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Chapter 114 The Peak
Xi Yu looked into the distance, and Gu Zhao stood behind him, knowing that he was looking north. Before leaving, Li Xunchuan only said that he would return in a few days. He never thought that Wen Rongxi was about to close the net, but he still didn't rush back.

"Is Marquis Daxi of Luzhou so difficult to deal with?" Xi Yu frowned slightly, then remembered Ji Yuyan mentioned in Gaodu at that time, turned to look at Gu Zhao, and said, "Could it be that the master is being entangled by that princess?"

Gu Zhao didn't change his face, and said, "You still think that the master has gone to Luzhou?"

Xiyu spread his hands and said, "You and I have seen that post, so could it be fake?"

"It may not be that the master will leave Zhuo Siye behind and stay here at ease." Gu Zhao lowered his eyes and said, "Maybe the master has found Zhuo Siye now and came back together."

Hearing that there was something in his words, Xi Yu said, "Gu Zhao, you seem to have a deep prejudice against Zhuo Siye."

"I don't." Gu Zhao resolutely vetoed it, and then fell silent again.No matter how many times Li Xunchuan said that he would never admit that his master's wife will be Zhuo Ran in the future, this is not a prejudice, it is because he feels that Zhuo Ran is not a well-behaved person in his heart, she looks very different from the other ladies, it is definitely not him I heard it belongs to the talented woman.

Such a person is a disaster sooner or later.

But Li Xunchuan is different. He has a lot of responsibilities on his shoulders, and if he makes a mistake, he will bring thousands of people in Beili into trouble.He didn't understand why Li Yanchuan chose Zhuo Ran, there were so many daughters in the world, why Zhuo Ran was chosen.

He just couldn't figure it out.

When Li Xunchuan continued to explain, he just thought it was just rhetoric.

It's not that Xiyu can't see Gu Zhao's thoughts, but he understands Li Yunchuan and Gu Zhao.He has no way to choose whose side to stand on, because none of them is wrong, they just want to protect what he wants to protect, but unfortunately, all of these collide and happen together, this is an unavoidable contradiction.

"Don't think too much about it," Xi Yu patted him on the shoulder in relief, and said, "Since we have chosen to trust the master, then don't interfere with any of his actions. The master's feelings for Zhuo Siye, maybe you will see again." Once you see it, you will understand.”

Gu Zhao looked at Xiyu and said, "If the master delays what he should do because of this person, should I blame her?"

Xiyu knew that he was talking about Yi Dong this time. He couldn't imagine how Wen Rongxi would be confident that he would be able to handle this matter. The other party was a group of bandits with unknown strength and unknown number. There are quite a few merchants on Yan's business road, I'm afraid Li Yanchuan may not be able to fully understand them.

"So..." Xi Yu sighed, and said, "I just hope that the master will come back soon."

"Didn't you hear them say that Zhuo Siye was injured? If you stay in love for a while, can you still make it back?" Gu Zhao pinched the bridge of his nose, and Xi Yu pulled his hair and said, "You said that before me." Say yes, take it back when the master comes back, otherwise you will be criticized again."

Gu Zhao gave him a blank look, and said, "Let's talk about it when the master comes back."

Xiyu was about to go back to his room when he saw Jingshan walking slowly with his head tilted, staring at the two of them for a long while without speaking.

"What are you doing here?" Xi Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "The governor hasn't come back yet, and we don't know what's going on with him."

Jing Shan shook his head and said, "I didn't ask this. The young master said he has something to tell you, so come with me."

Gu Zhao frowned and said, "Xiyu, let's go."

Wen Rongxi was sitting upright, with several documents in front of him, all opened and neatly placed there.The three entered the door, Wen Rongxi ordered the door to be closed, Gu Zhao frowned, and said, "How many shops did Mr. Wen find out about?"

"Yes." Wen Rongxi did not raise his eyes, and said, "Your master and I have been to these shops secretly, and found that their shopkeepers are not the people listed here, and the business of the shops is not the brocade of the Yan family, but through The name of embroidery shop brocade is reselling some things."

Jing Shan followed Wen Rongxi's words and said: "Those people didn't say what they were selling at all. Seeing that we were not experts, they just sent us away with a few words, and it was like this in several shops."

Xi Yu still didn't understand why Wen Rongxi called them here, he frowned and looked at Gu Zhao, seeing that the other party also shook his head, he didn't speak.

