Zheng Tunan's head rested on the lap of the slender girl, lazily looking at the light of the river lanterns on the river.

After a lingering battle, the two of them lingered, dressed in gauze clothes, leaning on the bow of the boat. Like a sister next door, Miss Xian Hui wiped Zheng Tunan's body with a warm cloth towel, and combed his hair in a bun by the way.

Zheng Tu Nan enjoyed this lingering service more than the pleasure of the bed, and the slender girl understood her own mind better than the slaves in the family who paid for it.

"Still angry?" Miss Xian Hui gently rubbed Zheng Tunan's eyebrows and explained softly: "The person who came is a guest, and it is impossible for me to drive away those Liang disciples." ”

Zheng Tunan frowned slightly: "It's not just a few of them, the old man confined me at home and forced me to cultivate." ”

"I said, why didn't Childe come this time? I'm worried that you're going to snub me. Miss Xianhui sighed.

"How could I be willing to snub you?" Zheng Tu Nan held each other's hands and kissed and kissed.

"Gongzi is an immortal blood, and he will have great achievements in the future, so he should naturally concentrate on cultivation." Miss Xianhui said.

"Humph! The old man is just for the sake of face! Zheng Tunan turned over, let Miss Xian Hui pilllow on his lap, and said indignantly: "The imperial court has recently set up a new Jinding Division, and the first one is for us to take up the post." As a result, they set up a bunch of school subjects to keep me out. ”

"Jin Dingji?" Miss Xian Hui said: "The sisters of Longzangpu have heard from the dignitaries and nobles that it is said to be a new government office designed for the alchemy of the imperial court. ”

Zheng Tu Nan said contemptuously: "It's nothing more than sheltering a group of warlocks who don't do their jobs!" The old man punished me severely because I didn't pass the exam. And that Zheng Siyuan, who actually relied on the left side door to enter the Jinding Division! ”

Seeing that he was getting angrier and angrier, the girl quickly reached out and stroked his cheek: "Okay, don't be angry." Your old man is for your own good, and he enters the imperial court office, which can not only glorify his ancestors, but also accumulate popularity...... Is it very difficult to take the entrance examination of the Jinding Division? ”

Zheng Tunan said: "It's the Qi Drawing Book Talisman and the empty-handed alchemy, all of which are tricks that don't go into the stream!" Especially that Zhao Xiao, a poor man from the countryside from Huaiying Pavilion, has opposed me three times and twice! ”

"Huaiying Pavilion? They've been in the limelight lately. Miss Xianhui said softly.

Zheng Tunan looked displeased: "What? Did Jiangzhulou also entertain them? ”

The girl shook her head and said, "This is not the case...... You also know that Longzangpu travels to and from dignitaries and is well-informed. I happened to hear that there are a number of spiritual materials in the country that are mined by the Huaiying Pavilion, and I think they are going to be used in the Jinding Division. ”

"Huaiying Pavilion has made great contributions in Xingluo County, so it is naturally rewarded." Zheng Tunan said: "But this credit should belong to me!" Liang Guoshi presided over the Chongxuan Pavilion, but only reused the children of the Liang family, and the Xingluo County bandits sent Liang Shuo and a group of people to exclude the remaining three surnames! ”

Miss Xianhui comforted: "Xingluo County is in chaos, what's the good? Liang Shuo is known as a natural immortal bone, didn't he also die in Xingluo County? ”

"Liang Shuo is so serious, he knows how to put on a shelf!" Zheng Tunan stretched out his hand and grabbed the treasure knife on the side: "During the Great War of the Five Kingdoms, the Zheng clan of Jiujiang produced many fierce generals, and I was short of a chance to become famous!" ”

"You......" The faint light in the eyes of the slender girl flowed, and the jade finger tapped the tip of the other party's nose: "I fought with the swordsman surnamed He in the Zhuzhu Building before, and in the end, wasn't he kicked into Longzangpu by others?" ”

"It's not him!" Zheng Tunan's face became more and more resentful: "The person who kicked me ...... It's that Zhao Xiao! In this life and in this life, I will kill this man! ”

"You want to kill him?" The slender girl leaned on Zheng Tunan's arms, her eyes revealing a strange brilliance.

"There's no way." Zheng Tunan sighed.

There was a hint of temptation in the voice of the slender girl: "Isn't your concubine brother in Jinding Division?" It's better to ask him to invite Zhao Huang out, and you will take the opportunity to kill him in the name of setting up a banquet to apologize. ”

Zheng Tunan showed excitement, but his cheeks twitched, and he immediately said: "No, no, Zhao Huang is now an official of the imperial court, you can't touch him casually, otherwise you will definitely invite trouble." And ......"

