Chapter 244 Taking Action (First Update)
Since the old Marquis returned to his residence, Gu Chengfeng hasn't gone out to cause trouble for a while.
Today, the old Marquis went out to meet friends, and Gu Chengfeng also seized the opportunity to go out and take on a small task to save up some of the private money that Gu Chenglin had squandered.
The new mask he had custom-made was stolen by Gu Jiao, so he had someone make a new one.
The half-face mask with peacock feathers and obsidian is both stylish and flamboyant.
Gu Chengfeng was extremely satisfied with the new mask. Today was another happy day!
Just as Gu Chengfeng was facing the bronze mirror and raised his hand to put on the mask, a small black shadow suddenly appeared in the mirror, startling Gu Chengfeng so much that his hair stood on end: "Ah!"
The little shadowy figure looked at the cool new mask and curled his lips into a wicked smile.
Niohuru Gu Jiao snatched the peacock mask, threw away the old mask on her face, and tried on her new mask.
"Hmm, it looks good."
Gu Jiao was very satisfied.
Gu Chengfeng: Of course it looks good! Don't you even consider how much money he spent to have it custom-made!
"What are you doing here?" Gu Chengfeng looked at Gu Jiao with disdain.
This girl is getting more and more outrageous. What does she think his yard is? A vegetable garden? Coming and going around like that!
Gu Jiao looked in the mirror, admiring her new mask as she said, "Weren't you supposed to be taking jobs? Here, have one."
Gu Chengfeng recalled the time he risked his life to break into the examination hall to exchange her exam papers, only to receive a single copper coin in return. He chuckled and said, "No interest!"
“The reward is very high.” Gu Jiao looked at him in the bronze mirror.
Hahaha, only a fool would believe you.
Gu Chengfeng rolled his eyes: "I'm not interested either."
Gu Jiao thought about it seriously for a moment, then took out a silver note.
Gu Chengfeng narrowed his eyes, somewhat surprised and tempted, but said calmly, "One hundred taels is not enough."
Gu Jiao took out another silver note.
Gu Chengfeng held up five fingers: "At least this number."
"Okay." Gu Jiao readily agreed and took three more silver notes.
Is this girl really that easy to talk to?
Gu Chengfeng, whose life had been shaped by exploitation, could hardly believe it was real. He held the silver note in his hand, turning it over and over to make sure it wasn't fake, before looking at her strangely: "You're not going to send me to kill someone, are you?"
Gu Jiao tilted her head and looked at him: "Um...is it okay?"
Gu Chengfeng exploded: "Of course not!"
He was a master thief, not a bandit; he only stole things and didn't kill anyone. Of course, if someone else wanted to kill him, that was another matter.
In short, he does not accept assassination missions.
Gu Jiao shrugged: "Alright then."
Gu Chengfeng's heart pounded even harder, he had a feeling that nothing good ever came from meeting this girl: "So what exactly do you want?"
Gu Jiao: "Steal something."
When Prince Yu came to visit, he did not mention what had happened. It was only when Eunuch Wei came over to ask him that he mentioned it—Princess Yu gave birth to a child, but the child died shortly afterward. Prince Yu then found a place to bury the child.
Eunuch Wei said there were two versions of the story at the time: one was that the baby died shortly after birth, and the other was that she gave birth to a stillborn child.
It was a sad event, and not many people knew about it, just a few members of the royal family.
Gu Chengfeng seemed thoughtful: "So what they mean is... the child wasn't actually dead. After being buried underground, he started crying again, which a kind passerby heard and dug him out. That child is your brother? That little monk? And who is the person who wants to adopt him?"
Gu Jiao calmly replied, "Prince Yu and his wife."
Gu Chengfeng gasped!
I knew nothing good would come of meeting this girl!
They've even dared to steal from Prince Liang!
Is he about to become an international master thief?!
Gu Jiao looked at him seriously: "A thief who doesn't want to be an international master thief isn't a good master thief."
Gu Chengfeng: "..."
"I won't do it." It's too dangerous; if I'm discovered, my life will be in danger.
“Add another five hundred taels,” Gu Jiao paused, then said, “plus treatment for your brother’s baldness.”
Gu Chengfeng: "..."
Ever since Xiao Jingkong shaved half of Gu Chenglin's head, that half of Gu Chenglin's hair has stopped growing. At first, in order to achieve the same effect, he shaved off the other half, but the other half has grown back by half an inch, while the half shaved by Xiao Jingkong is still completely barren.
These hands must be blessed!
Gu Chengfeng gritted his teeth and agreed!
The two of them sneaked out of the Marquis's residence.
In fact, Gu Chengfeng was still somewhat wary of this matter. Along the way, he thought of countless ways, such as having Gu Jiao beg the old Marquis, and then the old Marquis beg the Emperor.
But on second thought, Prince Yu's attitude was too tough. For the sake of an orphan, he was making the emperor offend the Liang Kingdom. No matter how you looked at it, it was not a worthwhile deal.
