Emotional Progress

  "Wait, am I seeing things? Did Boss just smile?"

  Nothing's wrong, you didn't see it wrongly, boss really smiled.

  Lei looked at that smile, which was rarely seen in a thousand years, and his face was like he had seen a ghost. Boss, how can you be like this? You're the cold-faced god of war, even the cold-faced Yan Luo. But why would your face show such a radiant and joyful smile? It's really too shocking, it's unbearable to look at directly.

  Compared to Yu Lei's stunned expression, Zhang Jun was very calm. Having stayed by Lao Da's side for a long time, he had already gotten used to Lao Da's various strange behaviors when facing his sister-in-law. Compared to some of Lao Da's other actions, this really wasn't anything.

  Yu Lei turned his head and looked at Zhang Jun in surprise, saying gloomily: "Look, Lao Da is smiling, why don't you look surprised at all?"

  Upon hearing Yu Lei's words, Zhang Ju's expression was instead one of utter bewilderment, "Surprised? What's there to be surprised about?" His tone was full of a sense of naturalness, as if the boss should indeed be this way.

  Yu Lei felt that this trip was too illusory, as if everything had been turned upside down. The old captain, who usually only knew how to wield a knife and kill enemies on the battlefield, actually had such a gentle and soft appearance.

  Zhang Jun was secretly laughing in his heart. Fortunately, he had experienced it once before, and now he could watch Yu Lei's incredible behavior with an extremely calm attitude.

  Lei Shun followed the direction of his brother's gaze and saw the figure of his sister-in-law, suddenly exclaiming: "Brother is smiling at sister-in-law, sister-in-law is really happy. I've been following Brother for so many years, sharing life and death with him countless times, but I've never seen Brother give me a smile."

  On Lui's face was full of grievances, and he felt that this old man seemed to be fake.

  "How dare you think that, you're not even the eldest sister-in-law."

  Zhang Jun shot him a withering glance, his face full of disdain.

  Just as Lei and Zhang Jun were arguing here, a loud roar was heard.

  "You're a ruthless killer, how dare you push me!"

  Upon hearing this angry roar, the two of them simultaneously looked up and saw that the leader of the yamen runners, Wang Qi, who had fallen to the ground, was now furious, his face twisted in rage. With a sudden burst of energy, he sprang up from the ground, his entire body like an enraged lion, and charged towards Su San with a swift movement.

  Seeing this scene, Zhang Jun and Yu Lei simultaneously turned their heads away, with an expression of not daring to look directly. That Wang Qi is going to be unlucky, he will definitely see blood soon.

  The onlookers also tacitly turned their heads away, equally unable to bear the sight. That Su San is doomed, he'll definitely see blood soon.

  Bang!

  The expected crash hit the ground, and the expected yet unexpected wail came.

  "Ah...... I'm dying of pain......"

  Wang Qi's miserable cry, like a pig being slaughtered, rang out outside the government office, startling several birds flying in the big tree beside the gate.

  The situation changed too quickly, not only did Wang Qi not come back to his senses, but the onlookers also didn't react in time.

  "Head, how are you?"

  "Boss, boss, are you okay?"

  "Head..."

  The latest reaction is Wang Qi's subordinates, after all, they are the people closest to Wang Qi, and they are also under Wang Qi's command.

  Wang Qi only knew that just now, in his anger, he rushed over and didn't even touch the man's clothes, but felt a kick on the back of his knee, and then he was kneeling on the ground, his leg almost numb. He looked up with a start, looking at Su San against the light. He only felt that at that moment, even in the warm sunlight, the man's body still emitted a murderous aura that made him feel cold all over. This man, even if someone said he had blood on his hands, Wang Qi would believe it. There was a war god-like demeanor about him, and his handsome, cold face, like that of a Shura, filled Wang Qi's eyes with fear.

  The feeling of that instant was too terrifying, he didn't even see clearly what happened, and it had already become like this. It can be said that for that man to kill Wang Qi was simply easy as pie, a matter of turning his hand over. At this moment, Wang Qi's heart instinctively produced a deep fear, and he didn't dare to be reckless anymore.

  "Help me get in."

  Wang Qi simply lowered his eyelids and said such a sentence in a light tone.

  Although everyone was unclear about the situation, Wang Qi's prestige had been established for a long time. As a result, although they were puzzled in their hearts, their movements did not slow down at all. Before long, they carried Wang Qi into the county government office.

  The onlookers were stunned, seeing such a bizarre scene for the first time.

  "What's going on? Did Wang Qi just go in like that?"

  "Shouldn't we join forces with all the yamen runners and beat that man down to avenge ourselves?"

  "Right, today is really strange, this is not Wang Qi's style at all."

