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Chapter 317: Chapter 183: If I Can’t Kick the Shit Out of You, I’ll Call You Squeaky Clean

Thanks to the motorcycles, it didn’t take long for Lu Yuan and his entourage to arrive outside Dongchang City.

Lu Yuan left the motorcycles in the care of a family living outside the city walls.

This time, Lu Yuan decided to lead the group into Dongchang City on foot. freewёbnoνel.com

’When a new official takes up his post, the first step isn’t to come in guns blazing.’

’Instead, it’s to hold back and get the lay of the land.’

He wasn’t the only one who knew about his appointment as the Prefect of Dongchang. The imperial edict had been sent to him, but the news had also reached every official in the city, from the highest to the lowest.

Lu Yuan looked toward the gates of Dongchang City. Several guards stood there, leaning on their long spears as they inspected the satchels of pedestrians.

Observing the scene, Lu Yuan remarked to those beside him, "Dongchang City is certainly on high alert. They’re even searching common travelers on an ordinary day."

The region Lu Yuan was in was far from any borders, so it was unlikely for troublemakers to be sneaking into the cities.

That was why the gate security in the surrounding county seats was usually quite lax.

By comparison, Dongchang City was indeed far more heavily guarded.

"Young Master, should we go in first and scout things out?" one of his trusted retainers asked, stepping closer to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan replied, "No need. In a moment, we’ll all spread out so we don’t draw attention. We’ll go in one after another."

"Yes, Young Master!" all the retainers replied in unison.

"And remember to find a place to hide your swords first," Lu Yuan added.

After he spoke, the retainers dispersed, maintaining a loose formation around their Young Master from a distance as they blended in with the sparse crowd of travelers.

Su Liyan naturally linked her arm with Lu Yuan’s. With a cloth bundle slung over her other arm, she walked with him toward the gates of Dongchang City.

As Lu Yuan and his wife passed through the city gate.

A menacing guard pointed his long spear at Su Liyan. "Halt! Are you a Half-demon?"

A single glance at Su Liyan’s pointed ears was enough to tell she was different from an ordinary person.

Lu Yuan brushed the tip of the spear aside with one hand. "What’s wrong with being a Half-demon? His Majesty the Emperor and Empress Ma themselves have acknowledged..."

"Cut the crap!" The guard, who was of course aware of the Court’s decrees, immediately cut Lu Yuan off.

"Open your bundle for a routine inspection!" the guard insisted, unrelenting.

The Court had already decreed that the Half-demon Race could live openly among ordinary people.

But some people would always view the Half-demon Race with prejudice, which was why many Half-demons still lived in miserable conditions.

Not every Half-demon possessed great power to protect themselves.

Su Liyan’s family, however, were all monstrously powerful, and after their atavistic transformations, each possessed some form of Talent Skills.

Seeing this, Su Liyan didn’t resist. She obediently opened a corner of her bundle for the guard to inspect.

The guard’s eyes went wide with lust as he stared at a small, pink garment inside the bundle. It was the crop top Lu Yuan had bought for Su Liyan in the Provincial City a few days prior.

The guard shifted the long spear from his right hand to his left, reaching out to grab the garment.

Lu Yuan had no patience for the guard’s behavior and instantly seized him by the right wrist.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan’s retainers, who were positioned nearby, acted in perfect concert to block the view of the other guards.

The guard froze for a second, stunned by Lu Yuan’s grip. "What do you think you’re doing?"

This particular guard was always a loudmouth. The other guards were busy checking other travelers’ satchels and paid him no mind.

"Officer, I’ve opened the bundle for you. It’s just a few articles of clothing. There’s no need to pull them out for all to see," Lu Yuan said coldly.

’His wife was modest; she hadn’t even worn that crop top for him yet.’

’He certainly wasn’t going to let someone humiliate her in public now.’

"I... I suspect there’s contraband inside..." the guard stammered, still trying to justify his actions.

Lu Yuan squeezed his right hand slightly harder and whispered, "Soldier, you’d better not make a scene. Be careful, or I’ll snap your wrist."

That slight increase in pressure was enough to immobilize the guard’s fingers. His five digits began to turn purple at a visible rate.

Despite his usually menacing demeanor, the guard was nothing more than a bully who preyed on the weak and feared the strong.

He only knew how to throw his weight around and bully the common folk.

Seeing that Lu Yuan was not someone to be trifled with, the guard instantly caved. His attitude did a complete one-eighty as he said fawningly, "No problem, milord, please go ahead!"

’To think that people like this exist right under the nose of Dongchang City’s government,’ Lu Yuan thought. ’It shows the local officials can’t be much better.’

Lu Yuan looked at this petty sycophant’s behavior and was, to put it bluntly, fucking speechless.

Lu Yuan added, "You’d better not breathe a word of this. Otherwise, I’ll make you regret it."

With that, Lu Yuan shoved the man’s hand away. The guard stumbled back several steps, barely managing to steady himself by planting the butt of his spear on the ground.

Lu Yuan continued leading his wife into the city.

As Lu Yuan walked the streets of Dongchang City, he noticed there weren’t many people about.

Many shops were shuttered, painting a scene of economic depression.

The few pedestrians on the streets kept their heads down and hurried along without a word.

An autumn wind brushed against their cheeks, adding to the desolate atmosphere.

Su Liyan asked Lu Yuan, confused, "Dear, isn’t Dongchang City supposed to be a major city? Why is it so depressed? It’s not even as prosperous as Taiping City."

"It shouldn’t be like this," Lu Yuan replied. "Let me find someone and ask."

In modern terms, Dongchang City was large enough to be considered a major regional capital.

Lu Yuan stopped a hurried passerby. "Sir, Dongchang City wasn’t like this before, was it? What happened to make it this way?"

The man glanced over Lu Yuan and Su Liyan. Seeing how young they were, he relaxed his guard.

The man said, "You two must be from out of town. A while back, the Prefect was chewed to bits by a Xingzi. Terrifying stuff. Ai, I can’t talk anymore, I have to go buy some official salt. Nowadays, who’d be out on the streets if they didn’t have to be?"