Hearing that Shui Linglong was missing, Gu Shengchao was not worried, and comforted: "Elders outside the hall, there are many affairs in the sect, and there is no head of the sect just now, so he must have returned to Yunqi Palace to deal with official business."

Wan Yanxi shook her head and said worriedly: "Last night, I lived with my two sisters, Shui Linglong and Lu Jin, and Sister Shui was depressed and said that she would no longer interfere in anything in Yunqi Palace. I woke up this morning and disappeared, I don't know when I left, Sister Lu Jin and I looked for her for a long time but didn't find her."

Seeing her frightened look, Gu Shengchao suddenly felt that something was wrong, Wan Yanxi was thoughtful, and there must be a reason for her to be able to make her so entangled.

"I'll go back to Yunqi Palace and have a look." Gu Shengchao turned around and was about to leave, when a soft and sweet voice came from behind him: "Wait for me, I'll go with you."

Listening to the voice is Lu Jin.

Lu Jin's voice was milky, coupled with her skin, which was as fine as cream, she looked more than two years younger than Wan Yanxi, who knew that she was born a few days earlier than her.

It's no wonder that Wan Yanxi has experienced great changes in her family in Beihu, her parents died, and she was a blind man who lived an almost blood-drinking savage life in order to escape from her enemies, and the environment had already destroyed her and become precocious.

"You and Miss Wanyan are waiting here, in case Elder Shui returns and can't find us, we'll be in trouble." The ancient saint Chao settled in Maguan Mountain.

"Don't worry, master, we will wait for you to come back, and I will look for you as soon as there is news." Ma Guanshan agreed.

Gu Shengchao and Lu Jin rushed to Yunqi Palace, and saw thick black smoke rising from the inner courtyard of Yunqi Palace from a distance.

The two of them came to Shui Linglong's residence in the outer courtyard first, the house that was damaged by the sword qi a few days ago was repaired and looked new, a few people waited anxiously in the courtyard, and when they saw Gu Shengchao and Lu Jin approaching, they hurriedly stepped forward to flatter and said, "The two are here, where did Elder Shui go, we didn't find her when we went to the inn."

"Is there anything wrong with her?" The Ancient Saint is super strange.

One of them came over and laughed: "Elder Shui usually treats us well, and she shouldn't be paid for repairing her house, but we also hired small workers, and other people's wages can't be in arrears, so we want to give us as much as we want, and we can't just let us pay our own money."

Gu Shengchao suddenly realized: "I forgot, how much silver I will give."

"That's great, not much, fifteen taels of silver is enough." The man was ecstatic.

Gu Shengchao took out the silver and gave it to them, and asked, "Is there a fire over there, so thick black smoke?"

With a short hand, the man approached and lowered his voice and said, "I also heard it, it may not be accurate, I heard from the people of their Yunqi Palace that on the night after their head died, the surviving pavilion elders in the inner courtyard fought because of the uneven distribution of the spoils. It is said that there are many treasures and a lot of martial arts cheats in the inner courtyard of this Yunqi Palace, which are the targets of their robbery. In the end, I don't know who lit the library pavilion, and the precious books that Yunqi Palace had accumulated for hundreds of years were burned down like this, it's a pity, it's a pity."

Seeing that Gu Shengchao was stunned, the man said in a low voice, "I'm also hearsay, don't take this master to heart, little farewell."

The few people who repaired the house for Shui Linglong left, Lu Jin walked around the house, came out and sighed and said, "It's a pity that this yard is also prepared for others in the future, and Sister Shui shouldn't come back."

"Let's go to the inner courtyard and have a look." Gu Shengchao suggested.

The heavily guarded inner courtyard on weekdays is unguarded and unmanaged at the moment, and the two of them rode horses as if they were in a no-man's land, and no one came to stop them.

People living nearby are busy going in and out, and they can carry what they can use, but they can't move a few people to carry it, and they won't go home empty-handed anyway.

The library is not far away, and only the ruins remain. It is estimated that there are too many books inside, and thick black smoke comes out of the unburned paper.

The two of them rode around the inner courtyard, many houses and pavilions were dilapidated, and on the night of the death of Zong Zhengcan, the head of Yunqi Palace, there must have been chaos that outsiders could not imagine. Gu Shengchao released his perception search at the same time, and there was no trace of Shui Linglong. They then went to the inn where they had stayed a few days ago to look for it, but to no avail.

A big living person actually disappeared for no reason.

Lu Jin has been with her for the longest time, and she can't help but shed tears at this moment: "Sister Shui said that Yunqi Palace is her home, and now she has left her home behind, she should have run away and never come back."

The more I thought about it, the more sad I became, and Lu Jin cried so much that it rained.

Gu Shengchao rode over to comfort her: "I want to start everything, in case people are in a bad mood, they just go out for a walk, and come back in a few days!"

"I hope so." Lu Jin held back his sadness and wiped away his tears, and then returned with Gu Shengchao.

Seeing the dull appearance of the two of them, Ma Guanshan also guessed the result, he stepped forward and said, "Elder Shui has never come back, but a big brother named Tian Mang from Baixian Village came over and said that he was waiting for the master to come back and let you go to the Yongfu Inn, and he was waiting for you there."

Yongfu Inn was originally the base of Baixianzhuang's contact information, and this time Baixianzhuang won a complete victory, and the burned tea house was completely abandoned, which should be regarded as their main place for handling official business.

Familiar with the door, Gu Shengchao rode over, and as soon as he came to the door of the inn, Tian Mang trotted out all the way, his eyebrows fluttering as if he had just married a beautiful concubine.

"Brother Gu, please come in." Tian Mang smiled and helped Gu Shengchao to get off the horse, and led the horse to be tied to the stable.

Seeing him so attentive, Gu Shengchao was a little embarrassed: "Brother Tian, what's the matter, so happy."

"Go in and say." Tian Mang put his arm around Gu Shengchao's shoulders and came to the inn.

The lively scene in the inn shocked Gu Shengchao, and the banquet was set up in turn, and the uncontrollable smile on everyone's face was festive when he looked at it, even the owner Yan Yifan was among them.

"Brother Gu is our great hero, come and drink." Yan Yifan stood up and beckoned.

Gu Shengchao sat beside him, and Yan Yifan personally poured wine: "We can have today's victory because of Brother Gu's might, come, toast to Brother Gu's arrival."

Yan Yifan raised his glass to invite, and everyone in Baixianzhuang responded, Gu Shengchao said embarrassedly: "Everyone collects firewood and the flame is high, my personal contribution is insignificant, today's merit is the result of everyone's concerted efforts, and I also respect everyone."

There was laughter, and everyone drank and talked merrily.

"Tomorrow I will accompany Brother Gu into the palace, and the current emperor will reward you with the title of Marquis of Ease." Yan Yifan's hand was on Gu Shengchao's shoulder, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Gu Shengchao was stunned: "I have an official position in the Dawu Dynasty, and I am not from the Xilan Kingdom, is it appropriate?"

"Yes, it couldn't be better." Yan Yifan laughed.

"When the emperor proposed to give the Gu brothers a marquis, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all opposed, and the emperor only asked, 'When I was wandering on the way to escape, where were you and who protected me?'" That single sentence left them speechless."

Yan Yifan looked at Gu Shengchao with drunken eyes: "Tomorrow morning, Brother Gu will follow me into the palace to accept the emperor's reward."