This casual cultivator's reaction was really beyond Wang Shouzhe's expectation. His face immediately turned gloomy: "It seems that the things you committed in Yingxiu are not small."
"Sir, it's my fault, it's my greed." The monk confessed with tears in his eyes, "We are all traveling merchants traveling together. When passing by Yingxiu, we saw a wealthy businessman marrying his wife. It turned out that A few of us were asking for a glass of water and were about to leave. Unexpectedly, we found that the dowry was very generous, with hundreds of dry gold alone, and two valuable century-old ginseng plants. I had evil thoughts for a moment. Sneaked into the wealthy merchant at night to steal..."
After his confession, Wang Shouzhe's face became darker and darker. This group of casual cultivators were too audacious. After the theft was discovered, they even dared to kill people, silence them and plunder wealth.
Fortunately, those few casual cultivators started fighting among themselves because of their greed, and in the end this casual cultivator had the last laugh. But he was very unlucky, and he was accidentally caught by Wang Shouzhe and his party while treating wounds in a sparsely populated dense forest.
"Sir, as long as you swear to spare my life." The casual cultivator begged for mercy, "I am willing to reveal the location where the stolen goods are hidden, and everything will be offered to you."
This casual cultivator seems to know the behavior of some Xuanwu families very well. If Wang Shouzhe swears in front of several of his generals, he will definitely not go back on his word.
Otherwise, if a dignified family head can break even the oaths he has made at will, how will these family generals feel in their hearts? Can they still believe the words of the family head in the future?
Wang Zhong and other generals also set their sights on Wang Shouzhe, with some hope in their eyes. The stolen goods were of great value, and if they could get them, they could alleviate the Wang family's lack of money.
Wang Shouzhe just thought for a moment and got on his horse: "Take him and hand him over to Yingxiu Lu's disposal."
"Yes, Patriarch." Wang Zhong was just stunned for a moment, then faithfully fulfilled his mission, gagged the casual cultivator, and threw him on the horse no matter how much he screamed and struggled.
"drive!"
The coachman, Wang Laoshi, cracked his whip, and the carriage, drawn by two horses, moved slowly along the rugged and muddy road.
After walking for a while, Wang Zhongcai rode up behind Wang Shouzhe and asked in a low voice: "Master, do we really want to give up that batch of stolen goods? If you are afraid of getting your hands dirty, let your subordinates handle it. Just give me some time to keep it." He revealed the hiding place."
"Our time is precious, and we don't have time to play treasure hunting games with just a casual cultivator." Wang Shouzhe said calmly, "And Wang Zhong, as a member of the Xuanwu family, we have to take a longer view. There is no airtight wall in the world. If Therefore, if we offend the Lu family, the losses we will suffer will be ten times or a hundred times the stolen money! The most important thing is, if we unconscionably embezzle the stolen goods and let the thieves go, how can we be worthy of Zhou Xuan, who opened up territory and established a family? Ancestor? How can we be worthy of the Ancestor Longyan who has protected the family for decades by himself?"
This is a matter of family belief. The biggest belief of most families is the ancestor who founded the family.
Wang Zhong's body trembled, and he said with shame: "I understand, I am blinded by interests."
"Human nature is greedy, but how to restrain greed is very important." Wang Shouzhe said calmly, "Just like that group of monks who couldn't control their greed and joined forces to commit crimes, and then they couldn't control their greed and started fighting among themselves. Such a lack of self-control.
Self-discipline, if you can escape this time by luck, can you escape the second or third time?"
"Master, if those casual cultivators manage to escape once, wouldn't it be fine if they don't commit crimes in the future?" Wang Yong rode up and said.
"There may be such people, but they must be very few." Wang Shouzhe said with a smile, "Imagine that you can't resist the first temptation, let alone the second temptation that has already tasted the sweetness? That kind of greed will come sooner or later.
Let them be destroyed. It's not that I don't want the stolen money, but I simply don't dare to ask for it because I'm afraid that I won't be able to control my greed and will gradually lead the family to ruin."
Several family generals were lost in thought, and their eyes showed respect for Wang Shouzhe.
Wang Zhong said with emotion: "Master, my subordinates have a premonition that our Ping An Wang family will definitely rise in the hands of the master."
"Haha, although your flattery is rough, it is very useful to me, the leader of the clan."
"Master, I'm not flattering you, I really think so."
"Yes, yes, Master, we think so too." Several other generals agreed.
at the same time.
In the carriage, Wang Luojing, who had already woken up and had witnessed and heard all this, her eyes were shining and she was thoughtful. Being with her fourth brother, she always felt so at ease and at ease.
If it’s not for anything else, even if it’s just for the fourth brother, Luo Jing, Luo Jing, you must work hard and share the burden on your shoulders for the fourth brother.
…
Less than half an hour.
