Chapter 37: You dare defy the imperial edict!？

  "I say, my store is short of a few helpers, or else you can fight another round?" Chen Yi had a negotiating look on his face. "The last few people who survive can be my store's helpers, and they'll get to see the beautiful boss every day, how about it? Think about it?"

  "Hmph! Don't think we don't know what you're planning, blind man. You just want us to kill each other." One of the black-clad men surrounding Jiang Chen sneered, "Don't listen to his nonsense, let's just kill him directly!"

  "Huh? Been discovered (...... anyone with a brain would notice, right?), but why do people always like to swing at the face when they're hitting someone?" The large blade in Chen Yi's hand lightly touched the weapon in the hand of a black-clothed man who was chopping towards him...

  It's imaginable what would happen when a divine artifact collides with a novice period gift weapon. That black-clothed man is neither like Old Zhang (Zhang Sanfeng) who can rival the Heaven Reliant Sword with just a broken sword, nor like the overbearing Du Gu (Qiu Jian) who can turn anything into a sword. Isn't this courting death?!

  The knife in the black-clad man's hand instantly turned into a pile of useless scrap iron that couldn't even be returned to the furnace, and he himself was knocked flying far away, falling to the ground unconscious.

  Dodging other incoming knives, Chen Yi used the back of his knife to 'lightly' tap the necks of the two black-clothed men, and they fell down again.

  "Ha ha ha! You guys are really no match for me, I haven't even used my full strength yet."

  Whoa! A black-handled dagger was stained with dark ink and stuck into Chen Yi's abdomen, the black-clothed person holding the dagger pushed forward with force.

  "Brother, this dagger of yours is sharp enough! Luckily it was me who got hit, if someone else had gotten scratched, they would have been crippled or even died!"

  Looking at the black-clothed man holding a dagger, Chen Yi saw the "how haven't you died yet" look in his eyes and chuckled, "Are you thinking how I haven't died yet? You can't even break my skin, how could I possibly die?"

  The man in black listened and didn't believe it, so he tried it with force on his hand, and indeed it was like being stuck to an iron plate.

  "Oni..." The man in black had barely spoken when Chen Yi knocked him out with a single slap.

  "Heh heh! I'm a monster now, what's up with you?"

  ……

  As the last black-clad man was knocked unconscious by Chen Yi's gaze at the monster, a bloodbath triggered by 'Boss Lady' came to an end. Chen Yi looked at the 'corpses' all over the backyard and got another headache.

  If it weren't for the hassle of dealing with corpses in the city, Chen Yi would have shown mercy. "Hmph, never mind, I'll let Zi help out tomorrow and send everything to Yong Lin..."

  The news that the assassins were all killed and the shop owner was still safe and sound soon reached the ears of many idle and greedy officials. Upon learning of the death of their hired killers, some high-ranking officials began to think about visiting those who were lower in position than themselves, while others with lower positions were thinking hard about how to quickly distance themselves from this matter, lest they lose their official hats.

  As for those who act later, they are lucky to have escaped, and competing with their superiors for women is simply asking for trouble.

  Then, with Yakumo Yukari and Yuyuko Saigyou guest-starring as the landlady every day, Yakumo Ran occasionally showing up, Tenshi spent several days under the envious, jealous, and resentful gazes of many old men.

  It's another new day, Chen Yi opened the door of the store. He has become numb to Ba Yunzi's sudden intrusion. Having thought it through, Chen Yi realized that no matter what, he wasn't at a disadvantage. Since they understand each other, why bother adding trouble for himself? As for others' opinions? Let them be, after all, they aren't superheroes who wear their underwear outside, and their gaze can't kill people...

  Just after opening the door, Chen Yi felt something was wrong. The street was empty, not even a single person in sight, and every household had their doors tightly locked. But what really caught his attention was that his own shop door was blocked, no mistake! It was indeed blocked.

  Hundreds of soldiers gathered in front of the shop, a eunuch standing at the forefront, watching as Chen Yi opened the door.

  He took a painting from a soldier standing beside him.

  Chen Yi's eyes were sharp, and he immediately saw that the painting was of Yui Hirasaka and Yuuko Konoe. The painting was extremely realistic, and in an instant, Chen Yi guessed what was going on...

  The eunuch looked at the painting in his hand, then looked at Ba Yúnzǐ and Yōu Yōuzǐ who were drinking tea at the counter, nodded, completely ignoring Zhēn Yì.

  He rolled up the painting in his hand and handed it to a soldier beside him, then pulled out an imperial edict from his sleeve and began to read it aloud in a loud, quacking voice.

  "By the Mandate of Heaven! The Emperor decrees: Let it be proclaimed..."

  "Damn it to your mother!" Chen Yi kicked the eunuch who was reading the imperial edict far away. Thinking of the eunuch's behavior just now, Chen Yi knew what the content of the imperial edict was without even thinking about it with his butt. You're not doing a good job as emperor and you want to die so hastily? Oh right, this emperor (Jiaqing) won't live for many more years either...

  The eunuch who was kicked to the ground also stared with wide eyes, his face full of incredulity. "You! You dare to defy the imperial edict!"

