Chapter 253: Old Accounts from the Past
When he first met Wu Gong, Du Shanglai was only seven or eight years old, an orphan wandering on the street, the two hit it off at first sight, and since then, Wu Gong has taken him to the rivers and lakes together, which is more than 20 years of time.
It can be said that Wu Gong is the leader of his entry into the rivers and lakes, the two are also teachers and friends, and almost all of his skills are taught by Wu Gong, and the two say that they are old friends, but there is nothing wrong with them.
More than 20 years is enough for one person to understand another person thoroughly, and after such a long period of contact with Wu Gong, Du Shanglai not only speaks in a tone like Wu Gong, but even his daily movements and habits are somewhat similar to Wu Gong.
And Wu Gong's favorite thing to say on weekdays is the word skinning, peeling the skin of this person, peeling the skin of that person or something, especially during the period of Black Snake Town, when grabbing territory with other forces, the word skinning is even more inseparable.
The only person who can skin people at every turn is Wu Gong in his impression.
But the problem was that he just couldn't understand why Wu Gong had the courage to come to Jizhou City, so he asked, "What does the person who took the lead look like?" ”
Brother Lu recalled Wu Gong's appearance for a moment, and quickly replied, "Hmm...... The eyebrows are very thick, the eyes are big and small, and the mouth is a little crooked. ”
"Gone?"
"It's gone." Brother Lu nodded, and Du Shanglai was even more confused, and then opened his eyes to confirm: "It's really gone?" ”
Seeing him like this, Brother Lu began to recall again, looking for more features on Wu Gong's face, but apart from these, it seemed that there was really nothing, his brows gradually furrowed, but soon, his eyes lit up, he remembered something, and hurriedly said: "By the way, hall master, the person who took the lead also has a swollen lump on his neck." ”
Du Shanglai was still worried, but when he heard that he only had a bag around his neck, he was stunned for a moment.
"Just this?"
"Well, nothing else."
"Is that man's jaw missing?"
"This ...... No. Brother Lu shook his head, he was sure that Wu Gong didn't have any gaps on his face.
Duchamp fell into deep thought.
Crooked mouth, big and small eyes, the former is like Wu Gong, but the latter is not like, listening to the other party's description, this person doesn't seem to be Wu Gong, but who is it not Wu Gong?
Wait a minute...... Got a lump on your neck?
He suddenly remembered that Wu Gong's facial bones had been severely traumatized, resulting in the asymmetry of the left and right sides of the face, and the collapsed flesh and skin piled up on the side of the neck, which was also a major facial feature of Wu Gong.
"You said the man had a lump on his neck, where did it go?"
"This way."
Brother Lu touched the right side of his neck, and Duchamp fell silent when he saw it.
What else does it need to say? That person is definitely Wu Gong!
I just don't know when he learned to be disguised...... That's troublesome.
Seeing that Du Shanglai didn't speak, Brother Lu was a little anxious, so he said: "Hall master, you better go over quickly, that person can say, if you can't see me within a stick of incense, he will kill the remaining brothers." ”
Du Shang glanced at his face, and said impatiently: "What's the hurry, you go first, I'll come later." ”
"But ......"
"Hurry up, don't bother me." Dushanlai kicked Brother Lu, and then without saying a word, he entered the room and closed the door.
Brother Lu shouted twice, and seeing that he didn't respond, he could only run to the entrance of the hall with a helpless face.
He was afraid that it would be too late, and all the brothers on the other side of the hall would be killed by Wu Gong.
Duchamp, on the other hand, sat on the edge of the bed without saying a word, frowning and not knowing what he was thinking.
The beautiful young woman who was his wife next to him couldn't help but wonder when she saw him like this: "What happened?" ”
In the past few years that the husband and wife have come to Jizhou City, they have established the Blood Eagle Hall to make a lot of money, although they have encountered a lot of troubles in the process, but these troubles have not made Du Shanglai as distressed as he is today.
"This time is different from the past, it's a big ......"
"What's the big deal, you dead ghost is saying!"
"Yes......" Du Shanglai hesitated for a moment, but looked at his wife's eyes, and finally said: "It's Wu Gong, he came to the door." ”
"Wu Gong!" Hearing the name Wu Gong, the beautiful woman exclaimed, her body tensed suddenly, and her face had become panicked.
He ...... He...... He, how did he find us? ”
"Who knows?"
"Has he entered Jizhou City twice before?"
"Yes, they all killed people, do you know who the two people he killed were?"
"I don't know."
"The two people he killed were his subordinates before, and he hated someone betraying him the most, once the person who betrayed him was found by him, even if it was the end of the earth, he would rush thousands of miles to kill people."
