Chapter 114 The simplest way
Chapter 114 The simplest way
The night rain is silent and never annoying.
Gu Zhuo was walking alone in the rain. When he had free time, he looked up at the sky and exchanged glances with the bright moon hidden between the clouds. They both smiled.
He didn't hold an umbrella, and his clothes and hair were already slightly wet, but he didn't look embarrassed, but rather comfortable.
After the conversation with Yu Sheng, the two separated for the first time since they left the Divine Capital. The reason was that Gu Zhuo was going to hang out with evil demons and it was inconvenient for him to lead his nominal nephew astray.
Of course, this is not what I said, but it is indeed the fact.
After many days, Gu Zhuo was rarely alone, and it was hard not to feel happy.
Even though he knew that Yu Sheng's eyes would never really leave him, from the first day he stepped into Changzhou Academy, to seeing all the flowers in Wangjing in one day, to becoming famous in the capital, and finally holding his sword at the summer festival... he had long been accustomed to this treatment.
After passing through several deep alleys and turning around several street corners, Gu Zhuo arrived in front of the Green Lake with many brothels on the side.
But he did not push the door again and go into the brothel filled with the sounds of music and stringed instruments. Instead, he walked and stopped in the dark corners of the lake, as if waiting for a friend who was late.
He did not lie to Yu Sheng. As the Wan family would inevitably act more secretively in the future, it would be a better choice to get clues from the evildoers.
However, as a name clearly defined by the Qin Dynasty, evil demons and heretics are obviously a very large group - the old Taoist priests in the mountains who secretly accept disciples without going through the summer festival selection and reporting to the government are heretics, and those in the rivers and lakes who do not respect the laws and regulations and seek lives for profit are evil demons, and sects like the Tianming Sect and Wuyou Mountain have implemented these four words to the core.
The person Gu Zhuo wanted to see was the one from Wuyou Mountain.
In tonight's incident, only Wuyoushan did not have an absolute interest position, which meant that this group of people was the most convenient to speak.
More importantly, Feng from Yunmengze came all the way to tell him that a young killer was heading to Yangzhou City. He really couldn't think of a reason to refuse such kindness.
If possible, Gu Zhuo would certainly like to meet with the people of Tianming Sect. However, the attitude of Daqin towards Tianming Sect is to kill them in a word, leaving almost no room for tact. Therefore, it is rare to see this group of Taoists in Daqin.
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There is no end in sight to the rain.
The lake was full of ripples, which at some point formed a circle, and then someone jumped out of the circle.
It was a young man in black clothes.
Gu Zhuo looked up.
The young killer blinked in confusion, thinking that there was clearly nothing in his perception, so how could a person suddenly appear?
Thinking of this, his right hand subconsciously fell on his thigh and touched the sharp dagger. He began to wonder whether he should just kill him directly. This should reduce accidents, right?
Then he realized that he could not sense the other person's breath at all, and could not distinguish his realm at all, and he immediately gave up the idea of killing him.
"I have a business deal I want to discuss with you."
A voice rang out.
From Gu Zhuo.
The young killer was stunned when he heard that, and almost fell when he landed. He looked so embarrassed and funny. How could he look like a contemporary disciple of Wuyou Mountain?
Then he looked at Gu Zhuo who was standing in the rain, looked at the face he had no impression of, and asked seriously: "Are you kidding me?"
Gu Zhuo continued, "I want to know what you have seen and heard in Yunmengze in recent days."
The young killer frowned and said angrily: "You are really making fun of me."
"For example?" Gu Zhuo asked.
"You were able to stand here and wait for me in advance, and you even knew exactly where I came from. I wonder how much higher your realm is than mine."
The young killer couldn't help rolling his eyes and said unhappily, "For someone like you, killing me is at most a matter of raising your hand. At most, you can kill me with just one look. What qualifications do I have to do business with you?"
Gu Zhuo thought about it, nodded and said, "You are right."
"Then we won't do this business."
He looked into the young killer's eyes and said, "Do you... want to die?"
When saying this, Gu Zhuo's expression was very sincere and his tone was very polite.
It was as if at this moment he was not asking about life or death, but whether everyone wanted to go to the brothel next door to have some fun.
The young killer was stunned and wondered, am I from Wuyou Mountain or are you?
"In no mood!"
Without a moment's hesitation, he gave his answer directly.
Gu Zhuo was very satisfied with this.
Although he is so kind that he does good deeds almost every day, when he really wants to become a giant in the magic world, he can still do it easily.
"explain."
"Ok."
The young killer had no choice but to accept it. He lowered his head dejectedly, but his eyes were darting around, clearly looking for an opportunity to escape.
Gu Zhuo said: "You can try."
The meaning is very clear.
