After the divorce, I became a mountain god

With this idea in mind, Xu Bo'an no longer planned to turn the mastiff away.

Then put this guy back into the bonsai, and enlarge it when fighting. It will become a super giant beast, so awesome!

Behemoth? Haha, it feels like the opponent of Ultraman!
With this association, the picture suddenly came to mind.

Thinking of this, Xu Bo'an couldn't help laughing out loud.

Darlene asked curiously, "What happy thing did Mr. Xu think of?"

Xu Boan naturally wouldn't talk about the bonsai, so he immediately said, "Haha, to be honest, when you gave me the Fengming jade pendant, I originally said I would help you figure out who was behind the trouble between you and Dasha. I didn't expect that Brian would hire his own workers now. I suddenly felt like I was getting something for free!"

Xu Boan deliberately made himself sound more mundane so that Darlene wouldn't always be so in awe of him.

During the time Ouyang Najie was studying in the Aeseliya Federation, she had to get along with Dasha, and now maybe Darlin would be added to the mix.

If there is a sense of hierarchy among friends, it will be difficult for Ouyang Najie to have that feeling of making friends again.

When Darlin heard Xu Boan's playful words, she looked at him in disbelief and said, "Master Xu, you are too modest. If it weren't for you, I would have died, and that thing would never belong to me. So it's not that you got my things for free, but that I got them for free..."

Darlene suddenly blushed, although there was nothing wrong with the meaning of this sentence.

But when I say this, it feels weird!

Xu Boan also noticed Darlin's embarrassment and immediately eased the atmosphere by saying, "Okay, I think we are almost at Chinatown here, so just drop me off at Huashu Group. You must be in a hurry to get back to work, so let's talk another day."

Because Darlin had to rush home to report the sudden incident and discuss countermeasures, she did not continue to be polite with Xu Boan.

He immediately said apologetically: "Thank you Master Xu for your understanding. You must give me a chance to express my feelings another day."

Xu Boan waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay!"

After the two separated, Xu Bo'an took the mastiff and walked towards the residence that Shi Heng had arranged for him.

As soon as he entered the door, Xu Bo'an was thinking about putting the mastiff directly into the bonsai when no one was around, so that Ouyang Najie wouldn't be scared when she came back.

Before he could start to move, he suddenly heard someone calling him from the mountain temple inside the bonsai.

The mountain god temple in the bonsai is different from the mountain god temples in other branch bases. Here, Xu Boan can hear the sounds without burning incense.

Xu Bo'an's mind moved, and he immediately observed the situation inside the mountain temple.

Inside the mountain temple, a man in coarse linen clothes knelt in front of the incense table and kowtowed three times with a solemn expression.

"Grandpa Mountain God, I am Yan Xiaojiu, the chief constable of Qingmu Prefecture. I beg to see you and ask you to show me your power."

Xu Bo'an was puzzled for a moment, but before he could open his mouth to speak, he saw the man knock three times again.

Then, the same words were said again: "Grandpa Mountain God, I am Yan Xiaojiu, the chief constable of Qingmu Prefecture. I beg to see Grandpa Mountain God and pray for his divine intervention."

Xu Bo'an understood immediately. Well, this was because he had made up his mind not to show up. He planned to keep knocking and shouting.

But Xu Boan was a little confused. How did he know that the mountain god had appeared here?

It's impossible that he has prayed in all the temples in the world!

This is obviously unlikely. After all, there are countless temples in the world, and an ordinary person cannot visit all of them in his entire lifetime, not to mention that he has to kowtow, burn incense, and shout.

Then there is only one possibility, the other party knows for sure that the mountain god of this place has appeared before.

Considering his official status, could it be that the news spread through the channels of Shanyang County Government?
At the City God Temple in Shanyang County, Xu Bo'an appeared as a divine being many times, and it seemed that there was no secret about it.

Xu Bo'an made a simple guess and did not investigate further. He watched the man continue to kowtow and greet and repeat the words very piously.

Xu Bo'an then asked: "Why did you come to see me?"

Hearing Xu Bo'an's voice, the man's face suddenly brightened, and he said in awe: "Grandpa Mountain God, I come to see you, first to express my respect, and second to ask you a question."

Xu Boan said casually: "Oh? What do you mean?"

Yan Xiaojiu explained: "I came here to investigate something. When I passed by here, I found many refugees gathered. After asking, I learned that this place was blessed by the Mountain God and had enough food and clothing. In such a year of great disaster, the Mountain God can appear at the right time. It is a blessing for the people of Qingmu Prefecture!"

Xu Boan asked: "Does the matter you came to investigate have anything to do with me?"

Yan Xiaojiu kowtowed again and said, "Grandpa Mountain God, I came here to look for a skylark that was lost a few days ago! That skylark belonged to our Prefect Sun, and the last time it appeared was here. I was ordered to come here to look for it."

Although Xu Bo'an didn't know who Prefect Sun was, based on the information that Yan Xiaojiu was working in Qingmu Prefecture, he could guess that Prefect Sun was the prefect of Qingmu Prefecture.

"Skylark?" Xu Bo'an repeated in confusion.

Although he didn't know what a skylark looked like, Xu Bo'an subconsciously felt based on the name that this thing should be similar to a sparrow.

Right now this place is in the mountains and forests. There is not much here, but there are many birds!
So Xu Boan didn’t know whether Yan Xiaojiu had been found.

Xu Bo'an said frankly: "There are indeed many kinds of birds in this place. If you want me to help you find this skylark, I'm afraid you will be disappointed."

Yan Xiaojiu hurriedly explained: "Grandpa Mountain God, you misunderstood. I am not asking for your help. I have already found this skylark."

