There were two people holding weapons and wanted to chase them, but they were pulled back by Gu Shengchao. He had already sensed that someone was surrounding them at the courtyard wall. The ancient sage quickly closed the broken door and warned: "There is an ambush outside, be careful!"
After hearing this, everyone did not dare to act rashly. They protected the man in white and looked out the door warily.
Sure enough, there was the sound of fighting outside the house, followed by a scream and the sound of chaotic footsteps running over.
Everyone stared nervously at the door, preparing for a desperate fight. Unexpectedly, the group of people ran to the door and stopped immediately. Only one person walked slowly. When he saw the man in white, he immediately prostrated: "Young Master, please forgive me, I was late."
"Brother Fan, get up quickly." The man in white helped the person up with his own hands. He looked out of the house and asked uneasily, "Who are they?"
Brother Fan said cheerfully: "We are all our own people, sir, don't worry."
The man in white felt relieved. He turned around and cupped his hands towards Gu Shengchao and said, "Thank you very much for saving your life just now."
Gu Shengchao didn't want to get entangled with them too much, so he cupped his hands and said, "Farewell."
I don't know when the rain has passed outside the house but the sky has cleared up. A crescent moon hangs in the sky, looking cold and sad.
Gu Shengchao untied the reins of the two maroon horses, and the people outside stood solemnly, making way for him. When he passed by the collapsed courtyard wall, he saw that the old man holding the long cigarette pole had fallen to the ground with his head missing.
In the next few days, Gu Shengchao was in a depressed mood. He helped the man in white kill someone, and he was always uneasy. He didn't know whether it was right or wrong. He had trouble sleeping and eating because of this matter.
The ancient sage was so confused that he sat under a tree during his break and was also uneasy. The sound of frogs croaking incessantly in the pond next to the tree made him even more upset. He picked up a stone and was about to throw it, but he saw a long black-striped snake shoot straight over and swallow the frog into his mouth with lightning speed. The black snake ate the food and slowly squirmed into the grass. A yellow weasel suddenly jumped out of the grass and blocked the black snake's path, making a sharp "click" sound.
Taking advantage of its large size, the black snake raised its head high and then suddenly bit the weasel. The movement was so fast that the weasel did not dare to face it directly and quickly dodged, not forgetting to slap the snake on the head with its front paws. The black snake's attack speed is as fast as lightning, and the yellow weasel can always dodge at the last moment and then counterattack. The yellow weasel did not seek a fatal blow, but attacked repeatedly while flashing and leaping. Gradually, the black snake showed signs of fatigue and wanted to slip away.
The yellow weasel was not willing to let the black snake go, so it chased after it and continued to harass it.
The black snake wanted to kill him with one move, but the yellow weasel accumulated more and more. After a while, the black snake was exhausted and could no longer move, not even the strength to squirm. The weasel returned to the grass and quickly turned back, followed by many young weasels. The family calmly ate up the black snake that was much larger than them.
The ancient sage was extremely shocked. The yellow weasel was the final winner, but the frog did not intentionally hurt the black snake and was swallowed, and the black snake did not intentionally hurt the yellow weasel and was still eaten in the end. Who can say who is right and wrong?
He thought of the neglect and discrimination he suffered from others when he was wandering around the world as a child. Were those people really at fault? Maybe he just disturbed other people's peaceful lives. Is it wrong that he took Liu Ximei and killed the few people he killed when he just left the escort car? I'm afraid they just have their own masters. Perhaps there is no right or wrong in this world, and there is no absolute right or wrong. It is just different identities, statuses, and environments that lead to different results!
Thinking of this, Gu Shengchao's depressed mood eased a lot. In his spare time, he thought of the weasel's clever dodging and nimble steps, and he couldn't help but learn to master the changes in pace while dodging and leaping.
He calculated the time he needed to travel, and the people who kidnapped Liu Ximei should reach here at the earliest. However, he had already searched back and forth several times and found no trace of them.
The mount on Gu Sheng Chao's crotch was limping. I don't know whether it was tired or something else. He dismounted and checked and found that two horseshoes were worn and fell off. He went to a blacksmith shop to replace the shoes of the two horses. While waiting, he sat in a tea shop under the shade of a tree to drink tea and kill time.
"Have you noticed, that young man is probably a woman disguised as a man." A tea patron in the tea shop whispered.
Another tea guest also lowered his voice: "How do you know?"
"Didn't you smell it? That young man has the scent of rouge on his body, as well as here." The tea guest gestured to his chest, "This area is also prominent. I looked carefully and there is no Adam's apple."
"Yes, I also find it strange. The young master looks unfamiliar, and the two servants next to him look like they are Lian Jiazi. They must be young ladies from a wealthy family who are out to play."
The two tea guests were whispering, and Gu Shengchao heard them clearly. He walked over and sat next to the two people.
"What do you want?" A tea guest asked in surprise and alert.
Gu Shengchao smiled and said, "I heard the two of you chatting. I just wanted to find out which direction those people went to?"
"I'm sorry, I was drunk just now and didn't know anything." A tea guest was afraid of trouble and stood up to leave.
Gu Shengchao grabbed him and said, "Brother, please walk slowly and listen to me." He secretly stuffed money into the man's hand and said, "It's not a sign of respect. Please buy wine and dinner for the two eldest brothers."
"Is this appropriate?" The man held on to the money tightly and was unwilling to let go.
Gu Shengchao signaled the man to do it, and he whispered: "To be honest with you two, that young master is indeed my young lady. He disobeyed the master and ran out secretly. I was originally the bodyguard of the hospital, and I just protected the young lady. Suddenly, the young lady suddenly Can I not be anxious if I lose it? If I can’t find the lady, I will never spare my life, and my job will be ruined. Please tell me that I can only go back to life if I can recover the lady!"
