Chapter Twenty-Eight: Lord Johnson of the Council of Governors
When Xie Xiaoman came to the gate of the sect, Wang Po on the Tianmen Bridge had just bought the first bowl of bean curd this morning.
In front of me, the light of the morning sun shone on the vermilion lacquer gate, and the six rows of nine nails reflected the bright golden light, making the entire secluded street bright.
There is no plaque outside the door to indicate what this place is. But Xie Xiaoman knew that he was not wrong, because on the periphery of the courtyard, there were layers of spiritual walls, one after another, although far less dense than the palace and Wuyi Lane, but it was also spectacular enough.
This is a remote corner in the south of Jiankang City, and there are few people around, and the lack of so many spiritual walls is enough to attract attention.
But the walls of this courtyard are extremely mottled, and it looks more like an abandoned courtyard that has fallen into disrepair.
Because of Chu Qingfeng's guidance before, Xie Xiaoman naturally wouldn't recognize the wrong place. So now, she touched the letter of recommendation in her arms, and she was rarely a little nervous.
This is indeed a rare opportunity, since Guo Pu was forced to leave, she has too many things that she needs to ask for advice, although the things on the "Scattered Cultivation Record" are huge and complex, but they are many but not refined, and they are really not suitable for her current level of cultivation.
Moreover, she needed money to buy medicine, and it would be a blessing if the free trade here could solve one of those problems.
Xie Xiaoman licked his lips, took a deep breath, stepped forward, and knocked on the door.
The door was opened by an elderly man with sleepy eyes.
"Well, I'm here looking for a job." Xie Xiaoman didn't know what he should say. The opening is a bit shocking.
"We have no shortage of people here. As you can see, this is just an old garden, and it doesn't need any manpower. The old man yawned. As he spoke, he was about to close the door.
"Slow and slow!" Xie Xiaoman hurriedly stopped, and took out the waist card and a letter of introduction from his arms.
When the old man saw the waist card, the temperament of the whole person changed, and he stood up straight from the appearance of a rickety.
Just standing up straight, the old man, who was still in the twilight, suddenly became a figure of fairy wind bones.
Xie Xiaoman couldn't help but admire. I thought to myself that this place was really good.
"It turned out to be a fellow practitioner, but the old man turned out to be blind, please come in, please come in." The old man smiled slightly. Leave the vermilion gate open and give way.
Xie Xiaoman didn't dare to say anything, but with a little brisk in his heart, he walked into the courtyard.
The view from the courtyard at first glance. It's not much different from the outside. is also a little decadent, broken walls, even under such a rising sun, it also shows a bit of despair and depression.
Xie Xiaoman was a little confused, so he heard the old man say: "Girl, please go to the gate on the right, and go straight after the gate to the council's house, which should be the place that the girl wants to find." ”
Xie Xiaoman thanked him and followed the direction pointed out by the old man. Turning through the gate on the right, a completely different world comes to you. She couldn't help but be shocked.
It's just a side door apart, the scenery inside the door is completely different from the outside, where there is any broken scene, but it is a clear and elegant, really with a bit of fairy energy!
Even the people walking among them are very different from ordinary people in their behavior, and the people in the cultivation have a higher vision than ordinary people, and their bearings are naturally different.
When they saw Xie Xiaoman, although there was a slight scrutiny in their eyes, they moved away in a moment, and it didn't make people feel uncomfortable. There were also extremely friendly people who bowed slightly at Xie Xiaoman from afar, and said hello.
Xie Xiaoman felt that he liked the atmosphere here very much, so his steps became more and more brisk.
Looking at the old man's words, he kept walking forward, but at a distance of more than 100 zhang, the council appeared in front of him. This time, there was a plaque hanging on the door.
Knocking on the door politely, Xie Xiaoman walked in and found that the office environment in the room was not much different from that of later generations.
The same person has a case, each of them is arranged, and there are about seven or eight of them. There were only four people in the room, all of whom seemed to be busy with their heads down, and no one noticed Xie Xiaoman's entry.
"Uh, excuse me, I'm here looking for a job." Xie Xiaoman scratched his head, glanced around, and didn't know who should manage it, so he had to say in a general way.
No one paid attention to him, and the four of them were immersed in their own world, and they didn't seem to hear Xie Xiaoman's voice at all.
So Xie Xiaoman frowned, raised his voice, and asked again.
Still no one answered.
She had some hidden anger, and her previous favor for Cong Zong was almost wiped out.
Some people don't understand the reason, but the people who have just come into contact with them, whether they are the old man guarding the door or the people passing by in the yard, are very polite and friendly to themselves, why did they become like this when they came here?
Xie Xiaoman didn't like this feeling very much. This scene in front of her reminded her of some departments and agencies thousands of years later, whether it is the state or the company, and the people who work in them think they are superior, which is indeed very uncomfortable.
