Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 450 Found it

In the Zou family's ancestral hall, several old men sat on chairs, looking expressionlessly at the master of the Zou family, Zou Zicheng.

In the ancestral hall, a beautiful woman was pressed on a bench.

The whip soaked in salt water was used to whip the woman again and again.

"Pa pa pa!" The sound of whipping was heard. The woman was screaming and begging for mercy at first, but after two whips, the pain was so severe that she couldn't even speak.

But the whip did not stop. Every time the whip fell, blood and flesh splattered all around.

Zou Zicheng's face also looked very embarrassed.

The price of thirty thousand taels of gold was thrown out, and people thought that there would be brave men who would take the risk if there was a big reward.

But what he didn't expect was a loud slap in the face.

What happened last night caused a sensation in the city early this morning.

There was no Internet in that era, and the Zou family kept a low profile, so people only heard some rumors about some things and no one took them seriously.

But now the matter has been exposed, and everyone in the world knows about it.

If it were an ordinary family, they would not dare to speak out. Even officials would not dare to intervene. Whoever dared to expose it would be like that bad guy back then.

His family was broken up, leaving behind a daughter who was unable to take care of herself. He was allowed to move away with this disabled daughter, and this was already a concession made because someone pleaded for him.

But now, what should they do? So many people have seen it, and they are all powerful people in the martial arts world.

Now the Zou family has the ability to cover up the truth, but they have no way to kill people to silence them.

"Thirty thousand taels of gold, Zicheng, when did our family spend money so lavishly?"

The old man sitting in the chair asked with a frown.

"Grandpa, this... the casino was destroyed. I was so concerned that I wanted to find the murderer as soon as possible, but I didn't expect that I would be tricked by someone else."

Although Zou Zicheng is the head of the family, the one who really has the final say in the Zou family is still his grandfather.

However, the old man has rarely asked about family affairs in recent years, and Zou Zicheng gradually let go.

"Oh, it's not because of your brother-in-law."

The old man picked up the teacup, stood up, walked to Zou Zicheng, and handed the tea in his hand to Zou Zicheng.

Zou Zicheng hurriedly took the teacup and heard the old man's question.

"Thirty thousand taels of gold, Zicheng, are you afraid that others don't know how rich our Zou family is?"

Hearing this, Zou Zicheng's face turned pale, and he knelt on the ground with the tea in his hands raised.

“Grandpa, I…I didn’t think so much at the time. I was wrong.”

A row of dense beads of sweat had already appeared on Zou Zicheng's forehead.

The old man looked down at the teacup in Zou Zicheng's hand, watching the ripples of tea shaking in the cup, and nodded: "It's good to admit your mistakes. Who didn't spend money when they were young? It's just a dog and a piece of clothing. If the dog dies, you can get another one. If the clothes are torn, you can get another one. You can do whatever you want when you are young, but you are not young anymore. You can't do whatever you want in the future."

"Yes, Grandpa, I know."

"Okay, get up."

The old man picked up the teacup again, took a sip, and the matter was over.

"Grandpa." Zou Zicheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and stood up: "Grandson, please tell me what to do next."

"Increase the reward to 60,000 taels of gold. I have written a letter and will give it to Master Lingfa, asking him to take charge of this matter. After the matter is completed, I will give him 60,000 taels of gold to build another temple."

"grandfather!"

Zou Zicheng stood up and said, "But what about those gangsters outside?"

"Jianghu people?" Mr. Zou raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with disdain in his eyes: "Just a nobody."

At the same time, Xiao Ran was lying on the rocking chair in Li Jie's palace.

Gao Yuting was peeling an apple for him, while the second in command was talking about what was happening outside.

"Master, there are still many people outside discussing what happened last night, saying that the Zou family is completely heartless and ruthless.

But now those children are being held in the Chang'an County Office for resettlement. Although they are called resettlement, everyone knows that they are just being held in a different place for the Zou family."

The second in command said with an indignant look.

"What are your plans? Are you going to continue tonight? I'm afraid that the Zou family has suffered such a big loss, so I have to be on guard."

Gao Yuting sat aside, putting the cut apple into Xiao Ran's mouth and asking Xiao Ran about his next plans.

Xiao Ran already had a plan in mind, and the actions of the Zou family had long been closely monitored by the Jingqi Pavilion.

What is surprising is that those ghosts can only enter the Zou family’s outer house. The inner house is guarded by the ancestral hall, and the ghosts cannot enter at all.

But this is enough.

"No rush. Let the Zou family settle down for two days before inviting reinforcements."

Xiao Ran was thinking about his plan and all the details in his mind.

At this time, Li Jie came in from the garden with Eunuch Li.

Ever since Xiao Ran returned Eunuch Li to Li Jie, Li Jie always kept Eunuch Li by his side whenever he was at home.

Especially in the past two days, Xiao Ran's actions have become more and more aggressive, and Li Jie is also very nervous. If it weren't for Eunuch Li watching over him, Li Jie might not even be able to sleep well. "The judges of this sword review selected him."

