"A gentleman can be bullied. ”

Gu Qingci suddenly said a nonsensical word, and after he finished speaking, he stopped talking, and everyone looked at him in surprise, not knowing what he meant by this, even Ning Qing heard it in a fog.

Ma Zhibai didn't understand either, and his thinking was fruitless, so he said, "Master Gu, I'm ...... I want you to let Uncle Dong go, I know that this request is really difficult, but I still hope that you can let Uncle Dong go. ”

After Ma Zhibai finished speaking, he bowed deeply like Gu Qingci.

However, Gu Qing avoided it, and he said lightly: "Ma Gongzi, this county doesn't know when it made an enmity with you, so that your servants can put me to death regardless of the family and the country, regardless of the life and death of thousands of people, and compare your heart to your heart, if you are in this situation, do you think you will let him go?"

Ma Zhibai's face was stunned for a moment, and he said: "Lord Gu, Uncle Dong did such a thing for me, so Lord Gu, you are safe and sound now, and Uncle Dong has also received the punishment he deserves, I hope you can let him go." ”

"Hehe," Gu Qingci sneered and said, "Oh, I should have let him go if I didn't die, if I died, would you let him pay for my life?"

"No, no, no," Ma Zhibai hurriedly explained: "I didn't mean that, I just think that Uncle Dong has been abolished by you and become a wasted person, and the reason for this matter lies with me, Master Gu, if you let Uncle Dong go, I will give you an explanation." ”

"How do you want to explain to me?" asked Gu Qingci.

Ma Zhibai took a deep breath and said, "I want to see Uncle Dong first." ”

"Yes," Gu Qingci said lightly, "Shilong, send someone to bring the assassin." ”

Pang Shilong arched his hand and walked out of the tent.

Gu Qingci stood for a while, the fatigue on his body became heavier and heavier, so he found a stool to sit down, and it took a long time before he slowly calmed down, he now has no internal strength in his body, and his whole head is also a little drowsy.

Using Xiao Li's flying knife last night, he lost consciousness in that instant, as if this body was not his own, and now that he woke up, he only felt tired, but he was very aware of the current situation in Qilingyi, and he was indispensable, so he was able to support his body.

Gu Qingci took a heavy breath, glanced at Ma Zhibai and Sancai, pointed to a few stools next to him, and said, "Young Master Ma, the person who comes is a guest, please take a seat!"

"Thank you, Lord Gu. ”

Ma Zhibai and Sancai are not martial artists, and they are also people who study every day, their health is not good, and after standing for so long, they have long had back pain.

Gu Qingci knew that it should take a while for Pang Shilong to go out to raise people, so he asked Ning Qing next to him: "Ning Lao, today, what is the movement on the other side of the Northern Desert?"

Ning Qing sat next to Gu Qingci, and when he heard this question, a light suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he looked at Ma Zhibai inexplicably, and said coldly: "The boy of the Ma family, that servant of your family, really deserves to be killed, not a son of man!"

A trace of doubt flashed in Gu Qingci's eyes, and he didn't understand why Ning Qing suddenly said this, but he didn't speak, and listened quietly.

Ma Zhibai also raised his eyebrows, and hurriedly said: "Ning Lao, Uncle Dong, he ......"

"Hmph," Ning Qing said coldly: "Do you know, because he assassinated Lord Gu, causing Lord Gu to be injured and unable to appear, the Northern Desert cavalry only attacked on a small scale at the beginning of today, and our losses were not large, but later found out that Lord Gu was not there, so they attacked aggressively and unscrupulously." ”

"I," Ma Zhibai felt bitter in his heart, shook his head, and said: "Elder Ning, this is the fault of the juniors, if I had known the situation here of Master Gu, I should have brought someone here, although I Ma Zhibai does not know martial arts, but there is also a man's blood, even if he dies on the battlefield, I have no regrets." ”

Ning Qing said lightly: "That servant of yours, a great cultivator, is worth thousands of troops, but in the end, instead of killing the Northern Desert thieves, he ...... It's just eating inside and out!"

Ma Zhibai looked ashamed and didn't know what to say.

Gu Qingci had been looking at Ma Zhibai all the time, and found that whether it was his demeanor, tone, or movements, all of them reflected a good upbringing, and he couldn't see the deliberately disguised posture at all, this person ......

"Ma Gongzi," Gu Qingci suddenly said: "It just so happens that this county also wants to ask, you are so decent, why did you suddenly come to Changling County?"

Ma Zhibai suddenly slapped his thigh and said angrily: "Speaking of this matter, when I go back this time, I will definitely ask the county guard Zhang Zhihuan to question it properly, Changling County is well organized under the rule of Lord Gu, and has made countless contributions, why did you suddenly send me here?"

Gu Qingci's eyes were cold, and he said slowly: "Young Master Ma, what do you mean by this, you were sent by the county guard, what are you doing here?"

Ma Zhibai said: "I originally served as a county magistrate in Wei County, but some time ago, I don't know why, the county guard suddenly gave me an order to come to Changling County to serve as a county magistrate......"

As he spoke, Ma Zhibai took out two sealed orders from his arms and handed them to Gu Qingci, saying: "This is the order, when I first came, I thought it was because the county of Changling County was not well managed, so I was sent here, but later I learned that this Zhang Zhihuan was actually ready for me to pick up the credit of Lord Gu, and let me be such a subordinate person!"

Gu Qingci looked at the order, and after making sure that it was correct, he raised his head and glanced at Ma Zhibai like an idiot, he didn't know if this person was stupid, it was obvious that the county guard Zhang Zhihuan was to flatter Ma Zhibai's father who was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites in the court, but now, Ma Zhibai actually said everything, listening to the tone, he was still very angry?

Ma Zhibai saw Gu Qingci staring at him, thinking that Gu Qingci had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "Master Gu, don't worry, although I, Ma Zhibai, am not proficient in martial arts, but I have also read sage books for more than ten years, I will never do this kind of villainous act!"

The more Ma Zhibai spoke, the more angry he became, his face was red, and he said: "Hmph, my Ma Zhibai is upright, I have never offended him Zhang Zhihuan, why did you want to trap me in injustice so much, this is the matter, I must ask him what is going on, if he doesn't explain it to me well, I will go to Yushitai to visit him!"

Gu Qingci suddenly felt a burst of joy inexplicably, and wanted to laugh a lot, this Zhang Zhihuan really stole the chicken and couldn't make the rice, and slapped the horse's fart on the horse's hooves, originally thinking of sending a credit to please Ma Zhibai, but he didn't expect that not only did he not make Ma Zhibai grateful, but he also had to trouble him.

But, instead, a killing intent suddenly appeared in Gu Qingci's heart, this Zhang Zhihuan actually thought that he would erase his merits with this paper order and let him use it to please others.

Originally, Gu Qingci was already planning to resign, but he didn't care whether he had credit or not, but there were still so many people waiting under him, and everyone was looking forward to the performance of the merit to arrive in the capital as soon as possible, but he was actually intercepted in the county government!

At this moment, a voice rang out in the tent: "My lord, the assassin has brought!"