Chapter 16

  Zhan Zhao returned to the government inn very late, but the light in Lu Xiaofeng's room was still on.

  He stood still in the courtyard for a moment, then walked over and knocked on the door.

  "Who?" The voice came from Xiao He in the house.

  "Requesting an audience."

  Xiaohe opened the door and bowed to him, "Please come in, Miss, and have a talk with Master Zhang."

  Zhan Zhao nodded at her and then walked in, standing still outside the room.

  Hearing the footsteps, Lu Xiaofeng's men also emerged from behind the screen of the inner room.

  Watching her hair being completely let down, her long hair was simply tied up with a silk handkerchief, and she wore plain clothes. Zhan Zhao only thought of one sentence - "Clear water produces lotus flowers, natural without carving."

  Actually, Zhan Zhao had heard her express her opinions to Xiao He more than once. She didn't want to wear overly luxurious clothes and didn't want to wear those expensive accessories. However, Xiao He's bottom line was that she could wear fewer of them, but couldn't not wear any at all. The fabric could be changed, but the length of the skirt was absolutely non-negotiable.

  Her interactions with her personal maid sometimes make people around them can't help but smile.

  "Please sit down, Mr. Zhan."

  "Excuse me for disturbing you, miss."

  "It doesn't matter, but Elder Zhang is looking for me with something?"

  "Zhan Mou seeing the light still on in the girl's room so late at night, came over to ask a question."

  Lu Xiaofeng smiled, "I'm sorry to have troubled you, Zhan. I was just reading a book."

  "I'm very sorry for what happened today."

  Lu Xiaofeng waved his hand, "I didn't take it to heart, and neither should you, Zhang Gongzi."

  "Always implicating the girl."

  "It's inevitable that such accidents happen." She really didn't take it to heart.

  "It's not that I'm being unreasonable or inflexible, but the matter of Hua Cong has yet to be resolved, and I dare not be careless about Miss's safety." He explained the situation in the hall to her.

  "I understand," said Lu Xiaofeng, but immediately turned the conversation around, "understanding and being angry are two different things, intellectually I understand that you mean well, but emotionally I still don't like your stubbornness, these two things do not conflict."

  Zhan Zhao: "......"

  Xiaohe Xin said: To put it bluntly, Miss, you're still angry.

  "Is Master Zhang returning so late because he went to deal with the martial artists' brawl today?"

  "Yes."

  "Will the martial contest continue tomorrow?"

  "As scheduled," he paused for a moment, "Miss, are you going to watch?"

  Lu Xiaofeng shook his head, "Afterwards, it's unlikely that there will be such a wonderful and lively scene as today. Moreover, neither you nor Bai Yutang are going up, looking at it would also feel dull and uninteresting, so I won't go."

  "That girl tomorrow——"

  "I went to the government office to look at the case files."

  Zhan Zhao said: "I'll accompany the young lady."

  "It's a very dull thing." She meant, don't go then.

  "Bao Daren also often stays up late." He said it was unavoidable.

  Lu Xiaofeng glared at him, how could this little cat be so tactless?

  Xiaohe interrupted, "I'll go and make a cup of tea for Master Zhan." Then she withdrew on her own.

  Lu Xiaofeng watched Xiaohe leave with an unbelievable expression and suddenly felt a little strange.

  Zhan Zhao was also somewhat caught off guard by Xiao He's departure. In the still of the night, a lone man and woman were together in one room...

  Awkward silence strikes again!

  It seems that when it's just the two of them, they easily become awkward and the conversation always feels like it has nowhere to go.

  "Today, when I was under the stage...” As soon as he said that, Zhan Zhao's mind involuntarily flashed back to that moment, a fleeting kiss like a spark of electricity, like the wings of a butterfly fluttering twice on his heart, still tingling now.

  Lu Xiaofeng stretched out his hand to support his forehead, he really didn't want to mention this matter again. In this era where men and women do not have close relationships... thinking of this, she raised her head and stared at him with a fierce gaze.

  Zhan Zhao slightly avoided eye contact, feeling embarrassed to meet her gaze.

