Pei Dengke sending people to Jiangcheng to deliver gifts was something Xiao Feng had already anticipated last night.
So he made a call overnight, telling Qingyue and the others what they should say once someone came knocking.
And choosing to splash dirty water on himself to cover up the fact that he wasn't at home, Xiao Feng was clearly being forced to a certain point.
This was really a last resort. For someone who cares this much about face, if there were any better way, he definitely wouldn't go so far as to ruin his own reputation like this.
As for why Xiao Feng was hiding the fact that he wasn't in Jiangcheng, there were mainly two reasons.
First, to cleanly sever any connection between himself and Xiao Bajia, so no one would associate them with anything.
Second, to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to stir up trouble.
