Ding Ying's eyes filled with tears, she nodded repeatedly and said: "Brother Gu, it's me, it's me!" Her words were full of sorrow and unyielding.

"Why are you here?" Gu Shengchao asked in surprise.

Ding Ying wiped away her tears and choked up and said: "I traveled with my master and Senior Lu, and helped the villagers repel bandits in a mountain. At the request of the villagers, I stayed to establish a sect. A husband from the Liu family in the village went to Beijing to take the exam and did not return for many years.

, I accompanied her to the capital to look for her husband, but I didn’t know that Liu’s husband was already the son-in-law of the Shaoqing of Dali Temple in the capital, and was appointed as a minor official in the Bibu Department. The man did not recognize Liu, and even kicked her out.

, Ms. Liu was so distraught that she hit the wall and died. I was so angry that I hit the man and hurt his leg. They put me in jail and said they wanted to kill me."

"You are stupid, why didn't you run away then?" Based on Gu Shengchao's understanding of Ding Ying, it would be extremely difficult for ordinary people to trap her.

Ding Ying shook her head helplessly: "I didn't want Mrs. Liu to die miserably like this. I thought they would do things impartially, but I didn't know that the officials protecting each other confused right and wrong, and instead framed me as the murderer."

Gu Shengchao still had many questions to ask, so Zhong Lei came over and patted him on the back: "Let's go, people talk too much to prevent long nights and dreams."

"Don't worry, I will definitely save you." Gu Shengchao looked at Ding Ying's haggard face and comforted her.

They hurried out. Gu Shengchao took out all the silver taels he had on him, about thirty taels of silver, and gave them to the jailer, saying, "Please take good care of the woman named Ding Ying inside."

The jailer nodded in understanding.

On their way back, the five of them took countless turns in the streets and alleys of the capital. It was not until dusk fell that Gu Shengchao was completely confused about the east, west, east, and west, and then they stopped in an alley and gently opened a small door.

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"May I ask where the guest is coming from?" someone inside asked in a low voice.

"Li Youcai at the foot of Meishan Mountain." Zhong Lei responded softly.

The small door opened, and the five people walked in quickly. Zhong Lei looked around and finally entered. The courtyard under the high wall was cramped, and no matter where the five people went, it seemed crowded. The five people finally entered a large house, which was spacious and more than ten feet deep.

It was in stark contrast to the narrowness outside. There were torches inserted in the four corners of the room, and everyone's shadow swayed under the flickering firelight.

Zhong Lei cupped his hands and said, "Everyone, please wait a moment. Zhong will be back soon after he leaves."

The room was empty, except for benches and chairs placed randomly around for people to rest. Gu Shengchao and the others found their own seats to sit down. After a while, more people came in one after another, and when Zhong Lei returned again accompanied by a middle-aged man

By that time, there were already more than twenty people sitting around the room.

The middle-aged man walked up to the middle and bowed his hands in salute, saying, "I'm Qi Tianzeng, the young master of Wuyou Escort Bureau. I'd like to show you my courtesy to all heroes."

Everyone stood up and returned the greeting.

Qi Tianzeng said politely: "Everyone already knows the cause of the matter, so I won't go into details. The date is set at 10:00 the day after tomorrow, and the specific details will be arranged later. I am here today to thank everyone for their help, and first give everyone two pieces of gold.

Twelve taels. When the rest is completed, I will give you a lot of money in person." He waved his hand, and the back wall of the house seemed to be flat, but a secret door opened out of thin air. Two people came over carrying wooden boxes and distributed them one by one along the seats.

Gold bars, two per person.

Everyone was moved when they saw the golden gold bars, and their attention was focused on the two people distributing the gold bars. At this moment, Gu Shengchao sensed the presence of a person on the roof, and even though he couldn't see outside, he subconsciously looked up.

At the same time, Qi Tianzeng's eyes also glanced upward. Perhaps because of a tacit understanding, the two looked at each other, nodded knowingly, and pointed upward with their fingers.

Qi Tianzeng suddenly rose up from the ground, smashed the purlins on the roof with one palm and grabbed outwards. At the same time, he shouted loudly: "Where to go!" Unexpectedly, the man above reacted quickly, Qi Tianzeng missed the attack and jumped out of the hole.

Gu Shengchao followed him up.

In the night, a black figure was galloping in front, and Qi Tianzeng was chasing after him. The ancient sage jumped several times and caught up to Qi Tianzeng. Just as he was about to catch up, the man in front suddenly fell from the roof and ran wildly along the narrow streets.

The streets and alleys in the capital seem to be straight and vertical. Because there is no curfew, vendors of all sizes have set up stalls to sell along the streets. There are also many street-facing shops that occupy the streets, making the originally narrow streets even more cramped. Gu Shengchao is underground

Qi Tianzeng chased him and ran wildly on the roof. The two of them cooperated and saw that the man had nowhere to escape, but a carriage suddenly rushed over.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, the horse is frightened, get out of the way." The coachman shouted from the car. The carriage jolted several times and almost threw the coachman off. Qi Tianzeng could see clearly from the roof that the coachman looked scared.

He has a lot of skills and pretends that the horse is frightened.

Everyone dodged and moved to both sides. In the chaos, Qi Tianzeng accidentally discovered that Gu Shengchao and the man had disappeared, and the only suspicious carriage was still running ahead. Qi Tianzeng chased the carriage without hesitation, and chased it two blocks away.

Finally controlling the horse, the carriage pulled over and Qi Tianzeng stopped in front of the horse.

"Does the guest want to use a car?" the coachman asked.

