The saintess is pregnant, what does that have to do with me, a spoiled brat?

South of the city.

The once bustling street was now deserted, with vendors on both sides having long since disappeared.

Dozens of soldiers dressed in city defense armor surrounded the shop where the promise had been made.

The shop was a mess, and the newly repaired door was broken again.

Chen Yunfei sat in a grand chair, toying with the glass perfume bottle in his hand, his face full of smugness.

In front of him, several guards brought by Li Wanning were bound hand and foot and pressed to the ground.

Li Wanning's pretty face turned cold as she stared intently at Chen Yunfei.

"Chen Yunfei, do you know what you're doing?" Li Wanning gritted his teeth. "You dare to confiscate my things? Does your Chen family have a death wish?"

Chen Yunfei chuckled and looked Li Wanning up and down.

This girl is really pretty, but she has a terrible temper.

"Miss Ning, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want." Chen Yunfei shook the bottle in his hand. "Someone reported that this shop is selling mind-altering drugs from the Western Regions. It's perfectly reasonable and legal for me to bring the brothers from the city defense battalion to confiscate contraband."

"Bullshit!" Li Wanning cursed angrily. "That's perfume!"

"Whether it's perfume or not, we'll have to take her back to jail for questioning." Chen Yunfei stood up, walked to Li Wanning, and lowered his voice, "Miss Ning, I think you've also been fooled by that good-for-nothing Xu Nuo. How about this, you have a few drinks with me, and we'll call it even, okay?"

Li Wanning was so angry that he laughed instead.

This idiot doesn't even know who she is, yet he dares to spout nonsense.

If she hadn't gone out without the royal guards today, that bastard would be dead by now.

"Young Master Chen, why waste your breath on this woman?" A burly city defense squad leader, his face full of sycophancy, approached. "Just take her back. Once she's in jail, it's your job to call the shots."

Chen Yunfei burst into laughter.

Yesterday, Xu Nuo beat him like a dog in the shop, but today he brought the city's elite defense troops.

He promised to be a formidable fighter, but would he dare to take on the army?

That's called rebellion!

"Take them away! Seal off the shop!" Chen Yunfei waved his hand.

"Let's see who dares to make a move."

A calm voice came from outside the crowd.

Before the city defense soldiers on the outskirts could react, they felt a tremendous force strike them, and they were thrown uncontrollably to either side.

Xu Nuo strolled in, fanning herself with a folding fan.

Fatty Wang followed behind, looking timid and his calves were cramping.

When Chen Yunfei saw Xu Nuo, he subconsciously took a step back, the fear of having his leg broken yesterday instantly flooding his mind.

But he immediately realized that he had a powerful backer today.

"Xu Nuo, you actually dared to come!" Chen Yunfei straightened his back, pointed at Xu Nuo's nose, and said, "You are suspected of selling contraband, and the city defense battalion is now taking you into custody!"

Xu Nuo ignored him, her gaze sweeping over the mess on the ground before finally settling on Li Wanning.

"Miss Ning, you've been frightened."

Li Wanning snorted: "If you had come any later, I would have been taken to jail for questioning."

Xu Nuo smiled and turned to look at the burly squad leader.

"From the city defense battalion?"

The squad leader sneered and placed his hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist.

"You're the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo, aren't you? Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you have the Duke's mansion backing you up. This case today was assigned by higher-ups. If you know what's good for you, you'll come with us obediently."

Xu Nuo nodded.

"That's what they told me."

He closed the folding fan and took a step out.

The power of the Primordial Dragon Soul surged within his body, and the dark red dragon patterns beneath his skin faintly glowed.

The squad leader only felt a blur before his eyes, and before he could even draw his knife, a hand like an iron clamp gripped his neck tightly.

He was lifted up with one hand.

"Uh..." The squad leader's feet were dangling in the air as he struggled desperately, his face turning purplish-red instantly.

The entire room fell silent.

The dozens of city defense soldiers were completely dumbfounded.

This is a centurion of the city defense battalion! A genuine fourth-rank military officer!

Was he just picked up like a chick?

"Xu Nuo! You're insane!" Chen Yunfei screamed. "You dare attack an official of the imperial court! That's a capital offense!"

Xu Nuo turned her head and looked at Chen Yunfei.

"capital offense?"

He suddenly exerted force with his right hand.

Click.

There was a heartbreaking sound of bone cracking.

The squad leader's struggle came to an abrupt end, his head drooping limply as he was thrown to the ground like a lump of mud.

died.

The air around him seemed to freeze.

Chen Yunfei's scream caught in his throat, and his eyes almost popped out.

He really dares to kill someone?!

In front of dozens of city defense soldiers, he directly crushed a centurion to death!

Li Wanning was also stunned.

She knew Xu Nuo was a good fighter, but she didn't expect him to be so ruthless.

This is right under the emperor's nose! Killing an official in the street is something even the Duke of Zhenguo couldn't protect him from!

"Draw your sword!"

The remaining city defense soldiers finally reacted, drawing their swords and surrounding Xu Nuo.

But no one dared to step forward.

The corpse on the ground was still twitching; no one wanted to be the next.

Xu Nuo took out a handkerchief, wiped his hands, and casually threw it on the squad leader's corpse.

"Chen Yunfei." Xu Nuo looked at Chen Yunfei, her tone as calm as if she were asking what they were having for dinner, "Yesterday I let you off the hook, and today you brought people to smash up my shop. Do you think I'll let you off the hook again today?"

Chen Yunfei's legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground with a thud.

"Young Master Xu...this has nothing to do with me! It was...it was my superiors who sent me!"

"Up there?" Xu Nuo walked up to him, looking down at him. "Which 'up there'?"

"It's...it's the Second Prince!" To save his own life, Chen Yunfei betrayed his master without hesitation. "The Second Prince has his eye on this perfume business and ordered me to bring men to seize it and get my hands on the formula!"

Li Wanning's expression changed.

Second brother?

He actually extended his reach here!

Xu Nuo squinted his eyes.

Second Prince.

In the original owner's memories, this second prince was a ruthless character who had always coveted the position of crown prince and secretly won over many court officials.

It seems the exorbitant profits from this perfume business have even made the prince restless.

"The Second Prince summoned you, and you came?" Xu Nuo raised her foot and stepped on Chen Yunfei's shoulder. "Do you think the Second Prince can protect you?"

Chen Yunfei trembled in pain and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Young Master Xu, spare me! I'll never dare to do it again! All the perfume is here; I haven't touched a single bottle!"

He quickly presented the glass bottle with both hands.