Chapter 1383 The Marquis of Zhennan
"Do you know where the battlefield of this last battle is?" Jiang Cheng noticed a subtle aura from Shopkeeper Qian's narrative, and connected it with the recent encounter. Jiang Cheng determined that this was There must be some unknown connection between the Marquis of Zhennan and General Guo, the former guard of the dynasty. I am afraid it is not just as simple as the treasure in the lake.
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Shopkeeper Qian opened his eyes slightly, "Why, sir, you don't know? The last battle broke out on Spring God Lake. It was a water battle. It is said that it started late at night. Yes, that place was remote, and the people in the city didn't know it. However, before dawn the next day, a group of light cavalry came on horseback, opened the city gate, and welcomed the army into the city. Only then did we know General Guo was defeated. Later, there were more and more rumors. It was said that General Guo and his most powerful retinue were killed by the Marquis on Spring God Lake. That night the blood dyed the lake red. "
It's Spring God Lake again... All the spearheads and clues are pointing here. Before Jiang Cheng could think about it, suddenly, the phone in his pocket vibrated.
Jiang Cheng glanced at it pretending to be casual. It was a text message from Fatty, asking him to hurry up. After delaying for so long, the soldiers sent by the Hou Mansion had become suspicious.
Boss Qian seemed to know this much, and there was no point in asking any more questions. Jiang Cheng looked at Shopkeeper Qian with a half-smile, thinking in his mind that he must seal his mouth, "Shopkeeper Qian, tell me everything you know. , I’m very happy, but do you know what the old man would think if Mr. Hou knew that you knew so much?”
Shopkeeper Qian’s face turned pale and he looked at Jiang Cheng with eyes full of fear. , "Sir, don't worry, sir. God knows this and the earth knows it. You know it and I know it. To tell you the truth, after today, I plan to close this store. I will go home to farm and never come back." "
"Shopkeeper Qian, you are a smart man. You understand some things even if I don't tell you. In this world, sometimes you are a little confused... Haha, it's not a bad thing." Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes, his tone was half threatening and half admonishing.
"I understand! I understand!"
"Also, I won't stop you if you want to close the store, but not today, not tomorrow."
Shopkeeper Qian thought for a moment and immediately understood, "Yes, sir, I understand. I will close the store just after you arrived today. I'm not sure others will think of it. You are still very thoughtful."
For Jiang Cheng's " "Please take care of me." Shopkeeper Qian was quite flattered. He immediately turned around and went to the counter. He rummaged around the stage, then walked back quickly, took out two silver ingots from his sleeves, and stuffed them into Jiang Cheng's hands with a smile on his face, "I will never forget your kindness, and I hope that... you can give me a filial piety." Opportunity.”
Seeing that shopkeeper Qian is so sensible, Jiang Cheng He reluctantly accepted it. As soon as he finished speaking, there was a rush of footsteps outside. The former soldier came and opened the door. After seeing Jiang Cheng, the nervous expression of the soldier relaxed. Fatty He chased after Fu Bing, "I asked you to run so fast. You can't lose me." My stomach still hurts.”
Shopkeeper Qian immediately recognized the special pattern on Fu Bing’s body, which was the symbol of Zhennan Hou Mansion. Seeing Fu Bing’s politeness towards Jiang Cheng, Shopkeeper Qian became even more confident. This outstanding-looking young man came from the Hou Mansion and held a considerable position.
Without talking to Shopkeeper Qian, Fatty Jiangcheng and the soldiers left together. Fatty complained that he had a stomachache and couldn't walk anymore, so the three of them chose a resting place and drank a pot of tea to rest slowly.
When the time was almost up, the three of them rushed to the agreed place to meet up. Zhang Qizheng, Yao, Shunyu, Li Bai, and Zhao Zhishou arrived one after another. Among them, Li Bai was holding a few small packages in his hands.
At this time, the sky was slowly getting gloomier. It was originally around 2 or 3 o'clock in the afternoon, but it seemed that it had already entered the night. After returning to the Hou Mansion, the long-lost feeling of suffocation came to my face again. Fatty He looked around with vigilant eyes. There were only two rows of paper lanterns hanging in the huge Marquis Mansion. The lanterns were dark red and swayed slightly in the wind, like dead eyes.
Not long after they entered the house, they bumped into General Yuwen. The general told them that the remaining people had already met the Marquis. It was getting late, so he asked them to stay in the mansion peacefully. He also reminded them that it would be late at night. At some point, the Marquis will send someone to summon them, and then arrange for someone to take them to their residence to rest.
The so-called residence was relatively remote, and no one could be seen along the way. After passing through several long corridors, they came to a separate courtyard. The person who brought them stopped not far from the gate of the courtyard. He stepped down, raised his hand and pointed inwards, "Everyone Master, you will stay here tonight. After entering, just walk along the light of the lanterns until you reach the end."
After saying that, he left in a hurry without waiting for Jiang Cheng and the others to react. Suddenly the figure disappeared.
The fat man stretched his head and glanced into the yard, and immediately shrank his neck. The expressions of several people in Jiangcheng also became strange, because this yard was different from all the places they had passed before. The lanterns in this yard were White, big white lanterns swayed in the night wind, like pale human faces.
"Don't go in yet, I'll make a call." Jiang Cheng took out his cell phone, thought for a moment, and chose to call Zhu Jie. After receiving a positive reply, Jiang Cheng and his party walked into the courtyard.
Under the pale light, everyone walked nervously for a while, and finally found a brightly lit room. The door of the room was open at the moment, and Zhu Jie and Tang Qisheng were standing behind the door waiting for them.
Stepping into the room, the remaining Lu Qin and Shao Tong were also present. Now everyone was reunited. Tang Qisheng closed the door and called everyone to sit down at the table.
"How is it? What clues did you find?" Tang Qisheng asked, his face was not very good, it was obvious that this period of time was not going well.
"Let's talk about you first. I heard that you met the Marquis of Zhennan." Jiang Cheng pushed back the question calmly. He could share the clues he had. After all, the current situation was not optimistic, but he hoped that the other party would You can also respond to him with the same sincerity.
Fortunately, Tang Qisheng didn't care and nodded slightly, "Not long after you left, we were called in. The Zhennan Marquis was very strange. He received us through a layer of gauze. , and he was wearing a mask on his face, no, half of it to be precise, only covering the right side of his face."
After a pause, Tang Qisheng lowered his voice: "Also. , and what confuses us the most is that the Marquis of Zhennan, who is said to be a warrior on the battlefield and has made great achievements in destroying the city, is actually an extremely thin man. He is sitting there with his clothes on, and his whole body is thin even with his clothes. I couldn’t hold myself up anymore, and I was almost motionless, as if there was not a body under the clothes, but a skeleton.” (End of Chapter)