Early in the morning a day later.

Inside the Changshi Mansion of Liyang.

"Master Ji, Poor Dao and Ji Daoyou have come to supervise your work for two days. Please understand that this is part of the Imperial Court's request for monitoring. ”

Jin Qifa, followed by Ji Yanliu, knocked on the door of Ji Wen's bedroom, and explained his intention first. The former is wearing a gorgeous official uniform, while Ji Yanliu is still wearing a simple and dusty robe, reflecting that he is not a minister of the court, but an official who follows Jin Qifa.

Master Changshi put down the brush in his hand, quickly got up from the chair in front of the small table, smiled all over his face, and invited the two of them to come in and sit.

The Changshi Mansion in Giwen was very poor. The overall area is very small, with only a few houses, and few servants appear in the mansion. Even Changshi's bedroom has only a bed, a desk and a pot of orchids. At first glance, he looks like a very honest and honest official.

"Alas, thanks to the love of the imperial court, we always pay attention to our Li County. His Royal Highness King Rong brought us such a generous policy, the original intention was very good, but the Dao Gang below may not see the long-term, and these disciples are short-sighted, and they may cause chaos. So I didn't close my eyes that night, and wrote letters to several major Taoist associations in Xijun and border cities. I'm also going to write a few drafts and lobby them to explain the long-term benefits of the policy so that there are no surprises. ”

Gwen stood up, took the initiative to bring a teacup to the two of them, and poured tea on it. It's just that when Ji Yanliu and Jin Qifa observed him, he kept wearing yesterday's long-brimmed official hat, and Ji Wen's head seemed to be habitually lowered down, and he couldn't see that hideous face clearly.

Jin Qifa just said that the two of them would monitor Jiwen's office situation at any time for the past two days, but Jiwen didn't treat them as outsiders, and when there was a little topic, he talked endlessly, which was incompatible with his once ruthless image of a cool official.

Yesterday, Li Wan took the initiative to ask to help the people of the sea to convey the new policy of this imperial court road iron gate. So they reached a consensus within the yamen, with the Chonghai Daoists and Li Wan in charge of the propaganda of the Daoist Gangs in the border cities around Dongjun and in the center of the city, while Jiwen and his subordinates were responsible for conveying the policy to the disciples of the Daoist Gangs in other parts of Li County. And Xia Fanxing and others knew that the Second Avenue Gang Xuanmoguan of Liyang, which had already colluded with Ji Wen, was near the gates of Xijun and the border city, so it was just right to distribute manpower in this way.

As for the task of Inspector General Shi, Li Wan was assigned to Jin Qifa and Ji Yanliu. Because Xia Fanxing and he had deep contact with Chonghai that day and knew more about the situation of the Liyang Dao Gang, Li Wan planned to take him to issue a policy together. And let the two monks of Ji Yanliu and the Golden Period Law get close to the more dangerous roles like Jiwen and Xuanmo Temple, especially the Golden Period Law with the Yudan Period, and Ji Yanliu's cultivation is not weak, and his personal true breath is different. So Li Wan and Xia Fanxing are more assured.

"Are you in a hurry to go these two days?" Jin Qifa asked.

Gwenn put down the teacup in his hand and nodded, "I've got to settle them down sooner... Otherwise, it will be too late to say that the court has deceived them. ”

Jin Qifa and Ji Yanliu were unable to connect the long history in front of them, who stayed up late and worked tirelessly for the affairs of the Dao Gang, with Ji Wen, who didn't even let the Dao Gang disciples say in Xia Fanxing's mouth.

"Lord Ji, but... Isn't there a funeral for Mr. Liu the day after tomorrow? In case the disciples of the Yiyi Gang have hatred for this policy..."Ji Yanliu stood behind Jin Qifa, suddenly thought of this, and reminded him a little embarrassedly.

Mr. Liu, that is, Yang Guozhong's secret strategist.

Gwen's head was slightly raised, and the two of them could make out his face. He looked at Ji Yanliu and smiled slightly, but it was more ugly than crying, "This is not to worry about the two adults, if you can't do this thing in the future, you can't mix in this place for three years!"

After saying that, he lowered his head again, and suddenly said, "Daoist Jin, should this fellow Daoist also be a guest of His Highness's Mansion? Looking at the face of Taoist friends, they are naturally beautiful, I don't know... Geometry now?"

Jin Qifa frowned, how could he feel that there was a thorn in this person's words, but Ji Yanliu behind him rushed to say one step ahead of him, "Lord Changshi praised it falsely. Poor Dao is not good at academics, he is already twenty-one years old, and his cultivation is only in the early stage of foundation building, and he is smiling. ”

"Too modest, too modest!" said Geven, who rarely raised his head slightly and complimented her with a smile.

Such a female crown with outstanding temperament, at such a young age, has actually built a foundation for cultivation. In the secular land of Liyang, she can be called the proud daughter of heaven, right? Twenty-one years old... I don't know which sect's female cultivator is temporarily detained under King Rong's mansion?

"Kim Dao Chang... At the lower level, the Xuanmo Temple that was about to leave for the East Inner City issued a policy, and if the two adults want to follow, please do it. ”

......

