The beast skin map was very thick, unlike a folded piece of paper that could be easily carried around. Fang Yuan could only roll up the beast skin and put it back into the bamboo tube. He then tied the two ends of the bamboo tube with hemp rope and carried it on his back.
The two hunters stared at the bamboo tube, their eyes showing unavoidably greed. They were not idiots, they knew the value of this map.
Although Gu Masters did not care about this beast skin map, to mortals, especially hunters like them, it was a treasure.
This was something passed down from the Wang family's ancestors. For Old Wang to become a famous headhunter, this map definitely had a lot to do with it. This was a true family heirloom.
"Let me ask you, is there anyone else in Old Man Wang's family?" Fang Yuan's eyes flashed as he asked coldly.
The two youngsters kneeling on the ground, upon hearing Fang Yuan's words, shuddered. Thinking of their current situation, the greed on their faces faded away and was replaced by fear.
"No more, their family is all dead, Lord Gu Master!"
"Hunter Wang originally had a wife, but over ten years ago, she was killed by a wild wolf that invaded the village. Before his wife died, she gave birth to two boys and a girl for Old Man Wang. But the eldest son, Wang Da, died on the mountain while hunting three years ago. There is no one else in the Wang family. "
The two young hunters hurriedly replied.
"So it's like this …" Fang Yuan squinted his eyes. He looked at the two kneeling on the ground and knew that they were not lying. Life and death were in his hands, the possibility of them lying to him was very small.
But he still asked, "You are not lying to me?"
"We dare not lie at all, Lord!"
"I, I remember! Old Man Wang actually had a wife, Wang Da's wife. But after Wang Da went missing, the wife also died of love. That year, the village even specially sent down a chastity memorial. But I heard that Wang Da's wife wanted to remarry, but was forced to death by Old Man Wang. My Lord, you killed Old Man Wang, which is a good thing for the people. "
Another person hurriedly echoed, "That's right, that's right. Actually, Sir, we have long found this Old Man Wang to be an eyesore. Hmph, what's so great about it? It's just that it's better at hunting than us. They were clearly all mortals, but they made it seem like they were special, moving out of the village to live here. As juniors, we sometimes wanted to ask him for advice, but he chased us away and forbade us from appearing near the wooden hut again! "
Fang Yuan listened quietly while nodding. Although the two of them began to belittle Old Man Wang in order to save their lives, it was not difficult to detect the resentment in their mouths.
Fang Yuan guessed that the two youngsters were just pretending to ask for their hunting experience. They were probably coveting the beauty of the Wang family's daughter. As a result, he was discovered by Old Man Wang and was taught a lesson several times.
"There's no need to say more about getting rid of the tyrants and bringing peace to the people. The reason I killed this time was because I coveted this beast hide. Hmm, I am quite satisfied with your performance, you can leave now. " Fang Yuan's tone softened, and at the same time, the right hand behind his back shone with eerie moonlight.
The two youngsters kneeling on the ground heard Fang Yuan's words and were pleasantly surprised.
"Thank you, Sir, for sparing our lives!"
"Sir, we will forever remember your generosity and kindness!!"
The two of them were crying and snot, their foreheads knocking against the ground, producing a light thudding sound. After kowtowing a few times, they immediately turned around and left.
Although Fang Yuan was younger than them, after they personally witnessed Fang Yuan's style of doing things, they were incomparably terrified and did not want to face Fang Yuan again.
"Wait." At this time, a voice suddenly came.
The voice had just finished speaking when a Gu Master jumped down from the treetop with a swoosh.
"You can't leave, explain everything that happened here clearly." The Gu Master who jumped down was wearing a dark blue tight suit with a red belt. In the middle of the belt was a metal plate, and on the metal plate was carved a big "2".
This Rank two Gu Master had a skinny body and narrow eyes. His wrists were covered with arm guards, and his calves had sturdy leggings. His whole person exuded a sense of competence.
"Commoner greets Lord Jiang He!" The two young hunters had just stood up and wanted to leave, but upon seeing this Gu Master, they immediately knelt down again, prostrating themselves to the ground.
They all knew this Gu Master, he was the Gu Master stationed in the village.
