Tao and Heaven

Chapter 37 Gu Niu

Gu Wen was just about to snatch Zhao Feng's elixir, but he didn't expect the other party to take the initiative to deliver it to him.

On second thought, it makes sense.

Excluding the grudges between himself and Zhao Feng, and detaching from his own perspective, he is now Zhao Feng's most capable general, the only capable minister after the death of Eunuch Feng and Hu Sanyuan. There are many other capable guest officials, but they are either in name only from aristocratic families, or their positions are not equal to Gu Wen.

So far, Gu Wen has never shown any rebellious intentions. He can get things done and knows how to make money for the palace. As for those grudges and hatreds, Zhao Feng probably didn't care about them anymore. He did it for Yu Hua and the immortals from the beginning.

Gu Wen knew these dignitaries very well. They had already developed a psychological reproductive isolation from ordinary people and never regarded ordinary people as human beings. The hierarchy was not just talk, they regarded people as animals from the bottom of their hearts.

The people of the world they speak of are just a string of numbers, just like discarded chips on a poker table. No matter how they die, they will always grow again like weeds.

I am no exception, so my joys, sorrows, anger and happiness are not taken seriously.

Gu Wen said calmly, "I am just an ordinary person and don't understand the matter of elixirs."

"It's nothing, just treat it as a normal purchase of supplements. Just don't send it directly to my house, and don't let those guards know that you are buying medicine for me. Remember, this is something that only you and I know about."

The strange request raised by Zhao Feng confirmed what He Huan said last night, but Gu Wen did not ask any more questions. There were so many things that could not be spread out, and if he asked too many questions, it would only arouse suspicion.

"Then how can I deliver it to His Highness?"

"At the end of each month, a batch of report books will be sent. If it is urgent, I will send someone to inform you. You can come up with the reason yourself, and you must not let the palace suspect anything."

It was not difficult to avoid the eyes and ears of the palace. It was impossible in ancient times to establish the extremely dense surveillance and information acquisition capabilities of modern times. Even if Zhao Feng was killed, it would take at least half an hour, or even an hour, for the news to reach the palace. Such actions specific to a single person are extremely difficult to detect.

But why did He Huan know this? Are there also circles among those who have entered the secular world?
Maybe his method is similar to mine. I know that Longhu Dan is an auxiliary medicine and a side effect of Ningdao Dan, and I can also guess it when I saw Hu Sanyuan buying it.

All are not fools.

"Yes."

Gu Wen nodded in agreement without saying a single extra word.

Zhao Feng was very satisfied, knowing that the matter was settled. At the same time, he secretly regretted why he did not hand the matter over to Gu Wengan and Hu Sanyuan, the servant, from the beginning.

Zhao Feng was not surprised at any time. Those who make money by doing illegal means are like those who collect rent in the countryside. Sooner or later, they will be wiped out. But he didn't expect that he would die at this time, making him lose ten thousand taels of silver in vain.

If Gu Wen knew what the other party was thinking, he would only laugh at him.

No matter how stupid the leader is, he won’t listen unless something goes wrong.

Gu Wen was the type who would not take the blame, and he was extremely careful about his reputation, so he was destined to be hard to please his master. On the contrary, his status and ability would take root in the palace, just like before, all the movements of Zhao Feng and Hu Sanyuan could not be hidden from him.

Because he holds the economic lifeline of the entire palace.

"Go ahead, Gu Qing. After the matter is done, I will write a letter to ask for a fiefdom for you and have your title taken down as soon as possible."

Zhao Feng waved his hand, thinking he was being generous, but it made Gu Wen spit inwardly.

"You don't want to give me any benefits at all. Given the current situation of your Zhao family, even if you make me a king, it won't be worth a thousand taels."

But it doesn't matter. If Zhao Feng doesn't give anything to Gu Wen, he will only get more. Such a lot of expenses is enough for him to live a life of luxury, and he will definitely get more than ten thousand taels.

The left hand is the main income of the palace, and the right hand is the main expenditure. There is no need to cover up when making false accounts. By then, it will not be the meat that is left with fat, but the meat that is cut into pieces.

Furthermore, He Huan and he also wanted to snatch the elixir, so someone would be blamed for the embezzlement.

Gu Wen bowed and said goodbye, and then did not stay in the palace for long, leaving in a carriage.

Entering the Dragon Bridge again, we saw the Qianfeng Tower decorated with lights and two huge banners falling.

[A smile makes all flowers bloom, and a glance makes people shine. 】

As Qianfeng Tower was a company that sold its own elixirs and had the Immortal Sect behind it, Gu Wen was still concerned about it and asked someone to inquire about the situation.

Qin Mian came back after walking for an incense stick and said, "Master, it was the top scholar who gave a poem for the new courtesan of Qianfeng Tower last night, and the whole city came to watch. What's his name?"

"Don't tell me. I'm not interested."

Gu Wen suddenly felt bored. It was mostly about sensual pleasures and debauchery. He had seen enough of it in the past five years.

There are always courtesans in Qianfeng Tower every year, and there are people who offer poems to the courtesans every year. The only special thing is probably that today is the top scholar.

On the way, he ran into He Huan again. The other party was surrounded by a group of people who were pointing and talking. A young woman was confronting him. She was the daughter of the Shangshu this morning.