  "Is Wang Qi going in to get reinforcements again?"

  ……

  Everyone was talking, and An Yan also slightly narrowed her eyes, looking at Wang Qi's departing back, with a puzzled expression in her eyes. However, her attention was quickly diverted because she saw Su San walking towards her direction with big strides.

  Su San walked up to An Yan and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with Wang Qi?"

  "He's been intimidated by me."

  An Yan was slightly shocked, Su San's way of solving things was indeed simple and crude. This really seemed like his usual style, looking at him also seemed simple and crude.

  Now, An Xun truly wants to live a good life with Su San, so she will try her best to trust him in everything he does. Therefore, at this moment when she hears Su San's words, although An Xun has some worries in her heart, she believes that Su San has his own judgment.

  Anwen believed Su San, and the people from the Liu family believed in Su San even more. It wasn't because of their own trust, but because they thought that Su San could get familiar with the master of Qingcheng Prefecture, so Wang Qi, a small county yamen's capture head, would not be able to stir up any waves.

  Not long after, another pair of yamen runners came out from the county yamen again, this time without Wang Qi leading the way.

  The bailiff walked up to An Yan and the others, his face cold and stern: "Who was it that beat the drum just now? The master has allowed you all to enter. He will soon open court for a trial."

  Me!

  Su San took a step forward, his face unmoving, and uttered a single word in a light tone, his expression as cold and stern as if carved from stone.

  That official had just witnessed Wang Qi being knocked down by Su San without making a sound, so at this moment, he also felt some fear in his heart when he saw Su San. Because of the fear in their hearts, the officials did not dare to pursue Su San's impolite speech and instead said lightly: "Let the relevant people follow me inside."

  That man conveyed the county magistrate's words and then walked ahead, quickly leaving.

  An Yan glanced back at the Liu family crowd, and Luo Shi nodded to her, indicating that she was not affected in her heart and would not be hindered later. Receiving Luo Shi's calm gaze, An Yan's eyes slightly relaxed, and subconsciously pulled Su San's hand, following behind the official into the government office.

  Su San was being led away by An Yan, his eyes fixed on the hand that was holding onto hers, filled with sweetness and joy. This was a subconscious action of the little woman, and it seemed that he had already become a habit for her without realizing it. This was a good start, and in the future, he would strive to become an indispensable part of her life. Until, he became an inseparable part of her life. As if thinking about the beautiful picture of their future together, Su San's whole demeanor changed, and a silly smile spread across his face. The result was that Su San's silly smile successfully stunned his two friends. Even Zhang Jun, who had been quite calm, couldn't help but twitch his face when he saw that overly silly smile.

  The crowd outside the county government building saw several parties entering, and they also followed in a hurry. The county magistrate of Baishui County had a habit, that is, he liked to have many people watching when he ascended the hall. He called it letting the people see how this parent official was solving difficulties for them. In fact, this county magistrate had been in office for over a decade and had not done anything a parent should do. On the contrary, he had been constantly exploiting the people of the county, making two full pots of money for himself. He even had the nerve to pretend to be a good official every time, letting the people come to admire him.

  Normally, ordinary people wouldn't think of coming here. But today was different, and it seemed like there would be a good show to watch, so one by one they all stood outside the public hall with great interest.

  The county magistrate of Baishui County was named Qian Jin, who was fat and had a big head and ears. This appearance is just the shape of a corrupt official.

  Qian Jin was originally in the backyard with his concubine, and coincidentally, the concubine he was with today was Wang Qi's sister. Just as things were getting exciting, a drumbeat that sounded like thunder came from outside. The drumbeat was too loud and scared Qian Jin, so he immediately sent Wang Qi to see what was going on. Unexpectedly, Wang Qi went out standing up but was carried back. When asked what happened, Wang Qi was tongue-tied and couldn't explain clearly, only saying that someone outside was beating the drum to proclaim a grievance.

  The county magistrate was thrilled as soon as he heard the four words "drumming for grievances". It had been a long time since anyone had come to drum for grievances, and it seemed that he still had some weight in the hearts of the people. The people of Baishui County still trusted him and regarded him as their parent official. Now that there was a grievance, they knew to come to the county government gate to drum. Qian Jin was overjoyed and immediately didn't care whether his beloved concubine was unhappy or not, and he put on his clothes and went to the hall.

  As he sat in the center of the main hall, looking out at the three layers of people inside and outside who had come to hear his trial, Qian Jin suddenly felt even more spirited and pleased with himself. With so many people outside admiring his dignity, he felt extremely proud.

