I'm just an ordinary Taoist priest

Chapter 282
"Someone is going to kill you?"

Gu Yao frowned and looked at Zuiyue, a little in disbelief: "Who wants to kill you? Why don't you go back to Chunyuandao? Or seek protection from Jing Yesi?"

She is Chunyuandao, a well-known relative, and she was hunted down in Chang'an
Zuiyue straightened up, with a wry smile on her face: "My concubine is dormant near Jing Yesi, waiting for you to come. Of course, I have difficulties, but are you sure you want to say it here?"

"Here." Gu Yao looked at the rough alley, "Then do you have a hiding place?"

Zuiyue shook her head and said: "There is nowhere to hide, there used to be some private houses, but they have been turned upside down in the past month, and they have been swimming in the alleys in the past few days, like gutter mice. It’s the concubine who wants to take away the drain.”

Hearing what she said, Gu Yao was a little distressed. He couldn't take her to the Changle house.

It's not good to make trouble for Changle for no reason.

"Yes, Sanhefang."

After thinking for a while, Gu Yao's eyes lit up, and he decided to take Zuiyue to Sanhefang to hide.

Sanhefang can become the largest gambling house in Chang'an, and its backing is definitely not small. Then Zheng Decai intends to win him over, but fortunately, he will give him a favor.

Anyway, I already owe the favor of destroying the house, so it doesn't matter if I have more.

"I just don't know if Zheng Decai will be willing to get involved in this muddy water."

Gu Yao said his thoughts, and asked Zuiyue if he would like to hide there, Zuiyue nodded repeatedly: "Fellow Daoist, although we can make arrangements, we need to make an agreement with shopkeeper Zheng in advance. There are also a lot of decorations in Sanhefang. It has something to do with whoever chased me."

"Then you still dare to go?" Gu Yao was a little surprised.

Zuiyue pursed her lips and smiled, revealing the dimples on her cheeks: "Sanhefang can grow in Chang'an because of the skills of three generations of Zheng Decai's ancestors. Zheng Decai's sedan chair just passed by, so it must have come to look for you."

"If you open your mouth, Zheng Decai will either simply refuse, or agree to help with all his strength. There will never be the kind of behavior that promises and then stabs you in the back, unless there is a chance to kill you."

"It's impossible to kill you in Chang'an. Before," she mulled over her words, and then said, "Zheng Decai must be able to find out the inside story about Shangjing being kicked out of Chang'an. He is so anxious that he came here in person today. Dare to build a good relationship with you in the front."

"And I'm fully confident that as long as you open your mouth, he will definitely go all out in order to show his worth in the first thing."

Hearing what she said, Gu Yao suddenly said: "Hearing what you said, why do I feel that it's not worthwhile to save you?"

"Huh?" Zuiyue's face froze, and she laughed dryly twice: "You are joking, fellow daoist, can this matter be evaluated as cost-effective?"

Sensing the change in Gu Yao's attitude, she hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Fellow Daoist, the value I can bring to you by saving my life is definitely greater than the price of Zheng Decai's full help."

Just as Gu Yao was about to say something, he suddenly heard footsteps and whispered, "Someone is coming."

Zuiyue immediately took out a piece of paper and held it in her palm, a water-like membrane swam over her body, turning her into a young and thin woman.

"Master, two dollars, only two dollars." Yi Wanrong, Zuiyue grabbed Gu Yao's wrist, and said bitterly.

While Gu Yao was still reacting, the footsteps were approaching.

"Master Gu, I'm looking for you... ah."

Li Jiuhe appeared at the entrance of the alley with two strange men. Seeing Gu Yao's appearance, he froze his tongue.

Gu Yao hurriedly shook Zuiyue's hand away, turned around and said, "Lord Li, this is a misunderstanding."

"Your Excellency said so, so it's a misunderstanding." Li Jiuhe lowered his head and hurriedly said, "The lower official just received a letter from the Princess, asking the lower official to drive for you and take you to the Prince Wu's mansion, so I inquired all the way here. "

"Inquire? Whom do I ask? I've been avoiding people all this way."

Li Jiuhe didn't say a word, and motioned to the person on the left to take out an oil lamp from his robe, light it with a fire, and put it in the corner of the wall. He also took out a pen made of bone, and poked it directly on the wall.

Soon, three ghostly figures of strange shapes appeared on the wall.

Li Jiu and the right-handed person took out a small jade bottle from their arms, and poured the black-red plasma on the wall.

Plasma was sucked by the ghost, and the flame of the oil lamp began to dance.

Only then did Li Jiuhe explain: "Lord Gu, don't be surprised. This is a wandering little ghost, a ghost domesticated by Jing Yesi. The officer found you through this little ghost."

"As for these two, they are the officials who are responsible for domesticating wandering little ghosts."

At this moment, the blood plasma was sucked clean, and the oil lamp had been extinguished. The two put away the utensils, bowed down and saluted without saying a word.

