The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

Yu Ming grabbed Wang Fu by the neck. "The person hiding in the shadows, come out, or I'll snap his neck."

He Qi cursed Wang Fu in his heart. He was a good-for-nothing who ruined everything. He hadn't planned to expose his whereabouts yet, but Wang Fu had ruined it all.

Li Zhe was caught off guard by Wang Fu's actions. He had originally intended to continue investigating along Zhao Lin's line, hoping to find Yu Ming.

Li Zhe waved to He Qi and the others behind him and mouthed, "Go out first and wait for an opportunity."

He Qi and the others nodded.

Cheng Yu, who had been following behind Yu Ming, frowned, but decided to observe the situation first.

He Qi came out with the people behind him. "Let's talk this out. Release Manager Wang first."

Wang Fu, whose neck was being tightly gripped by Yu Ming, kept calling for help.

Yu Ming snorted coldly, "From Qingning County." His tone was very certain.

He Qi shrugged. "You've misunderstood. How could we possibly be from Qingning County? Magistrate Ma sent us here, saying you absolutely must hand over the spices, or else..."

Before He Qi could finish speaking, Yu Ming interrupted him, "Shut up, you're still lying. You can't possibly be from the county government. With Ma Baocai's brains, how could he possibly know about the Five-Stone Powder?"

Yu Ming's eyes darkened as he increased the pressure on his hand. "Step back, or you'll be collecting his corpse!"

Wang Fu's neck was being gripped tightly, and he felt like he was just one step away from the gates of hell.

More air is being taken in, but less is being taken out.

Seeing this, He Qi immediately directed the people behind him to retreat, "Alright, alright, we'll retreat, don't be impulsive."

Yu Ming, with eyes as sharp as an eagle's, kept a close watch on He Qi and the others as they retreated, and slowly moved his own feet.

At that moment, Li Zhe and Cheng Yu, who were hiding in the shadows, made their move at the same time.

Cheng Yu, who was nearby, pulled Wang Fu, who was about to faint, from Yu Ming's arms, while Li Zhe and Yu Ming became entangled.

The two exchanged blows, neither gaining the upper hand.

Cheng Yu threw Wang Fu on the ground and quickly joined the battle.

Even He Qi and the others who had retreated joined in, and soon Yu Ming was no match for Li Zhe and the others and was captured.

Cheng Yu held the sword firmly against Yu Ming's neck. "Tell me, did Yu Ming give you the Five-Stone Powder? Where is he?"

Yu Ming raised his eyes slightly, a thought flashing through his mind. It seemed these people didn't know his true identity yet, which made things easier. As long as they couldn't find his whereabouts, he was safe.

Yu Ming remained silent, his eyes fixed on Cheng Yu with hatred.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

He recognized the man; he was the same official who had led his men into his residence.

If they hadn't arrived so quickly, Xiaorou and the others wouldn't have died at all. It's all their fault for disrupting their peaceful family life.

Cheng Yu didn't know where Yu Ming's hatred for him came from, but he believed there was no mouth he couldn't pry open.

"He Qi, drag him back."

Following orders, He Qi led his men to tie up Yu Ming, who was bound hand and foot, and take him back.

"Brother, what should we do next? We've caught the only clue, so Yu Ming, who's hiding in the shadows, will probably be even more elusive now."

Li Zhe was deep in thought at the moment. He felt that this person was inexplicably familiar, but he couldn't remember where he was.

Hearing Cheng Yu's question, he came back to his senses and said, "It's alright. As long as he's in Qingshui Town, he can't escape our grasp."

Fu Man Lou is open for business as usual today, but many customers have noticed that none of the wealthy gentlemen from town who usually come to eat their signature dishes are there.

"Hey, why aren't Boss Liu and the others here? We used to see them every day."

An insider chimed in, "You don't know this, I heard the county magistrate found them some good jobs to do, so they don't have time to come to Fumanlou to spend money!"

At this moment, the Boss Liu and others that the men were talking about were going crazy in the county jail!

