The Gu family's old mansion was not far from the imperial city, Gu Shenwei vaguely remembered the location, walked around, and slowly developed a sense of familiarity with the surrounding scenery, but it was quite different from his memory, as if this was a beautifully imitated but completely distorted city.

Su Ai whispered, "There are more people following behind." ”

"I bet these people will disappear soon. Gu Shen is trying to clean up his mind, he didn't come to his hometown to revisit to express his nostalgia.

"Really?" Su Ai's eyes widened, and he almost looked back, forcibly holding back, but his stomach growled twice, and his face turned red all of a sudden.

The two of them didn't eat water and rice all morning, and Pang Jing and the princess didn't think about entertaining guests.

"Wait a minute, there are no restaurants around here. Gu Shenwei was used to starving, and he didn't think about lunch at all.

Su Ai's face turned even redder, "I brought some dry food, do you want to eat some of it?"

"You've thought so well. Gu Shenwei was slightly surprised.

"Shangguan Jiaotou told me that Gu Gongzi didn't care about trivial matters in life, so he ...... So I prepared some dry food, and I guess the princess would let her know in advance if she really wanted to take care of the food. ”

Su Ai is a smart young man, and he has realized the similarities between the nobles of the Central Plains and the nobles of the country of Xiangji: they do not accept surprises, and it is rude to visit without advance notice and banquets without invitation.

"Well, I'm a little hungry too. Gu Shenwei's mind came up with the scene of Shangguan Ru patiently teaching Su Ai, and he couldn't help but turn his head slightly to look at him, Su Ai was carefully taking out a small cloth bag containing dry food from his arms, it was such a simple action, and he also did it extremely seriously, as if he was a slave who learned to be a killer in the stone castle more than ten years ago.

The streets and alleys are gradually lively, and there are no more healthy servants in front of the courtyard of the deep house, and there are more pedestrians, small merchants and hawkers.

Gu Shenwei remembered that in this back street, the vendors were all mobile, specializing in fashionable fruits and vegetables, and the stalls would be withdrawn soon in the afternoon, and then you could see the former Gu Mansion if you turned a corner.

Su Ai bought a few pears, and when she came back, she said happily: "The things in the capital are cheaper than those in Biyu City, I really didn't expect it." ”

Everything in Biyu City is very expensive, because everyone has to come up with a piece of money to save their lives, even after the devastation of the war, it has not completely changed.

After eating the dry food and pears, the street also came to an end, Su Ai ran to a stall to look at it, didn't buy anything, returned to Gu Shenwei's side, and said with respect: "The stalker is really gone." ”

Before Gu Lun was ready to move to the Western Regions, he had already sold the old mansion, and Gu Shenwei vaguely remembered that his father and his eldest brother had a fierce dispute over this matter - in the eldest brother's opinion, the descendants of the Gu family would return to the Central Plains sooner or later, and they should leave a foothold in the capital.

No matter who bought this house, it was either resold later, or there was no chance to move in, and there was no one to take care of it, Gu Shen was in front of him in a dilapidated state, the door wall was collapsed, and the weeds were overgrown, which was incompatible with the prosperous capital, but it was like the capital of the country of incense.

Su Ai held his breath and calmed down, and he was silent when he was inquisitive.

"You stay outside. Gu Shenwei said, alone from a gap in the grass, into the old home, still did not feel much, he almost had no impression of here, but the manor in the Western Regions and Jinpeng Fort has a deep memory, and now I still remember it vividly.

He has really become a "native of the Western Regions".

Because there was no one to guard it, the houses in the courtyard were almost demolished, and there were no materials left that could be used.

It's also an ideal place for private conversations.

Gu Shenwei turned around and saw the old bearded Luo Pingji and the unknown long beard.

The disgraced attendant who was prostrate on the ground and trembling was gone, still dressed in gray and still with unkempt beard, but Luo Pingji at this time was like a general or a hidden master in a private service.

The favored attendant who danced in front of the princess was also gone, the long beard changed into a gray robe, and stood beside Luo Pingji respectfully, truly showing the obedience that a junior should have.

"I think I owe the Dragon King a favor. Luo Pingji said, approaching step by step, without carrying a weapon, "Let me introduce, this is my own nephew, Luo Qihong." ”

"The people of the Locke family don't like to owe favors?" Gu Shenwei had expected that there would be this meeting, and only the Locke family could persuade the followers of various sects to retreat, so he ignored Luo Qihong.

"It has nothing to do with the Locke family, this favor is owed by me and I will pay it back. Luo Pingji must emphasize this point, "Say, what do you want to know from me, I will try to tell the truth." ”

As a move to repay favors, Luo Pingji's sincerity is not too much.

"Back then, you went to Biyu City on the order of the princess, and by the way, you also went to Shule Country. ”

"Hey, Luo Pingying said one more word, so the Dragon King guessed. ”

When Luo Pingying told about the grievances between the Luo family and Marshal Yang, he once mentioned that he had sent someone to the Western Regions to "visit" Marshal Yang, and the time was roughly consistent with Luo Pingji, and Gu Shenwei guessed the truth from this.

"What does the Dragon King want to know? By the way, I heard that there is a new Dragon King now. What does Gu Gongzi want to know?"

"Marshal Yang. ”

"Unexpectedly, Gu Gongzi's interest in Marshal Yang is greater than that of family feuds?"