  But Li Tian, the teacher standing beside Qian Jin, slightly furrowed his brow, feeling that today's events were somewhat unusual. Since Qian Jin became the county magistrate, he had been serving as his teacher. Qian Jin bought the position of county magistrate with money, and he himself was not talented at all, let alone having a lot of knowledge in his belly. Qian Jin was a typical example of being big-headed but brainless, so Li Tian handled all important and trivial matters. Over the years, Li Tian had also relied on his own brains to earn a lot of silver money.

  Li Tianke was not that brainless county magistrate, he had always been relatively sensitive, and at this moment, he sensed a strange atmosphere, so he secretly guarded against it.

  Money went into the hall with a smile, looking at the onlookers, then slapped the wooden board and shouted: "Ascend to the hall."

  "Awesome..."

  The yamen runners standing on both sides of the hall shouted in unison, and at this moment, there was indeed a bit of solemnity.

  An Yan and others slowly knelt down. Although they were modern people, since they had come to ancient times, they would also follow some of the rules here. Therefore, kneeling at this moment was not too burdensome for them.

  Some people knelt down obediently, but there were those who refused to kneel.

  "Who are you, why don't you kneel?"

  Money entered with a dissatisfied voice, An Yan was surprised in his heart and secretly thought who was so arrogant that he didn't even kneel. At this time, An Yan turned his head to look, and as a result, he saw Su San standing there with a straight body. An Yan opened his mouth, but ultimately left only a pair of eyes full of surprise.

  He stood there, straight as a cypress tree, his face cold and stern, with an air of freedom that was characteristic of a superior being. He just stood there quietly, but An Xun felt that he emitted an aura that made people want to submit to him. At this moment, An Xun suddenly realized that she didn't understand Su San as well as she thought. She had always thought he was dull and taciturn, with a strict and serious demeanor. It seemed that all her impressions of him were simplistic and pale. Only now did she discover that he was actually extraordinary, making her suddenly realize that if he were to leave her life one day, would she still be able to remain as carefree and confident as before?

  Without the man who always held her hand, without the man who hugged her with his broad chest, without the man who willingly carried her up the mountain, how would she live? Could she still return to her original simple and unadorned life? An Wen suddenly felt a thread of fear rising in her heart. If there was no Su San, her life might continue, but it would be missing something, lacking all those palpitations and sweetness. Just this, and her life would be dull. She didn't dare to imagine it, nor did she dare let such a life come true.

  Always thought I was carefree, but now I realize that after falling in, all calmness is just an illusion.

  At this moment, she wanted to hold Su San's hand tightly.

  Su San had no idea that his own aura at this moment would make An Yan worry about his sudden departure, which led to a leap in their emotions. Originally, according to An Yan's personality, such a gentle and calm emotional grinding process would have taken a long time. However, at this moment, due to An Yan's concern and fear, he took a big step forward, causing the two people's emotions to heat up rapidly.

  Unfortunately, Su San was completely unaware of this. He only knew that he was the third young master of the Su family, a brave and accomplished general. At this moment, how could a humble county magistrate be worthy of his kneeling? When he heard the county magistrate's dissatisfied shout, Su San merely turned his head slightly, his eyes cold and distant, with an air of looking down on the world.

  "You're not qualified yet!"

  As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall was shocked.

  So domineering, so cold-blooded.

  An Yan only felt a dizziness in front of her eyes, was this man really the one who wrote love letters to her, gave her gifts, and stood on the street refusing to leave because he was jealous?

  After the daze, what surged in her heart was wave after wave of sweetness. This man might be dazzling outside, but once he returned home, he was just a man who cherished and protected her. That was enough.

  Now that we've made up our minds, let's join hands and bravely move forward together from now on.

  Across time, across space, this fate was sealed, and it was their great fortune. Since that's the case, she should cherish this fate well. Although she accepted his feelings and accepted him as a person, there were still some aspects of his that needed improvement. First and foremost, his stubbornness needed to change; in her heart, she secretly plotted, vowing to train him into a perfect husband with twenty-four virtues.

  With this thought in mind, An gently raised his eyes and smiled softly at Su San. The smile was like the spring breeze of March, refreshing and soothing to the heart. Su San felt that his whole heart had softened, unaware that it was the beginning of his path as a wife-slave.

  Qian Jin was intimidated by Su San's momentum, and for a moment he was stunned, but on the other side, Master Li Tian reacted quickly and made a round of mediation: "Your Honor, let's hear the case first."

  Qian Jin looked at Li Tian's gaze with a hint of profundity and nodded woodenly, then directly ignored Su San and began to review the case.

  "Kneel down and tell me, what injustice have you suffered, speak freely."

  Li Tian advised Qian Jin mainly because he sensitively felt that Su San was not ordinary. Firstly, the air of that body was not something that ordinary people could have. Therefore, to be on the safe side, it's better to investigate further in the back. If the background is ordinary, then fighting and killing afterwards would be easy tasks. Li Tian has always followed the strategy of being careful and steady, so all along the way, everything has been smooth sailing.

