Chapter Thirty: Subjugating Cao Hu

  At this time, Cao Hu and Yun Niang were like two **naked flesh worms**, rolling into a ball on the bed. The longing of many years was finally fulfilled today, which made him extremely excited. For some reason, he felt that he had inexhaustible energy in his body. Underneath him, Yun Niang's face was so beautiful, her figure was so slender and elegant, and the feeling was so wonderful. Although at first there was some resistance, even some struggle, but in the end, she was as gentle as a sheep, hot like a raging fire.

  Li Yunniang was pressed down below, her eyes closed, with tear stains at the corners of her eyes. However, from that face full of enjoyment, one could sense that those were tears of joy. At this moment, she had already become bewildered, her bodily desires overcoming her rationality. Perhaps it was the loneliness of guarding an empty room and the deep calls within her heart. At this moment, she seemed somewhat proactive, even a bit frantic.

  Just as Cao Hu was most excited, "Bang" a sound, that creaky wooden door was kicked open by someone. Before he could react, he heard someone say: "Good for you, you've done a great job, doing such a shameful thing in broad daylight on the pure land of Buddhism."

  Cao Hu was in the midst of his excitement, when suddenly someone burst in and interrupted him. He had a bit of a heroic air about him, as he immediately used a quilt to cover Li Yunniang. Just as he was about to explode with anger, wondering who this blind fool was that dared to ruin his good fortune, just as he was about to teach them a lesson, he suddenly remembered that the voice sounded familiar. Taking another look, he felt a sudden chill run down his spine, as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water over him on a cold winter's day. His whole body turned icy in an instant. The person who had come... was none other than the county magistrate himself: Magistrate Lu.

  "Big...big brother, how did you end up here?" Cao Hu's face was not red with anger, but rather pale with fear, and his words were stuttering. Li Yunmang, who had been lying in bed, also woke up from her boundless joy, scared to the point of hiding under the covers, trembling all over like a leaf.

  Cao Huqiang plucked up his courage and smiled wryly, saying: "Sir, this is just a top courtesan from Cuigui Tower. I was momentarily indulgent, please punish me."

  Now I just hope that the county magistrate doesn't know that Yunniang is here, and that I am the captain of the guards, who during my shift is indulging in romantic trysts, although it's not proper, at most it's a minor offense, worth only a few dozen lashes or a fine of some salary, as long as Yunniang is safe, these are all nothing. In fact, if it were not for County Magistrate Lu, with Cao Hu's cruel nature, he might not say two words before beheading him, then framing him for attacking an official and giving him the crime of being a violent mobster, thus being able to deceive heaven and cross the sea.

  But the officials of the imperial court are big shots, and the old Zhu family can be killed at will, which does not mean that others can be killed at will. Even if it is an ordinary seventh-grade county magistrate, if he dies during his term, it will shock the Ministry of Punishment, and when the invincible Embroidered Uniform Guard comes, they will use cruel torture to extract information, nothing can be hidden, so Cao Hu dare not act rashly.

  Chen Gui and others didn't like it when a parachuted official came, but still had to carefully attend to him.

  Lu Haoshan sneered, "Oh, the third wife of County Magistrate Chen's family, when did you stop being a respectable housewife and become the top courtesan at Cuiliu Tower? Well, I'll have to go ask him about it." After saying that, Lu Haoshan took Liu Jinzhu and pretended to turn around and leave.

  "Bang" "bang" two sounds, followed by the sound of knocking heads, Cao Hu and Li Yunniang suddenly rolled off the bed, knelt on the ground, crying and begging for mercy:

  "Spare my life, sir!"

  "Great lord, spare my life! If you spare me this time, I'll be your servant and work for you like an ox or a horse from now on."

  "Please, sir, give me a way out, or I'll dash my brains out against the wall and die before your eyes." Yunniang was also frightened pale, and after saying this, she wanted to dash her head against the wall. Cao Hu rushed to hold her tightly, thus preventing a tragedy from happening.

  "Alright," said Cao Hu loudly, "if you spare me this time, from now on, wherever you tell me to go east, I will never go west."

  Lu Haoshan finally stopped, turned his head, and saw Cao Hu, who was usually high and mighty, kneeling on the ground with a swollen forehead. It was still cold winter, and the ground was icy, making him shiver uncontrollably, with snot running out of his nose. He looked disheveled beyond words. However, Lu Haoshan felt somewhat displeased, staring at Cao Hu's private parts and silently cursing: "This guy has raised a 'good turtle'!" On the other hand, Li Yunmang was much better off, wrapped in a quilt, covering her body, with a pale face kneeling on the ground. Her body was shaking uncontrollably, but it wasn't from the cold - she was truly frightened.

  One was a promising young man with a bright future, the other was an official's concubine. If it weren't for Lu Haoshan's appearance, as long as they didn't encounter war or disaster, their lives would still be filled with fine clothes and good food. Especially Li Yunniang, who was originally a well-educated and refined young woman from a good family, but had been dragged down by her own circumstances. In an instant, Lu Haoshan felt a pang of sympathy, but that feeling was quickly erased by his own ambitions for the future.

  The world is full of injustices, and if something can happen to oneself, it cannot happen to others? Those who achieve great things do not get bogged down in trivialities. On that day, when he killed Li Xiangcai with his own hands, Lu Haoshan took the first step, and from then on, he never thought of turning back. Besides, it wasn't as if he was driving them to a dead end.

