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Chapter 154: Secret Letter

  Seeing his urgent appearance, Xu Haifeng and others immediately knew that something had changed.

  The city guards in Wulong City may not be as fierce as the Black Flag Army, but catching a few small semi-public spies shouldn't be a problem, right? Could something go wrong with this too?

  Tong Yifeng came before the two men, first bowing his head and saying: "I have been ordered to capture the Caesar's spy, most of them have been arrested, but..."

  He muttered and couldn't say it anymore.

  Jiang Kung-ming's face suddenly fell, and he asked: "General Tung, my master trusts you very much, that's why he let you handle this matter. Is there something difficult about it?"

  Tong Yi's face changed, and he smiled bitterly: "Military strategist, when I was capturing the last spy, I met Er Dongjie. He guaranteed that person's family was clean and there was no suspicion."

  Jiang Kongming was taken aback, but his face quickly turned from gloomy to sunny. "So there's been a change of circumstances," he said. "General Tong, take your time, please sit down." As he spoke, he pointed to the armchair across from him and personally got up to pour a cup of tea, which he placed on the tea table.

  Tong Yi took a symbolic sip of tea and said, "You are one of the three senior generals of the Western Front's main camp, and also my former superior. With you by his side, I..."

  He stole a glance and saw Xu Haifeng sitting upright at the top, his face expressionless.

  His words had reached the tip of his tongue, but suddenly changed: "It's just that this humble official has already surrendered to Your Excellency. If it were only so, this humble official would certainly be impartial and handle matters according to the law. However, you are still... still General Feng's uncle, which makes it impossible for this humble official to make a decision, so I can only ask Your Excellency to take charge."

  Xu Haifeng nodded slightly and said, "General Tong has done a great job. Since you are Elder Fang's senior, you are also my senior, so I naturally cannot afford to offend you easily."

  Tong Yi let out a sigh of relief and said: "Your subordinate also thinks so."

  "Where is Lord Er now?" asked Jiang Gongming.

  "He has already left the city." Tong Yifeng hastily replied.

  Xu Haifeng furrowed his brow and asked, "Isn't the city gate already sealed? How did he get out?"

  Tong Yifeng hesitated for a moment, then said: "Your lordship has shown the token of the Northern Great Camp, and the soldiers guarding the city dare not disobey, so they can only open the gate and let you pass."

  Jiang Kongming looked at him with a frown and remained silent.

  Xu Haifeng let out a soft hum, and Tong Yifeng felt a surge of overbearing aura rushing towards him, his body involuntarily leaning back.

  "General Tong, pass on the order for me. This city belongs to Fang Dage and me. All orders will be issued by us from now on. If anything similar happens again in the future, it will be punishable by death."

  "It is......" Tong Yi lowered his head, and a circle of fine sweat had already appeared on his forehead.

  "General, what do you think?" Xuhai Feng turned his head and asked.

  "Now that you've come, it's a good opportunity. Master, why not meet with him and avoid having to explain things later?" Jiang Gongming said after a moment of hesitation.

  Xu Haifeng nodded and said: "Not bad, it's also time to show our cards. Zhebie, follow me for a trip."

  Zhe Bie responded with a single word and left with Xu Haifeng. Only Jiang Kongming was left, still waving goodbye to Tong Yifeng, who was still feeling uneasy.

  Riding on the dark cloud, Xu Haifeng shouted loudly, and the dark cloud, understanding his intention, let out its four hooves and galloped like flying.

  It's not a short time to reach the Western camp. Although you've been walking for a while, thanks to Wu Yun's unparalleled speed, even with two people on his back, he quickly caught up.

  Er Dongjie and his party of six people rode twelve horses, whipping them to go faster, apparently intending to leave Wulong City as soon as possible and return to the Western camp.

  They never could have imagined that there would be such a fast horse in the world.

  Zhe saw far away and said: "Your Excellency, Er Dong is in front."

  Since arriving at Wulong City, Jiang Kungming ordered everyone to address Xu Haifeng as "Master" and abandon the term "General".

  Xu Haifeng nodded and slowed down his horse, gathering his inner strength. He shouted loudly: "Where is your lord? I, Xu Haifeng, request an audience."

  Er Dongjie and others also slowed down their horse speed, gradually stopping when they saw that the two people riding on the dark cloud could still run so fast, all revealing a look of horror.

  Arriving in front of Er Dong, Xu Haifeng dismounted his horse and cupped his hands, saying: "Lord Er, it's been a long time."

  Er Dongjie looked at the young commander in front of him, who was standing tall with a smile on his face, exuding boundless confidence, and felt a mix of emotions in his heart.

  When they first met, Xu Haifeng was just a small and insignificant deputy commander.

  In less than a year, Xu Haifeng has become famous throughout the land, earning the reputation of being the number one master among the younger generation. His official position has also risen rapidly, and he is now only one rank below himself. Such speed is unprecedented in the history of the great Han dynasty.

  "General Xu, it's been a long time." Er Dong said with a forced smile.

  Xu Haifeng smiled and said: "If we talk about generations, I should call you Uncle. Since you've come to Wodragon City, why didn't you enter the house? Yingying has been thinking of you a lot."

