Kill the enemy and get a wife? I'll single-handedly slaughter my way through the Northern Barba

Lin Feng already knew about the delicate situation in Ruzhou before he came here.

Although Ruzhou is still part of the Great Qian Dynasty, the local powerful families of Ruzhou, led by the Five Families of Ruzhou, have a great influence on Ruzhou.

Even Cao Zheng has become a councilor of the Provincial Administration Commission, so it would be strange if the influence of the five surnames was not significant.

After a few more drinks, the three of them chatted happily.

They waited for half an hour before setting off again.

Ruzhou City is the seat of Ruzhou Prefecture. Its wealth and prosperity far surpass those of Zhenyuan City, which was previously guarded by Lin Feng.

The city was bustling with people, and occasionally one could see merchants from the Western Regions with high noses and deep-set eyes.

Due to its proximity to the Western Regions, Ruzhou's local cuisine and clothing were also influenced by the Western Regions.

Sanlejiang (a type of fermented beverage), wine, sesame cakes... the sights of Lin Feng and his companions, who had never seen anything like it before, were dazzling. There were also people from the Western Regions performing magic tricks on the street.

Lin Feng glanced around the whole way and finally arrived at the outside of the Provincial Administration Office in Ruzhou City.

"Lord Lin, please!"

Tang Yu led the way for Lin Feng.

"The Governor has had preparations made long ago to welcome you today."

"The Provincial Surveillance Commissioner and the Military Commander have all come."

"Your Excellency Lin has quite a lot of influence!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng, while observing the government office, waved his hand and said, "Lord Tang, please don't joke. I'm merely a deputy commander; what face do I have?"

"You gentlemen are showing respect to His Highness the King of Qin."

Lin Feng felt somewhat ashamed. He had not chosen to follow Prince Qin, Li Yan, but today he had to use the Prince Qin's name to raise his own banner.

Tang Yu laughed loudly, "Hahahaha! Lord Lin is His Highness Prince Qin's savior."

"Isn't His Highness the King of Qin's face your face too?"

Tang Yu and Cao Zheng led Lin Feng, along with Shi Chong, Feng Qing, Wang Dahu, and Zhang Ergou, into the government office.

We walked to the reception room, where we found many guests already seated.

"Lord Wu!"

Tang Yu bowed to the old man in the main seat inside from the doorway: "This humble official has brought Lord Lin here, and is here to report to Lord Wu."

The elderly man in the main seat was over fifty years old, thin, with bright and peaceful eyes.

He glanced outside and waved, "No need for formalities, come in!"

Tang Yu and Lin Feng entered side by side, and immediately all eyes in the reception room were on Lin Feng.

Lin Feng remained calm and greeted the old man upon entering.

"The newly appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Ruzhou Military Commandery, Lin Feng, pays his respects to Provincial Governor Wu!"

Wu Xu looked Lin Feng up and down and nodded: "I have long heard that the newly appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief is an extraordinary young man."

"Today I see he is indeed a handsome man, hahaha!"

"Come, let me introduce you."

Wu Xu gestured to his left and said, "This is Lord Bai Jing, the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner of Ruzhou."

Lin Feng turned around and looked at Bai Jing.

Bai Jing's face was flushed, and the tip of her nose was even redder, clearly indicating that she had drunk quite a bit of alcohol.

"This humble official greets Lord Bai!" Lin Feng said, cupping his hands in greeting.

Bai Jing gave a slightly tipsy smile: "No...no need to be so polite, Lord Lin, please sit down and have a drink! There's plenty of Sanle wine today, hiccup..."

Bai Jing let out a burp at the end, quite casually.

Wu Xu was a little embarrassed when Tang Yu stepped in to smooth things over.

"Lord Bai Jing is a 'wine connoisseur' who loves wine. Upon seeing the Sanlejiang, he couldn't help but drink two more cups."

"Hehe! It's alright, Lord Bai never drinks alcohol while working."

Wu Xu helplessly reached to his right and continued to introduce, "This is the newly appointed Commander of the Ruzhou Military Command—Qiao Lun."

"Lord Lin, the Qiao family has been a prominent family in Baiyujing for three hundred years."

"Lord Qiao's ancestors once followed Emperor Taizu in his campaign against Poyang Lake and made great contributions."

