In the middle of the night, it is definitely not the time to visit. Old Tao was not such an impatient person, there must be a reason for him to come here at this time.
Tao Mo got up in a hurry and went to the hall, only to see Old Tao's face was pale, sitting there with his back bent, as if recovering from a serious illness, he couldn't help being surprised and said: "Old Tao? What happened?"
Seeing him, Lao Tao slightly raised his hand and said, "Master."
Tao Mo walked up to him, saw that his lips were white and bloodless, his expression was not the same as when he parted, and he worried even more: "What happened?"
Old Tao sighed and said, "This is a long story, so I won't mention it for now. I'm here for two reasons. The first one is that the supervisory censor has already handled the case of Huang Guangde not long ago. But before Shang Datian listened, Huang Guangde committed suicide and apologized. Before he died, he wrote a statement of guilt, taking all responsibility for his crimes, but the supervisory censor seemed unwilling to close the case, and he was afraid that the investigation would continue and he would be sentenced to confiscation and exile."
Tao Mo couldn't help but also sighed.
Speaking of it, he and Huang Guangde had a deep hatred, but now Tao Mo was delighted to hear that he committed suicide in fear of crime, but he was also somewhat moved. Huang Guangde's fate just gave him a wake-up call. In the officialdom, one is most likely to be deceived by power and wealth. If one loses one's nature and forgets the original intention of being an official because of this, then even if the common people endure it, God will punish it!
Tao Mo said: "This is the first one, what about the second one?"
Old Tao said, "I'm leaving for a while."
Tao Mo frowned and said, "Now?"
Lao Tao glanced at Hao Guozi.
Hao Guozi immediately said: "Old Tao originally planned to leave a message and leave, but I forced him here. Young master, you persuade him, he is obviously injured, but he refuses to take a good rest, and wants to do something else." Running around, I don’t know how old I am.”
As soon as Lao Tao heard him rambling, his headache was about to split, and he said to Tao Mo, "Master, you know that I have martial arts, and ordinary people can't hurt me."
Hao Guozi said: "Ordinary people can't hurt you, so it's not ordinary people who hurt you. Isn't this more dangerous?"
Old Tao said: "Master, just relax."
Hao Guozi said: "You are so hurt, how can you relax."
Tao Mo was overwhelmed by what they said, and felt that it was a hundred times more difficult than going to court, so his eyes couldn't help but find Gu She's figure.
Seems to have a heart-to-heart connection, Gu She just put on his clothes and entered at this moment.
Although Lao Tao didn't know what Tao Mo and Gu She were doing before, but looking at Gu She's face at this moment, he guessed a little bit, and the old face couldn't help but blush a little bit. "Master Gu, excuse me."
Six words mean a lot.
Seeing his expression, Gu She frowned, walked over and held out his hand.
Old Tao froze for a moment, then stretched out his hand hesitantly.
Gu She caught his pulse and asked after a long while, "Internal injury?"
Old Tao saw that he couldn't hide it, so he had no choice but to say: "It's just a small martial art show, it's not worth mentioning."
Gu She let go of his hand and said, "The injury is quite serious."
Tao Mo still doubted what Hao Guozi said before, but now hearing what Gu She said, Tao Mo no longer had any doubts, and said to Lao Tao: "You should stay and recuperate, and if you have anything to do, just leave it to Hao Guozi to handle it. Yes."
Hao Guozi also agreed.
Lao Tao sighed, "I have to go to this matter myself."
Tao Mo and Hao Guozi looked at him eagerly, and even Gu She showed disapproval in his eyes.
Old Tao said: "Now that the matter is up to now, I will no longer hide it from you. In fact, I am the elder of the Demon Sect."
Tao Mo had already known about it before, so he didn't react much.
Hao Guozi didn't respond to the Demon Cult at all.
Gu She, the old god, seemed not surprised by this answer.
The calm expressions of the three of them made Lao Tao feel a little fussy, "Do you still remember Mu Chun who came to live in my yamen before? He is also one of the elders of my teaching. The reason why he left in a hurry before is because Just because my teaching was attacked by foreign sects at the border."
Tao Mo and Hao Guozi don't understand affairs in the Jianghu. Although Gu She understands, but he is not a member of the Jianghu, and he just heard about these martial arts grievances and didn't care about them. Therefore, the three still did not show any surprised expressions.
Lao Tao went on to say: "It's just that the pagan religion is very mysterious, and the martial arts methods are also very strange. Duanmu, oh, that is, Mu Chun disappeared during a conflict with the other party."
"Ah. Missing!" Tao Mo finally understood when he heard this, "Have you found it?"
Old Tao shook his head, "I got the news in the capital, so I rushed to meet up with other elders, and planned to go back to Supan Mountain to discuss the matter. Unexpectedly, we were ambushed on the way!"