  "You're not allowed to say you'll take responsibility for me, if because of this you take responsibility for me, that's extremely irresponsible to both me and your own life." After a slight pause, Lu Xiao Feng continued, "That was an accident, an accident is something that happens due to unforeseen circumstances, but it's not something that one intentionally wants to happen, understand?"

  Zhan Zhao nodded, and in this emotional state, he was afraid that if he said something she didn't understand, she would probably pounce on him and bite him. This realization brought a smile from the bottom of his heart.

  "Besides, the accident didn't have any irreparable consequences, so if we just ignore it in a timely manner, this matter will pass and not be mentioned again." She glared at him fiercely, if because of an accidental kiss she had to devote her life to him, then wouldn't her life be tragic?

  Where has all the feminine charm gone?

  Zhan Zhao nodded obediently, and he didn't want to continue teasing Lu Xiao Feng, who was in a state of fury, as his intuition told him that the consequences wouldn't be good.

  Lu Xiaofeng finally let out a sigh of relief in his heart, he was really afraid that Zhan Xiaomao would be stubborn and insist on taking responsibility, which would be a big headache.

  "Are you really not going to fight for it?" Little Phoenix suddenly thought of something else, seemingly that certain little cat's sword was one of his official wife's dowries. If he didn't go fight for it, when would the giant sword get into its rightful owner's hands? For a chivalrous hero who eliminates evil, a good trusty weapon is no less than his second life.

  Zhan Zhao felt a bit of a headache, why was she always so fixated on that matchmaking drum?

  "Zhan Mou really has no heart for this matter." In the end, he had to declare again.

  "Then you won't get the Giant Void Sword." Little Phoenix Maiden felt sorry for him.

  "Those divine weapons have always been obtained by people with fate; if there is no fate, getting them may not necessarily be a blessing."

  "This is also true." Lu Xiaofeng instinctively agreed, more often than not, those divine weapons brought only endless disasters and killings, which was roughly the same as the miserable fate of treasures and beauties since ancient times.

  Zhan Zhao placed the treasured sword on the high table between them, smiled slightly and said: "Moreover, Zhan thought that this sword he's wearing now is quite suitable, no need to change it."

  "It has always been the case that precious swords are given to heroes, and a hero like Nan Xiaoliu deserves to be equipped with such a divine and powerful weapon." Little Phoenix continued to enthusiastically speculate about the emotions of the people surrounding Xiao Mao, not letting go of any possible opportunity.

  Zhan Zhao secretly frowned in his heart, but on the surface he didn't show anything, and playfully looked at her saying: "Zhan thought that Bai brother was also a hero."

  Lu Xiaofeng looked at a certain cat with disdain, thinking: You're really something, always pushing your own wife to other men, are you out of your mind?

  "Does the young lady think that White Brother is not a hero?"

  Lu Xiaofeng hastily shook his head. He didn't want to argue with that little white mouse who loved to blow things up because of this. "Bai Wugong is certainly a hero."

  "So be it......" Everything is left unspoken.

  Lu Xiaofeng scratched his chin, looking at Zhan Zhao and asked in a low voice: "Hey, Zhan Zhao, Ding Niang is a great beauty, and her dowry is also attractive. Are you really willing to let Bai Xiaowu have her?"

  "Ah...!" Zhan Zhao unfortunately choked on his own saliva.

  "Don't get excited, I'm just curious and asking casually. I've always thought that Ding Gongzhu is quite a good match for you." After all, they are the official couple, unlike other blossoming romances, this one has already borne fruit, making it highly entertaining to watch.

  It's also quite tragic for Zhan Zhao, in "Justice Bao" there were a few peach blossoms that finally bloomed with great difficulty, but they all ended up being fruitless. The most miserable thing is that the girls who opened the peach blossoms mostly died young and beautiful. Does the screenwriter have such a big grudge against Zhan Zhao?

  "Please be careful with your words, Miss. If this gets out, it may tarnish Ding's reputation."

  As soon as the little cat said this, Xiangjun's old and new grievances surged up in her heart. She slapped the high table with both hands and glared: "Then why didn't you consider my reputation when you asked your Jianghu friends to find me?"

