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After a day of non-stop travel, Zhou Chen finally arrived at the county seat of Dongyang.

Compared with Linhai County, Dongyang County is several levels more prosperous. Whether it is the outer city walls or the roads and buildings inside the city, they are all on a different level. It can also be seen from the people coming and going that the living conditions here are far better than those in the county.

Zhou Chen just asked around a bit and determined the location of the county government's Jiaofangsi.

Although it was still daytime, the Jiaofangsi was already very busy, with many people in luxurious attire coming in and out.

The Jiaofangsi belonged to the imperial court and was very different from those brothels. It was mainly used to receive officials and wealthy people, and it was difficult for ordinary people to spend money in the Jiaofangsi.

The Jiaofangsi openly claimed to be a place for court musicians and prostitutes, but in reality the business was not much different from that of brothels, except that it looked better on the surface.

Zhou Chen was not a high-ranking official, so he did not use conventional methods to enter the Jiaofangsi. Instead, he used his kung fu to sneak into the Jiaofangsi.

The Jiaofangsi covers a large area. It is not an easy task to find someone in such a large Jiaofangsi, and to search secretly.

But Zhou Chen also had his own methods. After two days, he finally found out the news about the women of the Gu family.

It is regrettable that after entering the Jiaofangsi, several women of the Gu family committed suicide because they could not bear the humiliation. However, Gu Qingqing, whom Zhou Chen wanted to find, did not commit suicide. Because of her outstanding appearance and talent, she was valued by the chief officer of the Jiaofangsi and was being trained as a culprit. They wanted to train Gu Qingqing to become the most beautiful woman in the Jiaofangsi.

Because of this, although Gu Qingqing joined the Jiaofangsi, she was not forced to entertain guests, but was receiving training.

But precisely because of this, it is not so easy to rescue Gu Qingqing.

Gu Qingqing has now been classified as a slave. Even if Zhou Chen rescues her by force, her status as a slave will not change. Once caught, she will be sentenced to death.

Therefore, if you want to rescue Gu Qingqing and allow her to live an upright life, you must solve the problem of her status as a slave.

Zhou Chen wanted to repay Gu Qingqing, not harm her, so he had to come up with a foolproof plan.

After confirming that Gu Qingqing was not in danger for the time being, Zhou Chen did not rush to rescue anyone, but instead thought about how to save Gu Qingqing.

After much thought, I can only use the simplest method: money makes the world go round.

Seven days later!

County Magistrate Qian Zhengqing returned to his home drunk, went to his room, drove away the servants, and opened the wooden box he brought back.

The wooden box was full of jewels, which made his eyes dizzy and his expression excited.

After serving as county magistrate for three years, he did not achieve much, but he created a huge fortune.

He was originally an official in the capital with a bright future, but later he offended someone and was demoted to the local area, becoming the governor of Dongyang County. Three years have passed now.

He had long since lost his previous ambitions and only wanted to gain enough wealth before resigning from office to prepare for his retirement.

But he is also a smart man. Although he is making money, he is not without bottom line. He will not do anything that crosses the line. After all, he has a lot of wealth now, and it would be a pity if he doesn't enjoy it in life.

Qian Zhengqing closed the wooden box with a smile and was about to put it away when he looked up and suddenly saw a figure in front of him. He was so scared that he almost screamed.

"Master Qian, don't be nervous. I have no ill intentions."

Qian Zhengqing forced himself to suppress the urge to shout and looked at the man who suddenly appeared in front of him. He didn't know how long the other person had been there, but he really didn't feel anything at all.

"Who are you? Who gave you the courage to break into my mansion?"

His words were sharp, but not very confident. The fact that the other party could appear in his bedroom without anyone noticing and hadn't been discovered showed that this person was not simple. Being cautious, he still left room for maneuver before speaking.

The person who came was Zhou Chen. He came here in the middle of the night, naturally to wait for Qian Zhengqing.

"It is my fault for breaking in late at night, but in order to see you, I have no choice but to do this. Please forgive me. I came here this time because I have something important to ask for your help."

Hearing this, Qian Zhengqing felt relieved.

"Please ask me for help. There is no need to use such means. You..."

Before he could finish his words, he was blinded by the shining gold.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1075: Nine out of Ten Gambling Loses, Every Gambling Must Win, Gu Qingqing

"Your Excellency, what do you mean?"

In this dim room, the glittering gold ingots were so dazzling that Qian Zhengqing's breathing became rapid.

Originally, Zhou Chen's sudden appearance made him very dissatisfied with Zhou Chen, but with the appearance of these gold ingots, his opinion of Zhou Chen changed instantly, and he liked him more and more.

Zhou Chen had been watching Qian Zhengqing's expression. When he saw his glowing eyes and trembling hands, he knew that his goal was accomplished this time.

