Chapter Thirty-Four: The Black-Clothed Man's Sneak Attack

  "Oh!" Ye Yun nodded suddenly, "Right, you haven't told me why Chai Jin isn't suitable? He's not good enough for your sister?"

  Ling Feng raised an eyebrow, "I don't have such a heavy door concept, let alone Chai Jin also passed the imperial examination and became a jinshi, it's not unexpected, he should be able to walk on the path of being an official in the future."

  "Why?"

  Ling Feng smiled slightly and looked into Ye Yun's eyes, "You're so clever, can't you guess?"

  Ye Yun's eyes rolled, "You're saying, your family's grandma who loves money more than her life?"

  Ling Feng nodded, "This is also a point. Although Ling Wei has always followed me, her marriage will definitely be interfered with by Grandma."

  Ye Yun nodded in agreement. It made sense that, given the Yu family's personality, they would definitely want to arrange a marriage for their granddaughter that would be "to her liking".

  But that's just one aspect of it. What else is there?

  Ye Yun's gaze was fixed on Ling Wei and Chai Jin.

  Ah, she understood. "The fallen flower has intention, the flowing water is heartless." Ye Yun turned her head to look at Ling Feng who was still smiling at her on one side, "Actually, the most crucial question is, does Chai Jin not like Ling Wei?"

  Ling Feng's eyes lit up, "The daughter is indeed cleverer than others."

  Ye Yun slightly narrowed her eyes and looked at Ling Feng, "Speak up. What is it that you want me to do?"

  Ling Feng's smile deepened, "What you're saying is..."

  "You're not that bored, are you? One minute it's 'intelligent', what do you want to use my 'intelligence' for?"

  "Exploit?" Ling Feng frowned in disagreement, "I don't like this word."

  "Oh? So I misunderstood? You didn't have anything for me to do?" Ye Yun didn't think he would misjudge, he clearly had a look of having something on his mind.

  "No. You're right, I do have a favor to ask of you, but it has nothing to do with 'using' you." The word "use" was particularly galling to him.

  "Alright. Our relationship was built on a transaction to begin with, it can't be considered 'using' each other, if anything, it's more like 'cooperation'. Now you can tell me what this is all about?"

  Ling Feng's eyebrows were not relaxed in the slightest, but instead knitted even tighter.

  He took a deep breath and suppressed the depression in his chest.

  Alright, he endured it.

  "Ling Wei's marriage seems to be settled."

  "So?"

  "I'd like to ask my wife to help me find a suitable candidate."

  Ye Yun's mouth twitched slightly, "I'm not familiar with the local customs here, how can I possibly find a suitable person? Moreover, I haven't even married you yet, and even if I did, Ling Wei's marriage wouldn't be my responsibility, would it?"

  "Who says that a sister-in-law is like a mother? Her marriage, you can certainly take charge of it! This matter is indeed somewhat tricky, the conditions are up to you." Ling Feng promised very generously.

  Ye Yun shook her head, "Can't you stop throwing troublesome things at me? I just want to live a leisurely life, the more leisurely the better."

  Ling Feng's heart tightened and he quickly said: "If you don't like it, you don't have to do it. I'm not trying to force you."

  Ye Yun let out a soft sigh and looked up at Ling Feng. His handsome face showed a hint of tension, making one feel somewhat unbearable.

  It's true that being good-looking has its advantages. With such a charming expression, how can anyone resist?

  "I promised you. During this period, I will play the role of a good wife well, and Ling Wei's wedding will be handled by me. However, if Ling Wei is unhappy and comes to bother me in the future, I won't give you face and let her."

  "Alright! No problem."

  Seeing Ling Feng's expression clear up, Ye Yun continued: "Also, you suddenly wanting to handle her marriage, is it because of your grandmother's involvement?"

