Chapter 54

  The world is unpredictable!

  Little Phoenix Maiden now has these four golden characters shining brightly in her mind, dazzlingly brilliant.

  She and Bai Yutang were originally going to part ways with Bao Daida at the next station, but things changed due to a document transmitted by the station.

  Su Prefecture's Ti Xing was murdered first, and then Mengzhou's Taishou was killed. These two major homicide cases were directly entrusted to Bao Zheng by the Emperor to investigate urgently.

  It was rumored that Da Dao Xiu Liu did it, and Bai Yutang heard the news and called two sworn brothers to leave first.

  Xiaofeng was considered a burden by Jinmao Mouse and was directly abandoned to the Kaifeng Prefecture group.

  In Bai Yutang's mind, anyway, Bao Daren and his party's journey couldn't be hurried no matter what, adding a Lu Xiaofeng really didn't matter much.

  Lu Xiaofeng: "......" White-haired old thief, he blew the Trapping Emptiness Island into a beautiful flower-like place. Now that something's come up, he pats his butt and leaves, abandoning people in a way that's never been so refreshing.

  "The maiden should go with us, it is the safest way." This was Gong Sun's argument.

  "Trouble for Master Bao again." Little Phoenix felt a bit embarrassed.

  "No need for formalities, Miss Pang."

  When Little Phoenix returned to her own room at the post house, she suddenly realized why she felt that they had mentioned a great thief named Duan Liu before - this should be the name of someone from her past life.

  Alas, it's no good, she doesn't remember the plot very clearly, only knowing that in the end her brother died, executed by beheading.

  The most annoying thing in the world is that although the result is clear, the process can't be remembered. It's frustrating... It would be better if nothing had been thought of at all. Xiaofeng gently leaned on the window and looked up at the moon with a hint of melancholy.

  "Miss, I've brought you some warm water, wash up and get some rest, we still have a long way to go tomorrow."

  "Oh."

  Lu Xiaofeng took the hot towel handed over by Xiaohe to wipe his face and clean his hands, then soaked his feet in hot water to relieve the fatigue of the journey.

  Actually, she sits in the car all day and doesn't walk much, but soaking her feet in hot water is good for her body, she likes it.

  Xiaohe waited on the young lady as she washed and dressed, removing the hairpins and jewelry from her body and putting them away in the jewelry box. Then she took a jade comb to comb out the young lady's raven-black hair, saying as she combed: "Miss's hair is really good, so black and thick."

  "Hurry up and pack up, let's take a break."

  "Uh-huh."

  Lu Xiaofeng went to bed and settled in, while Xiaohe was setting up a makeshift bed on the floor in the room.

  When they were at the Taishi Mansion, Xiaohe slept on a couch outside Lu Xiaofeng's boudoir, ready to be summoned at any time. When they went out and stayed in a guest house, there was no couch to sleep on, so Xiaohe would insist on sleeping on the floor, she absolutely wouldn't share a bed with her own mistress, this was a huge taboo for her.

  At first, Lu Xiaofeng also wanted to change this situation, but later he was defeated by Xiaohe's professionalism.

  Every era and every person has their own rules for survival, and Little Phoenix Maiden is no exception.

  When we can't change the world, what we can do is adapt ourselves to this world.

  This is Xiao Feng's guiding principle since crossing over: doing what she can within her power, not being overly ambitious, and not having unrealistic fantasies.

  Between thinking of this and that, Lu Xiaofeng also fell asleep.

  The entire inn was shrouded in a quiet night.

  The four great school captains of Xuan and He's mansion were keeping the necessary vigilance, they would take turns to patrol at night to ensure the safety of the adults.

  It was Zhan Zhao's turn to keep watch in the second half of the night. As he passed by Lu Xiaofeng's room, he only slowed down his pace slightly, concentrated and listened carefully to distinguish the steady breathing sounds of the two people in the room, and did not stop his patrolling footsteps, walking straight past.

  The next few days were uneventful and peaceful.

  But soon came the news that the husband and wife of the governor of Bō Prefecture had been murdered in their sleep.

  Bao Zheng and his entourage immediately set off for Bozhou.

  For this murderer who specifically targets government officials, all the way to the provincial yamen have increased their vigilance and become somewhat nervous.

  Lu Xiaofeng overheard Bao Daren and Gong Sun discussing the case in private, mentioning that many of the recently murdered imperial officials were actually good officials with a good reputation. Their words were filled with regret, and they grew even more disgusted with the murderer.

