Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 124: Investigating People
Gu Jingnian initially thought that these people were spies from the Kingdom of Rui and that the capture of Yin Yucheng was a continuation of the assassination plan. But when he saw Guan Tianze, he quickly realized that he had guessed wrong.

What happened today should be a resistance or uprising from within Yong State.

He quickly declined Guan Tianze's request to join him in conspiring for something big.

"I am a loner who lives alone and has no ambition to do this."

"No problem, let's make friends."

Gu Jingnian's rejection attitude did not affect Guan Tianze's mentality at all. He waved his hand nonchalantly and continued to talk with Gu Jingnian.

It can be seen that this is a very confident and assertive person.

"Are you friends with Gao Changgan?"

"Yes."

"Are you all from Rui? I heard that Rui hunts down aliens, so we don't dare live there." Guan Tianze chatted naturally, not taking Gu Jingnian's cold attitude as an offense, and asked, "Is it difficult over there?"

“Sometimes I feel unfree.”

This question really touched upon something that Gu Jingnian was willing to talk about. He nodded and said, "Foreigners in Rui Country must hide themselves well or work for the powerful."

"It's the same everywhere." Guan Tianze said: "What about the strange beasts? How do they live in Rui Country?"

"They usually serve in the military, and are rarely seen in the civilian population."

"To serve or to be driven like a beast of burden?"

Guan Tianze asked the key question right away, leading the topic to the direction he wanted to talk about, and pulled over Gao Changgan, unbuttoning his clothes for Gu Jingnian to see.

Gu Jingnian looked over and frowned slightly. He saw that Gao Changgan's skinny body was covered with whip marks. Some had become scars, and some had already scabs. It was obvious that they were all caused by whip marks during this period of time.

There was another mark on the lower part of his neck, which had been rubbed off, but the blood scab was still fresh. You could vaguely see the word "Yi" on it.

The mountain breeze blew, and the tall pole felt a little cold, but more of aggrieved.

Although his life in Ruiguo was not very good, under the care of Feng Niang, at least he had never suffered such hardship. He had gritted his teeth and persisted before, but now that Gu Jingnian saw him, he suddenly missed Feng Niang very much and almost cried.

"I want to go back."

"I can't go back." Gu Jingnian sighed, stepped forward, pulled up Gao Changgan's clothes, and said, "I'll take you to find Feng Niang. We'll go to a place where we can be freer."

"Really?" Gao Changgan was overjoyed.

"Really." Gu Jingnian nodded.

He didn't look at Guan Tianze, but he had expressed his intention to take Gao Changgan away, without even giving him a chance to discuss it.

Guan Tianze did not object, but sighed: "Where in the world is there a freer place?"

After saying this, he took a step forward, faced Gu Jingnian, looked straight into his eyes, expressed his firmness and enthusiasm, and conveyed his attitude word by word.

“The land of freedom was never found, but created by our own hands!”

Gu Jingnian was in no mood to create, and had no patience to change the world, or to change human nature. He said, "Everyone has their own aspirations. I want to take Gao Changgan away, and..."

He also wanted to take Yin Yucheng away.

But before he could finish his words, Guan Tianze interrupted him.

"Of course you can, but you don't understand Yong State. If you take him away, you will just let him continue to be an animal in another place. Your other friends, and even yourself, will only become more and more suffocated in Yong State, like driven oxen and loaded pack horses, working themselves to death for the ambition of others to unify Zhongzhou."

This is a very contagious person, not even in terms of what he said, but his inner attitude.

No matter how Gu Jingnian refuses or how cold he is, it can never affect him. I believe that no matter what happens, Guan Tianze will always stick to himself and continue to exude an aura that influences others.

Seeing Gu Jingnian shaking his head again, Guan Tianze raised his hand and said, "Okay, let's not talk about it. You can take Gao Changgan away. I believe you also want to take Yin Yucheng away?"

"good."

"We can discuss this matter." Guan Tianze did not try to please Gu Jingnian blindly, but said: "But why should I give you the person I worked so hard to capture?"

After saying that, he looked straight into Gu Jingnian's eyes. There was no trace of provocation in his eyes, but it made it clear that he was not afraid of him. Even if a fight broke out, regardless of winning or losing, he would dare to fight.

After conveying this message, he smiled amiably and said, "Unless you are our friend. Are you willing to be friends with us? Or do you despise us for being a group of ragged laborers?"

“What does it take to make friends?”

“Hahaha.” Guan Tianze laughed, “If you negotiate conditions, you’re not making friends. It’s enough to be sincere. This is not the place to talk. Come on!”

As they were talking, a huge ship appeared on the lake.

The big-mouthed monster rolled onto the boat, and the strange people and beasts that could not fly also got on the boat. The strange beast formed by mud and stone lay down and soon turned into a small hill.

Guan Tianze flew up, but not very high.

He had no wings, but instead a cloud of mist gathered under his feet, supporting his tall body.

While flying, he chatted with Gu Jingnian. Although he did not fly as high as Gu Jingnian, he was still in high spirits.

"The air in Zhongzhou is turbid, and it is difficult for us Ji people to fly high. I heard that in our homeland, our ancestors could fly to the sky."

