Gu Shengchao grabbed the note and rushed out like crazy, but where to find it in the capital at night.

Ding Ying doesn't have to worry, it is absolutely safe to be accompanied by two seniors, Lu Chuan and Fang Xingdan. Liu Ximei is different, she is alone in the world without relatives and no reason, she doesn't even know who her biological father and mother are, she has no experience in the rivers and lakes, and a weak woman is really frightening.

Gu Shengchao stayed awake all night searching the entire capital, and he kept running wild in the streets and rooftops, hoping to meet Liu Ximei at any cost. However, the other party is like evaporating from the world, without the slightest trace.

The capital at night is also not peaceful, Fan Lixin, as the right-hand man of the Nine Emperor Princes, has not slept all night and is busy arresting relevant suspects, making the city full of storms.

On a street corner, the ancient saint Chao rushed by, and the guards in the handle immediately shouted: "What are you doing, stop, the archers are ready." ”

Gu Shengchao didn't want to deal with them, a black shadow jumped down from the roof and stopped in front of him, the two of them looked at each other and laughed at the same time, and asked in unison, "Why are you here?" ”

"Brother Fan, I had a quarrel with my mother, and I ran away alone, and I'm not chasing." Gu Shengchao sighed and said.

Fan Li Xinle couldn't help but say: "You, how can you say hello, eating from the bowl and looking at the pot, you will have a good life in the future." Okay, I'm going to escort the prisoner back, remember to come to me tomorrow morning, this time it's done, Your Highness will reward you for your meritorious deeds. ”

The day dawned, Gu Shengchao was exhausted, the rising sun brought light and warmth, but his heart sank into the cliff, as if frozen by the cold ice of thousands of years, and he was in pain.

Gu Shengchao remembered that Liu Ximei once said that she was a person who left the state, and with a fluke mentality, he inquired about the path to leave the state, and bought a horse to drive there. As for the Nine Emperor Princes, it doesn't matter if there is a reward for him or not, his beloved has been lost, where is the time and mood to deal with this.

Outside the capital, on the hill, there was a person sitting far away, singing and drinking at the same time, with a hoarse voice and a sad singing voice.

Gu Shengchao faced the rising sun and only saw a figure with gold edges, he went around the hill to see the person's face clearly, it was the son-in-law of Shaoqing of Dali Temple in Beijing, who was kicked off by himself a few days ago.

Dali Temple is backed by the Criminal Department, after this turmoil should be more auspicious, as the son-in-law of the temple, he was not arrested and imprisoned last night, of course, it is a thing worth celebrating.

Gu Shengchao immediately went to the hill, dismounted and walked towards the man, "Lord Liu is drinking here alone, congratulations!" Ding Ying said that she accompanied the Liu family to the capital, and this person must be surnamed Liu.

The man raised his head, his young eyes were full of vicissitudes, and he wondered, "Who are you, and where do I like it come from?" ”

Gu Shengchao said with a smile: "It doesn't matter who I am, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department is dead, Dali Temple has no backer, you can still drink and sing here, isn't it a happy event." ”

The man took a sip of wine and smiled bitterly: "Yes, I am still alive, and it is indeed gratifying." He raised his head, squinted at the rising sun, and said with emotion: "They are all dead, only I am alive, I should be happy." He smiled and laughed, but tears flowed down his cheeks and he began to cry.

Gu Shengchao sat down with him silently, and when he stopped sobbing after crying for a while, he asked in a low voice: "The capital can't stay anymore, what are your next plans, go back to your hometown?" ”

The man was alarmed, "Who are you?" ”

Gu Shengchao remembered the departure of Ding Ying and Liu Ximei, and said sadly: "Like you, you are a sad person, forced to get involved in the dispute between the Nine Emperor Princes and the chief eunuch Wen Zhe, and ended up with nothing. ”

The man was relieved and sighed: "Yes, glory, wealth, fame and fortune are all empty and a dream!" He picked up the jar with both hands and took several sips.

Gu Shengchao saw that he was drinking happily, and stretched out his hand and said, "Come, I will also drink a few sips of pleasure." ”

The man hugged the wine jar and refused to let go, shook his head and said, "You can't drink this wine, it's all mine." ”

"Stingy." Gu Shengchao laughed mockingly.

The man simply took the jar and drank it all in one go, and threw it into the shallow pit beside it. Gu Shengchao noticed that the shallow pit was one person long, and there was a handful of puffs for farm work thrown next to it.

Gu Shengchao looked at the shallow pit a little uneasy, and asked, "Did you dig the pit?" ”

The man nodded and said sadly, "I don't have a home anymore, this is my last home." He remembered the past, shed tears again, and choked up: "My wife died because of me, and I don't know where I was buried. I don't have the face to see my ancestors and ancestors, and I don't have the face to go back to see my fathers and fellow villagers in my hometown. ”

He cried and spoke, blood oozing from the corners of his mouth and dripping down.

Gu Shengchao suddenly came to his senses: "You drank poisonous wine? ”

The man cried, "I can't survive, I just want to ask you for one thing, I hope you can help me." ”

"Say." Gu Shengchao was a little moved.

"When I die, bury me here, and the soil should be thicker, and I don't want to be eaten by wild dogs in the wilderness." After he finished speaking, he had a sharp pain in his abdomen, and the blood from the corners of his mouth was gushing out, and he saw the position and fell into the pit, rolling and curling up in the pit because of the discomfort, and finally his body was motionless.

Gu Shengchao "fed" a few times to confirm that the other party was dead, so he jumped down to straighten his body, and then came up to backfill all the dirt and flatten it with his feet.

