Chapter 116 Zhen Mansion
In the study room of the Lin Mansion, Lin Ruhai stared at the news in his hand in amazement.
He found it hard to believe that the four major salt merchants who had been against him were wiped out overnight.
They are the four most powerful salt merchants, and they have many guards in their mansions.
What’s more, they have the huge Zhen family standing behind them. How could they be destroyed so easily? Who did it?
Lin Ruhai was completely confused and frowned. He didn't know whether the other party was an enemy or a friend. This completely disrupted his plan.

After a long while, he sighed slightly, with a gleam in his eyes.

"Never mind for now. The prefect will take care of the murderer. I'd better continue to win over the other four salt merchants."

He would never have thought that it was his daughter and future son-in-law who had done such a big thing.

He was already busy, and now he had even less time to meet Lin Daiyu and the others.

"Master, Mr. Jia has taken the young lady out again." Amber came in hurriedly to report.

Lin Ruhai didn't care. After getting along with Jia Hu, he found that except for his cold temper, everything else was fine.
"Okay, I understand. Let them have fun by themselves. I'm very busy recently. Don't worry about them."

Amber nodded slightly. He was also optimistic about the future son-in-law of the Jia family.

"Yes, sir, I understand."

A carriage slowly drove out of the Lin Mansion again. Jia Lian raised the whip and plunged into the darkness.

There had already been an official ship parked at the Yangzhou wharf.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Captain Wu, standing on the dock, saw Jia Lian.
His eyes lit up, and he immediately ran over, bending over with a smile on his face and saying to the carriage,
"Master Jia, you are here? I came as soon as I received the news that you needed the boat. I hope I didn't delay you."

Jia Lian looked at Captain Wu who was bowing and nodding, and couldn't help but straighten his chest, feeling a sense of honor.
Isn’t Jia Hu still a member of the Jia family? Respecting Jia Hu is almost the same as respecting oneself, even though the other party didn’t even look at oneself.

Well, he would comfort himself.

Jia Hu lifted the carriage curtain, led Lin Daiyu down, and nodded to Captain Wu.

"sorry to bother you."

"Mr. Jia, you are too polite. What's the trouble? The boat is just sitting there anyway." Captain Wu rubbed his hands with a flattered look on his face, then extended his hand to invite the

"Uncle, please."

Jia Hu smiled slightly, took Lin Daiyu's hand and walked towards the boat.

Captain Wu followed cautiously behind, and Jia Lian chased after him happily.

The official ship left the dock, and Jia Hu and his men stood at the bow. It was then that Captain Wu said with concern:

"Um, Master Jia, I heard that a family was massacred in Yangzhou. You came out so late, you should bring more guards."

Lin Daiyu was wearing a veil. She gave Captain Wu a strange look with her beautiful eyes, then covered her face with her hands and laughed.

Jia Lian's cheeks twitched when he heard this. The murderer is standing right in front of you, and you are worried about him?
Jia Hu looked calm, looking at the river and said calmly

"Captain Wu, thank you for your concern, but no one should dare to attack us."

Captain Wu thought of Jia Hu's ability to kill the snake demon so easily, and nodded in agreement.

"What the uncle said is true. With the uncle's strength, anyone who comes here will be in trouble.

Haha, by the way, Uncle, why are you going to Jinling so late at night? "

Jia Hu said calmly

"Go and deal with some people who have offended me."

Captain Wu was startled for a moment, then he reacted, rolled his eyes, and said quickly:
"Master, do you need my help? Although I dare not mobilize too many soldiers, I still have more than a dozen brothers, and they are all good fighters."

Lin Daiyu and Jia Lian looked at Captain Wu in surprise. Is there such a kind-hearted person?
Jia Hu suddenly turned his head and looked at Captain Wu with a cold face.

"What do you want from me? Just tell me."

Captain Wu was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Jia Hu's deep eyes, his heart sank.
It seemed that the boy had seen through his inner thoughts. Instead of feeling disappointed, he became more determined.
"Plop" he suddenly knelt down.

"Uncle, I want to become your disciple."

