When the private soldiers heard Zhang Junheng's angry roar, their hearts tightened. They swarmed in, but after searching the place thoroughly, they couldn't find anyone.
"Report, no one in the guest room!"
"Report, no one in the main hall!"
"Report, no one in the backyard!"
"Report, Zhixi was found under the bed, she's dead!"
"Report, there are male footprints in the room!"
"Report, everyone in Zhixi's building is dead in the woodshed!"
"Report, the window in the guest room has been opened!"
A series of reports came in one after another, and Zhang Junheng's face darkened. He glanced sideways at Qiu Liansheng, his eyes filled with hatred and anger. He lowered his voice and said word by word, "Investigate! Investigate this for me!
What the hell is going on?! "
The surrounding soldiers tensed up. The leader said bitterly, "Don't worry, Sir, I will get to the bottom of this!"
Zhang Junheng snorted and left. Cheng 'an City Guards finally came to disperse the crowd.
At this moment, Li Chengfeng had already escaped two streets away. After turning into a corner, he took off his mask and panted heavily.
He was about to leave when he heard a low voice behind him. "Young Master?"
Li Chengfeng turned to see a head peeking out from the corner, looking at him timidly. It was Zhao Xiaobao!
Enraged, Li Chengfeng quickly stepped forward and raised his leg to kick Xiaobao. Xiaobao reacted quickly and jumped to the side. Li Chengfeng viciously grabbed him and slapped his head. "You've been trying to kill me all along, haven't you?
You've been waiting for this day for a long time, haven't you?! "
Xiaobao pulled a long face and said in a sobbing voice, "Young Master, I didn't want to, but I was in a moment of desperation … I had no choice!
Didn't you say it was the lesser of two evils?! "His eyes reddened, tears welling up in his eyes.
Li Chengfeng roared, "Don't cry!"
Xiaobao quickly wiped his tears. "But Young Master, I don't think anyone saw you, right?"
Li Chengfeng raged, "Do you think everyone else is as dumb as you?
You've exposed yourself! "
Xiaobao looked like he was about to cry, "Then what should we do?"
Li Chengfeng's face darkened. "F * ck, I've always been the one bullying people in Cheng 'an City but I've been tricked today!
Don't let me find out who he is, or I'll skin him alive! "
Xiaobao nodded vigorously, "Yes, skin him!"
"Yes, you peel them!"
Xiaobao was startled, "Huh?
Me? "
Li Chengfeng kicked his butt. "You're so useless!
Let's go, don't just stand there and embarrass yourself! "
Xiaobao was like a bullied daughter-in-law. "Where are we going?" he asked cautiously.
Li Chengfeng raged, "Nonsense, of course we're going home!
Where else can he go when such a big thing has happened? "
Xiaobao blindly followed behind Li Chengfeng. The two of them passed through the streets and alleys, avoiding the crowd with a guilty conscience. After a while, they arrived at the Li family's alley in the west of the city. Just as they entered the alley, they bumped into a Li family servant girl and an old woman walking out of the alley anxiously.
The Old Madam's face lit up when she saw Li Chengfeng. "Young Master, you're back!
That's great, my mother is waiting for you at home! "
Li Chengfeng was already terrified after such a huge commotion. When he heard this, even if he wasn't afraid of anything, his legs were still cramping in fear!
Li Chengfeng's face tightened as he grabbed the Old Madam. "Aunty Mei, what is it?
No, it can't be so fast … "
Auntie Mei: "Yes, yes!
They're so fast! "
Li Chengfeng stared blankly at Xiaobao. Both of them saw deep fear in each other's eyes. Xiaobao lowered his voice and said in a trembling voice, "Young Master … Should we run?
The world is so big, there must be a place to hide! "
Li Chengfeng's voice trembled too. "But the world is so big, where can we run to?"
Aunty Mei said unhappily, "Run?
Where do you think you're going?
Let me tell you, my mother has instructed me to send you home immediately if I see you!
There's an important guest at home! "
Li Chengfeng was stunned. "Important guest?"
Aunty Mei said, "Yes!" She lowered her voice and said mysteriously, "It really is an important guest!
That's incredible! "
Li Chengfeng heaved a sigh of relief. He knew this was not the case of Zhixi's House catching an adulterer, pfft, demon catching case. He calmed down a little. "Who is it?"
Aunty Mei winked. "You'll know when you get home!
This has a lot to do with you. Perhaps you've met someone important and your future will be bright! "
The maidservant on the side also said with a smile, "Yes, congratulations, young master!"
Li Chengfeng felt annoyed again. "Go go go, do whatever you need to do!"
Aunty Mei did not mind. She smiled and curtsied to Li Chengfeng, then left with the servant girl. The servant girl had been sneaking glances at Xiaobao. When she passed him, she suddenly winked at him, causing him to blush and look down. Then, she giggled to herself.
The Li Family lived in the deep alley of the Li Family's alley. Although it was a declining Jianghu sect, it was still a centipede. Even if it died, it would not fall. This declining aristocratic style was something that they had to grit their teeth and persevere.
There were two stone lions standing at the door. One was baring its fangs and claws, looking majestic, while the other sat on the ground, looking intimidating without being angry.
Li Chengfeng came to the door and knocked. After a while, the door creaked open. It was the housekeeper, Uncle Kun. When he saw Li Chengfeng, he beamed, his wrinkled face breaking into a smile. He cupped his fists. "Congratulations, Young Master!"
Li Chengfeng grunted but scoffed to himself, 'Congratulations for being framed for adultery with the Governor's Third Concubine?
That's great! I wonder if you'll still be smiling when you hear about this? '
Uncle Kun smiled. "Madam and Master are in the hall, the guest is there too. You should go, Young Master!"
Li Chengfeng asked carefully, "Who is it?"
Uncle Kun smiled mysteriously. "You'll know when you see them."
"Uncle Kun!
I'm watching you grow up, how can you trick me too? "
"I didn't trick you, I … hmm?"
He paused, then reacted, feigning anger. "Alright, you brat, how dare you take advantage of an old man like me!"
Li Chengfeng grinned cheekily. "That was a slip of the tongue, I was just a child!"
Uncle Kun raised his hand to hit him and scolded jokingly, "Impudent!
Go in now! "
Li Chengfeng's curiosity was piqued. He walked through the front yard and saw an open martial arts field. The stone floor of the field had many deep cracks, and grass was growing in the cracks. At the side of the field were racks for weapons such as axes, spears, knives, and forks. However, the racks looked very old. Even from afar, the paint on the racks had peeled off, revealing the original wooden colour.
Beside the field was a flagpole with a large blood-red flag waving in the air. A large 'Li' character stood stubbornly on it.
This was the last bit of prestige and dignity of a declining aristocratic family.
He passed through the corridor and arrived at the hall. Before he entered, he saw a few servants and maids kneeling at the door. He peered inside to see his mother and father kneeling in the hall too!
Li Chengfeng jumped in fright!
Daqi's social class was divided into four levels. The first level was cultivators, the second was scholars, the third was warriors and the fourth was commoners.
Although the Li family was a warrior now, they used to be a first-class cultivator, a first-class aristocratic family. After hundreds of years of decline, they had nothing left but their bones.