She became a god

Xing Yan thought that this might be because, in the eyes of the powerful and wealthy, although they were all women, their social classes could not be completely the same.

Or, to put it another way, in the eyes of the powerful and wealthy, the lower classes are completely different species from their own people.

As for people like Xing Yan, who fought their way up from the bottom, in the eyes of those powerful and influential people, they were probably nothing more than useful henchmen.

Unfortunately, Xing Yan, despite being from a lowly background, was incredibly bold; she was truly capable of killing powerful and influential people.

In recent years, the southwestern part of Hecheng has been plagued by frequent disasters, leaving many people at the bottom of society suffering from hunger and cold, while the upper class and the powerful live a life of extravagance and debauchery.

Xing Yan couldn't stand it anymore, so she demanded that Hecheng open its granaries and distribute grain to relieve the disaster victims.

However, Xun Fu, the deputy city lord of Hecheng, refused, saying, "Hecheng has relief grain for civilians. When food is scarce, the residents will go to collect it themselves. Most of the disaster victims in the southwest are refugees, not from Hecheng. Why should they waste Hecheng's food and supplies?"

"Human life is at stake. Is your place of origin all you care about?"

Xun Fu smiled dismissively, "Countless people die every day in this world. If I tried to save them all, I would eventually lose my own life. I am an official of Hecheng, so naturally I only care about the people of Hecheng."

Xing Yan retorted, "Those starving and freezing refugees may not have Hecheng's registered residence, but they also live on this land of Hecheng, so they can be considered half Hecheng people..."

"Enough! If it weren't for the princess's insistence on relaxing travel restrictions back then, these locusts would never have been allowed to enter Crane City's land."

Xing Yan had heard that these powerful and wealthy people were rejecting the influx of foreign refugees, but when she heard them use the word "locust" to describe humans of the same species as her, she couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

"Locusts? You're only slightly stronger than them, so what gives you the right to disregard their lives like this?"

"Why? Because I'm stronger than them. Registrar Xing, the reason you can stand here and communicate with me is because you're stronger than them. It's your freedom to choose to use your strength to protect them, and it's my freedom to choose to use my strength to safeguard the interests of the people of Hecheng."

Xing Yan shouted angrily, "Protecting the interests of the people of Hecheng? It's laughable to hear you say that. You are clearly protecting the interests of the landlords of Hecheng, but you are using ordinary people as an excuse."

Xun Fu said, "Hecheng has its own laws and regulations, and its resources are limited. The amount allocated to the residents of Hecheng is just so-so. If you ask me to provide relief to those refugees, then the resources available to the residents of Hecheng will decrease. Registrar Xing, you are the hypocrite!"

"Resources are limited, so why do you only use the resources of ordinary people and not the resources of the powerful and wealthy? If the powerful and wealthy in Hecheng hold fewer banquets, tens of thousands of refugees in the southwest can have a warm winter."

“Because they don’t deserve it.” Xun Fu’s face showed a sarcastic smile. “The people of Yu can live such a prosperous life because of the efforts of their ancestors. Why should those refugees have the same rights as us as soon as they arrive?”

Xing Yan immediately realized that these high-ranking officials only cared about whether their own interests were harmed, and could never be expected to have any goodwill towards people in distress.

"What if I insisted that you open the granaries and distribute grain to resettle the displaced people today?"

Xun Fuzai looked Xing Yan over carefully and smiled, "Does Registrar Xing know who my city lord is?"

"I don't know, but even if the King of Heaven himself came, I would still make her open the granaries and distribute grain!"

“My city lord’s name is Wen Shu, and her status is extremely noble. She is in the city lord’s mansion today. If you can persuade the city lord, I might be willing to release the grain.” Xun Fu sneered, “I’m afraid that when you see my city lord, you won’t dare to utter a single word.”

Xing Yan couldn't stand Xun Fu's smug look, so she swung her spear and stabbed him, tearing out a piece of flesh. "Then I'll kill you first, and then let your city lord distribute the grain."

