On July 16, in the early morning of Jinling, the sky above was covered with dark clouds, dark and gloomy, and faint thunder came.

In front of the Chaoyang Gate, people come and go. A carriage came slowly along the main road, creaking and squeaking, and the noisy pedestrians around covered their sour ears.

They all squinted their eyes to see, and scolded in their hearts, the countrymen just don't understand the rules, a broken carriage, and dare to walk in the middle of the road, at first glance, it is not our Jinling people, we Jinling people, carved according to the wall.

I saw a miscellaneous horse, panting and dragging a dilapidated car, supporting the four corner posts of the carport, the falcon should be old and moth-eaten, and the whole carport shook step by step, accompanied by a squeak, far away.

Two carriage wheels, one seems to be new, one new and one old, the size of the two wheels is a little different, and the moth-foaming horse in front of the mouth has to adjust the direction every few steps to prevent turning to the side.

In front of the carriage sat a big man with tiger eyes and a lion's nose, and two swords at his waist, one short and one long. When I looked up and saw the three big characters of "Chaoyangmen" in front of me, I grinned and wiped the beads of sweat on my head.

The big man turned around and lifted the curtain,

"Mother, uncle, we're here. ”

The two people inside were also exhausted from being tortured by the carriage along the way, snorted lightly, and did not speak again.

Lowering the curtain, the big man looked at the broad and majestic Jinling city wall, rubbing the hilt of the sword with his hand, and his eyes flashed with smugness, shame and anger.

"Tigress, your Grandpa Qi is here. ”

It was Qi Chen, the head of Hangzhou Mansion.

said that he sank to the bottom of the lake that day, Qi Chen stared at the big eyes, and swallowed the turbid lake water uncontrollably. With his arms outstretched and his stiff and numb fingers poking at the mud at the bottom of the lake, he looked like he was about to sink into it.

While scolding Tie Lingshuang in his heart, he struggled to breathe inside, suffocating for a long time, his white eyes rolled up, and he was about to be choked to death by water. A clear coolness came from the spine, and instantly spread all over the body, and the hands and feet suddenly struggled wildly.

Under the great joy, I couldn't help but drink two sips of water in a row, I didn't care about scolding anymore, I struggled to float to the water, and rushed out of the lake to break the water.

"Click"

A lightning bolt swept overhead, slashing to the top of Erlong Mountain beside him, Qi Chen was overpowered, goosebumps fell out of a lake, one turned over, and the other was stuck in the mud by the lake, and the two baby-like swords were also thrown far away.

After lying on his stomach for a long time, listening to the thunder above his head getting smaller and smaller, and the raindrops hitting his body were not so strong, he raised his face of blackness, wiped off the mud on his eyes, glanced at the sky, felt that the dark clouds were fading, and let out a sigh.

I washed my face with the water by the lake, picked up the black and white swords quite guiltily, carefully washed off the mud and sand, inserted the sword into the sheath, and went straight to Hangzhou City, preparing to go to the post house to find the tigress for three hundred rounds, and probably forgot the two sledgehammers.

Ran along the muddy path for an hour, the sky was getting dark, entered the city from Shanfeng Gate, the mud on his body was washed away by the rain that still did not stop, just walked two steps, the iron monkey ran from afar, saw Qi Chen intact, couldn't help but be overjoyed, and ran forward,

"Brother Qi, are you okay?"

With a grin, Qi Chen sounded the bunch of demons buried at the bottom of the lake, his mood relaxed slightly, patted the shoulder of the iron monkey, and laughed,

"Of course it's okay, demon, oh, the murderer is dead, and the case can be closed. ”

As he spoke, waving his hand, he was about to continue walking, but the iron monkey beside him hurriedly grabbed Qi Chen and said loudly,

"Brother Qi, Lord Liu has sent a message, found you, and asked you to go to the government immediately. ”

Frowning, Qi Chen was puzzled, opened his mouth and asked,

"What's the matter?"

Shaking his head, the iron monkey whispered anxiously,

"My face is very bad, as if I was scared, Brother Qi, you better hurry up. ”

Looking up at the direction of the post house in the distance, the tiger's eyes were fiercely suppressed, nodded, and took the iron monkey all the way to the mansion.

Before Qi Chen opened his mouth, he was dragged into the inner hall by Lord Liu, waving his hand to drive away the guards on the side, Lord Liu glanced around, and asked in a low voice,

"How's the case going?"

With a look of surprise, this old man usually talks to himself with a cold face, and in the last half a month, he has been yelling and yelling, how did he suddenly become so docile, looking at the slightly pale old face, he nodded,

"At the foot of Erlong Mountain, the real murderer and helper have been punished, but recently, there may be surrounding villagers who have reported missing cases, there should be two children who died again, and a guy from the security hall. ”

Liu Zhilian's eyes froze, he sighed, pinched his beard and stared at Qi Chen for a long time, leaned closer, and his voice was lower.

