Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 200 False Accusation
Two officers were standing in front of the lobby door.

The two officers were wearing navy blue official uniforms, square cloth hats on their heads, and swords at their waists.

From the look of their unpatched clothes, one could tell that these two men were clerks without any official rank. They were the "sword bearers" of Jingzhao Prefecture, and their duties were equivalent to those of yamen runners in an ordinary county government office.

Although he was a yamen runner, he was still considered a half-official in the capital city, and he was used to being arrogant towards ordinary people.

After all, now that Jingdu City has the Tianjian, all cases involving warriors, ghosts, and court officials have been taken over by the Tianjian. The cases that fall into Jingzhao Prefecture are either petty thefts or trivial matters. They are all cases of ordinary people, so naturally there is nothing to worry about.

The two "knife-wielding" officials thought the same, so when they came here, they kicked the door and shouted questions, without caring who lived inside.

But now, standing in front of them is a row of elite warriors from Lingying Island.

Each of them has at least sixth-grade cultivation, and there are many celestial warriors among them.

That unfriendly look alone is enough to make an ordinary person weak in the knees.

"Xiao Liu, this is not right..."

The older clerk with the knife pulled over his younger colleague and whispered, "Didn't the boss say it was just a small case and asked us to summon the defendant? Did he make a mistake? How about we withdraw first?"

The knife-wielding clerk known as Xiao Liu obviously did not understand his colleague's retreat and said bluntly, "Master, that's right, it's this place. I checked the house number!"

Without waiting for the old clerk to say anything, he stepped forward, glared at him and shouted, "Who is Ruan Yu?"

There are so many vigorous warriors in front of him, but this minor clerk who has not even reached the entry level is like a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger and does not seem to feel any pressure at all.

The old clerk cursed him in his heart, but he could only bite the bullet and stand behind him, smiling: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, we are just following the master's order to pass on the message."

Just when everyone was in a stalemate, Ruan Yu and his men hurried to the front hall.

He pushed aside the crowd and came in front of the two officers. He glanced at them and saw what they were wearing. His eyes showed a bit of disdain: "I am Ruan Yu, what's the matter?"

Without waiting for the old clerk to speak, Xiao Liu pointed at Ruan Yu and said, "You know what you did!"

Ruan Yu was stunned. What did he do?

He really hasn't done anything out of the ordinary these days.

Even if he really did something out of line, it should be the Major General of the Astronomical Observatory who should personally lead people to arrest him, or send a small official from Jingzhao Prefecture... Who is this annoying?

The old clerk stepped forward to smooth things over, shaking his hands and apologetically saying, "It's a misunderstanding, it's just that there's been a lot of flower-stealing thieves in the city recently, also called Ruan Yu. I think they have the same name. Let's go back and check..."

He was about to leave with the man, but the official named Xiao Liu was not happy: "Master, what misunderstanding? Didn't he even bring a portrait? It looks exactly like this kid."

He broke free from the old clerk's hand, reached into his arms, took out a piece of drawing paper, and shook it open: "Look, look, are they exactly the same?"

Ruan Yu took a look and almost laughed out loud.

The person in the portrait had crooked eyes, a weird mouth and a mouth full of rotten teeth.

How is this similar to him?!
But when he was about to have the two of them kicked out, he accidentally noticed a few words written below the portrait - Prince Bi Bo Ruan Yu.

It was these few words that made him change his mind instantly.

Why?

Because these four words "Master Bi Bo" are indeed Ruan Yu's nickname in the Tao!
Because of this, he instantly realized that this was not a misunderstanding, but was indeed directed at him!
Who is it?
Just as he was lost in thought, he heard a shout from the side: "How dare you insult my senior brother like this?!"

Wei Zhaofeng's face was filled with anger, and he drew his sword with a cold sound. Beside him, his fellow disciples from Lingying Island were even more ferocious, releasing their bloody murderous aura without any concealment.

The old official had never seen such a scene before. He staggered back in fear and fell to the ground, holding his head with both hands: "Please spare my life, sir!"

But his apprentice was not afraid at all, and even drew his sword in anger: "You are so brave, you thief!"

Seeing that things were about to go out of control, Ruan Yu finally called for a halt: "Stop it."

Wei Zhaofeng was puzzled: "Senior Brother."

Ruan Yu gave him a reassuring look, and then said to the two officials, "I'll go with you."

Xiao Liu then put away the knife and muttered, "That's better."

He turned around and looked at the old clerk who was sitting on the ground with his hands on his head, with a puzzled look on his face: "Master, what are you doing sitting on the ground? The ground is cold."

The old clerk forced a smile that was uglier than crying.

He got up from the ground trembling, and heard the sound of iron chains clanking beside his ears. He turned around and saw his stupid apprentice holding shackles and walking towards Ruan Yu.

Judging from the situation, they are going to handcuff Ruan Yu and take him away.

He noticed the murderous look in Ruan Yu's eyes, and was so frightened that he almost fainted. He shouted loudly: "Stop!"

Xiao Liu held the shackles and looked back, his face full of confusion: "Master, didn't you teach me that prisoners should be handcuffed and taken to the Ministry?"

"What criminal? The case hasn't been sentenced yet!"

The old clerk patted Xiaoliu's head hard, then forced a smile towards Ruan Yu and gestured with his hand, "Please come in, please come in..."

"Humph!"

Ruan Yu snorted heavily and walked out with a flick of his sleeves.

……

"Sir, you need to make the decision for me!"

Inside the government office of Jingzhao Prefecture, there were two rows of guards standing on the left and right, holding killing sticks, looking quite majestic.

And in the lobby, a woman was kneeling.

No one knew whether the woman was a wild boar that had transformed into a spirit, or an elephant that had taken on a new form. Her body was covered in fat, and her pockmarked face was covered in incredibly thick makeup. She had cheeks like a monkey's butt, and lips like sausages. She looked three parts human and seven parts ghost. When she cried, she made a howling sound, and her voice was so loud that even the people watching the excitement outside the Dalian government office could hear it clearly.

Sitting in the ministry hall was an official wearing a bright red official robe, who was about fifty years old, with half of his hair already gray, and a square face that seemed to reveal his uprightness.

The official slammed the gavel and shouted, "Can you see clearly that this man is the flower-stealing thief who insulted your innocence?"

He pointed his finger at Ruan Yu who was standing in the audience.

The woman raised her eyes and stole a glance at Ruan Yu, then pointed at him and insisted, "It's him! Even if he turned into ashes, I will not admit my mistake. This man is the flower thief who insulted my innocence!"

She then bowed with both hands and cried out loudly: "Master, please help me!"

(End of this chapter)