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Upon hearing this, Chang Le frowned slightly and said, "The owner of this place abandoned it many years ago. It is now public property. It is normal for the government to resell it. Even if you want this house, you should report to the government and go through their review before you can get it."

Lu Nianzhe said, "When the owner of this place left, did he say that he would never come back? If he would never come back, why didn't he sell it? Why did he leave it here? This village is not magnificent, but it is uniquely elegant, and it cost a lot of money. How could he just abandon it like that?"

"Your government office made a decision without the homeowner's consent. Do you consider all government-issued deeds and land deeds bearing the official seal as worthless?"

As he spoke, he took out two pieces of paper from his pocket and unfolded them. Chang Le glanced at them and was immediately stunned. She said, "How do you have the house deeds and land deeds for this place? It's impossible. Mother... Mother said that everyone here died long ago, not a single one is left. There's no way there could be any descendants."

Lu Nianzhe calmly put all the house deeds and land deeds back into his pocket and said casually, "Then you'll have to ask your mother. I'll leave the matter of her cursing our family aside for now. Now, it seems I should go to the yamen and ask the magistrate here why he treated my house as ownerless property."

He got up and started to leave, but Chang Le was startled and quickly stopped him, saying, "What are you doing?"

"I'm not doing anything, just reporting it to the authorities. You're allowed to sell other people's private property privately, but you can't let others come and question you?"

Chang Le said, "The common people don't fight with officials. Even if you were once of high status, you are now just an ordinary citizen. Wouldn't it be better to settle things peacefully?"

Lu Nianzhe glanced at her and said disdainfully, "Trying to settle things peacefully? Then why was he able to sue the authorities? And you've come here to interrogate me? Do you think that even under the emperor's nose, one can bend the law for personal gain?"

Chang Le felt somewhat embarrassed. In her entire life, no one had ever dared to speak to her like that. Although what the other person said was indeed true, she still braced herself and retorted, "Of course not, but this village hasn't seen anyone for many years. Look at those houses outside, aren't there people living there now? It's perfectly normal for people to come here. Don't pursue it any further. I'll go back and have the magistrate remove the title to this house, won't that be fine?"

"not good."

Lu Nianzhe said, "This is good for you, so what harm is there for me?"

Chang Le got impatient and said, "Why are you so stubborn? I'm doing this for your own good. Even if you're skilled, you can't go against the government head-on. Do you know who's selling this house? Can you afford to offend them?"

Seeing Chang Le's earnest and earnest expression, Lu Nianzhe suddenly found it amusing and said jokingly, "Who else could want to sell my house? I don't think anyone else would dare to do it except for those few in the palace. After all, the throne of the most powerful person in the palace was given up by the owner of this house."

Upon hearing this, Chang Le immediately said unhappily, "So what? Since he doesn't want it anymore, it should belong to someone else. Once someone else gets it, it has nothing to do with him. The country has changed hands, and that's it. No matter how noble your status was before, you are now just a commoner with nothing."

Lu Nianzhe laughed and said, "Why are you so agitated? I'm talking about that person from the Tian family, it has nothing to do with you. Aren't you just a constable? Tsk tsk. But I am curious, why has it become fashionable in Yue Kingdom to have women as constables? Aren't they afraid of getting into trouble when they're catching flower thieves?"

Chang Le blushed and retorted angrily, "What are you saying? What flower thief? Are you hoping I'll run into you? This is under the Emperor's nose, who dares to commit a crime here? You're openly talking about the constables, that's treasonous! I'll arrest you today and put you in jail to deflate your arrogance."

As she spoke, she placed her hand on her whip, but the next moment, she couldn't remove her hand from her waist. Looking closely, she saw that Lu Nianzhe's sword hilt was pressed against the back of her hand, rendering her unable to move.

She shouted angrily, "Get out of here!"

Lu Nianzhe said sarcastically, "Even if you want to find a pretext to arrest someone, you shouldn't do it here, in the place that ruined my memories. You are guilty. Since that's the case, and now you're the one who wants to fight me, I'm not bullying a woman."

As he spoke, he turned the hilt of his sword, and the whip at Chang Le's waist flew out, hanging on the only large tree next to the artificial hill.

This tree was planted by Shangguan Ruling herself when he was carving the rockery. She said that when they grew up, the two of them would come back together and get married under this tree. At that time, when he watched Shangguan Ruling domineeringly declare their future, his heart was full of joy, which has now turned into sweetness.

Chang Le was unaware that Lu Nianzhe had already lost focus. She saw that her weapon had been removed and was hanging on a tree. She immediately wanted to retrieve it, but unfortunately, the tree was too high, and her lightness skill was not good enough to get it down.

