Zu'an's heavy-handed action was clearly a warning shot. Xu Yu's men had come to bully him, and if he didn't respond, his men's morale would crumble, and the other side would become increasingly demanding.
I'd only ever seen arrogant villains say these kinds of things in TV dramas before, and I'd always wanted to try it myself. I never thought I'd actually get the chance today.
I must say, it felt really good.
No wonder so many villains like to shout this slogan.
He wasn't worried about the consequences at all. He wasn't afraid of underhanded tactics in private, given his current cultivation level. If it came down to official matters, offending the Duke was a serious crime, not to mention that the Imperial Envoy was all his people. How could he possibly fight against him?
Huh? The way you're saying this is making you sound more and more like a villain.
He had originally thought the other party would resist or shout a few words, and he had already made preparations for what would happen next.
To everyone's surprise, no one raised any objection after these words were spoken, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Despite the excruciating pain, Fei Xun hurriedly bowed and apologized: "Today, I acted impulsively and offended the Duke. I hope the Duke will not take offense."
There's no need to be afraid of a crippled duke who's seriously injured and on the verge of death, but the opponent's cultivation level just now didn't look like he was injured at all.
He was just too eager to take the throne, but he wasn't stupid. How could he continue to clash with the other party under these circumstances? He hurriedly called his men and left in a sorry state. As for capturing the demon fugitive, no one dared to utter another word.
After these people left, the guards and maids in the mansion excitedly surrounded Zu An: "Lord!"
They shared a relationship of mutual benefit and loss with their master. The more powerful the duke was, the more glorious they would be. Otherwise, they would be taken advantage of by petty villains like they just did, and there would be nothing they could do about it.
At this moment, someone hurriedly reported what had happened on Yu Yanluo's side. Zu An nodded: "I understand. Summon General Wang, General Li, General Chen... to the mansion for discussion."
The names he mentioned were all Jian Yanyou's remaining confidants in the Governor's Mansion, as well as some people who had always had good relations with the Yu family.
After giving his instructions, he went to the inner courtyard and found Chu Ji.
Chu Ji was sobbing and talking to Xing Nu when she saw him arrive. She hurriedly got up and knelt down, pleading, "Please, Your Excellency, save my wife."
Zuan helped her up: "I already know everything, don't cry."
After saying that, he looked at the Star Slave: "Where are your people hiding? I'll arrange for you to leave the city first."
Xingnu felt somewhat dazed, as if there was a strange sense of familiarity when he spoke to her.
She was about to answer but hesitated, worried that if the other party was deliberately trying to trick her, then her people would be in danger.
As Yu Yanluo's personal maid, she naturally knew that the two were only husband and wife in name only.
The only time was a few days ago when the two seemed to have slept together, but afterwards she subtly asked Yu Yanluo about it, and the other party said that she and the Duke had nothing like that, so she was worried that the Duke would betray them at this critical moment.
At this moment, Chu Ji said, "Sister Xingnu, the Duke can be completely trusted."
Others may not know, but she knows the relationship between the two of them better than anyone else.
The lady even hired him to impersonate the Duke of the County, so he was definitely a trustworthy person.
In fact, she and Liu Ji had secretly speculated about the other party's true identity, but they both tacitly refrained from revealing it.
Xingnu was extremely surprised, but considering that Chu Ji was the Duke's bedmate, and that she had said so, there shouldn't be too much of a problem. Besides, she didn't have anyone else to ask for help.
So she replied, "Over the years, Madam has seen that the people of our clan are living in great hardship in the north, so she has arranged for people to do business there, exchanging local specialties for food, medicine and other necessities that the people of our clan are in short supply. All of this must be done in an extremely secretive manner, because if even a whisper of it is leaked out, we will be doomed."
"So we carefully selected some clever members of our clan to come to Yunzhong County to manage all these businesses."
"At the same time, we also brought some of our clansmen with good aptitude to human society to learn, so that they can better return to build their homeland."
"Back then, Madam was worried about something going wrong, so she didn't let the clansmen stay at the Yu family, but arranged for them to stay in various secret places in the city. Now it seems that Madam was truly farsighted."
Zu An thought that Yu Yanluo must be very conflicted. On the one hand, she wanted to take care of her maternal family as much as possible, but she was also worried that the millennia-long conflict between humans and demons would implicate her father's Yu family.
"By the way, where is Uncle Fu? Can you get in touch with him?"
The image of the old man on the carriage flashed through her mind. His cultivation was indeed very powerful. If he had protected her, Yu Yanluo wouldn't have been captured so easily this time.
“Madam sent him to the neighboring prefecture to deal with a batch of stolen goods. Judging by the time, he should be back soon. As long as he leaves the city, I have a way to contact him,” Xingnu replied.
At this moment, Chu Ji replied, "However, it seems that the city gates are now tightly closed, and it will be very difficult to leave the city. Moreover, the Duke is definitely a key target of surveillance. If we escort you out of the city in his name, he will also be in considerable danger if we are exposed."
Xingnu was also conflicted and hurriedly said, "I dare not let the Duke take any risks. Whether we can leave the city is a minor matter. I beg the Duke to rescue the Madam."
Zuan thought for a moment and replied, "Don't panic. I will save the lady and find a way to get you out of the city. You should first inform the clansmen who are still in the city to remain calm and not to act rashly and expose yourselves and get captured, as that would make rescuing them even more troublesome. As for Xingnu, you shouldn't show your face; they are searching for you everywhere."
Chu Ji said, "I will go and inform them."
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