The emperor faked his death? Never mind, I will ascend the throne directly!

"Okay! I'll believe you this time!" The leader of the water bandits didn't waste any words and immediately ordered Tiezhu and others to be released.

When they were brought to the yard, they saw that Li Chengfeng was unharmed and they breathed a sigh of relief.

"Zhao Sheng, come here." Li Chengfeng called Zhao Sheng out and came in front of the bandit leader and said, "Boss, this is my guard. He knows where to find the miracle doctor. You can send someone to follow him."

Seeing Li Chengfeng's confident look, the leader of the pirates also called two pirates over.

After the three of them arrived, Li Chengfeng said, "That miracle doctor has a strange personality. Once you find him, don't force him. Just tell him to add a little Panax notoginseng to the medicine when he boils it. That will solve his problem, and he'll naturally come back with you."

Although they didn't understand what Li Chengfeng meant, they had no choice but to do as he said.

After the three men left, Li Chengfeng asked the leader of the water bandits to prepare food for Tiezhu, Chen Tingshu and others, while he chatted and drank tea with the leader of the water bandits.

"We've been chatting for so long, but you still don't know what the boss's name is? How old is he?" Li Chengfeng asked.

"My last name is Feng, my given name is Meng, and I'm thirty-nine this year." Feng Meng no longer had any defense against Li Chengfeng. After a few cups of tea, he wanted to be on good terms with Li Chengfeng.

"I'm younger than Brother Feng, so I'll call you Brother Feng." Li Chengfeng seemed to be able to see through Feng Meng's thoughts and said casually.

"Hahaha, that's great. You look weak, but you are actually a man of integrity. I'm determined to be your brother!" Feng Meng was very happy.

Then Li Chengfeng asked Feng Meng some questions about the pirates.

Feng Meng then picked out a few stories about robbing the rich to help the poor and told them.

"Brother Feng, it seems that you have helped a lot of people over the years. You are really a loyal man!" Li Chengfeng pretended to admire and looked at Feng Meng with a smile.

Feng Meng was slightly stunned, obviously not expecting Li Chengfeng to praise him so directly.

He couldn't help revealing a hint of pride: "Of course. I do these things to let those rich and unkind people know that the sufferings of the world cannot be borne only by the poor."

Nodding, Li Chengfeng said, "It's a pity that the world is like this. True heroes often fail to achieve their goals. It's rare for big brother to have such a broad mind!"

Feng Meng found this very useful.

The two gradually became familiar with each other and had endless topics to talk about. Later, Feng Meng took Li Chengfeng to meet his mother.

Feng's mother was lying on the bed with gray eyes. Although she looked not in good spirits, she was well taken care of. Feng Meng was really filial to his mother.

Watching Feng Meng talking softly to Feng's mother, Li Chengfeng became determined to recruit Feng Meng into his team.

After greeting Feng's mother, the three of them sat together and talked about family matters.

In the evening, Zhao Sheng and his two companions finally returned to Zhuangzi with the miracle doctor.

When he learned that Li Chengfeng was talking to Feng Meng in his mother's room, he took the doctor with him. As soon as the doctor entered the room, he immediately diagnosed and treated Feng Meng's mother's eye disease.

A few people stepped back, and Feng Meng asked the two pirates if their journey was smooth.

The two men exclaimed that Li Chengfeng was truly a god.

It turned out that Zhao Sheng and the other two successfully found the miracle doctor according to the direction given by Li Chengfeng, and the miracle doctor was boiling medicine.

The miracle doctor came to this village just for this rare Chinese medicine. He is now studying how to maximize the medicinal properties of this herb.

Zhao Sheng looked at the busy doctor and said, "Doctor Wang, why not try adding Panax notoginseng?"

Then the miracle doctor actually tried it. After a while, he jumped up with joy and laughed wildly, "It worked! It finally worked!"

The three of them looked at the crazy doctor and didn't know what to say for a moment.

After the genius doctor calmed down, he said to Zhao Sheng: "You have solved a problem for me, I can agree to one of your requests."

Just like that, the miracle doctor was brought back!

After hearing his subordinates' words, Feng Meng was overwhelmed with gratitude and admiration for Li Chengfeng.

Here, the genius doctor carefully took Feng Meng's mother's pulse and then proposed a treatment plan. Feng Meng was focused throughout the whole process, his face full of anticipation.

After several days of treatment, Feng Meng's mother's eye disease improved significantly and her eyes sparkled again.

Watching his mother gradually recover, Feng Meng completely regarded Li Chengfeng as a relative in his heart.

"Good brother, thanks so much to you! If you hadn't found the miracle doctor, my mother would probably still be suffering in the darkness!" Feng Meng said excitedly, tears in his eyes.

"This is my responsibility, Brother Feng, you don't have to be polite." Li Chengfeng smiled slightly, but was secretly satisfied in his heart.

Seeing Feng Meng's growing trust in him, Li Chengfeng knew that his plan had taken another step forward.

It was late at night and the lights in the village had long been extinguished, with only the occasional chirping of insects breaking the silence.

Feng Meng was fast asleep in his room when several dark shadows silently climbed over the wall and landed on the ground.

Moonlight filtered through the window lattice, illuminating the dagger in the hands of the leading black-clad man, which shone with a cold gleam. "Boss Feng, how are you?" the black-clad man lowered his voice, a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

The sudden murderous intent woke Feng Meng up. He sat up abruptly and subconsciously reached for the dagger under his pillow, but found nothing.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at the man in black in front of him in the faint moonlight. "Is it you?"

In the early years, the pirates here were recruited by local government to persecute local people who could not pay taxes.

The taxes became heavier every year, and the people could not afford to pay them. The government officials did not come forward, but colluded with the pirates to act as thugs, beating the people, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil.

Feng Meng later became the leader of a pirate gang and had dealings with government officials, but he did not bully the people and even spontaneously protected people from his hometown.

He only set up checkpoints on Tanghe River to collect protection fees, occasionally robbed some unscrupulous merchants' boats, and distributed the stolen money to the people.

This man in black is a lackey of the government, so Feng Meng has to deal with him carefully.

"We're here to make a deal with you." The man in black spoke calmly, as if everything was under control. "Lord Wei sent us."

Hearing the word "Weidu", Feng Meng was shocked and clenched his fists.

"Wei Du? What did he send you here for?"

"We found out that one of the people you arrested a few days ago is the current emperor." The man in black said with a hint of amusement in his tone.

"As long as you promise to kill them, Lord Wei is willing to give you a thousand taels of gold as a reward.

You can also merge these surrounding bandits, big and small, at will, and Lord Wei will definitely not interfere."

After a moment's silence, a trace of struggle flashed in Feng Meng's eyes.

Although he was the leader of a pirate gang, he had only robbed the rich and helped the poor for many years and had never done anything harmful to others.

Assassinating the emperor is a serious crime that will result in the extermination of nine generations of the clan!

At the same time, another thought flashed through his mind: the emperor must be Li Chengfeng!