When Su Yu returned to the inn room where he stayed, it was already half an hour later.
He gave Guo Yuantao a happy ending, found a high-lying place to bury his body, and then hurried back toward Anyuan County.
"Is this Tiandao Jade?"
After returning to the inn, Su Yu had the time to look at the jade pendant in his hand.
Under the illumination of candlelight, this jade pendant showed a dark golden amber color, and it was densely covered with dense and obscure runes. Just looking at it made people feel dizzy.
The jade pendant is triangular in shape, with extremely sharp cuts on both sides that can even cut your hands, while the lower part is rounded and arc-shaped.
It can be seen from this jade pendant that it should be an incomplete jade pendant, just like one piece of a disk.
"According to the legend, there are nine pieces of Tiandao Jade. They were once a whole piece, and were finally divided into nine pieces under the great battle of the nine Martial Emperors."
"I really didn't expect that in just two months, I have already dealt with two pieces of Tiandao jade."
Su Yu sighed in his heart.
The Tiandao Jade I encountered at Chu Xuan's place last time could freeze a person's body out of thin air.
This piece of Tiandao Jade allows the owner to transform into two clones with the same level of cultivation.
Only something like Tiandao Jade can have such power that subverts common sense.
"I really didn't expect that I actually have a piece of Tiandao Jade of my own."
"With this piece of Tiandao Jade, my ability to protect myself has been greatly enhanced."
"It can even be said that in the copper-skin realm, I am almost invincible. In a fight between three and one, if I can still be killed, then I can just wipe my neck with this Tiandao jade."
"Of course, it would be difficult to tell if the other party also has Tiandao Jade."
"I just don't know what kind of unpredictable power the other seven pieces of Tiandao Jade will have?"
There is a world of difference between Su Yu owning this piece of Tiandao jade that can transform into a clone, and Guo Yuantao owning this piece of Tiandao jade.
Because his limbs were severed, Guo Yuantao was unable to practice martial arts, and his overall strength was not strong. He could only rely on his realm to suppress his opponents. Once he encountered an enemy of the same realm, he had almost no hope of winning.
Su Yu is different. He has two ancient martial arts skills and the ability to live forever. The buffs are almost full.
If he comes to Anyuan County, Lu Ze and Lin Canglan can hang him up and beat him.
Then he thought that if Lin Canglan and Lu Ze added two bronze-skinned warriors, they might not be his opponents.
"I must not leak any information about owning this piece of Tiandao Jade. This is my biggest trump card. I can't let anything go wrong."
"Especially since Lu Ze and Lin Canglan have experienced this first-hand, they must be very familiar with it. They will not think of Tiandao Jade, but if I reveal the slightest bit about the ability of this Tiandao Jade, they will definitely become suspicious."
"There are only so many people involved in this case. When the time comes, after layers of investigations, they will definitely be suspicious of me."
"Of course, in their eyes, Guo Yuantao is still living in this world and using this secret technique of cloning to get away with it."
"However, I will not reveal my trump card until I have the absolute strength to protect myself. Otherwise, I am simply seeking death."
Su Yu secretly made up his mind.
You will not easily use the power of this piece of Tiandao Jade unless necessary to prevent yourself from becoming dependent on the power of Tiandao Jade.
Although this trip to Anyuan County went through twists and turns, it was all worth it, and he became the biggest winner!
"I just don't know what the expressions of Lu Ze and Lin Canglan will be like now?"
After Su Yu put the Tiandao Jade close to his body, he couldn't help but have a smirk on his lips.
After so much planning, Guo Yuantao was allowed to run away in the end. They must both be feeling very aggrieved at this moment.
"Dong dong dong"
Suddenly, someone knocked on Su Yu's door.
Su Yu said: "Who?"
He couldn't help but feel a little lucky in his heart. Fortunately, he came back in time.
If he is not at the inn later in the evening, it will definitely arouse the suspicion of Lu Ze and Lin Canglan.
"It's me, Chen Beijiang."
Chen Beijiang outside the house said: "He Zhiwei from Master Lu came over and asked all of our six teams to gather."
