Chen Li couldn't help but become more vigilant: "Misunderstanding, can you tell me where this misunderstanding comes from?"
"Chen Daoyou, calm down, calm down! We are all members of the Linghu Gang, but we don't live on this street, and we don't often visit each other. That's why Chen Daoyou feels that we are a bit unfamiliar. The reason why we are here this time is because we are here to carry out the execution
On a mission." The casual cultivator said with an apologetic smile.
"Oh, mission, what mission?" Chen Li stared at his expression and asked in a deep voice.
"This..." The casual cultivator showed hesitation on his face, as if he was a little embarrassed, and soon he cupped his hands with a wry smile and said:
"It stands to reason that Fellow Daoist Chen is not from our Linghu Gang, so I can't reveal anything casually. However, this matter is not a secret, and Fellow Daoist Chen is not an outsider. I believe that Gang Leader Qiao will not blame us too much for this. Today I will venture to know everything."
You said it, we are here to look at fellow Taoist Lin Guilin."
When Chen Li heard this, he couldn't help but suddenly realized that this was to prevent Lin Gui from running away.
It's because I'm just too sensitive.
"Oh, there was a misunderstanding and I offended you. Please don't take offense, fellow Taoists." Chen Li quickly smiled and let go of his feet, lifted up the dizzy cultivator under his feet with one hand, and gave the magic weapon to him.
, and he handed over his hands and apologized again and again.
"It's okay, it's okay. Just say it's open. Just say it's open. It's just that we didn't inform Daoyou Chen in advance."
"Yeah yeah!"
The atmosphere was harmonious for a while, and everyone was laughing. Even the casual cultivator who had just been beaten up by Chen Li tried his best to smile, and his cheek muscles twitched from time to time, as if nothing had happened before.
…
Chen Li said a few words, turned around and saw Zhou Hong leaning at the door.
The two of them entered the house and closed the door.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Hong looked at Chen Li with her beautiful eyes and asked with concern.
"There was a little misunderstanding, but luckily we talked it out." Chen Li said with a smile. He still had a smile on his face at first, but after taking a few steps, his smile gradually faded away. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
Since you weren't spying on me, why were your eyes so flustered when I was discovered?
Are you afraid of yourself?
Or... a guilty conscience?
There was just one thing he couldn't figure out. If Qiao Guanyuan really sent someone to monitor him, why would the other party do this?
He and Qiao Guanyuan had no conflict from beginning to end. Even if they declined the other's advances a few times at the beginning, they only followed the other's wishes. After that, they had no contact with each other. It was completely a matter of course.
Are you thinking too much?
Chen Li pondered secretly, but in his heart he became wary of Qiao Guanyuan.
After thinking about it, a smile appeared on his face again: "Let's not talk about this anymore. You used to often go on wild adventures. Tell me about the dangers you encountered?"
…
Qiao Guanyuan's Residence.
There was laughter and laughter, and the atmosphere was warm.
"Thanks to Fellow Daoist Liu this time. If not for Fellow Daoist Liu's clever magic formation, this battle would not have gone so smoothly. It's just a pity that Zhao Ding escaped a lifeless death, so he didn't do all his work!" Qiao Guanyuan laughed.
"What the hell, I only have so little ability. I mainly rely on Gang Leader Qiao to strategize and make clever calculations. Brothers fight bravely to kill the enemy and are not afraid of death." An old man about sixty years old smiled and stroked his long beard.
He said with a humble face:
"As for the heavy damage to the Giant Bear Gang this time, I think Zhao Ding has exhausted all his strength and defeat is only a matter of time."
"Yes, once the Giant Bear Gang is annexed, who else in the entire casual cultivator gathering area can compete with our Linghu Gang, and it won't be long before Gang Leader Qiao unifies the city!" one of the gang members shouted.
"Gang Leader Qiao obviously has great wisdom, great fortune, and great luck."
Although he knew that these were just flattering words, he also knew that the market was very deep and that he, a ragtag group of casual cultivators in the Qi refining stage, could not covet him.
But after hearing these words, he still felt a sense of satisfaction and joy in his heart.
He was about to say something humble when a confidant came over quickly and whispered something into his ear.
…
"Discovered?"
In a side hall, Qiao Guanyuan said calmly as he listened to the two gang members in front of him coming to report.
"Yes, Gang Leader Qiao, although we have been careful, we didn't expect the other party to be so vigilant. Fortunately, I excused it by using the excuse of monitoring Lin Gui." The leader of the gang said respectfully.
Qiao Guanyuan's face was noncommittal and he looked at the other person: "Fugui, what's wrong with your face?"
"Back to... Gang Leader Qiao, he was... beaten by that man!" He couldn't even open his mouth when he spoke, and his face was swollen like a bulging bun, and turned red and purple.
Qiao Guanyuan was unhappy in his heart, and the anger flashed across his face. This slap was not on Fugui's face, but on his own face.
This is not giving yourself face at all.
Who does he think he is?
"Since no suspicion has been aroused, we will continue to monitor these days, and be more cautious this time." Qiao Guanyuan suppressed his nameless anger.
During this period, as his power gradually stabilized and his territory continued to expand, it became increasingly difficult for him to bear the uncontrollable factors that still existed in his territory, and they gradually became like a lump in his throat.
"Yes, Gang Leader Qiao."
…
At night, in the Talisman Making Room.
The oil lamp's bean-sized flame danced slightly.
"Bah!"
Another useless talisman.
Chen Li put down his pen, feeling a little irritable and unable to calm down. He reluctantly drew a useless talisman, but could no longer draw it.
He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and tried to calm himself.
The door opened, familiar footsteps drifted by along with the fragrant breeze, and Zhou Hong came in.
"Since I can't continue painting, why not take a rest early!" she advised.
Chen Li opened his eyes, took the tea from Zhou Hong and put it aside. He held her catkins and said, "It's okay, I'm just a little upset. This is the skill of eating in the future. No matter how difficult it is, I have to study it thoroughly."
What he was actually upset about wasn't this, but the possibility of being monitored, but this naturally didn't make Zhou Hong worried.
"Actually, there's no need to be too anxious, my family still has plenty of savings." Zhou Hong said with a smile.
After the two of them got together, she no longer looked as mean and aggressive as before. Instead, she showed her feminine attitude and looked gentle and gentle everywhere.
"It's so easy to sit back and relax... Are you still wearing this?" Chen Li watched the hairpin on her bun swaying slightly. She had been wearing it like this since she gave it to her shortly after time travel.
A hairpin worth two low-grade spiritual stones seems a bit too shabby nowadays.
"Well, the jade hairpin I used before was very old-fashioned, and the one you gave me is much more beautiful."
"Next time, I'll buy you a better one!" Chen Li said softly.
"Yeah!" Zhou Hong said with a thick nasal voice, looking at Chen Li with a hint of boredom.
The two of them held each other's hands and said nothing.