Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 6 The lantern bearer, holding the lantern
All eyes were on Zou Shunda, and Zou Shunda was embarrassed.

He has been hiding behind the crowd, and he doesn't know how Xu Zhiqiong found him.

Mrs. Zhang spat and said: "There is still a helper! Even beat him together!"

Madam charged forward with a stick, Zou Shunda calmly dodged it, and explained to Madam again and again: "Madam, my disciple did not intend to offend you, and I will make amends on his behalf."

"Apologize? My old lady wants you to pay for your life!" After speaking, he hit another stick.

Zou Shunda flashed again: "Madam, how about I pay you some money?"

"How much silver do you have? Ten thousand taels are not enough!"

Zou Shunda looked at the lady while avoiding the stick.

The clothes are expensive and the jewelry is genuine, so it should be from a wealthy family.

It can be seen that her behavior does not look like a noble lady at all, her words are extremely vulgar, she looks like a street rascal.

Seeing Zou Shunda's excellent skills, the servant with cultivation level rushed forward for worrying that his wife would suffer. Seeing this, Xu Zhiqiong was ready to sneak into the crowd and escape.

This servant did have a cultivation base, but he was only a ninth-rank Dao of Killer, and he was still a lower rank.

Zou Shunda dodged the servant's stick, grabbed him by the neck, grabbed him like a chicken, and threw him to the ground.

Mrs. Zhang was startled, and shouted at Zou Shunda: "If you dare to hit my people, I will kill you!"

The wooden stick fell, and Zou Shunda stretched out two fingers to clamp the wooden stick. The fingers interlaced, and the wooden stick broke in two.

"Don't pester me anymore!" Zou Shunda looked at Mrs. Zhang fiercely, and Mrs. Zhang took a few steps back in fright.

"Reverse, reverse, tell the master, tell the master quickly!"

Mrs. Zhang was still mad, but Zou Shunda ignored it and grabbed Xu Zhiqiong who was about to escape from the crowd.

Under normal circumstances, Xu Zhiqiong would have run away long ago, but there were too many people watching, so Xu Zhiqiong didn't squeeze out.

"Zhiqiong, I came to see you from a long distance for the sake of the teacher, let's go to your house and sit down." Zou Shunda held Xu Zhiqiong's arm tightly, and Xu Zhiqiong felt that this arm was about to break.

"Martial Master Zou, my house is too shabby, you better not go." Xu Zhiqiong intentionally named his surname Zou, which was to warn him not to commit murder easily in full view.

Zou Shunda really had scruples in his heart, but he couldn't let go of this opportunity: "Good apprentice, my teacher has given you the grace to teach you, and you just rescued you from the bully, and you didn't even give me a drink of tea. Isn't it too ignorant of etiquette?"

Zou Shunda pulled Xu Zhiqiong and walked into the alley, when someone shouted, "Here comes the lantern man!"

As soon as Lantern Lantern came, Mrs. Zhang regained her spirits and shouted loudly: "Don't let these two bastards go away, go and call Lantern Lantern here!"

Zou Shunda gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Unlucky!"

There were lights in the distance approaching, and several people came over. The leader was wearing a brocade green dress, a cloak, and a black gauze hat, and was holding a green lantern in his hand. Cyan lanterns, behind them there are several people, wearing white clothes, holding white lanterns in their hands.

These people looked like military officers. The same mythical beast was embroidered on the chest of the official robes. This mythical beast looked like a dragon, but it had tiger patterns all over its body and four tiger claws. It had no horns on its head and looked like a half-dragon. half tiger.

This half-dragon, half-tiger mythical beast is called Biao Chi, which likes to devour nightmares and can suppress evil spirits at night.

In Daxuan Kingdom, Biao Chi symbolizes a special identity-the night law enforcement officer of the Imperial City Division, and the lantern man in charge of the yamen.

The person wearing green clothes and carrying the green light is called Green Lantern, a seventh-rank official, about forty years old, and came to the crowd with the green light.

