People from the court? Threatening words?

Yue Buqun, Liu Zhengfeng, and the others were all secretly pondering whether they should carry tens of thousands of taels of silver with them when they ventured into the Jianghu in the future, so they could spend money to save their lives if they were ambushed.

Just then, Yi Lin spoke again, "I remember, he seemed to have several Imperial Guards with him, and those Imperial Guards seemed to be very polite to him..."

"Imperial Guards?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhengfeng and the others felt a jolt.

"He had Imperial Guards with him, and they were very polite to him. Could that swordsman be someone from the court?"

Liu Zhengfeng and Yue Buqun naturally had this thought.

The Imperial Guards were always arrogant and never polite to people from the Jianghu.

Furthermore, if that swordsman was someone from the court, then some of the previous doubts could be resolved.

"Perhaps, the reason that swordsman wanted to kill Yu Canghai and Tian Boguang was a mission assigned by the court, not just for a mere sum of money," Liu Zhengfeng offered his guess.

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun and the others all nodded slightly, having already agreed with Liu Zhengfeng's conjecture.

After all, the reason for killing two Minor Grandmasters on a court mission sounded much more plausible than killing them for money.

"It seems we'll have to lie low for a while. We must not do anything out of line and attract the attention of the court," Daoist Tianmen suddenly sighed.

Although chivalry was meant to uphold justice.

Jianghu swordsmen generally looked down on the court's lackeys.

But no matter who it was, no one was unafraid if they truly attracted the court's attention.

The court's power was enough to crush any Jianghu sect.

Just like this time, without any fanfare, they sent a swordsman who took the lives of Yu Canghai and Tian Boguang.

Yue Buqun and Abbess Dingyi also nodded in agreement.

More than half of their worries vanished in an instant.

After all, both the Mount Hua Sect and the Mount Hengshan Sect were renowned righteous sects in the Jianghu, and their daily conduct was relatively orderly. They shouldn't attract a kill order from the court.

At this moment, Liu Zhengfeng suddenly perked up, a wide smile on his face.

He couldn't help but secretly praise his own foresight.

Not long ago, when he decided to retire from the Golden Basin Hand-Washing Ceremony and leave the Jianghu, he had already spent money to purchase the rank of Brigadier General.

Although it was just a nominal position without any real power.

But he, Liu Zhengfeng, was now a bona fide official of the imperial court.

With this official status, from now on, he and his family could be said to be sitting pretty.

He figured no clueless Jianghu person would dare to cause trouble for him.

This way, it would truly be a permanent solution.

He recalled that when he spent money to buy his official position, many people in the Mount Hengshan Sect opposed it.

They looked down on his behavior of willingly degenerating into a court lackey.

But now?

If these matters were to spread, he doubted anyone would dare to criticize him.

Just as Liu Zhengfeng was secretly gloating, the butler of Liu Manor came to find him again.

He whispered a few words into Liu Zhengfeng's ear.

Liu Zhengfeng's expression changed.

He looked at Yue Buqun and the others.

"Esteemed seniors, please excuse me for a moment. I have a few guests at home..."

"Please, Brother Liu..."

Then, Liu Zhengfeng left the side hall with the butler and returned to the main hall.

At this moment, in the main hall of Liu Manor.

A black-clothed martial artist and an Imperial Guard were waiting.

These two were naturally Su Chen and Captain Xing.

Liu Zhengfeng hurried over, his voice reaching them before he even entered the room.

"My lords, I apologize for my lateness... Hmm?"

Halfway through his sentence, Liu Zhengfeng stepped into the room.

Upon seeing the two people inside, his voice abruptly stopped.

"Black-clothed, short-haired, ring-pommel saber... this is the Nameless Swordsman who killed Yu Canghai and Tian Boguang..."

Liu Zhengfeng's gaze lingered on Su Chen, his expression extremely solemn.

"Why has he come to find me?"

"Are you here by chance, or with a purpose?"

