diskusbooks Chapter 254 His knees buckled and he knelt down.
Chapter 254 His knees buckled and he knelt down.
Chapter 254 His knees buckled, and he knelt down.
The clerk stepped forward, walked up to Xia's father, took out a contract of indenture, handed it to Xia's father, and said in a condescending manner, "Sign the contract of indenture quickly. From now on, your family and these eight acres of land will be the private property of the county magistrate."
Xia's father's eyes were bloodshot, and his chest heaved violently with anger.
The thousands of onlookers stared in disbelief, but dared not utter a sound for fear of the officials. They quickly lowered their heads, hiding the indignation in their eyes.
“I am a scholar,” Xia Erge stepped forward and blocked Xia’s father’s path, “I have an official title.”
"Ha, so what if you have a degree?" The clerk sneered disdainfully, then announced loudly and proudly, "Xia Xiucai concealed the fact that his father was a servant and concealed his identity, so his degree as a Xiucai is invalid. When we return to the county, we will write this to the education commissioner!"
The thousands of onlookers lowered their heads even further, out of fear—fear of revealing the even more intense fear and anger in their eyes.
"No, the Xia family did not conceal their identities when registering!"
Gao Lizheng was also afraid, and he stepped forward, gritting his teeth.
"And who are you?!" the advisor asked condescendingly.
Gao, the village head, was also furious! But he was also afraid. He clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I am Gao, the village head of Anjia Village. I was once a student of the Imperial Academy."
"Tch, a mere student who thinks he's something?! And from today onwards, you are no longer the village head of Anjia Village. Your entire Anjia Village will have to sell yourselves out because of him!" The clerk wasn't stupid; he knew how to incite hatred against the Xia family.
But the advisor didn't expect the unity of Anjia Village.
"We didn't die because of Uncle Xia! Uncle Xia did all this for our own good! We were persecuted by corrupt officials!" Zhou Honghuo, an honest young man from the village, shouted loudly, suppressing his anger.
"Yes, even if we are forced into prostitution, it's not the Xia family's fault, it's because we encountered corrupt officials!"
The people of Anjia Village loudly echoed Zhou Honghuo's words.
Xia Mo was slightly surprised. She hadn't spent much time with the villagers and didn't know them well. She never expected that when something so big happened, everyone in the village would stand by her side.
It seems that Anjia Village still has many merits.
Xia Mo moved her feet, a half-smile playing on her lips, and walked to Xia's father's side.
When Magistrate Feng saw Xia Mo, his eyes widened in astonishment.
People in the nearby villages all say that the most beautiful girl in the area is Xia's youngest daughter. He doesn't believe it. How beautiful can a girl raised in the countryside be?
But seeing it today, Magistrate Feng believed it!
"And who are you?" Magistrate Feng stared at Xia Mo, his disgusting gaze fixed on her.
"Nah!"
Xia's father and the others nervously tried to hide Xia Mo behind them.
Xia Mo didn't move, but instead gave Xia's father and the others a reassuring smile.
"So you're the Xia family's youngest daughter!" Magistrate Feng smiled smugly, showing off to his advisor beside him, "I never expected to have such a bountiful harvest today!"
Xia's father was frightened and whispered to Xia Mo, "Nannan, run away quickly! Go find your third brother."
Xia Mo patted Xia's father's arm and took out a palm-sized bronze token, handing it to him to look at.
Mr. Xia, not understanding the situation, became even more confused.
"Big brother, go get my official robes!" Xia Mo winked playfully at her older brother Xia.
Actually, the general's uniform that Huangfu Qian gave her was in her soul space, but when Brother Xia went to retrieve it, she could have put it at home from a great distance first.
Although Brother Xia didn't understand, he still nodded. But he was also worried that Xia Mo was deliberately sending him away so that he could escape.
"Don't leave!"
The advisors clearly thought that Brother Xia was trying to escape, so they immediately ordered their men to stop him.
"Brother Gao Wu, come to my house, it's in the main room, and get my battle robe," Xia Mo said, turning to Gao Laowu.
Gao Laowu glanced at Gao Lizheng, and seeing that no one was stopping him, he quickly ran away.
Although Magistrate Feng and his advisor were momentarily puzzled, they quickly revealed disdain.
How could a young girl possibly be wearing official robes at the end of summer?! What a joke!
"Will you sign this indenture today or not?" The advisor ignored Gao Laowu, who had run away, and continued to coerce Xia's father.
Xia's father held the bronze token given to him by Xia Mo in his hand, his brows furrowed and his face cold.
“If you don’t sign, someone will die right now because of you!” The clerk said, looking at the constable beside him.
The constable swiftly drew his large cleaver from his waist and held it to the necks of the onlookers.
"you……"
Xia's father and second brother were truly shocked; they hadn't expected the other party to be so ruthless, and they felt a sense of suffocation.
Xia Mo threatened expressionlessly, "If you dare to kill even one person today, I will exterminate your entire clan!"
She had previously reached one-tenth of her cultivation level because she was concerned about karma, but now that she has unlocked half of her cultivation level, she doesn't care about karma at all.
Magistrate Feng and his entourage were quite dismissive of the matter.
Just then, Gao Laowu arrived in a hurry, carrying a silver-gray iron armor-patterned military robe.
"I wonder if this is the battle robe you're talking about, Xia Xiaomei?" Old Gao asked hastily, still catching his breath.
Xia Mo nodded, reached out, took the official robes representing a general, and put them on.
This dress was originally custom-made for her by Huangfu Qian.
Huangfu Qian once said, "If possible, I don't want her to be able to use this armor."
When Magistrate Feng, his advisor, and the others saw Xia Mo don his armor and his aura change, emanating a bloody smell from the battlefield, they felt a sense of suffocation.
It was as if something exploded in Magistrate Feng's mind, rendering him unable to think straight.
“This is the military order of King Jiang,” Xia Mo took the bronze order from Xia’s father and showed it to Magistrate Feng and the others.
Magistrate Feng was an official and didn't remember all the generals' orders, but the advisor, who was supposed to assist Magistrate Feng, remembered them all. Upon closer inspection, the advisor's legs went weak and he knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Yes...yes...it's a general's order from the Jiang family army!"
The advisor spoke the truth, his teeth chattering.
As if struck by lightning, Magistrate Feng's knees buckled and he knelt down.
"No way... She's just a little girl from the countryside, how could she possibly be... one of the generals under the Jiang family army?!"
"I've heard that King Jiang has four generals under his command, all of whom were given the surname Jiang by King Jiang. The soldiers call them General Da Jiang, General Er Jiang, General San Jiang, and General Si Jiang. So, Miss Xia, do you know what the crime is of impersonating one of King Jiang's generals?!"
The advisor had recovered from his fear and thought: since they had already offended the Xia family and were deeply humiliated, if they could kill the person first, they would still have a chance to live.