"I also agree, you two are investigating outside the city, and I will go to see Huaicheng Taishou. Ye Hua said.

"You don't have to fight about this. Shui Menglan looked at Ye Hua with serious eyes, "You have no cultivation now, and the Brahma skills you have learned alone can't help you much, so you can go to see Taishou with Sister Xinlan, and I can do things outside the city alone." ”

"Are you alone?" Ye Hua looked at Shui Menglan with some unease.

"Why?, don't believe me?" Shui Menglan was a little unhappy, "I'm the highest cultivator among the three, and the danger outside the city may not be as high as yours, you are the most dangerous place, and now that you have lost your cultivation, I can rest assured that Sister Xinlan is with you." ”

"Then you have to be more careful!" Rui Xinlan had already agreed to Shui Menglan's proposal.

"Well, that's it. Ye Hua saw that the two girls had such plans, Ye had no choice but to surrender, who told him to cultivate to nothing now.

"You take this with you, and if you meet my father and give it to him, he will know. Ye Hua took off the jade pendant he was wearing from his waist and handed it to Shui Menglan, "This is the jade pendant I carry with me, and I never leave it." ”

Shui Menglan took the jade pendant and carefully put it on her waist, and after a brief discussion between the three of them, they parted ways at the intersection, Shui Menglan went straight out of the east gate and walked towards the forest outside the city, while Ye Hua and Rui Xinlan changed back into the clothes they came to prepare to see Huaicheng Taishou.

The Taishou Mansion in Huaicheng is not too big, and it is not difficult to find, Ye Hua casually found a passerby and asked where the Taishou Mansion was, and the two soon came to the gate of the Taishou Mansion.

"What are you doing!" The guard at the door hurriedly stopped Ye Hua and the others when they saw that they were about to go inside, "This is the Taishou Mansion, and you are the ones who are casually trespassing!"

"Hello!" Ye Hua hurriedly apologized, "It's because I'm anxious, I'm the third son of Zhenguo Gong, I want to see Huaicheng Taishou, please report it." ”

When the guard heard this, he looked at the two of them, and saw that their identities were not ordinary, so he hurriedly went in to report, but they didn't come back after a long time.

"Why hasn't this person come back yet?" Rui Xinlan began to get impatient, "Brother Ye Hua, did that Taishou hear that you are coming and dare not come to see you?"

"No, there's no point in hiding from me. Ye Hua shook his head, "You can't see that this can't come out." ”

Rui Xinlan looked inside the door in the direction of Ye Hua, and saw that a person was walking towards her, followed by two entourages, one of whom was the guard who had reported in the past.

"I heard that the third son of Zhenguo Gong arrived, and the lower officials were disappointed. The man walked up to Ye Hua with a smile, "The next official is Huaicheng Taishou, Zhao Shen." ”

Ye Hua saw the other party clearly, the other party was a middle-aged uncle with a dignified appearance, although he smiled, but he did not lose his majesty, and he could see from his words and deeds that the other party was a person who had lived in officialdom for a long time.

"Lord Zhao is serious. "Although Ye Hua has not experienced officialdom in this life, after all, it is tens of thousands of years of experience, and he has not experienced anything," it is hopeless to come to visit. ”

"Who is this?" Zhao Shen saw Rui Xinlan behind Ye Hua.

"This is a friend of the Heavenly Star Gate, and I invited him to come. Ye Hua hurriedly introduced.

Rui Xinlan also returned the salute, elegant and polite, as the daughter of the lord of Tianji City, the basic etiquette is still good.

"It turned out to be a fairy from Tianxingmen, what a distinguished guest. Zhao Shen also hurriedly showed a flattering smile and invited the two into the mansion by the way. "The two of them came from afar, hard work, come into the house. ”

Ye Hua did not delay following Zhao Shen through the two doors and then came to the front hall of the Taishou Mansion.

"Excuse me, why did Ye Gongzi come this time?" As soon as he took his seat, Zhao Shen asked Ye Hua.

"Lord Zhao, you don't know, right?" Ye Hua pretended to be surprised, he said: "My father has arrived in Huaicheng a few days ago in order to help Lord Zhao suppress the rebels on Huai Island, I heard that the battle situation on the front line is tight, I am on the order of my mother, to assist my father, but I can't find my father's whereabouts after I entered the city, for this reason, I specially came to ask Lord Zhao, Lord Zhao as the Huaicheng Taishou will not know, right?"

Ye Hua didn't make too many rounds, he came up and asked people directly, if there was no accident, he really planned to come to help, so it was indeed true that he was not afraid of the other party's suspicion.

"On the way here, I found that the city was peaceful, everyone lived and worked in peace and contentment, there seemed to be no rebellion, and the war was not as tight as expected. Without waiting for the other party to answer, Ye Hua asked his own question again.

"Ye Gongzi originally came to help Zhenguo Gong, Zhenguo Gong has a son and wife like you, which is a blessing. Zhao Shen showed an approving expression.

"But as you can see, the war is really not as tense as it was a while ago. ”

"What's going on, and what about my father?"

