Eternal Immortal Dynasty: Starting as a Petty Official

"Lord Zhao! Why have you come to this!"

The sound of horses' hooves gradually faded into the distance. Zuo Yuan glanced at him, then looked at Zhao Xian again, his words carrying a hint of anger.

"Lord Zuo, this matter has nothing to do with you!" Zhao Xian shook his head and sighed upon hearing this. "It's not that I, Zhao Xian, am acting out of spite, but rather that Huang Liang has gone too far!"

"Zhao Xian, how have I ever wronged you!"

Upon hearing Zhao Xian's words, Huang Liang immediately flew into a rage and loudly retorted.

"This March, on my way home, I was ambushed and killed by archers at Xiahu Pavilion!" Zhao Xian stared at Huang Liang, gripping the hilt of his sword, stepped forward, and shouted sternly, "Is this matter related to you?"

"I know absolutely nothing about this!"

Upon seeing Zhao Xian reveal the truth, and noticing his grip on the knife hilt and murderous intent in his eyes, Huang Liang panicked, took a step back, and hurriedly explained.

"This July, after the land survey in the village was completed, I returned home to rest, only to be ambushed and attacked by bandits at Xiahu Pavilion!" Zhao Xian stepped forward again, his ring-hilted sword already flashing with a cold light. "Is this matter related to you?"

"A Liang!"

Suddenly, a furious shout rang out, and Huang Wen leaped to his feet, glaring at Huang Liang, his heart already ice-cold.

"Heh~" Seeing this, Zhao Xian chuckled, his gaze shifting back and forth between the Huang brothers, Huang Wen and Huang Liang. "At the end of July, Huang Liang was still recovering from his injuries and had difficulty moving around. Were those five bandits found by you, Huang Wen?"

Upon hearing Zhao Xian's words, Huang Wen's expression changed drastically, and his hand unconsciously fell onto the hilt of his sword.

"The head of Xiahu Pavilion has already reported this matter to Liu Jun, the border patrol officer. Zuo Jun is the magistrate of Hedong Pavilion; is he aware of this matter?"

Zhao Xian seemed oblivious to Huang Wen's underhanded actions, turned to look at Zuo Yuan, and asked with a smile.

"Zhao Jun killed five bandits in a counterattack, each with a single, swift stroke. Zuo Yuan naturally knew of this!"

Zuo Yuan remained silent for a few breaths, then nodded slightly and said calmly. He then looked up at the Huang brothers, Huang Wen and Huang Liang, and a hint of coldness appeared in his eyes.

Now that things have come to this, how could he not see that the two brothers in front of him were the ones who did it?

Zhao Xian wouldn't let go of this matter, and once Chen Yuancheng arrived, the two brothers would likely face certain death.

"My Lord!"

Suddenly, a figure rushed in front of Zhao Xian. Zhao Xian looked closely and saw that it was the blond-haired boy.

"Please, Your Majesty, save my sister!"

The blond-haired boy cried out and immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly.

"Get up first!" Zhao Xian reached out to help the blond-haired boy up, then looked at Zhao Duan, took out a white porcelain bottle from his bosom, tossed it over, and instructed, "Aduan, get a bowl of warm water, break off a small piece of this Essence Pill, dissolve it in the bowl, and feed it to the girl."

"Understood, elder brother!"

Zhao Duan responded and then quickly stepped into the house.

"Thank you so much, Your Majesty, for saving my life!"

Upon seeing this, the blond-haired youth knelt down again, kowtowed, and shouted.

Immediately, the blond-haired youth stood up again, looked at Huang Wen, and said angrily, "My lord, when I was working in the fields at the end of July, I saw this fellow leading four or five people home. Those people were dressed in rags and were not from Hedongting."

"You lowly bastard, how dare you spout such nonsense!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Wen was startled and immediately roared, drawing his ring-handled sword!

"Ding!"

With a crisp sound, metal clashed, sparks flew everywhere.

But then they saw Zuo Yuan, the head of the Hedong Pavilion, holding a knife and blocking Huang Wen, standing in front of the blond-haired youth.

"Huang Wen, how dare you draw your sword and injure someone right in front of me!"

