Chapter 106 Recruiting for AlloyCat's Golden Alliance
In the back hall of the general's mansion, Gao Jiande and Governor Lian Jian were sitting face to face.
"Father, the King of Heaven has really gone too far today. Obviously all three of us are opposed to exterminating those monsters, but Gu Cheng is the only one who agrees. So he agreed, so why are you asking me for my opinion?"
Gao Jiande was Lian Jiandu's savior, and he also had the kindness to meet others, so he had already recognized Gao Jiande as his adoptive father before Fang Zhenhai started the incident.
"How many times have I told you, don't call me foster father again? Now you and I are working for the King of Heaven, and we are both one of the Eight Great Vajras. What will it look like if you call me foster father again?"
Gao Jiande reminded the other party, and finally said with a long sigh: "The King of Heaven has changed. He is no longer the King of Heaven who shared the same adversity with us in the past and did not hesitate to raise the flag to rebel in order to gain a chance of survival.
Now he is the strongest and most powerful of all the rebel groups in Nanjiu County. He even openly occupies a county, with unlimited glory and power.
The person in power has the mentality of a person in power. Maybe it was because all three of us were against it that he agreed.
Because he is the king of heaven."
Lian Jiandu had a somewhat irritable personality and a simple mind. He actually didn't quite understand the deep meaning and lamentation in Gao Jiande's words. Anyway, he only recognized Gao Jiande and not the King of Chaos Wu.
Hearing this, he asked: "Father, what should we do this time? Do I need to stumble on Gu Cheng in secret?"
Gao Jiande shook his head and said, "Don't do that. If you mess with Gu Cheng, you are slapping the King of Heaven in the face.
It was the King of Heaven who ordered him to take the lead in slaying demons and ghosts. If you do bad things among them, won't you give people a chance to talk about them?"
Lian Jiandu said depressedly: "Do you want me to obey that boy's orders?"
Gao Jiande said calmly: "The King of Heaven only asked him to be the abbot, and he didn't ask you all to obey his orders. He asked you to die, will you go too?
You don't have to listen to his orders, but it's best to follow him and keep an eye on that kid. I always feel that something is not right about Gu Cheng."
"Father, do you suspect that he is an undercover agent of the imperial court? Isn't this unlikely?"
Although even the Sword Commander didn't like Gu Cheng, he really didn't doubt his identity.
After all, Gu Cheng's matter was verified by Taoist Mengshan, and it was reasonable.
Moreover, he also helped Fang Zhenhai solve the Siji Sect's affairs. If he was really an undercover agent, he should be secretly providing information to harm Fang Zhenhai's affairs. How could he do things so wholeheartedly?
Gao Jiande shook his head and said: "I don't know either, but I always feel that something is wrong with Gu Cheng. What he said is so true, but I always feel that he is a little fake.
Whether it’s because I’m suspicious or whether it’s true, all you need to do is act together with him this time and keep an eye on him.”
Lian Jiandu nodded and kept Gu Cheng in mind.
At this time, Gu Cheng was not in Nanyi County, but went to Guangning County first.
He said he wanted to recruit a few friends, and he was talking about Kou Andu and Chen Danggui.
Gu Cheng could be said to be isolated and helpless under Fang Zhenhai. The guards assigned to him by Fang Zhenhai, such as Jiang Yuandong and others, could be used by Gu Cheng, but he did not dare to reuse them.
Kou Andu and Chen Danggui were born innocent. Of course, this "innocent" means that they have no relationship with Fang Zhenhai.
Moreover, these two people are also strong enough, at least they are at the upper level among practitioners of the same level, which is extremely rare among casual practitioners.
Guangning County has not changed much since when Gu Cheng came. Even when the news came that Fang Zhenhai had occupied Nanyi County, the entire Guangning County did not change at all.
It's not because Guangning County is confident, but because everyone is used to it.
The current garrison in Guangning County is definitely unable to stop Fang Zhenhai. Only when the imperial court sends a large army can Fang Zhenhai be stopped.
So there is no use panicking. After Fang Zhenhai comes, he will either surrender or fight to the end. Anyway, almost all the people in Guangning County who belong to the imperial court are ready.
As for ordinary people, they are even more numb.
Anyway, no matter whether it is the imperial court or the rebel leader in Nanjiu County, they are the ones who suffer. It is just a change of master. There is nothing strange about it.
If you are lucky and meet upright officials, you will be less oppressed. If you meet some corrupt officials, you may not be as good as those rebels who have risen from the humble. Of course, there are also some of the rebels who are heartless and crazy, slaughtering cities and looting. If you encounter them, you can only consider yourself unlucky.
In troubled times, people are like ants, they have no choice.
Gu Cheng remembered that Chen Danggui had said before that he seemed to be coming to Guangning County to buy medicine, and the largest medicinal market in Guangning County was Zhongjie Fang City in Qingyuan Prefecture. The entire market was selling medicinal materials. In the Central Plains,
Some sect caravans are like the caravans controlled by Duan Yuangong, and his medicinal materials are purchased from here.
