When Wen Liang closed the door to his room, his face was gloomy and ugly.
Just now, he learned a piece of news that both made him angry and frightened him.
Wen Liang had secretly contacted many powerful aristocratic families before. Most of these aristocratic families did not express support or opposition to what he wanted to do on the spot. They would definitely discuss it carefully with important people in the family. This is natural for Wen Liang. no disagreement.
And those aristocratic families that he approached always wanted to give Wen Liang a reply, and then many aristocratic families invariably used the same method. That is, whether they supported or opposed Wen Liang's affairs, when they replied to Wen Liang, they always replied. Let his nephew, who was sent to Wuling Sect to participate in next year's "Cheng Guan En Examination", bring this news in, and then follow the agreement to find the person arranged by Wen Liang before meeting Wen Liang.
The so-called replies were mostly letters, but also oral messages. Of course, there were also some important items that Wen Liang asked them for, all of which were brought in by the children of these aristocratic families.
Firstly, Wen Liang's manpower outside is limited after all, and traveling back and forth is too time-consuming; secondly, if those aristocratic families enter the Sun Five Spirits Sect, let alone Wen Liang, even their actions within the sect will be restricted and paid attention to, so let them enter. It seems like a good choice to ask a disciple of the Five Spirit Sect to pass the message on his behalf.
In fact, Wen Liang came up with this idea himself. Wen Liang had made an agreement with all the aristocratic families that he had sent people to find before. The nephews and nephews of these aristocratic families could enter the Five Spirit Sect by taking the opportunity to participate in the "Cheng Guan En Examination". Then after a period of time, go to a secret place agreed outside the sect. There, there will be gentle people waiting. After meeting, both parties will have their own means to confirm the identity of the other party, and then those people will take them with them. These children from aristocratic families went to see Wen Liang.
This was the original plan. Wen Liang felt that it should be foolproof and the Five Spirit Sect would not notice it, so he had been quietly waiting for the news.
However, as the waiting time got longer, Wen Liang became more and more suspicious. How come those children from aristocratic families had been in the Five Spirit Sect for a while, but not many people came to see him?
It can't be said that there weren't any, but the number was obviously less, which was what made him even more uneasy.
Did the news leak out?
Or are those aristocratic families so timid that they don’t even have the courage to give a reply?
Just when Wen Liang, who had always been calm, began to have random thoughts, today he finally knew the reason.
Just today, the person responsible for bringing the children of the aristocratic family who came to deliver the letter came back, but he came back seriously injured and dying. This surprised Wen Liang. However, the child of the aristocratic family who came with him was safe and sound. Wen Liang immediately discovered Only this one person he sent there came back. According to the seriously injured person, the rest of the people were killed. He and the children of this aristocratic family had to escape desperately before they could come back.
When he first heard the news, Wen Liang felt as if several thunderbolts had exploded in his ears. The danger of impending disaster suddenly enveloped him, and a rare appearance of a natural smile appeared on his face. With an extremely calm expression, anyone familiar with Wen Liang knows that this is by no means a good thing.
"How many people are there on the other side and who are they?"
Wen Liang asked in a deep voice. What he was most worried about was that his plan had been discovered by the Wuling Sect in advance. If this was true, he would have been targeted long ago, and now is the time for the Wuling Sect to close the net.
"There is only one person...whose methods...are very clever...and...not like...people from the Five Spirits Sect."
The person who escaped said intermittently.
one person?
Don’t you look like someone from the Five Spirits Sect?
This statement immediately confused Wen Liang deeply.
"Then who is this person?" he asked.
"I don't recognize him... he looks very unfamiliar... and he's not dressed up as a disciple of the Five Spirits... but he came here for... him..."
The seriously injured guy fell into a coma after saying this, but before he fell into coma, his right hand tremblingly pointed at the Shijia disciple he had brought all the way to Wen Liang.
"what happened!"
Wen Liang immediately turned to look at the man.
"Uh..." The man suddenly panicked when he saw Wen Liang's face. He quickly took out a letter from his body and presented it to him. Then he continued, "The son of the Gou family in Xiajuezhou made a mistake. This is what my father gave to Mr. Wen." letter."
Wen Liang took the letter and did not open it. Instead, he continued to stare at the boy named Gou Cuo and continued to ask:
"My people just said that the murderer came for you. What happened?"
"Probably... haha..." At this point, Gou Wao's face showed a bit of embarrassment, "Probably because of this reason..."
With that said, Goucao took out a piece of paper from his storage bag. It was a portrait, with a lot of words densely packed underneath.
Wen Liang took it and after looking at it, his eyes started to look weird.
It is the portrait of the wrong person on the paper, which is almost the same as the person himself. The densely packed words below are clearly listed one by one. Almost all the evil deeds of this wrong person in the past are written on it, such as killing and robbing. , hurt people, etc., there is a long list, clearly describing when, where, with whom, how, and who did the evil things, as well as who were the victims. There is even some humiliation in it. Such a disgraceful thing for a daughter from a small family.
This is actually a reward!
And the hookup in front of him turned out to be a very evil guy!
Finally, Wen Liang saw clearly that the reward offered for the wrong head in this painting was not a small amount, it was actually as much as two thousand spiritual stones!
"You..." Wen Liang felt a sigh of relief in his chest, "You are being hunted down with a reward!"
"It's been there a long time ago," Gou Cuo said nonchalantly, "This reward was from a few years ago, and now the bonus is probably even higher..."
With a "tsk" sound, Wen Liang was so angry that he tore up the paper in his hand.