"He's here to kill you?"
"I don't know this, Wu Gong asked me to meet him now."
"You must not go!" When the beautiful woman heard this, she was anxious and hurriedly dissuaded.
Du Shanglai was silent, normally speaking, ordinary people encounter such a situation, of course, it is the best strategy, but he knows Wu Gong's strength, once he finds that he has run away with his wife and children, he will definitely chase after him, and he is not confident that he can escape from Wu Gong's hands.
So what he thought of was to report to the official and inform the government or the family in the city of Wu Gong's whereabouts, but it is difficult to say whether he can get rid of Wu Gong in time by doing so, if he has time to react, his family will definitely be in a catastrophe.
Even if Wu Gong is eliminated in time, his past may be known, and at that time, the big family in the city will not let go of his family.
He couldn't afford it.
The beautiful woman didn't bother him, and let him think of a way quietly.
I don't know how long it took, Du Shanglai took a deep breath, forcibly calmed down the tension in his heart, and looked at his wife with a solemn face.
"Mei'er."
"Have you figured it out?"
"Nope."
"What then?"
"In this way, Wu Gong wants to see me, there may be room for redemption, I will go to see him, you stay at home, if I have nothing to do, I will send someone or myself to report your safety, but if I don't come back before dawn, you take the child to the east of the city to find the old shopkeeper, he will arrange a place for you to go."
"But if you die, how will my child and I live?"
"It's okay, it's okay, listen to me, just do it." Du Shanglai patted the other party's shoulder comfortingly, and then regardless of the other party's retention, he got up and walked towards the door.
"Just stay here, don't go anywhere, take care of our baby."
"Xianggong!"
Duchamp closed the door, turned around and took another deep breath, and then walked in the direction of the city gate.
For the sake of his family, he had no choice.
The distance from home to the Blood Eagle Hall is not close, but it is not far, and it takes less than a quarter of an hour to walk there.
It wasn't long before he arrived at the entrance of the Blood Eagle Hall, listening to the noise coming from inside, and for a moment he felt as if he had returned to the old days, the memories that he missed so much but didn't want to fall into again.
After standing for a while, Duchamp straightened out his clothes, and then stepped inside.
In the courtyard, the noise of Wang Zhongzhu and others stopped abruptly.
"Uncle, our hall master is here."
"Coming? Where? ”
"There, right at the door."
"Hmph, why are you here so late?" Wu Gong turned his head in a daze, and when he saw Du Shanglai's figure, he greeted him with a smile: "Xiao Shanglai, we haven't seen each other for several years, and we will reunite today, why don't you kowtow a few times to your grandfather?" ”
The moment Wu Gong's voice sounded, Du Shanglai's heart beat violently twice, how could he not recognize this rough voice? That was Wu Gong's voice.
But the person who made this voice was not the appearance of Wu Gong in his memory at all, but a stranger he didn't know at all.
This is...... Wu Gong?
I seem to have guessed correctly, Wu Gongzhen used the disguise technique, but when did he learn it?
Sweeping around the others, Du Shanglai's gaze finally lingered on Tsurumi Hatsuun for a moment, and quickly moved away.
Should I say it or not, if the current Wu Gong is directly found in his home, even if he has known him for more than 20 years, Du Shanglai cannot guarantee that he will be able to recognize him as Wu Gong in time.
In addition, Duchamp could see that Wu Gong was pretending to be drunk now, and was actually still sober, so he reacted quickly, and after Wu Gong's voice fell, he directly stepped forward and knelt down in front of him.
"Shang is here to meet Master!"
He shouted, and then slammed his head on the ground three times, with a lot of force.
Seeing this, Wu Gong laughed and waved his hand forward, dispersing the surrounding guards.
"You all go out for Lao Tzu!"
"Yes, uncle!"
The guards were relieved, and no one cared about Duchamp's coming, and they all went out of the courtyard in a puff of smoke.
After they left, Wu Gong said to Du Shanglai: "Get up! ”
"Thank you, Gongye."
"Pick and choose a seat."
"Yes." Du Shanglai sat next to Chen Jintian with a worried expression, and the others also greeted him one after another.
"Shanglai, I haven't seen you for a few years, it's changed a lot, I almost didn't recognize you."
"That's that...... Who are you? ”
"Oh, I almost forgot, my old Wang, this one next to me is the third ass, and he, Xiao Shengzi......"
"Shang Lai, we've also seen your Blood Eagle Hall, how well did you mix?"
"It's just a small fight, it's just a small fight."