"Then have you ever thought about returning to your homeland? It's 40,000 miles east of Pengshan, you can get there eventually."

"Haha, we can get there. But can I take them back with me? I was born and raised in Zhongzhou. Everyone I care about is in Zhongzhou, not just the dozens of people you saw. I can't let go of my companions who were driven and miserable. Forty thousand miles away is the hometown of my ancestors. There is no one I recognize. This is my hometown."

If it were someone else, they might have been shaken by Guan Tianze, but Gu Jingnian was also a person who was extremely difficult to shake, so he remained silent after hearing this.

Guan Tianze pointed at the big-mouthed monster on the giant ship that had swallowed Yin Yucheng and introduced it. "That's a clam. I don't know where it came from. I guess it's a cross between a glutton and something else. It can't talk. When I saw it, it had a bell hanging from its lips. Maybe it was raised by someone. I calculated the time when Yin Yucheng would arrive, and asked Gao Changgan to take the clam up to the sky and bite Yin Yucheng off in one bite. It looks simple, but it actually took a lot of effort."

"Oh?"

"I will take Gao Changgan up to the sky first, let him get familiar with the position, and practice repeatedly. Oh, the Shi Ren and Fei Ren who are controlling Yin Yucheng's flying car are also ours."

"Are they dead?" Gu Jingnian asked.

Guan Tianze said: "Who said that? Look."

The clam on the giant ship opened its mouth, and several Xie and Fei people walked out of it, celebrating with the strange people and beasts surrounding them.

In this way, Gu Jingnian knew that Yin Yucheng was not dead.

"Why did you arrest Yin Yucheng?"

"Because we are traitors." Guan Tianze said, "I plan to exchange him for someone else."

"Who?"

"My father-in-law. Two years ago, he led his people to capture Jiamu City, but unfortunately he was defeated and captured. Now he is being escorted to Yongjing."

"Why did we lose the war?" Gu Jingnian asked.

He felt that these strange humans and strange beasts were quite powerful in combat.

Guan Tianze sighed and said, "This is not a battle between aliens and mortals. It's not just mortals who persecute us, but those more powerful aliens, and most of our team are postmen."

Although he is determined in his heart, he is not someone who cannot recognize the situation.

Gu Jingnian then realized that there were more powerful strangers in the Yong army.

He pondered for a moment, then said slowly, "In this case, if you act rashly, you may not be able to save your father-in-law, but may suffer a more severe blow instead."

"I have to save people, I would rather die in glory than live in disgrace."

At this point, Gu Jingnian understood why Guan Tianze said that Yin Yucheng could be returned, because Guan Tianze also knew very well that it would most likely not work to exchange Yin Yucheng for a prisoner with Yong Ting.

For the Yong State court, it would obviously rather lose a prince than release a traitor who led the people in rebellion.

"Why not this?" Gu Jingnian pondered and said slowly: "You hand over Yin Yu to me, and I will go to Yongjing to rescue your father-in-law for you."

"How can I trust you?" Guan Tianze asked back.

Gu Jingnian said: "Because we are friends."

He has never liked making friends, and today is a rare day for him to say this.

Guan Tianze smiled and asked, "Why do you want Yin Yucheng?"

Gu Jingnian told the truth, "I came from the country of Rui. My companions were lost and in his hands. I have to rescue them from him."

"Okay, I believe you on this matter." Guan Tianze said, "Why did you go with him?"

"I am Gu Beiming's son."

"No wonder."

Guan Tianze actually guessed it by hearing his last name, but he still didn't answer immediately. Instead, he said, "Come to my house for a drink and then talk."

Several islands appeared in the center of the lake. The giant ship sailed towards the largest island, while Guan Tianze took Gu Jingnian to fly to the small island next to it.

There were no houses on the island. Guan Tianze landed in a cave and shouted, "Mei Niang! I'm back!"

Soon, a tall woman walked out of the cave.

Gu Jingnian noticed her bulging belly at a glance and immediately thought of Gu Caiwei, and his eyes softened a lot.

"This is my wife." Guan Tianze said, "Jiren was pregnant for thirty-six years before giving birth. She has been pregnant for thirty-one years and still has five years left."

As he said this, his eyes became much softer, and filled with all the hardships and bitterness he had experienced during the past 31 years.

The female judge Mei Niang glared at him, as if blaming him for bringing outsiders here.

"It's okay." Guan Tianze smiled and said, "This is my new friend, Gu Jingnian."

"Then I'll go get some refreshments."

Mei Niang turned and went into the cave.

Gu Jingniang was about to say "No need to bother", but Guan Tianze pulled him and whispered, "I don't know when something bad will happen to me. I brought you here today. If I have an accident in the future, you can help protect me if you have the energy to do so."

These words were obviously said for the purpose of winning people over, but the fact that he had already won over Gu Jingnian in this way after only knowing each other for a short time was also another kind of trust.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen to you." Gu Jingnian looked at Guan Tianze and asked, "How old are you?"

"Me? Fifty-eight."

"can not tell."

"We Ji people have a longer lifespan than you..."

As they were talking, a loud "bang" suddenly came from the big island next to them. The two looked at each other and turned to look over there at the same time...

(End of this chapter)