Chapter 8: Lin Churan's Domineering Presence

A group of men clad in black rushed in first, standing in two neat rows.

Next was an aloof girl who quickly strode in, followed by an old man dressed in Tang attire.

This young lady had an incredibly beautiful appearance, yet her demeanor was notably aloof, exuding an aura that kept others at a distance. Upon entering the prison cell, her gaze swiftly swept the room, completely ignoring Mr. Liu's astonished expression as she walked straight to Chen Feng and asked, "Are you Chen Feng?"

"Who are you?" Chen Feng asked in surprise, looking at her.

"I'm a friend of Yingxue, she sent me to rescue you," Lin Churan said indifferently.

Then Lin Churan turned her head and glanced at Mr. Liu and the others, "Who has the keys?"

"I do!" Mr. Liu replied.

"Open the door," Lin Churan ordered.

On hearing this, Mr. Liu burst into laughter, puffing himself up arrogantly, he said, "Hahaha, miss, who do you think you are? You think you can order me around, the head captor? Get lost, or I'll lock you up too!"

As soon as the words dropped,

the old man in Tang attire delivered a slap directly to Mr. Liu's face, sending him flying.

"Dare to disrespect Miss Lin! How audacious!"

Mr. Liu, having been slapped, was utterly dumbfounded, disbelief written all over his face, "You, you old geezer! How dare you assault a head captor! Just you wait! I'm going to call for backup to take care of you!"

"No need."

Suddenly, a voice came from outside.

A man in uniform briskly walked in.

"Chief!" Mr. Liu was startled, then filled with joy, quickly saying, "You've come just in time! Some mysterious group showed up and even hit... they struck me, the head captor! Quick, call for reinforcements and lock them all up..."

However, Mr. Liu hadn't finished speaking,

when the chief slapped him across the face, scolding, "Shut your mouth! This lady is the young mistress of the Lin Family from the Imperial Capital! Her father is the Jiangnan Province Head!"

"What... Chief, what did you just say?" Mr. Liu, on hearing this, was completely flabbergasted, scared witless!

The Jiangnan Province Head was the superior of his superiors' superior!

But Mr. Liu could never have imagined that such a formidable person would suddenly show up here!

"My apologies, young mistress... my subordinate was out of line..." the Chief apologized profusely.

"This guy is so full of himself, does he look anything like a head captor?" Lin Churan, with crossed arms, spoke coldly, "Strip him of his uniform and conduct a thorough investigation."

"Yes," the Chief nodded and immediately gave the order. His subordinates stripped Mr. Liu of his uniform, confiscated his weapons, and then threw him into a cell for investigation.

"Spare me, please!" Mr. Liu wailed in tears, full of regret.

Over the years, he and Wang Kun had been colluding, exploiting his position for many shady activities. If investigated, his crimes would be enough to have him executed multiple times!

But Lin Churan paid him no heed and simply pointed at Chen Feng's cell, "Open the door."

The Chief hurriedly fetched the keys to open the door.

As soon as Chen Feng regained his freedom, he rushed to Chen Ning's side, channeling his Spiritual Power to protect Chen Ning's vital energy. He then started acupuncture treatment to temporarily contain her injuries.

"Sister, don't be afraid, you're going to be okay. When we get home, I'll make you some medicine. After you take the medicine, you'll get better," he comforted.

"Hmm..." Chen Ning nodded weakly in response.

Carrying Chen Ning from the cell, Chen Feng turned to Lin Churan with gratitude and said, "Thank you."

Lin Churan pursed her lips and replied indifferently, "As I said, I'm a friend of Yingxue. I rescued you for her. If you want to thank someone, thank her."

Chen Feng nodded, "May I know where Miss Jiang is? Once I've treated my sister's injuries, I will certainly visit to express my gratitude."

"There's no need for that," Lin Churan's eyes narrowed slightly, her aura becoming even colder, "If you truly appreciate Yingxue, you should take the initiative to dissolve the engagement and not trouble her any further."

"What did you say? The engagement with Miss Jiang?" Chen Feng looked astonished upon hearing this.

But then he immediately remembered, last night in his dream, when he met his grandfather and received the inheritance, his grandfather had admonished him that after avenging his parents, he was responsible for settling matters with those nine fiancées.

Later in the hospital, Jiang Yingxue had also inexplicably mentioned Chen Feng's grandfather's name.

Could it be... was his grandfather's words in the dream true? Did he really have nine fiancées? And one of them was Jiang Yingxue?

"Why so surprised? Didn't Yingxue tell you?" Lin Churan was somewhat puzzled, but she lacked patience and urged, "Now that you know, you should quickly find the marriage contract and take it to Yingxue to formally dissolve the engagement, so she can return to the Imperial Capital with me."

Chen Feng remained silent.

"What? You're not willing to dissolve the engagement? Hmph, it's not up to you to decide," Lin Churan's expression suddenly turned colder.

Chen Feng let out a wry smile and explained, "Miss Lin, it's not that I'm unwilling, but I really don't have, nor have I ever seen this marriage contract you're talking about..."