The yin wind swirled, rising from the westward flowing rivers outside the city, blowing through the tall and solid city walls into Tiantong City, whistling happily through the streets and alleys, blowing the banners of the shops where they passed.

The noise filled the inside and outside of Xiao Shizhu's charcoal-grilled pork shop, and even though the cloudy sun had begun to set in the east and dusk was approaching, Tiantong City was still very lively.

Whether it is the hustle and bustle of the street outside the store, or the sound of ghosts chatting in the store, it is a little noisy in the bustle.

Of course, because of the noise and bustle, naturally no ghost in this charcoal-grilled meat shop would pay attention to Liuyun suddenly loud and what she said.

The only one who noticed that the decibel of her voice suddenly became a lot higher, except for Xiao Shizhu and Qinglan, the three ghosts, that is, behind the counter not far from Liuyun, the shopkeeper who was in the middle of the noise and was making calculations.

The abacus beads were plucked out of the crackling sound, but the shopkeeper only glanced at Liuyun. However, the shopkeeper saw that nothing happened to Liuyun, and his life was not in danger, and Xiao Shizhu and their table did not show any signs of drinking and making trouble, so they ignored it, and continued to bow their heads and fiddle with the abacus and settle the account.

And Xiao Shizhu's accosting also made Liuyun slowly calm down after a while, and inadvertently made Liuyun also have a lot of curiosity about Xiao Shizhu.

She looked at Xiao Shizhu's big watery eyes, and she was naturally full of curiosity. It's just that it did hide after a flash.

Xiao Shizhu, who suddenly appeared on the opposite side and helped each other, seemed like a mystery to Liuyun, who couldn't see through the other party, was naturally curious, but he carefully hid this curiosity so as not to be embarrassed.

What's more, when he is not dealing with the enemy, Xiao Shizhu has an innate affinity, obviously he is a human soul who is either rich or noble, and he is not arrogant and arrogant, so that although Liuyun is surprised and panicked, he does not have too much vigilance against him.

"And I'm not asking you to teach, I'm going to hire you to read. After a while, Xiao Shizhu said slowly to Liuyun: "If you want, you can go and give my daughter a companion, so that you can study with my daughter and get paid." When my daughter finishes all her studies, you can also go to the exam or get a new job. If you don't want to leave my house, you can also accompany my daughter, anyway, she is about the same age as you, and you can be friends, so that when my mother and I are busy on weekdays, she will not be lonely. ”。

Xiao Shizhu briefly explained his purpose, but he couldn't reveal his identity, so he didn't say that he was the King of the Nine Shadows, nor did he say that his daughter was the Lord of Yuque.

Otherwise, it won't be a big deal, and Liuyun will definitely not refuse and panic.

After all, to accompany Xiao Fuling as a reading companion, that is something that most ghosts in the world of the Nine Shadows Kingdom will be willing to nod their heads without thinking about it, and they can't ask for it.

And this job errand is much easier and easier than others.

Being Xiao Fuling's companion reading is nothing more than studying with Xiao Fuling when she was in school. Although, occasionally, it is likely that under Xiao Fuling's 'compulsion', he will have to write homework on behalf of Xiao Fuling or something, but at least there is no danger to his life, and he is not overworked.

However, Xiao Shizhu still can't reveal his identity in front of the public like this, he can only find a way to take Liuyun for the time being, and then find out his identity when they go to see Abe in private together.

Otherwise, what unexpected consequences will be brought about are also unpredictable by Xiao Shizhu.

"Then, then, why did you fall in love with me?" Liuyun, who had completely calmed down, gently bit the chopsticks in his mouth, frowned and asked thoughtfully: "Master Su, I can also see that you are a ghost who is either rich or expensive, and it seems that you can't just find a ghost to do it casually, right?"

At this time, the guards beside Xiao Shizhu had already taken the opportunity to put several large pieces of meat on her plate.

Qing Lan put down her chopsticks and watched the guards' every move silently. Perhaps he felt that this guard's current behavior was more tempting than the delicious food in front of him, which could arouse Qinglan's curiosity and gossip.

"You have your strengths, tenacity. I saw that you were beaten by a group, and you didn't beg for mercy when you were beaten with a blue nose and swollen face, which I appreciate the most. Xiao Shizhu didn't think much about it, so he opened his mouth and said this. It's just that it's only halfway through talking, and then I don't say more.

As for the sharpness that Liuyun showed later, Xiao Shizhu didn't say anything. This advantage of Liuyun is also where Xiao Shizhu appreciates her.

