After Gu Xiao said these words, the look of panic in the eyes of the big man who was kneeling on one knee flashed away, but he still said harshly: "I'm just meddling in other people's business on a whim like you."
Although the bearded man tried his best to hide it, Gu Xiao keenly caught the panic in his eyes and confirmed his guess.
So Gu Xiao opened his mouth and said to the big man: "Whether you admit it or not, I have got the answer I want. Just now you didn't want to listen to my explanation. Now I will tell you, although the girl Lin'er you are guarding is smart, but this The dangers of people's hearts and the poison of means are impossible to guard against. If you want your girl Lin'er to be fine, why not tell me where they are going now to save me the time to find out the news. I will go in time. If that girl is in danger, I will come back. and save her from danger."
After hearing what Gu Xiao said, the bearded man seemed a little worried. When the young man in green clothes in front of him spoke, his face was sincere and he didn't seem to be lying. Although he was not very old, he had already seen the clues in a short time in the foot shop and deduced the relationship between the owner and himself. He was very intelligent.
If it is true as he said, although the master's intelligence is beyond the reach of others, if the Liu family is really capable and sees through the master's plan, once the master is in danger, the consequences will be disastrous. The bearded man thought again, but after all, his master had told him not to reveal her whereabouts, so how could he make the decision without permission.
Seeing the hesitant look of the bearded man, Gu Xiao was really anxious and angry, and said: "Forget it, I don't care, you don't have to say I am nosy, but if something happens, don't blame me for not reminding you. "
The big man with the beard stared at Gu Xiao for a moment. He remembered the sincerity of the young man just now. As if he had made up his mind, he bowed his hands and saluted Gu Xiao and said: "I have offended you a lot just now. Please don't take it offence. If you don't Xia is willing to help, and I am grateful."
Seeing that the big man was no longer stubborn, Gu Xiao lowered his tone and asked, "Since you choose to believe me, tell me quickly where they went."
The big man with the beard said: "That young master is the son of Liu Piaopiao, the owner of Liuzhuang. Liu Piaopiao came from the Golden Sword Sect in the northern border of Qiyun under Wang Yan's family. He is good at swordsmanship and palm skills. Liu Yi's mother, Gao, is Na Lang The sister of Gao Lian, the prefect of the state. Because of this, the Liu family obtained a hundred hectares of land west of Liangzhou City through Gao Lian's official relationship in the Northern Jin Dynasty. The Liu family built a Liuzhuang on this land of one hundred hectares. They must have Went there." After the big man finished speaking, he seemed to have something else on his lips. He thought about it and swallowed it.
Gu Xiao knew in his heart that Lin'er girl and the bearded man came to Liangzhou not only to punish Mr. Liu, but also for other reasons. But he came to help this time just to prevent Miss Lin'er from falling into the tiger's mouth. Now that we know that the Liu family is not in Liangzhou City, but in Liuzhuang in the west of the city, we have to get up and go to Liuzhuang to rescue people.
Just as he was about to get up and go on his way, Gu Xiao suddenly remembered something, turned around and said to the bearded man: "Don't worry about your injury. I only used my strength to break through your outer martial arts, and I didn't use my true energy to pour into your vitality gate. After an hour, you can act as usual. At that time, you can first go to Liangzhou City Gate to find my accompanying person, tell him about you and me, show him this thing, he will believe you, and then you can feel at ease. Just find an inn in Liangzhou City and wait for me. If there are too many people there, it will be annoying."
After saying that, Gu Xiao threw the oil-paper bag containing the fennel in his arms to the bearded man, and said to the man, "You also give me a token so that your master can trust me."
The bearded man knew that there was no time to waste. He was injured and could not arrive at the agreed time. He could only rely on the young man in green in front of him. So, he reached into his arms and took out a token. The token was wrapped with peach blossoms engraved on brass, with the simple word 'Ling' engraved in the middle. He handed it to Gu Xiao and said, "Please."
Gu Xiao solemnly accepted the token, put it in his arms, and said to the big man, "Don't worry." After saying that, he picked up the Tsing Yi Jue and headed towards the west of Liangzhou City.
But at this moment, the girl followed Mr. Liu and his entourage to Liuzhuang in the west of Liangzhou City. This Liuzhuang is really extraordinary. It covers an area of 100 hectares and has a gate several feet high. The cornices are supported by four vermilion pillars. A gold-lacquered plaque hangs under the eaves, and two powerful characters "Liuzhuang" are made of pure gold above the plaque.
