After infiltrating the main characters' group, I became the most beautiful woman in the world.

Yan Ping had a blank face, his complexion so dark it looked like it could drip water.

Behind him was a large group of people, but he couldn't just drive them away as he usually did with ordinary people.

Su Gui and his group were already trembling like leaves. They were ordinary people who had done many things against their conscience, so they were naturally afraid, not to mention that the government itself had a certain deterrent effect.

At this moment, he desperately hoped that the village chief could quickly contact the influential person above them, otherwise, once their deeds over the years were exposed, they might not even be able to save their lives.

Unfortunately, no matter how anxious he was, he didn't know that Su Youde had long since turned into a pool of blood and could no longer be found.

"This Registrar Yan seems difficult to talk to; I'm afraid he might not handle our matter impartially," Su Ning tugged at Tang Xi's sleeve and whispered in her ear.

Tangxi felt a fragrant breeze brush past her nose, warm as spring, like spring water reflecting pear blossoms, making her yearn for it.

"Don't be afraid. He's just a minor clerk. Even the magistrate of Luoyun City has to give my Sword Forging Manor some leeway. Even if he wanted to protect someone, there's no way he could."

Tangxi comforted the girl beside her.

The tingling sensation of the veil brushing against her earlobe sent a shiver down her spine, and the soft touch of the veil as it drew near made her breath catch in her throat.

If she hadn't known that she loved men, she probably would have succumbed to this.

Beauty can truly lead one astray.

Fortunately, Yue Zi found the veil today; otherwise, even she might not have been able to resist such temptation.

Tangxi came from a prestigious family and had seen many famous beauties in the martial arts world. Even she herself was quite beautiful. In the past, she only thought that they were all beautiful women who had withered away. But now she understood why heroes often ended up with beauties on their laps.

She couldn't help but steal another glance at the other person; it turned out that she really couldn't control herself in the face of such absolute beauty.

Su Ning wanted to keep a low profile, and the main characters were all outstanding individuals, so Yan Ping didn't take her seriously.

When they arrived at the courtroom, the yamen runners were already prepared, but the magistrate who was supposed to preside over the proceedings had not yet arrived.

Yan Ping turned around, his expression arrogant: "I have already sent someone to inform the magistrate, but the yamen has not had a major case for a long time, so the magistrate will probably be a little late. Do you all mind waiting a while?"

His voice was high-pitched, and his mannerisms only made him more annoying. The more Su Ning looked at him, the more she thought he looked like a rat, and she couldn't help but find it a little funny.

After waiting for about half an incense stick's time, a rustling sound came from inside: "I heard that someone sounded the petition drum today. I wonder who has a wrongful case?"

As the sound came, the people inside gradually revealed themselves, hmm...

The original novel doesn't describe this Magistrate Zhu Xiu in much detail, since he's basically just cannon fodder. However, Su Ning has never met him before, and she's quite curious about him now.

As the person inside slowly walked in, Su Ning felt that the county magistrate was indeed as his name suggested, and at this moment he seemed to come to life.

As Magistrate Zhu approached and sat down in the hall, his obese body filled the armchair to the brim, and his triple chin trembled three times as he slammed the gavel.

When the bailiff handed over the case file, his stubby fingers left oil stains on the pages, but his eyes, squeezed into slits by flesh, gleamed with a sharp light. Meanwhile, Yue Zi, who was standing to the side, had been frowning ever since the other man appeared this morning.

He tugged at Pei Yunlian's sleeve: "He reeks of alcohol."

"You really do have a dog's nose."

Pei Yunlian measured the distance between the two and came to this conclusion.

Su Ning's face remained expressionless, after all, she had long known that Zhu Xiu was not a good person, but the main characters' expressions were all quite interesting.

After the county magistrate, who was sitting high in the hall, finished reading the case file, he first turned his attention to Tang Xi and Su Ning. Since Su Ning's face was covered, Zhu Xiu's gaze was first attracted to the enthusiastic Tang Xi.