"Coming."
Su Yu opened the door and couldn't help but ask: "What happened?"
"have no idea."
Chen Beijiang shook his head and said: "According to He Zhiwei, it seems that Guo Yuantao, who was imprisoned in the iron warriors, died again. Mr. Lu was furious about this and summoned us over. You wait, I will call my cousin."
Then, Chen Beijiang knocked on Ji Longcheng's door again.
After Ji Longcheng left the house, the three of them walked straight out of the inn and followed He Zhiwei in the direction where Guo Yuantao committed the crime.
"Master Lu, according to our previous agreement, even if Guo Yuantao dies, the two of us can get three thousand yuan crystals. Now you want to send us away with one thousand yuan crystals. Isn't it a bit unreasonable?"
"Hmph, giving you two a thousand yuan crystals is already considered polite. I have repeatedly warned him before, remember to capture him alive and prevent him from having any chance of committing suicide."
"What did you two do? You obviously captured him alive, but you let him bleed to death and missed my important event. I will give you two a thousand yuan crystals. I think I think highly of you. If you don't like it, believe it or not.
I won’t give you any?”
"Get the Yuan Jing and get out of here immediately!"
"you"
When the two Jianghu warriors heard this, their faces became extremely livid, but they did not dare to say harsh words.
Because when Lu Ze and Lin Canglan approached him, the two sides had already discussed each other, and they were no match for Lu Ze and Lin Canglan.
As Lu Ze said before, Guo Yuantao must not be killed, he must be imprisoned alive in the iron warriors, and then three signal flares will be fired to notify him.
But he never expected that Guo Yuantao would bleed to death inside the iron figurines.
Only when they discovered that Guo Yuantao had disappeared inside the iron figurines did they regret it endlessly.
However, after remembering that Lu Ze had said that killing Guo Yuantao and the others would also yield three thousand yuan crystals, the two of them felt a little comforted.
But when the two of them waited, they saw that Lu Ze and Lin Canglan came over with livid faces, and yelled and cursed at them.
Because Guo Yuantao recreated his clone to hold them back, they lost track of Guo Yuantao's real body.
Such changes are absolutely unacceptable to Lu Ze and Lin Canglan.
With only one step away, the two of them can kill Guo Yuantao's body and then obtain his secrets.
But because of a mistake made by these two martial arts warriors, all their plans came to nothing in an instant, and the two of them were so angry that they had the intention to kill.
To some relief, the two of them found more than 5,000 yuan of crystals at Guo Yuantao's residence. Guo Yuantao must have been too late to take them away, so they got an advantage in the end.
After deducting what needs to be paid to the subordinates below and the fees paid to these two warriors, the two of them can probably get more than a thousand yuan crystals each.
It's just that compared to everything I spent on this plan, the income and effort are undoubtedly in inverse proportion.
When Su Yu and the others rushed over, this was what they saw.
Although the two Jianghu warriors were a little angry, they also understood that the situation was stronger than their own. If they didn't take the thousand yuan crystals now, Lu Ze might change his mind later, and they wouldn't be able to get a single one.
Picking up the Yuanjing cloth bag that Lu Ze threw on the ground, the two warriors turned around and left without even counting the numbers.
"Master Lu, Master Lin."
Su Yu and the other three stepped forward to say hello.
Looking at the expressions of the two of them at this moment, Su Yu felt secretly happy.
After spending so much manpower and material resources, it ended up with such a result. Lin Canglan and Lu Ze probably found it difficult to accept such a result in their hearts.
In their eyes, Guo Yuantao may have left long ago.
But the real situation is that the things on Guo Yuantao's body are already in my hands.
Su Yu tried his best to make his expression look as serious as possible, fearing that the corners of his mouth would gradually curve.
Seeing all six of their teams arriving, Lu Ze and Lin Canglan's expressions softened slightly.
Lin Canglan looked around, forced out a stiff smile, and said, "Everyone is here."
"Guo Yuantao has been killed by Mr. Lu and I, and this matter has come to an end."
