Solving the Root of the Trouble

Jenny asked gently, "What's going on outside? I heard screams, and it sounds like there's a lot of noise from the east."

The tall guard whispered, "Miss Jenny, just a short while ago, the lady left the castle with her entourage. Quite a few City Guard passed by the castle gate just now."

"Auntie? City Guard?" Jenny and Keane were both puzzled.

What was Lady Weide doing out with such a large number of City Guard so late at night?

"Miss, young master, please rest here for a while," Lambert said, pointing to the stone bench beside him. Keane and Jenny nodded and went over, and the three of them sat down.

Jenny, Keane, and Lambert are all annoying.

Lady Weide's presence was like a fishbone stuck in their throat, causing them great pain.

"That damn woman, using my underage status as an excuse, insists on making me wait another two years. Humph, two years. By then, I'll probably be dead." Keane cursed under his breath.

Jenny nodded.

The siblings knew very well that they couldn't let Lady Weide continue like this.

"Miss, young master, the First Madam has been managing Chier Prefecture City for a long time. Whether it's the City Guard or the castle guards, everyone listens to her. The First Madam's prestige is already very high. If Young Master Keane doesn't inherit the position of city lord, it will be really difficult for us to fight against her. After all, there are very few people here who completely support us." Lambert was also very helpless.

Jenny, Keane, and Lambert all fell silent.

In Chier Prefecture City, they had very few supporters, and even if someone wanted to support them, they probably wouldn't have the guts. In Chier Prefecture City, Lady Weide was practically a local tyrant.

"Call."

A gust of wind blew.

"Who?" The two guards looked up warily and saw a man dressed in black warrior's outfit land gracefully, carrying a dark blue heavy sword on his back.

"It's me." Lin Feng turned around and glanced at the two guards.

The two guards immediately fell silent. They had heard of Lin Feng's strength. With their abilities, they couldn't even stop Lin Feng.

"Brother Feng." Jenny and Keane both stood up.

Lin Feng turned his head to look.

It's early spring now, and the temperature at night is still quite high. Keane and Jenny are both wearing simple bathrobes, and their hair is a little messy.

"Brother Feng, what's going on outside? Why is it so loud?" Keane was the first to ask.

Lin Feng casually said, "When Lady Weide led the City Guard and ransacked the Huolmo family's property, do you think there wouldn't be a commotion?"

"Seize their property?" Jenny and Keane stared in disbelief.

"The Huolmo family?" The old servant Lambert beside him was also taken aback.

Lin Feng casually sat down at one end of the bench and said with a smile, "You guys rest here. In a little while, just wait to hear the good news."

"Good news? Does that mean I'm getting all that filthy money from the raided property?" Keane muttered under his breath.

"Boom!"

Just then, a deafening explosion was heard from the east. The sound was so loud that it was like dozens of wind turbines roaring. This explosion probably woke up most of the people in the entire Chier Prefecture City.

"What's wrong?" Jenny, Keane, and Lambert jumped up in fright.

The surrounding guards, servants, and maids all looked eastward in shock and confusion, where flames soared into the sky.

"How can there be such a huge flame and such a loud explosion?" Lin Feng looked eastward in confusion.

Everyone in the castle was bewildered. They waited quietly, waiting for the City Guard to return, waiting for Lady Weide to return. Perhaps then they would know why there had been such a large fire and such a loud explosion.

After a while, the sound of orderly hooves rang out outside the castle gate, followed by a series of shouts. Then came a rapid knocking at the door, like raindrops during a storm.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

The knocking was urgent and shrill.

"Open the door! Open the door!" came an angry and anxious roar from outside.

The two guards dared not delay and immediately opened the castle gates. Lin Feng, Keane, Jenny, Lambert, and the others also looked towards the gate.

The castle gates were wide open, and a large number of knights and valiant warriors had gathered in an open area outside the castle. Leading them was a blond man holding a long spear.

"Get out of my way," the blond man snapped, shoving the two guards away.

But when he saw Jenny and Keane, the blond man paused for a moment, then immediately said respectfully, "Deputy Captain Lite of the City Guard greets Miss Jenny and Young Master Keane."

Lite, Jenny deputy battalion commander, was considered the second-in-command in the City Guard, second only to the battalion commander. He had attended the banquet not long ago and naturally knew Lite and Keane.

"Mr. Lite, what happened? Why are you so agitated?" Keane asked.

Lite immediately knelt down on one knee and said painfully, "Young Master Keane, I failed in my duty. Lady Weide and her two brothers perished in the explosion just now."

Oh!