He Huan said like a scoundrel: "Girl, I have never touched you, and I only accept beautiful and poor women. You are so precious, why do you come to me? How about this, when your family is broken and your people are dead, I will come to you. If not, just pretend that I don't exist."

Weird quirks.

Gu Wen turned a blind eye to the matter and returned to the mansion without any commotion.

Recently, Longqiao and even Bianjing have become lively.
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midnight.

Gu Wen closed his eyes and practiced. The door was opened and then closed. If it were any other day, he would have thought he had run into a thief. The first level of Taoism is the generation of Qi. The Qi sea circulates around the body, so the Qi is endless. This is the first level of Yuqing Taoism.

The second level of Taoism is the extraordinary physical body, jade bones, pure body, and extraordinary five senses.

Everyone has a smell, and he can identify them all, or at least smell the smell that is out of place.

There is only one person whom he cannot smell. He is truly tasteless and silent.

After one stick of incense, the energy circulates around the body and returns to the Dantian, Qi Sea, and the magic power becomes stronger.

The magic power is the size of an egg, the sword power is the size of two thumbs, and the spear power is not the mind sword, so there is no difference in size.

He opened his eyes in a trance, and a ray of candlelight came into view. Under the warm candlelight, a woman in plain clothes was sitting by the windowsill, looking down at poetry. She was quiet and peaceful, and the only sound was the turning of pages.

She really likes poetry, and is definitely not someone who pretends to be like Zhao Feng.

"How's your practice been lately?"

“There have been some breakthroughs.”

"That's good."

Yu Hua pointed to the food box on the table and said, "I brought some cakes that the palace prepared. Do they suit your taste?"

Gu Wen was not hungry, but he did not refuse. He walked over to sit opposite Yu Hua, picked up one of the mung bean cakes and stuffed it into his mouth like an old cow chewing grass. He did not see any reaction from his fate, and felt a little disappointed.

He still praised, "The cakes you brought are only slightly inferior to those at Longqiao Jiangyue Tower."

"They are not mine. They are the cakes and pastries that Zhao Feng sends every day." Yu Hua said without raising his head, "After becoming a mortal, I also need to eat grains, but I have been relying on pills to maintain my diet. According to the rules, the palace still has to prepare three meals a day, and cakes and pastries are not among them."

"He doesn't dare to come these days, but the kitchen still sends it. It's a waste for my old donkey to eat it."

This is what Zhao Feng gave me to eat. It’s a cake given by a bootlicker, right?

Gu Wen looked a little strange, and inexplicably had a sense of déjà vu.

You know what, the more you eat it, the more delicious it becomes!
Seeing how Gu Wen was eating, Yu Hua also reached out to take a piece out of curiosity. After eating a piece, it still tasted the same as before, but it seemed to be more delicious with someone snatching the food away.

After they finished eating, Gu Wen told her about what happened last night. Yu Hua was the only person in Bian Jing who had no conflict of interest with him and who was familiar with the cultivation world.

Of course, this did not include his plan to steal Zhao Feng's elixir. This had nothing to do with Yu Hua, and it would do no good if one more person knew about it.

Yu Hua was not surprised to hear that Gu Wen defeated the tenth on the human list, but seeing Gu Wen's excited look when he described it, he couldn't help but nod his head in approval.

She never thought that Gu Wen was a family slave or an ordinary person. His talent should have been the best in the world from the beginning to the end. Even the senior brother called Daozi in the sect could not compare to him.

Instead, she looked at Gu Wen with interest and asked, "Have you broken through the fourth level of the Xuanming Spear?"

In just a few days, he had to practice his mental skills, gun skills, body skills, and body protection techniques.

Gu Wen was not an orthodox Xuanmen disciple, and even if she taught him personally, she would not be able to receive initiation. Not having much time to grow was his disadvantage, but growing up was his talent.

The greater the disadvantage, the more it reflects a person's potential.

"It was a fluke."

He just said this modestly, and then heard: "Not only the Xuanming Spear, but also the body skills."

Otherwise, how could he run so far without physical skills, let alone defeat the tenth person on the list? The key is to defeat him, not to let him run away.

“It was also a fluke.”

Gu Wen was humble again. He didn't think there was anything wrong with this, otherwise he would be unworthy of his identity as a 'Four-Day Dao Builder'.

Yu Hua's eyes showed a little more approval, and suddenly a thought came to his mind: "Given this guy's slippery personality, I'm afraid he might have other tricks up his sleeve."

She asked calmly, "How is the Spirit Jade Body Protection Technique going?"

"Gu has not yet learned it."

Before the last word fell, a hand suddenly stretched out, Gu Wen stepped back, and Yu Hua stepped forward.

The two of them had a tacit understanding, their figures seemed to be flying in the air, and in a flash Gu Wen was pressed against the wall, almost unable to move.

Yu Hua placed his palm on Gu Wen's chest, feeling the hardness created by the Spirit Jade Body Protection Technique. Although he had expected it, he was still a little surprised.

The chest and torso are integrated, but the muscles and bones of the limbs are not well-developed.

"You have also mastered the first level of the Spirit Jade Body Protection Technique?"

This little loach really hides its incompetence when you're not paying attention!

(End of this chapter)