"Zuo Yuan, this matter has nothing to do with you, don't make things difficult for yourself!"

Upon seeing this, Huang Wen's expression also brightened, and he shouted sharply before beginning to form hand seals and chant incantations!

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, a dark shadow struck towards Huang Liang.

A strong wind rushed towards him, and a dark figure broke through the air. Huang Liang had been indulging in wine and women for many years, and his martial arts skills had long since been ruined. Now he could only watch helplessly as the dark figure attacked.

"Snap!"

A sharp crack was heard, followed by a wail. Everyone looked over and saw Huang Liang covering his face, staggering backward, with drops of blood seeping from between his fingers.

"The skills my uncle passed down are truly excellent!"

Seeing Huang Liang's head bleeding profusely, Zhao Xian weighed the few smooth pebbles in his hand and pondered to himself.

"The Yan family has no eyes to believe they can accept such a good-for-nothing as a guest!"

Seeing Huang Liang's uselessness, Zuo Yuan was also very disdainful and muttered a curse in his heart.

"Once Chen Yuancheng arrives, the two members of the Huang family will certainly not escape Zhao Xian's grasp today!"

"Now it seems we can do Zhao Xian a favor!"

Upon thinking of this, Zuo Yuan suddenly shouted, his voice like thunder, which shocked Huang Wen opposite him into a daze.

"Bang!"

With a crisp sound, the ring-shaped dagger in Huang Wen's hand was knocked away by Zuo Yuan and landed about ten feet away. The blade was sharp and the ring-shaped dagger was already at Huang Wen's neck.

"Blonde-haired boy, Ah Hong, Ah Bing, go and tie these two up!"

Zhao Xian didn't hold back and immediately shouted sternly.

Upon hearing this, the three boys immediately stepped forward and looked around the courtyard, but could not find the rope.

"Untie their belts and tie them up!"

Seeing that the three men had little experience and were running around like headless flies, Zuo Yuan immediately shouted in a deep voice.

The three men then realized what had happened, their faces flushed, and they immediately stepped forward and tied the two men up.

As they were about to fight, Huang Liang was cursing, but Zhao Xian threw another pebble, which hit him right in the mouth, knocking out several of his teeth.

"Zhao Xian, you country bumpkin! The Yan family will never let you get away with this!"

Despite the excruciating pain in his mouth and the continuous bleeding, Huang Liang continued to curse incessantly!

Huang Wen, on the other hand, was ashen-faced and allowed Zhao Hong and the others to tie him up.

The Taoists outside the courtyard, witnessing this scene, all wore expressions of disbelief.

"Set up the pot and cook the meat!"

Zhao Xian looked back at the Taoist priests outside the courtyard and shouted again.

At this point, the people outside the courtyard erupted in cheers.

"I'm going to sharpen the knife!"

"I have an iron pot at home!"

"I can peel them!"

"..."

The Taoist priests outside the courtyard immediately scattered like bees, each busy with their own tasks.

Glancing at the Daoist civilians outside the courtyard, Zuo Yuan looked at Zhao Xian with a smile and asked, "Lord Zhao, what should be done with these two?"

"They will be detained for now, and will be dealt with according to the law after it is determined how they hired the murderer!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xian looked at Zuo Yuan, smiled, and said meaningfully.

"We will do as Lord Zhao says!"

As they were talking, several burly figures entered from outside the door. Zhao Xian looked over and saw that it was Qiu Dao from Hedong Pavilion and several pavilion soldiers.

Seeing two corpses lying on the ground in the courtyard, and that the brothers Huang Wen and Huang Liang had been subdued, Zhao Xian and Zuo Yuan chatted happily.

The group exchanged a glance, then quickly stepped forward and bowed to the two men.

"These two men hired someone to commit murder, and they have been subdued by us!"

Zhao Xian returned the greeting and then smiled faintly.

"Zhao Jun is truly a valiant warrior; we have long admired his name, and seeing him today, we can confirm his extraordinary abilities!"

Upon hearing this, the group replied respectfully.

A moment later, the thunderous sound of hooves filled the air, and several riders arrived outside the courtyard!