Chapter 381 The Lion's Late Night
Zhao Changying's recruitment was also within Gu Xu's expectations.
“The King of Yan values such a great deal, I am very grateful,” Gu Xu responded politely, “If there weren’t too many things that I couldn’t help myself with, I would definitely stay in Jicheng and serve the great Yan. "It's something you can't control yourself?" Zhao Changying raised his eyebrows, "Tell me about it and I'll see if I can help you solve it. "
Gu Xu pondered for a few seconds and said, "You may not believe it. Because of the existence of these secrets, Emperor Tianxing will try to kill me at all costs. Put to death.
"To solve this problem, I have to travel all over the wilderness in the past year or so to find something that can help me save my life."
"Haha, isn't it just a little secret? "Well, what can't be believed?" Zhao Changying smiled heartily, and the laughter lingered in the room, "Who among the young geniuses in Dahuang who practice far faster than ordinary people doesn't have some secrets?
"Especially someone like you, who has no family background and no resources, but can reach the fourth level before the age of twenty... Even if you say that you are the reincarnation of an immortal, I will believe it. "
Gu Xu lowered his head to drink tea and did not respond immediately.
As the successor of "Emperor Ziwei", although he is not the real reincarnation of the immortal, he is not far behind.
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After a short silence, Zhao Changying let out a long sigh: "I should have known a long time ago that a proud man like you must be arrogant and ambitious. If I want to lock you in this barren and cold place, I guess you won't be happy if I ask you to serve the Zhao family for the rest of your life.
"Actually, the main reason why I invited you here today is for Yan'er. "
"Zhao Yan? What happened to her? "Hearing this, Gu Xu immediately put down his teacup and sat up straight.
"You should know that I am going to die," Zhao Changying said with a slightly heavier tone, "After my death, Yan'er will succeed me. In this position, she can use her shoulders to carry this country with an unstable foundation and enemies everywhere both internally and externally.
"Since childhood, Yan'er has never had a crush on any man except you, let alone let other men hold her arms.
"I have always believed in her vision of people, and I also want to have someone by her side after my death, caring for her for me, taking care of her, and facing the storms of the outside world with her.
"So, Gu Xiaoyou, I really hope you can become Yan'er's husband.
“After you get engaged, Dayan will do its best to ensure your safety and provide you with treatment equivalent to that of a direct descendant of the Zhao family. You will no longer have any worries on the path of cultivation.
"Dayan will not restrict your personal freedom. You can go wherever you want to find your 'life-saving weapon'. As long as you don't let Yan'er down, that's fine.
"What do you think, Gu Xiaoyou? The conditions I gave are very generous, right?"
When he heard the word "engagement", Gu Xu's heartbeat suddenly slowed down by half a beat.
As soon as they met, they started talking about marriage. Zhao Changying's straightforward style of dealing with people really caught him off guard, but it was in line with the straightforward temperament of northerners.
As for the fact that Zhao Yan had a crush on him, Gu Xu could also faintly notice it.
As the saying goes, there is no pure friendship between men and women.
Especially like the two of them, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, and they are both talented monks who are one in a million.
When he was practicing in "Xianyunju", Zhao Yan would often stare at his face unconsciously in a daze; and he would often be dazzled by Zhao Yan's long white legs under her red robe.
In addition, Zhao Yan rescued him from the encirclement of Daqi officials in Jingxing, carefully applied healing medicine to him, found "barrier-breaking pills" for him, and accompanied him across the Great Qi Going to the border, going to the uninhabited Beiming at the end of the world... these things may have gone beyond the scope of ordinary friends.
Luxury is a man’s nature. Especially when a beautiful girl treats him well without asking for anything in return, it's impossible for Gu Xu to feel a little uneasy in his heart.
However, Gu Xu also knows that the difference between a good man and a scumbag is not that a good man has no lust at all, but that his sense of responsibility can restrain his desire.
Because of Shi Xiaohan's existence, and because both of them were carrying too many heavy things, Gu Xu and Zhao Yan tacitly kept their distance from each other, restrained their inner emotions, and did not Puncture that layer of window paper.
But now, when this matter was brought up clearly by Zhao Changying, Gu Xu felt a little at a loss for a moment.
