"Who are you? What do you want from me?" Gu Zhiqiu asked doubtfully.
"Butler, I know that a new teahouse has opened nearby. The tea in it is very delicious. Let's go and taste it." The old man said tremblingly.
"Who are you? Do I know you?" Gu Zhiqiu frowned: "If you have something to talk about, please leave as soon as possible. I'm very busy and I don't have time to chat with you here."
The old man took a step forward and said in a low voice: "Gu Zhiqiu, if you don't want people to know what happened between you and the second lady, just follow me."
"Butler, we have met before, have you forgotten?" The old man tried his best to smile.
Gu Zhiqiu took a deep look at the old man, then slapped his forehead: "Oh, it's you. Look at my memory, I actually forgot about you... Let's go, let's find a place to have a good chat."
Here, Gu Zhiqiu turned around and looked at the guard guarding the door: "This is a friend of mine. He and I are going to do some errands and will be back soon. If the general calls for me, you should answer truthfully."
"Yes." The guard nodded.
"Let's go." Gu Zhiqiu took the old man's arm and walked towards the next street.
After turning a few corners and making sure that he could not see the General Military Mansion, Gu Zhiqiu immediately stopped and stared at the old man with a gloomy face: "Who are you!"
"What? You can't even hear my voice?" The old man's voice suddenly changed and became sonorous and powerful.
"Ma Xiaoyao... it's you..." Gu Zhiqiu's face suddenly changed: "You... you are so brave... Now you are wanted everywhere, and you actually dare to show up..."
"Since I dare to show up, I am not afraid of being recognized!" Ma Xiaoyao said calmly: "Just like now, if I don't change my voice, can you recognize me as Ma Xiaoyao?"
"I..." Gu Zhiqiu was immediately speechless. Ma Xiaoyao's makeup skills were so good that even he was fooled. Gu Zhiqiu took a deep breath: "Why are you looking for me? You are not afraid of me.
Sold you out?"
"Do you dare?" Ma Xiaoyao sneered: "Don't forget, I still hold your handle in my hand. If you dare to betray me, I will let you die without a burial place!"
Gu Zhiqiu's face twitched several times: "What on earth do you want to do!"
"It's very simple. Tell me, are Leng Rufeng and Bo Yue alive or dead?" Ma Xiaoyao asked coldly.
"So that's what you did..." A glint flashed in Gu Zhiqiu's eyes: "You are quite smart, you know how to ask me for the truth..."
"Hurry up! I don't have time to chat with you here!" Ma Xiaoyao waved his hand impatiently.
"I can tell you, but you have to promise me a condition." Gu Zhiqiu said: "From now on, you are not allowed to disturb me again, let alone expose the affairs between me and the second lady."
Ma Xiaoyao smiled, but it was just a sneer: "Are you qualified to negotiate terms with me? Gu Zhiqiu, I hold your lifeline in my hands. As long as I am willing, I can make you die without a burial place at any time! And yours
The family will also be implicated!"
"You..." Gu Zhiqiu's eyes widened, and he exuded a murderous aura.
"What? You want to kill me and silence me?" Ma Xiaoyao's mouth curved slightly: "Do you have this ability? You should have seen my strength in the General Military Mansion last night, right? Do you think you can kill me?
?As long as you dare to take action, I will tell the story between you and the Second Madam, make you a stink on the streets, and make you die miserably!"
Gu Zhiqiu was shaking with anger, but he held it back in the end. As Ma Xiaoyao said, he really had no confidence that he could kill Ma Xiaoyao. Besides, this was on the street, very close to the General Military Mansion. As long as he made a move, he would be killed.
The soldiers in the General Military Mansion will be alerted. Once Ma Xiaoyao tells the truth... Gu Zhiqiu will be over...
Thinking of Han Mingguang's ruthlessness, a chill arose in Gu Zhiqiu's heart.
Gu Zhiqiu took a deep breath: "Ma Xiaoyao, I know you. You are really unlucky for eight lifetimes! Leng Rufeng and Bo Yue are dead. They died miserably. Han Mingguang deliberately spread rumors and set up traps.
To bring you out."
"Sure enough..." Ma Xiaoyao's eyes flashed with deep sadness, Leng Rufeng and Bo Yue were still dead...
"I've already told you the answer, can I go back?" Gu Zhiqiu said coldly.
"And one more thing!"
"You're not done yet, are you..."
"I was poisoned by Han Mingguang, please help me get an antidote..."
"Don't even think about it, who is Han Mingguang? How can I get the antidote from him? Ma Xiaoyao, don't think that you can instruct me to do whatever you want just because you hold my handle in your hand! You're really forcing me
Don't worry, we'll all die together!"
"...Then take a step back. I want to know what kind of poison Han Mingguang gave me. As long as I know what kind of poison it is, I can find a way to detoxify it."
"You think too highly of me! To put it nicely, I am the chief steward of the General Military Mansion. To put it in a bad way, I am just a dog under Han Mingguang. Han Mingguang will never tell me what he does or what he thinks.
It's too gloomy. It's impossible to get words out of him. Ma Xiaoyao, don't count on me. I really can't help you. You'd better think of other ways. You should go find some doctors with superb medical skills.
