Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

Seeing that everyone had scattered like birds and beasts, Commander Liu sheathed his sword and turned to Su Yang, saying, "Young master, please don't take offense. The prefectural command's bounty is not because you have committed a crime. It's just that my soldiers are used to being rude. Moreover, military orders are absolute. My brothers were just trying to complete the mission as quickly as possible, so they were conducting checks on the street. If you have misunderstood, I apologize on behalf of the prefectural commandant!"

This sudden apology was truly baffling. Su Yang looked at Liu Tongbing in front of him, still not quite understanding the situation: "The bounty is to find me as soon as possible? What kind of search is this?"

But since the other party had already apologized and didn't seem to be trying to take him down, and considering he was new to the area, it was better to avoid trouble and see what was going on. After thinking it through, Su Yang tried to remain calm and asked in a coherent manner, "May I ask, Lord Commandant, what business do you have with me?"

Seeing that Su Yang did not show the anger and fear he had expected, Liu Tongbing secretly praised him in his heart, and then replied, "Young master, please come with me. As ordered, the Commandant of the County Commandant would like to see you first. Please."

After saying that, he strode away, leading the way, seemingly unconcerned whether Su Yang would follow. Left with no other option, Su Yang and Lin Anlan exchanged a glance, and he whispered to her, "Let's go first; it probably isn't anything serious." He then followed Commander Liu's footsteps towards the Prefectural Commandant's residence.

"Miss, Miss! Something terrible has happened!"

Xiao Luo rushed into Shi Yao'er's room and reported without saying a word: "The person who was supposed to compete in the engagement match was found by Commander Liu first, and he even repelled the people we sent. Now Commander Liu is leading that person toward the Prefectural Commandant's Office!"

"What happened in the middle? Apart from Commander Liu, who is a fifth-level elementalist, who else in the garrison can defeat the person we found?" Shi Yao'er frowned.

"Our men reported that the man was found in a small alley. Just as they were about to make their move, the Qingfeng Squad suddenly appeared for some reason and tried to protect him. The two sides were at odds, which caused this delay. Commander Liu arrived with the garrison troops."

"The Green Maple Squad? Why would they make a move?" Shi Yao'er asked, puzzled. Then, as if she had figured something out, she said, "I know! Father must have guessed that I would hire someone to kill that person, so he secretly hired the Green Maple Squad to search for him in the shadows and protect him. It's infuriating! Does Father really want me to marry that Tang family brat?"

"Miss, it seems it wasn't arranged by the master..." Xiao Luo said timidly.

"How do you know? What makes you say that?"

"Because...because later, under the orders of a mysterious person, the Qingfeng Squad turned against us and joined forces with our people to fight that person. However, Commander Liu had already arrived, and the mysterious person then ordered the Qingfeng Squad to retreat, which allowed Commander Liu to take that person away..."

"A mysterious person? What's going on... Is it Brother Sanshi? But why would Brother Sanshi do something so contradictory?" Shi Yao'er muttered to herself.

"Miss, what should we do now?"

"You can go now, let me think about it myself." Shi Yao'er felt her mind was a complete mess and she had lost her composure. She told Xiao Luo to leave first and left herself alone to calm down.

After returning to the Tang family, Tang Tianlei went to his study and slammed a book on his desk, filled with resentment. Soon after, Tang Wan arrived upon hearing the news. Tang Tianlei was furious upon seeing Tang Wan, his nameless anger almost erupting. If Tang Wan hadn't said she could find a master to help him, he wouldn't have missed this opportunity. But then he thought, who could have known that the master he was looking for was the very person Yang'er was being forced into marriage with? This matter couldn't be blamed on Tang Wan.

Suppressing his anger, he said, "Wan'er, you've really shot yourself in the foot today. The expert you mentioned, he... sigh!"

Seeing Tang Tianlei looking downcast, Tang Wan asked, puzzled, "Brother, what's wrong today?"

Tang Tianlei then recounted in detail how the expert his sister had suggested they find and the person he was commissioned to kill were the same person. Unexpectedly, Tang Wan's focus wasn't on this at all, but rather she teased, "So, brother, you already have someone you like?"

"Wan'er, what time is it? Why are you still concerned about these things!"

"Brother, don't panic. I think there's some misunderstanding here."

"What misunderstanding?"

"Let me analyze it for you..."

Su Yang followed Commander Liu to the Prefectural Commandant's Mansion and was led by servants to wait in the main hall. Su Yang was amazed by the ancient style of the hall. These were genuine ancient items. Su Yang wanted to touch everything he saw, but since this was the Prefectural Commandant's Mansion, which was equivalent to the mayor's office, Su Yang did not dare to touch or look at anything indiscriminately.

"Su Yang, why is the Prefectural Commandant offering a reward for you? First, we haven't committed any crime, second, we haven't offended the Prefectural Commandant, and third, if it's a reward, why did he invite us back?" Lin Anlan was puzzled, with a lot of questions.

"I don't know. Maybe we did something unintentionally that caught the attention of the Prefectural Commandant's Office?" Su Yang replied casually, glancing at the teacup in his hand, unsure of the answer.

"Hmm, that's possible, but what have we done that warrants a reward from the Prefectural Commandant's Office?"

"Then..." Before Su Yang could finish speaking, a hearty laugh came from outside.

"Hahahahaha." Accompanied by laughter, Shi Jinpeng entered the hall and immediately saw Su Yang and Lin Anlan sitting there. He had seen the portrait and knew that the person he was looking for should be a man, so he ignored Lin Anlan and sat down. He then looked at Su Yang and asked, "Young man, are you the person I'm looking for?"

"Uh, I guess so." Su Yang was a little flustered, but he couldn't help but think to himself, "Of course! You were the one who posted the bounty, so you don't even know if the person you're looking for is me?"

"Oh?" Shi Jinpeng looked Su Yang up and down with a suspicious gaze, wondering, "Is this really him? This kid doesn't look like a high-level elementalist. But that's even better, it will be much easier to defeat him on the arena later."

"Excellent! Young man, you are indeed a man of outstanding talent! What is your name?"

"Su Yang."

"Alright, let's get straight to the point. It was indeed a bit abrupt to issue a bounty on you, and I hope you can understand. The main reason for inviting you here is for tomorrow's martial arts competition."

"A martial arts contest?" Lin Anlan asked, puzzled. "A contest with whom?"

"Then it will naturally be a martial arts contest with my Prefectural Commandant's Office. I suppose this is not a very honorable matter, but it concerns my daughter's marriage, so I still need to make it clear to you. If my Prefectural Commandant's Office soldiers defeat you, my daughter will marry into the Tang family according to my wishes. If you win, then my daughter's marriage will be temporarily called off. Do you understand?"

"What's going on? Why do you need to fight me for your daughter's wedding?" Su Yang felt strange. "Is this also a custom in Qingfeng County?" He looked at Lin Anlan with a questioning gaze. Lin Anlan understood and said:

“Your Excellency, my friend Su Yang is not good with words, so I will ask on his behalf: My daughter is Lin Anlan.”

"Oh? Is it Captain Lin of the Blood Squad?" Shi Jinpeng was quite shocked. He never expected that this young man would know the famous captain of the Blood Squad. He had underestimated him.

“That’s all in the past, Commandant. I wonder why the young lady’s engagement martial arts competition would involve Su Yang? We’ve only been in Qingfeng County for a few days and haven’t had any conflicts with anyone.”

"Hehehe, do you all remember when we were at the Green Maple Tree, we hung a red rope bell on a branch on the sunny side of the tree?"