"Could it be that I am his next target?"

Liu Zhengfeng felt uneasy, a chill spreading from his spine all the way to the back of his head.

The strength Su Chen displayed in defeating Tian Boguang in five moves was too formidable.

Liu Zhengfeng dared not be careless in his presence.

His eyes remained fixed on the ring-pommel saber at Su Chen's waist, fearing he might suddenly attack and draw his blade.

"Brigadier General Liu, judging by your expression, you don't welcome us?"

Just then, Captain Xing's voice cut through Liu Zhengfeng's thoughts.

Liu Zhengfeng snapped back to attention, forcing a smile. "How could that be? How could that be? I'm delighted to have a fellow official visit. How could I not welcome you?"

"May I ask how you two address yourselves?" Liu Zhengfeng suddenly inquired about Su Chen and Captain Xing's identities.

"My name is Xing Daorong, a Baihu of the Imperial Guards, in charge of the Baihu office in Hengnan County."

"So you are Captain Xing. I've heard much about you." Liu Zhengfeng cupped his hands in greeting.

Then, Captain Xing continued to introduce Su Chen, "This is my brother Su. You can just call him Brother Su."

"Su... uh..." Liu Zhengfeng instinctively started to say "Brother Su."

But he stopped mid-sentence.

The reason was simple: Su Chen looked remarkably young, at most in his early twenties.

It was difficult for a middle-aged man like himself to call Su Chen "Brother Su."

However, Captain Xing hadn't mentioned Su Chen's official position, leaving Liu Zhengfeng unsure how to address him.

Fortunately, Su Chen spoke up at that moment, "Great Hero Liu, don't listen to Old Xing. Just call me Su Chen."

"Lord Su..." Liu Zhengfeng naturally wouldn't address him by his given name. After a moment's thought, he opted for the title of "Lord."

After all, he had already concluded that Su Chen was also an official of the court.

Su Chen didn't bother to correct him on such a trivial matter.

After the introductions were exchanged, Liu Zhengfeng asked about the purpose of their visit.

"May I ask what important matter brings you two fellow officials here? If there's anything I, Liu, can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask. I will certainly do my best to assist." Captain Xing replied, "You are holding your Golden Basin Hand-Washing Ceremony today. The higher-ups feared there might be trouble, so they sent me to keep an eye on things."

He glanced at Su Chen, "Brother Su is here to help me maintain order."

"I see. I apologize for troubling you two, Lords." Liu Zhengfeng relaxed upon understanding Su Chen and Captain Xing's purpose.

But then, Su Chen said something astonishing.

"Great Hero Liu, you are about to be ruined. Do you know that?"

"What?" Liu Zhengfeng was stunned at first, wondering if he had misheard.

He then looked at Su Chen, but seeing Su Chen's serious expression, Liu Zhengfeng's face changed.

"Lord Su, what do you mean by that?"

"Exactly as I said. You, your wife, your son, and everyone in your manor, over a hundred people, will soon be dead by the sword." Su Chen repeated, his tone extremely serious.

This was one of his usual tactics.

Before discussing business, he would first assert dominance and intimidate the client.

This would give him more leverage when negotiating the price later.

Captain Xing, standing beside them, also looked uncertain upon hearing Su Chen's words.

He never expected Brother Su to say something like that right after arriving.

Suddenly, a bad feeling arose in his heart.

"Could it be that someone paid Brother Su to eliminate Liu Zhengfeng and his family?"

With this thought, Captain Xing found the situation troublesome.

His right hand instinctively moved to his saber hilt, his gaze drifting to Liu Zhengfeng's neck as if considering the best angle to strike.

"Damn it, if Brother Su really decides to make a move on Liu Zhengfeng, should I help him, or help him?"

In Captain Xing's mind, there was no option to oppose Su Chen. At least, Liu Zhengfeng alone wasn't worth it.

At this moment, neither Su Chen nor Liu Zhengfeng was aware that Captain Xing was already contemplating murder.