Chapter 31

  A humble and small inn by the roadside, due to an unexpected heavy rain, plus two groups of unexpected people and horses, suddenly became somewhat tense.

  Other people taking shelter from the rain all tried to be as quiet as possible or hid in their rooms without showing their faces.

  Both sides have an official background and seem to be evenly matched. Ordinary people naturally need to understand the principle of self-preservation.

  It was originally just a thunderstorm, but who knew that without the rumbling thunder and the flashing lightning that split the sky, the rain would become pitter-patter, with a hint of gentle drizzle.

  Pang Yu looked up at the sky and said to the person beside him: "Sister, this rain won't stop. The inn here is already full of guests. Why don't we brave the rain and hurry forward a bit? Let's find a town to settle down in?"

  "Go ahead, it's you who will be riding horses and getting rained on." Anyway, she was destined to ride in a carriage.

  "This doesn't matter," Pang Yu said, "They're all men, they can withstand this bit of wind and rain."

  "If you want to leave, then leave early." Bai Yutang couldn't help but draw his sword and stand up, he really can't stand the behavior of that Wang Tongling.

  It's better not to see it at all!

  Just as Anle Hou and his party were about to leave.

  Wang Gan suddenly spoke up again: "Lord Hou, wait a moment."

  Pang Yu's face turned ugly and he said coldly: "What else does Commander Wang want?"

  "The officer wants to search Miss Pong's carriage."

  Pang Yu's eyes shot over like a knife, "Wang Gan, you're really bold. Searching once is already excessive, but you actually want to search again? Do you think my sister and I are easy to bully?"

  Lu Xiaofeng quickly pulled back the young man who was about to lose his temper, and smiled slightly at Wang Gan: "General Wang, don't mind him, my younger brother is young and hot-headed, can't take provocation. If you want to search, just go ahead, as long as you don't touch anything in my carriage." This Wang Gan had the emperor's dragon token in his hand, once he really got angry, Pang Yu this kid could only swallow his anger, so if possible, he didn't want to provoke him and avoid a scene.

  If the prestige of the Tai Shi Fu is really lost face to face, it's not a good thing after all. When the time comes to return to Beijing, she can't help but let her slightly narrow-minded father, the Tai Shi, get angry again, making a big fuss.

  Not good, really not good!

  "This is natural, thank you Miss Pong for your understanding."

  "It's not easy to handle things properly." Little Phoenix and her husband did a great job.

  The officers and soldiers searched the carriage of the Marquis for a second time, but still found nothing.

  "This humble official has erred, and begs for your pardon, noble sir and young lady."

  "Let's go." Pang Yu pulled his third sister and turned around to leave, without even wanting to take another look at this guy named Wang Gan.

  Xiaohe and a guard quickly opened an umbrella for the two of them to block the rain.

  Lu Xiaofeng got on the horse-drawn carriage with Xiaohe's help, and as soon as he entered, his expression changed, directly pulling Xiaohe into the carriage and covering her mouth in time.

  Xiaohe's eyes widened as he stared at the extra person in the car, looking back and forth between the young woman and her, his gaze wavering uncertainly between them.

  "Feng Si, let's go." Lu Xiao Feng said calmly.

  Lu Xiaofeng looked at Feng Si's family leaning against the carriage wall and fainting, slightly frowning.

  An unexpected guest - Nie Xiaohong hastily said, "She's fine."

  Lu Xiaofeng furrowed his brow and looked at her, "We don't want to get into trouble, why are you disturbing us again?"

  Nie Xiaohong lowered her voice and said, "It's an unavoidable situation, and it can't be helped." Yue Dashuai had told her to hide in this horse carriage, saying that it would save some trouble. However, the owner of the carriage clearly did not like being disturbed.

  She had helped her once before in the hostel and Nie Xiaohong really didn't want to trouble her again.

  "When I reached the front, I let the girl get off the car and thought that Wang would not be able to catch up for a while."

  "Thank you."

  At the edge of a mountain forest, Lu Xiaofeng asked Nie Xiao Hong to get off the carriage.

  Bai Yutang was not surprised at all.

  Pang Yu was surprised but didn't say anything, San Jie always had her own reasons for doing things, and besides, that Commander Wang was really detestable, not getting along with him would make herself feel better.

  When night fell, they arrived at a town and found an inn to stay in.

  Those who have been rushing for a day's journey have all rested early, ready to rush on their journey again tomorrow.

  Lu Xiaofeng sent Xiaohe to sleep, but he himself had no intention of sleeping. He stretched out his hand to push open the window and leaned against it, gazing at the streets shrouded in night color.

  The plot has reached this point, and then there will be a fierce conflict between the two sides. It can be said that Xiao Mao had no advantage in this conflict, otherwise he would not have been almost killed in the end. In the end, it was still thanks to the edict of amnesty from the Eight Wise Kings that he was spared.

  A hand suddenly reached up onto the windowsill, and Lu Xiaofeng blinked his eyes.

  Then, someone emerged from under the window.

  Lu Xiaofeng subconsciously turned his head and took a look, the door was tightly closed.

  He floated gently into the house, living up to his reputation as a master of stealth, walking silently like a cat.

  "What's going on?" Little Phoenix Maiden held her chest with one hand and supported her chin with the other, her eyes full of undisguised teasing. It seemed that this cat had run to Wang Gan's side.

  Zhan Zhao felt slightly embarrassed under her gaze and cupped his hands in apology, saying: "I, Zhan, was presumptuous."

  "Speak up, you're someone who wouldn't enter the Temple of Three Treasures for nothing."

  Zhan Zhao, who was being teased, did not deny it and asked, "Can you meet Wang on the way, miss?"

  "It's a coincidence." Lu Xiaofeng smiled, "Not only did I meet Wang Gan, but I also met Nie Xiao Hong."

