In the past few days, Jiangcheng has remained as usual, with its defenses neither too tight nor too loose.

The elegant and unpretentious villa was already as solid as an iron barrel.

Upon learning that Lu Yuan and Tu Wanhu had two hundred men, Chai Xin hid two hundred men outside the villa and fifty elite soldiers inside. If it weren't for the risk of being exposed with so many men, he would have preferred to transfer all the Jiangcheng garrison troops to Zhao Chengquan.

In addition, Zhao Wu, Zhao Yan, Heng Wenhao, Gan Lang, Yu Jin, and He Laosan were in charge.

Although Yang Taozhi was not there, Zhao Cheng believed that there were no Grandmasters in the opposing team either.

If so, Yuan Fei would probably have been discovered the first time he saw them.

Since there were no grandmasters, Zhao Cheng was confident that he could handle the current situation with his existing strength.

But after waiting for several days, there was still no news.

"Are you coming or not? Are you coming or not? I can't go out every day, my butt is about to get sores!"

Zhao Cheng was playing pitch-pot in the courtyard out of boredom, while Xu An complained beside him.

Huang Hua, who was nearby, smiled and said, "Young Marquis, please calm down. Compared to boredom, life is more important."

"You know nothing. 'Life is precious, love is more precious, but freedom is the only thing that matters.' Who said that?" Xu An tugged at Zhao Cheng and asked, "Who said that again?"

“Mr. Pu,” Zhao Cheng responded, inwardly paying homage to the poet Sándor Petőfi.

Xu An glared at Huang Hua and said, "Listen to this! Listen to this!! Freedom is the most important thing!!"

Huang Hua smiled but remained silent.

"Sigh, even you don't argue with me anymore. Now I miss the way you used to be in Qingdong City," Xu An sighed.

Huang Hua said, "I was young and naive back then."

Xu An rolled her eyes at Huang Hua, glanced at the maid who was talking to Xia Qi not far away, and called out, "Xiuer, come here and massage your mistress's shoulders!"

After Zhao Cheng made the shot, he clapped his hands, sat down to drink tea, and said, "It seems I underestimated Lu Yuan and Tu Wanhu. I thought they would be blinded by hatred and would do anything to kill me. But obviously, they are still rational."

Xu An spread his hands and said, "This can't go on forever; we can't even do business."

Yu Jin also said, "This is really not a solution. Boss, our contract last year was for six months, and it has already expired."

Xu An said, "Just reissue one when it's due."

“The situation is different now than before. Even if this matter is resolved, I will still have to follow you south to Yunjing County.”

Yu Jin thought for a moment and said, "We'll have to pay more."

Xu An pointed at him and yelled, "What else is in your head besides money?!"

Yu Jin said seriously, "And there's also the integrity of taking money to solve problems for others."

Xu An: "..."

Yu Jin added, "There's also the principle of 'you get what you pay for.'"

Zhao Cheng: "..."

Xu An: "..."

"And the principle that my employer will never fall until I fall first..."

"Alright, alright, what nonsense!" Xu An waved his hand and said, "Add, add, add! I'll add it for you!!"

Yu Jin bowed to Xu An and said, "May you prosper, boss!"

At this moment, Zhao Wu suddenly approached Zhao Cheng and grabbed the hilt of his knife.

Seeing this, everyone realized that something was wrong.

A dark figure leaped down from the rooftop; it was Yuan Fei.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little regretful.

"What's going on?" Xu An couldn't contain himself and quickly asked.

Yuan Fei clasped his hands in greeting to Zhao Cheng and Xu An, panting heavily.

Xu An patted Xiu'er's bottom and said, "Quickly take the water to Xiao Fei!"

After drinking some water, Yuan Fei said, "Lu Yuan and Tu Wanhu first stayed for one night three miles outside the North Gate, and then moved to the East Gate to linger. They are still wandering around outside the city."

Zhao Cheng asked, "Have you sent anyone into the city to investigate?"

Yuan Fei said, "Yes, I did not stop it as my master instructed."

Zhao Cheng thought for a moment and said, "They won't enter Jiangcheng."

Huang Hua nodded and said, "Although these two want revenge, once they calm down, their lives are the most important thing."

That makes sense.

Zhao Cheng stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked down, saying, "But if they don't take the initiative, we'll be on the defensive."

Huang Hua immediately understood and asked, "Boss, do you mean to..."

Zhao Cheng raised his hand and said, "It's not impossible. Since we can't catch a turtle in a jar, let's lure the snake out of its hole."

Huang Hua said, "This is too dangerous!"

Zhao Cheng shook his head and said, "If we don't get rid of them, not only will Tu Ziming and Lu Chen be unable to eat or sleep, but how can I sleep well?"

The group exchanged glances and understood Zhao Cheng's meaning.

Zhao Yan was the first to speak: "Big brother, this should have been done a long time ago! We're not afraid of them!!"

Before Xu An could react, he asked suspiciously, "Old Zhao, you're not thinking of leaving the city on your own initiative, are you?"

Zhao Cheng smiled and said, "Otherwise what?"

Xu An's face darkened, and he said, "This is too crazy!"

Zhao Cheng said, "Didn't you say yourself that freedom is the most important thing? I'm just doing this to fulfill your wish!"

Xu An immediately retorted, "I'm good with words!"

Xiuer glanced at Xu An with disdain.

Yuan Fei immediately said, "Master, I will go and inform Lord Chai and ask him to cooperate."

Zhao Cheng waved his hand and said, "No, since we're trying to lure them out, we can't bring too many people. It's fine for the Chai Xin men to lie in ambush in the city, but if they come out with us, they won't be able to hide."

Yuan Fei asked doubtfully, "How many people should we bring?"

Zhao Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Just the few of you, plus Old Xu's guards, are enough!"

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