Gu Shengchao left the Gaosheng Inn, planning to go back to the room to rest, he estimated that Liu Ximei was worried about his safety, and he couldn't sleep and was still waiting for him to return safely in the guest room. As soon as he turned the corner, a man in black walked up to him and said, "Thank you for saving your life, you are polite." ”

Judging from this person's outfit, it should be the person who shot Liao Weikang's three arrows outside the house, the situation was urgent, and Gu Shengchao didn't see the person's face clearly, but he could identify it from the curved bow he was carrying behind his back.

"This big brother has won the award, and I just happened to have it, and it's not enough to worry about trivial things." Gu Shengchao saw that he was obviously older than himself, and said politely.

The man said gratefully: "Where did the son come from, you are the great benefactor of my clan, I was entrusted by the clan to prepare a special vehicle, and I was annoyed that Engong followed me to the residence, and my clan wanted to thank me in person." ”

Gu Shengchao looked over, a car was parked on the side of the road, and the driver stood aside and waited quietly.

"This ......" Gu Shengchao didn't think that he had done much of a thing, besides, Liao Weikang was killed because he was trapped by the Lu Chuan Five Soul Array, and it had nothing to do with him.

The man pulled him away, "Don't shirk the father, I can't invite you, I will let the clan blame me when I go back." The man pulled Gu Shengchao into the car, and then he sat down next to Gu Shengchao, and the coachman drove the carriage slowly.

In the car, the man briefly explained what happened. The man's name is Ran Dengjia, a native of the Xileng country, who came to the Dawu Dynasty with his clan to do the leather business. They just came to the capital and were not familiar with the place, and they were introduced to Liao Weikang, the left envoy of the Wuwang Palace, who promised them the safety of doing business, but they had to take away 20% of the profits. So they invested in the establishment of a firm and did it, the first two years were normal, with the protection of the Wuwang Palace, no one dared to bully them, the profits were huge, and they also paid dividends in full according to the agreed proportion.

In the third year, the business became more and more prosperous, and the capital turnover was difficult and the manpower was too busy, so Liao Weikang introduced a person to come in and buy shares, but he had to share one percent of the profits. After thinking about it, everyone thought it was feasible and agreed. After everyone worked in harmony for another year, Liao Weikang suddenly turned his face and deceived him by saying that their accounts were not clear, and drove them out of the trading house. Only then did they find out that the new shareholder turned out to be Liao Weikang's own person, and he had already figured out all the matters related to the operation of the firm, and the firm had actually become Liao Weikang's own business. They worked hard for several years to make a wedding dress for Liao Weikang.

They couldn't get angry, so they went to the Wuwang Palace to comment, but the big bullies didn't pay attention to them at all, and they tried to find Liao Weikang's theory many times to no avail. The patriarch was really angry and stepped forward to beat Liao Weikang, who knew that Liao Weikang was ruthless, and beat the patriarch to death with a few punches.

Ran Dengjia knew that he couldn't beat Liao Weikang, so he wanted to sneak attack secretly with his outstanding archery skills, but he was found out and almost lost his life. He returned slowly and saw Liao Weikang killed on the way, so he hurriedly contacted the clansmen and dragged Liao Weikang's body back to pay tribute to the patriarch, and he waited outside to wait for Gu Shengchao.

The carriage was bumpy, apparently out of the capital, and the carriage stopped while the two were talking, and came to a spacious courtyard. A mourning shed was built in the courtyard, and the mourning of the dead was fluttering in the wind.

"Eun Gong is here." The coachman jumped out of the carriage and reported to the crowd.

As soon as Gu Shengchao got off the car, a girl dressed in heavy filial piety knelt down in front of him with the support of others, crying: "Engong is above, thank you for the revenge of killing your father." ”

"Hurry up, please." Gu Shengchao felt guilty when he received such a big gift, and hurriedly helped the woman up. The woman's face is beautiful, the appearance of pear blossoms with rain makes people look pitiful, and a pair of beautiful eyes look very haggard because they are red and swollen from crying.

Since Gu Shengchao came, he knelt in front of the portrait of the patriarch and offered incense, and he saw Liao Weikang's body chopped into several pieces and offered on the case. After he got up, people kept saluting and thanking him, which made him feel even more uncomfortable. Gu Shengchao stayed for a while and was about to leave, and several people rushed to send him back to the capital.

"Thank you for your kindness, I don't want to be known by others at my residence in the capital, lest the bad guys find out that it is not good for my family, it is appropriate for me to return alone, please understand." Gu Shengchao politely declined everyone's kindness.

Everyone was helpless, and Ran Dengjia sent him away.

"What are you going to do in the future?" Gu Shengchao asked.

Ran Dengjia sighed and said in frustration: "The trading house can't be recovered, we will return to the Sirloin Kingdom after the funeral for the patriarch, and we will not come here again." ”

Gu Shengchao reminded: "You have to deal with Liao Weikang's corpse, the Wuwang Palace is entrenched in the Dawu Dynasty and has a huge power, so be careful of getting into trouble." ”

Ran Dengjia said in a low voice: "Time is pressing, we will mourn immediately, and the body of that thief will be burned clean." It is inconvenient for the patriarch to bring it back from a long distance, and we have found a hidden place to bury it, leaving no tombstones or piling graves, and others will not find it. ”

"That's good, take care!"

"Take care!"

