readsfreenovel Chapter 556 Jinglan Finds Out About Xiao Zhenrong (2)
Chapter 556 Jinglan Finds Out About Xiao Zhenrong (2)
Chu Xiaomu and Jinglan asked Yuan Gang a lot of questions. From him, they learned that Xiao Zhenrong was indeed a member of the Golden Sword Sect and was deeply trusted by the Golden Sword and Black Sword Sect.
He and Xiao Zhenrong set out from the Bicheng Army camp two months ago. In addition to the two of them, there were also four of Xiao Zhenrong's guards traveling together. Xiao Zhenrong also hired a large cart, but he forbade anyone to look into the cart, let alone get a few feet closer.
That day, after walking thirty or forty miles north from the Bicheng Army Camp on the west bank of the Kun River, a large ship was waiting on the shore.
Xiao Zhenrong sent Yuan Gang and several guards to help tow the boat. When the five of them came back, they saw that the coachman had been killed and Xiao Zhenrong was holding his body and throwing it into the Kun River.
Xiao Zhenrong asked the five people to go away again. After a long time, he invited everyone to get on the boat again and threatened everyone not to tell anyone what they had seen in the past few days, otherwise they would end up like the coachman.
Chu and Zhou were thinking that the man in the carriage hired by Xiao Zhenrong might be the masked man who injured General Bi Ye. Fortunately, you guys didn't know anything, otherwise you would have been killed by him and thrown into the Kun River.
But who is this masked man? His martial arts skills are so high, could he really be the Golden Sword and Black Sword? What if he orders me to go to Jinyang City?
Chu Xiaomu's heart was beating fast. This was the most complicated situation he had ever encountered in his life.
Jinglan was even more frightened. Xiao Zhenrong had been hiding by her father's side for so long, and her father treated him like a real brother. She also always called him "Uncle Xiao". She never thought that this man could be so cruel and ruthless. It was really unexpected.
Then he asked, "Where is Xiao Zhenrong now?"
Yuan Gang had an awkward look on his face and said, "I...I don't know..."
Chu Xiaomu stretched out two fingers, pretending to point at him again. Yuan Gang said hurriedly: "But I ran into him twice on Heron Road."
Jinglan asked, "How did you run into him?"
Yuan Gang said, "I go to the small casino on Heron Road to gamble and drink every day, and I ran into him by chance. The last time... the last time was three days ago."
"What was he doing there?"
"I...I don't know. He was wearing very old linen clothes both times. I almost didn't recognize him."
Jinglan and Chu Xiaomu looked at each other, both wondering what Xiao Zhenrong was up to by being so sneaky.
Chu Xiaomu said viciously: "If you dare to lie to the two of us, I will tear your organs into pieces and make your death a hundred times more miserable than the driver killed by Xiao Zhenrong!"
Yuan Gang was terrified and said in a trembling voice: "I...I dare not say anything...I dare not deceive you two...My dears, please...please spare my life..."
Chu Xiaomu ignored him, stuffed his mouth back in place, and gave him another Soul Locking Palm. Yuan Gang immediately fell to the ground, feeling more frightened than ever before.
The two men then covered Yuan Gang tightly with firewood and immediately headed towards Cormorant Road.
Heron Road is located in the southwest of Jinyang City and is a small street.
The people living near the streets and alleys are all poor people in Jinyang City. There are also many idlers and petty thieves. There are also many taverns, gambling houses, and theaters where fighting is performed for entertainment. It can be said that the place is extremely dirty and messy.
Chu Xiaomu and Jinglan didn't understand why Xiao Zhenrong appeared in such a dirty and messy place, but they thought Yuan Gang would not dare to lie. Since he had run into Xiao Zhenrong here twice, it was impossible for Xiao Zhenrong to appear here by chance.
The two pretended to be idle people and wandered around Cormorant Road for a long time, but they didn't see Xiao Zhenrong.
It was already dark by then, so he returned angrily to the woodshed of the guest house.
Chu Xiaomu pulled Yuan Gang out from the pile of firewood and said angrily: "Yuan Gang, how dare you and the others lie to me!" He was so angry that he couldn't help but utter even the vulgar words of Cangmu Kingdom.
After that, he pressed his finger against Yuan Gang's lower abdomen and injected a stream of the Force into his body. The Force drilled everywhere, like a sharp knife.
Yuan Gang's eyes were as big as bells and he let out a whimpering sound of pain, but his mouth was stuffed tightly so he couldn't hear the sound clearly.
Chu Xiaomu tortured him for a while, then took the cloth out of his mouth and said, "We waited for a long time, but we didn't see Xiao Zhenrong at all."
Yuan Gang took the opportunity to beg for mercy quickly: "I... I will never deceive you two heroes. It is true... I have indeed seen him twice on Cormorant Road. But... but I have been going there almost... every day for the past month, and I have only... only seen him twice. I guess... I guess Xiao Zhongjun doesn't go there every day..." He was tortured so much by Chu Xiaomu that he started to cry as soon as he finished speaking.
Chu Xiaomu pushed him down onto the pile of firewood and cursed, "You've been a guard of Zhou Zhongjun for several years, but you're so useless!"
Yuan Gang cried, "Two heroes, please...please forgive me. I...I really didn't lie. You are so powerful...how can I...how dare I lie?"
Jinglan asked, "The last time you saw Xiao Zhenrong was three days ago. What about the time before that?"
Yuan Gang's hands and feet were tied, and he let his tears and snot flow down his face. He said, "It's been at least ten days since the last time. Three days ago, I saw Xiao Zhongjun again and called him, but Xiao Zhongjun walked away in a hurry and seemed not to hear me. I was having a great time gambling at the time, so I didn't chase him to talk to him..."
After a pause, he continued, "But I was paying attention to him the day before yesterday and the day before yesterday, wanting to ask him about what he promised me, but unfortunately I didn't run into him."
Chu Xiaomu asked: "What did he promise you?"
Yuan Gang said shyly, "General Xiao...General Xiao promised to lead me into the Golden Sword Sect."
Chu and Zhou looked at each other and thought that Xiao Zhenrong was indeed a member of the Golden Sword Sect!
Chu Xiaomu said angrily: "What's so good about the Golden Sword Sect that you want to get in so deliberately?"
Jinglan said, "The Golden Sword Sect cannot be compared with the Green City Army, but the monthly salary there is much higher than that of the Green City Army. It is said that people who just join the sect can get one gold coin, and there are also a lot of extra money... Naturally, these people are scrambling to get in."
Yuan Gang said: "You two heroes don't know that I have an almost eighty-year-old mother to support at home. The monthly salary in Bicheng is not enough to even afford food, let alone clothes and medicine..."
Jinglan said, "So, Xiao Zhenrong doesn't go there every day, so we didn't find him today."
Yuan Gang said hurriedly: "That's right, that's right..."
Chu and Zhou discussed for a while and decided to take Yuan Gang to Heron Road to wait for the rabbit the next day. Yuan Gang agreed without hesitation.