"And even if you are beaten, you will not agree to the unreasonable demands of the curator's son and these wicked people. However, Xiao Shizhu also seemed to feel that the previous reason was too short and capable, so he paused, and added: "Abe has taught you what it means to be upright and not the bottom line, right?"

The implication is that in addition to Xiao Shizhu's appreciation of Liuyun's advantages, Xiao Shizhu will be much more relieved to have a ghost like Liuyun with a bottom line to read to Xiao Ling.

And let a little ghost like Liuyun follow Xiao Poria, Xiao Shizhu is not worried that Xiao Poria will take a detour.

Liuyun would rather be beaten than give in, making Xiao Shizhu believe that as long as she follows Xiao Fuling's side, if Xiao Fuling does something wrong and is very excessive, Liuyun will remind Xiao Fuling for him.

In the past, when Xiao Fuling had Xiao Si by her side, it was also like this.

If Xiao Fuling did something wrong, Xiao Si, who seemed to be gentle, would point it out bluntly without scruples. So now Xiao Fuling may be lazy and can't bear hardship, but she will not be arrogant and arrogant because she is the owner, and she will not have an excessive sense of superiority. This is all thanks to those years, Xiao Fuling has a small thought by her side who dares to speak up.

But now Xiao Si is no longer there, and since then, Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother have been trying to find a suitable companion for Xiao Ling, but they have never been able to do so, and they have never met a suitable candidate.

Now, Xiao Shizhu is very suitable for this Liuyun, so no matter what, he has to find a way to take Liuyun away.

The rest of the reason was what he had thought of before, that Liuyun could no longer stay in Tiantong City. Xiao Shizhu always felt that there was some secret between the curator and the city god that he had not yet noticed. But they worked together to bring down the curator in the public court, Tiantong City is high and the emperor is far away, and he is in a high position in Tiantong City, just like this, the city god of the earth emperor may not let go of Liuyun who is the ***.

Having said that, the security of the Nine Shadows Kingdom is very good, it is indeed very good, and it is one of the best among the ten continents and six seas of the Netherworld. But it is said that it is good, but it is only a little sneaky in the country, and there is no blatant murder and other bad acts, which will occur frequently, and it does not say that these bad crimes such as killing people and destroying mouths have been completely eliminated.

What's more, Xiao Shizhu himself knows in his heart that no matter how powerful he is, he can't completely eliminate any crimes.

As for secretly buying murder, even in the Nine Shadows Country, it is only rare, but it is not impossible.

Not to mention, when Xiao Fuling went to the Howling Wind Plain on a business trip a few days ago, didn't she find out a lot of missing cases that were wiped out in one go?

When the stack of newspapers was presented to Xiao Shizhu, Xiao Shizhu's face turned green, and he still remembers it vividly.

And Liuyun is an orphan, powerless and helpless, the key is that although she is observant, she is also naïve, and she can't be as ruthless and realistic as Xiao Shizhu. asked her to plot against someone, but I was afraid that she didn't have that ability, and she couldn't fight the city god of Tongcheng this day.

That Chenghuang Tanuki Tianyun is an old ghost, he has been very good at officialdom for many years, and the tricks and bad water in his heart are endless.

In case of today's embarrassment in the yamen, it is not impossible for the city god civet Tianyun to be counted on her Liuyun's head. At that time, Liuyun will not be able to resist, so he can only silently endure the man-made knife warriors, and I will be treated as fish and meat.

In the case that he could not reveal his identity, Xiao Shizhu took Liuyun away to protect Liuyun.

Liuyun listened to Xiao Shizhu praise her, but she was still a little overwhelmed.

Such a good thing came too suddenly, and she naturally had no way to decide for a while.

Even if Xiao Shizhu didn't find out his identity, it was a good beauty difference in Liuyun's opinion.

"You don't have to rush to say yes now, think about it and then reply to me. I'll have to go to your school in a while and talk to your teacher Abe about hiring. Xiao Shizhu put down the teacup, picked up the chopsticks again, smiled at Liuyun and asked, "However, we still have some time after eating, so we can wander around the city for a while." Before that, Liuyun, can you take us around Tiantong City first?"

For other things, Liuyun still hesitated, but when it came to Xiao Shizhu and them as a tour guide, Liuyun didn't hesitate to turn his head and responded.

Looking down again, I don't know when, her own dishes were already full of charcoal-grilled meat, all of which were sandwiched by the forbidden army guard beside Xiao Shizhu. And Qinglan also got up, took a few plates of barbecue and went out. The fungus and the black monkey who watched the car haven't eaten yet......

