Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 506: Authentication
Xing Zhi pretended not to hear and smiled at the man: "Thank you for your help, Mr. Qi."

The man in the Taoist robe smiled and clasped his fists: "Excuse me, Xing Zishou has sent me an order, so there is no reason to refuse."

Xie Chuantang handed over a thin scroll, the man took it with a bow and left.

That was a secondment document signed by the Jingzhao Yin himself. After doing this job, he could use it to get the "second-class official salary subsidy" at the Xianren Terrace, and it would also be counted as one of the cases handled this month. Pei Yegang was very surprised when he learned about it from Xing Zhi.

"Otherwise, why would you, Young Master Pei, ask them to come? The inspectors have to eat and support their families." Xing Zhi said, "Some government offices cannot issue such documents. They can only issue low-level ones, and they cannot hire people from the Immortal Terrace."

Pei Ye immediately learned: "Then I will go back and ask Lord Di to make one for you."

Xing Zhi smiled: "Master Pei usually relies on being a lifesaver to command others, so there is no need to get involved in these mundane affairs."

Now that the painting was in his hands, Pei Ye could not help but frown. Actually, after accepting his suggestion and adding two hind legs, it looked like a living creature. Whether it was a pig dragon or a four-legged lizard, it looked like one. If he followed the man's first draft, he really couldn't think of a living creature with a trunk and a tail but only two front legs.

But this thing is also very strange. At least the two types above are scales, not slippery scales.

Since they had no clue, they could only follow the trail bit by bit with the portrait in hand and analyze it according to the map of Shenjing City. They marked out several paths and asked the messengers to search them one by one.

After all the trouble, it was already dark. The officials were going to search all night. Pei Ye didn't want to get involved in this kind of work which would probably yield no results. He leaned on the chair and thought for a while, but still couldn't find a clue. So he simply stood up, said goodbye to the two of them, pointed to the wound on his body with a smile, and left.

It was getting dark, but the clouds had dispersed, and the warm orange sunlight dyed the air. The capital city seemed to be always bustling at any time of the year.

Perhaps this city is too big and has too many people. No matter how shocking the darkness is, it is just a wave and cannot affect its brilliant splendor.

"Kitten, is 'tadpole turning into toad' really not funny?" Pei Ye frowned and tilted his head.

"funny."

Pei Ye smiled, relaxed his brows, raised his head and sighed: "You know what, little cat, I actually feel that the way I touched [Naked Heart Blade] was a good idea again."

He looked at the little black ball on his shoulder: "Just like when I was learning the Cicada and Sparrow Sword, do you remember? At that time, I couldn't figure out how [Spreading Wings] could accumulate a [Clearing] move in actual combat. This move is so stupid. As soon as the sword is used, it's like it's frozen, and it can't fight the enemy at all."

"After a long period of meditation, I learned how to not stick to the form of the moves, but to receive the moves in the state of [Spreading Wings], forcing myself to be able to easily control the power, and thus stepped into the peak of the sword realm." Pei Ye recalled, "Later, Li Piaoqing told me that this move has a matching footwork."

"It is specially used to dodge enemy attacks while [Wings] is charging, but it has been lost."

Pei Ye smiled: "I think the same is true now. Originally, I needed a set of underwater body skills, but they forced me to use [Naked Heart Seeing Blade]."

He asked curiously, "Kitty, do you think I am destined to turn danger into safety and to walk through danger with ease? I should try to face more dangers like this in the future."

"If you want to die, don't take me with you."

Pei Ye rolled her eyes shallowly.

"You haven't told me in detail what happened to you. How come you don't seem to be injured at all and you look much more energetic?"

"Yes, it's very nourishing."

"what?"

The black cat raised his eyes from his shoulder and was silent for a moment: "The place I was pulled into that day was very strange."

"Ok?"

"I don't have any memory of it, but I seem to be familiar with this method." The black cat whispered, "When I was in there, I felt that I was not far away from you, but it seemed that there was a membrane separating us."

Pei Ye frowned and thought: "What about that python? Does it really exist? I remember it appeared and disappeared, but no water was displaced and flowed back."

"Water viper. The Southern Dynasty's "Records of Strange Things" says that after 500 years, a water viper turns into a Jiao, and after a thousand years, it turns into a dragon. After another 500 years, it turns into a horned dragon, and after a thousand years, it turns into a Yinglong. It's talking about this kind of spiritual creature in the water."

Pei Ye's eyes widened: "Is it so magical?"

"It's all scribbled."

"Oh."

