Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 621
Ever since the soul of Hong Zuchang told the origin of the Waifan Camp, Xu Zhiqiong has seen the quality of the kingdom of a thousand chariots.

Qiancheng Kingdom prides itself on being the second best in the world, but if he really has half the combat power that he claims to be, he won't spend a lot of money to hire some troops that are not as good as garbage from Tunu.

Perhaps the Qiancheng Kingdom does not need these troops, but Hong Zuchang has already made a clear explanation that if the Qiancheng Kingdom does not hire Tunu's warships, Tunu will use force against Qiancheng.

It can be seen from this that Qiancheng Kingdom's fear of Tu Nu comes from the bones.

There is no need to worry too much about this kind of country. Liang Yuyao intends to use a tougher attitude to complete the negotiation with Qiancheng Shenjun, and Xu Zhiqiong absolutely supports it.

But it shouldn't be underestimated too much. The red-clothed envoy just learned from Hong Zhenji's subordinates that the Qiancheng Kingdom has a standing army of 80.

This is an astonishing number.

If the war is imminent, it is possible for a country to temporarily recruit 80 troops.

But if it is in ordinary years, 80 young and strong men, without farming, fishing and hunting, are completely used as an army preparing for war, which is unimaginable.

Does Qiancheng Kingdom really have such a powerful military force?
This matter has yet to be verified. Judging from their tax payment of more than [-]%, it is really possible that it is to feed the army.

But it is very likely that there is an exaggeration in it. The reason is as simple as that. If there is a standing army of 80, Qiancheng Kingdom does not need to be afraid of Tunu.

In addition to completing the mission, Xu Zhiqiong had to do another thing.

Whether this matter can be done or not depends on the situation in Yelang Kingdom.

The current situation is a little strange, Hong Zhenji didn't stare at Liang Yuyao these two days, why did he just stare at me?
Could it be that something happened on the lady's side.

After the dinner, Xu Zhiqiong went back to his bedroom to take a rest, and took the opportunity to visit Zhonglangyuan.

Sitting in the middle of the main courtyard, Xia Hu said to Xu Zhiqiong solemnly and dignifiedly: "Officer, I have something to discuss with you!"

Calling an official so proactively, this girl must be in trouble!

Xu Zhiqiong was taken aback: "You wrapped oranges in brocade again?"

"no!"

"Take the porcelain vase from the official kiln to hold rice wine?"

"I filled it once, and then I realized that the bottle was very valuable."

"Sell the fan that the emperor gave me?"

"I'm still good at that fan, not to mention it's not the time to sell fans, I mean, I, I have taken in a disciple."

Xia Hu's voice was extremely vague, and Xu Zhiqiong couldn't hear it clearly: "You just said, what did you get?"

"disciple……"

"What disciple?"

"A disciple of the Taoist sect," Xia Hu replied in a low voice, "I accepted it in the Yelang Kingdom. This matter may cause some trouble."

"What kind of person did you accept?" Xu Zhiqiong was a little wary.

"He Qingye, that's the girl you asked me to save. Her father was beaten to death in the street. She killed the villain, which is in line with our entry rules..."

Xia Hu told the story again, and Xu Zhiqiong pinched his chin.

"Shouldn't be..."

Xia Hu lowered her head and said, "I know that in Yelang Country, this kind of matter should not be decided without authorization. If you want to get angry, just hit me twice. Then what, go back to the room and beat, don't let the child hear, she will Dongyuan, save me some face..."

"Why hit you?" Xu Zhiqiong was startled.

Xia Hu lowered her head and said, "Didn't I do something wrong, didn't you say it shouldn't?"

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and smiled, "What's wrong with accepting disciples? I said it shouldn't be, you did it very secretly, but how did Yelang Kingdom find out about it?"

"Someone found out?" Xia Hu also found it inconceivable, "It seems that what the old man said is right, the reason why there is no judge in Yelang Kingdom must be that there are special means to detect judges."

Xu Zhiqiong said: "These days, you must be careful, especially beware of the supernatural machine."

"What is the origin of Shen Jiji?" Xia Hu was confused.

Xu Zhiqiong said: "What is the origin of the Shenji Division? I haven't found out yet. I only know that there are no practitioners in the Qiancheng Kingdom, but there are practitioners from various sects gathered in the Shenji Division. The grades are not low. Qiancheng Wan Duo be on guard."

……

General Shenji Wu Shengquan brought four school lieutenants to the home of Zheng Deliang, a pen official of Jiupin Jinxiu.

Originally, they didn't want to find this Ninth-Rank Writer, and they didn't expect to get any useful clues from him. They deduced from the previous causes and consequences that this matter must have something to do with the envoy of Xuanguo, so they had already locked their target on Xu Zhiqiong.

However, Hong Zhenji insisted that Xu Zhiqiong had never left the envoy group these days, and Shenji had no choice but to ask Wu Shengquan to check again.

