Outside Jiangyuan City, a carriage was parked hundreds of steps in front of the city gate, and in front of the carriage, dozens of majestic horses were neatly lined up in front. On top of the horses, there were not warriors in armor, but men and women dressed in all kinds of ordinary clothes, most of the men had resolute faces, and the women were also heroic.

In the center, three of them are the most conspicuous, two men and one woman, one of whom is a middle-aged man, with angry eyebrows and clear eyes, and he sits upright on a horse. The face is calm, but it makes people feel thunder in their chests, and once they act, it is a thunderous blow.

To the left of the middle-aged man is a white-robed young man with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and his breath is as continuous as the white snow of the mountains. On the right is a woman dressed in bright red, about her early twenties, with bright clothes and a gorgeous appearance, her breath is as blazing as the scorching sun, and she has a bundle of red long ropes pinned to her waist, and her eyebrows are full of sassy and heroic appearance.

"Xianlin, go and ask the master of the family when he will enter the city. The middle-aged man stared at the closed city gate in front of him, and the soldiers on the city wall who were like facing a great enemy, and turned his head to the white-robed young man beside him and commanded. The white-robed young man is named Gu Xianlin, who is the most proud junior of Gu Chengfeng, the Duke of Anguo, who is twenty years old, but he is already a great master in the late Xuan period, and he is quite famous in the circle of the children of the powerful people in the imperial capital.

Gu Xianlin drove his horse to the carriage in the rear, his eyes were full of reverence, and he said respectfully: "Grandpa, the second uncle asked you when you will enter the city." An old, powerful voice came from behind the curtain, "Wait." Gu Xianlin wondered, "What are you waiting for?"

A cold snort came from behind the curtain, and he replied patiently: "Naturally, I was waiting for Xia Biao's kid to go out of the city to pick up the old man in person, if it weren't for this kid's face, the old man would have already broken through the city gate and asked Zhou Heng Xiao'er to be held accountable." ”

Gu Xianlin's expression was sad when he heard this, and after a moment of silence, he said slowly: "Grandpa, grandma, is she really..." The person behind the curtain seemed to notice the abnormality, and sighed: "Lin'er, you are my most optimistic junior, and I have always cultivated you as the head of the family, but in terms of joy and anger, you let me down a little." ”

Gu Xianlin was silent when he heard this, and then said calmly: "Grandpa Xie taught you, Lin Er knows." At this moment, the curtain of the car was suddenly opened, and an old man with a thin face and a slightly clumsy figure walked out of it, his hair was meticulously combed, his eyes were bright, even if he was wearing an ordinary loose robe, it was difficult to hide the domineering and fierce momentum.

The old man is Gu Chengfeng, the Duke of Anguo, who has fought with Emperor Xia, conquered the huge territory of the Xia Dynasty, and made countless outstanding military exploits. After the founding of the country, he was named the Duke of Anguo, and his status was respected, and even the most powerful ministers in the court did not dare to be arrogant in front of him.

Gu Chengfeng quietly looked at the city gate in front of him and said softly, "It's here." Hearing this, Gu Xianlin turned his head to look ahead, only to see the city gate slowly open, and a man walked out of it first, it was Xia Biao, and behind him were Zhou Heng, Xie Tianhe, and a handsome young man with a face.

Gu Chengfeng took the lead in getting off the carriage, passing the Gu family and walking towards Xia Biao, and at the same time, the Gu family also turned over and dismounted, following behind Gu Chengfeng.

Chen An looked at the formation of dozens of people in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little stunned in his heart, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, why are there so many of them, are they here to fight." Xia Biao couldn't cry or laugh in his heart when he heard this, but he still maintained an indifferent look on his face, and squeezed out a voice from between his teeth and replied: "What are you doing, it's not a brawl of hooligans in the market." Later, you should remember to talk less and keep your face calm. ”

Chen An nodded again and again, and while following Xia Biao, he peeked at the people walking in front of him. Needless to say, the old man at the front had already inquired with Xia Biao on the way here, this famous old man, his most famous achievement was that he once faced a demon sect that raised mortals as a blood sacrifice to cultivate, one person and one shot, overturned the entire mountain gate, and slaughtered all the demon dao supernatural people in this sect.

