Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

"You can't do it?"

When Xia Mingyuan heard that Chu Xinyue rejected the order, he couldn't help but look surprised.

"My skills are not very good, please forgive me, sir." Chu Xinyue tried hard to force a smile, not daring to look at Xia Mingyuan at all. Because of nervousness, her body was trembling slightly.

At this moment, she had already classified Xia Mingyuan as a playboy. If this kind of person failed to achieve his goal, he would probably turn against her in an instant.

Not long ago, the son of Lu Dianshi, the county magistrate, brought a lot of trouble to the family. If she hadn't given silver as collateral, she would have become his ninth concubine long ago.

"OK then."

"Since you can't do it, I'll ask somewhere else."

"But..." Xia Mingyuan was about to tell Chu Xinyue not to tell anyone about the drawings, but as soon as he said these two words, he noticed that Chu Xinyue took a few steps back silently, and her body trembled imperceptibly.

"Why are you so nervous? I don't eat people." Xia Mingyuan couldn't help but frowned slightly when he saw this scene.

Chu Xinyue lowered her head tightly, not daring to breathe.

Xia Mingyuan sighed and didn't ask any more questions. "Well, remember not to spread the blueprints I showed you."

"If there is an opportunity for cooperation in the future, I will come and ask again. Goodbye."

After saying a few polite words, Xia Mingyuan turned around and was about to leave.

Chu Xinyue widened her eyes and watched Xia Mingyuan walk out of the room, secretly breathing a sigh of relief.

Could it be that I am really overthinking it?

Seeing Xia Mingyuan about to leave without looking back, an idea came to Chu Xinyue's mind.

But who would spend a hundred taels of silver to customize a few pieces of flimsy underwear made of scarce materials?

Although Chu Xinyue secretly warned herself not to be greedy for money, she was still reluctant to part with those pieces of underwear.

If a woman wears that thing, it will definitely be comfortable and beautiful...

Xia Mingyuan walked out of the inner room and was about to leave.

At this moment, the door of the tailor shop was kicked open.

I saw four or five thugs rushing into the house carrying several wooden barrels.

"Chu Xinyue, get out here!"

The leader was about thirty or forty years old. He was one-eyed, with one eye missing and a long scar on his face, making him look particularly creepy.

"Master Chen, Master Chen, why are you here in broad daylight? Our Xinyue has been feeling unwell lately and has been bedridden today..."

When Mrs. Zhang saw these people, her face turned pale immediately, but she still plucked up the courage to step forward and plead with them.

"Fuck you, old woman!"

"You two, mother and daughter, really don't take me seriously, do you?"

"Grandpa, I'm attracted to your daughter. That's the blessing she earned in her past life. But you guys, not only are you ungrateful, you even dare to humiliate me?"

"Old woman, you are an orphan and a widow, with no man in your family. Do you really think that I, Chen Ah Si, have a good temper?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly took the wooden bucket from his attendant's hand and threw the liquid inside out, spilling it onto the cloth and clothes in the store.

A strong smell of kerosene rushed into Xia Mingyuan's nostrils, causing him to frown immediately.

This was a whole bucket of kerosene, poured onto flammable clothing.

If a spark falls, the entire tailor shop will probably be engulfed in flames.

If the rescue was not timely, the entire row of houses would have been burned to ashes.

What the hell are these bastards trying to do?

Before he could say anything, Chen Ah Si looked at him and asked, "What are you guys still doing here? Are you waiting to die?"

"Get out of here!"

Hearing this, Wang Gang's face suddenly turned gloomy.

He glanced at Xia Mingyuan and immediately drew his sword and stepped forward.

Xia Mingyuan waved his hand to stop Wang Gangyi. Before he could speak, Chen Asi lit the fire stick in his hand.

"Old woman, listen to me today. Either get your daughter out of here or come back with me and be my wife."

"Otherwise, I'll burn your shop down and go become a bandit on Wild Wolf Mountain. I've already lost everything I've got, and I'm dead."

"Old woman, you don't want yourself and your daughter to be burned to death in this fire, do you?"

When Mrs. Zhang smelled the strong smell of kerosene in the room, her face suddenly changed.

She looked at Chen Ah Si with horror on her face and rushed forward recklessly, "Master Chen, Master Chen, please show mercy."

"Xinyue and I both depend on him for our livelihood. Please don't set fire to this tailor shop..."

"Stop talking nonsense and let Chu Xinyue come out to see me. It seems that the lesson I taught you last time was not enough. Today, Master Chen will teach you, the unruly people, a lesson."

"Master Chen, Master Chen, Xinyue is only seventeen years old. She is really not suitable for you."

Mrs. Zhang burst into tears and her voice choked with sobs.

"Snapped!"

"What the hell do you mean by 'inappropriate'? What do you know, old woman? If I say it's appropriate, then it's appropriate. I'll count to three, and you can get your daughter out here and follow me!"

"three!"

"stop!"

At this moment, Chu Xinyue's roar suddenly came from the room.

With red eyes, she rushed out from the inner room where she was hiding.

"Chen Ah Si, I'm going with you. Don't burn down my shop and let my mother go."

Chu Xinyue's voice was filled with tears, and she was trying hard not to let her tears fall.

When he saw Chu Xinyue, Chen Asi immediately grinned with a sly smile on his face.

"Chu Xinyue, if it were Master Chen, I would say that you are a cheap woman. I discussed this with Haosheng before, but you don't take me seriously."

"Now I want to burn down your shop, and you obey me."

"Brothers, kidnap the old and the young together and burn their escape routes. They will naturally know how to live with me, Master Chen."

"If the government investigates, the worst that can happen is that we become bandits. I have strong connections in Poison Dragon Mountain, so at least I can become a king."

At a command, several followers rushed forward and were about to capture Chu Xinyue and her son.

"boom!"

At this moment, Xia Mingyuan winked at Wang Gang.

Wang Gangyi immediately understood and stepped forward, grabbing Chen Asi's wrist.

With the strength of a second-rank official, dealing with a local thug is like using a sledgehammer to kill a chicken.

After just one encounter, the sound of Chen Asi's bones breaking was heard. Wang Gang snatched the fire starter from his hand and threw it out the door.

"Hey, what the hell are you doing? How dare you hit me, Master Chen?"

Chen Asi's face was distorted with pain, and he looked at Xia Mingyuan howling like a ghost.

"Let go, let me go quickly!"

"Brothers, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and save me."

After Chen Ah Si wailed twice, his followers finally came to their senses and rushed towards Wang Gang.

Xia Mingyuan ignored them and saw Wang Gang, like a tiger among a flock of sheep, single-handedly knocking down four or five thugs to the ground, breaking each of their limbs.