Chapter 1170

He wanted to see what kind of trouble the Five Elders of the Wen family were preparing to stir up.

He didn't expect them to be gone early in the morning.

Wen Qingqing's expression was conflicted.

She didn't know whether she should tell the truth.

In the end, the desire not to hide anything from Gu Hanyuan prevailed.

She confessed with a gloomy expression:

"Grandfather and the others probably went to do business, right?"

Gu Hanyuan suddenly understood.

He said with amusement:

"A business with no capital?"

Wen Qingqing's complexion turned even uglier.

She replied softly:

"Mm."

She suddenly looked up.

She asked nervously:

"Brother Gu, my grandfathers are all bandits. Will you look down on me?"

Gu Hanyuan reached out again to stroke the hair on top of Wen Qingqing's head.

He said gently:

"I have already said it. They are them, and you are you. I have never looked down on you."

Upon hearing this,

Wen Qingqing's pair of autumn-like eyes instantly brightened.

She said shyly:

"Thank you, Brother Gu."

Gu Hanyuan laughed in spite of himself:

"Take me to see if your grandfathers have returned."

The Five Elders of the Wen family had suddenly abandoned the opportunity to manipulate Gu Hanyuan

and went off to engage in business without capital.

Clearly, the weight of this business was not small.

Therefore, he couldn't help but be a little curious.

However, when he truly saw the harvest of the Five Elders of the Wen family,

Gu Hanyuan felt a sudden sense of disdain.

He was also speechless at their greed.

They had actually set aside the more dangerous Gu Hanyuan just for two thousand taels of gold

and went off to act as bandits.

However, they were currently immersed in the joy of their harvest

and did not notice the suddenly appearing Gu Hanyuan and Wen Qingqing at all.

Wen Fangyi was holding gold bars in his hands,

his eyes filled with greedy golden light.

He laughed, his joy evident:

"I didn't expect there to be an unexpected windfall."

Wen Fangshi agreed:

"Last night, news suddenly came that a large amount of gold was passing through, and I didn't dare to believe it. I held the idea of trying it out, but I didn't expect to make a huge profit."

Wen Fangwu said mockingly:

"What's more unexpected is that there were only two young people escorting the gold; this is simply wealth delivered to our doorstep."

Wen Fangshan, however, said with regret:

"It's a pity we didn't take the opportunity to manipulate Gu Hanyuan last night."

Wen Fangda laughed easily:

"It doesn't matter; what's in our hands is what's real. Anyway, if there's a first time, there will be a second. If we had let this batch of gold slip away, that would have been an even greater pity."

The others agreed quite a bit with this.

Especially after returning and learning from the servants that Wen Yi had not yet returned to her room this morning,

they were even more convinced of Gu Hanyuan's philandering nature,

and their vigilance was lowered even further.

Even the most cautious Wen Fangda began to look down on Gu Hanyuan.

It was only then that Wen Qingqing realized

that the Five Elders of the Wen family had been plotting against Gu Hanyuan last night.

Although she didn't know what the specific plan was,

it still made her feel quite apologetic.

However, before she could apologize to Gu Hanyuan,

she received a smile that signaled her to be at ease.

Gu Hanyuan did not intend to speak up and alert the Five Elders of the Wen family,

because he had already sensed from afar that three people had broken into the Wen family.

The martial arts of two of them were not worth mentioning,

but the one in the lead was somewhat interesting.

Gu Hanyuan's eyes were deep,

and he decided to hide on the side and watch the show first.

Not long after,

there was a clanging sound.

The Five Elders of the Wen family heard the commotion and looked over, frowning.

They saw three young people beating back the gatekeepers and guards who were blocking the way.

The man and woman following behind were not strangers;

the Five Elders of the Wen family had snatched the gold from their hands.

The two had low martial arts and were not worth mentioning.

The one in the lead, however, was a bit troublesome.

That person was seen carrying a sword bag on his back,

with thick eyebrows, large eyes, and dark skin.

Although he still looked a bit immature,

he possessed a sense of awe-inspiring righteousness.

As an aside,

that person's head was a bit large.

He couldn't be called ugly,

but he couldn't be called good-looking either.

Such an image immediately made Gu Hanyuan think of the protagonist of "Sword of the Royal Blood," Yuan Chengzhi.

His association was soon confirmed.

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The only woman among the three scolded:

"Brother Yuan, it was them who snatched the gold!"

Yuan Chengzhi nodded slightly,

and said in a deep voice:

"Don't be anxious, Xiao Hui, I will help you get it back."

That woman was none other than Yuan Chengzhi's childhood sweetheart, An Xiaohui.