Chapter 198: Utterly Lawless

A slap!

The sound was like thunder, earth-shattering!

At this moment, whether it was Li Feng behind or Jin Yu and the other man in front, their faces showed an expression of unbelievable shock.

That was a person of noble status from the Count’s Manor!

But Chu Liang did not hesitate and directly hit him!

“Senior Martial Brother Chu!”

Li Feng exclaimed. Although he was angry, he was not blinded by hatred.

That was the Count’s Manor!

Within the entire territory of Wenhai Prefecture, there was an iron law—never provoke the four great noble families!

In the past, the powerful blacklisted expert “Blood Wolf” was hunted down by the Marquis’s experts and seriously injured for killing a servant of the Marquis’s Manor. He fled in a panic and has never been seen since.

No matter how domineering these four noble families were, others could only endure.

But today, Chu Liang had acted so forcefully!

“Madman, we have provoked a madman,” sighed the Five Strands of Qi and Blood expert from the Golden Stone Escort Agency. His expression was bitter, and he no longer held any hope.

Jin Yu’s pretty face was pale, her long hair disheveled. She stared blankly at Wang Qu, who was spitting blood and had fallen to the ground. Her entire worldview seemed to have been shattered by that slap!

All notions of hierarchy and order were shattered by that palm strike.

Behind, Li Feng was a little flustered and hurriedly ran over, saying to Chu Liang, “Senior Martial Brother Chu, hurry up and leave, leave this place immediately, leave the territory under the jurisdiction of Wenhai Prefecture, go somewhere else, become a first-rate expert before returning!”

He was flustered and had only one thought now, to let Chu Liang leave quickly.

With Chu Liang’s talent, becoming a Bone Tempering Realm first-rate expert should not be a problem. If he couldn’t, then he should never come back.

But Chu Liang was very calm and replied, “What is there to be afraid of? Kings, marquises, generals, and ministers are not born into their positions. These so-called nobles are not any more noble than you.”

“What?”

Li Feng was shocked again. In this Great Liang, apart from those millennial clans, who would dare to say that generals and ministers were not born into their positions?

For ordinary people to say such words was tantamount to rebellion!

At this time, Wang Qu’s furious voice suddenly sounded.

“Chu Liang! Are you looking to die?”

Wang Qu’s eyes were full of anger, half of his face was swollen, several of his teeth had been knocked out, his hair was disheveled, and he was in a sorry state, completely different from his previous imposing appearance!

He had never been so angry before, and the anger almost ignited every inch of his soul!

Since becoming a guard of the Count’s Manor, he had always been high and mighty and respected wherever he went. When had he ever suffered such humiliation?

“Chu Liang, you have no respect for hierarchy, you are arrogant and reckless, and you attacked a guard of the Count’s Manor. This is a capital offense! You will definitely die!”

Wang Qu spat out blood and roared furiously, looking like a madman!

All he wanted now was to destroy Chu Liang!

Chu Liang glanced at him lightly and asked, “Do you want to die that much?”

“You…”

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured on Wang Qu’s head, making him shudder and sobering him up a bit.

The killing intent in the words was undisguised, cold and piercing, making Wang Qu’s back shiver.

“Not good!”

He suddenly realized that this Chu Liang was a complete madman!

He must not provoke him at this time!

Faced with a life-and-death crisis, the anger in Wang Qu’s head was forcibly suppressed, and he completely sobered up.

He hurriedly looked at the Count Manor’s token, scrambled over to it, ignoring the blood and mud on the ground, and grabbed it in his hand as if clutching a life-saving straw.

“Chu Liang, let’s talk this over!” Wang Qu clutched the Count Manor’s token tightly. “I stopped you just now to discuss something with you. With your talent, it’s a waste for you to stay in the county town. I wanted to recruit you into the Count’s Manor, but you didn’t give me a chance to speak!”

He had only one thought now.

Stall!

As long as he could stall until the others from the Count’s Manor arrived, this matter would be simple.

But Chu Liang laughed, a laugh that was somewhat grating, “Why were you arrogant before and are now so respectful?”

“I…”

Wang Qu’s face flushed red, feeling extremely frustrated and humiliated. The anger in his heart almost couldn’t be suppressed, and he wished he could immediately rush up and kill Chu Liang.

But he knew very well that he could only endure now!

If he couldn’t endure, he would definitely die today!

His change was so great that Li Feng and Jin Yu were stunned.

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“Is this still a person from the Count’s Manor?”

He was so arrogant just now, but now he suddenly spoke softly, like a dog wagging its tail and begging for pity, which was unbelievable.

Chu Liang’s slap, and Wang Qu’s current transformation, were like two bolts of lightning, splitting open their concept of hierarchy.

Wang Qu saw the incredulous look on their faces, and the humiliation in his heart grew even stronger.

“I’ll endure!”

He clutched the Count Manor’s token tightly in his hand, almost crushing his teeth, but he dared not act out. He could only endure for now, until the others from the Count’s Manor arrived.

Fortunately, the others from the Count’s Manor were nearby and not far away.

After just a few breaths, more than ten figures appeared in the distant forest.

Wang Qu’s eyes lit up, and he hurriedly shouted, “Young Master! Third Young Master, I’m here!”

“It’s Wang Qu’s voice.”

“Why does his voice sound a little strange? It sounds a bit leaky…”

In the distance, in the forest, the voices of those ten or so people sounded confused.

The voices came closer and closer.

Before long, a group of more than ten people appeared in Chu Liang’s field of vision.

The man in the middle was very young, with fair skin, a pair of peach blossom eyes, holding a jade folding fan, dressed in a gorgeous brocade robe, with a somewhat evil temperament.

The Third Young Master of the Clearwater Count’s Manor, Wang Teng.

It was the severe winter season, not hot at all, but rather cold and piercing, yet he was holding a folding fan… This attire made him look like he was going on an outing rather than coming to the mountains to kill demons.

“Third Young Master!”

Wang Qu’s voice rose a few notches, and he finally felt relieved, hurrying over.

Seeing his disheveled appearance, covered in mud, Wang Teng was somewhat disgusted. He waved his folding fan and asked, “Wang Qu, why are you in such a sorry state? Who dared to hit you?”

“Third Young Master, it was all done by this Chu Liang! He is simply utterly lawless!”

Wang Qu fell to his knees, the frustration in his heart completely erupting, and he recounted everything that had happened.

After hearing his account, a trace of anger appeared in the eyes of the others from the Count’s Manor.

Was this Chu Liang tired of living, daring to treat a person from the Count’s Manor like this?

“How dare he!”

Wang Teng’s eyes suddenly turned cold. Even a dog from the Count’s Manor was not someone a lowly commoner like Chu Liang could bully!

“Tell me about this Chu Liang. I want to know everything.”

“Yes.”

Someone immediately spoke up, telling Wang Teng about Chu Liang.

The content of their account was similar to the information gathered by others, nothing more than “dislikes killing,” “kind-hearted by nature,” “extremely good reputation,” “a good person,” and the like.

“Hehe…”

After listening, Wang Teng sneered twice.

“Whether he is a good person or a bad person is irrelevant.” Wang Teng’s cold gaze swept over Chu Liang. “Chu Liang, do you know that for a lowly commoner like you to insult the Count’s Manor is a capital offense? Not only will you die, but your entire clan will also die!”