And the middle-aged man behind him should be one of the three heroes of the Gu family, a powerhouse in the Transcendent Realm. But the conspicuous white-robed young man and the woman in red, Chen An didn't know, but judging from the aura they exuded, it was by no means easy, Chen An thought to himself that once they fought, even if they couldn't fight, they would still be able to escape.

As for the rest of the others, Chen An was not worried at all, he thought that he didn't have to make a move himself, just by releasing the Heavenly Ghost Gate, the cyan imps could solve it for themselves.

In a moment, the distance between the two parties was getting closer and closer, Gu Chengfeng stepped forward a few steps, knelt down, Xia Biao hurriedly held up his arm, and then said with a sad face: "Uncle Gu, Xiaobiao is sorry for you, I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen, please mourn." ”

Gu Chengfeng looked sad and sighed: "Alas, it's no wonder you. Then he looked at Zhou Heng and said coldly: "City Lord Zhou, the old man's wife was killed by gangsters in the city under your jurisdiction, have you found the murderer?"

Zhou Heng didn't expect Gu Chengfeng to attack him so quickly, his expression was stunned, and then he said ashamedly: "Mrs. Zun went to this city immortal, it is a dereliction of duty for the lower officials, and I also ask An Guogong to give the lower officials some time, and the lower officials will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation." ”

"Hmph, it's been so long and I haven't found the murderer, it's just rubbish. Behind Gu Chengfeng, the middle-aged man said. Zhou Heng's eyes were angry when he heard this, but An Guogong didn't dare to attack in front of him, so he forcibly suppressed his anger and replied to the middle-aged man: "Please also be calm for Brother Wu, I have ordered the city to be closed and searched for the whole city, I believe that the murderer will be found soon." ”

Gu Weiwu sneered: "You guys can find the murderer with just a bunch of waste, so let me find it myself." When Xia Biao heard this, his face was already a little displeased, Zhou Heng was his person, and Gu Weiwu was a waste, which was equivalent to slapping him in the face. It's just that Mrs. Mei died in Jiangyuan City, and Xia Biao can only understand Gu Weiwu's performance.

Gu Chengfeng saw the displeasure on Xia Biao's face, and immediately shouted coldly at Gu Weiwu: "Presumptuous! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in front, don't say anything disrespectful!" Gu Weiwu hurriedly nodded yes, Xia Biao saw this, waved his hand, and said: "This palace can understand the mood of Weiwu." It's just that it will take some time to find out the murderer, and I ask Uncle Gu to relax for a while, and this palace will definitely give Uncle Gu a satisfactory answer. ”

"Your Highness's difficulties can be understood, but after the sons and daughters of my Gu family heard about this, they all rushed to Jiang Yuancheng, and the ministers were afraid that they would come nonsense and cause a big disaster. So it was not easy to appease them, and some of the younger generations in the family who acted more calmly were selected to come on their behalf. Gu Chengfeng sighed, his face embarrassed.

At this time, the woman in bright red stepped forward and said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the little woman's name is Gu Hongyun, and she has the courage to ask His Highness for the power of search and inquiry, and I also ask Your Highness to agree to the little woman's request for the sake of the fact that my Anguo Mansion has done its best for the court for generations." ”

Xia Biao frowned when he heard this, this power is not trivial, it is equivalent to letting the Gu family arrest and interrogate others instead of the government, if it can be found. But what Xia Biao is afraid of is that the Gu family will vent their anger and act irrationally and harm the innocent.

He was about to open his mouth to refuse, when he suddenly saw Gu Weiwu furious, and scolded Gu Hongyun: "Stand down! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will give our Gu family a just result, why do you need to talk too much here." Gu Hongyun's face was full of grievances, and he said in a low voice: "Yes." Then he silently retreated.

