Chapter 23 Aggressive
When the Chixiao Sword was about to come out, the six Han armors were about to be gathered, and countless people were about to move, ready to do a big job, our own people finally couldn't help but act.
A few months ago, in the Cliff of Forgetfulness, the Seventh Master directly treated me as a meat shield for the first time, and that day, I understood that among these people, no one can be regarded as a real friend. In the hanging coffin of Chengling, the appearance of Ge Wei made me confirm my suspicion of the Seventh Master. Why did the grandmaster-level figure who had retired from the rivers and lakes and washed his hands in a golden basin be coerced into reappearing after a few years?
If it weren't for Hanjia and the Ten Secret Realms, the Seventh Master would never have gone out of the mountain, and neither would the Budai monk. What's more, these two people, a few years ago, had searched for Hanjia, but that time they failed and lost the lives of many friends.
In the dimness, the faint light of the flashlight was reflected on the face of the seventh master who had been smiling, which made me feel a little weird and frightened. When I first met the seventh master, his kind smile made me feel that he was a good person and a trustworthy elder, and now it seems that in this forever harmless smile, I don't know how many unspeakable secrets are hidden......
"It was Xu Zeming who kidnapped the old clam." I looked at the seventh master and whispered: "Moreover, you and Xu Zeming should have known each other for a long time, after Liang Dong found you, you immediately notified Xu Zeming, and had a feasible plan with a high degree of freedom." Promising Liang Dong is actually part of your plan with Xu Zeming, the purpose is to find a team like us to help you find Qi Hanjia as soon as possible. Seventh Master, I don't know if I'm right? ”
"Haha......" The seventh master laughed in a low voice: "Xiao Gu, it's really a shame for you not to be a screenwriter!" However, what you said is correct, no matter what, between Xu Zeming and Liang Dong, I will naturally choose Xu Zeming, now, I want to ask you about your choice. ”
My little heart was pounding, and at this time I had the worst plan in my heart: if I chose this multiple-choice question wrong, I might be killed by the Seventh Master in the Yashan Sea Palace, and from then on, there would be no Gu Rui anymore. Thinking of Ge Wei's words, is the death of my father Gu Wenzhong also related to the Seventh Master and the Budai monk? Could this person in front of me be my enemy?!
"Seventh Master, I want to know, are you and my father Gu Wenzhong old acquaintances?" I groaned for a moment and asked.
"Yes." The seventh master did not hesitate at all: "Uncle Gu, we are the same age as me, we are good friends, this is known to passers-by." ”
"So, seventeen years ago, what happened to my father's death?!" Now that that's it, it's better to have a good time.
The seventh master didn't seem to expect that I would ask such a sharp question directly, his face froze, his smile instantly turned into a bitter smile, and he sighed and said, "These things, I'm sorry, I have an appointment with someone else and can't mention it." But I assure you, your father's death has nothing to do with me. ”
"What about Ge Wei?!" I didn't give the seventh master a chance to think at all, and opened his mouth to ask.
As soon as he heard the word "Ge Wei", the Seventh Master's face changed slightly, and his brows wrinkled: "Ge Wei? How did you know Ge Wei? ”
"In the hanging coffin of Chengling, Ge Wei was killed in front of us, or you and Lao Clam buried him, and one more thing, he still has a dragon carved jade plate in his hand, and brought it back to Chengling, the hometown of dragon blood and black jade, you have crossed paths before, including my father."
I didn't say it very clearly, and I believe that the Seventh Master would hear something in my words.
"Alas-" When the seventh master heard this, he probably couldn't figure out how much he didn't want me to know in his heart, sighed, and said with a wry smile: "No matter what, Xiao Gu, I can only tell you now that I didn't hurt anyone, and I don't want to hurt anyone." What you and I are facing now is the choice at hand, Liang Dong or Xu Zeming. ”
"What's the difference?" I sneered and asked, "Why did the Seventh Master choose Xu Zeming?" ”
"Mr. Xu, I used to be my business partner." The Seventh Master lowered his voice and said, "But you also know that some people in our business will not meet when doing business, so before the last meeting, I had never met Mr. Xu, just over the phone." But I know Mr. Xu and his strength, so I naturally choose Xu Zeming, who is a friend and has excellent strength. ”
"How the hell did Liang Dong find you?" I looked at the Seventh Master and asked, "What benefits did I promise to give you again?" It won't be too simple to let a grandmaster-level figure who has been retired for several years come out of the mountain again! ”
"Let's be honest, Liang Dong, found my family." The seventh master said amazingly: "I have been doing this business for decades, according to the rules left by my ancestors, when I am forty years old, I should wash my hands in a golden basin, and in the days to come, I must accumulate good karma to be able to ensure the happiness of the rest of my life." Seriously, I'm not greedy for money, I just really enjoy this life, and whenever I take something out of the tomb that I like, the sense of accomplishment is indescribable. I am forty-three years old, and I am fifty years old. But outside of my work, I'm also a normal person, and I have a family. When Liang Dong was looking for me, he went directly past me to find my family, hoping that I would be able to go out of the mountain, and the condition he gave was to wash my name. ”
"Whitewashing?" I was stunned for a moment, not understanding what this meant: "You are not an underworld, what is the condition for whitewashing?" ”
"The so-called whitewashing in our circle is to turn the light that cannot be seen into the light that is seen." The seventh master smiled: "Except for my wife, no one in my family knows the nature of my work, they will ask at first, I will say that I am running a business outside, and over time, they always answer so perfunctorily, they will guess something, and they will not ask again." It's just that my wife will never feel like she can hold her head up. I never dared to tell my children what I did. The condition given by Liang Dong is to repackage me and turn me into a person who can really see the light, which is actually very difficult, and I almost have to create another field. ”
I smiled: "Actually, no matter what conditions Liang Dong wants to give you, even if he doesn't give you any conditions, you will agree to Liang Dong to go out of the mountain, because the target this time is Hanjia, which is something you have always dreamed of." Although you can't get it, you must let this thing see the light of day again from your hands. ”
The seventh master smiled and nodded: "That's right, you Gu family have always been very smart. ”
"Why don't you pass on your skills to your children?" I coldly changed the subject.
"This is also the rule of the ancestors." The seventh master explained: "This craft of the Nanpan faction is only passed on to the outside and not to the inside, to put it bluntly, it is for our own good, if we only have our own family tradition, sooner or later it will be extinct." ”
I nodded, paused and asked directly, "Seventh Master, tell me, what do you want me to do?" ”
"Liang Dong is a very mysterious person. I don't know who he is. The seventh master analyzed: "I don't know what strength he has, although Xu Zeming is not sure who this person is now, but in the absence of security, I will naturally choose Xu Zeming, who I have known for a long time and has clear strength." Besides, do you think Liang Dong can beat Xu Zeming? At the auction, Xu Zeming cheated us out of the Han Jia that we had worked so hard to get, presumably with his strength, it would not be a problem to get the Han Jia in the end. ”
I sighed: "Seventh Master, let me ask you a key question, do you really hope that Xu Zeming will get a complete set of Han armor, and then accompany him to the funeral and Tai Chi halo?!" ”
The seventh master shook his head without hesitation: "This is absolutely impossible, although our line of work is unsightly, but there is also a bottom line, if it is really buried too close to make it fast, Xu Zeming realized his dream in a short time, this price is likely to be social chaos, and even life." ”
"Then why do you want to help these two people find Hanjia?!" I sneered, "Don't tell me, it's for your so-called sense of accomplishment!" ”