Chapter 73: Zheng Yannian's Farewell
Ancestral house.
"You mean, the Gu family is not only close to Bao Hongcai of Zuixianlou, but also knows the miracle doctor?"
Zong Hao's wrinkled face turned gloomy in an instant.
The two men immediately knelt on the ground upon seeing this, and Qian Youliang's voice trembled:
"It was Zhang Erdan, the waiter at Zuixianlou, who told me. As soon as I found out, I came here to report it to you, my Lord."
Wang Mazi beside him also nodded in agreement: "Yes, it was the guy from Zuixianlou who said it himself."
Zong Hao's face suddenly became gloomy when he heard this.
Unexpectedly, the Gu family had secret dealings with the Shennong tribe, and things became difficult.
"Go and bring Zhang Erdan here."
Half an hour later, Wang Mazi led Zhang Erdan, who looked expectant, to the ancestral house.
Originally, Wang Mazi told Zhang Erdan that there would be a reward for questioning important people, but Zhang Erdan was skeptical.
At this moment, when he saw the person sitting at the top, he found that it was indeed the famous master Zong Hao of Liangcheng, and he immediately believed it a little.
"You said that someone in the Gu family knew a miracle doctor?"
Hearing this, Zhang Erdan swore confidently, "That's what I said. I personally heard the conversation between Bao the shopkeeper and his confidants at the restaurant. They also said that the new cream cake the restaurant has just introduced was given to the Gu family by the miracle doctor."
After confirming the news, Zong Hao asked his servants to take Zhang Erdan away to claim the reward, and also asked him to keep an eye on the Gu family members in the restaurant in the future.
Zhang Erdan came for money, so he naturally agreed.
Wang Mazi saw that Zhang Erdan received more reward money than him, so he wanted to show off and said:
"Sir, if you capture the Gu family, they will naturally not be able to stop you then."
Zong Hao did not adopt Wang Mazi's suggestion:
"You two, continue purchasing the cows. I'll take care of the rest."
Upon hearing this, Wang Mazi knew that he had overstepped the boundaries, so he naturally didn't dare to say a word.
After the two left, Zong Hao called his men over, his tone unable to tell whether he was happy or angry:
"Go monitor the Gu family, especially Gu Feixue. If you find any trace of the miracle doctor, report to me immediately."
The Gu family of Anju Village.
Gu Feixue, Gu Sang and Gu Da had just returned from the nearest mountain after picking some wild grapes, but they found that there were many soldiers guarding the village entrance and the door of the Gu family's house.
"Mom and Dad, we're back. Are there any guests at home?"
Who would have thought that before Gu Lang and Wang could reply, a very resentful male voice came:
"Xue'er! You only care about your parents. Do you still remember me, your master?"
Gu Feixue was stunned when she heard this. Why did the master come here?
The person who came was none other than Zheng Yannian, Duke of Zheng, who was also the martial arts master who had taught Gu Feixue the art of lightness skills for several months.
During this period, Gu Feixue has been busy with household chores. She goes to school during the day and goes to Taoyuan to study medicine at night.
Although it is winter vacation now, I have to work hard to earn money during the day, so naturally I forgot about this cheap master.
Thinking of this, Gu Yannian came out of Gu's house and looked at the wild grapes Gu Feixue picked from the mountains, and said deliberately:
"Well, you'd rather spend your time having fun than practicing martial arts to consolidate the skills I taught you?"
Gu Feixue felt guilty upon hearing this, and said in a rather helpless tone:
"Master, please forgive me, my disciple, for my faults." Looking at the wild grapes in his hand, he immediately thought of the words:
"I am picking these wild grapes for Master."
Zheng Yannian knew at a glance that Gu Feixue was making up lies, but he smiled and said:
"Tell me, why did you pick grapes for Master?"
"I picked grapes to make wine. Master is bored in the army, so I'll make some good wine to comfort him."
All the heroes in the army love wine. Gu Feixue's words immediately made the eyes of the generals under Gu Yannian light up.
"Are you serious? You can make wine? And use grapes?"
Gu Feixue was a little proud when she heard this. She walked into the inner room and said:
"Of course I can make wine. I bought grapes in the city earlier, but they were sour and astringent, not suitable for making wine. So today I went to the mountains to look for ripe wild grapes."
When he entered the yard, he saw Gu Lang, Wang Shi and Gu Tingchuan were all there, so he put the grapes he had picked on the table, took a sip and said:
"It took half a day to pick this little, but the wild grapes in the mountains are much sweeter than those you buy in the city. They're perfect for making wine."
Zheng Yannian was itching to drink after hearing what Gu Feixue said. When he thought of wine, he immediately called himself Master:
"My dear disciple, when will you be able to brew this wine?"
Gu Feixue said without hesitation: "At least three months, otherwise it won't taste good."
But Zheng Yannian and his men looked disappointed when they heard this:
"Then I'm out of luck. News has come from the border town that we'll be leaving in two days."
Gu Feixue was stunned when she heard this, obviously a little surprised. She thought Zheng Yannian was here to urge her to practice martial arts, but she didn't expect that he was here to say goodbye.
"It's okay. Once the wine is brewed, I'll send someone to deliver it to Master."
Then Zheng Yannian called Gu Feixue aside and handed her a book.
There was no title on the cover of the book. Gu Feixue was a little confused, and then she heard Zheng Yannian say:
"This book is suitable for women to practice. I happened to get it from a martial arts master. I originally planned to pass it on to my daughter, but now it is also appropriate to pass it on to my apprentice."
Gu Feixue knew that Zheng Yannian had only one son in the army. However, such a martial arts manual was still too valuable as a gift, and Gu Feixue hesitated for a moment.
"Do you think I should be so distant with Master? Without your help in Liangcheng, Master would not have been able to complete the mission assigned by His Majesty so smoothly."
Seeing that Zheng Yannian was sincere, Gu Feixue felt that not accepting the secret book would seem like a barrier, so she had no choice but to take it.
"Thank you very much, Master. After I finish my training, I will go to the army to help you fight."
Zheng Yannian burst into laughter upon hearing this: "Haha, great! When you finish your studies, go to the army and help me as a teacher!"
The two of them were just saying it casually. After all, they both knew that women were not allowed to join the army, which was a violation of military law.
However, what they didn't know was that today's joke would become reality in the near future.
Before leaving, Zheng Yannian gave Gu Feixue another token.
It is said that with this thing, no matter where Zheng Yannian's people see them, they will definitely help them.
All the martial arts secrets were collected, and Gu Feixue naturally accepted this life-saving item as well.
When Zheng Yannian left, he also took away a jar of wine that was still in the brewing period, saying that he would take it back and open it when the time came to drink it.
Gu Feixue was not immersed in the sadness of parting. She had a premonition that she would meet this master again in the future.
That night, Gu Feixue took the cream cake to Taoyuan.
The cream cakes made these days were all provided to Zuixianlou. Today the cows produced a lot of milk, and there was some left, so she wanted to bring it to Rongxing to try.
Who would have thought that halfway through the journey, Gu Feixue sensed someone following her not far behind.
She left home in the middle of the night, and someone was following her at this time. Who was that person?
She used the skills she learned from Cong Rongxing and soon got rid of the man. Then, when Gu Feixue saw the man in black looking around outside Merlin but couldn't get in, she left.
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