Chapter 639: Disaster is coming

Lord Chu hummed calmly, "Just be careful next time. If there's nothing else, I'll go back and rest."

He could naturally hear the word tricks Zhou Chenghe was playing, but now was not the time to pursue the matter.

After seeing Lord Chu's figure disappear around the corner, Prefect Shen finally let go of the breath that had been hanging in his throat and winked at Zhou Chenghe.

This was the most stressful time for him in all the years of working with the Zhou family.

Zhou Chenghe covered his mouth with his hand and whispered to Prefect Shen, "Sir, I always feel that something is wrong, and I feel uneasy."

Over the years of wandering the world, his sixth sense of danger has saved his life many times.

Prefect Shen squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "You've worked hard too, don't think too much."

He didn't agree with Zhou Chenghe's reaction. After all, even he, the prefect, was feeling uneasy at the moment, let alone Zhou Chenghe, a warrior who had never seen a big scene.

Seeing that he looked a little impatient and didn't seem to want to talk to him anymore, Zhou Chenghe closed his mouth, but thought to himself: I hope I'm overthinking it.

What they didn't know was that at the corner, Lord Chu stopped quietly.

A disciple of the Zhou family ran towards him on the roadside, bowed, and made a secret signal with his hand.

This was a secret code designed by Miss Zhou. Zhou Chenghe waved his hand to signal him to come closer so that there would be no eavesdroppers.

The disciple said, "The young lady said that the spare herbs are ready, but the scars on the bitch's face will need a few more days to heal completely. She asked you to keep an eye on the Lu family, especially the second son of the Lu family, and to prevent the relatives and friends of the Du family from causing trouble."

Zhou Chenghe glanced at the corner, frowned, and said, "Go tell the young lady that the situation is very critical and ask her to finish everything now."

This matter naturally refers to face-changing.

The subordinates left in a hurry with the order. Zhou Chenghe suddenly gave a look to Prefect Shen, then mobilized all his internal strength, almost using all his life's lightness skills, and walked towards the corner silently.

However, the streets there were empty, and Lord Chu had actually left.

"Am I too suspicious?" He thought secretly, with an eagle-like light in his eyes, scanning the people and things around him, as if trying to find some clues.

He walked up to a child on the side of the road and asked, "Hey, what are you looking at?"

The child tilted his head back and said with a grin, "Someone flew over, didn't you see it?"

Zhou Chenghe's expression changed, and he immediately called Prefect Shen: "Oh no, things have changed, we have to change our plans."

In the cold winter, a bird flapped its wings and flew out of the Shen family's backyard.

Lord Chu was sitting at his desk, pretending to be asleep, but he was actually deep in thought.

This matter is really too complicated, and the Zhou family and the Shen family have been rooted in Qingzhou City for many years and their influence is too great. Once people find out that he is only pretending to surrender to the Shen and Zhou families, everyone's life will be threatened.

So he could only continue to play the role of a confused adult and pretend to be indifferent to the affairs of the Du and Lu families.

But how can he maintain this appearance and protect the Lu family?

After all, she is a royal princess.

"Sir, please have some tea." The beautiful maid walked slowly over and placed the teacup next to his hand.

Lord Chu took a sip absentmindedly: "Thank you."

The maid left, and soon after, sleepiness overwhelmed him, and his eyes gradually closed.

Oops! This was his last thought.

"If that child hadn't exposed his whereabouts, I really wouldn't have known that Lord Chu was so good at acting." Prefect Shen walked in, his face was in contrast to his usual sanctimonious expression, and was instead full of sinister intent.

Zhou Chenghe kicked Lord Chu, who slid powerlessly from the chair to the ground. Lord Chu, who was unconscious, had no ability to resist and could only be slaughtered.

Prefect Shen frowned slightly upon seeing this.

Zhou Chenghe asked, "I wonder what you are going to do next?"

Prefect Shen murmured: "This..."

This is indeed a difficult problem.

Zhou Cheng's keen sixth sense made him subconsciously check the corner and found that Lord Chu was just pretending to be confused.

The birds that suddenly flew out of the yard further confirmed their guess.

After all, in this cold winter, how could a bird fly out of the Shen family's yard - unless it was a bird delivering mail?

Zhou Chenghe dropped the bird with the arrow in his hand to the ground and shook out the small note he had taken from the bird: "This is for the young master of the Zhao family, asking him to hurry over."

"Young Master Zhao is the important figure I told you about before." Prefect Shen's expression became increasingly serious. "According to calculations, he should arrive in Qingzhou in two days. By then, we must deal with the matter between Lord Chu and the Lu family. We must not allow him to report this to the emperor."

He paced a few steps, and Zhou Chenghe suddenly pulled out two medicine bottles from his pocket: "Why don't we take advantage of his unconsciousness and kill him?"

To be honest, if it weren't for the muscle softening powder that Lord Chu personally took out, they really would have no way to subdue this martial arts master.

Because people in the martial arts world can use their internal strength to force out the poison they have been infected with, but they put muscle softening powder and another kind of poison in the tea, which completely subdued Lord Chu.

However, the muscle softening powder also has a time limit, and with Lord Chu's martial arts, once he breaks free from his restraints, he will definitely be able to escape from Qingzhou. Then, Prefect Shen and his men will have no choice but to flee in disgrace with their tails between their legs.

If things get worse, Lord Chu might take you as a hostage.

So in order to avoid any further complications, Zhou Chenghe wanted to kill Lord Chu first.

And Prefect Shen's eyes flickered slightly, as if he was seriously considering the feasibility of this matter.

At the Lu family, the unconscious Hu Xiner had cold sweat on her forehead. Although she tried her best to endure it, she still kept making small sounds of pain.

Outside, soldiers and officers surrounded the mansion, and inside, the lady was in constant condition. The doctor's fingers on Hu Xin'er's wrist were trembling slightly.

Although he did not witness what happened with his own eyes, he heard about it from other servants and maids.

Any one of Prefect Shen and the Zhou family is enough to destroy most families in Qingzhou City.

But now, this employer of his has offended two people at once!

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. He trembled as he said to Mu Qing, "Madam, you just had a miscarriage. You'll be fine after some rest."

Mu Qing ordered the servants to boil the medicine, and at the same time he softly coaxed Hu Xin'er, "Xin'er, hold on, the medicine will be here soon."

But at this moment, bursts of crying were heard outside. It turned out that the servants in the mansion felt that a disaster was about to happen and gathered together to cry.