Qi Tianzeng had long seen that the coachman was deliberately causing trouble. He snorted and lifted the curtain on the car. There was nothing inside.

The coachman pretended to be enthusiastic and said: "Where are you going, sir? Please get in the car."

"Where did those two people go just now?" Qi Tianzeng said coldly.

The coachman shook his head in confusion: "I don't know what you are talking about."

Qi Tianzeng knew that he was lying, so he ignored it and carefully checked the carriage. As a result, he looked up and down and found nothing.

"Hey, are you going to Huangcun?" an elder came up and asked.

"go."

The elder stared at Qi Tianzeng, "Is this also a fellow traveler?"

The coachman also looked at Qi Tianzeng and said, "Would you like to leave? If not, I will set off."

Qi Tianzeng was also helpless, knowing that they were in a group, so he had to step aside and watch the carriage drive out of the capital.

In fact, it was normal for Qi Tianzeng not to be able to find anyone. Just as the carriage disturbed people's sight, Gu Shengchao was also blocked by people running randomly in front, but he always locked on that aura. From the tea shed on the roadside to selling wontons on the street

From the back window of the shop to the hair-cutting shop, from the shop to the restaurant next to it, from the back door of the restaurant to the inn.

If you were on top, you wouldn't be able to see the people below, you could only see the uneven roofs.

Gu Shengchao followed the breath to the inn and suddenly disappeared in the corridor. Gu Shengchao observed carefully and found that there were eight guest rooms on both sides of the corridor, three of which had their doors open, two of which were ajar, and two of which were closed but open.

As long as there were enough gaps in the small window, he could sense the scent. The only suspicious room had its doors and windows tightly closed.

Without hesitation, he broke through the door and entered.

In the room, a man and a woman were doing a double activity. Seeing the fierce look of the ancient sage, they quickly grabbed the quilt to cover themselves and said in a panic: "You, what are you going to do?"

That breath is not here.

The ancient sage was surprised. It was impossible to disappear for no reason unless it was in a closed space. He suddenly woke up when he thought of this. There were four guest rooms facing the street and there was no need to look for them. What about the remaining four? He walked out of the inn and found those four

The guest room was next to a high wall. He hesitated whether to go into the high wall to check, but the breath flashed past the high wall.

Without further ado, Gu Shengchao was just about to climb over the wall and enter, but there were still two motionless auras inside. He was afraid of disturbing others, so he walked around the wall and found an uninhabited corner. Then he climbed up the high wall and looked up into the distance.

, making sure that no one fell lightly. He dodged hidden guards all the way, and finally in a big house, he sensed the presence of that breath again.

Gu Shengchao did not dare to act rashly. He quietly climbed onto the roof, leaned over and moved to the edge of the house. His feet hooked on the eaves and hung down. The man he was chasing was panting and reporting: "Thanks to Brother Lu for driving a car."

I only managed to get rid of one of them with the help of the carriage, and the person chasing me spent some time following me. Fortunately, we have a secret passage in our own inn, so we were not exposed."

"It's weird, why are there suddenly experts helping me? Do you know when those people are going to take action?" A voice inside asked.

"No, I was discovered right after I arrived. It looks like it will be in the next few days."

After a moment of silence, a man in white clothes walked to the window. Gu Shengchao could clearly see that he had met this man before, the man in white clothes he met in an abandoned mansion on a rainy night. He had saved this man's life.

"Everything in the world is unpredictable. We are weak in the capital. The late emperor gave King Wu Palace a generous reward, but he backed away and refused to help even if he thought about it. It was obvious that he wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers. We cannot lose this time, and we cannot afford to lose.

Ah!" the man in white sighed.

Gu Shengchao knew that Wuwang Palace was the largest sect in the Dawu Dynasty, and there was a saying among the people that "Wangwang Palace accounts for more than half of the fertile land in the world." This means that Wuwang Palace accounts for more than half of the fertile land in the dynasty. Although it is an exaggeration, it also means that Wuwang Palace owns more than half of the fertile land in the world.

The income is so huge that it cannot be compared with ordinary sects.

Another person came over. This person was also known to Gu Shengchao. He was the one called Brother Fan. Brother Fan said firmly: "Your Highness, don't panic. We will follow you to the death, and we will fight through fire and water to help you achieve your hegemony."

Your Highness? Gu Shengchao was shocked. Who else could be called Your Highness besides the emperor's son? He was a little confused and his strength on his feet was a little loose. Brother Fan had noticed this small change and raised his hand.

Throw a few hidden weapons and jump out of the window.

Gu Shengchao breathed a sigh of relief. Brother Fan's method of using hidden weapons was too outrageous. He was way off the mark. His skill should be average. He kicked his toes vigorously, stood on the roof and raised his feet to run, but he saw just now

The sickle-shaped hidden weapons thrown away by Brother Fan circled around and roared from behind. The moment he was stunned, the sickle-shaped hidden weapons had already blocked his escape route.

Knowing that something was wrong, he gritted his teeth and jumped down, but Brother Fan jumped into the air with an Emei thorn in each hand. Gu Shengchao had no choice but to use the "Nine Heavens Blue Falling Palm" mixed with the "Iron Arm Magic" to deal with it. The hidden weapon stuck to Gu

Sheng Chao's scalp passed by, fell to the ground, and collided with the bluestone, creating little sparks of light.

The two of them exchanged more than ten moves in mid-air, with no winner or loser. After landing, Brother Fan's attack became even more fierce, hoping to surpass the ancient sage and kill him.
Chapter completed!