Uncle Detective Di Renjie, I build a crime-solving team

Chapter 623: Deserted Mountain Castle Nonsense

Before she took two steps, a slender hand grabbed her.

The person who grabbed him was the Qian-level Paladin Wei'er. Wei'er whispered:

"Don't forget the plan we just agreed on. Now is the critical moment. We must find out their purpose for coming to Liangzhou."

Wang Qiang gritted her teeth, slapped her face twice, tried to calm her expression, and forced a smile.

"Let's go then, ma'am."

Weier smiled sweetly, took Wang Qiang's arm, looked up at the maid, and said:

"Remember, address us as Master and Madam."

"You know the rules of the Black Society. Don't let us punish you."

The maid understood and bowed, "Understood, Madam."

Outside the castle, Hu Jinghui and Li Yuanfang rode horses to lead the way, with Mo Ling and Shadow guarding on the left and right, Qiao Tai brought up the rear, and Ma Rong drove the carriage in the middle.

Everyone came slowly and arrived outside the castle. Ma Rong stopped the carriage and whispered inside:

"Master, we're here. There's an ancient castle in such a desolate place. Don't they find it strange?"

Li Cunxi opened the curtain, climbed down from the carriage, and looked up at the castle that looked like a vampire castle.

There was firelight coming from the windows of the castle, and there were shadows of people walking around, which showed that there were people living there.

Wu Yanhao also got off the carriage, took a quick look, and said directly:

"There is no land to be reclaimed, no place to get water, and someone built a castle in this damn place. I don't know what they were thinking."

"It's obvious that there's something wrong. Are these people brainless?"

Everyone dismounted, looking down upon the fools in the castle.

At this moment, the gate of the castle was opened, and a man and a woman walked out slowly, standing on the wooden stairs and looking at the people below.

Li Cunxi immediately spotted Wang Qiang, who looked very similar to Zhao Wenhui, and thought that this must be the stupid Ou Doudou, the daughter of Guiyi Earl Wang Kai.

Wang Qiang lowered her head and glanced at everyone, finally returning to Li Cunxi, who was dressed gorgeously and was obviously the person in charge.

He smiled calmly and stretched out his left hand:

"No one has walked here all year round, but today I unexpectedly welcome a distant guest.

Don't go to the mountains without a close friend, when a noble person comes to the fortress, the night wind stops! "

When Li Cunxi heard this, he thought to himself, isn't this the same rhetoric used to greet his uncle Di Renjie in the original novel? Today, he is actually using it on himself.

He bowed to Wang Qiang and copied Di Renjie's impromptu seven-character quatrain on the spot:

"The phoenix stays in the mountains, and the humble guest travels far away like a floating duckweed.

Suddenly I smelled a fragrant breeze blowing towards your noble master's house!"

Wang Qiang and Wei'er looked at each other. They didn't expect that they would welcome such a talented person.

Their seven-character verse has been recited countless times over the years, and anyone can recite it, but they have never heard of Li Cunxi's seven-character verse.

"I am Wang Qiang, and my wife Wei are here to welcome the distinguished guest!" Wang Qiang said with a fist salute.

"I am Lizhou Xize, a young boy. I am passing by the deep mountains and I am honored to be seen and stayed by the host. I am so lucky!" Li Cunxi said pretentiously.

"Please come in."

Wang Qiang took the initiative to welcome them and led Li Cunxi, Wu Yanhao and his party into the castle.

As they walked inside, Wang Qiang said, "So you are a guest from Lizhou. I wonder why you came to Liangzhou?"

Li Cunxi suddenly sighed and said helplessly: "Since the master mentioned this matter, I can't hide it."

"Oh? But is there something you can't tell me?"

"That's not the case."

"Then there must be some secret. If it is a secret, then there is no need to tell it. It is indeed rude of me."

"It's not something that can't be discussed." Li Cunxi said, "The master lives in Liangzhou, do you know the situation in Lizhou?"

Wang Qiang paused, not knowing what Li Cunxi meant.

Li Cunxi shook his head and continued, "If the master doesn't know about my Lizhou, I will tell you why I came to Liangzhou."

Wang Qiang nodded slightly and said, "Please go ahead."

"If we talk about this matter, we have to start from a few years ago when the former Lizhou governor, Chen Ming, caused a disaster in Baihelin."

Ma Rong, who was following behind, suddenly became nervous.

White Crane Forest?

Isn't this referring to him as the leader of the nineteen thieves in Baihelin?

Li Cunxi half raised his head and didn't care about Ma Rong behind him at all.

"Mr. Chen Ming is the governor of a state, but when he took office, he was robbed of his property by 19 thieves. If he hadn't run fast, I'm afraid that more than a thousand people would have been wiped out."

"After this incident, the 19th thief of Baihelin disappeared without a trace, and no one knows where he is now."

"But Lizhou cannot be without a governor, so the court had no choice but to send other officials to Lizhou to serve as governors and dispatch thousands of troops for protection."

"The new governor has been in office for several years, but instead of vigorously developing Lizhou, he has been amassing wealth. He is even worse than the previous governor. He is truly a wicked beast."

"The people of Lizhou hated this deeply. In order to protect their own interests, more than half of them immediately formed a common interest group. This is the origin of most of the escort agencies in Lizhou."

Having said that, Li Cunxi sighed heavily.

"Boy, it's from one of the escort agencies."

"There are countless escort agencies in Lizhou. My family's escort agency has not had any business for a long time due to the pressure from other people. We can't continue to operate it, so we have to sell it at a low price."

"Fortunately, there are no elderly people at home, so I have to travel around with my brothers and a few close companions, hoping to find someone who knows the value of things and let my brothers and I have a few full meals."

Wang Qiang didn't believe what Li Cunxi said.

He had seen Li Cunxi's carriage with his own eyes. Such a luxurious carriage was not something that ordinary people could own.

Li Cunxi glanced at Wang Qiang and found that she didn't believe him, so he said helplessly:

"It's a pity that over the years, no one has discovered our literary and martial arts, so we have never been able to find a good employer."

"We don't have much money now, but we have a few good horses and a very luxurious carriage outside. I hope there is someone in Liangzhou who knows the value of the carriage and can buy it. Then we can still have money to live on."

When Wang Qiang heard Li Cunxi mention the carriage, she asked:

"Is this luxurious carriage passed down from the family?"

Li Cunxi stopped and glanced at Wang Qiang.

His eyes were filled with indescribable expression.

"I'm afraid the master is joking."

"You can't even hope to get a carriage like this even if you sell off all your ancestors' wealth."

"To be honest, this carriage was robbed by me and my friends in Youzhou. Even the clothes we are wearing were robbed in Youzhou."

Wang Qiang was shocked and asked, "Stolen? Aren't you afraid of being wanted by the government?"

Hearing this, Li Cunxi laughed loudly and said, "Master, this kid is not even afraid of death, so why should he be afraid of being wanted by the government?"

Wang Qiang wiped the sweat from his face and suddenly realized that he was still a little naive compared to these ruthless people.

The people he welcomed in were not distinguished guests at all, but rather brutal bandits who would kill without blinking an eye!

"Master, please don't be afraid." Li Cunxi said, "We are also grateful people."

"I am very grateful for your kindness in staying overnight."

"After selling the carriage at a low price, I will definitely invite the owner back."