The Anarchic Consort c1-1376

by Warring Young Seven

  Little did they know, as they were underestimating Helian Wei Wei, she had arrived at a small, inconspicuous county in the mountainous district, inside the Hebei boundary, with her accompanying 'private advisor'.

  The streets had little people as the sky was still dark. Other than the peddlers from several stalls on the street, there was barely any sign of human habitation.

  As Helian Wei Wei pulled the curtain in her carriage to observe the surroundings, she instantly noticed the striking wealth gap in the area.

  One might ask her the reason why she had assumed so, but the reason was clear as day to her.

  As they traveled from the West City to East City, she realized that the houses in the West City were built with dried grass and yellow mud. On the other hand, an array of gigantic mansions were omnipresent in East City. They seemed to be as lavish and extravagant as the dwellings of the highest-ranking officials in the Capital.

  Huh… it seems like the Land Emperors are living well here.

  A smile faintly appeared on Helian Wei Wei's face while Baili Jia Jue remained expressionless, his aura of nobility was still present despite his humble disguise.

  A certain type of people did exist on earth, they would seem elegant and royal even if they dressed sloppily.

  The official who was standing in front of the yamen, waiting to receive the newly-appointed county magistrate, rushed toward Baili Jia Jue to welcome him, without sparing a glance at Helian Wei Wei. Smiling brightly, he exclaimed, "You must be Lord Wei, I've heard so much about you, but seeing you in person is infinitely better! I'm greatly humbled to have you here!"

  Helian Wei Wei and Baili Jia Jue would be using aliases in Fuping, thus she had chosen a surname that sounded similar to hers...

  Still oblivious to his mistake, he continued, "I came very early to wait for you. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Private Advisor Zhang of the yamen here. I've been here for more than 10 years, hence I know every county magistrate that have worked here during that time. I have assisted many of them to rise in ranks too, so I will do my very best for Lord Wei as well!"

  Helian Wei Wei understood the intention behind Private Advisor Zhang's words. Even though they sounded pleasant to the ears, they were no more than empty flattery.

  However, it was evident that he had identified the wrong person...

  His hands had been outstretched for very long, but no one seemed to be responding to him. Thus, he could no longer contain his anger and began narrating his influences in the county's yamen from the side.

  Baili Jia Jue was unmoved and simply allowed him to carry on ranting, ignoring his extended hand.

  He blabbered till his mouth was dry, his temper had already risen to its boiling point.

  At that moment, Baili Jia Jue said calmly, in an inexplicably pleasant yet infuriating tone, "My surname is not Wei."

  Does that mean that I recognized the wrong person? Private Advisor Zhang was slightly dumbfounded, his c.h.e.s.t inflating and deflating with anger. If your surname isn't Wei, then you should've told me early on! My hands have been outstretched for half a day- it became numb!

  "If you are not Lord Wei, then…" Private Advisor Zhang shifted his eyes and landed on Helian Wei Wei, who was wearing a white outfit. There's only both of them here. If it's not him, it's this person I'm looking at. Isn't he a bit too small? I've never seen someone so young becoming the county magistrate!

  Helian Wei Wei had enough fun watching His Highness torturing this poor soul. Hence, she stood up and said with a smile, "Private Advisor Zhang has never seen me before, it's only natural that you mistook me for someone else."

  "Ha… Haha… Yes, yes, yes… My eyes can sometimes be very blurry."

  I dared to say that I'm looking forward to meeting him but I can't even recognize him! Private Advisor Zhang felt as though he was slapping his own face.

  However, this little dark face in front of me looks very weak.

  Someone like him can never make it to the top.

  Private Advisor Zhang had been in Fuping for many years and had people supporting him from behind. Hence, he had vastly underestimated Helian Wei Wei and Baili Jia Jue, unable to suppress his arrogance and judgmental mind.

  Most of the people who came to Fuping County were influential individuals that would simply leave after making a fortune here.

  Otherwise, they were banished here, having been assigned to some insignificant positions as they were unwanted in the imperial court.

