Chapter 75: She is the future empress (2)
“Who is it? Officers investigating a case, irrelevant people get out of the way!”
Inside the door, two constables guarding the gate cursed.
“You’re not opening, are you?”
Qi Huang sneered, and a strand of hair extended into the crack of the door. With a gentle swipe from top to bottom, just like stealing tofu, she easily cut through the door bolt, and then she kicked the door again.
“Bang!”
With a deafening muffled sound, the auction house’s main door slammed backward.
“Ah!”
The two constables behind the door dodged too late. Their bodies were smashed and sent flying backward, then they fell down with their limbs splayed.
“Is this guy crazy? He dares to force his way in while officers are investigating a case?”
“That strength is not something an ordinary person can have. This person is either a cultivator or a warrior.”
“So what? Ordinary cultivators or warriors who dare to go against the yamen won’t have a good ending!”
“Who cares about her? Anyway, with this reckless fool taking the lead, we’ll soon know the outcome of tonight’s auction.”
…
The surrounding onlookers were discussing heatedly.
“You dare to block this Young Master’s path to wealth, so I’ll let you pay for medical expenses first!”
Qi Huang’s lips curled slightly, and then she boldly walked into the door. The two constables were not lightly injured; they were just groaning on the ground.
The huge commotion caused by Qi Huang immediately attracted the attention of the entire Juyin Auction House. Several dozen constables quickly surrounded them.
“Anyone who dares to come up will be a precedent.”
Qi Huang looked at the two constables wincing on the ground.
A group of constables looked at each other. They neither dared to desert nor charge forward recklessly.
“How dare you attack officers! Are you trying to rebel?”
Constable Peng’s voice suddenly came from upstairs.
Qi Huang looked up and saw him walking down the stairs angrily, with Liu Yingyue and Xia Wei following behind.
“It’s ‘him’?”
Liu Yingyue and Xia Wei exchanged glances, their faces showing surprise.
“This fellow is completely without strength. How did he get in?”
Xia Wei muttered incredulously.
“Rebel? Rebel against whom? Who do you, a mere constable, represent?”
Qi Huang said dismissively.
“As a constable, I am performing official duties and naturally represent the imperial court. Do you not fear collective punishment for attacking officers?”
Constable Peng was using his authority.
“You are abusing your power by shutting down the Juyin Auction House without authorization, and you still have the nerve to represent the imperial court? You’ve disgraced the Emperor. It’s you who should be collectively punished, right?”
Qi Huang shook her head contemptuously.
“Sharp-tongued and unreasonable, you’re both good with words. When you get to prison, I’ll make sure you can’t even hum.”
Constable Peng, being in the wrong, did not want to waste any more words. He ordered the constables next to him, “Grab her for me.”
The constables looked at each other, but in the end, they dared not disobey the order and rushed forward in a swarm.
Qi Huang remained calm and unhurried. She took out a talisman from her storage ring and threw it out, deliberately shouting, “Lightning Talisman.”
At the same time, she shattered the talisman with her spiritual sense. The stored lightning scattered, forming fine, hair-like currents that spread out around her. although the power was not great, it was more than enough to deal with these ordinary constables.
As expected, the dozens of constables, like rice under a sickle, suddenly stiffened and then fell straight to the ground.
“Hiss!”
Sounds of people gasping in cold air could be heard from all around.
“A talisman? Are you a cultivator?”
Constable Peng’s eyes widened, and his legs trembled slightly.
“Not exactly. I just bought this talisman from a cultivator.”
Qi Huang deliberately explained in a low-key manner.
“How can this guy buy any kind of talisman?”
Xia Wei was astonished. Previously, it was a flying talisman, and now it was a lightning talisman. She wondered what other jumbled talismans they had.
“Not a cultivator? Even if you are a cultivator, so what? Publicly attacking officers, the Immortal Alliance won’t save you.”
Constable Peng said in a fierce and timid manner.
“Young Master, I appreciate your kindness, but force cannot solve problems. Please leave quickly! I will notify you when the auction begins.”
Liu Yingyue, seeing that the situation was getting out of hand, pleaded.
Qi Huang frowned slightly. Although she did not want to admit it, she knew that what the other person said was true. Even if she eliminated all these constables, it would only be a superficial solution and would bring trouble to the Juyin Auction House.
‘What should I do if Qi’er deletes Ming Si Jiu Qi deletes Si Ling Meng?’
Qi Huang fell into an awkward predicament. She had already beaten up the officers, and if she didn’t come up with a perfect plan, not only would she not be able to save the Juyin Auction House, but she might even harm Liu Yingyue.
