Walking on the wide main street of Qing 'an prefecture once again, Li Yi's mood was completely different.
The women in this world were not to be trifled with. This was the conclusion that Li Yi came to after living here for so long.
Any random woman he met on the street could be a hidden heroine whose martial arts were frighteningly high.
When that woman descended from the sky and blocked his way, Li Yi knew that he couldn't leave today.
He regretted not bringing Fang with him today … even if he came out with Liu Ruyi, he wouldn't end up like this …
Luckily, he wasn't alone.
The son of the County Magistrate and the two young scholars were standing next to him, looking dejected. They would occasionally turn their heads to glare at Li Yi fiercely, but when they saw the beautiful constable, they would quickly turn their heads back.
The county yamen wasn't a good place to be, especially when one was caught for fighting.
Luckily, this female constable didn't even give face to the son of the county magistrate. She could be considered as impartial. Fighting could be big or small. At this level, it was at most disturbing the peace. A fine of a few taels of silver was the most they could do.
However, if the county magistrate wanted to make things difficult for him because of his son, things would be a little difficult.
At that time, he might really have to use the name of Prince Ning to stabilize the situation first.
On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Li Xuan once patted his chest and said that in this prefecture, if anyone encountered any problems, they could look for him. Li Yi didn't take it to heart at that time. Now that he thought about it — the little prince really had a crow's mouth.
The female constable followed behind them. When her beautiful eyes swept across Li Yi's body, there would occasionally be a flash of surprise.
The scholar in front of her looked gentle and weak, but judging from his movements, he seemed to have some foundation in martial arts. This wasn't common among scholars.
Of course, this wasn't what puzzled her.
Although it was rare for scholars to practice martial arts, it wasn't enough to surprise her. The reason why she paid more attention to the scholar was that she had never seen his martial arts style before.
Because of her family background, she did not dare to say that she had read all the martial arts in the world, but her knowledge was extraordinary. Even if she could not name all the martial arts in Jianghu, she could still tell the way.
However, the move that the scholar used just now was extremely strange. It was completely different from the various martial arts in Jianghu, but it was definitely not a random move. This made her a little curious.
If Li Yi had known that the reason this female constable had brought him to the yamen was because she was curious about his martial arts, he would never have used Tai Chi to tease these three fellows.
Naturally, the Taiji moves in the Library of Heaven's Path had been simplified. They might be able to strengthen one's body, but it was impossible for one to become a Taiji expert.
A few days ago, he practiced Tai Chi in the morning just for fun. However, ever since he taught Tai Chi to Liu Ruyi, she would occasionally dismantle the moves and add some variations to them. Then, she would give them back to Li Yi. This made this set of martial arts that was used by uncles and aunties in the later generations to have some offensive power.
Tai Chi was a martial art that used the weak to defeat the strong, and used softness to overcome hardness. It required less strength, which was suitable for the current Li Yi. As for the improved moves, he didn't stop practicing them.
"Hey, MIngzhu, where are you going?"
The female constable was pondering over the moves that the scholar used just now. At this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind her.
The young and handsome man caught up from behind and asked her with a smile.
The woman frowned and said, "Back to the yamen."
She didn't hear anything for a long time. Seeing that the other party wasn't pestering her like before, she was puzzled. When she looked up, she found that the young man was staring straight ahead. A hint of surprise appeared on his face. He quickly walked to the scholar and said, "Why are you here?"
"How do they know each other?" Seeing this scene, a hint of confusion appeared on the woman's pretty face.
Li Yi had never felt like this before … the face of the young prince, Li Xuan, was so amiable.
"You know each other?" He pointed at the female constable and looked at Li Xuan with anticipation.
"Yes," Li Xuan looked at him and asked with some confusion, "When did you and my cousin know each other?"
"Cousin?"
Li Yi was finally relieved. They were all from the old Li family, so the distance between them had been greatly shortened. However, since she was Li Xuan's cousin, she was also from the royal family. But how could a member of the royal family be a constable?
"Are you done? If you are, then follow me back to the yamen." The confusion on the female constable's face disappeared in a flash. Then, she resumed her indifferent expression.
"Back to the yamen?" Li Xuan was stunned. He turned to look at her and asked, "What crime did he commit?"
"It's a misunderstanding. It's all a misunderstanding." As soon as Li Yi opened his mouth, the female constable waved her hand, "Don't talk nonsense. If you have anything to say, we can talk back to the yamen."
Li Xuan looked at her, then turned back to look at Li Yi. Whether it was because of their personal relationship or some other reason, he could not sit back and do nothing about what happened today. He quickly walked over and whispered a few words into the woman's ear.
The female constable frowned at first, but after a while, her brows relaxed and she looked at Li Yi in surprise.
Aunt's chronic illness was cured by the person in front of her?
She did not want to make things difficult for him by bringing him back to the yamen. She could ignore Li Xuan's reputation, but she still had to consider Uncle Wang's.
As she pondered, there was a sudden commotion in the crowd in front of her.
"This silver is mine!"
"Nonsense, it's obviously mine!"
The faint sound of two people arguing could be heard. Someone in the crowd glanced over and suddenly shouted, "There's a constable over there!"
"Let the constable be the judge!"
"Yes, let the constable be the judge!"
When they saw a person dressed in a constable's uniform, there was a commotion in the crowd and they immediately rushed over.
A few men who had been following Li Xuan from afar looked at each other and immediately walked over. They spread out around him and paid attention to any movements in their surroundings.
"Lord constable, you have to uphold justice for this lowly one!" A man dressed in coarse cloth grabbed the arm of a scholarly man and walked over to the woman's side as he pleaded.
"What exactly happened?" The female constable asked with a frown.
"My lord, this lowly one was eating noodles at the noodle stall and accidentally dropped the silver on the ground. This person picked it up and when this lowly one discovered it, I asked him to return it. However, he insisted that the silver was his to begin with!" The man looked anxious. "My mother is seriously ill, and this is money for her to buy medicine to save her life. We can't lose it!"
"What a load of nonsense!" The scholarly man glanced at the man and said, "This silver is clearly mine. Don't you dare try to extort me, you scoundrel!"
After the two of them spoke, the surrounding crowd chimed in one after another. Some agreed with the man, while others stood on the scholarly man's side.
The woman rubbed the space between her brows as she listened to the crowd's chatter. She couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. She didn't know which of the two men was telling the truth, but this matter was really hard to determine.
Catching a thief was more like it, but solving a case … wasn't something she was good at.
"Miss, why don't we make a deal?" At that moment, a weak voice was heard from beside her.
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