Wen Rongxi said: "Before your master left, he told me that he mentioned this matter to you and told you to investigate it. I don't know the result?"

Gu Zhao and Xi Yu froze in place.

When did Li Xunchuan say this?
Seeing their surprised faces, Jing Shan frowned and said, "Why, I can only tell your master what I have to say, can't I tell our young master?"

Wen Rongxi smiled slightly and said, "You two, I don't mean to embarrass you, it's just that the current situation is special, and I can only be sure if I have more news. I hope you don't hide it."

"My lord, I'm too worried." Xi Yu bowed his head and said, "Gu Zhao and I didn't find out anything. These days we are just following the master's order and want the two generals Shao Hui and Tong Rong to come to help."

Wen Rongxi smiled and said, "Really?"

Gu Zhao hurriedly said: "I dare not lie to the young master. If there is any news about the problem, we will definitely tell the young master."

Wen Rongxi was silent for a moment.

Xiyu has been thinking about what Li Xunchuan said before he left, and there is no mention of what Wen Rongxi said in it. Could it be that he forgot?But it's impossible, who is Li Yuchuan, Xi Yu frowned tightly, how to explain this matter to Wen Rongxi clearly, no matter how you explain it, it may be futile.

Gu Zhao wanted to say something more, but as soon as he raised his head, he forgot what he had thought up.

"Forget it," Wen Rongxi pointed to the name he had marked out on the booklet, and said, "Then I will trouble you to go for a walk. Jingshan and I will go to General Jinpeng's mansion to see if we can fight for it again?"

Xiyu and Gu Zhao nodded slightly, quickly wrote down a few shops, and strode out.

"Young Master..." Jing Shan saw the two of them disappearing from sight, and then returned to the house, and said, "Young Master, have you thought about it, do you really want to do this?"

Wen Rongxi glanced at him sideways.

"It's a subordinate who overstepped..." Jing Shan hurriedly lowered his head.

Wen Rongxi put the book away and said: "Time is running out, you go to Zisha, and bring someone over after the house is on fire."

Jingshan had no choice but to answer yes.

***
The surface of the water was clear and flat, occasionally a merchant ship passed by, ripples rippled from the bottom of the ship, and they rippled over one after another, gently pushing Zhuo Ran's hand into the water.

Li Xunchuan was afraid that someone would fall, so he stretched out his arms to wrap around Zhuo Ran's waist, not daring to relax a bit.Zhuo Ran patted his hand lightly, with the coolness of water, motioning for him to let go.

"You hit me with wet hands again?" Li Yuchuan frowned slightly, and said, "I won't catch you if you fall."

Zhuo Ran simply removed his hands from her waist, stared at him without saying a word, and continued to squint to play with the water.

Li Xunchuan frowned, and said, "Zhuo Xiaqiu."

Zhuo Ran didn't respond to him.Ruoshuiwan is indeed a good place, but she has never been here before. At that time, when she told Han Congzhong about Feng Qianshi of Yidong, she mentioned that there are not only clear water flowing here, but also thousands of loyal souls. Zhuo Ran felt that it was extremely sacred, but felt that it should not bear the name of the battlefield that others said. In terms of scenery, this place is really unique. If she wants to float on it for a few days, it is fine.

"Zhuo Xiaqiu." Li Yanchuan was worried about her, but Zhuo Ran ignored him and wouldn't let him touch him. He didn't know which sentence offended her, so he didn't dare to ask, so he could only call her by her name.

The old man paddling looked at the two and couldn't help smiling. Li Xunchuan turned his head to look at the old man, frowning.

"My lord, what are you looking at me for?" The old man rowed the boat with all his strength, and said, "Young lady has a temper, you just need to coax her more."

Zhuo Ran turned around and said, "Old man, how long have you been rowing on this boat? Can I learn from you?"

"Zhuo Xiaqiu." Li Yanchuan blocked Zhuo Ran from talking to the old man, but Zhuo Ran opened it.

The old man smiled and said, "Let's say it's been more than ten years. I didn't do this before. I was a teacher in a private school."

"Oh." Zhuo Ran nodded upon hearing this, and said, "Then I want to be a teacher too."

Li Xunchuan frowned, Zhuo Ran turned a blind eye, turned his head to look at the scenery, and hummed a ditty softly.

The old man looked at the sky, smiled gratifiedly, and said, "It seems that the weather is good, it hasn't been so sunny for a long time. Would you like some water?"

