Chapter 145: The Banshee

Xu Qi’an took a sip of wine, put down the glass, looked around at the beauties, and in a sprightly and casual tone, said, “When I accompanied Princess Huaiqing to the banquet that day, I had a feeling and made this half of a seven-word poem.”

His tone was relaxed and forthright, as if this was just a trivial matter, but the several flower girls listened with thumping hearts.

It’s him …. Aya, whose suspicions had been confirmed, actually had a feeling of water falling into place at the moment, as if this was the way it was supposed to be.

Dafeng had no poetic talent for a long time, and Princess Huaiqing had no masterpieces in circulation before, so it would have been perverse to have one more masterpiece all of a sudden.

It was just that when I heard the news, I really couldn’t connect it with Xu Qi’an. When he heard his words just now, thinking of his identity as a night watchman, as well as his extraordinary poetic talent, he boldly tried to test it out, not realizing that he had really guessed it.

Now this poem is from who, the Department of Education this side does not know, outside the curious people countless. This news alone is a gimmicky talking point.

“Xu Lang ….” Floating Fragrance gazed deeply, her eyes flirtatious, and for her lover of poetry, this was more appealing than any sweet words.

The other Flower Leaders, aside from marveling and being surprised by Xu Qi’an’s poetic talent, there was another point that made their hearts pound, vaguely transcending the poems themselves.

…. It was surprising that he could enter the Imperial City and attend the banquet of the royal princes and princesses.

This meant that Xu Qi’an was the beloved of a certain imperial prince and daughter, or else he wouldn’t have been brought to the banquet. In that case, he was worth more than just poetry.

The appearance is still handsome, and he is a night watchman, and he has power in his hands …. Of course, the flower girls are used to seeing prominent officials and dignitaries. This kind of power of the night watchman is nothing, but if this night watchman has the talent to look down on the scholarly world, if this night watchman is highly valued by a certain royal son or daughter.

All these halos add up to something much more appealing than being a concubine to old men who are a lot older.

“We can’t cheapen Fu Xiang, we have to snatch him …. Now Floating Fragrance is already the number one flower leader in the Department of Education, if we let her get another poem, the sisters will never have a day to get ahead again ….”

Thinking of this, the smiles of the Flower Leaders grew more and more sincere, and each one of them had the desire to talk and deep eyes to hook up with Xu Qi’an.

The atmosphere in the reception hall was instantly hot.

After the end of the wine order, under the influence of wine, the flower girls rowed with bravado, one by one, they rolled up their sleeves, revealing their small, white and slender arms and their showy fists.

It was mainly because Xu Qi’an didn’t mind and gave them guts.

…..

It was getting dark, and there were more guests at the rectory, and then a very strange thing was perceived.

Today many of the flower girls have closed their doors and are not playing tea rounds.

Some people are indignant to go to the bawd, the bawd said that this group of aunts want to rebel, not open how to earn silver.

Then he called out to inquire, only to find out that those who thanked the flower girl went to the Green Pond Courtyard, a total of eight people, that is to say, there are nine flower girls in the Green Pond Courtyard.

“What’s going on?”

“By the sound of it …. They seem to be having a good time, where’s this big shot they’re entertaining?”

“How could that be, which big shot would dare to play like that during the Kyokusha. Who would be stupid enough to personally give the handle to the enemy.”

“Maybe it’s just them getting together to have fun.”

“What’s the point of guessing, just go over there and ask.”

A guest knocked on the courtyard door of the Green Pond Courtyard, and the little green clothes guarding the door opened it and was startled by the sight before him.

At the entrance of the Green Pond Courtyard, a dozen or so guests were gathered around.

“What are the ladies doing inside?” A richly dressed young man asked in a deep voice as he gazed out over the courtyard.

“Entertaining guests.” Little Greenie said.

The courtyard entrance was silent for a moment, and after a few seconds, someone with an odd face said, “Which, which lord is inside …. If it is not convenient to disclose, forget it.”

Xiao Qingyi thought about it, the one who was a guest in the courtyard was Duke Xu, not the big shot that the guests thought he was, he didn’t think there was anything to hide about it, so he frankly said:

“It’s not what a few of you gentlemen think, the guest inside is Mr. Xu.”

Mr. Hsu?

The people looked at each other, each searching their minds for a while, not finding a character that could fit the bill.

Is there any nobleman or high-ranking official with the surname Xu in this dynasty?

The young man who knocked on the door frowned, “That Mr. Xu?”

“Xu Qi An, the one who wrote the gift of floating incense, Mr. Xu Qi An Xu.” The green-clothed boy said, he was rewarded with three coins of silver and was in a good mood, all thanks to Mr. Xu, happy to make a name for him.

It’s him?

In the audience, there were just a few readers whose eyes blossomed brightly.

“Let’s wait here, maybe we can wait until a heirloom poem comes out.”

The moment these words came out, the people who were originally angry and jealous, also suppressed their emotions. All of the people present were people of status, and even the merchants and merchants had a heart of attachments.

“Nine flower queens serving, what a grace, all the previous Scholarships don’t have this kind of treatment, right?”

“The Scholar would rather not dare to be so extravagant and pompous.”

……

“ding ding ding ding ….”

In a crisp sound, several arrows without arrowheads landed accurately into the pot three feet away.

Blindfolded and with his back turned, Xu Qi’an took off the cloth, laughed loudly and wrapped his arms around the two flower queens, Xiao Ya and Ming Yan, and gnawed furiously on their faces for a while.

After nibbling on them, Xu Qi’an patted their butt cheeks, “Willing to gamble, drink drink drink.”

The two flower queens twisted their waist and pouted and shouted nasty while raising their glasses and drinking wine in a well-behaved manner.