Xun Fu brandished her sword to meet the attack, saying, "I'll make things clear to you since you come from the Eastern Palace. You little thief, you actually ambushed me and dared to boast that you would kill me. I'll take your head as my meal right now."

During their conversation, the two had already exchanged dozens of blows.

After another incense stick's time, the battle finally alarmed Wen Shu, the lord of Crane City.

Wen Shu was an extremely young girl. She frowned and took out a magical artifact to separate the two of them.

Xing Yan, her fighting spirit high, looked at Wen Shu without flinching and pointed her gun at her, "You little city lord, are you willing to release this grain?"

Wen Shu sneered, "You peasant, how dare you try to take advantage of me? Don't you even know who my mother and father are?"

Xing Yan scoffed, "I've seen plenty of spoiled brats like you who rely on their mothers and fathers to bully others. Just tell me, are you going to distribute grain or not?"

"Don't let it go!"

"If you don't release the grain, you'll pay with your life!"

Xing Yanwu brandished the long spear in her hand and thrust it at Wen Shu.

This Wen Shu is not only young, but also has low cultivation level. As the lord of a city, she only has the cultivation level of the Golden Core stage.

Realizing this, Xing Yan became even more disdainful of him.

She's a useless, incompetent worm who occupies a position without doing any work; she must kill him!

In just three moves, Xing Yan beat Wen Shu until she vomited blood.

Wen Shu cursed, "You wretch, I'll have my grandmother curse you to death!"

Xing Yan wouldn't give her a chance to complain; she shot her dead.

Upon hearing this, Su Mingzhu couldn't help but exclaim, "It's just a matter of refusing to lend grain, why does it have to escalate to a life-or-death matter?"

There are plenty of powerful and influential people who refuse to lend grain; does Xing Yan intend to kill them all one by one?

Furthermore, according to the laws of the Yu Kingdom, killing the lord of a city is a serious crime. Even if the person who committed the murder was a member of the royal family, he would be severely punished even if he didn't die.

Xing Yan was merely the chief clerk of the Eastern Palace, yet he overstepped his bounds and murdered the lord of Crane City. The Wen family would absolutely not tolerate this, nor would the other powerful figures of the Yu Kingdom.

The Crown Prince has no grounds for this matter, and it would not be unreasonable for the Wen family to demand that Xing Yan be executed.

"Such a big thing happened, why didn't I know? Why is Xing Yan still able to come and go freely in the East Palace without being punished in the slightest?"

Faced with Su Mingzhu's questioning, Cai Yinglin said disappointedly, "Don't tell me you think Xing Yan deserves to die?"

Su Mingzhu's face turned cold. "Shouldn't she have died?"

Cai Yinglin argued, "Registrar Xing did this for the sake of tens of thousands of refugees. She killed cold-blooded, selfish, and corrupt officials."

"Ha!" Su Mingzhu said coldly, "The country has its laws. Although Hecheng's refusal to provide disaster relief is inhumane, it is still within the bounds of the law. Even if Xing Yan is dissatisfied, she shouldn't have killed someone. A life for a life, how is it wrong for the Wen family to want her to pay with her life?"

"If everyone acted like Xing Yan, using the pretext of doing what's best for foreign refugees to justify their actions and forcibly demanding that the rich donate money and grain, the rich would only become more disgusted with the foreign refugees, and the ordinary people of Yu would become even more resistant to these foreigners who were encroaching on their land."

Su Mingzhu felt a terrible headache.

Cai Yinglin was able to confidently say that Xing Yan should not have died, and Xing Yan was able to continue serving as the Crown Prince's registrar in a glorious manner. All of this shows that Chen Lai also felt that Xing Yan had done nothing wrong.

Chen Lai believed that Xing Yan had done nothing wrong and was unwilling to punish her.

Then the Wen family and other powerful figures will hate the Crown Prince even more, and may even take revenge on Ji Cunxi, who is undergoing tribulation.