His entire family perished in battle; he rose from the ashes to conquer the world.

At the same time, Lan Que also noticed this scene and hurriedly ran to the princess's side, stiffening his neck and glaring fiercely at Mu Yuan.

"How dare you hit our county..."

Lan Que intended to reveal the princess's identity to everyone, but the princess beside him suddenly coughed a few times.

This was clearly a reminder that he should not reveal his identity.

Lan Que quickly realized what was happening and immediately changed his tune: "How dare you bump into our Miss Zhu'er? Are you blind, or do you have eyes in the back of your head?"

Mu Yuan's face darkened. It was clearly the other person who bumped into him while walking with their head down, but now it had become his fault? And he was being insulted like this?

"Young master, watch your words!" Mu Yuan warned.

He didn't want to cause a scene in public while he was out choosing a birthday gift for the old lady.

"So what if I'm not paying attention?" Lan Que not only didn't back down, but became even more arrogant: "Dressed like a proper lady, do you really think you're something special? Do you know who I am? I am..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qin Hongxia, who was standing next to Mu Yuan, couldn't take it anymore, raised her leg, and kicked Lan Que hard.

Lan Que was sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground with a mournful howl.

"So noisy!"

Qin Hongxiu glanced at Lan Que, then turned to Mu Yuan and said, "Let's go."

Mu Yuan nodded.

Just as the two were about to leave.

Lan Que scrambled to his feet, calling out to Mu Yuan, "Don't go!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Yuan and Qin Hongxiu stopped in their tracks.

Both of them looked at Lan Que with the same eyes they would give someone an idiot.

"How dare you lay a hand on me! I'm going to report this to the authorities!" This was the first time Lan Que had encountered someone who dared to lay a hand on him and make him look so disheveled. He was so angry that he threatened to report it to the authorities on the spot.

At this point, the crowd of onlookers grew larger and larger.

"I only kicked you once as a lesson, and you still dare to report it to the authorities? You really don't learn your lesson!" Qin Hongxiu said coldly.

She originally intended to teach Lan Que a lesson so that he would restrain himself and back down.

Unexpectedly, the other party remained arrogant and made outrageous remarks.

Upon hearing Qin Hongxiu's words, Lan Que flew into a rage: "Teach me a lesson? You two dare to teach me a lesson? If you have the guts, come with me to the government office, and I'll show you what a real lesson is!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Yuan and Qin Hongxiu exchanged another glance.

Both of them looked confused, their eyes seemingly saying, "Is this person an idiot?"

"Alright, then I'll go with you to the government office!"

Mu Yuan simply did as he wished. After all, the fault wasn't his, and besides, once the authorities investigated and the situation was clarified, he wouldn't be punished in any way.

Caiyuncheng County Government Office.

County Magistrate Wu Quan leaned back in his chair, looking at Mu Yuan and the others with an impatient expression.

"Upon seeing me, why aren't you kneeling down immediately?"

He was enjoying a blissful time with his concubine in the backyard of the county government office when he was suddenly drawn away by the drumbeats of the county government office. He had to separate from his concubine and come to the court to adjudicate the case.

He was already furious, and now he saw the officials who had come to report him standing there, showing no intention of kneeling down.

He was even more furious.

Seeing this, the advisor beside him, also taking advantage of the situation, said:

"Have you gone deaf since I told you to kneel?"

Upon hearing this, the constables wielding their disciplinary rods were eager to give Mu Yuan and his companions a beating before forcing them to kneel.

"How dare you!"

Lan Que rushed to Magistrate Wu Quan, pulled a token from his sleeve, and whispered:

"Open your dog eyes and take a good look! What is this?!"

The token clearly bore the character "Blue".

When Magistrate Wu Quan saw the token in Lan Que's hand, he was startled. Although he was only a county magistrate, a minor official of the seventh rank, he had spent a few years in the capital and knew a little about what was happening there.

He naturally recognized the token in Lan Que's hand.

County Magistrate Wu Quan immediately changed his tune, his face plastered with a fawning smile, and asked in a low voice:

"Are you the son of General Lan from the capital?"

Lan Que nodded, put the token back into his sleeve, and said softly, "Now you know how to judge a case, right?"

"I understand, I understand."

Wu Quan smiled obsequiously and nodded vigorously.

Because Lan Que had her back to Mu Yuan when she was talking to Wu Quan, Mu Yuan was unaware of the content of their conversation.

However, from Wu Quan's fawning and obsequious manner, Mu Yuan had already guessed that Lan Que's identity was not simple.

His conjecture was soon confirmed.

"This young master and his companion do not need to kneel." Wu Quan was incredibly enthusiastic after learning Lan Que's identity, but then his smile vanished instantly as he looked at Mu Yuan and Qin Hongxiu, and he shouted angrily:

"You two, upon seeing me, why don't you kneel down immediately? Otherwise, I'll give you fifty strokes of the rod to teach you a lesson!"

Seeing his open bias towards Lan Que, Mu Yuan frowned and said:

"To judge a case solely based on the status and position of the person involved, without even asking the reasons, isn't that taking the magistrate's job too easy?"

"I told you to kneel and pay homage to me, and you dare to lecture me like this!" Magistrate Wu Quan picked up his gavel and slammed it heavily on the table, saying to the bailiffs on either side, "Guards, give him fifty strokes of the cane to teach him a lesson for his stubbornness!"

The voice just fell.

Two constables then stepped forward.

He raised the rod high and slammed it down on Mu Yuan's back.

Just then.

Qin Hongxiu made a sudden move.

With a lightning-fast sweeping kick, he sent the two constables flying.

This move left everyone dumbfounded.

"Take her down!"

Magistrate Wu Quan felt his official authority had been challenged, so he immediately ordered his constables to rush forward and arrest Qin Hongxiu.

Upon seeing Qin Hongxiu's pretty face and graceful figure, Magistrate Wu Quan hurriedly instructed, "Just arrest her, don't harm the beauty!"

These words were spoken.

The constables immediately understood: the magistrate had taken a liking to Qin Hongxiu.

So the constables cautiously surrounded Qin Hongxiu.

"How dare you!!!"

Qin Hongxiu was furious at the lawless behavior of Magistrate Wu Quan, and just as she was about to reveal her identity...

Mu Yuan shook his head at her.

Originally, I came with Lan Que to report to the authorities, but I never expected that the county government office would become a den of iniquity, and the county magistrate Wu Quan was even more shameless, flattering his superiors and bullying his subordinates!

Qin Hongxiu understood Mu Yuan's intention and made another move to deal with the yamen runners who surrounded her.

Born into a military family and spending a lot of time in military camps, Qin Hongxiu's skills were naturally unmatched by ordinary people.

Dealing with more than a dozen yamen runners.

In just over ten rounds, he had knocked them all to the ground.

When Magistrate Wu Quan saw this, his eyes widened and his mouth gaped open in shock.

Once he regained his composure, he flew into a rage and said:

"You shrew, do you know what crime it is to assault a yamen runner in court? Kneel down immediately and await my judgment!"

Faced with the threat from Magistrate Wu Quan, Qin Hongxiu sneered:

"You think you can make me kneel before you, a mere seventh-rank county magistrate?"