Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

The "Letter to the Enemy Parties" spread like wildfire, and in just a few days it spread across Liangzhou, toward the capital, and even further south.

In the streets and alleys, storytellers clapped the wake-up stick and performed Cheng Wan’s heroic words in a soul-stirring manner.

In teahouses and taverns, scholars and writers argued heatedly over the pros and cons of "women's participation in politics".

Even ordinary people in the market were talking about it and reciting the oath of "no harm to the family".

The capital city, the same secret tea house, and the same officials.

Wei Hufeng stared at the crumpled copy paper, his eyes wide open, his face ashen, and he was so angry that even the fingers holding the paper were shaking.

"How ridiculous! How ridiculous! It's absolutely ridiculous!!!"

Wei Hufeng slammed the paper in his hand onto the table with a loud bang, and the sound caused the tea to splash out.

Wei Hufeng knocked his knuckles on the wet tabletop, making the teacup clink. "How dare a woman threaten an official of the imperial court like this! What do you mean by 'the disaster will not affect the family'? What do you mean by 'fight till death'? And also 'a heavy price to pay'! 'regret beyond remedy'! Who the hell is she, Cheng Wan?!"

Veins bulged on Wei Hufeng's neck, as if his eyes were burned by the words on the paper.

On the opposite side, Liu Congnan's confidant slowly wiped the tea stains from his sleeves and tapped the four words "fight till death" with his fingertips:

"Master Wei, please calm down. The ruthlessness of Cheng Wan's move is that he exposed the private matter to the public.

If we touch the Cheng family at this stage, everyone in the world will think that someone did it on purpose."

At this point, Liu Congnan's confidant sneered and said, "Cheng Wan is not stupid. It seems that she has guessed that our patience with her has reached its limit. But everyone," Liu Congnan's eyes swept across the faces of several people, "We should understand that although Cheng Wan's move is vicious, it is also very risky. This is definitely a risky move made by Cheng Wan when he really has no other choice."

"Who cares about chess! It's just a woman's arrogant words, what's there to worry about?!" Wei Hufeng pounded the table again, with a cold and terrifying light flashing in his eyes.

"She's just a woman? What's there to worry about?" An official in the corner turned pale and hissed, "Have you all forgotten how powerful Cheng Wan's martial arts are? How... scary she is when she goes crazy?"

The air in the tea room was quiet.

The expressions of Wei Hufeng and Liu Congnan's confidants froze at the same time.

"Have you forgotten why Cheng Wan was conferred the title of Marquis by the Emperor?

Have you forgotten that Cheng Wan was ambushed by so many assassins and was forced to jump off a cliff, but still came back alive?

you……"

The pale official swallowed his saliva, his lips trembling:

"Have you forgotten what Cheng Wan did last year because her father was humiliated?

A marquis, and an official marquis at that, went out with a knife to seek revenge because his father was humiliated.

In front of so many people, at the feet of the emperor, she stabbed the son of the Marquis, whose official rank was much higher than hers.

Cheng Wan..."

The official who was speaking clenched his fists, closed his eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "He is a madman who can do anything if he angers her. The key is that this madman's martial arts skills are... particularly high."

You could hear a pin drop in the tea room, the air was as heavy as lead, and each person's face looked uglier than the last.

The only sound left in the tea room was the tapping of Wei Hufeng's fingertips on the tabletop, dull and depressing, striking at everyone's hearts.

Liu Congnan's confidant slowly withdrew the fingers that were tapping on the four words "fight to the death", and his fingertips unconsciously rubbed the smooth table surface.

The usual calmness on his face, as if everything was under control, showed a slight crack, and a hint of extreme uneasiness flashed deep in his eyes.

"That's right," Liu Congnan's confidant lowered his voice and looked cautious, "She is a lunatic. Lunatics are not scary. What's scary is that her martial arts skills are extremely high, and no one even knows where her limits are. And what's even scarier is... she is a lunatic with status and position, and she is more reckless than the rest of us."

Liu Congnan's confidant paused, glanced at the tense faces of everyone present, and continued:

"'Don't let the family suffer' is a righteous cause, and 'fight till death' is a determination to perish together with the enemy."

She placed herself and the Cheng family on a high platform of "morality".

If her relatives were injured or slaughtered at this time, it would definitely attract the attention of the whole world.

How many people are waiting to watch the fun, waiting to see whether the so-called "Cheng Wan's enemies" will attack Cheng Wan's relatives without any bottom line.

In such a big storm, who can guarantee that they can shake off the mud on their body?

When the time comes, Cheng Wan will come looking for our relatives with a knife and fight to the death, and that will be justified.

Even the person above," he raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the palace, "may not be able to say anything openly!"

These words were like an icy noose, silently wrapped around the necks of several people.

An official frowned, "But, but we are hiding behind the scenes, who would know it was us who did it? Besides, we really didn't do anything..."

"We really haven't done anything at the moment. Isn't that what Cheng Wan wants us to do?

But if we did it, it would be fine if we only targeted Cheng Wan, but if the knife was pointed at the wrong person, then..."

The faces of the people present became even uglier. They did not want to admit that they were indeed bound by the naked threats in the "Letter to the Enemy Parties."

The reality is before them.

Unless they can gather tremendous force to ensure that Cheng Wan is killed with one blow, making her disappear completely without leaving even a single word.

Otherwise, it is best not to choose to "bring disaster to" Cheng Wan's relatives.

But who can be completely sure of Cheng Wan's martial arts, vigilance and amazing luck?

If they fail, her wave of revenge will immediately drown everything they cherish.

Or maybe they bet that Cheng Wan was just shouting, but in reality he was weak and didn't dare to really target the relatives of high-ranking officials in the court and violate the unspeakable taboo.

But look at what Cheng Wan did in the past. She dared to fight with a sword under the imperial city just because her father was humiliated!

Why wouldn't she dare?!

Or maybe they bet that Cheng Wan was like a blind and deaf person, and she didn't know who was plotting to strangle her behind the scenes.

But do they dare to gamble?

Do you dare to gamble the lives and property of your entire family, and the safety of your own blood relatives, on Cheng Wan's weakness, luck, and ignorance?

The blue veins on Wei Hufeng's face and neck slowly subsided. It was not the anger that dissipated, but it was replaced by something deeper and more powerless.

Fear and frustration.

He stared intently at the page of "A Letter to the Enemies" which was soaked by tea and had smudged ink, as if through the distorted words, he saw Cheng Wan holding a blood-stained long knife, step by step towards the backyard of his house.

A chill suddenly ran up Wei Hufeng's spine, causing him to shiver all over and even his breathing became rapid.

"Mad woman... a complete mad woman..." Wei Hufeng muttered, his voice dry as if there was gravel in his throat: "Is she...forcing us to stop?"

"Stop?" Liu Congnan's confidant's face was still a little pale, but the corners of his mouth curved up, and his eyes were full of cold calculation: "We didn't intend to do it in the first place, so how can we talk about stopping?"

He looked at the stunned Wei Hufeng: "Wasn't it... His Royal Highness Prince Jing who was originally planning to take action?"