Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

It was long after dark that Gu Chan and Ma Zheng arrived at the gate of the county government office in a horse-drawn carriage.

The two men got off the carriage, parked it aside, and then walked towards the gate.

As expected, the two officers guarding the gate stopped them directly.

If it were in the past, Gu Chan might have been a little timid, but is she afraid of nothing now?

She put her head high and chest out and said coldly, "You are blind, and you dare to stop me. Go in and tell Zheng Shixian to come out to see me immediately, otherwise you will bear the consequences."

"Oh my! Manager Gu, when did you become so arrogant?"

"Yeah! Didn't you just go to Kyoto? You seem like a different person after you came back. Did you get a promotion in Kyoto? What high-ranking official did you become?"

The two officers started to mock one after another.

You know, when Gu Chan came here before, she was as low-key as possible. Now she seems so arrogant, which is naturally unpleasant to the eye.

Gu Chan smiled helplessly and said, "Oh! Brothers, please understand me. I have always been low-key and don't like to show off. You know that my future wife has been arrested by your county magistrate. I came here to rescue her. Shouldn't I have more confidence?"

"Hahaha……"

The two officers burst into laughter at Gu Chan's amusement.

Now they were pleased with Gu Chan again. In their hearts, this was the real Gu Chan. They simply looked down upon the pretentious Gu Chan just now.

The official standing on the left said, "Okay, then Manager Gu, just wait. I will go and inform the magistrate of Bing County to help you achieve your goal."

"Thank you. I'll treat you guys to a drink when I'm free some other time." Gu Chan said with a fist salute.

"You're welcome." The officer responded happily.

After saying this, he immediately ran into the mansion to report.

After a while, Zheng Shixian followed the official and came out in a hurry.

As soon as he came out, Gu Chan and the others almost laughed out loud.

He had been beaten up in Kyoto before, and his face was bruised and swollen. It had been more than ten days, and his wounds had not healed completely. Now his face was still covered with bruises, making him look particularly funny.

Zheng Shixian glared at Gu Chan angrily, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart.

He had known for a long time that Gu Chan went to Tianji Pavilion Renzong to accept the trial on the pretext of delivering a message. He had originally thought that Gu Chan would never come back and would have no chance of survival, but now not only did she come back, she also looked so imposing.

This made him wonder if Gu Chan was a high-ranking official in Renzong's government. Of course, he had to be on guard.

So he walked up to Gu Chan and said with a smile, "Manager Gu, long time no see, I hope you are well! I wonder how Renzong got on when you entered Tianji Pavilion earlier?"

"Oh! It's not a big deal. I failed the trial and should have been beheaded. But the beautiful female leader of Renzong saw that I was quite strong, so she spared my life and let me come back to help the new general to guard Zhongyuan City in the future!" Gu Chan said pretending to be disappointed.

Zheng Shixian stood up straight instantly, glanced at Gu Chan with disdain and said, "Humph! You haven't even passed the test, and you haven't been able to enter Renzong as a spy or anything like that, and now you dare to come to the gate of my county government and shout? I'm afraid you don't know how much you are capable of, right?"

"What? You have arrested my future wife, so I can't come and make a fuss? How is that logical? Besides, Wan'er was framed in the first place. You are the magistrate of Zhongyuan City County, and not only did you not seek justice for her, you also arrested her and put her in jail. Do you still want to be the magistrate?" Gu Chan raised her finger and pointed at Zheng Shixian's nose and cursed.

Zheng Shixian waved his hands angrily and yelled, "Get them out of here! You come to my county government office in the middle of the night to make trouble. I think you don't want to live anymore."

Upon hearing this, the two officers immediately walked towards Gu Chan.

Gu Chan stood there with her arms folded, motionless, and gave a look to Ma Zheng who was standing next to her.

Ma Zheng immediately reached out and untied the cloth wrapped around the imperial sword in his arms, revealing the golden imperial sword. He glared at Zheng Shixian and roared, "The imperial sword bestowed by the emperor is here. If anyone dares to touch my boss, I will chop off his dog head with one sword."

"Wow! It's shining with golden light and looks so imposing. It's really the Imperial Sword!"

"As expected of Manager Gu, this is awesome."

The two officers stopped and exclaimed with their mouths wide open.

Zheng Shixian was immediately frightened. He rubbed his eyes with his hands and stared at the Imperial Sword for a long time. After confirming that this was indeed the Imperial Sword bestowed by the royal family, his legs went weak and he fell to the ground.

The two officers also knelt down immediately.

However, compared to Zheng Shixian, they were obviously very happy. After all, they didn't hate Gu Chan in the first place. Instead, they were a little disgusted with Zheng Shixian, this dog official. Now Gu Chan had a treasure in his hand, which was enough to deal with this dog official. Of course, they were happy to watch the show.

Gu Chan glanced down at Zheng Shixian and said coldly, "Who told me to get out just now?"

"Your Excellency, I didn't know you had the imperial sword bestowed by the emperor! As the saying goes, ignorance is not a crime. I hope you can forgive me." Zheng Shixian said in a trembling voice.

"You two, stand up and slap him ten times each first." Gu Chan said, staring at the two officers kneeling beside him.

The two men immediately stood up from the ground, one on the left and one on the right, and stood in front of Zheng Shixian, pretending to be embarrassed and said, "Sir, please be patient! We two brothers are really offended."

"Yes, sir, this is the order of the imperial envoy, how dare we disobey!"

After saying that, the two of them raised their big hands without thinking and slapped Zheng Shixian hard on the left and right.

"Clap clap clap..."

Soon, loud slapping sounds were heard at the gate of the yamen.

"Ah... Ouch... Gently, gently..."

What followed was Zheng Shixian's scream like a pig being slaughtered.

Gu Chan and Ma Zheng were laughing secretly with their hands covering their mouths as they watched, enjoying it very much.

After the twenty slaps were over, the two officers stepped aside. Gu Chan looked at Zheng Shixian, whose face was swollen like a pig's head again, and said, "What if I, the imperial envoy, kill you with a sword? Or do you want to go to court tonight and investigate the matter of the menstrual pad and give me an explanation?"

"You have the final say, Your Excellency the Imperial Commissioner!" Zheng Shixian said with a sad face.

"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and go to court." Gu Chan shouted angrily.

Zheng Shixian quickly stood up from the ground and crawled into the yamen.

The two officers secretly gave Gu Chan a thumbs-up before following him in.

Gu Chan and Ma Zheng swaggered into the county government hall and sat directly on the chair next to the county magistrate to listen in, immediately exuding the air of an imperial envoy.