Chapter 275

Gongye Qian rushed in to report that another large group of Jianghu people had come to the door to question them.

Gu Hanyuan followed Murong Fu out to send away these opportunists who were taking advantage of the chaos.

Seeing Murong Fu sigh helplessly, Gu Hanyuan suggested:

"These Jianghu people taking advantage of the chaos are indeed troublesome. Brother Murong, why not leave Swallow Dock for a while? After a year or two, when things have calmed down, you can return."

Murong Fu agreed:

"Brother Gu's words are reasonable. Actually, I had this thought yesterday. But if I leave, the four family generals left behind will inevitably become targets for others to vent their anger upon."

Gu Hanyuan feigned hesitation and doubt.

This appearance was naturally seen by Murong Fu.

He asked:

"Does Brother Gu have some solution?"

Gu Hanyuan acted as if, since you asked, I have no choice but to say it:

"Why not let me temporarily look after Swallow Dock for you? With me as a guarantor while you are away, surely no one would dare to cause trouble at Swallow Dock."

Murong Fu asked with some surprise:

In his mind, this was a troublesome matter.

"Is Brother Gu truly willing to do me this favor?"

Gu Hanyuan said with a look of guilt:

"It is merely a trivial matter. You and I hit it off from the start. When it comes down to it, the current situation was all caused by me. Helping Brother Murong look after Swallow Dock can be considered a small token of apology."

It was impossible for Murong Fu to have no resentment at all.

But after the grace of the transmission of martial arts yesterday,

in his view, let alone temporarily looking after Swallow Dock,

even gifting Swallow Dock to Gu Hanyuan would be worth it.

This was also where his lack of a big-picture view lay.

His eyes were fixed only on martial arts.

Murong Fu instead comforted Gu Hanyuan.

"Brother Gu was also forced by the situation; I cannot blame you."

Then, with a solemn expression, he entrusted him:

"In that case, I will leave it to you, Brother Gu."

Murong Fu then had people pack their belongings.

He took the four family generals, the books from the Still-Reflecting Pavilion, and the Murong family's wealth.

After bidding farewell to Gu Hanyuan, he left Swallow Dock.

The four family generals were naturally opposed to this.

But Murong Fu believed that the current Swallow Dock was indeed a big trouble.

Having obtained the "Cloud-Shattering Palm" from Gu Hanyuan,

he was impatient to find a quiet place to cultivate it properly.

If he stayed at Swallow Dock and was disturbed all day by these Jianghu people, how could he practice?

Moreover, Murong Fu believed that with Gu Hanyuan's reputation, he would not do such a thing as seizing someone else's property.

Furthermore, if Gu Hanyuan truly accepted Swallow Dock, it would actually be a good thing for him.

He could use this to win over Gu Hanyuan.

Gu Hanyuan watched Murong Fu's departing back.

He smiled playfully.

With such naivety, you still want to restore your country?

Returning home to farm is more suitable for you.

After two years, who here will even recognize who you, Murong Fu, are?

As long as he also controlled Returning Cloud Manor and Man-Tuo Shanzhuang,

the entire Taihu Lake could be brought into his hands.

Murong Bo would certainly be unwilling to accept this.

But Murong Bo had now almost become a rat crossing the street.

He could only hide in the Southern Shaolin Scripture Library, concealing his identity.

How could he dare to move about recklessly?

And Swallow Dock would serve as Gu Hanyuan's base for training the "Evil-Warding Guards."

Once the "Evil-Warding Guards" reached a certain scale,

if Murong Bo dared to trespass, it would be no different from seeking death.

Gu Hanyuan then began to search within Swallow Dock.

Mainly looking for hidden trapdoors and secret passages.

Murong Bo was overly cautious and careful.

He had not told Murong Fu about many things.

Since he wanted to restore his country,

it was absolutely impossible that he only had the wealth that Murong Fu took away.

Sure enough, with Gu Hanyuan's intent,

he soon found a secret passage in Canhe Manor.

After passing through the secret passage, there was indeed a spacious secret chamber.

Inside, a large amount of money and weapons were piled up.

They were all accumulated by the Murong family over several generations.

But now, they were Gu Hanyuan's gain.

If Murong Fu knew, his intestines would surely turn green with regret.

In terms of pitting their sons,

Murong Bo and Xiao Yuanshan truly occupied the top spot.

Gu Hanyuan returned to Swallow Dock with a joyful mood, full of harvest.

He played games with A-Zhu and A-Bi for a while.

Until night fell.

Gu Hanyuan quietly left Swallow Dock.

Before long, he arrived at Man-Tuo Shanzhuang.

The camellias covering the ground were indeed beautiful under the moonlight.

It was a pity that Gu Hanyuan was not here to enjoy the scenery tonight.

He sneaked all the way to the outside of Li Qingluo's room.

He heard Li Qingluo's stern and dignified voice coming from inside.

"Yuyan, I heard from the servants that Murong Fu has already moved out of Swallow Dock. Gu Hanyuan is staying there temporarily now."

"Cousin moved away? I want to go chase after him!"

Wang Yuyan was shocked and pale.

However, Li Qingluo sternly stopped her:

"You are not allowed to go!"

"But..."

Wang Yuyan was somewhat unwilling.

Li Qingluo had no patience to negotiate with Wang Yuyan at all.

She interrupted directly:

"There are no 'buts.' It just so happens that Gu Hanyuan is at Swallow Dock. You have time to call him over, and let Mother take a look at his quality. If he is suitable, I will betroth you to him." ===== CHAPTER 277 =====