Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 71

Putting on the lantern and stepping on the saber, Xu Zhiqiong embarked on the long-lost road of night patrol.

Meng Shizhen was still watching Chen Jiu'er in the small house. Qu Jinshan had other important tasks. Tonight, a new Qingdeng, Wang Zhennan, was leading the night patrol.

That's right, it's the Wu Xiucai Wang Zhennan, the Wang Zhennan who has eight wives.

Xu Zhiqiong traveled here and there with Wu Xu these days, but he didn't know that something big happened in their small team in Beiyuan.

Wang Zhennan, who has eight wives, successfully promoted to the eighth rank of Killing Dao. According to the rules of the Lantern Yamen, he was promoted to the eighth rank and immediately promoted to Qingdenglang. However, he is not the leader of the banner. There is no vacancy, Wang Zhennan belongs to Qingdeng Lang with rank, salary and no position.

Xu Zhiqiong took out a piece of silver from his pocket, weighed it, it weighed about five liang, and gave it to Wang Zhennan, saying: "Congratulations, brother."

Wang Zhennan pushed back to Xu Zhiqiong: "Silly boy, you are being polite with me. You keep the money. My brother knows that you have a hard life, so I can't ask for your money anyway."

Xu Zhiqiong sniffed his nose: "Is my brother looking down on me?"

"What are these words? Forget it. I accept it. After a few days, I will take my brother to Zhukukulou Tea House to have fun."

Li Puan said sourly at the side: "Don't live a little longer, tonight will be a good day."

Wang Zhennan shook his head: "It's not going to happen tonight. Yesterday, more than a dozen women were lost in the city. The commander's eyes were red, and he almost demoted General Shi. Don't touch this bad luck today. It's a matter of duty. At least nothing can go wrong."

Li Pu'an snorted coldly: "You are a smart person, what could be wrong? The eight wives have not hindered your cultivation."

This seems to be unexpected, but it is also reasonable.

The cultivation of the Dao of Killing depends not only on talent, but also on nourishment.

If you eat bran swallowed vegetables every day, even if you have first-class talent, you may not find a way to be promoted.

Although Wang Zhennan has many wives and concubines, his body is a bit weak, but his talent is not bad, and his family is rich, he can't say delicacies from mountains and seas, but his diet is much more refined than this group of colleagues, plus he takes pills tonic from time to time, promotion is a matter of time .

Ever since Wang Zhennan was promoted, Li Pu'an has been feeling unhappy, and he will go home to repair the house within two steps.

Wang Zhennan became angry: "I asked you to go back to repair the house last night, why did you go again tonight? Do you see if we still have people here?"

It is true that there is no one left. Ma Guangli has diarrhea tonight, and Wang Zhennan went to the toilet to check. It is Zhenla.

Two of them were on vacation, one was on sick leave, and Meng Shizhen was not around. After Wang Shijie's death, the vacant manpower has not been filled, and Beiyuan's team will soon be exhausted.

Li Pu'an curled his lips and said, "Aren't there two newcomers?"

Wu Xu transferred two newcomers to them tonight, one was Chu He and the other was Yang Wu. This was actually Xu Zhiqiong's arrangement.

It was a rare opportunity for Wu Xu to ask Xu Zhiqiong to recommend three people.

Meng Shizhen counted as one, and it was Wu Xu who nodded.

Niu Yuxian must be one, Wu Xu and Xu Zhiqiong both admire him.

Xu Zhiqiong was going to reserve a place for Chu He, but Chu He acted recklessly. Xu Zhiqiong had to use this time to help Chu He hone his temperament. Originally, this was a dangerous mission.

As for Yang Wu, it is impossible for Xu Zhiqiong to leave him this opportunity. With his temperament, if he participated in this matter, he would be irresponsible to Wu Xu and Yang Wu himself. The purpose of coming here is to cover Chu He, so as not to make people suspicious.

