Chapter 15 Rescue
Zhou Chen only knew that animal skins were valuable, but he didn't expect that the meat of an animal that had become a spirit would be more valuable than its fur. However, he also needed to eat meat to improve his strength, so he had no plans to sell it.

Both of them were fast runners and soon arrived at the county. After their speed reached 10, his traveling speed was also increased a lot. If it weren't for Zhao Kuo beside him, Zhou Chen would have reached the county long ago.

Because he was traveling with Zhao Kuo, he was not stopped when entering the city and was not charged an entry fee.

Zhao Kuo in the city asked, "Brother Zhou, which business do you plan to sell this animal skin to? If there is no suitable buyer, I can recommend one to you and I guarantee that you will not suffer any loss."

"Thank you for your kindness, Captain Zhao. I won't bother you with this matter. There is a business in the city that we often cooperate with and the prices are fair."

After hearing his words, Zhao Kuo didn't say much. After parting with him, Zhou Chen rushed towards the trading company. There was a large flow of people in the county town. Although the streets were wide, they seemed a bit crowded.

"Get out of the way!" At this time, a woman was riding a fierce horse and galloping on the street. The people on the road were so scared after hearing the sound of horse hooves that they hid to both sides.

At this time, a child of five or six years old was playing on the street. He was frightened by this sudden scene. After all, the child was so frightened by the fierce horse that he didn't know how to dodge. He sat in the middle of the road and cried.

"Get out of my way, little brat."

The people around did not dare to step forward to pull the child, for fear of being implicated. At this time, a woman stepped forward and hugged the child on the ground, screaming, while she turned her back to the galloping horse, trying to use her body to block the galloping horse.

On the horse was a woman with a good-looking face. Although she was angry when she saw the mother and son in the middle of the road, she also pulled hard with both hands, trying to stop the horse. Immediately, the horse neighed and raised its front legs high.

At this time, the mother and son were right in front of the wild horse. When the wild horse fell, it would definitely trample on them. The people around them couldn't help but cover their eyes with their hands.

At the critical moment, Zhou Chen rushed over, then roared, put his hands on the horse's belly and pushed hard, and the fierce horse and its people were pushed backwards.

The man and the horse screamed and fell to the ground. Zhou Chen ignored him and turned around to help the woman up, "Are you okay?"
After hearing his question, the woman ignored him, turned around, picked up the child and left. Just as Zhou Chen was confused, he heard a woman's scolding behind him.

"Where did this wild boy come from? Doesn't he want to live anymore?"

Zhou Chen turned around and looked at the woman and said, "Do you know that I almost trampled someone to death while riding a horse in the street?"

"Hmph, you're really nosy. Do you know who I am and who my father is?" At this time, the woman had already stood up from the ground, raised the whip in her hand and was about to whip.

There was no way Zhou Chen would just stand there and let him hit him. He just slightly turned sideways to avoid the whip.

"Okay, you still dare to hide."

"Am I going to sit here and let you hit me?"
The people around laughed when they saw the woman being humiliated, but they all stopped laughing the moment she turned her head and said, "What are you laughing at? Get out of here!"

Seeing the people leaving one after another, Zhou Chen frowned and thought to himself, "It seems that this girl is from a prominent background."

Zhou Chen wanted to back out and said, "I have something else to do and don't have time to waste here with you," then he turned and left.

"Stop, who told you to leave?" She then stepped forward to stop Zhou Chen who was about to leave. Zhou Chen became angry and said, "Girl, you are determined to cause trouble for me." At the same time, he secretly cursed himself in his heart for meddling in other people's business.

Just then two constables passed by here, and the woman noticed them, "Hey, both of you come here." The two were about to get angry but after seeing the woman's face clearly, they immediately came up to her with a smile.

"Miss, why are you here?"

Hearing the two people's addresses, Zhou Chen thought "not good". Sure enough, the woman pointed at Zhou Chen and said, "He is committing a crime in the street, catch him."