It is impossible for the two of them to give up on the seventh-level meritorious service of this mission.
The most unfavorable result is that Guo Yuantao comes back to commit crimes, and then the Zhenwu Division takes away their merits.
But once Guo Yuantao changes his identity and commits crimes as another person, then their seventh-level meritorious service is equivalent to being confirmed.
When they heard that Guo Yuantao had been killed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
This mission has been full of twists and turns, but so far, the results seem to be good.
Of course, everyone couldn't help but start to criticize.
The expressions Lu Ze and Lin Canglan gave the two warriors just now did not look like they had killed Guo Yuantao.
Will Guo Yuantao come out to commit crimes again after they return to Tai'an City?
But I thought that even if Guo Yuantao committed a crime, it would have nothing to do with them.
This evil case is finally over, and being able to return to Tai'an City is what everyone is looking forward to the most.
Lu Ze continued: "After discussion between Mr. Lin and I."
"Before the sun rises tomorrow morning, everyone will gather at the entrance of Anyuan Inn and return to Tai'an City."
"There is some Yuan Jing here. Master Lin and I have prepared a reward for everyone. According to the previous agreement, Gong Kaiwen and the other three will each receive 200 Yuan Crystals, and the others will each receive 100 Yuan Crystals."
When everyone heard this, their eyes couldn't help but light up.
Once these Yuanjings are in hand, even if Guo Yuantao commits a crime in the future and the Zhenwu Division takes back the merits of Lu Ze and Lin Canglan, Lu Ze and Lin Canglan can't take back the Yuanjings in their hands shamelessly, right?
When the money is in your own hands, it is really in your own hands.
"Thank you, sir."
"Thank you, sir."
"Thank you, sir."
"."
One by one, everyone stepped forward to receive a cloth bag containing Yuan Jing, and then respectfully stepped away.
"I guess these yuan crystals were found from Guo Yuantao's hiding place, right?"
"Well, their work this time was not in vain."
Glancing at the large bag behind the two of them that was obviously for him, Su Yu couldn't help but curse.
"Here, Su Yu, this bag is yours."
When Su Yu stepped forward, Lu Ze picked up a bag of Yuan Jing and handed it over.
"Thank you, Mr. Lu."
Su Yu took the handed Yuanjing cloth bag, his heart couldn't help but move.
He had already been able to make a rough estimate of the approximate weight of Yuan Jing.
If the bag in hand only contains a hundred low-grade Yuan Crystals, then its weight will not feel as heavy as it currently does.
According to his estimate, the weight of the Yuanjing cloth bag in his hand should be 200 Yuanjings.
"It seems that the additional hundred yuan crystals given to me are a reward for my previous suggestions."
Su Yu immediately understood Lu Ze's intention. He only met Lu Ze's eyes for a moment, and then walked back to the crowd calmly.
After everyone had received their share of the post-remuneration, Lu Ze said: "Okay, it's getting late. Everyone has worked hard tonight. Let's go back and have a good rest. We will meet at the Anyuan Inn tomorrow morning.
Let’s go back to Tai’an City.”
"yes!"
Everyone responded and then left in groups happily.
Looking at the people's retreating figures, Lin Canglan frowned and said, "According to Huang An's previous explanation, he cut off the right hand of Guo Yuantao's clone, but tapped the acupuncture points on Guo Yuantao's arm to stop the bleeding."
Huang An is one of the two martial arts warriors hired by the two people before.
Lu Ze heard this and said, "According to your opinion, someone deliberately opened the acupuncture points on Guo Yuantao's right arm and deliberately made him bleed to death?"
"It's possible."
Lin Canglan nodded and said: "In order to delay this period of time, Guo Yuantao must have realized that his clone was on the verge of death."
Lu Ze frowned and thought for a moment, and then said: "According to He Zhiwei's explanation, he was always present before Guo Yuantao was imprisoned in the Iron Warriors. They even put Guo Yuantao into the Iron Warriors. If Guo Yuantao's right hand starts to attack again at this time
Bleeding cannot be hidden from everyone present."
