257: fishing

“I am Lord Su Xiaobai! Quickly release the old woman in your hands!”

Su Xiaobai stared directly at Prince Pingyuan, and the two were at loggerheads, their Auras instantly becoming tense.

“Lord Su, we’re here! How are things on your end?”

Just then, the Brocade-Clothed Guard’s attendants, having dealt with the guards at Prince Pingyuan’s Manor, rushed in in a hurry.

Seeing Prince Pingyuan embracing a middle-aged aunt, the group subconsciously turned away.

See no evil.

“Oh my god! This little pervert has such heavy tastes!”

“My eyes, my eyes!”

Everyone cursed, their vision severely impacted, and it took them a long time to recover.

Prince Pingyuan narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Su Xiaobai: “So you are Su Xiaobai. Do you know what crime it is to trespass into a Prince’s residence?”

“I don’t care what kind of Prince you are. I received a public report, and now I need you to come with me. Please?” Su Xiaobai looked at this pervert with utter disdain.

“Heh, Lord Su, you want to apprehend this Prince without a word. May I ask what crime this Prince has committed?” Prince Pingyuan was fearless.

Su Xiaobai narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly, “Prince Pingyuan, are you still playing dumb at this point? The aunt in your arms is the one you sent people to abduct from a civilian house in the middle of the night yesterday.”

“When did I send people to abduct my mother? My mother clearly missed me and wanted to come see me, didn’t you, mother?”

He performed an act that blinded everyone: he bit the old woman’s earlobe and began to suck on it.

Hiss!

Both Su Xiaobai and the Brocade-Clothed Guard’s attendants shuddered violently, goosebumps erupting all over their bodies.

“...Yes, yes, I came myself, I came myself!”

The old woman trembled all over, then quickly crawled to Su Xiaobai, grabbing his pant leg and pleading: “Lord Su, let’s leave quickly!”

Su Xiaobai frowned, looking at Prince Pingyuan.

The latter was looking at him with a playful expression, a hint of disdain in his eyes.

Su Xiaobai gave him a deep look.

“Go!”

He flicked his sleeve and left Prince Pingyuan’s Manor with the old woman.

The old woman denied the fact that Prince Pingyuan had abducted her. Without evidence, without an imperial decree, even if he was the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he could not lay a hand on a Prince.

And the old woman’s expression, though her body was unharmed, her spirit had suffered a great blow.

It was hard to imagine what methods Prince Pingyuan had used to torment her to this extent.

If he were to conflict with Prince Pingyuan at this time, she might even end up helping Prince Pingyuan against him, which would be counterproductive.

After Su Xiaobai left, Prince Pingyuan’s expression turned gloomy.

On the ground in front of him, three black-clad attendants appeared silently.

“How is it? Do you have the confidence to kill him?” Prince Pingyuan’s cold voice came.

“A mere Infant Transformation Stage Early Stage is nothing to fear.

It’s just that Wu Fan, who is by his side, is a Void Soul Realm Late Stage, a tough opponent. If he takes Su Xiaobai and is determined to escape, we might have a hard time succeeding,” the three black-clad attendants said.

(Review: Qi Refinement Stage, Foundation Establishment Stage, Core Formation Stage, Nascent Soul Stage, Infant Transformation Stage, Void Soul Realm, Supreme Realm)

“Heh heh, don’t worry, Second Brother already thought of this situation. Take this.”

Prince Pingyuan threw a cube-like iron box to the leading black-clad attendant.

“This is [Extinction All Directions]. It can seal off space within a hundred meters. Unless he is a Supreme Realm expert, he won’t be able to break out of it.”

Upon receiving [Extinction All Directions], the three were excited, “With [Extinction All Directions], the three of us Virtual Soul Stage experts will be enough to turn Wu Fan to dust within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

This mission is foolproof!”

“Very good, this Prince awaits your good news here.” Prince Pingyuan’s lips curled up slightly.

