100: As expected of your daughter

Hearing Lu An'an and Jiang Shuwan's stance, Ye Feng looked speechless.

"No, are you both really that blindly trusting of him?"

"You can trust him, but I don't. In such a crisis, how could a few casual words possibly resolve everything?"

"This is absolutely impossible!"

Ye Feng simply did not believe such a thing would happen.

Just as he finished speaking, one of his subordinates came over to report.

"My Lord, the people lying in ambush around us have withdrawn!"

"What?"

Ye Feng was greatly shocked, but he couldn't believe it was true. He quickly released his Divine Sense to investigate the surroundings.

With one look...

Ye Feng was completely stunned.

"How is this possible?"

"This shouldn't be happening at all."

His Divine Sense perceived that the people in ambush were indeed rapidly retreating.

In just a few minutes, they had completely left the range of his perception.

Feng Ming stretched, smiled, and said, "It's getting late, and we have to travel tomorrow. Everyone, go back and rest."

He spoke with such nonchalance, as if the ambush they just faced had nothing to do with the Feng Family.

Ye Feng really couldn't figure it out and hurriedly said,

"Jeff, what exactly is going on? I want a reasonable explanation!"

He had no choice; he truly couldn't understand the reason.

How could a few words easily repel the enemy?

Feng Ming sighed and turned around helplessly.

"What's so hard to understand? You'll get it if you just think carefully about what I said to Huangfu Jing just now."

Lu An'an actually didn't understand either. Hearing Feng Ming say this, she began to replay the conversation between Feng Ming and Huangfu Jing in her mind.

Like Lu An'an, Ye Feng also began to reminisce.

Both had good memories and were clever people.

They quickly grasped the key point.

"So, your main purpose just now was to bring up the matter of the midnight soul returning pill through your dialogue with Huangfu Jing?"

Ye Feng also exclaimed, "Did the Huangfu Family really give Luo Meng a midnight soul returning pill?"

Lu An'an nodded.

"The midnight soul returning pill can only be refined by the Huangfu Family. Huangfu Jing only denied that Luo Meng was sent by them, but he did not refute the fact that Luo Meng died from the fourth grade elixir, the midnight soul returning pill."

"The people surrounding us were all arranged by the Huangfu Family. When these people heard that Luo Meng's death was related to the Huangfu Family, they would likely fear for their own safety. How could they possibly continue with the operation?"

Ye Feng, thinking even deeper, said in shock,

"This should only be the first step. It will take us about two days to reach Qingyang City!"

"They have plenty of time to verify the truth of this matter."

"I've also received word from the City Lord saying that someone reported Luo Meng's death to the government office. I've also arranged for people to send Luo Meng's body to Qingyang City by express horse."

"By tomorrow morning at the latest, the news will spread. As long as these people in ambush send someone back to investigate, they will know the truth. By then..."

At this point, Ye Feng didn't want to continue.

Lu An'an said with an excited look,

"By then, you'll have 'escaped like a golden cicada shedding its skin' and 'shifted the trouble onto others'! The Huangfu Family's thugs will point their spears directly at the Huangfu Family, and the Feng Family will be able to arrive in Qingyang City safely!"

"This chain of schemes is truly brilliant!"

Ye Feng snorted, looking displeased.

"Hmph! It is quite brilliant, but you actually used me and the City Lord as pawns. Feng Ming, your courage is truly extraordinary."

Feng Ming, standing to the side, smiled and said,

"It's a win-win cooperation, so how can you talk about pawns!"

Ye Feng questioned coldly, "You're the one benefiting from everything inside and out. Where is this 'win-win'?"

Feng Ming smiled and didn't explain much.

"It doesn't matter if you can't figure it out; I believe the City Lord will!"

"You!"

Ye Feng was taken aback, then said helplessly,

"Fine! You won this bet. Once we reach Qingyang City, I will naturally fulfill the agreement and visit your Feng Family for a day!"

Feng Ming smiled, turned around, and took Jiang Shuwan back to rest.

After the two left, Ye Feng said, "Feng Ming's schemes are too deep and he's skilled at calculation. Can you be sure his feelings for you are sincere?"

Lu An'an smiled upon hearing this.

"Everyone's attitude toward friends and enemies is different. If he didn't plan every step, it would be the Feng Family that would be destroyed. I don't think there's anything wrong with him doing this."

Lu Qianqian followed up from the side, "I think so too. Compared to others, Feng Ming is much better."

Seeing this, Ye Feng stopped insisting and merely muttered to himself,

"I wonder what he meant by 'win-win' just now. Could it be that Luo Meng's death can serve an even greater purpose?"

The night passed in silence.

As dawn approached.

Inside the City Lord's Manor in Qingyang City.

A voice rang out outside Lu Zhenfeng's door.

"Reporting to the City Lord, Lord Ye has sent an urgent secret letter by express horse."

"What is it?"

A middle-aged man's deep voice came from inside the room.

"The secret letter says that Lord Ye's team encountered... on the road."

The visitor immediately recounted the contents.

It mainly covered what happened last night and Ye Feng's doubts.

Lu Zhenfeng laughed upon hearing this.

"This Feng Ming truly has good methods. Before even meeting me, he has calculated everything about me so clearly."

"City Lord, should we send a message to Lord Ye to eliminate this boy?"

Hearing this, Lu Zhenfeng waved his hand, "No need!"

"He has some skill. Since he can use me, I can naturally use his struggle with the Huangfu Family to take the opportunity to remove that malignant tumor."

"Go inform the Garrison Soldiers and have them arrange two teams to head out from the main gate to meet and escort the team carrying Luo Meng's body."

"Keep an eye on the Huangfu Family as well. Report immediately if there's any movement."

"Yes!"

The subordinate hurried to carry out the order.

Inside the room.

Inside the room, a lean middle-aged man was sitting by the bed.

He stroked the hand of the woman lying on the bed and said softly,

"In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed. Our two daughters have grown into young ladies, and now they even have suitors. They are truly worthy of being the daughters you bore."

"Don't worry, I won't let anyone have the chance to hurt our daughters. Leave the matter of vetting the sons-in-law to me. Anyone who doesn't pass my inspection shouldn't even dream of becoming our son-in-law."

...In the early morning, by the official road leading to Qingyang City.

A group of people hidden in the dense forest woke up one after another.

Among the crowd, a tall man with a full beard inquired,

"Well? Any news?"

This person was named Xiong Da, the leader sent by the Huangfu Family to besiege the Feng Family this time.

Last night, he was also the one who took the lead in withdrawing after hearing the conversation between Feng Ming and Huangfu Jing.

Now, everyone was waiting for news.

"Boss, none for now. It'll probably be noon at the earliest!"