"My lord, don't be offended, these two can't speak." Seeing Gu Yao staring at the two, Li Jiuhe explained something, turned around and said something to the two, and took out a handful of silver coins from his sleeve. Tickets were stuffed to the two of them, and they were told to leave.

parade imp
Gu Yao looked at the backs of the two leaving, looked at the black traces on the wall, remembered the last time he heard this term, it was the black market in Luoyang, and couldn't help thinking of another Changle princess who "worked part-time" there.

"My lord? My lord?"

Li Jiuhe whispered repeatedly, waking up Gu Yao who was in a daze: "Are you going to Wu Wangfu now? Or where are you going? The official has already prepared the carriage and is outside. The princess ordered the official to serve you well." .”

Gu Yao glanced at Zuiyue who lowered her head behind her eyes: "Go to Sanhefang first."

"You are going. Your Excellency, please." Li Jiuhe was halfway through the conversation, feeling that he should not talk too much, and did not look at Zuiyue who was disguised, so he turned around and went to pull the carriage.

Zuiyue waited until he left, then said softly, "This is Li Jiuhe, right?"

Gu Yao couldn't help being surprised: "You actually know him?"

"This is also the value of the concubine's body. In Chang'an, there are valuable people with names and surnames, all of which are remembered in the concubine's heart."

I just don't know how many horses can be fattened by the grassland on Jiuqian's head?
Gu Yao didn't speak, and waited for the carriage to appear at the entrance of the alley, then got in with Zuiyue.

Although Li Jiuhe was a little surprised, he didn't say a word, but after the two of them were done, they drove to Sanhefang in a carriage.

After walking for a while, Gu Yao remembered something: "By the way, how do you all know that I came out from the back door?"

From Jishi to Zheng Decai, Jiuqian Xuanhe, and Zuiyue, they all blocked him, which is also quite strange, because Jing Yesi actually has not only the front door and the back door, but also several side doors.

Zuiyue smiled softly: "Friend Daoist, the person blocking the front door was found by Zheng Decai. He made sure that you would not leave through the front door. Later, in order to make sure that you left through the back door and that he happened to meet you, He also set up a large number of people in the gambling house and Yingfu at the side door, and made sure that these people would be discovered by Jing Yesi."

"In this way, in order to ensure that there will be no accidents, the people of Jing Yesi will definitely let you go through the back door, even though they know that the Lord is definitely waiting at the back door and want to meet you."

Gu Yao interrupted: "Wait, what is the manpower of Yingfu?"

Zuiyue nodded and said: "Behind Sanhefang, there is also a member of Yingfu. Zheng Decai will have people send money to Yingfu every once in a while, so there is nothing wrong with him using the banner of Yingfu."

"Aren't the people in Jing Yesi afraid that I will be beaten to death by the Lord? They know that someone is waiting for me at the back door." The journey was extremely quiet, Gu Yao raised the curtain and looked outside.

The road is open in all directions, spacious and flat, except that there are no pedestrians, and only occasionally a few carriages can be seen.

Zuiyue looked at Gu Yao curiously, and explained together: "First of all, in Chang'an, any dirty tricks have to be kept in the dark. Shangjing attacked you. First, I didn't expect you to fight back, and second, I didn't know Si I value you so much."

"As for this time, if you dare to fight with you around Jing Yesi, that would be like slapping the chief's face. Except for those who don't want to live, no one will do it. The higher the cultivation level, the more you have to suppress yourself. On the contrary, ordinary people may cause other problems."

"As for this road, it's an official road. In a literal sense, only officials can take the road, and it's not a Zhima official, at least it must be above the seventh rank. Naturally, there are no people at this time, so it is secluded."

Gu Yao suddenly realized: "So it is."

It was the first time he had seen official roads. Guangling Mansion or Qingshui County didn't pay much attention to them. In Luoyang, he didn't go to other places. He just walked along the water or in Fangshi, and he never saw official roads.

This time it was the knife pulling the ass, which opened my eyes.

"In fact, it's normal to have this kind of road. The royal family usually takes the official road when traveling. How can ordinary people see the emperor? Otherwise, what should they do if there are some gangsters? Besides, when the emperor travels, the people have to kneel and worship. A street It took such a long time, and it took a lot of time. This mistake may miss the life of the poor for a day."

"However, this generation of emperors usually travels by water, and rarely travels. They only travel between Chang'an and Luoyang, and this official road is rarely used."

Zuiyue tilted her head, looking through the gap that Gu Yao lifted up: "It's very close to Sanhefang, Gu Daoyou, when the time comes, you go to Sanhefang and explain to Zheng Decai, let him remove the eyes in the gambling workshop, I will go down again , otherwise the whereabouts will be leaked again."

After speaking, she took out another talisman and put it in her palm, putting on a new look for herself.

