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

Du Wanting looked guilty. "General Lu, last time it was because of us that you had a conflict with the Black Wind Army."

Now, we've dragged you into this too..."

Lu Fengnian waved his hand, "I won't say anything more. I hope that after today, this matter will be completely resolved, and you can do business in peace."

I'll go in first, and you can come back in about fifteen minutes.

After saying that, he turned around, put on his straw hat, and strode towards the Blue Light Inn.

Early this morning, he arranged for one of his personal guards to change into civilian clothes and book a room at the Blue Light Inn, room number 207.

The room next door, 208, is located at the very back of the second floor of the Blue Light Inn. It is separated from 207 by a tea room, making it very private.

It's also the best room in the Blue Light Inn, costing two coins a night, which is quite expensive.

While 207 is close by, its price is almost half that of 207.

Lu Fengnian went up to the second floor, came to the door of room 207, took out his key, and unlocked the brass lock.

Then they saw two men walk out of room 208 and stride toward them.

Lu Fengnian had met these two people before.

That day, outside the restaurant owned by Du Wanting and her husband, the two of them had been beaten up by Lu Fengnian.

Because Lu Fengnian was wearing a bamboo hat, the two men did not recognize him.

Now is not the time for conflict. Lu Fengnian pushed open the door, quickly went inside, and closed the door behind him.

Just as they bolted the door, they heard the footsteps of the two men stop in front of the door, followed by a knock.

Lu Feng asked in a low voice, "Who?"

One of the men said in a deep voice through the door, "Wait a little longer. If there's any noise outside, pretend you didn't hear it. Don't come out, understand?"

Lu Fengnian asked again, "Who are you people?"

The man's voice turned noticeably colder. "Stop talking nonsense and don't cause yourself trouble or make things difficult for yourself!"

Lu Fengnian remained silent.

The two men lingered at the door for three breaths. When Lu Fengnian did not respond, they slowly walked away, went to another room, knocked on the door again, and said the same threatening words to the tenant.

Soon, the two men warned all the guests on the second floor before returning.

However, instead of going to room 208, they went to the tea room between 207 and 208.

……

It was almost 7 PM.

Du Wanting went up to the second floor of the Blue Light Inn and walked nervously toward room 208 at the very back.

As Du Wanting passed the tea room, two men came out and blocked her way.

Du Wanting recognized the two people, and her face immediately showed fear and panic. She couldn't help but want to turn around and run away.

But remembering Lu Fengnian's earlier instructions, she forced herself to remain calm and asked in a trembling voice, "What do you want to do?"

One of the slightly taller men sized Du Wanting up and down, then chuckled, "Hurry up and get into room 208. Once you're inside, you'll definitely find out what our boss wants to do."

Another obese man chuckled, his eyes scanning Du Wanting's body from head to toe, focusing particularly on her rather large breasts.

Du Wanting looked ashamed and indignant. After a moment's hesitation, she walked past the two men and slowly headed towards room 208.

The two men turned around and looked at Du Wanting's slender and graceful back, their eyes shining.

The fat man licked his lips. "I wonder if the boss will give us some leftovers this time."

The tall man replied with a wicked grin, "Don't worry, the boss's injuries haven't fully healed yet, so he's not up to the task."

This time, we'll make sure the two of them are well-fed!

The fat man nodded. "Then we two have to do a good job of guarding the area. We absolutely can't let any fool ruin the boss's good thing."

If he's in a bad mood, forget about eating leftovers, we might even get a beating...

Just then, with a creak, the door to room 207 was opened.

The two men were immediately enraged and stormed into room 207.

However, the anticipated brawl did not materialize.

Two muffled groans were heard, and then there was silence in room 207.

Soon, Lu Fengnian came out of room 207.

He quickly went to the stairwell leading to the first floor and waved.

Then, a group of soldiers swiftly climbed up to the second floor.

Each of them wore a standard mandarin duck battle jacket as an inner garment, covered with a blue cloth armor on the outside, with narrow sleeves, and a cloth turban on their head.

He held a short wooden stick in his hand and had a short knife at his waist.

A small black cloth flag with the character "巡" (patrol) written on it was slung across his back.

These men were patrolmen of Shiyang Pass, whose primary duty was to stop and punish soldiers who disturbed or harmed the people.

The leader was a middle-aged man with a slightly sallow complexion. When he saw Lu Fengnian, he nodded slightly and then led his subordinates straight to room 208.

Lu Fengnian followed behind them.

Soon, the sallow-faced man walked in front and, upon reaching room 208, lowered his pace and gestured for the people behind him to stop.

Then, he tiptoed to the door of room 208 and listened intently.

……

Inside the room, behind the door, Du Wanting looked flustered and fearful.

Sitting on the bed inside the room was a short young man with triangular eyes. He was the man whose six ribs had been broken by Lu Fengnian on the street that day, and he was also the brother-in-law of Jiang Tianbai, the commander of the Black Wind Army.

"I recognize you. You were the one who wrecked our restaurant that day." After entering the room, Du Wanting didn't go any further; she just stood behind the door.

Firstly, because they were afraid, and secondly, because it was convenient to hear what was happening outside.

The man with the triangular eyes looked Du Wanting up and down, his gaze finally settling on the wound on her forehead. He frowned and asked, "What happened to your forehead?"

Du Wanting looked slightly puzzled and replied, "I bumped into something a couple of days ago."

The man with the triangular eyes cursed, "What a fucking spoilsport!"

He then chuckled and looked Du Wanting up and down with his eyes, "Although it's a little disappointing, your looks and figure still make me feel restless and itchy."

Du Wanting felt uncomfortable being stared at by the man with triangular eyes. She raised her voice and said, both ashamed and angry, "You wrecked our restaurant and framed my husband, sending him to jail."

We have done nothing to wrong you, why are you treating us like this?

The man with triangular eyes turned cold. "We have no grudge against each other, but if you had obediently come to the military camp with me that day, you would have served me well."

If I'm in a good mood, I'll not only give you a generous reward, but I'll also bring my brothers to patronize your business regularly.

What a great thing!

As a result, you two didn't appreciate my kindness and caused me to have six ribs broken by that bastard Lu Fengnian.

This feud has become a huge one!