One joke from the witch, I open the gate of heaven with one sword

Chapter 3
"Haha, this agent Chen Ci was recently dispatched from another place."

Magistrate Lin explained the matter in a few words, and Yan Yu did not have too much doubt about it.

Qingzhou is an extremely important transportation center in the territory of the Great Chu Dynasty. It is also a common thing to transfer personnel from the Yamen to the magistrate to the police every year.

Afterwards, Xu Lan and Chen Ci sat facing each other after the servants of Xu's mansion prepared the pen and ink.

"You have to bite him to death without knowing what happened, otherwise he will be targeted by the Xuanjing Division and you will be in endless trouble."

Xu Lan was calm on the surface, but there were some ripples in his heart.

In the Great Chu Dynasty, the position of the Xuanjing Division was higher than that of the Six Departments, roughly equivalent to the Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty.

The power in their hands is far beyond ordinary people's imagination, let alone an ordinary person, even if officials like the Qingzhou prefect are targeted by the Xuanjing Division, it will be extremely troublesome.

"Why did the thief want to rob you?"

Chen Ci's eyes were sharp, and he wanted to see all the changes in Xu Lan's expression.

"I don't know."

Xu Lan shook his head and said: "Perhaps my appearance is too eye-catching. The thief thought I was a descendant of some powerful family."

Chen Ci: ...

She raised her head and glanced at Xu Lan, who silently marked the three words "shameless" for him in her heart, and then wrote down every word he said.

After all, it is true.

"Where did the thief go after he robbed you out of the city?"

Chen Ci continued to ask.

"I don't know."

Xu Lan still shook her head and said: "The thief led me to fly over the eaves and walls. I wanted to struggle during the period, but the other party directly knocked me out."

"Can you see the face of the thief?"

Chen Ci frowned slightly, but did not continue to write.

"No."

Xu Lan pretended to recall something before shaking her head and said, "It's too high, I'm afraid."

A weak-armed scholar is afraid of heights, well, it makes sense.

"Where were you when you woke up?"

Chen Ci tried to get some clues from Xu Lan's facial expression, but it was a pity that Xu Lan let her down.

"Inside a cave."

Xu Lan paused for a moment before continuing: "When I came out of the cave, I met a hunter who was about to go up the mountain. From his mouth, I learned that this place is about a hundred miles away from Qingzhou."

"How did you get back?"

Chen Ci continued to ask, but some doubts had already arisen in his heart.

Xu Lan's answer was so perfect that there were no flaws.

"I have a jade pendant on me. Although it is not worth much, it is more than enough to exchange for a horse with that hunter."

Xu Lan said calmly: "I also met some farmers on the way and asked them for some food and water."

Yan Yu burst into tears when she heard this. In her impression, Xu Lan's life from childhood to adulthood could not be said to be rich and luxurious, but she had never experienced such a hard life.

"What did that hunter look like, and what did the farmer who helped you on your way back look like?"

"Do you feel any signs of discomfort in your body?"

……

After a stick of incense, Chen Ci asked all the questions and recorded them.

Returning to the crowd, Chen Ci whispered with the others and then nodded, as if a decision had been made.

"Master Lin, is this an interrogation or a statement?"

Yan Yu's face gradually turned cold.

Although the Xu family is not a well-known family, there are only a handful of martial arts families in Qingzhou that can have a three-level warrior sitting in charge.

If this matter spreads out today, will it make outsiders think that Xu Lan, the son of Xu's eldest son, has done something heinous?
"Sorry, sorry."

Magistrate Lin quickly stood up and said with a smile: "These are just some procedures of the yamen. Please forgive me, madam."

"Sir, although Mr. Xu has escaped danger, the thief has not been arrested so far."

At this moment, Chen Ci stood up again and said, "This subordinate thinks that we should be careful not to retaliate against thieves."

"Oh yes yes."

Prefect Lin understood immediately, so he turned to Yan Yu and said, "Madam, the thief is still at large, and it is very likely that he will appear again."

"Dare he?"

Hearing this, Yan Yu said in a cold voice: "There are second-level practitioners sitting in Xu's mansion, and those who dare to come will let him come and go."

As a martial arts family, the Xu family has strong practitioners sitting in charge, and she, Yanyu, is naturally not afraid.

"Madam, that thief is a well-known Jiangyang thief, we have fought against him before."

Chen Ci said directly: "It is preliminarily estimated that the thief has at least three levels of cultivation, which is very dangerous."

A cultivator with strength in the three realms?
Yan Yu frowned. Normally, he wouldn't be afraid, because Xu Lan's father is a practitioner of the Three Realms.

But recently, Jinbao Company sent a batch of extremely important supplies to Kyoto. Xu Lan's father was hired with a large sum of money to escort them, and he would not be able to get back in a short time.

"Don't worry ma'am."

Chen Ci continued: "During this time, I will stay in the mansion to protect Young Master Xu."

"you?"

Yan Yu showed a look of surprise, this extremely handsome girl in front of her is also a practitioner of the Three Realms?
"Yes, Chen Ci can stay."

Prefect Lin said cheerfully, "Ma'am, don't underestimate her. Her master is also one of the best swordsmen in the capital."

"That's it"

After thinking for a while, Yan Yu nodded and said, "Then I will trouble Miss Chen during this time."

"Sure, it's my job."

Chen Ci nodded and then his eyes fell on Xu Lan and smiled.

It seemed to be a friendly greeting, but Xu Lan knew very well that the trouble that should have come was still coming.

He was not worried about what Chen Ci would do to the Xu family, she had only one goal, and that was herself.

"It seems that Secretary Xuan Jing is still worried."

"But think about it, how can ordinary people escape safely from the devil's sect candidate saintess?"

"Perhaps Xuan Jingsi felt that I made some deals with the Demon Sect in order to survive."

"Forget it, let her follow. After a while, she will leave naturally if she doesn't gain anything."

Several possibilities appeared in his mind in the blink of an eye, and he was not worried that the people from Xuanjing Division could find some clues from his confession.

Because what he said was true.

Unless they could find Guan Chuchu, it would be impossible to know what happened in the cave that day.

Afterwards, Zhifu Lin and others left, leaving Chen Ci alone.

"Go and prepare a clean guest room for Miss Chen, one closer to Lan'er."

"Isn't the kitchen ready yet? Lan'er has suffered so much and needs to eat more."

……

Under Yan Yu's arrangement, Xu Lan returned to her yard after eating and drinking. As for Chen Ci, she followed her all the time.

Even the room she lives in is only separated by a wall from her yard.

"Miss Chen, it's getting late, I should rest."

Xu Lan looked at Chen Ci who had been following her with a half-smile and said, "Could it be that Ms. Chen also wants to serve me like the two of them?"

"it is good."

Chen Ci glanced at Xu Lan silently, and then when his eyes fell on the two girls Qingluan and Hongluan, his evaluation of Xu Lan increased by four words.

"The prodigal son"

(End of this chapter)