"Shen Zhui is committing violence on the street, seize him!" Yang Wu's face was flushed with anger as he waved his hand and roared.
This Shen Zhui wasn't dead, and he even dared to attack him in public.
"Be careful, this guy is very fast!" The officer who had fallen to the ground warned. When he had raised his hand to block, he couldn't do it, he was directly kicked in the chest, and now he felt powerless and in immense pain.
"Shen Zhui, you're done for!" Several officers, also from the Enforcement Hall, were around. Two of them were in the Innate Seventh Rank, they were not familiar with Shen Zhui, still, they didn't dare to be careless and surrounded him from two sides.
By this time, Shen Zhui had already rushed to his adoptive father, Shen Shan, and helped him up. Before he could say anything, Shen Shan said, "Zhui, I'm fine. Be careful of them!"
The remaining four attacked simultaneously, and Yang Wu also drew out the Iron Ruler, wanting to seize the opportunity to kill Shen Zhui.
"Overestimating oneself!" Shen Zhui glanced and quickly assessed their strength. Although he hadn't drawn out his Iron Ruler, to handle these few people, he didn't even need it!
In an instant, Shen Zhui spun around, his legs flashing like lightning with the enhancement of the Great Achievement Realm, kicked towards the waists of the approaching men.
"Swoosh~"
His legs even brought up seven phantom images. Shen Zhui was actually using his legs as weapons, manifesting the moves of the Iron Ruler Ninefold.
"Damn!" The officer of the Innate Seventh Rank hurriedly used both hands to block.
"Crack~"
The sound of bones breaking was heard, the man felt as if he was being suppressed by a mountain, involuntarily stepping back, his arm immediately lost all feeling.
In just this one blow, his arm was broken and he fainted from the pain.
"What!" Yang Wu was taken aback, he and Shen Zhui were both of the Innate Eighth Rank, but he was certain he couldn't do it, to kick an Innate Seventh Rank into a coma with just one kick.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Once again there were three consecutive dull thuds, in the blink of an eye, all those who were aiding Yang Wu fell to the ground.
Now, Shen Zhui's martial techniques were all perfected. Even an Innate Ninth Rank martial artist wasn't his match, what to mention of Yang Wu and his men?
Fast!
It was too fast!
The attack was so fast that they simply couldn't react in time. Without the ability to keep up with his movements, their attacks on Shen Zhui were no different from simply standing still and letting Shen Zhui hit them.
"This is impossible!" Yang Wu was also petrified.
He had five people with him, among them, two of the Innate Seventh Rank and three of the Innate Sixth Rank, none of them were a match for Shen Zhui.
Shen Zhui didn't even use his weapon yet, could he really win by attacking in such a manner?
This Shen Zhui, he can even slay an Innate Ninth Rank warrior!
"Yang Wu!" Shen Zhui's eyes flamed, staring at him.
"Shen Zhui, don't act recklessly!" Yang Wu was panicked, retreating again and again. "This is within the city, committing crimes on the streets is a major offense, you don't want to break the law knowingly!"
"A nice case of knowing the law and yet breaking it!" Shen Zhui gritted his teeth. He thought of the ambush he'd previously faced, nine out of ten chances it was Yang Wu who leaked the information, almost causing him to die outside the city.
"And you dare to mention the law to me? You injured my adoptive father, no one can save you today!"
Your adoptive father? Him?" Yang Wu pretended not to know.
He raised his voice, "Don't make a fuss, it was your adoptive father who fell on his own, I didn't touch him--"
"Bang!"
Shen Zhui moved as fast as lightning, with a straightforward kick to Yang Wu's chest, causing Yang Wu to double over in pain.
"Still dare to defend yourself, kneel down for me!" Shen Zhui choked Yang Wu's neck, and with two more kicks, he aimed at Yang Wu's knees.
"Crack~" The faint sound of bone friction could be heard, Yang Wu's legs softened, and he ended up kneeling in the direction of Shen Zhui's adoptive father.
"I, I...." Yang Wu's neck was caught, even breathing became difficult, and he couldn't utter a word.
Shen Zhui's chest heaved violently, tensed and strained, his strength increased seemingly to strangle Yang Wu on the spot.
"Shen Zhui, let him go!"
A furious voice came from afar, about ten people from the Enforcement Hall were seen hurrying over, led by an old man with a dark face and thick eyebrows.
Shen Zhui sneered, the one leading was the deputy head of the Enforcement Hall, He Tong.
This man had previously advanced to the Innate Realm, but for some reason, he had fallen back to the peak of the Post-Innate Realm.
