Jinyang Town County Yanei

Zhixian surnamed Wang, a short and thin old man, took the wooden box presented by his subordinates, and the excited old tears were rampant. He opened it tremblingly and looked at it, sure enough, it was a box of tax silver engraved with official characters, and he couldn't believe it as if he had to count back and forth several times, and found that one was no more and one was not less, which was completely relieved.

Zhou Xuanqing saw that the time was ripe, took a step forward steadily, bent down and arched his hand: "Lord Zhixian, a few people in the trail will enter the miasma forest after revealing the notice, and there is indeed an old thing spirit in the forest... Xiaodao fought desperately to bring down the monster... Later, the mad snitch was discovered, and after subduing him, he recovered the box of tax money. ”

"Although the old spirit has been hit hard, but in the future, I will ask the county to set up a stone tablet outside the miasma forest, saying that the miasma in the forest is poisonous, and if anyone breaks into the forest again, unless the forest is burned, it will be harmed. ”

Zhou Xuanqing talked about the matter for a full moment, but the part in distress was also exaggerated. After speaking, she smiled slightly restrained and looked at Wang Zhixian expectantly.

Wang Zhixian is also a good person, how can he not know his meaning, quickly put down the tax silver, and ordered his subordinates to take another twenty ingots of silver and send them to Zhou Xuanqing and Yin Xiu respectively.

Zhou Xuanqing weighed ten taels of silver and couldn't help frowning.

"My lord, this is different from what is written on the notice?"

"Don't hide the female crown, the recent expenditure in the county is too large, and the people's annual income is not very good, and I hope to smile at these silver taels, and I should do a good deed for the local people. Wang Zhixian stroked his beard with a smile and patted Zhou Xuanqing twice on the shoulder.

Zhou Xuanqing silently glanced at the side and moved to the side, and the hidden cultivator on the side stepped up and said: "Yes, yes, the county magistrate is right, the cultivation is originally for demon eradication." In fact, these ten taels of silver, Ben Dao did not intend to accept them. ”

If you don't want to collect cash, you can give it to me! Zhou Xuanqing gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, and he almost wanted to slap it with anger in his hand-there are still people in this world who can't get along with silver?

That Wang Zhixian wanted to shirk it, but he didn't know which tendon was wrong, so he took the opportunity to take the ten taels of silver back into his arms.

"If you have a heart and a heart, you are worthy of being a cultivator, and it is different from the realm of ordinary people like me. After speaking, he glanced at Zhou Xuanqing meaningfully.

Is the silver in his hand about to fly? Zhou Xuanqing chuckled in his heart, grabbed the silver tightly, and a long list of excuses flew through his mind......

Wang Zhixian waited for a moment, cleared his throat and was about to speak, when a subordinate walked in from outside the door, and said something in his ear, then Wang Zhixian's face immediately changed, and he hurriedly said to Zhou Xuanqing: "The official still has urgent matters, so please take care of the female crown and the Taoist chief." ”

Zhou Xuanqing looked at the back of Wang Zhixian leaving, and breathed a sigh of relief - the silver was saved.

The two walked out of the county gate one after the other. Heading west along the long street, Zhou Xuanqing squinted at the hermit and asked, "Let's also get acquainted, haven't asked for the name of the Taoist friend yet?"

"Oh, my surname is Chang, and my name is free. "The retreat looked listless along the way, and his heart was completely exposed. He said to Zhou Xuanqing, "Since the matter here is over, we should also go on the road." ”

"On the road, where are you going?" Zhou Xuanqing paused and looked at him in confusion.

"Go to the capital to participate in the sacrificial ceremony! This is the great real person who personally set up an altar to pray for His Majesty, which is different from the ordinary puja, and the people who go are all children of famous Taoist families, don't you know?" Chang Zizi said a little high-pitched, and his eyebrows danced. Suddenly remembered something, and looked nervously left and right.

"What about the Hou Ye, and the Demon Monarch is gone?"

Coming out of the miasma forest, Zhou Xuanqing felt that Chang Zizi was acting a little strange.

Liu Yanshu said that he wanted to meet with Lu Shiyi and Mo Huaigu, and Yan Qingjun went to find Tang Sanfeng. So, Zhou Xuanqing said a perfunctory sentence and returned to the town with Chang Zizi first.

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Turning around, the two finally arrived at the Yunfu Inn.

The merchants dressed up inside and outside the door, crowded like a pot of dumplings queuing up to go into the water.

This battle is a bit confusing. "Why are there so many people?" Zhou Xuanqing looked inside.

The shopkeeper in front of the counter was going crazy, the noise in his ears was constant, and the figures were shaking, so he had to tear open his throat and shout: "Don't worry, don't worry, let me register, I will definitely not delay your business." ”

Zhou Xuanqing grabbed a businessman and said, "Excuse me, is the inn spreading wealth today?" Otherwise, why are these people desperately squeezing in.

The man probably lost his temper after waiting, rolled up his sleeves, lifted the package on his shoulder, and squatted on the ground to talk to her.

"The little female crown doesn't know, now Your Majesty's dragon body is not safe, the great real person built an altar to protect the gods, and the prince ordered to find strange herbs for His Majesty. I and others all came to offer treasures, but the government ordered to find an inn to settle down first, and then go to the government tomorrow to make offerings. ”

"I see. Zhou Xuanqing suddenly realized, scratched his head and asked: "There is more than one inn in this town, why don't you bother to enter this one?"

The merchant sneered and shook his finger: "Can this kind of inn be compared to the Yunfu Inn? You must know that there is someone on it, the elder brother of the prefect of Yongping Mansion, who is the big boss behind the scenes." It means that only when the relationship is good can we go further.

"Oh!" Zhou Xuanqing covered his mouth very cooperatively.

After listening to the gossip, Chang Zizi's face seemed to be lacking in interest, and he didn't know what he had seen on the long street, so he was suddenly stunned, and turned around as if nothing had happened.

Zhou Xuanqing didn't have time to pay attention to Chang Zizi's expression, got up and smoothed the folds of his robe, and then saw that the people in the inn had spread out a way, and hurriedly pulled Chang Zizi inside.

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The noise of the day is much quieter at the moment. At the end of the day, the last rays of the sun set down the treetops, and the whole sky darkened.

"Ahh

Zhou Xuanqing sniffed and looked out through the carved window lattice, the moonlight was faint, and the night was shining with soft light.

She counted the days on her fingers, and it has been more than ten days since the last time she sent a letter to the talisman Feixin, and Xiao Zhi and Ah Xiu didn't even reply to the letter, which was really a bit unusual, which made people feel unrealistic.

In the inner courtyard of the inn, a night breeze came from under the corridor, and the wind turned around as if it had long eyes, and suddenly rushed to the direction of a row of guest rooms.

Xiao Er, who had just cleaned up the kitchen waste, slowly walked out with his sore arm. Passing by the porch, there was a faint smell at the end of the nose, and the smell had already dispersed with the wind.

'Whoosh' instantly, a black shadow flashed in the corner of Xiao Er's eyes, and it swept over the wall very quickly, so frightened that his legs were weak, and he didn't dare to pant loudly against the wall.

After a while, Xiao Er's heart that was about to jump out of his throat eased up, and he slapped his face to cheer up. Fang Cai felt eerie, his hairs stood up, and it seemed to be nothing more than an illusion at the moment. He comforted himself and walked back to the room where his subordinates were resting.

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