The courtyard that Qin Fengmian bought was a courtyard house, sandwiched in an inconspicuous alley on Fengliuxia Street.

There were eight young beggars in the house, five boys and three girls.

They were no longer dressed as beggars, but put on the clothes that Qin Fengmian bought, and they looked a little more energetic one by one. But it still can't cover their yellow faces.

As soon as Gu Qinghe entered the courtyard, the eight children all looked at her with curious eyes. Just as curious as the eight children were, there was a woman.

The woman's face was haggard and emaciated, and she could see that she was seriously ill.

She looks to be thirty-seven or eighteen years old, and her demeanor and eyebrows can tell that she was born in everyone.

This kind of extravagance, she also saw it in Qin Fengmian.

The identity of the mother and son has always been not simple.

"This is my mother. Qin Fengmian introduced, "Thanks to the head of the regiment, I can invite the best doctor in Xiangcheng to my mother and cure my mother's illness for many years." ”

Mrs. Qin saluted Gu Qinghe: "Thank you Miss Gu for your help, we will always remember your kindness." ”

"Don't thank me, it's all earned by Fengmian himself. Gu Qinghe bowed to Mrs. Qin, "Aunt Qin, you are recovering from a serious illness, you should recuperate for a while." ”

She had long guessed that Qin Fengmian had a seriously ill family member, so he urgently needed silver, but she didn't expect that this person was really his mother.

Mrs. Qin smiled softly and kindly: "My body has improved a lot, don't worry." Besides, I can't repay your kindness, and it's good to be able to help take care of these children. ”

Gu Qinghe stopped persuading and looked at the eight children on the side.

Xu was Qin Fengmian who told them Gu Qinghe's identity, so even if they were curious, they didn't dare to speak and ask questions without permission, but stood neatly and straight to greet Gu Qinghe, knowing that now they didn't speak or move.

Gu Qinghe looked at the eight children one by one, and finally landed on the boy who passed the note to him that day.

Gu Qinghe remembered that this child was their leader.

"What's your name, how old are you?" asked him.

"My name is Zhou Xiaolong, and I am eleven years old. The boy replied earnestly, sonorously and forcefully.

It's not like an eleven-year-old boy, because he is not as tall as Gu Qinghe, and he obviously lacks nutrition all year round.

Gu Qinghe nodded, didn't ask any more, she looked at all the children in a sharp tone.

"I'll give you two paths. One, I will give each of you 1,000 taels of silver, and then help you find a family who is willing to adopt you, and live an ordinary and stable life from now on. Second, give me both body and mind, and be loyal to me. I teach you all kinds of survival skills, and I want you to carry out all kinds of tasks, for which you will always be in danger, and you may lose your life at any time. ”

The children obviously didn't expect this girl of their age to talk so terrible, and they didn't expect this girl to propose such two paths.

A thousand taels of silver is a lot, so much that it can make an ordinary person live for a lifetime.

The children looked left and right, and threw inquiring glances at Qin Fengmian from time to time, but the latter never moved.

Gu Qinghe took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms: "The choice is yours, let's say, do you want to choose the first path or the second path?"

A little girl raised her hand, a little timid, only to hear her glutinous voice: "All kinds of tasks, including killing?"

"Of course. Gu Qinghe replied.

When the children listened to this, their already tangled expressions became even more tangled.

The boy Zhou Xiaolong said loudly: "I believe her." I believe that she can take us in today, and can offer to give us a thousand taels of silver to live in peace, and she will definitely not be a bad person, and she will not let us do things that hurt nature and reason!"

Gu Qinghe glanced at Zhou Xiaolong with interest.

Someone asked him again, "But she wants us to kill." ”

Zhou Xiaolong said again: "If it's someone like Zhang Dafa, why can't you kill it!"

The children were silent, their eyes lit up with resentment, and the girls were even redder.

They will always remember the scene when their sister Xiao Tao was beaten to death by Zhang Dafa.

Zhou Xiaolong stood up first: "I'm willing to follow you!"

The other children also stood up, almost in unison: "I am willing to follow you!"

Gu Qinghe didn't accept them happily, her tone was still sharp: "Since you have chosen me, then you have to train hard and seriously!" Remember, I come back every once in a while to test you, and if you don't pass it, just take a thousand taels of silver and roll it for me!"

Originally, Gu Qinghe thought that they would be so frightened that they would retreat, or hesitate.

But to her surprise, the children all looked up and looked at each other, only to hear them answer loudly in unison: "Yes!"

Gu Qinghe raised his eyebrows.

Sure enough, the orphans who have suffered are very different from the flowers that grow in the greenhouse.

Gu Qinghe saw her shadow in these children.

When Gu Qinghe came back from Fengliu Street, it was already sunset and dusk, she changed into the clothes of a little girl again, turned into a corner of the wall that no one was watching, and slipped in.

Fortunately, he was not discovered along the way, but as soon as he returned to Lanyuan, he was angrily scolded by his brother Gu Yitang for a while.

Gu Yitang looked at Gu Qinghe, who was not listening at all, and simply stopped in frustration.

"Qinghe, now that your father is watching you, and the people in the General's Mansion want your life again, how can you stay out alone for so long!" Gu Yitang softened his tone a little, "Who did you see when you went out?"

Gu Qinghe only told Gu Yitang that she had someone she had to meet, but she didn't say who it was.

"Brother, now is not the time to tell you. Gu Qinghe actually had Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, and once the prince got off the seat, he might consider tricking his brother into the corps.

"By the way, brother, do you know anything about Liuli Villa?" Gu Qinghe thought of Feng Wan's task, and couldn't help but want to inquire about some news from Gu Yitang.

Gu Yitang said: "I don't understand, but I have accompanied the prince two or three times." ”

"Have you ever heard of the jade lion enshrined in Liuli Villa?"

"Of course I've heard of it. There is also a legend about the jade lion of Liuli Villa. Gu Yitang listened with a look of contempt on his face, "It is said to be carved from the thousand-year-old cold jade on the Kunlun Divine Mountain, not to mention that the thousand-year-old cold jade is a legend, and even the Kunlun Divine Mountain is only a legend." ”

"So I see, this jade lion is just a boo, maybe it's just a broken jade carving. Gu Yitang obviously disdained the theory of the sacred mountain.

"Has anyone seen this jade lion?" Gu Qinghe asked.

"The jade lion is enshrined in the deepest courtyard of the Liuli Villa, which is a forbidden place, where can others enter. Moreover, the courtyard is said to be extremely well guarded, and a thief once went to steal the jade lion, but in the end ended up hanging at the gate of the villa. ”

"What are you asking this for?" Gu Yitang was a little curious, why did his sister suddenly think of asking this, remembering what Qinghe had done during this time, he quickly thought of a possibility, "You don't want to steal this jade lion, right?"

Gu Qinghe waved his hand: "It's just that I just heard a friend mention it today, and I suddenly thought of it and came to ask you." Brother, don't think about it. ”

"It's not good, anyway, that place in Liuli Villa is very evil, you'd better not get close. Gu Yitang's mental calculation was put down.

"What do you mean by that?"

Gu Yitang didn't seem to want to say more, and said a little perfunctorily: "Do you think the place where people can duel with beasts is not evil?"