87: Brother-in-law, you're so smart!

Everyone was stunned.

Then they reacted.

"That's right. As long as Young Master Feng takes him to my father, with Qianqian and me there, we can naturally prove his identity."

"The Bright Moon Dynasty acts according to the law, but in the end, it also respects reason."

"If he dies, even if we sisters testify, there would be no way. The Huangfu Family might even feign being aggrieved in their defense, making the commoners feel that we are forcibly pinning a crime on them."

"But if Luo Meng is alive and makes no defense, in the eyes of the commoners, it means he fears the Huangfu Family and dares not identify them!"

"The Huangfu Family will have to accept this crime whether they want to or not!"

Once Lu An'an explained, everyone came to a sudden realization.

Luo Meng was even more shocked, and a few hints of admiration couldn't help but appear in his gaze toward Feng Ming.

But it was only that much.

He laughed loudly.

"Feng Ming, I admit you are a talent proficient in both scholarly and martial arts, but you are very naive. I will not help you. Even if you kill me, I won't."

Feng Mian couldn't help but ask.

"You'd rather die than go against the Huangfu Family. Could it be that you are an illegitimate son of the Huangfu Family?"

The words were harsh.

But no one refuted them.

Jiang Shuwan and the others also found it strange.

Feng Ming shook his head. "He has no relation to the Huangfu Family, but his relatives must be controlled by the Huangfu Family's people."

As soon as these words were spoken, Luo Meng's expression changed instantly.

"How do you know?"

Feng Ming wore an expression as if saying he wasn't an idiot.

"It's not hard to guess. Your surname is Xin, not Huangfu. To work so hard, you must have a weakness that is being held over you."

"Moreover, you're a single man without even a Dao Companion. This weakness certainly isn't a woman or children, so it can only be your parents."

Luo Meng was left speechless.

"You truly are smart!"

And the people nearby also understood instantly.

"This is coercion!"

"Brother-in-law, you are simply too smart!"

Lu Qianqian exclaimed.

Luo Meng gave a bitter smile.

"No matter how smart you are, it's useless. You already know the reason. I won't help you. As long as my parents can live, I would rather die myself."

Feng Ming smiled and shook his head.

"You have the spirit of a man, but no brains. Right now, you have no choice at all. I don't need you to be willing or unwilling."

Luo Meng was stunned. "What do you mean?"

Feng Ming sighed. "Don't you know Huangfu Xuan's end? He met such a fate just because he failed to take over the Liumian Prefecture's Medicinal Pill market. What about you?"

"The Huangfu Family can be so ruthless even to their own relatives. As a hired enforcer, do you think you have a higher status than Huangfu Xuan?"

Luo Meng retorted, "Huangfu Xuan was killed by you. It has nothing to do with the Huangfu Family."

Feng Ming looked at Luo Meng as if looking at an idiot.

"Before you came, didn't the Huangfu Family Head give you an order?"

"If there really was a chance to survive, would he choose to go to his death?"

"He surely begged you as well, didn't he? Did he mention the fate of Huangfu Yunyan?"

"For a gentleman, ten years is not too long to wait for revenge. If there were truly a way out, wouldn't it be better for him to take Huangfu Yunyan somewhere to live in seclusion, Cultivate for a few years, and then seek an opportunity for revenge? Why would he come to my Feng Family knowing he would die?"

Luo Meng suddenly broke into a cold sweat as he listened.

Indeed, before coming, the Family Head had given such an order.

Huangfu Xuan also knew he wouldn't survive, which was why he begged Luo Meng to tell the Huangfu Family Head to spare Huangfu Yunyan.

What did he say when he begged him?

He said dying at the Feng Family was better than dying without having done anything.

Therefore, Huangfu Xuan was destined to die.

The only difference was that he was the blade chosen by the Huangfu Family, yet Huangfu Xuan himself chose Feng Ming as the blade to end him.