After hearing these words, the young killer finally accepted his fate and wondered how he could be so unlucky.
In fact, with him and Chen Chi being at almost the same realm, as long as he fights with Gu Zhuo and sees through his realm, the situation is not completely hopeless.
However, Gu Zhuo's appearance was so terrifying that the young killer completely gave up the idea and confessed the truth sincerely.
"It's basically like this. Two months ago, someone paid a lot of money to hire us to work as guards in Yunmeng Lake, which actually means patrolling everywhere."
"It's really easy to make money. Let me tell you this, this group of people searched almost the entire Yunmeng Lake, but they didn't find anything. They were like possessed, believing it more and more."
"Later, I asked my boss about it, but he refused to explain it directly and just talked to me about a bunch of things from the Taoist Canon. I had no idea what he was thinking. If I could understand this nonsense, would that mean I was still illiterate?"
"Don't worry. I found out the truth later. The devil's methods were extraordinary. The thing he left behind had a brain and even grew legs. It was very difficult to catch it."
The young killer chattered on and on, saying a lot of nonsense, but he did explain things clearly.
Gu Zhuo waved his hand and let him leave.
Before the young killer took a few steps outside, he suddenly said, "How about I tell you my name?" Gu Zhuo was slightly startled and asked, "Why?"
The young killer said honestly, "What if you go back on your word and suddenly kill me with a sword? When my boss comes to avenge me someday, you won't know what's going on when he says my name. That would be too embarrassing."
Gu Zhuo asked in confusion: "Why is this embarrassing?"
The young killer sighed and said, "It's not you who is embarrassed, it's me who died like a stray dog on the roadside."
Gu Zhuo thought that this did make sense, and said, "Please."
"Seeking knowledge."
The young killer looked him in the eyes and said seriously, "Although many people think this name is funny for me, I like it very much."
"That's a good name indeed."
Gu Zhuo chuckled and said, "I'll look for you next time if there's suitable business."
The young killer said without thinking: "Then let's not do it."
The words stop here.
For Qiuzhi, the young killer from Wuyou Mountain, there are still many things he needs to do tonight, and those things are directly related to the Wan family, otherwise he would not have taken advantage of this night rain to sneak into Yangzhou City.
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Dealing with Wuyoushan was quite a pleasure for Gu Zhuo.
These killers only care about missions and money. When these two things are not involved, the conversation will go extremely smoothly as long as you can threaten their lives.
Then he began to think about the news he had just received.
Qiuzhi had not lied before, this was something Gu Zhuo could be sure of.
The three major forces of Tianming Sect, Southern Qi and Wan Family, together with several other families, reached a tacit understanding and joined forces to search Yunmengze for two whole months but still found nothing... So what exactly is this thing?
"Do you have any idea now?"
The sound of raindrops falls into my ears.
Gu Zhuo had already left the lakeside and randomly found a roof in the alley to talk to the world.
"I think this group of people are looking for a bell, but I think this idea is ridiculous and I don't agree with it."
"If everyone is so ridiculous, does that mean it's the truth?"
"The only thing a person doesn't need to conform to is his conscience."
"But this matter has nothing to do with conscience."
"Yeah, the biggest question I need to think about now is whether they are idiots."
"That's something you have to think about."
The conversation ends there.
The night is coming to an end and the morning light is already rising in the sky.
This long night is about to end, Yunmengze has long been calm, but the Wan family probably still has no peace.
Gu Zhuo prepared to go back to the inn.
At this moment, the light of the sky came into his eyes, and he asked a question out of curiosity.
"If things are really as these people think, and the little bell is hidden inside, what are you going to do?"
This question is difficult to answer.
If anyone asked the question, Gu Zhuo would remain silent without hesitation and not give any answer.
But the person asking this question now was not a human, so he gave a very clear answer.
"Then no one is entitled to it except me."
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When the morning light came, Gu Zhuo returned to the inn.
He didn't fall asleep, but took a hot bath carefully and asked the store to deliver breakfast.
Yu Sheng also arrived with breakfast.
"It looks like you haven't slept all night either."
"Yes."
Gu Zhuo and Yu Sheng chatted casually for a few words, had a simple breakfast, and then got down to business.
"There's no need to drag this matter out any further."
Yu Sheng said directly: "Let's just end it."
Gu Zhuo's expression remained unchanged. He took a sip of soy milk and said, "What do you mean?"
Yu Sheng said, "Now that we have confirmed that the things that the Taoist Master left behind are important enough, we can directly mobilize the army to block Yunmengze, and then let the people from the Patrol Department come to find the things and send them directly to the Divine Capital."
“This is the simplest and safest way.”
She looked up at Gu Zhuo and asked with a smile, "What do you think?"
Chapter 2 of Number 29
(End of this chapter)