C102 Maple Forest Villa

Du Qi looked around as he walked and saw the interconnected tunnels in the manor. It was very wide and there were all kinds of shops on both sides. There were all kinds of small merchants and hawkers. The layout was exactly the same as a town. The surrounding mountains were protected, and the stone cliffs were erected. The lowest point was no less than a thousand feet high. The bare land was not long, and many of the cliffs were slightly indented. Even apes could not climb over them, and only the roads from which they came were connected to the outside world.

Du Qi was at the front of the group, and was welcomed by Chiang Jianguo and the others as they walked towards a palace building in the middle of the village.

Chiang Jianguo introduced, "That is the daily business building of our manor. It is also the place to receive distinguished guests."

Du Qi saw that the Administrative Mentor Court stood alone in the middle of the manor. It seemed to have two or three floors. The door was tall and wide, and its aura was grand. It was far bigger and more majestic than the other buildings in the manor. The eight manor servent stood on both sides of the main door, giving off a solemn atmosphere. It made people feel a sense of respect and worship for no reason.

When they came to the front of the building, the eight manor servent faced each other and stood straight as if they were looking at a pine tree. Jiang Jie walked quickly to the fifth step in front of the door and stood by the side of the door. He made a gesture to invite everyone in, but he did not say a word.

Chiang Jingzhi and Chiang Jianguo accompanied Du Qi and the others. The rest of the experts and manor servent who came out to welcome them all stopped in front of the stairs and did not follow Du Qi and the others.

When they entered the door, they found that they were in a large and empty hall. Over a hundred candles were shining in the hall, illuminating a statue at the end of the hall.

Chiang Jingzhi said, "This is the first generation ancestor of our Chiang family. This hall and statue were personally created by him."

Everyone stood in the hall and looked at the statue from afar. They saw that he had a refreshing look on his face. All of them had life-like appearances. They were about 150 to 150 meters tall and stood about the height of a person. There was a huge furnace made from an entire piece of yellow jade on the foundation of the huge platform that was polished from white marble. In the cauldron... It was full of burning candles, and the smoke was rising slowly. It caused the statue to seem as if it wanted to fly through the sky, and it gave others the feeling that it was floating like an immortal.

There was a hall to the left and right of the hall, and there was a meeting hall to the left and right of the hall. The doors of the hall were all by the side of the hall's door.

The furnishing in the reception hall was very simple. There was a huge potted welcoming pine plant at the end of the door. There were two short mahogany chairs along the wall. There were a few drawings of expensive flowers and plants on the wall. It gave people a simple, bright, and elegant feeling.

At this moment, Xiong Ju, who was sitting on the main seat, looked like an old man in his sixties last year, although he looked a little dispirited. However, he had an intimidating aura and gave people a feeling of domineeringness and dominance. As if he had heard someone come in, that person raised his head somewhat laboriously and looked towards the side of the door. He raised his trembling hand to signal to everyone. At the same time, he weakly and politely said, "Yan Jing is plagued by illness and devils. He cannot stand up to greet all of you distinguished guests. Please forgive me, please take a seat! "

Only now did everyone know that the person was the Manor Lord, Chiang Jingyan of Maple Forest Mountain Manor. Du Qi said, "We have come uninvited. It is an extremely great honor to be able to receive the Manor Lord. There is no need for the Manor Lord to be polite."

Du Qi and the others were led by the attendant to take their seats according to the order of the guests. Chiang Jingzhi and Chiang Jianguo, on the other hand, sat at the bottom of Chiang Jingyan's seats in succession. Chiang Jingyan saw Du Qi sitting at the top, but Jin Dachuan and the others did not have any objections. He could not help but be surprised. Obviously, he did not know Du Qi's position in the Camel Horse Gang.

Chiang Jingyan saw everyone sitting down, and with the help of a waiter, he straightened his body a little. He habitually glanced at everyone before saying weakly, "In order to thank the Camel Horse Gang for their help, I have specially prepared a thin wine. I hope that everyone will not find it crude. "

Jin Dachuan immediately greeted them politely. Du Qi saw Chiang Jingyan's extremely weak expression. Suddenly, his heart moved and he could not help but ask, "Look at the Manor Lord's face. It is grey and undefeated, light and not dark. It is slightly red in its paleness. There is still life in the dead ashes, and there are no symptoms of illness or poisoning. I wonder if it's because of Qi deviation or if it's because it worked too hard? "

When they heard this, everyone in the hall was stunned. They didn't know that Du Qi actually had the ability to determine the illness. Chiang Jingyan was even more secretly surprised, but he said, "I also do not know what kind of illness I am suffering from. Over the past year, I have been tormented to death. Alas! It's miserable beyond description, miserable beyond description!"

Du Qi saw the shock on Chiang Jingyan's face after he heard what he said, and a complicated expression flashed across his face. It was obvious that he did not mean what he said, and did not invite him to further diagnose the condition of his body. He could not help but self-deprecatingly say, "Ha! So the Manor Lord is suffering from a strange illness. This kid actually made an error in judgment. Ha!"

The huge candle in the hall was burning high, and the night had unknowingly fallen. Coincidentally, the waiter had brought wine and wine over at this moment, and everyone was busy pushing cups and changing cups, drinking wine and chatting merrily, and they inadvertently avoided this topic.

It was a banquet, and the atmosphere was relaxed and warm. All the guests and guests dispersed happily!

Even though there were few guests coming and going in Maple Forest Mountain Manor, there was still a guest house that was specially prepared for guests to rest in. The guest house was located on the left side of the administration building, and it was only two streets away from Manor Lord Prefecture, which was right behind it.

Chiang Jianguo personally brought Du Qi and the others to the guest house with a bit of drunkenness, and arranged their accommodations. He followed Du Qi into his room and turned around to bolt the door. After lighting the candle in the room and listening carefully, he said to Du Qi, "Young Master Du, I have a request. May I know if young master can help?"

Du Qi sat down in the chair that Chiang Jianguo had given him. He stared at Chiang Jianguo and said, "Young Manor Lord, please tell me what to do. As long as it is within my ability, I will not refuse."

Chiang Jianguo said happily, "My father wants to invite Young Master Du to have a chat. What do you think, young master?"

Du Qi thought for a while and said, "Is this the meaning of Young Manor Lord or your father's wish?"

Chiang Jianguo said, "I am here on my father's orders to invite young master, so young master need not worry."

Du Qi was surprised and said, "Oh? Your father doesn't seem to be happy that I'm meddling in other people's business."

Chiang Jianguo said, "That's why my father asked me to come and invite you. It's to show his sincerity. If young master really doesn't want to go, none of us will dare to complain."

Du Qi suddenly said," Your manor relies on the natural danger and has a tight defense. There is also manor servent patrolling the manor day and night. It can be said that it is impregnable. Even a fly can't fly in. This is a dangerous place for the younger generation. May I ask young master Jiang about the Manor Lord? How did Niu Yang enter the village and take away the small box without much effort?"

Chiang Jianguo said, "This was purely an accident. It was precisely because there had never been any theft in our village. No matter how noble or lowly the items in the manor were, they were not deliberately kept. Who would have thought that Niu Yang would take advantage of the darkness and come down from a cliff? He actually stole the most precious family heirloom of my manor. "

Du Qi said," The lowest cliff around the manor is no less than 300 meters tall. How much rope does that require? Can Niu Yang climb over the mountain and carry it all the way to the peak by himself? "