Upon hearing this, Lang Ping immediately slammed the table angrily and said, "What nonsense!"
Xu Miao had long expected that Lang Ping would have such a big reaction. He pressed his hand and said: "Master Lang, there is no need to be so panicked. Those two adults sent Xu to keep an eye on you. Naturally, they hope to give you another chance. Master Lang." You should know how to do it, right?"
Hearing the two adults mentioned by Xu Miao, Lang Ping's mind immediately went through all the superiors he had seen in the Ten Thousand Demons Association, but he could not remember which of the adults had suspicions. Pass him.
Fortunately, Lang Ping still remained somewhat calm and immediately asked: "What proof is there?"
Xu Miao smiled slightly, took out his waist card and placed it on the table.
Lang Ping looked at the waist badge and frowned slightly.
A person of Lang Ping's level did not have the Wan Yao Club's waist card. He had only seen the Wan Yao Club's waist card when he first met his superiors, but he did not see the full picture of the waist card.
He looked up at Xu Miao's expression and felt that he didn't feel like he was lying.
Then this waist card should be the waist card of a certain high-ranking person.
Lang Ping opened his mouth slightly. When did this character Xu Miao appear? How did he immediately gain the favor of adults?
However, Lang Ping was not directly suppressed by this waist card like Xu Miao. He still had a dubious attitude towards this and asked tentatively: "Can you see clearly what I look like?"
Just when Xu Miao was about to answer truthfully, he suddenly reacted and said angrily: "Looking at the way you are talking about your master in private, is it possible that Mr. Lang has eaten the heart of a bear and become a leopard?"
I have to admit that Xu Miao's mind is indeed flexible enough. If he told the truth about Gu Xiaotian's appearance, I'm afraid this matter would be exposed.
After all, Lang Ping is an official of the imperial court. It is much easier to get in touch with the superiors of the Ten Thousand Demons Association than Xu Miao. Moreover, he is also one of the people in charge of recruiting the Ten Thousand Demons Association in this city, so his chances of getting in touch with the superiors are much higher than that of Xu Miao. Xu Miaoduo.
If you mention it again then, it will definitely be exposed.
Fortunately, Xu Miao also knew that at this time, he could not place his position too low, and he had to knock the mountain to shake the tiger.
Sure enough, Master Lang nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
Xu Miao put away his badge, stood up and said, "Master Lang, the boss should be willing to give you a chance. Otherwise, it wouldn't be me."
Lang Ping touched the tip of his nose and suddenly asked: "Allow me to ask one more question, what do the superiors suspect about me?"
Naturally, Xu Miao didn't know the answer. He just followed Gu Xiaotian's instructions, but his mind also moved quickly. He said mysteriously: "Didn't he know what Mr. Lang did?"
After that, he left the main room without looking back.
After Xu Miao left the mansion, Lang Ping sat on his seat, rubbed his head, and called a servant.
"Prepare your horses, I want to leave the city."
In a corner of the mansion, Gu Xiaotian took off the talisman and said with a smile: "There is really something going on here."
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Lang Ping's carriage quickly drove out of the city. Although Lang Ping had people check it all the way, he retracted his head back into the carriage with peace of mind after making sure no one was following him.
However, to deal with a mere Lang Ping, Gu Xiaotian only needed to use some tricks to avoid being discovered by him.
The carriage drove farther and farther without any intention of stopping. Gu Xiaotian followed and scratched his head. Where was he going?
As we move forward, apart from a room to ruin the temple, it's just a wasteland.
Could it be that Lang Ping likes to play tricks like this?
Gu Xiaotian followed silently, but Lang Ping's expression in the carriage was uneasy.
After he left the city, he was finally able to calm down and think about something.
However, the more I think about it, the more anxious I become.
Because Lang Ping himself is not clean enough, joining the Ten Thousand Demons Association is just a temporary solution in his eyes, and he just wants to use the Ten Thousand Demons Association as a stepping stone.
