Chapter 98 Alliance

The back garden of Jinghai City Guard's Mansion

The bright moon hangs in the middle of the sky, shining everywhere, and the back garden is peaceful and peaceful.

Gu Litong was sitting in the small octagonal pavilion, holding a cup of wine, drinking slowly, pouring away the melancholy and despair in his heart one mouthful at a time.

He stayed here alone, deserted, without friends or enemies, staying in the back garden all day long and unable to go out.

Even if you go out, there is nothing to see in Jinghai City. It is a thousand miles away from Chongming City. It's like going from the city to a poor village in the countryside. I really can't arouse the interest of shopping.

Recently, the limelight has been tense, and people in Ren Guogong's mansion are running around. It is dangerous for him to go out, and he has been staying in the city guard's mansion to live without death.

It is overkill for him to only play with these flowers and plants, and the rare flowers and plants in the Duke's Mansion can be manipulated submissively, these flowers and plants are simply not worth mentioning.

"Alas..." He sighed faintly.

I have confessed in my whole life, if I hate the eldest son, it is impossible to return to the Duke's mansion. It is already the third lady's kindness to come to the Chengshou mansion. I don't want to die in vain. Of course, I don't want to be a pawn against the Duke's mansion.

No matter what, it is impossible for him to return to the Duke's mansion!

Thinking back to the days when I was in the Duke's Mansion, I was full of rich clothes and good food, and I was proud and proud, but now I can only be a man with my tail between my legs. I really feel that life is not interesting.

"Brother Gu is so excited!" The blue shadow flashed, and Chu Li appeared in the small pavilion, wearing a green shirt, with a long sword hanging from his waist, and sat opposite him.

Gu Litong frowned and stared at him: "Why are you here?"

Chu Li smiled and said, "Brother Gu, are you safe?"

"Are you so kind?" Gu Litong sneered and said, "You want to see if I run away?"

"Where can you go?" Chu Li laughed: "Brother Gu is a smart person, I have always been very relieved."

"Go to the Palace of Three Treasures for nothing!" Gu Litong snorted, "You are a celebrity in front of Miss San, and you are very busy, so how can you have time to take care of a useless person like me!"

Chu Li said with a smile: "Depressed, do you feel that life is hopeless?"

"What do you think?" Gu Litong snorted.

He was a broken pot, he simply had no scruples, and said coldly: "Okay, don't be so stupid, just fart!"

Chu Li didn't care about his attitude, and said with a smile, "I need your help with a small matter."

"Say!" Gu Litong snorted, "Can I refuse?"

Chu Li said: "Help me plant a few kinds of grass."

"Spiritual grass?" Gu Litong frowned at him: "What do you want to do?"

Chu Li took out a plain note from his arms and handed it to him: "I will say hello to the city guard."

Gu Litong spread out the plain paper, looked down a few times, and raised his head, "So many?"

Chu Li said: "Most of them are common medicinal materials, and there are several kinds of spiritual herbs, can it work?"

"Who said no!" Gu Litong hummed proudly, "No problem!"

"There is no spiritual soil here!"

"There is no need to use spiritual soil for these kinds of spiritual herbs!" Gu Litong curled his lips and looked him up and down: "What are you going to do planting these?"

Chu Li smiled and spread his hands.

Gu Litong snorted, "How much do you want to plant?"

"The more the better." Chu Li said, "But keep it secret, and do it as quickly as possible!"

"What benefits do I have?" Gu Litong snorted.

"One thousand taels." Chu Li took out ten banknotes from his arms and handed them over: "Is that enough?"

"That's about the same!" Gu Litong smiled.

No matter how hateful Chu Li was, he couldn't make things difficult for Yinzi. Besides, he also knew that his life was saved by Chu Li.

His life was saved by him, he couldn't feel grateful, he still felt hateful when he looked at Chu Li, but he would not cut off communication because of this, and would still rely on him in the future, otherwise, he would be unable to move a single step.

