Chapter 76 Can’t afford to offend
Chapter 76 Can’t afford to offend
"Well, little girl, no one will help you two in Yun'an Prefecture. You'd better obediently deliver wine to us, or we'll throw you two out of the prefecture today."
"Hahahaha, let's steal all their drinks."
A man with dark circles under his eyes smiled sinisterly, "Hey, this little girl is quite pretty, a real beauty in the making. Don't throw her away, send her to my room!"
"Hahahahahaha!"
At that moment, a window was slightly ajar, and a deep, gloomy eye peered out through the crack.
"Cheng Lin, go down and help."
"Yes." Cheng Lin stepped out of the shadows, knowing without asking which one his master had asked him to help.
When Lin Yu heard that they not only wanted wine, but also wanted to have designs on his sister, he could no longer contain his anger and grabbed a wine jar from the side and smashed it.
"Shut your dog mouths!"
The sinister man didn't dodge in time, or perhaps he didn't expect these two children to actually dare to attack him, and he was hit squarely by the wine jar.
The wine jar exploded right in his chest, splashing wine all over his face. "Ouch!"
"You little bastard, how dare you hit me!"
"Hold him down!"
The group rushed forward, but Lin Yu showed no intention of running away. He picked up a wine jar and was about to join the attack.
Lin Yan grabbed him by the back of his collar and pulled him behind her. Lin Yu exclaimed in dissatisfaction, "Sister?!"
"Get out of the way! Don't get in my way!"
Lin Yan looked at the group of people rushing towards her, and first kicked the leader who was eating and drinking for free. The others looked back in disbelief as their companion flew past them.
Lin Yan grabbed the man who was thinking of her again, threw him hard to the ground, and slapped him several times until he was dizzy.
Seeing their brother wronged, the others finally realized that this girl was not someone to be trifled with, but now that the die was cast and there was no way out, they had no choice but to join forces.
Lin Yan dodged and weaved through the attacks, throwing punches and kicking people in the groin. Soon, the troublemakers were all lying on the ground, groaning as they got up.
Cheng Lin, who was about to make a move at the entrance of the restaurant, froze in place.
Cheng Lin: (?o ? o?)
The onlookers: Σ(っ °Д °;)
Zhao Yuncheng: ? That's pretty impressive!
Lin Yan thought to herself: Since I've already offended them, it doesn't matter if I offend them a little more or a little less.
"If you won't listen to reason, you'll have to suffer the consequences!" She walked over to the man who had taken her wine yesterday and squatted down in front of him.
The man was clutching his stomach and crying, thinking: How can this brat be so strong? He felt like his stomach didn't even belong to him anymore.
"You took two jars of wine from me yesterday for free, pay me back!"
Man: (?Д?) You're too vengeful!
"No, I have no money!"
Lin Yan's face immediately darkened. She grabbed the man by the collar and slapped him twice hard, asking, "Are you pregnant now?"
Man: "Yes, I have it!"
He took out a purse from his pocket, and without even counting it, gave it all to Lin Yan.
Lin Yan didn't stand on ceremony; seeing that there were more than two ounces inside, she took it all.
The group got up from the ground and gathered together, none of them daring to go any further, and first moved away from Lin Yan.
The leader then threatened, "Do you know we are Commander Jin's men? You, you just wait!"
"Hmph! Officials behaving like this, I truly pity the people of Yun'an." Lin Yan didn't want to clash with these people in public, but they were simply going too far.
The group was furious but dared not speak out, fearing that they would anger Lin Yan and get slapped a few more times.
The onlookers were both shocked and amused. They were shocked that the siblings were so audacious as to dare to attack these thugs, and they were amused by the current submissive appearance of these arrogant men.
As the group hesitated about whether to run away, they heard the sound of horses' hooves clattering in the street.
Everyone turned around and saw that the soldiers were riding over and surrounding them.
"These siblings are finished this time! Even the guards don't dare offend the commander!" A shopkeeper upstairs, who was watching the commotion, sighed.
Seeing that he had a powerful backer, the man immediately became aggressive, "Arrest those siblings! They were illegally selling alcohol, and when we tried to stop them, they attacked us. It's utterly lawless!"
Lin Yu laughed in anger at his baseless accusations. "Huh? You're talking complete nonsense!"
The guard looked at the man; he was covered in dust and had two red handprints on his face.
He immediately turned to Lin Yan and questioned her, "Did you inflict these injuries?!"
"It's me!" Lin Yan stared directly at the guards without fear.
When the guards saw that this girl dared to look at them like that, they were shocked. They thought to themselves that she was really bold, no wonder she dared to hit the people from the Commander's Mansion.
However, the most powerful military leader in Yun'an was Commander Jin Shengwang, who truly held considerable military power and controlled the gateway between Yun'an Prefecture and the outside world. Even the Prefect of Yun'an Prefecture dared not offend him.
Although they didn't want to be associated with these people, they had no choice but to stand on their side at this moment.
"Hmph. Attacking soldiers. Selling alcohol without a license. Arrest these two."
Lin Yan and Lin Yu could also see that the garrison soldiers and these men were clearly birds of a feather, and they couldn't expect them to stand up for the street vendors. No wonder all the vendors on Donglin Street dared not offend this man.
Lin Yu tugged at Lin Yan's arm and whispered, "Sister, let's run away in a bit!"
Lin Yan raised an eyebrow, thinking: She can indeed run, but can you, a mere boy, outrun the horses they're riding?
"Why are you still running? Just take care of all of them." Lin Yan's ruthlessness also came through.
Just as the guards surrounded them and were about to start a fight, Cheng Lin stepped in front of Lin Yan.
Lin Yan was taken aback when she saw a young man in black standing in front of her. Upon closer inspection, she realized that he had bought wine from her stall before.
Lin Yan blinked, thinking: Is this person here to help me fight?
When the guards saw that a man was blocking the way for the siblings, they pointed at him and said, "Get out of the way, or we'll arrest you all."
Cheng Lin raised his head expressionlessly, took out a jade pendant from his pocket, and held it up in front of everyone.
The guard was taken aback. After examining the jade tablet closely, he saw that it bore the character "Zhao".
The soldier was startled. "Zhao" was a royal surname, and the person standing in front of him might be someone from the palace. He couldn't afford to offend them.
"May I ask your Excellency?"
Cheng Lin casually raised his eyelids and glanced at him. "Who it is is none of your business. Since you recognize this token, you can take your people and get lost!"
"You!" The guard had never been treated so disrespectfully before. He was furious, but suspecting that the man was a member of the royal family, he dared not accuse him.
He had no choice but to turn his horse around and order everyone, "Go back."
Seeing the guards leave, the commander exclaimed, "Hey! Why did they leave? Are you just going to abandon this man?!"
The guard glanced at him and said softly, "This person might be from the palace; you can't afford to offend him."
The man was startled. "What?!"
After the guards left, Cheng Lin coldly stared at the men who had been beaten, his icy gaze making their legs go weak.
"Get out of here! If you dare to cause trouble again, even your commander won't be able to protect you!"
Knowing they had met a tough opponent, the group dared not say a word and limped away.
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