Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 76 Leaving the Capital (Thanks to the leader of "Moonlight Gem")

When they returned to Gu's house in a carriage, Gu Jingnian lifted the curtain and saw a head popping out in front of him.

"Hey, Mr. Gu." A Yuan asked curiously, "Why are you sitting in this car?"

The little girl obviously recognized the Pei family's carriage. She looked inside the carriage with suspicion in her eyes.

Gu Jingnian was too lazy to explain. He was leaving soon anyway, and he let these people misunderstanding each other all day long, so he asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

Wow, what an indifferent attitude.

Ah Yuan thought to herself that it was a pity that she had been speaking well of him in front of the girl, but now he had made it clear that he wanted to be with Pei Nian.

She immediately put her hands on her hips and said, "My daughter wants to talk to you about something. It's about you getting into trouble again."

As soon as Gu Jingnian heard it, he knew that it was Wei Chan who wanted to see him.

In order to stabilize Wei Chan, all he had to do was to hook her with bait, which was also the purpose of him leaking the news in Zhaowenguan at that time.

"How about this, I have to go out of the capital on an errand in four days, and I will go see Miss Shen when I come back."

Ah Yuan said, "What's the reason? Can't you go and see him in the next few days?"

"No." Gu Jingnian said solemnly, "My mission is very important."

He finally made Ayuan angry. The little girl stomped her feet and walked away angrily.

Gu Jingnian turned his head and saw Gu Jiye standing at the side door, looking over here curiously.

"What are you looking at?"

"I haven't seen you for a long time. I came to greet you." Gu Jiye smiled awkwardly and said, "Brother, it seems that you haven't greeted the doctor of the Ministry of Personnel yet?"

"Really?" Gu Jingnian said, "Then I'll go ask him."

"Thank you very much, you are worthy of being my brother."

Gu Jingnian then turned to Gu Jizu's yard and knocked on the door. It was Miao Chunniang who led him in again.

Miao Chunniang didn't talk much in the past, but today, after walking for a while, she deliberately stopped and whispered, "The young master gave me a choice and asked me if I would go to Jusai City."

"Don't go." Gu Jingnian said, "It will be better for you to stay."

Miao Chunniang was a little frightened at first, but after hearing his words, her eyes calmed down a little.

Outside the house, the big dog let out another low and fierce growl.

When Gu Jingnian walked into the room, he was surprised to see Gu Jizu standing at first sight.

Upon further inspection, it is not.

An alien creature was carrying Gu Jizu on its back. It was a strange beast often used by the Xiaoyi Army, named Qi Beast. It was very ugly, with a human face and a dog body, three legs, a pair of bat-like wings on its back, and very long ears.

The striped beast can walk and even fly a short distance, making it a very good mount in the army. However, it feeds on rotting corpses and has a foul odor. Gu Jizu usually hates it, but at this moment, he is tied to it, holding its ears and controlling it to move back and forth.

Seeing Gu Jingnian coming, Gu Jizu gave a light scold and flew in front of him.

"It's pretty good." Gu Jingnian said, "Better than the legs."

"No need to make sarcastic remarks."

"It seems that you don't plan to find an official position for Gu Jiye before you leave."

"Let's get down to business."

Gu Jingnian said, "I wanted to keep it a secret from you, but as I was about to leave, I felt that it would be useless to keep it a secret."

"what?"

Gu Jingnian was not in a hurry. He walked over and sat on the wheelchair before he spoke. He slowly told the story of Chu Danqing, only concealing some key details, such as the master recognition effect that would be produced by feeding alien species with blood.

At first, Gu Jizu didn't take it seriously, but gradually, he fell into memories, sometimes frowning, sometimes thinking.

He always knew that his father had put a lot of effort into treating his leg, but he didn't expect there were so many stories behind it.

When he heard that Chu Danqing had cultivated a "healing" body, he couldn't help but feel jealous.

As for the Gentlemen's Society and alchemy, hearing about them also made him feel uneasy.

Finally, Gu Jingnian said, "Chu Danqing is very polite and only wants to trade. The problem is that we don't have the medicinal herbs he wants, and there is no Womin among the thirty slaves."

If Gu Jingnian had said this at the beginning, Gu Jizu would not believe it and would only think that Gu Jingnian was trying to trick him into releasing the person.

But these days, he had observed carefully and realized that there was no unusual person among the thirty maids, nor did he find any connection with Master Ma and Gu Jingnian.

"Where is the Womin?"

"I don't know." Gu Jingnian said, "She didn't come to see me. I'm afraid she has been captured by someone else."

"Didn't you hide?"

"How can I hide? You know how many people are watching me."

Since Gu Jizu didn't know the relationship between Gu Jingnian and Ying Yao, he didn't think that Gu Jingnian had any reason to protect Ying Yao.

"So? If we can't hand over Womin, what will Chu Danqing do?"

"I don't know what he will do, but I'm just reminding you. He has great abilities. He was able to found the Gentlemen's Society. He is probably the best in the world in terms of alchemy..."

"Get him."

Gu Jizu was very decisive. He spoke directly, interrupting Gu Jingnian's words, and then said: "I know what you are thinking about when you say this. You just want to use me to get rid of him. It's okay. I am your elder brother, so I can do this."

"Yes." Gu Jingnian admitted, "I have this idea."

