"Thank you, young men. I am the mayor of this city. Although I cannot say that I love my people like my own children, I believe that I have done nothing wrong, and the residents of this city are living and working in peace and contentment.
Just many years ago, on my way back from a trip, I met Jin Zhicheng who was besieged by a pack of wolves and his body was covered with wounds.
I couldn't bear to see him die, so I rescued him. After driving away the wolves, I took Jin Zhicheng back to the mansion for treatment.
After the young man recovered, he wanted to stay and become my servant as a token of his gratitude.
He is indeed very smart, and I felt that he was a very good person over time. Since I have no children, I adopted him as my adopted son.
Who knew that he would slowly reveal his true colors. He heard that our Chu family had a jade mine, so he used that cruel trick to trick me.
"At first, he was trying to get the location of the mineral vein with sweet talk, but later he revealed his true colors, killing my wife and children, placing me under house arrest, and declaring to the public that I had abdicated." Chu Xiong recounted the entire incident in one breath, leaving Bai Luoyu gritting his teeth.
"I'm going to kill him right now, this thing is worse than a beast." Bai Luoyu clenched his fists and was about to rush out.
Gu Nianchen stopped him: "Wait, don't be impulsive."
"You said he was surrounded by wolves at that time?" Gu Nianchen asked.
"Yes, I thought it was a wild wolf at that time. Later, when he failed to interrogate me, he told the truth in anger. In fact, he has had a unique ability since he was a child, which can drive the wolf pack." Chu Xiong said.
Gu Nianchen nodded after hearing this. Everything made sense. He didn't expect to encounter such a thing at the first stop.
"Do you know where his wolves are kept?" Gu Nianchen asked.
"I don't know. I only found out about this after I was detained." Chu Xiong shook his head.
Bai Luoyu rolled his eyes and analyzed, "It definitely can't be in the mansion. He should have quite a few wolves. It's more likely to be in the remote mountains."
"Well, smart. Let's go investigate tomorrow. We must not let this kind of person continue to cause harm to the world." Gu Nianchen's eyes were firm, and he asked Bai Luoyu to open another room.
"Old City Lord, you should rest for a night first, and then we will make plans!"
"Thank you very much, young men!" Chu Xiong clasped his fists in thanks and went back to rest.
After Chu Xiong left, Bai Luoyu was still very angry: "How can there be such a bad person!"
"Aren't you glad that we met you? Our Young Master Bai must help the weak and fight against the strong, and punish evil and promote good!" Gu Nianchen hugged Bai Luoyu and touched his angry face.
"Yeah, that's right." Bai Luoyu nodded.
"It's late, let's go to bed." Gu Nianchen kissed Bai Luoyu on the cheek.
"Stop messing around, the old city lord is next door!" Bai Luoyu shyly hit Gu Nianchen.
Gu Nianchen chuckled: "I hadn't thought about it at first, but now that you mention it, I really want to make a fuss!" After saying that, he picked up Bai Luoyu and walked towards the bed.
"They will hear it." Bai Luoyu said in a low voice, but his arms were tightly around Gu Nianchen.
"Then just keep your voice down!" Gu Nianchen said into Bai Luoyu's ear.
Bai Luoyu's ears turned red and his whole body trembled.
"Yeah, okay!"
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The panting gradually subsided and the two fell asleep.
In the morning, Bai Luoyu got up in a daze after Gu Nianchen repeatedly woke him up.
"I'm so sleepy!" Bai Luoyu yawned and went to call Chuxiong to eat together.
After Chu Xiong washed up, he looked like a middle-aged man, not the sixty-year-old man that Bai Luoyu had thought.
"When we go out later, City Lord Chu should wear a mask. If you are recognized now, it will be troublesome. Besides, the City Lord's Mansion should have discovered that you are missing and will search for you with all their strength. We'd better be careful!" Gu Nianchen took out a mask and gave it to Chu Xiong.
"Okay, I'll listen to you two young masters." Chu Xiong took the mask.
After the three of them had dinner, they went out together.
According to Chuxiong's description, there are only two places in the surrounding mountains that are suitable for raising wolf packs.
One of the mountains is very steep and far away from the city. Even if the new city lord has the ability to drive the wolves, he cannot be too powerful. There must be a distance limit.
Then the most likely place is another one, and the three of them set off together.
When approaching the foot of the mountain, Gu Nianchen discovered that there were hidden guards.
Bai Luoyu was eager to try, and Gu Nianchen noticed it and smiled, "Go!"
After listening to this, Bai Luoyu nodded and rushed out with a "whoosh". In a flash of his figure, all the guards around him were knocked down.
Chu Xiong was stunned. He didn't expect that Bai Luoyu, who looked so young and fair, had such a high level of cultivation.
Bai Luoyu came back excitedly, put his hands on his hips and looked up at Gu Nianchen!
"Well, that's great!" Gu Nianchen was tactful and quickly offered words of praise.
"Hehe, not bad, not bad!" Bai Luoyu was very proud to receive the compliment.
"Let's go!" Gu Nianchen touched Bai Luoyu's head, then continued walking into the mountains.
The road after entering is determined by the position of the guards in the front, and there are no guards further inside.
Moreover, the ground was covered with thick fallen leaves, and there was no visible road, so I could only determine the direction myself.
It’s time for Bai Luoyu to show off again. He grew up in the mountains and is very good at this.
Bai Luoyu would occasionally pull away the leaves to look at the soil underneath, or jump onto a big tree to observe.
He took Gu Nianchen and Chu Xiong all the way and walked deep into the mountains.
The three of them walked until noon, and Bai Luoyu, who was leading the way, stopped.
Gu Nianchen thought it was another discovery, but Bai Luoyu turned around and held out his hand: "I'm hungry!"
Gu Nianchen and Chu Xiong both smiled at Bai Luoyu's little appearance: "Okay, let's eat something!"
Gu Nianchen took out the dry food and pastries he had prepared, and the three of them sat in a relatively dry place and ate a little.
"I feel like we should be there soon. According to the map, there is a place in this area that is the wolves' favorite habitat." Chu Xiong said.
"Okay, then let's be careful. Although the wolves have no cultivation, if there are a lot of them, we should not fight them head-on. We should act according to the situation." Gu Nianchen reminded.
"Then what should we do with them?" Bai Luoyu asked. Bai Luoyu did not kill the guards because they were also following orders, but the wolf pack was different.
"I need to see whether the wolves are under mental control or drug control. If they are under drug control, I can help them detoxify and then release them. If they are under mental control, then as long as we deal with the people who control them, there will be no problem." Gu Nianchen said.
He now has the aura of a miracle doctor, and he feels that things are much more convenient. As long as he wants, he can see the health status of any living thing.
"Okay, that's good. It gives the wolves some freedom." Bai Luoyu and Chu Xiong nodded at the same time.
"Then let's keep moving forward and try to get back before dark. This matter must be resolved as soon as possible to be safest. We can't give Jin Zhicheng too much time to prepare." Gu Nianchen stood up and prepared to leave.
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