novelaction Chapter 158: Steal the treasure chest and arrive in Jiaozhou
Chapter 158: Steal the treasure chest and arrive in Jiaozhou
"There should be a gift in there."
Gu Wei came over at some point, followed Xie Ling's gaze, and spoke in a low voice.
Xie Ling raised an eyebrow, "A gift for the crown prince's ascension to the throne?"
The new emperor ascended the throne and announced it to the world.
Xie Ling and the others naturally knew it as well.
Gu Wei nodded, "Yes. The Fifth Prince's fiefdom is in the south, and he should be going to the capital to congratulate the new emperor on his ascension to the throne."
Xie Ling's eyes lit up, and she immediately grasped the key point, "Does the Fifth Prince have money?"
"Yes, the south is rich, and the fifth prince is the richest among the princes."
After getting Gu Wei's answer, Xie Ling couldn't stop smiling.
This fifth prince is so arrogant and overbearing, it seems that he is not a good person.
This gift...hehehe.
Gu Wei saw through Xie Ling's thoughts at a glance, "I'll ask Shu Jian to move mother and the others to a safe place. I'll help you."
Xie Ling nodded, frantically thinking of a countermeasure in her mind.
After a while, Pei and his friends left the thatched hut and went to the foot of the distant cliff holding umbrellas.
Gu Wei and Xie Ling quietly hid behind a patch of grass.
In the posthouse not far away, the fifth prince frowned and stared at the sky, complaining, "Why doesn't the rain stop?"
A soldier agreed, "Your Highness, I think we should stop now."
The fifth prince snorted coldly, his eyes like a dark poisonous snake, and he looked over with a high tone.
"If you don't stop waiting, I will skin you alive!"
The soldier's face turned pale instantly, his legs trembled, he didn't understand what he had said to offend the Fifth Prince, he immediately knelt down, "Please spare my life, Fifth Prince, I was just a villain, I was just talking nonsense!"
The fifth prince admired the soldiers' extremely frightened expressions with satisfaction, his eyes were very abnormal.
"It's boring to wait here for the rain to stop. How about I peel your skin off for my entertainment? Where should I start? Your face or your legs? You choose one."
As he spoke, he pulled out a sharp knife from his sleeve and played with the blade that was as bright as snow.
The soldier was so frightened that he couldn't say a word, with big beads of sweat dripping from his forehead, "Your Highness, I am a villain, I am a villain..."
The fifth prince glanced around and said, "What are you standing there for? Peel him off, or I'll peel yours!"
The old soldiers around him who had followed the Fifth Prince for many years had sympathy in their eyes.
The fifth prince is a moody madman!
This kid is so unlucky today, as the Fifth Prince is in a bad mood.
Everything that happened in the post station fell into the eyes of Gu Wei and Xie Ling.
Xie Ling frowned, "This fifth prince is too perverted, he kills people but does not torture them."
Gu Wei's eyes were cold, "When he was young in Shangjing, he was a troublemaker. He and I often fought. After he was transferred to his fiefdom, the people of Shangjing celebrated almost all night long."
"Did you win the fight? Were you bullied?"
Gu Wei glanced sideways, "Of course I won, who is your husband?"
Xie Ling was relieved and snorted coldly, "Then killing him would be considered as getting rid of harm to the people. Let's do it."
Amid the sound of the dripping rain, a shrill scream suddenly rang out, startling the birds living in the mountains and forests and causing waves of echoes.
The fifth prince tapped his crossed legs, leisurely played with the beads in his hand, and raised his eyelids in a cool manner.
"Not enough, didn't you eat? I want you to be skinned alive, what are you doing? Do you want to be punished like him? If you don't want to live, then die! I have so many guards, I don't need a few of you!"
As he spoke later, his tone became higher and more eerie, like that of a demon.
The soldiers around gritted their teeth and were about to kill them when a clear male voice suddenly sounded from the woods ahead.
It was as light and clear as a spring breeze, forming a sharp contrast with the Fifth Prince's cold voice.
"Li Yan, you are still so disgusting."
As soon as he finished speaking, a man in black with a face like a bright moon walked out from behind the big tree. His three thousand black hair was held together with a jade hairpin. His eyes were like stars, handsome and captivating. Just one glance at him, and all the soldiers felt a chill run down their spines.
This kind of coldness was different from the coldness brought by the Fifth Prince. It was a kind of shock from the bottom of his heart, like a general who had been on the battlefield for a long time, with indelible bloodiness.
The fifth prince's hands moved suddenly, and the beads suddenly scattered.
After a long pause, a bloodthirsty light flashed in his narrow eyes.
Although he had not seen him for many years, the Fifth Prince recognized the handsome young man in front of him at a glance.
Gu Wei!
