After her luck was taken away, she fell in love with the woman who traveled through time.

Liang Tan followed the guards with a nervous look on her face, and kept asking why Cui Ling asked her to go. Unfortunately, Cui Ling's guards were different from the doormen of the prefectural yamen, and they were very tight-lipped. She asked for a long time but got nothing out of them, and finally could only follow silently.

After passing through the front door and the small garden, they soon arrived at the entrance of the main courtyard. Liang Tan stopped tactfully and waited for people to inform him before entering.

There was a stone table in the small courtyard. The four stools beside the table had been removed long ago. Cui Ling was sitting in a wheelchair, sipping tea quietly in front of the table.

"Like?" Cui Ling suddenly asked.

Liang Tan realized that his eyes had stayed on the wheelchair for too long, and immediately smiled and praised: "General, this wheelchair is indeed ingenious. I have been doing business for so many years, but I have never seen such an exquisite object."

"Since you like it, how about I give you one?" Cui Ling said expressionlessly.

Liang Tan had a feeling that he had no good intentions, so he didn't dare to say anything for a while.

Sure enough, the next second his eyes turned cold: "But I have to break one of your legs first, otherwise you won't be able to use this thing, isn't it a waste."

Liang Tan was slightly stunned, then he knelt down immediately after coming to his senses: "General, spare my life!"

"It seems you don't like it." Cui Ling sneered.

Liang Tan felt that he was even more difficult to deal with than the last time they met, so he lay on the ground and did not dare to move.

After an unknown amount of time, when she was almost sweating, Cui Ling finally spoke slowly, "Stand up. According to the Gu family tree, you are still my uncle. As a junior, it is not appropriate for me to ask you to kneel like this."

Liang Tan smiled awkwardly: "The general is an official, and the humble are common people. It is only natural for common people to kneel before their officials."

Perhaps because of her good attitude, Cui Ling glanced at the guard, who immediately brought a stool. Liang Tan did not dare to refuse, and sat down after thanking him: "May I ask why you called me here this time, General?"

"Come here." Cui Ling raised his eyes and looked at her.

Liang Tan's expression froze: "W-what?"

Cui Ling was obviously not the kind of person who would say something a second time, he just stared at her with cold eyes.

Liang Tan pulled the corner of his lips and walked forward silently: "General."

Cui Ling frowned unhappily, and she quickly took two steps forward, stopping only when the tip of her shoe was about to touch his wheelchair.

Spices are a major industry of the Gu family. With her identity, she has been immersed in sandalwood for many years. Even if she changes into new clothes, there will be a faint scent on her body.

At this moment, she was very close to Cui Ling, and the smell of her body easily lingered on his nose. Then she saw that Cui Ling's eyes became more and more sinister.

Liang Tan silently wiped the sweat from his palms, and quietly stepped back when the time was right.

The yard was quiet. Cui Ling sat in a wheelchair, tapping the handle from time to time.

After a long while, he said calmly: "There are nearly a hundred spice shops in the city, but only yours has this flavor."

"...Sandalwood is indeed unique. If the general likes it, I will send some to you tomorrow." Liang Tan answered cautiously.

Cui Ling raised his eyelids and glanced at her, his eyes were cold: "No need for spices, just give me something else."

"General, please speak." Liang Tan lowered his head.

"I want a list of all the customers in your shop."

As expected, from the moment she knew he was looking for spices, she had expected Cui Ling to ask her for the guest list. Liang Tan was mentally prepared when he brought it up, and she knelt down awkwardly: "General, the guest list is confidential, and it is the backbone of businessmen like us. I am afraid I cannot give it to you, please..."

Before she finished speaking, she heard a sound of breaking wind behind her ears. Liang Tan turned back subconsciously and saw the guard at the door holding a long sword, stabbing straight at her -

"I'll give it to you!" She broke her voice, inadvertently revealing a girl's voice.

Cui Ling looked at her subconsciously.

The tip of the sword was still an inch away from Liang Tan's eyeballs. She swallowed her saliva and pushed the sword away awkwardly: "General, I'll give it to you."

This time when he spoke, his clear, boyish voice returned.

Cui Ling curled his lips mockingly: "It seems that Miss Liang's character is not very strong."

"It's mainly because I trust your character and I know you won't leak it." Liang Tan smiled awkwardly, and many thoughts raced through his mind. Finally, he tried to ask, "General, I'd like to ask you a question. Do you want the guest list to find someone?"

Cui Ling's eyes turned cold.

