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Chapter 159 General Lin, who stole the show

Lin Feng turned and walked towards the ranks of the Hemp-Clad Guards.

The Ma Yi Guard envoy watched Lin Feng's retreating figure with awe. This young man's talent was too extraordinary. He would surely be able to enter the inner sect of the Sword Sect and become a high-ranking member of the Ma Yi Guard.

You need to take the initiative to build a good relationship with him.

Lin Feng found Sun Yu and Zhang Xiaoyu, took out a stack of silver notes from his storage space, and handed them to the two of them.

"You two take the brothers into the city and exchange these silver notes for copper coins and loose silver."

I will give each of the people who came to support me today five hundred coins.

It was harvest season, and these people had put aside their crops to come and support me; I couldn't leave without showing my gratitude.

Sun Yu took the silver note and said, "Give it to us. We'll be back in about half an hour."

The two men, along with all the brothers of the Ma Yi Guard, left the crowd and returned to the city.

Lin Feng stepped onto the stage and said loudly, "Our brotherly affair has delayed everyone's farm work."

People below shouted, "It won't delay us. We can only get back to work with peace of mind once we see that General Lin is alright."

"It really won't delay anything. If General Lin hadn't eradicated the gangs and tyrants in our Qinghe County, we wouldn't have been able to save any amount of grain, no matter how much we harvested."

Lin Feng clasped his hands in a fist salute to those around him, saying, "Don't leave yet, folks who came today. I've prepared a small gift for you and will be there in a little while."

The people looked up and shouted, "It doesn't matter if it's a small gift. We're leaving now; we have to go back to our farm work."

Lin Feng emphasized again, "Everyone listen to me, wait a bit before going back."

Please feel free to share any opinions or suggestions you may have. I will definitely try my best to find a solution if it's within my power.

The people were quite obedient; when Lin Feng asked them to wait a while, they didn't clamor to leave.

This shows how influential Lin Feng was among the people.

The common people looked at each other in bewilderment. When had the officials ever allowed them to voice their opinions?

They were still a little unaccustomed to it at first.

A middle-aged woman with a child mustered her courage and said, "The world is not peaceful these days, and I can't sleep soundly at night."

The bandits who collected protection money have all been dealt with by the general, but there are still some petty thieves in the village, making it difficult to guard against them.

"General, could you send some men deep into the village to take care of these matters?"

No sooner had the woman finished speaking than a villager scolded him, "This isn't a matter of life and death, so don't say it and cause trouble for General Lin."

Lin Feng said on the stage: "The Sword Sect has ordered us to protect the peace of the people in this region. There are no small matters concerning the people."

This lady's suggestion is very good.

I also wanted to recruit external members to be stationed in various villages to help people solve problems nearby, but something came up and I haven't been able to do it yet.

Since everyone has brought this up today, I'll get on with it first.

Starting the day after tomorrow, I will send men from the Ma Yi Guard to garrison various villages. Once I have recruited more peripheral members, I will withdraw them.

Now everyone can rest assured.

The villagers were overjoyed to hear this. The local thugs and ruffians were nothing in the eyes of the government, but they were quite a problem for the villagers.

Lin Feng resolved the matter for them with a single move.

The people cheered.

"General Lin, you are truly a living bodhisattva."

"General Sherlin was compassionate towards the people."

"With General Lin around, the people of Qinghe County are blessed."

……

The people sang praises and then raised some opinions.

If Lin Feng could do it, he would make a promise on the spot; if he couldn't, he would refuse on the spot.

When faced with issues outside his responsibilities, Lin Feng would have Zheng Tiejun's people express their opinions.

The atmosphere has reached this point, and the people on the other side can't very well remain silent.

The government abolished the rule that reporting a case to the authorities would result in the defendant being given fifty strokes of the cane first.

The city guards also promised not to trample the crops on horseback when leaving the city.

The arena had become Lin Feng's home ground.

Zheng Tiejun, sitting in the audience, watched Lin Feng speak eloquently on stage. The stage he had set up had allowed Lin Feng to steal the spotlight.

However, he admired Lin Feng. Lin Feng had not forgotten the oath he made when he joined the Hemp-Clad Guard and had always been resolutely carrying it out, while he himself had gone astray.