Jia Hu frowned slightly. He didn't want to recruit any subordinates. It would be troublesome, so he was about to refuse.
Lin Daiyu suddenly pulled on Jia Hu's sleeve and whispered

"Third brother, we can't always order Second Brother Lian around. It would be a good thing to have a helper outside."

Jia Lian came back to his senses from the shock and was almost moved to tears after hearing these words. Oh my God, you are really my aunt.

Finally someone is willing to speak up for me. Do you know how I have been getting through the past two days?

Lin Daiyu noticed Jia Lian's excited look, blinked at him and smiled.

In Rongguo Mansion, she had a good impression of Wang Xifeng, and thus also had a good impression of Jia Lian.

This time I accompanied them to Yangzhou. Even if I have no credit, I have contributed a lot.

Jia Hu also saw Jia Lian's expression, looked down at the kneeling Captain Wu, and said coldly
"You have to think it through. If you betray me, you will die."

Captain Wu's heart trembled. His feeling was definitely not wrong. Only by following Jia Hu would he have a chance.

"My Lord, I will never betray you." Captain Wu said firmly.

Jia Hu's expression eased slightly.

"Then you get up first."

Captain Wu was delighted and thought, it’s done. He quickly stood up and stood aside respectfully.

At this time, the ship had already docked at Jinling Pier.

"My lord, I didn't know where you were going, so I asked someone to prepare a carriage early." Captain Wu said, pointing to a carriage on the dock.

Jia Hu nodded in satisfaction, thinking it was not bad to have such a subordinate. He turned to look at Jia Lian.

"Jia Lian, just stay on the boat and wait for us to come back." Then he looked at Captain Wu and said calmly
"You drive the carriage."

Captain Wu was startled and said quickly

"Uncle, do you need to bring more people?"

Jia Hu shook his head

"No need." Captain Wu wanted to say something, but Jia Hu had already led Lin Daiyu off the boat.

Although Captain Wu was puzzled, he hurriedly followed.

Jia Lian looked at the backs of the men and heaved a long sigh of relief. He then looked at Captain Wu with pity.
I don't even have time to hide, but you are still rushing forward. You will know what horror is later. Don't regret it.

He secretly thanked Lin Daiyu in his heart, turned around and went back to the cabin. He wanted to sleep, and finally he could have a good sleep.

Captain Wu sat outside the carriage, picked up the whip,

"Master, where are we going? I am very familiar with this Jinling City."

"Zhen family." Jia Hu's faint voice sounded.

"Oh, the Zhen family? What do I know about this place? The Zhen family?" Captain Wu didn't react at first, but suddenly his face changed and he screamed.

His face looked a little solemn, as if the uncle had just said on the boat that he was going to cause trouble. Could he be going to cause trouble for the Zhen family?
"My Lord, has the Zhen family offended you?" Captain Wu asked cautiously.

"Captain Wu, you talk too much." Jia Hu's cold voice sounded.

Captain Wu's hands trembled.
"I know I was wrong." After saying that, he picked up the whip and whipped the horse on its butt, and the carriage started to move forward.

Although Captain Wu was driving the carriage, he was somewhat absent-minded.
I was secretly wondering why Jia Hu went to the Zhen family? Was he going to call him to task?

Although the Jia family has declined a bit, it still has the name of a Duke's Mansion.

Maybe he is not afraid of the Zhen family. He is not sure about it.

I don't know when a person suddenly appeared in front of me and blocked the carriage.
Captain Wu hurriedly grabbed the reins and cursed with an ugly face.
"Are you looking for death by standing in the middle of the road?"

The man looked at Captain Wu arrogantly.
"Humph, don't you see where this is? Is this a place where your shabby carriage can go? Get out of here now."

Captain Wu was stunned and looked around. Next to him was a luxurious and majestic mansion. The words "Zhen Mansion" on it seemed to be shining with golden light.

Captain Wu's face changed. He had unknowingly arrived at the Zhen residence. He turned around and said,

"Master, we have arrived at the Zhen residence."