This was a man who would lick blood on the tip of a knife on the battlefield. Killing someone was as easy as crushing an ant. Liang Tan was a little scared when he saw his expression, but he still said with a stiff upper lip: "If you are looking for someone, then let me remind you that Kuangzhou City has always been rich, and the luxury of the nobles is beyond your imagination. Although these spices are expensive, they are not only used by the ladies, but also given to servants. The servants are reluctant to use them themselves, and sometimes they will secretly send them back home. So if you are looking for someone, don't just use your brain on the list, you should look for other places."

She wanted to expand the scope of the investigation to make him investigate like a headless fly. When his patience was exhausted, he would naturally stop harping on this matter. Liang Tan was calculating in his mind, but on the surface he looked like he was doing it for his own good.

Cui Ling looked indifferent and said nothing.

Liang Tan knew that he already had an idea in his mind, so he didn't say anything more. He stood up and bowed: "If there is nothing else, I will take my leave. The manager of Tanxiangji will send the list to you in an hour."

Cui Ling took a sip of tea without even looking at her.

...What are you showing off for? Liang Tan complained, turned around and walked out. When he reached the gate of the courtyard, he looked back for some reason and saw him sitting alone in the courtyard. He was thin and slender, with a strand of hair hanging down to his temples. His aura was sharp and lonely.

It's quite pitiful to think about it. He has worked for the court for ten years, and his marriage has been delayed all the way. Now he is still unmarried at the age of twenty-six or twenty-seven. He is alone after his parents passed away. That's not all. He is disabled, and his official position has just been taken away and forced to retire to his hometown. Before he even entered the city, he was slept with an unknown woman. It couldn't be more miserable.

Liang Tan couldn't help himself for a moment, and moved with sympathy, and reminded him in a gentle voice: "General."

Cui Ling looked at her when he heard the voice.

Liang Tan smiled and said, "The prefect of Kuangzhou City is always very stingy. You'd better be polite to him in the future, so as not to make him bear a grudge and cause trouble for you in the future."

It was the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, and the weather was dry and cold. When she said this, a dead leaf happened to fall, brushing past her pretty eyebrows and falling to the ground.

Cui Ling stared at her for a long time and then laughed sarcastically: "Do you think I'm afraid of him?"

At this moment, he still holds an official position, so it is normal for him to be disdainful of her words. Liang Tan had expected this when she said it, so he did not refute, but bowed solemnly: "I will take my leave."

After speaking, he left.

Cui Ling sat alone in the yard for a long time before he felt his legs go cold.

Half an hour later, the housekeeper of Sandalwood Records brought a thick list and a box of exquisitely packaged spices. Cui Ling was lying on the bed getting acupuncture. He glanced at the things casually and ordered: "Send someone to check these women to see if anyone went to the post station on the night of the heavy rain." He ordered lightly.

The guard responded and was about to leave. Cui Ling suddenly thought of something and said, "Wait."

The guard stopped immediately.

Cui Ling pondered for a moment and said, "Check them, and also check their maids and servants to see who has been rewarded with sandalwood. Is the sandalwood for their own use or given to others?"

"...General, it may take three or two months to check so many people." The guard frowned.

Cui Ling's eyes were cold: "If we can't finish the investigation in three or two months, then we will investigate for half a year. If we can't finish the investigation in half a year, then we will investigate for a year. Even if we have to dig three feet underground, we must find this woman."

If she dares to play with him, he will tear her into pieces.

When the guard heard this, he couldn't help but recall the scene he saw when he was removing the needle from Cui Ling. He immediately broke out in a cold sweat, and after agreeing repeatedly, he hurried away.

Cui Ling lay alone on the bed, and closed his eyes after the doctor brought from the capital finished giving him acupuncture.

He couldn't move his hands and feet, and soon fell asleep. Perhaps he dreamed about the woman whose face he couldn't see.

Still the warm body temperature, still the familiar sandalwood scent, entwined around him like a fairy, sobbing and begging him to give her some pleasure. Gradually, the woman seemed to reach the climax, and she couldn't help but scream, and then her face suddenly became clear, and it turned into Gu Chao who came today.

Cui Ling suddenly woke up, opened his eyes and moved slightly, and felt a chill under the quilt. After realizing what he had dreamed, his face darkened instantly. When the doctor came in to remove the needle, the first thing he said was: "Throw away those sandalwoods!"

"Yes……"

While Cui Ling was in dire straits, Liang Tan was contented and at ease.