  Xiao Feng's daughter expressed her agreement, saying that good officials are hard to come by, and if they are wrongly harmed, it is a great crime against the people.

  Xiaohe didn't understand the situation and went to brew them a fresh pot of tea.

  Only Bao Zheng, Gong Sun Ce and Lu Xiaofeng were left in the pavilion.

  "What does Miss Pong think?" Bao Gong was still very interested in Lu Xiaofeng's opinion.

  Lu Xiaofeng shook her head, "The little girl doesn't have any opinions." In front of her idol, she was just a pure fan, and she thought that in this era, idols were the absolute authority.

  A servant from the inn carried a tray into the pavilion.

  Lu Xiaofeng's eyes immediately looked over, why wasn't it Xiaohe?

  So when that man suddenly drew his steel knife, Lu Xiaofeng directly smashed the tea bowl in his hand over.

  "Wait!" Gong Sun Ce saw the sudden danger and hastily tried to block it in front of Bao Zheng, but was stopped by Bao Zheng.

  At the critical moment, Xiao Mao was nowhere to be found!

  That person was blocked by Lu Xiaofeng, but he didn't pay any attention to her. His target was still rushing towards Bao Daren, but when he made contact with Bao Zheng's eyes, which were stern and fearless, full of heroic spirit, his hand hesitated for a moment.

  Luk Siu-fung took advantage of this momentary distraction to pull down the latch on the fan handle and strike at him.

  The sound of a blade tearing through the air, a swift turn of the body, and the knife clashed with the opponent's. A fierce look flashed across his face, "Looking for death!"

  Just as Lu Xiaofeng thought he couldn't hide his clumsiness this time, Zhan Zhao, who had sensed something was amiss, rushed over and threw out the Longquan treasure sword in his hand, barely blocking Shan Zheng's extremely fierce slash.

  Then he and Shan Zhengyi chased each other out of the station.

  The four great marshals also arrived afterwards and truly ensured Bao Zheng's safety.

  "Is Pang girl injured?" Bao Zheng couldn't help but worry, this girl was indeed too bold, daring to confront the suspect with that mechanical folding fan.

  "I'm fine, as long as Bao Daren is fine."

  "Gongsun Ce was very grateful: 'Thanks a lot for your vigilance just now, miss.'"

  Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Nothing, originally it was Xiaohe who went to brew new tea, but the one who came was a relay station miscellaneous servant, things are naturally not right, I would naturally be suspicious."

  Bao Zheng nodded his head, and when it came to observing the subtleties, this girl was indeed worthy of praise. Especially, her reaction to emergencies on the spot was also quite rapid and resourceful.

  Afterwards, Zhan Zhao returned without achieving anything, his expression somewhat indignant.

  "Inferior subordinates will lose people."

  Bao Zheng comforted him, saying: "Zhan Huwei has done his best, no need to blame himself."

  "Thank you, miss." Zhan Zhao also thanked Lu Xiaofeng solemnly, just like Gong Sun Ce.

  "It doesn't matter." Lu Xiaofeng was already feeling a bit embarrassed by the thanks from the people of Kaifeng Prefecture, "I didn't actually help much anyway."

  "The girl delayed that man's time, which was already a great help. At the time, if he hadn't arrived in time, how critical would the situation have been?"

  Even now, I'm still covered in cold sweat.

  Lu Xiaofeng pointed at the folding fan in his hand and said: "Actually, thanks to this fan, otherwise it would have been hard to block that knife."

  Zhan Zhao saw that the fan had been damaged by the knife wind, so he reached out and took it. "I'll help you find another one to use for self-defense."

  "Trouble has been averted."

  Zhan Zhao just smiled.

  "Sir, it's getting late, you should get some rest." Gong Sun Ce said at the right moment.

  Bao Zheng nodded, "Let Zhan Huwei and Pang Nü rest early too."

  "Yes."

  Kaifeng Prefecture's four senior guards escorted Bao Zheng as he walked away, leaving only Zhang Shou and a somewhat perplexed Lu Xiaofeng in the cool pavilion.

  Xiao Feng was muttering to herself in her heart, she shouldn't have revealed any flaws just now, right?

  "I'm grateful that you protected Lord Bao," Zhan Zhao said slowly, "but how could you be so reckless?"

  "Xian Zhao, at that time, it was just an instinctive reaction." My idol since childhood was stabbed to death in front of me, can Uncle bear it? Can Auntie bear it?

  Zhan Zhao stared at her.

