After listening to Zhou Hualiang's simple description, Gu Shengchao restored the scene in his mind.
Wan Yanxi deliberately made Gu Shengchao aware of her existence. The two had a clear understanding of each other, and Gu Shengchao chased in the opposite direction to lure more people away.
When Long You saw Gu Shengchao and many people running away, he became suspicious and worried that something might happen, so he tapped Zhuang Lutao's acupoint and went to check the situation.
He didn't know that Zhuang Lutao had the ability to reverse meridians, and there was almost no difference whether he tapped his acupuncture points or not.
Zhuang Lutao, who already had extraordinary internal strength, woke up from the poisonous smoke coma and quickly broke free from the chains and walked out of the room. He happened to meet Wanyanxi who came to rescue him.
Tianqing's gang burned down Tianfeng Restaurant and followed Gu Shengchao and the others away. Wanyanxi was the first to sense that Zhou Hualiang was giving orders. When they met again here, they were bound to take action in anger.
With Zhuang Lutao and Wan Yanxi teaming up, Gu Shengchao can rest assured that he doesn't have to worry too much. As long as they don't deliberately cause trouble, ordinary people can't do anything to them.
As for why Long You came back and saved Zhou Hualiang in a crisis, you can only ask him himself.
Maybe Zhou Hua's good life shouldn't be cut off, it's fate.
Gu Shengchao looked thoughtful, and Zhou Hualiang seemed to see through what he was thinking, and asked softly: "Do you know these two people?"
After thinking for a moment, Gu Shengchao understood that this was not the time to lie, so he nodded and said: "I know, I came with that woman, and I am not very familiar with that man."
"Really? How much do you know?" Zhou Hualiang's eyes were sharp, considering the truth in Gu Shengchao's words.
Since Gu Shengchao joined the Tianqing Gang, whether he was sincere or not, he had to say it at this moment, so he picked out some unimportant content and said: "The man's name is Zhuang Lutao, and we met once when he was collecting medicine in the Dawu Dynasty, so acquaintance."
Seeing that Zhou Hualiang remained calm, he continued: "That woman's name is Wan Yan Xi. She is from Beihu. She has poor eyesight and is very good at identifying objects by voice. She has no relatives in Beihu, so she and I went to Yunshang City to seek refuge with her. Grandpa.”
After Gu Shengchao finished speaking, he saw that Zhou Hualiang was still thinking. He thought that he had said something wrong. After thinking about it again, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it. He asked doubtfully: "What doubts does the military advisor have, but it's okay to say it?"
Zhou Hualiang said straight to the point without hesitation: "Brothers Shengchao can travel freely between Beihu, Dawu Dynasty and Xileng Kingdom. The cost of this journey is high. Besides, where do brothers Shengchao get their silver if they don't work hard? Where did you come from to be rich or noble?"
So that's it.
Gu Shengchao had already thought of a way to respond, and said calmly: "I was originally a disciple of the Iron Arm Sect. The sect sent me out to do things, so I had to do it step by step. I didn't dare to disobey the sect's orders."
Iron Arm Sect was the sect where his ancestors had studied and lived, so it was reasonable to say that.
When he first arrived here, Ancient Sage Chao defeated Long You with his bare hands, which made it even more conclusive.
Zhou Hualiang's eyes lit up, he straightened up and said, "Iron Arm Sect? There are also Iron Arm Sect disciples in the Tianqing Gang. Are you from the same sect?"
This news shocked Gu Shengchao. He thought that the Iron Arm Sect had disappeared from the world and ceased to exist. He then calmed down and said: "This should be true. The Iron Arm Sect was almost destroyed many years ago, and many disciples were displaced. We It’s just one of its branches, so it’s not surprising that there is one in the Serang Kingdom.”
This reply made Zhou Hualiang very satisfied. He nodded and said: "Absolutely. The disciple in our Tianqing Gang also said the same. I have seen that person's strength far inferior to you. If you have the opportunity, you two can compete with each other. Since you are from the same sect, Teach him well if you get the chance."
There are doubts about the fall of the Iron Arm Sect. There must be disciples scattered all over the place. If there are any clues as to why it fell at that time, Ancient Sage Chao would certainly be happy.
"That would be great. I can't wait to see this friend from the same sect." Gu Shengchao said truthfully.
Zhou Hualiang was also happy and asked about the location of the iron arm gate.
Gu Shengchao told Zhou Hualiang the county location of the cave where he helped Bai Lihuan heal his injuries and practiced with Liu Ximei. Since the ancient pagoda was torn down by the Poison Sect disciples and could not be found, they could just ask around.
Furthermore, the two places are separated by thousands of rivers and mountains. Even if Zhou Hualiang is really suspicious and wants to investigate, it will be very difficult.
While the two were talking, someone came in and wanted to report something. Seeing Gu Shengchao present, he was silent.
The ancient sage stood up knowingly: "You guys talk about business first, I'll go outside for a while."
Zhou Hualiang waved his hand and said: "Brother Shengchao is serious. Since we are all members of the Tianqing Gang, we have nothing to hide. Just listen."
Seeing that Zhou Hualiang was indifferent, the man who came in said, "Go back to the military division. Zhuang Lutao and the woman who escaped from us returned to the inn together. I and I took turns watching in secret day and night, not daring to rest. But this morning I suddenly found that all of them had disappeared. , escaped from the inn under our noses and went to unknown destination."
Zhou Hualiang waved his hand expressionlessly: "I know, you can go and inquire again."
