Chapter 1 Shocking the Crowd

As Jiang Chen's words fell, the surrounding crowd was shocked!

Wasn't Jiang Yan's tone a little too arrogant?

To dare to publicly reprimand a future prince, even humiliating him as the shame of the royal family, and wanting to turn him into a commoner and exile him!

Too rampant, too arrogant!

Ignoring the gazes focused on him, Jiang Chen stood with his hands behind his back, coldly glancing at Jiang Mu before him, his contemptuous eyes as if looking at an ant.

The blatant disdain instantly brought Jiang Mu, who was in shock, back to his senses. He roared, "What do you think you are, daring to speak to this prince like that!"

"Confiscating my family and exiling me? Just based on your presumptuous words, it wouldn't be against the law for this prince to kill your entire family!"

Jiang Mu's face was twisted as he roared at the guards beside him, "What are you all standing there for? Get him!"

"If you don't beat this dog into mincemeat today, this prince will take your heads!"

In his roar, he didn't notice the disgust and mockery in Jiang Chen's eyes.

This guy in front of him was much more of a daddy's boy than the son of that Prince Pingcheng last time… However, for him, the emperor, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

He was worried about not having an excuse to rectify those local forces, and now someone was rushing to hand him a knife.

Just as Jiang Chen was pondering, the guards from the Prince's mansion had already surrounded him, and some eager to please even drew the sabers from their waists.

The chilling glint made the onlookers subconsciously take two steps back, and also made the accompanying guards, including Jing Yue, reveal a murderous intent in their eyes.

Just as the two sides were about to fight, several young men in tight-fitting clothes suddenly rushed out from the crowd, stood in front of Jiang Chen, and separated him from the Prince's mansion guards.

Righteously, they said, "Under the Emperor's feet, you dare to commit violence in the streets, do you still have laws in your eyes?"

"Although you are a prince, the Emperor hates powerful people bullying others the most. Aren't you afraid that if things reach his ears, you will really be stripped of your title?"

These words drew cheers from the surrounding crowd.

"That's right, this is the Hundred Schools Forum, a place for selecting talents personally chosen by His Majesty, how can we allow the powerful to be presumptuous!"

"Even the Censor-in-chief of the dynasty has left his name in this place. If you fight here, you will definitely displease him."

"Jiang Yan is a poet immortal and has a high reputation in Dawei. Literary officials will support him. The Prince's mansion has kicked a steel plate this time!"

The mocking discussions completely enraged Jiang Mu!

How dare mere commoners look down on him so much!

His face twisted in anger as he roared, "Heh, Jiang Chen, do you think my background is only the royal family?"

"Let me tell you, I am currently the only daughter of the Duke of Ding!"

"If you offend me, don't even mention the Emperor, even gods won't be able to save you!"

The three words 'Duke of Ding' instantly silenced the air.

The people who had spoken out just now closed their mouths one after another, lowered their heads, and hid in the crowd, afraid of being noticed by Jiang Mu and attracting trouble to themselves.

Even the righteous young men in tight-fitting clothes who stood in front of Jiang Chen frowned with apprehension.

What was the identity of the Duke of Ding? He was a rare veteran of two dynasties, an important minister who assisted the country, held 200,000 troops in his hands, and had been entrenched in the southwest of Dawei for decades. He was more like a feudal lord than a prince!

Even the late Emperor treated him with courtesy and did not dare to offend him easily!

Noticing the change in everyone's attitude, Jiang Mu laughed arrogantly, "Commoners, are you afraid now!"

"If you dare to meddle in other people's business or talk nonsense again, this prince will kill you all together!"

After saying that, he grinned ferociously at Jiang Chen, personally drew his saber, and rushed up.

But at the same time that he made his move, Jiang Chen, who had been enduring him for a long time, also issued an order, "Jing Yue, Xu Mu, attack!"

"Smash this kid's mouth, and chop off the hands of all the guards who drew their sabers."

"Daring to disregard the law, committing violence in the streets, and threatening the people… I will personally take action today to teach this little beast a lesson!" His majestic posture and domineering words completely disregarded the royal prince and the powerful local officials.

Behind him, the guards, including Jing Yue, who had been patient for a long time, revealed an excited expression upon receiving the order. Like arrows released from a bow, they rushed out and captured Jiang Mu and the others at the fastest speed, carrying out the punishment Jiang Chen had issued.

They had long been displeased with this kid. If His Majesty hadn't stopped them, they would have knocked out the arrogant brat's teeth long ago. How could they have given him the chance to continue being arrogant?

Now that they had the opportunity, they all acted ruthlessly, causing the guards of the Prince's mansion to scream in agony, and the surrounding crowd couldn't bear to watch.

And the most arrogant Jiang Mu was being held down by Jing Yue, who was personally slapping him in the face.

After a few slaps, his teeth were knocked out, and he couldn't even let out a scream.

This one-sided battle attracted the attention of some insightful people in the crowd.

They exclaimed in shock, "Just who is this Jiang Yan? His subordinates are so skilled that they can easily take down the guards of the Prince's mansion!"

"Moreover, he actually dared to attack even after knowing that Jiang Mu was the grandson of the Duke of Zhen, this is simply…"

"That's not all, Jiang Mu is about to be beaten to death, and his mother is also a tyrannical and protective person. This is a big trouble!"

As they spoke, pairs of eyes looked at Jiang Chen and the others with worry and sympathy. The onlookers all felt infinite regret in their hearts.

Alas, it's fine to vent your anger and punish those guards, but how could you touch Jiang Mu?

If the matter is blown up and reported to the imperial court, His Majesty will definitely side with the royal family and the Duke of Ding!

Just as everyone was sympathizing, Jiang Chen smiled indifferently, glanced at Jiang Mu, who was close to fainting, and said calmly, "Continue hitting him."

"I said, smash his face, don't stop until it's smashed."

Hiss!!!

As his voice fell, everyone around him gasped.

The gazes directed at Jiang Chen were unconsciously tinged with awe!

Not even putting the royal family and the Duke of Ding in his eyes, how arrogant! How cool!

At this time, Jing Yue, who had received clear instructions, no longer held back. He circulated his inner strength and fiercely struck Jiang Mu's face.

With the force of the palm, Jiang Mu was sent flying, spraying blood, his face torn and bloody, so miserable that people couldn't bear to look at him directly.

Looking at Jiang Mu rolling on the ground, motionless, the surrounding crowd felt their legs weaken.

"Is he, is he dead?"

"God, if something happens to this kid, we people present will probably be severely retaliated against… Let's run!"

"This Hundred Schools Forum is too dangerous. I must never mess around in the future. And this Jiang Yan, his background is probably very deep. I must never provoke him in the future!"

Amidst the noisy discussions, Jiang Chen glanced at Jiang Mu lying on the ground.

After confirming that his face was really smashed, he leisurely walked back to the hall and returned to the top of the Hundred Schools Forum in the admiring and amazed gazes of the crowd.

As for those guards lying on the ground and Jiang Mu, who was of unknown condition, they were dragged away by the Imperial Guards and secretly sent to the Ministry of Justice to be imprisoned.

And the six young men in tight-fitting clothes who had taken action were also taken into the pavilion together…