In the winter of the fourth year of Qingli, Linjiang City ushered in its first snowfall. It fell from midnight until early morning, and the entire city was hidden in the white snow.
In a small courtyard deep in Qingping Lane, a gust of cold wind blew open the window, awakening Gu Zhan who was in a daze.
He looked at the unfamiliar face in the bronze mirror and the extra memories in his mind, and he finally accepted the fact that he had traveled through time.
This is a strange ancient world,
It does not belong to any ancient dynasty in memory. This is a country called Xia, a world where martial arts exists, and martial arts is still the mainstream of this world.
Even because the Great Xia Dynasty is now on the verge of extinction, strong martial artists can already ignore the law, and some strong people even trample on the law.
And Gu Zhan's predecessor was a victim of an era.
In my predecessor, life was pretty good, beyond the reach of many poor people in this era.
His father was a small banner official in the Royal Guards. He was of minor status, not rich and powerful, but he was still respectable.
However, due to the turbulent current situation,
The prestige of the imperial court is getting worse and worse. Jianghu gangs are rampant and rampant. There are also some martial arts masters who do not follow the law and act solely based on their own wishes.
While patrolling the streets to maintain law and order, Gu Zhan's father had a conflict with a drunken and trouble-making martial arts master, and was killed by the master with a sword. Then in full view of the public, the master walked away, and he has not been able to do anything to this day. Arrested and brought to justice.
And because Jinyiwei has a hereditary system,
Gu Zhan went to fill his father's vacancy and became a small flag of the Imperial Guard.
However, because Gu Zhan had no martial arts talent, although he had practiced some boxing and kicking skills, he was still an ordinary person with good physical fitness. Although he received an official position in the Jinyi Guard, he could not convince the public and was often ostracized.
A few days ago, because I was publicly contradicted by some of my subordinates, I was furious and had no choice but to go to the tavern to drink to relieve my sorrow. Unexpectedly, I got into a conflict with some local gangsters in the tavern and was beaten to death. seriously injured.
Fortunately, a Jinyiwei passed by and rescued him, otherwise he would have been beaten to death on the spot.
However, although he was not beaten to death,
But he also suffered a lot of injuries and has been recuperating at home.
Last night, he drank medicine and lay down to rest as usual, but he didn't lie down for long when he suddenly suffered from angina and died before he could call for help.
then,
There is now Gu Zhan who has traveled through time.
…
Thinking back on the death of my predecessor,
Gu Zhan felt that there was something very strange. Although his predecessor had not practiced martial arts, he had always been healthy and free of diseases. The injuries from the previous beatings were also slowly recovering. There was no possibility of sudden death.
He carefully recalled the memories in his mind, and finally focused on the bowl of medicine he drank before going to bed last night.
He tried to recall the memories in his mind,
I found that something was wrong with the maid who delivered him the medicine last night. Normally, that maid had a slow-tempered personality and was not arrogant in anything she did. But when he was drinking the medicine last night, the maid kept urging her. Drink medicine.
It’s just that my predecessor trusted that maid very much, so I didn’t pay much attention to it at the time.
Now that Gu Zhan thought about it, he could basically conclude that there was something wrong with that maid!
"squeak……"
At this moment, the door to the room was pushed open,
A charming-looking woman walked in. The moment she saw Gu Zhan, her whole body trembled suddenly. A look of panic flashed in her eyes. She was obviously stunned and said hurriedly: "Young... Young Master, please get up. It’s over!”
Looking at this woman, Gu Zhan narrowed his eyes slightly.
Combining the woman's reaction just now and his own guess, he could basically conclude that the death of his predecessor was caused by this woman.
However, Gu Zhan was a little confused.
Why did this woman want to harm her predecessor?
This woman's name was Shaoyao. She was originally a beggar. She was begging on the street and was targeted by several gangsters who wanted to arrest her and sell her to a brothel.
Gu Zhan happened to be seen by Gu Zhan who was passing by, and he immediately stopped him.
Later, Gu Zhan saw that Shaoyao was pitiful, so he took her home as a maid and named her Shaoyao.
Because Gu Zhan's mother died young and Gu's father was busy with official duties, Gu Zhan was always lonely. Therefore, after this Shaoyao came to the Gu family, she was called a maid and was actually Gu Zhan's playmate.
The Gu family didn't really treat Shaoyao as a maid. Later, as Shaoyao grew up, Gu's father even thought of letting Gu Zhan take Shaoyao as his concubine. Therefore, he always treated Shaoyao as his future daughter-in-law. Treat them like children.
As for Gu Zhan's predecessor, because he and Shaoyao grew up together, he completely regarded Shaoyao as his own family.
Therefore, Gu Zhan really couldn’t figure it out.
What reason does this peony have to harm the predecessor!
…
Shaoyao looked at Gu Zhan's cold eyes. Coupled with his guilty conscience, he began to feel scared. He forced a smile and said, "Master, why...are you looking at me like this?"
Gu Zhan stood up slowly and moved his body slightly.
I don’t know if it was a time-travel benefit, but all the injuries on my predecessor were healed, and my whole body was normal.
He ignored Shaoyao, but took off the horizontal knife hanging from the wall, took the knife out of its sheath, put the knife on Shaoyao's neck, and said in a cold voice: "Why are you hurting me?"
Shaoyao was shocked, and a flash of panic flashed in his eyes, but he still argued: "Young... Young Master, what are you talking about? How could I harm you? You..."
"Snapped"
Gu Zhan gently swung his sword, and the blade struck Shaoyao's beautiful face, knocking Shaoyao to the ground.
When Shaoyao looked shocked, Gu Zhan put the knife on her shoulder again and said coldly: "I ask you for the last time why you hurt me. If you don't tell me, I will just chop you. You are just a maid." If I kill you, it will only cost you a few taels of silver at the Yamen!"
There was a look of horror on Shaoyao's face, but after a while, he seemed relieved again and sneered: "Why did I hurt you? Haha, Gu Zhan, do you think I should be grateful to you and serve you like a cow and a horse?" I will be your maid for the rest of my life, don’t you think you are worthy?”
Gu Zhan was a little surprised.
Shaoyao continued: "Why, why do I have to be your maid? Don't you think you think too highly of yourself? Whenever you go out to inquire, whoever sees me in Qingping Lane will disrespectfully shout When I say "Peony Girl", who doesn't think that I am a young lady? Whose house should I go to and not be a young lady?
But what about you, what do you think of me as a maid? Why should I be your maid for the rest of your life? Do you deserve it? What qualifications do you, Gu Zhan, have to let me serve you? You saved me, but did you really mean it? Don't you just want to repay a favor? Hypocrisy, disgusting! "
"Just because of this? Are you going to poison me to death?" Gu Zhan said in surprise: "Have you ever thought about why people outside treat you respectfully?"
"Of course it's because I have everyone's style, because I'm pretty!" Shaoyao said coldly.
"No," Gu Zhan narrowed his eyes and said, "It's just because you are my maid!"
Shaoyao was stunned for a moment and immediately retorted: "You..."
"There's nothing exciting!"
Gu Zhan cut Shaoyao's throat with a knife.
In an instant, blood sprayed,
Shaoyao's eyes widened and she fell to the ground, her body twitching, blood flowing on the floor and spreading everywhere.
However, at that moment,
Gu Zhan was stunned.
Because, at the moment when Shaoyao died,
A mechanical synthesized voice suddenly sounded in his mind:
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