Chapter 51: Side Quests

Now the trouble is getting bigger and bigger.

When Zhang Ji walked out of the house, Gu King and Ji Cunyan were still waiting for him outside the door.

Ji Cunyan greeted him and said, "Zhang Ji! Thank you for waking up the Gu King and saving me. But are you alright? Your face is so ugly. ”

Zhang Ji sighed and said: "I'm fine, it's just that my son is too sleepy, and I want to wake him up and waste my Yuan Shen." Are you okay? ”

Ji Cunyan also turned around in front of Zhang Ji and said, "Do you think I have something?" ”

Zhang Ji sighed: "You are still a secret agent of Xuanjing Hall, and a few thieves can take you away." ”

Ji Cunyan pouted and said: "They are anti-thief masters who want to plot to assassinate the emperor, and I will not be ashamed to be captured by them." Besides, didn't you and Master Jane find out that I had been taken captive? ”

Lei Zijing on the side sighed: "Are you two settling accounts with each other?" ”

Only then did Ji Cunyan take the time to say to Lei Zijing: "Senior Brother Zijing, my third brother said that the matter is very important, and I need your help." Let you go to Brother Luo's side to meet him now. Leave Zhang Ji to me! ”

Zhang Ji also said to Lei Zijing: "Brother Lei, you can go with peace of mind!" I will definitely send Miss Ji back to the Ji Mansion safely, and I will definitely not let her go without arresting her again this time. ”

Ji Cunyan squinted at Zhang Ji and said, "It's just you?" I can beat you flat with one hand. ”

Zhang Ji said: "My son! My son's sneeze can numb you! ”

Lei Zijing shook his head helplessly and said, "I'm leaving, you two go back to Ji Mansion honestly, don't delay on the road." ”

After Lei Zijing walked away, Ji Cunyan told Zhang Ji everything that happened after she was taken away.

"It turns out that those lizard-hand medicine men were used to assassinate His Majesty on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival. The poisonous flower produced pollen by devouring the girl's essence, and the thief used the pollen of the poisonous flower to cultivate and control the martial arts master. I don't know what those babies are for, but I think it must have something to do with this evil art that controls people. Alas, it's just that the trails behind are all broken. For example, today Long Wei is searching around the capital to see if he can find that group of people before the Dragon Boat Festival. After all, there are so many medicine people, and they have to find a big place to hide. Oh, and that cannibal poisonous flower that no one has ever seen before, and it has to be planted in another place. ”

Zhang Ji was silent.

"What's wrong with you? Why don't you speak? Haven't you recovered yet? Ji Cunyan asked Zhang Ji.

"There was such a big battle, it turned out that I was going to assassinate the emperor."

"Hmm. What's the problem? ”

"Then what do you say about the medicine man who appeared decades ago and the babies he kidnapped for? After the last plan was interrupted, they really didn't do anything else? Zhang Ji said to Ji Cun.

"Ah, you're saying that maybe when the medicine man first committed the crime decades ago, maybe there was some other evidence left?"

Zhang Ji nodded, "We may have to go back to the Imperial Tomb again to see how much General Ye remembers." ”

Tianlong Wei and Xuanjingtang searched the corners and corners of the capital in a big way, hoping to find out those medicine men and black-clothed thieves.

Qin Tianjian worked with the Imperial Forest Army to strengthen the enchantments and investigate the hidden dangers on the emperor's road.

Ji Cunyan came to the imperial tomb for the second time with Zhang Ji.

General Ye led the two into the house, met again, and he became acquainted with the two.

It's just that after Ji Cunyan asked the question, General Ye shook his head and said: "Since I knew that I killed my teacher, all thoughts were lost, and what happened later, I have been in a daze, I can't distinguish or investigate, where can I remember anything." It's just that when my consciousness is clear again, people have been guarding the imperial tomb here for more than three or five years. ”

Zhang Ji sighed in unison with Ji Cunyan.

However, the two of them did not expect to find more clues from General Ye.

"I don't know who the commander of the Tianlongwei was that day? What about the Guards? Zhang Ji suddenly changed direction and asked General Ye.

