Arrived at the east wing of the inner courtyard, I immediately saw a maid guarding the door, who was one of Lin Wanxians two personal maids, Wanling. Lin Wanxian had split her own name to give names to her two maids. One was Wanling and the other was Xuanling.

  Xu Haifeng saw Wanling guarding the door and asked strangely: "Wanling, why are you here? Why dont you go serve your young mistress?"

  Wanling bowed to her and said, "The young lady is taking a bath. If you want to go in, Ill announce your arrival." No need, Ill just wait here for a while." Xu Haifeng naturally wanted to see the beauty emerge from her bath, but he didnt want to ruin the ambiguous relationship between them, so he pretended to decline.

  Wanling smiled and pushed the door open to enter. Xu Haifengs heart moved, Lin Dabaos two maids were both exceptional beauties, their appearance and features surpassing Weiweis, but Lin Dabao was too outstanding, overshadowing their own radiance.

  After a while, another beautiful woman came out. It was Ling. She slightly bowed and said: "Miss, please let the general enter."

  Xu Haifeng nodded and followed her to Lin Yuexians bedroom.

  Lin Wanxian scattered her long, black and shiny hair, casually draping it over her shoulders. Her face was slightly flushed, with a gentle fragrance lingering around her, as if she had just stepped out of the bath. She wore a loose-fitting pink short-sleeved dress, revealing two slender arms that shone like snow. She picked up a strand of hair and carelessly twirled it between her fingers, causing her silky locks to wave and shimmer, leaving onlookers dazed. She sat unapologetically at the edge of the bed, with a small, delicate table placed in front of her, upon which rested an exquisitely crafted white jade Go board.

  Xu Haifengs heart was filled with both love and hatred. Since leaving Linan City, Lin Dabao had become even more beautiful, and every time they met, Xu Haifeng found it hard to control himself. But as for the wedding night, it seemed like a distant dream. He didnt know what Lin Dabao was thinking, but Xu Haifeng discovered that he had already fallen deeply in love, just wanting to see her every day and chat nonsense with her from dawn till dusk.

  "Please sit down, General."

  Xu Haifeng sat down in the direction of her jade hand, and Wanying cleverly brought out two cups of fragrant tea from the side room and placed them on the table, bowed slightly, and closed the door to leave.

  He glanced at the tightly closed door, and Xu Haifengs mind was filled with fantasies. In this small bedroom, there were only the two of them. He smelled the light, elegant fragrance on her body, and his eyes saw her stunning beauty. If he could still remain unmoved, then he wouldnt be a man anymore.

  "General, you seem to be in a hurry, is there something difficult to decide?" Lin Wanxian asked lightly.

  Xu Haifeng suddenly jolted awake and hastily said: "Exactly, there is indeed something I need to ask Miss for guidance."

  "I dare not presume, General, but its better to discuss and weigh the pros and cons."

  Xu Haifeng did not hide anything at this time, and told Lin Wanxian in detail how he would settle the feud with the Zhang family and ultimately destroy their entire household. Lin Wanxian listened with a slightly furrowed brow, she wasnt disgusted by Xu Haifengs actions of killing entire families. Since her country was destroyed and her family was ruined, these few years of experience had made her deeply understand what it means to be strong and prey on the weak, and how many people in their own country had been made homeless by the Keser people.

  Since the Zhang family has a blood feud with Xu Haifengs brother, it is an irreconcilable hatred. Rather than leaving this threat behind, it would be better to take action and eliminate him first. As for annihilating the entire Xu family, that would be cutting the grass and eliminating the roots, leaving no future troubles.

  Lin Wanxian was dissatisfied with Xu Haifengs reckless behavior, which had unnecessarily created two enemies, and such actions would be detrimental to his future career.

  "What? Is it serious?" Seeing Lin Wanxians silence, Xu Haifeng urged.

  Lin Wanwan gently shook her head and sighed, "The generals actions are not greatly wrong, but he is too overbearing in his methods. Only by combining strength and gentleness can one achieve the way of a king."

  Xu Haifeng nodded thoughtfully and suddenly his eyes lit up, saying: "Miss means to say that Zeng Zhihong and Chen Xinhong will be making trouble behind our backs?"

  Lin Wanxian revealed a happy smile and said, "The general is indeed cleverer than others, and he understands at once. However, from the generals description, these two are not the kind of people who put loyalty first. In this matter, they will only do their best to cover for the general and wont drag your legs."

  "Why?" Xu Haifeng asked in confusion. In his previous thinking, as long as the two of them did not make a big show of it, they would be fine, so why would they cover up for themselves?

  Because they were all timid people, they knew that it was easy for the general to take their lives, so they naturally did not dare to disobey the generals intentions. This incident occurred within their jurisdiction and caused a great disturbance. Once it was stirred up, at least it would be a crime of lax control. Their only way out was to follow the generals intention, give the Zhang family an irrefutable crime, so that they not only had no fault but also because of their meritorious service in suppressing bandits, they could receive rewards.

  Xu Haifeng nodded more and more, clapping his hands repeatedly: "Miss is really clever, now that you mention it, I understand. Since these two local snakes have appeared, cant I rest assured?"