Seeing no other way, Chang Le attacked Lu Nianzhe with her bare hands. Lu Nianzhe easily dodged her attack, saying, "Not strong enough, not fast enough. It seems you only know a little bit of basic kung fu. You're not qualified to be a constable. You must have gotten in through connections."

Chang Le's face was beyond red at this point. She roared, "What do you care how I got up here? Give me back my whip right now, or I'll exterminate your entire family!"

Lu Nianzhe's heart skipped a beat, and he laughed, "It doesn't matter. Nine clans? It's just me. Besides, what skills could a mere constable like you have?"

"I……"

Chang Le only said one word, then held back and didn't continue. She glared at Lu Nianzhe fiercely, then turned and ran away. Seeing that Qinglai's helper had run away, how could the man dare to stay any longer? He tiptoed away.

"stop."

He froze in fright, turned around and saw Lu Nianzhe standing behind him. He immediately knelt down with a mournful face and said, "Young master, please spare my life! I will never dare to cause you any more trouble. It's not my fault. The magistrate took my money and gave me this house. I really didn't come here on my own!"

Lu Nianzhe patted his shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid. I'm not the kind of person who kills innocent people indiscriminately. You are innocent, and I won't do anything to you. However, you still have to compensate me for the losses. After all, no one wants their private residence to be invaded by others, right?"

Upon hearing this, the man breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took out several silver notes from his sleeve, handing them to Lu Nianzhe and saying, "Young master is right, I will compensate, I will definitely compensate. Is this enough?"

Lu Nianzhe picked up the silver note with satisfaction, looked at it, and nodded, saying, "That's enough, but it's a bit too much. How about..."

"It's not much, it's not much. Consider the extra as a small token of my respect to you, young master. I'll be going now, young master, please don't see me off."

After the man finished speaking, he had already moved dozens of steps away. His speed made Lu Nianzhe click his tongue and say, "Sure enough, when a person's life is threatened, they will unleash potential that ordinary people cannot. Look at this gentleman, he really has the potential to learn lightness skills. What a pity, what a pity."

That night, Lu Nianzhe didn't rush to chase after Rufeng and the others. After all, those two guys were too vigilant, especially since they had just left. They would definitely keep an eye on his movements. If he chased after them now, they would probably run even faster, and it would be terrible if he couldn't find them at all.

So, he stayed there.

His former home was filled with warmth, and he fell asleep quickly. However, the next morning, his mood soured again.

That cheap constable named Chang Le is here again.

The constant knocking annoyed Lu Nianzhe, but after much deliberation, he opened the door and said, "Miss, I already said what I needed to say yesterday. It's not good for you to disturb my peaceful sleep like this!"

Chang Le was knocking on the door when it was suddenly opened, startling her. After Lu Nianzhe finished speaking, she came to her senses and awkwardly withdrew her hand, which was still in the knocking position, saying, "Do you think I like coming here? It's business, of course."

Well, whether this house is yours can't be determined just by two pieces of paper. What if it's a fake you prepared beforehand? So, after reporting to the magistrate last night, his intention is for you to go to the yamen to cooperate with the investigation.”

Lu Nianzhe chuckled and said, "Inspection? I need to be inspected just because I live in my own home? Miss, there's a limit to jokes. Do you think you can abuse your power just because you're of noble status? If so, then I'll have to go to the palace and have a good talk with Her Majesty the Empress."

Chang Le was stunned. Lu Nianzhe said, "So, young lady, you should go back and be a proper princess. This identity as a constable is not suitable for you."

After saying that, Lu Nianzhe was about to close the door, but Chang Le stopped him. She stared at him with disbelief on her face.

"How did you guess? That's impossible! I didn't say anything."

Lu Nianzhe chuckled, released his grip on the door, turned around and walked to the table to pour himself a cup of tea. After taking a sip, he said, "What's so hard to guess? Knowing who the owner of this place is, and having a mother who says everyone here is dead, naturally you can guess everything."

Back then, Chu Tianyi was in love with Shangguan Jianyue, which aroused He Xinle's jealousy. Even though He Xinle eventually married Chu Tianyi and became the emperor's only woman and the only empress of Yue, she still harbored resentment.

Therefore, this empty house became a scar in her heart. It is likely that the fact that so many people moved into this village, which no one dared to touch, was arranged by the current empress.

However, Lu Nianzhe was curious. Even if He Xinle was narrow-minded, he would certainly not let his daughter live a life in such a small town. So, why would such a high-ranking princess come here to become a constable?