I'm not a fortune teller.

Chapter 178 Arrest
"Uncle, what's going on outside?"

Lu Sheng walked to the front yard in surprise. The Lu family was surrounded by the army. He had never seen or heard of it before.

"It's the imperial guards!" The fourth uncle who had been smiling before now looked serious.

"Imperial Guards?" Lu Qi was even more surprised: "Hong Lie?"

Now that His Majesty is away, the only one who can command the imperial guards is Hong Lie.

"Yeah," Fourth Uncle nodded, then walked straight to the gate.

"But Lord Hong Lie has arrived?"

"It turns out to be Lord Lu Chengze." Hong Lie's dull voice came from the imperial guards. A burly figure walked out of the army. Together with the fully armed army, he looked very oppressive.

"I wonder what business Lord Hong Lie has here?"

"I have received a report that the Tianyi Sect is suspected of treason. They must all be controlled first!"

"Treason?" Lu Chengze was stunned, took a deep breath and looked at Hong Lie. He could guess that Hong Lie was here to cause trouble, but this hat was a bit too big. Wasn't he afraid of offending the Tianyi Clan?
"Please ask the Lu family to evacuate temporarily. Although we don't know whether it is true or not, but until the truth is revealed, the Tianyi Sect is a very dangerous existence."

"Lord Hong Lie, could this be a misunderstanding?" Lu Chengze frowned.

"Whether it is a misunderstanding or not is not up to you to decide. I am only acting for the safety of the capital. Now that the competition is approaching and His Majesty is away, and the crown prince is about to ascend the throne, there cannot be any chaos. What do you think?"

"Where did you get the news from, sir?"

"Where did the news come from? Lord Lu Chengze is not qualified to know."

Lu Chengze's face darkened when he heard this. The other party was so disrespectful to him that it seemed there was no room for negotiation. He really wanted to arrest all the members of Tianyi Sect today.

Could it be that some news leaked from my elder brother?
"I will only give the Lu family half a quarter of an hour. The elders of Tianyi Sect are all top martial arts masters. They are very dangerous. If they take too long, it will easily cause trouble. If the Lu family still doesn't give way after half a quarter of an hour, I can only conclude that you are being held hostage by Tianyi Sect."

"You..." Lu Chengze sneered and nodded: "Okay, okay, the commander-in-chief is tough, but don't think that just because His Majesty is gone, you can control the imperial guards to do anything you want. Tomorrow, my Lu family will definitely gather colleagues, and then I'll ask Commander Hong to come up with an excuse!"

With that he turned away.

Hong Lie looked at the other person's back with an extremely complicated expression.

Unauthorized use of the imperial guards and the detention of a top sect like the Tianyi Sect are all false charges. Once the charges are investigated, he will be skinned alive if he doesn't die.

Zhang Rui is a good guy who knows how to find things to do for himself.

But there is nothing we can do, because the one who might get into trouble might be our own master.
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"What's going on outside?"

When Lu Chengze came back, Lu Chengfeng had already walked out of the living room with the Tianyi Sect.

Upon seeing this, Lu Chengze quickly stepped forward and explained the situation.

"Huh, I said that Hong Lie is a piece of shit, right?" Fu Yunji sneered when she heard that. "Brother, you still treat your evil disciple as a treasure, but just after hearing the news that we were visiting the Lu family, he couldn't help but want to bully his master and destroy his ancestors. What is he planning to do? Threaten my Tianyi Sect?"

Lu Chengfeng was too lazy to pay attention to this woman. He didn't think that Hong Lie brought his troops here because he was angry and humiliated by the alliance between Tianyi Sect and Lu Family and came here to threaten them. Hong Lie seemed reckless, but in fact he was smart and shrewd.

"Let's go out and take a look." Lu Chengfeng sighed and led the way to the gate of the mansion.

"Master Hong Lie, it's not appropriate for you to make such a big move without solid evidence, right?"

"It's an emergency, so I have to apologize just in case." Hong Lie bowed and said to Qing Yunzi, "Master, please forgive me."

"Okay, okay." Qing Yunzi looked at Hong Lie and sneered, "Very good!"

"Hong Lie!" Fu Yunji's face turned pale. "You are just a commander of the imperial guards. Do you really think you can control the whole imperial city? How dare you do such a thing? Have you ever thought about the consequences?"

"Ha!" Hong Lie laughed out loud. "I, Hong Lie, never consider the consequences of my actions. Isn't Master's Wife the one who knows this best?"

"Okay!" Fu Yunji laughed angrily, "I want to see what you are going to do if we don't obey?"

"Then I can only regard you as a treason!" Hong Lie waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him drew their swords. The orderly sound of swords and the momentum of the assembled army frightened even Fu Yunji, a first-class master, and she took a step back.

The Lu family also frowned.

The Imperial Guards have always been strong, especially after Hong Lie took over and eliminated a large number of unskilled military heroes. It is rumored that the Imperial Guards are now capable of competing with the Northern Navy.