"The commander of Tianlongwei was surnamed Zhou at that time, and his name was Zhou Dingkun. And the head of the Imperial Forest Army is called Yi Junrui. But after so many years, I don't know if these two adults are still there. ”

Ji Cunyan said: "Also, we can also ask Zhou and Yi if anything happened at that time, and if they have any clues." Anyway, my third brother won't allow me to participate in this operation, and I don't have anything to do. ”

Zhang Ji said: "I don't have the ability to interfere with official family exchanges. But Xiao Ji, your father is also an official in the court, why don't you ask him for help? ”

Ji Cunyan clapped his hands and said, "Ah, you are right! Originally, we didn't have enough time, and if we did it as usual, we might not be able to ask what the result would be the day after tomorrow. I'll leave this to my dad! ”

In the evening, Ji Cunyan and Zhang Ji were discussing the case in the inner room.

"Actually, no matter what, those masters of all major sects are terrifying. If the Heavenly Dragon Guard and them fight with these medicine men, there will definitely be casualties. Ji Cun said, "It would be nice if we could lift the control of the medicine man before the big war started." ”

Zhang Ji said: "It's poisoning and it's not controlled by puppetry, where can it be said that it will be lifted if it is lifted?" This kind of poison is ruthless and deep, and it also has witchcraft, I think maybe the demon flower will be burned, and it may be a little saved. ”

"Three zhang wide, one zhang deep roots, what a big cannibal flower it must be......"

"Hmph, what is this? If you go deep into the mountains, there are much bigger flowers everywhere. ”

While the two were talking, Ji's mother walked in and said, "Eat, eat!" Today, I hired a new chef, and I made all the Jiangnan side dishes, which were delicious. ”

"Huh? Dine? Don't you wait for Daddy to come back? Ji Cunyan asked.

"Humph! What are you waiting for him to do?! I've been so busy these days that I haven't come home for dinner. The food will not taste good if it is cold for a while, and there are still distinguished guests today. How can there be a reason for the guests to wait for him? Ji Mu said.

These words made Zhang Ji embarrassed, he scratched his head and said: "Aunt is polite, she is just a poor Taoist priest, where is she a distinguished guest?" ”

Ji Mu smiled: "Xiao Zhang Tianshi is polite." How many times have you saved Xiaoyan? Xiao Yan is always Zhang Ji long and Zhang Ji is short at home, and when I saw it today, this young man is really energetic and handsome. ”

Ji Cunyan pouted a little embarrassedly: "Mother, what are you talking nonsense?" I don't have Zhang Ji long, Zhang Ji short. ”

"All in all, eat first!"

"No, mother, we are waiting for my father here, just to ask him about the matter."

"Your father is so busy that his feet don't touch the ground, how can he have time to help you inquire about any gossip? Besides, with your father's idea of connections, what can you inquire about the court? Ji Mu looked at the expressions of the two and seemed to be a little disappointed, so she said, "But when your father left, he arranged this mission for me." ”

"Huh?" Ji Cunyan's eyes lit up.

"What's so hard about that. I invited those dignitaries and nobles in Beijing, Mrs. Decree, Mrs. Decree, and Miss of the official family to have an afternoon of refreshments in Tianxianglou. Ji Mu said, "It's not so difficult to ask." I was asked for some news. Ah, Tianxianglou really lives up to its reputation, where the Jiangnan side dishes really suit my appetite. I thought that it was inconvenient for the woman's family to eat every day, so I bought the cook of Tianxianglou! ”

Zhang Ji whispered to Ji Cunyan: "I didn't expect your family to be so rich?" ”

Then he was stabbed in the chest by Ji Cunyan with an elbow.

"And what are you asking about?!" Ji Cunyan asked Ji's mother.

"Eat first." Ji Mu smiled at Ji Cunyan.

The chef from Jiangnan is really good, Ji Mu smiled and looked at the two little heads in front of her to eat and knew that this cook was not wrong.

"It's delicious." Ji Cunyan said to Ji's mother.

