Chapter 241 Chatting

"Uncle Dali!"

Yun Zhao waved to him happily.

But Li Dali's expression was not good, and he just nodded.

Before entering, he signaled his men to stand guard outside, while he pulled Yun Zhao inside.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing his expression, the others also composed themselves.

Li Dali sat down, his expression solemn: "The matter you caused in Guanzhou has already reached Fengyun City."

Yunxuan nodded: "It was bound to happen sooner or later."

"My men have reported back that two of the Hu family members who escaped were killed."

Those who survived identified Yun Zhao as the one who commanded Black Bear to kill Hu Xu.

The Hu family has already sent people over, and the Bai and Lie families have also secretly sent representatives.

As for what these two companies intend to do, that remains to be seen.

Li Dali runs a gambling den and has many connections in Fengyun City.

Upon learning that Yun Zhao had disrupted the Hu family's arena competition, he immediately sent people to Fengyun City to gather information.

As soon as Hu Jiagang sent someone out of the city, his men rushed back with the message.

All things considered, the Hu family should be arriving soon.

What is the relationship between the Hu and Bai families?

Yunxuan asked.

"Soulmates. Fengyun City was originally a place of exile, and the Bai and Lie families were originally two major families in Fengyun City."

The two families were evenly matched and did not interfere with each other, so the lives of the people were relatively stable.

Later, the Hu family was exiled, but with the help of the imperial court, they quickly gained a foothold in Fengyun City.

I don't know who borrowed these animal trainers from the southern border.

By capturing wild beasts from the deep mountains, Fengyun City became the domain of the Hu family.

"According to Brother Li, the Bai and Lie families are worth trying to win over."

"Win them over?"

Li Dali was stunned for a moment, his expression somewhat surprised.

The Hu family is backed by the Empress. How can you, a family of exiles, possibly persuade the Bai and Lie families?

However, what they do is their own business. Li Dali was only slightly surprised, but quickly composed himself.

"I have delivered the message. The Li family gambling house also has a shop in Fengyun City. It is not appropriate for me to be here, so I will be leaving now."

He stood up and glanced back at Yun Zhao.

"Don't worry, the Hu family wouldn't dare do anything to you. They've probably just sent a vanguard to investigate. You..."

Li Dali glanced at the tiger at her feet with a complicated expression.

A tiger that could kill with a single bite becomes as docile as a kitten around her.

With this kind of ability, even the Hu family probably can't do anything about her.

He ultimately said nothing and turned to leave.

Yunxuan watched Li Dali's departing figure and said, "The Hu family came this time..."

Perhaps to probe our strength, Zhaozhao, when the villagers come later, take the tiger away.

"Can we get all the wild beasts to stay here tonight?"

Yun Zhao blinked; she roughly understood what her father wanted to do.

"Okay, okay! No problem!"

It's just scaring them, right? She's good at that!

Yun Zhao ran off with the tiger.

When they hid in the neighboring courtyard, they heard Xu Yinan leading the villagers back.

"I'll leave the weeding and roofing work to everyone!"

Although there are three houses, many people make great efforts.

The villagers looked around and asked with some concern, "Hey, are there really no tigers?"

They had heard that several families had come today and destroyed the Hu family's arena.

They also took away the Hu family's ferocious beasts, thus offending the Hu family.

"My niece is watching! The animals are all very friendly with her."

"It's alright! If we can finish this job today, I'll pay three times the wages!"

Three portions?!

That's a different story!

"Don't worry, sir, we're experts at this! We'll finish it before you rest!"

The villagers smiled happily, watching as someone who didn't know martial arts easily climbed onto the roof.

His movements were very skillful, indicating that he often does this kind of work.

Xu Yinan wanted to talk to these people more, so he looked at Xu Yifei and said, "Brother, you go in first, I'll keep watch here."

"Hmm? Okay, then be careful!"

Xu Yifei didn't know what his younger brother was planning to do. Seeing his master standing guard outside the door, he subconsciously walked inside.

The villagers moved nimbly. Xu Yinan took a fruit from the oxcart and walked along unsteadily.

He looked like a spoiled brat, seemingly supervising but not really caring.

Seeing him yawn, the villager chuckled and said, "Young master, are you tired? Why don't you go and rest?"

We'll be neighbors from now on, so I certainly won't embezzle money and not do any work!

"I'm just bored. There's so little to do here compared to the capital!"

Xu Yinan yawned again and threw the leftover fruit in his hand in front of the donkey.

The donkey grunted and ate the fruit.

The villagers didn't recognize the fruit, but it was clearly not an ordinary wild fruit.

Since they came from Guanzhou, I guessed that they bought it there.

The villagers didn't usually have the money to buy fruit, so he used it to feed the donkeys.

He really is from the capital; even in exile, he still has plenty of money!

"Linjia Village is poor, and even making a living is a problem, so of course there's nothing to do for entertainment."

"I came here today because I heard that the Hu family used to bully you?"

Your land looks quite fertile, how come it's barren? Does the Hu family bully the poor?

Xu Yinan walked over, seemingly out of boredom, and casually helped pull weeds.

Although he acted like a spoiled brat, his words and actions showed no arrogance whatsoever.

Seeing that he was approachable, the villagers were happy to chat with him.

"Young master, you may not know this, but while our Lin family village has a lot of farmland, there are even more wild beasts roaming the mountains behind it."

Occasionally, wild animals would come down from the mountains and ravage the crops, leaving no other option but to...

Many villagers went to the town to make a living, and these fields were mostly cultivated by the exiled people.

The villagers couldn't help but sigh as well.

They just hoped that someone from the village could become educated and lead the whole village away from here.

Although those exiled were convicted, some of them were genuinely capable.

Besides earning some money, I also hope to make connections by working for the Xu family today.

Of ten exiled officials, if even one can be reinstated.

Grateful for the villagers' help, they might be able to find a way out.

Xu Yinan listened to their conversation; unlike the villagers he had met in the Southwest, their words were quite coherent.

Could it be that they have some dealings with the Hu family?

He then subconsciously asked, "Hey, why is the Hu family opposing you?"

"Didn't I just say that there are many wild beasts in the back mountains? They sent people to catch them."

Our village chief's youngest son is studying in Guanzhou. He said the Hu family came to Guanzhou to catch wild animals.

Our village chief was worried about the danger and wouldn't let them go up the mountain, and as a result, well…”

At this point, the villagers were quite indignant.

While digging, his hand movements also carried a hint of venting his anger.

"I knew it! The Hu family has really gone too far!"

Xu Yinan joined them in righteous indignation, and his words resonated with the villagers.

Soon, Xu Yinan became one of the villagers who were working.

Inside the house, Xu Zhenbang stood behind the door, taking in everything in the courtyard.

"My second brother is indeed eloquent."

Yunxuan took a sip of tea and smiled.

Xu Yifei, however, scratched his head, not understanding the intricacies of the matter.