Chapter 76: The Night Meeting

Haoqi Building, Tea Room.

Xu Qi’an came here again and met the frosty sideburns, elegant and handsome Grand Eunuch, who was still dressed in azure-colored Chinese clothes, with unspeakable vicissitudes in his eyes.

In addition, there was a tall, upright man with a cold face.

Priggishly seated at the coffee table, straight backed and expressionless.

Wei Yuan sat in front of the table, carefully sipping the fragrant tea, and said, “The mirror has recognized you as its master, and has been temporarily handed over to you for safekeeping.

“The first ones to contact you were indeed people from the Earth Sect, with the intention of killing you.

“Yang Jinluo has already repelled the men, you won’t be in danger for a while. For a long time to come, the neighborhood of your house will be watched by the secret stakes of the night watchman.”

Xu Qi’an frowned, he was not surprised by Wei Yuan’s actions, yesterday when he was asked to reply to Nine, he had already revealed that this big eunuch wanted to “eat black” idea.

His dissatisfaction is that you, Big Brother, didn’t even get this right and let it get away, leaving such a big hidden problem.

“Earth Sect Yin Gods are shadowless and invisible, making them difficult to kill.” Wei Yuan explained and lowered his head to drink tea.

This falls into the category of inter-system specialties and shortcomings.

Yang Yan waved his hand, and the mirror flew through the air to Xu Qi’an, hovering motionless.

Xu Qi’an took the mirror, put it into his arms, bowed and bowed, and left the Haoqi Building.

Yang Yan, who was sitting like a pine, whispered, “Righteous father, I can’t keep the Yin God.”

Wei Yuan laughed gently, “Why bother staying.”

Yang Yan didn’t understand and frowned.

Wei Yuan smiled in a cloudy manner, “If you’re not good at it, naturally someone else is.”

…..

Xu Qi’an left the night watchman’s yamen, bought two bags of refried beans, and went on his way to curry favor with his top boss.

Li Yuchun is consulting the information in front of the case, without lifting his head.

“Chun, I bought you refried beans.” Xu Qi’an shouted out in a moment of smoothness.

Brother Chun? Li Yuchun raised his head and looked at him with a serious expression.

“Guv.” Xu Qi’an added.

“Well, put it by the table.” Li Yuchun finished and continued to bury her head in the information.

Xu Qi’an probed and said, “Chief, are you looking into the nitrate mine case?”

“Zhu Guangxiao is recuperating from his injuries, Song Tingfeng is stealing time, why don’t you stay home?” Li Yuchun asked, then nodded:

“This case is currently in my charge.”

“So there’s nothing to do, so I came to the Yamen to familiarize myself with the environment.” Xu Qi’an probed, “Is this matter related to the demon race? If it’s confidential, consider me not asking.”

Li Yuchun grabbed a few fried beans and threw them into his mouth, eating as he said, “The details of the case can not be said with you, I pick something that can be said with you …. Initial suspicion is that it’s the remnants of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom lurking around the capital.”

“Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom?” Xu Qi’an recalled the history of the “Azi Swinging Demons”.

“Although the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom has become history, over the years, the remnants of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom have been trying every possible means to restore the kingdom and reclaim it.” Li Yuchun said:

“The Buddhist Sect rules over the Western Regions and is so powerful that the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom in its heyday was no match for it, so if you want to restore your country, you must have other means.”

Xu Qi’an’s heart fluttered, “So the idea hit our Da Feng’s gunpowder? That’s why that demonic creature drove away the gray households in the neighborhood.”

Open-mindedness.

Li Yuchun was busy and asked, “Anything else?”

Xu Qi’an said wisely, “No, you’re busy, I’ll just spit in the side hall, if you have any orders, feel free to make them.”

Li Yuchun nodded.

After Xu Qi’an left, Chun consulted the information while eating the fried beans, and accidentally swept the fried beans onto the floor, clattering them all over the place.

Li Yuchun stared blankly at the beans on the ground and covered her eyes in pain.

……

In the next door’s side hall, Xu Qi’an was scrutinizing the small jade mirror when he suddenly detected a stormy Qi fluctuation coming from the next door, which immediately subsided after only a moment.

He paid no mind to it, pondering the purpose of the Grand Eunuch’s asking him to take charge of the small mirror of jade.

Although the earth book drops blood to recognize its owner, since the old Taoist priest was able to gift the mirror to him, it means that the blood drop is not irrevocable.

It doesn’t make sense for me, a gong, to give me such an important treasure for safekeeping, does it?

Forget it, let’s just ignore it for now, since it says that there are hidden stakes watching my house, there is no need to worry about the safety of the aunts and sisters for the time being.

The experts of the Earth Sect had been repelled, and it was expected that they wouldn’t come back to the capital in a short period of time.