Thinking of this, Qi Huang began to rack her brains for a countermeasure, mainly seeing what she could use or what conditions were around her. Her spiritual sense swept through the storage ring inadvertently, and her attention was gradually attracted by something – it was the Immortal Elder waist token she had just obtained.
As Cheng Hong Ling’s clone, Qi Huang was not an independent individual, so strictly speaking, she did not need to obtain an Immortal Elder waist token. However, in order to fulfill a previous wish, she had specifically obtained this Immortal Elder waist token.
‘Perhaps, it can be of great use.’
A flash of inspiration struck Qi Huang.
“It’s too late. With what you’ve done, let alone tonight, if the auction house can open within this year, I’ll take off this uniform and go home to farm.”
Constable Peng, thinking of his identity, instantly regained his confidence.
“You said it yourself. Everyone heard it.”
Qi Huang just smiled and then instructed Manager Liu, “Manager Liu, have the shop assistants get moving. Open on time when the hour strikes. Since he wants to farm, I’ll fulfill his wish.”
“Uh…”
Liu Yingyue’s pretty face showed a worried expression, thinking to herself that whether the auction opens or not is not up to you, nor is it up to me, it’s up to the Yamen. What’s the use of having the shop assistants start working?
“Haha, what a joke! Who do you think you are? Without the Lord Governor’s permission, if she dares to open without authorization, and if the Emperor finds out about this, let alone the Juyin Auction House in Yongning Prefecture, even the Juyin Auction Houses in the Imperial Capital and across the country will not be able to open.”
Constable Peng, “unfazed by the sudden change,” picked up a Thousand Li Sound Transmission Device and began to call for reinforcements, as he was now alone.
“Young Master, hurry up and leave, otherwise it will be too late.”
Liu Yingyue pleaded in an almost begging tone, partly because the person in front of her had greatly helped her, and partly because this person could stably supply Cat’s Eye Tears. As long as nothing happened, she still had hope of turning the situation around.
“Don’t panic. Tonight, even if he calls the Lord Governor himself, I will make him go back to farming. As for you, go do what you should be doing. It’s almost time for the auction to start, don’t keep the guests waiting outside.”
Qi Huang, however, instructed with confidence. In the current Xihui Dynasty, the highest official in a prefecture was the Lord Governor. In addition, there was a Sima specifically in charge of military power to maintain local stability.
Liu Yingyue sighed helplessly. On the impulse of ‘treating a dead horse as if it were alive,’ she still had the shop assistants start working.
Qi Huang, unhurriedly, found a chair and sat down, then leisurely began to drink tea.
“Drink! Drink! Remember the taste of the tea. Once you’re in jail, you probably won’t be able to drink it in your next life.”
Constable Peng grumbled ineffectively nearby.
“Scold! Scold! Remember the feeling of scolding. Once you take off your uniform, you probably won’t be able to wear it in your next life.”
Qi Huang retorted spitefully.
Watching the two bicker, Liu Yingyue felt utterly powerless. She knew that this matter had completely escalated and how she would clean up the mess.
“Xia Wei, if this auction house is closed by the Yamen, how will I face my father when I go back?”
Liu Yingyue asked Xia Wei beside her.
“Uh… Master dotes on you so much, he probably won’t blame you, right?”
Xia Wei tried her best to comfort her.
“But I can’t forgive myself.”
Liu Yingyue smiled bleakly.
Not long after, a large group of soldiers and constables in armor rushed into the Juyin Auction House, numbering one to two hundred people.
“Oh my! Even the army has been alerted? They think so highly of me?”
Qi Huang deliberately exclaimed in surprise. After all, the direct commander of the army was the Sima, not the Lord Governor. Now that they were here, it meant that the other party indeed attached great importance to her.
Liu Yingyue’s pretty face turned pale with fear, and she quickly ran over with her female guards.
“Now, let’s see how arrogant you can be.”
Constable Peng sneered.
“Constable Peng, I heard there’s a rebellion here? I am here on the order of the Sima to quell the rebellion. Where are the rebels?”
The leading tall young soldier asked.
“It’s ‘her.’ Not only did she obstruct our investigation, but she also injured dozens of my constables.”
Constable Peng immediately accused Qi Huang.
“Good kid! Who gave you the courage to attack officers?”
The young soldier looked at Qi Huang and questioned, his large palm already resting on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
“She gave me the courage!”
Qi Huang did not waste any words and directly threw her Immortal Elder waist token over.
The young soldier reached out to catch it and then looked at it doubtfully. He saw several lines of text carved on it. On the upper left was “HongHua Sect,” in the middle was “Immortal Elder,” and in the lower right was “Qi Huang.”
