Chapter 474 Return of property to its original owner
Deputy gang leader Jiang''s face darkened, and he was still wondering which disciple was so blind, but he chose this moment to jump out and steal his limelight.
But when he looked carefully, he found that the person coming was an unknown young man.
??Moreover, the young man did not have a cloth bag on his back, so he was obviously not a disciple of the Beggar Clan.
Deputy gang leader Jiang frowned and said, "May I ask your surname Gao, which sect you are a disciple of?"
“My name is Malu, I have no family or sect.”
After Ma Lu said this, Deputy Gang Leader Jiang frowned even more tightly, "Without any sect, how did you get in? Could it be that you are a spy sent by Tianlong Sect?"
His tone darkened in the second half of the sentence, with a hint of chill.
“He is not a spy of Tianlongmen.”
Before Malu could speak, a voice spoke first, and the speaker walked out of the crowd, and it was Chu Qianyuan.
?Ma Lu cupped his hands at him and said, "Protector Chu."
"Little...Ma Shaoxia, you must have something important to do when you come here at this time."
Deputy gang leader Jiang felt a little displeased at being robbed of his innocence by Chu Qianyuan. In addition, listening to Chu Qianyuan''s wishes, the matter of the boy surnamed Ma interrupting him was revealed, making him even more unhappy.
So he interrupted, "If there is anything more important than the upcoming war, we might as well wait..."
"Yes." Malu interrupted him again, then untied the package behind his back and took out a small bowl from inside.
He raised the bowl, and the next moment everyone''s eyes were attracted to the small bowl.
When Deputy Gang Leader Jiang saw the small bowl in Malu''s hand, he couldn''t help but gasped and said in a voiceless voice, "Lotus bowl, boy, what are you holding in your hand?"
“Yes, Gu Shenqi from the Tieyimen has asked me to return this lotus bowl from your sect to its original owner.”
?Ma Lu got involved with Gu Qingyi. Apart from sharing the credit and not leaving behind a good partner, the main reason was to continue to use the golden sign of the iron gate.
Because the person he was going to deal with next had a high position in the Beggar Clan and had many supporters. In comparison, he was a foreigner with no family and suspicious origins, so his words would naturally be easily doubted.
??If it can be hung under the iron door, it will add more credibility to him.
After Ma Lu finished speaking, he took out the Tieyimen Divine Arrest Warrant from his arms, which he had asked for from Gu Qingyi before they broke up.
Deputy gang leader Jiang took the arrest warrant, checked it carefully in his hand, and had to nod.
“It’s true, but aren’t there only two divine catchers in Qingyang County: Wen and Yuan? Where did this divine catcher Gu come from?”
“Gu Shenquan is the third daughter of Gongsun Sect Master of the Tieyi Sect,” Ma Lu said. “She was ordered by Gongsun Sect Master to assist Wen and Yuan, the two Shenzhou Sect Masters, in jointly investigating the theft of the Beggar Clan’s lotus bowl.
“Among them, Wen and Yuan were caught in the light to attract the attention of others, while Gu Shen was caught in the dark and took the opportunity to retrieve the lotus bowl.”
"Ah, is the daughter of Master Gongsun also in Yuchang County? Where is she now? Please ask this little friend to come out and see her!"
Once he heard that Ma Lu was from the Iron Clothes Sect, Deputy Sect Master Jiang''s attitude immediately became much more polite, and his title was changed from boy to friend.
But Ma Lu said, "Gu Shenqi, she is still busy with an important matter now and will not come over until later."
“What’s important?”
“Gu Shenping found the thieves who stole the lotus bowl. They are now hiding in a dyeing workshop in the city. Gu Shenping went to arrest them.”
"Ah, is there only one person here? Isn''t it too dangerous? Behind those thieves is Tianlongmen." Ma Lu shook his head, "This matter has nothing to do with Tianlongmen."
??When he told the story about the dyeing workshop, he was also observing the reactions of the people around him. He saw Chu Qianyuan''s expression change. Then he turned around and pulled over a Beggar Clan disciple and whispered a few words to him.
?Ma Lu remained calm when he saw this.
Deputy Sect Master Jiang was a little surprised, "Ma Shaoxia said that Tianlong Sect had nothing to do with this matter. This is unlikely. The person who stole the bowl has admitted that he was ordered by Happy Lin."
“There are other people who persecuted him, but they just used the name of Happy Forest in order to intensify the conflict between your gang and Tianlongmen.”
??While several people were talking, the law enforcement elder had already taken the lotus bowl from Ma Lu and inspected it three times.
He didn''t say much after that. He just nodded and said to Ma Lu, "Thank you Gu Shenquan for recovering the lotus bowl for the Beggar Clan. I will thank you very much later."
After a pause, he added, "I owe you a favor."
?The first half of the sentence expresses gratitude to Ma Lu and Gu Qingyi on behalf of the Beggar Gang, but the second half of the sentence is his personal gratitude.
??The lotus bowl was under his care before, so he could not escape the blame for the theft of this Beggar Clan''s most precious treasure. Ma Lu was able to find the lotus bowl, which also saved him from becoming a sinner of the Beggar Clan.
?This kindness is indeed not small.
?Ma Lu was not polite when he heard this. With his words, he would definitely not have to worry about the ingredients this time, and he might even be able to pick up some seeds to take back.
It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.
Since the secret medicine is so expensive, it is still cost-effective to grow it yourself, and you don’t have to worry about the supply being cut off.
“Actually, I have something to ask for right now.” Ma Lu continued.
“Ma Shaoxia said.”
“I would like to know if there have been any tragic disasters in Yuchang County in the past twenty or thirty years, where hundreds of people died in one breath.”
“There was a severe drought in Qingzhou more than 20 years ago. Not only hundreds of people died, but tens of thousands of them died,” the law enforcement elder recalled.
“At that time, there was a huge crowd of refugees outside Yuchang County. The county magistrate was so frightened that he did not dare to open the city gate.”
“I’m not talking about natural disasters, but man-made disasters.” Ma Lu said.
“Whenever a natural disaster strikes the world, it will inevitably be accompanied by a man-made disaster. The refugees could not survive and had no choice but to turn into bandits. During that time, there were at least hundreds of gangs of bandits in Qingzhou, burning, killing and looting everywhere.
“Shajiazhai, the largest village in Wohu Gang, is a group of mountain people who cannot live any longer. In the end, they can only run up the mountain to find a way to survive. Their village owner, Sha Dingjun, is an old acquaintance of mine.
“This man had no bad intentions, but was forced by the current situation to lead the mountain people up the mountain. They usually farmed in the mountain, and would only go down the mountain to plunder when there was really not enough food.
“Compared with the group of bandits who went up the mountain before them, they were much more vicious. The bandit leader’s name was Ren Tongtian, and his men called him Taoist Tongtian.
“Despite the fact that he claimed to be an outsider, he actually committed all kinds of crimes including adultery, robbery, and robbery. He also liked to use living people to make elixirs. Hundreds of people died at his hands.
“In the end, Gang Leader Deng couldn’t stand it any longer, so he led a group of masters from the Beggar Clan to Wohu Gang, and fought fiercely with the bandits for a day and a night before wiping out every single person in their village.
“I also participated in that battle that year, and Taoist Tongtian came out of nowhere, and his martial arts skills were really impressive.
“I almost lost my life in his hands, but luckily in the end, leader Deng came to my rescue in time and used my Beggar Clan’s secret skill, Xiantian Pure Yang Palm, to kill the bandit leader.”
(End of this chapter)