"Speaking of which, thanks to your father, Zhenguo Gong!" Zhao Shen recalled while brushing his beard: " Half a month ago, there were several local sects on Huai Island who were at odds with each other, and the fight had disrupted the normal life of several nearby villages, and I, as the Taishou of Huai Island, naturally wanted to mediate, and blamed me for not doing things well, and as a result, things got bigger and bigger, and several gangs actually joined forces to make an independent, you said that I had to suppress this kind of thing, but I can't imagine that those people are not bad, and some have already cultivated the Tao, and I only have ordinary soldiers here that are their opponents, so I have to ask the imperial court to send the town and the prince to come. ”

"Lord Zhao, there is something that the little woman doesn't understand, why did she end up in rebellion because of the conflicts between several sects?"

"Fairy doesn't know something!" Zhao Shen explained unhurriedly, "Don't look at our Huai Island is not too big, but this is located on the border of the Xuantian Kingdom, with a large population flow, in addition to some local sects, there are also many foreign sects set up outer altars here, counting down the large and small sects There are almost dozens of sects here, Huai Island is not as simple as the fairy thinks." ”

"I see, I underestimated it. Rui Xinlan was a little embarrassed, "It's really hard work." ”

"Wherever and wherever you are, it is the duty of the lower officials to do their best for the country. Zhao Shen was humble.

"Old fox. Ye Hua thought quietly in his heart, "I can really climb the pole." ”

"Then what is the current form?" Ye Hua didn't bother to talk nonsense with Zhao Shen. "It was urgent. ”

"This is due to my town. Zhao Shen was asked, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "Originally, we didn't know what to do, but fortunately, Zhenguo Gong came, and I don't know if those thieves heard that Zhenguo Gong had arrived, and those thieves actually retreated." ”

"Now that the thieves have retreated, where is my father now?"

"Hey!" Speaking of this, Zhao Shen sighed, "It's all to blame for the bad officials, Zhenguo Gong saw that the thieves had retreated, so he said that he wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and he had to take people out to chase him overnight, I couldn't persuade him, but there has been no news from Zhenguo Gong for three days." ”

"Didn't Taishou send someone to find it?" Ye Hua suppressed the anger in his heart when he heard this, he was secretly glad that if it wasn't for Zhao Ren telling him about his situation in advance, he was afraid that he would really be deceived by the other party's words this time. "Zhenguo Gong has no news in your territory, and it is difficult for you to postpone your responsibility as the Huaicheng Taishou, aren't you afraid that the higher authorities will be held accountable?"

"What Ye Gongzi said is extremely true!" Zhao Shen seemed to have been prepared for Ye Hua's words, pretending to be anxious, "I must know what Gongzi said, I sent someone to inquire about the news the next day after Zhenguo Gong left, but these two days have passed, and there is no news at all, and now although the rebels have retreated, in order to prevent the other party from sneaking attack, I dare not send the army out, so I have to do this." ”

After Zhao Shen finished speaking, he didn't forget to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and he said to Ye Hua with a sad face: "I also know that Zhenguo Gong is gone, and my head is difficult to protect, but as a parent official in Huaicheng, I have to be responsible for the people of Huaicheng, and I don't dare to easily reduce the Huaicheng garrison, so I have to do this, I hope that Zhenguo Gong will not have an accident!"

"I see. Although Ye Hua had expressed his condolences to the eighteenth generation of the other party's ancestors in his heart, he was still grateful on the surface. "Then you have to take care of Lord Zhao. ”

"Ye Gongzi, please rest assured, although I can't send troops, I will definitely send more people to investigate, and I will definitely give Gongzi an explanation. Zhao Shen saw that Ye Hua didn't blame himself, in order to make Ye Hua feel at ease, he hurriedly made a guarantee to Ye Hua. "If there is any news from the town of Guogong, I will definitely inform you as soon as possible. ”

"That's going to have to be bothered by adults. Ye Hua hurriedly stood up and returned the salute.

"Wherever things are, these are the things of the lowly office. Zhao Shen looked flattered and hurriedly waved his hand. "Ye Gongzi can understand my hard work, which makes me grateful. ”

"In that case, then I'll take my leave. After Ye Hua finished speaking, he planned to leave.

"Ye Gongzi doesn't sit down much?" Zhao Shen was very happy when he heard that Ye Hua was leaving, but he still pretended to keep the other party: "Does Ye Gongzi have a place to live in the city, I will ask someone to arrange it for you, the inn is not used to it, I will ask someone to clean up a few empty houses in the backyard for Gongzi and this fairy to live in." ”

"I'll stay at the guest house, and I won't bother the adults. Ye Hua declined Zhao Shen's affection, "The inn is very good." ”

"Okay, yes, if Ye Gongzi likes it!" Zhao Shen smiled and nodded.

"Then I'll sit at the inn and wait for news from the adults. ”

Ye Hua didn't want to say more, and after saying goodbye to Zhao Shen, he left the Taishou Mansion with Rui Xinlan.

As soon as she left the Taishou Mansion, Rui Xinlan said to Ye Hua with a look of disdain: "That Zhao Shen is so disgusting, his eyes have been staring at me when he talks to you, which makes me uncomfortable." ”

"Who called you a fairy? Ye Hua laughed.

"Don't laugh. Rui Xinlan was embarrassed by Ye Hua's laughter, and she hurriedly said: "What should we do next, that Zhao Shen is obviously lying, and he has been going for a long time and found that he didn't understand anything at all." ”

"Definitely. Ye Hua smiled and said, "Although Zhao Shen is indeed lying, we can analyze some situations from what he said. ”

"How do you analyze this, a bunch of lies, can you know if he is true?" Rui Xinlan looked puzzled.