Xia Biao sighed, where did he not know that the two of them were using a clumsy trick, but at this time, a straightforward trick that people can see through at a glance can achieve an intuitive effect, he looked at Gu Chengfeng, the old man lowered his eyebrows, as if he was silently expressing his determination. Seeing this, Xia Biao couldn't bear it, and said slowly: "This palace can promise you." ”

Gu Hongyun's eyes showed joy, and he glanced at Gu Weiwu, but Gu Weiwu had an indifferent expression. I heard Xia Biao say again: "But you can only search, and the matter of arrest and interrogation will be handed over to the Warden Division." Gu Chengfeng listened and thanked him: "His Royal Highness Prince Xie." ”

Xia Biao saw that Gu Chengfeng agreed so readily, and immediately felt that something was wrong, but as the crown prince, he must not go back on what he said, and at the moment, he could only think about it in his heart while taking Gu Chengfeng and the others into Jiangyuan City.

Gu Chengfeng couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw that Chen An's location was actually closer to the crown prince than Zhou Heng, so he looked at Chen An and asked, "Dare to ask His Royal Highness the prince, who is this?" Xia Biao waited for this sentence, and then called Chen An to his front and said: "This is the person present in this case, and it is also the helper specially called by this palace to assist in the investigation." ”

Gu Chengfeng stopped when he heard this, squinted his eyes and glanced at Chen An up and down, and said lightly: "This person is worthy of the mysteries, his strength is low, how can he help." Xia Biao didn't answer directly, smiled mysteriously, and replied: "I can't tell Uncle Gu yet, please wait and see." ”

Gu Chengfeng saw that Xia Biao didn't want to say more, and he didn't want to ask again, so he glanced at Chen An and stopped paying attention. On the road after that, Gu Chengfeng didn't say a word, and Xia Biao also fell silent, until after bringing everyone to the Vermilion Bird Prison Division, Xia Biao instructed Zhou Heng and Xie Tianhe to explain the matter to the Gu family, and then found an excuse to get away with Chen An.

Xia Biao took Chen An to a restaurant, Xia Biao took the lead in walking in, and after a while, he found that Chen An did not follow, and turned his head to find Chen An standing outside, with a tangled face. Then he wondered, "What are you doing standing outside, why don't you go in." ”

Chen An hurriedly waved his hand, shook his head like a rattle, and replied: "I won't go in, I offended the proprietress of this shop, I'm afraid she will beat me." Xia Biao was stunned, and then a woman greeted him warmly, and she was even more happy when she saw Xia Biao, and said with a smile: "Biao'er, why do you have time to come and sit with me today." ”

The woman was Concubine Jingshu, Xia Biao smiled, pointed to the door and said, "I brought a friend over and asked Aunt Concubine to arrange a secret room for us." Concubine Jingshu looked out the door, only to see passers-by, so she wondered: "Your friend, where is he?"

Xia Biao turned around, but found that Chen An was missing, and said with a smile: "Chen An, this is Aunt Concubine, the most well-informed person in the Vermilion Bird District, if you don't come out, how can I help you." As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Jingshu saw a familiar face suddenly appear on the street, and beckoned to her with a defiant smile.

When Concubine Jingshu saw this hateful boy, she immediately became angry, and immediately crossed her waist, pointed at Chen An and scolded: "What are you still doing here, it's not enough to demolish my roof, do you want to tear down my wall again." Chen An waved his hand again and again, "Don't dare, don't dare." ”

Seeing this, Xia Biao wondered: "Aunt Concubine, what's wrong." Concubine Jingshu looked at Xia Biao, her face was full of smiles again, and she replied: "It's just a little thing, by the way, your friend is him." Xia Biao replied: "Exactly." ”

Hearing this, Concubine Jingshu looked at Chen An, glared at him, and said angrily: "Since you are Biao'er's friend, then I will forgive you for the time being." After saying that, Concubine Jingshu turned around and left, and the two guys hurriedly stepped forward and greeted Xia Biao with a smile.