Stepping into Liuzhuang, you will see a scene every ten steps and a pavilion every hundred steps. The pavilions are connected by corridors. The pavilions, terraces and pavilions are all made by famous craftsmen in Liangzhou City. Each pavilion is set off by a waterscape, just like a picture scroll. The place makes people feel relaxed and happy.
Mr. Liu looked at the beautiful lady beside him walking through the corridor with him. His heart was itching as he looked at her, and he reached out to grab the girl's slender white jade hand.
The girl turned her head to look at the scene in the 'Liu Village', raised her finger to the water at the far end and avoided Mr. Liu's claws, and said happily: "Mr. Liu, look at that, I didn't expect that there are actually fish swimming in this winter waterscape. move."
"Yes, my house...everywhere in my house is taken care of by servants." Mr. Liu didn't hold the girl's hand. At this moment, he couldn't hold it anymore. However, beauties are rare, so he had to endure his temper and lead the girl. Go to the yard where you live.
The girl followed Mr. Liu, but she was secretly frightened. She didn't expect that Liu Village was so big. And along the way, there are actually more nursing homes in Liuzhuang than I imagined. There is a guard post every three steps and a sentry post every five steps. When you look at these nursing homes step by step, you can see that not one of these nursing homes is an incompetent idiot. They were all dressed in fine clothes and holding simple knives. The three of them lined up and patrolled back and forth in Liuzhuang. The girl couldn't help but frowning at the sight.
When the patrolling guards saw the young master returning, they all saluted. Mr. Liu wanted to show off his power in front of the beautiful lady, so he taught the guards a lesson. He turned back to look at the girl, only to see the girl's crescent eyebrows furrowed. He thought it was the guards holding knives. , frightened the beauty. So he quickly scolded: "You useless things, don't follow me. Look at the sharp weapons you all hold, don't scare my beauty." After saying that, he smiled flatteringly at the girl.
The girl forced herself to walk all the way, feeling disgusted by Mr. Liu. Putting on a smile, he said in agreement: "Thank you for your understanding, sir."
The guards looked at their young master leading the girl in green clothes into his courtyard, and whispered to each other: "Oh, look, the young master has brought back another beauty."
"Looking at it, this girl must have volunteered, wasn't she brought back by force?"
"By the way, the little lady from Sun Xiucai's family last time was really hot-tempered. I heard she jumped into the lake that night."
"Shh, stop talking, stop talking, hurry up and patrol, and wait until I hand over the post. We are looking for Liu Da. He went hunting with the young master. He must know the inside story. Let's go to the city to drink wine."
The nursing staff chatted in low voices as they patrolled other courtyards. Mr. Liu led the girl to his courtyard, and then ordered his servants to prepare food, hot water, and clean the room. Only Mr. Liu and the girl were left in the courtyard. Mr. Liu was so impatient that he wanted to hug the girl and have some intimacy with him. The girl still avoided him deftly and pretended to be coquettish: "Young Master is so impatient, can't he wait until night?"
Mr. Liu thought it was a shy girl, so he teased: "If the girl says night, then it is night."
While the two were talking, outside the courtyard, the old steward of Liuzhuang came to deliver a message: "Young Master, the owner and his wife learned that the young master has returned to the village, and specially ordered this person to come and send a message. There are distinguished guests in the mansion. Please come to the main hall."
Mr. Liu still wanted to have some fun with the girl, but the old steward made the scene look bad. However, Mr. Liu still did not dare to disobey his parents, so he said to the girl: "Girl, wait a moment, I will come as soon as I go."
"Young master, please help yourself." The girl smiled and saluted Mr. Liu, which took away half of Mr. Liu's soul. When she thought of going to the main hall to meet the guests, she couldn't help but feel angry and left the room. The door opened fire at the old steward, and then he reluctantly followed the obedient old steward to the main hall.
In the huge main hall of Liuzhuang.
Gao Yan, who was dressed in a wide robe and gorgeous clothes, with a pale face, and a warrior in powerful attire, who looked like a yaksha, was sitting at the guest seat in the main hall. The body of a man, with a female name, and the appearance of a woman, with a man's clothing. These two people are the owner of Liuzhuang and his wife, Liu Yi's parents.
It seemed as if the couple were the guests of Liuzhuang, and the person sitting on the master's chair was the 'distinguished guest' in the words of the old butler just now.
This man is in his fifties, has short hair and a thin beard, and an extremely ugly face. However, he is dressed in a white snow suit. A black cloak is tied diagonally from his left shoulder to the right rib. Only his right arm is exposed outside the cloak. There are thick calluses on the palms, and it looks like the hands that have been holding swords all year round, but his left hand is hidden in the black cloak.
