He Lingchuan smelled a sweet aroma. He didn't know if it was pears or grapes. It seemed that there was indeed juice in the cup, but the color was a bit strange and there was some turbid suspended matter.
It reminded him of the creek on the road, with a layer of greasy light on its surface.
"No." He didn't have the courage to touch the liquid of unknown origin. "How can I contact you later?" He didn't want to run here over and over again.
"This is easy to handle." Lao Ge walked out of the house and roared twice at the nearby big tree. When he came back, there was a black thing on his shoulder.
He Lingchuan originally thought it was a black mouse, but upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a large squirrel with a fluffy tail and long hair behind its ears.
"Take it to the tree near where you live, and call it down if you need anything." Lao Ge said with a smile, "From now on, it will be our messenger."
He Lingchuan nodded, and the squirrel jumped on his shoulder. "By the way, Fang Canran, the manager of Dunyuan, how much do you know?"
"Mr. Fang?" Lao Ge said without thinking, "He is General Jinjiao's most trusted and most capable butler. He controls almost all the Jinjiao family's properties. He is also a well-known figure outside. What are you asking him for?"
"He looks like a friend of mine." He Lingchuan asked, "Do you know the origin of Manager Fang? I want to see if there is some connection."
"Where's the origin?" Lao Ge hissed, "It seems that he is from Lingxu City, at least he came earlier than me."
"Well, I'll go and find out. But the people who can be used by the Golden Horn Family should have a clean background." He Lingchuan couldn't laugh or cry: "How did I say he was unclean?" Lao Ge extended his hand rudely.
He Lingchuan gave him another silver coin. He weighed it and said, "I'll give you the news as soon as possible."
"Also, I want to take a trip to Xushan. Do you want to join a group tour?"
"Yes, of course it is open." No matter where the money comes from, regular business must also be done. "There will be a group going to Xushan in two days."
"Count me in." He Lingchuan put down a silver coin as a deposit, stood up and left.
When his figure disappeared from sight, Lao Ge put away his silver coins, picked up the wooden cup on the table and drank it all in one gulp, letting out an intoxicating sigh.
So sour! Humans are really ignorant.
A giant monkey jumped in from behind the door:
"Brother Ge, I happen to know the two people he mentioned. They live in Baijia Village in the upper reaches of the Li River in the east. Their surname is Chen. They make a living by fishing. They are indeed a pair of brothers. Last year they caught a king grass carp in the Li River and sold it to They got a good price, but all the money was donated to the gambling house before it was overheated." It scratched its face, "They all have ichthyosis on their bodies, and they scratch when they have nothing to do, and they scratch harder than me!"
"Then why are you still standing?" Lao Ge slapped him out of the window, "Go and find out where these brothers are now, and make sure the guests can find them in two days!"
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Early the next morning, He Lingchuan still woke up in his mansion covering an area of five acres.
The first thing he saw when he sat up was the gradually changing red maples in the garden outside the window, and the long-tailed pheasants picking fruits to eat under the trees. The first time he had such a large house to himself was in Bejia.
Oh no, he also had a nasty guest who was so shameless that he had to live here. As soon as he got up, a servant came over with warm water to wash his face.
"No need." He grabbed the towel.
He Lingchuan would never let others get so close and block his eyes. He was not seriously injured and did not need to swallow the Jade Return Pill. Now he can run, jump and fight.
But He Lingchuan was not in a hurry to go out, but asked Gosying to run some errands for him.
This time the goshawk asked for half a Xitan sheep. Last time He Lingchuan fulfilled the contract very happily, but it was tired of eating rabbit meat. In the past few nights, the two of them and the tiger were roasting mutton around the bonfire, making him greedy.
Not good enough.
"no problem."
But the waiting guests hadn't arrived yet, and He Lingchuan unexpectedly received a gift:
A treasure armor sent by someone to celebrate the New Year.
This is an inner armor that can be worn close to the body. It is woven with four layers of silk inside and outside, but its weight is similar to that of ordinary silk clothes. This kind of craftsmanship alone is very valuable. When He Lingchuan performed the Yan Huishen Technique, his weight was of course higher than that of ordinary silk clothes.
Smaller is better.
Not to mention that the material of this soft armor is made of black gold silk woven with underground spider silk!
He Lingchuan was very familiar with the underground spider silk, and he could tell the grade of material it was by touching it. He lit the fire and burned the armor for more than ten breaths, but the inner armor did not change color and even felt soft and not hot to the touch.
It has the ability to use swords, spears, water and fire.
He Lingchuan originally asked Songyang Mansion to make a piece of soft armor for him, using Zhu Erniang's spider silk. However, weaving the armor took the longest, and Songyang Mansion had limited manpower here, so the soft armor never came out.
Unexpectedly, the New Year's greetings were sent to him first.
He Lingchuan remembered that when he was chatting with Fu Shanyue at the Dunyuan sale, he casually said that he wanted to find an inner armor, but he didn't expect Nian Zanli to hear it.
He even didn't expect that this gift was made of underground spider silk, and it was Zhu Erniang's cloud brocade!
In other words, this inner armor most likely came from Songyang Mansion.
Nian Zanli purchased inner armor from Songyang Mansion and then sent it to Panshan Mansion for him?
