With that said, he raised his fist to strike.
"Stop, how dare you, how dare you!"
"I am a constable of Xianning Prefecture. If you hit me, Lord Magistrate wonât let your Fishing Guild off. Then, our Lord Wu will definitely avenge me, avenge me!"
"Youâll wait for death, wait for death."
Seeing Chief Zhang so hysterical, so arrogantly shouting, the Hua Jing Hall Master of the Fishing Guild directly planted a foot on Chief Zhangâs face.
What followed was a brutal slaughter.
The scene was once extremely bloody, but it was strangely satisfying to watch.
At this moment, on a nearby restaurant, three people sat there, ordering a table full of food and drinks, eating while watching the farce below through the window.
Xiao Hu said, "How can Zhou Chu lead his brothers like this? Our people are being bullied so badly yet he forbids us to step in. If it were me, Iâd have already stormed the Prefectural Government. Iâd love to see whoâs so arrogant to bully our people from the Fishing Guild like this."
Chen Jie took a sip of wine and said, "Zhou Chu has his own difficulties. With me not around, and the opponent having a Half-step Dragon Realm, patience is the right course."
Xiao Hu said, "Thatâs too cowardly. If it were me, Iâd have fought them already. Live boldly, die proudly. Whatâs there to fear!"
Hu Weiyong said, "Master Hu, youâre only suited to be a frontline warrior, not the one defending the city."
Chen Jie also said, "Hu Zi is indeed too impulsive. Many matters canât be solved by rashness; impulsiveness canât solve problems."
Having said that, Hu Weiyong nodded slightly.
Xiao Hu didnât mind, but his eyes turned to the outside, where he saw a batch of Fishing Guild Disciples beating the government officials. These officials had no formidable fighters, so they were thoroughly thrashed by the Fishing Guildâs men.
Some sharp-eyed ones, noticing the unfavorable situation, turned around and fled. Seeing some about to flee, Xiao Hu jumped up and said, "Trying to tip off reinforcements."
Chen Jie said, "Haha, wait, letâs see who they can call."
Hearing this, Xiao Hu sat back down, looking at Chen Jie and said, "Jiu Si, are you fishing?"
Chen Jie said, "Xianning Prefecture and Huangshi Prefecture are both wealthy prefectures. If we want to achieve success, we canât let go of these two prefectures. Luckily, this Xianning Magistrate is so clueless, daring to bully our brothers. We might as well take this opportunity to seize Xianning Prefecture, and then take Huangshi Prefecture."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hu said, "Why make it so complicated? If the Xianning Magistrate is clueless, canât we just shout loudly at them?"
Upon hearing this, Hu Weiyong said, "Master Hu, you are wrong. We are a force of justice, and our actions must be justified. If our actions are unjustified, it will severely damage our reputation in the future, and we must pay attention to this."
"Conquering the world, if these small details are not attended to, itâs a major blunder."
After hearing this, Xiao Hu said, "So we are a force of justice then?"
Hu Weiyong said, "Of course. With justification, the other side repeatedly oppresses us, even committing acts of indecency in public. With so many witnesses, when we turn and attack, what can they do?"
Hearing this, Xiao Hu nodded slightly and said, "So thatâs it."
"And they went back to bring reinforcements?"
Chen Jie said, "Let them. If they want to, we wonât stop them."
"But what if they bring a top fighter we canât handle?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie laughed, "Canât handle? Is it you who canât handle, or me? Weâre all here today, and we will allow these wastes to bully us?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hu immediately laughed, "Haha, true, Jiu Si, I was mistaken."
Chen Jie said, "Yes, by the way, Hu Zi, make a note of these siblings. Theyâve suffered today, and we need to treat them well in the future."
Hu Weiyong said, "Yes, my Lord, I have already noted it down."
Hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Then letâs drink, drink. This wine brewed from the Mianshui River is quite good."
With that, they drank with Hu Weiyong and Xiao Hu.
Meanwhile, outside there was already a full-blown fight. The Fishing Guildâs members gave the Xianning Prefectural Governmentâs people a good beating, making the surrounding townsfolk secretly clap in delight. This old dog Xianning Magistrate had caused much trouble for the people, who deeply hated him but were powerless.
Seeing the Fishing Guildâs people hit the government officials, everyone felt a sense of relief in their hearts.
However, some well-meaning folks came up to the Fishing Guildâs people and said, "You should run quickly. In a moment, more from the Prefectural Government will come, and with your numbers, you wonât be able to handle them."
Upon hearing this, the Hua Jing Hall Master thought it over.
They had only dozens of people, and the Prefectural Government could easily send a small unit to annihilate them.
Thinking of this, the Hua Jing Hall Master considered leaving, but at that moment, the severely beaten Chief Zhang, lying on the ground, barely alive, said, "Haha, have the guts to fight, but afraid to take responsibility, coward. If you have the guts, donât run!"
Hmm!
Upon hearing this, the Hua Jing Hall Master looked suddenly at the barely breathing Chief Zhang on the ground and said, "Alright, Iâm not leaving. I want to see what you can do to me!"
"Donât leave, wait for your death!"
The severely beaten Chief Zhang said with a face full of mockery.
Meanwhile, the underling who went to report quickly reached the Prefectural Government.
"My Lord, My Lord..."
The underling hurriedly ran to the backyard, but was stopped by the Magistrateâs advisor: "Hey, you canât just burst into the back hall of the Prefectural Government."
At this point, the underling said, "Second Master, itâs bad, Zhang Tou was beaten!"
"Hmm?"
The advisor was stunned and said, "Who dares to beat Zhang Tou?"