Chapter 28: Slap me, a mole cricket (Second Shift)

“Wait!” Duke Zhou stopped the jailer and glared angrily at the green-robed official:

“This man committed murder in the street and tried to put me to death, and I am the sufferer.”

He narrowed his eyes and said meaningfully, “This lord, don’t be nosy.”

The other party is a positive fifth grade, and his father can not be compared, like mud. But in the end, they are officials of the Ministry of Justice, with the Ministry of the Household has nothing to do.

Mr. Zhou was not in a good position to say the words to death, and only hoped that the other party would realize that no matter what it was extremely unwise to offend the son of a retainer.

The officialdom most avoided building up unnecessary enemies.

I didn’t expect this green-robed official to be the least bit intimidated, instead he snorted, “This is something that Mr. Zhou, go out and talk to Lord Shangshu.”

Duke Zhou frowned and met the old man’s eyes, and Uncle Chen whispered, “Shangshu Sun has always had a friendship with his lordship ….”

The second half of the sentence means that if there is no unforeseen thing, he will not ask about it.

On the contrary, there is something wrong.

Unwilling to let the cooked duck fly away like this, Zhou Gongzi followed closely behind, as long as the problem wasn’t too big, he would immediately bring Xu Qi’an back, directly torture him, and get this kid killed.

Walking out of the Ministry of Punishment’s prison, the bright sunlight shone, and Xu Qi’an squinted her eyes to ease the discomfort of her pupils.

He followed the green-robed official to the compound of the Ministry of Justice’s office, which was surrounded by quite a number of people: officials of the Ministry of Justice in various colors of official robes; a dozen or so young men in white; two carriages as well as dead horses; and two old men in Confucian shirts with clear bones.

Zhou Gongzi, who also saw the crowd, was a bit bewildered and didn’t know what was happening.

Zhou Gongzi heard the sound of shackles clattering to a halt, and that damned Xu Qi’an paused, turned back, and said in a single word:

“You should be glad you didn’t torture me, reintroduce yourself, I’m the newest disciple of the Supervisor.”

The old man’s face changed drastically.

Duke Zhou’s expression instantly lost control.

It’s impossible. He can’t be a disciple of the Supervisor.

However, seeing the courtyard full of white clothes of the Heavenly Superintendent, Mr. Zhou and the old man kept silent.

Xu Qi’an ignored the two men and went straight up, sweeping the white-robed men and unexpectedly not seeing Miss Caiwei.

That googly-eyed pair of A-list beauties isn’t there?

Sheriff Wang delivered the secret alchemy book, but Miss Caiwei was not there ….. But the Alchemists of the Sithian Supervisor saw the contents of the book and so rushed to my rescue?

Or maybe Miss Caiwei had something she couldn’t get out of, and asked her fellow disciples to save me!

Xu Qi’an took a deep breath as the shackles clattered, “Xu Qi’an has met several senior brothers.”

Elder brother? Song Qing froze, scrutinizing Xu Qi’an, “Did you write the book?”

His eyes were a bit unkind …. Xu Qi’an nodded, “This isn’t the place to talk about things, when we leave the Ministry of Punishment, if senior brother wants to ask anything, Ning Banquet will know everything.”

Seeing Xu Qi’an talking with the white clothes of the Heavenly Superintendent, Zhou Gongzi’s expression was a bit dumbfounded as he stiffly averted his gaze, unwilling to believe that this was true from the bottom of his heart, walking briskly to the side of the Sun Shangshu and whispering:

“Lord Sun, the people from the Divine Constabulary ….”

Sun Shangshu glanced at him, “Looking for me for someone.”

Zhou Gongzi’s body shook.

The thin old man breathed in sharply.

Is he really a Supervisor Zheng disciple? This couldn’t be possible, and if he was a Supervisor and Zheng disciple, there was no way that the matter of the tax and silver case could have plagued the Xu family at all.

The tax and silver case!

The thin old man thought of a possibility, what if he was accepted as a disciple by the supervisor after the tax and silver case.

He did unlock the secrets of taxed silver and refined fake silver, such a genius of untutored alchemy, the supervisor is seeing the talent and the possibility of making an exception to take in an apprentice is not unheard of, or even great.

Besides, what makes this group of white clothes gather here if they are not the disciples of the Supervisor of Justice.

At that moment, the thin old man noticed the two great scholars who were silent, as well as the horses that were strangely dead.