If you don't feel well, try to make yourself comfortable.
When it's cold, you have to bake the fire, when it's hot, you have to fan, and when you're hungry, you have to eat...... These ability to solve discomfort is originally a human instinct.
Xie Xiaoman felt a little uncomfortable now, so she decided to follow her instincts.
Of course, in order to avoid misunderstanding something, Xie Xiaoman made a decision, she didn't get angry directly, but stepped forward to take a closer look at what these four people were doing.
The person closest to him was a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties, who was looking down at a book, occasionally taking a sip of hot tea, looking very comfortable.
I couldn't tell what the book was for a while, Xie Xiaoman took a closer look, and saw one of the sentences: "The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is more than is lost." It is the reason why the void is prosperous, and the lack is more than enough", looking at this appearance, it seems to be some kind of book of cultivation.
Further on, there was a young man, holding a pen in his hand hanging down, looking from a distance, as if he was handling official documents, but once he got closer, he could clearly hear the sound of snoring.
Xie Xiaoman's face became a little unkind, and when he looked at the other two, there was not much difference, one woman was dressing up, and the other was concentrating on eating, and that's it.
"Is this place really unattended?" Xie Xiaoman asked lightly, but naturally he didn't get a response.
So she stretched out her right hand, wrote a wind charm in the air, and sent it towards the four of them.
The wind was blowing, the tea in the hands of the scholar was blown into the air and spilled, the woman dressed in the dress poked the eyebrow pencil at the tip of her nose, and the eyes of the eater were empty.
Only the one who had slept before was left in a different position by the strong wind, but he still did not open his eyes, and seemed to sleep very peacefully.
"Is this place really unattended?" Still saying this, Xie Xiaoman looked at the surprised eyes of the three people, and his voice did not improve.
"What are you! How dare you come here to go wild! Don't you want to live anymore? The eldest man, who was just studying, became angry, and he got up sharply, and shook his beard with anger, a little like a turtle prime minister.
The other two didn't speak, but just looked up at Xie Xiaoman, with more anger in their eyes.
"I just wanted to ask if there's no one here." Xie Xiaoman's tone was not annoyed, she dusted off her skirt and glanced at him.
"Even if no one is in charge here, it's not your turn to take care of it!" Prime Minister Gui was obviously very angry, his face had already begun to turn red, and a powerful aura was circulating around him.
Xie Xiaoman unfolded his spiritual sense to detect, this is a cultivator who is stronger than himself, if he wants to fight hard, he may not be able to fight him.
It's just that...... Xie Xiaoman is here to look for a job, not to work hard.
However, the other party's tone made her very uncomfortable, so Xie Xiaoman was not prepared to make the other party comfortable.
Xie Xiaoman sneered slightly: "It's true that it's not my turn to take care of it, and I don't bother to care about people like you." I'll just ask one thing, I want to take a position from the Sect, is it here to deal with the problem. ”
Hearing this, the "Prime Minister Turtle" changed his face several times, and finally turned into a simple sneer and disdain: "Do you want to take a position from the sect?" ”
"Yes."
"You're right, this matter is indeed in the hands of our Council. With your cultivation, you can indeed take a position in the courtyard to do it. ”
Xie Xiaoman nodded, expressionless: "Then please hurry." ”
Although she said the word "please", she did not mean anything polite.
"Prime Minister Turtle" did not hide his shameful smile at Xie Xiaoman: "Of course you can, but little girl, did you make a mistake?" We're here for more than just stamping. Our position may be humble, but it is a pity that we are able to determine your position. You say, "You have sinned against me like this, will I give you any beauty?" Oh, by the way, my name is Qiao Shan, and in case you don't know my name when you complain in the future, I can tell you very generously now. Joe Mountain, Little Joe's Joe, Mountains and Rivers, remember? ”
Qiao Shan was very proud, so when someone looked down on him, he looked at Xie Xiaoman condescendingly like a cat that blew up all the hair on his body.
He hoped to scare her with this rhetoric, but in fact, this method has been tried and tested repeatedly.
The easiest way to deal with the weak is not to do it, but to intimidate. Show your abilities and advantages, and put them directly and unabashedly in front of the other party, as long as the other party is not a fool, you will definitely retreat without a fight.
The soldiers who surrender without a fight, and the good ones are also good.
Xie Xiaoman is certainly not a fool, but unfortunately, she is not a weak person.
"Qiao Shan, Xiao Qiao's Qiao, the mountains of the mountains and rivers, remember." Xie Xiaoman looked at Qiao Shan, resisting the cascading aura he emanated, and smiled silently.
Qiao Shan was furious, grabbed a pile of paper, wrote something on it, and threw it at Xie Xiaoman's feet.
"It's already written, you get out of the council for me, get out of the council! Don't let me see you again! (To be continued......)