  Zhan Zhao: "......"

  "What? Nothing to say?"

  "Zhan Mou apologized to the girl." Zhan Zhao admitted his mistake without any ambiguity.

  This time Lu Xiaofeng was speechless. What's going on? One punch landed on a pile of cotton, and the force was completely dissipated.

  "Zhan Zhao, just because we're familiar with each other doesn't mean you can't treat me like an outsider. I feel that sometimes being treated equally gives me a greater sense of existence."

  Zhan Zhao's heart secretly laughed, her tone was soft and didn't seem like she was interrogating, but rather had a few hints of being coquettish.

  "The girl's sense of presence has always been strong."

  Lu Xiaofeng looked at him suspiciously, feeling that this sentence was somehow sarcastic. Was she being teased? Right? Right? It must be.

  "Zhan Zhao——" She grabbed the sword he had placed on the high table and pulled out half of it.

  Zhan Zhao looked at him calmly and naturally.

  Then Lu Xiaofeng placed his sword on the neck of a certain imperial cat, narrowed his eyes and said, "Do I really look that kind and easy to bully?"

  "Zhan Mou thinks that this idea can be deadly." Zhan Zhao said with utmost sincerity, he felt that someone who could cut people open and sew them back up as good as new was still quite dangerous.

  Lu Xiaofeng quickly sheathed his sword, after all, it's still a restricted weapon, and if he wasn't careful, it could lead to a disaster. Although the name of the Southern Hero is well-known, being careless and losing Jingzhou is still an objective fact that should serve as a warning.

  "Isn't the girl angry anymore?"

  "I'm not angry at all."

  Zhan Zhao couldn't help but laugh in his heart, this tone and expression that was clearly saying she was angry.

  "It's getting late, I won't keep Lord Zhang any longer." The situation seemed a bit delicate, and Little Phoenix felt she couldn't control the scene anymore, so she promptly gave the order to see him off.

  Zhan Zhao led the way with his heart and spirit, bowed his fist and bid farewell, "That Zhan certain has retreated."

  Lu Xiaofeng nodded and watched him walk out of the house, letting out a sigh in his heart.

  Then, Little Phoenix thought of herself saying she was going to make tea, but the maid hadn't returned for half a day. Was she really making tea or had she been fooled by the tea?

  And when did Xiao He become so unreliable? In the middle of the night, he dares to let them be alone like this, where is his professionalism as a servant?

  Xiaohe returned with the tea tray and found that Zhan Zhao was no longer there. She couldn't help but peek to take a look at her own young mistress.

  Lu Xiaofeng hummed softly, seemingly smiling yet not quite, and gazed at her as he said, "Xiaohe, was that intentional?"

  Xiaohe hastily shook her head and said firmly, "Of course not. I just felt that Master Zhan was sitting there without even a cup of tea, which made us seem impolite, so I went to make some tea." Miss, you're so slow-witted, if no one helps you out, how will you ever get married?

  Actually, Xiao He was worried for nothing. Little Phoenix never intended to marry in this era and planned to let the three obediences and four virtues go to hell! She wanted to be a golden leftover lady of the Song Dynasty and spend her life as a noblewoman alone.

  "Now your tea is wasted, they're gone." Lu Xiao Feng couldn't help but tease Xiao He.

  "Zhan Daren has left, and there's still Miss. Miss, would you like to have some tea?" Xiao He smiled brightly as she pushed the tea tray forward.

  Lu Xiaofeng rubbed his forehead, "I must be crazy to want to drink tea at this time to refresh myself." She planned to sleep soon, and now she drank tea, how could she still sleep?

  Xiaohe sneered: "Let that slave girl take the tea over to Lord Zhan."

  "I personally don't have an opinion." Whether or not Xiang Xiaoming can sleep after drinking tea is his own business.

  "You're really naughty, miss."

  "Hey, it was clearly you who said you'd send tea over, what does it have to do with me?" Lu Xiaofeng dodged the responsibility.

  "Miss Ke didn't plan on stopping her either."

  "This shows that I'm very democratic at home, and don't restrict your personal freedom in any way."

  “……”

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