Secret Identity Next Door

Chapter 657 - 657: Six hundred and fifty-six, Offense Song Yan Ning peered at Qin Yushen with feigned annoyance and, seeing that everyone had put on their masks, stepped toward the city gate.

No sooner had they approached the gate than they saw a luxurious carriage careening out of the city, not even slowing down as it bumped into pedestrians.

Just as it seemed the carriage was about to hit them, Song Yan Ning and her companions quickly dodged to the side. To their surprise, the carriage turned and cbarreling toward them.

"This is outrageous!" Hu Zheng swiftly appeared in front of the carriage, grabbed the reins from the coachman's hands, and forcefully brought the carriage to a halt.

"Who dares stop my carriage?" A haughty voice cfrom inside the carriage, followed by the curtains being drawn back to reveal an infuriated red-clothed woman poking her head out.

"Your carriage has run into people on the street, did you not see?" Hu Zheng solemnly faced the red-clothed woman. He wasn't one to look for trouble, but this was too much.

The red-clothed woman smiled dismissively, "That was just a few people. What business is it of yours whether I care or not?" "Today, I'm making it my business," Hu Zheng snorted.

"This man is really too bold, even daring to offend Miss Zhou Yunyun." "The person who offended Miss Zhou Yunyun last tis still hanging in Zhongtian Square, baking in the sun." "In Dongzhou City, who dares to meddle in Miss Zhou Yunyun's business? That's simply courting death." The surrounding onlookers whispered amongst themselves, their words filled with apprehension for the red-clothed woman.

The red-clothed woman was Zhou Yunyun, the City Lord's treasured daughter. Deeply doted upon by the City Lord, she had grown up spoiled and arrogant. Her carriage speeding recklessly through the streets of Dongzhou City was nothing unusual to the residents.

"Do you know who I am?" Zhou Yunyun asked with a mocking smile, noticing that Hu Zheng was unafraid of her. In Dongzhou City, everyone else cowered before her, giving her a wide berth. No one had dared to talk back to her before.

"I don't care who you are. You must apologize to us today, or you can forget about leaving," Hu Zheng declared sternly.

"Apologize? Hahaha... Are you joking with me?" Zhou Yunyun burst into laughter. She apologize? Who would dare accept such a thing? Hu Zheng's expression darkened, and he swung his whip toward Zhou Yunyun, "If that's the case, then I'll discipline you on behalf of your parents." Zhou Yunyun, seeing Hu Zheng's action, dodged in fright, "I'm the City Lord's daughter, you dare to strike me? My father won't let you off, ah!" A yelp escaped her as the whip made contact with her arm, causing her intense pain.

At that moment, the sound of horse hooves approached from afar.

"The Young City Lord has arrived!" "That young man is in for it now." "Ai! It's a pity, such an upright person is about to be ruined." Watching the leading young man, the spectators stepped back a little to avoid getting involved in the upcoming trouble.

"Brother, save me, ah! It hurts!" Zhou Yunyun called out for help upon seeing Zhou Batian, thinking that Hu Zheng had only been threatening her and not expecting him to actually take action.

Zhou Batian leaped down from his horse, strode up to Hu Zheng, grabbed the whip from his hand, and glared furiously at him, "Seize him!" To bully his sister was audacious beyond measure.

The dozen or so guards Zhou Batian had brought with him converged on them at once.

Song Yan Ning and the others watched leisurely, showing no intention of stepping forward to help. With Hu Zheng's strength, such a small scene was nothing that required their assistance.

As expected, as soon as the guards charged forward, they were sent flying by Hu Zheng's kicks.

Seeing that Hu Zheng had effortlessly kicked all the guards away, Zhou Batian and Zhou Yunyun couldn't believe their eyes. These guards were handpicked, each with considerable strength, yet they couldn't withstand even a single hit from their opponent.

The two exchanged a glance, quickly retreated a few steps, and turned to run towards the City Lord Mansion. They were certain that they were no match for Hu Zheng; why stay and seek punishment? However, their father could definitely defeat Hu Zheng. He was known as the number one expert in Dongzhou City.

After glancing over the guards on the ground, Hu Zheng walked up to Song Yan Ning and the others, smiling, "Looks like trouble is about to knock on our door." Zhou Batian and Zhou Yunyun's escape meant they had undoubtedly gone to get reinforcements. But since they had already caused trouble, he naturally wasn't afraid. "I haven't seen you look the slightest bit scared," Song Yan Ning teased with a smile.

"If I can't beat them, don't I still have you guys? With such a strong backing, what do I have to fear?" Hu Zheng laughed heartily, draping his arm over Hu Lan's shoulder, "Con, let's stroll around the city. Whoever dares to come, I'll make sure they regret it." In the City Lord Mansion, City Lord Zhou Feran was playing chess with the Deputy City Lord when Zhou Batian and Zhou Yunyun burst in hurriedly. Zhou Feran frowned unhappily, "What's happened?" "Dad, I was just bullied in the street. That person is very strong; the guards brother took with him were no match, and look, I was whipped several times by that person." Zhou Yunyun pulled up her sleeve pitifully to show Zhou Feran the bloody marks on her arm.

Zhou Feran's expression darkened, and he flung the chess piece in his hand back into the box, "Outrageous! Someone dared to bully my daughter. Can you tell what cultivation they had?" Whoever dared to cause trouble in Dongzhou City must be tired of living.

"We can't tell," Zhou Batian and Zhou Yunyun shook their heads.

Zhou Feran gave the two a stern look and said to Deputy Sect Master Liu Mu, "Let's go, we shall meet them." He intended to show them why the flower was so red.

"It's no wonder Dongzhou City is ranked the top city on the Dongzhou Continent, indeed, it's quite OTT imposing," Hu Zheng remarked as he approached a stall and picked up a black stone, "What's this material?" "This is Black Thought Stone, used by cultivators to train their Divine Sense," the stall owner said with a smile. Song Yan Ning also picked up a Black Thought Stone, examining it, "How much are these Black Thought Stones per piece?" It was her first tseeing such stones.

"One thousand High-grade Spirit Stones each. This kind of Black om Thought Stone can only be mined from the Black Thought Stone Mine outside Dongzhou City; it's extremely precious," the Boss explained. "How do we get to the Black Thought Stone Mine?" Hu Zheng put down the stone he was holding.

"To enter the Black Thought Stone Mine, you have to pay ten thousand High-grade Spirit Stones, and you can oply mine for three days. Half of the Black Thought Stones you dig up must be handed over to the Mine Owner." "That's quite a rip-off," Song Yan Ning shook her head with a smile.

"You're lucky to get half, the previous Mine Owner only gave a third." As they were talking, they heard the sound of horse hooves approaching.

Song Yan Ning and her group didn't need to look to know that those coming were the reinforcements Zhou Yunyun and Zhou Batian had sought.

"Good heavens! It's the City Lord himself!" The stall owner saw Zhou Feran riding towards them, and immediately knelt down.

Song Yan Ning and her group turned to look, and saw that besides themselves, everyone else on the street had already knelt down.