When he was a child in the capital, because his mother's family was powerful, he was almost domineering and a little bully. Everyone was afraid of him and would take a detour when they saw him.
Except for one person—Gu Wei!
Gu Wei was a young genius. He was the best in poetry, song, horse riding and archery.
The fifth prince had been jealous of him since childhood.
But Gu Wei is someone you don't want to mess with!
He put bugs in Gu Wei's food, so Gu Wei climbed over the wall into the prince's mansion and put laxatives in his food.
He gathered other people to isolate Gu Wei, and Gu Wei put a sack over his head in the middle of the night and beat him up.
The young man Gu Wei seems gentle and polite, but in fact he is very tough and no one can bully him.
The Fifth Prince hated Gu Wei to the core.
But the Gu family has been generals for generations and holds real power, so he can't do anything to Gu Wei.
At this moment, all the memories of my youth came flooding back.
The fifth prince narrowed his eyes and said word by word: "Gu Wei?"
After a pause, he raised his head and laughed, gritting his teeth: "There is a road to heaven but you don't take it, and there is no door to hell but you break in!"
Gu Wei raised his eyebrows, "Why, didn't I beat you enough when you were a child?"
The fifth prince was completely enraged, and shouted: "Whoever catches him will be rewarded with 100,000 gold! Whoever catches him! Quick!"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the soldiers seemed to be energized and ran towards Gu Wei, vying to catch him!
The soldiers who were originally guarding the treasure chest also dispersed, and the only thing in everyone's eyes at this moment was the concept of one hundred thousand gold!
Gu Wei used his Qinggong skills and quickly disappeared into the forest.
The fifth prince stared and sneered.
Gu Wei, let me see how you run this time!
I believe that even one or two thousand people can’t catch you!
He was still feeling complacent, but the next second, after a loud bang, everything in front of him was white, and everything was shrouded in thick fog!
The fifth prince's eyes widened, and the blood in his body instantly froze.
What kind of magic is this?
Xie Ling's figure was like a ghost. She quietly came to the treasure chest and quickly put fifty or sixty huge treasure chests into the space!
She opened a box at random, and the golden light that came out almost blinded her!
It's all gold! Lots of gold!
This fifth prince is indeed rich!
This box is worth at least ten thousand gold. Fifty or sixty boxes would mean five or six hundred thousand gold!
Get rich, get rich!
Not wanting to calculate carefully, Xie Ling directly flashed behind the fifth prince and put the sharp blade against his neck!
The Fifth Prince felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave. He had been careless. He was afraid that he had fallen into Gu Wei's trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain.
His legs were shaking, and he no longer had the arrogant and domineering temperament he had just had. He said in a hoarse voice, "Who is this hero? Let me go, and I will reward you with a million gold coins!"
Xie Ling sneered: "No need for your reward, I have already collected all your treasures. As for who I am, I am Gu Wei's wife, and I am also the one who ended your life!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Ling exerted force with her hands and accurately cut his carotid artery!
The Fifth Prince was furious. Not only was he killed by Gu Wei's wife, but even his treasures were taken away. His face was livid and he died with his eyes open.
On the other side, after Gu Wei led the group of soldiers to a valley, he took out the grenades he had prepared early in the morning.
With a loud bang, the valley exploded.
Gu Wei didn't even turn his head back and quickly used Qinggong to leave.
When we got back to the posthouse, the heavy rain had just stopped.
There is a freshness between heaven and earth, mixed with the fresh smell of earth, which is refreshing.
Xie Ling stood in the corridor and nodded to Gu Wei.
The two of them didn't even look at the Fifth Prince's body, and walked straight to where Pei and the others were hiding from the rain.
After joining Pei and his group, the group continued on their journey.
During these days, the number of wanted warrants and soldiers for Gu Wei's capture became fewer and fewer, and finally they disappeared altogether.
The official road has been restored to its original state and has become clean, and people no longer need to look for images to enter the county town.
Because refugees were everywhere in Beijiang, all the imperial troops were sent to suppress the war. The emperor was exhausted and had no extra energy to capture Gu Wei.
After walking for another five days, they finally arrived at the gate of Jiaozhou City.
Jiaozhou is located on the sea. As soon as you enter Jiaozhou, a fishy and salty sea breeze blows towards you, hot and humid.
The sound of the waves was thundering and could be heard from far away, like the roar of some wild beast.
The sky is endlessly blue, deep blue and clean, with large white clouds and bright sunshine.
The vegetation on both sides of the official road is also different from that in other places. The trees are tall and straight, and large tracts of coconut trees and mangroves can be seen everywhere.
Jiaozhou is also a big city, but strangely, the city gate is deserted, and there are more standing soldiers than passing civilians.
Xie Ling lifted the curtain, "What's going on?"
Gu Wei stepped forward and said, "I'll go take a look."
After a while, Gu Wei hurried back.
