Under Zhao Ting's gentle and drizzly attitude, the middle-aged man with the national character face finally let go of his vigilance, at least on the surface.

"Your Excellency said that Your Excellency is also from the Wu Kingdom," the middle-aged man with a national character face said, his voice carrying a heavy meaning, "Dare to ask where Your Excellency comes from?

Zhao Ting knew that this was a middle-aged temptation of him by the face of the national character, but he did not evade it, and said bluntly: "My surname is Zhao, and my single name is Ting." From Xiling County, Qingzhou. My father once served as the commander of a county. It's a shame to say that Zhao is now approaching the age of a weak crown, but he has not won the slightest fame, and he is still white. ”

Seeing Zhao Ting's answer, his expression was dignified and upright, and he looked like a decent gentleman, the middle-aged man with a national character face couldn't help but have a good impression of him, and said in a deep voice: "I haven't introduced myself either." My surname is Chu, my single name is "Ling", and I was the "Captain of the River Patrol" in Wuguo at that time. ”

Although Zhao Ting didn't know what kind of position the "Captain of the River Patrol" was, what rank and rank he was, but it did not prevent him from showing a trace of surprise appropriately.

"It turned out that it was Captain Chu in front of him, and he looked up for a long time. As he spoke, he arched his hand slightly to show respect.

Chu Ling waved his hand, indicating that he didn't dare to be, and said: "I returned from patrolling the river this evening, and when I saw this black wolf demon wanting to enter this village to eat people while it was dark, I wanted to kill it and eliminate harm for the people." Who knew that the guy was covered in a black mist body, formless and substantial, and it was difficult to wrap tightly, and I tried my best to let it escape. ”

"I want to go back to Beijing to ask for help, but I'm afraid that the black wolf will retaliate again. If I leave, won't all the innocent villagers of this village be buried in the belly of the wolf? ”

"It's just that I never thought that the black wolf attracted a yellow demon again, the ancients were embarrassed, and now I see that it is really true, fortunately, Your Excellency rescued him in time, otherwise Chu would probably be planted here today. ”

Zhao Ting smiled and said, "Captain Chu is dedicated to the people, and Zhao respects him, how can he see Captain Chu suffer from the mouth of a beast?"

The two of them were very restrained in their conversations, so they chatted a little dryly, and soon they were speechless.

After a moment of silence, Chu Ling glanced at Zhao Ting, hugged his fists and said, "Your Excellency's grace to save your life today, let Chu report it later." When Chu went out of Beijing, he was already responsible for patrolling the river, because the black wolf demon had been delayed for two days and missed the return date, but now he couldn't stay. ”

"Oh," Zhao Ting replied and asked rhetorically, "Since Captain Chu is going back to Youjing, and Zhao is going to Youjing on this trip." It's not a long way to go, but it's always good to have someone to keep you company. Why don't you and I go on the road together, what does Captain Chu think?"

"This ......" Chu Ling glanced at Zhao Ting hesitantly, and wanted to refuse, but he felt that it would be too ungrateful to refuse, so he pondered for a moment, agreed, and said, "Okay, since Brother Zhao has said so, then Chu has nothing to say." ”

"Is Captain Chu going to travel at night?" Zhao Ting asked with interest.

Chu Ling smiled and said, "I am a member of the army, and it is already sparse and ordinary to travel at night, so I am used to it." Besides, when I patrol the river on weekdays, let alone rush to the river at night, it is ...... when I go down to the river at night."

As he spoke, he suddenly realized that something was wrong, quickly stopped his words, and showed a polite smile to Zhao Ting.

Zhao Ting didn't ask, but changed the topic and asked: "Captain Chu, according to the observation, Duwei is just a mortal's ear, but why is there a second-order "spirit soldier" by his side?"

Seeing that he asked, Chu Ling felt that this was not a confidential matter, so he said: "The spirit soldiers, naturally, they are given by those spirit officials who are worshiped by the imperial court. It is precisely because of these spirit soldiers that mortals such as us have the qualifications to fight the "ominous" and even kill them. ”

Having said this, thinking of Zhao Ting's identity, Chu Ling couldn't help but glance at him and said: "Of course, we won't provoke the "ominous" who is not evil to others, and the ones we kill are those "ominous" who have done all the evil things. ”

His strange tone and strange eyes made Zhao Ting a little speechless for a moment, with a wry smile on his face, he looked at Chu Ling and said, "Captain Chu, I'm really not "unknown". Besides, where is the "unknown" who has not done bad things? If it does not eat people and swallow spirits, it will not become "unknown". ”

Regarding Zhao Ting's defense, Chu Ling did not argue with him, but said: "Your Excellency is right, for our human race, every "unknown" has a way to die!"

Knowing that Chu Ling did not completely believe in his identity, Zhao Ting no longer explained, but continued to ask: "When I watched Captain Chu fight with those two "unknown" soldiers, I knew how to protect the vital points around me, how to avoid the black mist, and how to restrain the "ominous" innate power with skill. Well...... I think Captain Chu has experienced a special training for the "unknown", right?"

Chu Ling's face was calm, and he said slowly: "Your Excellency is really good eyesight. However, it is inconvenient to inform you of this matter. ”

The meaning of the words is to let Zhao Ting retreat from the difficulty, don't ask.

Zhao Ting wanted to use the "forgetting" magic power on him, but he felt that this person was dedicated to the people and was a good official, and he should not use such means to deal with him, so he was hesitating, but he heard Chu Ling ask him: "Your Excellency has asked Chu so many things, and Chu also has something to ask you, and I hope that Your Excellency can answer Chu's doubts." ”

"Well," Zhao Ting nodded, his tone unchanged, "You say." ”

Chu Ling tilted his head and asked softly: "Your Excellency entered Youjing this time, what are you trying to do?"

Seeing Zhao Ting's elusive appearance, and seeing Zhao Ting send the pair of embarrassed people to hell without much effort, Chu Ling's heart had already marked Zhao Ting with a heavy label.

Well, dangerous elements!

This kind of potentially huge threat, if you want to do something big after entering Beijing, won't it be easy?

But Chu Ling subconsciously felt that Zhao Ting was not like the kind of mad demon outsider, but more like a gentle gentleman who was as humble as jade.

This made him involuntarily ask this question, wanting to further confirm Zhao Ting's intention to enter Beijing.

Seeing that Zhao Ting was silent, Chu Ling said again: "Your Excellency, don't misunderstand, Chu does not want to interfere in your private affairs, but the capital is the residence of the Son of Heaven after all, and Your Excellency's strength is too strong." If you don't have a certain understanding of your purpose, I'm afraid that the spiritual officials in the city will not be able to agree to your entry into the capital. ”

Hearing the underlying meaning of his words, Zhao Ting smiled slightly, and said slowly: "Captain Chu is really a good general who is loyal to the monarch and patriotic." Don't worry, I'm going to Beijing this time to visit the current emperor, oh no, it's the saint of our martial dynasty. ”