Mei Chaofeng laughed and said, "What did I just say? How could a mere Tan Wei be a match for the Twelfth Prince?"
His unrestrained and arrogant laughter was mixed with faint sobs coming from under the desk. He slapped him across the face: "What are you crying for? Tan Wei is dead. From now on, follow me, and I'll make sure you live a more comfortable life."
Mei Hua Thirteen couldn't help but swallow hard, thinking that it would be safer for him to marry an ugly woman in the future, and he could find a beautiful woman outside if he wanted one.
"Report!" At this moment, another member of the cult rushed over in a panic, "Reporting to the leader, one of our brothers has found the Twelfth Master's blood-stained clothes near Jackal Valley."
"What!" Mei Chaofeng suddenly stood up and slammed her hand on the table.
Mei Hua Twelve subconsciously turned her face slightly to the side; the scene before her was truly an eyesore.
Mei Chaofeng pulled up her pants, strode to the door, and snatched the blood-stained, tattered clothes from the group of people. She saw the faint embroidery of the number 12 on the clothes: "It really is Old Twelfth's!"
"Could it be Zu An? I'll go kill him!" Mei Hua Thirteen was furious, and she grabbed her knife, ready to rush out.
“Nonsense! Even if that guy is a good-for-nothing, he’s still the nominal son-in-law of the Chu family. Do you want to kill him in the city? Don’t you want to die?” Mei Chaofeng glared at him. “Besides, how could the twelfth prince be killed by that good-for-nothing?”
Mei Hua Thirteen also calmed down a bit. If she really killed Zu An openly in the city, even if the Chu family looked down on this son-in-law, they would definitely retaliate for the sake of the Chu family's reputation.
Not only him, but the entire Plum Blossom Gang will be buried with him.
So before, they could only sneak around and use other methods. For example, at the beginning, Plum Blossom Twelve tricked him into going outside the city and tied him to a tree to attract lightning. It was a perfect plan, but who would have thought that the guy would not die?
He suddenly thought of a possibility and couldn't help but say, "Godfather, could it be that Zu'an has been pretending to be weak all along? Otherwise, there's no way to explain why the eldest daughter of the Chu family would fall for such a good-for-nothing."
Mei Chaofeng waved her hand: "Impossible. I have inside information. That guy is a complete waste. As for why Miss Chu took him as her son-in-law, the reasons are complicated and cannot be explained in a few words."
“If it’s not him, then there’s only one possibility left,” Mei Hua Thirteen said in a deep voice.
"When did you pick up this habit of only saying half of what you mean? Spit it out!" Mei Chaofeng snapped.
Mei Shisan hurriedly replied, "I think Zu An has a mysterious expert protecting him. Twelfth Brother tried to strike him with lightning before but failed, and this time he tricked him out of the city but was killed instead. Someone must be helping him in secret."
"With the help of an expert?" Mei Chaofeng frowned. "Impossible. You and I both know that good-for-nothing's information. How could he possibly know any expert?"
“But I saw him with people from the academy today…” He leaned close to Mei Chaofeng’s ear and whispered a description of the woman he had seen that day.
“Shang Liuyu isn’t known for her cultivation level, but you did the right thing. After all, she has the academy behind her, and this woman has always been somewhat mysterious. She shouldn’t be provoked easily.” Mei Chaofeng thought for a moment and then shook her head. “But judging from her personality, she probably wouldn’t get involved in something like this.”
"If it's not the academy's doing, could it be that the Chu family arranged a protector for him?" Mei Hua Shisan asked.
"Why bother protecting that piece of trash?" Mei Chaofeng snorted. "However, the Chu family might indeed send someone to protect him secretly. I'll find some time to confirm with that lord. Until then, we can only outsmart him, not force him."
Mei Hua Thirteen chuckled and pulled out an IOU: "I thought this was useless before, but I didn't expect it to come in so handy now. I've given him an ultimatum. If he doesn't pay in three days, even the King of Heaven can't stop us from cutting off his hands."
Mei Chaofeng's frustration vanished instantly: "You're a true prodigy, well done! The Chu family has always been strict in its rules, and gambling is strictly forbidden among its members. I'll see if Chu Zhongtian will slap his own face for this good-for-nothing son-in-law."
Zu'an was unaware that someone was plotting against him. He asked around and finally found the Yu family's location.
Looking at this large villa in front of me, the grandeur and scale of the gate are somewhat inferior to those of the Chu family, but the overall tranquility is far superior.
"Is Master Jian here?" Zu An asked the guard at the door.
He had already found out that Yu Yanluo's husband's family, the Duke of Yunzhong, was surnamed Jian, and the younger brother-in-law who had led the team from the valley earlier was also surnamed Jian.
"Who are you?" The doorman glanced at him sideways.
Zu An was suddenly in a bit of a headache. They say that even a minor official is difficult to deal with, but are these guys really that hard to get along with?
He rolled his eyes and stuffed a piece of silver into the tuck, since it was all stuffed from Plum Blossom Twelve.
The man's expression softened considerably upon seeing the silver, and a hint of a smile appeared on his previously stern face. He leaned closer and whispered, "Second Master has gone out and is not at home."
Zu An breathed a sigh of relief. The Yu family was obviously in turmoil. It seemed that Second Master Jian and Yu Yanluo were at odds. He had saved Yu Yanluo before. If he ruined his plans, wouldn't coming here be like walking into a trap?
So the first thing to do was to find out his whereabouts, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that he was no longer there: "I want to see your lady."
The doorman chuckled: "There are plenty of men in the world who want to see our lady; your little bit of money probably isn't enough."
Zu An didn't waste any words with him and directly took out the jade pendant that Yu Yanluo had given him: "Do you recognize this? I am a friend of your lady. Go and inform her, and she will definitely see me."
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