"The sect master has sent me here to tell you and your wife two things." The 'distinguished guest' said in a commanding tone.
"My husband and I are subject to the orders of the sect master and the elders." Villa Master Liu replied respectfully, but Mrs. Liu had a casual look on her face without any respect.
The 'honored guest' caught a glimpse of the couple's completely different reactions, but remained silent and continued: "Back then, the sect master ordered you and your wife to go to Liangzhou to establish Liuzhuang and attract talents from all over the world. This time I am here to watch you build this Liuzhuang. The village is very well managed, and there are many talents in Liuzhuang, and now it is the place to put them to use."
I have spent many years of hard work to build Liuzhuang to this scale, but now I have to take orders from others. Although the owner of the village, Liu Piaopiao, was a little reluctant, she thought that it was not the right moment yet. After thinking for a while, she still replied respectfully: "I, Liu, was originally a wandering guest in the world. Thanks to the sect master, I will not abandon you. Given the heavy responsibility, I will definitely do my best to repay the kindness of the sect master."
On the other hand, Liu Yi's mother, the Liu family, was stern and reprimanded Master Liu like a man: "Since the master of the sect has spoken, we and I will do it. If we can't do it, my brother Zhizhou will support us." Yes, you know what you are."
After hearing Liu Gao's sarcastic words, Liu Piaopiao's eyes flashed fiercely, then disappeared, and she only said respectfully: "That's what Madam taught you."
While they were talking, the old steward led the young master Liu Yi outside the main hall. Before the old housekeeper could announce the news, Liu Yi walked into the main hall as usual, minding his own business, and said as he walked: "Dad, mother, the child is back. Why are you in such a hurry to find me, mother, I Let me tell you, I will bring one back from outside the city today..."
Before he finished speaking, Master Liu shouted: "It's unreasonable. There is a 'distinguished guest' in the house. You still don't shut up and barge in without telling me. If it happens again, I will punish you severely." "After scolding his son, Liu Piaopiao put on a respectful look, saluted the 'distinguished guest' and said, "Elder, don't blame me, my son is spoiled by his mother."
"I'm spoiled by you? You old bastard, this little brat is causing trouble outside all day long, why don't I follow behind you and wipe your father's butts all day long?" Mrs. Liu Gao felt unhappy when Master Liu of the Village reprimanded her son. Ever since she married Liu Piaopiao, Liu Gao relied on her brother's official position and ignored Liu Piaopiao at all.
Master Liu gave Mrs. Liu a vicious look, as Mrs. Liu had taken a fancy to him back then. Her brother Gao Lian and the master of the house tried to intimidate her, but she couldn't resist, so she married this shrew. After getting married, this shrew didn't look like a wife at all, and only treated her as a servant. How many times did Liu Piaopiao feel in her heart The year of divorce came up. But thinking about the Liuzhuang he had built with his own hands, Liu Piaopiao still swallowed her anger bitterly and apologized to his wife repeatedly.
The 'honored guest' saw that the Liu family and his wife were so strong in women and weak in men, not to mention that Liu Gao's mother and son had no respect for him, so he thought of knocking on the mountain to shock the tiger. So he smiled and held up Master Liu's hand and said: "Hey, now that you are the master of a village, you don't have to be like this. I think your son is a very talented person. I didn't prepare a gift when I came here today. I just taught him a few tricks." How about treating it as a greeting gift?"
Liu Yi didn't like martial arts at all. Hearing that this ugly-looking "distinguished guest" wanted to teach him some martial arts skills, Liu Yi was about to refuse, but his mother suppressed him and had to kowtow reluctantly. The 'distinguished guest' smiled "hehe", said no more, and left the main hall.
Although Mr. Liu Gao relied on his brother's official position to be superior, he bossed Liu Piaopiao around. But he also knew that although the 'distinguished guest' in front of him was ugly, he was extremely skilled in martial arts.
Recently, I inquired at the door and learned that there was a rumor in the door that this person had passed through the Dengtang realm and had become a broken weapon. Knowing that her son was reluctant, Mrs. Liu Gao still leaned down, smiled and said to her son: "Good son, good baby, you learn a few moves from your senior, and he will teach you a few moves. Don't say anything else here in the future." Liangzhou City, even in the north, you can do whatever you want." Seeing their son bowing respectfully and kowtow, the couple helped their son and followed the 'distinguished guest' to a rockery with water features outside the main hall.
