"Big Brother, who is the Jade-Faced Gentleman?" Zhan Feiyu couldn't understand why he had attacked her and her mother on South Street.
"What do you think?" Yin Wuyan retorted, his seemingly indifferent gaze sharp enough to make one unable to hide.
Excitement flashed in Zhan Feiyu's eyes, and she blurted out, "A flower-picking thief!" The nickname Jade-Faced Gentleman sounded exactly like someone who did such things.
She really dared to imagine! Yin Wuyan looked at Zhan Feiyu, who was rubbing her chubby paws with a "lecherous" expression. She was bizarre all over, yet she maintained an excellent disguise outside. Whether it was the villagers or her classmates at the private school, they only thought she was precocious and intelligent, not wise to the point of being demonic.
Ignoring Zhan Feiyu's overly excited expression, Yin Wuyan coldly urged her away, "You should go back."
Zhan Feiyu, who was waiting for the answer, was stunned. Wasn't this bullying? He had piqued her appetite but wouldn't tell her!
However, even if she had the courage of a bear, Zhan Feiyu didn't dare to pester Yin Wuyan. She nodded with a dejected little chubby face, "Then, Big Brother, I'm going home."
Zhan Feiyu turned and left, her head hanging low. The night wind stirred the fallen leaves, making her short, stout figure appear particularly desolate.
After a few steps, a voice suddenly rang out, "He is a fugitive wanted by the Forbidden Dragon Guard."
"Really?" Zhan Feiyu whirled around, "Then he definitely isn't a flower-picking thief. Only major cases would trouble you, Big Brother, to handle them personally."
What a smooth compliment!
Judging by the aura of the person in front of her, the case Hou Fei was involved in was definitely not small. Thinking that he had died by her hand like this, Zhan Feiyu tilted her head to gaze at the night sky. He had indeed died quite aggrieved.
"Big Brother, was Hou Fei trying to escape but didn't want to attract your attention, so he deliberately startled Madam Zeng's carriage?" Zhan Feiyu asked weakly.
Even disguised as a lame beggar, Shangsi County was not that large. Once the Forbidden Dragon Guard launched their search, they would eventually find Hou Fei's whereabouts. Therefore, he had to escape, but he couldn't attract attention. Thus, he created an accident to make his escape logical and not alert them.
"Yes." Yin Wuyan was not surprised that Zhan Feiyu could guess this.
Her eyes lit up, and Zhan Feiyu said again, "After the horses were startled on South Street, did my second uncle find him and then attack me?"
Once the Forbidden Dragon Guard sealed off Shangsi County, Hou Fei would have no escape, no matter how skilled he was at disguise. Jinlin Village faced mountains on both sides. If a local guided him, he could completely hide in the mountains. After a month or two, he could come out after the Forbidden Dragon Guard left.
Of course, Hou Fei could also hide in the mountains himself. But if he bought a large amount of food, he would inevitably attract the attention of the Forbidden Dragon Guard, thus exposing his whereabouts.
Moreover, the mountains of Jinlin Village were not deep mountains. Hiding there for a long time would definitely be noticed by the villagers. But with Zhan Lao Er's help and cover, it would be seamless.
"You should go back." Yin Wuyan spoke again, urging her away.
Having received her answer, Zhan Feiyu nodded obediently and hurried back with her short legs. She had to get up early for private school tomorrow.
Seventh Master really liked the plump girl! But looking at Zhan Feiyu's short, stout little body, Zhong Guang sighed helplessly. She was too young! But then he thought that if she were a young maiden, Seventh Master wouldn't even glance at her. For so many years, no woman had been able to get close to Seventh Master.
"My Lord, how should Zhan Lao Er be dealt with?" Zhong Guang walked forward. Although he was Seventh Master's visible guard, he had seen many heinous criminals in the Forbidden Dragon Guard over the years. However, someone as ruthless and vicious as Zhan Lao Er was truly rare.
The Jade-Faced Gentleman had a洁癖 (cleanliness obsession). Zhong Guang never expected him to disguise himself as a beggar and hide for more than two months. The startling of the horses on South Street seemed like an accident, but Hou Fei had underestimated the Forbidden Dragon Guard. They would not let go of any clue. This investigation led them to Zhan Lao Er.
After Constable Ma left the tavern in a hurry that day, Zhan Lao Er originally planned to go to the pier to load goods. However, after a wicked thought arose, he secretly went to the abandoned house where the beggars lived and indeed met the lame beggar who was planning to escape.
After a series of threats and inducements from Zhan Lao Er, the lame beggar, who did not want to be retaliated against by the Zeng family, had to agree to kill Zhan Feiyu. The smug Zhan Lao Er never expected that he was the one being manipulated.
If Zhan Lao Er couldn't help hide his whereabouts, Hou Fei would have killed him with a single blow long ago, turning Zhan Lao Er into a corpse in the abandoned house.
"No need to bother with him." Yin Wuyan dropped his words, and his black figure quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Zhong Guang was disappointed, thinking that his Lord would help the plump girl. He shook his head but did not dare to question Yin Wuyan's decision, so he quickly chased after him.
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As dawn broke, households were already stirring. Some were getting up early to wash clothes, others were feeding chickens and pigs, while the men carried hoes and went to the fields to work.
"Xiao Yu, are you going to private school?" Zhan Lao Er, who was washing his face, looked at Zhan Feiyu, who was carrying her schoolbag and eating a steamed bun.
Swallowing the last bite of the steamed bun, Zhan Feiyu, bathed in the golden morning light, grinned and replied crisply, "The teacher said it wasn't safe to come back at night, so he asked me to go to private school early."
His eyes suddenly darkened. Zhan Lao Er clenched the cloth in his hand in anger. The path to the private school was bordered by farmland. People went to work there before dawn, so the lame beggar couldn't find an opportunity to strike.
As if not noticing Zhan Lao Er's sinister and ugly expression, Zhan Feiyu, with a tense little chubby face, showed off her knowledge, "Black hair knows not the diligence of youth, white hair regrets the late study of books. Second Uncle, I'm leaving now."
This damned girl! Looking at the bouncing figure leaving, the malice in Zhan Lao Er's eyes was no longer concealed. He had risked going to find the lame beggar, but it was all in vain.