Transmigration: I, the Dragon Overlord, start by protecting my beautiful bride!

"Lord Shen, it's only right to pay back debts!" ​​Shen Shuping deliberately raised his voice, "What are you trying to do now? Are you going to attack me?!"

"I will naturally return the money to you." Long Aotian stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes as calm as a dark light. "But if you continue to hold onto my wife's hand, I will have no choice but to invite you to the Zhenye Division for tea."

Shen Shuping had been in Shenjia Town until recently when he returned to Qianzhou City to collect his debts.

The rumor he'd heard was that Shen Juanxin had married a good-for-nothing, which was why he'd come to Qianzhou City so eager to collect his debt. He never expected that in less than half a month, the good-for-nothing would become so courageous!

There was nothing Shen Shuping could do; he knew all too well that the common people couldn't fight against the officials.

Moreover, this is happening on the other side's territory.

As the saying goes, even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. This debt, plus interest, is almost three hundred taels of silver! No matter how powerful Shen Congxin is, he's just a mere chief inspector with an annual salary of less than one hundred taels. How is he going to repay it?

He reluctantly let go of her hand and asked, "Fine, since Chief Inspector Shen has said so, then I'll believe you."

"But...you can't keep making me go back and wait, can you?" Shen Shuping touched his palms and the backs of his hands together in front of him and said, "The travel expenses for this round trip will be quite high. Can you give me a definite answer, Chief Inspector Shen, if you can repay the money within three days?"

"Three days?"

Before Long Aotian could answer, his wife Shen Juanxin behind him was already looking worried.

"Three days is a bit too short..."

"I don't care about any of that!" Shen Shuping said arrogantly. "Anyway, if you don't have the money in three days, I'll take the IOU and come to your house every day, and even to the town's night watchman's office!"

"Hehe." Long Aotian laughed, confidently stating, "No need for three days, I only need one day to pay off the debt. How about it?"

"What?!" Outside Qianzhou City, in the familiar pavilion, the brooding old man turned around, looking at Jiang Beichuan standing behind him, who was nodding slightly, and said, "He said he wants five hundred taels of silver?!"

"Yes." Jiang Beichuan nodded, repeating what Long Aotian had said, "He said that you must pay this money, sir, otherwise you won't get the goods, and if the higher-ups blame you, he'll say it's all your fault, sir."

"What?!" Upon hearing this, the gloomy old man jumped to his feet, pointing at Jiang Beichuan, and said angrily, "What do you mean? Is he threatening our family?!"

Jiang Beichuan quickly clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute: "Of course not."

Upon hearing this, the ambiguous old man's eyes darted around, and he softened his tone, saying, "Then I'd like to know, what will he do if I don't give him the money?"

"He said he wouldn't do it then," Jiang Beichuan said, repeating what Long Aotian had taught him.

“My family also said that this thing is precious. If someone is unwilling to pay even five hundred taels, then…” Jiang Beichuan deliberately left his sentence unfinished.

"What is it?" the cryptic old man pressed.

"My master didn't say it explicitly," Jiang Beichuan said with a slight smile, clasping his hands in a fist salute. "But if he did say it, you'll understand what he meant."

Upon hearing this, the ambiguous old man understood, and his expression and movements froze on the spot.

"Never mind, never mind." After a while, he turned his back and said with a smile, "This matter cannot be delayed. Five hundred taels of silver is nothing." After saying that, he gave a wink to the person next to him, and a five hundred tael silver note was immediately handed to Jiang Beichuan.

However, while the old man was handing over the silver notes, his fox-like eyes kept staring at Jiang Beichuan.

"Thank you, sir. I shall take my leave now." Jiang Beichuan clasped his hands in thanks, then mounted his swift horse.

"Wait," the old man called out to Jiang Beichuan. "Young patrol officer, I think you're quite handsome. Would you like to come work for the palace with me? I guarantee you'll enjoy endless wealth and luxury!"

"I'm sorry, I'm only focused on following my master and have no intention of entering the palace." Jiang Beichuan felt a chill when he saw the old man's face. He didn't know if it was because the old man's yin energy was too heavy, but it made him feel uncomfortable all over.

So after he finished speaking, he rode his horse and sped off into the city of Qianzhou.

After he left, a young man immediately appeared beside the old man, but like the old man, his face was still very pale, without a trace of masculinity!

"Sir, five hundred taels of silver, and you just spent it all like that?" the young man said with great heartache. "Chief Inspector Lin of Qianzhou City clearly promised us that he would get the Seven Star Grass."

He leaned closer and whispered, "This...this Shen Congxin said that if you want to get the Seven Star Grass, you have to spend five hundred taels of silver. Isn't he just using this opportunity to line his own pocket?!"

"You don't know anything!" The old man glared at him and said, "Didn't you hear what he just said? If we're not even willing to spend this little bit of money, do you think he'll believe that this Seven Star Grass is for curing the Emperor's illness? Fool, he's testing us!"

"Is that so..." Upon hearing this, the young man could only force a smile and say, "Indeed, the master is far-sighted, and little Fuzi's vision is too shallow..."

"You said you'd pay me today?" Outside Long Aotian's house, Shen Shuping looked at him and sneered disdainfully, "It's not that I look down on you, but you're just a mere chief inspector, your annual salary is no more than a hundred taels of silver, what makes you think you can afford to pay me?!"

"Oh, you know our family so well. It seems Uncle Shen has put in a lot of effort." Long Aotian smiled slightly. "But what do you care where my money comes from? I have money, so what?"

"Hahaha, alright!" Shen Shuping laughed. He had indeed put in a lot of effort for this debt collection, but things hadn't gone according to plan. Looking at Long Aotian's confident demeanor, he felt a little uneasy. Could this guy really be hiding something?

"I'll be right here waiting for you, to see if you can pay me back today!" Shen Shuping said. "If you can't pay me back today, hmph! Then don't blame me for being impolite!"

Just as the man finished speaking, Jiang Beichuan rode back on horseback.

He dismounted, walked through the crowd, and came to Long Aotian's side.

"My lord, I've brought you the silver notes." Jiang Beichuan took out five hundred taels of silver from his pocket, which he had already converted into silver notes, and handed them to Long Aotian.

This scene left everyone watching speechless.

None of them expected that Long Aotian could actually come up with so much silver!

"Here are three hundred taels of silver, which is considered repayment of your principal."

Without wasting any words, Long Aotian took out three hundred taels of silver and stuffed it into Shen Shuping's hand.

"Is the debt settled now?"

"you……"

Shen Shuping looked at Long Aotian, who was actually that capable, and was speechless...