realized that he could not even make the other man budge and could not help but feel ashamed. He let go awkwardly and turned around to say to Tang Xiaotang, ”I do not wish to stoop down to the level of these people.”

Tang Xiaotang sighed and turned around to rush at the steward and servants fiercely. She rolled up her sleeves while saying, ”You mustn't be expecting me to do all the physical chores in the future, are you?”

There was a series of crisp sounds. The Cui steward and servants who had rushed into the scholar's mansion had no time to react before they were all slammed to the ground, wheezing in pain.

The Devil's Doctrine girl's aim was to become the most powerful woman in the world. It didn't take much effort for her to tackle the steward and servants. It was as easy as pie for her.

Cui Xiu looked at his servants who had their legs broken and were bleeding and groaning in pain. His expression changed as he realized what situation he was in. He was about to announce who he was, but had not expected Tang Xiaotang to be even quicker than Chen Pipi, and that she'd be more proactive. She caught him by his throat and threw him out of the mansion's walls like a chick.

Cui Xiu's body flew above and beyond the mansion's wall before landing. There was a loud crash. One of his legs had been broken and he almost passed out from the pain.

Following that, Tang Xiaotang tossed those who had rushed into the scholar's mansion out. However, the steward and servants did not garner the same treatment as Cui Xiu. She did not throw them out, but kicked them over the walls like stones. There were several loud cracks and groans.

Chen Pipi watched on enviously as Tang Xiaotang kicked those people like she was kicking rocks. He wanted to cultivate in the arts of the Devil's Doctrine too. He began to fear for his future as conflicting thoughts streaked across his mind.

Mr. and Mrs. Zeng watched on and could not help but shake their heads and smile bitterly. They knew that their daughter and Ning Que had extraordinary friends. However, they had not expected the slender and adorable girl to be so strong and that she would be so straightforward.

”Mr. Twelve, thank you for your care in the past year.”

Zeng Jing said to Chen Pipi gratefully.

Chen Pipi was still feeling rather ashamed. When he heard Zeng Jing's words, he did not dare to answer him as brashly as he usually would. He waved and said, ”I took care of Sangsang when Ning Que was in the Wilderness. Now that they have gone somewhere to have fun, I should naturally take care of you too. However, I have to leave Chang'an for some time. So I brought... my niece. She'll help you if you encounter any trouble in the future. As you have seen, she is much more capable than I am, and she is a close friend of Sangsang, so don't stand on ceremony.”

Zeng Jing was rather surprised. The sublime beings of the Second floor of the Academy rarely left the mountain. Why was Mr. Twelve leaving? Zeng Jing asked Chen Pipi, who only answered perfunctorily without elaborations.

Those from the Cui Family of Qinghe County had been kicked out of the scholar's mansion by Tang Xiaotang. Logically speaking, they should have helped each other onto a carriage and rush home to seek treatment. However, how could Tang Xiaotang be that simple? The usually brave guards tried many times, but were unable to get up. Their faces were unusually pale from the pain.

The scholar's mansion was in an expensive area in the north of the city. Those living on both sides of the mansions were either senior officials or nobility. They were usually quiet and solemn. Many were surprised when several groaning wounded people suddenly appeared on the streets. Someone sent word to the Chang'an Local Government to send someone to see what had happened.

Had this been an ordinary street fight, the Chang'an Local Government would have just sent a manager. However, when they heard that the incident involved the home of the Grand Secretary, Shangguan Yangyu's triangular eyes squinted.

As the prefectural magistrate of Chang'an City, he knew which bigwig lived there. The Imperial Library Grand Secretary might have retired more than six months ago, but he was not someone to take lightly. As such, he had to visit personally.