"Because I want to hear your truth 'as much as possible'. ”

Luo Pingying raised his head and chuckled, "Indeed, about Marshal Yang, I will tell more truth, as for what to believe and which not to believe, it is up to Gu Gongzi to decide." ”

"Where to start? Marshal Yang was famous in the rivers and lakes back then, Gu Gongzi must have heard a lot of rumors, and I don't need to repeat it again. Well, let's talk about the book theft, it wasn't Luo Pingying who made it up to coax you temporarily, he insisted on this suspicion more than ten years ago, and heard that I was going to the Western Regions, so he asked me to visit Marshal Yang by the way. ”

"The result really made him guess correctly, I saw Marshal Yang in the ** Qiankun with my own eyes, and after discovering me, Marshal Yang was very ashamed, but he was a hero, he didn't kill me, but chose to die under the knife of the Jinpeng killer. If you want me to say, even if this matter is over, Marshal Yang is obsessed with martial arts, after all, it has not caused much damage to the Luo family. But Luo Pingying was angry, and always felt that Marshal Yang was stealing books for the Gu family, and the Luo family's stunts were spread out, and when Gu Gongzi made a name for himself in the Western Regions, he was even more convinced. In fact, I have done a detailed investigation, although Gu Gongzi's martial arts are peculiar, they have nothing to do with the passage of time. ”

"Luo Pingying has never liked Marshal Yang, right?" asked Gu Shenwei.

"Of course, you must have heard of Marshal Yang coming out to compete with the Locke family, that's right, the defeated Locke swordsman was Luo Pingying, he was not a hermit at that time, and he didn't have the face to see people later, so he hid and concentrated on martial arts. ”

The Luo family is not monolithic, and Luo Pingji mentioned Luo Pingying, who has the best martial arts in his generation, and there was no respect in his tone.

"Why did Luo Pingying always suspect that Marshal Yang had stolen the book and handed it over to the Gu family? The Gu family and Marshal Yang had not interacted for many years. ”

"It is said that I have not seen it in person, Ling Zu had a martial arts competition with a Luo family swordsman, lost very badly, and then died of depression, and was still not convinced before he died, saying that the harmony of the Gu family could not be weaker than the Luo family's Qiankun Qiankun. Marshal Yang received the favor of Ling Zu, so he vowed to steal the Luo family's peerless school and compare it with the Gu family's heart. That's it, no one can tell what happened in the early years, Luo Pingying claimed this, others didn't care, and they couldn't refute it. ”

Gu Shenwei has no problem, although Luo Pingji's words may not be credible, but it does solve a few doubts in his heart.

Luo Pingji bowed his hand and prepared to leave, and finally said: "Luo Pingying does not represent the Luo family, he is a hermit, and he seeks revenge against you without the order of the head of the family, which has angered many people." Luo Qikang died a pity, but the Luo family doesn't hate you. But if you want to attack the princess, the Locke family and you are enemies, understand?"

"Then please take care of the princess. Gu Shenwei turned around and walked out of the house.

Luo Pingji's uncle and nephew looked at his back, and they also disappeared into the grass and disappeared without a trace, and the desolate mansion was still desolate.

Su Ai turned her back to the gap in the courtyard wall, looked left and right vigilantly, heard the footsteps behind her, and immediately turned around, "Someone came over just now, and then left again." ”

"Hmm. Gu Shenwei didn't ask, so he untied the narrow knife and handed it to Su Ai with the sheath, "Take it for me for a while." ”

Su Ai took the knife, her face slightly pale.

The two left the Gu family's old house, turned a corner at the entrance of the alley, and returned to the street where the vendors gathered.

The vendors were almost gone, and only two people were left in the long street packing their belongings, and the buyers here were mostly wealthy servants from nearby mansions, who rarely came out to hang out after noon.

Su Ai noticed that the streets were very clean, not even a single vegetable leaf.

An old man in his fifties saw someone coming from a distance, and immediately showed an expectant look, and he still had a few fruits left in bad condition, hoping to sell them.

It's a pity that these two people don't look like buyers, the young offspring still carries a knife, and the old man doesn't dare to open his mouth to solicit customers, and bows his head and continues to clean up the stall, intending to give the fruit to the neighbors.

A few dozen steps away, near the corner of the street, there was a merchant who had not left, loading things into a basket.

The man was in his thirties, looked like he had sold out of goods, and was not interested in potential customers.

"How do you sell your things?" Gu Shenwei walked over and asked the price.

The merchant raised his head in surprise, then turned his head and glanced into the basket, "Well, you take a tael of silver." ”

"It's too expensive. ”

"I'm a rarity......

Gu Shenwei took a step, as if to check the items in the basket, and suddenly stretched out his left hand and took the merchant's wrist directly.

Gu Shenwei's hands were empty, but he didn't use his sword qi, his left hand attracted the merchant, and his right hand struck like lightning, just choking the opponent's throat.

Su Ai was stunned for a moment, then immediately acted and walked to the basket, just blocking the gaze of the old man in the distance.

The merchant fell into the hands of the enemy, and his heart was terrified, and he slammed his fists, hoping to force the enemy to let go.

Gu Shen exerted force for his right hand, and the two fists had already been attached to him, but he couldn't use any strength at all.

Su Ai was flustered, he had been on the battlefield and seen blood, but in a prosperous and peaceful city, he was unprepared for the sudden attack on the fake vendors on the street.

The merchant's eyes were bulging and his face was flushed, but it was the killer who frightened Su Ai the most: Gu Shenwei's calmness contrasted sharply with the merchant's pain, like a skilled snake charmer fiddling with a toothless poisonous snake. (To be continued.) )