Chapter 52 Wukang Mountain Lan Qiaoyan thought about it, nodded slightly and said: "He is also a prominent figure in Zhaotian City, and it is not good to make things difficult for your landlord. Since he is here, just meet him." "Okay, I'll tell him right away." The shopkeeper immediately bowed and left. Not long after, the shopkeeper and Cao Puqing came side by side to a reception room in Bowang Tower and sat down. Lao Dong and Da Shitou had been brought there in advance. After figuring out who was who, Cao Puqing questioned them face to face. There was nothing else to ask, just whether they knew Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang, and whether they knew where those two guys had gone. The two did explain their relationship with Shi Chun, but insisted that they did not know where Shi Chun was. Cao Puqing took a sip of tea without commenting, and then said expressionlessly, "I heard that the day before yesterday, near dusk, you went to the bank to withdraw 50,000 gold with a bank note for 50,000 gold. Is that true?" After these words were spoken, the shopkeeper's eyes suddenly turned to Lao Dong and the other two. Lao Dong and Dashitou looked at each other, wondering if the money house had leaked the customer information. If so, then the money house was a bit unruly. From another perspective, it also proves that Lu Taizhen’s influence in Zhaotian City is indeed not small.
The two Dong Jiuyuan elders exchanged glances, and the old Dong immediately replied, "Mr. Cao is indeed very powerful. He even knows this." The big stone continued: "Yes, it is true." Cao Puqing's brows trembled again and again. He thought that these two guys were going to deny it flatly. He even prepared witnesses, but he didn't expect that the witnesses would be of no use at all. These two people actually admitted it so readily. He immediately asked, "Where did that bank note come from?" Da Shitou said, "Wu Jinliang came the day before yesterday afternoon. He gave it to us and asked us to help cash it out. He used the money to buy a bunch of cultivation supplies and took them away." "Big boss..." Lao Dong realized he was wrong as soon as he started to answer, and immediately changed his words: "Shi Chun asked Wu Jinliang to tell us two that if Mr. Cao had any misunderstandings about the money, it was really wrong. He said that your nephew's death had nothing to do with him, but he saw what happened. If Mr. Cao must know the murderer, he can go to Wukang Mountain to find him." Bang! Cao Puqing slammed the table and stood up, his face full of anger, "Didn't you just say you didn't know where he went?" Da Shitou continued, "This is what Shi Chun meant. He said that we two are from Bowang Tower, and we need to be clear about some things. Friendship is friendship, and duty is duty, and they cannot be confused. Shi Chun said that if Mr. Cao doesn't want to investigate further, then we should not tell him, so as not to harm him. He also said that the murderer is someone Mr. Cao can't afford to offend. He also said that if Mr. Cao gets serious just because we two help him buy something, then we should tell him where he is going, so as not to implicate Bowang Tower, and let him make his own decision." The old host said: "Mr. Cao, that's true. We just helped buy something for the sake of our old friendship. I really don't know what's going on." Most of what the two said was true, at least what Shi Chun conveyed to Cao Puqing was completely true. The shopkeeper looked at the two men who switched between lies and truth freely, without any hurry from beginning to end, and secretly looked up to them, thinking that it was a bit of a waste to have such two people as porters in the warehouse. "Wu Kangshan..." Cao Puqing muttered, his eyes were unpredictable for a while, and then he said goodbye to the shopkeeper, who personally saw him off. As for the owner of Bowang Tower, he never showed up from beginning to end. It was obvious that Cao Puqing was not worthy of the position given his status. After a while, everyone in the reception room left. Lan Qiaoyan, who was listening attentively in the inner room, smiled and said, "I didn't cause any trouble for others. I handled the matter by myself. The brat is still the same brat. I am not disappointed." He turned around and asked his daughter, "See? He is still good to his own people. Can you accept the money you paid back with peace of mind now?" Miao Yilan was silent. She had heard that something had happened before and was worried that it was stolen money. She felt very uncomfortable and a little angry at Shi Chun. After all, she lent out clean money. How could she lend back a sum of stolen money that was difficult to explain? Would she have to lend herself a lot of trouble by lending money? "There are not many people who dare to spend such money openly right after getting it. That kid is a man who dares to take responsibility and do things. He dares to take on such a thing, but who knows what kind of trap is waiting for Cao Puqing in the future. That skinny monkey was just born out of prison the night before, and died at the crime scene far away the next day. This matter is definitely not simple. Maybe there is someone waiting for Cao Puqing that he can't afford to offend. If Cao Puqing really runs into him, he will be in trouble. He dared to wrestle with Cao Puqing as soon as he came out of prison. I don't know what the kid is doing now." Lan Qiaoyan chuckled and shook her head. In terms of understanding Shi Chun, she is definitely one of the people who knows him best, because because of her daughter, she did pay enough attention to him in the early days. In Lu Garden, in a pavilion deep in the double-story building, a man in a yellow quilt with a jade-like face and long beard was sitting in a rocking chair in front of the window, reading a book leisurely. It was the owner of this place, Lu Taizhen. Cao Puqing hurried upstairs and came to the front quickly, bowed, "Master, what do you want?"