Zhou Chen's face instantly showed a fierce look, and his right hand was placed on the hilt of the knife at his waist. When the two constables saw Zhou Chen's action, they immediately drew their knives and blocked the woman. Zhou Chen was hesitant at this moment, thinking whether he should take action. If he took action, the three people in front of him would not be his opponents, but if he took action, it would be a big trouble.

"Boy, I'm warning you, if you dare to take action, you will be an enemy of the court, and you deserve it if the two of us kill you."

Zhou Chen took a deep breath and let go of the knife handle with his right hand. Seeing this, the two constables breathed a sigh of relief, then took out the chains from their waists and tried to lock Zhou Chen up.

At this time, the woman also stepped forward and said, "Now you know how powerful I am," and then she slapped Zhou Chen in the face.

Zhou Chen couldn't bear it any longer and grabbed his arm and slapped him in the face. With a crisp sound, the woman felt a burning pain on her face, and the two detectives were also confused.

After beating the man, Zhou Chen turned around and ran without saying a word. At this time, the woman's tears came out. She covered her face with one hand and pointed at Zhou Chen with the other hand and said, "Chase him, if you catch me, I will skin him alive."

The two men responded and then chased after Zhou Chen. They were just ordinary warriors and their running strength was no match for Zhou Chen. Soon Zhou Chen left them two blocks away.

Zhou Chen ran straight out of the city without stopping. As for the bear skin on his back, he did not plan to sell it. The woman was obviously from the yamen, maybe the daughter of the county magistrate. He had offended her and instead of running away, he continued to stay in the county, which meant he would be at the mercy of others.

This was because information was not well developed in ancient society. Zhou Chen planned to hide at home for a year or two after leaving the city before coming out again. However, just when he was about to leave the city, he met an acquaintance.

Seeing Zhou Chen running over, Zhao Kuo stepped forward and asked, "Brother Zhou, did you finish the work so quickly?" Then he looked behind him.

"Something urgent happened suddenly, so I have to leave the city quickly. Why are you here, Captain Zhao?"
"We are here to handle a case. Since Brother Zhou has something to do, please leave the city quickly."

"Goodbye."

Zhou Chen had just taken two steps when two voices came from behind him, "Captain Zhao, stop him quickly and don't let him run away."

Zhao Kuo looked at Zhou Chen with a puzzled look on his face and said in a cold tone, "Brother Zhou, please wait a moment." As soon as he said this, the guards at the city gate stopped Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen turned around and grasped the hilt of the knife and said, "Then today I'll ask Captain Zhao to judge the matter."

Zhao Kuo looked at the two men who were running towards him breathlessly and asked, "Why are you two stopping him?"
The two of them bowed and said, "Captain Zhao, this kid bullied the young lady in the street and even slapped her in the face."

Hearing this, Zhao Kuo chuckled and said, "Haha, this girl has asked him to control his temper a long time ago but he just wouldn't listen. Now he's suffering the consequences."

"What kind of person is Xia Yatou?"
"Miss, you're fine, you just got slapped hard by this guy." The two wanted to continue but Zhao Kuo waved his hand to stop them, "Since no one is fine, you two can leave."

Both of them looked at Zhou Chen with a puzzled look, then bowed and left. Zhou Chen let go of the handle of the knife with a puzzled look on his face.

Zhao Kuo asked, "Brother Zhou, is this the urgent matter you were talking about?"
"really".

"In that case, there's no need to leave. Just go and do your work and ignore that girl."

"Thank you, Captain Zhao."

"By the way, Brother Zhou, when you're done with your work, would you mind having dinner with me? There's a restaurant in the county that serves pretty good food. I wonder if you've tried it."

Although he was reluctant to go, Zhou Chen couldn't refuse considering the other party had just helped him out. "Then it's settled." After agreeing on the place, Zhou Chen left.

(End of this chapter)