Lu Zifeng returned to the ground and looked at the robber leader whose legs had been chopped off, then looked at Situ Hao and Lu Ziyan.
"You two are too polite. How can you treat our rich man like this?"
Lu Ziyan chuckled but said nothing. Situ Hao on the side twitched his lips, looked at Lu Zifeng helplessly and said, "Alright, let's ask him questions quickly. We don't know how long he can last. If he dies later, wouldn't it be a pity?"
Lu Zifeng nodded and stopped talking. Instead, he took out a porcelain bottle from his arms, which was actually taken out from the space. He poured out a pill and fed it directly to the robber leader. In less than half a minute, the robber leader's eyes became blurred and he stared blankly at the front.
"Tell me why you came to kill us, and where your lair is. Tell me everything clearly."
The robber leader said, "We knew about it when you arrived during the day. A few days ago, someone found us and gave us 500 taels of gold, telling us to come tonight and kill all of you. Don't spare a single one. Our lair is in the mountains fifty miles northeast."
Lu Zifeng glanced at Situ Hao and asked, "Do you know who is looking for you to kill us?"
"Yes, it was His Royal Highness Prince Qing from the capital. It was his confidant who came to find me personally. We have worked together many times."
Situ Hao frowned upon hearing this, "Do you have any evidence to prove that it was Prince Qing who ordered you to kill someone?"
After asking the question, he found that the man did not answer. Situ Hao was about to go forward to check, but was stopped by Lu Zifeng, "Alright, don't ask anymore. He won't say anything even if you ask again, because he is already dead. It's all your fault. You knew you wanted to keep him alive, but you two cut off his legs. He lost too much blood and had no choice but to die."
Lu Ziyan curled his lips when he heard this and said, "Let him die, it's not a pity for such a person to die."
Situ Hao remained silent. He was somewhat skeptical of what the robber said. He looked at Lu Zifeng and asked, "Is the pill you fed him really so powerful that it could make him confess honestly?"
Lu Zifeng ignored him and turned away, saying as he walked away, "Lu Ziyan, I leave this place to you. Clean it up."
Seeing that he was unwilling to pay attention to him, Situ Hao knew that his doubts had made him angry. He smiled helplessly and said, "This guy has quite a temper."
When Lu Zifeng returned to his tent, Yunniang had already taken Lu Zixuan back to the tent to sleep, and Lu Mingyuan was waiting for Lu Zifeng with his father Lu Lancheng.
"Brother Feng, have you found out who wants to kill us? We don't have any enemies, do we?"
Lu Zifeng was speechless for a moment. Was this old man pretending to be confused? Wasn't it you who asked Situ Hao to join our team? But even if he criticized it in his heart, he still had to say what he had to say.
"Grandpa, this incident with Father was caused by Situ Hao. I just asked that person, and he said that he was sent by Prince Qing of the capital. Grandpa, think about it, if it wasn't someone Situ Hao provoked, who else could it be?"
Lu Lancheng was also stunned after hearing what Lu Zifeng said, but he said nothing. He shook his head and returned to the tent to rest with the help of Lu Mingyuan.
Lu Zifeng glanced at the figure entering the tent and said nothing. He knew that his grandfather was doing this for the good of the Lu family. With Situ Hao's identity, this would also be a bridge for the Lu family to rise. In fact, Lu Zifeng didn't understand the people of this era's obsession with the rise of their family. Perhaps he was not a pure ancient person! Just like in later generations, who would still take family so seriously? If he became rich, would he still be afraid that his family members would come up and hold him back? That was as far away as possible.
However, in this era, Lu Zifeng still supports this trend. In ancient times, family is a person's backing. Otherwise, how could there be so many officials in ancient times who finally retired and returned to their hometowns?
The Lu family camp fell into silence again. Lu Zifeng still couldn't sleep. His mind was full of the robbers' nest, which was fifty miles to the northeast. He looked to the northeast, but it was not the time yet. He didn't know whether there was any wealth in the robbers' nest. However, the possibility was still quite high. He had gained a lot from the robbers' nests in the previous two times. He would find a chance to go and have a look when he had time in the future.
The next morning, before daybreak, all the women of the Lu family had already gotten up and started preparing food for the whole family. Lu Zifeng's mother, Yunniang, had also started to light the fire and cook, with Xu helping out. After dinner, everyone packed up their luggage and walked along the river again.
I was lucky today. After walking more than ten miles, I saw a ferry. It was very lively at this time, with people coming and going, some loading and unloading goods, some rushing to board the boat, and the shouts of the boatmen were endless.
The Lu family did not approach the ferry directly, but chose to stop not far away. Lu Zifeng and Lu Ziqing told everyone to stay here and not leave. The two of them went to the ferry to look for a boat that could cross the river. After a quarter of an hour of inquiries, they finally found a suitable boat and finally set a price of two taels of silver as the fare.
Lu Zifeng chose to stay behind to cover their retreat, while Lu Ziqing led his men to start ferrying people. Fortunately, this boatman was wealthy and powerful, with more than a dozen boats alone. They sent all the members of the Lu family to the other side of the Ming River in two batches.
Lu Zifeng was the last to land. After paying the boat fare, he returned to the group and asked, "Situ Hao, how should we proceed now? Do you have any plan in mind?"
Situ Hao knew what Lu Zifeng meant and said with a smile, "Don't worry, just follow me. We'll go downstream along the Ming River. Thirty miles from here is the capital of Luzhou Prefecture."
Upon hearing that they only needed to walk another thirty miles to reach Luzhou Prefecture, everyone was immediately excited. The three-month journey of fleeing famine had exhausted them, not physically but mentally. Their bodies could recover after a night's rest, but they felt uncertain in their hearts. They didn't know what their future would be like, and they had no idea what the situation would be like in Luzhou Prefecture once they arrived.
Lu Zifeng understood their mentality, but when it came to fleeing famine, no one could predict the outcome. Even Lu Zifeng himself didn't know what his future held, so he could only take things one step at a time.
Now Lu Zifeng and Situ Hao were leading the way in front, and Lu Ziqing and others were following behind, heading towards Luzhou Prefecture.
Near noon, the Lu family team arrived at the capital of Luzhou Prefecture. Looking at the tall city walls, Lu Zifeng didn't feel anything. He had seen too many buildings much taller than this in his previous life. However, the city walls and towers at this time seemed to have a sense of history, which was rarely seen in his previous life.
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