“No more games, no more games, being invincible is too lonely.” Xu Qi’an pushed away the two Flower Leaders, “Ladies wait here, I’ll go out and come back to fight with you for three hundred rounds.”

He rubbed his stomach, indicating that he needed to go to the restroom.

A group of flower girls shouted at the back, “Officer, go and come back quickly.

After exiting the house, the door closed and a cold, chilly wind hit his face, Xu Qi’an collected his pompous expression and gently exhaled a mouthful of turbid air.

Looking around and seeing that no one had noticed him, he lightly leapt onto the fence and tore off a page of the Qi Looking Technique, igniting it with his chi.

Swish~

He tilted his head up to look at the sky, two clear lights in his eyes pierced through the night sky, and then converged inward, the clear light contained in his pupils.

Xu Qi’an had another purpose for coming to the Teaching Department, and that was to observe the qi of this place from a close distance and search for demonic qi.

Heng Hui had already appeared and twice gone on a killing spree in the inner city, to say that there were no demons lurking in the city, he would not believe it.

“Heng Hui is obviously the knife of the demon race, using him to achieve some kind of purpose, the demon race has gone to great lengths to release the seal, and will definitely not allow Heng Hui to do whatever he wants ….. If it were me, I would definitely keep an eye on Heng Hui …. The last time I observed the demonic aura in the workshop department, if it was just an occasional thing, then it was just a matter of time. If not, then it’s highly likely that the Teaching Hall Division is one of the demon race’s lurking strongholds.”

Xu Qi’an’s clear qi flowed in his eyes as he slowly swept through every corner of the Churchyard Division, seeing the various colors of qi and not noticing any abnormalities.

Finally, he turned his attention to the near-by Green Pond Yard, to the drinking house where the flower girls were.

A wisp of turquoise demonic qi, curling up like green smoke.

Fuck ….. Xu Qi’an almost couldn’t hold back his foul mouth, and his heart suddenly went cold, a cold sweat seeping out behind him.

The demons are in the house?

Did you just drink with me?

He had the creepy feeling of a horror story where the protagonist borrows a room in a mountain wilderness, is treated with hospitality, and then wakes up the next day to find himself in a deserted mountain cemetery.

“Which is the demon race …. Someone from the Flower Leader, or the maid? Anyway, it can’t be Floating Fragrance, I’ve slept with her so many times, there’s no way she’s a demon race …. And I already looked at her that day when I observed the demonic qi.”

Xu Qi’an noiselessly leaped down the wall and crept closer to the wine house, whose door was not shut tightly, so he looked in through the crack.

He saw the woman overflowing with turquoise demonic aura, not one of the Flower Leaders, but Ming Yan Flower Leader’s personal maidservant.

It’s her …. Xu Qi’an instantly unfolded his associations, why didn’t he realize it last time when he led Song Tingfeng and the others, when he observed the demonic aura?

Did she use any method to shield her demonic aura at that time? What is the purpose of her lurking beside Ming Yan ….. Well, Ming Yan may not be innocent, maybe he is the accomplice of the demon race. …. Thinking about it this way, she sent someone to invite me as soon as I entered the Cultivation Division, and it’s not just as simple as wanting to flatter me.

Xu Qi’an made an immediate decision as he once again climbed over the wall and left Qingchi courtyard, heading straight for the small courtyard where Song Tingfeng was.

When he cast the Qi Looking Technique to observe just now, he noted down the positions of Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao.

The voices in the head of the room suddenly stopped, followed by Song Tingfeng’s alert voice: “Who.”

“It’s me.” Xu Qi’an rapped on the door, “Come out, it’s urgent.”

Song Tingfeng cursed dirty, followed by “rustling” sound of clothing, Russia, not fully clothed out of the door.

“Old Song, now immediately go back to the Yamen and notify the golden gong on duty to come to the Education Department in person and tell him that there are demons in the Green Pond Courtyard.”

Xu Qi’an made a long story short, ”Remember, you must let Jin Gong come over, I don’t know much about qi techniques and can’t feel the strength of the other party. There are nine Flower Leaders in the Green Pond Courtyard, they are all sheep and have no ability to defend themselves. By the way, if the one on duty is surnamed Zhu, you’ll reroute to the Si Tian Jian to find Song Qing.”

The extra words were not said, he believed that as long as Song Tingfeng gave a truthful account of the situation, with Jin Gong’s rich experience, he knew what to do.

Song Tingfeng’s face became more and more grave, the dissatisfaction and irritation he had just felt dissipated, and he went back to the house to fetch his peyote and gong, tying up the spells as he rushed out of the courtyard.

Xu Qi’an quickly returned to the Green Pond Courtyard, the corners of his mouth hooked into a frivolous smile with a playful expression as he pushed open the door and laughed:

“Beauties, I’m home.”

He just glanced with his afterglow at the demoness who lowered her eyebrows and poured wine for her own mother, and immediately averted his gaze.

Not being able to feel the strength of the other party, Xu Qi’an did not dare to make an unauthorized move, letting the other party run away was still the second best thing, hurting the innocent flower girl was something he did not want to see.

Next it’s time to eat, drink and touch.

Xu Qi’an and the Flower Leaders were having a great time with the wine fists, the wine orders, and the dice rolls.

It’s clear who has rounder butt cheeks and who has the slimmest waist.

But Xu Qi’an was not happy, instead, he was a bit anxious, waiting left and right, an hour had passed, Song Tingfeng had not returned.

At this time, the demoness raised her head, glanced at Xu Qi’an, and softly said, “It’s late at night, so all the ladies should go back early, is Mr. Xu resting here at my lady’s place tonight?”