Cao Jingxiu asked someone to bring a hundred-year-old ginseng, cut off a very small piece with a knife, and threw it into the basin of water.

The golden carp opened its mouth and swallowed the ginseng slices in one gulp.

Cao Jingxiu was pleasantly surprised: "Swallow it, swallow it!"

He immediately cut off another piece and threw it into the basin.

The golden carp also swallowed the ginseng slice.

Cao Jingxiu cut and threw again, and the golden carp swallowed again.

Before I knew it, the whole ginseng had been eaten by the carp.

Cao Jingxiu was still not satisfied and stared at the golden carp with shining eyes.

"It is indeed a water spirit. It didn't die from eating such a large piece of ginseng."

Liu Heng: "..."

He couldn't figure out whether his elder brother was naturally black or naturally stupid.

From that day on, Cao Jingxiu would feed the golden carp some precious medicinal herbs every day.

A month later, the golden carp suddenly disappeared, but a pearl the size of a baby's fist was left in the basin.

Cao Jingxiu picked up the pearl and exclaimed, "This elf is really generous."

I’m afraid there isn’t even a pearl this big in the imperial palace.

Liu Shu said, "Maybe it's a fairy from the water tribe. Second brother, you can carry this pearl with you on your shoelaces. After all, it's something left by a fairy, so maybe it has some magical effect."

In fact, this is a water-repellent bead that allows people to breathe and walk freely in water.

Cao Jingxiu is not good at swimming, but wearing this bead can save his life if he falls into the water in the future.

Cao Jingxiu handed the bead to Liu Shu and said, "Third brother, take it."

Liu Shu took a step back and said, "Second brother, this thing was given to you, so you should take it. If you give it to me, I'm afraid the carp will be unhappy."

Cao Jingxiu: "This..."

Liu Shu: "Second brother, this thing is meant for you!"

Such a classic saying can be said to carry the power of a saint, which is not something ordinary people can resist.

Cao Jingxiu was stunned for a moment, then stopped refusing and put away the water-repellent beads.

The boat had reached the shore. The two men got off the boat and took a carriage back to Cao's mansion.

The queen had already had the house cleaned and hot water and hot meals prepared.

The two of them rested for a day and went to the palace to meet the queen the next day.

The emperor was in the queen's palace, chatting with her. When he saw the two of them, he did not leave.

The four of them chatted about family matters for a while and had dinner together.

After drinking tea to help digestion, the emperor talked about the news of instability at the border, with both the Liao Kingdom and the Western Xia ready to make a move.

But the emperor was not worried because there was the great general Di Qing in Western Xia.

However, there was no general on the Liao border who could be entrusted with important tasks, which made the emperor worried.

Cao Jingxiu petitioned the emperor to go to the Song-Liao border and garrison there.

Cao Jingxiu was not a weak scholar. He had been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He was very good at riding and archery, and he also had a lot of insights into the art of war.

The emperor glanced at the queen.

The queen rolled her eyes in her heart but smiled on the surface: "What does the emperor want to say?"

Emperor: "Zitong, Jingxiu wants to go to the border, don't you object?"

Empress Cao sighed and said, "He is already grown up and can make his own decisions. I, as his elder sister, cannot control him forever. Besides, serving the country is the duty of an official. How can I stop him?"

Empress Cao: "Why don't men take Wu Gou and take over the fifty states of Guanshan? Jingxiu has such a wish and courage, and as his sister, I should support him."

Emperor: "Zitong is very righteous."

He turned to Cao Jingxiu and said, "Okay, I will allow you to go to the border to serve. I will appoint you as the third-rank General Yunhui." "Thank you, Your Majesty." Cao Jingxiu immediately knelt down to thank the emperor.

Liu Shu's lips moved, and Empress Cao immediately said, "Jing Qian, you stay in the capital."

How could she allow both of her brothers to go to the dangerous border?

Liu Shu pursed his lips and stopped talking.

Cao Jingxiu was very excited and the efficiency was so high.

In just half a month, Cao Jingxiu had dealt with the affairs in the capital and set off for the border with a small team of family soldiers.

Liu Shu escorted Cao Jingxiu thirty miles away before returning to the city.

The journey took a long time, and it was already late when we returned to the city, so we had to spend the night outside the city.

The area near the city gate is quite lively. Many people who arrived late and were unable to enter the city sleep outside the city.

Liu Shu jumped onto a big tree, leaned against the trunk and closed his eyes to rest.

From time to time, the sound of people talking could be heard from below, and suddenly, a child's cry was heard.

I saw a dark shadow holding a crying child and running away into the distance.

The child's parents screamed and tried to chase after it, but their speed was no match for the shadow, and they could only watch it disappear from their sight.

Liu Shu immediately chased after him.

After flying only a hundred meters, Liu Shu sensed the spiritual energy.

Liu Shu's mind moved, and he kept moving, but he hid his spiritual energy and only used light skills to travel on his way.

A gust of wind blew in front of him. Liu Shu looked up and saw a young man and a young woman riding the wind and chasing in the direction where the black shadow disappeared.

Liu Shu saw the clappers in the boy's hand and the lotus in the girl's hand, and understood the surroundings of the two.

Why are they everywhere?

Just because this world is dominated by the Eight Immortals?

Liu Shu stopped, turned around and walked away.

Now that the Eight Immortals have intervened, those children should be able to be rescued.

You should not get involved, so as not to be noticed by the Eight Immortals and cause unnecessary trouble.

Liu Shu returned to the big tree where he had lived before, closed his eyes and continued to rest.

Under the tree came the cries of the child's relatives and the comforting voices of others.

Two hours later, the sky began to turn white, and He Xiangu and Lan Caihe appeared.

They came into the public eye with a group of children.

The parents whose child was snatched away immediately rushed over and hugged their child.

He Xiangu said to them, "Please send these children to the government office and ask the government officials to help find their parents."

After saying that, he and Lan Caihe rose into the air and left on the clouds.

Everyone immediately knelt down and kowtowed, thanking the gods.

This manifestation of his divine power in public brought a lot of faith power to He Xiangu and Lan Caihe.

The next day, the city gates opened and Liu Shu saw everyone sending the children to the government office, but he had a hunch that the matter was not over yet.

Indeed, more missing persons cases occurred in the capital city.

This time it was not a child, but a young girl between fifteen and eighteen years old.

Some girls of marriageable age in ministers' families also went missing. The emperor was concerned about this and handed the case over to Bao Gong, the prefect of Kaifeng, asking him to investigate the matter within seven days and rescue all the girls.

This Mr. Bao looks different from the Mr. Bao in another world that Liu Shu had visited, but they are both equally dark-skinned, and both are the incarnations of the God of Literature from heaven.

However, although he was a god in his previous life, he is just a mortal in this life, and this case is obviously not committed by a mortal. Mr. Bao is overwhelmed and doesn't know how to investigate.

Just when he was worried, a helper came to his door. (End of this chapter)

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