With half a game of chess, I vanquish all demons!

Forgotten outside Zhou City.

Yin Bingtie and Jin Feng looked anxious. They sped along, disregarding everything and unleashing their full potential, transforming into giants ten or twenty meters tall. They leaped over the city wall and rushed into the city.

Rumble~

"Ugh~~"

Just then, in the center of Wangzhou City, a huge red heat wave shot into the sky, and a dragon with a small blue horn and white scales twisted and struggled in the fire wave, howling in pain, its scales charred and warped.

Upon seeing this, Yin Bing and Tie stopped in their tracks, their eyes filled with despair, their faces deathly pale.

That was Princess Yunchi's original form!

After receiving Yun Chi's order to return and guard him, the two rushed back without hesitation, but they were still too late.

No, the princess is a true dragon, she will not die because of this, there is still time!

Yin Bing and Tie steadied themselves, gritted their teeth, and continued on their way back.

Yun Chi may not die from this attack, but she will definitely be seriously injured. They need to get to Yun Chi while she is weak and injured to protect her and prevent her from being taken advantage of by the assassins.

Before long, on the verge of a massive explosion, the two finally arrived and met County Magistrate Zhou, who was standing to the side.

Yin Bingtie glanced at County Lieutenant Zhou and was about to rush into the scorching center of the explosion when they saw a woman slowly walking out from there.

That was Zhou Yan's wife, and Zhao Yao's teacher's wife!

She sprouted a pair of small crystal horns from her head, wore a transparent fire-resistant suit, and held the Yun Chi's body, which was wrapped in clothing, in her arms, successfully rescuing the Yun Chi.

Her face was slightly pale, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, but her steps remained steady.

"Where are all you guards? The princess was attacked, and not a single one of you is here?"

The master's wife held Yun Chi in her arms, angrily rebuking Yin Bing and Tie, her eyes filled with coldness.

Upon seeing that this person was also a member of the royal family, Yin Bing and Tie dared not be presumptuous and hurriedly explained:

"Your Highness, we were sent out by the princess long ago, and we do not know why the others are not by her side. Please understand."

Your Highness... Princess, are you well?

After they finished speaking, the two glanced cautiously at Yun Chi, their foreheads beaded with cold sweat.

The master's wife glanced at the two strongmen, snorted coldly, and uttered two words:

"snort--

Seriously injured!

The cloud dragon in her arms was deathly pale, its breath weak, and its horns were covered with cracks.

……

The sky was just beginning to lighten.

Zhao Yao slowly walked into Wangzhou City from outside the city.

He immediately noticed the devastation in the city center: collapsed houses, shattered ground, and the lingering smell of burning.

On both sides of the street, everyone was discussing the assassination attempt on the VIP with lingering fear, keeping their voices extremely low, for fear of getting into trouble.

As he listened to these discussions, he thought of the struggling dragon he had seen far above Wangzhou City before dawn. He understood perfectly well that Yun Chi had not died at his hands, but had instead survived an assassination attempt.

Yun Chi is seriously injured; this is a good opportunity...

The key question is, where is she now?

Zhao Yao frowned, thought about it for a moment, and then put the matter aside.

He continued walking, following his pre-arranged plan, and arrived at Shanyi Pharmacy.

He stood on the street, looking at the sign of Shanyi Pharmacy, and thought about the first time he bought Xiao Huan Dan and Da Huan Dan here.

At the time, he was unaware that the pharmacy was actually owned by a large criminal gang in Wangzhou City, Shantang, and even the Shancai gambling den where he had taken out a loan was owned by Shantang.

He shook his head vigorously. Gangs or not, it didn't matter anymore; he wasn't afraid of them causing him trouble anymore.

He lifted his foot and walked into Shanyi Pharmacy.

Fifteen minutes later.

"Oh, young master, please take care!"

At the entrance of the pharmacy, the owner respectfully saw Zhao Yao out.

He bent over, beaming with joy, his face crinkling with laughter.