“Thanks to the great love of King Yan, this junior is very frightened,” Gu Xu thought for a long time, nodded slightly and said, “Her Royal Highness, the princess, is unrivaled in her splendor and charm, and she has been admired in my heart for a long time. However, this junior has already been engaged, and has suffered a lot. To the full-scale pursuit of the Daqi court, my future will be unpredictable, and I don’t want to do it because of this——”
“——It seems that Yan’er is right,” Zhao Changying interrupted him with a smile, "Even if you are annulled, you still miss your previous fiancée and want to return to Luojing City to renew your relationship with her. "I admire young people like you who value love and justice. "
"I once promised that I would never do anything to disappoint her in my lifetime. "Gu Xu lowered his head and said in a deep voice.
As he spoke, the image of Shi Xiaohan waving her little fists and vowing to protect him for the rest of her life came to his mind.
"You did not let her down. But what if she let you down?" Zhao Changying said, waving his hand, and the two documents fell from the bookshelf, and they happened to be spread out on Gu Xu's desk. before.
Gu Xu took a closer look and found that this was a secret report written to King Yan by the spy sent by Dayan to Luojing City.
The content of the first secret report was that Princess Zhaoning and the divination master Mu Yunkai went to the residence of Qianhu Shilei in Laizhou Prefecture in the capital. After that, Princess Zhaoning accurately grasped his escape route and sent all the officials who were chasing him to Jingxing.
The content of the second secret report is that because Shi Lei made an important contribution in the capture of the imperial criminal Gu Xu, someone suggested that he be promoted to the fourth rank of Jiaodong Provincial Deputy Envoy. At present, The memorial has been sent to the cabinet for review.
After reading, Gu Xu lowered his head, his eyes solemn, and remained silent for a long time.
Of course he could guess Zhao Changying's purpose in showing him the secret report - for the sake of his own career, your former father-in-law sold your information to the Qi court and almost killed you. Why don't you break up with him quickly?
Gu Xu was really unhappy emotionally.
After all, he almost died in Jingxing - if Zhao Yan hadn't rescued him in time, he would have gone to see the Lord of Hell long ago.
But intellectually, he can also understand Shi Lei's approach - he knows that Shi Lei is an official with no ambitions and just wants to keep his job in the officialdom and muddle along.
Shi Lei made such a choice, it was more like handing a petition to the Qi court to gain the court's trust and prevent himself and his family from being implicated.
"This is just what her father did and has nothing to do with her," Gu Xu thought for a while and said in a calm voice, "Xiaohan didn't do anything to feel sorry for me."
Zhao Changying looked at him like a monster, as if he didn't quite understand his brain circuit.
In the wilderness of feudal society, a clan was often regarded as a unified whole. The individual and the clan both prospered and suffered losses. One person's lack of morality would also become a shame for the whole family.
When children in the family discuss marriage, they value not only their personal abilities, but also the status and virtue of their parents.
Like Gu Xu, dividing a father and daughter into two independent individuals for judgment is completely different from ordinary people.
"Do you think I would allow an outsider who has no connection with our family to master the power of the God of Fire and gain the worship of priests and believers?" Zhao Changying's voice suddenly turned cold, and his face The smile on his face also disappeared.
After Gu Xu takes control of the Fire God, he can use this to take back the blood power of the Zhao family members. Perhaps soon, his prestige may exceed that of the monarch of the Yan Kingdom - this is obviously something Zhao Changying is unwilling to do. What I saw.
Gu Xu looked at Zhao Changying's rough and heroic face, sighed softly, and sighed in his heart: Finally, Tu Qiongdagger met.
A dying lion remains a lion.
Even though Zhao Changying was seriously injured and died soon, he was still the heroic figure who pretended to be a drunkard and endured it for many years for revenge.
Seeing that Gu Xu was unmoved in the face of temptation, he showed his fangs without hesitation and chose to deal with him with intimidation.
Even though Gu Xu is extremely talented and has made rapid progress, he still has no chance of winning against a genuine "True King".
Gu Xu dislikes this feeling of being controlled by others.
What to do?
He frowned and began to think about ways to break the situation.
(End of this chapter)