He first looked at Xu Zhiqiong, then at Mrs. Zhang, then at Zou Shunda, and finally fixed his gaze on Zou Wushi: "Why are you making such a fuss here?"

Martial Master Zou smiled wryly, among these people, he was the one who was most out of tune with the noise.

Before he could speak, Mrs. Zhang said first: "They beat people in the street, and even hurt my house."

"Who is Huo'er?"

Xu Zhiqiong wiped his nose and said, "Dog!"

A Qingdeng man shouted: "Don't be presumptuous!"

Xu Zhiqiong pointed to the big black dog and said, "It's a dog in the first place."

Zou Shunda wanted to send Lantern Lang away as soon as possible, so he quickly explained: "My disciple had some disputes with this lady's pet dog, it was all a misunderstanding, I confessed my mistake to this lady on behalf of my disciple, and the matter is over. "

What is this called?What do I mean by arguing with a dog?
Xu Zhiqiong was dissatisfied, and Mrs. Zhang was even more dissatisfied!

"Passed? Why did it pass? Is there no kingly law in Daxuan Kingdom?"

Zou Shunda smiled: "The king's law of the Daxuan Kingdom is for people. Don't say that the dog is fine, even if it dies, it's enough to compensate you, what else?"

The madam was furious, but she didn't know how to explain it. A servant pointed to the scar on his face and said to Green Lantern: "My lord, not only our son was beaten, but I was also beaten. Our master is the head of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. "

Zou Shunda's heart tightened when he heard the words Ministry of Punishment. He really didn't want to offend the people in the Ministry of Punishment.

Green Lantern thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang of the Criminal Department, I have met once, and even had a drink at the same table."

The domestic servant also laughed, this is meeting his own people.

Zou Shunda's expression became more and more embarrassed, and Xu Zhiqiong only thought about how to escape.

Green Lantern stroked his beard, and said again: "I have also met Mrs. Zhang's wife."

When the words fell to the ground, "Mrs. Zhang"'s cheeks turned red instantly. It was obvious that she was not the real Mrs. Zhang that the Qingdeng man had seen.

It is unlikely to pretend to be an official's wife. This woman should be Zhang's side room.

It's easy to figure out the identity, there is a gap in the establishment between the outer room and the main wife, there is no need to waste time on her, not to mention that Mr. Zhang is only a seventh-rank official, and the green lantern man doesn't need to give him too much face.

"Mrs. Zhang, it's getting late, let's go back earlier." Green Lantern gave a step, if this woman is sensible, just leave as soon as possible.

But Mrs. Zhang felt that she had lost face, so she threw a tantrum instead: "If we can't talk about right and wrong, no one is going to leave today!"

"Excuse me, madam, why do you call it a matter of right and wrong?" Green Lantern still had a forced smile on his face.

"Let these two kneel on the ground and kowtow to my Huo'er!"

Green Lantern smiled and said, "I don't think it's necessary."

"Why don't you need it? If you say that I wronged him, you can give me justice."

Green Lantern sighed: "Recently, there have been many cases in the capital. Madam, I advise you to go back earlier."

This is not alarmist talk. When I was in the academy, the students talked about it one after another. Recently, many women have been lost in the capital. The multi-armed monster was eaten.

Xu Zhiqiong asked Yu Chilan to get into the carriage just because he was worried that the capital would not be peaceful. He had absolutely no other ideas.

Mrs. Zhang was still relentless, and Green Lantern's smile gradually disappeared.The servant realized that the situation was not right, and wanted to persuade his wife, but he couldn't get in.

Mrs. Zhang's voice became louder and louder, she pointed at the green lantern and said, "Just tell me your name, so I can have an explanation with my master when I go back!"

The Green Lantern said calmly: "My name is Xiao Songting, I am the Secretary of the Imperial City, and I am in charge of hundreds of households in the yamen."