  From Private Advisor Zhang's inspection, these two people in front of him belonged to the latter. Firstly, he had never heard of the news of a young master, from a certain family in the Capital, was coming from the imperial court to work here. Moreover, they did not receive any request from any family to take care of their child. Based on their unimpressive outfits, they don't seem to be the sons of influential families.

  If he isn't… then, I shall let him have a taste of pain and suffering!

  Helian Wei Wei did not miss the sudden hint of malice that flashed across Private Advisor Zhang's face. Her eyes met with Baili Jia Jue's as she twirled the silver ring on her ring finger.

  An identical mischievous look glimmered in the couple's eyes.

  However, His Highness' eyes seemed a little colder than hers.

  Even a little Private Advisor like him is dared to be so blatantly lawless, looks like there are things to be dug out in this Fuping County...

  Suddenly, a dreadful shriek echoed from behind them, yelling, "Help! Help me!"

  Helian Wei Wei turned her head around, only to see two brutes dragging a girl by her hair, f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y hauling her across the ground toward somewhere...

  Chapter 460 - Wei Wei Was Domineering

  Helian Wei Wei instantly narrowed her eyes and roared in a deep voice, "Stop!"

  Private Advisor Zhang stopped smiling when he heard Helian Wei Wei and scrunched his brows, saying, "Lord Wei, this doesn't matter to us. We should go and have a rest first. You should be very exhausted after this long journey. These are normal family affairs, there is no need for us to intervene."

  Normal family affairs? Helian Wei Wei sneered quietly in her heart. How can a normal family affair involve two gigantic men dragging a lady in such a manner?

  However, she did not display her thoughts in her expression, and merely said indifferently, "Since I saw it, it is my duty to inquire about it."

  The two brutes stopped and turned their heads around when they heard her. Then, they sneered at Helian Wei Wei, growling, "Who do you think you are? Go stay under the shade! I'm telling you, if there's any delay, I won't forgive you!"

  Private Advisor Zhang opened his mouth slightly, evidently wanting to stop the brute from speaking further.

  However, Helian Wei Wei marched a step forward and uttered in a deep voice, "Do you not realize the yamen's entrance is right in front? How dare you do this so brazenly at such a close distance to the yamen?"

  "Yamen?" Both of them exploded into a fit of laughter. "It's just the yamen, we aren't afraid even if the Emperor comes here! Don't you know that we're from the Yan Manor? This lady has signed a contract selling herself to our Old Master but tried to escape after receiving the money. Why does it matter to you if we capture her? If you are smart enough, you better scram! How great do you think you are, trying to interrupt us! Boy, I can see that you are not one of us from Fuping County. If you want to stay alive, mind your own business. Even if this is brought to the yamen, the unlucky one would only be you!"

  Helian Wei Wei merely smiled instead of being infuriated, finally grasping the way how things worked around there. As she looked around, she saw that none of the peddlers on the street dared to step forward, simply pretending to be blind to the commotion and lowering their heads as they stirred their tofu pudding.

  Private Advisor Zhang looked at them and began to feel anxious when he realized that they did not recognize him. Afraid that they would spout more nonsense, he yelled, "All of you are so unreasonable, just leave
and continue whatever you are doing!"

  Both of the brutes stared at Private Advisor Zhang as though he was an id*ot, snarling, "Another one with a death wish."

  A death wish? Private Advisor Zhang was greatly irked by these fools. When did the Yan Manor accept these two people? They don't even recognize me!

  "Do you know who I am? How dare you speak to me in such a manner!" Private Advisor Zhang scolded angrily, hoping to remind them to control themselves.

  Unexpectedly, they started to burst into a roar of laughter. "You are dressed nicely, but look at the two people beside you! They are wearing such dilapidated rags, they are clearly poor and penniless. Even the county magistrate in this Fuping Country would have to speak humbly to our people from the Yan Manor, you are nothing to us!"

  "Oh?" Helian Wei Wei smiled mischievously and said, "The way you phrase it is as though this yamen is run by the Yan Manor."

  "It is indeed!" They crossed their arms and raised their heads, boasting, "You can ask about how powerful our Yan Manor is! Private Advisor Zhang and our Yan Manor's Butler Zhang are cousins. Now you should know who really runs the yamen!"