A look of disdain appeared in his eyes, “Su Xiaobai, I wasn’t looking for you, but you came looking for me. Today will be your death anniversary!”

...

Meanwhile.

Su Xiaobai sent the old woman home.

The family was tearfully grateful to him and even gave him their old sow.

Don’t underestimate an old sow; even in the prosperous capital city, people’s living standards in this era were far from his previous life.

An old sow was already the most valuable item an ordinary family could offer.

Su Xiaobai didn’t accept it, telling them to just help promote the Brocade-Clothed Guard.

After leaving the old woman’s home.

Su Xiaobai instructed Wu Fan beside him: “Send two people to guard here secretly tonight. If there’s any disturbance, report to me immediately.”

“Is Lord Su worried that Prince Pingyuan will continue to commit crimes?” Wu Fan asked.

Su Xiaobai shook his head, “Not just that. What I’m more afraid of is them retaliating against this family.

Since we help people, we help them all the way.”

Wu Fan sighed with emotion, “Having a good official like you, Lord Su, is truly a blessing for our Great Zhou.”

Su Xiaobai waved his hand dismissively on the surface, feigning indifference, but in reality, he was beaming with joy inside.

He loved hearing such flattery!

“Just in time, Commander Wu, it’s getting dark soon. Come back to Su Manor with me. I’ll treat you to dinner tonight. Our maids cook deliciously.” Su Xiaobai said with a hearty laugh, slinging his arm over Wu Fan’s shoulder.

Wu Fan felt a surge of emotion in his heart.

Commander Su was not only a hidden Supreme Realm expert but also had no airs of a superior, treating his subordinates with great consideration.

Having such a superior was also his good fortune.

Of course, no one dared to challenge Su Xiaobai’s authority. A person who could furiously execute a hundred officials when angered was ruthless and unstoppable.

“Then this subordinate will respectfully accept.” Wu Fan smiled and nodded.

The two walked arm in arm on their way to Su Manor.

But strangely, there were no pedestrians along the way.

Although Su Manor was secluded, there were usually many pedestrians.

“Lord Su, don’t you think something’s strange?” Wu Fan looked around vigilantly.

“Shh!” Just then, Su Xiaobai made a shushing gesture, a mysterious smile appearing on his lips.

“Don’t make a sound, the prey is about to take the bait.”

No sooner had he spoken than a cube-like iron block rolled in front of them.

Immediately after, a pitch-black curtain of sky erupted from the cube, engulfing the two and pulling them into the cube.

The scene was like a suddenly opened, ferocious maw, swallowing the two of them.

Inside [Extinction All Directions].

This was an independent small island, a thousand meters in diameter, surrounded and sealed by spatial barriers, like a cage.

“Lord Su, be careful!”

Wu Fan shielded Su Xiaobai behind him, his expression grave as he looked ahead.

Although Su Xiaobai’s true strength was much greater than his, as a qualified subordinate, he had to constantly cooperate with his boss’s act.

The Commander clearly knew someone had been following them all along; he was fishing for a big catch!

On the ground in front, three black-clad figures slowly materialized.

The three varied in height, and their eyes held mocking and disdainful gazes.

“Who are you? Do you know who this Lord Su in front of you is?” Wu Fan said in a cold tone.

“Heh heh, of course we know. Isn’t that the empress’s dog?”

“Tch! A mere Infant Transformation Stage cultivation. If he hadn’t relied on his pretty face to climb into the empress’s bed, would he be worthy of the position of Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard?”

“Forget it, Big Brother, Second Brother, stop wasting words with him. Let’s just kill this kid quickly and get off work earlier.”

The three looked at Su Xiaobai with Killing Intent.

Wu Fan’s expression was extremely solemn, as he stood in front of Su Xiaobai, “Lord Su, run quickly! I’ll hold them off!”

His expression was resolute and tragic, portraying a loyal subordinate to the extreme.

Su Xiaobai was stunned, not expecting Wu Fan to be such a good actor. This young man has a lot of potential!