What Kind of Move? Huang Fugui’s CPU Is Fried

Meanwhile, at the City Lord's Mansion.

Unlike the buzzing atmosphere outside, the mood here was terrifyingly oppressive.

Inside the study, Ling Xiaotian, the City Lord of Nan Yan Commandery, paced back and forth with a darkened face. The pressure emanating from him, that of a fifth-level Dan Yuan Realm expert, caused the very air in the room to solidify.

"Wicked daughter! Kneel before me!"

Following his furious roar, a figure clad in fiery red stumbled in.

It was Ling Yue'er.

However, at this moment, she had lost all her usual willfulness and liveliness.

Her face was pale, her eyes swollen red, and she wore simple clothes, appearing frail and pitiful, as if a gust of wind could blow her over.

"Father..."

"Don't call me Father! I don't have a daughter who causes so much trouble!"

Ling Xiaotian trembled with rage, pointing at her nose and berating her.

"Do you know what you've done?! The Li family father and son are dead! The balance of the entire Nan Yan Commandery has been shattered by your own hands! Now the Wang, Zhang, and Zhao families, those old foxes, are all stirring, eager to pounce and devour every last bit of the Li family's assets! The entire commandery city is about to descend into chaos!"

"I... I didn't..."

Ling Yue'er's tears fell like broken strings, "I just... I just wanted to avenge Sister Wan'er... I never expected things to turn out like this..."

"You didn't expect it?!"

Ling Xiaotian's anger only intensified. "For the sake of a so-called sister, you've pushed the entire City Lord's Mansion, our entire Ling family, into a fiery pit! What are people saying outside now? They say you, Ling Yue'er, in order to be with that Lin Feng from the Demon Suppression Division, didn't hesitate to scheme against and frame your own fiancé! They say I, Ling Xiaotian, am incompetent as a father, indulging my daughter's collusion with outsiders to eliminate rivals!"

"I didn't! I didn't!"

Ling Yue'er shook her head desperately, crying as if a pear blossom in the rain. "I admit, I like Brother Lin! But I... but I absolutely did not harm Li Tianyu! It was that Skin-Peeling Demon..."

"Enough!"

Ling Xiaotian slammed the table, making the teacups jump.

"At this point, you still dare to quibble?! You're still pining after that Lin Feng?!"

He roared in exasperation, "Do you know that guy is a double-edged sword! He can help you cut down Li Bantian today, and tomorrow he could put a knife to my throat! You're still being ambiguous with him, do you want everyone to think that our City Lord's Mansion and the Demon Suppression Division are in cahoots?!"

"I don't care!"

Ling Yue'er raised her head stubbornly, her tear-streaked pretty face filled with defiance and determination.

"I never fancied a hypocrite like Li Tianyu! If I, Ling Yue'er, am to marry, I will only marry a true man like Brother Lin! Upright, decisive in battle! Besides him, I will marry no one!"

"You... you wicked creature!"

Ling Xiaotian's vision went black from her "love-struck" pronouncements, and he almost fainted on the spot.

He raised his hand, looking at his daughter's stubborn face, but ultimately couldn't hold back.

"Slap!"

A crisp slap echoed throughout the study.

Ling Yue'er covered her instantly red and swollen cheek, looking at her father in disbelief. The tears in her eyes could no longer be held back and streamed down.

"You... you hit me?"

"I hit you, you ungrateful wretch!"

Ling Xiaotian pointed towards the door and roared, "Get back to your room! From today onwards, you are not allowed to step out of your room half a step without my permission! Come out only when you've come to your senses!"

Ling Yue'er gave him a deep look, her eyes filled with disappointment and sorrow. She didn't say another word, covered her face, and ran out crying.

Watching her staggering retreating figure, the anger on Ling Xiaotian's face slowly faded, replaced by endless fatigue and worry.

He slumped back into his chair, rubbing his throbbing temples.

"Sigh..."

A long sigh, filled with helplessness.

"My Lord."

A figure, like a ghost, emerged from the shadows of the study. It was Advisor Xu, the chief aide of the City Lord's Mansion.

"Miss... is ultimately too young," Advisor Xu said softly.

"Young? Hmph, if she were truly young and ignorant, that would be for the best!"

Ling Xiaotian snorted coldly, a complex glint in his eyes. "Her actions, while seemingly those of a young girl's infatuation, are actually forcing my hand! Forcing me to take a side! Forcing me to completely align with the Demon Suppression Division!"

"Then what is your intention, my Lord?"

"What other intention can there be?"

Ling Xiaotian waved his hand irritably. "The Li family has fallen, and those old foxes from the Wang family have been too active lately. Without the fierce tiger that is the Li family holding them back, they will eventually extend their claws towards my City Lord's Mansion."

"Now, with Lin Feng, a God of Slaughter, emerging from the Demon Suppression Division, their influence is at its peak. Allying with them is indeed the best option at this moment. Although that girl Yue'er's methods are a bit crude, she hasn't gone in the wrong direction."

He paused, his gaze turning cold.

"Pass down my word, say that... Yue'er will only marry Lin Feng. I, as her father, cannot go against her wishes. When the dust settles, prepare for the betrothal arrangements."

"My lord is wise."

Advisor Xu bowed slightly. "With this, we and the Demon Suppression Division are on the same boat. The Wang family will have to think twice before hatching any more schemes, wondering if they can withstand Lord Lin's thunderous strike."