Seeing Shenjisi's waist card, Zheng Deliang was so frightened that his soul went out of his body, and he kowtowed on the ground, unable to say a word for a long time.

Wu Shengquan didn't have much patience, so he directly controlled Zheng Deliang with the technique of following etiquette, and asked about what happened a few days ago.

Zheng Deliang said everything, how he punished He Qingye before, and how he was retaliated by the monster afterwards, from beginning to end.

Hearing his narration, Wu Shengquan was really surprised.

According to Zheng Deliang's description, the monster wearing a mask is a woman.

Could it be that this person really has nothing to do with Xu Zhiqiong?
The sixth-rank judge Ying Guizong made an inference: "This woman should be a judge from a foreign country. I don't know why. She met He Qingye and saw that He Qingye was in trouble, so she helped her.
Zheng Deliang asked Chen Zhixian for help, and Chen Zhixian must have been threatened by the judge and was forced to release He Qingye's family.
Afterwards, He Laowang had a dispute with the Yacha in the market, and was beaten to death by the Yacha. The judge killed the Yacha in a rage, and fled with He Qingye's mother and daughter. "

The whole deduction is reasonable. According to this line of thinking, as long as He Qingye or He Wang is found, the judge can be found.

But Zou Gongjing, the fifth-rank onmyoji, said: "The Eye of Divine Mechanism has never missed anything. Since there is a judge from the Qiancheng Kingdom, it is impossible for the judge to be a foreigner!"

Ying Guizong did not forcefully argue: "Perhaps this foreign judge has already reached the sixth rank. According to the rules of the judge's evil way, the sixth rank judge can attract people. He may have introduced He Qingye or He Wang into the judge. Got it."

Wu Shengquan said: "If you find out He Qingye's whereabouts, the truth will come to light. Let's go to He Laowang's house first."

When everyone arrived at He Laowang's house, they finally found a piece of He Qingye's clothes from the box.

In Qiancheng Country, a poor family like He Laowang generally only has one set of clothes per person, but He Laowang is diligent and He Wang's is frugal, so they really save an extra set for Qingye to use as a change of clothes.

Zou Gongjing took Qingye's clothes, groped for a while, and began to divination.

After half a day of divination, there was no trace of Aoba's whereabouts.

Of course he couldn't find out, Qingye was in Zhonglangyuan, and Zhonglangyuan was in the place where Yin and Yang intersected, which was already beyond the scope of his divination.

Zou Gongjing naturally wouldn't say that he was incompetent in divination, he said directly and firmly: "He Qingye has already entered the evil way of judges, and she is not in the realm of Qiancheng."

Since He Qingye can't be found, then he can only find He Wang.

They found Mr. He's sewing box. After divination, Zou Gongjing was able to detect the existence of Mr. He, but he couldn't figure out the location.

The distance is too far, and the He Wang family is in Daxuan Capital.

Both He Wangshi and He Qingye could not be found, and the clue seemed to be broken.

When he was at a loss, Sha Wenxuan, a seventh-rank Xiong Shen Tao practitioner, searched for a bag of silver under the chicken coop.

Zou Gongjing smiled and said: "Lieutenant Sha, you have such a good nose, you can smell the silver buried under the chicken coop?"

"It's not the smell of silver, it's the scent of powder," Sha Wenxuan said, "People like He Laowang can't afford such powder."

At the beginning, Xia Hu asked Chang Decai to give He Laowang 100 taels of silver, but He Laowang refused to accept it, Chang Decai tried hard to persuade him, and he was only willing to accept ten taels.

Chang Decai wrapped ten taels of silver in a silk handkerchief and gave it to He Laowang.

This silk handkerchief is very common in Xuan Kingdom, but in Qiancheng Kingdom, it is definitely a rare item. In addition, the makeup powder used by Changde is also very sophisticated, and the fragrance on the silk handkerchief is very special. When Zou Gongjing got this thing, he concluded that : "This is from the judge."

Holding the silk handkerchief and divination again, Zou Gongjing deduced the location.

"The judge is in Hutong County, Lugen Village, less than eighty miles away from here."

Kou Hengtao, the sixth rank of the Mo family, said: "Since we have found the news, please tell Shaoqing quickly, please Shaoqing..."

Kou Hengtao swallowed half of the words.

Shaoqing is the general's boss.

It is not up to Kou Hengtao to decide whether to report to Shaoqing.

This is also the reason why Kou Hengtao is the least likable among the four captains. When he speaks, he always thinks less.

Wu Shengquan rolled Kou Hengtao's eyes, turned to Zou Gongjing and said, "Are you sure?"

Zou Gongjing said: "General, if you say you are absolutely sure but dare not boast, you are still [-]% sure."

