Chapter 818: Swindled the Old Man Until He Went Lame

Chen Li's report also left Chen Wuji bewildered.

How did this even drag in harming his granddaughter?

What Wanwan said isn't like that; could there be some hidden secret?

"Without doubt, go invite the mistress." Chen Wuji ordered in a low voice.

Since the old master said this so confidently, we must lay it all out face to face.

Lu Da quickly stood up, "Lu Rouer has greeted the commander; Wanwan doesn't need to see him urgently, not urgently... that... the outside matter is purely because I, the old man, was momentarily muddle-headed."

Chen Wuji showed doubt, "Momentarily muddle-headed?"

And what's with this Lu Rouer?

Chen Li raised his brows slightly, "Sir, you didn't just say you were called Lu Da?"

Lu Rouer felt like a deflated ball, vexed and wanting to slap herself twice.

This place of Hezhou absolutely counters him.

The two ideas he came up with on the spur of the moment each turned into his deep pit.

Damn it!

"The name Lu Rouer... is indeed my true name, but can people actually call me that? Only when facing the commander would I not pretend; I can only be frank." Lu Rouer said speechlessly.

Chen Wuji's mouth twitched slightly.

He has absolute composure, normally not easily losing his cultivation, but today he really could not hold back.

Lu Rouer...

This name is far more handsome than the old master's.

"I am Lu Rouer; my family's Lao San is Lu Chuchen; commander, you must remember this, and when you see him in the future, just call him by name." Lu Daye, following the principle of sharing life and death, kindly told Chen Wuji Lao San's name and added a reminder.

Chen Wuji nodded repeatedly, "I've noted it, but you haven't yet spoken about the granddaughter matter? To so sully my reputation like this is probably not right."

Lu Daye gave an embarrassed smile and nodded, "Yes, that's indeed not good."

"I'm not... forget it, I really can't lie, so I'll speak honestly. Although everyone in Lu Jia Village practices martial arts, our ancestors set a rule long ago: do not enter the court, do not involve ourselves in the jianghu."

"Now that I head the Lu family, I naturally cannot violate the ancestors' rule, but the commander's order I dare not ignore, so... in a moment of impulse I came up with this bad idea."

"I originally thought it fine: pretend to be mad and foolish, wait for the troops outside the government office to beat me up, throw me far away, then I could legitimately disobey the commander's order, which would count as a reason."

"But who knew the commander's troops are so hard to fool? I just casually said two lines and they actually guessed my identity."

Chen Wuji, Chen Li, and the others stared at each other, speechless for a moment.

"Old master, your idea is actually not bad, not a terrible plan, and it almost succeeded." Chen Wuji nodded firmly, giving the old master's idea a very positive evaluation.

Chen Li quickly lowered his head, his mouth twitching.

He really couldn't bear it.

Lu Daye's eyes brightened, "Really not bad?"

"Indeed not bad, the idea is good, just one step shy of success." Chen Wuji praised.

Lu Daye grinned, stroked his sparse beard, "Actually, upon reflection, it's indeed not too terrible, just talking too much, also not right... it's those kids being too easy to talk to, how could they give food and drink to an unreasonable old beggar like me showing up?"

"It's my order." Chen Wuji said.

Lu Daye let out a light sigh, shook his head, "Forget it, saying anything now is superfluous."

"Old master, this matter still needs to be discussed; your affair didn't succeed, but you truly sullied my reputation—shouldn't you give me an explanation?" Chen Wuji asked with a chuckle.

Lu Daye's expression stiffened slightly, after a moment he nodded slowly, "Indeed there should be an explanation; I suppose the commander already has a plan in mind, I don't know how he intends to deal with this old man of mine."

"This place isn't for talking; let's move to the little garden!" Chen Wuji said.

Lu Daye nodded and followed Chen Wuji's steps.

The so-called little garden is a small garden located at the southeast corner of the government office.

There, Chen Wuji has always had a small corner to clear his mind.

Seeing Chen Wuji bring people to sit in the garden, Yuan Jinshi and Licentiate Yuan quickly lit a fire, boiled tea, and offered snacks and fruit.

After Yuan Jinshi and Licentiate Yuan returned, Yan Qiushui and Shen Lu only handled inner affairs; the front matters were completely handed over.

"Old master, minor matters can be settled with a few words, but I now have some standing; if I pretended not to know, it wouldn't do." Chen Wuji continued the previous topic.

Lu Daye nodded, then suddenly sighed, "One misstep, and it becomes an eternal hatred!"

Chen Wuji: ……

He seemed to have discovered one reason why the Lu ancestors set the rule of not entering the court and not involving themselves in the jianghu.

The old master, as the head of the clan, has worrying emotional intelligence.

Lu Wanwan is also foolish.

"Old master, throwing shade at me to your face isn't very good either, is it?" Chen Wuji said leisurely, "If you have any dissatisfaction, you can just say it outright."

Lu Daye's gaze suddenly went blank, as if he'd become foolish.

He stared blankly for a while, then raised his hand and slapped his own mouth, "Commander, I rarely leave the village, my speech easily offends; just treat me as an old fart!"

"Although I really can understand, but this matter lacking an explanation seems hard to justify." Chen Wuji frowned, pondered for a while, then said, "How about this, old master: you pick three hundred people from your clan to come help me; you've insulted me like this, if you don't show some attitude, I'll find it hard to convince the masses."

"A few days ago, my strategist was still reminding me that my affairs are no longer just personal, but involve countless civil and military matters throughout Nan Jun, amounting to two hundred thousand soldiers."

"I actually wouldn't say more, but his rough meaning is, 'If the lord is humiliated, the minister must die!'"

Lu Daye understood but wasn't keen to accept, "Commander, even if everyone in Lu Jia Village were added together, it's only over two hundred; three hundred truly can't be mustered."

"Really? But Wanwan didn't tell me that, old master; you can't just open your eyes and spout nonsense about this."

Lu Daye said firmly, "Truly there isn't; if you don't believe me, commander, I can take you to Lu Jia Village to check the clan genealogy!"

"That's too heavy!" Chen Wuji waved his hand.

"You are Wanwan's grandfather; by rights I should still call you grandfather, how could I act so excessively? In that case, I won't trouble the grandfather either—just pick ten grand masters from the clan to come help me. Given the current turmoil and turbulent autumn, I urgently need strong individuals to escort and protect me."

"The jianghu folk of Nan Jun are too rampant; every day someone comes to assassinate me, driving me to the point of truly having no recourse. Old master, don't look at me as a regional inspector commander—my days have been... truly miserable!"