"Brother, this is not fair!" Lao Gou appeared to be dissatisfied and muttered, "How could I not know the danger? I'm just putting myself in harm's way to gather information."
I didn't respond to Lao Gong, calming down to ponder.
"How likely is it that Ding Rui Pu deliberately killed the Youyang scholar?" I asked Fei Fang.
"Very small, it should be a collaboration that failed, the old scholar died inside, and Ding Rui Pu did not achieve her goal. She did not want to leave, so the whole family moved to Yundu County," Fei Fang replied.
His words echoed my thoughts, as there was no reason for Ding Rui Pu to harbor grudges against the Mortuary, and more importantly, after killing Youyang scholar, she chose to settle down nearby which defied common logic.
The correct logic is that they two were to jointly explore Yun Du Mountain. The former perished, while the latter is still lying in wait for an opportunity.
"Okay, we'll do our best. First, let's dig out the body of your old scholar. By the way, let's investigate the place they want to explore. Who knows what good results we might get. When we hand it over to that poisonous woman, we can settle both old and new grudges!" A trace of killing intent flashed in Lao Gou's eyes.
Lao Gou's words make sense. Otherwise, we would be too passive by contacting Ding Rui Pu. Brother Luo, what do you think?" Fei Fang asked me again.
"We'll do as Lao Gou said; I think that's fine," I replied.
Fei Fang stood up and said, "I'll arrange some people to go with us tomorrow?"
"Yes." I nodded.
"Find someone else," Lao Gou suddenly suggested.
"Who?" Fei Fang was slightly curious.
"Liáng Jieshì from the Liáng family. This matter is definitely someone to find, the cat baldness stuff is sinister and all sorts of things, directly cut off the root, up to the skull cap, as a bodyguard is enough." Lao Gou said seriously.
"The family of the esoteric sect, it's not easy to mobilize them for a coffin and a dead body place. This is still somewhat troublesome," Fei Fang replied with a furrowed brow.
"Brother, should we go together?" Lao Gou proposed once again.
I did not hesitate, nodding my head to agree.
Lao Gou is not reliable sometimes, but most of the time, he is very reliable.
Liáng Jieshì is definitely useful.
"It's okay then. The big guy will drive us there. Brother Fei, you can go ahead and handle your own business." Lao Gou leaped up and landed on Xu Jin's head, exuding an air of commanding the empire.
We left the Jiang Huang City Mortuary and headed straight to the Liáng family.
When we arrived at the Liang family's residence, I knocked on the door. The servant of the Liang family recognized me and led me in first. Some servants bowed respectfully and guided me inside, while others ran helter-skelter towards the courtyard.
The Liang family remained much the same as when I left, with no significant changes.
Not long after, I entered the hall, and Liáng Jieshì arrived, looking radiant. As soon as he stepped over the threshold, he clasped his fists in a bow.
"Glorious nephew, Ha! Ha! Ha! Long time no see. What brings you here?" Liáng Jieshì's gaze was scorching hot, which made me a bit uncomfortable.
"Of course, it's Lao Gou's whisper in the ear. When there's something good, everyone thinks of your Liáng family."
Lao Gou suddenly appeared with a urinal, which he placed on Liáng Jieshì's shoulder.
"Ahem!" Liáng Jieshì's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, as if expecting some great good news.
As for Xu Jin beside me, he seemed as if he hadn't seen him at all.
First, he turned his head and looked at Lao Gou for a moment, then clasped his fists in a bow before continuing to look at me with his eyes burning brightly.
"It's a favor I wish to ask."
I briefly explained the situation. Of course, I didn't mention anything about Ding Rui Pu. I just needed help to find the body of the current Youyang scholar's predecessor, and to explore that place as well.
"I see! The Liang family should definitely help!" Liáng Jieshì nodded repeatedly.
At that moment, I suddenly felt a surge of subtle scrutiny.