Keane's eyes widened in surprise, as did Jenny and Lambert. Even the surrounding guards looked astonished.

Lady Weide.

Just as Jenny and Keane were deeply troubled, Lady Weide and her two brothers suddenly died. Her death only fueled Keane and Jenny's excitement.

Keane and Jenny exchanged a glance, their eyes gleaming with ecstasy.

"Tell me in detail what exactly happened," Keane said, his voice now carrying the air of someone in a superior position.

The blond man, "Lite," immediately reported, "This time, I've led several hundred City Guard, acting on the Earl's orders, to raid the Huolmo family's property."

"After the confiscation was completed, the Earl gathered all the treasures, carriages, and other items in the inner hall of the Huolmo family's residence. At that time, the Earl drove all our soldiers out, leaving only the Earl and her two brothers there."

Upon hearing this, Keane muttered a curse under his breath, "That bastard, he's really shameless."

Then Lite continued, "We were out there capturing those members of the Huolmo family, but no one expected that the Huolmo family mansion would suddenly catch fire. As soon as the fire started, everyone had to rush to rescue the Earl."

"But before we could even get inside, we heard a terrifying explosion. More than half of the Huolmo family's buildings were completely destroyed."

Lite said painfully, "When we found the bodies of the Earl and the other two, their Earl had already been blown to pieces; all three were dead."

"Alright, then send someone to bring in my aunt's and the others' bodies, and you go back and rest first," Keane ordered directly.

"Yes." Lite responded with remarkable decisiveness.

Everyone understood that with Lady Chengde's death, the entire Chier Prefecture City would inevitably fall into the hands of this fourteen-year-old child.

Upon seeing Lite and his group, they brought over the charred and mangled corpses.

Keane and Jenny were finally certain they weren't dreaming. That wretched Lady Weide was really dead, and from this day forward, they could finally relax.

"Brother Feng," Jenny suddenly realized and looked at Lin Feng, "Thank you."

Lambert, realizing what was happening, looked at Lin Feng and said gratefully, "Mr. Feng, you've given us good news, and it truly is good news—life-saving good news!"

What are you doing here?

Keane was stunned. "What good news? Ah!"

Keane realized what was happening too.

"Brother Feng, did you come in from outside?" Keane asked in a low voice.

"Yes." Lin Feng nodded.

"Then you..." Keane smiled.

Lin Feng laughed too, "Seeing how restless you all are, I'll just take care of the root of your troubles for you. Alright, get some sleep. Just wait to inherit the position of city lord."

As Lin Feng spoke, he turned and walked towards his residence.

Jenny, Keane, and Lambert exchanged bewildered and surprised glances. They really wanted to cheer loudly, but the bodies of Lady Weide and the other two were still there. It wouldn't be appropriate for them to cheer now.

"Boss, is it done?" Beibei was lying on the ground, her eyelids drooping.

Lin Feng smiled, "Yes, it's resolved."

To Lin Feng, someone like Lady Weide was simply not worthy of being his opponent. Lady Weide's so-called petty schemes were nothing short of a joke to Lin Feng.

I don't care about your schemes or plans, I'll just kill you and be done with it.

The three siblings Lady Weide brother, died suddenly one night. This event was like a major earthquake for Chier Prefecture City, and for Jenny and Keane, it was so exciting that they couldn't sleep all night.

For Lin Feng, it was just a minor matter.

Meanwhile, the fire at the Huolmo family mansion was still raging, and many City Guard were still working hard to put it out.

Chier Prefecture City governs more than a dozen ordinary cities and numerous rural towns, with a population of several million. In a sense, Chier Prefecture City is comparable to a duchy.

The lord of a Chier Prefecture City holds a position equivalent to a grand duke of a duchy!

"At only fourteen years old, he's about to become the lord of a prefecture city. How enviable!" Many people in the tavern of Chier Prefecture City were discussing this.

The sudden deaths of Lady Weide and her two siblings in a fire made the previously complex power struggle in Chier Prefecture City much clearer.

Without a doubt.

With the Jax Family blood, Keane will undoubtedly inherit the position of lord of the county town.

"That Earl went to ransack the house in the dead of night, but she never expected to lose her own life. How ironic!" said an old man with a red beard, holding a large mug of ale, laughing heartily.

"I heard he was burned to death," someone nearby said.

"How could they have been burned to death? There were so many city guards around. If it really was a fire, how could the Earl and the others not have escaped?" A thin man suddenly lowered his voice and said, "I'll tell you a secret. The Earl and her two siblings were murdered and then burned to the ground."

Everyone around him immediately turned to look at him.

"It's true," the skinny man said confidently.