The two said goodbye, and the ancient saint returned to the capital at a fast pace, confirming that no one was following him before returning to the Donglai Inn. Sure enough, the lights were on in the guest house, and Liu Ximei was reading "Iron Arm Divine Skill" under the lamp, waiting for Gu Shengchao to return safely.

"I'm so worried that you're back." Liu Ximei threw down the book and threw herself into Gu Shengchao's arms like a girl.

"It's okay, I'm not coming back!" Gu Shengchao hugged her and was very pleased, and the fatigue of the whole day was swept away.

The two hugged each other and slept together, Gu Shengchao told Liu Ximei what happened that day, and told her that the time of coming back in the future was uncertain, so don't wait. Liu Ximei happily agreed, leaning on Gu Shengchao's arms and falling asleep sweetly.

Early the next morning, Gu Shengchao rushed to the Gaosheng Inn, Fan Lixin was already waiting for him, and when they met, he asked: "Why is Liao Weikang's body missing last night, I sent someone over to find it, could it be that the Wuwang Palace found something?" ”

Gu Shengchao told the truth, saying that Liao Weikang's body had been disposed of, and Fan Lixin said with relief: "That's good, Your Highness's intention is also to find a place to bury it, and let's see what changes have happened in the Wuwang Palace." There is also the question of whether the two seniors who killed Liao Weikang last night can be introduced, His Royal Highness is eager to recruit talents. ”

"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint His Highness, they are just here for the disciple Ding Ying who is imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department, and they don't ask for him." Gu Shengchao refused for Lu Chuan, he knew that even if Lu Chuan was present, he would not agree.

Fan Lixin smiled: "If His Royal Highness promises that after the matter is completed, he can provide them with cultivated land and silver, and reward them in the name of the saint, and can open a sect to recruit disciples from all over the world, do you think this condition is satisfactory?" ”

"Oh, then I'll reply to Brother Fan after telling you!" This condition is really tempting, Gu Shengchao doesn't dare to make decisions casually.

Fan Lixin patted Gu Shengchao's shoulder, and said with some embarrassment: "Also, when you see the people of Longhu Village again, don't clash with them, they will all be your own people in the future, so don't fight and kill again." ”

"What?" Gu Shengchao couldn't believe it.

Fan Lixin coughed and said: "Last night I personally went to the mansion you said, which is the property of the Criminal Department, and met Xue Kui and the others, they immediately expressed their willingness to follow His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes after hearing that Liao Weikang was killed, and I promise that as long as I follow His Royal Highness, I will not blame them for their past." The Shengchao brothers have some holidays with them, and I hope that they can get along peacefully in the future and not cause trouble. ”

Gu Shengchao laughed coolly: "I don't care, it's up to the worry-free dart game, they are mortal enemies." ”

"I will explain to the worry-free dart bureau, Qi Tianzeng, the young owner of the dart bureau, is reasonable and should be able to understand." Fan Lixin asked cautiously: "I don't know how the Holy Super Brother is in the water, how long can he hide in the water?" ”

Gu Shengchao said confidently: "At least for a moment, it should be able to hold on for a while." ”

Fan Lixin was very surprised, and looked at Gu Shengchao in disbelief: "It's been so long, it's really fake, this is a life-threatening matter." ”

Gu Shengchao laughed and said: "Don't hide it from Brother Fan, I was forced to fish in the water when I was a child, so I practiced my water nature and will not deceive people." ”

Fan Lixin was overjoyed, handed Gu Shengchao a map, and explained: "This is a detailed topographical map of the palace, His Highness means to let the Shengchao brothers visit the palace tonight, since Wen Zhe can invite the Wuwang Palace to be used by him, I am afraid there are other secrets that are not known to us, I don't know what the Shengchao brothers think?" ”

"No problem." Gu Shengchao readily agreed, Fan Lixin pointed to the map and said: "The palace is heavily guarded, it is impossible to sneak over the wall to enter, the only feasible passage is here." He pointed his finger at it and said, "This is it, there is a moat outside the palace, and the water from the garden pool in the palace is connected to the moat from here." The moat flooded the embankment all year round, and in order to enter through this passage, it was necessary to enter the water from here so as not to be discovered by the people on the walls of the palace. He pointed to another place and said worriedly: "When you get into the water from here, you must dive all the way to the palace pool through the underwater passage to breathe, we have calculated that we can't pass through it if you hold your breath for less than a moment." ”

Gu Shengchao thought for a while and said, "There is no guardrail in the middle of the passage, can they rest assured that people can swim in?" ”

Fan Lixin stroked his beard and said, "There are guardrails, but that was many years ago, and they must all be rusted now." Moreover, there are very few people who are outstanding in water, so the palace is negligent about this. ”

The two carefully studied the map of the palace, and Fan Lixin relieved Gu Shengchao to go back to rest and recharge for the night's actions.

Gu Shengchao was not worried about Ran Dengjia and them, lest they would leave a mistake if they were not properly handled last night. He borrowed a fast horse from the Gaosheng Inn to check it, and saw smoke billowing from a distance, and when he got close to the courtyard, he found that the courtyard had long been burned to ruins by the fire, and all the houses had collapsed. Gu Shengchao inquired about the onlookers, and one of the villagers said regretfully: "We don't know, the fire will be in the sky when it is almost dawn, we thought it was a fire, who would have thought that the courtyard was already empty, the fire was too big to extinguish, we had to watch the houses collapse." It's a pity that such a good yard. ”

Gu Sheng was relieved, and then returned to the inn to explain the situation to Liu Ximei, and slept calmly in the guest room during the day, only to act at night.