Transmigrated into a vicious female supporting role, reborn as a hostage to the paranoid male protag

"The Jingzhao government office is under imperial order to investigate the case!"

"All outsiders, please stand aside! The Jingzhao government office has been ordered to investigate the case! All outsiders, please stand aside!"

A group of Jingzhao government officials and soldiers surrounded Master Liaozhen, who was lecturing on Buddhism, and a group of believers. Another group of officials and soldiers surrounded the residence of the Nanhai Fairy.

"The Jingzhao government office has been ordered to investigate!" The once bustling Nanhai Fairy's residence and Buddhist temple suddenly became ablaze. Those who hadn't yet entered retreated in a flash. Those already inside were surrounded by yamen runners and imperial soldiers, unable to leave.

"Sir, I just want to take my wife to ask for some holy medicine. My wife is seriously ill. Please let us go home to make medicine." A middle-aged man with a weathered face and dressed in plain clothes, carrying three packets of medicine, was holding a pale middle-aged woman who kept coughing.

The woman was weak, her whole body like a boneless willow tree in the wind. She leaned against the person beside her, obviously suffering from an old illness.

"Sir," the man humbly took out a copper coin from his pocket and placed it in the hand of the Jingzhao government servant, begging the man in front of him humbly and helplessly, "Sir, this small gift will buy you some wine."

"Please be flexible, sir, and allow my wife and I to go home and make medicine for our illnesses." The man knelt down and begged the yamen runner with a respectful look on his face. However, before he could finish his words, he was kicked away by the man in the yamen runner's uniform with the word "official" on it.

He felt a pain in his chest and fell heavily to the ground, his mouth filled with a fishy taste. When he touched the corner of his mouth, he found blood. The man felt pain in his chest and throughout his body, unable to stand. But then he heard the yamen runner's words, which only made his heart ache even more.

The already weak wife was so heartbroken when she saw her husband being kicked to the ground that she burst into tears. She hugged her husband on the ground and could only cry bitterly.

The yamen runner weighed the coin in his hand and laughed coldly, "You think you can get rid of me with just this little money? The Jingzhao government office is under imperial order. How can a criminal like you just walk away if you want to?"

"They are resisting stubbornly and trying to escape capture. Come, search these criminals and confiscate all the money and property they carry!"

The bailiff shouted, and the entire Nanhai Fairy's residence was instantly filled with wailing. The bailiffs, wearing official uniforms, took large bags and forced the people to hand over all their valuables. They then surrounded the Nanhai Fairy's main hall.

The leading yamen runner grabbed the fairy's hands and tied them up. Another team of yamen runners took empty wooden boxes and looted all the donations and valuables from the pilgrims in the hall.

That's not about arresting suspects, it's clearly a robber in official disguise, extorting money.

Soon, the wooden box containing the money was delivered to a lady who was dressed gorgeously and elegantly. The lady had been resting with her eyes closed until the bailiff came to her and cursed at her to hand over the money.

The noble lady looked at the yamen runner coldly, but did not do as she was told. She just looked at the yamen runner indifferently, as if she was looking at a monkey in a circus.

The yamen runner was furious upon seeing this. He reached for his unsheathed knife at his side, pointed a murderous finger at the noblewoman, and shouted coldly, "I'm giving you a chance. Put the money in the box quickly and don't interfere with my work! Otherwise, you'll suffer the consequences!"

Upon hearing this, the noblewoman said coldly, "How can you be called to work? The Jingzhao government office is so arrogant."

"Using the excuse of doing business, they extort money from the people, injure civilians, rob them of their money, and arrest them. The Jingzhao government is truly grand!"

"They say we're investigating a case by imperial order. But by whose order? And what kind of case is this?"

"Where is the summons? What is the will? Is there any proof?"

"If you have no evidence, you can arrest people and rob them at will under the emperor's feet. Where is the law of the Great Sheng?"

