New Grudge Old Hatred!

A moment later, Lu Feng finished reading the contents of the letter.

His eyes narrowed slightly, a cold glint flashing within them.

"So that's how it is! No wonder the original owner's father died under mysterious circumstances."

The letter detailed three matters. The first was that a year ago, a Flying Bandit appeared in Baiyue County City. This individual not only stole gold and silver treasures but also pilfered martial arts manuals from many noble families in the county city.

In response, the major noble families of the county city joined forces with the government to apprehend this Flying Bandit.

And this Flying Bandit was not a single person but a group, and this group eventually fled into Qinglu County.

This led to the second matter recorded in the letter: Qinglu County, in order to cooperate with the higher authorities in capturing this bandit group, dispatched a large number of constables to assist in the pursuit.

Among the constables dispatched was Lu Feng's father.

Within a month, this bandit group could no longer evade capture and was wiped out by the government and the elite disciples of the major noble families.

However, due to the fact that many martial arts manuals of the noble families were among the stolen goods of these bandits, some accidents occurred during the pursuit.

Some noble family disciples, unwilling to let their family's cultivation methods be leaked, directly attacked some government constables without regard for right or wrong.

In the end, many of the dispatched constables met their demise.

But to prevent the matter from spreading and causing adverse effects, the Prefect of Baiyue County colluded with the noble families to claim that the deceased constables were killed by the bandits.

As for the last matter in the letter, Lu Feng's father was also on the list of deceased constables, and the noble family disciple who killed his father happened to be from the Zhou Family of Baiyue County.

And Zhou Yongsi, the County Assistant of Qinglu County, was a direct descendant of the Zhou Family.

After reading the letter, although Lu Feng was not entirely sure if the contents were true, the Flying Bandit incident from a year ago had indeed occurred, a fact even the original owner remembered.

Based on his deductions, the letter from County Lieutenant Li Muyuan was likely true.

The other party telling him these things was naturally to further curry favor with him, with the intention of winning him over later.

However, Lu Feng saw something different here: since County Lieutenant Li Muyuan knew about this matter, the County Magistrate Wang Lichuan and County Assistant Zhou Yongsi must have known as well.

After all, Wang Lichuan was the County Magistrate of Qinglu County a year ago.

Since the County Magistrate knew about this, why didn't he tell him? Could it be that he was afraid of offending the Zhou Family?

"Sigh, it seems like every world has this kind of nonsense. Now that I'm caught up in it, it won't be easy to extricate myself."

Originally, he had transmigrated to this world wanting to live a peaceful life, but things kept coming his way one after another.

First, his uncle's family and the Caobang Gang wanted to harm him, and now he had fallen into the vortex of the government and noble families.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Feng calmed himself down. County Lieutenant Li Muyuan telling him these things had created a rift between him and County Magistrate Wang Lichuan.

This way, he could only choose to rely on the County Lieutenant.

As for the Chief Clerk Lu Yan, he was a neutral person. Even if Lu Feng had a good relationship with him, the latter would not necessarily offend Zhou Yongsi for his sake.

"Forget it, a blacksmith needs to be strong himself. If my strength and status surpass these noble families, what does it matter if I destroy them then?"

With that, Lu Feng tidied his mood and then closed his eyes to cultivate again.

[You circulated Peiyuan Gong once, Proficiency +1]

[You circulated Peiyuan Gong once, Proficiency +1]

The next morning, Lu Feng arrived at the County Yamen again. He saw six constables standing in front of his room.

Two of them were Fan Tao and Chen Han.

Seeing this, Lu Feng's heart stirred. These four other people should be the subordinates arranged for him by the County Magistrate Wang Lichuan.

So he strode to the front of the six people and scanned them briefly.

Seeing this, everyone cupped their fists and bowed.

"We greet you, Captain Lu!"

Lu Feng nodded slightly, "Yes, from today onwards, you six are members of my team, and your task is very simple, which is to be solely responsible for patrolling East Street."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

Among the four districts of Qinglu County, East Street was the easiest.

West Street and South Street were the most difficult to manage. West Street had the Caobang Gang and many freelance workers, and fights often broke out there.

South Street was the commercial district. It was not only dirty and chaotic, but also full of all sorts of people, making it difficult to manage.

Afterward, Lu Feng looked at everyone and said, "Then this morning, Chen Han, Huang Bin, and Li Xingwen, the three of you will patrol East Street, and the remaining three will be responsible for the afternoon patrol."

The six people were overjoyed upon hearing this, and then they cupped their fists and agreed.

Previously, they had to patrol the streets for a whole day, but now they only had to patrol for half a day. This workload was quite relaxed.

After Chen Han and the other two left, Lu Feng beckoned to Fan Tao, "Fan Tao, come with me."

Upon hearing this, Fan Tao immediately followed him into the room. The remaining two constables exchanged glances and then returned to the Yamen Room.

Entering the room, Lu Feng gestured for Fan Tao to sit down and talk. "Fan Tao, how much do you know about County Assistant Zhou Yongsi and County Lieutenant Li Muyuan?"

Fan Tao usually had the most information, so he should have a relatively clear understanding of the situation in the County Yamen.

Hearing his question, Fan Tao pondered for a moment and replied, "Captain Lu, the relationship between these two officials you're asking about is quite unusual."

"Oh?! What do you mean?"

Fan Tao continued, "Actually, the County Lieutenant and the County Assistant have always been at odds. I heard that these two officials took up their posts in our Qinglu County at the same time. Initially, they fought fiercely, but since neither could defeat the other, their conflict became less intense later on."

Lu Feng stroked his chin, a thoughtful expression on his face. "Then do you know their backgrounds?"

"I actually know a little about that. County Lieutenant Lord Zhou is from the Zhou Family in Baiyue County City, and County Assistant Lord Li is from the Li Family in the county city. Both of these families are among the Three Great Noble Families of the county city."

Lu Feng suddenly understood. "So that's how it is. Then, according to you, these two families must have had a feud long ago, otherwise, the two officials wouldn't have started fighting."

"That's right! It should be like that. However, the County Lieutenant's martial arts strength is a bit stronger." Fan Tao added.

Lu Feng's face showed confusion after hearing this. "Oh? I heard that the County Assistant is already a Ninth-Rank Martial Artist. If that's the case, has the County Lieutenant's martial arts strength already broken through to Martial Master?"

Fan Tao nodded. "Yes. Although I haven't seen them spar, everyone believes so."