Tao Mo asked, "A pagan?"
Old Tao said: "I don't know yet, but the opponent's martial arts methods are indeed unheard of and unseen. I'm afraid that they are from heretics in all likelihood."
Hao Guozi couldn't help but asked, "Then what happened afterwards?" He had already regarded Lao Tao as a storyteller, and he was fascinated by it.
Old Tao said: "We were all injured, of course, the other party didn't get any advantage. Fortunately, Ming Zun and Xue Yihou arrived at the critical moment, which saved the other party's lives!"
Tao Mo turned pale when he heard the words, the corners of his mouth twitched, but he didn't say anything in the end. Jianghu and officialdom are two worlds after all. He thinks that human life is more important than the sky, but Lao Tao regards human life as worthless. These two concepts are originally opposite to each other, but he can't change Lao Tao's thinking. Although he has never been involved in the Jianghu, he also knows that the people of the Jianghu live a life of licking blood with knife-edge, and if he is a little careless, his body will be smashed to pieces, and there will be no bones left. This is the law of the rivers and lakes.
Seeing Tao Mo's expression, Old Tao knew that he was unhappy when he mentioned his life, so he quickly changed the subject and said: "Later, I was afraid that the young master would miss them, so I hurriedly bid farewell to them and came back."
Hao Guozi said: "You came back alone, what should you do if you encounter an ambush on the way?"
Old Tao sneered and said, "Do you think that pagan sect really has countless top-notch masters? I see that the group that intercepted us on the way is already a group of masters from their sect. How can it be so easy to find another group like this?" people."
Tao Mo said: "Then you said you want to leave..."
"Go to the border." Lao Tao said, "Duanmu is a member of my demon sect, no matter what, we must not let him fall into the hands of pagan sects!"
Tao Mo said, "But your injury has not healed."
Old Tao said: "This little injury can be healed on the road."
Tao Mo turned to look at Gu She, as if asking for his opinion.
Gu She said: "Old Tao must have his sense of proportion."
Tao Mo frowned, and finally he could only sigh helplessly. Lao Tao is the elder of the Demon Cult, so he has no power to restrain him. He said this because he cared about them in his heart, if he left without saying a word, there would be nothing Tao Mo and the others could do.
Because of this matter, Tao Mo didn't sleep well all night, and the next day, he got up with Gu She again and saw Lao Tao off all the way to the outside of the city.
Old Tao was sitting in the carriage, looking at Tao Mo's reluctant eyes, he forced a smile and said, "You have to say goodbye after a thousand miles, why not send it here."
Tao Mo held his hand and said sincerely, "If you encounter any trouble, come back to Tanyang County. I will wait for you in Tanyang County."
Lao Tao smiled and said, "Does something have to happen to come here? Even if nothing happens, I will come back. This is my home." These days in Tanyang County, he unconsciously forgot that he once He is the all-powerful elder of the Demon Sect, and gradually adapted to the position of the old butler of the yamen. If it wasn't for Duanmu Huichun's accident this time, I'm afraid he will go back to the countryside like this for the rest of his life and never care about worldly affairs again.
Hearing what he said, Tao Mo forced a smile, and gave Lao Tao a few words of advice before getting out of the car with Gu She.
Watching Lao Tao's carriage gradually go away, Tao Mo felt heavy in his heart. "Maybe I should keep him." After all, it was such an age. He thought of his father, and his heart became more and more sad.
Gu She said: "If he wants to stay, he will stay. If he wants to leave, who can stop him."
Tao Mo said nothing.
Gu She suddenly took him into his arms.
Tao Mo was slightly surprised. Since he got married to Gu She, he rarely showed such an intimate behavior outside.
"If you miss him, you will take good care of Tanyang County so that he has no worries." Gu She said softly.
Tao Mo slowly raised his hand and wrapped his arms around his waist. The real touch made his heart feel at ease immediately, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, "Okay. Let's manage this Tanyang County together?"
"Us?" Gu She smiled and let go of his hand, "I'm just a commoner."
Tao Mo hesitated, "But..."
"I just want to manage Gu's mansion well so that you don't have to worry about the future." Gu She's eyes flashed a hint of teasing, "Be a good wife and helper of the county magistrate."
Tao Mo's face turned red immediately, "Then, then I will bring back your salary every month."
Gu She smiled and said, "Then there will be Mrs. Lao."
"Let's go." Tao Mo held his sleeve, "I still have to go to the county government."
Gu She stretched out his hand from his sleeve and held his palm, "Yes."
"Ah. Will this be seen?"
"Not yet in town."
"But in case someone bumps into you..."
"There is no one on this road."
"But… "
"Ma'am, if you don't want to, I will let you go."
After a while, a timid voice sounded, "I think so."
"Then go slowly."
"Um."
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