139: In broad daylight, abducting a woman?

"Why are you still standing there! Attack for this young master! Grab that little girl and bring her back to the manor!"

"Yes, Young Master!"

Those lackeys had long been impatient. Hearing the command, they immediately pounced on the girl like hungry wolves.

"What are you doing! Let go of me!"

Panic finally flashed across the girl's face.

Although she had a stubborn personality, she was ultimately a weak woman with no strength to fight back. How could she be a match for these house servants who were like wolves and tigers?

Just as those filthy hands were about to grab her body.

"Stop!"

A clear, angry shout burst from the girl's mouth.

"Liu Jie, show some respect! In broad daylight, under the bright sun, are you really trying to kidnap a civilian woman?!"

Though the girl's voice trembled slightly from anger and fear, it was exceptionally loud and filled with determination.

"Kidnapping a civilian woman?"

The brocade-clad young man named Liu Jie, upon hearing this, did not restrain himself in the slightest. Instead, he laughed uproariously as if he had heard the greatest joke in the world.

"Hahahahaha!"

His laughter was sharp and grating, full of undisguised arrogance and insolence.

"That's right! This young master is going to kidnap a civilian woman today! What are you going to do about it?"

He swept his gaze over the surrounding commoners, who dared not speak out despite their anger, and his expression grew even more smug.

"In this Royal Capital, on the territory of the Great Xia Dynasty, there is nothing that Liu Jie wants to do but cannot accomplish!"

"Listen up, you lowly commoners!"

He stretched out a finger and pointed at his own nose, his voice suddenly rising, full of boastful pride.

"Do you know who my father is?"

"My father is the current second-rank official, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Liu Xing!"

"Liu Xing."

These two words seemed to carry some kind of magic.

The moment they left Liu Jie's mouth, the already suppressed murmurs instantly vanished without a trace.

All the onlookers turned pale, like ducks whose necks had been wrung. They lowered their heads, not even daring to look again, afraid of bringing disaster upon themselves.

It was a fear and reverence for power that originated deep in their bones.

The Ministry of Personnel controls the promotion, transfer, and appointment of all officials in the world, wielding monstrous power.

And the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is the cream of the crop among officials, a figure whose stomp could make the entire Great Xia officialdom tremble.

His son certainly had the capital to be arrogant in this Royal Capital.

Even the girl, who had originally intended to resist, lost all color in her face the moment she heard the name "Liu Xing."

A flicker of despair crossed her bright eyes.

She knew that today, she probably wouldn't be able to escape.

Seeing the reactions of the girl and the surrounding commoners, the smugness on Liu Jie's face deepened.

He enjoyed the feeling of everyone fearing him.

He walked step by step toward the girl, who had already given up resisting, his lewd smile sickening.

"Little beauty, now you know fear?"

"Too late!"

" obediently come back with this young master. If you serve this young master well, I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury, a hundred times better than being this useless Apothecary!"

As he spoke, he reached out his hand again. This time, he aimed directly for the girl's delicate, flawless cheek.

And just as his filthy hand was about to touch the girl's cheek.

Li Qing, who was preparing to leave, suddenly paused.

His brow twitched.

He still couldn't abandon the integrity of a New World Youth he had just acquired last night!

Li Qing stopped walking.

He truly hadn't intended to interfere.

The waters of the Royal Capital were too deep; it was full of hidden Dragons and crouching Tigers, and one wrong move could lead to immense trouble.

He just wanted to quietly develop, find a chance to bring his Clone over, then make a fortune in the East Sea, and complete his next evolution as soon as possible.

Hero saving the beauty, fighting for justice—none of that concerned him.

But!

He glanced back.

The smug, ugly face of the brocade-clad young man named Liu Jie was simply too much of an eyesore.

Especially his phrase, "My father is the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel," which caused a strange wave of irritation in Li Qing's heart.

What he hated most were these second-generation rich kids who acted recklessly just because they had a little power in their family.

In Jinling City, the City Lord's son was like that.

Now that he was in the Royal Capital, the son of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was even worse.

"So damn noisy."

Li Qing muttered inwardly.

He acted according to his heart.

Right now, he found Liu Jie irritating and felt uneasy.

So he needed to make himself feel better.

It was that simple.

As for the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel or a second-rank official, he didn't care at all.

He dared to openly contradict the Grand Princess; why would he care about a mere Vice Minister?

Li Qing never sought trouble, but he was absolutely not afraid of it!

Just as Liu Jie's fat hand was about to touch the girl's face, she closed her eyes in despair, two lines of clear tears sliding down her cheeks.

The surrounding commoners couldn't bear to watch and turned their heads away.

It was at this critical moment.

"Do you not want your hand anymore?"

A calm voice abruptly rang out on the noisy street.

The voice wasn't loud, but it struck everyone's ears like a clap of thunder.

Everyone froze.

Who?

Who was so audacious as to interfere with Young Master Liu's business at a time like this?

Following the sound, they saw a young man, dressed in ordinary black clothes and looking no older than fifteen or sixteen, who had somehow walked into the center of the scene and was calmly looking at Liu Jie.

It was Li Qing.

Liu Jie's outstretched hand froze in mid-air.

He abruptly turned his head, his sinister eyes fixed tightly on Li Qing.

"Kid, who the hell are you?"

"You dare to meddle in this young master's affairs? Are you tired of living?"

His lackeys immediately reacted, surrounding Li Qing with fierce, menacing expressions, trapping him in the middle.

"Kid, where did this bumpkin come from? Do you know who our Young Master is?"

"Hurry up and kneel down to apologize to the Young Master, or we'll break your damn legs today!"

The desperate girl also suddenly opened her eyes.

When she saw the not-so-tall back shielding her, a mix of surprise and gratitude flashed in her eyes, but mostly, it was deep worry.

She didn't know the young man, but she knew he was inviting huge trouble for her sake.

Li Qing didn't even lift an eyelid in response to the lackeys' shouting.

His gaze remained calmly fixed on Liu Jie.

"I'll say it again: let her go, and then, scram."

Li Qing's voice was still flat, devoid of emotion.

The feeling of being completely ignored caused Liu Jie's anger to instantly flare up.

He was accustomed to running rampant in the Royal Capital; when had anyone ever spoken to him in such a tone?

"Good! Good! Good!"

He laughed in extreme anger, pointing at Li Qing's nose and enunciating every word.

"Kid, you've got guts!"

"This young master is going to see exactly what ability you have to act so smug in front of me!"