The most secure job in Dajin

Chapter 354, Am I the Villain?
Xiuzhengfang, Nanluo Lane, Huajia.

"squeak~"

Hua Changxi pushed open the courtyard gate and went inside. Due to the long period of no one living and taking care of it, the Hua family courtyard had shown signs of dilapidation. Weeds grew rampant in the courtyard, and spider webs covered the eaves and corners of the walls.

Seeing the courtyard where she was born become so desolate, Hua Changxi felt a complex and indescribable emotion welling up in her heart.

After circling around the Hua family courtyard, Hua Changxi discovered that the simple defensive array she had set up earlier had been destroyed. With a wave of her hand, hundreds of Fire Marrow Jade and Soul Crystals flew out together, and in an instant, the Hua family courtyard was enveloped in a twelve-cycle defensive array.

The Twelve Heavenly Circulation Defense Array is a fifth-grade array, which she learned from Yan Zhenzhen. Because setting up this array requires the cooperation of divine sense and spiritual power, she had not been able to set it up in the Hua family courtyard before due to her limited strength.

This formation can withstand attacks from cultivators at or below the Spirit Platform Realm.

"boom!"

Not long after the formation was set up, some cultivators tried to rush into the Hua family's courtyard, but were repelled by the Twelve Heavens Defense Formation.

Hearing the commotion, Hua Changxi's eyes sharpened, and she quickly walked out, just in time to see two Qi Sea Realm cultivators helping a Core Formation cultivator to his feet.

These three people were sent by the Duke of Liang's mansion to monitor the Hua family's courtyard. They were to report any unusual activity in the Hua family's courtyard to the Duke of Liang's mansion immediately.

Yin Xiu, a Core Formation cultivator, was the eldest son of the fifth branch of the Liang State Duke's mansion. He was assigned to guard the Hua family's courtyard, which he was very unwilling to do.

Fortunately, the Liang State Duke's Mansion still had some prestige, so no one deliberately came to the Hua family's courtyard to cause trouble. In the past three years, he and his two collateral relatives had not had a difficult time.

But today, the sun rose in the west, and someone actually broke into the Hua family's courtyard.

Because he had been unable to break through the bottleneck of the early stage of Core Formation for a long time, Yin Xiu was furious. As soon as he received the news that someone had broken into the Hua family's courtyard, he rushed over in a hurry.

To everyone's surprise, a defensive array appeared in the Hua family's courtyard.

Being blasted away by the formation, Yin Xiu even felt his dantian vibrating. He was initially furious, but instantly calmed down, and cold sweat seeped out from his back.

Born into a Duke's mansion, even though he was an illegitimate son, he still possessed considerable knowledge. Upon first contact, he recognized the extraordinary nature of the defensive formation.

When he saw the aloof and cold Hua Changxi walk out of the Hua family courtyard, his heart sank to the bottom.

Although he didn't know Hua Changxi and had never met her, he still guessed her identity immediately: Hua! Chang! Xi!
A surging spiritual force, like a monstrous wave, pressed down, and the two Qi Sea Realm cultivators instantly collapsed to the ground. Yin Xiu, however, still remembered that he came from the Duke of Liang's mansion and could not disgrace the mansion's reputation, so he gritted his teeth and tried to hold on.

Unfortunately, when there is such a vast difference in skill levels, all efforts are in vain.

After holding on for a few seconds, Yin Xiu also collapsed.

Hua Changxi knew that these three were just following orders and did not want to bully the weak to show off his strength. After intimidating them for a while, he withdrew his spiritual pressure and turned to leave.

"Nine-Nine Mother?"

As soon as Hua Changxi turned around, she saw many neighbors standing at their doorsteps, looking at her.

The person who spoke was the aunt next door to the Hua family's courtyard, who had watched Hua Changxi grow up.

Hua Changxi walked towards her, but as soon as she took a step, she saw the aunt take a few steps back in fear.

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Hua Changxi frowned, stopped, and looked at her neighbors. She was surprised to find that most of them looked at her with fear in their eyes.

They're afraid of her!!!

This discovery sent a jolt through Hua Changxi's heart.

Why is this happening?

Hua Changxi's gaze followed the eyes of some neighbors and landed on Yin Xiu and the other two who were still lying on the ground panting heavily, as if she had something in mind.

But she didn't understand.

It was clearly the Duke of Liang's mansion that bullied the Hua family by abusing its power and even sent people to monitor the Hua family's courtyard. Although she used her spiritual pressure to intimidate those three people, it was a legitimate counterattack. Why should the neighbors be afraid of her? It's as if she's the villain.

Hua Changxi wanted to ask for clarification, but the words stuck in her throat.

These people are just neighbors, to put it bluntly, just a group of unrelated people. Why should she care about them and let it affect her behavior?

Without lingering any longer, Hua Changxi strode away from Nanluo Lane.

Only when Hua Changxi was no longer in sight did Yin Xiu and the other two dare to help each other to their feet.

"Quickly, send a message to the Crown Prince saying that Hua Changxi has appeared."

After leaving Nanluo Lane, Hua Changxi went straight to the Marquis of Dingyuan's residence.

As soon as she stepped onto the street where the Earl's mansion was located, she spotted a Nascent Soul cultivator sitting cross-legged in a private room of a teahouse across from the mansion.

"Humph!"

Hua Changxi was truly enraged by the Liang State Duke's audacity. With a wave of her hand, she used her spiritual power to sweep the Nascent Soul cultivator towards her. Yin Yunzhou only realized he was being attacked after he was forcibly brought before Hua Changxi!
"You, what are you?"