Gu Cheng had the mentality of giving it a try and was ready to inquire, but he saw Chen Angelica not far after entering the market.
At this time, Chen Danggui seemed to be acting as a guard for a caravan. In front of him, a fat, middle-aged man wearing a brocade robe was pointing at his nose and yelling curses.
"Trash! A bunch of trash!
A total of thirteen cartloads of goods were robbed. Do you still have the nerve to ask for money?
If it weren’t for the few elite disciples of my sect who returned to the mountain gate recently, I wouldn’t have used you bunch of trash to escort him!”
Chen Danggui still had a faint smile on her face, as if the other person was not scolding her.
But there was a person behind him who couldn't help but defended: "Manager Lin, do you know how many bandits there are? There are more than three hundred people in one cottage!
If Brother Chen hadn't been so powerful that he frightened the bandits and allowed us to spend a truckload of goods to buy the way, we wouldn't even be able to come back!
There are so many people, even if you ask the disciples of your sect to come, it will be useless."
Manager Lin sneered: "Excuses! They are all excuses!
Who has seen how many bandits there are? You bunch of low-ranking quacks are just unreliable.
There has been a lot of chaos in Nanjiu County recently. If I hadn't given you a bite to eat, you might have been worse than those bandits!
Don’t even think about taking all the money, you will be responsible for the losses of my sect, and everyone will deduct 10% of the money as compensation!”
In fact, all these large sects know that accidents will definitely occur when transporting goods to and from merchants, so losses are normal.
Manager Lin's deduction of money was not for the sect, but for himself.
At this moment, Gu Cheng came over and said hello: "Brother Chen, I haven't seen you for a while. Why did you become a bodyguard?"
Chen Danggui grinned: "I don't have anywhere to go for the time being. I'm just trying to make ends meet. After all, I need the elixir."
"How about working with me? I have the elixirs you need."
"Is food and accommodation included?"
Gu Cheng smiled and said, "Except women, everything is covered."
Manager Lin from the back said dissatisfiedly: "What are you doing? Are you polite? Let's finish what's going on here first, and then get out and get out again!"
Chen Danggui walked up to Steward Lin with a smile, and a soft sound of "Puch" came out. The long knife in his hand had been inserted into Steward Lin's fat body, and he stirred it, making it emit.
There was a howl like a slaughtering pig, but the next moment there was no sound.
"Brother Gu, let's go."
Looking at the backs of the two people leaving, even the warriors who had followed Chen Danggui as caravan guards could not help but shudder. This man is really a ruthless person and a... lunatic!
These low-level Jianghu people in Nanjiu County are actually not very afraid of the imperial court, because the imperial court has limited influence here, and it is impossible for the imperial court to argue with an inconspicuous low-level Jianghu people.
But they are afraid of people from sects. If you offend some people from major sects, they will seize the opportunity to drive you out and kill you.
Although Manager Lin is just an ordinary person, the sect behind him is not weak. This one is good. He was stabbed to death if he said he would be stabbed to death. Does he not plan to hang out in Guangning County in the future?
After leaving Qingyuan Mansion, Gu Cheng asked: "Brother Chen, you agreed before you even asked me what the matter was?"
Chen Danggui smiled and said: "Anyway, I can only kill people. You and I have fought side by side. Since you are looking for me, you must be asking me to help you kill people. I am good at this."
Gu Cheng touched his chin and said, "That's okay. By the way, do you know where Brother Kou Andukou is?"
Chen Danggui said: "I have actually seen him before, right at the junction of Guangning County and Nanyi County, not far from here."
When Gu Cheng and Chen Danggui found each other, Kou An was standing there basking in the sun with a Qinglong Yanyue Sword.
Of course, in his words, it was robbery.
"Brother Kou, Nanyi County has been captured by Fang Zhenhai. Almost no caravans will pass through here. What can you rob here?"
Kou An looked dumbfounded: "No wonder it hasn't opened for so long. I thought the caravans knew about my reputation, so they took a detour."
Gu Cheng did not sell out to Kou An, he said directly: "Now I am no longer from Jingyesi, but I am working with Fang Zhenhai, the 'King of Luan Wu'.
I can't trust the people there, so I need to find a few people I can trust to help me. Are you two willing to work here?"
Kou Andu said carelessly: "We are all acquaintances, easy to talk to. Anyway, I haven't opened here for a long time, so I just hang out with you, Brother Gu."
Chen Danggui suddenly asked at this time: "Then are we considered your people or Fang Zhenhai's people?"
A smile appeared on Gu Cheng's face: "Of course he is mine."
Kou An scratched his head, what's the difference between the two?
Chen Danggui nodded: "Okay, I understand."
Kou Andu is really reckless, but Chen Danggui is not as crazy as he shows, he only knows how to kill people.
In just one sentence, he already knew what Gu Cheng meant.