Baihu is a sixth-rank official, one rank higher than Chief Zhang. As long as Mrs. Zhang understands something, she shouldn't bother her anymore.

But Mrs. Zhang didn't know how big an official Baihu was. She had only come to the capital not long ago, so she thought that Baihu was similar to a head catcher in the county government.

"Xiao Baihu, I will leave my words here today, you must give me justice!"

Green Lantern frowned and said, "What justice do you want?"

"I raise Huo'er as my son! If I hurt my son, I will make him pay for his life!"

"That's good!" Green Lantern waved his hand, and Sen Han's murderous aura lingered, "Lang Lantern, hold the lantern!"

Mrs. Zhang didn't know what it was to hold a lamp, and Xu Zhiqiong didn't know either.

What lamp do you hold?

Is the lamp not in his hand?
Xu Zhiqiong wanted to blend in with the crowd and escape, but when the onlookers heard the word "holding the lamp", they quickly dispersed to a distance. They moved so fast that Xu Zhiqiong didn't react.

Zou Shunda was also very nervous, standing still, sweat rolling down his cheeks.

But seeing a man carrying a white lantern, he took out a palm-sized wooden box from his arms, and just about to open it, two servants hurried forward, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to the Green Lantern:
"My lord, our wife has just come to the capital and doesn't know the rules. For Mr. Zhang's sake, please forgive her."

Mrs. Zhang said angrily: "Who do you say doesn't understand the rules? See if I don't ask Master to break your legs."

The servant gave the servant girl a wink, and the two servant girls picked up the lady and ran out of the alley, and the servant led the black dog and ran away.

Seeing that Mrs. Zhang was gone, the two green lantern men were going to chase after them, Xiao Baihu stopped them and said, "Forget it, don't pay attention to them."

Zou Shunda wiped off his sweat, saluted Xiao Songting and said, "Thank you sir for helping me out."

"Don't thank me first, I haven't asked your identity yet, who are you?" From the meeting to now, Xiao Baihu's eyes stayed on Zou Shunda most of the time, because he knew that Zou Shunda's cultivation was not low.

Zou Shunda quickly reported his identity: "I am Zou Shunda, the seventh-rank martial artist of Wuche Academy."

"It turned out to be Martial Master Zou, sorry for your disrespect." Xiao Baihu clasped his fists in return, and looked at Xu Zhiqiong in a blink of an eye, "Are you a student of Wuche Academy?"

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "Yes."

"Is the exam coming soon?"

"Yes."

"Go back and work hard!"

"Yes."

Xu Zhiqiong turned around and walked towards the alley.

Just go, just let me go so smoothly!

The reason why he was let go was because Xiao Baihu felt that Xu Zhiqiong was no threat.

Zou Shunda shouted, "Zhiqiong, wait for me to see you off!"

He was about to catch up, but was stopped by Xiao Baihu: "Martial Master Zou, do you have the dental plaque from the academy?"

The tooth card is the identity card of the publicity officials. Zou Shunda really didn't have a tooth card. He usually lives in the academy and doesn't need to carry the tooth card with him.

When he found that the brocade box was empty, Xu Zhiqiong was already on the way down the mountain, and he was only focused on catching up, not caring about the tooth card.

Besides, he didn't want to reveal his identity during this trip, and there was no need to bring a tooth card.

"It was my negligence, and the tooth card was left in the academy."

Xiao Baihu nodded and said: "I can trust Master Zou, but the capital has not been peaceful recently, if Master Zou has nothing important to do, he should go home and rest earlier, don't hang out here."

Zou Shunda frowned and said, "What do you mean by that? What is loitering? Which law did Zou break?"

Xiao Baihu said with a smile: "You have a seventh-rank killing practice, but you can't prove your identity. If I decide to use martial arts to ban you, I can take you to the Lantern Yamen right now."

Zou Shunda said: "Xiao Baihu, what did Zou offend?"