"It can be seen that Guo Yuantao himself may have managed to break through the acupuncture points after being imprisoned in the iron figurines, causing the clone to die faster due to bleeding."
When Lin Canglan heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, I never thought that those two guys would cut off Guo Yuantao's arms and give Guo Yuantao a chance to die from excessive blood loss."
"Even if we are given a little more time, we can kill Guo Yuantao on the spot."
At this moment, the two of them recalled the various scenes at that time, and their intestines were almost filled with regret.
Guo Yuantao controlled the clone to put the knife in front of the main body's neck, and asked the two of them to cast a rat weapon. Because he wanted to obtain the secret method of making the clone, he did not take extreme measures.
Thinking about it now, that was like shooting myself in the foot.
If possible, Guo Yuantao's body should be killed on the spot with thunderous means, and then his body should be searched.
Even if he didn't have the chance to obtain the secret method that could create a clone, he wouldn't have any chance to escape the two men's pursuit.
It's fine now. Due to a moment of carelessness, Guo Yuantao managed to escape far away and disappeared without a trace.
The two of them undoubtedly established an enemy that has been dormant in the dark.
Especially since this enemy is growing very fast, he might appear in Tai'an City one day, which would be detrimental to the two of them and their families.
"It's too late to say anything now."
Lu Ze shook his head and smiled bitterly, and then said: "But in a short period of time, he probably won't dare to come to trouble you and me."
"You and I know the means by which he creates clones. If you and I die, we will definitely expose to the public the ways in which he can create clones and the methods to deal with him. By then, he will become the target of public criticism. If we try to use clones to cover up people's eyes, it will be impossible.
So easy”
"From the fact that he deliberately used the death of his clone to deceive everyone, we can see that this guy is not stupid, and can even be said to be extremely smart. He will not think of these advantages and disadvantages."
"He also understands that as long as we are alive, we will be very interested in the secrets in his hands and will not make this matter public."
"But once we die, it will naturally not make it easy for him."
"For this reason, he should change his surname again. We can also report to the Zhenwu Division that we have successfully killed Guo Yuantao and each received a seventh-level meritorious service. This trip is not in vain."
Even though he said this, Lu Ze's heart was bleeding.
He was fully prepared for this trip, but in the end, he had such a result, a seventh-level meritorious service, and more than a thousand yuan crystals, which he could never accept.
So what if I just can't accept it?
Guo Yuantao has already escaped. It's like letting the tiger return to the mountain. Trying to find him again is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Especially since Guo Yuantao has experienced such a crisis, he will probably act more cautiously in the future. It will be too difficult to find him again.
Lin Canglan nodded and sighed: "That's all we can do now."
"Let's go, go back and rest, and return to Tai'an City early tomorrow."
The next day.
When the sun went down, the group of people finally rushed back to Tai'an City, covered in dust.
Looking at the familiar city wall, everyone had a long-lost sense of intimacy on their faces.
After everyone returned the seconded horse, Ji Longcheng chuckled and said: "Everyone, now that you have returned to your own land and made a lot of money, why don't you go to Jiaofangsi tonight to relax?"
When everyone heard this, their mouths twitched.
Except for Chen Beijiang, whose eyes lit up and responded positively, everyone else shook their heads.
I have been rushing all day long, and my bones are almost falling apart from the horses. How can I still think about going to the romantic place?
At this moment, I just want to go home and have a good sleep, and I won’t be able to come back from the nights I didn’t have a good rest in Anyuan County.
Su Yu smiled and shied away: "Brother Ji, Brother Chen, I still have something to do, so I won't go."
He just came back and he still has things to do.
Saying goodbye to everyone, Su Yu bought some food and drinks on the street, and then walked straight to his home.
As soon as he walked to the door of his house, Su Yu saw two people lingering in front of his house.
When they saw Su Yu, their eyes lit up and they stepped forward to meet him.
At this time, Su Yu saw clearly the people coming. It was Xiaoya and her maid who had purchased poems from him.
Xiaoya wore a complicated costume with patterns of birds on it, covering up her slender figure.
She wears a white veil on her head, making it impossible to peek into her face.
