Gu Shen stood in front of the door, looking at the gilt plaque on the gate not far away, with two big characters written on it: Zhou Mansion.

This is one of the most prosperous streets in the entire inner city of Tiandu, and the people who can live here are basically people who hold real power in Great Xia.

He took out the letter given by Zhou Rang, checked it, and after confirming that it was correct, he stepped forward, and the guard guarding the gate immediately stopped him.

There were a total of two guards guarding in front of the door, Gu Shen looked at his aura, if he expected it to be correct, these two guards should have cultivation no less than the Tongmai realm.

Although the Tongmai Realm is only the fourth realm of the martial arts, the path of the martial arts is extremely difficult, and it takes more than ten years to build the foundation alone, and most of the martial artists on the rivers and lakes basically stay in the first three realms of the martial arts.

Even if it is Gu Shen, without the blessing of the panel, it will take at least several years of hard cultivation before it is possible to reach the Tongmai realm.

And a martial artist of the Tongmai Realm can be at least a seven-rank official in Great Xia, and among them, those with stronger talent and strength are enough to serve as the capital envoy in Jingtiansi.

But right now, these two martial artists of the Tongmai Realm can only guard the door, which also means that at the level of Gu Shen, when they come to the Zhou Mansion, they are just a gatekeeper, and they are at the same level as Zhang Bo, the porter of the Gu Mansion.

From this, it can be seen that the status gap between the two sides is really extremely disparity.

If it weren't for Zhou Rang's letter, Gu Shen wouldn't have had a chance to stand here at all.

Immediately, Gu Shen took out the letter, handed it to the guard, and said, "Please report it, there is a letter from Lord Zhou here." ”

"Wait a minute."

The guard glanced at the letter, took it, pushed open the door and walked in, while another guard stayed in front of the door to guard Gu Shen.

It didn't take long for the previous guard to go and return, and said to Gu Shen, "Please follow me." ”

"Okay."

Gu Shen nodded, and under the leadership of the guards, he walked into the Zhou Mansion.

After entering the door, the area inside is wider than the outside, the line of sight is extremely open, in the courtyard, as far as the eye can see, pavilions, rockery pavilions, lush greenery, lush vegetation, like the scene of the royal garden.

Although Gu Mansion is also a three-in, three-out mansion, compared with here, it is tantamount to the difference between a manure pit and a villa.

The inner city is much more expensive than the outer city, and it is one of the most prosperous streets in the inner city, and if you want to buy such a huge mansion here, it is useless to have money, and the most important thing is to have power.

"It's really prosperous." Looking at the various scenes in front of him, Gu Shen couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, with his current income, even if Gu Chengfeng's was added, he would not be able to afford such a residence in ten lifetimes.

The mansion is very vast, and under the leadership of the guards, the two of them turned around and walked through several corridors to the main hall of the mansion.

Above the main seat in the hall, there was a black-haired man with a majestic face, a tall body, thick eyebrows and big eyes, sitting there, looking down at the letter sent by Gu Shen.

After the guards brought Gu Shen here, they quietly retreated.

Gu Shen stood in the hall and secretly looked at the middle-aged man sitting on the main seat, he was wearing an official uniform, with a mirror embroidered on his chest, and the edges were dotted with pale gold textures, this was the official uniform of the first-class mirror holder of the Great Xia Ming Spiegel Division.

For the second-level mirror holder, the mirror on the chest is silver-edged, and for the third-level mirror holder, it is copper-edged.

The middle-aged man in front of him is Zhou Rang's eldest son, named Zhou Qi.

Zhou Qi inherited part of Zhou Rang's character, he is honest and fair, he does things fairly, and at the same time he has a tough temperament, jealousy and hatred, and he dislikes those who are corrupt and pervert the law the most in his life.

In Zhou Qi's eyes, no matter whether you are a prince or nobleman, or a minister of the town, as long as you violate the laws of Great Xia, you will be treated equally, and he will be directly arrested and put in the prison of the Spiegel Division.

Having been in a high position for a long time, Zhou Qi naturally developed the momentum of a superior person, plus he himself is a martial arts seventh realm, a great master of the Gang Qi realm, even if he has deliberately restrained his own breath, but it still gives people a heavy pressure, like a mountain, and the pressure is a little breathless.

