In Bianjing City, crowds of people came and went in a hurry.

Singers, performers, and storytellers can be seen everywhere, and shouts, curses, and laughter can be heard from time to time.

The sun was setting in the west. In a shop in the east alley of the city, the fat-headed and big-eared shopkeeper stretched himself and was about to close the shop when a handsome man walked in from outside. It was Tang Ning.

The shopkeeper's expression changed immediately when he saw him. Tang Ning turned her hand over and handed him the token and said, "Ask Fang Yuan to come see me."

The shopkeeper took the token and confirmed his identity. He was shocked. His fat body was filled with fear. He quickly closed the outer door, bowed and said, "Junior Zhang Quan has met Senior Tang."

Tang Ning waved her hand: "Go and call Fang Yuan quickly. I'll wait for him here."

"Yes." Zhang Quan responded and left the shop.

Tang Ning went straight to the room on the second floor, sat cross-legged and practiced with her eyes closed, waiting for Fang Yuan to arrive.

About an hour or two later, the sound of gongs and drums could be heard, and a commotion could be heard outside.

He opened his eyes, walked to the window and took a look, and saw a group of officers and soldiers walking outside, escorting twenty or thirty prisoners in white clothes with disheveled hair, loading them into trucks, and beating gongs and drums along the way.

The officers and soldiers at the front shouted loudly: "Gu Yong, the admiral of the capital, has conspired to rebel, and the imperial decree has ordered the entire Gu family to be executed."

The officers and soldiers beat the gongs and drums all the way and shouted loudly, while the people on both sides crowded around and pointed at the prisoners in the car and talked endlessly.

Tang Ning took a look and was about to go back to continue practicing when she suddenly saw that the man headed by Kan Che looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before. However, she saw that he had regular features and a fair complexion, and that he looked like he was in his early twenties.

He couldn't help but frown slightly. This person seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was.

Until the car passed by the window, and when I saw the last little girl imprisoned in the car.

Tangning couldn't help but her pupils suddenly shrank.

But seeing that the little girl looked about five or six years old, with white teeth, bright eyes, and delicate facial features, she looked like a porcelain doll carved with pink and jade. She was still confused and didn't know what was going on. She looked around curiously with her shining eyes.

Everything happened, and a woman beside her was holding her and crying bitterly.

Tang Ning suddenly remembered where he had seen this little girl. When he experienced the catastrophe of metamorphosis, he saw Gu Chengqian's family of three in a fantasy. This little girl was Gu Xinyi, Gu Chengqian's daughter in the fantasy. They looked exactly the same, without any difference.

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He was so shocked that he looked at the girl blankly. His mind was in chaos and he felt like the world was spinning.

Is this reality or fantasy?

Or have you always been in an illusion?

Endless fear welled up from the bottom of my heart.

He can no longer distinguish between reality and fantasy.

Until the officers and soldiers left and the sound of gongs and drums disappeared, he kept looking out the window blankly, muttering to himself: "Is this happening? Is this happening?"

After an unknown amount of time, there was a knock on the door outside, and Tang Ning came back to his senses. He closed his eyes, took several deep breaths, straightened his mind, and said, "Come in."

A man with a puppet figure pushed open the door and entered, bowed and saluted: "Disciple Fang Yuan pays homage to Master Tang."

"Did you see that group of prison cars passing by outside just now?" Tangning asked.

"Ah?" Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment. He originally thought that Tang Ning must be here for the bidding meeting. He had already prepared his words and was just waiting for him to ask. The words were already on his lips. Unexpectedly, Tang Ning actually asked.

Such a puzzling question.

He was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately and said, "I don't know what Uncle Master is referring to. This disciple has never seen it."

"Go and hijack the prison vans in front of you and take them back to their mansion to stay. I'll be there in a moment."

"Yes." Although Fang Yuan was confused, he didn't dare to ask any more questions. He turned around and left the room. He didn't care about exposing his position and chased forward with his flying sword.

After walking no more than a mile or two, we saw a group of trucks moving slowly ahead.

He lowered his sword straight down and formed a seal in his hand. In an instant, hundreds of wind blades formed and slashed at the carts. He heard the clicking sound as dozens of carts shattered into pieces.

Everyone was shocked. When the officers and soldiers saw Fang Yuan coming down with his sword, they didn't dare to resist. They fell to the ground one after another, terrified.

The leading officer and soldier had the courage to ask: "Where is the Immortal Master coming from? What orders do you have?"

Fang Yuan didn't even look at them, and only uttered one word: "Get out."

All the officers and soldiers hurriedly left as if they had been granted amnesty.

The young and old of the Gu family looked at each other, and the leading man fell down and said, "Thank you, Master Immortal, for your help."

"Follow me." Fang Yuan said, walking forward.

The group of people stared at each other and hurriedly followed, all the way back to their mansion.

"Thank you, Immortal Master, for saving your life. Please accept Gu's prayers." Gu Yong opened his mouth and bowed down. The others also bowed and kowtowed.

"Hey! There is no need to be polite, Mr. Gu. I am also entrusted by my uncle, my master." Fang Yuan said quickly and helped Gu Yong up.

He didn't know what the relationship between the people in front of him and Tang Ning was, so he didn't dare to accept their worship and quickly stopped them.

"Uncle Guizong, I wonder who your uncle is?" Gu Yong asked doubtfully.

"Mr. Gu, do you know Uncle Tang Ning?"

Gu Yong shook his head in confusion and looked at the others, who were all at a loss.