The city lord's mansion, the city guards, and the yamen officials stood below the stage, smiling and cooperating with Lin Feng's performance.

They sighed inwardly. After this battle, Lin Feng had become the number one expert in Qinghe County, and they would no longer be able to act arrogantly and domineeringly.

The envoy from the City Lord's Mansion was plotting something sinister; he wanted to bring Lin Feng to the City Lord's Mansion.

If successful, it would be a major blow to the Ma Yi Wei.

Lin Feng was talking with the people.

With a swift "Giddy up, giddy up," a hundred men of the Hemp-Clad Guards rode back on warhorses, carrying money bags.

Lin Feng glanced at the sky and said, "It's getting late. Everyone should take five hundred coins and head back."

Everyone gets a share of this money; consider it compensation for lost work time.

"Don't be shy with me, everyone. Just take what's offered."

Lin Feng had already said all this, so the people didn't say anything and lined up to receive their money under the organization of the Ma Yi Wei soldiers.

Even infants were given 500 coins.

After receiving their money, the people bowed to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng waved to the crowd, "Fellow villagers, hurry back. I'll have the brothers from the Ma Yi Guards escort you all."

Qinghe County has fifty-five villages and three towns.

One person from the villagers is enough to escort them.

The guards in hempen robes rode horses to escort the people.

Lin Feng stepped off the stage.

Zheng Tiejun stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "I accept my defeat wholeheartedly today. Brother Lin's martial arts skills and character are far beyond my reach."

Lin Feng clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Brother Zheng, you flatter me. From now on, let's practice martial arts together and govern Qinghe County well together."

Zheng Tiejun shook his head, "Qinghe County has enough with Brother Lin."

The foot of the mountain is ultimately not suitable for me; I plan to resign and return to the mountains.

"It is a great honor for me, Zheng, to have met Brother Lin on this trip down the mountain."

Lin Feng grabbed Zheng Tiejun's arm. "Brother Zheng, won't you reconsider?"

Zheng Tiejun looked in the direction of the Sword Sect and said, "No, I still have things to take care of on the mountain."

Lin Feng said no more, and the group returned to the city together.

……

When Lin Feng entered his yard, the five children ran over with outstretched arms.

"Father is back."

"Father is alright, that's great."

"Father, I don't need to avenge you."

"Daddy, did you bring us something delicious?"

"Father, are you hurt? Let me take a look. My medical skills are amazing now."

Lin Feng squatted down and stretched out his arms to hug all five children. "Haha, Daddy's amazing, what could possibly happen to him?"

"Daddy bought you a big bag of delicious food. Your Uncle Tiger and the others will bring it over to you soon."

Just as Lin Feng finished speaking, Sun Yu, Zhang Xiaoyu, Zhou Haitao, Lin Hu, Song Dahu, and others walked in, each carrying a bag of delicious food.

The children immediately broke free from Lin Feng's embrace and ran towards the group of people.

After enjoying drinks and conversation at Lin Feng's house, everyone went home.

……

When they went to sleep that night, Zhou Chunlan hugged Lin Feng tightly.

"What are you doing, my wife?"

Zhou Chunlan said softly, "I was so worried about you today, I was afraid you wouldn't come back."

Lin Feng patted Zhou Chunlan's head. "Didn't I say I was sure I could win?"

"You think I don't know that what you said was just to comfort me?"

There's no such thing as absolute safety when you're out fighting and killing.

And I can't stop you from going out.

What is there to say?

Oh, right.

Once you enter the world, you have no choice.

All I can do for you is take care of the household so you don't have to worry about anything.

Lin Feng was somewhat moved, and he whispered, "My wife."

Zhou Chunlan looked up at him, "What is it?"

"I'm starting to feel a bit out of control; my body is a little out of my control right now."

"If it's no longer under your control, then who controls it?"

Lin Feng embraced Zhou Chunlan and uttered two words: "Hormones!"

Zhou Chunlan asked in confusion, "What do you mean, 'mysterious'?"

"Never mind that, let's get down to business."

Perhaps because they both practiced martial arts, they had exceptional stamina.

The couple finally fell asleep just before dawn.

Lin Feng got up early without much sleep and went to the headquarters of the Ma Yi Wei, his mind preoccupied with his reward.

This reward is extremely generous, equivalent to half a year's worth of work, so I must pay more attention to it.