"Fortunately, no one in the Tao family noticed it, but what is this woman's identity? If we can't figure it out, I'm afraid it might be easy to expose her."
Gu Qing's expression returned to normal, he turned around and walked towards the direction he came from.
If the Holy Infant is present, he will move very quickly. But now, he can only do everything by himself.
"Hello, second lady."
"Hey, didn't the second lady go to invite the head of the family? Why are you back so soon?"
Both the guards and the maids bowed respectfully when they saw Gu Qing. Gu Qing just nodded and said a few perfunctory words without saying much. From their whispers, he gradually got a certain idea of the woman's identity.
It turned out that this person was actually a concubine of the Master of the Tao Mansion, with a high status.
More importantly, she was one of the people responsible for Tao Zimo's marriage. With such an identity, she was of great importance to Gu Qing's actions.
His consciousness scanned the entire Tao Mansion and quickly locked onto a red pavilion. He walked forward at a faster speed. Soon he arrived at the pavilion.
"There are actually seven powerful people in the psychic stage in the pavilion. It seems that the foundation of Tao Mansion is really profound." Gu Qing was secretly surprised.
You must know that only those very ancient aristocratic families can have powerful men above the spiritual transformation stage. However, just a few hours after entering Tao Mansion, Gu Qing discovered one after another that the monks above the spiritual transformation stage in Tao Mansion at least reached
There are as many as a hundred, and three or four of them have appeared in the spiritual transformation stage.
The strength of the Tao Mansion is even comparable to that of a small city. If his hidden power is added to it, it will probably be even more terrifying.
On the third floor of the pavilion, there were some young maids coming in and out, holding a plate with some red dye and other things on it. On the left was a mirror, with a young woman sitting in front of it, her face
There was a trace of bitterness on his face, and a small pink flower on his head.
Is there such a beautiful woman in the world?
When Gu Qing saw this girl, he couldn't help but froze for a moment, and his heart couldn't help but beat loudly. Although this girl was not Lu Lan, she was definitely a beauty, with eyebrows like willow smoke and a face like ruby. Except for her physical appearance,
Apart from being a little delicate, she is simply perfect, as if there is no other woman in the world who can compare with this woman.
"Sister Ling, is the master of the house here?" A middle-aged woman came over and asked.
Gu Qing came to his senses, was cautious in secret, and said calmly: "I heard just now that the head of the family suddenly had something important to do and has left the house to deal with it. I'm afraid he won't be back for a while."
The middle-aged woman frowned and said: "Is this happening? What should we do? I'm afraid that in a short time, the city lord's bride will arrive. If the family lord cannot return in time, what Zimo said will happen
, no one can do it. Hey, I’m talking to Zimo, can you agree to marry into the city lord’s house first, and we will consider this matter after the head of the house comes back. How about it? "
The pretty woman Tao Zimo looked unmoved and said coldly: "No. If Sister Lu Lan doesn't show up, I will never marry the city lord."
The middle-aged woman raised her eyebrows and became furious: "You bastard. After all, you are just a low-level servant of my Tao family. Life and death are not a matter of one word, but now you dare to use such words."
Threatening us. Believe it or not, even if you don’t agree, we will definitely be able to send you to the city lord?”
Tao Zimo laughed and said: "Third Madam, of course I know what you are capable of. However, although Zimo is just a little girl now, after today, she will become the wife of the city lord. If you don't treat Lu Lan
If my sister is released, I can make the city lord become the enemy of the Tao Mansion with just a little provocation. I don’t think anyone in the Tao Mansion wants to see such a situation, right?"
"Lu Lan?"
Gu Qing's heart beat twice violently.
Could it be that she was talking about Lu Lan?
The third lady's expression turned ugly. She raised her hand and was about to do something, but was blocked by Gu Qing.
"Why are you so anxious? Why don't you let me persuade her again, maybe she can change her mind." Gu Qing said with a flash of eyes.
"Oh, does the second sister have any good ideas?" The third lady was surprised.
Gu Qing pretended to be confident and said: "You all go out first. I need to talk to her alone. No one is allowed to come in without my order."
"Second sister..." The third lady was very anxious.
"That's enough! Get out!" Gu Qing scolded with a straight face.
Here, he has the highest status.
"That's...okay!"
The third lady didn't know why Gu Qing suddenly turned against her, but she didn't dare to talk back. She muttered something, then reluctantly led everyone out.
The room was empty except for Gu Qing and Tao Zimo.
Tao Zimo's hands were tangled together, and she was very nervous. But her face still maintained a straight look.
Gu Qing walked to the door, closed it, took out a flag and set up a soundproof barrier, surrounding the entire room.
The woman didn't know what Gu Qing had in mind, and was surprised for a while, but she still said nothing.
After doing all this, Gu Qing took out a breath and said in a deep voice: "What is your relationship with that Lu Lan?"