"I am here to comfort Mr. Qian. If you can help me, I will give you another 1,000 taels of gold."

Qian Zhengqing's breathing stopped. One thousand taels of gold. One tael of gold was equivalent to ten taels of silver. One thousand taels of gold would be equivalent to ten thousand taels of silver.

Even though he had been an official for many years, ten thousand taels of silver was a huge amount of money for him. During his three years as county magistrate, the income he earned through various means was only a few tens of thousands of taels of silver.

More importantly, gold is so beautiful, much more beautiful than silver.

He held his breath and tried to calm himself.

"What do you want me to do for you? If it is against the law, I will not help you even if you offer me 10,000 taels of gold."

But he was thinking in his heart that if he was really given 10,000 taels of gold, he would even give up the position of county governor.

Zhou Chen said slowly: "Master Qian, don't worry. What I'm asking you for help with is not a difficult task for you."

Qian Zhengqing didn't believe it at all. It was not a difficult thing. He could be given 100 taels of gold right away. How could he get 1,000 taels of gold afterwards?

"I want Lord Qian to help me redeem someone from the Jiaofangsi."

"woman?"

"Correct."

When Qian Zhengqing heard that it was about helping to redeem a woman, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Compared with other things, redeeming someone through the Jiaofangsi was not a difficult task.

Although the Jiaofangsi had its own rules and it was difficult for ordinary people to redeem people there, as the governor of a county, it was not a problem for him to go to the Jiaofangsi to redeem a woman.

At most, his reputation would suffer a little because of ransom, but he was not afraid at all. His reputation was not good anyway, so what if there were more rumors? Compared with one thousand taels of gold, even a fool would know which one to choose.

"Who do you want to redeem?"

"The daughter of the former Linhai County Magistrate, Gu Qingqing."

"Gu Yongyan's daughter?"

Qian Zhengqing was surprised. As the prefect of Dongyang County, he certainly knew Gu Yongyan, the former magistrate of Linhai County. Although it was not his order, he knew that Gu Yongyan was beheaded and his property was confiscated. At the same time, he also knew that Gu Yongyan did not really do anything wrong, but just offended someone.

"What is your relationship with Gu Yongyan?"

"I have no relationship with him and have never met him, but his daughter once helped me. Why, Master Qian, do you want to ask more details?"

"That's not necessary. As long as you have nothing to do with Gu Yongyan, that's fine."

Qian Zhengqing was just asking casually. He didn't really care. He just tried not to cause trouble.

"I can redeem the Gu Qingqing you mentioned, but how can you guarantee that you won't regret it after the deed is done?"

"Master Qian, you are worrying too much. If I just wanted to take Gu Qingqing away, I would not have come to Master Qian for help to help her get rid of her status as a slave and become a good person. This is why I came to Master Qian. Master, you can rest assured. As long as everything is completed, I will definitely offer you one thousand taels of gold with both hands. After all, I don't want to offend a high-ranking official like Master Qian."

Qian Zhengqing thought about it and felt that it made sense.

He may not be able to do anything about this mysterious man who suddenly appeared, but Gu Qingqing is just an ordinary lowly woman, he can still catch her. As long as Gu Qingqing is in his hands, he believes that this mysterious man will not play tricks.

"Okay, I can promise you, but I'll need a few days."

"No problem. I will prepare the gold. As long as Mr. Qian keeps his promise, I promise that I will give you the full amount of 1,000 taels of gold."

"I hope so. If I know you are trying to play tricks on me, I will never let you off easily."

"Master Qian, you are worrying too much. I will take my leave now."

The next moment, Zhou Chen disappeared from Qian Zhengqing's sight as quickly as a gust of wind.

Qian Zhengqing suppressed his fear and ran out of the door in a hurry, but he didn't find any trace of Zhou Chen at all.

"As expected, those lawless people in the underworld."

The imperial court had no good feelings towards those high-ranking and lawless people in the martial arts world, because many of them were proud of their martial arts skills and did not take the imperial court seriously. Every year, officials died at the hands of those so-called chivalrous knights.

After confirming Zhou Chen's identity, Qian Zhengqing was glad that he did not refuse just now, otherwise who knows if the other party would be ruthless.

"One thousand taels of gold to redeem a woman, are all these people in the underworld so rich?"

He was not prepared to give up this opportunity to make money. One thousand taels of gold was not something he would normally have such a good opportunity to do. It was just redeeming a woman, which wouldn't take much effort.

One thousand taels of gold is not a small sum for anyone. Although Zhou Chen saved some money in the past three years, most of it was used to build the Lotus Tower, and the rest was given to Li Lianhua to buy a horse, so he did not have much spare money.

The one hundred taels of gold just given to Qian Zhengqing were not his own, but the money he earned by doing chivalrous things and robbing the rich to help the poor.

They rob the wealthy businessmen who are lawless, but they help their own poor.