Lu Taizhen glanced at him sideways, then returned her gaze to the page. "The owner of Bowang Tower sent a message to me, expressing dissatisfaction with you, and also with the bank. I want to ask, what on earth are you two doing?" Cao Puqing suddenly looked embarrassed and didn't know what to say. As a result, Lu Taizhen, who was swinging in the rocking chair, pointed it out herself, "Shouldn't you ask my opinion before selling the woman to me?" Cao Puqing was a little surprised. He had told his nephew not to make it public before the deal was done. How did the owner of the manor know about it? Did the other party leak the news? He hurriedly explained, "Liyunlou is not honest in doing things. Seeing that you really like that top performer, I wanted to do it well to make you happy. I didn't expect that it would cause such trouble." Lu Taizhen flipped the pages of the book and said softly, "You spoiled your nephew, and he deserved this disaster. Wu Kangshan is rich and powerful, and he won't give me face, let alone you. Some grudges can't be avenged. If the business matter becomes a joke and spreads, I will lose face. This matter ends here. If you can't let go of your obsession, I can't tolerate you here anymore. It's up to you to decide whether to go or stay." Cao Puqing lowered his head and said nothing, his face full of confusion... Shengzhou is located in Shengshenzhou, one of the four continents. Shengzhou is a vast territory. Whether it is one of the twelve entrances and exits to the land of exile, Zhaotian City, or Wukang Mountain, they are all within the territory of Shengzhou. Wukang Mountain is located on a magnificent mountain range. It is a mountain on a mountain, hundreds of feet high. The mountain is steep, as if it was cut by a knife or an axe. The peaks are clustered and sharp. The whole mountain is dark like a rusty block of iron. There is no grass on the mountain. What's even more amazing is that even if the soil is carried up the mountain, nothing can be grown on the mountain. It is indeed a strange place. Logically speaking, such a barren land is not suitable for survival. However, the famous talisman-refining sect Wukang Mountain is located on this mountain, and the mountain got its name from this sect. The foot of the mountain is quite lively. There is a city called Linkang City, which is circled on the mountain by countless large stones. This city was built by Wu Kangshan himself and is also under the control of Wu Kangshan. There is a dense forest outside the stone city wall that is more than ten meters high. It is forbidden to climb over the city wall without permission. Shi Chun and Xiang Lan'er entered through the city gate under the leadership of Bian Weikang. Bian Weikang covered his face with a mask and Xiang Lan'er was wrapped in a cloak. Only Shi Chun, who was looking around, entered the city openly without any cover. There are pavilions and towers everywhere in the city, shops are lined up along the streets, people of all kinds come and go, and flowers are blooming along the walls and branches. When passing by an inconspicuous inn, Xiang Lan'er suddenly stopped and called out, "My dear, we are short of money, so it's better to keep it simple. How about we stay here?" As she said this, she subconsciously glanced at Shi Chun. Ever since her evil plot was exposed, every time she called him "My dear" insincerely, a subtle mockery would always appear at the corner of his mouth. She glanced at him and it was true. "Ah? Oh, okay, okay." Bian Weikang responded in a daze after coming to his senses. He had been visibly absent-minded since entering the city. Anle Tower. Shi Chun looked at the name of the inn and guessed that this woman must have a reason for choosing this inn, so he did not object. He also knew that the two of them did not have much money, so he immediately said generously: "Okay, I'll treat you." The three of them went in immediately and Shi Chun paid for three guest rooms. Bian Weikang originally wanted to live in the same room with Xiang Lan'er like they did in Wuyou House, but Xiang Lan'er didn't want to, and refused on the grounds that she had to be careful about her father's impression because she was under his watchful eyes. Bian Weikang understood her feelings very well. Because of her background, she didn't want to be looked down upon. No matter how worried he was, he had to face what he had to face. After hesitating for a long time, Bian Weikang decided to go up the mountain. For this purpose, he specially comforted Xiang Lan'er, saying that it was not that he didn't want to take her up the mountain, but if he took her directly to the door at this time, she might be humiliated. It would not be too late for him to go home and communicate with his family before taking her up the mountain. Xiang Lan'er expressed her understanding and told him to go without worry. After sending Bian Weikang out of the inn, Xiang Lan'er returned to the door of the room, looked around, picked a pearl flower from her head, inserted it on the door frame, and then went back into the room. Not long after, two people, one tall and one short, wrapped in cloaks appeared at her door. The short one knocked on the door five times in a row before pushing it open and entering. After entering and closing the door, the shorter one lifted up his cloak and hood, revealing his true face. It was none other than Feng Chi, but his face looked very ugly, pale and bloodless, and he was obviously very weak. Together with the taller one, he saluted Lan'er. Xiang Lan'er quickly supported Feng Chi, feeling relieved, "It's good that you're out of trouble. How are you injured?" Feng Chi smiled bitterly: "The injury is not light, I am afraid it will take a long time to recover. The old man is too strong, there is no resistance in front of him, if he had not been delayed by chatting with you, I am afraid that I might not be able to escape with my escape technique. Fortunately, the young lady is fine, otherwise I will die and never be able to explain to the Holy Lord! Young lady, how did you escape?" "Shi Chun risked his life to save me..." Xiang Lan'er gave a brief account of what happened.
Feng Chi nodded repeatedly to express his satisfaction after hearing this. "At the critical moment, they were able to unite and face the outside world. That boy was righteous and should be credited with his merit." Xiang Lan'er asked, "Who is that old man?" Feng Chi shook his head. "It has been reported. They said that there is no such person. No one with similar appearance can match him. They also find it strange. With such a high level of cultivation, he should not be an unknown person. I don't know where he came from. They are still investigating." (End of this chapter)