"My people died because of your involvement...!"
Only then did Goucao see murderous intent in Wen Liang's eyes. Only then did he realize that he was on someone else's territory, and several of the owner's men had died not long ago because of him. He didn't care about this at first, just thinking that those people were servants working for Wen Liang. Now looking at it, Wen Liang's calm face contained a lot of anger and murderous intent. In the current situation, he was the meat on the chopping board. Thinking of it, Here he hurriedly saluted and said:
"Mr. Wen, calm down. I have heard about the troublemaker. His name is Zuo You. He is a casual cultivator. He usually makes a living from these bounties. He is somewhat famous, but if he is specifically for The one who came down here was wronged. I have been in Wuling Sect for a while. These days, I have always heard that some disciples from aristocratic families like me disappeared inexplicably outside the sect. After asking around in private, I found out that those people Like me, I was hunted down with a reward. Someone must have wanted to earn bonuses and took advantage of their absence to kill people. Today, I went to find Mr. Wen's people as promised, and then I prepared to follow a group of people. When I got up to see Mr. Wen, that guy suddenly appeared and tried to kill me. It was Mr. Wen's people who entangled him and allowed me to escape."
After hearing Gou Wong's words, Wen's heart moved again. He had been curious before about why not many people came to him. Could it be that some of them were dead?
And he died at the hands of that man named Zuo You because he was offered a reward?
The person sent by the Gou family in Juezhou to deliver the letter was a prodigal son who had a reward on his head. As for other aristocratic families, they probably have such things. No wonder so few people came to reply to him!
He immediately asked again:
"How did you know that man's name?"
"This guy Zuo You once made a move in Juezhou..."
At this point, Gouwu felt a little embarrassed and pointed to the piece of paper on the ground that was torn to pieces by Wen Liang.
"In Juezhou, the person with the reward is not the next person. Zuo You killed several people in Juezhou that time, which aroused the alarm among the families. I was also banned from home for a period of time, and then I met him when I went out again. He, but fortunately there were many people around me at that time, I was spared his murderous attack. It was at that time that I remembered his face. Later, after visiting and asking at home, I found out that this person’s name was Zuo You, who was a professional There are many casual cultivators who make a living by offering bounties, but this Zuo You is the one who kills the most and is the most famous. The guy who killed him today was recognized at the next glance. "
"Zuo You..." Wen Liang repeated the name. "You mean, those new people who joined the Five Spirit Sect and then disappeared... were all killed by this Zuo You?"
"Mr. Wen, before you come down, make a record of the missing guys and their respective families." Gou Cuo took out another piece of paper from his body and presented it to Wen Liang in a flattering manner, "Well, among the casual cultivators Although there are mostly desperadoes, Zuo You is the most daring among them. Firstly, I have seen him with my own eyes, and secondly, I really can’t think of anyone else who has such courage."
Wen Liang looked at the piece of paper in his hand. Well, there were nearly twenty people. Looking at those aristocratic families, at least 30% of them were the aristocratic families that he had contacted. No wonder there was no news about those aristocratic families until now. He was still here. Waiting stupidly, I didn’t expect that the people sent by these aristocratic families to deliver the letter were already dead!
But... if their respective aristocratic families asked them to bring a verbal message, that would be fine, but what if it was a letter!
There are also some items that Wen Liang attaches great importance to!
It must have fallen into the hands of that casual cultivator named Zuo You!
Those things... are crucial!
Thinking of this, Wen Liang ignored the mistake, turned around and entered his room.
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A bunch of damn idiots!
Wen Liang cursed angrily in his heart.
Those aristocratic families, the aristocratic families that Wen Liang had contacted before, actually sent their unlearned and evil-doing nephews to the Wuling Sect. The result was great. Not only did they die quietly, but they also took away all the important things they had with them. Then it disappeared.
At first, Wen Liang thought that the Five Spirits Sect was going to attack him, and he was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat. Now, although he knew it was a false alarm, the people who were supposed to appear in front of him and the letters or important objects they brought were all gone. Gone!
This made him even more headache and angry!
Must chase it back!
Then Wen Liang summoned his confidant - Yan Jing.
"You...take that hooker with you, and bring a few capable people with you. You must capture the man named Zuo You. No matter whether he is alive or dead, you must search him carefully. Zuo You died before. Among the people in Yu's hands, there are several people who should have been here long ago. We must bring back all the things those people brought with them. As for Zuo You, we must get rid of him!"
"clear."
"This matter is very important. I want you to take him with you. You will use him as bait when necessary. You don't have to care about his life or death. But you must not let Zuo You go. Do you understand?"
"yes!"
When Yan Jing was about to leave, Gou Cuo was a little reluctant and said with a panicked look:
"Why should I go too?"
Yan Jing sullenly pointed at the man who was still in a coma after escorting Gou here by mistake and said:
"He also recognizes Zuo You, but how can he go out like this? Only you can recognize the person named Zuo You. If you don't go, do you want me to go out and search randomly? Don't forget, kill him. I can feel a little more at ease!"
After hearing this, Gou Cuo didn't dare to say anything more and went out with Yan Jing.
Only then did Wen Liang have time to read the letter Gou Cuo brought. After reading it, he felt upset again. Although the Juezhou Gou family was willing to help Wen Liang, what Wen Liang wanted was not delivered. From the letter It seems that the Gou family seems to think that the price offered by Wen Liang is a bit low, and they are waiting for Wen Liang to give some benefits, which makes Wen Liang's face become even more gloomy!
