Abandoning literature for martial arts, starting by unleashing the beauty's bow.

The third day, in the morning.

Lu Fengnian was about to check on the new recruits' training progress when Xiong Qi arrived.

The message came that Yu Sihai would be going to Leshun Restaurant at noon.

Upon receiving this news, Lu Fengnian felt a sense of relief.

He was fairly certain that the people following him that night were most likely from the Marshal's personal guard.

……

With an hour to go before noon, Lu Fengnian gave his instructions and left the Zhenxi Army camp.

After leaving the camp and walking halfway down the street, just as he turned the corner, he suddenly frowned.

Turning around slowly, I saw a middle-aged woman with an oval face and delicate features, but with messy hair, walking quickly out from the street corner. It was none other than Du Wanting.

Lu Fengnian was clearly somewhat surprised.

He didn't see Du Wanting yesterday, and he thought she had given up on him.

Unexpectedly, she was actually waiting here.

"General Lu, please help me!"

Du Wanting hurried to Lu Fengnian and pleaded urgently.

Lu Fengnian paused for a moment, then said, "I already know about your situation. You should know my thoughts since I haven't seen you."

Du Wanting looked distressed. "General Lu, I really can't find any other way but you. Please, I beg you."

Lu Fengnian said in a low voice, "Du Wanting, I've only met you and your husband by chance. Isn't it a bit unreasonable for you to come to me for help every time you need something?"

Du Wanting suddenly knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, "General Lu, you helped us last time."

It is indeed a bit much for me to ask you for help now.

However, if I hadn't come to beg you, my husband certainly wouldn't have survived.

I have elderly parents-in-law and two children, the eldest of whom is no more than six years old.

If my husband were not here, our family would have no way to survive.

General Lu, if you're willing to help me this once, I'm willing to do anything for you...

Du Wanting's head was pounded so hard that blood gushed from her forehead in just a few moments.

Lu Fengnian quickly helped the woman up and took out some wound medicine from his pocket, handing it to her.

However, Du Wanting did not catch it, letting the blood flow down her beautiful face and drip onto her coarse clothes.

She looked at Lu Fengnian with a sorrowful expression, and said in a choked voice, "General Lu, I am truly desperate, I really have no other choice..."

Seeing that the blood on the woman's face was flowing more and more, Lu Fengnian hesitated for a moment, then handed the wound medicine forward a few more times, "Stop the bleeding first, and then tell me what happened."

The woman's face lit up with surprise. She quickly took the wound medicine, applied it haphazardly to her forehead, and said hastily:

"I made the tofu pudding myself, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it."

The person who was taken to the clinic was clearly framed and slandered.

Lu Fengnian asked, "Could you be a little more specific?"

Du Wanting gathered her thoughts slightly, "Last time, General Lu warned us that the restaurants on the street should be closed temporarily, so we closed them."

But my husband couldn't stay idle, and because we had elderly parents and young children to support, he suggested that we carry a load on a shoulder pole and sell tofu pudding on the street. If we didn't sell it in a fixed location, we wouldn't have to worry about being run into by the Black Wind Army.

We sold for a few days, and business was pretty good; we even made some money.

But on the day my husband had the accident, I didn't go with him because my mother-in-law wasn't feeling well.

Less than an hour after my husband left, officials came and said that he had been imprisoned.

As she said this, large tears streamed down her face.

Lu Fengnian pondered for a moment, then asked, "After your husband was arrested, did anyone go to your house?"

Du Wanting shook her head. "I don't know either."

After the officials came to my house to inform me, I went to the prison inside the pass as soon as possible.

But the soldiers guarding the prison wouldn't let me in.

After thinking about it, I immediately went to find General Lu.

Two days ago, I waited all day at the Zhenxi Army's camp, but didn't see General Lu. So I waited another day at this street corner, and today, I've finally waited for you.

Lu Fengnian sighed inwardly.

He had initially thought that Lu Wanting would give up after failing to see him the day before yesterday, but to his surprise, she waited for three days in a row.

This dedication is truly touching.

"General Lu, I really have no other choice. Please help me and save my family..." Du Wanting pleaded while crying.

Lu Fengnian remained silent for six breaths before saying in a low voice, "Go back first and wait patiently. I will keep this matter in mind."

Du Wanting was initially delighted, but then her face showed worry. "General Lu, my husband has been imprisoned for three days, and we don't know if he is alive or dead. My parents-in-law are now crying every day."

If I go back and just wait around, I won't feel at ease, and my in-laws will probably urge me to hurry up..."

Lu Fengnian glanced at the sky and asked, "How far is your home from here?"

Du Wanting quickly replied, "It's not far, it only takes 45 minutes to walk there."

Lu Fengnian added, "Take me to your home so your in-laws can feel at ease."

Du Wanting's face lit up with joy. She thanked Lu Fengnian repeatedly and then quickly led the way.

……

Du Wanting walked very fast, covering a journey that normally takes 45 minutes in 25 minutes.

Her home was in a narrow alley. The yard wasn't small, but it was kept quite clean, with flowers and plants growing inside. The furniture and decorations were decent.

It's clear that their family is relatively well-off; in Shiyangguan, they could barely be considered middle class.

However, even this middle class has absolutely no resistance to pressure from the government, not even the slightest bit.

Upon hearing of Lu Fengnian's arrival, a hunched old man and a white-haired old woman, supported by two small children, hurriedly came out to greet him.

Clearly, Du Wanting had already revealed Lu Fengnian's situation to the two elderly people.

The two elderly people appeared respectful and reserved in front of Lu Fengnian, while the two children, on the other hand, were innocent and wide-eyed, curiously observing Lu Fengnian.

Lu Fengnian explained his purpose, saying that he would look into Du Wanting's husband's affairs.

The two elderly people were naturally overjoyed and expressed their deepest gratitude to Lu Fengnian.

After finishing his business, Lu Fengnian prepared to leave.

The old man took out a letter and handed it to Du Wanting, saying that someone had delivered the letter early that morning.

The two elderly people were illiterate, and the letter was still sealed.

Du Wanting quickly took the letter and opened the seal.

There was only one page inside, with a few lines of ink writing on it.

After reading the letter, Du Wanting's pretty face suddenly turned deathly pale.

Lu Fengnian asked in a low voice, "About your husband?"

After a moment's hesitation, Du Wanting handed the letter to Lu Fengnian.

Lu Fengnian took the letter and read it:

If you want to save your husband, go to room 208 of the Blue Light Inn tomorrow night at 7 PM, and do not make a sound.

If I don't see you tomorrow night, you can start preparing for your husband's funeral.