"Let's wait here for now. Uncle Master will be here shortly. Mr. Gu, please take a seat!"

"Okay, okay." Gu Yong responded quickly.

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In a Taoist temple a hundred miles east of Bianjing City, the iron cavalry of the Xuanjia Guard patrolled back and forth, and no one was allowed to approach this place.

In the distance, a ray of light shot out and landed in the courtyard, revealing the figure of a handsome man, none other than Tang Ning.

As soon as he disappeared from the light, a disciple wearing the Qianyi Sect's costume came to greet him. He bowed and saluted and said, "I don't know which uncle of our sect is here."

Tangning took out the token and handed it to him, "Is Junior Brother Zhang here?"

The man took the token, glanced at it, and returned it to him: "It turns out to be Master Tang. Master Zhang is in the hall. Please follow me."

The two came to a pavilion in the backyard, and the man knocked on the door.

A deep voice came from inside: "Come in."

The two pushed the door open and entered. Inside, sat a thin old man with gray hair on his temples. Seeing the two of them entering, he stood up to greet them and said with a smile: "Senior Brother Tang, you are such a rare visitor! Why are you here in my small temple?"

, please take a seat quickly."

Tang Ning sat down and said, "I'd like to excuse you, but I have a small matter that I would like to ask Junior Brother Zhang for help."

"Senior Brother Tang, please tell me, I will do my best."

"When I arrived in Bianjing, I happened to see a group of officers and soldiers escorting a prisoner to behead him. The ancestor of this prisoner had a connection with me, so I rescued him. I would like to ask Junior Brother Zhang to mediate and pardon his death penalty so that they can live in peace."

The old man smiled and said: "It's such a trivial matter, just send a disciple to deliver a message. Why bother Senior Brother Tang to go there in person?"

"I happened to be passing by. This old friend has a close relationship with me, so I'd like to bother Junior Brother Zhang."

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Tang has personally given instructions. How dare you disobey? I will go see the emperor in person later to explain the matter."

The two chatted for a while, then Tang Ning said goodbye and left. After asking around Bianjing City, she went straight to the Gu family's residence.

"Uncle Tang." Fang Yuan was talking to Gu Yong. When he saw Tang Ning disappearing from the light, he quickly stood up and walked quickly in front of him, bowed and saluted: "According to your instructions, everyone in the Gu family has been brought back."

The young and old of the Gu family were shocked when they saw a figure suddenly appear outside the house. Seeing the aloof Fang Yuan's appearance, they knew that a big shot was coming, so they all stood up quickly and kowtowed.

Tangning didn't stop her and went straight into the room, sitting on the main seat. Fang Yuan stood aside with his hands down, like a servant.

Everyone in the Gu family kowtowed frequently.

"Get up!" Tang Ning said.

Only then did everyone in the Gu family stand up, all bowing their heads, not daring to look directly at him.

Gu Yong said: "The immortal master is so kind and virtuous, and I am very grateful. I will make a grass ring in the future to repay my great kindness."

Tang Ning said: "According to my seniority, I can afford this great gift from you."

Everyone in the Gu family was shocked when they heard this. Gu Yong whispered: "I don't know where the immortal master said this. Could it be related to my father and ancestors?"

"Let me ask you, who are you, Gu Chengqian?"

"Gu Chengqian, that is the villain's great-grandfather. Could it be that the immortal master has something to do with his great-grandfather?"

Tang Ning smiled slightly: "More than anything, he and I...ah, it's hard to put it into words. Without him, I wouldn't be where I am today. Have you ever heard your father-in-law mention the name Tang Ning?"

Gu Yong thought for a long time: "I have never heard of this."

"You've never heard of it! I'm sure he won't talk about it. What happened to him later?" Tang Ning sighed. Gu Yong's body shape and appearance were 70% similar to Gu Chengqian's, so he saw it at a glance.

, it felt like déjà vu, and I didn’t remember it until I saw the little girl.

There is no doubt that the two have the same surname Gu, and their looks are so similar. In addition, the little girl is most likely a descendant of Gu Chengqian, so Tang Ning rescued them.

Gu Yong said: "The immortal master is asking about my great-grandfather? I don't know much about my great-grandfather. I only know that my great-grandfather last served as a royal censor, and died."

"That's it! That's good. Where are the tombs of your ancestors buried?" Tang Ning said, thinking that after Gu Chengqian killed Cui Yilin, he got in touch with the powerful people at the time, and finally rose to prominence.

"The family grave is at the back of the mountain."

"Take me to see it."

"Yes." Gu Yong responded quickly and led Tang Ning. After a short walk, they arrived in front of a towering tomb in the back mountain. The tombstone was engraved with the words "Xian Gu Gong Cheng Qian" was engraved on it.

Tang Ning stood in front of the tomb, thinking of every detail of the caravan in her mind. She looked at the tombstone and sighed: "Cheng Qian, Cheng Qian, it's been a long time."

"My great-grandfather, if there is knowledge under the spring, he will be extremely happy to know that the immortal master can still come to visit his old friend." Gu Yong said in a low voice.

Tangning turned around, looked at the little girl huddled in the woman's arms behind her, and asked, "What's your name?"

Everyone turned to look at her for a moment, but the little girl lowered her head and did not dare to speak.

Gu Yong shouted hurriedly: "Master Immortal is asking you something! Reply quickly."

"My name is Gu Yuanya." The girl was startled and said timidly.
Chapter completed!