Chapter 1041

Old Yu was sent by him to incite the Wanqi uncle and nephew. Now Old Yu's head was sent to the Lu mansion in a box, yet He Lingchuan was still alive and well. What does this mean? Lu Qingan covered his face and said powerlessly: "Didn't I tell you not to take action against the Yang Shan Archipelago during this extraordinary period! You promised!"

"I thought, anyway, it's not us taking action; someone else is cleaning up He Lingchuan for us, what's wrong with that?" Lu Zhensheng's face was pale. "Who knew that the six hundred people of the Wanqi uncle and nephew, and those few bounty hunters from Beijia who looked so tough, would sneak attack He Lingchuan during the hurricane and fail?"

He sighed deeply: "How bad are they exactly?"

"The Wanqi uncle and nephew are famous, but none of us have ever seen them take action," Lu Qingan was restless. "Could it be that He Lingchuan has other troops that we don't know about?"

The attendant picked out a letter from the cloth wrap:

"Master, there is a letter."

The handwriting on the envelope was elegant, and it just said:

To be opened personally by Lu Zhensheng.

The attendant spread the letter paper on the table, and the father and son leaned over to look.

There was only one short line on the letter:

Courtesy demands reciprocity; please look forward to it.

"What does this mean?" Lu Zhensheng was a bit terrified and asked his eldest son, "What do you think this means?"

"The Lu mansion must strengthen patrols, and our family members must bring at least five guards when going out," Lu Qingan calmed down. "Don't worry, if the guy surnamed He had the ability, he would have already attacked; he wouldn't use heads to intimidate people. I will write a letter to reprimand him."

Lu Zhensheng paced back and forth a few times and was about to walk out.

"Where are you going?"

Lu Zhensheng paused and said after hesitating: "You do your work, pay attention to safety." Then he walked away without looking back.

"..." Lu Qingan could guess what he went to do, but he couldn't stop him, so he had to order his men to dispose of the heads.

Sure enough, half an hour later, a subordinate reported: "A red bird flew up in the master's courtyard."

Lu Qingan couldn't help but press his forehead. The old man still couldn't hold his breath and wrote to the second son.

But the second son is far away on the front line of the western battlefield; what can he do?

He Lingchuan chopped off the heads of seven spies and sent them over, the warning was very strong. Lu Qingan originally had some plans for the Yang Shan Archipelago, but now he had to put them aside for the time being.

It's not that he was afraid, but the war with the Ya Nation had already exhausted him, and Bailie had been hit hard by the hurricane and needed time to repair and recuperate, so he had no energy to deal with the Yang Shan Archipelago.

Wait a little longer, there will always be opportunities later.

He thought for a moment and issued a gag order, forbidding the servants from going out to spread the news about the brocade boxes and heads in the Lu mansion.

"Violators will be beaten to death!"

Just then, the government office's Registrar Yang hurried over and asked where the clan leader was as soon as he saw him.

Lu Qingan saw him running out of breath and couldn't help but frown: "What's the matter, making such a fuss?"

"A letter from the Mou Nation's State Preceptor!"

"Mou Nation's State Preceptor?" Lu Qingan was startled. "Which one?"

"It's State Preceptor Wang!" Registrar Yang took out a silver letter. "State Preceptor Wang sent a letter to the government office, designated to be handed to the Lord of Bailie."

Not long after, Assistant Prefect Zhao of the Shipping Department knocked on his superior's office door.

Without waiting for Commissioner Wu to ask, he said in one breath: "The Lu mansion received seven heads, which were suddenly placed in Lu Zhensheng's room in the middle of the night and were not discovered until dawn. It is said that they were all spies sent by the Lu father and son to the Yang Shan Archipelago!"

Commissioner Wu was drinking water, and his hand trembled when he heard this: "Where did you hear this 'it is said'?"

"It is spreading everywhere outside, and it has been spreading from Qu City."

Commissioner Wu was stunned for a long time before slowly leaning back in his chair, his face full of disappointment: "The Lu family is truly useless."

He had originally hoped that the Lu family could hollow out the Yang Shan Archipelago or come up with some good ideas to deal with He Lingchuan, which would also conveniently avenge himself.

Although Bailie is recognized as the "weakest" among the surrounding countries, strength and weakness are always relative, commonly known as depending on who you compare with.

Bailie's previous opponents were countries and regions, so it appeared weak; against an individual like He Lingchuan, it should have been a sure win and easy to handle.

How did Bailie lose again? Commissioner Wu is not stupid; such definitive news must have been released by the Yang Shan Archipelago itself.

Otherwise, who would know that those heads were Bailie's spies?

No matter how bad Bailie is, the Lu mansion also has guards and magic arrays. The Yang Shan Archipelago could place seven heads on Lu Zhensheng's dining table without anyone knowing, so wouldn't cutting off old man Lu's head in the middle of the night also be easy? This secret delivery of heads contained too obvious a threat.

But it also shows from the side that the Lu father and son's actions truly angered He Lingchuan.

The Lu family is truly half-baked. To deal with a person like He Lingchuan, you either do it thoroughly in one step, or don't provoke him again.

Commissioner Wu chose the latter and felt very wise at this moment.

Assistant Prefect Zhao waited for a long time without hearing his instructions, so he had to ask: "Do you want to send a message to...?"

"What are you thinking?" Commissioner Wu said slowly. "Do you want to bother Imperial Consort Yu with such trivial matters?"

He wrote a letter to the capital last time, and Imperial Consort Yu indeed did not reply.

She finally forgot about this matter, why remind her again?

Assistant Prefect Zhao hurriedly said: "No, no, you are right!"

Commissioner Wu aimed at him: "What did I say? What did I say that was right?"

Assistant Prefect Zhao smiled awkwardly and was about to retreat when a small official from the Shipping Department ran in and handed a letter to Commissioner Wu with both hands.

"My lord, a letter from the capital."

"Oh?" Commissioner Wu put down his cup, took the letter, and waved the official away.

Imperial Consort Yu wrote again? Could it be that she remembered the Green Fish number dragged down by the Yin Snake again? Commissioner Wu opened the letter himself, pulled out the gold-sprinkled paper inside, and read it through, his eyes widening and his face turning very strange.

His change in expression made Assistant Prefect Zhao's heart beat like a drum.

Could it be that Imperial Consort Yu is blaming him again? Commissioner Wu's seat is not easy to sit in.

There were only a few sentences in the letter, but Commissioner Wu read it word by word several times to ensure he understood the spirit, then coughed lightly: "From now on, Yang Shan Island Master He Lingchuan is our honored guest; the Dao Feng Port Shipping Department will work closely with the Yang Shan Archipelago in the future for mutual benefit."

This turn was too sharp, making Assistant Prefect Zhao a bit confused for a moment, and he asked carefully: "Is this, is this a letter from Imperial Consort Yu?"

Imperial Consort Yu suddenly giving such an order is as incredible as Commissioner Wu wanting to give him a hundred acres of irrigated fields for free.

"State Preceptor Wang of the Mou Nation sent a personal letter to Imperial Consort Yu," Commissioner Wu didn't know the specific content. "Then Imperial Consort Yu sent me this instruction. Did you hear it? Since Imperial Consort Yu has a request, we will do it this way in the future! Be determined, implement it thoroughly, and don't be sloppy!"

This is an order. He will do whatever the superiors want him to do!

(End of chapter)