The middle-aged man clutched his head and curled up on the ground, like a large shrimp, utterly defenseless.
Although Gao Fengjuan's combat strength was slightly lower than Liu Cuirong's, she specifically targeted the man's weak and sensitive spots.
For instance, his armpits and groin…
With a few 'bang bang' kicks, the man yelped in pain, sweat beading on his forehead.
Gu Shi tightly hugged Xiao Xitian, tears streaming down her face in fright.
"Daughter, wake up, daughter..."
They absolutely had to find a medical clinic to bandage Xiao Xitian's back of the head.
Otherwise, with the hot weather, she would sweat easily, and infection would be troublesome.
Xiao Xitian slowly regained consciousness, looking at Gu Shi with a wronged expression.
"Wuwu, Mother, wuwu!" she cried, snuggling into Gu Shi's embrace.
In her time at the Yun family, this was the first time she had suffered such humiliation…
Old Man Yun's face was also grim. He pointed at the man on the ground, gritting his teeth, "Da Man, Er Man, beat this turtle son to death for me!"
How dare he touch his daughter? He truly didn't want to live.
Even if he had to risk his life today, he would seek justice for his little daughter.
Gao Mantang and Liu Shi were also extremely angry.
Today's banquet's protagonist was Little Sweet Treasure, who would have thought such a thing would happen…
The Yun family's daughter was beaten at their Gao family's doorstep. How could he stand by and do nothing?
"Damn it, there's no law at all! You guys fight first, I'll go to the yamen to report it!"
Gao Mantang walked towards the county yamen with his hands behind his back.
If he didn't throw this scoundrel into prison today, his name Gao Mantang would be written backward.
The middle-aged man, beaten black and blue, shouted loudly, "Villains, a bunch of villains! Are you trying to rebel? Cough cough..."
Upon hearing this, Yun Daman punched him fiercely and cursed, "If I'm a villain, then you're a beast worse than a pig or dog!"
The commotion outside the Gao family's door attracted many onlookers.
They whispered amongst themselves, all looking curious.
"Oh my, how can they bully someone in broad daylight?"
"Yes, a large group of people beating one person, it's too unfair."
"Hey, shut up! What do you know to spout nonsense? Maybe that person deserved to be beaten!"
"That's true. Look, the little girl's back of the head is bleeding. Isn't this guy a human trafficker?"
"..."
The middle-aged man was heartbroken. With great effort, he fumbled for a token from his waist.
He held it up to his head and shouted sternly, "How dare you! Stop immediately! I am the new County Magistrate Jin of Heyang County. You are assaulting an official of the imperial court, so you'll be eating prison food for the rest of your lives..."
As soon as he said this, those who were beating him paused.
The onlookers were also shocked.
Had they heard correctly?
This guy was actually the new County Magistrate Jin.
The crowd instinctively looked at the plaque above the door: Gao Residence.
Well, these Gao family members even dared to beat the county magistrate. They were going to be doomed…
Seeing Yun Daman and the others frozen in place, Magistrate Jin snorted and arrogantly got to his feet.
He glanced at the attire of Yun Daman and Yun Er Man, then curved his lips, "You two are from the county yamen, right?"
It was truly outrageous. As constables of the county yamen, they dared to openly beat their superior.
What kind of order was this?
Yun Er Man clenched his fists, "So what if we are? You dog official bullied my sister, you deserve to be beaten!"
"Exactly!" Yun Daman nodded in agreement. "You look about forty years old, yet you bully a five-year-old child. Have you no shame?"
If this were in Dashui Village, the middle-aged man would have likely been beaten to death long ago…
Who in the village didn't know that Xiao Xitian was their lucky charm and goddess of fortune.
Now that Xiao Xitian was being bullied like this, the middle-aged man's fate was predictable.
"I am the County Magistrate here. I can do whatever I want. Let alone a child, even all of you combined cannot match a single word from me!"
Magistrate Jin wiped the blood from his nose, his brow furrowed. "You two, regardless of who you are, you don't need to come to the county yamen for duty tomorrow!"
This was a dismissal.
He had known early on that Heyang County was in chaos, but he never expected to be beaten up as soon as he was transferred here…
If this news got out, how could he maintain his dignity?
"If we don't go, we don't go! I don't care for it anyway!"
Yun Daman and Yun Er Man simultaneously unbuckled their official sabers and threw them at the man's face.
Gu Shi had no time to deal with this matter. As long as no one was beaten to death, whether they could work at the county yamen was secondary.
The most important thing now was to bandage Xiao Xitian's wound…
"Sister-in-law, where is there a medical clinic nearby?" Gu Shi asked.
Liu Shi pointed to the alley ahead, "Turn left at the front, there's one. Come, I'll take you!"
As the two took two steps forward, they saw an official carriage and six or seven constables rushing over.
A moment later, Gao Mantang jumped off the carriage, followed closely by Prefect Chen…
Officials of the county yamen looked down on merchants.
When Gao Mantang went to report the crime, he said he was a relative of the Yun family, only then did they accept the case.
But they were still dragging their feet, unwilling to dispatch.
In desperation, Gao Mantang mentioned Xiao Xitian's name.
The entire county yamen was instantly in an uproar.
Prefect Chen personally led the team, arriving at the Gao residence with the utmost speed.
Xiao Xitian was favored by the Emperor and had the young prince protecting her.
Let alone thugs or village ruffians, even he and Prefect Qin had to bow and scrape, and buy candy for Sweet Treasure…
Prefect Chen took two steps forward and heard Magistrate Jin babbling incessantly.
He was threatening the Yun and Gao families.
He claimed that by beating an imperial official in the street, he would not only confiscate their property but also send them to the northern frontier to farm.
Even if the King of Heaven himself came, he couldn't stop him.
Prefect Chen's anger flared. He quickly rushed over and kicked Magistrate Jin to the ground with both feet.
He roared, "You dog official! You haven't even officially taken office yet, and you're already oppressing the people and acting like a local tyrant. Who gave you the guts? Huh?"
Magistrate Jin, dazed by the fall, his token flew out and rolled to Prefect Chen's feet.
It was a pair of official boots, and looking up further, a dark red official robe and a third-rank jade belt…
Magistrate Jin inwardly cursed, "This is bad."
Why was Prefect Chen here?
"I'm asking you, why did you bully people?" Prefect Chen asked angrily.
"Your subordinate... Your subordinate was upholding justice, please calm your anger, Prefect!" Magistrate Jin stammered.
After hearing this, Prefect Chen glanced at the pitiful-looking Xiao Xitian.
Her collar was stained with blood, and she was covered in dust, with none of her usual spirit or liveliness.
"Did you hurt Little Sweet Treasure?" Prefect Chen asked in a deep voice, his eyes reddening, suppressing the urge to kill him.
Magistrate Jin shook his head, "No, no!"
He was very curious why Prefect Chen was so biased towards those villagers?
Shouldn't officials protect each other?
Since the Prefect was not protecting him, Magistrate Jin absolutely could not admit that he had hit anyone…