When the people on the dock heard the noise, they stood up in unison. Bai Pei'an said: "Hurry up and get to work." Everyone became busy, as if they were carrying things to the ship.
"Elder Zhu, Elder Quan." Bai Peian bowed his hands and saluted.
"Are you ready?" Elder Quan asked.
Bai Pei'an replied: "Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind."
"Okay, they will arrive shortly. I and I will go to the warehouse first to avoid it. You guys work slowly and don't show your flaws." Elder Zhu finished settling down and entered the warehouse with Elder Quan.
A bag of cigarettes later, two more horses came, and Gu Shengchao recognized the person behind them, it was Lao Shui Linglong, the dean outside Yunqi Palace. One of the first people came to the river on horseback and shouted angrily: "Stop everyone, who asked you to secretly transport things."
"Elder Gao, Elder Shui." Bai Peian saluted, as if he was very scared: "I, let's escort some things to the border and earn some money to buy wine."
"Presumptuous." Elder Gao jumped off his horse and raised his whip to whip Bai Pei'an. He was so frightened that he backed away with his hands covering his head. Elder Gao said angrily: "All operations of Yunqi Palace must be managed by the inner court. Our outer court only needs assistance and support. The rules cannot be violated at all. If I had not received the news in advance, you would have succeeded tonight and ruined the reputation of my outer courtyard."
Shui Linglong also jumped off the horse, and everyone who had been working just stayed where they were, waiting for treatment.
Elder Gao pointed at everyone and cursed: "They are all ungrateful bastards. Yunqigong supports your family and does all kinds of evil things behind the scenes." He picked up a small wooden box, handed it to Shui Linglong and said: "Elder Shui, what they secretly escorted this time is our Serang Kingdom's treasured medicinal material musk. Please take a look at it, Elder Shui."
Unexpectedly, Shui Linglong stretched out her hands to catch the wooden box. Unexpectedly, Elder Gao suddenly opened the lid of the box, and a thick yellow smoke spurted out, covering Shui Linglong. She accidentally inhaled a puff of thick smoke, the smell was pungent. She suddenly felt something bad, held her breath and stepped back. When she tried to open her eyes again, tears could not stop pouring out and she could not see anything. Shui Linglong raised her energy and wanted to jump away, but unexpectedly, her feet were weak and she fell down. Her whole body was limp and powerless.
She heard several people gathered around and laughed, and immediately warned: "I am the elder of the outer dean, don't do anything nonsense."
"It's a pity that the dean outside Tangtang Yunqi Palace died tragically by the river, which is heartbreaking." Elder Gao sighed.
"What are you going to do? I was sent by the Inner Court of Yunqi Palace. Aren't you afraid of being held accountable by the Inner Court?" Shui Linglong knew what they were going to do and reminded them.
Another person applauded and said: "Those powerful people in the inner courtyard are all sanctimonious and upright. In fact, in order to protect their vested interests, they have long been corrupted. I sent you to the outer courtyard as an undercover agent. I treat you as a discarded child that can be thrown away at any time. Firstly, it will save you from interfering with their shameful activities. Secondly, I will use our sword to kill you and then frame you as the blame. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone."
Shui Linglong was shocked: "Elder Zhu, it turns out that you are also one of them?"
"And what about me? You should be able to recognize my voice, right?"
"Elder Quan." Shui Linglong was even more horrified.
Elder Quan stepped forward and said, "Yes, your inner court can control everything just by relying on hereditary inheritance. Why can't we, the outer court, strive for our own interests? You even find meat too greasy, so why don't you even give us hot soup to drink?"
The harder Shui Linglong rubbed her eyes, the more tears couldn't stop pouring out, and she couldn't see anything at all. This made her even more panicked. She was now powerless, and her life and death were in the palm of others' hands. Shui Linglong shook her head and defended: "No, it's not what you think."
Elder Gao snorted coldly: "I'll spare you for now, I have something to ask later." He turned around and called to everyone: "Come here, we are done today, and the bounty will be paid to you now."
When everyone heard that money was going to be distributed, they all rushed over and gathered together. Elder Gao put his right hand into his arms, as if to take the money. He suddenly stared at the people behind him and said with fear: "Why are you here?"
Everyone was also shocked. They thought something had happened and turned around to look, but there was no one behind them.
"Puff, puff."
Just when everyone was stunned, the three elders and Bai Pei'an each held swords and started killing. Half of them died in a daze, and the remaining half had just come to their senses and had not had time to resist, and most of them were missing their heads. Only two people were left and ran away. Before they could get far, the swords from the hands of Elder Zhu and Elder Quan had already flown out. They chopped off their heads and then turned back into their respective palms.
Elder Gao praised: "The two elders are very skilled. As long as Shui Yatou is allowed to obey the law, everything will be fine." He looked at Shui Linglong with a smile, and couldn't help being shocked. Shui Linglong was sitting there, how could she disappear out of thin air in the blink of an eye. The other two elders and Bai Pei'an were also shocked. A living person disappeared inexplicably. Could it be that she flew away?
"She's there, chase her quickly." Elder Gao's sharp eyes saw a person carrying Shui Linglong running wildly in the distance.
That person was none other than Gu Shengchao. Seeing that Shui Linglong was in danger, he took advantage of them to kill and had no time to take care of him. He sneaked over, hugged Shui Linglong and ran away. After running for a distance, he found that this was not enough, and sooner or later he would be chased. On the way, he put Shui Linglong on his shoulders and walked quickly. By the time Elder Gao and the others caught up, Gu Shengchao had already run far away. Bai Peian couldn't help it, so he rode on his horse and followed closely.