Zhuo Ran licked her chapped lips and said, "Old man, wait, I'll pour it for you."

After speaking, he got up slightly, opened the bamboo curtain with his waist bent, and got into the small cabin.

Li Xunchuan clenched his hands tightly, Zhuo Ran really couldn't get used to it at all, once he got used to it, he would easily float away.He turned his head and looked at Zhuo Ran's faint figure through the bamboo curtain, and couldn't help it at that time.

Zhuo Ran saw that Li Xunchuan also got in, and quickly took a step back. Li Xunchuan stared at her, like a prelude to a hungry tiger's prey. Zhuo Ran didn't show any fear, and didn't speak, just waiting for him to get out of the way .

"Zhuo Xiaqiu, if you do this again, I will really ignore you." Li Yanchuan looked down at Zhuo Ran.

Zhuo Ran raised her eyebrows and drank a glass of water on her own. She turned her head to one side, subconsciously licked her glistening lips, and bit her teeth twice.

Li Xunchuan was about to be driven crazy.

Although Zhuo Ran didn't flirt.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Zhuo Ran poured a glass of water and planned to go out to take it to the old man, but when he went out, he pushed Li Xunchuan and didn't let him block the way.

"Old man, drink some water." Zhuo Ran handed over the cup, but the old man shook his head and motioned her to look at her feet, where a gourd was lying quietly. Zhuo Ran tilted her head and said, "Drinking alcohol hurts your body." ,Drink more water."

The old man refused with a smile, and said, "No, we'll be there in a little while, so it's not too late to drink later."

Zhuo Ran nodded slightly, and originally wanted to ask something more, when she heard Li Yuchuan hiss softly.

The old man signaled her to go into the small cabin, Zhuo Ran shrugged his shoulders, and handed the water glass to the old man.

Zhuo Ran stretched out her hand to open the curtain, glanced at Li Yuchuan, and said, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Li Yanchuan turned his back to her, and his voice became shallower and shallower. Zhuo Ran squatted down and realized that something was wrong with him. He thought he was injured, so he quickly moved to his side and lifted Li Yanchuan's buried face. Only then did I see a triumphant and wretched smile on his face.

"..." Zhuo Ran suddenly pushed Li Yanchuan away, and was about to run out.

Li Xunchuan stretched out his hand to give her a hand, and Zhuo Ran couldn't help but slammed into his arms. She reacted quickly and put one hand on his shoulder, keeping a little distance away.

"Hmm..." Li Yanchuan gritted his teeth and endured for a moment, Zhuo Ran's other hand was not as obedient as hers, and the strength of the subconscious grip made Li Yanchuan gasp in pain.

Zhuo Ran was stunned for a moment before realizing where she was grabbing. She quickly let go of her hand and got up from him.

"I..." Zhuo Ran blinked her eyes, her hands were shaking, she looked down at Li Xunchuan's face, to be honest, she had never seen Li Xunchuan's expression before, she couldn't tell whether it was pain or pleasure, so she kept on stared at him without moving.

Li Xunchuan paused for a moment, Zhuo Ran's expression was very innocent, and he couldn't get angry, seriously speaking, he didn't have the energy to get angry.He raised his hand to pinch Zhuo Ran's chin, approached and said in a hateful voice, "You're a black hand, you, Zhuo Xiaqiu, why are you so capable?"

Zhuo Ran put her hands on his shoulders, fixed her sights on Li Xunchuan's lips and kissed them, it was almost instant.Li Xunchuan's hand was stuck in the air, Zhuo Ran grabbed his hand and held it in his palm, saying: "I was wrong..."

Sweat dripped from Li Xunchuan's neck.

"But..." Zhuo Ran grinned, and said softly, "Dare to do it next time."

Li Xunchuan put his arms around her back, pressed the back of her neck and bit her.

He really endured it for too long.

***
As soon as Xiyu stepped out of the shop, he quickly fell on Gu Zhao's back.

"Get up." Gu Zhao looked around and said, "There is a shop ahead, don't pretend to be dead and go quickly."

Xiyu shook his head and said, "How can there be such a person? I don't care about the shop I opened, and I still have to invite someone to look at it. Isn't it troublesome?"

Gu Zhao sighed slightly, and said, "If you have money, you are the master. Whenever you manage dozens of stores like them, you will still choose to invite some people to look at them. Why bother yourself."

"Where is the next family?" Xi Yu raised his head and said, "I want to go back to Beili to fight the war. I really have no intention and power to do these things."