  The smirk on Helian Wei Wei's face grew after listening to them. Then, she asked, "Is that so? Private Advisor Zhang, how do you think we should handle this?."

  Private Advisor Zhang's expression darkened, looking more shriveled than a dried yellow daylily, as he stared despairingly at the two brutes.

  Despite how dull they are, they quickly realized their mistake. Their lips paled intensely as they looked at him and muttered, "You, you... Zhang, Private Advisor Zhang... We, we didn't mean it…"

  "Shut up!" Private Advisor Zhang barked furiously. They better not spew any more moronic balderdash!

  Helian Wei Wei's eyes became frigidly cold, taunting, "You should know who runs the yamen now."

  The brutes' expressions immediately stiffened. Then, they forced an awkward laugh and nonchalantly replied, "We are too ignorant to recognize an important person like you, Private Advisor Zhang. If we knew you are one of us..."

  "No one wants to be one of you." Helian Wei Wei interjected with a deep voice, coldly interjected his speech short.

  Private Advisor Zhang was standing between them, and hesitantly said, "Lord Wei, I suggest we do not interfere with the Yan Manor's affairs…"

  "Private Advisor Zhang." Helian Wei Wei said slowly, "Are you implying that we should ignore them even if they maul someone to death in front of the yamen? What is the point of having a yamen then?"

  He hurriedly explained, "No, that is not what I meant, Lord Wei. You heard them too, this woman has been bought by the Yan Manor's people. Since she has entered the manor and signed the contract to sell herself, she is a possession of the Yan Manor now. If she tries to escape, she must be punished, it is simply the law of nature!"

  The female victim decided to speak up when she heard Private Advisor Zhang's words, as she knew she would be dragged into the wolves' den again if she kept silent. She hastily tugged at Helian Wei Wei's sleeve in a moment of confusion, pleading, "Master, I'm begging you! Please, please, please save me! I've never actually signed any contract with them! I am a daughter from an upstanding family, but they dragged me here to force me… to sleep with their Old Master! I don't want to! Not even with a million silvers! I beg you, please save me!"

  Helian Wei Wei looked at the victim's pleading eyes, it was clear that she desperately wanted to escape. As she reached out her hand to pull her up, she realized that the lady had dislocated her arm from the struggle just now. It is simply unimaginable for these people to do such a thing right in front of the yamen!

  "Private Advisor Zhang, I'm sure you heard the truth." Helian Wei Wei lowered her tone into a basso profundo, which was a tell-tale sign of her impending eruption of anger.

  However, Private Advisor Zhang still attempted to clarify for the two brutes, "Lord Wei, this…"

  "Arrest them immediately if you still want to protect your position as a private advisor!" Helian Wei Wei let out a cold sneer and threatened, "Otherwise, I will throw you in jail as well!"

  Private Advisor Zhang was terribly fl.u.s.tered when he heard it. After all, he had never met such a hard-headed county magistrate before. Thus, he had no choice but to obey her and arrest both of them.

  The brutes were extremely dissatisfied and stared intently at the lady as they left.

  She was so intimidated; she fumbled a step backward.

  Helian Wei Wei noticed this and told her gently, "Your body needs some medical treatment, let's go into the yamen with me first."

  "I… I want to go home." Her head was facing down as drops and drops of tears trickled down her face.

  Helian Wei Wei glanced at Private Advisor Zhang and assured her again, "You cannot hide from this problem simply by returning home. Once you have been targeted, you need to eradicate the aggressor to completely resolve the problem."

  When the lady heard Helian Wei Wei's words, she suddenly raised her head, her tearful eyes brimming with inexplicable contempt...

  Chapter 461 - Wei Wei Was Going To Start Killing!

  "Can it be resolved? If it's possible, I'm willing to do anything! I don't mind even if I need to sacrifice my life for it!" The lady pleaded agitatedly as she suddenly pulled at Helian Wei Wei's sleeves.

  Helian Wei Wei merely smiled and consoled her, "There is no need to take your life, but I will need your help. Follow me to the yamen now, the injuries on your body need to be recorded as evidence."

