Gu Chengyu felt that he must be scheming something bad, and wondered whether it was his earlier refusal that had angered this person and made him want to deal with him.
Or, perhaps, this person suspected him and wanted to extract the whereabouts of the treasure map from him.
"Hmph! I've only just arrived in Hejian Prefecture for a few days? Lord Liao, your words are somewhat alarmist, aren't they? The charges against the Qu Family only reached my ears tonight. Before, I was either living in rented quarters or staying at the Yi Mansion, completely unfamiliar with the Qu Family. I'm now forced to suspect that Lord Liao has ulterior motives!"
Gu Chengyu stood with his hands behind his back, and Liao Cheng thought that at this moment, Gu Chengyu indeed displayed the aura of Lord Imperial Envoy, his official prestige magnificent and dignified.
