Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 205 Unreasonable
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Sir, what kind of business do you want to discuss with me?"

"My name is Lu Zheng." Lu Zheng said slowly, "You should know me, right?"

The middle-aged man's smile remained on his face, but his heart was in turmoil.

For so many days, he thought that the matter was over. He did not expect Lu Zheng to suddenly appear. He dared to come here directly and reveal his identity. Where did he get the confidence from?
The middle-aged man waved his hand, signaling the shopkeeper to leave.

The shopkeeper felt that the atmosphere was a little off, so he didn't dare to say anything and stood up to leave.

Lu Zheng said in a cold voice: "Did I let you go?"

The shopkeeper froze and hunched over, unable to stand or sit.

The middle-aged man couldn't help but ask, "Why is Master Lu so aggressive? I'm just a cloth merchant. I don't know how I've offended you."

Lu Zheng narrowed his eyes and said, "Are you pretending to be confused, or do you think that I am confused?"

Lu Zheng paused, then continued, "Tell me, who wants to assassinate me? I might show some mercy."

The shopkeeper next to them was confused and had no idea what the two were talking about.

The middle-aged man's face darkened slightly, and he said, "I don't know what you mean. If you are here to cause trouble, please leave, or I will report you to the authorities."

Lu Zheng smiled lightly, "Then go call the officers and soldiers."

Hearing Lu Zheng say this, the middle-aged man felt uneasy.

I thought Lu Zheng came prepared and had already informed the government in the state capital.

Just as the middle-aged man was thinking.

Lu Zheng continued, "Look, you can't even pretend to be confused. You don't even dare to call out to the officers and soldiers, and you still say you have nothing to hide?"

The middle-aged man froze, his expression a little ugly.

Lu Zheng stopped talking nonsense, a long sword appeared in his hand, he stood up and rushed towards the middle-aged man, slashing with the sword.

The middle-aged man was startled and subconsciously dodged to the side.

Lu Zheng slashed the air with his sword, but did not pursue. Instead, he asked, "Can an ordinary businessman have such skills?"

The middle-aged man was shocked by Lu Zheng's strength, and was also shocked that this scholar did not play by the rules at all. He attacked him without saying a word, which was simply unreasonable.

The middle-aged man said, "I'm a businessman. I travel a lot and I just learned some martial arts to protect myself."

Lu Zheng's eyes were sharp. "Are you still stubborn and refusing to speak?"

The middle-aged man's eyes flashed, and he said, "Are you really not afraid of offending us businessmen?"

Lu Zheng said slowly, "What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of death? I don't know how powerful your organization is, but if you don't say anything today, you will definitely die."

The killer organization is a shady force, a group of despicable people. What is there for him to be afraid of?
Lu Zheng swung his sword at the middle-aged man again. The sword energy was sharp and carried a sense of righteousness.

The middle-aged man quickly dodged and did not attack Lu Zheng.

Lu Zhengdao said, "Aren't you a killer? Why didn't you fight back? Where are your men? Are the people in your organization such cowards?"

The middle-aged man looked unhappy. If he really took action, his identity would be exposed and he would fall into Lu Zheng's trap.

"Young Master, you are a scholar. Why don't we sit down and talk about reason?" said the middle-aged man.

Lu Zheng's eyes turned cold, "Reason? Then I'll give you a damn reason!"

Why would he need to reason with someone like that? If he hadn't been asking for information, he would have just punched the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man thought to himself, it is really disgraceful for you, a Confucian and Taoist scholar who has cultivated a righteous spirit, to say such words.

However, when Lu Zheng raised his hand, the long sword in his hand had been replaced by Zhang Liangzhu.

The huge hammer was swung, and a strong wind blew up immediately.

Countless sharp wind blades whistled, tearing the surrounding objects apart in an instant, and instantly half of the room was destroyed.

The corners of the middle-aged man's mouth twitched. Even if he was just touched by a little bit of the residual power, he could feel the horror of the big hammer in Lu Zheng's hand.

If this hits a person, he will either die or live for long.

He really was using a hammer to make his point.

Before, he didn’t quite believe that Lu Zheng was that powerful, but now the little bit of skills he showed was enough to prove it.

"what happened?"

Someone heard the noise and looked towards the source of the sound.

There were even patrolling guards who noticed the unusual sounds of fighting and quickly rushed to Li's Cloth Shop.

Lu Zheng swung the hammer again, smashing the room to pieces.

The owner of the cloth shop huddled in the corner, trembling.

He was just an ordinary person, and had no idea that the cloth shop owner had another identity.

The middle-aged man saw that Lu Zheng wanted to make a big deal out of this matter in order to attract the attention of the government.

He couldn't help but lower his voice and said, "Stop it, Your Excellency, your making trouble like this will not benefit anyone. I can only tell you that the order came from the Wu Kingdom. I don't know who specifically sent it... and now the mission has been withdrawn."

Lu Zheng stopped when he heard this, thinking that the other party was very tough.

Since he knew that the order came from the State of Wu, he could roughly guess who it was.

Just then, a team of guards entered the cloth shop.

Seeing the mess in front of them, everyone raised their brows.

The Autumn Examination had just passed recently, and the results announcement and the Mid-Autumn Festival were approaching. Many Confucian and Taoist students gathered here, as well as some distinguished guests from outside.

