sjar Chapter 322: War of Words
Chapter 322: War of Words
"This small village is so heavily guarded!" Luo Jing'an muttered to himself, but he forced himself to remain calm and shouted back, "Humph! You, village chief, are asking questions even though you already know the answer! Quick, open the city gates and let me in!"
The village chief said slowly, "Master Luo, if you don't explain your purpose clearly, we dare not open the village gate easily. I hope you can forgive me!"
Luo Jing'an concealed his disgust for the village chief, cleared his throat, and said, "Miss Shi Liu and I are in love with each other. I have come here in person to take her as my concubine. Open the door quickly!"
Luo Jingan tried hard to make his expression look affectionate, but his eyes revealed a hint of eagerness and greed.
"Miss Pomegranate and I already have an agreement. Please don't hinder this wonderful marriage."
"I am sincere to Miss Pomegranate. If you know what's good for you, open the door and let me in. I will reward you handsomely in the future. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!" Luo Jing'an's face darkened, and threatening words squeezed out from between his teeth.
Xiuying stood on the observation deck furiously, hands on her hips, and shouted, "It's true that my daughter and Lord Luo were in a relationship, but Lord Luo broke off all ties with my daughter long ago in order to marry the official's daughter!"
Xiuying's voice was filled with anger. "To be precise, it was Lord Luo who was ungrateful! My daughter was truly devoted to him, yet he heartlessly abandoned her in order to curry favor with the powerful."
Xiuying became more and more excited as she spoke, her face full of grief, anger and disdain, and she mercilessly exposed Luo Jingan's scandal.
"Now you have the nerve to come to my house and say that you are in love and want to take my daughter as a concubine. Do you really think we are easy to bully?" Xiuying opened her eyes wide and glared at Luo Jingan fiercely.
Luo Jing'an was furious and humiliated. He threw his sleeves and his face became terribly gloomy. He never thought that Xiuying, a village girl, would dare to expose him in front of everyone!
"What I mean is to be a wise man who knows the current affairs! What do you know? You are just an ignorant and short-sighted woman!" Luo Jing'an put her hands on her hips, spitting and continued to roar.
"I don't know how many people have struggled their entire lives just to reach my current position. Why shouldn't I take a shortcut when I have one? This is my ability!" Luo Jing'an raised his chin, his face full of conceit and arrogance.
"I have become rich but I still remember my original intention. I remember to help you and take Shi Liu as my concubine. This is called repaying a favor! Don't be ungrateful!" Luo Jing'an's voice became louder and louder, as if he was forcing an excuse for his shameless behavior.
Yang Qingfeng stood with his hands behind his back and said righteously, "The scholars of the world are ashamed of you! As an official, you should have justice in your heart and work for the welfare of the people, but you have done such a shameful thing!"
"A real man, born between heaven and earth, should be honest and stick to the moral bottom line! But you, shameless and treacherous, abandon your old love for fame and fortune. It's simply outrageous!" Yang Qingfeng glared at Luo Jing'an, his face full of indignation.
"How dare you, such an ungrateful person, stand here and speak nonsense? What you have done is intolerable to heaven!" Yang Qingfeng took a step forward with an imposing aura, as if he wanted to use his righteousness to completely crush Luo Jingan's ugliness.
When the lawyers and lackeys around Luo Jing'an heard this, they immediately started yelling like dogs whose tails were stepped on.
"You bunch of ignorant country bumpkins know nothing!" the lawyer shouted at the top of his voice, the fat on his face shaking with his movements.
"You are short-sighted, what do you know? Our master is far-sighted and ambitious!" A lackey jumped out, waving his arms and spitting everywhere.
"Our master was born rich, so naturally he must marry the eldest daughter of the prefectural governor. Only then can she be worthy of his status and position!" Another lackey also echoed, nodding and bowing with a fawning look on his face.
"Yes, yes, yes, it's a blessing from the master that a country girl like Shi Liu can be his concubine. You still don't know how to appreciate it!" A group of lackeys shouted in unison, and their arrogant and domineering appearance made people hate them so much.
Ma Ergun climbed up to the observation tower with a groan, his bamboo-like body panting with exhaustion. This guy usually loved to join in the fun, thinking to himself: How can such a big event be done without me, Ma Ergun!
He shouted "Make way, make way" as he pushed forward, squeezing everyone to the ground and casting disapproving glances at him.
Ma Ergun didn't care about that. After he stood firm, he put on a wicked smile and shouted at Luo Jing'an, "Master County Magistrate, do you have a bad tooth and are you just a gigolo?"
When he shouted this, there was silence at first, and then a burst of laughter broke out. Some people laughed so hard that they couldn't straighten their backs, some laughed so hard that they held their stomachs, and even the usually serious Yang Qingfeng couldn't help but smile.
Luo Jingan's face flushed red instantly, and he pointed at Ma Ergun in shame and anger: "You, you troublemaker, you're talking nonsense!"
Ma Ergun didn't take it seriously and continued to say with a smile, "Master, I'm not talking nonsense. You know it in your heart!"
The lawyers and lackeys beside Luo Jing'an were so angry that they wanted to rush up and teach Ma Ergun a lesson, but they couldn't get in and could only watch.
Ma Ergun was still shaking his head, looking at Luo Jing'an's defeated look with a smug look, as if he had won a great victory.
However, this was not the end yet. Ma Ergun put his hands on his hips and started cursing at the top of his lungs. The curses were extremely unpleasant, like a machine gun, one sentence after another.
"What are you talking about? A man of insight? Farsighted? Baggage? Bah! It's because you are attracted by the power and wealth of the prefect's family!" Ma Ergun's eyes widened, almost popping out.
"Now you despise the magistrate's daughter and think of the pretty girl in our village. You're just an old pervert, greedy and capable of doing anything shameless!"
Ma Ergun cursed more and more excitedly, saliva flying everywhere, and he was in a state of extreme excitement. It had been a long time since he had performed so well, and it felt really good.
"You're nothing but a spineless wimp, a scoundrel who takes advantage of the situation! You think you can do whatever you want just because you have a little power, but you don't even take a piss to reflect on your own behavior!"
"Even if the girls in our village were blind, they wouldn't date someone like you. Just give up on this idea!"
After cursing, Ma Ergun took a deep breath
knock off.
The villagers suddenly burst into warm applause, the applause was as loud as thunder, as if it would break through the sky.
"Good scolding! Such a satisfying scolding!" The villagers shouted in unison, their voices full of joy and excitement.
"Brother Ma, you really let us get rid of our anger this time!" A young villager was so excited that his face turned red. He clapped his hands hard, with admiration shining in his eyes.