Heaven rewards diligence, but there are always fairies plotting against me.

The main hall of the Lei family.

Patriarch Lei Hu sat on the high platform, smiling as he said to a middle-aged man in white beside him, "Brother Wu, thanks to your help a few days ago, we were able to deal with another batch of Lin family caravans! These past few days, the Lin family members haven't dared to come out."

Below, the man in white is Wu Fei.

He was originally a good friend of the Lin family. After Lei Hu bribed him, he and Lin Wanqin's husband entered the restricted area and secretly killed him.

Even now, he is still helping the Lei family sabotage the Lin family's business interests.

Wu Fei took a sip of the tea offered by a servant and smiled, "Right now, I hear things aren't going smoothly at Lin Wanqin's in-laws' family, the Gu family. Gu Batian has suffered considerable injuries, which is fantastic news for us! If things continue like this, the Lin family probably won't be able to hold on for more than three months. At that point, Brother Lei can take over all of the Lin family's businesses!"

"Haha, of course. I won't forget your kindness, Brother Wu."

Lei Hu stroked his beard and laughed heartily.

He had been eyeing the Lin family's medicinal herb business for a long time.

They have never been able to compete with the Lin family.

Now, the Lin family is finally about to fall.

"Brother Lei, when the time comes, Lin Wanqin will be in my care. I will comfort her properly." A hint of longing flashed in Wu Fei's eyes.

He and Lin Wanqin's husband were good brothers, but in private, he had long coveted Lin Wanqin.

Now, I've finally found an opportunity to win over Lin Wanqin.

At that moment, a servant walked in from outside.

"Master, the scouts guarding the Lin family just reported that another convoy from the Lin family has set off. This time it seems Lin Wanqin is personally overseeing it..."

"Oh?" Lei Hu stroked his beard and sneered, "This Lin Wanqin really won't shed a tear until she sees the coffin. She actually dared to send out a convoy, and even led it herself. She's practically courting death!"

Wu Fei narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "Brother Lei, the old plan. I'll go and pretend to join the caravan to help. I'll leave marks along the way, and you can follow me."

"Haha, alright, then thank you very much, Brother Wu. This time I'm determined to severely injure Lin Wanqin. Brother Wu, you pretended to save her, and then she'll be your plaything, hahaha..."

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At noon, the sun was blazing.

The sun overhead was like a giant bathroom heater, radiating heat.

A convoy of dozens of carriages belonging to the Lin family was traveling on the road out of the city.

The sheer scale of the operation made it clear to anyone that the Lin family was preparing to transport goods out of the city again.

At this moment, Chu Chang was sitting crookedly at the front of the carriage, idly waving his whip.

Sitting inside the carriage was Lin Wanqin.

Chu Chang's gaze was quickly drawn to a middle-aged man riding a white horse and dressed in white not far away.

This man is Wu Fei, a good friend of Lin Wanqin's husband!

He and Lin Wanqin's husband entered the restricted area, and he was the one who carried Lin Wanqin's husband's body out in the end.

This guy just happened to arrive when the convoy set off today. As soon as we met, he patted his chest and declared with righteous indignation that he wanted to share the Lin family's burdens and come to help escort them.

"Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious," Chu Chang muttered to himself, pursing his lips.

Something unusual must be going on. Chu Chang kept a close eye on him throughout the journey.

This close observation actually led him to discover a key point.

The convoy was not moving very fast due to the hot weather.

Chu Chang noticed that whenever the convoy passed by a large tree by the roadside, Wu Fei would walk over and casually pat the tree trunk.

After his hand leaves, a faint trace of white dust is always left on the tree trunk.

"A mark? This method is so sophisticated that you can smell the stench of a traitor from two miles away."

Chu Chang was delighted. He leaned closer to the carriage curtain and whispered his discovery to Lin Wanqin.

Inside the carriage, Lin Wanqin's face darkened completely after hearing Chu Chang's description.

"As expected, he has a problem..."

She gripped her sword tightly, her beautiful eyes almost spitting fire, and she had an impulse to rush out and chop off Wu Fei's head on the spot!

"Hoo..." Lin Wanqin took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her anger. Her cold voice came from behind the carriage curtain: "Let him remember this. Wait for the Lei family to come. Today, I will deal with them all at once."

That's right, this is Chu Chang's plan: to lure the Lei family to come to him.