Seeing Su Yu, Xiaoya became furious and said lightly: "You are finally willing to come back."
After she earned five hundred yuan crystals, she rushed here immediately to redeem the jade pendant she had mortgaged with Su Yu.
But after coming here for several days, not even Su Yu was seen.
Unwilling to give up, she went to Kong Yangming's house again, and received the news that Su Yu had not been there to study ancient writing for several days.
"It's you."
Su Yu smiled and said: "What? What do you want from me?"
"Xiangxiang."
Xiaoya gave an order, and the maid Xiangxiang immediately took out a cloth bag containing Yuan Jing and handed it to Su Yu.
Xiangxiang said: "Here, here are five hundred yuan crystals. Take out my lady's jade pendant."
Su Yu couldn't help but look a little surprised. In just half a month, he made so much money?
"You wait."
Su Yu took the Yuanjing bag and walked straight home. After a while, he walked out with the jade pendant that Xiaoya had pledged here.
"for you."
Xiaoya took the jade pendant and breathed a sigh of relief.
In the past few days, she had been coming to Su Yu's house every day, fearing that something might happen to him while he was out, and her jade pendant would also disappear.
"Okay, our deal is now complete, let's take our leave."
After Su Yu finished speaking, he walked straight to his home.
Looking at Su Yu's back as he was about to walk away, Xiaoya's pretty face under the veil couldn't help but be a little surprised. Is this guy not even curious about her?
Or is it that this guy just came back from overseas and doesn’t know his current identity?
"Wait!"
Xiaoya hurriedly called him.
"Um?"
Su Yu paused and said in confusion: "Is there anything else? I haven't had dinner yet."
"I have another question to ask you." Xiaoya said.
"oh?"
Su Yu asked in confusion: "What's the matter?"
"That poem, was it written by you or Kong Yangming?"
Xiaoya asked the doubts that had been in her mind for many days.
Since that song was adapted into music and lyrics, it has firmly established her as the number one courtesan in Tai'an.
She also went to Kong Yangming's house to ask around and ask if it was Kong Yangming who did it, but he always denied it.
Because of the song "Gift to Meiji", the other three courtesans in the Jiaofang Division now wish they could live in Kong Yangming's house and pester Kong Yangming every day, hoping that he would be able to write a song as good as "Gift to Meiji".
It's a pity that Kong Yangming always kicked out all the visitors with a livid face every time.
The three oirans asked Kong Yangming's friends to intercede.
In the end, Kong Yangming simply closed the door to thank the guests and never saw any other guests again.
This also made Xiaoya feel confused. If the song she gave to Mei Ji was composed by Kong Yangming, then Kong Yangming should not give up such a good opportunity, but should take this opportunity to make a lot of money.
But on the contrary, Kong Yangming not only said that the poem was not written by him, but even kicked out all the people who came to ask for poems.
When Su Yu heard this, he raised the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "Is this poem written by me and is it written by Kong Lao? What's the difference?"
"Isn't it important that this poem has made you famous?"
Su Yu was not surprised at all that this poem could make Mei Ji famous.
But he just wants to make money. If he encounters other courtesans, he will still do it.
"But."
Xiaoya's eyes under the veil looked a little complicated and said: "I still want to know whether this poem was written by you or by Mr. Kong. This answer is very important to me."
She didn't expect that Su Yu didn't care so much about this poem that praised her as the number one courtesan in Tai'an.
Su Yu nodded and said with a smile: "Just think of it as my doing."
It's really him
Looking at Su Yu's retreating back, ripples appeared in Xiaoya's heart lake, and the pretty face under the veil was stunned.
Before, she preconceptionally thought that this was a poem written by Kong Yangming, and then entrusted Su Yu to sell it to her.
She never thought that this poem would be written by Su Yu himself.
But now that Su Yu has personally acknowledged that he is the one who composed this poem, Xiaoya can't help but have mixed feelings in her heart.
She squeezed the jade pendant in her hand tightly, her eyes flashed with a sparkling luster, and she didn't know what she was thinking.