"Eh, I think about it, it's been more than four years, right? How do you feel about being in Jizhou City for so long? ”
"It's okay, just so-so."
"By the way, aren't you and Xiao Cui Mei already married in the church? She's who? ”
"Take care of the doll in the house."
"Why don't you bring your boy here? I thought he was still young when you left, he should have grown up a lot over the years, right? ”
"People haven't chosen a name for a few months, and they've been calling them dogs, but now they don't have a name?"
"Take it, now it's called Du Weiliang, it's a teaching gentleman."
"Du Weiliang, this name is really okay."
“……”
With the questions of several people, Du Shanglai's expression gradually relaxed, and there was no tension at the beginning, as if nothing had happened before.
Wang Zhongzhu and the others behaved to Du Shanglai as if they had always been good friends, Wu Gong did not express his position, and they were not good at making trouble for Du Shanglai.
Wu Gong raised him as an adult and taught him his skills, until now, compared to who has known Wu Gong for a long time, then no one is as good as Du Shanglai, after all, Wu Gong's original team has him, so the status of Wang Zhongzhu and others is far inferior to Du Shanglai, and his talent is also very good, at the age of thirty-three, he is already a cultivator of the pure level condensation stage, if not, Wu Gong will not treat Du Shanglai as his own disciple.
While chatting with Wang Zhongzhu and them, Du Shang came to see Crane and saw Chuyun and took the opportunity to ask: "Who is this person?" ”
She sat on the side, holding a book in her hand, and from time to time she used chopsticks to pick up two mouthfuls of food, and did not talk, like an outsider, out of place with them.
"Her, you can just call her Miss Jiang."
"Yes, we all call it that, we met on the way to Jizhou City, and I have a lot of ability."
"You see, the way we look, she made it, we also went to Huaiying City, and besides, she is ......" Wu Sheng wanted to continue, but at this time, Wu Gong suddenly poured the glass full of wine in his hand down, and the wine was all spilled on the table.
This action directly made Wu Sheng shut his mouth, and he reacted that he was almost about to say the wrong thing, Tsurumi Chuyun, an alchemist, is really much more troublesome than them.
If they are exposed, they will be hunted down and killed by the doormen of the big families in the city, and the most serious thing is to provoke the spiritual level cultivator to act personally, and Tsurumi Chuyun is the object of a heavy reward from the Great Liang Imperial Family, plus the identity of an alchemist, once it is exposed, I am afraid that the Xuanjie Venerable stationed in the city will start to rob people.
Du Shanglai's heart tightened, and he quickly withdrew his gaze and looked at Wu Gong: "Gong Ye." ”
After pouring a glass of wine, Wu Gong added another glass, but instead of drinking it immediately, he pointed to the pile of corpses in the corner of the courtyard.
"When I came in, your people made me very unhappy, so I killed some, don't you mind?"
Du Shanglai hurriedly shook his head: "Gong Ye is as kind to me as a mountain, of course I won't mind." He didn't panic in this sentence, the dead guards were just the minions he found casually, and it was a big deal to recruit a new batch when he died, and the most important thing now was himself.
However, even if Du Shanglai said this, Wu Gong did not give a good face, and continued: "Just don't mind! But do I mind? ”
"What do you mean by this?"
"But you still remember your fourth uncle, tree crow, Lao Ye, Li Fugen, Xu Zhanru, Li Erzhan ......"
Du Shanglai was silent, and the others also closed their mouths tacitly, how did they not know that Wu Gong had already begun to turn over old accounts.
The atmosphere changed in an instant, only Tsurumi Hatsukumo looked up from time to time, as a spectator.
I only heard Wu Gong say a large list of names in a row, there were dozens of them, and after speaking, he asked: "Do you remember these people?" ”
"Yes."
"From childhood to adulthood, they watched you grow up, and you ask yourself if they are good to you!"
"Okay."
"Okay? Where's the good? Good enough that you could sit back and watch them die four years ago? ”
Du Shanglai was dumbfounded for a while, he betrayed Wu Gong, although he had his own reasons, but he was not stupid, he clearly understood that even the reason could not make up for the mistakes he had made, and he knew Wu Gong, knowing that the more he explained at this time, it would make Wu Gong even more angry, greatly increasing the probability that the other party would kill him on the spot.
After being silent for a while, Du Shanglai's face turned ruthless, and he said in a sullen voice: "It's my brother who did something wrong, I also know that it's useless to say anything, if Gong Ye feels hatred in his heart, then kill me!" But I also ask Gongye to spare my wife and children and give them a way to live. ”
"......" (end of chapter)