The bailiffs hadn't had a chance to flex their muscles the entire journey, and now, finally given an outlet, they raised their whips together and lashed at Lin Zeng, quickly tearing his skin to shreds.
"Ow, ow, ow! Have mercy, good sirs, stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! I didn't come to cause trouble, I came to find my older sister! The carriages you're riding in were all bought by my sister!"
"Nonsense!" Wang Wu lashed out with his whip, cursing furiously, "These carriages and ox-carts were bought by yours truly with my own money. What do they have to do with you?"
Chapter 45