"And you can't beat him, can you?" The slender girl slowly approached, her lips opened and closed in Zheng Tunan's ears, and the warm fragrance blew out: "Don't worry, I invited a few masters, just to deal with Zhao Xiao." As long as you lure him out of Jindingsi, everything will be easy. I promise, in the end, it will be you who will cut off Zhao Xiao's head and let you avenge your shame. ”

Zheng Tunan's eyes blinked rapidly, as if he had hysteria, and finally came to his senses, but his expression was a little evil: "Yes, just do it." ”

……

Jiang Ru was wearing a cloak, her head and face were hidden in the shadows, and her steps were light and silent, and she came to a quiet shrine.

There is little incense in the shrine, and on the altar pedestal is a statue of a boy god with a double hair on his head and a willow branch in his hand. The name of this god is Jumang, which is the god of the Tianxia ceremony, guarding the eastern soil and summoning the king of spring, and is commonly known as the master of the wood god.

The shrine temple dedicated to the Lord of Mude was spread all over the Dongsheng capital in the Tianxia Dynasty, and the incense was extremely prosperous. However, with the loss of Tianxia, the worship of the wood god gradually became rare, and in that chaotic situation, the temple burned down and the statue of the god was overturned, as if the Lord of Mude also died with the Tianxia Dynasty.

Jiang Ru looked up at the statue of the boy god, the clay sculpture was mottled and had no charm, and there was only one old woman under the altar seat who was struggling to sweep it.

Ignoring these, Jiang Ru came to a hut in the backyard of the shrine, she took out a snake talisman from her arms, pinched the trick and cast a spell, and the surface of the door was crossed by a talisman like flowing water, and the door became illusory.

Jiang Ru raised his feet and stepped forward, his figure was directly in the door, and he raised his eyes, not in the house, but in an underground cavern.

The stalagmites in the dome above hung upside down, and a large lantern emitted a dim yellow light, illuminating the underground cavern.

As far as the eye can see, there are intricately carved stone houses and grottoes, as well as simple and dirty low shacks, and a pond in the distance, not only with the water.

However, it is not only people who have walked out here. The old tree flower essence with the climate, the East China Sea tribe with half fish and half human, the fierce ghost with a fluttering body, and the mountain and wild demon with fangs and hairy tails actually appeared here at the same time, buying and selling, trading, and bargaining, just like the market in the world.

Some of them are as usual, and they are by no means ordinary people, if they are not transformed into monsters, they are evil cultivators.

Since ancient times, there have been people who live together with ghosts, demons and evils, and these places often form ghost markets and demon markets.

This is a ghost market near Dongshengdu, located underground, not intersecting with the mundane, and not subject to the laws of Huaxu Kingdom.

When Jiang Ru came to this ghost city, she was a little nervous and vigilant in her heart. The people, ghosts, demons and evil that haunt here do not rely on the laws of the world, but on their own abilities.

Avoiding a group of ghost city guards carrying steel whips, Jiang Ru quietly turned into the grotto, which was a long corridor and aisle, and the surrounding smoke echoed, the light and shadow were blurred, and the spells that confused the mind of the seven knots formed a formation. The aisles are lined with caves, and from behind the curtains comes the sound of joy or pain.

Jiang Ru turned a blind eye to the seductive tricks and walked straight through the corridor to the deepest cave. Outside the door, a tall, hairy man with a protruding mouth and a wolfdog-like shape stopped him:

"You're on the wrong track, and you don't have guests here."

Jiang Ru was too lazy to talk nonsense, and raised his hand to show a bronze plaque with a big snake coil on it: "How?" ”

The tall man grinned and lifted the curtain in displeasure. Jiang Ru stepped into it, and saw a slender woman reclining and soft, wearing tulle, surrounded by four or five handsome men with strong figures, gently shaking the feather fan, holding the cup, beating the legs and massaging, all with a look of admiration and respect, but the eyes were empty, obviously fascinated by the magic.