His power was even more terrifying than that at the Post-Innate peak, making him one of the top-ranked masters in the Martial Arts Division. He was undoubtedly the number one person below the Innate Realm.
"How dare you, Shen Zhui, if you do not let go?!" He Tong shouted angrily. "The county lord already knows about this matter, you must not bring trouble upon yourself!"
Shen Zhui hesitated for a moment, then with a cold snort, he tossed Yang Wu aside.
"Grab him!" He Tong waved his hand in relief, and more than a dozen people immediately surrounded Yang Wu, restraining him. Following that was a wrist-thick iron chain that bound his hands.
"Shen Zhui, sorry for the offence." Zhao Hu, who was restraining Shen Zhui, said softly.
"No issue Brother Hu, please arrange for someone to help my adoptive father receive medical treatment, I fear he might be injured." Shen Zhui instructed.
If a matter within the city disturbed the county lord, then the events from beginning to end must be cogently understood.
There was no need for an interrogation, but immediate judgements were made according to the law, and then testimony and confessions were supplemented and archived for further reference.
The matter at hand was that Shen Zhui was more worried about the injury of his adoptive father, Shen Shan.
"Alright, I will arrange it." Zhao Hu nodded.
"Zhui'er, will you be ok?" Shen Shan also hurried over, somewhat anxious.
"Father, rest assured, please focus on recuperating. I'll come and see you soon." Shen Zhui reassured with a smile. Despite the situation, he would undoubtedly be punished, but the county lord wouldn't necessarily punish him severely over a character like Yang Wu.
"Captain He, I didn't do anything. Shen Zhui attacked me for no reason. This is a serious crime, a very serious crime!!" Yang Wu, who was being supported by others, was barely able to stand at this moment, but he still didn't forget to smear Shen Zhui despite his miserable state.
He Tong frowned and looked at Yang Wu with some disgust.
"The county lord will decide how to adjudge this matter, you need not worry about it; take them all away!"
"Yes." The Martial Arts Division's Peacekeepers loudly agreed.
Shen Zhui glanced at Yang Wu, brushing his fingers across his throat with an undisguised threat.
"Shen Zhui." Yang Wu did not dare to look up due to the tremblings of his heart, screaming internally, "Shen Zhui, you dare to come back alive, but you won't get away, you surely won't escape!"
"Wait for it, the masterfamily will avenge me, you are surely dead!"
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The county government's Enforcement Hall.
Waiting for them was Secretary Liu with a stern expression, as well as Wang Long of the Martial Arts Division.
Secretary Liu didn't bother wasting words; he went on to announce the punishment:
"Yang Wu of the Martial Arts Division, for oppressing the commoners and fighting in the streets, disregarding the laws, thus receiving a punishment of thirty strokes of the rod. Jailed for half a year!
"Accomplices Liu Er, Zhang Si, Li Sang, for taking part in the assault, receive a punishment of twenty strokes of the rod and a jail term of three months!"
"Shen Zhui of the Martial Arts Division, for fighting privately, considering his adoptive father was injured and provoked, he will be jailed for one month, and receive a punishment of ten strokes of the rod to deter others as a warning!"
"What?!" Upon hearing the sentence, Yang Wu felt immensely wronged. "Why is Shen Zhui's sentence so light?!"
To put it in perspective, his nephew, Yang Cheng had only been sentenced to one year for killing a servant.
It goes to show that the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty were not particularly strict. Especially for the martial artists, who were actually a group of people with certain privileges.
Being jailed for half a year and receiving thirty strokes of the rod was considered a heavy punishment.
If it was the same for everyone, it would have been bearable, but Shen Zhui only got a month's jail term!
"This lowly one accepts his punishment." Shen Zhui obediently accepted his punishment.
We accept our punishment." At this point, Yang Wu and the others had no choice but to grit their teeth and accept it, despite their unwillingness.
In the county town, the county lord was the law, they didn't dare to resist and didn't even dare to complain.
There were quite a few peacekeepers standing nearby, their expressions varied after listening to the punishment.
In such a situation, whether the punishment was light or heavy, it was all up to the county lord, but they didn't expect Shen Zhui's punishment to be so light.
But when they heard that the person Yang Wu had bullied was Shen Zhui's adoptive father, they immediately felt that Yang Wu deserved this.
Many people knew about the grudge between Yang Wu and Shen Zhui, but they shouldn't involve family members. Especially when someone at the eighth rank of the Post-Innate Realm bullied a weak old man, it was downright disgraceful.
"Bring the rod!" Wang Long gave a cold snort and waved his hand.