Chapter 1

  Zhan Zhao hesitated for a moment and looked at Lu Xiaofeng.

  Lu Xiaofeng had already guessed the man's identity, although he had some opinions about Zhan Zhao's profession, but he still wanted to observe that proud and arrogant white-haired old mouse at close range. So, he smiled and said: "Will I disturb you?"

  Zhan Zhao also smiled, "This won't do, young lady, please."

  "Feng girl, take care." The fishmonger bid her farewell.

  Lu Xiaofeng nodded and smiled, then followed Zhan Zhao to the wine house on the opposite side.

  Whether it's Zhan Zhao or Bai Yutang, they are both standard handsome men. The two of them standing together is dazzling like the sun and moon shining together, and their appearance and temperament match quite well, no wonder the cat and mouse feelings of later generations are endless.

  Xiaofeng's daughter accidentally got a bit rotten.

  "In the lower White Jade Hall, good girl." With White Jade Hall's internal force, he naturally heard their conversation below, but he was a bit puzzled as to whether this girl was surnamed Lu or Feng, so he simply called out "girl".

  "Hello, Bai Daxia."

  Xiaohe also followed Fusen to pay his respects.

  "Please sit down, miss." Bai Yutang invited her to take a seat.

  Three people each occupied a corner of the square table and sat down, Xiao He came forward and poured tea for the three.

  Actually, as soon as Lu Xiaofeng entered the building, he regretted it. The cat and mouse had agreed to meet in secret, but he was clearly a big light bulb.

  Bai Yutang didn't avoid her and talked with Zhan Zhao about some recent events that had happened in the Jianghu.

  When men discuss matters, women naturally can only lower their heads and eat and drink.

  Lu Xiaofeng pulled Xiao He down to sit, and the two were focused on eating. She decided to do her best as the background for this cat-and-mouse game.

  The light bulb's sincerity is no longer needed.

  "This is a marriage proposal letter from Ding Shuangxia to his brother Zhang, the younger sister of Yueliang will be having an archery competition in Songjiang Prefecture on April 16th."

  When he said this, Bai Yutang's voice was intentionally raised and emphasized, which made Zhan Zhao frown at him.

  Bai Yutang raised an eyebrow and playfully glanced at the person eating quietly, implying: "Fifth Master, I did it on purpose. What can you do about it?"

  On the surface, Little Phoenix Maiden seemed calm and collected as she ate her meal, but inside, all the gossip factors were already shouting out.

  Ding Yuehua?

  Zhan Xiaoyu's official partner in "The Legend of Zhen Huan"! Zhan Zhao is already quite old now, to be honest, he's also a big-aged unmarried young man in ancient times. Now, the woman who finally ends his bachelor status has appeared!

  "Would you like to take a look?"

  Lu Xiaofeng stared blankly at the large red invitation that was suddenly handed in front of his face.

  Zhan Zhao couldn't help but raise his voice, "Bai brother——" The joke had gone too far.

  Lu Xiaofeng looked at Zhan Zhao and said, "Lord Zhan, may I really take a look around?"

  Seeing the curiosity in her bright, shiny eyes, Zhan Zhao suddenly lost all his temper and reluctantly nodded, "If you want to see it, then go ahead."

  Lu Xiaofeng smiled as brightly as a flower in bloom, reached out and took the letter, opening it to read.

  Zhan Zhao was dazzled by that bright and beautiful smile, his heartbeat seemed to have skipped a half beat.

  "Is Bai Daxia, Ding Yuxiang is very beautiful?" Lu Xiaofeng had a strong desire for gossip.

  Bai Yutang smiled and nodded slightly.

  Lu Xiaofeng turned his head and smiled at a certain cat, "If Master Zhan wins the martial arts competition, it would be a beautiful story of a beauty pairing up with a hero."

  Zhan Zhao felt stifled in his heart and did not respond to this.

  Bai Yutang's smile grew even brighter as he asked deliberately, "Will you go, Brother Zhang?"

  "It's only polite to go over and say hello." Zhan Zhao said with a hint of subtlety, but his eyes involuntarily stopped on Lu Xiaofeng's face for a moment, and seeing the faintly teasing glint in her eyes made him even more stifled.

