After Transmigration, I Traded a Coin for a Peerless Wife and Conquered the Chaotic World - Chapter 9:

Chapter 9: The General Who Guards the North Is Here—Who Dares to Act Recklessly!

As soon as the Young Master spoke, the servants beside him quickly flattered him.

“Young Master truly has the heart of a Bodhisattva.”

“Like that Wang Er’s wife before—she could’ve just gone along and gotten some silver to help her family, but she insisted on resisting. And what happened? She ended up thrown onto a straw mat at the mass grave.”

“Kid, this is a chance from the Young Master. Don’t be ungrateful!”

Lin Feng found it laughable and clenched his fists.

If it came down to it, he’d kill this arrogant Young Master and flee with He Caiwei. He had the system—this vast world was full of places to hide. He wasn’t even a native of the Great Zhou Empire, so he didn’t feel any sense of belonging. If pushed to the limit, even fleeing to the Northern Barbarians wasn’t out of the question.

He Caiwei had been driven by disasters and chaos in the Great Zhou Empire to stand in Yan Pass, waiting to be picked. That alone was proof enough that her days here had been filled with hardship.

In any case, asking him to back down and give in? Impossible.

If he had the system but still had to act like someone’s dog, then what was the point of having it?

Seeing the killing intent rising in Lin Feng’s eyes, He Caiwei grew anxious and gently held his hand, “Husband, let’s just leave quickly. Don’t get tangled with people like this.”

Before Lin Feng could respond, the arrogant Young Master caught on, “You hit me and still want to leave? Since when is the world so easy?”

He sneered and threatened right in front of Lin Feng, “Such a beautiful dear wife… I just have to ask around and I’ll know where you live. If you don’t behave now, I’ll really get angry!”

The more Liu Long threatened, the stronger Lin Feng’s intent to kill him became.

Lin Feng wasn’t the kind of man to swallow insult after insult.

When a commoner is enraged, blood splashes within five steps. Today, he was ready to be that kind of man—one with both courage and cunning.

Just as he was about to strike, a group of people surrounded them.

“What’s going on here? Planning to cause trouble in public? Disperse, all of you!” came a loud shout from beyond the crowd.

Zhang Tianlang, the constable of Fengshui County, arrived with a group of county guards.

One look at the scene, and he immediately understood. It was just the magistrate’s son causing trouble again, publicly harassing a married woman.

Zhang Tianlang sighed inwardly but had no choice. He waved his hand, and the county guards surrounded Lin Feng and He Caiwei with their intimidation batons raised.

Even in front of Zhang Tianlang, Liu Long remained arrogant and shouted, “Constable Zhang, perfect timing! Hurry and arrest this brat!”

“Did you know I was almost beaten to death by him?”

“This brat’s got strength. I’ll let him know who’s boss soon enough. First, cripple his manhood, then break all four limbs, and finally, I’ll have his dear wife right in front of him…”

“Hahaha!” He burst out laughing in excitement.

“Do it!” Zhang Tianlang said irritably.

Lin Feng stepped in front of He Caiwei, scanning around to find a weapon. His eyes locked onto the intimidation baton held by the nearest county guard.

At this point, he had no choice but to fight his way out.

Just as Lin Feng prepared to strike and both sides were about to clash, a loud voice came from the tea stand ahead, “Stop!”

It was the middle-aged man who had spoken.

A county guard pointed his baton arrogantly and snapped, “Who the hell are you? Since when do you get to speak here? Get lost!”

The middle-aged man gave him a cold glance. Since his rise to fame, few had dared to be so disrespectful to him.

With a loud “BOOM!”, Ye Kai launched forward from behind the middle-aged man like a fierce leopard, his white combat clothes flashing past the crowd.

In an instant, he kicked the guard who had spoken flying five meters away.

“This man isn’t ordinary!” Lin Feng’s heart trembled.

Those county guards and Liu Long’s servants were just a group of rabble. At best, they were 1st stage martial cultivators—no match for him, a 3rd stage martial cultivator.

But Ye Kai’s speed, strength, and technique were all at the level of a 3rd stage martial cultivator.

Someone that young with such strength was extremely rare, even in the military.

“In broad daylight, you dare attack officers of the government office!” Zhang Tianlang frowned and shouted sternly, “Do you still respect the laws of the Great Zhou Empire?”

“According to Great Zhou law—”

Before he could finish, his throat caught.

Ye Kai expressionlessly took out a black iron token from his chest. On the token were two bold, imposing characters—”Guard North.”

“The General Who Guards the North is here—who dares to act recklessly!”

But at that moment, the county guards, who had seemed hesitant, suddenly charged forward again with their batons, following Zhang Tianlang’s signal.

Zhang Tianlang immediately shouted, terrified something catastrophic was about to happen, “All of you, stop right now!”

The guards halted, though they were clearly confused.

Zhang Tianlang narrowed his eyes at the token in Ye Kai’s hand.

He had never seen the General Who Guards the North in person, but he had a military background and recognized the token.

And that middle-aged man’s overwhelming presence clearly didn’t seem fake.

Everyone knew—impersonating the General Who Guards the North was a capital crime punishable by extermination of three generations.

“General Who Guards the North, I failed to recognize your greatness. Please, forgive me!” Zhang Tianlang quickly bowed his head.

The General Who Guards the North was one of the four guardian generals of the Great Zhou Empire.

The title of the Four Guardians represented their duty to defend the empire’s lands and rivers.

His name alone could suppress an entire region’s unrest, bringing peace and order—such was the prestige of the title.

The Guard North General commanded the northern frontier of the Great Zhou Empire and held the highest military authority in the region. Along with the other three generals, they guarded the east, south, west, and north of the empire.

His combat strength was beyond 9th stage martial cultivators—a level Lin Feng couldn’t even dream of reaching for now.

The same applied to his position.

In the Yan Pass frontier army, the highest officer Lin Feng had seen was Decurion Wang Erhu.

And even Wang Erhu was already a considerable obstacle.

Let alone the General Who Guards the North, now standing right before him.

Within the Great Zhou Empire’s official hierarchy, the General Who Guards the North held a 4th rank title.

A Decurion was only 9th rank. The difference between them was like the heavens and the abyss.

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him, Lin Feng was filled with confusion.

“Husband, it’s the General Who Guards the North. We should be safe now, right?” He Caiwei held Lin Feng’s hand, sensing he was no longer as tense as before. Her heart settled a bit.

“We should be.” Lin Feng was still uncertain, but he gently comforted her nonetheless.

As soon as the words “General Who Guards the North” were spoken, the commoners—who had earlier been frightened by the magistrate’s power—suddenly showed hope in their eyes and all turned to look.

Even the commoners who had just been sitting with the middle-aged man at the tea stall now stared at him in disbelief.

This man… he was actually the famed General Who Guards the North?