Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

However, Yue Jianghan was quite dissatisfied with this. She glared coldly at the old man and shouted angrily in a commanding tone, "Did I say that you don't have to kneel anymore?"

"Keep kneeling! Keep kowtowing!"

The old man trembled as he used his frail hands to support his already broken body, struggling to straighten up and continue kneeling, his head, already bleeding, touching the cold gray stone floor.

At this time.

Ye Yuchan and the others, who were still on the periphery of the crowd and unable to squeeze in, began to try to find other ways to get a clear view of the excitement, while also looking for an opportunity to ask those who had also come to watch the spectacle.

"Hey, hey, what's going on here? Why is that woman so arrogant?"

Ye Yuchan stood at the very edge of the line and randomly grabbed an old woman dressed in plain clothes to ask her a question.

She knew that these old women were basically the most fond of gossip, and they were much more open-minded than the average young person. Moreover, most of them knew some strange rumors.

Upon hearing this, the old woman realized that Ye Yuchan's words were truly treasonous, and immediately glared at her with a livid face, "Don't talk nonsense! That person is Yue Jianghan! A distinguished guest of the Lantian Empire!"

"A distinguished guest from the Lantian Empire?"

Seeing Ye Yuchan's puzzled look, the old woman looked at her as if she were a fool: "What? You don't know this? A wild man from the mountains? Judging from your clothes, you must have come from a mental asylum?"

Ye Yuchan: "..."

She suddenly felt a strong urge to give this older woman a "face reality" punch, but after thinking it over, she held back.

After all, she had always been a big boss in Cangyue City, so Ye Yuchan didn't really know much about the current affairs of the Lantian Empire.

Faced with the old woman's extremely disdainful expression, Ye Yuchan had no choice but to suppress her anger and force a smile: "I just came out of seclusion not long ago, and I'm not really interested in world affairs. Could you... tell me about them?"

"...Alright, this young man's attitude is quite good."

Looking at Ye Yuchan's smiling expression, the old woman couldn't stay angry. She explained, "This Yue Jianghan is rumored to be the adopted daughter of the Demon Emperor of the Demon Dynasty, and she is also related to the royal family of the Lantian Empire. Therefore, she has been made a distinguished guest of the Lantian Empire, and her status is similar to that of the Great General of the State!"

"...Huh?" Ye Yuchan was a little confused: "People from the Demon Dynasty? They've been made honored guests of the Lantian Empire? Isn't the Lantian Empire sworn enemies of the Demon Dynasty?"

"You don't know anything." The old woman snorted coldly and laughed, "The Demon Dynasty's rule over the world is an inevitable trend. The fact that the Lantian Empire has not surrendered is just a superficial phenomenon. In reality, most of the nobles of the Demon Dynasty have already negotiated with the Lantian Empire. Within ten years, the Lantian Empire will definitely be incorporated into the Demon Dynasty's territory. This is already common knowledge in our Desolate Heaven Domain."

After listening, Ye Yuchan looked at the old woman with a suspicious expression: "You... know quite a lot."

“Of course.” The old woman immediately puffed out her chest and laughed proudly, “Back in the day, I was a formidable warrior who commanded respect. It’s just a pity that some unforeseen events occurred later, which is why I retired here.”

"What happened?"

"He took an arrow to the knee."

Ye Yuchan: "..."

Your reason for retiring is quite unique.

However, Ye Yuchan did not expect that what Fang Yan said in the past had become a so-called consensus.

Fang Yan had said that countless people within the Lantian Empire had been instigated by the Demon Dynasty to turn against them, and that if war were to break out, the Demon Dynasty would undoubtedly win. However, the Demon Dynasty had delayed its attack, precisely to annex the entire Lantian Empire without bloodshed.

The Lantian Empire may now be defunct in name only, with only a small group like Fang Yan and Chu Xin truly putting up resistance.

"Junior Sister Yu Chan."

And it was at this time.

Gu Xingzhuo suddenly appeared behind Ye Yuchan, his expression more solemn than ever before.

Ye Yuchan turned around and looked at Gu Xingzhuo, whose reaction was obviously not right, and asked, "What's wrong, senior brother? You don't look well."

"Ah."

Gu Xingzhuo nodded in agreement, then looked at the place where the old man and Yue Jianghan were, and said in a deep voice, "Just now I went to another tall building and looked down at the place where the argument was taking place. I have a clear understanding of the general situation."

"And then? What did you see?"

“I saw…”

In the blink of an eye.

The sword flashed.

Jiang Shaoguang's spiritual energy swept across the entire area like a surging tide!

A black and white Tai Chi diagram suddenly appeared in the sky!

Ye Yuchan was so shocked she couldn't close her mouth, and instinctively shouted, "What's going on, Senior Brother Jiang? Why did you suddenly make a move?!"

"That's only natural..."

Gu Xingzhuo uttered a sentence quietly.

Amidst the increasingly restless crowd, Ye Yuchan glanced back at Gu Xingzhuo, not understanding what he meant.

In response to Ye Yuchan's puzzled look, Gu Xingzhuo gave only a simple answer:

"Because the person who was beaten was the steward of Luojiang Mansion..."

"The Uncle Chen we've met before."

18. Has that woman gotten lost again?

Uncle Chen from Luojiang Prefecture?

Ye Yuchan then remembered that when she, Gu Xingzhuo, and the old rogue went to see Lao San's children, they were greeted by a simply dressed old servant.

