Lu Tu chuckled and said, "Do you think I'm a fool? You act like a spoiled brat, yet you've come here to be my laborer. I'm giving you face by letting you say it yourself. If you don't want to be respectable, I'll have to have someone else do it for you."
Ma Bocai recalled the rumors he had heard before, the methods Lu Tu used to torture people, and his back stiffened. He trembled and said, "Your Excellency is wise. Actually, my family used to be quite wealthy in Longcheng. In addition, I am the only son in four generations, so my father doted on me."
"Stop spouting nonsense and just tell me, do you know Jiang Wanyu?"
Ma Bocai's eyes changed rapidly! This scene was also clearly captured by Lü Tu, it seems that Lü Tu's guess was correct.
"I've never heard of it."
Lu Tu grinned and said, "Have you really never heard of her? Or are you here to find Jiang Wanyu? Don't bother with all those lies. If you can lie to me even once, then I'll consider you, Uncle Ma, truly capable!"
Upon hearing this, Ma Bocai finally understood why Lü Tu had been able to rise rapidly in the Wuchuan border army and gain a foothold in such a short period of time.
Ma Bocai, abandoning his previous humble demeanor, smiled with relief: "Lord Lü is indeed worthy of his reputation. Since you have guessed my origins, let's be frank. I also come from the Jiang family, but my master is the head of the Jiang family! Lord Lü should know who that is, right?"
"Jiang Lingfeng, Minister of War?"
"Indeed! My master sent me to find Jiang Wanyu's whereabouts. If Lord Lü is willing to hand Jiang Wanyu over to me, I will report to my master truthfully. Perhaps in the future, Wuchuan will not be surnamed Yun, but Lü!"
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