Chapter Sixteen: The Ambush

  Hao Feng Lou inadvertently changed the female lead in the book to Ling Er.

  Ling'er suddenly became furious upon hearing this, but she knew what was on Hao Feng Lou's mind and tried her best to ignore it.

  Ling Xue's heart was bitter with a wry smile, still launching a fierce attack, her long sword moving faster and faster.

  Hao Feng Lou sighed: "This spirit is a complete slut, standing up to pee at the age of three, and hooking up with her own uncle at the age of five. The root of all evil is lust, such a person will eventually go to Avici Hell."

  Ling'er breathed heavily, gritting her silver teeth as she continued to fight Ling Xue with neither able to gain the upper hand.

  "However, there is one thing that I find puzzling. What kind of person can raise such a child? Is it her parents... Ah, Ling'er's mother..." Hao Feng Lou thought to himself: "Amitabha, don't blame me for being tactless, in matters of life and death, one must take drastic measures."

  Ling'er suddenly became enraged and burst out, also launching a swift attack. The long sword in her hand shot out like a venomous snake, forcing Ling Xue to retreat hastily.

  Hao Feng Lou stretched out his hands and let out a long sigh: "Tragedy, why are there such despicable people in the world who bring shame to their families... A child not taught is a father's fault..."

  Ling'er's eyes widened and she suddenly leapt up, her sword flashing with incredible speed towards Ling Xue. Ling Xue was startled and barely managed to dodge by rolling away on his donkey.

  At this moment, Ling'er borrowed strength, her legs bounced up, and she drew out a sword flower, shooting towards Xun Qian like a meteor.

  It turned out that the sword was her killing move, but this killing move was not aimed at Ling Xue. The intention of the drunk old man was not in the wine, taking advantage of Ling Xue's evasive work, he flew towards Hao Feng Lou like lightning.

  By the time Ling Xue reacted, it was already too late, and she couldn't help but exclaim: "Quickly hide."

  Hao Feng Lou was also stunned and didn't react for a moment.

  He saw the murderous intent in the eyes of the disheveled spirit, and this murderous intent was getting closer and closer, to the point where he couldn't move his whole body.

  Clang...

  The long sword pierced into the chest of Hao Feng Lou.

  Ling Xue didn't dare to look, closed her eyes, and tears flowed out. She wailed in anguish: "You idiot! I told you not to bring the book!"

  That girl flashed a sly smile, but then she was stunned.

  Something's off! The sword tip did pierce in, but it doesn't seem like the sound of entering flesh. And this detestable guy is still standing here motionless, although his face is pale, he doesn't have any awareness of being heavily injured.

  Why is there no blood?

  Ling'er was stunned, she suddenly thought of a terrible thing: "Rumor has it that there is an extraordinary master who has cultivated a Golden Bell Cover. Once he enters a certain state, water and fire cannot invade, and swords and guns cannot enter. Could this person..."

  Ling'er's pupils constricted as she realized her mistake, a fatal one.

  At this moment, Ling Xue had already launched a sneak attack from behind with her sword.

  A master's move, any mistake can be fatal.

  Just as Ling'er was dazed, Ling Xue stabbed a sword through the void, piercing her heart from behind.

  Ling'er was stunned for a moment, then fell to the ground and never moved again.

  "Ah..." Confirming that Ling'er was dead, Ling Xue let out a sigh of relief and rushed to Hao Feng Lou's side, saying: "You... are you okay?"

  Hao Feng Lou said lightly: "It doesn't matter."

  Ling Xue raised a question similar to Ling Er's, why did this sword not harm Hao Feng Lou at all. Ling Xue looked at Hao Feng Lou solemnly: "Could it be... you are indeed my senior? Senior, I didn't recognize Mount Tai..."

  Suddenly, Ling Xue was enlightened.

  It's not that the senior is unscientific, but how can a person be immune to swords and guns? Only legendary masters like Jin Zhongshan have such abilities. To cultivate such a high level of martial arts skills, it would take at least thirty years of dedication, even for someone with exceptional talent. It's only natural to call Hao Fenglou senior, and thinking about his calm demeanor, Ling Xue suspects that this person might be a master who has been playing tricks on people.

  Hao Feng Lou let out a sigh: "You've finally discovered it, well, it's good that you know about this matter. I've always been low-key, fame and fortune are like floating clouds to me. Don't mention the word 'senior', just call me Little Lou, I'm very easy-going..."

  As they spoke, a wooden board suddenly fell out of Hao Feng's clothes, with an iron sheet wrapped around it. It appeared to be made from a modified iron pot.

  At this time, Ling Xue suddenly understood and couldn't help but say: "Shameless."

  Hao Feng Lou's old face turned red and he said: "Quickly search around and see if there are any tokens here."

  Ling Xue nodded, and the two of them searched for a moment before finally finding an iron plaque, which was indeed the token left behind by Jin Yiwei. Hao Fenglou then took down one of Ling'er's pendants and said, "At this time, Lu Houye will surely return home upon hearing about the family change. To win him over, going to the main camp won't work, and returning home also won't work; it would be best to intercept him halfway."

  "Go!"

  …………

  Late at night, a team advanced quickly.

  A fire broke out at home, Lu Feng felt something was wrong, and he hastily led a team of personal soldiers to rush to the Lu family in anxiety.

  Halfway through the journey, he was suddenly intercepted by someone. A person in front of him said: "Sir, Madam has ordered me to come and inform you of something important."

