Who in the world does not know you?

Chapter 57 As expected of my wife

The constable, who had just been slapped, touched his burning, stinging cheek and stood there dumbfounded for a moment.

Another constable forced a smile and looked at Leng Honglou, his tone extremely kind.

"Madam Li, he's from out of town, a new constable in the Xichuan Prefecture. He doesn't know you. You truly are a heroine, helping the government execute the criminal on the spot and solving a huge problem for us!"

Leng Honglou tilted her head slightly, somewhat puzzled.

"I killed the man. If you want to take me back to the government office, I will not resist. I just need you to send someone back to tell my husband that I don't have time to go back and cook dinner for him. Let him eat out."

"No, no, no, there's no need to let Doctor Li know about such a small matter, is there? No, what I mean is, Madam Li has rid the people of a scourge, how could we delay you from going back to cook? We two will take the prisoner's body back to the yamen ourselves, no need for Madam Li to trouble herself."

"Then I'll have to trouble you two."

While Leng Honglou was speaking, Manager Jin had already handed his blindfolded daughter over to the waiter next to him, and then quickly ran downstairs with Leng Honglou's vegetable basket.

"I feel bad for making a mess of Manager Jin's place and affecting your business. I'll compensate you with silver."

Leng Honglou reached for the money pouch, while Manager Jin shook his head like a rattle.

"No, no, there's absolutely no need for that!"

"My husband said it's best not to owe others favors when you're out and about. I'll feel uncomfortable if you don't accept the money."

"This, this..."

Manager Jin was in a state of confusion, but when he saw Leng Honglou handing him two silver ingots, he quickly opened his palm and let her place the silver in his hand.

Leng Honglou then took out two silver ingots and placed them in the hands of the kind constable, who nodded and thanked him with a big smile.

After paying the money, Leng Honglou took the vegetable basket, glanced down at it, and then frowned slightly, a look of annoyance appearing on her beautiful face.

"I forgot to buy white radishes..."

"Hey, you there, hurry up and get two white radishes for Mrs. Li from the kitchen!"

Manager Jin shouted loudly, completely ignoring the other customers in the teahouse.

The most incredible thing is that not a single person made a sound at that moment.

The waiter in the teahouse quickly brought two white radishes and placed them in Leng Honglou's basket. Leng Honglou then reached into her purse, took out a few copper coins, and placed them in the hands of the serious-looking shopkeeper, Jin.

Thank you.

She spoke softly, then stepped over the corpse on the ground with her vegetable basket in hand, without even glancing at it again.

As soon as Leng Honglou left, Manager Jin in the teahouse, along with the constable who had just been all smiles, breathed a sigh of relief. However, the constable who had been slapped still looked aggrieved.

The constable who started the fight knew the other person was angry and couldn't help but try to mediate.

"You still want to arrest her? Do you know who she is? She's the wife of Li Zigui from Hegui Tower. You dare arrest her?"

"But even the emperor is subject to the same laws as commoners..."

"You're talking nonsense! Look at all the emperors throughout history, which one of them was sentenced to death for killing someone? You're just a country bumpkin who doesn't know anything. Twelve years ago, a lecherous man was harassing a respectable woman in the street, and this Madam Li happened to see it and killed him on the spot. The constable who happened to be passing by was incredibly bold and took her back to the yamen. Although the prefect judged her to be acting bravely and released her immediately, guess what? That very night, the files room in the backyard of the yamen caught fire, and the fire raged so fiercely that it almost burned down half of the yamen..."

"Such a thing is true..."

"Ever since He Gui Lou came into being, Xichuan Prefecture has had seven different prefects. Which prefect didn't go to He Gui Lou for a checkup as soon as he took office? Li Zigui once single-handedly entered the capital and single-handedly defeated the entire Qinglin Army of the capital, and he's still safe and sound. Haven't you heard that he has connections with the Emperor in the capital? You think you can just try to capture his wife? You're asking for trouble!"

After he finished speaking, he handed one of the two silver ingots in his hand to his companion, and then pointed to the corpse on the ground.

"Go back to the yamen quickly and get the stretcher and white cloth so we can carry the body back to the yamen."

"Oh……"

The constable who had been slapped nodded obediently, touched the heavy silver in his hand, and suddenly felt that being slapped wasn't such a loss after all.

Today, a new gambling den called Sihai Gambling Den opened in the north of Xichuan Prefecture. It attracted many customers who were eager to go there, hoping to make a fortune by taking advantage of the large crowd.

Gamblers always harbor a sense of wishful thinking. As the saying goes, nine out of ten gamblers lose. Gamblers who frequent gambling dens will have few taels of silver on them for ten months of the year. Most of the time, they just watch for fun. Sometimes, when they encounter a generous customer who gives them a few extra taels of silver after winning, their eyes light up and they bet on the table. In the end, they will only end up losing everything.

The Sihai Casino is unusually lively today, not only because it is a newly opened casino, but also because a very important guest has arrived.

A series of crisp sounds came from the dice cup. As the dealer pressed the dice cup in front of him, the guests on both sides had to place their bets. Whether they bet on big or small would determine whether they would win big or lose everything.

As the dice cup stopped shaking, the gambling den clerk's gaze swept over everyone, finally settling on a refined-looking figure.

He was dressed in an exquisite silk blue robe. Although he was middle-aged, his face looked very young and handsome, and he exuded elegance and composure in every gesture.

He didn't place any bets, so everyone else just watched him expectantly.

The reason was simple: he had lost over forty rounds in a row, and the total amount lost, big and small, was already three hundred taels of silver.

While others would have been furious or turned ashen-faced, he remained calm and composed, as if the money he lost was nothing more than a drop in the ocean.

that's the truth.

He was once renowned throughout the martial arts world as the master swordsman, and was also the young master of the Thousand Weapons Manor, whose wealth was comparable to that of a nation. Naturally, he never had to worry about money.

He is Li Zigui.

Li Zigui, the invincible ruler of the world.

Just as Li Zigui was rubbing his chin with a faint smile, thinking about whether to bet on big or small in this round, a figure staggered in from outside the Sihai Gambling House. He looked like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old beggar, dressed in rags with disheveled hair, and holding a chipped bowl in his hand.

"Dr. Li, something terrible has happened! Someone just saw your wife commit murder! Right there at the Golden Tooth Teahouse!"

In the blink of an eye, everyone's gaze in the Sihai Gambling House shifted from the suddenly appearing little beggar to Li Zigui.

The gambling den fell silent instantly.

Li Zigui took a deep breath and looked at the little beggar who had rushed over to deliver the news, his expression solemn.

"Is my wife injured?"

"No, I heard from the chubby boy that he saw Madam Li slit that man's throat with a single sword strike, and the man didn't even have a chance to fight back before he died..."

Li Zigui breathed a heavy sigh of relief, then his face lit up with joy. He turned around and looked at everyone around him, his pride evident.

"As expected of my wife, her heroic spirit remains as strong as ever! Did you hear me? One sword to the throat! Every one of you, whose wife could possess such skill?"