The county order directly begged for mercy, and Gu Shengchao was also unexpected, he didn't expect him to be so greedy for life and afraid of death.

The officers and soldiers were at a loss when they saw that the county order, which was usually powerful, suddenly became unbearable, and they all put away their bows and crossbows and surrounded them.

It turned out that Lu Jin, who was in the center of the encirclement, was ignored by no one, and came over to watch the excitement like no one.

Gu Shengchao saw everyone gathered around, and said in a low voice, "Get up, let everyone laugh."

The county order struggled, but he couldn't stand up, and he was too frightened just now, but he still didn't recover.

Simply, Gu Shengchao sat on the ground, took out his tooth tag and handed it to the county order: "Your Excellency, please take a look, I am an official sent by the imperial court to clean up the bandits in Pinghua County, and when I returned to my hometown, I met gangsters pretending to be gods and ghosts to scare us, one was killed and one escaped, and the villagers did not know the bottom and reported to the officials carefully, and they actually caused these troubles, causing the adults to deal with them personally, it was really a big flood that washed the Dragon King Temple, and the family didn't know the family!"

Gu Shengchao deliberately downplayed the responsibility of the villagers, which was to prevent the government from retaliating against these people after they left.

Although the starting point of the villagers to report to the official is disgraceful, after all, they are all poor people, and Gu Shengchao does not care about them.

The county commander carefully identified Gu Shengchao's identity, presented the tooth card to Gu Shengchao with both hands, and respectfully saluted: "The lower official didn't know that the adult arrived, and he missed the welcome, and he hoped that the adult would atone for his sins."

He suddenly found that he was weak and unable to stand up just now, and after seeing Gu Shengchao's tooth card, he suddenly returned to normal.

As everyone knows, when he thought that Gu Shengchao was a bandit, he was worried that his life would be in danger, and that kind of fear and horror had already frightened him.

After looking at the tooth card, he knew that the other party was an official of the imperial court, and his position was far above him, so he was naturally open-minded all of a sudden, and his initial ugliness didn't matter, and he became normal unconsciously.

"You're welcome, get up and speak." Gu Shengchao stood up, and by the way, he pulled the county order to get up.

The county commander glanced at the officers and soldiers who were onlookers, and shouted, "What are you still stunned about, hurry up and meet Lord Lang Gu of the military department."

"See Gu-sama!"

"Please forgive me!"

The crowd fell down one after another.

Gu Shengchao waved his hand and said, "Everyone get up, those who don't know are not guilty, let's go into the town to investigate the scene, don't let those villagers destroy it."

Accompanied by the county order, Gu Shengchao returned to the town.

They first came to the disciple of the Night Ghost Sect who had been killed, and the autopsy was conducted and recorded.

Subsequently, everyone came to the old mansion of Gu Shengchao and recorded in detail the scene of Huang Bufu's refining poison in the lobby for the purpose of reporting.

After the county order and other subordinates were all busy, they stepped forward and said politely: "Lord Gu has been tired of saddle horses all the way, and the lower officials have prepared a thin wine in the county office, and please appreciate it."

Gu Shengchao shook his head and said, "Thank you, no need. This is my ancestral home, and I just want to rest here for a few days and reminisce about my childhood memories."

"Then don't bother adults." The county commander took a few steps back, and he ordered in a loud voice to the officers and soldiers he brought: "The house has been abandoned for a long time, hurry up and clean it up so that the adults can rest well."

There were so many officers and soldiers that it shouldn't be difficult to clean up, but just as they were about to move the casseroles and clay pots, one of them jumped up and shouted, "Stop, I have something to say!"

When the county commander saw that others were rushing from the onlookers, he immediately shouted, "Protect Lord Gu!"

He was also close to Gu Shengchao and stood in front to protect.

Others only saw the county commander's desperate appearance, and only he knew best that this Gu Daren's martial arts were not weak, and he could protect his safety at a critical time.

Sure enough, Gu Shengchao flashed in front of the county commander: "Don't panic, don't be afraid."

The man stood in the middle of the lobby, holding his hands in his hands, with a detached posture, and the officers and soldiers did not change their faces when they surrounded him with weapons in their hands.

Gu Shengchao looked at it carefully, and blurted out, "Brother Baili, why are you here?"

He ran forward excitedly and hugged Baili Huan.

Seeing that the two knew each other, the county commander waved his hand to let the officers and soldiers withdraw.

Baili Huan patted Gu Shengchao on the shoulder, took a step back and pointed to the crockpots and said, "These are treasures

Can you keep it for me to check it out for a few days?"

"Of course." Gu Shengchao agreed, and he turned around and explained to the county order: "My eldest brother needs to find out the truth, please recuse yourself, and when my eldest brother finds out, I will ask everyone to help."

The county commander is suspicious, Gu Shengchao is already a squire in the military department, and what is the origin of his eldest brother, anyway, he is a figure he can't afford to provoke.

"The lower official retired, we came in a hurry and didn't prepare anything, only brought some wine and meat for the adults to make tooth sacrifices, if the adults need manpower, I will leave some men and horses for the adults to call." The county order did not dare to slack off.

Gu Shengchao replied, "I don't need it yet, so I won't give it to you."

Seeing that the master was glaring at him, the county commander knew that there was something in it, and for fear of saying the wrong thing, he hurriedly left a few boxes he had brought and led the officers and soldiers to retreat.

The mansion quieted down, and one person stepped forward to salute and said, "Feng Nanjing, a disciple of the Wu Sect, pays a visit to Uncle Shi."