Wang Zhennan said to Li Pu'an: "These two newcomers are not familiar with the road, they must be accompanied by an old man, you are not allowed to leave tonight!"

Li Pu'an curled his lips and said, "What airs are you putting on!"

Walking on the road, Yang Wu was unhappy, pulled Xu Zhiqiong, and said quietly: "Zhiqiong, you are a celebrity in the eyes of thousands of households, you intercede for me, I still want to look back at Anhe, if I can't go back , it’s good if you can go to the west of the city, Beiyuan is really too desolate, and the road is still far away..."

Look at your prospects.

Xu Zhiqiong agreed: "Qianhu has been busy recently, when he is free, I will talk to him."

When they arrived at Beiyuan, Wang Zhennan divided the crowd into three teams, Chu He and Yang Wu were handed over to Xu Zhiqiong, and they went to watch the night separately.

When they arrived at the city gate, they met Wu Shanxing again. Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward to greet him: "Brother, didn't you say it was worth a month's night? Why are you still here tonight?"

Wu Shanxing smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid I'll be on duty here this year, and it's rare for you brothers to get together. Not to mention these troubles, I'll ask someone to prepare some food and drink."

Xu Zhiqiong said: "I usually eat your food, but tonight I'll go buy some food and wine."

Wu Shanxing stopped Xu Zhiqiong: "If you can come to see me, I feel happy in my heart, why do you care about these things?"

Not long after, the guards prepared the food and wine, and the brothers were enjoying their drinks when they suddenly saw Yang Wu standing up and walking down the street as if he had lost his soul.

Chu He said angrily: "What is this for? Are you rushing to Huangquan?"

Yang Wu murmured: "I saw Junior Sister Han."

Chu He laughed: "I just drank two cups, and I didn't see you falling asleep, so why dreamed of Junior Sister?"

Wu Shanxing glanced sideways: "It's really Junior Sister Han."

Yang Wu didn't know how to perceive it, maybe it was the dog's unique sense of smell, and he smelled Han Di's tea from afar.

Wearing a green robe and holding a saber, Han Di came in front of the crowd, cupped his fists and saluted: "Brothers, it's been a long time."

Han Di smiled slightly, Yang Wu's bones shattered, and he almost fell to the ground.

Wu Shanxing asked for an extra seat for Han Di, and Han Di purposely sat next to Xu Zhiqiong.

Xu Zhiqiong ate the mutton and ignored her.

Yang Wu poured a glass of wine for Han Di: "Junior Sister, drink a cup to warm your body."

"I have important business tonight, so I can't drink," Han Di said perfunctorily to Yang Wu, looking at Xu Zhiqiong with a smile, "Senior Brother, I have something I want to ask you."

Xu Zhiqiong ate a piece of mutton, licked his fingers, took out a handful of copper coins and said to Yang Wu: "Junior Brother, Junior Sister Han doesn't drink alcohol, go to the white peony tea shop and buy a bowl of green tea for Junior Sister!"

Yang Wu said with a displeased face: "Why did you ask me to run errands?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "It's not for me to run errands, but for junior sister. Junior sister likes to drink green tea the most. Green tea is good!"

"What's so good! Green soup is not the best!"

In Daxuan, ordering tea with white tea soup is the best.

Yang Wu smiled and said to Han Di: "Junior Sister, I'll buy you a bowl of high-quality tea soup!"

Han Di didn't even bother to look at Yang Wu: "Thank you, Senior Brother Yang."

Yang Wu was gone, and Han Di leaned closer to Xu Zhiqiong again: "Senior brother, I have something to ask you."

Xu Zhiqiong turned his face and said: "Junior Sister, in fact, green soup may not be inferior, it depends on the sincerity of making tea."

This idiot is still so naive, when did I pick tea soup?

"Brother, as long as it's made by you, I like to drink it."

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "Junior Sister makes it, and I like to drink it too. Can Junior Sister make green tea?"

