Chapter 792 I Only Want Shen Wantang

South of the city.

Jiyue Tower.

In a private room on the third floor, Gu Qianhan was sitting and drinking tea.

Yuan Zheng sat opposite him, his face filled with terror, pleading repeatedly, "Qian Han, please save me, I'm dying!"

Gu Qianhan ignored his words and continued drinking her tea.

He deliberately chose the secluded and quiet Jiyue Tower today to secretly discuss important matters with someone. This person has a special status and is not suitable to appear at the Duke's Mansion, so he arranged to meet at Jiyue Tower.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Zheng arrived before that person did.

"Qianhan, I know we didn't get along before, and I apologize! I was wrong all along! We're brothers after all, you can't just abandon me, you have to help me! Don't worry, I won't let you help me for nothing, I can give you money!"

When Gu Qianhan heard about the money, she finally had a little patience.

Yuan Zheng is indeed rich, so getting some money from him would be a good solution to our immediate problem.

You don't know how expensive it is to maintain an army until you start. Only after you start did you realize how poor he really was.

He asked calmly, "What exactly happened to you? Why didn't you go to Xiao Qingyuan for help, but instead came to me for help?"

Compared to his calm demeanor, Yuan Zheng seemed rather anxious: "It's no use looking for Qingyuan. He's probably barely able to take care of himself right now, how could he have the mind to care about me?"

"Really? He's dying?"

"That's right! Didn't you know? My name and Qingyuan's name are both on Chu Yanluo's blood letter!"

Gu Qianhan knew about the blood letter, but not because of anyone else, but because Shen Wantang's name was also on it.

He raised an eyebrow slightly: "Everyone mentioned in that blood-written letter will die? Yuan Zheng, when did you become so cowardly?"

"It's not that I'm a coward! It's just that several people mentioned in that blood letter are already dead! Including the manager of Qingyunlou! They were all scared to death by Chu Yanluo's vengeful spirit!"

You actually believe that?

“I don’t want to believe it either, but I asked the Ministry of Justice. Those people died at the same time, and in exactly the same way! There were no external injuries, but their expressions were pained and terrified. They must have suffered great torture before they died! The coroners couldn’t figure out how they died either. The Ministry of Justice has no clue what to do!”

Yuan Zheng's face turned pale: "Tell me, besides a vengeful ghost, who else could do this? And who would harm the manager of Qingyun Tower and the nuns of Jixin Nunnery? Besides Chu Yanluo, there is absolutely no one else! But when I told the people in the Ministry of Justice that this was Chu Yanluo transformed into a vengeful ghost to seek revenge, they didn't believe me and said I was crazy!"

Gu Qianhan had already heard about this from his subordinates early in the morning, but he didn't take it seriously. He knew that Chu Yanluo was definitely not dead. The reason for causing these deaths was twofold: first, to seek revenge, and second, to create a terrifying atmosphere and scare away those she truly wanted to take revenge on.

For example, Yuan Zheng in front of us, and Xiao Qingyuan.

If Chu Yanluo truly had the ability to kill several people in an instant, would Yuan Zheng still be sitting here unharmed? Would Xiao Qingyuan still be alive?

They are both alive, but Chu Yanluo's influence is still limited to the Wenbo Mansion and the Ningwang Mansion.

Killing a few nuns from Jixin Nunnery and the manager of Qingyun Restaurant would be much easier; as long as she had helpers, it wouldn't be difficult to kill them all at once.

"Yuan Zheng, since you say it was a vengeful ghost that killed him, what's the point of coming to me? Do you think I can exorcise ghosts?"

“I know you can’t exorcise ghosts, but you have a strong aura of malevolence. Evil spirits and wicked people don’t dare to provoke you, and even vengeful ghosts don’t dare to approach you. I feel much safer as long as I’m by your side! Besides, you are a recognized genius and the smartest person in the entire Dafeng. I know you must have a way to save my life!”

"I have no choice. Besides, since you've already been targeted by a vengeful ghost, you'd better stay away from me to avoid dragging me down with you."

Yuan Zheng immediately pulled out a stack of silver notes from his pocket and slammed them on the table: "Qianhan, we're brothers, how could I possibly drag you into this? I'm here to give you some money!"

Gu Qianhan replied coldly, "What a joke! Do you think I, the second young master of the Duke's mansion, would need your little bit of money?"

"Not enough? I have more!"

As Yuan Zheng spoke, he pulled out a stack of silver notes from his sleeve: "Good brother, please help me think of a way. I don't want to be scared to death by a vengeful ghost! I haven't gotten married yet, I haven't had a son yet, and I still have a lot of silver left to spend. I don't want to die like this, so pathetic!"

Gu Qianhan: "If you're going to die, die somewhere far away. Otherwise, what if the vengeful ghost comes looking for you and takes my life instead? Then I'll have the life to take this silver note but not the life to spend it!"

Yuan Zheng's eyes widened: "Qian Han, you wouldn't... you wouldn't be afraid of ghosts too, would you? I thought you were fearless, unafraid of people or ghosts."

"Stop spreading rumors about me. When have I ever been afraid of ghosts? I just don't want to get involved in your messy affairs."

"Since you're not afraid of ghosts, then help me! If you think the money is too little, we can discuss it further! You know, I may not have much else, but I have plenty of money!"

Gu Qianhan only talked to him for so long because she knew he had a lot of money; otherwise, would she have bothered with him?

He glanced at Yuan Zheng and said indifferently, "Then let's see your sincerity first. Helping you save your life is not out of the question."

Yuan Zheng was overjoyed: "Really? You're willing to help me?"

Gu Qianhan's gaze swept over the stack of silver notes.

Yuan Zheng immediately understood: "Money is no problem, no problem! Money can be earned back, but life can't be earned back!"

He himself knew that these silver notes could not possibly sway Gu Qianhan. Just as Gu Qianhan himself said, he was the second young master of the Duke's mansion, and he would not care about such a small amount of money.

However, since he came to see Gu Qianhan, he was naturally prepared to suffer a great loss.

Now that Gu Qianhan was willing to help him, he was already satisfied, and his complexion became rosy.

But before he could take out more banknotes, the door to the private room was kicked open.

Yuan Zheng was startled and jumped to his feet: "Who?!"

A figure walked in.

Yuan Zheng stared intently and exclaimed, "Qingyuan? It's you? You've come to beg Qianhan for your life too? Even the Ning Prince's Mansion can't protect you?"

Xiao Qingyuan glared at him irritably: "What nonsense are you spouting? Why would I ask Gu Qianhan to save my life? Who does he think he is? Why would I need to beg him?"

"So, what brings you here...?"

"I'm here to get my people back!"

"Need people? What kind of people?"

Xiao Qingyuan looked at Gu Qianhan and gritted his teeth, saying, "Gu Qianhan, you can name any conditions you want, I only want Shen Wantang!"

Gu Qianhan's eyes were icy cold: "Xiao Qingyuan, if your hysteria is acting up again, go get it treated. Don't come out here and embarrass yourself. A-Tang is my lawfully wedded wife, and she has nothing to do with you. I don't want to hear what you just said a second time."