Rejected Beauty Practices the Villain Play-Chapter 957 - 932: Timely Rain

After Fang Chuning and Xie Jue went around from the side, they were heading out of the mansion, but unexpectedly were stopped before the second gate. County Magistrate Zhou was unwilling to risk the crime of killing Xie Jue, so he wanted his steward to take the risk of annihilating the family. Consequently, the government officials were all watching Xie Jue and Fang Chuning, preventing them from leaving the yamen. Fang Chuning and Xie Jue had no choice but to use the main gate to leave. There were too many government officials in the yamen. Xie Jue initially planned to leave quickly while County Magistrate Zhou was unprepared, but didn’t expect to be stopped.

County Magistrate Zhou hurriedly came over after hearing the news and said with a smile, "Your Highness, Great General, why are you leaving in such a hurry? Please stay in the yamen; this humble official still has many matters to consult with Your Highness."

"The Prince and the Great General have urgent matters to attend to, move aside!" Xie Jue said in a deep voice. County Magistrate Zhou also realized that Xie Jue might have seen through his schemes long ago. His expression slightly darkened, and he made a small gesture with his hand behind his back, and the yamen staff surrounded them all around. Fang Chuning was fully alert, partially shielding Xie Jue with his body.

Xie Jue said that County Magistrate Zhou was a cunning and deceitful man who had committed numerous evils during his years in the office. He was well aware that once they left, he would be undeniably dead, so he wouldn’t let them leave no matter what. Although Fang Chuning believed Xie Jue, he also doubted whether County Magistrate Zhou truly had the courage to overstep his authority and kill Xie Jue. If so, he couldn’t escape even in Beining, and Xie Xun would never let him go. Unexpectedly, County Magistrate Zhou was really brave enough to stop them and reveal his true nature.

County Magistrate Zhou bowed and said, "Your Highness, General, if there’s something urgent, we can send someone from the mansion to handle it. With your esteemed statuses, it’s better for us to entertain you well in the mansion. We have already prepared a banquet in the mansion; please, both of you, enter and share a cup with us."

Fang Chuning sneered, "Each officer has a knife at their side. This is not the etiquette to treat guests. What? We want to leave, and you dare to force us to stay?"

"I wouldn’t dare!" County Magistrate Zhou’s expression slightly darkened, knowing that they were already alert. He gave a signal to the steward.

The steward braced himself and shouted, "General Fang is dead; everyone knows it. One of you claims to be Prince Yan, and the other claims to be General Fang. How do you prove it? No one in Pingnan County has ever seen the Prince, and you can’t prove your identity. Audacious imposters, daring to impersonate royal relatives, seize them!"

The government officials obeyed the orders and immediately drew their knives. Fang Chuning shouted, "Audacious! This is Prince Yan. Do you dare to defy orders? Do you want to die, as well as your parents and children?"

The officers looked at each other, some hesitating. The steward said sternly, "Brothers, don’t listen to his alarming words. How could the Prince come to Pingnan County from the Capital City? These two are imposters, pretending to be the Prince and the Great General to deceive people. Don’t be fooled, seize them, kill without mercy, and whoever can take their heads will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver!"

Hearing the reward of one hundred taels, all the officers were energized and quickly rushed forward. Fang Chuning blocked the incoming blades with his sword, while Xie Jue also evaded the slashing knives of the officers and seized a big knife from them. Back to back, they started fighting with the officers.

Blood spilled quickly at the door. Fang Chuning was swift and ruthless in his actions, but considering that these officers were not beyond redemption and merely following orders, he didn’t aim to kill — mostly wounding them. They fought while retreating towards the yamen gate. Fang Chuning, a Great General capable of defeating a hundred on the battlefield, was unmatched in a small place like Pingnan County. The group of officers was no match at all, and though Xie Jue didn’t have Fang Chuning’s fearsome skills, he had been trained in martial arts since childhood and was very capable compared to these officers. Fang Chuning didn’t have to worry much about Xie Jue, and soon they retreated to the gate, both unwilling to indulge in fighting any longer, preferring to fight and retreat.

County Magistrate Zhou saw the situation was unfavorable. If the fight continued, the officers would surely lose, unable to stand against Xie Jue and Fang Chuning. Once they left the yamen, it would be even harder to stop them. County Magistrate Zhou secretly told the steward, "Kill them at any cost!"

"Understood!"

The steward gave a signal to the hidden men, who suddenly started shooting hidden arrows at Xie Jue and Fang Chuning. The arrow tips were all poisoned, deadly upon drawing blood. They hadn’t planned on letting Fang Chuning and Xie Jue leave alive from the yamen. The melee at the yamen entrance meant the archers couldn’t aim securely, and some arrows hit the officers.

The officers hit by the poisoned arrows fell and couldn’t stand, foaming at the mouth, faces turning blue and purple. Fang Chuning’s eyes widened, "Are you crazy? These are your comrades!"

But the steward didn’t care, "Shoot them, kill them!"

The poisoned arrows kept flying towards Xie Jue and Fang Chuning. Fang Chuning shouted for caution, cutting down a poisoned arrow flying toward Xie Jue, while Xie Jue remained exceedingly wary, frantically slicing down arrows aimed at Fang Chuning, fearing that one might hit him. More and more officers fell from poison, and Fang Chuning carved a bloody path, pulling Xie Jue swiftly out of the yamen.

County Magistrate Zhou, seeing this, could no longer care, shouting, "Quick, stop them!"

Suddenly, a line of archers appeared on the roof of the yamen, drawing bows and aiming at Xie Jue and Fang Chuning as they emerged. Just as they were about to shoot, a volley of arrows whizzed across the sky from afar, knocking the archers off the roof. Xie Jue and Fang Chuning looked up to see a thunderous sound of galloping hooves — a black cavalry squadron rushing in, clad in armor, with cold blades reflecting the chilly sunlight. The flag of the Ningzhou Iron Cavalry fluttered fiercely in the wind.

Cui Lansong rode at the forefront, wielding a large bow, laughing heartily, "Your Highness, Mr. Fang... You two certainly look like you’ve been through hell!"

Although Fang Chuning didn’t know him, he knew they were familiar by the way he addressed them, and couldn’t help but curse, "We’ve been waiting in Pingnan County for three days; were you giving birth or something? Why did you take so long?"

If they had been any slower, he and Xie Jue might have been finished in Pingnan County!

Cui Lansong clicked his tongue, "Such dirty language!"