When many officials were interrogated by Zhou Qi, it was precisely because they couldn't bear this pressure that most of the time, they would confess by themselves, and Zhou Qi didn't need to use too many means.

"Gu Shen?"

Zhou Qi raised his head slightly, his majestic eyes looked at Gu Shen below, his face was cold and hard, his facial features were sharp and angular, and there was no smile in sight.

"It's Xiaguan."

Gu Shen lowered his head and clenched his fists, his tone was respectful, the difference in status between the two sides was too great, Zhou Qi was equivalent to the commander of Jing Tiansi, Gu Shen couldn't see a person of this level in the past, and the two sides had no chance to meet at all.

In Great Xia, Zhou Qi is definitely a first-line figure.

Even if the two sides are not in the same system, if Zhou Qi wants to deal with Gu Shen, he can have a hundred ways in an instant.

Zhou Qi silently looked at Gu Shen below, he didn't say anything, he knew his father's character, and asked Gu Shen to send him a letter, and he knew the purpose, that is, he wanted to give himself a chance to carry Gu Shen.

But at the height of Zhou Qi, Gu Shen is really too inconspicuous, the Great Xia is rich in resources, it is the first power in Kyushu, and Tiandu is full of talents, I don't know how many young and handsome people there are, and many of them will emerge every year, but there are really some achievements in the end, or they are in his eyes, for so many years, there are not many of them.

He knew that Zhou Rang intended to let him carry Gu Shen, but in Zhou Qi's opinion, not everyone was worthy of his Zhou Qi's support, and he was not a person with that personality who could be seen by him Zhou Qi.

At least, what Gu Shen has done so far is far from enough.

It's not that Zhou Qi looks down on Gu Shen, but that's the case.

Zhou Qi didn't speak, Gu Shen naturally didn't speak well, so he could only keep his head down and stand there, at this moment his whole body muscles were tense, and the skin hidden under his clothes even had a layer of goosebumps, because the pressure brought to him by Zhou Qi was getting bigger and bigger, like a big mountain, from far to near, oppressing him little by little.

The difference in strength between the two is also huge, the first way to the martial arts, the more the difference is in the back, such as Zhou Qi, a master of the seventh realm of the martial arts, if he wants to defeat Gu Shen, he doesn't need to take action in person, just relying on his own momentum is enough.

Gu Shen also understood that Zhou Qi was deliberately testing him, and only after passing this level could he have the qualifications to talk to Zhou Qi.

I don't know how long it has been, just when a cold sweat was about to appear on Gu Shen's forehead, Zhou Qi finally spoke.

"I have read the content of the letter, I also know what my father meant, you saved Ning Cheng, it is equivalent to saving my father's life, I don't like to owe people, you can say what you need, of course, you should have heard of my character, if you take the coercion and want to repay it, if you want to ascend to the sky in one step, then it is better to avoid it, where to go back."

At the same time as Zhou Qi spoke, the pressure on Gu Shen's body instantly disappeared, and he suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, Gu Shen raised his head, looked at Zhou Qi who was sitting at the top, his eyes were clear, and he said without being humble or arrogant: "Lord Zhou, the lower official didn't want to do anything, but Mr. Zhou entrusted me to send a letter to the adult, and now that the letter has been delivered, if there is nothing wrong, then the lower official will retire first." ”

Gu Shen is not stupid, he can see that Zhou Qi doesn't look down on him at all, of course, he also understands that if it were him, it might be the same as Zhou Qi's reaction, how could the dragon care about ants?

Moreover, Gu Shen never thought that he would be able to climb the relationship with Zhou Qi with this, and then ascend to the sky one step, he believed that with his own potential, he would one day reach Zhou Qi's height, or even higher.

All he lacked now was time.

Of course, Zhou Rang's kindness Gu Shen understood it, otherwise he would not have accepted this commission.

Hearing Gu Shen's answer, Zhou Qi was still like water, without the slightest wave, he looked at Gu Shen expressionlessly, and said, "Since this is the case, then you can retreat." ”

It doesn't matter to him whether Gu Shen asks for it or not, and he won't value him anything because of Gu Shen's answer.

"Yes."

Gu Shen nodded, then turned around and left.