protect our patriarch

Chapter 28
……

This loose cultivator's reaction was really beyond Wang Shouzhe's expectations, and his face became gloomy immediately: "It seems that you have committed a lot of things in Yingxiu."

"My lord, it's my fault, it's my greed." The loose cultivator repented with tears in his eyes, "We are all businessmen walking together. When we passed Yingxiu, we saw a wealthy businessman who was marrying a wife. A few of us were about to leave after begging for a glass of water and wine. Unexpectedly, we found that the dowry is very rich. There are hundreds of dry gold alone, and there are two valuable century-old ginseng plants. Infiltrated that rich merchant at night to steal..."

After some confession, Wang Shouzhe's face became darker and darker, and this group of loose cultivators were too bold.After the theft was discovered, he even dared to kill and plunder wealth.

Fortunately, the few loose cultivators had an infighting because of greed, and finally this loose cultivator had the last laugh.It's just that he was very unlucky. He was dealing with the wound in the sparsely populated jungle, but was caught by Wang Shouzhe and his party.

"Sir, as long as you swear to spare my dog's life." Loose cultivator begged for mercy, "I am willing to give up the location where the stolen goods are hidden, and everything will be offered to you."

This loose cultivator seems to understand the behavior of some Xuanwu families very well. If Wang Shouzhe swears in front of several generals under his command, he will definitely not go back on his word.

Otherwise, if a dignified head of the family can even break his vows at will, how will these families feel in their hearts?Can you still believe what the owner of the house says in the future?
Wang Zhong and several other generals also turned their attention to Wang Shouzhe, and there was some hope in their eyes.The value of the stolen goods is not small. If you can get it, you can alleviate the situation of Wang's lack of money.

Wang Shouzhe just thought about it for a while, and then got on his horse: "Take him and hand it over to Yingxiu Lu's disposal."

"Yes, Patriarch." Wang Zhong was just stunned for a moment, then faithfully fulfilled his mission, stuffed the loose cultivator's mouth, and threw him on the horse no matter how he screamed and struggled.

"drive!"

The coachman Wang flicked his whip honestly, and the two horse-drawn carriages walked slowly on the rough and muddy road.

After walking for a short while, Wang Zhongcai rode his horse behind Wang Shouzhe and asked in a low voice, "Patriarch, do we really want to give up the loot? If you are afraid of getting your hands dirty, let your subordinates handle it. Just give me some time to keep it safe. He spat out the hiding place."

"Our time is very precious, and we don't have time to play treasure games with a random cultivator." Wang Shouzhe said indifferently, "and Wang Zhong, as a Xuanwu family, we have to take a long-term view. There is no impermeable wall in the world. Therefore, if we hate the Lu family, our losses will be ten times, a hundred times more than the stolen money! The most important thing is, if we are greedy for the stolen goods and let go of the thieves, how can we be worthy of Zhou Xuan, who opened up territory and established a family Ancestor? How can you be worthy of Ancestor Longyan who has guarded the family for decades by himself?"

This is the problem of family beliefs. The biggest belief of most families is the ancestors who opened up the family.

Wang Zhong's body was shocked, and he said with shame: "This subordinate understands, it is the subordinate who is blinded by the interests."

"Human nature is greedy, but how to restrain greed is very important." Wang Shouzhe said indifferently, "Just like the group of loose cultivators who couldn't control their greed and committed crimes together, and then they couldn't control their greed and fought with each other. Such a lack of self-control Self-discipline, I was lucky enough to escape this time, can I escape the second time, the third time?"

"Patriarch, if those loose cultivators managed to escape once, wouldn't it be okay not to commit crimes in the future?" Wang Yong rode his horse and said.

"There may be such people, but they must be very few." Wang Shouzhe said with a smile, "Imagine being unable to resist the first temptation, let alone the second temptation that has already tasted the sweetness? That kind of greed will sooner or later. Let them be destroyed. It's not that I don't want the stolen money, or I simply don't dare to, because I'm afraid that I can't control my greed and gradually bring the family to ruin."

Several generals fell into contemplation, showing reverence in Wang Shouzhe's eyes.

Wang Zhong said with emotion: "Patriarch, my subordinates have a premonition that our Ping An Wang family will inevitably rise in the hands of the Patriarch."

"Hehe, your flattery is rough, but this patriarch is very useful."

"Patriarch, I'm not flattering, I really think so."

"Yes, yes, Patriarch, we think so too." The other patriarchs agreed.

at the same time.

Inside the carriage, Wang Luojing, who had already woken up and witnessed and heard all this, had her eyes lighted and thoughtful at the same time.When I am with my fourth brother, I always feel so at ease and at ease.

Not for anything else, even if it's just for the fourth brother, Luojing, Luojing, you must work hard to share the burden on the shoulders of the fourth brother.