  An official was about to step forward to answer, but Hu Qing rushed ahead of him. Hu Qing hastily stepped forward and knelt down, then loudly reported: "Reporting to the official, I am a humble person. My name is Hu Qing, and I am a doctor from the largest medical clinic in Baishui County."

  "Oh, it's Hu Qing, I know."

  Hu Qing first reported his own name, so that the county magistrate would have an impression and wouldn't rashly make a judgment later. At this time, seeing that he had achieved his effect, he began to report the reasons for the matter.

  "Your Honor, it's like this. More than two months ago, I treated a woman named Liu San Niang for a leg injury. At the time, her leg was severely injured. With my years of experience and medical skills, I carefully treated her and managed to save her leg, although it's still somewhat lame. At the time, I did my best, and she was grateful. However, a month later, she and her family members came to the clinic, claiming that I had malpracticed and put people's lives at risk. I didn't admit to it, and after arguing with them for a while, they left. Who knew they would come again today? This time, they were even more outrageous, shouting and cursing at me. Your Honor, are you going to uphold justice and save me?"

  Hu Qing's words were extremely misleading, turning black and white upside down, making the whole thing sound absurd and unrecognizable.

  He coldly smiled to himself, it seems that Hu Qing really didn't plan on practicing medicine anymore. Now he truly had the audacity to show his face, all for the sake of escaping unscathed. It's likely that at this moment, Hu Qing was not only thinking about escaping unscathed but also wanted to see this group of people punished.

  Hu Qing finished speaking, and Luo's breathing became somewhat heavy. The Liu sisters' faces were also filled with anger. An Yan turned her head to look, and saw that everyone's eyes were filled with indignation, their eyes reddening, it seemed they had been enraged by Hu Qing's shameless behavior. An Yan's heart was also burning with fire, towards such a shameless person, it would be great if she could tear his mouth apart.

  Hu Qing's words fell, and Qian Jin nodded lightly before saying: "This is indeed excessive. Originally, you were already showing great kindness by treating them with all your might. They didn't show gratitude, that's fine, but to be so ungrateful and treacherous, repaying kindness with enmity, such behavior is simply worse than pigs and dogs, unforgivable."

  Qian Jin's words fell, and the onlookers outside erupted into a commotion. And so, Qian Jin actually uttered the four words "guilty of an unforgivable crime". This was simply treating the law as a joke.

  Su San frowned, looking at Qian Jin with disgust. This corrupt official, it's hard to imagine how he became the county magistrate. It's really worrying that while they are fighting for their lives on the border, the country is being controlled by such incompetent officials. Fortunately, officials like Qian Jin are in the minority. Otherwise, Su San's sacrifice and dedication of over a decade on the border would be worthless.

  "Is this okay too?"

  Yu Lei saw that money coming in, with a stunned expression.

  Zhang Jun's peach blossom eyes also flashed with a smile, and he said with a grin: "Of course it has to be like this, otherwise where would you have the chance to show off?"

  Upon hearing this, Yu Lei suddenly punched Zhang Jun's abdomen, "You're just a big mouth."

  Zhang Jun was punched by Yu Lei, and he immediately reached out to rub his abdomen quietly. Although this kid controlled his strength, he was a powerful man after all. No matter how hard he tried to control it, it still hurt a lot. Zhang Jun turned around wanting to retort at Yu Lei, but saw that Yu Lei's eyes were fixed on one direction, looking very distracted.

  "What are you looking at?"

  I am watching TV.

  He answered readily.

  When he heard this, Zhang Jun suddenly became uneasy and secretly glanced at the boss, finding that the boss's gaze was on his sister-in-law and not on him, so he felt relieved. This Yu Lei, how could he say such straightforward words? If he had to say it, he should have said it quietly in his heart, if the boss heard it, he would definitely be scolded.

  "Be careful, Lao Da is going to deal with you."

  Zhang Jun turned around and stared at Yu Lei fiercely, Yu Lei was puzzled, "Why are you staring at me? I just wanted to see how Eldest Sister would react."

  Zhang Jun ignored him and continued to pay attention to the development of the situation.

  Qian Jin finished speaking and found that the people outside were muttering to each other, seemingly with opinions, so he turned his head to look at Shifu in puzzlement.

  Li Tianxin wailed in grief, how did he end up with such a pig-like master?

  "You haven't asked the other person yet."

  Qian Jin heard Li Tian's words and suddenly realized that he hadn't asked the other side, so he turned his head back, forcefully slapped the shock-absorbing wood, and loudly asked: "Does the other side have anything to say?"