More than thirty moves later, Magistrate Nie finally couldn't hold on any longer. Shangguan Yun knocked his silver spear away and then kicked him hard, sending him flying far away.
Supported by his subordinates, Magistrate Nie barely managed to stand up. Blood gushed from his mouth, but his eyes still glowed with a burning light. Staring intently at Shangguan Yun's extremely handsome face, he gasped heavily and said, "I've lost. I'm convinced!"
Shangguan Yun stood there coldly without even glancing at him.
A bitter smile curled on Magistrate Nie's lips. "From the first time I saw you, I could tell that you were outstanding, far beyond ordinary people. I was right. If my right arm were still intact, maybe I'd have the strength to fight you to my heart's content. But it's a pity..."
Shangguan Yun didn't comment. He got up and picked up Wu Luoluo who was lying on the ground.
Seeing that Shangguan Yun ignored his words and only stepped forward to carefully hold Wu Luoluo in his arms, a flash of jealousy and hatred crossed Magistrate Nie's eyes. He stubbornly roared, "The first time I saw you, I wanted to give you everything I had, just hoping you'd look at me more. But why do you only have eyes for that pock - faced woman? Is she worthy of you?" Can she offer you the whole Phoenix City just to make you smile?
All his subordinates couldn't help but feel goosebumps. "My lord, this is not the time for such cheesy talk! We should focus on saving our lives first!"
Shangguan Yun gently stroked Wu Luoluo's side face and said in a clear voice, "Luoluo and I are a match made in heaven. There's no woman more worthy of me in the world."
Hearing this, Magistrate Nie was so angry that his face turned ashen. He almost had a heart attack.
Shangguan Yun casually glanced at Magistrate Nie who was on the verge of spitting blood. He said coldly, "There's nothing wrong with loving someone. You have the freedom to love whoever you want, and others have no right to interfere. But your big mistake is this: You, a magistrate of a city, relying on your position, forcibly occupied beautiful men regardless of their will! You bullied the common people just to satisfy your own desires. Do you think you deserve your official position?"
Everyone trembled with fear in their hearts. They thought this young master was absolutely right! He finally said what they had wanted to say for years but were too afraid to.
Magistrate Nie didn't think he was wrong at all. Instead, he flew into a rage and shouted, "I've made contributions to Xiliang! Since I took office as the magistrate, the people of Phoenix City have lived and worked in peace and prosperity under my protection. They should be grateful to me! What's my mistake?" I just like to collect beautiful men. Don't other people also have multiple wives and concubines? I've dedicated myself to the people. What's wrong with asking them to send a few beautiful men to serve me?
"You're so stubborn. You're really hopelessly ill." Shangguan Yun originally didn't want to be looked at by this corrupt official any more. But in order to protect the Ouyang family, he gave his smiling mask to Ouyang Yuqing, which made this disgusting magistrate look at him several more times! It really made him feel sick.
It's your business if you like men. I respect your preference. But if you dare to like me, don't blame me for punishing you!
Magistrate Nie stared at Shangguan Yun with red - bloodshot eyes. Finally, he sighed and said humbly, "If you're willing to stay by my side, I'm willing to give up my position as the magistrate!"
Ridiculous! Shangguan Yun couldn't bear it any longer and roared, "Try to disgust me again!" As he spoke, the long spear in his hand flew out and was thrown straight at Magistrate Nie.
When the silver spear came flying, all the subordinates were shocked and trembled all over. Seeing that Magistrate Nie was too weak to stand up for a long time, they quickly grabbed their magistrate's clothes and shrank back.
In a hurry, someone slipped. Everyone watched helplessly as the silver spear rushed straight towards the magistrate. They wanted to block it but failed. They only heard a tearing sound, and then Magistrate Nie let out a heart - rending howl. Everyone quickly looked down and saw that the flying silver spear had actually stabbed between Magistrate Nie's legs. A large area of his crotch was instantly bloody and mangled.
Shangguan Yun looked dumbfounded. "S, sorry! My h, hand slipped!"
Everyone: ...
"My lord Nie! Hold on!" Everyone was in a flurry, supporting Magistrate Nie and not knowing what to do.
Seeing this, Wang Jiu, who was hiding beside the carriage, was so frightened that his face turned pale and his legs went weak. He knew that the young master would never let him go after dealing with Magistrate Nie. Wang Jiu gritted his teeth, quietly got up, and tiptoed away.
Shangguan Yun was observant and had already noticed Wang Jiu's little movements. He picked up a silver spear from the ground and without hesitation, threw it straight at Wang Jiu.
Everyone looked at the silver spear in unison, shivering with fear. They only heard a shrill scream. Wang Jiu suddenly fell down. The tip of the silver spear had pierced through one of his ankles and nailed it to the snow - covered ground. Blood gushed out immediately. Wang Jiu let out a pig - like scream, "Spare me! Please spare me for the sake of being Luoluo's fellow senior brother—"
Shangguan Yun thought, "You have ill intentions towards my woman. Do you think I'll spare you easily?"
Shangguan Yun's thunderous actions shocked Magistrate Nie and his minions. They never thought that this man, who looked gentle and elegant, was actually a ruthless god of death!
Magistrate Nie finally knew fear. His manhood was broken, and the pain made the muscles on his face twitch constantly. He knew that this young master might really kill him to eliminate all threats. Magistrate Nie endured the severe pain and pleaded miserably, "Spare us! I promise I'll never do evil again..." His male dignity was completely lost. Even if he wanted to harass other beautiful men in the future, he might be powerless.
All his subordinates nodded frantically and knelt down to beg for mercy.
Shangguan Yun picked up Wu Luoluo horizontally and walked step by step towards Magistrate Nie. Everyone turned pale and shrank back continuously.
Everyone thought, "Kill our magistrate if you want! We're innocent!"
With a solemn look on his face, Shangguan Yun walked up to Magistrate Nie, looked down at him, and asked coldly, "Let me ask you! Is the Fifth Princess of the Celestial Dynasty, who went to Xiliang for the marriage alliance, still alive?"
Everyone looked dumbfounded.
Magistrate Nie's face froze. He replied in a hurry, "I'm just a mere magistrate. I've always been staying in Phoenix City and haven't returned to the capital to report. I don't know about national affairs!"
Shangguan Yun sneered. How could he, as the local magistrate, not know about such a major event as the marriage alliance between the two countries? He probably wanted to hide something. Shangguan Yun snorted and said, "My lord magistrate, I'm not a very patient person."
This was clearly a blatant threat!
Cold sweat rolled down Magistrate Nie's forehead. It was hard to tell whether it was from the pain or fear. He quickly whispered, "I really haven't been back to the capital. But, but I once heard someone mention this matter..." He carefully looked up at Shangguan Yun's expression, trembling in his heart. He vaguely felt that this man would be angry whether he said it or not, but what could he do!
Shangguan Yun waited for a long time for the rest of the story, and his face became more and more impatient.
Magistrate Nie said nervously, "I heard that the Fifth Princess of the Celestial Dynasty... was killed by General Sima Zhao Chuanyi at the bottom of Tianhu Lake before the New Year."