At noon, a simple fence surrounded several houses in Guocheng outside Li County that could not be called a Taoist temple.

This is the gathering place of the Lotte Kai Taoists. The middle room can barely be called a "temple", the area is the largest in the middle, and it has two floors. Four Lotte Huidao disciples guarded the door with large swords. Behind the main seat inside after entering, there is a statue of Laojun. There was no one sitting on the main seat, and the elders who received Li Wan sat with them in the secret room in the corner of the main hall to discuss the new policy of the imperial court.

"The two of you, the head of the sect and several elders have no objection to this matter. I hope that the two adults will understand that one of the original intentions of our Lotte Club is to cultivate and enter the world, not to enter the world of other paths. Therefore, we have a lot of disciples who can enter the imperial court through martial arts, and we will unconditionally support the policies of the imperial court. ”

Li Wan smiled and nodded-It's a pity that your disciples may not think so, the cronies who planted the sea dared to do such a thing as murdering the prince for the sake of spirit stone resources!

"Soon after the establishment of our Taoist Society, Master Jiwen gave us a lot of support and often recommended our Taoist disciples to join the world and enter politics. We will definitely actively implement the policies of the imperial court, and I hope that when the time comes, His Highness will be able to give us a lot of help. The elder smiled and poured tea for Li Wan and said. There was not the slightest trace of the temperament of a Dao Sect elder.

Xia Fanxing saw that the anger on Li Wan's body was gradually spreading. Lotte Club definitely had a lot to do with that assassination, and Li Wan also knew that this Dao gang had hooked up with Jiwen's side. Not only did he pretend to be a fool here, but he actually asked him to carry him more? After Lao Tzu returned to the imperial court, it would be good to stab you more than twice! Li Wan's current temper is not easy to restrain now, Xia Fanxing hurriedly tried to tear away the topic, and took a sip of tea, "Hmm... Your Highness, Elder, good tea, good tea!"

Li Wan took a deep breath and said with an unkind face, "It depends on your performance." To put it bluntly, the news that this king has heard is not as good as you say. Master Tankai is now working in the Weaving Cloud Temple, and he specially mentioned to us a few Daoists who have always been stubborn, and it is very likely that they will oppose our policy. And you Lotte Club is the first to bear the brunt!"

The elders weren't as flustered as they thought. It seems that he knows that his disciples have planted the sea, and they have also caused Li Wan to cut off all three fingers. "Ah, that's going to disappoint him. I don't know why, the sea fairy seems to be a little bit unpleasant to look at me lately... It can't be, there's something wrong with him on his side, right?"

"Compared to your words, this king is more willing to believe the words of Tankai Dao Chief. Li Wan said unceremoniously, and Xia Fanxing sweated beside him. "So the purpose of our coming here today is to help you plan the scheduling of the disciples of the Lotte Hui Dao Gang and the integration of the spiritual veins belonging to your gang. I believe that Lotte will be able to follow the rules, and any other Taoist gang can also be obedient, right?"

Xia Fanxing really wanted to hide his face helplessly. The current Li Wan's temper really seems to have thorns all over his body, and the face of the elder Lotte who is pierced is pale and uncertain.

"This king would like to borrow the accounts of the Lotte Club since the beginning of the summer and report them to the imperial court, so that the ministers of the Ministry of Industry can discuss whether it is necessary to temporarily subsidize the spiritual veins you have handed in. Li Wan drank the tea in the toast and stood up.

The elder sat and pondered. On the one hand, he was afraid that his own accounts would reveal some news to the prince who had already formed a relationship with them, and on the other hand, he felt that Lotte would really need subsidies, otherwise it would be really difficult to implement this policy if it did not give the disciples immediate benefits.

What's more, Master Givan has said that he can't arouse the prince's suspicion anymore. If you can't win him over, then you must not let him find a flaw. At this time, the sound of fingers tapping on the table sounded, and the elder looked up at Li Wan, his face looked unwavering, but he was actually waiting a little impatiently.

The elder hurriedly stood up and led the way for Xia Fanxing and Li Wan. I was worried in my heart: I am not an elder who manages the accounts, and it is best not to reveal what kind of hookup they have with Jiwen in this account, I can't get around.

The place where all the accounts of the Lotte Club for several years are stored is very hidden in a hidden secret room on the second floor of this hall. The dusty gate has a palm-sized indentulation on it. The elder put his hand in and recited a mantra, and the door bounced back at a very fast speed, startling Li Wan a lot, and scolded angrily-"Damn!"

"Your Highness, don't be surprised. If it weren't for the secret technique used by my Elder Lotte to open the door, the door would have bounced to the other end, and a large number of hidden weapons in the account room would have flown out. The three of them walked in, and the elder said as he closed the door.

Xia Fanxing squatted down and looked down at the door that had been closed. There was a complex formation trace at the threshold, and he couldn't understand the arrangement of the formation at all, but one thing was confirmed, this formation had existed for a very short time, and it was only arranged a few days ago. It seems that during this period of time, Lotte will take a very important look at his own accounts, which also verifies the theft and the matter of Jiwen ten days ago.

It depends on how much evidence you can find in your family's accounts.