  Ling Feng nodded in agreement, "What you said is right. Yesterday, my grandmother came to me and said that she wanted to marry Ling Wei off to Yan Qing, the son of the Crown Prince's mentor. She asked me to persuade Ling Wei to obediently get married. I promised to find a marriage for Ling Wei that was no worse than marrying the son of the Crown Prince's mentor, which dispelled my grandmother's idea of forcing Ling Wei to get married."

  "Is it not comparable to the Crown Prince's son's marriage?! You have a big tone, who do you want Ling Wei to marry? The Crown Prince?" Ye Yun widened her eyes, daring not to believe that he had increased the difficulty of this matter again.

  "So I thought of seeking your help. I believe you must have a way to help me resolve this worry." Ling Feng added another compliment to Ye Yun.

  Ye Yun glared at him coldly, "I can try some things, but I don't know if they'll work. Whether it succeeds or not, that's not my problem."

  With this commotion, the mood of picking peaches was gone. As Ye Yun was about to take off her thick clothes, she suddenly felt a tightness on her body and fell into someone's arms, accompanied by a faint scent of lavender. Her eyes were filled with snowflakes, and Ye Yun felt a little dazed.

  What's going on?

  She turned her body and heard a rustling sound. Ye Yun's ears perked up, she wrapped one arm around Ling Feng's waist and looked sideways.

  Only one black-clad figure fell in the place where they had just stood, with several flying darts deeply embedded in the ground.

  Shrill cries rose from all sides.

  "Ah! Someone's coming! There's an assassin!"

  "Don't panic! Get Miss Wu out of here quickly!" Chai Bo ordered calmly.

  Everyone quickly fled in both directions.

  The man in black apparently had a clear goal and did not intend to kill innocent people indiscriminately.

  Ling Feng's eyes narrowed, and he asked in a deep voice: "Who are you?"

  "The one who's going to take your life." The man in black let out a cold snort and tossed something into the air, which exploded like fireworks.

  Is he going to send out signals to summon his companions?

  Ye Yun's hands tightened around Ling Feng's.

  Ling Feng thought Ye Yun was afraid, so he tightened his arm around her hand.

  The signal has just been given, and three black-clad masked men jumped down from the tree, dressed exactly like the previous one, standing together like quadruplets.

  "Up!" one of them in the middle gave an order, and four people rushed towards Ling Feng at the same time.

  "Brother!" Ling Wei's heart was racing with shock as she tried to rush forward, but was held back by Chai Jin.

  "Let me go!" Ling Wei wanted to shake off Chai Jin's hand, but she couldn't shake it off no matter what.

  Seeing Ling dodge several people's attacks with great risk, he became even more anxious and impatient.

  If brother hadn't brought that woman along, he would have easily taken care of these few people!

  Ling Wei's dislike for Ye Yun deepened a bit more.

  Ling Feng dodged the black-clad man's attack with Ye Yun in tow, unable to counterattack as he prioritized getting Ye Yun to safety, but was constantly restricted by the black-clad man.

  Ye Yun naturally knew the situation in the midst of the battle.

  "Hey! Let me go! Otherwise, if you keep this up, you'll be in big trouble."

  "No way!" Ling Feng refused without hesitation.

  "You're holding me back, the attacks aren't even effective. Those few aren't ordinary people, you can handle one or two with just one hand, what about four? Let go of me quickly, I have a way to protect myself."

  She was always being held and couldn't move around at all.

  "No way!" Ling Feng completely thought Ye Yun was intentionally saying it out to make him feel at ease.

  Don't you believe her? "When have I ever deceived you? If I say there's a way, then there must be a way. I won't let myself get hurt even if it's just one hair! I'm really afraid of death!" Ye Yun hastily searched for more powerful words in her heart.

  Ling Feng's eyebrows furrowed, "Don't say that word!"

  "Alright! You can let me go now." Ye Yun took the opportunity to pry open Ling Feng's fingers, and of course, Ling Feng was also really moved by her words, slightly relaxing his grip.

  A greenish figure flashed by, and the black-clad man who was approaching her let out a muffled hum, and his entire body flew out.

  Everyone was stunned.