  "What are you looking at?" Little Feng said with a hint of annoyance.

  Zhan Zhao suddenly turned his head and smiled, "To be honest, you really look like Bao's adopted daughter."

  "If your words were to be heard by my adoptive father, he would have another grudge against the Liang family of Kaifeng Prefecture." "You're fighting with the Grand Preceptor for his daughter!"

  "Taishi and Kaifeng Prefecture's Liangzi are probably hard to part ways."

  Lu Xiaofeng stretched out his hand and stroked his chin, looking at him with a puzzled face. "Zhan Xiaomao, why do I feel that your tone is so strange?"

  "Don't worry about it."

  "No kidding."

  "Didn't you really get hurt just now?" Zhan Zhao was still a bit worried, and since the adults were all there earlier, he couldn't take a closer look. Only now did he have the chance to carefully examine her for any unusual signs.

  Little Phoenix Maiden followed his gaze and looked down at herself, then lifted her sleeve and stared at the mouth on it, letting out a surprised cry.

  Zhan Zhao's heart skipped a beat, but when he saw that only his sleeve was torn, he let out a sigh of relief.

  "It's all over... When Xiaohuo sees this later, he'll definitely drop his gold beans..."

  Zhan Zhao was amused by her instantly transformed bitter melon face.

  "Is there any humanity? You're still smiling?" Lu Xiaofeng stepped on his foot without any courtesy, and then walked away with a swagger to see her own maid who had been knocked unconscious.

  Luckily that guy still had a conscience and didn't kill her lovely maid with one slash, he just knocked her out and threw her halfway. Otherwise, she would never be done with him!

  As expected by Little Phoenix, when Xiao He woke up from his coma and heard Miss say what had happened, after hearing the whole story and seeing that shirt with a knife slash, tears immediately fell down.

  "Miss, it's not a servant speaking to you... Next time you really can't take such risks... The Emperor and the Empress will be worried to death..."

  "I guarantee, I swear..." The personal maid of the Zhao family was indeed a master of this technique.

  Little Phoenix Maiden said: It's a bit bitter and forced.

  Because of this thrilling event, Xiaohe finally made a compromise on her own young lady's attire. And with her ingenious and skillful talent, she designed the sleeves of the young lady's clothes with a unique craftsmanship.

  A strip of fabric that looks like a sleeve decoration, when necessary, pull it tight and the sleeve will be wrapped tightly, convenient for action.

  Little Phoenix gave Xiaohe 32 likes for this creative design.

  Zhan Zhao then sent a mechanical box to Lu Xiaofeng a few days later.

  "What is this?" Little Phoenix Maiden looked at the box with some uncertainty, thinking to herself, could it be something as vicious as the Stormy Rain Flower Needle?

  "It's a needle box with anesthetic on the needles. When you're in danger, just press this mechanism..." Zhan Zhao carefully explained its use to her.

  Lu Xiaofeng nodded frequently as he listened, this kind of defensive object was indeed more suitable for a young lady to use at home. The small box with the mechanism was tied to her wrist, and the wide sleeve covered it up, so nothing could be seen.

  "Thanks." She really thought that Zhan Xiaomao was not bad, actually he was a straightforward and upright southern hero, probably looking down on such hidden weapons the most. However, for someone like her who would sometimes do things beyond her own abilities, Zhan Zhao also went against some of his own principles.

  "Zhan Zhao just didn't want to see anything happen to the girl."

  Lu Xiaofeng suddenly felt a bit at a loss under his straightforward gaze. He could only pretend to be nonchalant and turn around to look at the sky, saying: "It's been so hot lately, not even raining, people are almost cooked."

  Zhan Zhao lowered her head and smiled secretly, didn't she really think that diverting the topic like this was a bit too obvious?

  "I won't talk to you anymore, I'm leaving first." Little Phoenix Maiden finally fled in disarray.

  Lu Xiaofeng sat at his desk, rolling the crystal ball in his hand after returning to his own house.

  This time, if Xiaoling were awake, the situation would probably be much better. However, Xiaoling has been in a dormant period recently, and according to her, it's for repair purposes, but no one knows what exactly is being repaired. Anyway, she's now just an ordinary yet extraordinary bead that can transform into an intangible existence at will.

  Lu Xiaofeng clasped his hands together, holding the pearl between them. Then, the crystal pearl between his hands disappeared into thin air.

  It's better for a pearl to be small and spiritual or to become formless, so as not to attract envy.