"Hmph, a thunderous strike..."

Ling Xiaotian recalled the scene that day, a deep sense of dread flashing in his eyes.

"Go, play the part well. At least on the surface, make everyone believe that our City Lord's Mansion and that Lin Feng are now in-laws."

"Yes."

The City Lord's Mansion's "official endorsement" acted like a potent catalyst, spreading the rumor of "King Yama Lin and the City Lord's daughter" throughout every street and alley of Nan Yan Commandery at a speed comparable to a plague.

Storytellers rushed to write over a dozen versions of "The Overbearing Yama and the Beautiful Young Lady" overnight.

Idle chatterboxes in tea houses gossiped about the two, discussing their relationship from the creation of the world to its eventual end.

"Did you hear? The City Lord himself spoke! He said his daughter will only marry Lord Lin! They've already prepared the dowry, three streets in the east of the city!"

"Three streets? Your news is too old! I heard from my seventh grand-uncle's cousin's nephew's neighbor that the dowry is half of Nan Yan Commandery! And the City Lord also said that after he passes away, the position of City Lord will be passed to Lord Lin!"

"My heavens! This isn't marrying off a daughter, it's handing over a kingdom!"

"Isn't it! But speaking of which, only a peerless powerhouse like Lord Lin is worthy of the City Lord's daughter! What do you call this? A union of equals! Our Nan Yan Commandery will be peaceful from now on!"

The rumors intensified, growing more and more outrageous.

Some people had even started discussing whether the children Lin Feng and Ling Yue'er would have in the future should take the surname Lin or Ling.

Inside the Demon Suppression Division, everyone's gaze towards Lin Feng had completely changed.

If before it was awe.

Then now, it was awe mixed with a hint of... fawning, like one would show a "Commandery Princess's consort."

Even Chu Mengxi and Meng Kuo, both Bronze rank enforcers, would unconsciously tease Lin Feng when they saw him.

"Lord Lin, when are you inviting us to the wedding banquet?"

To this, Lin Feng's response had always been a single word.

"Scram."

He was incredibly annoyed right now.

He had nothing to do all day, and his Crit Points were not accumulating at all, making him so anxious he was about to combust.

"Master, please calm down, calm down."

Huang Fugui servilely massaged Lin Feng's shoulders, a look of schadenfreude on its face.

"I think this is great! Look at you now, you have status, you have backing, and you're about to get a beautiful wife and half a commandery city for free. This is truly the ultimate dream that all men aspire to!"

Lin Feng glanced at it, coldly saying, "Are you too idle lately? Your skin is itching again?"

"Not idle, not idle! I'm busy!"

Huang Fugui shivered in fear and quickly took out a small notebook from its embrace, starting to report its work.

"Master, ever since that girl was confined by the City Lord that day, she really hasn't left her room. Every day it's just cultivation, cultivation, and more cultivation! Her fanaticism is even more intense than yours when you're grinding monsters! I personally saw her break through last night! Spirit Qi Realm, first level!"

"Oh?"

Lin Feng's interest was piqued.

This Ling Yue'er really had some perseverance.

"Besides cultivation? Has she seen anyone suspicious?"

"No!"

Huang Fugui shook its head like a rattle drum. "Let alone suspicious people, she's even driven away the City Lord himself several times! She sees no one now, as if she's possessed. I think she's not cultivating, she's 'going crazy for love'!"

Lin Feng fell into thought again after hearing this.

No abnormalities.

This, in itself, was the biggest abnormality.

This game of chess, played to this point, seemed to have reached a dead end.

Ling Yue'er had locked herself away, cutting off all contact with the outside world, and Huang Fugui couldn't find any loopholes.

And he himself was pushed into an extremely awkward position by these rumors and the City Lord's Mansion's attitude, every move watched by countless eyes.

Countless clues flashed through Lin Feng's mind like fragments.

Skin-Peeling Demon... Li Tianyu... Li Bantian... City Lord's Mansion... Ling Yue'er...

Wait!

A sharp glint suddenly flashed in Lin Feng's eyes!

He seemed to have...

overlooked someone.

The second young master of the Li family, Li Tianhe!

His elder brother is dead, and his father is dead too.

He is now the legitimate, sole heir of the Li Family!

What is he doing right now?

"Huang Fugui!"

Lin Feng's voice suddenly became solemn.

"Master, you command!"

"Immediately, right now! Go and keep an eye on Li Tianhe!"

"Ah?"

Huang Fugui was confused again. "Why... why keep an eye on him? That guy is just a pathetic worm who just lost his father and brother. I heard he cries himself to sleep all day, never leaving his house, almost crying himself into a fool. What's so special about keeping an eye on him?"

"Just go if I tell you to!"

Lin Feng's eyes became sharper than ever, as if they could see through all illusions.

"Remember, this time, it's not surveillance, it's protection!"

"Protection?!"

Huang Fugui felt like his CPU was about to burn out.

His master had just killed the other guy's father and brother, and now he wanted to protect him?

What kind of operation was this?

Was he giving him a sweet date after taking his head?

No matter how he looked at it, it was ridiculous!

"Listen carefully."

Lin Feng's voice carried an unquestionable command.

"If you find anyone who intends to harm him, whether it's assassination, poisoning, or any other method..."

He paused, and a cold, hunter-like smile flashed in his eyes.

"Don't kill them. Leave them with half a life and bring them to me."

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