Boss Zhang was the first person to take Wushi Powder, and he was the most addicted. He kept banging his head against the prison wall, shouting, "Bring me food! I want to eat..."

His forehead was covered in blood; it was a bloody scene.

The others were much the same, with bloodshot eyes and disheveled hair, looking like beggars on the street. No one could tell that they were wealthy gentlemen from the town.

Many of the guards had become accustomed to it; they had indeed been frightened at first. But after so many days, they had come to understand how terrifying this forbidden drug was.

I was incredibly relieved that I didn't have the money to go to Fumanlou, otherwise they would be the ones going crazy inside right now.

Master Huang hadn't had any of the dishes from Fu Man Lou that had been laced with Wu Shi San for several days, and now his craving was acting up again.

Wearing only his undergarments, barefoot, and with disheveled hair, he was smashing things around the house.

He shouted, "Xi'er, Huang Nian, hurry up and buy me some groceries, I want to eat."

Huang Lianxi, who was already terrified, stood blankly at the door. Huang Nian directed the servants in the mansion to go and stop the person.

Huang Lianxi looked at her father, who seemed just like he used to be, and felt a deep sorrow in her heart.

What happened? Father was perfectly fine just two days ago! How could this be...?

Xiao Ju, who was standing next to her, reminded her, "Miss, didn't Young Master Lin say he could cure the master? Let's go and ask him to come and take a look."

After Xiaoju's reminder, Huang Lianxi seemed to have found her backbone, and she hurriedly left the house, lifting her skirt.

Huang Nian had no time to attend to this side; he also had to stop the ailing old man.

Huang Hou's three concubines looked at the chaotic scene before them and exchanged glances.

Having already made up her mind, it seemed that Huang Lianxi intended to invite that man surnamed Lin over to treat the master's illness. If he really cured the man, then the three of them would have no right to speak in this mansion.

After Huang Hou woke up, the group received a lot of scolding.

They had long understood that Master Huang intended to take Lin Zhao as his son-in-law.

Then this huge family fortune will fall into Huang Lianxi's hands.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, the three quietly arrived at the lotus pavilion.

Jiang Ping, as the leader of the three, spoke first, "If the master is really saved by that Lin boy, the three of us sisters will hand over the family property to him."

He Sui's mind worked quickly. "Yes, the master only has one daughter and no sons. If we really take him in as a son-in-law, where will the three of us go after the master passes away?"

"Why don't the three of us go all out and do it all..." Liu Yuan suggested to the two of them.

After hearing her words, Jiang Ping and the other woman nodded hurriedly, "That's how it'll be done. We can't just hand over our family property to others. We've spent the best years of our lives in this mansion, and we're absolutely not willing to accept that."

Huang Lianxi, who arrived at the gate of Yu Ming's mansion, was unaware that a major event was taking place inside, an event that would change the course of her life.

She pounded on the door loudly, but no one came to open it.

Xiaoju looked at Huang Lianxi's reddened palms and pulled her back with heartache, "Miss, please stop hitting her. Young Master Lin might not be here."

"What should we do? Xiaoju, he's the only one who can save Father now."

Looking at the tightly closed door, Huang Lianxi felt a sense of helplessness.

Father, please wait a moment, I will definitely save you.

Huang Hou, who had been restrained by the servants of the manor with great effort, was tied to the bed with his hands and feet, his eyes fixed on Huang Nian and the others. "You dog slaves, you've gone too far! You dare to tie me up? I'm going to sell you all."

Many servants trembled with fear at his gaze.

Huang Nian waved his hand, "You may all leave!"

He then closed the door and left.

Jiang Ping secretly slipped out through the back door, while Liu Yuan and the other woman waited anxiously there.

A short while later, she returned with a happy expression on her face.

"I've brought the things. Who's going to do it?"

He Sui avoided her gaze in fear, while Liu Yuan snatched the yellow paper-wrapped item from Jiang Ping's hand, saying, "I'll go."