Wu Shengquan sighed: "Before, I said that it must be Xu Zhiqiong, Marquis of Xuan Guoyun, who caused chaos in Qiancheng, but he sent the wrong message and angered King Shu.
Now you tell me that you are [-]% sure, but if you are more than [-]% sure, how do you ask me to explain? "

Zou Gongjing lowered his head and sighed: "General, this is embarrassing for me. No one dares to boast about Haikou in divination. If you don't believe me, then we can only go and see for ourselves."

Wu Shengquan nodded and said: "That's exactly what I mean. You make a magic circle. Let's go to Hutong County immediately. If we see the judge, we will execute her right away!"

Sha Wenxuan said: "General, what if the judge is not alone?"

Wu Shengquan said: "Let's see how many helpers she has. If she can beat her, she will fight. If she can't beat her, then ask for help!"

……

Xia Hu, Yang Wu, and Chang De had just left Hutong County. They originally planned to buy some expenses in the county. Xia Hu also wanted to see if there was any opportunity to do business in Qiancheng Country.

The lap turned out to be a big disappointment for them.

In Qiancheng Kingdom, if you want to sell something, you have to sell it to the Anshi Yamen, and after deducting the tax money, there is not much left.

If you want to buy something, you have to buy it from the Anshi Yamen. The price is not low and the quantity is limited.

Xia Hu's business cannot be done, and Yang Wu can't buy some tools even if he wants to buy them. In Qiancheng Kingdom, even if he buys a bigger hammer, he has to ask the village chief to write a document, otherwise it will be regarded as a private possession. murder weapon.

Chang Decai wanted to buy some rouge. In the whole market, there was only one place that sold rouge. There were two kinds of rouge in total.

Leaving the county seat, the three of them passed through Lugen Village and bought some reed mats.

The villagers of Lugen Village have good craftsmanship, the mats are exquisitely woven, and the price is cheap, Xia Hu likes it very much.

But she didn't know that the villagers made nearly three times more money by selling the mats directly to Xia Hu than selling them to the market.

Before leaving, the villagers urged and told Xia Hu not to tell the story.

Naturally, Xia Hu would not harm these villagers. As soon as he left the village, he sent the mat to Zhonglangyuan.

Walking forward along the main road, a middle-aged man chased after him. He said with a smile, "Guys, are you from a foreign country? Go to my village and have a look. There are good things in my village, and the price is fair."

Yang Wu smiled: "What good things are there?"

The middle-aged man said: "There are satin we weave, good wine we brew, and chickens and ducks we raise, all of which are very cheap."

Yang Wu smiled, and looked back at Xia Hu: "How about we go and have a look?"

Xia Hu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "Brother, we are from Baifu County. We have all the things you mentioned at home."

The middle-aged man was taken aback: "Aren't you foreigners?"

Xia Hu said: "How can you be a foreigner? The things we have at home will definitely not be wasted money. You should ask others."

Xu Zhiqiong reminded Xia Hu to be more careful in the near future, but Xia Hu didn't take it for granted.

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Everyone, are you really from Baifu County?"

Xia Hu nodded: "Baifu County, Lao Zheng's house."

The middle-aged man asked again: "Take out the verification and biography and show it to me."

Xia Hu's cheek twitched, knowing that something was wrong.

The verification refers to the identity card of Qiancheng Kingdom, which has the same function as Daxuan's dental plaque.

Biography refers to the documents for going out. According to the rules of Qiancheng Kingdom, people in Baifu County, who leave Baifu County, have to ask the village chief to issue a document stating the reason.

Xuanren can move freely on the land of Xuanguo, there is no such thing as preaching, and Xia Hu has no such concept either.

She couldn't get the test and biography.

She opened the pupil of sin karma and glanced at the man, but she could neither see his cultivation nor his sin karma.

The man smiled slightly and said: "Everyone, please go to the village and sit down. If you don't go, then you can only stay here on the side of the road. Please have a good chat."

The man raised his eyebrows, and the magic circle on the ground was activated, and the yin and yang energy rose up, binding the hands and feet of the three.

This middle-aged man is Zou Gongjing.

As soon as the magic circle moved, Sha Wenxuan, the seventh rank of Xiong Shendao, rushed forward and bumped into Chang Decai.

Kou Hengtao, the sixth rank of the Mo School, tapped the mechanism, and a huge golden light net fell from mid-air, covering everyone in the net.

This net, known as the net of magic machine, can prevent the actions of the judge, so that Xia Hu can neither go back to the Zhonglang Court nor go to the Department of Punishment.

The sixth-rank judge, Ying Guizong, hides in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to attack.

Before the sneak attack, he opened the Eye of Sin Karma to see the cultivation of the three of them.

That woman is of the sixth rank, so she should be of the same way, since her cultivation level is comparable, I'd better avoid her.

The other woman...can't see her cultivation?

There is also a man with this level of cultivation... Ying Guizong suddenly felt darkness in front of his eyes, and his eyes seemed to freeze suddenly.

Yang Wu turned his head and glanced at Ying Guizong: "What's your mother's sneaky look?"

(End of this chapter)