Every year, in order to strengthen their control over the surrounding areas and prevent other forces from infiltrating, the Guyue village would send Gu Masters to be stationed there, at the same time strengthening the border defense.
This Gu Master called Jiang He did not care about the two hunters kneeling on the ground, but looked at Fang Yuan and asked coldly, "I am the Guyue village's Gu Master, Jiang He, and you are?"
Fang Yuan laughed lightly and stretched out his right palm. In his palm, the Moonlight Gu was emitting a ball of moonlight.
The Gu Master Jiang He saw the moonlight in Fang Yuan's palm, and his gaze softened. The Moonlight Gu was the symbol of the Guyue clan, and it could not be faked.
"This matter is simple. Old man Wang's second son offended me, and I killed the whole family in a fit of anger. The two of them can testify for me. "Fang Yuan confidently admitted, pointing at the two young hunters kneeling on the ground.
Fang Yuan spoke the truth, and the two hunters hurriedly nodded without a trace of hesitation.
Jiang He was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, "Good kill! A mere serf dared to offend the master, he deserved to be killed!! "
But immediately after, he changed the topic and said with deep meaning, "But junior, you making things difficult for me by doing this. Although this Old Man Wang lives alone here, they are still the villagers that I am responsible for. I was sent by the clan to be stationed in the village to protect the villagers and guard against them. Now that you have killed these people, the population of the village will decrease, and at the end of the year assessment, the clan's evaluation of me will drop. "
Fang Yuan's gaze flashed, and he immediately knew that this Jiang He wanted to extort money from him.
He laughed and said directly, "What's so difficult about this? Senior, just report it as it is. Just say that I killed the whole family, and it has nothing to do with you. "
Jiang He heard this, and his eyelids twitched. He was secretly angry that this Fang Yuan did not know how to appreciate favors, and his tone became very serious, "Then I will handle it impartially. Junior, if you are not afraid of the clan's investigation, then report your name. I will record it in detail and truthfully submit it in the report. "
His words were very threatening, and if it was any other teenager, they might have been scared by these words.
But Fang Yuan saw his weakness, and immediately said, "Senior, just report it as it is. Right, my surname is Guyue, and my name is Fang Yuan."
"So you are Fang Yuan!" Jiang He's face was obviously surprised, "I have recently heard my younger brother talk about you. You beat up all your classmates, extorted them in public, and every time you get sixty Yuan stones. Every time my younger brother talks about it, he is envious of how easy it is for you to earn money. Also, you unexpectedly got a Mudskin Toad and a Liquor worm in stone gambling. Your luck is really enviable. Right, my younger brother is Jiang Ya, you should have met him long ago. "
"So it is him." Fang Yuan nodded, and admitted, "Indeed, every time I buy moon orchid petals, it is from Jiang Ya's shop."
"Hahaha, if that is the case, then we are acquaintances. Forget it, I, Jiang He, will take responsibility for this matter! "Jiang He said this, patting his chest with his hand, putting on a look of righteousness.
He was taking advantage of the situation, how could he really report this matter.
After reporting it, the clan's evaluation of him would still drop. He might as well sell a favor to Fang Yuan, and as for the death of Old Man Wang's family, he could just report it as a wild beast attack.
Who told this old man Wang to be so unconventional, moving out of the village and building a wooden house here to live in solitude!
Jiang He was not afraid of this matter being exposed. They were just a few mortal slaves, and their lives were as cheap as grass. If they died, then so be it. Even if the clan found out he was hiding it, they would not care about such a small matter.
"It is just that junior, you have not left the academy yet, and do not have my Gu Master clothes. Otherwise, when that Wang Er saw this clothes, he would know your identity as a Gu Master, and why would he offend you? Junior, you are a smart person, don't you think so? Hehe. "Jiang He said again.
Fang Yuan's gaze flashed. Jiang He's words were subtle, but in fact he was warning himself — don't run out of the academy to wander around, and in the future, it would be best not to kill people and cause trouble in the area he was in charge of.
"Then thank you senior for your advice." Fang Yuan cupped his fist and bowed, saying goodbye to Jiang He, and directly left.
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