  It had been eons since the lady had heard the word 'evidence'. She looked at Helian Wei Wei gratefully, wiping the tears on her face, and asked, "I kept forgetting, but may I ask who you are?"

  "My surname is Wei, I am the new county magistrate of Fuping County." Helian Wei Wei spoke in a clear voice, "The moment I stepped into Fuping, I saw what happened to you."

  The lady looked extremely perplexed and repeated, "County… county magistrate?" She wondered to herself as she observed Helian Wei Wei. At such a young age?

  "Yes." Helian Wei Wei smiled and nodded.

  The lady did not completely believe her, but she seemed to have overheard Private Advisor Zhang address her as 'Lord Wei'.

  While she was still in a daze, they had already entered the yamen.

  Helian Wei Wei ordered someone to brew some tea. Then, she held the teacup in one hand and pinched the lady's arm with the other. Suddenly, she yanked at her arm with force!

  "Ouch!" The lady screamed loudly, breaking into a cold sweat as she looked at Helian Wei Wei.

  Helian Wei Wei removed her hand and looked back, seemingly trying to find something.

  Helian Wei Wei grinned, receiving a service from the Third Prince indeed felt different.

  The woman had just realized Baili Jia Jue's presence beside Helian Wei Wei, her cheeks began to flush red in a blink of an eye.

  I... I have never seen such a handsome man.

  His appearance is too blindingly radiant!

  Helian Wei Wei looked at her when she noticed her stare, and said, "This is Private Advisor Long. Uhm… he's married."

  Baili Jia Jue smirked when he heard her, and extended his hand to gently massage her head.

  The lady's expression seemed petrified. Why do I feel that there is something strange between the newly-appointed county magistrate and the private advisor…

  "Master seems to have a great relationship with your Private Advisor."

  Helian Wei Wei smiled as she replied, "We were schoolmates after all."

  "Schoolmates? No wonder both of you are so close." The lady shook her wrist, the dull pain from before had subsided. Then, she looked at Helian Wei Wei extremely gratefully, and asked her sincerely, "Lord Wei, may I ask if you come to Fuping Country through any connection? "

  Helian Wei Wei merely smiled and replied, "No."

  "Then, it's better for Lord Wei not to meddle in this matter." The lady lowered her eyes and added, "I don't want to cause you losing your position because of my problems
."

  Helian Wei Wei drank a sip of tea and inquired, "I don't understand what you're talking about, how could I be dismissed by handling matters lawfully? "

  "I believe Lord Wei also heard just now about how tremendously powerful Yan Manor is. Private Advisor Zhang has many years of relationship with them and they are inseparable now." The lady chuckled softly, but the sound she emitted was evidently filled with pain and scorn.

  Helian Wei Wei no longer seemed to be fazed by the things she heard about there. She smiled faintly, reminding her, "You seem to have forgotten that the county magistrate has a higher rank than the private advisor."

  "Private Advisor Zhang is merely the tip of the iceberg!" The lady saw that Helian Wei Wei did not take her words seriously, and continued anxiously, "Yan Manor have connections in the Capital, so high-ranking that no one would dare to provoke them. Honest officials had come to Fuping Country before, but they all became corrupted in less than a month, threatening to kill anyone who obstructed them! If you don't have any connections from the top, you will soon be their next target if you stand up for me. Kind people are rare nowadays, an honest magistrate is even rarer than the blue moon. I don't want you to be ruined because of me."

  The lady saw that Helian Wei Wei seemed a lot younger than her, almost of the same age as her younger brother.

  The lady's younger brother was bludgeoned so severely when he tried retaliating against the brutes, that he could not even take a step out of his bed.

  Helian Wei Wei changed her pose as she put the teacup down, saying, "A government official's duty is to serve the people. If I ignore your problem, how can I call myself a good person or a good official?"

  "Lord Wei, you wouldn't know because you are too young. Many girls have been targeted by Old Master Yan just like me, some of the victims even came together to make an official complaint. They had collected all the evidence and were preparing to head to the Capital to make a report to the Emperor. However, they were stopped by the people of the county magistrate before they could leave the county. Their connections reach wide and far, normal people like us cannot afford to offend them."