Now it seems that the rumor is true. The army is assembled in a very orderly manner. The pressure generated by the assembly of a thousand people is comparable to a military exercise of tens of thousands of troops. The people of Tianyi Sect may not be able to break out if they use force.

Moreover, these thousand people are probably Hong Lie's true descendants, the type that can attack wherever they are ordered. Just now, when Hong Lie gave an order, facing the many masters of Tianyi Sect and the Lu family, the soldiers behind him did not even frown and drew their swords as soon as they were told.

Lu Chengfeng hesitated for a moment, then exchanged a glance with the head of Tianyi Sect.

The head teacher stepped forward and said with a calm smile: "In that case, let's go with the commander." "Husband?" Fu Yunji turned her head in surprise. She didn't expect her husband to give in so easily?
Lu Chengfeng stepped forward and said coldly: "Master Hong Lie, this Duke would like to remind you once again that the Imperial Guards must not be moved lightly without the Emperor's order. Now that His Majesty is not here, you have moved the Imperial Guards without authorization, which is a serious crime. If you frame me again, even with your status, you will not be able to bear it!"

"Then there is no need for Your Excellency the Duke to worry about it." Hong Lie said coldly.

"Hmph" Lu Chengfeng snorted coldly, turned around and left. The Lu family members also looked at Hong Lie coldly, and finally retreated back to the house.

Seeing this, Hong Lie waved his hand and said, "Catch him!"

"Yes!"

"Hong Lie, you dare!" Fu Yunji panicked. How dare Hong Lie do this? Who gave him the courage?

"Master's wife, you'd better not do anything." Hong Lie's eyes were cold: "Otherwise, don't blame me for disregarding the friendship between fellow disciples."

There was murderous intent in his eyes, which was a warning, but he was also eager to try. He had been dragged into this trap by Zhang Rui anyway, and if this woman dared to offend him again at this time, he could settle both old and new scores at once, and he didn't mind killing her directly.

Deep down, I didn't really regard her as my master's wife.

Fu Yunji's heart trembled. She felt the murderous intent in Hong Lie's heart just now. The other party really wanted to kill her!

He really dares
Just as she was panicking, she felt a warmth on her shoulder. Turning around, she saw her husband, who had always been so gentle to her.

"Husband."

"Don't be afraid." The headmaster smiled and stepped forward: "Since Commander Hong insists, we, the Tianyi Sect, can only cooperate. But I hope Master Hong will think some things through."

"I'm sorry!" Hong Lie looked at the people of Tianyi Sect with cold eyes and waved his hand, saying, "Take them away!"

After the imperial guards shackled all the people from Tianyi Sect with cold iron chains, he breathed a sigh of relief. He escorted the group of people all the way to the military camp outside the Suzaku District and arranged military defenses. Only then did he feel a little relieved.

"What do you think, Commander-in-Chief?"

Inside the military tent, Zhang Rui walked out from the shadows and asked in a low voice.

Hong Lie nodded slightly: "It's the same as what you said, it's indeed abnormal, my master looks at me like a stranger." Recalling for a moment, he said: "Not only the master, it seems that Elder Mo Yunzi and the others are also..."

Zhang Rui sighed: "It seems to be the worst case scenario."

"Master Zhang, do you know what is going on?"

"Lord Baimu." Zhang Rui lowered his voice and said, "The Yin God of the Lu family, I have always felt that the Lu family seems to be plotting something. It seems that they are also preparing to attack in the next few days, and they may even be in league with other forces."

"Hundred-Eyed God?" Hong Lie asked in confusion, "Can it control people's hearts?"

"That's right"

"Then can my master still be saved?"

"Have the opportunity"

"How long will it take?"

"It's not a matter of time." Zhang Rui shook his head: "It's a matter of opportunity. At least there will be no opportunity in the next four or five days."

"Four or five days?" Hong Lie shook his head. "Impossible. Tomorrow the Lu family will gather the other nine ministers to make trouble. Even Li Qingtian might come out. I can't force Master and the others to stay. They will have to be released in one day at most."

"One day." Zhang Rui looked at the Qianji Box and said, "It depends on whether God is on our side."
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Lu Mansion:

"Brother, what should we do now?" asked the fourth brother Lu Chengze behind him with a frown.

"It's okay." Lu Chengfeng said quietly, "Qingyunzi has successfully planted the centipede. Hong Lie can't keep the people of Tianyi Sect. When Jiuqing asks for accountability tomorrow, he must release them. Then we can proceed with the plan as usual."

"That's true. But what exactly does Hong Lie want to do with this? It shouldn't be what he wants to do, right?"

"Who do you think it is?" Lu Chengfeng asked with a smile.

"Could it be the Zhang that Big Brother mentioned?"

"It's possible." Lu Chengfeng sighed and nodded: "Originally, I wanted to win him over, but now it seems that guy can't go the same way as us. What a pity."

"That Zhang has centipedes in his body, right? Should we just destroy him?"

"No hurry, tomorrow is a good time to test it out."

(End of this chapter)