Tiantong City, in the backyard of the majestic Yamen.

Compared with the busy front yard and atrium, it is less noisy and busy. The high courtyard wall blocked the four directions, and also blocked the noise outside the courtyard.

There is a lot more seclusion in the courtyard, which is simple and quiet.

The main scenery of different shapes has been shaped by the beautiful mountain stones in the various shades of the earth in the courtyard between the square inches, the rockery superimposed by the mountains and stones is more or less planted with ancient trees and strange flowers, and there is a pool of light and dark alternating under the mountain, and the water passes through it, connecting the dots into a line, forming the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers and rivers, and the ancient trees are lush.

There is a tall and dignified hexagonal pavilion between the ancient trees and the weeping willows between the mountains and rivers, standing proudly between the mountains and rivers.

There are many stacked stones around but not chaotic, the distance view Shu scroll is smooth, clever as clouds, such as strange peaks; a path passes through the stacked stones, leads to the pavilion.

There are pools on three sides outside the pavilion, and there are several pieces of red marble with red bodies in the water, revealing half of their bodies from the water.

This kind of stone unique to the underworld is actually nothing too special. That is, there is a circle of brightly colored, red and white patterns on the stone body, which is quite interesting. But because the red cloud and the fortune are the same sound, the ghost officials and ghost officials in the netherworld all feel that this kind of stone can bring them good luck so that they can be better promoted.

Therefore, there are many places in the home, and most ghost officials and ghost officials feel that this can bring them good luck in officialdom.

Therefore, the mediocre stone of red marble is only called by the name, and it is favored by ghost officials and ghost officials.

And Tiantong City City God's Tanuki Tianyun, who lives in the backyard of Tiantong City's Chenghuang Yamen, put a few pieces of red marble in the pond and carved it into the shape of a rockery. Mechanisms are placed in the stone, and clear water from all sides is pumped out of the fine holes carved out of the top of the stone, forming layers of water curtains and falling, splashing layers of waves on the surrounding pond water.

In the pavilion surrounded by red marble, listening to the sound of water in the wind, all worries are gone.

At least that's what the local city god Tianyun thinks.

Now, Tanuki Tianyun is standing in this pavilion, standing alone in the pavilion, listening to the sound of water outside the pavilion in the wind, with a comfortable face.

Before, in the main hall of the yamen, Xiao Shizhu was speechless when asked, and the bad mood caused by Xiao Shizhu's reasonable, reasonable and legal forcing him to punish the curator and so on was slowly subsiding in the brisk sound of falling water like a jewel falling to the ground.

After being in the pavilion for a long time, the city god civet Tianyun felt that he was not only in a good mood, but also very happy.

Speaking of which, dealing with the curator today's matter made Tanuki Tianyun feel uncomfortable and unhappy for a long time.

After all, this curator has been cooperating with Tanuki Tianyun for a long time, and they have cooperated very well, so they have not made less money and water, nor have they done less unsightly things, and they have successfully benefited from it, and there have been no accidents so far.

Dealing with the curator is tantamount to breaking the right arm of Tanuki Tianyun.

But before the city god raccoon Tianyun was angry, and there was nowhere to vent, and he had been holding back his grievances for too long, the local judge suddenly found Tanuki Tianyun, who was furious in the backyard and was about to smash the cup and bowl, and told him a secret.

It was this secret that made Tanuki Tianyun feel that it was a very correct and fortunate thing that he had not insisted on releasing the curator in court before.

If there was no such secret, Tanuki Tianyun would really get angrier and angrier the more he thought about it, but he didn't know how to vent his anger.

Thinking of this, Tanuki Tianyun felt very comfortable, as if the ghost qi all over his body was smooth and unimpeded, and the stuffiness in his chest was gone.

Tanuki Tianyun was refreshed, and he was about to turn around and leave this place.

As soon as he turned around, he saw the judge of Tiantong City, who was slowly walking towards him, so he stopped and temporarily dispelled the idea of leaving the pavilion.

The smiling judge slowly walked in front of Tanuki Tianyun and saluted, "My lord." ”。

"Is everything done?" asked Tanuki Tianying, who bowed slightly.

The judge immediately nodded and replied, "It's all done, no one will ask about our secrets." ”。

Hearing this, Tanuki Tianyun breathed a sigh of relief, and finally felt completely relieved.