Maybe they will be able to help you, but if that doesn't work, you can go find some experts in poisoning, maybe they can figure out what kind of poison you have."
"After talking for a long time, you just don't want to help me."
"It's not that I don't want to help you, it's that I can't help you at all... Well, I've been out for too long, I'm going back... You can take care of yourself... Ma Xiaoyao, kindly advise you to leave here quickly.
Then find a safe place to live anonymously for the rest of your life. Don't seek revenge. You are no match for Han Mingguang. His terror is beyond your imagination." After saying this, Gu Zhiqiu turned and left.
Ma Xiaoyao stood on the street, feeling depressed. His energy seemed to have been drained from his whole body. He looked so helpless and desolate.
After standing there for several minutes, Ma Xiaoyao slowly recovered. He took one last look in the direction of the General Military Mansion, then bent over and left with a dejected expression...
There was a pair of eyes staring at Ma Xiaoyao in the distance. The owner of these eyes was Gu Zhiqiu. He did not go away, but hid in an alley and secretly monitored Ma Xiaoyao. When he saw Ma Xiaoyao leaving, he
There was a trace of struggle in his eyes... Do you want to catch up with him? Find an opportunity to kill him? After hesitating for a moment, Gu Zhiqiu finally gave up the idea. After all, he still didn't want to take the risk...
"Ma Xiaoyao... I hope you won't bother me again..." Gu Zhiqiu murmured to himself.
Three days passed in a flash.
That morning, soldiers from the General Military Mansion pressed two disheveled prisoners to the vegetable market, and Commander-in-Chief Han Mingguang personally supervised the execution.
These two prisoners look exactly like Leng Rufeng and Boyue in appearance, but their faces are covered by long hair and their appearance cannot be seen. Of course, these two prisoners cannot be Leng Rufeng and Boyue. They are from the prison.
The death row prisoners were selected to confuse Ma Xiaoyao.
From morning until noon, Ma Xiaoyao still didn't show up.
Han Mingguang was a little impatient with waiting...
"Sir, the execution time has long passed. If it is delayed any longer... the impact will be very bad..." A captain of ten thousand men stepped forward and whispered.
Han Mingguang's face twitched: "Wait a little longer."
"But..." Captain Wan was about to speak when he was stared back by Han Mingguang. Captain Wan hurriedly lowered his head and retreated honestly.
After waiting for another half an hour, there was still no sign of Ma Xiaoyao.
Han Mingguang knew he couldn't wait any longer, so he waved his hand: "Let's carry out the execution."
"Execution!" the captain shouted loudly.
The two executioners walked up to the high platform, took a sip of liquor, then raised their swords and slashed at the two prisoners...
Han Mingguang's eyes were like lightning, scanning the surroundings...
"Puff...Puff..."
Two heads fell on the high platform, blood splattered everywhere.
The execution was over, but Ma Xiaoyao still didn't show up.
Han Mingguang looked as ugly as he could, and scolded the guy next door! I thought Ma Xiaoyao was a man who valued friendship, but he turned out to be a villain who was greedy for life and afraid of death! After wasting a few days, Han Mingguang flicked his sleeves
, strode away.
Han Mingguang just thought that Ma Xiaoyao was greedy and fearful of death and did not dare to come. He never thought that Ma Xiaoyao had already seen through this situation. If Han Mingguang knew that the chief steward Gu Zhiqiu had betrayed him, Han Mingguang would definitely chop him into pieces and feed them to the dogs.
In fact, Gu Zhiqiu has been living in fear these past few days, fearing that Ma Xiaoyao will betray him. People should not do bad things, especially things that endanger their lives. Otherwise, they will never have peace of mind for the rest of their lives.
After a few days, Gu Zhiqiu slowly calmed down after seeing that everything was safe. However, to be on the safe side, Gu Zhiqiu still made some arrangements, such as exchanging all the silver he had accumulated over the years into banknotes.
, and then store it in a very secluded place. If he encounters an irresolvable danger, he will take the banknote and fly away. With money in hand, he can live anywhere.
Immediately afterwards, Gu Zhiqiu secretly found the second wife Chen Wanrou and told Chen Wanrou not to look for him again. It was best for the two of them to draw a clear line and stop interacting with each other. For their own safety, Chen Wanrou could only agree. No matter how beautiful the love was, she could not follow him.
Compare lives.
Ma Xiaoyao ran away, and Han Mingguang's hope of breaking through the bottleneck was also shattered. Han Mingguang was in a very bad mood these days, and got angry at every turn. Several blind maids were directly beaten to death by him. Suddenly, the entire headquarters
The military mansion was shrouded in gloom.
In order to find Ma Xiaoyao, Han Mingguang spent a lot of money. He sent out all the soldiers from the General Military Mansion, and also mobilized soldiers from the military camps below. In addition, he posted a reward notice, and anyone who provided information on Ma Xiaoyao's whereabouts could get 10,000 yuan.
If you can capture Ma Xiaoyao alive, you can get a reward of 100,000 taels of silver. As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under a big reward! Many people began to search for Ma Xiaoyao's whereabouts, but Ma Xiaoyao seemed to have disappeared from the world, regardless of these people
No matter how deep I dig, I can't find any trace of Ma Xiaoyao.