The two people looked at each other, then carefully looked at Gu Shengchao, and felt that it was credible. One of them said: "It's okay to tell you like this. The three of them drove a carriage. The lady sat in the carriage, and the two servants drove the carriage. , went in that direction."
Gu Shengchao followed his finger and saw that he had never walked that road before. He couldn't help but wonder: "Where does that road go?"
Another person said: "Let's go to the county government. The government asked us to build a road. We have to work hard and get no money. It's really annoying, but there is no place to reason with us."
"Exactly," another echoed.
"How long have they been gone?" Gu Shengchao asked.
"More than half an hour, less than an hour."
Gu Shengchao raised his hands and thanked: "Sorry to bother you, thank you both."
He returned to the blacksmith shop, waited for the horseshoes to be changed, and then hurriedly chased after him. After noon, he saw a carriage parked in front of him from a distance, and he galloped over.
The carriage stopped under the tree, and two people sat on the carriage and stared at Gu Shengchao. He sensed that there were two people in the carriage, and one of them had a disturbed breath, which was clearly the way Liu Ximei looked when he was ill.
"What's wrong with you? Wake up quickly." It was a woman's voice calling anxiously.
The Ancient Sage reined up his horse and jumped off, heading straight for the car. A person on the carriage swayed and blocked Gu Shengchao's path.
"What are you doing?" The man struck out like lightning and punched Gu Shengchao in the chest.
Gu Shengchao didn't dare to neglect him. He knew that one of the two was a powerful dart player and he had to be careful, let alone fight. He had no way to deal with the other party attacking him at the same time. He just used some ordinary punches and kicks and slowly stepped back to prevent another person from sneaking up on him with a hidden weapon. The two people were indeed fooled. One of them sat still without moving, while the other saw that he had the upper hand, just like a cat playing with a mouse, and was not in a hurry to capture Gu Shengchao.
Gu Shengchao retreated while fighting. When he saw that the other party was careless, he deliberately showed a flaw and pretended to be unsteady on his feet. The man smiled and grabbed Gu Shengchao's shoulder. Ancient Sage Chao suddenly used the "Nine Heavens Blue Falling Palm" Kung Fu. The man was caught off guard and hit on the neck by Ancient Sage Chao's palm, and fell down without saying a word. Gu Shengchao was worried and broke the man's neck again before walking towards the carriage.
The other man didn't panic at all when he saw that his companion was dead. He jumped out of the car in time, clapped his hands, and said regretfully: "It's a pity that I didn't leave Yangguan and walked away, but I ended up seeking death."
Gu Shengchao held his sword in his hand and approached the opponent.
Seeing the ancient sage approaching, the man raised his hands, and three copper coin-like darts shot out. He followed the darts, holding a judge's pen in each hand and followed closely.
Gu Shengchao had expected this a long time ago. He turned sideways and used his sword to knock down two darts, and the remaining one passed by him. Seeing the judge's pen approaching, he deployed the "Five Soul Formation", and five flying swords came out, stabbing the man in three directions: upper, middle and lower.
The man's contemptuous eyes instantly became solemn, and his face changed drastically. The judge's pen blocked two flying swords, and when he had no time to strike, he jumped back and avoided the fatal blow.
Gu Shengchao was also surprised. He originally thought it would be a fatal blow, but he expected the opponent to dodge it. When he tried to control the "Five Soul Array" again, the man had already rushed towards him, throwing a judge's pen and heading straight for the Ancient Sage Super Face Gate. Ancient Saint Chao Hengjian blocked and knocked away the Judge's Pen. The man came right in front of him and stabbed his lower abdomen with the remaining Judge's Pen.
In a panic, Gu Shengchao had no choice but to dodge, and slashed at the man with his sword. The man's judge pen changed his moves flexibly, raised his hand upwards to hold the sword, and then stretched out his foot to kick Gu Shengchao's waist and crotch. The two of them were fighting each other.
In terms of actual combat experience, Gu Shengchao was far inferior to his opponent. He relied on using the "Five Soul Formation" to catch the opponent off guard, forcing the opponent to abandon a judge's pen to protect himself. His strong internal energy and the sword moves modified by his palm skills made the opponent extremely uncomfortable, and then the fight was a draw. After hundreds of encounters, Gu Shengchao gradually fell behind.
He was anxious because there was another person in the carriage. If that person attacked from behind, he would never be able to win. Anxiously, he remembered the fight between the weasel and the black snake. The black snake always wanted to kill him with one move, but in the end he was killed instead. The more eager he was, the more loopholes he opened, giving his opponent more opportunities.
Thinking of this, Gu Shengchao calmed down and refused to fight to the death with his opponent. Instead, he became more defensive and less aggressive, and accelerated his pace of moving and dodging. This change is indeed effective. It seems a bit passive, but it is actually more lethal. Not long after, the man's arms, thighs and shoulders were all injured. Although they were all skin injuries, they made him feel irritable and he became reckless and unorganized in his offense and defense.
Seeing that the time was ripe, the ancient sage pretended to stumble.
Normally, his opponent would have been able to see through such a low-level trick, but that person was already so manic that he couldn't care less about it. The man's judge pen swept across, intending to smash Gu Sheng Chao's head to pieces. Gu Shengchao lowered his head to dodge and at the same time the sword cut across him. The man said "ah" and then stopped moving. The whole man was cut in half.
The ancient sage gasped for air, thankful that he had won this time by chance. He turned around and found that the curtain of the carriage had been opened long ago, and a woman was looking at him in horror.
The woman looked familiar. She was the daughter of the governor of Changqing County, the girl who framed the child for stealing on the boat.