Thinking of Li Qingge’s request to him in Dunyuan, she and Nian’s return of praise
Fu Shanyue is not here today, but the guards said that Nian Zanli also sent a condolence gift to the prince.
There was originally no contact between Chiyan Kingdom and Xunzhou Mu. It must have been after the Dunyuan sales meeting that the story of the immortal medicine case finally reached Nian Zanli's ears. He also heard that the post house exploded and that the Chiyan Crown Prince and his entourage were attacked.
So I raised gifts to express my condolences.
Lingxu City is as rich and powerful as the clouds. If you want to save favors, you can't wait until you need them. You have to pay attention to widening your network. Six hundred years of imperial capital, six hundred years of officialdom, the rules and scale of social interactions have all been
It's the pinnacle.
If Nian Zanli wants to establish a firm foothold in Lingxu City, he must have friends and dignitaries. A friendship with the prince of the Fan Yao Kingdom is worth cultivating.
Compared with Fu Shanyue, He Lingchuan received much fewer gifts because he was unknown - even though he was the real "victim" of the bombing.
In the evening, distinguished guests came to the door.
Li Qingge, dressed in gorgeous clothes, walked through the maple forest and walked into the back garden. Dinner was just being served in the rain room.
"Your house is really nice." She looked at He Lingchuan and clicked her tongue twice, "Everywhere is elegant and quiet."
"What you mean by "Quietness in the midst of chaos" is that you think it's too small, right?" Anyway, no one would describe Dun Garden like this.
Li Qingge smiled and said, "Don't try to misinterpret my meaning. Huh? You don't seem to be very happy?"
This woman is really sharp.
He Lingchuan helped her pull out the chair: "Please take a seat."
When Li Qingge leaned over to sit down, He Lingchuan didn't have to lower his head to see the fiery red coral beads on her dark cloud bun, and smell the faint cloud fragrance on her neck.
She wore big red lips today, which were thicker and more gorgeous than the maple leaves in late autumn outside.
But she was sitting upright.
"How is your injury?"
He Lingchuan poured wine for her casually: "It's a small injury, but I won't die."
He knew very well how powerful the explosion was, and the injuries were all on his back. He was able to support his energy at that time, and had a mirror to save him, so he only suffered some superficial injuries and his internal organs were basically intact.
The injury must be there, otherwise it would not be true.
Li Qingge looked at the wine glass: "Then you can still drink?"
"The doctor has an explanation." He Lingchuan took another bottle, "So what I drank was tea." "You are really a lucky general. Has the murderer been caught?"
He Lingchuan shook his head: "The tables and chairs in my guest room were also poisoned. The officer who searched the scene touched them a few times and got poisoned on the spot. He almost died."
Li Qingge frowned: "I've already put poison, and I want to blow you up again? Why bother doing this twice?"
"Either you're afraid that I won't die, or -"
Li Qingge had already come to his senses: "Either two groups of people did it?"
"That's what the government agency suspects." He Lingchuan said with a smile, "There are still some clues that can be found following the poison, and they are investigating."
"The officials are under a lot of pressure. They must have been given a limited date to solve the case." Li Qingge held up a chopstick of braised venison, "You hid in the small building and became one, but you didn't know that there was an uproar outside. This explosion is comparable to
on fire
Pour on the oil and shout to the ground, and the more you and Fu Shan are in Lingxu City, the sky will be filled with red, and no one can surpass them."
He Lingchuan smiled and said nothing.
With such strong exposure, now is the safest time for him. Anyone who wants to cause trouble for him must think twice.
Before he could ask, Li Qingge said: "By the way, my people have been sent out a long time ago. They should have passed Bailing Valley by now and can reach their destination in a few days."
She didn't make her words clear, but He Lingchuan understood the meaning:
The people she sent will arrive in Wange Swamp in a few days and press the Dragon Punishment Pillar.
This is really the news that He Lingchuan has been waiting for. I hope everything goes well and nothing happens again.
"Thank you Sir, you really helped me a lot." He put the inner armor given by Nian Zanli on the table, "By the way, the gift Nian Zanli gave me was from Songyang Mansion, right?"
Li Qingge only glanced at it and nodded: "I just made it the night before yesterday. The young master is really amazing. I only met Nian Zanli once, so I asked him to take the initiative to give you a gift set."
Facing her, He Lingchuan always carefully chooses his words: "How much did you sell him this inner armor?"
Li Qingge slowly put down his chopsticks, took another sip of wine, and then said, "Not a cent."
"He asked me directly and I gave it to him."
He Lingchuan was waiting for her explanation. This woman had come to the appointment and she should have already thought about what she was going to say.
Li Qingge glanced at him and bit his lip: "There is something important in Songyang Mansion that fell into his hands. I want you to help me get it back!"
Suddenly it was so direct, without any twists and turns? He Lingchuan raised his eyebrows, a little surprised:
"what?"
"That thing was originally in Sun Fuping's hands. He used it to blackmail Songyang Mansion for many years, asking for money and things to satisfy his desires." Li Qingge said in a deep voice, "I thought that after Sun Fuping died, Songyang Mansion
Being able to be freed from the bondage, I didn’t expect that such a thing would fall into Nian Zanli’s hands again!”
"He opened his mouth as soon as he came. I really don't want to give it, but..." At this point, she sighed softly.
He Lingchuan's eyes flickered: "Is it that colorful bamboo tube?"