"Tell me about it."

"Cheng Jiao is about to be appointed as the Imperial Master by the Emperor." Gu Xiuyi seemed a little secretive when mentioning this name.

"Was he also the one who gave the order to Zhao Chengmo?" Gu Xiuyi nodded.

Gu Lingze raised a sarcastic smile and said, "Then there must be something strange about him."

"I will help you to induce the Gu. The Gu Master who refined this Gu will definitely sense it. But don't worry, just carry this Vajra Talisman with you, and evil things will not dare to approach you." After saying that, he took out three pieces of talisman paper from his sleeve and handed them to him.

"you……"

"Is it dangerous to come into contact with these things frequently?" Looking into Gu Lingze's eyes, there was a hint of concern.

Gu Lingze didn't notice the emotion in the other person's eyes, he walked to the table and put down the water glass.

"When my master taught me, he told me what I might face in the future. Many things are unavoidable. If I really come to the point of death, I can only blame myself for not learning the skills well enough." Gu Lingze seemed particularly indifferent when he said this.

Before Gu Xiuyi could speak, there was a noisy sound outside, and suddenly someone pushed the door open.

"Mr. Gu, Uncle Xu has been arrested." The person who came was Qiu Yang.

"What's going on?!" Gu Lingze asked quickly.

It turned out that Qiu Yang sneaked out when no one was paying attention, but Uncle Xu and Shopkeeper Qiu were caught.

Time was running out, so Gu Lingze, Qiu Yang, Zhao Chengmo, Xu Mingyan, and Aunt Tao borrowed Gu Xiuyi's carriage and hurried towards the county town.

Brother Wu and Mr. Xu happened to have their shop closed for the day. I wanted to go with them, but there was no one at home, so I had to stay.

After getting in the car, Xu Mingyan comforted Aunt Tao, and his face looked very bad.

"Auntie, don't worry, Uncle Xu will be fine." Gu Lingze patted the back of Aunt Tao's hand soothingly.

Then he turned to Qiu Yang and said, "What happened? Who arrested Manager Qiu and Uncle Xu?"

Qiu Yang quickly told what happened at noon.

Early this morning, Uncle Xu delivered the snacks prepared by Aunt Tao and others to Yunlai Restaurant as usual, and then went to buy ingredients. The morning was uneventful.

A group of people came around noon. As soon as they entered the door, they shouted for the shopkeeper. Shopkeeper Qiu hurried out to greet them.

Unexpectedly, this group of people actually asked to buy dim sum recipes, one hundred taels each. Shopkeeper Qiu explained that these dim sum did not come from his own restaurant, but he did not say who made them specifically.

After hearing this, one of the sturdy men grabbed Manager Qiu by the collar and refused to give in. Uncle Xu could no longer bear it and stood up, saying that the food was homemade, but he could make the snacks but would not sell the recipe.

Taking advantage of this gap, Manager Qiu desperately winked at Qiu Yang, and Qiu Yang took the opportunity to sneak out to report the news.

"Mr. Gu, the leader brought a lot of thugs with him. He looks powerful." Qiu Yang's face was full of worry.

"Even if the king of heaven comes today, I will make him pay for his mistake." Gu Lingze's tone at this moment was like the cold wind in deep winter, extremely cold.

The carriage stopped at the door of the restaurant. The group got off quickly, but found that the door of the restaurant was closed.

"You are all dead! Hurry up...ah——" Before he could finish his words, he was hit on the head by Gu Lingze and blood gushed out.

Seeing this, the thugs immediately swarmed over. In less than an incense stick of time, all of them were knocked to the ground by Zhao Chengmo. They lay on the ground screaming in pain.

Gu Lingze asked Xu Mingyan and the others to carry Uncle Xu and Manager Qiu to the clinic first, while he and Zhao Chengmo stayed here.

"You are so bold! Not only did you not give Jinyulou the things we wanted, you also beat people up. Are you tired of living?" The middle-aged man who had been beaten before covered the wound on his head and shouted in a timid manner.

"Oh, you were so busy beating the dog that you forgot to ask who let the dog out." Gu Lingze looked down at him and raised his chin, "Tell me, who is the master?"

The middle-aged man's face turned red with embarrassment. It was not right to say anything, and it was not right not to say anything.

"Can't remember?" Before Gu Lingze could make a move, Zhao Chengmo smashed the man's face with a teacup, and the man rolled over, holding his nose in pain.

"Do you remember it now?" Gu Lingze's tone of voice could be considered gentle, but the man trembled all over when he heard it.

The Magistrate has arrived——

Magistrate Luo walked in with a group of detectives, and the middle-aged man lying on the ground immediately had a gleam of light in his eyes.

"Sir, I am Wang Pinglu, the head of Jinyulou. I came here today to discuss something, but was beaten by these two people. Please, sir, make a decision for me and for Jinyulou."

It is estimated that County Magistrate Luo had just received the news, otherwise he would not have come so quickly.

"Is it you?" They had met before because of the incident of gold falling into the water.

It turned out that they were just two villagers from Donglin Village. County Magistrate Luo straightened his back even more.

"You bold and unruly people, how dare you commit violence in broad daylight? Do you still have the law in your eyes? Why don't you kneel down!" Magistrate Luo shouted loudly.

Gu Lingze sneered and turned to look at the man, "You are such a forgetful jerk. You didn't even mention who started it first, but you were so eager to show your dog tags."

"How dare you! You committed a crime in broad daylight and yet you dare to speak such nonsense. Someone, come here." Magistrate Luo pointed at the two of them and said, "Take them back to the county government office and give them twenty lashes of the cane first."

The constables actually didn't want to fight with them. After all, the people lying on the ground might be their same fate. But since the magistrate had spoken, the constables had no choice but to go ahead.

"Lord Luo has such great authority that when something happens, he allows people to be beaten with a stick without even a trial." Gu Xiuyi and Xu Ge walked in from the door.

What he was wearing was very different from what he usually wore. Gu Xiuyi was wearing a fine white brocade robe with black cloud-patterned sleeves, a mink cloak on the outside, a white jade belt around his waist, white deerskin boots on his feet, and his jet-black hair was neatly tied into a flawless jade crown. He looked even more noble.

"When the government is handling affairs, all outsiders are requested to stay away." After observing the other party's demeanor, County Magistrate Luo became much more polite.

But Gu Xiuyi did not move at all. Wang Pinglu stepped forward and said, "Sir, can you please give me some favor for the sake of Jinyulou?"

"I'm afraid the convenience of the General's Mansion is too much for the son of the Dali Temple."

Wang Pinglu's expression suddenly tensed, "General's Mansion?" Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Luo quickly stood up and bowed.

"May I ask who this gentleman is..."

"I am not worthy of being addressed as 'Your Excellency' by County Magistrate Luo. I am General Huaiyuan Gu Xiuyi." After hearing this, County Magistrate Luo's legs went weak and he knelt on the ground. The constables around him also knelt down quickly.

Everyone in the world knows that there are three generals in the General's Mansion. Just take Gu Xiuyi as an example. As the General Huaiyuan, he is also a third-rank military officer. How could a small official of the seventh rank like him afford to offend him?

"This is impossible! General Huaiyuan has been recuperating in the mansion since he returned from the border. The news has spread throughout the capital. How could he appear in this small Xuyang County!" the person in charge shouted.