  "Never mind, hurry up and get dressed. We'll discuss whatever it is later." Lu Haoshan threw out a sentence as he pulled Liu Jinzhu towards the outside of the house, and when they left, he even helped them symbolically close that broken wooden door.

  There are women involved, so naturally they need to be given some space. Cao Hu is someone who wants to conquer himself, and Lu Haoshan has to give him some face. People like him can do anything for a woman.

  In the yard outside the house, Liu Jinzhu asked strangely: "Shan Ge, why don't we wait for them to finish and then rush in? Cao Hu is someone we want to subdue, if he rushes in when he's excited, won't it be a bit unfair?"

  Liu Jinzhu arrived at the door and exchanged a look with Lu Haoshan, suggesting they wait for Cao Hu to finish before bursting in to catch him in the act. However, Lu Haoshan refused, wanting to go in immediately. As it turned out, Cao Hu's somewhat ferocious "lower body" was still not satisfied, and doing this seemed a bit cruel. As the saying goes, those who disturb others' dreams should be killed, and those who disturb others' ** should be sent to the 18th level of hell.

  "What can't be obtained is often the best, leaving a lingering aftertaste that only adds to the anticipation and longing. It's like eating - the body actually benefits most from being seven-tenths full, satisfying its needs while also sowing the seeds of desire for the next meal." Lu Haoshan smiled: "In this way, those who have tasted the sweetness will be even more expectant and cherish it even more."

  "Brother Shan, you're too shameless, no, you're too clever." Liu Jinzhu blurted out the wrong words and quickly corrected himself, but it was too late. Lu Haoshan kicked him in the butt, causing him to yelp in pain.

  Kicked in the foot, Liu Jinzhu smiled with a "heh heh", as if being kicked was an honor. Just as he was about to ask Lu Haoshan what to do next, the door creaked open and Cao Hu rushed over, hastily putting on his clothes, taking three steps at a time, without even greeting them, staring at Lu Haoshan and Liu Jinzhu, gritting his teeth and asking: "Sir, why are you so coincidentally appearing here?"

  It seems that this guy has figured it out, as the leader, he knows a lot about these despicable things, and it's easy to infer from some clues, even exchanged the true situation with Li Yunniang, feeling that he was set up, that's why he came over in a rage to question.

  Not bad, although he's a rough person, but rough with finesse, he reacted so quickly, this point made Lu Haoshan very satisfied.

  "Oh, I was feeling a bit bored, so I went to the Guanyue Temple to rent a quiet room for self-reflection and cultivation. Who would have thought that next door there was an old couple secretly meeting, what a coincidence."

  Cao Hu gnashed his teeth and said: "The aphrodisiac in the tea, and the pastries were also coated with it. Is that a coincidence too? Land surname, did you send someone to follow and plot against me?"

  Infatuated man, as soon as he heard that sentence, Lu Haoshan knew that Cao Hu still didn't know that the letter was forged by Mo Yu. Everything was a setup, and with his cleverness, either he didn't want to believe the letter was fake because if it was fake, then Li Yunmang's feelings for him were also fake; or he couldn't bear to confront Li Yunmang again, hurting her heart once more, and in the end, he took all the blame upon himself. Not bad, he still had some backbone.

  However, Lu Haoshan couldn't laugh it off. When Cao Hu said this, he had his hand on the hilt of his long knife, with a fierce glint in his eye, as if considering silencing the two of them so that no one would know about his affair with Yunniang.

  Fortunately, Lu Haoshan had a plan early on and said calmly: "Captain Cao, many people have seen me come here, and as the captain of this county, you have also been seen by many people. Moreover, I dare to stand in front of you, which means I must have a foolproof plan. If you dare to take action, then there will be no place for you to hide under heaven or earth. Even if you can escape, what about Li Yunmang? The truth will come out as soon as it's investigated, and according to the Great Ming Law, you'll have to wear a cangue and ride a wooden donkey, suffering humiliation. And Chen Gui's methods, I believe you're more aware of them than I am. You may not mind dying, but can you bear to push Yunmang into the fire pit?

  As soon as the mention of Yunniang, Cao Hu's hint of murderous intent just now suddenly disappeared without a trace, his face slumped, and his hands also went limp and fell.

  "Sir, can you spare our lives?"

  "If we had intended to bring you to death, would we still be talking like this?" Lu Haoshan said with a smile.

  Cao Hu then savored the taste, this new county magistrate was forcing himself to stand on his side. After a moment of hesitation in his heart, he quickly said: "Sir, although Cao Hu is a rough man, he is not a fool. If there's something, let's just be straightforward."

  There is no other choice now, Cao Hu can only accept his fate.

  "It's very simple," Lu Haoshan said with a serious face. "If you want to become my man, in short, just listen to my orders and do what I tell you to do. Of course, it's not that I'll be ordering you around for nothing. As the seventh-rank county magistrate, I have connections with high-ranking officials in the Ministry of Officials, and your future will be secure. Following me, you won't have to worry about your future at all. Later on, you'll definitely be ten times better off than this capture head, no question. Whatever happens, I'll take care of it for you. That's one thing. The second thing is that I absolutely cannot stand people who can't become my subordinates. If you follow me, I guarantee that within a year, you and Yunniang can be together openly and honestly, without having to suffer the pain of longing every day. What do you say?"

  "Deal!" Cao Hu said with a resolute tone: "Sir, from now on, Cao Hu's life belongs to you."

  Thank you MITO big brother, look not through, Jin Mu Can Chen, srqg, tea brother and tangerine's reward, thank you all, also thank you book friends for collection and recommendation.