Qiao Lun was about twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old, with a tall and handsome figure.

Although he may not be as handsome as Raymond Lam, he is definitely outstanding among the men in the military.

"Your humble servant Lin Feng greets Lord Qiao!"

Moreover, Qiao Lun would be Lin Feng's immediate superior from now on, so Lin Feng dared not be negligent in the slightest.

Qiao Lun gave a perfunctory "hmm" in response.

Apart from Qiao Lun and Bai Jing, everyone present was a well-known figure from various government departments.

Except for Luo Shao, the transport commissioner of Ruzhou, who was absent due to official business, almost everyone else was present.

For example, Cao Zheng, the councilor of the Provincial Administration Commission; Mi Cheng, the assistant prefect of the Provincial Surveillance Commission; Shi Long, the deputy commissioner of the Transport Commission; and Kang You and An Zhen, the assistant commissioners of the Military Command.

Lin Feng was particularly impressed by these five people because they were all descendants of the "Five Families of Ruzhou".

Lin Feng got to know a lot more about Ruzhou.

He began to understand Zhang Liao's warning to him; Ruzhou was indeed full of strangeness.

At this moment, Provincial Governor Wu Xu raised his cup and said loudly, "Gentlemen, today is the first day of Lord Lin Feng's arrival in Ruzhou. Let us raise our cups to welcome Lord Lin and wash away the dust of his journey!"

Wu Xu was highly respected in Ruzhou. When he raised his cup, everyone else followed suit.

"Lord Jinglin!"

After a glass of wine, everyone began to toast Lin Feng one after another, and the atmosphere gradually became lively as they exchanged drinks.

Tang Yu, the Provincial Administration Commissioner, rolled his eyes and said, "Lord Lin, you've been guarding Zhenyuan City for so long, do you have any interesting stories to tell us?"

"Or, how about you tell us how you killed Zheng Yan, the 'Man-Eating General' of the Northern Barbarians?"

Everyone loves to hear stories, especially stories of battles and bloodshed.

Lin Feng looked around and saw many people staring at him expectantly, so he nodded.

"Alright! Then I will tell you all how I killed Zheng Yan inside Elephant Trunk Mountain after I left with the rebel army!"

"At that time, Zheng Yanjun had falconers who could track my and the rebel army's movements, and we were constantly on the run..."

Lin Feng recounted the events in a slow and deliberate manner, deliberately emphasizing the various perilous situations he had experienced to make them vivid and lifelike.

When he described the two falling off the cliff, everyone's eyes widened.

"Lord Lin, what happened next?"

Even though Wu Xu was mature and composed, he couldn't help but ask further questions.

"Fortunately, there was water flowing below the cliff, so neither Zheng Yan nor I died from the fall."

"So they fought in the water, and in the end, I prevailed and killed him!"

As Lin Feng's story reached this point, Cao Zheng couldn't help but raise his glass in admiration: "General Lin truly deserves his title as a sixth-rank Yunqiwei (a military rank). His bravery and fearlessness in killing Zheng Yan are admirable!"

"This glass of wine is for Lord Lin!"

Cao Zheng was completely captivated and impressed by Lin Feng's story, and admired Lin Feng's bravery and fearlessness even more.

Raymond Lam stole the show, but Qiao Lun, Raymond Lam's boss, showed little expression.

He seemed unhappy.

Just as everyone was urging Lin Feng to tell another story, Wu Xu's personal guard walked in from outside, looking panicked.

He went to Wu Xu's ear and whispered a few words in his ear.

Wu Xu's expression froze instantly: "Really?!"

The guard nodded and said, "Absolutely true!"

Wu Xu waved his hand, signaling his guards to leave first.

"Gentlemen!"

Wu Xu's tone suddenly became serious.

The others also noticed something was wrong and all looked at Wu Xu.

"I just received news that bandits have reappeared."

Shi Long, the deputy commissioner of the Transport Commission, snorted coldly: "These bandits are too arrogant; they've actually shown up again! Lord Wu, which caravan have they robbed this time?"

Wu Xu shook his head: "One of the confidants of the notorious bandit Duan Lang personally led the bandits to slaughter an entire village."

"The entire village of 462 people was wiped out; not a single one was spared."

What?!

The crowd looked at each other in shock.

Lin Feng frowned slightly, and three words flashed through his mind: a show of force?