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The reaction of this loose cultivation was really a little unexpected by Wang Shouzhe, and immediately his face became gloomy: "It seems that the thing you committed in Yingxiu is not small." ”

"My lord, it's me who is bad, it's me who is greedy. Nasanxiu wept bitterly and confessed, "Several of us are foot merchants traveling together, and when we passed by Yingxiu, we saw a rich merchant marrying a daughter-in-law. Originally, we were about to leave after begging for a glass of water and wine, but we found that the dowry was very rich, with hundreds of dry gold alone, and two valuable century-old ginseng. I waited for a moment to have evil thoughts, and at night I sneaked into the rich merchant and stole ......"

After some confession, Wang Shouzhe's face became darker and darker, and this group of loose cultivators was too bold. After the theft was discovered, he even dared to kill people and plunder wealth.

Fortunately, those few casual cultivators had infighting because of greed, and in the end, this casual cultivator had the last laugh. It's just that he was very unlucky, and he was treating his wounds in the sparsely populated dense forest, and he was bumped into by Wang Shouzhe and his party.

"My lord, as long as you swear to spare my dog's life. Sanxiu begged for mercy and said, "I am willing to give you the place where the stolen goods are hidden, and everything is offered to you." ”

This Sanxiu seems to know the style of some Xuanwu families very well, if Wang Shouzhe swears in front of several generals under his command, he will definitely not go back on his word.

Otherwise, if a dignified head of a family can even break the oath he has made at will, how will these family generals feel in their hearts? Will they be able to believe the words of the head of the family in the future?

Wang Zhong and several other generals also set their eyes on Wang Shouzhe, and there was some hope in their eyes. The value of that stolen goods is not small, and if you can get your hands on it, it can alleviate the situation of the Wang family's lack of money.

Wang Shouzhe only thought about it for a while, then turned over and got on the horse: "Take him with you and hand him over to the Yingxiu Lu clan to deal with." ”

"Yes, Master. Wang Zhong was only stunned for a moment, then faithfully fulfilled his mission, stuffed Sanxiu's mouth, and threw him on the back of the horse no matter how he screamed and struggled.

"Drive!"

The coachman Wang honestly flicked his whip, and the two horse-drawn carriages moved slowly on the rough and muddy road.

After walking for a while, Wang Zhongcai rode behind Wang Shouzhe and asked in a low voice: "Master of the family, do we really want to give up that batch of stolen goods? If you are afraid of getting your hands dirty, let your subordinates deal with them, just give me some time and keep him from spitting out the hiding place." ”

"Our time is precious, and we don't have time to play a game of treasure with a casual cultivator. Wang Shouzhe said indifferently, "There is also Wang Zhong, as a Xuanwu family, he should take a long-term view. There is no impermeable wall in the world, and if we are to evil the Lu clan because of this, we will suffer 10 times or 100 times the loss of this stolen money! The most important thing is that if we are greedy for stolen goods with no conscience and let go of the thieves, how can we be worthy of the ancestor of Zhouxuan, who opened up the territory and established the family? How can we be worthy of the ancestor of Longyan, who has guarded the family for decades with his own strength?

This is the question of family faith, and the biggest belief of most families is the ancestor who opened up the family.

Wang Zhong's body was shocked, and he said with shame: "The subordinates understand, it is the subordinates who are blinded by interests. ”

"Human nature is greedy, but how to restrain greed is very important. Wang Shouzhe said indifferently, "It's like that group of loose cultivators, who can't control their greed and join forces to commit crimes, and then they can't control their greed and fight with each other." With such a lack of self-control and self-discipline, if you are lucky enough to escape this time, can you escape the second and third times?"

"Family Master, wouldn't it be okay if those scattered cultivators escaped once and didn't commit crimes in the future?" said Wang Yong, riding up on his horse.

"There may be such people, but they must be very few. Wang Shouzhe smiled, "Imagine that you can't even resist the first temptation, let alone the second temptation that has already tasted the sweetness? That kind of greed will destroy them sooner or later." It's not that I don't want the stolen money, but I simply don't want it, because I'm afraid that I won't be able to control my greed and gradually lead the family to ruin. ”

Several generals fell into deep thought, and their eyes showed reverence for Wang Shouzhe.

Wang Zhong said with emotion: "The head of the family, the subordinates have a hunch that our Ping An Wang clan will inevitably rise in the hands of the head of the family. ”

"Hehe, although your sycophant is rough, the patriarch is very useful. ”

"Head of the family, I'm not sycophant, I really think so. ”

"Yes, yes, my lord, we think so too. The rest of the generals echoed and agreed.

Meanwhile.

Inside the carriage, Wang Luojing, who had already woken up and witnessed all this, had a bright look in her eyes and was thoughtful at the same time. With the fourth brother, I always feel so relieved and down-to-earth.

Not for anything else, even if it's just for the fourth brother, Luo Jing, Luo Jing, you must work hard to share the burden on your shoulders for the fourth brother.