"There are no such naturally born spiritual creatures in the world anymore, at least long before the author's time." The black cat said, "But I have encountered two of them, male and female."

It looked at the sky quietly. The kitten had been relatively silent for the past two days, and what it saw this time seemed to have stirred a lot of thoughts in it.

"It's okay. We are investigating them now." Pei Ye patted it. "The truth will come out sooner or later."

During the conversation, Pei Ye stopped and saw the plaque of Taishan Medical Building in front of him.

After he entered the door and handed over his name, someone led him upstairs to the familiar medical room.

Pushing the door open, there was indeed only a girl in simple clothes in the quiet room. She was standing between a table of medicinal herbs and instruments, tinkering with something.

It is always so quiet here, and the faint aroma of medicine creates an atmosphere that makes people relax as soon as they come in.

Qu Xin turned around and looked at him: "I asked you to come the day before yesterday, why did you miss two days?"

Pei Ye didn't say anything. He took off his shirt, spread a piece of cloth for surgery, and lay down on the bed obediently.

Then he raised his head, Qu Xin looked at him who was covered with wounds, and he looked at the silent Qu Xin.

"You really make me happy." Qu Xin said calmly, turned around to wash his hands, and began to prepare knives and medicines.

There is no need to worry about the girl's medical skills. Broken bones, external injuries, internal injuries, and any other strange conditions, as if nothing can cause trouble for her as long as they happen to the human body.

After applying medicine for him, Pei Ye looked at the wounds that were sewn neatly and cleanly with fine thread. There were some new and some old wounds, and they looked strangely beautiful.

"Qu Xin," Pei Ye suddenly raised his eyes and called out, "Do you have any medicine to remove scars? The wounds I stitched up last time in Shaolong have left marks in several places."

"Yes, I use it for you every time."

Pei Ye lifted the thin blanket and pointed: "Then look at the slanted scar on the chest, it's so obvious."

Qu Xin took a glance and said, "Oh, I left this one on purpose."

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"You'll feel more manly that way."

"I will. When did I feel that—" Pei Ye glared, "When did I ever express this feeling to you?"

"Okay, that's what I think." Qu Xin admitted, stopping what he was doing, "Why, you don't like it?"

".Qu Xin."

"Yeah." "I'm not your toy."

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Even though this little medicine lady always surprises him every time she comes, she is indeed the person Pei Ye trusts the most when he is seriously injured. However, this life-saving person is about to leave, and the date is set for the morning of the day after tomorrow.

Pei Ye, who was still thinking about sending things to Bowang, naturally did not miss this opportunity. Although he had entrusted a lot to the girl, the more he thought about it, the more things he needed to buy. Especially most importantly, he also wanted to send some silver back.

But the silver note he borrowed from Qi Zhaohua that day was worth fifty taels, so he had to go to a silver shop to exchange it.

Perhaps because his little trick was caught, Qu Xin did not ask for his medical expenses this time. Pei Ye rarely felt proud in front of her and walked out of the medical building with his head held high.

In fact, he still didn't know why Qu Xin wanted to "decorate" himself, and suddenly he became inexplicably alert and wondered if the girl had started to have a good impression of him. The black cat replied, "Maybe she just sees you more often without clothes."

It was getting late, so Pei Ye and Xiaomao temporarily returned to the Sword Training Institute.

Most of the time, the young man was still thinking about the scaled monsters smuggled by Nan Jinfeng. However, he had just consulted Qu Xin but got nothing. The news from Jingzhao Prefecture also said that no traces of them walking on the shore were found, which made him even more distressed.

Pei Ye was still thinking about the landing. This creature disappeared from the water inexplicably, and it was very likely that it hid on the shore. There was no problem with this inference. But how could it not leave a trace after landing on the shore? Could it be that it had a pair of wings?

Pei Ye was becoming more and more confused, so he could only hope that Jingzhao Prefecture could come up with some new results tomorrow.

In the Sword Training Academy, the two fellows continued to live their days as if they would never change, and in their eyes, this was just another ordinary night when the young man returned with severe injuries all over his body.

After saying goodbye, I went back to my room and slept until dawn.

The next morning, Pei Ye took out his small backpack. He would put these things under his bedding before going out. Although the two men did not steal from him, it was a habit they had developed.

The fifty taels borrowed from Qi Zhaohua were in here. Pei Ye glanced at it casually and took it out. When he stepped out of the courtyard, he indeed received a message from Jingzhao Prefecture.