The elder took out the latest stack of booklets from a pile of bookshelves and explained them to Li Wan and Xia Fanxing as he flipped through them.

“... This was recorded ten days ago. This page is all handed over to the Weaving Cloud View and the resources handed over to us by the affiliated gangs below. ”

The accounts are recorded in a very concise and orderly manner. It can be clearly seen that there are two gangs under the Lotte Club, one of which is the Qingtian Gang who dealt with Xia Fanxing that day. The two of them sent a lot of cultivation pills, as well as a small number of primordial spirit stones mined from undeveloped spirit veins. These resources are already quite a lot. The low-level gang does not have its own spiritual vein, and the resources handed over are all earned by the disciples working in the spiritual vein, and then part of it is paid to the gang.

On the other hand, the Lotte Club, which has two inner city spiritual veins, has handed over the resources they have handed over to the top boss Weaving Cloud Temple, but this month is far less than before. There are only a few spirit grasses on the West Mountain, and there are just some primordial spirit stones. Li Wan couldn't help but be suspicious of this, and asked, "This month, the requirements of Weaving Cloud View are very low?"

The elder tilted his head and thought for a moment, and said something vague, "How can you guess the thoughts of the head of the sea path? ”

As he spoke, he turned the account to the next page. Xia Fanxing suddenly twitched the corners of his eyes, as if he had discovered something. Directly pressed the elder's hand. The elder was startled, his wrist moved, he directly reversed it, and slammed down Xia Fanxing's wrist. A sharp pain reached Xia Fanxing's hand, but he didn't expect this elder who seemed to be unable to cultivate to build a foundation to react so quickly and with so much strength.

This is the instinctive reaction of Elder Lotte. And then the secret weapons of the entire secret room can be sent by him. It was clear that he seemed to be trying to hide some ledger secret. Xia Fanxing pulled out the Yuqing Stone Spirit Sword on his waist as quickly as he could. Wanted to put it around the elder's neck. At this time, he also reacted, and without hesitation, he kicked the wall behind him, and then leaned back.

The wall was dented in three places, and three thin black arrows flew out of it extremely quickly, shooting at the target Xia Fanxing. Li Wan didn't react to what was happening. Xia Fanxing shouted, the spirit sword waved, and the sword body bounced two thin arrows away. However, the last arrow was already difficult to react. Xia Fanxing could only stab out with a sword by feeling. The sharp blade of the sword collided with the sharp edge of the arrow, and a crisp sword roar came out, and the arrow did not know where it was bounced, only the handle of the arrow flew forward with residual strength, drawing a small scratch on Xia Fanxing's tiger's mouth.

By this time, the Elder had already fallen to the ground, trying to trigger the second trap. According to the situation, it is completely impossible to block the trigger of the second hidden weapon. Xia Fanxing was in a hurry, thinking that the sword qi and sword sound of this Yuqing Stone Spirit Sword were not very good. He held the sword in both hands, and Xia Fanxing saw that the elder was digging somewhere on the ground with his hand, and slashed the sword on the ground. A little fire splashed, and an extremely dull murmur spread throughout the chamber.

Seeing the elder's reaction, he immediately covered his ears with his hands and trembled uncontrollably, but quickly lowered his hands. The sword sound emitted by the spirit sword also contained Xia Fanxing's true breath and his own sword qi, so that he could hurt the other party! At this time, Li Wan also reacted, and a fire of ignorance and karma rose in his heart, and he stepped forward with a big stride and slammed the elder's head to the ground.

Elder Lotte was taken aback, he didn't expect Li Wan to dare to meddle in the fight between their monks. He freed up another hand and wanted to slap Li Wan away. Xia Fanxing shouted again, and slashed the spirit sword to the ground even harder. I saw that the elder's expression was distorted, and a look of extreme pain emerged. The ground seemed to tremble. The elder rolled his eyes, unable to move.

"Tie him up! he can't die!" Xia Fanxing shouted to Li Wan. Li Wan smashed his fist into the elder's face, and then found a rope in the secret room and tied his hands and legs tightly.

"Your Highness, look here, he turned two pages! Sure enough!" Xia Fanxing pulled Li Wan over and turned the page from the account book forward. Li Wan took a closer look and found that the front page was indeed a little thicker than the others. He glanced at Xia Fanxing. Xia Fanxing nodded, blue light ignited on both hands, rubbed the page in front of him, and then separated it extremely carefully, there were indeed two pages here!

It's just that the first of these two pages is only half. Glued perfectly to the back page, it looks like a piece of paper. The side they see is blank, and the part of the second page is also blank. When the two pages are separated, the reverse side of the front page has half a page of accounts and notes.

After Xia Fanxing and Li Wan finished reading this half page, with a huge surprise, a huge wave set off in their hearts.

The two glanced at each other, but heard Elder Lotte, who had already woken up, shouting, "I really don't know this page! Why is half a page missing, how did it stick together, two adults, they must have entered the thief, and they did something on the ledger... I thought you were going to grab the ledger, so you ...... do it."

Before he finished speaking, he was punched in the face by Li Wan, and stuffed another hemp rope into his mouth, "Shut up!"

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the door.