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It doesn't take more than half an hour.

Wang Shouzhe and his entourage came out of the woods and walked onto the wide avenue.

The first thing that catches your eye is the vast and endless Yingxiu Lake, where the reflection of the towering Longji Mountain falls into the water, dyeing the lake dark green. The lake breeze mixed with water vapor blows in the face, and it is cool in this early summer season.

On the wide surface of the lake, from time to time, a big fish jumped up and made a big splash. In the dense reeds, a variety of waterfowl swim.

There is no doubt that Yingxiu Lake is not only beautiful, but also rich in natural resources. Compared with the magnificent rapids of Anjiang, Yingxiu Lake is more magnificent and beautiful.

At this time, a team of knights galloped in the distance and stopped in front of Wang Shouzhe and his party.

"Phew!"

The leader was a man in his early thirties who was in a strong suit, and he carried a strong bow and a sword hanging from his waist, and his momentum was extraordinary. As soon as he saw Wang Shouzhe, he was stunned for a moment, and then laughed happily: "Zhe'er, I haven't seen you for a few days, and you are a lot more heroic." It seems that after becoming the patriarch, the temperament is different. ”

"Uncle, why bother you to pick it up in person. Wang Shouzhe hurriedly arched his hand.

This man is the younger brother of Wang Shouzhe's biological mother Lu Mengxue - Lu Zhengjie, the pillar of the young and middle-aged generation of the Lu family. He was only in his early thirties, and he had already reached the strength of the eighth layer of the Qi Refining Realm, and he was an existence that was expected to break through to the Lingtai Realm.

Some time ago, he specially rushed to Ping'an Town to participate in Wang Dingyue's funeral, and naturally he and Wang Shouzhe were separated not long ago.

"Which is to pick you up on a special trip. Lu Zhengjie's smiling face froze, "A few days ago, there was a group of bandits pretending to be footmen who killed seven members of a wealthy businessman, and we followed the clues to find that they fled to the direction of Shanyang, and we are investigating the matter." I have heard a report from my family about your coming to Yingxiu, you can go see your uncle by yourself, I don't have time to accompany you back now. ”

"That's a coincidence. Wang Shouzhe said with a smile, "I just came from Shanyang, and I happened to catch a criminal on the way, and under the preliminary interrogation, it should be the same group of criminals as my uncle." ”

"What?" Lu Zhengjie was slightly surprised.

Subsequently, Wang Shouzhe handed over the criminal to Lu Zhengjie, and recounted the ins and outs of the matter with him: "I will hand over the criminal to my uncle, but he has already hidden the stolen goods, and it is inconvenient for me to interfere in this matter, uncle, you can send someone to interrogate yourself." ”

"In this way, it will save trouble, Lu Yi, the next matter will be left to you to dispose of, try to recover the property, and give an explanation to the survivors of the rich merchant. Lu Zhengjie ordered in surprise.

The Xuanwu family has various privileges in the local area, but it also shoulders the responsibility of guarding the civilians under its jurisdiction.

"Yes, second master. A man with a somewhat grim and fierce face stepped forward and laughed cruelly, "This thief is so bold that he dares to commit a crime on our Lu clan's territory. It fell into my hands, and I kept him alive and not dying. ”

Such cruel words made Wang Shouzhe look at him more.

"Lu Yi has a lot of experience in torture. Lu Zhengjie said with a smile, "You can send a qualified general to study." ”

In this regard, Wang Shouzhe was noncommittal.

If it is purely about torture, Wang Shouzhe's "knowledge" is still very rich, and there is a lot of miscellaneous knowledge in this direction, after all, modern criminal investigation dramas, spy dramas...... There are too many similar bridges, and the means are quite scientific.

didn't dwell on this matter anymore, now that the task of arresting the fugitive has been completed, Lu Zhengjie personally led Wang Shouzhe back to the main house of the Yingxiu Lu family.

Compared with Shanyang Gongsun's main house built on the mountainside, it is quite impregnable. The main residence of the Yingxiu Lu family was built on the peninsula in Yingxiu Lake, surrounded by water on three sides and a husband and wife.

In terms of pure blood relationship, Wang Shouzhe has a deep connection with the Lu family, and he will naturally receive high-standard hospitality here.

Before entering the door, a girl in red rushed out and plunged into Wang Shouzhe's arms: "Cousin Shouzhe, I miss you so much." ”

Lu Xiaoxiao!

The contemporary patriarch Lu Zhengxiong is old and has a daughter, and he is the most favored.

But before Wang Shouzhe could speak, Wang Luojing, who was hiding behind him, suddenly grabbed his hand: "Fourth brother, Jing'er is a little uncomfortable." ”

Under the weather?

Wang Shouzhe was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly took her little hand and said with concern: "Where is Luojing uncomfortable, could it be that she ...... while sleeping in the carriage?"

He was only halfway through his words, but he found that the eyes of the two girls met, and their hostility towards each other was not concealed at all, and sparks flew everywhere.

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