Patrols were stepped up throughout Hongzhou City, yet someone still managed to cause such a disturbance. "Who dares to cause trouble in Hongzhou City?" the guard captain asked in a deep voice.

Lu Zheng held Zhang Liang's hammer in his hand, his expression calm and he said nothing, but looked at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man smiled broadly and said, "No one is causing trouble. It's just that my cloth shop needs to be renovated, so there's some noise. Please forgive me, gentlemen..."

"Is it?"

The captain of the guard couldn't help but look at Lu Zheng.

He didn't think that this young man was a handyman hired by Boss Li.

Lu Zheng said, "Anguo merchants colluded with people from other countries and intended to murder Anguo students. What crime should they be charged with?"

As soon as Lu Zheng had an idea, a sense of righteousness emanated from his body.

The middle-aged man was shocked. Lu Zheng still didn't want to let him go. Was he really going to fall out with him?
The old killer had warned Lu Zheng before, but judging from the situation, Lu Zheng didn't take their organization seriously at all.

The captain's expression changed slightly, and he asked in a gentle tone, "Where are you from?"

Lu Zheng said slowly: "Hongzhou, Kaiyang County, Lu Zheng."

Lu Zheng? The captain's eyes flickered. He had heard this name quite a lot recently and had long wanted to meet Lu Zheng.

"It turns out to be Master Lu!"

The captain of the guard clasped his fists and smiled, his attitude becoming more friendly.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng bowed in return.

The captain of the guard turned to look at the middle-aged man, his eyes cold, and said in a cold voice: "Is this the man who colluded with other countries to murder Master Lu?"

The middle-aged man quickly defended himself, "Sir, I am innocent. I have done nothing..."

Lu Zheng said calmly, "Your Excellency can search this place and bring everyone back for interrogation. I am also willing to accept the investigation."

The captain of the guard smiled and said, "Mr. Lu is a man of honor. What's the point of talking about an investigation? Come, seal off the Li Cloth Shop and take away everyone involved!"

The other guards received the order and rushed forward to search and arrest people.

Suddenly the whole cloth shop was in chaos and became even more messy.

The middle-aged man's face turned ugly, but he didn't dare to resist. He could only let the guards search the place and was escorted to the provincial government for interrogation.

The captain of the guard added, "Mr. Lu, please come with me to the provincial government. The governor will seek justice for you."

"it is good."

Lu Zheng put away Zhang Liang's club. He was a little surprised that the captain of the guard was so polite to him. Is this the special treatment for Confucian and Taoist students?

The captain of the guard ordered the others to continue with their work, while he took Lu Zheng to the provincial government office first.

As the guard captain walked, he said, "My name is Chen Liang, and I am currently serving as the captain of the Hongzhou City Patrol Guard."

"It turns out to be Chen Baiwei." Lu Zheng said with a smile.

Chen Liang whispered, "What on earth happened? That Li Bushang seems quite honest. How could he do anything bad to you?"

Lu Zheng explained simply, "We encountered a killer before, and he was sent by him. Boss Li actually belongs to a killer organization, but even if we catch him now, he may not admit it."

Lu Zheng did not tell Li Yuan and the others about this matter in order to avoid trouble to others.

But these killers are hiding in Hongzhou City, so the city’s officials should come out to investigate.

"How could such a thing happen!" Chen Liang said in surprise.

Lu Zheng said calmly: "Such a story has happened in the world, Chen Baiwei doesn't need to be so surprised."

Chen Liang thought that after going through such a thing, Lu Zheng was really calm.

If it were him, he would definitely not be so calm.

Chen Liang said sternly, "I will explain this matter to the governor and ask him to send someone to investigate thoroughly!"

Someone from another country sent assassins to kill Lu Zheng. This is no small matter.

Just then, several young people came from the opposite side of the street.

When one of them saw Lu Zheng, he was immediately overjoyed and quickly walked over, "Brother Lu, you are in Hongzhou City too!"

Seeing Zhang Bo, Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask, "Brother Zhang, how was the Autumn Examination?"

Zhang Bo was overjoyed and nodded, saying, "Great, very good. Let me tell you, the math questions in this year's Autumn Examination were very difficult. I used Brother Lu's formula and easily solved them, saving me a lot of time. After the exam, I heard that many people didn't get them right. I was also inspired by Brother Lu's essay on the meaning of classics and policy! This time, I have a 90% chance of passing!"

He didn't say he was 100% sure, or Zhang Bo didn't dare to be too proud in front of Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "This is good news. Congratulations in advance, Brother Zhang, on getting into high school!"

Zhang Bo said happily, "It's all thanks to Brother Lu. Come on, let's have a good get-together. Brother Lu, are you here alone?"

"I'm alone." Lu Zheng said, "I have a case and need to go to the provincial government office. I can't meet up with Brother Zhang for the time being."

"Hmm?" Zhang Bo looked at Chen Liang, who was wearing armor. "What happened?"

"It's just a small matter." Lu Zheng said, "Brother Zhang, please stay with your friends. I'll come find you when I'm done."

Zhang Bo quickly said, "I'll go with Brother Lu! If we meet the governor, maybe I can have a few words with him."

"Ok?"

Lu Zheng blinked. He didn't expect Zhang Bo's network of connections to be so wide.

Zhang Bo was a little embarrassed and whispered, "My grandfather and the current governor are old acquaintances. I met him several times with my grandfather before..."

(End of this chapter)