"That's nature, and I don't look at whose eyes it is. Xiao Ji, your taste is up to me, Xiao Zhang Tianshi is a talented person, he must also be a southerner, yes, and these dishes must also suit your taste. ”

Zhang Ji smiled: "That's right, thank you Mrs. Ji for your hospitality." ”

Ji Cunyan then asked Ji's mother: "Mother, now you should tell us about what you asked, right?" ”

Ji Mu nodded and said, "Actually, why are you asking about things decades ago?" It's been a long time, and it's been a long time since I experienced the previous case of monster snatching babies. The commanders of the Tianlong Guard have all changed. Fortunately, the descendants of the two adults, Zhou and Yi, are still officials in the court and have not moved out of the capital. Lord Zhou's wife chatted with me for a few words, saying that her father-in-law had told her about her childhood, and his grandfather said that when he was the commander of the Tianlong Guard, he once killed a group of monsters that had turned from humans to demons. ”

Zhang Ji immediately grasped the point and repeated: "Group? ”

"That's right, not one, it's a group." Ji Mu said proudly, "It was said that the emperor was worshipping the sky at that time, and that group of monsters was lurking around, but Tianlongwei got the news in advance and wiped out the monsters." ”

"But that group of monsters has extremely high martial arts, how did Tianlongwei manage to wipe out all the monsters?"

"Oh, then I don't know. Anyway, it's all in one go. Hey, who can tell the story so completely? Maybe Tianlongwei's martial arts are higher? I think Luo Sinan's martial arts are good, to be honest, your third brother can't beat him. ”

"Brother Luo's martial arts, we have all seen it." Ji Cun said.

Zhang Ji glanced at Ji Cunyan and nodded.

The ruthlessness, the action, and the strength are simply not human.

"That's it......" Ji Cunyan was a little disappointed.

"Of course not, you don't remember. Zhou and Yike are two adults. The other Miss Yi is now the daughter of the squire of the military department. This Miss Yi is also Mu Guiying, a female middle school, very brave, although she has not been out of the cabinet, but she is a famous little female general in the army. ”

"Ahh I know! Ji Cunyan sneered and said, "It's the Miss Yi who doesn't marry Brother Luo." ”

"Hey, don't talk about other people's rights and wrongs like that. How bad. Ji's mother rarely put away her smile and said to Ji Cun sternly, "Miss Yi is a bold son and daughter of the rivers and lakes, if you don't marry, you won't marry." ”

Ji Cunyan pursed his lips and said, "Okay, Xiaoyan is wrong, I won't make fun of this matter in the future!" ”

"That's right!" Ji's mother nodded with satisfaction and said, "Actually, it's okay not to marry." Miss Yi's upright temperament and innocent temper, so she can't be pinched to death by Anan? Anan, this little child, has at least 800 hearts and eyes! ”

"Oh, mother, you let the family not talk about it, and you talk about it yourself."

"Well, I really shouldn't talk about it. Your father's boss is right and wrong. ”

"Hahahaha......"

Zhang Ji felt that the topic of this mother and daughter was getting farther and farther away, so he could only pull the words back and ask, "What did this Yi Nuxia say?" ”

Ji Mu smiled: "Oh, I forgot about right and wrong." Ms. Yi said that her ancestors kept a notebook that mentioned ways to deal with such people. ”

Ji Cunyan said happily: "What is it?" ”

Ji Mu said: "Although there is a way. But the account in the journal is very obscure. Only four words were used. It's 'siege and fire'. ”

"Siege and fire?" Ji Cun said, "But the last time I caught that medicine man, I tried it." ”

"How?" Ji Mu asked.

"That's it...... The medicine man committed the crime at night. When we captured him, we drove him to the end of a long alley and surrounded him with torches. I don't think that medicine man is afraid of fire. ”

"After a few decades, maybe a new generation of medicine people has been dealt with by anti-thieves. Maybe you're not afraid of fire. Zhang Ji said, "Since I was easily surrounded by the Tianlong Guard and attacked by fire last time, I want to succeed this time, so I made a medicine man who is not afraid of fire." ”

Ji Mu and Ji both nodded silently.