hotmtlnovel Chapter 19 The Massacre of the Entire Family
Chapter 19 The Massacre of the Entire Family
As Li Dazui spoke, he clasped his hands together and bowed obsequiously to Gu Qianbei.
Seeing this, Gu Qianbei naturally understood his meaning.
This is to save face for him in front of his mother.
However, it seems that his charade of pretending to be a martial arts champion has come to an end.
Gu Qianbei smiled and looked at Duanzhi Xuanyuan, saying, "I see. Auntie, if you like, I can give you a jar of Dragon Tiger Wine."
The man with the severed finger, Xuanyuan, smiled with narrowed eyes.
"No, no. The wine is good and can nourish the body. But my body is already broken and useless. Drinking more won't help and would be a waste."
"I came here simply to see what kind of person could brew such a miraculous beverage."
"Mother, aren't you blind?"
Li Dazui asked in confusion.
"If you can't see, you can hear; if you can hear, you can tell what a person looks like."
"what?"
Li Dazui looked puzzled, but Gu Qianbei laughed and asked, "Did the old lady figure it out?"
"I can tell. My son is lucky; he's surrounded by good people. Manager Gu, if Da Zui ever offends anyone in the future, please forgive him."
If you encounter any difficulties, please help me out of respect for this old woman. I would be eternally grateful.
As Duanzhi Xuanyuan spoke, he was about to bow to Gu Qianbei.
This surprised Gu Qianbei, who quickly helped him up.
He was genuinely afraid that having an elderly person bow to him would shorten his lifespan.
"You're too kind, ma'am. We're all neighbors, so of course we'll help if we can."
"Then thank you very much, Manager Gu."
Duanzhi Xuanyuan chuckled, then turned and took his leave with Li Dazui.
Gu Qianbei looked at her hands, which had just supported Xuanyuan with his broken finger, frowned slightly, and then smiled nonchalantly.
"This old lady is here to test my skills. No wonder she's a legend in the gambling world, she's got quite a few tricks up her sleeve."
Amidst a thousand sorrows, the smile on Xuanyuan's face, now fading slightly.
"He's not very old, but his Taoist internal energy cultivation is remarkably refined. How could someone like that end up in this small town of Qixia?"
Judging from his words and actions, he seems to be a gentle and refined gentleman, and probably wouldn't have any ill intentions towards Big Mouth.
Thinking of this, Xuanyuan, who had severed his finger, felt somewhat relieved.
Early the next morning.
Gu Qianbei was having breakfast at the inn when Constable Xing rushed over in a flurry.
Good morning, Officer Xing.
Gu Qianbei greeted him with a smile, but Constable Xing looked around seriously, and the inn's inhabitants gathered around him in perfect unison.
"What's wrong, Lao Xing? What big thing happened again? The last time you looked like that was when the Male and Female Duo came to Qixia Town."
Bai Zhantang couldn't help but ask.
Guo Furong, standing nearby, retorted, "Hey, hey, can we stop bringing this up? Besides, they're the Twin Heroes, not the Twin Fiends!"
"Go away, we're talking about serious matters, don't interrupt."
Bai Zhantang said with disdain.
Guo Furong was both angry and unable to fight back, so she had no choice but to give up.
In fact, she was also very curious about what news Officer Xing had brought.
Seeing the familiar scene of playful fighting before him, Gu Qianbei smiled knowingly.
"Just received news. Wasn't former Grand Secretary Zhang Haiduan supposed to have retired to his hometown? A few days ago, the underground organization Black Stone, wiping out the entire Zhang family!"
"What! The Black Stone organization is too arrogant! They even dared to kill the former prime minister?"
Tong Xiangyu exclaimed in shock.
The expressions on everyone's faces were no better.
Gu Qianbei raised an eyebrow, seemingly lost in thought.
"The Black Stone organization is notoriously arrogant, so they probably wouldn't easily destroy the former prime minister's family."
"Old Xing, what exactly happened?"
Bai Zhantang asked curiously.
After looking around and making sure no one was there, Constable Xing lowered his head and said, "I heard it's because of a corpse, something called the remains of Rama."
The Black Stone Organization heard that Lord Zhang had found half of Rama's remains, and wanting to steal it, they wiped out the entire Zhang family!
"What are Rama's remains?"
Guo Furong asked curiously.
"I know Rama. He was a highly accomplished monk from eight hundred years ago. It is said that he even castrated himself to preach in the palace at that time."
Lü Qinghou made good use of his extensive knowledge.
Bai Zhantang, on the other hand, had a serious expression.
"Besides being a high-ranking monk, Rama is also said to be a powerful being at the Celestial Realm. After his death, his disciples who collected his body found that his body was intact and that he was not a eunuch."
Thus, it was rumored that the internal energy technique created by Rama had the effect of reconnecting severed limbs, even bringing the dead back to life and healing flesh and bones.
However, he did not leave behind any martial arts manuals during his lifetime, so everyone focused their attention on his remains.
During the eight hundred years of struggle, Rama's remains were split in two.
Legend has it that whoever obtains the complete remains of Rama can comprehend Rama's inner power and break through to the realm of celestial beings.
As Bai Zhantang recounted the story, everyone understood the importance of Luo Mo's remains.
Tong Xiangyu said with a look of disgust, "Ugh... so many people are stealing someone's corpse, that's really despicable."
I don't know if this legend is true or false.
If it's true, it's been eight hundred years, how come no one has learned this so-called Rama internal skill?
It's obviously a scam.
Gu Qianbei laughed upon hearing this, saying, "Manager Tong, if everyone were as open-minded as you, there wouldn't be so much bloodshed in the martial world."
"Yes. In the martial arts world, rumors are often taken at face value. Until the very last moment when the secret is revealed, no one knows whether the legend is true or false."
Even for the sake of a possible contingency, many people are willing to risk their lives.
Bai Zhantang sighed.
"Eight hundred years have passed, and the world has changed. If there were any secrets about Rama's remains, they would have been deciphered long ago."
Either the secret isn't big enough, or the truly important people wouldn't care.
Lu Qinghou analyzed.
"It's not impossible. I think the Zhang family massacre might be something someone is using as an excuse to make trouble."
The real purpose was to kill Zhang, the chief minister, and his entire family.
Upon closer examination, it's clear that this chief minister had only resigned from office for a few months when his entire family was murdered.
If you said it wasn't for revenge, I really wouldn't believe it.
Gu Qianbei offered another possibility.
"If that's the case, then it's a matter for the imperial court."
Bai Zhantang muttered to himself, glancing at Guo Furong.
Everyone else's eyes also fell on her.
"Why are you all looking at me? I don't know what's going on either. When I ran away from home, Chief Minister Zhang hadn't resigned yet."
You should ask my dad about this; I know absolutely nothing about it.
Guo Furong shook her head repeatedly.
"Forget it, it's better not to know too much. The more you know about these things, the faster you'll die."
The imperial court is far more complex than the martial arts world.
Those are all the smartest people in the world playing mind games.
"If we get involved, we won't even know how we died."
Gu Qianbei's words resonated with everyone, and they all stopped discussing the matter, treating it as a joke and moving on.
But only Gu Qianbei knew that the matter of Luo Mo's remains was just the beginning, and it also involved the story of a couple who had undergone plastic surgery.
However, he wasn't very interested.
With the system at his disposal, he wasn't really interested in the mere remains of Rama.