Chapter 13 A Terrible Idea Chapter 13 A Terrible Idea...
Chapter Thirteen: A Terrible Idea
"Master, what should we do?" The voices of the Lin couple could be heard coming from inside the room of the Fuwei Escort Agency.
Mrs. Lin's face was full of worry. "Should we just hand the things over?"
During the day, before Lin Pingzhi returned, Yu Canghai arrived with his men. Lin Zhennan and his wife initially thought Yu Canghai wanted to entrust them with a shipment, but to their surprise, he immediately asked for the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual.
His rudeness was met with an immediate and firm refusal from Lin Zhennan. Yu Canghai, who had been all smiles, immediately turned serious, threatening that if they didn't give in, the entire Fuwei Escort Agency would be wiped out. He came quickly and left just as fast, but Lin Zhennan and his wife knew he wasn't joking.
Yu Canghai was a narrow-minded and murderous man, and Lin Zhennan, being a well-informed镖师 (bodyguard/escort), already knew about this matter. His heart sank whenever he thought about what Yu Canghai might do.
“No.” Lin Zhennan shook his head, his expression serious. “Do you think we can get away with just handing it over? That thing…” He thought of what was written in the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, and his face grew even uglier. “He won’t believe it. He might even think we’re playing a trick on him. It’ll be even harder to handle then.”
Madam Lin was in a dilemma. "In that case, does that mean we have no chance of breaking this deadlock? Master, Pingzhi is still a child at heart, and his martial arts skills are only average. If it weren't for us, he would suffer a lot. And there are over a hundred people in the Fuwei Escort Agency. We can't let them be implicated by us, can we?"
Just thinking about the possible scenes brought tears to Madam Lin's eyes.
What I hated most was that after Yu Canghai left the Fuwei Escort Agency, he set up some kind of "life-or-death line" outside the gate. Anyone from the Fuwei Escort Agency who dared to go out was doomed. A few of the more hot-tempered members of the agency tried to rush out, and almost got killed.
If Lin Zhennan hadn't been quick enough to rescue them, they would have been dead long ago. At this point, the Fuwei Escort Agency was a no-go zone; anyone who dared to leave would face certain death. Lin Pingzhi found it strange when he returned, but the couple kept it from him.
However, this matter cannot be kept secret for long. If one can only go in but not leave, everyone will become suspicious.
How could Lin Zhennan not know about this? But he had no choice. "Handing it over means death, not handing it over also means death."
"Knock knock knock." Just then, they heard a knock on the door.
"Who?!" Lin Zhennan and his wife jumped up and looked at the door. At this hour, no one from the escort agency would knock on their door, so the person outside definitely wasn't from their agency. Now they were like frightened birds, how could they not be terrified?
“I saved your young master镖头 today, perhaps you’ve heard of that?” Ling Hao said.
Lin Zhennan and his wife exchanged a glance, recalling that Lin Pingzhi had indeed mentioned what had happened during the day. They were relieved that Lin Pingzhi hadn't mistakenly killed Yu Renyan; otherwise, let alone the line between life and death, they would probably all be dead today.
They were naturally grateful to the passing heroine, but now she had come to their door? What did she want? Despite their doubts, Mr. and Mrs. Lin Zhennan opened the door.
The situation at Fuwei Escort Agency is bad enough, it can't get any worse. Maybe this person's arrival will bring some new hope? Although the couple felt that the possibility was very small and they didn't have much hope, they still couldn't help but have a little expectation.
They opened the door, and a woman entered, removing her straw hat. She was a woman with exquisite features and a radiant complexion, like the moon. Although Lin Zhennan and his wife had seen a great deal over the years, they had never seen such a beautiful and refined person.
She is like a carefree mountain spirit, born from the essence of heaven and earth, yet not fragile, possessing a strong and resilient spirit.
"May I ask your name, heroine?"
"Hello." Seeing the Lin Zhennan couple's barely concealed wariness, Ling Hao smiled gently, "I'm here to help you two."
“My lady,” Lin Zhennan said, “thank you for saving my son today. We will repay your life-saving grace, but we don’t need anything…”
"Do you think Yu Canghai will let Fuwei Escort Agency go?" Ling Hao asked bluntly.
Lin Zhennan was speechless. He knew that Fuwei Escort Agency wouldn't let him go, but he couldn't find anyone to ask for help. He was trapped here like a caged beast, which was why he was so anxious and in pain.
Madam Lin was bolder than Lin Zhennan; she asked directly, "Why is your wife helping us?"
"Does helping people need a reason?" Ling Hao said. "If it does, it's because I don't want to see innocent people die tragically, and I don't want to see ruthless people slaughter the innocent."
"Then how can you, my lady, help us?" Madam Lin asked again. She knew she was grasping at straws, but she had no other choice. Perhaps trying anything, even a seemingly hopeless situation, might actually work?
Ling Hao didn't offer any solution, but instead said, "To practice this skill, one must first castrate oneself."
"You!!!" Lin Zhennan stared at Ling Hao in disbelief. "How do you know the contents of the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual?"
Ling Hao said, "I don't know the contents of the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, I only know the beginning. The Evil-Repelling Sword Manual comes from another martial arts manual. It was passed down from the ancestors of Chief Escort Lin, you should know that."
He knew, of course, that every member of the Lin family would tell the next generation. Lin Zhennan was utterly shocked, his hands trembling slightly. "So you are..."
Ling Hao continued, "The chief镖头 is worried that even if you give away this sword manual, Yu Canghai won't believe it, right? You're even more worried that if he does believe it, he'll practice the sword manual and then come back to kill you all to silence you, or that he'll kill you all as soon as he gets the manual. No matter which path you take, it's destined to be a dead end."
"Yes," Lin Zhennan replied with difficulty. It was precisely because he knew that either path would lead to certain death that he refused to hand over the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual. Since death was inevitable, he naturally didn't want Yu Canghai to have his way.
“I have a way to make Yu Canghai's efforts go to waste.” Ling Hao smiled slyly. “When a sword manual is kept secret, everyone will fight over it, but if everyone knows about it, then there’s no need to fight over it.”
This is a bad idea, but who says bad ideas can't be used?
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