He gazed at them for a moment, then suddenly his body shook as he recognized two great scholars from the Cloud Deer Academy.

The thin old man s throat rolled a little, “Lord Shangshu, those two great Confucian …. scholars.”

“Also here to ask for someone.” Sun Shangshu said with an expressionless face.

Duke Zhou’s face stiffened, twisting his head a little and looking at the old man.

…….

“You’re Xu Qi’an?”

Xu Qi’an turned his head to look, and the one who spoke was an old man in a gray robe with a goatee. He thought to himself, “Which one are you, old man?

“I’m Resigned Old’s master teacher.” Another blue-robed old man said, his smile gentle as he surveyed Xu Qi’an, “Mo worry about the road ahead. But did you write that?”

“My humble work, I’ve made senior laugh.” Xu Qi’an said, “Word Ning Banquet.”

It is basic etiquette to introduce yourself to strangers by name, as it is taboo to call them by their first name. If you don’t introduce your “word”, the subtle implication is that you don’t want to make friends.

The smile on the blue-robed old man’s face grew deeper.

“This matter is over, let’s leave the Ministry of Punishment first.” Over there, Song Qing couldn’t help but urge.

Immediately, a jailer stepped forward and undid Xu Qi’an’s ankle cuffs and shackles.

“Good!” Xu Qi’an nodded.

A smile appeared on the faces of the Si Tian Supervisor’s people, the purpose was achieved, the people were coming back, and they were immensely looking forward to the next talks.

The two great scholars, Li Mu Bai and Zhang Shen, were also unwilling to continue to stay for long, as they would be greeted by a fierce battle.

“Whew!”

Seeing Xu Qi’an follow the crowd and leave, Zhou Gongzi was relieved, his heart generating scruples and afterthoughts that he was unwilling to admit.

“Wait!” Xu Qi’an suddenly stopped in his tracks.

The Divine Master and the two great scholars looked at him.

“I have one more thing to take care of.” Xu Qi’an arched his hand and turned toward Zhou Gongzi, slashing his hand to snatch the plank-like shackles as he passed the jailer.

“You, what do you want?” Duke Zhou was shocked and backed up.

“Xu Qi’an, my father is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, how dare you touch me? You dare to make a move in the Ministry of Justice? Lord Sun, Minister Sun, take down this thief …. Uncle Chen, save me ….”

Bang!

Xu Qi’an swung his yoke and smashed it ferociously on Zhou Li’s head, and broken wood flew horizontally.

Duke Zhou’s eyes rolled white as he fell straight backward, crimson blood flowing out of his hair.

Xu Qi’an looked at the skinny old man expressionlessly, “Shoot me.”

The whole room was silent!

“In front of my senior brothers and the lords of the Ministry of Punishment, in front of the two great scholars, slap this mole of mine to death, hurry up.”

The anger that had welled up on his face receded like a tidal wave, and the thin old man froze there, not daring to move a muscle.

……

I’ve been to the gates of hell for a while …. It is true that only the second generation of officials can deal with the second generation of officials, and the fairness and justice of the law is limited to the little people ….. Xu Qi’an bathed in the early winter sunshine, feeling that she had gained a new life.

Just after leaving the Criminal Ministry’s office, Xu Qi’an saw two fast horses galloping towards the end of the long street, it was Xu Erlang and Xu Ershu.

Father and son similarly saw Xu Qi’an, who was flanked by the white clothes of the Si Tian Supervisor, and Second Uncle Xu’s taut face visibly loosened.

How did the people from the Si Tian Supervisor get here …. Doubts flashed in Uncle Xu’s eyes. He himself was an expert at the peak of the Qi Practicing Realm and had participated in the Battle of Shanhaiguan, so he wouldn’t hold the warlocks of the Si Tian Supervisor in the same regard as ordinary people.

Xu New Year reined in his horse, scrutinized his cousin without missing a trace, let out a slight sigh of relief, and made a deep bow, “Many thanks to teacher, many thanks to Mr. Mubai.”

Xu Qi’an could only arch his hand toward the crowd of the Si Tian Supervisor before joining his cousin in bowing to the two great Confucian scholars once more.

Li Mubai regretted, “Such poetic talent, how did you become a government servant, Ning Banquet ah, is there any interest in coming to Yunlu Academy, cultivating Confucianism and Taoism.”

Recognizing less than two quarters of an hour, Ning Banquet all called on …. Zhang Shen added, “It just so happens that you can worship under the old man.”

Xu Qi’an: “???”