Zijing keeps calling him "Old Deng," isn't she afraid of being beaten to death by herself?

Jiang Wei scratched his head and said, "Old Deng... ah no, Old Ancestor, I hope you don't misunderstand. I'm not drinking for the sake of having fun. Taverns are the most suitable places to gather information right now. I'm going there to collect intelligence, so I can't help but have a few drinks."

Jiang Wei has also been corrupted by Zijing; he even called out an old man.

If Jiang Wei hadn't been standing right there, Ye Feng would definitely have pinned Zi Jing down on his lap and spanked her hard!

"What have you found out?" Ye Feng asked Jiang Wei.

Jiang Wei immediately gave a detailed report of all the information he had gathered about the City Lord's Mansion.

However, the information Jiang Wei gathered about the City Lord's Mansion overlapped with what Ye Feng and Zi Jing had gathered today.

"Ancestor, you already know?" Jiang Wei asked.

“Yes, we also learned about this information at the City Lord’s Mansion today,” Ye Feng said.

Jiang Wei looked ashamed and knelt down on one knee, saying, "Ancestor, I have disappointed you."

"Get up. Don't kneel down and admit your mistakes so easily. It's not a big deal," Ye Feng said, waving his hand.

"Yes, Ancestor."

Jiang Wei breathed a sigh of relief and finally got up from the ground.

"This Zhao Yanzhi is Li Huayun's second wife, not his first, but she dares to be out and about in the middle of the night, which is clearly abnormal..."

As Ye Feng finished speaking, he seemed to remember something else, and then said to Jiang Wei and Zi Jing, "Have you noticed something strange?"

"What's so strange about it?" Zijing asked curiously.

Ye Feng said, "When we arrived here yesterday, there were hardly any maids or servants in the city lord's mansion talking about the city lord's wife. But starting from noon today, the maids and servants in the city lord's mansion have started talking about the city lord's wife."

Zijing thought for a moment and said, "It seems that's really the case!"

Jiang Wei had left the city lord's mansion yesterday afternoon and only returned just now, so he didn't have any similar feelings.

But he knew that since Ye Feng had said so, it must be true.

Jiang Wei had a blind worship of the night wind.

"This feels a bit strange to me. It's like until yesterday, there wasn't a city lord's wife in the city lord's mansion. But by noon today, there suddenly was a city lord's wife in the city lord's mansion, and the maids and servants in the city lord's mansion were completely unaware of this, so they naturally started talking about her," Ye Feng continued.

Upon hearing this, Zijing's face showed a frightened expression: "Old Deng, don't scare people, okay?"

“I’m not trying to scare you, I’m just expressing my true feelings,” Night Wind said.

Zijing asked, "Then what do you think is going on?"

The night wind revealed a mysterious smile and uttered three words: "Patch it up!"

"Patching? What do you mean by patching? Old Deng, what nonsense are you spouting?" Zijing said, completely bewildered.

A gust of night wind struck Zijing on the top of the head, causing her to let out a pained scream.

Night Breeze said irritably, "Everything in the City Lord's Mansion is like a pre-planned stage play, which has been unfolding under strict logic and background."

"But with our arrival, these unexpected factors added to the stage play, making what was originally a perfect play less than perfect. And the people who designed this play, in order to keep the script going, had to start adding new characters and new settings!"

"This is what I meant by patching!"

The vivid metaphor of the night wind immediately gave Zijing an eerie feeling.

Even Jiang Wei's expression turned quite ugly.

"Do you mean, Ancestor, that the people in the City Lord's Mansion aren't real? Are they just fictional characters created for this stage play?" Jiang Wei asked.

“Perhaps not everyone is like that, but I think a significant portion are,” Night Wind said.

The sun set, and darkness descended once more.

Although it didn't rain tonight, there was no moon or stars in the night sky; everything was pitch black, the kind of black where you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

But the study was very bright.

Lord Li Huayun, the city lord of Huasheng City, sat behind his desk with a gloomy expression, his eyes appearing somewhat vacant, as if he were lost in thought.

The door creaked open, and the person who walked in was none other than Zhou Dong, the butler and bodyguard.

“The outsiders have already discovered our vulnerabilities,” Zhou Dong said.

"So we should take some remedial measures," Li Huayun said.

"Please forgive my rudeness, Lord City Lord," Zhou Dong said again.

“I should be the one apologizing to you,” Li Huayun said.

Zhou Dong took out a gleaming short sword from his storage ring, but Li Huayun showed no fear whatsoever. His expression remained calm, as if he had expected this to happen.

The next moment, Zhou Dong pounced on Li Huayun.

A scream echoed throughout the city lord's mansion, alarming countless guards.

The next moment, a dark figure rushed out of the city lord's study and ran across the roof!

Something's up!

Ye Feng suddenly looked out the window and went straight out the door.

Zijing and Jiang Wei immediately followed.

Upon seeing the martial artist on the roof, Zijing exclaimed, "Isn't that Lord Li's steward and personal bodyguard?!"

"Stop him!" Night Wind commanded.

Although we don't know what happened yet, since that guy made a suspicious move, we should subdue him first.

Zijing immediately nodded in acceptance and transformed into a black shadow to chase after Zhou Dong, who had already gone far away.

Just then, a young maid in a floral dress ran over and said urgently, "Lord Luo, our Lord requests your presence. He is injured, and seriously so!"

"I understand, I'll be right there."

Ye Feng said, and then led Jiang Wei behind the maid and strode toward Li Huayun's study.

As soon as Ye Feng pushed open the door, he saw Li Huayun slumped in a chair, with a short sword stuck in his chest, and bright red blood gushing out along the blade of the sword!

"Guard the door and don't let anyone in to disturb us," Night Wind commanded.

"yes!"

Jiang Wei responded and immediately used his body to block the doorway.

Ye Feng strode up to Li Huayun, but did not immediately pull out the short sword from Li Huayun's chest.

He reached out his right hand and grabbed Li Huayun's wrist. Pure Dragon Emperor True Qi surged from his palm, continuously flowing into Li Huayun's body and circulating throughout his body.