  Lin Wanxian glared at him, saying: "Theyve managed to navigate the official circles for many years and rise to their current positions, so theyre not easy to deal with. You think that just because you humiliated them a bit, theyll just laugh it off?"

  Because Lin Dabao rarely made such a little girls action, Xu Haifeng was infatuated and even his bones seemed to have lightened by three points, so he didnt hear clearly what she was saying at all.

  Lin Wanxian just glanced at him and knew he was infatuated, fearing that his three souls and seven spirits had flown away by at least half. Thinking of herself going all out to strategize for him, yet he was so absent-minded. Although the root cause of this trouble was still her, how could she admit it? She let out a heavy "hmm" and asked: "What does General think?"

  "What? What and why..." Xu Haifeng was momentarily distracted, but seeing her seemingly angry and shy expression, he couldnt help himself, taking big strides to come in front of her, stretching out his hand to hug her.

  Lin Wanwan didnt panic or dodge, she just smiled slightly and looked at him with her bright eyes, which seemed to pour into Xu Haifengs heart like a clear spring. He suddenly came to his senses, stretched out his hands and awkwardly turned them around to the back of his head, rubbing his scalp and said: "Whatever you say is right, do I need to be asked?"

  After watching his performance, Lin Wanxian let out a long sigh and repeated herself again, saying it until Xu Haifeng nodded repeatedly. Only then did she say: "I had heard that the Great Han has four great families, all of whom are influential and powerful. If the general can attach himself to one of them, he will be able to ensure his safety."

  Xu Haifengs heart skipped a beat, and he immediately thought of his good friend Fang Ming. This brothers background was not ordinary, and he had connections with both the Fang and Tang families. Xu Haifengs relationship with Fang Ming was well-known to Lin Xiaojie, and she was clearly telling him to hurry up and go to Beijing to visit the Fang family, find a backer, and make things easier for himself in the future.

  "Alright, Ill make arrangements here and hurry to the capital as soon as possible." Although Xu Haifeng was eager to reunite with his family, he understood that some things were more important than others, and this matter needed to be taken care of as soon as possible.

  Lin Wanxian smiled and nodded, lowered her head, took out a book, flipped to a page, stretched out her slender fingers, picked up a white chess piece from the table, placed it on the chessboard according to the books instructions, thought for a moment, then placed a black chess piece, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, after not too long, the chessboard was filled with crisscrossing black and white pieces.

  For the way of Go, Xu Haifeng can only be considered a beginner, but at this time, Lin Wantings chess layout has already reached the level of a national player, and Xu Haifeng simply cannot see the subtleties within. However, his mind is not on that, standing beside Lins beautiful body, watching her sometimes frowning in deep thought, sometimes smiling with joy, he is completely absorbed in it, ignoring everything else, which is exactly what he wants. His two thief-like eyes gaze dazedly at Lins jade face, feeling endless delight.

  Finally, the chess game was over, Lin Wanxian lazily stretched her slightly tired waist and suddenly saw Xu Haifeng still by her side. Just looking at him with a lecherous expression, she knew nothing good would come of it. Her face flushed for no reason, and she coquettishly said: "Why havent you left yet?"

  Xu Haifeng woke up with a start and hastily said: "Lets go, lets go." After finishing speaking, he pulled his feet to leave.

  "Wait."

  Xu Haifeng suddenly turned around and asked: "What?"

  Lin Wanxian handed over the chess manual in her hand and said, "You return it to Shufens sister-in-law for me. I didnt expect that there would be such a good chess player in this small place. I really underestimated people in the past. It turns out that there are also extraordinary people among the common people."

  Xu Haifeng was taken aback, and curiously accepted the chess manual, bidding farewell as he left. In his memory, Dajie indeed liked Go, which was cultivated by her father who was a teacher. However, this father-daughter duo only had ordinary skills in this aspect, without any exceptional talent. But Lin Wanxin was entirely different, having been taught by famous masters in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, with extremely high attainments in each field. Its not like the Hong familys father-daughter duo were worthy of serving her, let alone boasting about themselves.

  Xu Haifeng left, and Wanling came out from the side door, tidied up the room, and smiled at Lin Wanyin who was lying on the bed: "Miss is really amazing, even the famous Black Flag Army leader was played around by you."

  Lin Wanxian glared at her, but the three of them were as close as sisters, and she couldnt stay angry for long. Her pretty face relaxed in less than a minute, and she leaned against the bed frame with her chin in her hand, deep in thought. She had been with him for over a month now, yet she still couldnt see anything special about him. It was truly strange - what on earth did he have that made so many heroes and great men obey him?

  Wanling finished sweeping and saw Lin Wanwan sitting blankly on the bed, seemingly lost in thought. She teased: "Miss, why are you so down? Are you suddenly missing General Xu?"

  "Poverty...” Lin Wanxian gave her a white eye, but thinking of her own life and current situation, she felt a little sad. That Xu Haifeng was not perfect, but he really had great power in his hands and was so infatuated with herself, maybe he could really become her reliance in the future, so did she still want to drag it on?