"Yo, rare guest." The fair woman opened the soft gauze tent and smiled smartly: "How did the descendants of the dignified Xuanpu Tianhu come to this gutter and culvert?" ”

Jiang Ru stared at the fair woman, and said that she didn't like it in her heart: "I went to Jiangzhu Tower to look for you, but the bustard mother in the building said that you were bedridden and couldn't see guests, so I knew that you had returned to the ghost market." When I come here, should I call you Miss Xianhui, or should I call you Qingluoyi? ”

Jiang Ru said indifferently: "No need, I'm not so hungry." ”

"That's right, Sister Jiang is eyeing an immortal blood like the Yongjia Liang clan." Qing Luoyi sighed: "After all, they are descendants of Tianhu, and if they are not Xianzhi Yuying, they don't eat, and these people I raised are like Ru Mao drinking blood." But I heard that Liang Shuo, the eldest son of Liang, died in Xingluo County? I don't know who Sister Jiang has climbed up recently? Can you tell my sister a thing or two? ”

Jiang Ruming's eyes narrowed, like a fox in the mountains and forests, staring at the prey and ready to move: "You don't have to talk about me, you are also bent on climbing the Jiujiang Zheng clan." ”

Qing Luoyi looked aggrieved: "Sister Jiang said this, your ancestor is a heavenly fox who serves the immortal, I am just a half-demon, and I don't dare to think about this kind of thing, I just look forward to finding a solid backer and living happily in the mortal world." ”

"You half-demon, on the surface, you are the Oiran of the Zhulou Building, but secretly you are a master in the ghost market." Jiang Ru frowned and said, "It's just that you not only sell spring on the ground, but also kidnap mortal women everywhere to the ghost market, so that they can mingle with all kinds of goblins and ghosts." Are you planning to cultivate a group of half-demons like you? ”

"Dongshengdu's grain and rice are too expensive, so it's not enough to do a job." Qing Luoyi said with a smile: "And as long as these half-demons grow up, they often have the talent roots that ordinary people don't have, if they are good at training, they can be of great use!" ”

Jiang Ru pursed her lips and said nothing, even if she was born a demon, she was also from a famous family, and for the likes of half-demons, even if she didn't show any on her face, she still had contempt in her heart.

And even if the Jiang family stoops down to serve the Yongjia Liang clan, it will be a supplement to the immortals. Therefore, Jiang Ru really couldn't have a good impression of Qing Luoyi's abusive behavior.

"Okay, don't tell the jokes." Qing Luoyi waved her hand gently, and the sturdy men around her withdrew respectfully, she stared at Jiang Ru and said, "It's rare to see you come to the ghost market, let's say, what do you want us guys who can't see the light to do?" Do you want to get a batch of rare birds and beasts from other countries to please the ministers of the DPRK and China? ”

"I want to know who is responsible for connecting the East China Sea Mansion with the Zhou family." Jiang Ruyan said.

"The Zhou family?" Qing Luoyi raised his eyebrows lightly: "Why did you suddenly ask about this?" Did Liang Guoshi ask you to come? ”

"You can think of it that way."

Qing Luoyi chuckled: "That's right...... However, you should know that there is no shortage of brokers in the ghost market, and people are willing to take risks to contact the government and the opposition and foreign races, and they earn hard-earned money, but they don't want to be targeted by some masters. ”

Jiang Ru said: "You are well-informed, and you should know the situation in the DPRK and China. It has always been the Chongxuan Pavilion that has mastered the mutual trade with the various water houses in the East China Sea, and the Zhou family has intervened, if it is just for a little profit, the national teacher should not be visible.

But recently, in the sea market, the treasures of spiritual materials have been greatly reduced, and the water houses have said that it is caused by the movement of the ground in the sea. But this is too much of a coincidence, the DPRK has just set up a new Jinding Division, to gather spiritual materials for scheduling, the various water mansions immediately withdrew from the sea market, which is towards the Chongxuan Pavilion. ”

"The big people in the court are fighting and killing, where can a small person like me know." Qing Luoyi yawned lazily.

"You're meddling too?" Jiang Ru asked.

"Jin Dingsi, it really lives up to its name, it's just a big demon who swallows jade and sells gold." Qing Luoyi said: "Many people heard that the Huaxu Imperial Court had set up the Jinding Division, and their minds immediately became active, and they were all looking forward to making a lot of money from it. ”

Jiang Ru understood: "What do you want?" Go ahead. ”

"Happy!" Qing Luoyi sat up, his eyes sharp: "Just exchange news for news, I can tell you about the matchmaker between the Zhou family and the Shui Mansion, but I need to know the news of the new deacon of the Jinding Division, the more detailed the better!" ”

"A new deacon?" Jiang Ru was stunned: "You mean Zhao Xiao?" ”

"Oh? It seems that Sister Jiang knows this person? Qing Luoyi stroked his palm and said: "That's right, it is said that this Zhao Huang also went to Xingluo County to suppress bandits, I don't know if you have ever met him?" ”

"Yes." Jiang Ru closed her eyes and sighed softly.

Qing Luoyi looked at the other party with interest: "Tut-tut, with this helpless look, could it be that Sister Jiang has suffered at his hands?" Won't it ...... Ah! Liang Shuo died in Xingluo County, could it be that he was secretly killed by this person? ”