Dengzhi smiled and asked, "Why is the general inviting the young lady to marry today?"

"He just wants to find someone and asked me for help." Liang Tan said casually.

Dengzhi was curious: "Looking for someone? Who?"

"He's probably a customer of Sandalwood Restaurant," Liang Tan said vaguely, "I don't know the details. Since he wants to find him, let him go."

Dengzhi sighed and said, "Why would the general go to so much trouble to find someone? He only needs to state his identity and his men will go looking for him without stopping."

"It's not that simple. He himself is not sure who he is looking for, so he can only compare them himself. But do you know who he is comparing them to? The unmarried young ladies from the noble families!" Liang Tan gloated. "No matter how much these people want to curry favor with him, they will never put their unmarried daughters in front of him for him to choose from, unless he uses his power to pressure them..."

Halfway through her words, her expression froze, "He won't use his power to oppress others, will he?"

"I don't know the general and don't know if he would do so." Dengzhi told the truth.

Liang Tan thought about it carefully and couldn't help jumping up and down: "He is so capable! He is just a reckless person! What should I do? What should I do if he offends all the powerful people in the city..."

"Miss, why are you in such a hurry?" Dengzhi laughed, "He is a great general. Even if he offends everyone, I'm afraid it's nothing to be afraid of."

"What if he is no longer a general in the future?" Liang Tan had a headache.

Dengzhi was stunned: "How could he not be the general?"

"...You won't understand even if I tell you. Never mind. Let's wait and see. I just hope he can use his brain better and not cause me trouble." Liang Tan sighed. All the food he had just eaten was stuck in his stomach. It was hard and uncomfortable.

When Liang Tan heard that the dignitaries in the city were crowding at the next door to ask for an explanation, he was shocked. He quickly put on his clothes and ran out.

These people probably had a plan in place. Each family brought dozens of servants, some holding swords and some holding hoes, as if they were ready to fight to the death with the general's mansion. The general's mansion, including the guards and servants, blocked the door, but compared with these menacing people, they were no match.

Liang Tan hurriedly squeezed onto the steps at the door.

Although she had not come to see Cui Ling these days, she had been sending people to deliver food and drink utensils. When the guards of the general's mansion saw that it was her, they immediately looked like they had seen a savior: "Miss Gu."

Liang Tan pulled the corner of his lips, but before he could speak, he heard Mr. Liu excitedly say, "Miss Gu, are you going to help Cui Ling?"

"How dare you, a commoner like you, address General Cui by his name," Liang Tan looked at him warningly. Seeing him flinch for a moment, he quickly relaxed his expression. "I just heard from the servants that something happened outside, so I came out to check it out. But I don't know what happened specifically. Mr. Liu, can you tell me something?"

"What else could it be? It's nothing more than Cui Mu... He went too far and actually sent people to bring my little daughter and several maids to my house for a physical examination. Naturally, I would not agree to such a humiliating thing, but he forcibly took them away. Now my little daughter's whereabouts are still unknown, so of course I have to find him to ask for clarification!" Mr. Liu was so excited that his face turned red.

"That's right, my daughter was also taken away!"

"All the maids who served my old lady were taken away by him!"

Everyone complained. Liang Tan didn't expect Cui Ling to find someone without even thinking of a good reason. He just said something like a physical examination. She was stunned and saw that everyone was excited. She quickly advised: "Everyone, please be patient. There must be some misunderstanding. If you trust me, Gu, can you wait for me to ask before making any plans?"

"He is just a pervert, there is no misunderstanding at all!"

Liang Tan immediately looked at the person who was speaking with disapproval: "Shopkeeper Qian, you should not be so quick-witted. Most of those arrested are rich ladies, and they cannot stand such slander."

"Miss, you are a well-known figure in the Chamber of Commerce. We all trust you and hope you can seek justice for us." Mr. Liu said.

Liang Tan sighed and bowed solemnly to everyone: "Gu will definitely do his best."

After saying that, he looked at the guards of the general's mansion.

The guard was immediately embarrassed: "Miss..."

"Stop talking nonsense and open the door!" Liang Tan scolded sternly.

She usually smiles, but this is the first time she is so fierce. The guards are stunned. She turns her back to the crowd, frowns and lowers her voice: "Can you stop so many people today? Even if you can stop them, civilians will be hurt in the conflict. Who do you think is more right?"

The guard looked hesitant.

"If you hesitate any longer, your master will be in danger of death." Liang Tan said expressionlessly.