She refused to marry.

Chunhua entered the house, walked to the window, and said in a very shrewish tone, "What are you looking at!"

After saying that, he closed the window.

He then opened the food box. "Madam, haven't you always wanted to eat Sichuan-style hot pot beef? I secretly made some. That fool is far away; he won't see it."

Su Wanwan smelled the fragrance and said, "Chunhua, I didn't spoil you for nothing; you've got this talent."

"Alas... Madam, I noticed that you always look unhappy when you eat, so I took note of it." Chunhua looked warily at the guards walking outside.

"Chunhua understands me best." Su Wanwan picked up her chopsticks and started eating.

She ate only bland food the whole way, and it made her hair fall out.

The guards outside seemed to have caught wind of something and gently knocked on the door. "Madam, may I come in to check?"

After hesitating for a long time outside the door, he said, "Yes."

"Then I'll have to tell Madam the truth." Chunhua was about to open the door.

Zhang Huaiyu quickly pressed down, "That's enough, it's good that Madam is safe."

After saying that, he hurriedly went to the side of the boat to get some fresh air.

After her meal, Su Wanwan went to the deck to relax. Her original plan was to seek protection from her two cousins ​​once she arrived in Shu and expand her business.

Now that these secret guards are causing trouble, there's no need to seek protection from my cousins.

Bringing so many bodyguards to disturb them might cause some trouble.

Just as they were hesitating, a noise suddenly came from the stern of the boat.

Then came the sounds of fighting.

Su Wanwan thought that this line of work should not be too conspicuous, and now, it's even worse, it has attracted thieves.

The men sent by Lord Fengchen were not only highly skilled, but also possessed top-notch hidden weapons.

The fighting had only lasted a short while before the thief was captured.

While Zhang Huaiyu was being interrogated, Su Wanwan stood at a distance and watched for a while.

This person looks familiar, but I don't know when I've seen him before.

"We've met before." Su Wanwan walked to the stern of the boat.

The man looked up, spat, and said, "Kill me if you want, no need for words!"

Su Wanwan walked closer and finally remembered who he was.

"You are a servant of the Shen family. I saw you when my elder sister got married." Su Wanwan squatted down.

"So what if I am? I've fallen into your hands today, so I haven't avenged the young master." The man was resigned to his fate.

"What benefits did Shen Linfeng give you that made you so obsessed with revenge?" Su Wanwan asked, puzzled.

Shen Linfeng really doesn't seem like a good person.

"Hmph..." the man sneered, "I may not kill you today, but the general will surely avenge me one day!"

Su Wanwan sneered, "So, next time, it'll be your general's men?"

The man was surprised by the Su family woman's quick reaction and clearly showed signs of panic.

"Good timing!" Zhang Huaiyu gripped his sword tightly. "Madam, don't panic. We set up this grand formation to capture General Shen, just waiting for him to arrive. Who knew that today it was just a servant?"

Su Wanwan frowned, her displeasure rising. "Come out here, I have something to ask you."

Zhang Huaiyu followed him out.

"Is Lord Fengchen using me as bait to capture General Shen?" Su Wanwan crossed her arms.

"Not at all. When we came out with the lady, there were members of the Shen family as well. So the lord said that anyone encountered by the Shen family should be killed without exception." Zhang Huaiyu cupped his hands in greeting.

"The Shen family harbors such deep resentment towards me. Rather than waiting to be killed, I might as well lure them into a trap," Su Wanwan said calmly, gazing at the lake.

"What does Madam mean?" Zhang Huaiyu asked, puzzled.

"Release this person. When we switch from waterway to land route, the Shen family will definitely come. Be fully prepared and it would be best to capture them in one fell swoop." Su Wanwan lowered her eyes.

"Yes!" Zhang Huaiyu nodded. "This group of people didn't come to kill anyone; they just destroyed some of the food and supplies. It will probably take some time for them to reach the shore."

"No need. General Shen originally intended to use a diversionary tactic to scatter you all, so you can scout out the situation first, and then we can make further plans." Su Wanwan took a deep breath.

"What you say is true, Madam," Zhang Huaiyu said, bowing.

The plan went smoothly. The servants of the Shen family were released under the pretense of being released, and then the clues were followed to find the lair of the people sent by the Shen family.

After some investigation, it was discovered that General Shen had come in person, and he had also mobilized the local government and bandits.

Zhang Huaiyu saw that both the government officials and the bandits had been bribed by the Shen family.

Let's just go along with it.

The county magistrate, whom they had abducted, was put into a sedan chair.

Zhang Huaiyu escorted the sedan chair ahead of them.

When passing through the mountains.

The road was blocked by bandits.

"Put down the sedan chair, and we'll spare your lives!" the bandits shouted.

"Hmph!" Zhang Huaiyu drew his sword. "Ask my men first!"

In the midst of the battle, General Shen, standing in the mountains, picked up his bow and fired about ten shots at the sedan chair.

He only stopped when the blood flowing from the sedan chair had slowly seeped out, and breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

"My son! I have avenged you!" General Shen said, then lit the signal flare.

As soon as the signal flare went off, all the officials from the yamen came out and quickly surrounded the bandits.

"You betrayed us!" The bandits then realized they had been tricked.

"So what if I betrayed you? The money's already been paid!" General Shen threw down his bow and arrows and shouted at the officials, "Arrest him!"

"yes!"

The head constable from the yamen cautiously approached the sedan chair and questioned Zhang Huaiyu, "May I ask who you are, and why you were attacked here?"

Zhang Huaiyu cupped his hands and said, "I am Zhang Huaiyu, the deputy general of the Northwest. I was passing through this place today and asked your county magistrate for the approval of the documents. However, I encountered bandits on my way back. Please accept my condolences."

Upon hearing this, the constable felt a chill run down his spine.

Pointing at the sedan chair, his palms trembling, he exclaimed, "What did you say?!"

"You'll see when you take a look," Zhang Huaiyu said, feigning regret.

The constable raised his trembling hand and slowly lifted the curtain, looking at the magistrate inside who had been riddled with bullets, his anger rising.

"Who is it?!"

The magistrate ordered that if a signal flare was seen today, people should be arrested immediately, unaware that the magistrate had foreseen this all along.

The murderer was so vicious that he killed the county magistrate.

The constable's gaze fell on General Shen's feet in the shadows, where the arrows in the quiver were no different from those meant to kill the lord.

"Did you do it?" The constable walked up to General Shen.

General Shen remained calm. "What is it...?"

"Do you even know who's sitting in the sedan chair?" the bailiff gritted his teeth.

"Who else could it be?" General Shen frowned.

The moment he reached the sedan chair and lifted the curtain, his face turned deathly pale!

Anger immediately flashed across his face as he glared fiercely at Zhang Huaiyu.

"General Shen, it's been a long time... I heard you were a fierce general in the Northwest, but seeing you today, you're nothing but a brute!" Zhang Huaiyu sneered.

"You! It was you!!! You were the one who orchestrated all of this in secret!" General Shen was instantly enraged, drew his sword, and slashed at Zhang Huaiyu.

Zhang Huaiyu gracefully stepped back. "I also wish to have a duel with General Shen. However, General Shen, are you sure you want to fight here and at this time? Anyone who murders an official of the imperial court or a county magistrate shall be executed."

"You!!!" General Shen, realizing he had been tricked, had already lost his mind and was furious. He drew his sword and slashed.