He stood on the hill, and his heart was inexplicably sour.

There is nothing wrong with a person's pursuit of glory and wealth, but the wrong method and process may be the real mistake!

Gu Shengchao was extremely depressed, and couldn't help but let out a long howl, feeling more comfortable in his heart, so he got on his horse and ran towards the rising sun.

He inquired while hurrying, but Liu Ximei still had no news. On this day, Gu Shengchao came to a prosperous town, and found a restaurant on the side of the road to enter, there were many people downstairs, Gu Shengchao walked up to the second floor to find a place to sit down, and asked for wine and meat to drink depressed and depressed alone. He was drinking, and the three of them had no spare tables, so they sat down face to face with Gu Shengchao.

"What do you want?" The guy stepped forward to entertain.

"Three portions according to his." A woman replied.

Gu Shengchao was strange, looking up at the person in front of him as if he had seen it somewhere, and he couldn't remember it for a while. The three women are all in black robes, led by those in their thirties, dignified and elegant, revealing a murderous aura, which makes people know that they are not easy to mess with. Maybe it's because of the weathering outside all the year round, the skin is a little rough, far less delicate than Ding Ying's and Liu Ximei's delicate.

The woman also noticed that Gu Shengchao was looking at her, her eyes were sharp, Gu Shengchao involuntarily lowered his head, and drank carefully, lest there be any extraneous branches. He sensed that the woman's aura was restrained, and it was not easy to detect face-to-face, so she was definitely a master.

The guy brought all the wine and food to the table and put it on the table, the woman next to him poured wine for the three of them, the woman pinched the wine bowl and took a sip, stared at Gu Shengchao and said, "What, you don't know me?" ”

Gu Shengchao raised his head and looked again, and shook his head suspiciously: "It seems that I have seen it somewhere, I can't remember." ”

The woman put the wine bowl on the table and sneered: "Hmph, you were hung up on the Seven Star Cliff, who saved you?" ”

The scenes of the past came to mind, Gu Shengchao finally remembered, and arched his hand: "Thank you seniors for saving your life that day, I am grateful, my predecessors are the Night Charm King of the Valley of the Four Kings." ”

Gu Shengchao remembered correctly, this woman was Wan Ruo, the Night Charm King of the Valley of the Four Kings. On that day, Gu Shengchao was captured by the Seven Star Cliff and hung up and almost died, but it was Wan Ruo who rescued him in time.

Wan Ruo snorted coldly: "Count your kid still have a little conscience, remember this king." She said that without warning, she threw a palm towards Gu Shengchao, Gu Shengchao was shocked, and hurriedly raised his hand to parry, and naturally used the kung fu of the Nine Heavens Blue Palm. If the move is fast, seeing that the ancient saint is super blocked, he flips his palm and goes straight to the ancient saint super face door.

Wan Ruo and Lu Chuan are in the same door, although Lu Chuan is not Gu Shengchao's master, but he is better than his master, Gu Shengchao made up his mind, if Wan Ruo really wants to make a killing move, he will definitely not entangle, he can escape as far as he can, and will not be the enemy of the Valley of the Four Kings.

Fortunately, Wan Ruo was just a temptation, the two sat across the table, as long as Gu Shengchao defended properly, Wan Ruo would immediately return his palm, and he would never drag his feet. Wan Ruo only attacked and did not defend, Gu Shengchao only defended and did not attack, compared more than thirty moves Wan Ruo suddenly closed his palm, and said with relief: "That's right, it seems that Brother Lu did teach you all the Nine Heavens Biluo Palm, are you his first disciple?" ”

Gu Shengchao said truthfully: "The juniors don't know, it seems that Senior Lu has never accepted disciples. ”

Wan Ruo was puzzled: "What, you are not his apprentice?" ”

"It's not." Gu Shengchao shook his head and said: "The junior wants to worship the senior Lu as a teacher, but he refuses, he just teaches the junior kung fu." ”

Wan Ruo was puzzled: "This is strange, is there anything unspeakable about Brother Lu?" She looked at Gu Shengchao and said, "I see that your kung fu is not weak, how could you be caught by the gang of Seven Star Cliff, I have tried it, their kung fu is very ordinary." ”

Gu Shengchao smiled bitterly: "At that time, Senior Lu had just taught the junior kung fu, and he was arrested before he could use it for his own use, and he almost lost Senior Lu's face. ”

Wan Ruowan smiled, "I said, there are no weak soldiers under the strong generals, and no matter how poor Brother Lu's martial arts are, the disciples he teaches will not be so embarrassed." She thought for a moment and said, "In this way, you follow me back to the Valley of the Four Kings to resume your life, which can be regarded as an explanation to the valley master." ”

"Back to the Valley of the Four Kings? Why? Gu Shengchao didn't understand.

Wan Ruo glared at a pair of big eyes and asked, "Didn't Brother Lu tell you about the rules of the Valley of the Four Kings?" ”

"No, all the matters concerning the Valley of the Four Kings, Senior Lu has not revealed the slightest thing to the juniors." Gu Shengchao said seriously.

Wan Ruo was even more puzzled, "What kind of medicine is in this Brother Lu's gourd?" She waved her hand and said decisively: "Forget it, don't care about him, you can go back to the Valley of the Four Kings with me, and leave after eating." ”

Gu Shengchao refused: "Thank you for the kindness of the seniors, the juniors have a heart, but the juniors still have important things to do, and then go back with the seniors when the juniors are done!" ”

"Presumptuous, ignorant of lifting." Wan Ruo got up, smashed the wine jar in front of him with one palm, and stretched out his right hand to grab Gu Shengchao's collar.