The Villain's Counterattack

As night fell, the Fuwei Escort Agency was brightly lit. Just now, a groom died in the stable without a single scratch on his body.

Lin Zhennan urgently issued a level one alert, requiring everyone to be on guard at all times. He also temporarily adjusted the on-duty personnel and residences. No one was allowed to be alone, and must be in groups of at least three or five. They must always carry swords and hidden weapons, and must shout loudly if they found anything unusual.

The groom's body was carried out, and two escorts and ten porters began to patrol. All outdoor areas in the escort agency were brightly lit, and even the dog holes were blocked. A night passed with peace and tranquility, as if the groom's death was just an accident.

Lin Zhennan sent someone to invite people from the yamen, but the coroner couldn't figure out anything and finally sentenced the man to death from drinking too much. However, Lin Zhennan narrowed his eyes slightly, his face expressionless, but a fire rising in his heart. This method was really despicable.

However, you were able to sneak into the escort agency without being noticed by my eyes and ears, and even though I had sent out most of my capable men, you were able to succeed so easily. Yu Canghai, your lightness skills are indeed quite good. I just hope you can have such luck tonight.

If you are performing, you have to do it completely. If it is too weak, you will probably be suspicious.

What's more, Pingzhi went to Qingcheng Sect, and it will take some time to go there and back. But I can't end it so soon, otherwise how can I continue the play?

"Go to the farm outside the city and get those dogs. You don't have to work so hard at night. Lao Ma's death was just an accident. I believe no one in FJ Province dares to mess with our Fuwei Escort Agency. Bai Er, take some people out of the city and bring more people. There are quite a lot of dogs. Remember to harness a few carts and don't let those dogs disturb people." Lin Zhennan sent everyone away and then returned to the backyard.

Madam Lin Wang, dressed in a tight suit, held a broadsword at her side. Two concubines stood obediently behind her, not daring to utter a word. "Master, have you identified the enemy?"

"It's the Qingcheng Sect's Heart-stimulating Palm, and the one who did it is undoubtedly Yu Canghai. Pingzhi sent a pigeon letter saying that he wiped out the people left behind by the Qingcheng Sect and killed the only old man. I originally thought that the Qingcheng Sect was nothing special, but now it seems that I underestimated them. At least this guy's lightness skills should not be underestimated." Lin Zhennan took the tea offered by the concubine, but did not drink it.

"Pingzhi is on his way back. Judging by his speed, he should be arriving in the next two days. We need to be vigilant for the next two days. We can't let them succeed easily, but we can't scare them off either." Lin Zhennan turned his gaze to the two concubines. "You don't have any martial arts skills, but you are in danger. Tomorrow morning, put on your makeup and leave the city through the secret passage. I will arrange for you to leave first."

Lin Zhennan practiced the Sword Manual of Exorcism. Although he had the secret method of closing and piercing the acupoints, he still accumulated too much anger. Mrs. Wang was unable to handle it alone, so she had to find two poor women with clean backgrounds and outstanding looks to be concubines for him. They did add a boy and a girl to the Lin family, but they were sent to Ryukyu Island by Lin Zhennan not long ago.

The two children were only born to a concubine and were not valued. Otherwise, their sudden disappearance would be difficult to explain. Lin Bufan and Lin Feifei left under the pretext of becoming Huashan's disciples, but the same could not be done for the two children who were only two or three years old.

The two concubines usually never go out of the house, but they were forced to learn some tricks at home. Such an opportunity is very rare for them. Naturally, they also know that the master of the house does not treat them like servants or breeding machines, but really wants the best for them.

As the head of the family, Lin Zhennan was the man who had the final say. Mrs. Lin, Wang, was a skilled steward of the household, with clear rewards and punishments. The eldest son, Lin Pingzhi, was even more influential, a figure no one dared to provoke, not only within the escort agency but also outside of it. But what captivated them most was the Lin family's overseas holdings, where many people had migrated, and where they practically dominated. While they held no status in Fuzhou, they could be seen and treated as superiors there.