There is no other way around it. Time is limited for him, and robbing the rich to help the poor is the quickest and most brutal way.

As for whether I feel guilty or not, I’m sorry, I really don’t feel any guilt at all.

Of course, for safety reasons, he did not rob the rich to help the poor in Dongyang County, but went to the neighboring counties to take action, and he did not just rob one family.

One hundred taels of gold was easy to get, but one thousand taels of gold wine was not so easy, so after Zhou Chen left Qian Zhengqing's house, he went to another county.

But this time he no longer robbed the rich to help the poor, but went to an underground gambling den.

Although robbing the rich to help the poor can make money quickly, it is also risky. He knows that there is Baichuan Academy in the world and the Supervisory Department in the court. These two institutions have powerful masters and are good at solving cases.

His martial arts skills are not weak now, but not to the extent that he can ignore everything. If he commits crimes frequently and attracts the attention of these two major organizations, he is not afraid, but he still finds it troublesome.

But it’s different for underground gambling houses. Underground gambling houses are illegal places. Winning money from them is easier than robbing the rich to help the poor, because he obtained a god-level skill in the previous world.

Nine times out of ten you lose!

I lose nine out of ten, but if I win just one, I win them all.

Relying on this skill, Zhou Chen is confident that he can win against all the casinos in the world.

In a few days, Zhou Chen changed his appearance, visited four underground casinos, and won one thousand taels of gold.

Of course, this process was not very smooth. After all, it was an underground gambling house, and most of the underground gambling houses were immoral. Zhou Chen won so much money, which would naturally arouse the jealousy of the people in the gambling house, and they would want to keep him.

But relying on his powerful military force, Zhou Chen successfully left the underground gambling den and killed many people in order to scare them.

In this world where fists rule, killing is a common occurrence. As for Baichuan Academy, if you give face, it is Baichuan Academy. If you don't, many people in the world will ignore Baichuan Academy.

Baichuanyuan is just an institution under the former Sigumen, responsible for handling criminal cases and resolving disputes in the martial arts world. If Sigumen and Li Xiangyi were still alive, many people in the martial arts world would give them face.

But now Si Gumen and Li Xiangyi are both gone. Even if Baichuanyuan has relied on the imperial court, its reputation in the martial arts world has become worse. After all, people in the martial arts world have always been opposed to the imperial court, and Baichuanyuan is located between the two, so its life is not easy.

At least in the past year or so, I haven't heard that Baichuanyuan has done anything sensational.

Anyway, from Zhou Chen's point of view, the setting of Baichuan Academy is very weird. Among the deans, Fobi Baishi and Shishui are relatively okay, but the other three are just supporting roles in the plot. They always repeat what others say, like they are smooth people who can get along with everyone.

And their attitude towards the former sect leader Li Xiangyi also shows that they are not upright and loyal people.

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Dongyang County!

Gu Qingqing had been redeemed by Qian Zhengqing two days ago, but Zhou Chen had not shown up during these two days, which made Qian Zhengqing so anxious that he didn't even want to handle his official duties.

He was not thinking about Zhou Chen, but about the one thousand taels of gold that Zhou Chen mentioned.

He arranged Gu Qingqing to live in a side courtyard of his own in the city. He did not treat Gu Qingqing badly. Although Gu Qingqing was very beautiful, he did not have any bad intentions towards her.

Beautiful women can be found everywhere, but one thousand taels of gold are not so easy to come by. Compared to women, gold is what he pursues.

After finishing his shift, he asked his servants to drive the carriage to the side yard where Gu Qingqing was. He would go there every day to make sure Gu Qingqing was safe and sound.

Sitting in the carriage, Qian Zhengqing sighed quietly: "I promised you one thousand taels of gold. I think you won't break your promise."

Just then, a familiar voice came from above.

"Don't worry, Mr. Qian. I won't give you a penny less of the 1,000 taels of gold."

Qian Zhengqing's expression changed drastically, and then he became excited. He looked up at the top of the carriage, and the next moment, a figure came in from the side of the carriage.

"Master Qian, I haven't seen you for a few days. I hope you are doing well."

Seeing Zhou Chen, Qian Zhengqing's heart finally settled down, and he said with a straight face: "According to the agreement, you are late."

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "You can't blame me for this. I didn't expect Mr. Qian to be so efficient. I went to raise money. Don't worry, one thousand taels of gold will be delivered to your house tonight."

Qian Zhengqing couldn't help showing his joy: "I am also a person who keeps his promises. Gu Qingqing has been redeemed, and her status as a lowly woman has been changed to a good one by me. Now she is a good woman in Dongyang County."

Zhou Chen's face straightened and he bowed solemnly to Qian Zhengqing.

"Thank you, Mr. Qian."

Although Qian Zhengqing was paid to do the job, Zhou Chen still recognized that he could do the job so well.