Pingnan City has been heavily guarded lately, and with the Lunar New Year approaching, most merchants who travel for business have returned from other places to celebrate the New Year. So why are there still people carrying several truckloads of goods out of the city?

Luo Yu suddenly became interested, picked up the knife on his horse, flipped over and jumped to the ground, and stood in front of the caravan.

"Where did this brat come from? Get out of the way if you want to cause trouble! Don't block our way!" The brothers at the front of the group shouted at him impatiently to shoo him away when they saw him blocking their way.

Hearing the commotion from inside the carriage, Sun Miao'er peeked out—and there it was—Luo Yu!

Unfortunately, he ran into me just as I left the city.

With a flick of his wrist, Luo Yu drew his longsword from its sheath with a "whoosh."

Under the sunlight, the blade gleamed silver, its sharpness so visibly frightening that the brothers in front immediately fell silent.

"I just wanted to ask you guys for directions, why are you all so aggressive towards me?"

Luo Yu smiled and sheathed his sword.

The man driving the carriage nodded quickly and called out to the back, "Brother, there's someone here asking for directions."

Tu Zhenshan dismounted from his horse and stood in front of Luo Yu. The two were of similar height, but Tu Zhenshan felt an overwhelming pressure from the man in front of him. "Brother, ask away."

The shopkeeper had instructed him not to cause trouble, and Tu Zhenshan remembered this, hence his very friendly tone.

"I want to ask how to get into the city. I come from out of town and don't have any documents or anything. The soldiers guarding the city won't let me in." Luo Yu's gaze swept back and forth over the wooden crates behind her, but she couldn't spot anything unusual.

Tu Zhenshan looked troubled; his intuition told him that the person in front of him was not simply asking for directions.

Just then, a woman's voice suddenly came from behind.

Fearing that Tu Zhenshan wouldn't be able to handle Luo Yu and worried about being exposed, she hurriedly got off the carriage.

Let her have a go at this Fallen Feather.

"This is a new employee I hired. He's not a local. If you have any questions, please ask me."

Luo Yu turned her gaze away from behind, raising an eyebrow. "Oh? It's actually a female manager. It seems Pingnan City is truly full of hidden talents and is not simple at all."

Sun Miao'er slightly raised her chin, meeting the unfathomable eyes beneath the feathered mask. "Women and men are both born of fathers and mothers, there is no difference. What men can do, women can also do."

"Getting back to the point, if you wish to enter the city, the guards will take turns at noon every day. At that time, the guards at the city gates will be less vigilant, so you can take advantage of that time to enter the city."

Luo Yu nodded thoughtfully and said, "It's not easy being a female manager. She's still out trading at the end of the year. Will she even be able to come back for the New Year?"

"There's no such thing as catching up or not catching up. We do business outside, and wherever we go is home."

Sun Miao'er skillfully deflected his words, hoping not to attract the attention of the Feather Camp.

Luo Yu changed her posture while holding the knife, showing no sign of being in a hurry to get going. "Thank you for your generous explanation, shopkeeper."

"Things are not peaceful outside right now, and the shopkeeper is still out trading. He must be transporting something valuable."

Sun Miao'er smiled and said, "They're all dried goods. It's almost Chinese New Year, and Yingzhou has always produced dried goods, which we send out."

"Oh~" Luo Yu looked westward. "Westward, to Kezhou?"

Knowing that Luo Yu was waiting to trick him into revealing information, she finally steered the conversation back to this point. She kept dodging the question, saying, "There are still quite a few places to the west."

"These truckloads of goods must weigh several hundred kilograms each. Dried goods are expensive, and many small towns have been ravaged by war. Apart from Kezhou, I'm afraid people in other places can't afford them."

Tu Zhenshan, being perceptive, quickly interjected, "Shopkeeper, it's getting late, we still have a long way to go."

Sun Miao'er slapped her forehead and exclaimed, "Oh! I forgot about that. I was having a very pleasant conversation with you, young master."

"Never mind, there's plenty of time in the future. We'll meet again when the shopkeeper returns to Pingnan City."

Luo Yu turned around, mounted his horse, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said a few words.

Wang Xiaohu had been hiding in the carriage. When he saw Luo Yu, he almost couldn't contain his hatred and nearly rushed out, determined to kill Luo Yu to avenge Hu Tingzhi.

Sun Miao'er returned to the carriage and saw Wang Xiaohu with a cold face. "What's wrong? Can't sit still anymore?"

“No,” Wang Xiaohu said angrily, “It’s just that the thought of my master dying at his hands makes me want to kill him right now.”

Sun Miao'er turned around and lifted the carriage curtain. On the official road, Luo Yu's figure could no longer be seen. "It's a pity, you are no match for him."

"Master said that the Feather Camp is full of top-notch experts, and there are few people in the world who can beat them."

Wang Xiaohu clenched his fist and slammed it against the carriage. "One day, I will avenge my master!"

Luo Yu rode his horse at full speed for a while and stopped outside the city gate.

In fact, it wasn't that he couldn't enter Pingnan City; as long as he showed his Yuying waist token, everyone would have to address him respectfully as "Sir."

He had just found the caravan suspicious and feared that the medicine people might be hiding among them and being transported out of Yingzhou.

Hu Tingzhi's power was far greater than Yu Ying had previously realized. In Yingzhou, he was incredibly influential, otherwise Yu Ying wouldn't have been kept in the dark for so long and would have lost so many carefully cultivated spies.

To eliminate the King of Wei, one must first sever his left and right arms.

He couldn't catch the remnants of the Fu family, but eliminating Hu Tingzhi was more than enough.

It's a pity that the medicine man was taken away by Hu Tingzhi's men first.

Last time, Fei Yu kidnapped a woman at the border of Yingzhou and Huizhou. She was rescued by the remnants of the Fu family, so the remnants of the Fu family must have had a close relationship with that woman.

If we can capture that woman in Pingnan City and lure out the remnants of the Fu family, it shouldn't be too difficult.

In the county government office of Pingnan City.

"Your Excellency's arrival is an honor I have failed to do."

Zhang Shengmin stared at the mountain of merchant lists on the table, wondering what Luo Yu was up to.

They came to Pingnan City without giving any notice, and immediately started checking household registrations, population, and merchants. They really don't respect him, the county magistrate, at all.

Luo Yu flipped through the books one by one, but still couldn't find what she was looking for. "Where are Fushui Village and Dahuai Village?"

"These two." Zhang Shengmin handed over two booklets.

Then I flipped through it three or four times, but I still couldn't find anyone with the surname Fu.

"Did your government really check the household registration properly?" Luo Yu asked, slightly annoyed that she couldn't find any trace of the Fu family remnants staying in this area.

Zhang Shengmin replied cautiously, "Your Excellency, we conduct an investigation every two years and dare not overlook anything."

"It's just that some people from other places don't stay in the area for long, often leaving after about six months, so they might not be able to be recorded."

Luo Yu slammed the booklet on the table. "Do you know Hu Tingzhi?"

"Manager Hu, what's wrong? I know he's the richest man in Pingnan City..."

"Hmph, the richest man? Duhuan Tower..." Luo Yu chuckled, standing up from her chair. "Let me go see just how rich Duhuan Tower really is."