Lang Ping was born and raised in Kyoto. He became somewhat famous among scholars in Kyoto at a young age. Later, he won the imperial examination and became an official in the imperial court.
It's just that Lang Ping's birth was not good, his family had little power, and he was suppressed after entering the court, which made Lang Ping difficult to accept for a while.
When he first obtained fame, he was not interested in profit, but only in pursuit of fame.
Although Lang Ping later calmed down a lot, some things will not get better after he calms down. Instead, they will make the official who suppressed him even more serious. Without even saying a word, he took part in Lang Ping's book.
If Lang Ping had not made some contributions to the court, I am afraid that Lang Ping would be a farmer growing vegetables in a certain field now.
It's getting late.
Lang Ping's carriage finally stopped slowly.
The coachman walked to the carriage, knocked lightly on the door, and whispered: "Sir, we're here."
In the carriage, Lang Ping snorted drowsily. He felt a little sleepy and fell asleep before he knew it. He slapped his face hard twice to keep himself awake before stepping out of the car.
Gu Xiaotian watched Lang Ping slowly walk into the ruined temple. He was not in a hurry, but waited outside for a while.
While the coachman returned to the carriage to take a nap, Gu Xiaotian quietly slipped in.
The ruined temple is not big. The Buddha statues inside are already covered with dust, and the corners are even covered with cobwebs. The only difference is that in one corner, it has been cleaned cleanly, and there is a square table, not too big or too small. , next to the square table are two cushions.
Lang Ping slowly walked to a cushion and sat down. He looked at some food on the square table and reached out to the food to feel the temperature. It was still a little warm.
Lang Ping then said softly: "Sir, I'm here."
Gu Xiaotian hid in the corner and immediately held his breath and concentrated, wanting to see the appearance of the adult Lang Ping mentioned.
However, the adult did not show up.
Just a sound came from a distance into the ruined temple.
"Lang Ping, eat first and then talk after you finish eating."
Lang Ping sat where he was and nodded, picked up the chopsticks that he had prepared long ago, and really started eating.
Gu Xiaotian frowned, what's the point of this, can he really eat it?
Before Lang Ping could take a few bites, the voice sounded again.
"Lang Ping, is the food to your liking?"
Lang Ping quickly put down his chopsticks and said timidly: "Sir, it's a little... a little hard to swallow."
After saying this, Lang Ping hurriedly lowered his head.
That Fang suddenly laughed.
The laughter was terrifying, echoing in this ruined temple, making it creepy.
Lang Ping began to tremble, his hand was not steady, and he hit the chopsticks. The chopsticks fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Finally, footsteps sounded slowly outside the ruined temple.
Gu Xiaotian also immediately cheered up.
I finally got to see that person's face.
Lang Ping lowered his head, breaking out in a cold sweat, and did not dare to raise his eyes to look at the situation outside.
Finally, he appeared in front of the ruined temple.
But the next moment, Gu Xiaotian's jaw almost dropped.
That so-called adult was actually the coachman following Lang Ping?
Of course, this was obviously impossible. The coachman walked in. When he saw Lang Ping kneeling in front of him with his head bowed, he quickly ran up and whispered: "Sir, it's me!"
Listening to this familiar voice, Lang Ping slowly raised his head, glanced at the coachman, and let out a long sigh of relief.
Lang Ping suddenly asked: "Who did you see outside?"
The coachman shook his head. He had been napping just now, but naturally he couldn't talk about such things.
Lang Ping said "Oh" and suddenly saw a letter on the coachman's waist. He pointed at it and asked, "What is this?"
The coachman subconsciously glanced at his waist. He was also confused. He took out the letter and looked at it repeatedly. There was no signature on it. He said truthfully: "I don't know, sir. I don't remember that I took any letters with me when I went out."
Lang Ping grabbed the letter and opened it. His originally soothing expression suddenly turned ugly.
The coachman asked doubtfully: "Sir, what happened?"
Lang Ping suddenly became angry, stood up, grabbed the driver's collar, and asked: "I'm asking you again, who did you see outside just now, and who gave you this letter?"