……

Not less than half an hour.

Wang Shouzhe and his party came out of the woods and walked onto the broad avenue.

The first thing that catches the eye is the vast and boundless Yingxiu Lake. The reflection of the towering Longji Mountain falls into the water, dyeing the lake into dark green.The lake breeze is mixed with water vapor, and it is cool in this early summer season.

On the wide lake, from time to time a big fish jumped up and exploded a large splash of water.In the dense reeds, various waterfowl swim.

There is no doubt that Yingxiu Lake is not only beautiful, but also rich in natural resources.Compared with the majesty of Anjiang's endless torrents, Yingxiu Lake is more magnificent and graceful.

At this moment, a team of knights came galloping in the distance, and stopped in front of Wang Shouzhe and his party.

"Shut up!"

The leader was a vigorously dressed man in his early thirties.When I saw Wang Shouzhe, I was stunned for a moment, and then laughed happily: "Zhe'er, I haven't seen you for a while, and you have become a lot more heroic. It seems that after you became the patriarch, your temperament has changed."

"Uncle, why bother you to pick it up in person." Wang Shouzhe hurriedly cupped his hands.

This man is the younger brother of Wang Shouzhe's biological mother, Lu Mengxue, Lu Zhengjie, the pillar of the young and middle-aged generation of Yingxiu's Lu family.Only in his early thirties, he has already reached the strength of the eighth level of Qi Refining Realm, and he is an existence that is expected to break through to the Spirit Stage Realm.

Some time ago, I specially rushed to Ping'an Town to attend Wang Dingyue's funeral, so naturally I separated from Wang Shouzhe not long ago.

"Why did you make a special trip to pick you up?" Lu Zhengjie's smiling face solidified, "A few days ago, a group of gangsters disguised as businessmen killed seven people from a wealthy businessman. We followed the clues and found that they fled to the mountains. Yang Fang is investigating this matter. I have heard the report of your coming to Yingxiu, you can go see your uncle by yourself, I don't have time to accompany you back now."

"It's a coincidence." Wang Shouzhe smiled, "I just came from Shanyang, and I happened to catch a criminal on the way. Under the preliminary interrogation, it should be the same criminal as the uncle said."

"What?" Lu Zhengjie was slightly surprised.

Afterwards, Wang Shouzhe handed the criminal to Lu Zhengjie, and recounted the ins and outs of the incident: "I will hand it over to my uncle, but he has already hidden the stolen goods, so it is inconvenient for me to intervene, uncle Send someone to interrogate."

"So that's easy, Lu Yi, the next thing will be left to you, try to recover the property, and give an explanation to the survivor of the rich merchant." Lu Zhengjie gave a surprise command.

The Xuanwu family has various privileges in the local area, but it also shoulders the responsibility of guarding the civilians under its jurisdiction.

"Yes, the second head of the family." A man with a sinister expression came out and gave a cruel laugh, "This thief is so courageous that he dares to commit crimes on our Lu family's territory. When it falls into my hands, I will Keep him alive and not die."

Such cruel words made Wang Shouzhe look at him more.

"Lu Yi has a lot of experience in torture." Lu Zhengjie said with a smile, "You can send a qualified general to study it."

In this regard, Wang Shouzhe was noncommittal.

If it is purely about torture, Wang Shouzhe's "knowledge" is still very rich, and there is a lot of miscellaneous knowledge in this direction. After all, modern criminal investigation dramas, spy dramas... There are too many similar plots, and the methods are quite scientific transformed.

Now that the task of arresting the fugitives has been completed, Lu Zhengjie personally led Wang Shouzhe back to the main house of the Lu family in Yingxiu.

Compared with Shanyang Gongsun's main house built on the hillside, it is quite solid.Yingxiu Lu's main house is built on the peninsula in the middle of Yingxiu Lake, surrounded by water on three sides and one husband as the gate.

Purely in terms of blood relationship, Wang Shouzhe has a deep connection with the Lu family, and he will naturally receive high-level hospitality here.

Before entering the door, a girl in a red dress rushed out and plunged into Wang Shouzhe's arms: "Cousin Shouzhe, I miss you so much with a smile."

Lu laughs!
The contemporary patriarch, Lu Zhengxiong, is the most favored daughter.

But before Wang Shouzhe could speak, Wang Luojing, who was hiding behind him, suddenly took his hand: "Fourth brother, Jing'er is a little uncomfortable."

Uncomfortable?
Wang Shouzhe was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly took her little hand and said with concern, "What's wrong with Luo Jing, is it because she was sleeping in the carriage..."

The words were only halfway through, but they found that the eyes of the two girls met, the hostility to each other was not concealed, and sparks were flying.

……

(End of this chapter)