Gu Zhao pointed to the front and said, "It's at the corner of the alley, soon."

Xiyu sighed, and said, "Young Master Wen can't ask anything, how could we just ask? He thinks highly of us too."

Gu Zhao was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, Xiyu saw that he didn't move, and said, "What's wrong? You can't find it?"

"You just said that Mr. Wen couldn't even ask, how could we ask?" Gu Zhao frowned.

"Yes." Xi Yu nodded and said, "I'm not right?"

Gu Zhao's expression turned serious, and he said seriously, "We were cheated."

Xi Yu immediately stood up straight and said, "What do you mean?"

"Think about it, most of these shops belong to the Yan family, and they will recognize Zuo Xiang's favorite students. Even if they invite someone to look at the shop, they won't be able to hide anything from Wen Rongxi, let alone us When I asked him just now, how could they not recognize who Wen Rongxi is?" Gu Zhao clenched his fingers tightly.

Xiyu scratched his head and said, "Did Mr. Wen give you the wrong address?"

Gu Zhao sneered and said, "Do you think it's possible?"

"No matter what's the matter, let's go back and talk about it first. I always feel that something is wrong with Mr. Wen." Gu Zhao said.

At the same time, Wen Rongxi had already stayed in Jinpeng's residence for a long time.

Jin Peng looked at the merchants at a table, and looked at Wen Rongxi incomprehensibly, but saw that the latter was drinking tea and admiring the flowers freely, without the slightest embarrassment to explain to Jin Peng.

"These are all related to the Yan family's relationship in the Yidong Commercial Road. Mr. Wen was ordered by Mr. Wen to come here to thoroughly investigate the collapse of the Yidong Commercial Line. At this time, we gathered everyone together to discuss how to investigate the problem. ?" Wen Rongxi put down his teacup and glanced at everyone in the banquet.

None of the merchants dared to speak.

Jin Peng frowned and said, "Mr. Wen, how much do I respect you as Yan Yingzhen's favorite student? Why did you invite these people to my house and make such a fuss?"

Wen Rongxi smiled and said: "Commander Jin really made a mistake. Wen intended to contact everyone. This should be the time for everyone to work together. You must have heard that Governor Li is also here with Wen , He is someone sent by the Holy Spirit, no matter from which point it is expanded, this meeting is extremely important."

Jin Peng sneered twice, and said, "I'm not the one in charge of Yi Dong."

Wen Rongxi nodded, and said: "Wen knows it. It's just that Mr. Huo and Mr. Feng were not there? Mr. Wen has also heard of it. These two have a good relationship with Commander Jin. What you mean is what they mean."

"Don't say such decent words to provoke relations." Jin Peng said: "I don't care what you want to do, just take this group of people and get out, my house can't accommodate you few big Buddhas!"

Wen Rongxi sighed slightly, and said, "Why is Commander Jin doing this? You haven't listened to what Wen said, why are you so anxious to drive us away?"

Jinpeng nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you!"

Wen Rongxi freely added a glass of wine and handed it to Jin Peng, and said, "Commander Jin, I wonder if you have heard of the bandits' den in Luocheng, Jingzhou?"

"What does this have to do with me?" Jin Peng rolled his eyes at him.

"Then... where are you guys?" Wen Rongxi swept across the faces of those merchants, Jing Shan stood beside Wen Rongxi and didn't dare to say a word, just followed Wen Rongxi's gaze to look over them one by one.

The merchants didn't move or speak, they just lowered their heads and did nothing.

Wen Rongxi smiled and said: "Everyone, don't be nervous, it's just that Wen heard that these bandits appeared in Yidong, and they had high-quality weapons in their hands. They seem to be reselling arms. This is a money-making business. It’s quick to make money doing this.”

Jin Peng didn't have the slightest interest in this matter, and said, "Sell arms? Come to Yidong to sell arms? Are there gold or silver mines here?"

Wen Rongxi didn't speak.

The merchants whispered after hearing this, Wen Rongxi put the teacup to his lips and said, "Your lords have also heard of it?"

"Ah, yes, yes, yes." A businessman in an orange jacket couldn't help but nodded, and the people around him also nodded along with him. Wen Rongxi couldn't help smiling, and quickly calmed down.

These merchants were selected by him and Zisha after a few days of confirmation, and he didn't say anything wrong. What Wen Rongxi wanted to see most was that someone would really break into the commander's mansion later.

(End of this chapter)