Before he could even ask the question, Yin Yunzhou guessed that the woman in red in front of him was Hua Changxi. He was both surprised by Hua Changxi's sudden appearance and horrified by her terrifying strength.

He was a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, yet not only did he not notice Hua Changxi's appearance beforehand, he also had no power to defend himself against Hua Changxi's attacks.

Suppressing his fear, Yin Yunzhou quickly said, "Cultivators are not allowed to fight within the capital. Are you going to violate the rules jointly established by the royal family and the five holy lands?"

As if in response to his words, a squad of Imperial Guards with swords hurried over.

The leading Imperial Guard was also a Nascent Soul cultivator. As soon as he arrived, he looked at Hua Changxi and Yin Yunzhou with sharp eyes: "We sensed spiritual energy fluctuations. Were you two the ones who made the move?"

Hua Changxi remained silent.

Yin Yunzhou was about to say that Hua Changxi had attacked him, but before he could finish speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his head. When he looked up, he met Hua Changxi's ambiguous smile.

"No, no."

After Yin Yunzhou denied it, Hua Changxi spoke up: "This fellow Daoist has made great contributions. Seeing him so diligently staying in the teahouse without moving, I really couldn't help but want to chat with him. That's all."

The Nascent Soul cultivator from the Embroidered Uniform Guard had come with a mission. He looked directly at Yin Yunzhou and said, "Fellow Daoist, there's no need to be afraid. With us here, if anyone dares to lay a hand on you, we will definitely give you justice."

"Haha~"

Before Yin Yunzhou could speak, Hua Changxi's laughter rang out.

Hua Changxi smiled at the Nascent Soul cultivator from the Embroidered Uniform Guard whose motives were impure, his face filled with undisguised sarcasm and his eyes with contempt: "Talking big will only make your tongue stick out."

The Nascent Soul cultivator from the Embroidered Uniform Guard was startled, as he clearly sensed a killing intent flashing from Hua Changxi.

She wanted to kill him, and she could kill him!
Just as the Nascent Soul cultivator from the Embroidered Uniform Guard was at a loss, Hua Changxi spoke to Yin Yunzhou: "Please lead the way, let's go to the Duke of Liang's mansion."

"The Duke of Liang has sent people to monitor the Hua family's courtyard and sent you to block the gate of the Marquis of Dingyuan. With such a grand mobilization, I don't even know what he looks like. It's really unacceptable of me."

Yin Yunzhou was taken aback. Go to the Duke of Liang's mansion? He thought that Hua Changxi would visit the Hua family at the Marquis of Dingyuan's mansion first.

However, he was only a collateral branch of the Liang State Duke's Mansion. If he were to bring Hua Changxi to the Liang State Duke's Mansion, and something happened in the future, he would probably not have a good outcome.

Yin Yunzhou thought that with the Embroidered Uniform Guard present, Hua Changxi probably wouldn't dare to actually make a move, so he stood still.

Hua Changxi knew that whether it was the three people in Nanluo Lane or the Nascent Soul cultivator in front of him, they were all just thugs sent by the Duke of Liang's mansion. Even if these thugs were dealt with, other thugs would be sent out.

To completely solve the problem, we must find the root cause.

Seeing that Yin Yunzhou didn't move, Hua Changxi threatened in a cold voice: "What, can't you walk?"

Yin Yunzhou's heart skipped a beat. Why didn't the Hua family dare to step out of the Dingyuan Earl's Mansion? It was because they were afraid that the Liangguo Duke's Mansion would send people to intercept and kill them.

However, Hua Changxi could also use such methods on the Liang State Duke's Mansion, and Hua Changxi could also intercept and kill the people of the Liang State Duke's Mansion.

Thinking of Hua Changxi's terrifying strength, Yin Yunzhou dared not offend her too much, and said with a forced smile, "Our Duke has also been wanting to meet you." With that, he took the lead and walked ahead.

The Imperial Guards exchanged bewildered glances when they saw that Yin Yunzhou was indeed leading Hua Changxi to the right path.

"Pah! A Nascent Soul cultivator, what a coward!"

Just as Hua Changxi and Yin Yunzhou walked out of the street where the Marquis of Dingyuan's residence was located, the Nascent Soul cultivator of the Embroidered Uniform Guard felt a tremor at his waist. After a moment, he said to his subordinates, "Let's go, we'll follow them."

Some of the Imperial Guards officers were displeased: "Boss, are we supposed to escort them all the way to the Duke of Liang's mansion?"

The Jinyiwei Nascent Soul cultivator said, "Shut up! What do you mean by escorting them? We are clearly monitoring them all the way for the safety of the people."

The Imperial Guards: "."

Helpless, the Imperial Guards could only resign themselves to following them. Just as they caught up, they saw a monk blocking Hua Changxi and Yin Yunzhou's path.

"Changxi, it's been three years. How have you been?"

Hua Changxi looked at Jing Liao, who was smiling warmly, and couldn't help but smile as well: "It's fine."

Jing smiled and nodded, "That's good." Then, she looked at Yin Yunzhou and then at the group of Imperial Guards who had caught up with them, "If you don't mind, I'd like to walk with you for a while."

Hua Changxi looked at him and said, "Okay."

Just as they continued toward the Duke of Liang's mansion, the Earl of Dingyuan led his son and Hua Minghe and a few others out of the mansion gate.

"Didn't they say Ninth Sister was back?"

"What about people?"

(End of this chapter)