"Why is that so difficult? As long as senior brother likes it, my little sister is willing to order tea for senior brother every day!"

When the green tea skill was activated, Han Di first narrowed the distance, then lowered the volume, and whispered to Xu Zhiqiong.

Xu Zhiqiong also whispered to Han Di: "Junior Sister, do you think it's better to grind tea with tea, or to use pestle?"

Han Di said: "Of course, the tea grinder is better, and the tea powder produced is more uniform."

"Junior Sister is really an expert. Thank you, Junior Sister, for your advice. It's getting late. Let's go watch the night first."

After speaking, Xu Zhiqiong and Chu He left.

Han Di looked at Xu Zhiqiong's receding back and blinked.

I haven't asked my question yet...

Wu Shanxing blushed and said, "Junior Sister, you should eat some mutton."

He also has a crush on Junior Sister.

"Thank you, brother, for your kindness." Han Di hurriedly got up and went to chase Xu Zhiqiong again.

Xu Zhiqiong was not so easy to chase, Han Di was only at the lower level of the ninth rank, and even Chu He couldn't catch up to her.

Yang Wu bought a bowl of high-quality tea soup, ran back to the city gate, and saw Wu Shanxing clearing the table.

"Where did little junior sister go?"

Wu Shanxing shook his head and said, "He left in a hurry, but he didn't say where he was going."

"Then this tea..."

Wu Shanxing took it, drank it in one gulp, and said with a long breath, "Thank you, brother, for your kindness."

……

Angry and annoyed, Yang Wu followed the night patrol route to find Xu Zhiqiong. Halfway there, he saw Han Di sitting on the side of the road, and quickly chased after him, "Junior Sister, why don't you just leave?"

Seeing Yang Wu, Han Di felt annoyed, but she couldn't walk now, Beiyuan was too big, Xu Zhiqiong and Chu He walked too fast, so tired that she couldn't catch up with leg cramps.

Han Di lowered his head, biting his lips, with a look of exhaustion and grievance: "Senior Brother Yang, I have a few words to ask Senior Brother Xu, but for some reason, he always avoids me."

Hearing this, Yang Wu hated Xu Zhiqiong to death.

If I ask you anything, just say it, hide whatever you want!

Yang Wu sat next to the little junior sister, patted his chest and said: "Junior sister, if you have anything to say, just tell me, I'll just ask him!"

Han Di blinked, and said softly: "Little sister heard that Brother Xu is Wu Qianhu's favorite general, is this true?"

Yang Wu felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this: "You know Zhiqiong, he is stupid, and this fool really pleases Qianhu."

Han Di moved closer and asked, "Little sister would like to ask Brother Xu, is Qianhu free recently?"

Yang Wu was surprised: "Why do you ask this?"

Han Di sighed softly: "It's not because of Jiang Shaoshi in Qingyi Pavilion. Shaoshi likes Wu Qianhu wholeheartedly. You know that she wants to ask Wu Qianhu out for a drink, but she doesn't know that Qianhu will have a lot of time."

Yang Wu said with a smile: "Shaoshi sent someone to ask Qianhu if it was all right?"

Han Di gave Yang Wu a blank look: "Why don't you know what your daughter's family is thinking? How can Jiang Shaoshi look down and ask him?"

Yang Wu patted his chest again: "You don't need to ask Zhiqiong about this matter, I already know that Qianhu stays at the Mingdeng Pavilion every day and doesn't go out. These few days are busy!"

Han Di asked again: "Brother, do you know what Wu Qianhu is doing in the Mingdeng Pavilion? If you concentrate on investigating the case, my family's Shaoshi will not bother you."

Yang Wu was in trouble: "I have to ask Zhiqiong about this matter, just wait a little longer, I can find out in a day or two."

"Senior Brother, thank you." Han Di moved closer, "Don't say I asked you."

(End of this chapter)