"Those two people had a bad attitude towards me before. Is that because of this?"
Gu Chen glanced at the second uncle of the Tang family and Gu Chongfeng, who were walking in front, and asked again.
He had to figure out the inexplicable hostility.
"That's not true."
Tang Gaolan, who had been speaking freely just now, suddenly hesitated again. It wasn't that she didn't want to tell Gu Chen about it, but that it was really unspeakable.
"Brother Chen, if you trust Gao Lan, please don't ask any more questions for now. Gao Lan promises to try his best and give you a satisfactory answer."
Tang Gaolan thought about it and said sincerely, but these words made Gu Chen even more confused. Even Tang Jianqing was confused.
"Sister, what's going on? Brother Chen is my savior."
Tang Jianqing emphasized, as if he was on the same side as Gu Chen.
Tang Gaolan rolled his eyes at him. Tang Jianqing wanted to ask more questions, but the team marching ahead suddenly stopped. A large group of people suddenly appeared from the fork and stopped the Tang family's people.
"What's going on?"
The three people who were communicating stopped, held the dragon rope, and moved closer to the front. The second uncle of the Tang family was currently negotiating with the visitor.
"Shao Jianwu, what do you mean? Do you think I, the Tang family, are easy to bully?"
The second uncle of the Tang family looked cold as he was questioning a burly middle-aged man riding a flaming horse.
"Brother Tang is serious. I just have something to ask Young Master Tang. After I finish asking, I will leave." Shao Jianwu said with a smile.
"What do you want to ask Jian Qing? Have you ever asked someone like this? Your Shao family is becoming more and more prestigious now!" The second uncle of the Tang family snorted heavily, but he had no intention of breaking up with the Shao family.
Gu Chen, who was approaching, heard the word "Shao family" and turned sideways to look at Tang Jianqing's reaction. Seeing that his expression was a little unnatural, he immediately understood that this Shao family was Shao Heyang's Shao family.
Shao Heyang was killed by Gu Chen in the barren mountains. Tang Jianqing was involved in it, so seeing the Shao family coming to visit him at this time, he would inevitably feel guilty and uneasy.
Gu Chen acted like an old god, as if the matter had nothing to do with him. This calmness made Tang Jianqing secretly admire him.
"Brother Tang, to be honest, my nephew He Yang and Young Master Tang joined the Luomen together. Now that Young Master Tang has returned to Peidu safely, there is no news about He Yang. My eldest brother is inevitably worried, so
Let me ask."
Shao Jianwu said with a gloomy face. As soon as the Luomen accident happened, Shao Heyang sent a letter to his clan in advance. The letter also said that he would return to Peidu later.
However, after that, there was suddenly no news from Shao Heyang. Not only him, Mr. Wei and many of his guards also lost contact.
This situation was too abnormal and inconsistent with Shao Heyang's character, so the Shao family was worried during this period. That's why they came to investigate as soon as they learned about Tang Jianqing's return.
"I see, I can understand the concerns of the Shao family head, but is it too rude to block the way and ask questions?" The second uncle of the Tang family flashed his eyes and looked back at Tang Jianqing.
"I was too impatient. The so-called concern is chaos. Please forgive me, Brother Tang. I will just ask Young Master Tang a few words, okay?"
Shao Jianwu put a smile on his face and motioned to the second uncle of the Tang family to give way.
"Okay, let's give the Shao family this face."
The second uncle of the Tang family looked uncertain for a while, and finally made way for Shao Jianwu to come to Tang Jianqing.
There has been a turbulent undercurrent in Peidu recently, and the situation is complicated and confusing. There is no need to break up with the Shao family over such a trivial matter.
Moreover, many people in Peidu know that Tang Jianqing became a disciple of Luomen. Now many people are watching secretly. If he excessively prevents him from contacting others, it will appear that there is something wrong with the Tang family and make people suspect that the Tang family knows about Luomen's incident.
Some secrets.
If people think about this sensitive moment so much, the consequences will be disastrous.
Shao Jianwu came to Tang Jianqing and asked him some things about Shao Heyang, mainly asking him if he had seen him on the way back.
Tang Jianqing's psychological quality was better than Gu Chen expected. On the surface, he was quite calm. He said that he had never seen Shao Heyang and didn't know what happened to him, so he dismissed it completely.
After asking for a long time, seeing that he couldn't get anything out of Tang Jianqing, Shao Jianwu frowned and turned his eyes to Gu Chen beside him.
"This one is..."
Gu Chen's clothes were obviously different from those of the Tang family, and he looked so dusty that he couldn't help but notice.
"He is Jian Qing's friend and helped him a lot on the way back."
Tang Gaolan hurriedly answered for Gu Chen. His words had a somewhat profound meaning. They were true, but they also ignored Gu Chen's identity as a Luomen disciple.
Gu Chen did not deny it and could tell that Tang Gaolan had good intentions.
Luo Men's incident has triggered turmoil in Pei State. Now all the forces in Pei State want to inquire about Luo Men's information. If it is known that he was a disciple of Luo Men, trouble will inevitably come to his door.
Tang Jianqing had a strong background and most people would not dare to touch him at will, but Gu Chen was different.
"Oh? Is that so?"
Shao Jianwu's eyes flickered as he stared at the young black-haired man in front of him, especially the strange cross tattoo on his forehead.
He felt a little familiar, but couldn't remember where he had seen it before.
"You've asked all the questions that need to be asked, can you give way?" The second uncle of the Tang family reminded him coldly.
Shao Jianwu came to his senses and turned the horse's head. "Excuse me. Let's go!"
He led the Shao family's troops away, and the tense situation of the original confrontation finally disappeared.
"Keep going, go back to Tangfu!"
The second uncle of the Tang family shouted, and the team continued to move forward.
Not long after, the Tang Mansion arrived. As soon as they arrived at the Tang Mansion, Tang Jianqing was summoned away immediately, while Gu Chen was received by Tang Gaolan and stayed in a separate courtyard of the Tang family where guests were entertained.
Although he was a guest, Gu Chen quickly noticed after checking in that there were many soldiers from the Water Dance Army acting as guards around his courtyard. They not only protected his safety, but also secretly monitored him.
The overt and covert arrangements made Gu Chen realize that the Tang family's attitude towards him was somewhat ambiguous.
"That's interesting, what does the Tang family want to do?"
Gu Chen shook his head and didn't really care what the Tang family thought. He came here mainly to find a place to stay.
No matter what, the Tang Mansion is more comfortable than the inn in Peidu, and now Tang Jianqing is obedient to his advice. Many chores can be left to him, and he can ask for information. This is very convenient and is beneficial to his own plans.
As for safety issues, he didn't think anyone in the Tang family could threaten him.
After settling in the other courtyard, Gu Chen did not go to see the prosperous Peidu for the time being, but spent a few days practicing.
After the secret technique of the 11th Heaven was fully developed, he began to comprehend the secret technique of the 12th Heaven, and did not give up his practice because of the many things to do.
On the way to Peidu, he occasionally realized that the cultivation of the secret technique of the twelfth heaven had reached a critical point, and he planned to use a few days to consolidate it.