NFBE Chapter 175 The Scheme of Liu Haobin and His Nephew
Chapter 175 The Scheme of Liu Haobin and His Nephew
After the old man slapped Liu Andong to death, he pointed at Liu Andong's corpse and said, "We, the Ma Yi Wei, are a united organization, and such a black sheep must be eliminated as soon as possible."
General Liu Haobin of the Ma Yi Guard walked to Liu Andong's corpse and kicked it. "If I had known he was this kind of person, I shouldn't have recruited him into the Ma Yi Guard. I was wrong in this matter; I misjudged people."
The guards in hempen robes around them looked at each other in bewilderment.
Everyone knows that Liu Andong is the deputy general of the Ma Yi Wei (a type of imperial guard) and Liu Haobin's cousin.
Moreover, Liu Andong was a cautious man; if not for the general's orders, he would never have dared to carry out such a sneak attack.
Liu Andong was truly unlucky. He helped the general carry out the sneak attack, and in the end, he took the blame for the general and lost his life. The general even had to kick his corpse to finish him off.
Everyone understood that since Liu Andong was in the position of deputy general of the Ma Yi Wei, he had to do things for Liu Haobin.
He knew that the tasks Liu Haobin assigned him were against regulations and dangerous, but he had no choice but to do them.
If he doesn't take his position, he'll have to give it to someone else; there are plenty of people willing to do it.
Even if everyone understands these things, it's useless.
Despite Liu Andong's untimely death, everyone still fought tooth and nail for his position as deputy commander of the Imperial Guard.
There's nothing more to it than that people die for wealth and birds die for food; it's just that there's a certain sadness in my heart.
The old man glanced at everyone, his gaze finally settling on Lin Feng and his companion. "There are still some people who don't recognize me, aren't there?"
I am Liu Xingde, an envoy sent by the headquarters of the Hemp Guard, specifically in charge of this martial arts competition.
This farce is over. Everyone, put away your swords and go your separate ways.
Upon hearing this, everyone sheathed their swords, including Lin Feng and his companion.
The soldiers of the Ma Yi Guard dispersed with their wounded comrades, and the man whose dantian had been destroyed was carried away by two men.
From beginning to end, hardly anyone paid any attention to this unlucky guy.
Lin Feng realized that this hemp-clad guard envoy was biased towards Liu Haobin.
He killed a scapegoat just to quell the situation; this whole operation seems like an act.
Who are you performing for?
Lin Feng scanned his surroundings but found no suspicious people. However, he was certain that there was an important spectator nearby.
After everyone had dispersed, the envoy Liu Xingde walked to Lin Feng's side and said, "I have long heard of General Lin's great name. Seeing him today, I can confirm that his reputation is well-deserved. I did not expect that General Lin's martial arts skills are so formidable."
Lin Feng clasped his hands and said, "Your Excellency is too kind. My martial arts skills were honed when I was a hunter, hunting wild boars and wild dogs in the mountains."
Liu Haobin, standing nearby, sensed a hidden meaning in the veiled insult: this guy was calling his own people wild boars and dogs. He thought the kid was pretty arrogant, daring to speak so veiledly to the messenger of the Imperial Guard.
The envoy, Liu Xingde, seemed not to have noticed anything, and his expression remained unchanged.
"Is General Lin going out? Why did he bring his luggage?"
Lin Feng said, "We two aren't used to living here, so we're planning to move out and find an inn."
Liu Xingde said with a smile, "The misunderstanding has been resolved. General Lin, please stay here. After all, this is our Ma Yi Wei territory."
Lin Feng glanced at Liu Haobin beside him and then turned to Liu Xingde. "Thank you for your kindness, Your Excellency. My brother and I have already come out, so we don't plan to go back. We'll find an inn in the city and come back to report tomorrow morning."
Liu Xingde didn't try to persuade him to stay any longer. "Alright then, it's only for two days anyway, it doesn't matter where it is."
After Lin Feng and his companion led their horses away...
Liu Haobin said, "Uncle-Master, these two are too arrogant. They don't even dare to give you face."
Liu Xingde glared at Liu Haobin, "You useless thing, how dare you talk about others?"
If even a county-level Ma Yiwei general can defeat your entire group of men, are all your men just good-for-nothings?
You should understand what the Ma Yi Guards do, so try to avoid associating with people from the City Lord's Mansion in the future.
The Ma Yi Guard has only been established for a short time; don't go too far.
Liu Haobin adopted a humble and apologetic posture, saying, "This disciple has followed the teachings of my master uncle. I cannot swallow this insult by letting these two people go like this."
Liu Xingde stroked his chin for a moment, then glanced around and noticed that the person he was somewhat wary of was no longer there. He then said, "If you're angry, go out and tell them to make sure these two hotheads sleep on the streets tonight."
"Uncle-Master's idea is great, I'll go and do it right away."
"There are many ways to solve problems, so don't always think about fighting and killing."
Lin Feng and his companion strolled slowly along the road, leading their horses.
Sun Yu asked, "Brother, you didn't give that envoy any face. Will he cause us trouble?"
"If we stay, we'll just have to put up with their cold attitude. There's no need to make ourselves uncomfortable just to save face for this envoy."
This person is clearly biased towards Liu Haobin. They have a close relationship as uncle and nephew, while we two are just outsiders.
Be careful during the competition tomorrow; these people might try to trip us up.
"Okay, I've written it down."
After visiting several inns, the two realized that they seemed to be targeted.
Wherever they went, the innkeeper said there were no rooms available, even though people who came after them had rooms.
The two went to the fifth inn, but the owner still said there were no rooms available.
Sun Yu grabbed the boss by the collar and pointed upstairs, saying, "So many empty rooms, and you're telling me there aren't any? Aren't you just lying to me?"
The innkeeper quickly waved his hand, "Sir, please don't make things difficult for me. I'm just a businessman, and I can't afford to offend anyone."
Someone has already informed us that we cannot accommodate you two at the inn.
Sun Yu tossed the innkeeper aside, saying, "I'm staying here tonight."
Lin Feng waved his hand, "Forget it, let's not make things difficult for them."
Lin Feng took Sun Yu out.
Sun Yu was indignant. "Brother, this must have been Liu Haoran's doing. Those treacherous villains will use any dirty trick they can think of."
What can we do if we insist on staying? It's not considered a stay if we don't pay.
Lin Feng said, "You're overthinking it. If we insist on staying here, the authorities will definitely come looking for trouble, and we won't have a peaceful night."
This is a tactic of exhaustion against us.
They want us to be out of form for tomorrow's competition.
Let's skip the inn and find somewhere to spend the night.
Sun Yu gritted his teeth, "When we get to the ring tomorrow, I won't let these bastards get away with it."
Lin Feng glanced at him and said, "Don't act rashly. With your skills, you wouldn't even be in the top ten of the Hemp-Clad Guards."
I will handle the task of disciplining them.
You'd better not go into the ring, lest someone take the opportunity to kill you.
Sun Yu scratched his head. "I'll definitely go up to the ring, but don't worry, big brother, I'll just spar for a bit and then come down."
If I came here and didn't even dare to step into the ring, my brothers would laugh at me to death when I got back.
Where am I supposed to put my face now?
Lin Feng looked at Sun Yu with some concern in his eyes, "Then be careful tomorrow, and don't act rashly."