According to his own account, the old servant was saved by chance when Fan Luokui saw injustice and drew his sword to fight.

To that old servant, Fan Luokui and Jiang Shaoguang must have been like saviors; otherwise, he wouldn't have willingly become a steward at the Luojiang Mansion, which was run by Jiang Shaoguang.

In fact, for a long time, Uncle Chen had been in charge of Luojiang Mansion. When Fan Luokui and Jiang Shaoguang were not in the mansion, it was Uncle Chen who took care of the thirty-six children. Dealing with so many children in their prime must have made Uncle Chen's daily life quite difficult.

For Jiang Shaoguang, Uncle Chen was an indispensable part of the entire Luojiang Prefecture.

Faced with this treatment, Uncle Chen had no choice but to take action.

Sword shadows flashed.

The black-robed, blond-haired youth stood like a mountain before the old man, holding a silver sword in his right hand. The sword was covered with an extremely mysterious black and white Dao array diagram. His eyes were piercing, and a surging wind swirled around him.

The old servant raised his blood-stained head, trembling as he looked at the familiar figure. As if finding the sword light slightly too dazzling, he squinted, his expression one of near tears, his voice humble and full of apology: "Lord Jiang... Lord Jiang... how could you..."

"We'll talk about the rest when we get back," Jiang Shaoguang said without turning his head.

Upon hearing this, the old servant immediately fell silent, and willingly lowered his head again, kowtowing deeply to Jiang Shaoguang.

"Yes... I understand."

Inside the venue.

Everyone in the crowd was astonished by the man who suddenly jumped out and stood between Yue Jianghan and the old servant.

They were all citizens of Hanyin City, so they naturally knew who this blond-haired, black-robed swordsman was.

In fact, among the people in this area, there are quite a few who have benefited from the kindness of Jiang Shaoguang and Fan Luokui. Many tedious matters in Hanyin City have been handled by Fan Luokui and Fan Luokui. Sometimes, the name of Luojiang Mansion is even more useful than that of the city lord's mansion in Hanyin City.

Upon seeing Jiang Shaoguang appear, the onlookers were all taken aback, their expressions turning complicated, and a flurry of discussion ensued.

"Speaking of which, that old servant does indeed look like the steward of the Luojiang Manor..."

"This is troublesome. Lord Jiang of Luojiang Prefecture is known for being a busybody..."

"Where's that icy beauty who wields the knife? Could she be here too?"

"This is no longer just lively. Although Lord Jiang is highly skilled, the person opposite him is an honored guest, Yue Jianghan..."

"This is a huge problem; it looks like this is going to blow up."

This is definitely going to escalate.

From the moment Jiang Shaoguang stepped forward, he never intended to end things hastily.

Jiang Jianghan's sharp, beautiful eyes reflected Jiang Shaoguang's figure. She couldn't help but squint, staring at the man who dared to block her way with an unusual expression. Listening to the discussions around her, she immediately showed a look of understanding.

"So you are the master of Luojiang Prefecture?"

"Yes." Jiang Shaoguang stood with his sword in hand, his expression unusually cold.

"Is this old man the steward of your Luojiang Manor?"

"Yes."

Yue Jianghan's expression turned extremely cold. Jiang Shaoguang in front of him was extremely indifferent and seemed to have no respect for him at all. The light in his eyes made it seem as if he would kill him in the next second.

interesting.

Before Jiang Han could speak again, several men standing beside her, who appeared to be servants, began to shout.

"How dare you speak to the young lady like that? Show some respect, you know..."

The words were not finished.

Yue Jianghan then raised her slender hand and stood in front of the men, signaling them not to say anything more.

She stepped forward alone, looking closely at Jiang Shaoguang's handsome face. A slight smile played on her lips. She showed no fear whatsoever at the sword or the overwhelming spiritual power. Her tone was gentle: "Judging from your words, you're going to protect your steward?"

"Yes." Jiang Shaoguang, like a cold and ruthless repeating machine, affirmed again.

"Alright." Yue Jianghan's smile grew even wider, then a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and a chill crept up his lips as he said, "Do you know that the old man behind you owes us as much as 300 million? Even if we sold him, we still couldn't pay it back."

"Three hundred million?" Jiang Shaoguang's expression froze slightly. He turned around and happened to see Uncle Chen's terrified expression.

Uncle Chen shook his head frantically, shouting, "There's no way there's that much! I only borrowed two million, how could there be three hundred million?!"

"It's just compound interest." Yue Jianghan glanced coldly at Uncle Chen and said, "When you borrowed money from me, I made it clear that the interest would be much higher than you imagined, but you still took it. Since that's the case, it proves that you accepted my interest rate."

"Now that more than fifteen years have passed, the interest has increased many times over. Three hundred million is not too much."

Three hundred million isn't that much...

If someone else had said this, people might have thought it was just empty talk.

But this person is Yue Jianghan, a distinguished guest of the Lantian Empire!

Rumor has it that Yue Jianghan was quite interested in business, so he opened his own chamber of commerce in the capital of the Lantian Empire. After several years of management, the business was booming and he made a fortune.

Uncle Chen personally went to the Chamber of Commerce to borrow a huge sum of money from Yue Jianghan, but he never expected that after all these years, it would have increased so many times over!

This is completely unreasonable usury.

Jiang Shaoguang took a deep breath, his eyelids lowered slightly, and he hesitated to draw his sword.

Because he knew he was in the wrong.