  Bai Yutang caught the deep meaning in his words, and his eyes darted back and forth between the two of them several times. His mind was already clear as snow, and it seemed that the Ding brothers' plan would likely come to nothing.

  "The martial arts gathering will definitely be lively, unfortunately I won't be able to go." It's all because of that good-for-nothing Pang Yu, picking up people halfway and causing her to not be free now.

  Bai Yutang hastily urged on one side, "With Nan Xiaozhao here, Miss can go anywhere."

  Zhan Zhao and Xiao He stared at him together.

  Zhan Zhao didn't think this could be done, while Xiao He thought the idea was terrible. The young lady was already restless at the Peng's house, how dare they encourage her to go out and about?

  No matter what the reason is, they all think Bai Yutang's idea is terrible.

  Bai Yutang ignored them and focused on looking at the person involved.

  Lu Xiaofeng looked at the three people with different expressions, a bit speechless. Since Bai Yutang insisted on hearing her answer before leaving, she had no choice but to say: "I'm not convenient to travel with Lord Bo." The conflict between Pang Taishi and Kaifeng Prefecture belongs to the small-scale irreconcilable internal contradictions of the people.

  "I see that the young lady is also not one to be overly constrained by conventional norms. Why not follow the example of those free-spirited sons and daughters of good families?"

  "Specific problems require specific analysis, my identity is a bit awkward." Due to some negative impact of Master Pong's actions in the Nine Dragon Pearl theft case, Luk Siu-fung really didn't want to mention his relationship with Master Pong, lest White Mouse gets angry and ruins everything.

  Bai Yutang saw that she was very tight-lipped, so he turned to attack Zhan Zhao, "What is her identity?"

  Zhan Zhao hesitated for a moment, considering that some things couldn't be hidden forever, and truthfully said, "She is Grand Master Pang's adopted daughter."

  Bai Yutang slammed his palm on the table and shouted, "Pang old thief..." Earlier, he had suspected for a moment that she might be the legendary "Feng Girl", but as soon as he thought of Zhan Zhao's attitude towards her, he immediately denied this idea. As it turned out, she was actually the housekeeper sister of Anle Hou!

  Xiao Feng's black line behind her head flowed down with a whoosh, look, the identity of Pang Taishi's adopted daughter was too hated, this is what it means to be shot while lying down.

  Xiaohe stood behind Miss and was a little afraid of that suddenly enraged Bai Daxia.

  "Third Brother Bai, Master Taishi's matter has nothing to do with Miss Lu, don't misplace your anger."

  Bai Yutang glared at Lu Xiaofeng's innocent face, "You've wasted Fifth Master's entire table of food and wine."

  Lu Xiaofeng immediately shouted, "Waiter, bring the bill! Today this young lady will pay for everything."

  Bai Yutang: "......"

  Xiaohe has already consciously taken out the silver fragments to pay the bill.

  A burst of uncontrollable laughter rose up in Zhan Zhao's heart and mouth.

  Lu Xiaofeng smiled at Bai Yutang without any awkwardness and said, "No matter what, I must thank White Five for his previous kindness. Now that things have come to this, I'll take my leave first."

  Bai Yutang: "......"

  As the saying goes, "Don't hit a smiling face," and his first impression of her was not bad. Even now that he knew she was Grandmaster Pong's adopted daughter, Bai Yutang didn't have any particular dislike for her; on the contrary, he found himself somewhat amused by her series of reactions.

  How could a girl with such a temperament recognize Pang Taishi as her godfather? Or how could someone like Pang Taishi recognize such a person as his goddaughter?

  What on earth went wrong?

  "Wait a minute." Just as she was about to lead Yihuan downstairs, Bai Yutang suddenly came to his senses.

  If she were of such status and became in-laws with this cat, she would definitely be able to intimidate Master Pong half to death.

  Xiaohe stood in front of his own young lady.

  Lu Xiaofeng patted her shoulder and calmly said, "Don't worry, Bai Wuchang of Trap Island won't make things difficult for a weak woman like me, right, Master Bai?"

  "That's for sure."

  "Old Fifth stopped me and asked what else I wanted."

  "Where do you live?"

  Zhan Zhao looked at him with suspicion.