Li Jie walked into the pavilion and took out a scroll, on which was the list of three judges for this sword review.

Gao Yuting took the list, opened it and took a look.

Not surprisingly, Taoist Wuye became one of them.

After all, Taoist Wuye was ranked seventh in Group A in the last sword review.

Considering his age, seniority and experience, there is no problem in him being elected as a judge for this session.

The other two people made Gao Yuting feel puzzled.

"Who are these two people? Why have I never heard of them?"

There were only two names written on the list.

The great Zen master Lingfa?
Chu Tianming?
Gao Yuting had never heard of these two people, and Xiao Ran and the second in command were even more confused.

Li Jie explained with a wry smile on his face: "Master Lingfa is the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple, and Chu Tianming is the commander of the imperial guards. They are both from the imperial court."

"When did the imperial court start interfering in the affairs of the martial arts world?"

Gao Yuting asked with a puzzled look on her face.

But after she finished speaking, she realized something and stopped talking immediately.

Li Jie saw through it but didn't say anything. He continued, "The emperor is very concerned this time. The sword champion can be summoned alone and be awarded the title of unparalleled national scholar."

"Heh, an emperor who practices evil ways himself bestows the title of unparalleled national hero on a Jianghu person. I think the fact that this dynasty has been able to survive until now must be due to Huang Chao's letting the emperor off guard."

Xiao Ran couldn't help but tease.

Li Jie was also embarrassed as he listened to this, but he knew in his heart that what Xiao Ran said was the truth.

"Location?"

Xiao Ran asked.

"Oh, it's at the foot of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the western suburbs. The time is seven days from now. Someone is already at the viewing platform near the Big Wild Goose Pagoda."

The area near Big Wild Goose Pagoda is very large and far away from the imperial palace and where residents live. It is indeed a good place.

As they were talking, a servant from the palace came running over with a name card in his hand: "Your Majesty, there's someone outside looking for you. He says he's Miss Gao's friend."

Gao Yuting took the name card and took a look. It was the sisters from Shui Mo Villa who had come to Chang'an with them not long ago, Gu Baifeng and Gu Xuefeng.

"Invite them in."

Li Jie ordered the servant to invite someone in, then turned around and said, "It's not convenient for me to be here. If you have anything to say, just tell the servants."

After saying this, Li Jie hurriedly left.

Not long after Li Jie left, the two sisters Gu Baifeng and Gu Xuefeng came in with the servants.

When the two men saw Gao Yuting, they immediately came over, and one of them pulled Gao Yuting's arm and started chattering non-stop.

Xiao Ran also didn't understand why women were so good at talking to each other.

I can only sit aside and listen.

"By the way, there will be a lively Yulan Festival tonight. I heard that Qiu Shaoling will meet friends with swords at the festival."

"Yes, Yuting, your injury is almost healed. Let's go and see it together later."

Xiao Ran didn't want to go at first because he didn't like being in crowded places.

But the two sisters stepped forward, one of them holding Xiao Ran's arm and saying, "You can't not go. If you meet that lama again, you must teach him a lesson."

"That's right. We all heard about it last time, Hongbinlou. Your swordsmanship is amazing. We haven't seen it yet."

Xiao Ran was held by the two women's arms and dared not move for a while. He looked at Gao Yuting with a wry smile.

Gao Yuting stepped forward, pulled their hands apart, and raised her head proudly: "Of course, but didn't you hear what Zhang Wumeng said? My man killed his father and insulted his mother. Aren't you afraid of being tainted by the bad reputation?"

"Hehe, even a fool can tell it's fake, so how can we believe it?" Sister Gu Baifeng laughed, covering her mouth.

The younger sister Gu Xuefeng was even more bold and said, "Isn't this perfect? When the time comes, Brother Xiao will hug me left and right, and I will lie in your arms. I don't believe that others can still say that the three of us are not as good as his mother who is over fifty years old."

Wow, Xiao Ran now finally understands why Gao Yuting can play with these two sisters.

Their personalities are more fiery than each other, and bolder than girls in real life.

It’s a pity that I don’t have any brothers, otherwise I would have introduced these two sisters to others to prevent them from causing harm to me.

Gao Yuting rolled her eyes at the two sisters and said, "I can prove it myself. I don't need your help. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll beat you up."

After the three sisters had played and joked for a while, they took a short rest and waited for nightfall before taking a horse-drawn carriage to go to the Ullambana Festival.

Xiao Ran just walked out the door.

Suddenly he raised his eyebrows and saw a little kid sticking his head out from the corner, waving at him.

"You go first, I'll be there soon."

Xiao Ran said something to Gao Yuting, then turned around and came to the corner. The little ghost at the corner seemed to have been waiting for him for a while. When he saw Xiao Ran coming over, he said, "Boss, I found the lama!!"

(End of this chapter)