  Zhan Zhao raised an eyebrow, "Nie Xiaohong?"

  Lu Xiaofeng nodded, "Yes."

  "The girl must have helped her."

  "Do I really look like a good-for-nothing?"

  Zhan Zhao smiled, "Miss isn't a good person, but she will help some people she thinks are worth helping."

  "Don't pretend like you know me so well." Flattery won't work, we have unsettled accounts between us.

  "Zhan Mou dare not."

  "Let's get straight to the point, it's late at night, do I have the nerve to keep you here longer, and do you have the nerve to stay longer?"

  A faint laughter sounded outside, and Lu Xiaofeng knew without guessing that it was a certain white-haired old mouse, whose house was just next to hers, for the sake of convenience in protecting her.

  The cat and mouse kung fu were originally evenly matched, even if there was a gap, it wouldn't be too far. This cat could easily sneak in like this, the mouse not letting its guard down is simply impossible.

  "Does the young lady have a way to delay Wang Gan's journey?"

  "Is there? How is it? Is there not? How is it then?"

  "This is no time for joking, miss."

  "Really?" Lu Xiaofeng turned around and sat down at the edge of the table, looking at him with a hint of a smile, "But Zhan Huwei played a not-so-big-not-so-small joke on me."

  "Please, miss, be more explicit."

  Lü Xiao Feng put a jade pendant on the table.

  Zhan Zhao was too embarrassed and could only lower his head in shame.

  "At first I remembered asking Zhan Huwei, you said this isn't something that's passed down from the Zhan family to daughters-in-law but not daughters."

  "Yes."

  "But why couldn't you have sent a letter to the old housekeeper beforehand or had someone deliver a message? I'm so stupid, running over there with this ID of yours. It would be better if I were a man. But no, I'm not, and they think I'm your fiancée." This is simply unbelievable.

  "It is because of Zhang's lack of consideration."

  "Actually," Lu Xiaofeng said thoughtfully, "I've always felt that you were very proactive and sincere in acknowledging your mistakes, but I suddenly realized that this is a vicious cycle. Zhan Zhao, this is not good at all." The girl's entire footwork has gone bad.

  Zhan Zhao: "......"

  "This matter, although you have responsibility, but Bai Xiaowu's responsibility is more. However, this girl will not replace you to explain to your family, understand?"

  "Zhan Zhao understood."

  "Understood, I don't want rumors to spread in the future that I abandoned you or was promiscuous. Trust me, even if I don't mind, my adoptive father won't pretend he didn't hear it."

  "Miss, whatever mistake it is, let's not shirk from it. The question now is——"

  "Ah," Lu Xiaofeng stretched out his hand to stop him from speaking, "Zhan Xiaomao, I think you have a misunderstanding. I am the adopted daughter of Grandmaster Pong, and this Wang Gan is said to be quite close to my adoptive father."

  Inside and outside the window, a cat and a mouse both looked very astonished.

  Who is it that has a problem with their cognition?

  Are you always reminding others of your opposing relationship with him? Is this really normal?

  "Lu Niang, can't you stop playing around?" Zhan Zhao was truly helpless.

  "Am I being serious?"

  I really didn't see you being serious.

  This is a consensus between cat and mouse.

  "The girl said whatever, let's just do it." Zhan Zhao decided to take a straightforward approach and directly asked her out.

  "Good job." Lu Xiaofeng praised him generously.

  Zhan Zhao silently and quietly drew a black line!

  "I once heard someone say that a promise from Nan Xia is worth more than a thousand pieces of gold."

  "It's nothing serious, but I have something on my mind."

  "Can't think of it now, will mention later when I remember."

  "Okay."

  "Come over here."

  Zhan Zhao saw her smiling and beckoning with her finger, and his heart felt a little nervous, also having a bit of a racing pulse. Her expression and demeanor actually had a hint of seduction to them.

  But he still went as promised.

  A mouse who was letting a certain pampered cat out for some fresh air never heard the following words.

  The Southern Knight, who had been whispered to by a careless and unguarded girl, felt his ears burning, his heart racing, and his hand gripping the sword tightly.

  "How is this?"

  "Miss——" Zhan Zhao still hesitated a little.

  "What's worrying you?"

  "That Wang Gan is not a good person to get along with." Are you really okay with that?

  "Just do what I say and I think in the end it's definitely not us who will be unlucky."

  "Alright, Zhan Zhao will do as the young lady says."

  "Zhan Zhao, I love how you believe in me without any reason, it makes me very happy. No need to explain to others, no need to worry about being misunderstood."

  Believe simply and don't ask much.

  What a considerate little cat!

  "Then Zhan Zhao took his leave."

  "Alright, you need to act faster. Wang Gan is very quick and if he gets ahead of us, I'm afraid we'll lose control."

  "Zhan Zhao understood."

  "Wait a minute."

  Zhan Zhao silently inquired.

  Lu Xiaofeng leaned in close to his ear and said, "The thing on Wang Gan's body that makes people wary, get someone to swindle it from him, it'll be more convenient that way."

  "This..."

  "This is not your business, go find someone else to help."

  “……”

  Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder and continued to whisper in his ear, "A great man does not bother with trivial matters, you should properly use your speaking skills..."

  Zhan Zhao remembered her words in his heart, and before leaving, he couldn't help but turn back to look at her again. She was wearing a simple home outfit, with long hair draped over her shoulders, her eyebrows and eyes like a painting, smiling slightly at him, her bright eyes sparkling with wit and charm that couldn't be expressed.

  Lu Xiaofeng waved goodbye to him.

  Zhan Zhao couldn't help but smile, and with a leap from the open window, he disappeared into the vast night.

  Bai Yutang on the rooftop let out a faint sigh and looked down at the room below with a hint of complexity.