150: The capital is in an uproar! Who is this Marquis of Wu'an?

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the curtains of the commander's carriage were slowly pulled open.

Li Qing stepped down from the carriage with an indifferent expression.

Behind him were Su Daqiang and his Family of three, trembling with fear, their faces deathly pale.

The moment Liu Xing saw Li Qing, his pupils constricted sharply!

So young!

Was it this kid who crippled his son and killed his trusted aide?

A surge of monstrous killing intent rose frantically from the depths of his heart!

However, before he could lash out, Zhao Xin's voice rang out again, this time with a hint of playfulness and warning.

"Lord Liu, let me introduce him to you."

"This is the Genius of Jinling City, Young Master Li, Li Qing."

"At the same time, he is also the Guest Elder personally enfeoffed by His Highness the Crown Prince just yesterday, the future... Marquis Wuan!"

"The person your son harassed was Marquis Wuan's friend."

"The person your butler led men to kill was the current Marquis Wuan of the imperial court!"

"Lord Liu, now, do you still think your son is innocent?"

"Do you still think this Commander is here to slander you?"

Every word Zhao Xin spoke was like a heavy hammer, smashing ruthlessly against Liu Xing's heart!

Marquis Wuan?

The Crown Prince's Guest Elder?

Liu Xing's head buzzed, and his mind went blank.

Although he did not belong to the Crown Prince's faction, he was well aware of the movements within the court.

He naturally knew about the Crown Prince enfeoffing a Guest Elder yesterday.

But he never imagined that this Guest Elder would be the murderer who beat his son and killed his butler!

This rebellious son!

Things have become serious!

He looked at the youth who had remained calm from beginning to end, as if everything had nothing to do with him, and a chill instantly shot from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head!

If this isn't handled well, it will turn into a political struggle!

At that time, the Crown Prince could use this pretext to declare war on him and the forces behind him!

One must know, he leaned toward the Eldest Princess.

If he didn't handle this well, what he lost today wouldn't just be face; it might even affect the future of his entire Family!

Liu Xing's face shifted between shades of blue and white, flickering uncertainly.

The monstrous rage in his heart had long since been extinguished by cold reason.

These few days were exactly when the Crown Prince's momentum was at its peak. It seemed that today, he must bow his head!

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the humiliation and killing intent in his heart.

He slowly turned around and, toward the youth he hated to the bone, he slowly lowered his proud head.

He squeezed out a few words from between his teeth.

"It is... this humble official's failure to educate his son properly, which led to offending the Marquis."

"I hope the Marquis, with his great magnanimity, will spare my unworthy son's life."

As he spoke, he actually gave Li Qing a deep bow!

Whoosh—!

The entire scene fell into a deathly silence!

All the commoners watching thought they were hallucinating!

The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel!

A dignified official of the second rank!

He actually bowed and admitted his mistake to a youth?

This world is too crazy!

Li Qing looked at him, his face still maintaining that expression of an ancient well without ripples.

"An apology, and that's it?"

He pointed to the Su Family of three behind him and spoke in a cold voice.

"Their medicine hall was smashed by your people."

"Their spirits have also suffered severe trauma."

"Lord Liu, tell me, how should this debt be settled?"

Liu Xing's fists clenched so hard inside his sleeves that they creaked, his nails nearly embedding into his flesh.

But on his face, he had no choice but to squeeze out an even more humble smile.

"The Marquis is right! It is this humble official's fault!"

"Compensation! This official will definitely compensate!"

He roared at the butler behind him.

"What are you still standing there for! Quickly! Go to the accounting room, take a thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, and the healing medicinal herbs stored in the residence, to apologize to the Marquis and the three members of the Su Family!"

A thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones!

The treasured healing medicinal herbs of the Residence of the Vice Minister of Personnel!

When Liu Xing squeezed these words from between his teeth, the entire Vermilion Bird Avenue fell once again into a deathly silence.

Everyone's breathing seemed to stop at this moment.

That was a thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones!

A huge sum of money sufficient to make even an ordinary Spirit Transformation Realm expert's eyes turn red with madness!

And the medicinal herbs stored in the Vice Minister's residence were treasures that were priceless and unavailable on the market!

Now, Liu Xing was actually bringing them out as compensation in front of everyone?

This made the habitually stingy Liu Xing's heart bleed...

This was cutting his flesh and draining his blood!

Everyone could see that Liu Xing had chickened out.

He had followed his heart.

It wasn't fear of the youth with unfathomable strength, but the truly gargantuan entity behind the youth—the current Crown Prince!

Soon, the butler of the Vice Minister's residence emerged trembling, holding a heavy Storage Pouch and several jade boxes emitting a dense medicinal fragrance, and respectfully presented them before Li Qing.

Li Qing did not reach out to take them.

His gaze fell upon Su Daqiang, who was already scared witless.

"Uncle Su, this is the compensation Vice Minister Liu is giving to you."

Su Daqiang shuddered and suddenly snapped back to his senses.

He looked at the Storage Pouch and the jade boxes, waving his hands repeatedly in fear, his head shaking like a rattle-drum.

"No, no no no! Marquis, this, this won't do! We can't take this! This is too valuable!"

What a joke!

A thousand Spirit Stones!

Selling his entire Su Family wouldn't even be worth that price!

How would he dare to accept such valuable things?

"Take it." Li Qing's voice left no room for doubt.

"This is what you deserve."

He stuffed the Storage Pouch and jade boxes directly into Su Daqiang's hands.

Only then did he turn his head to glance at Liu Xing, whose face had already become incredibly unsightly.

"Today's matter ends here."

"Keep your son in check."

"If there is a next time, prepare to collect his corpse."

After saying that, he ignored the crowd, turned around, and led the still-dazed Su Family of three onto that magnificent commander's carriage.

"Withdraw!"

Seeing this, Zhao Xin also felt greatly relieved. With a wave of his hand, he led the hundreds of City Guard soldiers away in a grand procession.

Only Vice Minister of Personnel Liu Xing was left standing alone before the empty residence gates, his face as dark as the sky before a storm.

Humph!

This matter cannot be settled like this!

A shameless brat dares to humiliate me!

Truly seeking death!

Liu Xing began to plot in his heart.

And behind him were countless complex gazes.

There was sympathy, there was gloating, but more than anything, there was awe... Everything that happened in front of the Residence of the Vice Minister of Personnel quickly swept through the entire Royal Capital.

Tea houses, restaurants, brothels, gambling dens... everyone was frantically discussing this matter.

"Have you heard? Liu Xing, the Vice Minister of Personnel, was blocked at his own front door by a youth named Li Qing and forced to apologize!"

"It's more than just an apology! I heard he even compensated with a thousand Spirit Stones and rare medicinal herbs! He lost face completely!"

"What exactly is the background of that Li Qing? So fierce? He even dares to provoke Vice Minister Liu?"

"Your news is too outdated! People don't call him Li Qing now; they call him Marquis Wuan!"

"He's the Guest Elder newly enfeoffed by His Highness the Crown Prince! With the Crown Prince backing him, it's normal for him to be so tough!"

"Hiss, the Crown Prince's man? No wonder! No wonder Vice Minister Liu didn't dare to say a word! He really took a big fall this time!"