Chu Li looked around: "Did you find a woman?"

"I don't think so!" Gu Litong folded the plain paper carefully and put it away, humming: "It's boring to do anything here."

"Don't worry, after a while, when the limelight passes, the third lady will find a way to intercede for you, and the eldest son may change his mind."

"Impossible!" Gu Litong shook his head.

He understood the Eldest Young Master's character, and he couldn't rub the sand in his eyes. He had already been stained, and the Eldest Young Master would never use it again.

Chu Li smiled and said: "You are a genius, the eldest son may cherish your talent."

"There are too many geniuses in the mansion, so I'm not missing one." Gu Litong snorted, "I don't want to think about anything now, as long as I can live in peace."

Chu Li looked at him: "With your skills, it is no problem to stay in the city guard's mansion."

Gu Litong snorted proudly.

Chu Li said: "Duke Renguo's mansion is powerful, be careful!"

Gu Litong hummed: "Don't worry, I won't leave the house!"

Chu Li smiled and said: "If you do well, I will find a way to transfer you to another place, and find a place that the Renguo Mansion cannot touch."

"You—?" Gu Litong squinted at him, and said disdainfully, "You want to take power very early!"

He knew the situation in the mansion very well. No matter how powerful Chu Li was, his age and seniority were like two locks, which locked his door to becoming a powerful person.

He has only been in the government for two years, so he is young and has little qualifications.

How can a two-year relationship be compared with more than ten or twenty years? It is too easy to betray, and young people are unstable. Once they take power, an impulse will affect the lives of many people, so they cannot be careless.

Chu Li said: "No hurry, we are all young."

"Don't worry, I will plant these well." Gu Litong patted the place where the plain paper was placed on his chest: "I won't miss your business."

Chu Li nodded with a smile, Gu Litong is a smart man, he knows everything.

——

Chen Jiudeng returned to his study after dinner.

Three bull candles were lit in the study, bright as day and not hurting the eyes.

Although he is a master of martial arts, he likes to read books very much. It broadens his horizons and understands people's hearts, which is more conducive to his climbing up. Although he is now the head of Shangyi Hall, he is not satisfied.

Sitting in front of the desk, he had a Chinese character face, a deep vertical line between his brows, sharp eyes, occasionally flashing a fierce light, and he had an aura of power without anger.

He suddenly turned around, and standing behind him was Chu Li in a green shirt.

"Where is your lord?" Chen Jiudeng stood up slowly, looking at Chu Li calmly.

Chu Li said: "Chen Jiudeng, Master Chen, right?"

"It's Chen." Chen Jiudeng nodded: "Your Excellency came late at night, what can I tell you?"

Chu Li said: "I am Jingyun helping Chen Li."

Chen Jiudeng's face remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "Jingyun Gang, my gang has nothing to do with Jingyun Gang, right?"

"Chen Xuefeng." Chu Li sized him up.

Chengfu is deep, he is a formidable person, with innate cultivation base, he can't go up or down, if there is no external help, he must be like this for the rest of his life, but he is not reconciled to this.

Chen Jiudeng smiled: "Chen what peak?...Who is it?"

Chu Li smiled and said, "You are his brother-in-law, don't you know who he is?"

Chen Jiudeng shook his head and smiled, "Your Excellency may have misidentified the person. I don't know Chen Xuefeng, let alone his brother-in-law."

Chu Li said: "In that case, we can only kill him."

Chen Jiudeng stared at him, trying to see through his thoughts, and finally sighed: "Well, he is my brother-in-law, what exactly do you want?"

"How about making a deal?" Chu Li said with a smile, "Jingyun will help you ascend to the position of leader."

"What do you want?" Chen Jiudeng snorted.

"Thirty percent tax." Chu Li said.

"Impossible!" Chen Jiudeng flatly denied it.

Chu Li smiled: "Don't worry, you can think about it... Once you become the leader, our two factions can form an alliance. In this way, both of them can dominate a city, or even more!"