"Excuse me, excuse me." Gu Shengchao supported him, he had seen this person in Beihu, and he was an apprentice of Baili Huan.

Gu Shengchao saw that there were still people in the courtyard who were looking around curiously, so he went over and said, "Let's all go back, my eldest brother will come to see me today and entertain everyone another day."

Wait for those people to leave, and then close the courtyard door.

"What's the use of these crockpots, and it's worth the trouble for them?" Gu Shengchao came to Baili Huan's side and said.

Baili Huan looked at the bottles and cans in the lobby, and said happily: "I came all the way to them just for them, but I didn't expect it to be in the hands of my brother, it's really worth the trip."

"For them?" Gu Shengchao was dumbfounded.

Lu Jin rolled up his sleeves, walked over with a rag in his hand, and said, "Brother Baili came from afar, this room is a headache, I just scrubbed the living room in the front yard, why don't we go there to rest first?"

Baili laughed and said, "It's still Lu Jin's sister who is diligent, let's listen to her."

Several people came to the living room, where the tables and chairs were intact, just enough to sit down and drink tea and chat.

"You talk first, there is a well and a stove next to it, I will go to boil water, but unfortunately there is no tea." Lu Jin said regretfully.

Gu Shengchao remembered, "There should be a box left by the county order, and I don't know what he brought when he went out?"

"The box is heavy, I'll move it." Feng Nanjing ran to help.

Gu Shengchao said curiously, "The eldest brother hasn't said why he came here, and the younger brother can't wait."

Bai Li Huan said: "Feng Nanjing passed by here a few months ago, and heard the rumors of a ghost killing people, and when he went back to tell me, I immediately concluded that someone had poisoned him. In the Dawu Dynasty, only the two sects of poison and witch are good at making poison, and I am worried that some disciples of the witch sect will go astray, so I let Feng Nanjing lead the way and hurry over. I just happened to see the conflict between you and the officers and soldiers, so I followed you all the way."

"I see, if I knew that my eldest brother was coming, I wouldn't have wasted that 'Half-Step Ascension Pill'." Gu Shengchao said in annoyance.

"What pill?" Bai Lihuan heard the name for the first time.

"It's a half-step ascension pill." Gu Shengchao told him in detail about how he came here.

"It turned out to be the Night Ghost Gate, and I had heard of it for a long time and never dealt with it. They have been entrenched in the Sirleng Kingdom all year round, and they came to the Dawu Dynasty in order to refine poison, so I need to pay close attention to the medicinal materials around here." Bai Lihuan nodded.

While the two were talking, Lu Jin brought exquisite tea sets and teacups, which had already boiled tea leaves, and hot air was coming out of them.

Feng Nanjing came in with the box, opened the lid and put it aside.

"This county order will really enjoy it, go out and command subordinates to fight, and the things you bring with you will not fall." Lu Jin poured tea for several people.

Baili Huan quipped: "Yes, your elder brother Gu doesn't have this treatment as a dignified soldier of the military department, and the county orders hug him when he travels casually, which is really enviable."

"Brother Baili, did you go to our boat gang later?" Lu Jin asked.

Bai Li Huan nodded and said, "Go, the head of the boat gang is not a stubborn disease, I have combined the methods of several great doctors to cure his illness with medicine."

"Great, big brother has an extra godson." Lu Jin applauded and celebrated

She then asked, "Did Brother Baili see my father?"

Baili Huan said: "That's a must-see, I cured the head of the family's illness, of course this little thing is responsive, don't worry, your father and your mother are in good health, they let you stay with your big brother with peace of mind, don't rush back."

"I knew they would say that." Lu Jin pursed his lips, a little unhappy.

"I estimate that it will be delayed here for a few days, and I need to buy some things to boil the residue left by the ghost gate at night, and work backwards on the refining process, don't dislike the Shengchao brothers." Baili Huan diverted the topic.

"Although Brother Baili lives, I'm afraid that this place is shabby, and Big Brother dislikes us." The two laughed.

Gu Shengchao checked the contents of the box and said excitedly, "There is actually wine and meat, let's eat and drink enough before thinking about other things."

Before he got up in the morning and hadn't eaten, Gu Shengchao immediately put the wine, meat and various side dishes on the table, and the four of them drank happily.

After being full of wine and food, Bai Lihuan and Feng Nanjing immediately devoted themselves to the process of decomposing the poison of the Night Ghost Gate, and Lu Jin was busy cleaning up the backyard and sorting out four rooms for a few people to rest at night.

Gu Shengchao came to his father's and mother's former bedroom, the broken bed was no longer the same, he leaned against the window and couldn't help but feel his heart swelling, and almost shed sad tears.

Struggling to keep his emotions under control, he silently opened the mechanism of the vanity mirror, revealing the glittering jewel hidden behind it.

After thinking for a moment, he called Lu Jin and asked her to choose her favorite jewelry at will.

Lu Jin couldn't put it down, and finally chose an agate necklace to wear around his neck, and stood behind the vanity mirror to pose to show off his stinky beauty.

"That's it." Lu Jin couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Gu Shengchao picked out some of them and put them in his pocket to give them back, he looked at Lu Jin and said, "I'm going to exchange them for silver tickets tomorrow and take them away, why don't you pick a few more?"

"Thank you, Big Brother Gu, this one is enough for me." Lu Jin is content, not greedy.

Gu Shengchao looked at the jewels with emotion, how many people sacrificed their lives and forgot to die for them, and in the end, it was empty.

The so-called glory and wealth are just passing clouds of smoke.

What is the most true thing to pursue in this life?

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