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Chapter 396 Collusion
If Lu Yan could be persuaded by a mere captain's words, he wouldn't have such a stellar reputation.

He didn't even glance at the captain, but swept his hand forcefully to the side, shoving the captain aside. The captain stumbled and fell to the side, and if it weren't for the other brothers catching him, he would probably have fallen in a very embarrassing way.

Lu Yan had no interest in anything else and walked straight to the door, kicking it open once more.

Lu Zhang lay on the bed, his back to the door, without moving.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Yu's gaze quickly fell on Lu Zhang's lower back, and she felt inexplicably nervous.

She had just taken Lu Zhang's pulse, and it was stable, indicating no serious problem. Even the actual condition of the external injury on his neck was much milder than it appeared; he was clearly fine, at most just a little frightened.

Since they put him to rest, none of them have given Lu Zhang Yan Daoxin's medicine. It's impossible for them to put him into a deep sleep without any awareness, as this is unnecessary and not safe.

Lu Yan kicked the door open from the outside, making a huge commotion. If Lu Zhang were a sane person, he would have heard it by now. So why was he lying there motionless and unresponsive?
Could it be... that he was assassinated... and died...?
If that's really the case, then wouldn't it be just as Yan Daoxin had worried before—Lu Qing would be unable to explain himself?!
Zhu Yu tensed up for a moment, then heard hurried footsteps behind her. She quickly turned around and saw Yan Shu running over. She was probably attracted by the commotion Lu Yan had made. Seeing Lu Zhang lying there with his back to the outside, Yan Shu looked at Zhu Yu with questioning eyes, asking what was going on.

But Zhu Yu couldn't answer either, so he could only turn back.

Lu Yan didn't give Zhu Yu any more chance to secretly observe Lu Zhang's breathing. He rushed forward, grabbed Lu Zhang by the back of his clothes, and lifted him off the bed.

No matter how much stronger Lu Zhang was than Lu Qing and the others, he was still a normal adult man. At the very least, he wouldn't be lifted up like a sick chicken.

However, Lu Yan was in a fit of anger and his grip was particularly strong. With his back to the outside, he had no way of anticipating Lu Yan's actions. He was suddenly lifted off the bed and struggled to break free. In the struggle, he fell to the ground with a thud.

When he hurriedly scrambled to his feet, his face was filled with fear and he looked utterly disheveled. Seeing that Lu Qing, Zhu Yu, and even Yan Shu were also present, he became even more flustered. He quickly got up and angrily pointed at Lu Yan: "Third brother, are you crazy?! What are you doing?!"
Don't think that just because you're usually reckless and thoughtless, you can do whatever you want!

"If you continue to be so rude, I'll go back and report to my father, the Emperor, and have him deal with you!"

It would have been better if he hadn't said those words; they only fueled Lu Yan's anger. He clenched his fists, ready to pounce, but luckily Lu Qing grabbed him from the side: "Let's talk things out first. Don't just start fighting without thinking. Even if you're right, you'll become wrong. Besides, there might be some misunderstanding here—"

"Bah! Brother, there's absolutely no misunderstanding here!" Lu Yan gritted his teeth and glared at Lu Zhang, pointing at him. He then turned to Lu Qing, who was blocking him from making a move, and said, "This guy and that strange fake fortress lord definitely have some kind of shady collusion!"

I led my men in pursuit, and we were almost there when he ran to our pre-arranged ambush location. I thought that with our forces blocked in front and pursuers behind, victory was assured. But guess what? His men actually let the fake fortress lord escape!
These are the spies who sent the secret signal to their comrades to pretend they couldn't defeat them and release the prisoners! To prevent them from playing any tricks, I've already had them tied up and gagged. I brought them back to confront Lu Zhang properly!
This fellow actually kept talking about going to the Emperor to submit a memorial to accuse me?!

Just for his treason, and the fact that he's been treating us like monkeys all these days, I'll beat him up first today, then tie him up too, and personally escort him back to the capital!

I want to see how his incredibly powerful maternal grandfather, with all his connections, can exonerate him now that the evidence is irrefutable!

Lu Zhang was trembling all over, whether from anger, tension, or fear, it was hard to tell. His face was pale, and even his lips were bloodless.

When Lu Yan said he was going to take him back to be dealt with by Emperor Jin, Lu Zhang didn't react much. But when Lu Yan mentioned Duke Yan, his already pale face paled even more.

"Don't you dare make false accusations! Who have I colluded with?!" His voice trembled, but he still angrily questioned Lu Yan.

Lu Yan glared at him with disgust and said to Lu Qing, "Brother, you don't know this, but when I led people to chase after that fake fortress lord, those bastards around Lu Zhang insisted on coming along. I saw them, but I thought it would be easier to get things done with more people, so I didn't stop them."

After all, my men are all true men of steel, capable of defending the border or fighting the enemy. There are no two treacherous bastards like this, so none of us were on high alert.

Just as we were chasing the fake castle lord and were about to corner him, I suddenly heard the calls of partridges behind me.

As soon as that voice came out, the soldiers who had been guarding the front suddenly lost their formation. The fake fortress lord rushed into the crowd. When we rushed over, we were blocked by those idiots under Lu Zhang. They were in our way!

After we finally managed to push these idiots aside and charged back, there was no sign of the fake lord anywhere!

Lu Yan was so angry that he was panting heavily, his chest heaving violently: "My brother told me not to act impulsively, but to think things through carefully and seize the opportunity, so as not to do something that is thankless and end up in the wrong even if I do the right thing."

So this time, I didn't act impulsively or rashly. After capturing these people, I didn't immediately behead them. Instead, I chose to escort them back and ask my brother to judge the matter together.

However, on the way back, I was wondering if the few lines of poetry that the fake lord recited in front of so many of us had some deeper meaning.
Then I kept thinking and thinking, and I actually figured it out!

In those few lines of poetry, one moment the mountains are like this, the next the clouds are like this… Isn’t that just like Lu Zhang and Gu Lingyun of the Tate Clothing Shop?!