  Er Dongjie let out a sigh, and for a moment, he found it hard to express himself.

  He quietly came to Wulong City this time, knowing that Xu Haifeng's main force had returned and wanting to see Fang Yingying.

  No one expected that as soon as Xu Haifeng arrived, he immediately killed people to establish his authority and changed the name of the city. Everything was done in a way that made him see the ruthless side of this nephew-in-law. Underneath that seemingly harmless face, there was also a hidden ambition waiting to be unleashed at any moment.

  He is hesitating whether to meet or not, when Tongyi has already brought the catcher to his door to arrest him.

  Although he had recorded several Western camps, he was his own confidant and naturally couldn't let Tong Yifeng take him away like this. Otherwise, after a few days, he would probably evaporate inexplicably from the world.

  He dismissed Tong Yi and knew that his actions had been exposed, so he immediately gathered several troops, brought spare horses, and left the city.

  Although I guessed that Xu Haifeng would send someone to chase after me, I never expected that he would personally take action and come so quickly.

  Er Dongjie waved his hand and several people behind him immediately retreated far away.

  He looked at Zhebie with his eyes.

  Xu Haifeng smiled slightly and said: "Zhebie, you keep watch from a distance. If anyone dares to eavesdrop, take their life."

  Zhe Bie responded with a single word, took down the Heaven-Opening Bow, and mounted the Dark Cloud. With his archery skills combined with the speed of the Dark Cloud, it was a perfect combination. Even if Ouben Zongshi were to encounter him in this open area, he would likely be unable to escape this calamity.

  "Is Ying'er all right?" Er Dongjie asked, looking at Xu Haifeng.

  Xu Haifeng revealed a happy smile and said, "Yinger is fine, but she keeps mentioning that since we've come to the Western Regions, we should go pay our respects to Uncle."

  Er Dongjie was taken aback and lost his smile, saying: "Her temperament I wouldn't know? This remark is probably you speaking on her behalf."

  Xu Haifeng coughed and looked embarrassed, saying: "You are indeed perceptive, but there's no need to say it out loud."

  Er Dongjie burst out laughing, turned his head around, and looked at him with a gradually cold gaze: "I heard that General Xu changed the name of the city to Wolong as soon as he arrived in Lin'an. Is it true or not?"

  "That's right, it is true." Xǔ Hǎifēng frankly admitted.

  Er Dongjie's eyes shone brightly as he asked word by word: "Why?"

  Xu Haifeng smiled proudly and said, "A gong that is not struck does not resound, a matter that is not discussed is not clear. Let me make it clear to you, because of Tang Rourou's affair, my nephew has already had a falling out with Liu Zhengqi, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to resolve."

  Er Dongjie's face changed instantly, and he finally sighed: "At this time, my great Han is in a season of many things. As the general of the imperial court, you don't know how to serve the country, but instead plan to stir up internal chaos. What kind of reason is this?"

  Xu Haifeng coldly snorted and said, "Haifeng will never take the initiative to provoke, as long as the Liu family doesn't come looking for trouble, this Wulong City will always be a reliable shield on the west side of the Han family."

  "Alright, I hope General Xu keeps his word and doesn't disappoint me."

  "The strength of a horse is known over a long distance, and the heart of a man is seen after a long time. As for what will happen in the future, I'll just have to ask you to wait and see." Xǔ Hǎi Fēng said with full confidence.

  He certainly knew that under Chiang Kung-ming's arrangement, the Liu family had already escaped disaster. If the Liu family were to be exterminated, then it would not be him who broke his promise.

  Er Dong nodded silently, still with a hint of doubt in his heart.

  But then Xu Haifeng said: "Uncle, can we go back and see Ying'er now?"

  Er Dongjie nodded in agreement and was about to call out to his subordinates when suddenly, Xu Haifeng carefully pulled out a sealed letter from his bosom.

  "Uncle, this secret letter is jointly written by the masters of the Fang, Tang and Su families. Please take a look." Xuhai Feng respectfully handed it over with both hands.

  Er Dongjie raised an eyebrow, knowing that what was written inside must be extraordinary.

  He took over the secret letter, carefully opened it and took a look, an old face suddenly turned pale.

  This confidential letter details the treasonous acts of the Cheng family and points out that Zhang Jinzhong, the current commander-in-chief of the Tianying Legion, is an important pawn placed by the Cheng family within the military.

  If one day a crisis arises, the three major family heirs who see this letter must unite and assist Xu Haifeng in capturing Zhang Jinzhong.

  Below are the personal signatures of Fang Lingtian, Tang Zonghan and Su Dongshun, along with their family crests.

  Er Dongjie's hands actually had a slight tremble, it can be seen that this secret letter gave him a great shock, making this old man who has experienced the wind and rain also unable to remain calm.

  He raised his head, took a deep breath, and once again carefully read through the contents of the confidential letter from start to finish.

  "Did they really do it?"

  Er Dongjie didn't mention any names, but Xu Haifeng naturally understood what he was getting at and simply nodded silently.

  There are three big family heads' joint secret letters in hand, which is more effective than any evidence, so there is no need for him to add feet to the snake.

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