"Second Madam, when the young master wanted to rape Zimo, it was Sister Lu Lan who took action and injured him. Why, you have even forgotten about this? Since that incident, Sister Lu Lan has been imprisoned by you.
, trying to make me submit. Humph, you underestimate me Zimo too much."
This Tao Zi's face was as dark as frost, and there was a trace of evil spirit in his delicate face.
Gu Qing frowned, but did not reject her tone. He smiled slightly and said, "This Lu Lan is probably not from the Tao Mansion, right?"
"You...how do you know?"
Tao Zimo suddenly turned around.
You know, it was a long time ago that Lu Lan entered the Tao Mansion. Since then, she was given the surname Tao, so few people still remember her real name. Because of the close relationship between Tao Zimo and Lu Lan,
I only heard about these things occasionally.
However, I didn't expect that the second lady, who had never asked much about things, suddenly became very keen on this matter, and she also understood it in such detail.
Gu Qing was shocked and suddenly enlightened.
Outside the door, the third lady led the maids and waited anxiously outside. Time passed little by little, but there was still no movement inside.
A bad premonition gradually appeared in her heart.
She remembered that there seemed to be many suspicious things about the Second Madam's behavior just now. Moreover, the Second Madam had always been known for her gentleness, but today she reprimanded herself. This was a unique thing before. Could it be that... a woman
The third lady's intuition made her make a judgment.
"not good."
She opened the door with a bang and looked inside. Was there anyone else inside?
"No, go to the Black Dusk Pond." The third lady was shocked.
Black Dusk Pond is located in the back mountain of Tao Mansion. It is densely covered with marsh gas all year round and is extremely toxic. Even monks with lower cultivation level will be poisoned immediately if they approach it. What is particularly terrifying is that the poison of this marsh gas can penetrate the barrier, except for some
Except for the high-level monks who can use their powerful skills to suppress them, there are almost no other good ways.
The third lady gradually calmed down, and a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth: "With Tao Zimo's personality, it is impossible to escape alone. He will definitely go to the Black Dusk Pond. Hum, go, I am afraid that you will not go, as long as you go, you will
There is absolutely no chance of coming back alive."
She led the crowd down to the attic, took out a jade slip from her arms, drew several runes on it, and then pointed a little at the top. The entire jade slip turned into a ball of flames, and suddenly flew into the sky.
Disappeared into the sky in the blink of an eye.
"Okay!" A smile burst out on the pretty face of the third lady, "There is no need to go. There is someone waiting for them there."
That person dared to pretend to be the second lady, there could only be one reason, that is, the second lady was dead. Then, she, the "third lady", would be promoted to the first level immediately, which made her very excited. As for the Black Dusk Pond, she
Don't worry at all, because the strong people over there are definitely not what ordinary people can imagine.
In front of the Black Twilight Pond, a middle-aged man with a black beard walked out of the forest. With a flash of light in his eyes, he bowed and said, "Elders and disciples, please see me."
The words just fell.
In the center of the pool, a huge ripple suddenly appeared. The water flow rotated, and a black light group shot out from the inside, turning into an old man holding a wooden staff. There was almost no spiritual energy fluctuation on this person, but
It gives people a gloomy feeling.
"Yun'er, what's the matter?" the old man with a wooden stick asked calmly.
The head of the Tao Mansion is Tao Lingyun, a strong man in the early stage of the spiritual transformation. However, in front of the old man with a wooden stick, he can only call himself a junior. Because this person is one of his uncles. This person is in the Black Dusk Pond.
It has been in seclusion for more than three hundred years, and it has just recently come out of seclusion, and has broken through to the Tianyuan stage.
"Go back to Third Uncle, I want to take away Tao Lulan who is imprisoned in Black Dusk Pond." Tao Lingyun looked calm, but there was a look of respect in his eyes.
"It turns out that this is the matter. It's really disrespectful to let you, a dignified head of the family, take care of it in person. But since you're here..." The old man with the wooden stick suddenly stopped talking, and with one hand he moved downwards, directly from the void.
He grabbed a ball of fire, flicked it in his palm, and disappeared into his cuff.
Tao Lingyun's expression changed slightly when he saw this, but returned to normal in the blink of an eye.
The old man with the wooden stick raised his head, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and said, "Come with me."
"Yes." Tao Lingyun said without hesitation.
The old man slowly turned around, raised his wooden stick, and pointed it downwards. A black light sank into the pool and turned into a ripple, displacing the surrounding water. A corridor made entirely of water appeared, especially in this corridor.
There is actually a staircase.
If you observe carefully, you will definitely find that this staircase is actually composed of water blocks. Under the illumination of light, it emits colorful brilliance, just like crystals.
The old man jumped lightly and walked down on crutches. Tao Lingyun behind him hesitated for a moment, followed closely behind the old man, and disappeared together.