  "KAO!! How dare you, you bite me!" Chen Yi said, still using his foot to twist the imperial edict on the ground twice. "You listen well and go back to tell Emperor Jiaqing to be a good emperor himself, don't look for trouble when there isn't any, hmm, forget it, I'll go find him myself tonight..."

  Tai listened to Chen Yi's words, his eyes widened even more, "You still dare to be disrespectful to the Emperor, what are you waiting for, hurry up and kill him to show imperial power!!"

  A group of soldiers who were just stunned by Chen Yi's sudden move heard the eunuch's order and immediately pointed their weapons at Chen Yi.

  Boom!

  The eunuch who had fallen to the ground was startled, and the soldier who had been so fierce a moment before also wilted, staring at the large pit that Chen Yi had hacked out of the ground with his big knife.

  Chen Yi's giant sword, National Mourning, swung down at the eunuch lying on the ground between his legs. With a "chi la" sound, a deep gash immediately appeared on the ground between the eunuch's legs.

  "Who was it just now that said they wanted to kill me...... Hey! Give me some face, okay? At least let me finish speaking!" Chen Yi looked at the eunuchs and soldiers fleeing in disarray.

  The Qing dynasty is also declining, and in less than a hundred years, the Wuchang Uprising will take place. At that time, the Qing dynasty will be completely destroyed. Although this world is not the original world of Chen Yi, Chen Yi still wants to make some changes in this world. This may be the obsession of every Chinese person.

  For example, after the Opium War, Zhen Yi planned to play a pirate in a few decades...

  There are also the events of Yuanmingyuan and Nanjing. Zhenyi acknowledges that he does not have such high wisdom, nor can he change all historical events. What he can do is only some of the most profound historical tragedies in his impression.

  And Chen Yi also thought that once he changed all of history, would the birth of New China still be possible?

  Don't think about it anymore. Chen Yitian looked at the damaged ground and his face suddenly turned bitter again. Damn, this is self-inflicted. Forget it, I don't care. Hopefully someone will come to fix it...

  "Hey! Shopkeeper, it's all settled now, would you like me to massage your legs?"

  Damn it! It's still your fault, raised her hand, ready to press down on Yuyuko Saigyouji's head, but as soon as she thought of Yuyuko's identity and strength, the hand that was about to press down froze.

  "Little Chen Yi, are you planning on doing something disrespectful? " Ba Yunzi looked at Chen Yi's raised hand, her tone carrying a hint of teasing, "If you want to, I won't mind at all~?"

  "Alright, you win. Zhenyi's hand dropped down, and if he was going to die, then so be it! The hand that had almost been put down suddenly changed direction and reached out towards Yakumo Yukari's chest..."

  This guy is crazy.

  Tatsuya only felt that the empty space about to grab Yuzuru's chest had slipped into a gap.

  "Hehe!" Yakumo Yukari, covering half of her face with a fan, smiled. "Kokoro Mitsurugi indeed wants to do something [ splashy ]! Oh my, how did this gap suddenly appear here? Why don't we close it?"

  "No! Not at all, I was wrong, isn't it okay? Although it's broken, it can still grow back, but it hurts."

  Chen Yi quickly pulled his hand out of the gap, ... Ah, didn't you say you didn't mind? Indeed, Zhang Wuji's mother once said: The more beautiful a woman is, the better she is at deceiving people. That female demon's words are even more ruthless.

  "You really want to touch? We're good friends, if you can't bear it, you can touch mine..."

  Uh? Looking at the eerie and sinister weapon in Youmu's hand, which was no less intimidating than Yakumo Yukari's, Tenshi thought for a moment and decided to give up. If she were to touch Yakumo Yukari, that would be suicidal... Tenshi shuddered at the thought; I don't have the ability of the people from Horai to defy death, nor do I plan on becoming a ghost.

  "Alright... never mind, you guys take it to the store now, I'll go buy some materials to fix the floor," wasn't that what happened a few days ago when Chen Yi dug a hole in the store that still hasn't been filled?

  "Ying Er." Youyouzi called out to stop Ying Er who was about to leave, "When Zidi brought me out, I hadn't eaten yet, so now I'm feeling really hungry. Can you leave some snacks behind?"

  Chen Yi's face was filled with a mixture of shock and amusement, "You've really evolved into a foodie, Youyouzi?"

  "Is it enough?" Chen Yi looked at the food piled up on the entire counter and asked.

  "Not enough..."

  Alright, I'll go get it again. We have plenty of money, so we're not afraid.

  That's enough for me to eat for half a month!

  After spending a large amount of grain that could have fed a lot of people, Zhen Yi finally left the store. When he brought the materials back, Zhen Yi was shocked again.

  I'm shocked! This, this is less than half an hour, isn't it? The stored food that Chen Yi had been saving for a long time, enough to last for several days with meat, has all been devoured by Youyouzi. I have to say, I underestimated Youyouzi's abilities. Originally, the counter was piled high with food, but now everything is gone without a trace... not even half a bone is left in sight.

  Chen Yi looked at the dwindling supplies in his inventory, then glanced at Youyouzi who was still unsatisfied. He thought to himself, "Tonight, when I go to 'visit' the Emperor, I'll make a detour to visit the imperial granary first..."

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