"I wonder what grievance the young lady has? Please tell me in detail." Zhu Xiu's beady eyes stared at Tang Xi, clearly showing that he hadn't paid any attention to the previous commotion.

Tangxi has always been a woman of her word and has a notoriously fiery temper. When she encountered such an impudent person, she was about to take off the whip from her waist to teach this idiot a lesson when You Xunchun stopped her.

"Brother You..."

Tangxi looked puzzled.

Meanwhile, Yue Zijin had quietly moved in front of Su Ning, whispering to her, "Don't worry, Su Su, I'll protect you."

He even winked at her as he spoke.

Tangxi started calling her Susu. Besides You Xunchun, even Pei Yunlian, who was not good with words, started calling her Susu, not to mention the talkative Yue Zijin.

Strangely enough, her nickname in her previous life was Su Su, not only because her surname was Su, but also because of the poem "There are hibiscus trees on the mountain and lotus flowers in the marsh". Her mother loved hibiscus trees the most, and her Su was the Su of hibiscus.

She wasn't surprised that Xiao Qi called her Su Su, after all, she was brought here by this little system, so it wasn't surprising that they knew her nickname. But she felt a little awkward when the main characters called her Su Su.

"Heh... I wonder who will be protecting whom in the end."

Pei Yunlian chimed in at the opportune moment, and Yue Zijin rolled her eyes at him, "Yes, yes, of course we have to rely on you, Hero Pei."

"Hmph, one day I'll master unparalleled martial arts, and then I'll beat you eight hundred times a day—don't be afraid!"

The sword-wielding youth's lips curled into a smile: "I'll play along to the end."

Su Ning sighed helplessly to herself, thinking, "I didn't expect the main characters to be so childish."

Yue and Pei flanked Su Ning from both sides, while the doctor on the side unusually stopped Tang Xi from doing her job.

Facing the woman in red sleeves, he said, "Your Excellency, I was seeking pleasure downstream. Does Your Excellency recognize this object?"

Seeing this, Zhu Xiu could only see the other party take out a jade pendant from his sleeve. He raised his eyes and gestured to Yan Ping, who was standing to the side. You Xunchun did not bow, but the other party's aura made people subconsciously ignore his disrespectful behavior.

Yan Ping took the jade pendant from the other party with some skepticism. At first, he thought these people were just martial arts practitioners. Although they had some strength, since the other party chose to report the case to the government, they would be under their control.

But seeing that the other person's expression showed no sign of panic, but rather a confident demeanor, he felt inexplicably uneasy.

Zhu Xiu examined the jade pendant in his hand. It was warm and smooth to the touch, and of excellent quality. It was a rare and fine piece of jade. But when he suddenly saw the words "Shouhua" engraved at the end of the jade pendant, his mind seemed to clear up suddenly, and even the smell of alcohol seemed to sober him up a lot.

"Young master... where did you get this jade pendant?" Zhu Xiu suddenly stood up from her chair, her tone even a little cautious.

"It seems Lord Zhu recognizes where this jade pendant came from?"

You Xunchun gave a half-smile, not answering the other party's question, but such a simple conversation made the official at the head of the table turn pale.

Everyone was completely bewildered, even the initially arrogant Registrar Yan was somewhat confused: "...My lord?"

Zhu Xiu ignored him, glaring at him before picking up the dossier again. After reading it, she ordered, "Bring Madam Li to the court."

Seeing the other party's tense demeanor, Yue Zijin couldn't help but whisper to Su Ning and Pei Yunlian, "What's wrong with this pig-headed magistrate? Has he suddenly become enlightened? Could it be that the jade pendant Brother You presented has given him leverage over them?"

Yue Zijin was incredibly curious, and even Su Ning was somewhat curious, since there were things that weren't in the original story that she didn't know.

After giving her instructions, Zhu Xiu personally left the courtroom and respectfully returned the jade pendant to the other party. Her words even contained a hint of flattery, which amazed everyone present.

It wasn't until Madam Li was "invited" to the yamen and saw the angry-looking magistrate at the head of the table and the group of five people watching the commotion that her heart skipped a beat.