  Lu Xiaofeng didn't think much and directly gave him the answer, "Qin Chai Hangyuan."

  That night, Bai Yutang visited the imperial commissioner's office.

  "White brother, please return."

  Under the moonlight, Zhan Zhao in his red official robes stood on the rooftop speaking to a white Jin Mao mouse.

  The fearless mouse in white clothes swaggered around at night, treating the imperial envoy's camp as if it were nothing.

  Bai Yutang held his sword with both hands and smiled slyly at the person in front of him, "I'm doing this for your own good."

  Zhan Zhao still said those four words, "Bai Xiong, please return."

  "She just wants to go and see the excitement, I'll just lend a hand, why must you be so stubborn, Brother Zhang?"

  "This is unacceptable." Zhan Zhao finally responded directly.

  "So you have a way?" Bai Yutang was clearly skeptical.

  Zhan Zhao's face was expressionless, and he repeated those four words again, "Bai Xiong, please return."

  "You're really uninteresting and not likable by girls."

  "Brother Bai is overthinking."

  "You're thinking too little." Bai Yutang retorted.

  "White brother——"

  Bai Yutang waved his hand to interrupt him, "Why don't you ask her what she means herself?"

  "Brother Bai, don't bother with this matter anymore."

  Bai Yutang looked at him and shook his head, "Are you really sure you won't let me pass?"

  "Confirmed."

  "Never mind, let this cat headache go." After finishing speaking, he turned around and flew away under the moonlight.

  Zhan Zhao watched as Bai Yutang's figure disappeared into the night, and he let out a sigh in his heart. He stood on the rooftop for a moment, facing the wind, intending to leave. But at this time, he heard some movement from below, and he shifted his gaze over there.

  Lu Xiaofeng climbed up the ladder and saw the red-clothed cat on the rooftop, then smiled, "Zhan sir, has Bai Yutang been here?"

  "Didn't Lu Niang already guess when she told him her address?" Zhan Zhao asked back.

  Lu Xiaofeng lay on the ladder, looking up at the starry night sky with a hint of melancholy and said: "Jin Maoshu Bai Yutang is reckless and fearless, I'm afraid there's no place he dares not go. Otherwise, he would have ended up sacrificing himself at Chongxiao Building later on. So, being fearless combined with a quick temper is just asking for trouble."

  Zhan Zhao lowered his head to look at her, and the pair of eyes on her upturned face reflected the starlight in the sky, making them bright and dazzling. Her face wore a faint and comfortable smile.

  "You seem to know quite a bit about Bai Ge."

  "Mixing in Kaifeng, for the past cat and mouse fight, I will always know a little bit about it," she said, as if remembering something, casting her gaze at him, "He's no longer obsessed with competing with you?"

  Zhan Zhao couldn't help but smile, "From what I hear, it sounds like you're looking forward to us competing with each other."

  Lu Xiaofeng said naturally: "Don't you think it's always fun to watch the excitement?" His expression didn't show any embarrassment.

  Zhan Zhao was amused and helpless by her straightforward words, crouched down on the rooftop to look at her at eye level, and said with a smile: "Miss Lu, it doesn't seem like a good idea to climb up the house in the middle of the night without sleeping."

  Lu Xiaofeng responded with an "oh" and countered with a smirk, "So running to the rooftop of someone's house in the middle of the night to catch a cold is supposed to be better?"

  Zhan Zhao: "......"

  "Zhan Daman, it's late at night, let's each go back to our own homes and find our own mothers. You don't have to stand guard for me on the rooftop anymore."

  Zhan Zhao deeply agreed, "I was originally going to leave, but I saw the girl come up and stood again."

  Lu Xiaofeng pretended not to hear his teasing and smiled: "Goodbye, Director Zhan."

  "Girl, go down slowly."

  "I know, thank you for your concern." Lu Xiao Feng smiled and slowly climbed down the ladder.

  Little Hei finally put his heart at ease when he leaned against the ladder, "Miss, why are you climbing up to the rooftop in the middle of the night to look at stars?"

  "Who says I'm stargazing? I'm obviously teasing the cat."

  Zhan Zhao, who had already left a distance away, heard the words carried by the wind and stumbled, almost falling off the rooftop.

  She said "tease the cat"!