Chapter 716: Chapter 206: Rebel Fan Wu? The Dog Meat Magistrate and the Old Taoist (10,000-Word Mega Chapter, Please Subscribe)_4

Hiss!!!

The abruptly alerted Innkeeper realized the seriousness of the problem, but he also knew he couldn’t blame these guests for it—and more importantly, he didn’t have the right to do so.

Most importantly, he didn’t dare!

Among this group, a woman alone had managed to beat those rangers into such a state; how much more formidable might the men be?

The Innkeeper noticed that the beaten rangers on the ground...

One had his wrist tendons severed and had fainted, one’s eyes bled profusely as he screamed in agony, one incessantly leaked blood from the back of his head and seemed motionless, one appeared to have been stabbed in the abdomen, wailing in pain, one had his left leg twisted grotesquely, as if broken, and the last one lay unconscious, clutching his groin area.

Such ruthless strikes!

Struggling to steady his emotions, the Innkeeper felt his establishment might not survive this ordeal, and he needed to quickly gather his funds and make a run for it!

After all, such an incident occurring in his inn was somewhat difficult to explain clearly.

What if that dog-of-a-Magistrate wanted to swallow up his wealth, using this event to make a big fuss, and directly brand him a rebel?

You should know that such things have happened in Iron Mountain County before...

It was not the first time.

With this in mind, out of goodwill, the plump Innkeeper warned Fan Wu and the others, "Gentlemen, you should leave Iron Mountain County quickly! Once the government office gets wind of your actions here, you won’t be able to run."

"The Magistrate of Iron Mountain County has raised nearly a hundred of those rangers over the years, and combined with the many constables and government officials in the county office, they total at least two to three hundred people!"

"Moreover, most of them are equipped with the Imperial Court’s standard military weapons, especially crossbows, which they certainly don’t lack."

The message from the Innkeeper was clear; he thought Fan Wu and the others were formidable, but facing several hundred enemies would be no different from courting death.

Especially since many of these several hundred people were constables and government officials from the county office, equipped with bows and crossbows, and even armor!

It was said that the Magistrate also kept several dozen horses, which meant he effectively had a cavalry at his disposal, didn’t he?

That would be even more formidable!

Yun Jiuqing wiped the blood off her Red Jade Short Sword with an unfazed expression, instead curiously asking the Innkeeper, "Two to three hundred people altogether, can a Magistrate afford that many?"

The Innkeeper responded, "If he weren’t corrupt, he surely couldn’t afford it, but with the way he embezzles, let alone two or three hundred people, feeding a thousand wouldn’t be a problem!"

"Honorable monk, is there really no one in your county city who wants to denounce him?" Xing Fengzi suddenly asked.

The Innkeeper said with a bitter face, "Little Taoist Priest, you don’t know the half of it. The Magistrate has got everyone, high and low, under his thumb. Those who have tried to report him to the higher authorities were arrested as soon as they made the accusation and then brought back here."

"The ones who tried to denounce the Magistrate... after being arrested, it wasn’t just a common tragedy! I had a friend who couldn’t stand it and tried to denounce him, only to be arrested."

"It’s been over two years, and I haven’t seen my friend once. I think he’s probably had more misfortune than luck, and might already have..."

Bang!!!

Liu Feng slammed his palm on the chair before the Innkeeper could finish, grinding his teeth as he said, "Such a corrupt official, bringing utter disgrace upon the Great Yan Dynasty!"

As for why he didn’t slam his palm on the table instead? That’s because Daoist Fan Wu was thoroughly enjoying his meal, unconcerned by the commotion.

If Liu Feng had hit the table, wouldn’t that be asking for trouble?

Even though Liu Feng felt Daoist Priest Fan probably wouldn’t mind such a detail.

But he still chickened out!

The reason Liu Feng was so angry was that during their time in the Great Zhou Dynasty, he had felt a certain sense of superiority for the dire straits the Great Zhou had fallen into and the chaos within its borders.

He believed that the law and order in the Great Yan Dynasty was far superior.

But now... it seemed that both were barely distinguishable!

It seems that this happens in places far from the Imperial City.

No matter if it’s in the Great Zhou Dynasty or the Great Yan Dynasty.

"Alas, there’s nothing that can be done," the Innkeeper said with a tinge of bitterness: "Anyway, my inn can’t go on."

At this point, the Innkeeper suddenly became anxious.

He immediately said to the Shop Assistants, "Hurry up and inform my family. Take them to the top of the town wall in the county city, where we’ll meet! I will give each of you twenty Silvers!"

Twenty Silvers per person?

The Shop Assistants looked at each other in disbelief; such a large sum of money was what they might earn after a year and a half of hard work. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Although the Shopkeeper was fleeing and their livelihood was gone, with twenty Silvers, they could sustain themselves for roughly a year and a half.