But the one who truly killed Huangfu Xuan was the Huangfu Family, not Feng Ming.

Luo Meng's spine went cold, yet he was very puzzled.

"What do my parents have to do with Huangfu Xuan? I wasn't the one who killed Huangfu Xuan either."

Feng Ming sat down on a nearby stone bench and said calmly.

"Can't you figure this out? First of all, the Huangfu Family values interests. People without value, even if they are Family, have only one path—death. So, if you lose your value, your end will only be more miserable than Huangfu Xuan's."

"The Huangfu Family actually knew long ago that I wouldn't cooperate, but they still sent you. The goal was for you to destroy my Feng Family. There are only two possible outcomes: either I win, or you win."

"If you win, my entire Feng Family will be destroyed. At that time, my wife's maiden Family, the Jiang Family, as well as the City Lord's Manor will certainly investigate. Once they follow the clues back to the Huangfu Family, you will be the scapegoat pushed forward."

"If I win, I will certainly have you come with me to expose the Huangfu Family's crimes. If you refuse, I will kill you. Once you are gone, their keeping your parents will serve no purpose. A pawn becomes a discarded pawn, leading to death."

"They won't let the fact that you are a retainer of the Huangfu Family spread. Thus, they will find an excuse to secretly kill your parents. This is even considering the feelings of other enforcers; otherwise, the methods would only be more cruel."

"If you cooperate, even if you don't speak, as long as the Huangfu Family sees you with me, they will automatically assume you've defected. Your parents will still die."

"Of course, there is a difference."

Luo Meng was already dripping with cold sweat.

Hearing Feng Ming say this, he hurriedly asked.

"What is the difference?"

"In the former, your whole Family dies together. In the latter, your parents die, but you live and have a chance for revenge."

"You!"

Luo Meng was completely dazed. He thought that by working for the Huangfu Family, he had found a backer.

He didn't expect that there was fundamentally no way out.

He opened his mouth for a long time but couldn't say a single word!

And this scene also made Jiang Shuwan and the other two women, as well as the people of the Feng Family, feel their scalps go numb.

There was both excitement and fear in their eyes!

What they feared was that Feng Ming's mind was so meticulous and foolproof!

And what they were excited about was that such a person...

Was a friend, not an enemy.

Or rather, he was the man they admired.

He was their relative.

So, the ones who truly should be afraid were the Huangfu Family.

"Brother-in-law is truly too amazing!"

Lu Qianqian couldn't help but praise.

Even Lu An'an couldn't help but nod beside her.

"Before, I only thought Young Master Feng was great at business and strong in Alchemy techniques. Later, I found his cultivation was also high, and then I found his talent was very strong. I didn't expect his strategy to be so formidable as well."

Jiang Shuwan also couldn't help but say.

"It's also my first time discovering that my husband is so strong in his control over the human heart and nature."

This scene had a truly powerful impact on Jiang Shuwan.

In her eyes, Feng Ming had always been a good husband, a gentle and refined figure.

He was gentle and considerate to her, attentive in every possible way.

On the path of cultivation, he was more like a mentor.

He had given her a lot of help.

Since marrying into the Feng Family, Jiang Shuwan's entire life had undergone earth-shaking changes.

Before, in the Jiang Family, what she thought about every day was how to do well the things the Family arranged for her so she would receive fewer reprimands.

Now, she was thinking about how to be a good wife and working hard to Cultivate.

Don't just look at the difference in thoughts.

The results were also different.

When she was in the Jiang Family, her future could be said to be bleak.

The latter, however, meant a boundless future.

Perhaps Jiang Shuwan herself never expected that she, who was originally a tool for marriage alliance meant to be squeezed of her last bit of value by her Family,

Would instead walk toward the Peak of her life. A grand path she never dared to imagine lies right before her.

The last bit of value, a tool used for marriage alliance.

Unexpectedly, she walked toward the Peak of her life. A grand path she never dared to imagine lies right before her.