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The next morning, outside the county yamen…
Heroine Wu and a middle-aged man in a green robe walked out of the second court.
The so-called “second court” was where the county magistrate handled civilian disputes. It was less formal than the main court and more suited for mediating civil matters. The magistrate dealt with cases here to avoid offending either party.
The two exchanged glances—one narrowed her eyes, and the other smiled and cupped his hands.
“Your actions are utterly unreasonable!”
“Why do you say that? You took down a bounty, and so did I. You went to Wang Family Village, and I went to Wang Family Village too. Moreover, I even bought some supplies and set them up downstream. If I hadn’t seriously injured that water ghost, how could you, a mere martial artist, have easily dealt with it?”
“Nonsense!”
“How rude...”
“You son of a gun, you’d better watch out.”
“No need to worry about me, heroine.”
The two continued walking out of the county yamen.
Outside, a young Daoist priest, with a calico cat crouched by his side licking its paws.
Heroine Wu paused and looked toward that direction, and the middle-aged man followed her gaze.
Song You smiled, walked over slowly, and greeted the middle-aged man. “I am Song You, a mountaineer from Lingquan County of Yizhou. May I ask who...
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