"Wuwuwu... This matter was handled by the Royal Grandmother, and my mother and I know it very well. But one time I heard the Royal Grandmother mention that it seemed... it seemed that someone from the hidden family intervened in this matter..."

"You... you know, many hermit families have abilities that are beyond the reach of ordinary people, and even... even the royal families of various countries are very respectful to them. More than a hundred years ago, many large families with super powers returned to the mountains because they were tired of fighting in the world."

"Although... although some children from hidden families have begun to interfere in outside affairs, but... they are also doing it very covertly, so it won't be easy for others to know."

"Is this all you know about useful things?"

Gu Yuancheng raised his eyebrows slightly, then stepped heavily on Gu Chengxu's bloody chest.

“Hmm…”

Countless black ants were stepped on by him and sank into Gu Chengtiao's flesh. The pain made him twitch all over and sweat broke out.

"It is said...it is said that the children of the same family can inherit the same special abilities. Some are extremely good at medicine, some...some are extremely good at formations, and some can even control wind and rain..."

"Ahem...but the relevant records are too long, and I only know a rough outline..."

"I heard that the young man invited by the Empress Dowager this time is very good at making various kinds of deadly poisons. Or... maybe Sheng Jinghai and his son knew what kind of poison was, so they would... be able to succeed so easily."

"What else?"

Gu Yuancheng's feet were still on Gu Chengxu's chest, and the grinding had already torn the flesh on his chest apart. The man on the ground was twitching in pain.

"I really know... Brother, these hidden wealthy families each have their own strengths. Maybe... maybe, through his expertise in making deadly poisons, you can find out... find out which family he is from..."

"Well... good brother, I really don't want to finish. I only know this. Hurry up... hurry up, let someone take these bugs away..."

"Woo woo... If you really want to find other clues... quickly have someone take these bugs away, and I'll give you my two other places in Yaoguang County..."

Gu Yuancheng also knew that the second brother was greedy and afraid of death. Being forced to this point, he should know that he had told everything.

But when the other party mentioned other places, he became interested.

"Oh? What else? What else can you exchange with me?"

"Yes, yes, yes... My brother has many businesses in Nanqi... Two brothels in the west of the capital, three wine shops in the south of Ningyang County, and two cloth shops in the east of Qinghe County..."

"And Beichen..."

"I can give you anything I have... I've also brought the title deed with me... As long as... As long as you can take the bugs back, I can give it to you right away..."

Gu Chengxu was in so much pain that he felt like this body almost belonged to him. He immediately spilled all his wealth, hoping that his brother would let him go.

"What else? What else can you give me?"

"And... and... I'm going to bring back 25 carts of salt this time? At the beginning of next month, the Empress Dowager will send... send three large ships to transport the reserved salt. As long as... as long as you let me go, those... those will also belong to you..."

Gu Chengxu was so exhausted that he couldn't even lift a finger, and even every breath he took consumed a huge amount of energy.

"Wuwu... please... hurry up... hurry up and save my brother... I was always right before. I should have taken advantage of the fact that the Empress Dowager was hunting you down everywhere and let others take advantage of the situation to hunt you down too..."

"I... I was just jealous of you... I was jealous that my father was so good to you, and I was jealous that everyone in the world praised you for your intelligence..."

"Wuwu...Brother will never go against you again...After returning home, I will say good things about you in front of the Empress Dowager and ask her to withdraw the arrest warrant for you..."

Gu Chengjiu said all kinds of good and bad things, but the man in front of him remained indifferent.

He was extremely desperate and his temper was also getting worse, so he immediately suppressed the explosion sound:

"Gu Yuancheng! I advise you to be sensible! Let me go quickly! When I return, if my grandmother sees me covered in wounds, she will definitely send more people to hunt you down! You will be the one who will suffer the consequences!"

Gu Yuancheng was playing with the decorative black jade brush hanging from his waist with one hand, as if he was distracted and thinking about something. Hearing his roar, You laughed.

"What? You think you can go back?"

"You...what do you mean?"

Gu Chengxu's pupils dilated in shock, and he looked at Gu Yuancheng in disbelief.

"You...you better not do anything rash. The Empress Dowager knows that you killed me. She...she will definitely kill you!"

Gu Yuancheng sneered.

"Look at what you said, as if I killed you, she would kill me."

"Rather than waiting for you to come back and speak well of me, I think it would be more practical to let you die here and cause a fight between the two countries. It would make the old witch too busy to care about me."

"After all, the swords and poisonous insects used to kill you were all found by the hidden guards of Dark Manor."

“Crack—”

With a slight movement of his hand, the person in front of him suddenly turned his head to the side.

Gu Chengxu's eyes remained wide open. He would never believe until his death that the person in front of him dared to kill him.

"Master, he said before that the property deeds and land deeds should be in the second prince's room during this period. Should I ask someone to find them?"

"What are you looking for? Do you expect to sell those things? Once they are sold, someone will definitely be able to trace them back to us. Doesn't that mean we killed him?"

"Then you just tried to trick him..."

Xuan Feng rubbed his head and followed Gu Yuancheng's rhythm again.

"The locations of the industries he reported are not the locations of the various strongholds of the old witch's power?"

"oh--"

Xuanfeng suddenly realized.

The old witch was ruthless and cruel, but she was very protective of her shortcomings. In order to train the second prince, she handed over many forces distributed in various countries to him for management.

The place where the second prince stayed the most was not only the location of the Queen Mother's various power bases, but also the place where he was most likely to buy private property!

"Okay! We should stay longer in Yongping Military Area. Have someone take Lao Er's token and take away the two or more carriages carrying salt. I still have a great use for that batch of salt."

Gu Yuancheng walks with a breeze. Although he is very young, he has the demeanor of knowing everything.

But the next moment, the Hidden Guard Cang Huang came to report:

"Your Highness, the Cuiwei Mountain has collapsed!"

"All the salt in the mine, along with all the tools used to mine and refine the salt, and tens of thousands of bags of salt stored in the warehouse, all flew away!!"

"Even the Second Prince's two or more carriages are gone!!"