"I went to ask around and was told that some important person had come. The city has been sealed off for the next few days and outsiders are not allowed to enter."
"Ah?" Pei's eyes widened, "Then where are we going?"
Gu Wei said: "We don't have to go to Jiaozhou, but it's closer to Lingnan. We're not busy anyway, so let's take the mountain road."
Xie Ling nodded.
"also may."
Gu Wei then went to inform other families.
Just after taking two steps, a young man wearing a black and white Bagua robe and a feather crown on his head ran over hurriedly and shouted: "Hey! Brother, why are you running so fast! I can't catch up with you."
Gu Wei turned around and asked, "Who are you?"
The young man took a breath and then continued, "Are you a good friend of the Imperial Master?"
Gu Wei frowned, "National Master?"
A person's name flashed through my mind, and I felt it was a little unbelievable.
Why did he come here?
The young man nodded and said, "Beijiang only has one national master, Yu Yichou."
When Yu Yichou's name was mentioned, admiration flashed across the young man's brows.
Gu Wei frowned, "Why is Yu Yichou here?"
"The new emperor ascended the throne and sent him here to investigate. I don't know what he was investigating. I am just a small attendant beside the Imperial Master."
The young man spread his hands.
There was still some doubt in Gu Wei's eyes.
Why did Yu Yichou come here?
The young man seemed to see the suspicion in Gu Wei's eyes and took out a letter from his sleeve. "My Lord said you are very cautious. If you don't believe me, I will show you this."
After reading the letter, Gu Wei felt relieved. It would be best if he could go to Jiaozhou.
He turned around and explained to the others, and then they all followed the young man towards the city gate.
The soldiers guarding the city gate looked at the young man with respect and opened the gate to let them in.
As he walked, the young man silently tore the portrait given by his Chinese teacher into pieces.
He had been waiting at the city gate for two days, and it was through this portrait that he recognized Gu Wei.
The Grand Master of the Imperial Court said that this thing must not be seen by other people.
Along the way, he also secretly discovered that soldiers in some places were looking for the person in the portrait.
But he was only the attendant of the Imperial Master, and what Beijiang was wanted for had nothing to do with him.
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The city of Jiaozhou is very spacious, with streets extending in all directions. It is paved with neatly laid blue bricks and is very clean.
The building is taller than other places, with blue bricks and black tiles and a sloping roof. This is probably because Jiaozhou is hot and humid and rainy, and it was built for ventilation, heat dissipation and moisture removal.
The young man took Xie Ling and the others directly to the mansion where Yu Yichou lived.
This entire street is lined with towering ancient banyan trees, lush and green. The sea breeze gently caresses the banyan branches, passes through the houses and alleys, and passes through the carved wooden windows. You can even hear the sound of the waves not far away.
Li Ge'er couldn't help but ask, "Is this place far from the sea?"
The young man shook his head. "It's not far. Just walk out of this street and go around a few roads, and you'll reach the beach. But the beach is very dangerous. The tide is high these days, so you kids better not go there."
Li Ge'er sighed regretfully.
Most of the people in the group were born and raised in Shangjing. How could they have ever seen the sea?
I have only experienced the vastness and grandeur of the "North Sea" and the "South Sea" in ancient books.
"Crunch——"
The heavy wooden door was pushed open, and the young man pouted, "Come in quickly, the master has already prepared a place for you to live."
A group of people followed the young man in.
There were only two servants in the spacious courtyard.
In addition to the young man, there was also a round-faced little Taoist priest.
Seeing everyone coming in, he hurriedly helped them put their things away, tie up the carriage, and take them to the courtyard where they were staying.
By the time everything was ready, the sun was setting.
The two servants then had time to introduce themselves.
"My name is Guanyun."
The young man who brought Xie Ling and the others in also introduced himself: "My name is Guan He. You can stay and have fun as you please. The Imperial Master should be back tomorrow. He has gone to the governor's residence."
After saying this, the two of them lowered their heads and walked out very politely.
The Gu family lived in a courtyard.
Xie Ling was distracted by the roaring sound at the seaside, and her consciousness had already flown to the seaside.
Steamed hairy crabs, stir-fried scallops, grilled oysters...
The seafood is really delicious!
Let’s go fishing tomorrow!
Gu Wei Ze sat in the corridor, thinking of the family tree he had read in Qinghe, and a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.
The family tree states that all the girls of the Pei family of this generation married friendly aristocratic families or nobles from the capital.
There was only one exception.
Because she ran away from her marriage.
The Pei family has strict laws and regulations, and this kind of thing has never happened in a hundred years. It is really too outrageous, so there is no detailed description.
No one knew where the woman went after escaping from her marriage.
Gu Wei has always felt that it was no coincidence that Yu Yichou looked like his mother, and has been investigating secretly.