Zhao Yao had bought almost every pill in his shop that could increase one's vital energy, making him a top customer among top customers.

They say that if you don't open for business for three years, you can live off it for three years once you do.

This order today is more than the boss could eat in ten years! Anyone would be this excited.

The boss was pleased, but Zhao Yao frowned as he examined the money in the ring.

The apology offered by the Su family was quite generous. However, the expenses for dispersing the villagers earlier and purchasing a large quantity of pills at this moment reduced the money by almost half.

Why are you having worries now that you have money? You weren't like this when you didn't have money.

Humans seem to be like this; their greed is never satisfied.

Zhao Yao shook his head, trying to console himself, and started walking towards the county government office.

Not long after, Zhao Yao met Zhou Yan, the county magistrate's teacher, in the county government office.

"The student has met the teacher."

Zhao Yao bowed respectfully, his head lowered.

Zhou Yan nodded, looking at him with a strange expression, and said:

"As expected of someone with great fortune, you've returned just in time."

Zhao Yao was taken aback and asked:

"What do you mean?"

"It's nothing."

Zhou Yan waved his hand and said:

"Let's not talk about that... You came to see me because you need my help?"

"The teacher guessed correctly, that's exactly right..."

Zhao Yao nodded and quickly informed the county magistrate about his grudge against Yun Chi, the possibility of her taking revenge on Zhao Qian Village, and the situation of only a few elderly people left in Zhao Qian Village.

Aside from the matter of the broken jade chess set, he recounted everything else without reservation, clearly explaining the cause and effect of his irreconcilable feud with a princess.

After hearing this, Zhou Yan fell silent.

After a long silence, he sighed and then spoke:

"Sigh, there are many things that I, a mere county magistrate, cannot control even if I wanted to. I hope you won't blame me... You came to me today hoping I could help you take care of the remaining elderly people in Zhaoqian Village?"

"I dare not... please help me, teacher."

Zhao Yao bowed deeply and pleaded earnestly, bending even further at the waist.

"Alas, as the local official in charge of this area, I have allowed... such reckless and arbitrary behavior. In truth, it is all my dereliction of duty as the county magistrate."

"Don't worry, I promise you, the elderly people left in Zhaoqian Village will live out their days peacefully and won't be blamed by any people."

Zhou Yan sighed again, nodded in agreement with Zhao Yao, and a hint of guilt flashed in his eyes.

"Thank you for your help, teacher."

Zhao Yao bowed again.

"No way! As the local official, it's already humiliating enough that you're begging me to protect the people."

Your repeated thanks to me for doing what I was supposed to do are practically slapping me in the face.

Zhou Yan smiled wryly and waved his hand.

Zhao Yao was speechless, unsure how to respond.

After finishing their business, Zhao Yao started talking about other things and casually asked:

"I just saw that Master's wife was carrying the scent of medicine. Could it be that someone in the household is ill?"

Zhou Yan glanced at him, about to say something...

"Ugh~~"

A dragon's roar was followed by a mournful wail.

Rumble!

A real dragon with crystal horns on its head and a large hole in its belly grew from small to large, bursting through the roof of the county government office, collapsing a large section of the office buildings, and lying across the ruins of the county government office.

Gravel and debris flew everywhere, and dust billowed.

This……

Zhao Yao turned his head to look, his brows furrowed and his face darkening.

This dragon is not the same as the cloud dragon from last night; the color of its scales is completely different.

Zhou Yan stared at the dragon, his expression changed drastically, and he rushed towards the real dragon.

As he ran, he shouted to the still-living dragon:

"Aoshuang, what happened?"

"Husband, run! Yun Chi has stolen my dragon pearl..."

The dragon opened its mouth and spoke; it was Zhao Yaoshi's wife's voice, so weak it was almost inaudible, and the dragon's eyes were filled with pain and anxiety.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan and Zhao Yao's expressions both changed, and they both looked in the same direction.

There, a chilling dragon's might was quietly approaching.