"The forged appearance of this talisman can isolate the secrets of heaven. The disadvantage is that the time is very short, so it needs to be used every little while."

Gu Yao nodded.

As she said, the carriage made a big turn and entered other roads. The sounds on both sides gradually became louder, pedestrians and shops gradually increased, and finally stopped in front of Sanhefang.

Gu Yao nodded to Zuiyue, motioned her to stay in the carriage, talked to Li Jiuhe, and walked into the casino alone.

Compared with the last visit, Sanhefang this time is indeed undergoing a major renovation. The whole house is just an empty shell, and the walls and walls inside are almost smashed. When you walk into the house, you can only see a A great crowd bustles about with utensils, turning round and round the pillars.

After finding the steward and explaining his identity, the steward immediately bent down and took him to the backyard, served tea and water, and then went to look for Zheng Decai.

After a short while, Zheng Decai ran in from outside sweating profusely, panting heavily, and his voice was intermittent, making Gu Yao especially worried that he would not be able to catch his breath:

"Master Gu, it's rude to greet you when you come here, it's rude."

After finishing a sentence, he didn't care about being polite, and sat down on the chair, and the two layers of flesh were squeezed out by the handle of the chair.

After watching him drink two teapots of cold water, Gu Yao briefly explained the reason.

Zheng Decai had a smile on his face, but he became a little stiff after listening.

Obviously, this matter is somewhat secretive, and he also understands that at the moment he is weighing whether it is worthwhile to pay this price in order to win over Gu Yao, a "future soldier".

"If it's embarrassing, forget it, after all, shopkeeper Zheng!"

"Lord Gu, don't worry, it's not difficult, but it's a bit troublesome to hide Mrs. Zuiyue, after all, this lady." Seeing Gu Yao standing up to say goodbye, Zheng Decai stood up and said so.

"Master Gu, what is your relationship with Mrs. Zuiyue?" He asked suddenly.

"It's okay to insist on a cooperative relationship."

"Cooperation." Zheng Decai walked around the yard twice, and finally squeezed out a smile: "Master Gu, I will help you with this matter, but you should also pay attention, this Zuiyue is not a good person, you have a bright future, sir, you should. The villain doesn't say too much, my lord, go and invite Mrs. Zuiyue in."

Gu Yao brought Zuiyue in, and after Zheng Decai was polite with her, he led the two of them into his bedroom in the backyard, and opened a secret passage.

"Two, follow me closely."

With a reminder, Zheng Decai sneaked into the secret and said: "Madame Zuiyue, please forgive me, this time is tight, the place I arranged for you is an outhouse for me, outsiders know that woman is my favorite, and I will hide it for you. It couldn't be better."

Zuiyue smiled and said: "Shopkeeper Zheng is really joking, the little girl is already very grateful for having a hiding place this time, how dare she forgive me or not?"

After a few polite words, I drilled through the secret passage for a while, and came to a small three-story attic.

The exit of this secret passage is hidden under the lake in front of the attic.

This small lake has a visual difference, the top is a crystal clear small lake, and the bottom looks like a bottom, but it is actually a compartment, where the exit of the secret passage is hidden.

"This courtyard must be 100 years old, so it is so simple and simple. The things inside are also antiques from a hundred years ago. I spend thousands of taels every year to maintain it. It is on the back of Sanhefang, but it belongs to two workshops. City management, back to back, but it will take about half an hour if you don't take the secret road." Zheng Decai introduced the yard, and then called out a charming woman from the attic.

"Two, I will leave this place to you two."

The woman looked coquettish, but she was very sensible. When she was suddenly called out to move away, she didn't say a word, she just tidied up quickly and saluted, and walked into the tunnel first.

Zheng Decai also bid farewell and left, leaving only Gu Yao and Zuiyue here.

"Fellow Daoist, come in and sit down?"

The issue of life and death is temporarily resolved, Zuiyue's vixenity may also be hooked out by the charming woman just now, revealing her true body, and she began to act like a slut again.

Gu Yao ignored her, opened the door and walked into the attic: "Give me a key here, I'll come to you after I'm done with what I'm doing, you take yours."

While talking, he stopped talking, staring blankly at a map hanging on the wall of the main hall.

This is a map of Chang'an a hundred years ago. Compared with the present, the imperial palace is extraordinarily correct, because 60 years ago, the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty expanded a corner outside the imperial city, so there is an extra small trapezoid on the map of the imperial city today.

"What's wrong with the map of Chang'an from a hundred years ago?" Zuiyue walked in curiously, looked at the map, and asked in puzzlement, "There are many bookstores here, is there anything special about it?"

Gu Yao stared straight at her, ignoring her.

There is a slightly thick black river on the map, connecting the imperial palace in the northeast corner of Chang'an to the circular lake slope outside the city in the southwest corner of the map.

"This is the underground passage between Banyue Lake and the Imperial Palace"

(End of this chapter)