Suddenly turning around, I saw a young man before me. He was handsome in a way that seemed almost feminine, with an especially soft and delicate demeanor.
This person, is it Cháng Xīn?
Cháng Xīn stared at me with a vigilant gaze, and there was a hint of malice in his eyes.
I narrowed my eyes and locked eyes with him.
I and Cháng Xīn fought in this courtyard the last time. In the end, he ran away.
His appearance here is rather mysterious.
"Cháng Xīn, haven't you greeted to the Master Luo?" Just at that moment, Liáng Jieshì called out.
I was startled.
Cháng Xīn, with both hands clasping in a bow, appeared modest and polite, lowering his voice to say: "Cháng Xīn greets the Master Luo."
Lao Gou jumped down with a clatter, looked up at Cháng Xīn's face, and made a sound of surprise, saying, "What a strange thing! The Snake Lady has returned, but there's not even a young lady in the Liáng family. She's still being well-cared for at the Zhěng family. Old Liáng, do you not have a daughter? Is this effeminate person actually adopted into the Cháng family? Rather strange."
The last time, Cháng Xīn came to the Liang family, he pretended to be an adopted son-in-law, claiming to be the inheritor of the Liang family's legacy. This deceived Liáng Jieshì and others.
Liáng Yù disagreed with this, and I directly exposed Cháng Xīn's true identity.
From the looks of Cháng Xīn and Liáng Jieshì, it's clear that Cháng Xīn has already integrated into the Liáng family.
"Cough cough..." Liáng Jieshì hit his chest with a hammer, then said rather embarrassedly: "Master Gou, Cháng Xīn is not exactly a effeminate person. He's snake-like, and because of that, he might seem a bit feminine. I don't have any daughters, and I never promised Cháng Xīn to anyone else. Cháng Xīn, however, is always infatuated with Liáng Yù. After you guys left, Liáng Yù never came back."
"Cháng Xīn came back to apologize, admitted his mistake, and did a lot of favors for the Liang family."
"I was really considering taking him as a son-in-law."
As he spoke, Liáng Jieshì looked at me again and said: "I actually have a request that I would like to ask, Mr. Luo. Could you help me contact Liáng Yù? I know that you two have no relationship, and this girl was just fooling around. She said a lot of things that day."
I glanced at Cháng Xīn once more.
Cháng Xīn looked back at me, and his eyes seemed more relaxed, without the previous animosity. Liáng Jieshì's words had put him at ease quite a bit.
"I indeed have nothing to do with Liáng Yù, which is why I have no reason to command her to do anything. As for Cháng Xīn, I cannot say much, but since you can change the Liang family's opinion of you, you should also be able to change Liáng Yù's opinion of you. Do you think that makes sense?" I spoke in a calm tone.
Lao Gou's words were sharp, but in my opinion, there's really no inherent problem with Cháng Xīn.
It was just a case of misfortune that led to my enmity with him.
They were really unlucky. First, they were disturbed by people from the Luo family. Then we gave them a good thrashing. Even their master, the old immortal, was rendered useless.
But if Cháng Xīn is truly in love with Liáng Yù and helps the Liang family ascend to another level, then perhaps this is not a bad thing at all.
"Mm, your words have some truth to them. I will naturally have to make Liáng Yù see me in a different light myself, after all, I did say some offending things to her that day." Cháng Xīn straightened his back and suddenly reached out with his hand, making a gesture of inviting me.
"Cháng Xīn, what are you doing? Don't be reckless!" Liáng Jieshì's face had just relaxed a bit, and he scowled at Cháng Xīn with seriousness.
"I'm not being reckless, Master Luo Xian. I want to challenge you!" Cháng Xīn's eyes showed great determination. "If I win, Liáng Yù will at least look at me differently because of my strength, and then I can do other things!"
Xu Jin suddenly burst into a hearty laugh.
Lao Gou's mouth was stretched into a straight line, and it seemed like he was struggling to suppress his laughter. His expression was bizarre.