Xu Qi’an kept exhaling until he dispersed his value, and just relaxed and enjoyed the day.

Is it going to be Floxie tonight, or Floxie, or Floxie ….

No, no, no, now should be saving money to buy a house, the second uncle they received the inner city to live, so more secure ….

You can’t waste silver because of a moment of pleasure. Although the Floating Fragrance Flower Leader is deeply in love with me and insists that she doesn’t want silver, I still have to pay the rewards for the maids and dancers.

A few pennies of silver is still silver.

With great determination, Xu Qi’an turned his horse around and left the inner city.

By the time I got home the lights were on and the sky was green.

…..

After dinner, I climbed over the wall and went back to my yard, and in this era of no cell phones or computers and a lack of nightlife, other than going to the rectory, the only way to pass the time was to write a diary entry late at night.

Fuuka is such a screaming woman.

Xu Qi’an entered the room, pulled out the flint on the table, and lit the candle.

Suddenly, his muscles tightened and his body froze.

Sitting on the bed couch was an old Taoist priest in tattered Taoist robes, his flowery white hair tied up with an ebony Taoist hairpin, hanging down in a trail of messy strands.

Showing an eclectic mix of spontaneity and vicissitudes.

“We meet again.” The old Taoist priest gazed calmly, “The last time we parted, you were still a martial artist in the Essence Refining Realm. Now that you’re already in the Qi Practicing Realm, the Shi Master is truly a man of good fortune.”

Xu Qi’an stood at the edge of the table, his body in a state of temporary combat readiness, and spoke in a deep voice:

“What does the Taoist Master want by breaking into people’s houses at night?”

The old Taoist priest paid no mind to Xu Qi’an’s hostility, his tone bland, “I came to speak with the Shi Shi, the poor Taoist’s senior brother, Zi Lian, has already been feathered, so the Shi Shi Shi no longer has any worries.”

“You killed him?”

“It was to help him feather his nest.”

So you’ve come to help me feather my nest tonight?

Nine is dead, dead at the hands of this Taoist priest …. If he could deal with the Purple Lotus on his own, he wouldn’t have to give up his treasure at all ….. Xu Qi’an speculated that the old Taoist priest had most likely come to a snipe fight.

The question is, how does he set up an ambush in advance?

I see…you damn it, stalking me again! The corner of Xu Qi’an’s mouth twitched.

The fact that the old Taoist could feel his way to the Xu Mansion meant that he had followed him long ago, and thus, of course, he was clear about the identity of his night watchman, and about the deployment of the night watchman.

Killer of the Zhou Mansion, Night Watchman, and Old Taoist Priest …. I’m just a mediocre traveler, you assholes, one by one, you’re stalking me.

“It’s me who has not thought this through, how could he not follow me and keep an eye on me when he gifted me his treasure ….” Xu Qi’an tried, “The Taoist Master is here to retrieve the Earth Book?”

The old Taoist shook his head, “I already have.”

A small jade mirror slipped out of his sleeve, identical to the one in Xu Qi’an’s arms.

“This is a fragment of the Nine in the hands of that senior brother of the poor Taoist, and now it has finally been returned to its rightful owner. As for the side of the Shi Master, consider it a gift of thanks from the Poor Taoist to you.”

Without waiting for Xu Qi’an to respond, he said to himself, “There were a total of nine pieces of the Earth Book Fragment, and the poor Taoist had gifted them to different people. Shi Master is also the person whom Poverty Tao has fallen in love with.”

“Those seven different men formed the Heaven and Earth Society.”

Xu Qi’an asked, “Who are they?”

The old Taoist shook his head, “They have their own identities and come from all over the world, if you are curious, you can ask yourself, you know how to use the earth book. The poor Taoist will not reveal anyone’s identity, including you.

“The Poor Taoist is here tonight to invite you to join the Heaven and Earth Society.”

“Me?” Xu Qi’an asked with great wariness, “I’m just a martial artist who has just entered the Qi Practicing Realm, what virtue could I possibly have that would make the Daoist Master think so highly of me.”

“The poor Taoist said just now that the monk is a blessed man.”

Xu Qi’an’s heart fluttered, sure enough, this old Taoist priest can see through my eccentric qi.

Finally, someone in the know has cleared up my confusion, and picking up silver every now and then is cool, but it’s not solid at all.

After all, I’m a down-to-earth person.

He didn’t directly state his inexplicable luck, making full use of his discourse skills, saying, “Please ask the Taoist Master to solve the problem.”

PS: py a book, This Number Is Poisoned by Younger, every time I read one of his books, my face hurts and there’s always a cartwheel running over it.

That book is a fast ride, and a very different style than a serious, sell-positive author like me.