After all, if Lin Wanqin goes to the Lei family, the Lei family is not to be trifled with, and it will only result in a lose-lose situation.

However, when the Lei family launched an attack outside the city, and Lin Wanqin was prepared, everything changed.

The convoy proceeded without incident.

As evening approached, darkness gradually fell, and the surrounding woods appeared somewhat eerie.

Elder Lin Ding ordered the troops to set up camp.

Before long, several campfires were lit in the wilderness, and everyone sat around the fire, eating dry rations and muttering about the day's hardships.

Wu Fei, on the other hand, sat a little further away from the crowd, occasionally looking up into the dark depths of the woods, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

"Here, this is what Madam told you to give to you!" At this moment, Chu Chang came to Wu Fei's side and handed him a fragrant roasted meat.

Wu Fei glanced at Chu Chang. "New here?"

"Yes, I am the lady's nephew."

Wu Fei took the roast meat and smiled, "No wonder Madam Lin takes such good care of you."

"It's alright, you can eat first."

Just as Chu Chang was about to leave, Wu Fei spoke again.

"Young man, don't rush off, talk to me! My good brother died recently, and I'm heartbroken. I believe Mrs. Lin is even more heartbroken. Has she said anything to you lately?"

"You mean...?"

"For example, has she contacted Gu Jia?"

"I've made contact." Chu Chang nodded without hesitation.

Seeing Chu Changzhen talking about these things, Wu Fei laughed. This guy is really a fool, telling his family matters to an outsider like him.

He took a bite of the grilled meat and said excitedly, "Tell me in detail, did the Gu family offer to help?"

"The Gu family is also struggling to survive and can't help, so Madam is quite worried," Chu Chang said with a sigh.

"Alas, life is unpredictable..."

"By the way, can you tell me about you and the master entering the forbidden area?" Chu Chang asked curiously.

"Alright, then I'll tell you." Considering that this hothead was not going to live much longer, Wu Fei began to tell his story while eating his barbecue.

"A month ago, my brother and I entered a restricted area! It's a place where the Lin family often gathers herbs; I've been there before. Unexpectedly, that time, we encountered a woman—a very beautiful woman..."

Looking at Chu Chang listening intently, Wu Fei laughed inwardly!

Because he had just heard a 'cooing' sound coming from the woods.

The bird's call was a secret signal between him and Lei Hu, indicating that Lei Hu and his men were already quite close.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Sure enough, figures suddenly began to move in the woods.

Inside the carriage, Lin Wanqin suddenly opened her eyes.

With her cultivation level, she could naturally sense the surrounding aura.

One of the auras was extremely powerful, belonging to Lei Hu.

Unbeknownst to her, she had walked up behind Wu Fei.

"Wanqin!" Wu Fei saw Lin Wanqin suddenly walk over and stood up to greet her.

"Pfft!"

Without saying a word, Lin Wanqin plunged her sword into Wu Fei's heart.

"You...you...you..." Wu Fei pointed at Lin Wanqin in shock: "Why did you kill me?"

Chu Chang patted Wu Fei's shoulder, who had already lost the ability to resist. "You're the one who killed the master, aren't you? And you even attracted the Lei family here, didn't you?"

Chu Chang's words left Wu Fei speechless.

How did they know?

Why, why is this happening?

Aren't they afraid?

You should know that Lei Hu's cultivation level is at the Qi Refining Realm.

But the next moment, Wu Fei was stunned after sensing Lin Wanqin's aura.

"You... have already reached the Qi Refining Realm!"

"That's right! You think I don't know that you're the one who killed my husband?" Lin Wanqin said coldly.

"Pfft!" Another sword strike.

That really hit home.

Wu Fei clutched his chest and collapsed, utterly exhausted.

"Hey, keep going. You met a very beautiful woman, and then what happened?" Chu Chang asked seriously.

"The woman said, 'Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda,' you... save me!"

Chu Chang: "???"

"What the hell are you talking about?!"

He stood up and kicked Wu Fei hard, causing Wu Fei to vomit blood again from the pain.

"Your storytelling is terrible! Don't you know nobody gives tips for stories like this!"

Unfortunately, at this point, all that happened was that his head tilted to the side, and he breathed his last.

"Ah Chang, Lei Hu is coming. Be careful!" Lin Wanqin reminded her.