Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 402 Escort Agency in Lüliang Mountain

Tiger Might Escort Agency, in the backyard.

"Hu! Hu! Hu!"

The once peaceful and tranquil courtyard was suddenly filled with chilling howls.

The whistling sound was like someone was pounding your heart with a heavy hammer.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Terrifying and ruthless!
"Teng!"

Accompanied by these chilling howls, the only mulberry tree in the courtyard suddenly shed its few remaining branches and leaves.

The solitary, silent mulberry trees made the bleak colors of late autumn seem even more solemn.

"Chief Escort!"

"tread!"

Just as the mulberry leaves began to fall, a young voice rang out in the courtyard: "Chief镖师, we have business coming from our hometown!"

"Really?"

"Peng!"

No sooner had the person finished speaking than a loud bang suddenly came from the source of the whistling sound, and then the original whistling sound came to an abrupt end.

It turned out that the chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) had stopped his practice and put down the broadsword in his hand.

It was obvious that those whistling sounds were just the head镖师 (chief镖师) practicing his sword skills.

"Young man, what kind of business is it that has come to our hometown?" the chief镖头 asked, somewhat surprised.

"Chief镖头 (Chief Escort), this is a business of the Sheng family's young master." The person who came was none other than Erdaozi, who had met Sheng Minglan once before.

"Young Master Sheng?"

"Hehe, this is getting interesting!"

The head镖师 (chief镖师, a term for a bodyguard or镖师 in Chinese) reached for a towel from the stone table beside him, wiped the sweat from his face haphazardly, and said with a hint of sarcasm, "What exactly is going on? Doesn't the Sheng family pride themselves on being a scholarly family and look down on our family? Why are they bothering us now?"

"Who says it isn't?"

Erdaozi seemed somewhat gloating, as if he had some opinion about the Sheng family.

However, he suddenly remembered Sheng Changquan's sister, and Erdaozi scratched his head awkwardly, then changed his tune and said, "Chief镖头, actually, although this person is from the Sheng family, he has nothing to do with the young master of the Sheng family."

As if afraid that the chief镖头 (chief镖头 is a person who is very cunning and despicable), Erdaozi hurriedly spoke up and explained in detail: "That person gave us a thousand taels of silver notes, saying it was a deposit, and asked us to go to Liangzhou to find someone and kill that person without letting anyone know!"

"Oh, and I'll give you another thousand taels of silver after it's done!"

Erdaozi took out a silver note from his pocket, handed it to Wang Feng, and whispered, "Chief镖头, I think this matter seems to be a shady affair in their private quarters; it's probably not very clean!"

"clean?"

"hehe!"

Wang Feng chuckled dismissively, putting away his beloved knife as he said, "Do you think anything that gets us to kill people is clean?"

"Young man, let me tell you, the more prestigious and scholarly a family is, the dirtier their house is!"

Wang Feng carefully took a silk handkerchief and meticulously wiped his beloved knife, saying at the same time, "Believe it or not, the people we're dealing with are definitely the masters of the Sheng family, either the eldest wife of Master Sheng or one of their concubines."

"However, as far as I know, their Madam Wang is a complete idiot; she probably doesn't have the ability or the guts!"

Recalling the information he had investigated, Wang Feng analyzed, "If I'm not mistaken, this is most likely someone sent by Madam Lin from the Sheng family."

"Lady Lin? Is that the one whom Lord Sheng cherishes so much?"

As Wang Feng's confidant, Erdaozi also knew something about the Sheng family. When he heard the name Lin Xiaoniang, he immediately looked at her with disdain.

"Heh, it's probably her!"

After carefully maintaining his beloved sword, Wang Feng turned around and shook his head at Erdaozi, who was looking at his precious sword with envy. "Little Erdaozi, your physique is inherently weak; you can't master my swordsmanship." "This thing of mine, if you're not careful, could cost you your life. You better not practice it on your own in private!"

“I know, Chief Escort.”

Hearing the chief镖头's instructions, Erdaozi looked somewhat disappointed, but he quickly composed himself and asked, "Chief镖头, are we still going to do this job?"

"Do it!"

Why not do it?

Wang Feng smiled slightly and said, "What does the Sheng family's business have to do with us?"

"Besides, our hometown has nothing to do with the Sheng family. Even if Miss finds out, we have a reason to argue our case."

"what?"

Erdaozi was startled: "Then..."

"What then?"

Chief镖头 Wang raised his thick eyebrows, gave Erdaozi a light kick, and said with disdain, "You brat, why don't you hurry up and send a message back home, tell them to prepare for this business deal, and say it's a big deal!"

"Chief Escort!"

Erdaozi didn't dare to dodge, but with a mournful face, he cautiously said, "Then...then should we tell Miss the specific reason for this? I'm afraid if we don't tell Miss, and something goes wrong later, we'll be in big trouble..."

"Humph!"

Upon hearing Erdaozi's words, the chief镖头 (bodyguard) showed a rare hint of melancholy.

My young lady seems to be quite...

Uh, okay, I really care about this Sheng family kid.

"Of course we'll tell Miss!"

The head镖师's expression changed, and he immediately became serious: "When did I say I wouldn't tell Miss?"

"However, we can't tell that kid from the Sheng family about this!"

At this point, Wang Feng stopped calling him "my lord" and instead said with a roguish look, "Anyway, we're just following the rules. I want to see what this guy will do when he finds out about this."

"Uh-huh!"

Hearing that his chief镖头 (chief镖师, a kind of bodyguard/escort) had no intention of hiding the matter, Erdaozi felt much more at ease.

"Chief镖师, you're right. Who told that brat to reject our young lady? He doesn't deserve her..."

"Ouch~"

Before Erdaozi could finish speaking, he was suddenly hit hard on the buttocks!
"I'll teach you to talk nonsense!"

This time, Wang Feng didn't hold back. He said sternly with a grim face, "Is it any of your business to discuss our young lady's affairs?"

"Ah? Yes!"

Erdaozi suddenly woke up with a start and immediately blamed himself, saying, "Chief镖头, I was wrong! I shouldn't have talked nonsense!"

"Humph!"

Wang Feng glared with his bull-like eyes, raised his large palms, and slapped Erdaozi hard across the face again: "You know that's good!"

He glanced at Erdaozi and said, "However, you are quite protective of your master, so I won't say anything more. But, our escort agency won't be hiring anyone to clean laundry and socks this month!"

"Do you get me?"

"Yes, Chief Escort!"

Erdaozi nodded fiercely with a mournful face.

It's obvious that this month, the socks and undergarments in the escort agency will probably be washed by "Second Aunt".

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