"Don't you worry. A petty little family from a small town like this isn't even worth Guard Fang's notice.
"It'd be better if they don't show up. But if they dare to come... I'll dare to bury them."
The onlookers grew worried when they heard how brazenly they spoke.
Fang Shuwen then said to the old woman:
"Ma'am, let us escort you home first.
"If that gang doesn't come, then all is well. But if they do, this Young Hero Chen here will stand up for you."
Chen Yan was taken aback.
"Why me?"
"Why not you?"
Fang Shuwen retorted.
"My Heaven-Reaching Pavilion has always remained neutral!"
"...They aren't Jianghu people."
"But... but the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion has a sect rule against killing..."
"..."
Fang Shuwen was speechless for a moment. 'What kind of useless sect rules are these?' he thought. 'You can't do this, you can't do that.'
Afterward, he patted Chen Yan's shoulder and said earnestly:
