My spirit appeared on the road to exile, and I was treated as an ancestor.

Chapter 144 I Love Money

Even though Gu Xingzhao was anxious, Lu Qing still couldn't understand what his ancestor meant.

Du Hangwu was pondering how to deal with this bastard when he saw the gold and silver jewelry fall out. He simply bent down and reached in to retrieve the rest.

It has everything from jade pendants to gold hairpins, all exquisitely designed and clearly not ordinary items; their value must be considerable.

Gu Xingzhao's eyes were practically glued to that thing. It wasn't that she was greedy; it was just that the thing was so good that no one could resist.

Du Hangwu immediately thought of the deity of the Lu family, picked up the things on the ground, and said to Lu Qing, "Elder Lu, why don't we offer these to the deity?"

Gu Xingzhao laughed. Du Hangwu was indeed a sensible person. Just because he thought of him when he saw something good, he would have to cure his hemorrhoids!

Lu Qing waved his hand, "How could such filth offend the eyes of my Lu family ancestors?"

His tone was full of disgust. It was fine to show respect to the gods, but not to take these dirty things. Wouldn't that be an insult to his ancestors?
Gu Xingzhao: "???" No way. I don't have any reputation!

She rushed to Lu Qing, opened her hands, wanting to have a good talk with him, but the words stuck in her throat, leaving her feeling frustrated.

That old man's words are wrong. What do you mean by dirty? These are all treasures, how can they be dirty?

Besides, Gu Xingzhao had no hobbies in her life, she just liked the feeling of being humiliated by worldly things like gold and silver. But the old man's words put her on a high pedestal from which she couldn't get down.

But they are gods, after all. Isn't it too vulgar to blatantly wear "I love money" on their faces?

Du Hangwu was a rough man who didn't understand the meaning behind Lu Qing's words. He only knew that if there were good things, he should offer them as tribute. But since Lu Qing had said so, he naturally had to agree.

"Old Lu is right; it was Du who did not think things through."

Seeing that he was about to take the things back, Gu Xingzhao felt the pain of 'a son not understanding his mother's heart'.

Just then, Lu Xingyan walked over and spoke up to stop him, "Father, our ancestors were not ordinary people, so they probably wouldn't care about the origin of these things. Why don't we ask them what they think before making a decision?"

Du Hangwu immediately looked at Lu Qing, and agreed, because he also felt that the Lu family deities should like these things.

Lu Qing glanced at his son and thought, "Look at what he's saying. Do you think I don't know what my ancestors were thinking?"
But since the two of them were looking at him like that, he still agreed, "Then I'll ask."

Du Hangwu didn't rush to take the items back.

The minor official, bound on the ground, didn't dare to utter a sound. Taking advantage of the moment when the others' attention was not on him, he carefully tried to break free of the ropes binding his wrists.

Lu Qing considered for a moment and asked Gu Xingzhao: "Ancestor, Du Hangwu found a lot of things on this person and wants to offer them to you. What do you think?"
Even as he asked the questions, he felt they were unnecessary.

Gu Xingzhao immediately adopted a divine demeanor, but couldn't help feeling secretly delighted: "Since it's his kind intention, I shouldn't let him down. I'll accept it and thank him for me."

"?" Lu Qing was stunned. "." Two pairs of eyes were staring straight at him, and Lu Qing felt that his face was in great pain today.

Lu Xingyan heard the god's words clearly, pursed his thin lips, and hid the smile from his lips.

Lu Qing coughed softly and said to Du Hangwu, "The gods said that since it is your kind intention, they will accept it and thank you."

Du Hangwu immediately tried to hand over what he was holding, but before he could even reach out, the item vanished in an instant!
He stood there, stunned. Although he had witnessed the offerings disappear earlier, the shock he felt reached its peak when the thing in his hand vanished.

He couldn't help but swallow hard. "You're too kind, my lord."

Holding the gold and silver jewelry, Gu Xingzhao's lips were practically curled into a smile. She suddenly remembered that earlier, the bracelet and jade pendant she had taken were also chosen by Lu Xingyan.

Having acquired the gold and silver treasures, Gu Xingzhao was in high spirits: Lu Xingyan, Lu Xingyan, I never expected that the one who understands me best would be you, boy.

If it weren't for the fact that Lu Xingyan's body prevented her from getting close, she would have liked to go over and pat him to express her gratitude.

Just then, the lowly official on the ground quietly broke free of his ropes. The moment Du Hangwu caught him and he stood up, he broke free of his ropes and ran away!
Du Hangwu's eyes immediately turned cold, and he quietly gripped a sharp dagger tightly in his hand. He had been thinking that since this person had followed him for a long time and had offered up the goods today, he would give him another chance.

He originally intended to use the dagger to cut the ropes binding his men, but he didn't expect them to escape first.

They could have survived, but now they have no chance of living.

The other officers watched their fleeing colleague, but none of them gave chase. Although he had made a mistake, they were all people they had known for so long, and they couldn't bear to do it.
Du Hangwu's gaze swept over the crowd before him. At this moment, no one dared to make a sound. The air was thick with tension and fear, as if even breathing had become difficult.

Just as the minor official was about to escape from everyone's sight, a person suddenly emerged from the shadows, captured the minor official, and acted swiftly and decisively.

With a soft "thud," the knife in the man's hand pierced the throat of the minor official with unerring accuracy, and blood, like an angry roar of resentment, instantly stained his clothes red.

Du Hangwu was slightly taken aback by what he saw. Where did this person come from?

Are there hidden agents of the Lu family in the shadows?
The young official's eyes widened, and before he could even regret it, his breath was quickly drained from his body, and he collapsed to the ground with a dull thud.

The surrounding crowd was terrified by the sudden bloodshed. Some even took a few steps back, their bodies trembling uncontrollably with fear. Where did this person come from?!
The dark figure wiped the blood-stained knife from its hand, tossed it aside, and vanished without a trace.

Lu Qing guessed the man's identity and subconsciously looked at Shunyu. He had seen the Golden Scale Guards around the late emperor take action before, and they were just as decisive and swift as they were today, giving no one a chance to react.

Shunyu sat to the side as if nothing had happened, while Mingyuan stood next to her, her wounds already bandaged.

Gu Xingzhao noticed that the little princess's hands were actually trembling, probably because she hadn't gotten used to this kind of killing yet.

Witnessing what had just happened, almost everyone present assumed that the expert who had suddenly appeared and disappeared was a member of the Lu family, and the officials clenched their fists in tension.