"Your order." Seeing that Zhou Hualiang was not angry, the man hurriedly withdrew.
Zhou Hualiang looked at Gu Shengchao: "There are eight of them, including the elder and the younger. How do you think they left the inn quietly?"
Shui Linglong and Zhuang Lutao are good at martial arts, and Wanyanxi has excellent perception, and is fully capable of avoiding their sight and leaving safely.
However, this is their secret, how can it be easily revealed to outsiders.
Gu Shengchao thought for a moment and said, "There are two reasons. Please forgive me if there are any imperfections in my words."
"I would like to hear the details." Zhou Hualiang stared at Gu Shengchao's face.
"Firstly, the person who was responsible for keeping track at night fell asleep in fear of being blamed by you for deliberately lying. Secondly, we people are conscientious and did not neglect our work. There is an exit in the inn, so we were not discovered. Maybe I am stupid or there are other reasons for not being able to do it. You know!" Gu Shengchao deliberately led their thinking astray.
Sure enough, Zhou Hualiang thought for a while and then said: "The inn is a resting place for merchants. Unless it is a dark inn, there can be no secret passages and secret doors. When I was studying, I stayed up all night several times. The kind of exhaustion that ordinary people can't It’s bearable, what you think is a nap feels like only a moment has passed, but in fact it’s possible that you slept for half an hour.”
"Great advice, military advisor." Gu Shengchao complimented: "I stayed one night in the innermost room on the second floor of the inn. It is the most ordinary house. I guess the rest of the rooms are also like this. In an ordinary inn, they can't spend time and money. financial resources to build these things that are relatively useless to them.”
Speaking of the inn, Gu Shengchao suddenly turned pale in panic and couldn't help but let out an "ouch", which also startled Zhou Hualiang.
"Brother Shengchao, what's wrong?" Zhou Hualiang had never seen him so out of sorts.
Gu Shengchao said anxiously: "I tamed a thousand-mile horse in Beihu, named Zhui Feng, and kept it in the stable of the inn. They escaped secretly, but they must not kidnap my BMW."
"No, I'm going to the inn now." Gu Shengchao stood up and walked out.
"Wait a minute." Zhou Hualiang stopped him and said, "This is some distance from the county seat. I'll ask Lao Suntou to take you there."
Zhou Hualiang ordered to go down, and not long after, an elder about fifty years old drove a carriage over and took Gu Shengchao to Huaming City.
Arriving at the inn, BMW Zhui Feng saw its owner and neighed a few times. His big head rubbed against Gu Shengchao's body and he couldn't let go.
"It's my fault that you have been wronged." Gu Shengchao was very coaxing, and then he drove back with Lao Suntou.
Early the next morning, most people in the village stayed behind, while the rest with mounts and vehicles set off to an unknown place.
There were not many vehicles. There were three people riding horses. Gu Shengchao drove a car. With no choice, Zhou Hualiang and Long You sat in the carriage driven by him.
A total of six people walked together.
Although BMW Zhui Feng has the ability to travel thousands of miles in a day, the physical strength and endurance of the three horses are far inferior to it. Gu Shengchao had to drive slowly and follow behind, lest Zhui Feng would run away without a trace on a whim and let the other horses Nowhere to find it.
It was not convenient for Gu Shengchao to ask where the team was going, but he discovered a strange phenomenon.
Whenever the team stopped to repair or eat, Zhou Hualiang would always tie a few strips of red, yellow, or blue cloth randomly on the branches of the trees next to him.
If you observe carefully, you will find that the same color cloth strips are tied in different ways. Gu Shengchao couldn't figure out the mystery, so he had to be patient and secretly peek to find the pattern.
From time to time, I would see the strips of cloth tied by others swaying in the wind, conveying some message.
The team headed south and arrived in a canyon after more than ten days.
The canyon initially had steep peaks and only a narrow path in the middle.
After walking hard in the valley until the afternoon of the second day, the peaks on the left and right suddenly opened up, like two long arms surrounding each other in the distance, and an open area was naturally formed in the middle.
People have been here for a long time. There are rows of tents at the foot of the surrounding mountains. Smoke rises from time to time, and pots are buried to cook and prepare delicious meals.
People were crowded around, but the middle was spacious, with a tall stone platform standing in the middle.
The six members of the Ancient Sage found a suitable spot along the foot of the mountain and set up the tent.
The tops of most tents were empty. When they came here, Zhou Hualiang specially tied yellow and blue cloth strips on the tops of the tents. A few people simply cooked a meal and then huddled together and fell asleep.
I was exhausted from the hard work all the way.
Being in a strange place, Gu Shengchao did not dare to sleep to death and was always alert to the surrounding situation.
In the haze, someone called softly outside the tent: "Is the military advisor inside? Follow me quickly to meet the Taibao."
Perhaps because he was too tired, the people outside shouted three times before Zhou Hualiang woke up and said, "I'm here, let's go out now."
Gu Shengchao sensed the atmosphere outside the tent. There were two people behind the tent curtain and more than ten people waiting in the distance.
Among the dozen or so people, there was a breath that seemed familiar.
Who is it?
Gu Shengchao racked his brains and couldn't tell who that person was.
When Zhou Hualiang went out, the sound of everyone's footsteps gradually faded away. Gu Shengchao quietly stood up and saw that the rest of the people in the tent were still sleeping soundly, so he raised the curtain and looked outside.
Among the people walking away, he recognized a familiar figure from behind.
