Chapter 10: The Bridegroom
Although they were half-hearted when they bowed, the ten teenagers did get closer after that night, and it seemed that they had really found a sense of belonging.
Gu Shenwei also felt that the idea of swearing a little bit was good, he now had no backer, and he didn't have martial arts secrets, it was impossible to take revenge openly, he could only use insidious means, and having a group of brothers was not a bad thing after all.
Of course, he won't tell his secrets, and like everyone else, in this small group that hides guards and exploits, he must never tell the truth.
The next few days were a honeymoon period for the ten brothers, who helped each other, learned each other's languages, and occasionally made a little joke, and no one foresaw what life would be like after entering Jinpeng Castle.
On the morning of the young lady's wedding, the whole camp was newly decorated, and everyone from the big-headed god to the little minions at the bottom were all dressed neatly for the first time, and they suppressed their anger for the first time.
Nearly 1,000 gangs, regardless of whether they are high or low, crowded on both sides of the road, all want to see what the uncle who greets them looks like, that is the son of King Dubu, who has always been high, and it is rare to see the largest bandit gang in the Western Regions.
Gu Shenwei especially wanted to take a look.
The deeds of Jinpeng Castle's slaughter of the Gu clan in the Central Plains have spread, and the Shangguan family did not deliberately hide it, and with the enrichment of details, the whole thing began to be clearly presented in front of the young man's eyes.
The business—as the Iron Mountain Gang called murder a "business"—was handled by Shangguan Nu, the eighth son of King Dubu, who had a force of twenty killers and seventy swordsmen, and is said to have a "green-faced" assassin.
Knife Hands, Killers and Assassins are members of different ranks of Jinpeng Castle: Knife Hands belong to the junior level, usually hired from all over the Western Regions; Killers are the strength cultivated by Jinpeng Castle itself, and their martial arts will be significantly higher, and they are also the core of Jinpeng Castle; Assassins are the most mysterious group of people among them, and even whether they exist or not is disputed, anyway, in the legend, the Assassins have the highest martial arts, their identities are hidden, and they often wear black masks, so they are called "green faces".
Twenty killers and seventy knife men are a force to be reckoned with, and some people even think that this is a knife used to kill chickens.
According to the custom of Jinpeng Castle, the knife man is responsible for investigation, lookout, vigilance and other matters, and only kills when necessary, and the most important assassination tasks are carried out by the killer.
It was these knife men who peeked into the manor in the back mountain, broke into the manor at night to listen to the truth and reality, and chased after the five people who left the manor unexpectedly, but they were picked off the horse by Yang Zheng, the servant of the old family.
Twenty killers, perhaps with the addition of the young master Shangguan Nu and the mysterious green face, entered the Gu manor in the dark after everything was ready, first quietly killed the night watchman, and then attacked the master of the manor, and then those sleeping servants.
The whole operation was well prepared, so the execution process was extremely smooth, and there was no resistance, and in the standards of Jinpeng Castle, a frontal kill was the last resort, and no resistance was the best result.
The manor's gold and silver treasures were swept away and then burned to the ground, standard procedure for the castle, and the uneasy objects were left untouched to the thieves with a keen sense of smell.
If all goes well, this operation will open up a brilliant future for the Eighth Young Master Shangguan Fu.
This is his first independent mission, after which he will be qualified to stand on his own, he can cultivate his own strength, and he will also marry the daughter of the leader of the largest bandit gang in the Western Regions, adding a rare guarantee to consolidate the power of the family and his own position.
All of this was lost because of a 14-year-old boy who slipped through the net.
There are different opinions about how the young man named Gu Shenwei escaped, it seems that it was because Gu Lun, the owner of the manor, was treacherous and sent several teams of men and horses one after another at night to distract the attention of the peripheral swordsmen, and then he let a daughter and the youngest son flee for their lives.
Shangguan Nu made a mistake in judgment at this time, and only sent a knife hand to chase after him, but the three knife men did not return, and after slaughtering the Gu manor, he found that there were two little masters missing, and Shangguan Nu sent the killer in time to bring back the head he wanted.
It turned out to be the wrong head.
The head, which is considered to be the little master of the Gu family, actually belongs to the nameless generation.
Because of this unforgivable mistake, Dubu Wang cut off one of the palms of the eight sons, and Shangguan Nu cut off the palms of several swordsmen and killers.
Shangguan Nu's good future has just begun to end, although the Dubu King has not been officially announced, and it will not be announced in the future, but everyone is very sure that Shangguan Nu will not be qualified to stand on his own for a long time, although the marriage with the daughter of the big head god has not been canceled, but this is no longer his marriage, but it has become a pure family marriage, just because the Dubu King and the big head god need to marry, and the two of them have no children of their appropriate age for the time being.
To Gu Shenwei's disappointment, the rumors rarely mentioned the ending of Miss Cuilan of the Gu family, and people either took it for granted that she was dead, or did not mention her at all.
As for the reason why Jinpeng Fort slaughtered the Gu family, there are many theories, so that it is impossible to distinguish the true from the false, for wealth, for treasure, for fame, for hatred, for grievances, for others, etc., anyway, this is not the first time that Jinpeng Fort has slaughtered the family, this can even be regarded as an ordinary action of Jinpeng Castle, if it is not related to the daughter of the gang leader, the Iron Mountain bandits will not be interested in this.