"You didn't offend me, and I don't want to offend you. If you go to a wine shop to drink, or go to Goulan to listen to music, or go to Wanhualou to find a girl to sleep with for a night, Xiao doesn't care about you.
But if you hang out on my territory, Xiao will feel uneasy, so I have no choice but to invite you to sit in the yamen. "

Zou Shunda's cheeks twitched.

If he was not a martial artist, but an official of the Criminal Ministry, this Xiao Baihu would definitely not treat him like this.

He only hates his humble status.

Zou Shunda gritted his teeth, turned around and left, Xiao Baihu shouted: "Go away, don't let me see you again tonight!"

Xu Zhiqiong heard every word clearly in the alley.

Zou Shunda is gone, at least tonight is safe.

Back home, Xu Zhiqiong set up firewood, set up the stove, first cooked half a pot of porridge, and then boiled two eggs.

Peeling off the eggshell, revealing the tender white, Xu Zhiqiong, who was hungry, swallowed a boiled egg in one gulp, choking and rolling his eyes.

Delicious, I have never felt that eggs are so delicious.

With these two poached eggs, it was perfect tonight.

On the first day of crossing, I suffered a lot, but I was able to save myself from danger many times, but I was lucky.

Xu Zhiqiong was about to peel the second egg, but he heard a faint cry in the cold wind.

It seems to have forgotten something, it seems to have forgotten someone.

It seems that there is a pair of poor people who have been forgotten by everyone.

At the entrance of the alley, two beggars, one old and one young, were shivering under the eaves.

The little beggar was crying, and the old beggar was wiping the little beggar's blood.

In his arms was a palm-sized pancake, which was kicked into pieces by the servant, leaving only a few pancake crumbs.

The old beggar fed the cake crumbs into the little beggar's mouth bit by bit, and the little beggar swallowed it, choking and coughing.

Enduring the pain, the old beggar smiled at the little beggar.

The cold wind blew, and the grandpa and grandson hugged each other tightly.

A figure appeared under the eaves, which made the old beggar tremble.

It's Xu Zhiqiong.

"En, benefactor." The old beggar hugged the little beggar, wanting to kowtow to Xu Zhiqiong.

Xu Zhiqiong grabbed the old beggar and stuffed an egg into his hand.

There is also a bowl of porridge.

……

In the middle of the night, Xu Zhiqiong was lying on the bed and fast asleep.

Zou Shunda climbed up to the top of the wall from outside the wall, quietly looking at Xu Zhiqiong's yard.

Even if Xu Zhiqiong is killed tonight, he still has to grab Juyuan Pill.

He was about to jump into the courtyard when he suddenly heard someone say in his ear: "Don't jump from here, there is a pot of porridge below, if you step on it, you won't be able to eat it."

Zou Shunda was shocked, and turned around to see that there was a person squatting on the wall next to him.

How is it possible, why didn't I notice it?
"Who are you?" Zou Shunda asked.

Don't act rashly, this may be someone sent by Mr. Yu.

The man asked back in the same tone: "Who are you? Why did you kill my brother?"

This man is Xu Zhiqiong's brother.

Since he admitted it, there is no need to be polite.

Zou Shunda knew that the opponent was strong, so he used a killer move as soon as he made a move. His right hand pierced the opponent's chest at an extremely fast speed. This blow could dig out the opponent's heart.

Successfully, he poked his finger into the chest, but Zou Shunda couldn't find the opponent's heart.

There is nothing in the chest of the other party, this is not a living person.

Under the moonlight, the man raised his head and looked at Zou Shunda.

His facial features are painted on, this is a paper prick!

Zou Shunda shivered, he knew that he had met an onmyoji, an onmyoji of higher rank than himself.

The paper pierced man spoke: "Why are you shivering, are you cold? I'll keep you warm!"

After speaking, the paper figurine hugged Zou Shunda tightly, and his whole body caught fire instantly.

(End of this chapter)