Xianrentai and Jingzhao Prefecture are indeed not just sitting there doing nothing, and the scale and intensity of their search are by no means comparable to that of the gangs. After one night, Xie Chuantang told him that there has been "some progress" in the case, and they can take a look together.

Pei Ye was not in a hurry. He took a short detour and happened to pass by a "Fugui Money House".

There was a plaque with flying dragons and phoenixes, and a door for entering and exiting. Pei Ye walked in with his backpack on his shoulder, curiously, and for a moment he didn't know where to go.

This was indeed his first time stepping into such a place. To be honest, it felt pretty good. People in fine clothes came and went, making Pei Ye feel as if he had a "quite wealthy family".

"Good luck to you!" a shopkeeper greeted with a smile, "What can I do for you?"

"Hello, shopkeeper. I'd like to exchange a silver note for fifty taels." Pei Ye opened his bag.

"Well." The shopkeeper raised his head, "Okay, sir, please come this way. Whose restaurant are you from?"

Pei Ye was at a loss: "What?"

The shopkeeper laughed, "Xinglong, Dongjin, Bafang, or our Fugui. Many families have issued silver bills, but other bills are exchanged for silver here at a 95% discount, and some even have to be exchanged at an 85% discount."

Pei Ye was stunned. Qi Zhaohua didn't mention this when he gave him the banknote. He just said that he could exchange it anywhere.

"Of course," the shopkeeper added with a smile, "there is also the 'Jiehui' issued by the Ministry of Revenue, which is circulated throughout the nine provinces. We are willing to exchange it for 12% in cash."

It would be fine if the full amount could be redeemed, but why add more silver?

Pei Ye couldn't help but be curious, but the shopkeeper's kind smile seemed to hide a world that the boy would never be able to guess.

"Most of the 'Jiehui' notes come from wealthy families. We often say they are salary money, and they are not easy to see." The shopkeeper smiled and walked behind the counter, pointing with a smile, "Look, sir, this is the silver note from our shop. It has green lines and ancient seal script, and the landscapes of the world painted by Master Chang Sunyue. You can recognize it at a glance."

"Yes, it is indeed beautiful." Pei Ye looked at it and took out the silver bills from his bag. The shopkeeper ordered someone to fetch the silver behind the counter, "But this is not what I have."

The boy placed his banknote on the table and gently pushed it over.

"Look, if it's from another store, they won't honor it." He was thinking about the two taels of discount.

"Okay." The shopkeeper took it with a smile, but immediately raised his eyebrows slightly, put it on the table again, lowered his head and looked from right to left.

Pei Ye looked at his expression and felt relieved. He stared at the small door at the back where the money came out, but he was thinking in his heart whether he should pay back Mr. Qi fifty taels or fifty-one taels.

At this time, the shopkeeper looked up at him and didn't say anything for a while. Pei Ye smiled and said, "This is 'Jiehui', right? I know, it's a friend of mine who is an official."

"Your is fake."

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"What did you say?" Pei Ye's tone has never been as cold as it is now.

The shopkeeper pushed the banknote to him and said seriously, "Sir, banknotes are different for each store, but there is no handwritten one."

Pei Ye lowered his eyes. The rest of the banknote was covered with rubbings, but the small line at the bottom that read "Published on October 20th" made him freeze in place.

——In the past, he always wrote the character “貳” without a short horizontal stroke, and liked to add a stroke to the character “奕”.

Caohe Office.

The officials are even busier today, because the salvage and sorting of the large ship that exploded in the center of Yangjiadu has been completed, and some key items have been transported here.

A shocking large iron vat was brought into the office. Xing Zhi and Xie Chuantang were standing nearby, examining it carefully bit by bit.

The door was silently pushed open at this moment, and the boy's familiar tall figure walked in, rarely greeting anyone.

Xing Zhi was still leaning over to retrieve the traces. Xie Chuantang saw this figure and nodded, "Here we are. The big vat you mentioned has been transported back, and we have just discovered a key."

This is very gratifying progress. After a day and a night of hard work, all parties have made progress.

Xie Chuantang handed him something: "Look, this is the lock of the shackles. Xing Zishou said that this thing has spiritual patterns embedded in it, which has the effect of imprisoning and depriving people of their power. This is also the only object in this jar that was not damaged by violence."

Xie Chuantang looked at him seriously, and there was no denying that there was some expectation in his eyes. This youngest boy was now like a pillar of support.

".Through the hall."

"Hmm?" Xie Chuantang was startled, ready to be ordered.

"No, that's not it, detective." Pei Ye held her arm tightly, "I want to report a case."

(End of this chapter)