Lu Feng smiled speechlessly. "Right now, it isn't just about helping you. I also want to use this chance to show what I can do. Who knows, I might not only enter the sect, but even catch the eye of some formidable great swordsman."
Lu Feng had originally intended to ease the guilt in Xiong Erlian's heart through this, but he had not expected that she had not thought of it at all.
Xiong Erlian merely came to a realization and said, "Oh, right," before speaking with a stunned expression. "If you go help me, then you'll miss this recruitment assembly."
Lu Feng was rendered speechless again. Xiong Erlian's reaction was a little too slow; she really was quite simple-minded.
After some thought, Xiong Erlian said, "But what if there was nothing suspicious about my father's death? Wouldn't you then..."
Lu Feng smiled calmly and cut her off. "Anyone with eyes can see that something is fishy. You're the only one still realizing it after the fact."
"But what if?" Worry showed on Xiong Erlian's face.
Lu Feng said seriously, "There won't be a what if. Even if there is, at least I can help you investigate it thoroughly. When you seek revenge later, won't you have all the more justification?"
Xiong Erlian looked silently at Lu Feng for a long time.
"Thank you."
The two words slipped softly from her lips.
"What?" Lu Feng had not heard her clearly in his daze.
"Nothing!" Xiong Erlian turned her head away, feeling as though her cheeks were a little hot. "I'll stay here tonight. You go sleep at my place!"
Sensing the movement outside and seeing that the steward and Xia Yangzhou had already gone far away, Lu Feng agreed to Xiong Erlian's arrangement and slipped out of the courtyard.
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