"You didn't offend Lord Iron, did you?"

I don't like to listen to this, it's okay not to say it, as soon as I say it, the nameless karmic fire in my chest instantly rises more than three feet high, and I can't suppress it, my face is flushed, and I shouted loudly,

"Don't mention the rice bucket tigress to me, I tried my best to help her, but she threw me at the bottom of the lake and almost burned me, drowned, and was struck to death by lightning. A big wild boar deliberately gave me a burnt pig front leg, and I went to cut her. ”

As he spoke, he turned around and took out his twin swords, strode out, and was about to go to the post house. Qi Chen looked back and saw Lord Liu lying on the ground, one hand dragging the hem of his shirt, and screaming in pain.

Quickly withdrew his double swords, stretched out his hand to help up the yelling mansion lord, scratched his head,

"My lord, what's wrong with you?"

Pulling Qi Chen and not letting go, the angry and corrupt Mansion Lord raised his leg and kicked Qi Chen hard, seeing that his brows were not wrinkled, he took a deep breath, and a mosquito-like voice came,

"You are a young man, don't cause murder, listen to me, hurry back to sleep, and visit Lord Tie with me tomorrow. ”

Seeing that although Qi Chen looked puzzled and gasped for breath, Liu Zhilian patted his arm and wiped the cold sweat on his head.

It turned out that this Liu Zhilian sent an urgent letter to Jinling, but he didn't go to Beizhen Fusi to inquire, but just gave it to his best friend, Lord Yang Shiqi of the Prince's Mansion, thinking that he was a Beijing official, and he was appreciated by the emperor under the Prince's Mansion, so he should know something inside.

I don't want the letter to arrive in Jinling quickly, and the reply is also very fast, and I arrived in the early hours of this morning, and the words are even more crisp, just a few lines, and Lord Yang earnestly advises.

First of all, burn this reply, your letter, for the brother has already burned.

Secondly, don't inquire, don't ask, be an uncle, step up the implementation of orders if you have them, and don't slack off and shirk.

Again, with such people taking action, no matter how many people are involved in your Hangzhou murder case, it will not affect your political performance, and maybe you will be promoted and settle down.

Finally, if you are careless in the future, you commit a serious crime, go to prison, and when you are punished, don't mention it to me, thank you for your brother.

Lord Liu read it tremblingly, and he didn't dare to instruct his subordinates, so he went into the thatched house by himself, burned Lord Yang's reply to ashes, and walked out of the thatched toilet by holding on to the wall.

This seems to be more Jinyiwei than Jinyiwei, he invisibly wiped the big secret and walked by, touched his neck, the head on the neck was still there, and he was glad to pant heavily.

Not worried about Qi Chen, he didn't let him go back, Liu Zhilian ordered Qi Chen to stay in the mansion for one night, with good wine and meat, and by the way, he found a few master guards to watch him.

Early the next morning, Lord Liu took Qi Chen to the front of the post house, not wanting the post house to report back, saying that the lord had already ridden away an hour ago.

Breathing a sigh of relief, Liu Zhilian is quite happy, it seems that he doesn't have to worry about it, these people look at the style of action, they will not drag mud and water, and their black gauze hat seems to be preserved.

Qi Chen, who was holding the hilt of the sword at his waist, didn't seem to be too angry, but he glanced at the empty post house quite lonely, and sighed, it seems that he can only be a mediocre person, and he has no chance to see the other side under the vast rivers and lakes.

For two days in a row, he pulled his face, didn't go to order, and slept with his head covered in his own room, and his mother didn't wake up when he shouted. Liu Zhilian thought that his temperament had not disappeared, and he didn't care about him.

I didn't think that I was sleeping this day, and when I heard the chaos at the door, I got up and pushed the door to look, and saw Lord Liu carrying a letter, bowing down to the old lady who was standing with him holding the door.

I wondered in my heart, what kind of happy event could there be, and I actually asked the fourth grade master to half-bend down to salute his old lady, Qi Chen patted his big face that was swollen from sleep, and bowed and asked,

"Humble to meet Lord Liu, my lord, do you have any official duties?"

Liu Zhilian looked at Qi Chen, who was half-dressed and confused, and admired in his heart, what a majestic man, the old man really has a vision, haha smiled, raised the letter in his hand, stepped forward first, and said softly,

"Early this morning, Beizhen Fusi came to say that your Qi Chen did a good job, and he had transferred your file and asked you to go to Jinling to take up a post, so that you could take your family with you. Congratulations here. ”

Liu Zhilian's heart was clear, and the people who came down a few days ago fell in love with Qi Chen's kung fu, and this letter came over, and in the future, the big man in front of him would not be a character he could offend.