As the curtain was lifted, Captain Wu hurriedly got off the carriage. Jia Hu walked out with Lin Daiyu, took a look at the Zhen Mansion, and got off the carriage.

The man who was blocking the road saw that the carriage not only did not move, but the people got off, and his eyes immediately showed a look of vigilance.
Because the government is under martial law today, this road has been closed.
Anyone from Jinling should know that no one would come here unless they are the enemy.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?" The man quickly ran to the gate, blocked it, and looked at Jia Hu and the others as if they were facing a great enemy.

The "Hualala" sound startled the people inside.

The door suddenly opened, and more than a dozen guards with knives rushed out.
A row of bows and crossbows appeared from the top of the wall, with their arrows pointed at Jia Hu and the others.

Captain Wu was startled by this scene and his face changed drastically.

"Clang." He instantly drew out the long sword from his waist and stood in front of Jia Hu and Lin Daiyu.

He looked at those people with a vigilant look and said anxiously
"Master, something is wrong here. Please leave quickly. I will hold them back for you."

Lin Daiyu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said

"Third brother, this guy is not bad, right?"

Jia Hu glanced at Captain Wu who was standing in front of him.
"Yeah, much better than Jia Lian."

Lin Daiyu couldn't help laughing
"Third brother, haha, if it was Second Brother Lian, his legs would probably be weak by now."

Captain Wu was standing in front of them, feeling very nervous. He heard the two people behind him still talking and laughing.
I suddenly began to doubt my life. Did I choose the wrong person? Is he so unreliable?

It's already this late, why don't you hurry up and run away? Instead, you're still talking nonsense. Can it be any more outrageous?
Someone suddenly shouted, "

There must be something wrong with them, let’s kill them first.”

"Swish, swish, swish." The bows and crossbows on the wall shot towards Jia Hu and his men, with most of the arrows focused on Captain Wu.

Captain Wu looked at the dozens of arrows shooting towards him, and his heart sank.

"My life is over." This was the only thought lingering in his mind.

at this time,

"Swoosh." Two figures, one blue and one white, shot out.

Ding, ding, ding." Dozens of arrows were swept away by the two snakes, and then they flashed.
Those people holding crossbows groaned and disappeared from the wall.

Captain Wu stared blankly at the arrows falling on the ground. All of them were broken. What was that blue and white color that just appeared?
Jia Hu stretched out his hand and Captain Wu felt an irresistible force pushing him aside.
"You don't have to do anything, just watch." Jia Hu said calmly, stretched out his hand and flicked.
"Swoosh" a golden light flashed across Captain Wu's eyes.
"呲呲呲"

The sound of "dong dong dong" continued, and the dozen or so guards who were blocking the door were already lying on the ground, with their heads rolling all over the floor.

Suddenly the smell of blood filled the air.
"Clang." Captain Wu's hand trembled, and the knife in his hand fell to the ground. He stared at the corpse in front of the door in amazement.

Suddenly, he remembered the snake demon that was split in two. How could he have forgotten that this gentleman could kill even a snake demon in one move?

Isn't it easy to kill these people?
He came back to his senses, calmed down, turned to look at Jia Hu, and said solemnly
"Uncle, what should we do now?
These should be the Zhen family's guards. We killed so many of them, I'm afraid the Zhen family won't let us go."

Jia Hu was even more satisfied when he saw Captain Wu's calmness.

"You are very good." Jia Hu praised him, which was rare, and then turned to look at the gate of Zhen Mansion.

"I came here to cause trouble for them."

"Swoosh." Xiaoqing and Xiaobai appeared on the shoulders of Jia Hu and the other man. They looked at the Zhen Mansion with their cold snake eyes and flickered their tongues.

Captain Wu then saw clearly what had killed the archers. It turned out to be two small snakes. He was shocked. What kind of snake could be so powerful?

Jia Hu had already walked towards the Zhen Mansion. Lin Daiyu's face also turned cold and she walked side by side with Jia Hu.

Captain Wu looked at the two men's backs with a complicated look in his eyes. He gritted his teeth, picked up the knife, and followed them.

(End of this chapter)