Ancient Saint Chao had strong inner strength, and he carried Shui Linglong and strode the meteor, leaving Elder Gao and the others far behind, and waited until they entered Yunshang City. Although Elder Gao and the others were more familiar with the terrain, Gu Saint Chao relied on his superior perception ability. These people chased and intercepted them, but they still No trace of Gu Shengchao and the two men could be found. For the sake of safety, Gu Shengchao made a large circle around the capital, and then he carried Shui Linglong and jumped into the courtyard.
"Who?" As soon as the Ancient Sage Chao landed, Fang Ju shouted, and she and Yang Qianhui raised their swords and gathered around him. They were all dumbfounded when they saw him.
Fang Ju said quickly: "We didn't come back when we saw you, so we went to the noodle shop to look for you. We saw that the door was locked. The lady was worried about your safety and we didn't fall asleep."
Yang Qianhui carefully looked at the person being carried by Gu Shengchao and said in shock: "Isn't this Elder Shui? How come you are together?"
"Shh." Gu Shengchao signaled her not to speak loudly, and whispered: "Elder Shui has been poisoned and needs treatment." He walked into the west wing and put Shui Linglong on the bed, lit the candle and told Fang Ju, "Please help me." Elder Zhu Shui, I want to detoxify her."
Fang Ju complied, but Gu Shengchao was in trouble again. How could he, a grown man, touch a girl like Shui Linglong? Seeing Yang Qianhui standing anxiously by the door, he said, "Can you please help Elder Shui lift up his shirt and expose his clothes?" Just the back." Yang Qianhui closed the door and walked over to lift up Shui Linglong's robe, revealing her smooth and delicate back.
Without further ado, Gu Shengchao slapped Shui Linglong's back on the two key points of Lingtai and Mingmen with his palms. Following the method taught to him by Bai Lihuan, he poured the true energy from Shui Linglong's body into the opponent's body again through his meridians. Steam was rising from Ancient Sage Chao's head, slowly expelling toxins from Shui Linglong's body. Fortunately, Shui Linglong's poisoning was not serious and her internal strength was strong. In less than half an hour, all the toxins were eliminated.
"Huh." Gu Shengchao let out a long breath, his body was also covered in sweat. He breathed and practiced Qi to relieve the fatigue caused by detoxification.
Yang Qianhui neatly arranged Shui Linglong's top, and Shui Linglong sat cross-legged. The true energy circulated in the meridians for a week, and she was sure that her internal strength had been restored. She did not turn her back to Gu Shengchao and asked: "Who are you?"
Gu Shengchao heard the suspicion in her words and said softly: "Just a student who studies hard."
Shui Linglong didn't believe it. She got out of bed and walked to the window and said, "I guarantee that Yang Qianhui and Fang Ju are real. You, you are the only one who is lying." She faced Yang Qianhui and said, "Are you sure you know this man?"
Yang Qianhui shook her head, glanced at Gu Shengchao and said, "We also met by chance. Seeing that he was good at martial arts, we asked him to be a bodyguard."
Shui Linglong crossed her arms across her chest, unintentionally revealing the softness on her chest. She stared at Gu Shengchao, as if she was getting to know someone again: "Tell me, what are your intentions in approaching our Yunqi Palace? I will try my best to help. .”
Gu Shengchao spread his hands and said: "Don't look at me like this, as if I have done something bad." He turned around and sat on the edge of the bed, "Bai Peian's wife runs the Chamber of Commerce in Huaming City. It happened that my old friend was deceived by the Chamber of Commerce. It happened that I met Qianhui and was almost bullied by the flower picker, so I ended up here by accident. As for me, I have a weak foundation, but by chance I practiced some kung fu, and I just took this opportunity to make up for my previous shortcomings. I think Elder Shui is satisfied with this explanation. . To be honest, thanks to the noodle shop running out of drinks tonight, I went to the restaurant next door to borrow drinks and heard some clues before going to the dock outside the city. Otherwise, you and I would not have met."
Shui Linglong's pink face suddenly turned red for some reason. She coughed and turned around and said, "In this case, you can also come to the outer courtyard to study in the future. You can point out any areas you are lacking in, and I will do my best to help you."
Fang Ju immediately objected: "Don't worry, the noodle shop has finally improved. I can't do it alone without Brother Gu. The three of us will have to drink from the northwest wind."
Just when Yang Qianhui was about to speak, Gu Shengchao waved his hand to extinguish the candle and said in a low voice: "Someone is coming, it should be the three elders from the outer dean and Bai Pei'an."
Shui Linglong didn't hear the sound and was about to question it. Through the crack in the window, two figures appeared in the east wing opposite. At the same time, there was a sound from the tiles above their heads. Two people jumped onto the roof and moved slowly and quietly. With a heavy step, Shui Linglong admired Gu Shengchao's vigilance from the bottom of her heart. Under the moonlight, Shui Linglong could clearly see that the two people opposite were Elder Zhu and Elder Gao. Needless to say, they were Elder Quan and Bai Peian above their heads.
Elder Gao observed the main room and the wing rooms on both sides, and whispered: "The main room seems to be locked and no one is inhabited. Could it be that the spies made a mistake."
Elder Zhu affirmed: "You can't be wrong. I have very good hearing. I heard the woman's voice just now. She must be here."
Elder Gao looked around: "There is also a back room, go and have a look there."
The two people were about to jump back on the roof, but Shui Linglong opened the door and said coldly: "No need to look for it, I'm right here."