The most incredible thing in the whole incident is the final ending, it is said that the Dubu King issued a ruthless order, requiring Shangguan Nu to bring back the correct head within seven days.
Shangguan Nu did it, and all the people mentioned about this were understatement, how far can a fourteen-year-old child run in the desert of the Western Regions?
Only Gu Shen was sure that he was not dead
As for how he accidentally survived until now, he guessed probably: first of all, Yang Zheng's plan, he asked the little scholar Mingxiang to pretend to be the little master, and found a child to pretend to be a scholar, this is not enough, and then there are a series of accidental events: Gu Shenwei took the wrong path, and after returning to the village, he was captured by robbers who did not know him, and the robbers died at the hands of the swordsman in the snow mountain, and the big-headed god bought him among the many slaves.
These accidents made Shangguan Nu unable to track down the clues that slipped through the net in time, so he could only replace them with other people's heads.
Shangguan Nu must have brought back the wrong head to Jinpeng Castle again, but why was it not recognized this time?
This is something that Gu Shenwei couldn't figure out even after racking his brains.
The greeting procession from Jinpeng Castle has arrived.
Dozens of brightly dressed knights walked in front in two, although the number was small, but all of them were dignified, the horses were all vermilion, well-trained, and their movements were uniform, and their momentum had already overwhelmed the crowd of onlookers scattered by the gang.
Then there was a wedding sedan chair carried by eight people, and the one who followed the sedan chair on horseback was the groom Shangguan Nu.
Shangguan Nu is indeed a standard groom official dress, but his face is not full of happy smiles that a newlyweds should have, he is still as ruthless as usual, turning a blind eye to the guidance and admiration of thousands of people.
He was like a newly appointed general, looking at his own unsuccessful army.
He still had a knife at his waist, and the pitch-black scabbard was out of place with the entire procession.
The man of the Shangguan family never left his knife until death, and this sentence was passed through the crowd, understanding and forgiving the rude behavior of the new uncle.
In fact, everyone is more curious about the groom's right hand, the hand that was cut off by King Dubu.
Without the hand of the knife, even the men of the Shangguan family are just tigers whose minions have been pulled out.
Shangguan Nu's right arm was completely hidden in the long sleeve, and the reins were also deep in the sleeve, and he was held by something, looking no different from a normal person.
People who know a little bit of politeness will not deliberately stare at the flaws of others, but unfortunately, in the camp of the Iron Mountain bandits, politeness is rarer than kindness, and thousands of eyes are staring at the hidden waste hand after looking at the whole body of the wedding party and the groom.
Shangguan Nu's face became more and more cold and hard, as if he was part of the "Iron Mountain".
Seeing Shangguan Nu from afar, the smile on his face became more and more prominent, and the dark clouds in his heart were swept away, and the opposite side was the son of the real Dubu King, who could see that he had the slightest problem? This young man was completely worthy of his daughter, and he opened his arms widely, waiting to welcome his son-in-law.
Gu Shenwei also saw his enemy, ten pairs of boys and girls and a group of leaders stood behind the big head god, and he could clearly see the groom getting off the horse to meet his father-in-law, and even when the big head god helped his son-in-law and gave him a warm hug, he saw an iron hook peeking out of the cuff.
The iron hook flashed.
Gu Shenwei found that he was surprisingly calm, not as nervous as he expected.
This is the enemy of the Gu family, perhaps this young man, who killed Gu Lun and his wife with his own hands and cut off their heads.
Gu Shenwei was holding the red gift box, only a few steps away from Shangguan Nu, and an urge to jump forward suddenly surged in his heart, and his body involuntarily leaned forward.
A stern gaze came.
Xue Niang was looking at him and warned him with her eyes not to make a fool of herself in front of the groom.
Gu Shenwei woke up suddenly, and immediately resumed his standing posture, his life was saved by his father by doing everything possible, and it was voluntarily sacrificed by Master Yang Zheng and his sister in exchange, and it couldn't be wasted so easily.
He wants revenge, but the target of revenge is no longer Shangguan Nu, and the hatred of destroying the door can only be repaid by destroying the door.
He has God's will in his body, and he will succeed.
The groom Shangguan stood up angrily, his eyes swept over the people behind his father-in-law at will, the big-headed god was huge, covering many people, but he still saw a group of smirking bandits, with vulgar faces, and a full set of new clothes could not hide the dirtiness of his body.
Shangguan Nu was a little disappointed, is this the force he wants to fight for? How could his father take a fancy to such a rabble?
Gu Shenwei bravely met the sweeping gaze, but did not receive the slightest attention.
As early as when he decided to sneak into Jinpeng Castle, he decided to take a huge risk: someone in Jinpeng Castle must know him, maybe Shangguan Nu had already inquired about his appearance.
Now, Shangguan Nu didn't recognize him, and he passed the first level, but when he got to the castle, how long could he hide?
Gu Shenwei knew that the revenge left by the divine will for him was not long, and he had to do it as soon as possible.