Slightly stunned, Qi Chen was also confused, stretched out his hand to take the letter and opened it, and couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Appointment

Qi Chen, Hangzhou Mansion, strong in martial arts, and quite methodical in his actions, went to Beizhen Fusi to act.

Qi Chen's uncle, who is Liu's Yishui, has a delicate mind and exquisite craftsmanship, and is recruited as the funeral master of Beizhen, and reports with Qi Chen.

Qi Chen's mother, Liu, can go to Jinling with the two.

Within 15 days, he will be assigned to the North Town Fusi. ”

In the lower right corner of the paper, the blood-red big seal was engraved with the four big characters of "Beizhen Fusi", Qi Chen's eyes were sharp, and when he saw a small "hidden" word in the corner of the big seal, he was ecstatic, and he forgot about revenge, knowing that he could enter the house and look at the whole leopard.

Holding letters, dancing with his hands, holding the dazed old lady, he let out a long howl, provoking the surrounding neighbors to curse.

After a while, he suppressed his excitement, bowed to Liu Zhilian, the prefect of Hangzhou, and thanked him loudly.

Seeing Liu Zhilian quoting the scriptures, he also congratulated him, and the words revealed the implication of Gou Fugui not to forget each other, as if he had forgotten that the big man in front of him might not have entered the school a few times.

Two days later, I went to Lingyin Temple to bid farewell to the master, but I didn't learn any tricks secretly, and was kicked out of the mountain gate. Invited the surrounding neighbors, packed up the salutes, and comforted a group of brothers who had played since childhood, so that if they had anything to do, they would go directly to Jinling to find themselves, Brother Qi is still your Brother Qi.

With the stupid uncle and mother, got into this dilapidated carriage, under the congratulations of a group of people, swayed out of the city, walked for a while, saw that people were becoming scarce, looked back at Hangzhou City, the corners of his mouth raised, and let out a long breath, "Driving", the car was more swaying.

Taking care of his mother's frailty, plus he had been busy for the past two days, and he walked a little slower, until today, he arrived at the foot of Jinling City. showed the official guide and asked the Beizhen Fusi clearly, it turned out that after passing the door, I turned right and arrived, and I couldn't help but be overjoyed.

The carriage passed through the Chaoyang Gate, wandered for a while, and stopped in front of the Fusi Gate in Beizhen. With the letter in his hand, the doorman naturally led the three of them inside.

Liu Yishui directly served in the Fusi of Beizhen, was led by a guard to a row of mortuaries for guidance, gave the key, and came back to show off to Qi Chen with bared teeth.

Qi Chen couldn't stay stunned, why didn't anyone come to take him away, just when he was impatient, he saw a hawk-eyed man with a cold face, with a long knife hanging from his waist, walked into the door, squinted at himself, Qi Chen's eyes were like being stabbed by a sword, a sharp pain, the hairs all over his body exploded, and he gritted his teeth to raise his true anger.

glanced at the long and short swords on Qi Chen's waist, and watched him suddenly freeze for a moment after seeing him come in, and then suddenly run wildly, his spirit was pulled to the top, holding the hilt of the sword, protecting the two people around him, staring at himself vigilantly, Zhang Tie smiled slightly,

"You are Qi Chen?"

Staring at the person who came into the door, Qi Chen nodded, raised his hand to catch a key he threw over, and only heard him say,

"At the end of the rock sugar alley on Sanshan Street, the small courtyard facing north at the door is rented, let your uncle take your mother to settle first, and you come with me. ”

After that, Zhang Tie turned around and went out, Qi Chen looked at his figure and disappeared at the door, breathed a sigh of relief, gasped twice, turned to look at his uncle who was scratching his head, and his mother who was unconscious, pulled his mouth at his uncle, and handed him the key,

"Uncle, you take your mother to go first, the place will hear clearly, I'll report with him. ”

Following Zhang Tie, the two came all the way to Jiming Temple, and when they arrived at the backyard, Zhang Tie saw that Qi Chen behind him was still prepared, and when he walked to the pitch-black log, he was not in a hurry to stretch out his hand, turned around, looked at Qi Chen, and asked softly,

"Have you seen a demon?"

Qi Chen nodded, and with Zhang Tie's fingers, he realized that there were four people sitting cross-legged in the corner of the courtyard, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his back, thinking that his kung fu was good, and the person in front of him might be able to kill himself with one move, and even with the four gatekeepers, he would not be an opponent.

went down to the ground, all the way to know what Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang was, and when he came to the small courtyard, Zhang Tie reached out and took out a dark book and handed it to Qi Chen.

Taking it with both hands and looking down, Qi Chen looked at the three big white characters on the black and heavy writing, "Dizang Sutra". I couldn't help but scratch my head, this is to make myself like the monks in the temple outside, eating fasting and reciting Buddha? I didn't come to be a monk.