CHAPTER 1483: CHAPTER 1483: FELL INTO THE PIT

A sleepless night, drunk and exhilarated.

Long Fei and Chu Feng spent the entire night talking with Guo Cunyi. No matter what questions Long Fei posed, Guo Cunyi could answer them fluently.

He had his own set of views, which were much more meticulous compared to Long Fei’s plans.

In short, he was down-to-earth.

Long Fei was exactly in need of such an assistant to complement him.

He was responsible for leading the way, while this assistant was responsible for implementation.

Unexpectedly, by a series of coincidences, they met here.

Guo Xiang felt sorry for herself, sullenly staying up all night with a group of men, lying on a nearby table.

At dawn, without waiting for her brother to sober up, she forcibly dragged him back to Xiangyang.

In her eyes, Long Fei’s group were nothing more than bandits.

If her brother stayed with them for too long, he would also become a bandit.

Long Fei didn’t stop them, he sent them off, allowing Guo Cunyi to plan how to resist the Imperial Army’s invasion in Xiangyang.

Such a talented leader would be wasted here, entangled in conspiracies.

Long Fei and Chu Feng would still need to stay in Bamboo City for two days until they could handle the issues at Azure Woods Mountain and return to Xiangyang.

After the group parted, Ma Tengfei, son of City Lord Ma Buwei, crept over for a visit.

Long Fei hosted a banquet for him in the private room.

As soon as he entered, he knelt before Long Fei, crying and sniffling, "Daoist, big brother, I’m here to beg for your help!"

Chu Feng took a sip of sobering tea and asked, "What, your old man wants to kill you, or skin you? Has he made up his mind yet?"

Ma Tengfei pretended to be in sorrow, "My father disowns me, saying I should repay my debts myself. If I can’t, I’ll have to pay with my life. That old codger, he disowns all relatives for money!"

Long Fei sipped his tea and chuckled lightly, "So, he’s not going to bother with you anymore?"

Ma Tengfei lifted his body, looking pitifully, "Big brother, little brother is not trying to shirk the debt. I raised one million Spirit Stones overnight, and as for the ten million Spirit Stones, I’ll pay you in installments. Please, big brothers, spare me this once. I’ll repay you as a horse or an ox in the future!"

As he spoke, he kowtowed sincerely.

Long Fei and Chu Feng exchanged a smile, understanding his intentions.

Ma Buwei, after all, is an old fox, serving as an official for many years. When it comes to his bottom line, he can also discard his own son.

Long Fei wanted to use him to set a trap for Jingzhou Prefecture, making it offend the Imperial Court again, but Ma Buwei wasn’t willing to take that risk just yet.

However, this matter had reached such a point that, whether Ma Buwei was willing or not, he had no choice.

Long Fei stared at Ma Tengfei, speaking warmly, "Alright, don’t kneel, get up and talk!"

"Thank you, big brother!"

"Thank you, big brother, for your mercy!"

Ma Tengfei was momentarily stunned, thinking Long Fei had a change of heart. Excitedly, he stood up, bending beside.

Long Fei stared at him and said, "You know your father better than we do. The way of being an official is all about being steady. Therefore, he can’t listen to what we talked about last night. We understand that. But that’s his approach; we young people need some boldness. Otherwise, we’d only be pathetic all our lives, eventually disappearing into ordinary folk."

Ma Tengfei nodded repeatedly in agreement, "What big brother taught is very true!"

He rolled his eyes, secretly guessing the meaning in Long Fei’s words, unsure of what Long Fei wanted to do.

Long Fei took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and continued, "Right now, the opportunity for wealth lies before you, it just depends on whether you have the guts to seize it. If this situation is handled well, not to mention ten million Spirit Stones, even twenty million or thirty million, I think you have a chance to get that too."

Ma Tengfei’s heart was stirred, so he quickly said, "Big brother, if you need anything, just command. Be it climbing a mountain of swords, or plunging into a sea of flames, little brother won’t refuse!"

Long Fei asked, "Some time ago, the Lord of Xiangyang led troops up Mount Heng to rescue his daughter, have you heard about it?"

"Of course, I’ve already heard about it!"

Ma Tengfei nodded.

Long Fei smiled slyly, "That’s right, now you need to put on a similar act. I can appoint you as the hall master of our Sharing Alliance Zhu City, tasking you with taking documents to Azure Woods Mountain to demand their surrender. If they agree to surrender, you’ll be the first to merit. Not to mention owing us ten million, I’ll reward you another ten million."

Ma Tengfei’s face turned green on the spot, kneeling down with a howl, "Big brother, you’d better kill me! The Azure Woods Sect is fierce, even speaking ill of them can make them come to your house to kill you. Let alone going to demand their surrender, that’s just sending little brother to his death!"

Chu Feng glared at him, reprimanding, "Weren’t you just saying you’d live and die with us? Can’t handle this small task? What life and death are we talking about?"

Scared speechless by his ferocity, Ma Tengfei regretted speaking big words for nothing.

Long Fei, acting the ally, said, "Brother Ma, I can see you’re a quick-witted person with ambition and dreams. But your courage is too small; you’re unwilling to take any risks. How can you make great wealth or achieve big things that way?"

Ma Tengfei stuttered, "But, but this is life-threatening! Big brothers, spare me, I’m just an ordinary person, I can’t handle big things!"

Long Fei sighed, cooling off his face, "Alright, you can go."

"Huh?"

Ma Tengfei thought he heard wrong and confirmed, "Big brother, are you serious?"

Long Fei nodded, "Of course, if you don’t want to do it, we won’t force you. Tonight, we’ll come visit. Let your father prepare some household valuables. If you can’t pay the debt, then use the City Lord’s Mansion as collateral."

Ma Tengfei was speechless, after all this talk, these two gods of plague were actually coming for debt collection!

He had no way back at home under his father’s pressure, and there was no retreat here either.

Ma Tengfei felt despair, cursing himself for his greed and digging a pit he fell into.

A real troublemaker, totally a troublemaker!

He cursed internally, pondered for a while, and reluctantly agreed, "Big brother, let’s talk about it. Isn’t it just being an envoy? Little brother will risk this flesh and go for you."

"Now that’s the spirit!"

Long Fei laughed heartily, helped him up, letting him sit at the table to talk.

Chu Feng personally poured him a drink, and the room suddenly became harmonious again.

Long Fei let Ma Tengfei drink a glass of wine, patted his shoulder, saying, "Xiao Ma, listen to me, in my hometown, there’s also a Ma, differing from your name by just one character. But he’s bold and daring, a top figure in our hometown’s food chain. I assure you, there won’t be any problems for you as an envoy. Besides, armies at war do not kill messengers. No matter how unreasonable the Azure Woods Sect is, they still have their pride. Moreover, you’re the city lord’s son; if they want to operate in this territory, they’ll have to consider this connection."

With some drinks in him, Ma Tengfei slowly gathered courage, nodding profusely, "Big brother is right, losing my head is just a scar the size of a bowl. Isn’t it just being an envoy? I, Ma Tengfei, promise to complete the task and not let you down."

"Good brother, we didn’t misjudge you!"

Long Fei and Chu Feng patted his shoulder with satisfaction.

Ma Tengfei forced a smile, his legs trembling, his heart palpitating with fear, and even his bladder starting to fill.