Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 47 The villain falls into the trap
"Did the young master of the Zhu Mansion send you to deliver a message? What does he want to say? Tell me what he wants to say."

County Magistrate Wu acted like an official in front of this farmer.

"Reporting to you, sir, that Master Zhu asked me to pass on a message, saying that although he still has grievances, he knows he can't do anything about it. Now that the bandits have been defeated, his revenge has been taken. He just wants to ask you to show mercy and leave a legacy for the Zhu family. He is willing to hand over all the land and property of the Zhu Mansion to you, sir, and you can go to the Zhu Mansion to count them one by one at any time. From now on, he will go far away and will never cause you any trouble."

The farmer finished speaking with a bit of trepidation, and the more County Captain Wu listened, the more his eyebrows fluttered.

"Haha! That's great..."

Just when I was about to jump up with excitement, I realized that the farmer was still there, which seemed a little inappropriate, so I sat back down.

"Well, I understand. Mr. Zhu and I have been friends for many years, how could he embarrass a nephew? There must be some misunderstanding here. Let's put it this way, you go back and tell nephew Zhu that I will definitely guarantee his safety. As for the property and family business, nephew is too polite. How can I take advantage of someone in distress? But nephew is young, and as his uncle, I will take care of him for a few years. When he comes of age, I will definitely return it!"

County Lieutenant Wu said these words while suppressing his excitement, and asked the steward to reward the farmer who had delivered the message with some money and send him back.

"Oh my goodness! I didn't expect this Zhu family kid to be so sensible! It seems that he escaped the disaster because he stayed at someone else's house that night. This was God's will! Now I don't have to divide the property with those bandits. This is all mine! Hahaha!"

County Magistrate Wu danced excitedly in the hall.

After the housekeeper sent the farmer away, he saw the appearance of his own master and shook his head.

"Sir, I think this is inappropriate."

County Captain Wu turned around and looked at the old butler in confusion.

"What's wrong with that? I think it's perfectly reasonable. He's a lowly person whose family has lost power, how dare he fight against me?"

The old butler stepped forward respectfully and replied, "Sir, this is indeed reasonable. He wants to hand over his property to save himself. I don't think there is anything wrong with it. But why bother you to go there in person? If he really wants to, wouldn't it be more sincere to send his property here himself?"

County Lieutenant Wu waved his hand, looking nonchalant.

"Old housekeeper, you are too worried! The Zhu family is rich and powerful, so of course they can send us money and food, but what about the real estate and land? It's normal for me, the new owner, to check them."

In fact, in addition to this, there is another most important reason in Wu County Wei's mind that he has not said.

He still owed the casino more than 200,000 yuan, and that casino was not run by an ordinary person. If he couldn't pay it back, he was afraid that he would lose his official position. It was because of this that he took the risk of attacking the Zhu Mansion.

Now that people have delivered their property to our doorstep, how can we push it away?
Even if there really was a trap, he would take the risk without hesitation. After all, a trap was only a possibility, but the casino was a real threat, and everyone could figure it out.

Seeing that his master was so determined and knowing his temper well, the butler did not try to persuade him any further. He just asked County Lieutenant Wu to bring more followers and even some county soldiers with him.

"Well, of course I have to. Oh, by the way, didn't Ke Heng say that he was a martial artist before? He still wants to serve me, so let him go with me this time."

County Captain Wu was particularly happy today. In the evening, he went to Wanxiang Pavilion to have some fun and was very generous, which made the girl and the brothel owner very happy.

On the next morning, after a quick meal, County Captain Wu called his steward, brought fifteen servants, and dozens of county soldiers. A group of nearly a hundred people marched towards Huangshui Township in a mighty procession.

At this time, in the Zhu Mansion, Liu He, Zhang Yong, Zhu Ye, Guan Yu, Cheng Liang, Ye Xiang, and Zhang Yu, all seven of them gathered in the courtyard, looking a little nervous as they waited for something. Not long after, a figure ran over in a hurry.

"Here it comes! Here it comes..."

The man ran in a hurry and tripped over the threshold. Zhu Ye hurried over to help him up.

"Are they really coming?" Zhu Ye asked anxiously.

"Really! I've been waiting on the top of the hill for a long time. Just now, I saw County Lieutenant Wu riding a horse from afar. There was an old man riding a horse beside him. There were forty or fifty people following them. One of them was Ke Heng! They all came over here together! I quickly went down the mountain and took a shortcut to come back to inform you!"

Everyone was overjoyed!

"This Wu guy is really greedy for money! Then let's not hesitate! He also brought Ke Heng with him, which saves us a lot of trouble!"

"For God's mercy, let these two bastards come together!"

The six men each picked up their weapons, ran out of the gate, and after running all the way, they came to a forest.

The road leading from the county town to Huangshui Township passes through this woods. Liu He, Cheng Liang and Ye Xiang took out strips of cloth to cover their faces and ambushed in the woods, while Zhu Ye, Guan Yu and Zhang Yong hid behind a small mound not far away.

Sure enough, not long after, a group of people appeared in their sight. They looked closely and saw that the person in the lead was none other than County Lieutenant Wu.
"Dog thief!"

Zhu Ye cursed softly and resisted the urge to kill.

The team walked slowly towards them. County Lieutenant Wu was humming a little tune, looking very proud and cheerful. Not far behind him, Ke Heng followed with a look of grievance on his face.

"I'm so unlucky. I wanted to instigate those bandits to rob Zhu's mansion, divide the property and enjoy myself for a while, but I didn't expect this Wu guy to get involved! Now I haven't gained anything, and I have offended Zhu Ye and the others for nothing. I don't know if it will be dangerous for me to come here this time."

No one knows what he is thinking, and even if someone does, they probably won't sympathize with him.

The butler looked ahead and saw the dense forest coming into view.

"Sir, after passing through the forest ahead, walk another three miles and you will reach Huangshui Township. Then walk another four miles or so and you will reach Zhu Mansion."

County Lieutenant Wu nodded and turned back to urge him.

"Walk faster! How long will it take you to get there if you keep dawdling? You're a bunch of rubbish!"

After cursing the soldiers behind him a few words, County Lieutenant Wu squeezed his legs together and steered his horse to speed up.

Although the servants and soldiers behind him were very dissatisfied because the man surnamed Wu often withheld their wages and food, and everyone came on an empty stomach, they had no choice but to drag their tired bodies and jog to catch up.

County Magistrate Wu was "even more eager for money" and he patted his horse repeatedly, hoping to get to Zhu's house as soon as possible to get the money and property he had always dreamed of.

(End of this chapter)