  Lu Feng's heart skipped a beat, then he pulled on the reins of his horse and indeed saw a figure standing still in front of him.

  "Who are you?"

  Hao Feng Lou said: "I am the new teacher in the mansion, surname Wind and name Tower." Lu Feng was sizing up Hao Feng Lou, and Hao Feng Lou was also sizing up Lu Feng. In his heart, Hao Feng Lou thought: "Future father-in-law, your son-in-law is polite."

  Lu Feng had an impression that his wife seemed to have mentioned this person before, and he felt relieved. He rode forward: "How is the family?"

  Hao Feng Lou said: "The fire has been extinguished, everything is safe and sound. However, there is one thing that the students want to report, please take a look at what this is, Lord Lu."

  Lu Feng dismounted, took over a token and a pendant. The former was the token of Jin Yiwei, although Jin Yiwei had been abolished, but this once notorious government office still left a deep impression on people's minds. The latter was the pendant of his concubine Ling'er, which he would never part with, but now it appeared on Hao Fenglou's body.

  "What does this mean?"

  Hao Feng Lou's first encounter with Lu Feng, through a few words, Hao Feng Lou could tell that Lu Feng was a man with strong masculine chauvinism. He said calmly: "Chen Ling Nai is a member of the Brocade Guard and has already died."

  Lu Feng's body shook and his face turned pale instantly.

  How could the person in front of him be a member of the Imperial Guards? Thinking that the person who had been affectionate with him was actually an Imperial Guard, Lu Feng's first reaction was shock and shame.

  Think about it, every sweet word I said to Chen Ling might have appeared on the desk of some big shot in the imperial court, or even in a corner of the palace. Whoever thinks about it would feel disgusted.

  After that, it was anger. Yesterday, the imperial court mobilized a cavalry, but this cavalry was not for defense against the northern army at all. It was clearly aimed at Zhenjiang. Now, thinking of Chen Ling again, Lu Feng felt very bad.

  Lu Feng's face was complex, but he was a rational person. He glared at Hao Feng Lou with a hateful gaze: "Who are you again?"

  Just now, Hao Fenglou had already introduced himself, but now Lu Feng came to ask again, obviously knowing that Hao Fenglou still had another identity.

  A stern rebuke, accompanied by an overwhelming aura of power. This kind of commander was awe-inspiring, and ordinary people would be intimidated by Lu Feng's loud shout. However, Hao Fenglou remained calm and composed, smiling as he said, "I am here on the orders of Prince Yan."

  Lu Feng sneered: "As expected, you think this can stir up trouble? Come on!"

  He didn't hesitate, this person's identity was too sensitive, he had to make him disappear.

  The old man wants to kill the son-in-law, what a bloody mess. Hao Feng Lou sighed inwardly and hastily said: "Your Excellency must not forget that Chen Ling was a member of the Brocade Guard who died in the Lu household under unclear circumstances. Are you not afraid that the imperial court will investigate this matter in the future?"

  Lu Feng laughed even colder: "Then take you away and let you explain to the imperial court!"

  Hao Fenglou sighed inwardly and thought: "The old man is going to force his son-in-law to death, so don't blame his son-in-law for burying him."

  Hao Feng Lou was silent.

  Several bodyguards rushed forward and tried to seize Hao Fenglou.

  Hao Fenglou had a look of resignation, but his face was calm and composed.

  Lu Feng furrowed his brow again. This guy, why didn't he call for help or beg for mercy? He could only ask: "Why don't you speak? Why don't you beg for mercy?"

  Hao Feng Lou said: "There is one thing, little... no, student doesn't know whether he should say it or not."

  Lu Feng sneered slightly: "Go on."

  Hao Feng Lou said: "There are two scouts, another one is Ling Xue."

  When he heard the two words "Ling Xue", Lu Feng was stunned for a moment. Ling Xue had entered the mansion under the guise of being Miss Biao's maid, but why did Lu Feng take her in? The reason was simple: because Ling Xue's father and Lu Feng had a life-and-death friendship. Later, when Lu Feng governed Jiang Town, the Lings were in charge of Tongzhou. After that, Ling Xue's father died, and she came to seek refuge with him.

  Lu Feng never expected that Ling Xue would also be a spy for Prince Yan.

  Hao Feng Lou smiled slightly and said: "There is also one more thing, the student's surname is Hao, named Hao Feng Lou, from Songjiang Prefecture."

  Lu Feng's tiger body shook violently, completely disheveled.

  Hao Feng Lou... Songjiang person... He is... the Hao Feng Lou who was previously engaged to his own daughter. Lu Feng's face turned pale, although he had called off the engagement, but handing him over to the imperial court would be somewhat inhumane. More importantly, the relationship between the Hao and Lu families was complicated, even if they handed him over to the imperial court, wouldn't the imperial court think that the Hao family's people were spies, could the Lu family escape unscathed?

  Many things are not clear just because you hand over a person. Even if it can be cleared up now, three to five years later, if an imperial historian suddenly remembers you and confuses right and wrong, you will be like jumping into the Yellow River, the more you wash, the dirtier you get.

  Lu Feng's face changed color, he realized that he had been cheated.

  "After a moment of contemplation, he said: 'Lock him up temporarily.'"

  He didn't say another word, turned over and mounted his horse, saying: "Return to camp."

  "Has the young master returned home yet?" a personal guard asked in a low voice.

  "Never mind, there's something more important to attend to."