The Zhao Kingdom cannot afford to offend the Liang Kingdom. Even if they have better technology and do not covet Liang Kingdom's technology, they cannot persuade Liang Kingdom to do so.
"A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime." The State of Zhao cannot be too high-profile, otherwise, at present it is only the State of Liang that is trying to take their fat, but if it gets out of hand, the States of Jin and Yan may also come.
The only way to address this issue is to start with Prince Yu.
How easy would it be to dissuade Prince Yu from adopting a son?
He even brought out his glassmaking techniques, which shows how determined he was.
As the two walked on the rooftop, Gu Chengfeng suddenly looked at Gu Jiao and said, "Hey, I'm telling you, aren't you really going to consider sending that little guy away?"
That little guy is such a pain! If his brother were like that little guy, he would have gone crazy long ago!
Gu Jiao glared at him: "Shut up if you don't want me to kick you off here."
Gu Chengfeng shut his mouth in a resentful tone.
The two men had a very clear objective for tonight: to find the place where the child's remains were buried years ago and see if the remains were still there.
If he exists, it proves that Xiao Jingkong is not the son of Prince Yu and his wife.
The two arrived outside the walls of the royal garden, and Gu Jiao gave Gu Chengfeng a wink.
Go in.
Gu Chengfeng clenched his fists. Why was he always the one to do these dangerous things?
Gu Jiao wouldn't go in; she pouted at him.
Gu Chengfeng gritted his teeth and climbed over the courtyard wall.
The royal gardens were heavily guarded, and many of Liang Kingdom's secret guards were lying in ambush around Prince Yu's courtyard. However, Gu Chengfeng still managed to sneak into Prince Yu and his wife's bedroom with his superb lightness skills and years of experience.
He didn't come out for about 15 minutes.
"How is it?" Gu Jiao looked at him.
Gu Chengfeng wiped the sweat from his forehead: "It's on the East Grass Slope in the south of the city."
Gu Jiao said aloofly, "Lead the way."
Gu Chengfeng glanced at her speechlessly: "Aren't you going to ask me how I found out?"
"I won't ask."
Gu Chengfeng, who had wanted to show off, was speechless.
He'll tell you whether you ask or not!
The more you don't want to hear him, the more he should talk!
“I examined the soles of Prince Yu’s shoes. Prince Yu must be like us, wanting to prove the child’s origins. The first thing to do is to investigate the place where the bones were buried. I found yellow clay and red moss under the soles of Prince Yu’s and his two bodyguards’ shoes. You’ve seen a lot of green moss, but red moss is very rare. In addition, there were pine needles. The only place that fits this terrain is the East Grass Slope in the south of the city.”
Gu Jiao: "Oh."
oh?
Aren't you amazed by my intelligence?
Dongcaopo wasn't too far, and the two of them were fast on their feet, so they arrived in just over half an hour.
Prince Yu probably didn't want anyone to find this place, so he deliberately destroyed the traces of the scene before leaving, but this still couldn't escape the eyes of Gu Jiao and Gu Chengfeng.
The two quickly found a clue.
"It should be around here."
Gu Chengfeng looked around and said.
Generally speaking, the ground that has been disturbed will be a different color from the surrounding ground, making it easy to distinguish, but at a glance, they did not see any flaws.
Suddenly, Gu Jiao's gaze fell on a clump of bushes.
She went over, parted the bushes, and revealed a large rock inside.
"Move the stone away," Gu Jiao said.
Gu Chengfeng walked over and used all his strength to move the stone.
The soil beneath the stones was clearly fresh, darker in color and wetter than the surrounding soil.
Gu Jiao, holding a lantern, took a small shovel from her small basket and tossed it to him: "Dig."
Gu Chengfeng: Is he here to do hard labor?
Gu Chengfeng dug for a quarter of an hour, sweating profusely, and finally unearthed a small coffin.
Gu Chengfeng looked at the coffin, then hopped back to the ground, exclaiming, "Dig, dig, dig... I dug it out! Come here!"
Gu Jiao glanced at him sideways and said, "Are you afraid of ghosts?"
Gu Chengfeng said matter-of-factly, "Who said I'm afraid of ghosts? I'm just tired! I can't do all the work by myself."
A grown man afraid of ghosts? Hahaha.
Gu Jiao jumped down and used her dagger to pry open the nails on the coffin one by one. When she got to the last nail, Gu Chengfeng suddenly hid behind Gu Jiao!
Gu Jiao: "..."
Gu Jiao opened the coffin and looked inside, then said to Gu Chengfeng, "Look."
Gu Chengfeng turned his face away: "I'm not looking!"
"No, look."
"I won't watch! I won't watch! I'd rather die than watch!"
Gu Jiao pulled him out from behind and forced him to look at the coffin.
Gu Chengfeng was stunned after just one glance.
(End of this chapter)
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