"It doesn't matter." Gu Jizu said with an arrogant look in his eyes, "I won't negotiate with a pharmacist. Capture him and make him choose to work for me or die."

"You've stayed at home for too long and underestimated him." Gu Jingnian said, "He can heal himself just like me, and he may have other abilities. He has all kinds of extraordinary people under his command, and he has a close relationship with the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Commander of the Kaiping Division."

"So what?" Gu Jizu said, "In the battle to destroy Yue, many aliens were killed by the Xiaoyi Army."

"What are you going to do?" "Most aliens are afraid of fire." Gu Jizu muttered to himself, and said, "Bring me the map."

After a while, an old servant walked out from the darkness, holding a map in both hands and spread it out in front of Gu Jizu.

Gu Jizu watched intently, looking for the most suitable place to set up an ambush on the way to Jusai City.

Gu Jingnian looked at his solemn and resolute face, and for a moment he felt his reliability and the protection of the Gu family.

But soon, Gu Jingnian came to his senses. Without the so-called reliability and protection, he was just a medicinal herb in his eyes.

Four days later, in the early morning, as soon as the northwest gate of Shuyang City was opened, Gu Jizu's team slowly left the city.

After crossing the water, Gu Jizu, who was sitting in the carriage, lifted the curtain, looked up at the sky, and murmured, "Too many birds are following me."

Master Ma, who was sitting in the same carriage with him, said quickly, "Sir, that is a bird in a cage."

"I know."

Outside the carriage, Gu Jingnian rode his horse and looked up at the birds flying by. He felt a little more at ease.

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Three large carriages carrying belongings slowly left the city gate.

At the front, Lao Hei, who was driving the car, looked back and became a little worried.

"Boss, the car is too heavy and moving so slowly, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up with the Gu family's team."

Feng Niang sat on two boxes with a zither on her knees.

Occasionally, her fingers plucked the strings, making a sudden sound, and she said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, they can't walk fast."

"I just don't understand why you need to bring so many things with you when you go out on a business trip."

"Why?" Feng Niang asked, "If I don't bring these, what will I use and what will you eat?"

Lao Hei scratched his head.

He wanted to say that Feng Niang had always flown there alone on business trips in the past, but now she wanted to bring them all with her, and he didn't know what to do with the business in the theater.

But fearing being scolded, he shut up.

The carriage traveled slowly for a whole day and did not reach the post station by dark.

Feng Niang called the birds over, listened to their chirping for a while, and said, "The Gu family is not far away. They are at the posthouse more than ten miles ahead. We will not follow them. Let's stay by the official road for one night."

A group of money-losing guys who rarely come to the wild don't mind sleeping in the open air. They happily put up the tarpaulin and chatter non-stop.

“It’s nice not to have to do acrobatics.”

"There's no one here, just spit fire."

"Gao Changgan, why don't you go to the inn and get some food? The Northern Court said last time that stealing in Xijing is not allowed. This is not Xijing."

"it is good!"

Gao Changgan then closed his eyes, ready to move away instantly.

However, he suddenly trembled, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, his legs went weak, and he fell to the ground.

The next moment, a figure appeared in front of everyone.

She was a woman in her forties, dressed like a scholar, with a very bookish air.

She was not beautiful, unlike some noble ladies who had the charm of a middle-aged woman. Her face had light wrinkles, natural and calm, but she was very elegant and had a strong sense of oppression. Standing there, she was naturally the one with the highest status.

"Cage Master!"

Lao Hei cried out in surprise and immediately fell to the ground.

Feng Niang immediately took off the zither on her lap, stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Feng Niang greets the cage owner."

"Have you found Womin?"

"Not yet. I have been sending birds to keep an eye on the Gu family's team, but Womin's aura is no different from that of ordinary people, so it is really hard to find him." Feng Niang said, "But Master Ma is in the team, Womin will definitely come."

The cage owner asked, "Why did you bring all these drug residues?"

"I'm worried that Gu Jizu will be difficult to deal with, so I'll bring more helpers." Feng Niang said, "I don't know if we need to follow him to Jusai City this time."

Feng Niang raised her head and glanced at the cage owner, her eyes as clear as water.

She deliberately brought a lot of belongings with her, acting as if she was going to follow the cage owner to the city of Jusai. Even if the cage owner suspected that she wanted to escape, he would think that it was impossible for someone to escape without carrying so many cumbersome items.

This is a complicated thought, but to put it bluntly, it's fear.

But the cage owner didn't care about her trivial matter and only asked: "In the city of Shuyang, are you still watching?"

"This..." Feng Niang said, "No, after all, the key figures have left Beijing."

"I suspect Womin is still in the city. Her aura is no different from that of an ordinary person. It is safest for her to hide in the city."

"It was indeed my negligence."

The cage master was displeased and said, "I will personally monitor the city, and you keep an eye on the Gu family team. If anything happens, report to the Great Pharmacist."

"Great Pharmacist?" Feng Niang was stunned and asked, "But how can I ..."

"When necessary, he will naturally come to ask you."

"Yes."

Feng Niang agreed.

After a while, without waiting for the cage owner to give any further instructions, she looked up and saw that the cage owner had disappeared in the moonlight.

It seems that Gu Jingnian's hiding of Womin has been discovered...

(End of this chapter)