As soon as Lin Feng’s words fell, two guards immediately appeared. The two of them walked up to those two richly dressed youths, didn’t say a word, and directly pinned them to the ground. This move scared the two youths so badly they couldn’t even cry; in an instant, a puddle of liquid appeared on the ground.

"What are you doing, my father is the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, if you treat me like this you’re dead!" one of the youths shouted loudly.

But the two guards completely ignored him. Almost at the same time, they each smashed a fist straight into the youths’ crotches. Instantly, two pig‑killing screams rang in everyone’s ears, and a certain part of these two had been directly shattered by that punch.

Only then did one of the guards say, "Minister of the Ministry of Rites my ass. Don’t you know who he is? You actually dare to mess with the woman of the National Guardian General, you really don’t know if you’re dead or alive."

The two youths were suddenly plunged into despair, and together with the sharp agony from below, they both instantly fainted dead away, though the expressions of horror still remained on their faces.

Only now did many of the onlookers realize that this youth was actually the National Guardian General, the Emperor’s adopted son, and now the brother of an Imperial Consort. Any one of these identities alone outranked that so‑called Minister of the Ministry of Rites by far, not to mention his terrifying strength. They all felt a bit of sorrow for the stupidity of those two youths.

Immediately the crowd started buzzing with discussion again, but Lin Feng was utterly indifferent. Not killing them outright was already letting them off cheap; the key thing was that he happened to be in a good mood today, otherwise there’s no way he would’ve let them off so easily.

Just then, a rush of hurried footsteps came from not far away. Very soon, two middle‑aged men appeared in front of Lin Feng. One of them saw his own son fainted on the ground and instantly roared, "Brat, you dare hurt my son? You’re dead today."

Lin Feng shot him a sideways glance and said, "Dead your sister. You see this General and dare be so rude, you really think you’re the Overlord of this Imperial City, huh? Men,废 this old bastard for me."

Lin Feng’s words startled that middle‑aged man. He took a closer look at Lin Feng and suddenly seemed to realize something. "You’re the National Guardian General, Chu Linfeng?"

"No shit. If I’m not me, then I’m you? You dare be rude to this General—there’s no need for you to keep being Minister of the Ministry of Rites. Strip him of his post and make him a commoner, and confiscate all his family’s property into the state treasury. What Young Master hates most are arrogant bastards like you." Lin Feng said.

"Lin Feng, don’t think you’re so great just because you’re the National Guardian General. I have an Immunity Token bestowed by the Emperor. If you dare touch me, that’s the same as touching the Emperor. Do you intend to rebel?" The middle‑aged man pulled out a palm‑sized golden Token as he spoke.

"Immunity Token? How come I’ve never heard of such a thing? Just this little Token can protect you, huh? Oh, I’m really so scared. Didn’t expect I’d offended Lord Minister of the Ministry of Rites, what a terrible crime, what a terrible crime." Lin Feng immediately said with a laugh.

His tone flipped in an instant, leaving everyone shocked. What the hell was with this kid, was he actually one of those bullies who fear the strong and prey on the weak? Then this so‑called National Guardian General is nothing special after all. Quite a few people’s opinion of Lin Feng dropped in their hearts.

Seeing that Lin Feng seemed a bit afraid of him, that middle‑aged man’s courage swelled. "Now then, how are you planning to settle the matter of you injuring my son? Could it be that the dignified National Guardian General thinks he can just shrug it off?"

Lin Feng didn’t answer him. Instead, he looked at the other middle‑aged man. "He has an Immunity Token; what do you have? If you don’t have one, then there’s only one road left for you—death. Originally I was just planning to废you and be done with it, but since he’s got an Immunity Token, his crime can only be borne by you in his place. Blame your shitty luck for giving birth to such a useless piece of trash."

"I also have an Immunity Token, I just didn’t bring it with me. Because the Immunity Token is too precious, I left it somewhere safe. You can’t act recklessly. If the Emperor finds out, you won’t be able to eat the consequences—you’ll be wiped out down to the roots for murdering pillars of the realm." The middle‑aged man said in panic.

"Oh, you make it sound pretty reasonable. Pillars of the realm, huh? Not bad, not bad. Looks like this General really can’t do anything to you today." Lin Feng said with a smile.

Many people were becoming more and more disappointed in Lin Feng. The sons of these two Ministers of the Ministry of Rites were notorious for bullying people. Relying on their fathers’ Immunity Tokens, who knows how many young girls they’d ruined. Even if someone wanted to stand up to them, they’d shrink back because of the two’s influence. You could say they were among the most feared people in the Imperial City. It was precisely because of this that even Yuwen Qingkong had no way to deal with them.

At this moment Lin Feng chuckled and said, "You say this is an Immunity Token, but how do I know if it’s real or fake? What if you’re waving a fake gold plate to fool this General—wouldn’t that be wrong? So this General thinks it still needs to be inspected properly. I’m sure you don’t mind, right?"

"There’s the Emperor’s jade seal on the Immunity Token. One look and you can tell if it’s real. Why would I need to deceive you? Now, shouldn’t we be talking about how to handle my son’s matter? If you don’t give me an explanation today, I’ll report this to the Emperor and let you see how厉害I can be." The middle‑aged man said.

Lin Feng’s expression changed slightly. Give them a little face and they really think they’re hot shit, huh? He immediately barked, "Men, take the Immunity Token from his hand and bring it here so this General can see whether it’s real. If he dares resist, cut him down as a rebel."

With those words, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites had no choice but to obediently hand the Immunity Token to the guards for Lin Feng to "inspect." Lin Feng took the Token, glanced at it, then laughed. "Not bad, it really is an Immunity Token. Seems you didn’t lie to me."

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites immediately said, "Now shouldn’t you be giving me an explanation?"

"I do need to give an explanation. But now that the Immunity Token is no longer in your hand, what exactly do I need to explain to you?" Lin Feng said with a grin. The Minister of the Ministry of Rites’ face changed on the spot—he felt he’d been played.

"You took the Token, and everyone here can testify to that. This is disrespecting the Emperor, committing an act of outright treason. The Emperor will never let you off." The Minister of the Ministry of Rites roared.

"Disrespect your sister. You think a shitty little plate can save your dog life? You really take this General for some soft persimmon who’d be scared of a broken piece of metal like that?" Lin Feng sneered. His palm tightened slightly, and the golden Token instantly crumbled into gold dust that spilled from his hand. Just then a gust of wind blew past, and the golden dust drifted down all over the Minister of the Ministry of Rites’ face.

"Men,废these two directly. I originally wanted to behead you, but this General’s in a good mood today, so I’ll spare you two dog lives. Understand this: what this General hates most is being threatened. Not even the Emperor gets to do that." Lin Feng said.

"Hahahaha! Well said, well said!" A hearty laugh rang out from within the crowd.