Wang Shouzhe and his party came out of the woods and walked onto the broad road.
The first thing that catches the eye is the vast and endless Yingxiu Lake. The reflection of the towering Longji Mountain falls in the water, dyeing the lake water into dark green. The lake breeze is mixed with water vapor and blows against your face. In this early summer season
Waves of coolness.
On the wide lake, from time to time a big fish leaps up, causing a large splash of water. Various waterfowl swim in the dense reeds.
There is no doubt that Yingxiu Lake is not only beautiful in scenery, but also rich in natural resources. Compared with the majestic rapids of Anjiang, Yingxiu Lake is more magnificent and graceful.
At this time, a team of knights galloped towards them from afar, reining in their horses and stopping in front of Wang Shouzhe and his party.
"Hush!"
The leader was a well-dressed man in his early thirties, with a strong bow on his back and a sword hanging on his waist. He was very imposing. When he saw Wang Shouzhe, he was stunned for a moment, then laughed happily and said: "Zhe'er, we haven't seen each other for a while.
, you have become much more heroic. It seems that your temperament has changed since you became the clan leader."
"Uncle, why bother you to pick me up in person?" Wang Shouzhe said hurriedly.
This man is Lu Zhengjie, the biological brother of Wang Shouzhe’s biological mother, Lu Mengxue, and the pillar of the young generation of the Yingxiu Lu family. He is only in his early thirties and has already reached the eighth level of the Qi Refining Realm. He is expected to break through to the Lingtai Realm.
The presence.
Not long ago, I made a special trip to Ping'an Town to attend Wang Dingyue's funeral. Naturally, I had just parted ways with Wang Shouzhe.
"It's not just to pick you up." Lu Zhengjie's smiling face solidified, "A few days ago, a group of gangsters disguised as traveling merchants killed seven members of a wealthy businessman's family. We followed the clues and found that they fled to the mountains.
Yang Xiang is investigating this matter. I have heard from the general about your coming to Yingxiu. You can go see your uncle on your own. I don't have time to accompany you back now."
"It's a coincidence." Wang Shouzhe said with a smile, "I just came from Shanyang and happened to catch a criminal on the way. According to the preliminary interrogation, it should be the same group of criminals as my uncle said."
"What?" Lu Zhengjie was slightly surprised.
Later, Wang Shouzhe handed the criminal to Lu Zhengjie and narrated the whole story: "I will hand over the criminal to my uncle, but he has already hidden the stolen goods. It is not convenient for me to get involved in this matter. Uncle, you can do it yourself."
Send someone to interrogate."
"That will save trouble, Lu Yi. I will leave the rest of the matter to you. Try to recover the property as much as possible and give an explanation to the survivors of the wealthy businessman." Lu Zhengjie gave the order in surprise.
The Xuanwu family has various privileges in the local area, but it also shoulders the responsibility of protecting the civilians under its jurisdiction.
"Yes, from the second master." A man with a sinister and fierce expression came out and gave a cruel smile, "This thief is so brave, he dares to commit crimes on our Lu family's territory. If he falls into my hands, I will
Keep him alive but not dead."
Such harsh words made Wang Shouzhe look at him more.
"Lu Yi has quite a lot of experience in torture." Lu Zhengjie said with a smile, "You can send a qualified general to learn it."
Wang Shouzhe was noncommittal about this.
If we look purely at torture, Wang Shouzhe's "knowledge" is still very rich. There is a lot of miscellaneous knowledge in this direction. After all, modern criminal investigation dramas, spy dramas... there are too many similar plots, and the methods are quite scientific.
ized.
There was no need to dwell too much on this matter. Now that the task of catching the fugitive had been completed, Lu Zhengjie personally led Wang Shouzhe back to the main house of the Lu family in Yingxiu.
Compared with the Shanyang Gongsun family who built their main house on the mountainside, which was quite impregnable, the Yingxiu Lu family's main house was built on a peninsula in the Yingxiu Lake, surrounded by water on three sides and with one man in charge.
In terms of pure blood relationship, Wang Shouzhe has a deep connection with the Lu family, so he will naturally receive high-level hospitality here.
Before he entered the door, a girl in red clothes rushed out and threw herself into Wang Shouzhe's arms: "Cousin Shouzhe, I miss you so much."
Lu Xiaoxiao!
Lu Zhengxiong, the contemporary patriarch, had a daughter from old age and was the most favored.
But before Wang Shouzhe had time to speak, Wang Luojing, who was hiding behind him, suddenly took his hand: "Fourth brother, Jing'er is a little uncomfortable."
uncomfortable?
Wang Shouzhe was stunned, and hurriedly took her little hand and asked with concern: "What's wrong with Luo Jing? Could it be that she was sleeping in the carriage..."
Only halfway through speaking, he found that the eyes of the two girls met, their hostility to each other was not concealed at all, and sparks flew everywhere.