"After a few days, it is only necessary to declare to the public that the curator's father and son committed suicide by hitting the wall in shame and panic in prison. The judge, who squinted slightly, had a hint of pride in his eyes, and still said to Tanuki Tianyun with a smile: "The fake account books are all made by the curator himself, and there is really no proof of death now, even if the Tiangong department has the intention to investigate, the accounts of those few sums of money can't be found on your head." ”。

But the voice was very soft, and between the sound of the water, the free judge and Tanuki Tianyun could hear it clearly.

"yes, thankfully. Tanuki Tianyun turned around, looked at the side of the pool, looked at the ripples in the pool, and said leisurely: "In our ghost country, I am afraid to take a little money, now I can finally feel at ease." But fortunately, you can see that the jade pendant on the waist of the prince Su is a thing of the palace. ”。

As Tanuki Tianyun said, it was only later that the judge recognized the jade pendant on Xiao Shizhu's waist, so he hurriedly reminded Tanuki Tianyun that today's punishment of the curator according to law is not only not a loss, but may be able to leave a good impression on Tanuki Tianyun in the Yuque Palace.

This time out of the palace, Xiao Shizhu wore a jade pendant with a candle dragon head pattern. It is made of pale white Danshui County's specialty plain shadow jade, and is carved into a twisted jade buckle shape. However, the body of the candle dragon dragon is carved with twisted lines, which looks like countless slender and long jade threads, twisted together, and woven into the appearance of this jade pendant.

"Yes, there are a total of ten of these buttons and jade pendants, all of which are carved by my uncle, who asked the famous craftsmen in Danshui County to carve, and dedicated them to the palace on the day when the lord moved the capital to Yuque City. The judge, who was also relieved when he nodded, put away his smile and said: "After the soul of the person who went to the Yuque Palace to offer treasures came back, he returned to my uncle, saying that the lord saw that this jade pendant was exquisite, finely workmanlike, and made of materials, so he was overjoyed and rewarded the craftsman and my uncle. And said that such a beautiful jade pendant should be left to the meritorious ghost in the future as a reward. Today, this Su Gongzi is wearing one of them, and he must be the person next to the lord, because he has won this jade pendant award for his merits. Now he is a special envoy who has been secretly sent to various places to investigate and secretly visit. ”。

Every year, the Nine Shadows Kingdom will send envoys to inspect and secretly visit the country, and go deep into various parts of the country to inspect the people's situation. This matter, Tanuki Tianyun, who is crawling in the officialdom, and his judges are naturally aware of it.

And Tanuki Tianyun and them have also received officials from Mingcha in the past, but they have never met ghost officials who have visited secretly.

And until now, they still don't know that the prince Su they saw in the yamen lobby in front of them today was actually not a special envoy commissioner, but their lord, Xiao Shizhu, the king of the Nine Shadows.

They were still complacent about the discovery of the jade pendant, but they didn't know that the jade pendant Xiao Shizhu kept one for himself, because Xiao Shizhu also wanted to pretend to be an unannounced official and go to the market outside the palace to play.

In this case, it is definitely impossible for Xiao Shizhu to bring a large number of guards with great fanfare. At this time, the identity of the official can make Xiao Shizhu encounter danger, save him from danger, and not expose his identity and cause other troubles.

From the moment Xiao Shizhu said that the jade pendant was exquisite and should be used as a reward, he had this idea.

No matter how scheming Tanuki Tianyun and his judges were, they didn't win Xiao Shizhu, who was not very old, but he could see farther than them. And who would have thought that Xiao Shizhu began to lay out a game silently ten years ago.

And this exquisite bureau has spared almost all the officials of the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

Officials who have not done anything bad are naturally not afraid of entering this bureau even though they don't know that it is a bureau. But if the officials really do something wrong, they will enter this bureau in a daze, and what awaits them is only to be calculated by Xiao Shizhu, and they will be stupidly complacent.

Just like the current Tanuki Tianyun and his judges, when they are still triumphant while rejoicing, they will naturally continue to make mistakes.

Who knows, Xiao Shizhu has already seen everything in their unscrupulous appearance, the real deeds.

As for the rest, it is to settle accounts after the autumn and sentence the crime.

And their happiness is just an empty joy.

Pity that curator, he died too quickly if he knew too much. For the time being, I was still dreaming of killing Xiao Shizhu and Liuyun, who knows, whether it is Tanuki Tianyun or the judge of Tanuki Tianyun, no one wants to buy a murderer.

After all, these two ghosts have already determined that Xiao Shizhu is a commissioner secretly sent by the court of the Nine Shadows Kingdom. The two of them dared to collude with the curator to embezzle some money, and they also dared to buy and murder the curator in a dungeon, but they would never touch Xiao Shizhu.