Instead of panicking, the two men looked delighted upon hearing this. They bowed respectfully to Madam Lin Wang and Lin Zhennan before leaving to pack their bags. However, according to their master's words, tonight might still be risky, so they needed to be careful. They needed to keep the doors and windows closed, and maids and servants at all times, and it would be best if the lights were kept on. After a night of this, tomorrow would be different.

"The master has secretly killed more than ten robbers in the past few years, including first-rate masters. Could it be that Yu Canghai is really so powerful that makes the master so frightened?" Mrs. Lin Wang is not as ignorant as in the original book. Her martial arts skills are at the peak of the second rate. She has seen her husband and son fighting many times, so she is not uninformed.

Every time her son clashed with a foreign expert, she saw clearly that he never exerted his full strength, yet he was almost undefeated. Hadn't she seen enough of the cunning men who came to Fuzhou from all over the world? She also vaguely knew that her son had been acting dishonestly in the past year, using his status as a juren to wander around and collect a lot of valuable items. The Lin family's collection was no longer what it used to be.

"I know very well how strong Yu Canghai is. Pingzhi also changed his appearance and fought with him a few times. He once said that it was hard to tell who was better than me. After that, my strength has never stopped growing, so I think I am not inferior to Yu Canghai. It's just that in the escort agency, except for you and me, the others are much weaker. The real backbones have been sent away. If we really fight head-on, there will definitely be heavy casualties." Lin Zhennan did not think he would lose, but this was not what he wanted.

Yu Canghai must win, and Fuwei Escort Agency must lose, but how to lose without dying requires some tricks, and the time must be set so that his son can catch up. Pretending to be weak also requires acting skills.

Since when did I become a true master?

The family-inherited sword technique for warding off evil spirits is indeed powerful, but it also has many drawbacks. Almost every time I use it a few times, I need my wife to help. They have worked really hard over the years.

As his skills became more advanced and his self-control ability gradually improved, his unfortunate son told him that there was actually a solution in the Shaolin martial arts and Buddhist scriptures. It was just that because the family had difficulties in having children, he had never told him, which made Lin Zhennan very upset and at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Lin Zhennan stood firmly at the first-class level, and his Qi training became more and more profound. Lin Pingzhi gave him the solution, otherwise Lin Zhennan doubted whether he would be squeezed dry. This sword technique of exorcising evil spirits without castration is also very evil.

Lin Zhennan is now full of masculine energy, and his sword technique of exorcising evil is even more bizarre. His moves are extremely ruthless and fast as lightning, but with a hint of unbearable masculine energy, giving people a feeling of urgency, but with a bit of the flavor of Zixia magic in it, his whole face is flushed red.

After nightfall, more than twenty large hunting dogs were released. Twenty or so rangers each looked after one dog. Ten people were on guard, ten were on patrol, and a few were resting. Everyone took turns.

A black shadow quietly appeared on a big tree outside the wall of Fuwei Escort Agency, the branches swayed slightly, his eyes surrendered to the brightly lit Fuwei Escort Agency, and with a "bang", a stone was thrown out.

With a "Woof" sound, a hunting dog rushed out, followed by a porter. More than a dozen figures came quickly from all directions.

"Throwing a stone to test the waters, there's a strong man here, everyone be careful!"

"There might be a thief's scent on the stone. Let Da Huang smell it and see if he can find the thief."

"Don't fall for the bandits' trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain. Everyone, step up your patrols and quickly notify the chief escort."

The men in black, who had just made a detour to invade, saw numerous patrolmen with dogs in tow, intensifying their patrols. Hearing the noise, more people came out to inquire. Their foreheads were filled with black lines. How afraid of death are they? And, you guys are really cautious. Shouldn't you only confirm the direction after throwing the second or third stone? How could one stone startle you all out?

I have to kill people, otherwise with your vigilance and spirit, the manpower I brought may not be enough to catch you all in one fell swoop.

Are you going to force yourself to kill?

By the way, killing a person isn't easy, but killing a dog shouldn't be difficult either. It's just that using my Heart-Stirring Palm to kill a dog makes me feel really embarrassed. I circled the Fuwei Escort Agency for a long time, nearly stepping on a trap. Ultimately, I couldn't find a suitable place to invade, so I could only kill the dog with a hidden weapon, leaving behind a large, blood-red "Kill" before leaving.