The driver was so frightened that he shivered.
This was the first time he saw Lang Ping so angry.
The coachman looked sad and could only answer truthfully: "Sir, I am really unjust. I was a little sleepy outside and took a nap. Suddenly something fell on my head and I woke up. Look again. I looked at the sky and realized that you have been in there for a while, sir, so I was a little worried about you, so I came in to take a look."
Lang Ping looked at the coachman and couldn't tell that he was lying. It should really have nothing to do with him as a coachman.
If the coachman is really that gentleman's person, there is no need to do this.
Lang Ping slowly let go of his hand, read the letter again, and his expression became serious.
The coachman came forward and asked cautiously: "Sir, what happened?"
Lang Ping's eyes became extremely sharp and he turned towards the coachman. The coachman was so frightened that he hurriedly covered his mouth.
Gu Xiaotian has been hiding in the dark. He still doesn't know what the content of the letter is, but to make Lang Ping so panicked, it must have something to do with the Ten Thousand Demons Association.
Knowing this was enough, and a smile appeared on Gu Xiaotian's lips.
Lang Ping put the letter away and prepared to get up and leave.
Seeing that Lang Ping was about to leave, Gu Xiaotian finally said: "Master Lang, since we are all here, don't leave in a hurry."
Lang Ping quickly looked around with a serious look on his face.
Gu Xiaotian slowly walked out from the corner, patted the dust on his clothes, cupped his hands and said, "I have met Master Lang."
Lang Ping looked at Gu Xiaotian's appearance and quickly ran through his subordinates in the city in his mind. He didn't remember seeing this person at all, so he asked: "Who are you? I don't remember you among my subordinates."
Gu Xiaotian smiled and said: "Master Lang doesn't know something. Xiaguan was just transferred from Kyoto. He originally wanted to visit Master Lang's residence at night, but he saw Master Lang leaving the city all the way. Xiaguan I was also a little curious and followed him all the way here."
Lang Ping's heart suddenly tightened.
Regardless of whether what Gu Xiaotian said is true or not, Gu Xiaotian definitely heard every move he made here just now.
Gu Xiaotian also showed an evil smile at this time.
How could Lang Ping not know that although Gu Xiaotian's words sounded nice, there was a threat between the lines.
For this reason, Lang Ping also had his own plan to delay the attack and asked: "Tell me, what do you want, money or status in the city?"
Although Lang Ping only manages the Sage Academy in the city, he is an official and has close contacts with officials from other ministries in the city, so he has some small rights.
Gu Xiaotian shook his head and smiled: "I don't want anything, I just want to know who is Mr. Lang's superior in the Ten Thousand Demons Association?"
After hearing Gu Xiaotian's request, Lang Ping's face became extremely ugly.
At this time, he could only pretend to be stupid and said: "I don't know what you are talking about."
Gu Xiaotian chuckled and rubbed his ears, "I know exactly what Mr. Lang said here and what he did here just now. Is it possible that Mr. Lang really wants to keep pretending to be stupid like this?"
Lang Ping knew that he couldn't hide it from Gu Xiaotian in front of him, but he still had some official authority on him. After all, he hadn't recognized Gu Xiaotian at this time, so he just pretended to be official and said: "Since you have heard everything, I advise you to keep quiet." You have a good mouth, say what you should say, and don’t say what you shouldn’t.”
Gu Xiaotian pretended to be surprised, "Master Lang, are you threatening me?"
Lang Ping snorted coldly, walked slowly to Gu Xiaotian, patted his shoulder, whispered in his ear: "As long as you keep your mouth shut, I will allow you to be rich and prosperous in the city."
Gu Xiaotian immediately nodded and bowed, pretending to be ecstatic, and said quickly: "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely do as I am told."
Seeing Gu Xiaotian's appearance, Lang Ping relaxed a little and called the coachman to prepare to go back home. As he left, he did not forget to threaten, "If you dare to spread what happened today, I will kill your head."
