HLnovel Chapter 178 Grudges
Chapter 178 Grudges
I looked at Aunt Zhao again. She seemed to be in a trance and didn't say a word. It was only when Qingyue pulled her sleeve that she responded with "Oh, yes."
I was afraid of saying more and making more mistakes, so I took off the knife and pretended to be calm and said, "I didn't know that my aunt's family is from the Guifang family. If you like it, I'll give you this knife. It seems that I can't use it even if I receive it." It's true that I can't use it, and I don't want to use this knife that I "collected" from a dead person. I think it's unlucky.
Aunt Zhao took another look at the knife, pushed it back to me and said, "Miss Lanxiang, you are too polite. I am a woman and I don't need it on weekdays, so how can I take someone's love away? You should take it back and see if the young master has any use for it, or if the young lady can use it as a self-defense when she goes in and out on weekdays. I will go to the old lady now to avoid being late."
Tu Shanhou hurriedly walked up to her and said, "Then I'll accompany my aunt. I also want to visit my grandma when I come back."
Aunt Zhao smiled and said, "The eldest young master is really filial."
Tu Shan Hou nodded, turned around and asked Tu Shan Jing: "Second brother, aren't you going with us?"
Tu Shanjing looked up at him and said calmly: "You go ahead. I have something else to do. I'll go later."
"Yes, you are so busy with your business, unlike me who is idle all day long. Then I will go and greet you first." Tushan Hou laughed dryly and walked away with Aunt Zhao and the others.
Tu Shanjing let out a long sigh and said to me: "Let's go back."
I followed him silently, and when we were almost at the gate, I couldn't help but say, "Sir, it's a pity that we didn't gain anything on this trip. We'll investigate again later, and we'll always be able to find some clues about the young master."
"It's not that there is nothing at all." His voice sounded in front of him.
"what?"
He turned around and said with bright eyes: "At least I saw that the bloody claw marks at the door have been wiped clean."
I was shocked and asked tentatively: "Sir, are you saying that they actually found out?"
"Yes, it's still early, not time to clean. The guards at the gate are only responsible for guarding the gate, not doing such rough work. Now there are so many bloody claw marks all the way to the courtyard, which has been wiped clean. It must not be accidental."
I pondered: "So they...are guilty and have erased the traces?"
He nodded: "That's right. Even if the fake Ruiyang last night was not my eldest brother, he was probably someone close to him."
We walked to the door, and out of consideration for the guard at the door, I didn't say anything more and followed him back to the study.
Ruofeng was guarding the door of the study. When he saw us coming back, he bowed and said, "Young Master, Miss."
Tu Shanjing stopped and said, "You guys have to work hard these days. I won't transfer anyone to the mansion yet. I'll find some reliable people after this storm is over."
Ruo Feng bowed and said, "Master, rest assured. If you don't ask us to serve you, I, Rui Yang, Xiao Hui and the shadow guards will take turns to guard this study room tightly."
Tu Shanjing nodded: "You are a reliable person, so I will leave it to you. I will reward you later."
Ruofeng opened the door for us and said, "It's my job. Thank you for your praise, young master."
Tu Shanjing walked into the study, I closed the door, and saw him sit down and take the brush off the pen holder.
"I want to write a letter to Gui Fangduan." he said.
I hurriedly helped him grind the ink and said, "Young Master, you can call him over. We should talk about this matter face to face and find out whether Aunt Zhao is really from the Guifang family."
Tu Shanjing thought for a moment and replied: "You are right. I will ask him to come to Qingqiu soon. Then I will send someone to investigate the Guifang family."
On the second day, Tu Shanjing and You went to the back mountain again, took out Gui Fangqian's fox body from the holy land and placed it in a thousand-year-old ice cave.
Tushan Hou was behaving well. Neither the shadow guards sent by Tushan Jing to monitor him nor Guanglin, whom I summoned, could detect any new movements.
A few days later, the Guifang arrived.
I accompanied Tu Shanjing and took Gui Fangqian's long sword to a restaurant not far from Tu Shan Mansion.
In the private room on the top floor, Gui Fang was drinking by himself. When he saw us come in, he was delighted and stood up and said, "Finally, we are here! How is Mr. Qingqiu? How is Miss Lanxiang?"
Tu Shanjing bowed and said, "Master Guifang, I'm sorry for the wait. I'm fine."
I followed suit and bowed: "I'm fine too."
Gui Fangduan laughed and said, "No, no, I came too early!"
Tu Shanjing took his seat and I stood behind him.
At this time, the waiter served the dishes. After he left, Tu Shanjing spoke again: "Master Guifang, do you still remember the previous agreement?"
Gui Fangduan smiled and said, "Of course I remember. That's why I came here as soon as Master Qingqiu opened his mouth. Tell me, what's the matter?"
Tu Shanjing shook his head: "It was our first agreement."
Gui Fangduan was surprised and said, "The first one...? Oh, I remember now, you asked me to promise not to hurt you and her, and if anyone else in the family gets the message, I will tell you guys to be prepared. But I see you guys are fine, is someone trying to kill you? I haven't received any news. But don't worry, I'm here, and I'll fight back whoever comes."
Tu Shanjing raised his hand, and I took off a long bag from my back and placed it on the table in front of Tu Shanjing.
Gui Fangduan's puzzled eyes fell on the bundle.
Tu Shanjing's white hands opened the bundle, revealing Gui Fangqian's long sword inside.
Gui Fangduan's eyes turned from confusion to shock, and then he stood up with a hint of anger, drew the long sword behind him, pointed at Tu Shanjing and asked: "Did you kill Brother Qian?"
Seeing this, I quickly stood in front of Tu Shanjing and shouted to Gui Fang: "It was your brother Qian who came to kill us first! And you also broke your promise and didn't reveal any information to us. Are you going to destroy the bridge after crossing the river?"
Gui Fangduan glanced at me, sighed, put away his sword, sat back on the chair, and murmured: "Forget it, I knew that if I killed someone, I would be killed one day, and I can't blame others. But when did he come here, I, I really don't know..."
Seeing his grief, I couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted, and comforted him: "The dead cannot be resurrected. If you want, you can take him back and bury him properly. I can also return this long sword to you."
Tu Shanjing took out a letter from his bosom, pushed it in front of Gui Fangduan, and said: "You really don't know. What you don't know is that he secretly wants to get rid of you and become the patriarch himself."
Gui Fangduan took the letter in disbelief, unfolded it, looked at it for a few seconds, and frowned.
"This... is indeed Brother Qian's handwriting. It also contains the seal of my Guifang family."
"Yes, I suspected that my eldest brother hired him to steal the secret treasure of our clan, but my eldest brother did not have enough money to allocate, so I checked..." Tu Shanjing looked up at him: "I found this secret letter in Gui Fangqian's personal bag. It was agreed that after the matter was completed, the secret treasure would be handed over to Gui Fangqian for safekeeping, and my eldest brother promised to secretly eliminate you. The day you die is the day they deliver the goods."