The lady did not give in in any of her words. She was full of nobility, elegance and dignity, and there was no fear on her face at all.

"How dare you obstruct the Jingzhao government's investigation? You'll be punished if you don't accept my kindness. Come on, arrest her!" The leading bailiff was furious and immediately found many colleagues to teach this blind man a lesson.

A group of yamen runners surrounded her with ferocious looks, drew their swords, and gradually approached her. They drew their swords, and the leader slashed at the lady with his sword.

In a flash, the two maids beside him pulled out the two sharp iron hairpins stuck in their hair, blocked the oncoming sword, and the next moment they made a neat spinning kick, and the yamen runner was kicked hard and fell to the ground, rolling on the ground in pain.

After a few rounds, the two maids beat the team of yamen runners so hard that they threw away their weapons and armor and rolled on the ground.

Seeing this, the noble lady coldly scolded, "How dare you! In the entire Great Sheng Dynasty, there are not many who dare to challenge me like this."

"A mere Jingzhao government office exploits the people, abuses its power, and commits such filthy acts!"

"Are there still laws and regulations under the emperor's feet?"

"Ayi and Er, go out and see if there are still yamen runners bullying the people. Such wolves and tigers are unworthy of being officials of the Great Sheng. This time, consider it as me clearing the court of evil for Your Majesty. Fight them back mercilessly!"

"Yes, my lord!" The two maids nodded and left after hearing this. Along the way, the two of them were so powerful that they beat those people almost to the ground without any chance of fighting back.

Seeing this, the noble lady gracefully walked up to the Fairy of the South Sea, ordered her maid to untie the Fairy, and said softly, "I'm sorry for the injustice, Fairy."

After being untied, Nanhai Fairy, though somewhat embarrassed, was still very polite. She bowed to the person in front of her and said softly, "Thank you, Madam, for saving me."

The noblewoman smiled and shook her head upon hearing this. "I should thank the Fairy. Although she is not an official of the Great Sheng, she has done things that benefit the people and the country."

"The fairy prays for the people, treats illnesses and prescribes medicine, and even reads the stars and predicts fortunes. How could such a blessed and benevolent person be framed by someone with ulterior motives?"

"Besides, I was fortunate enough to receive medicine from the Fairy last week, and my symptoms have indeed improved a lot." The noblewoman smiled softly, "I wanted to add some incense money to the Fairy today to fulfill my vow, but I didn't expect to run into those ignorant bastards."

"Don't worry, fairy lady, I will take care of this matter." The lady said seriously.

"Master Li, this is bad! General Zhuge, the leader of the Golden Crow Guard, has surrounded our people with his troops!"

A yamen runner hurried in from the outer courtyard and reported to Lord Li in the main hall.

"Who?" Lord Li's eyes widened in fear when he heard this. "Why are the Golden Crow Guards here?"

The Golden Crow Guards, clad in golden armor, featured a golden crow bird, flapping its wings, ready to take flight, on the center of their chest. The Golden Crow Guards, guarding the emperor's closest officials and his personal guards, were empowered to inspect and monitor officials, arrest, interrogate, and execute offending officials without prior authorization.

It can be said that the Jinwu Guard is a sharp sword in the hands of the emperor, and also a sword hanging over the heads of all officials.

Lord Li looked up and saw Zhuge Xuanyu, a young general in golden armor, full of vigor and vitality, with jade-like face and bright eyes. His face was stunning, but he had a sharp aura like a Shura Rakshasa from hell.

"Master Li, I heard that you were so impressive today, leading the imperial soldiers and yamen runners to surround the Nanhai Fairy Temple. But whose orders were you following?"

Zhuge Xuanyu, with a voice as cold as jade, was relaxed yet carried an aura that could not be ignored. After all, Zhuge Xuanyu's presence in the Dasheng court was like "a cold-faced judge in the midst of bloody storms. The terminator of officialdom, slaying all corrupt officials in the world."