Xu Boan asked curiously: "Oh? I found it!"

Yan Xiaojiu nodded and said, "That's right. That skylark said that it had met you, the Mountain God, here before and had received your teachings and favors. It was willing to live here."

Xu Boan was very surprised when he heard this. Skylark! Had he met him and received his teachings? Had he received favors from him!
There is also this matter.

Why don't I have any impression...

Oh, that’s not right. It seems that I really had an encounter with a little sparrow.

At that time, a mysterious master named Lu Changshan discovered the concrete wall that Xu Bo'an had placed near Kaoshan Village. He thought that there was a city occupied by bandits, so he sent a message to an adult using a bird to suggest that they come here to suppress the bandits! In order to protect Kaoshan Village, Xu Bo'an immediately left the bird and took the message tied to its leg.

Xu Bo'an even rewarded the birds with some ham sausages to eat.

Could it be that the skylark that Yan Xiaojiu was looking for was that bird?
When he thought of this, Xu Bo'an suddenly realized that Yan Xiaojiu looked somewhat familiar at first glance.

It seems that the young man named Lu Changshan whom I met last time in Wangjiazhuang, the stone village north of Kaoshan Village, looks very similar to the person in front of me.

Although their attire and appearances are different and their ages seem to differ as well, their body shapes and movements seem to be very consistent.

For a moment, the two people's appearances overlapped, and Xu Bo'an suddenly realized.

This guy was clearly in disguise, but under his slightly old-fashioned face, his eyes were still clear.

The Yan Xiaojiu in front of him was actually the master named Lu Changshan who escorted the birthday gift in Wangjiazhuang that day.

So it seems that the name Lu Changshan is fake?
But that's not right. Not long ago, Xu Bo'an heard from Yan Shouyi that a master named Lu Changshan came to Qingmu Mansion!
In other words, the owner of this name really exists!
When you think about it this way, the real situation becomes clear.

The Yan Xiaojiu in front of him had impersonated Lu Changshan's identity, but Xu Boan had no idea why.

All in all, these two people must be the same person.

After confirming this guess, Xu Bo'an looked at Yan Xiaojiu with a playful look.

"Yan Xiaojiu, right!" Xu Bo'an said majestically.

Yan Xiaojiu quickly responded, "I'm here!"

Xu Boan asked, "You came to me because you want that skylark to go with you?"

Yan Xiaojiu explained humbly, "Please forgive me, Grandpa Mountain God. That skylark is used by me and Prefect Sun to pass messages. There is only one of it, and I got it by chance. It is not easy to train it to this level. Right now, Qingmu Prefecture is in a state of lies, with bandits causing chaos, rebels sneaking across the border, and all kinds of things, big and small, require skylarks to pass messages. I hope Grandpa Mountain God will help."

Beastmasters are also divided into different levels.

Those who are extremely capable, domesticate giant animals, with eagles and eagles being the most common.

After all, this bird of prey can not only fight, but also fly!
A player like Yan Xiaojiu who can only tame small birds can only be considered entry-level.

So this lark is very important to him.

Xu Bo'an did not continue what Yan Xiaojiu said directly, but changed the subject and asked: "Yan Xiaojiu, do you know Lu Changshan?"

Hearing Xu Bo'an suddenly ask about this topic, Yan Xiaojiu was stunned for a moment, and then said: "In reply to Grandpa Mountain God, Lu Changshan is one of the few beast masters in our Qingyun Dao. He is the head of the Qingyun Dao Yamen and the master of the Daotai. Therefore, we usually call Lu Changshan "Master Lu!"

Xu Boan was slightly startled when he heard this.

It seems that the master Lu Changshan that Yan Shouyi mentioned, who made him quite afraid, is this Master Lu.

It turns out that the other party has such an identity and background. No wonder Yan Shouyi is quite worried.

Xu Bo'an was not satisfied with Yan Xiaojiu's explanation. He smiled faintly and said, "Oh? Are you the master of the governor of the Qingyun Daotai Yamen?"

The largest government office in Qingyun Dao is Daotai Mansion, and its highest official is the Governor-General, who is respectfully called Daotai Sir by many people in official circles!

Upon hearing this, Yan Xiaojiu fell to the ground in fear and said sincerely, "No, no, Grandpa Mountain God has misunderstood. What I meant was that Lu Changshan is the master of the Taoist priest, so he is respectfully called Master Lu!"

Xu Bo'an laughed and said, "But if I remember correctly, when you were escorting a batch of birthday gifts through the village of Wangjiagou, four or five miles west of here, with a group of foot merchants, your name was Lu Changshan!"

As soon as Xu Boan's words came out, Yan Xiaojiu felt as if struck by lightning, and his face turned red and white.

He finally understood that the Mountain God had already noticed his actions that day. This meant that the Mountain God must have also seen the note he sent to his superior requesting him to come here to suppress the bandits.

Then he bowed his head and said, "Forgive me, Grandpa Mountain God. When I came here that day, I didn't know that this place was a good place blessed by Grandpa Mountain God. I mistakenly thought it was a place of banditry, so I reported to you that the bandits were being suppressed."

Xu Bo'an was not curious about this matter, and asked directly: "Let me ask you, how did the birthday gift turn into stone?"

That day, Xu Bo'an heard that the team was escorting the birthday gift, and he was curious to see what rare treasures the Da Jing Dynasty had.

I never thought that those large boxes and bags were actually filled with stones.

This shocked Xu Bo'an, who was seeing this situation for the first time. He thought it was a special custom of this place, so he asked Li Kanshan about it, only to find out that it was a misunderstanding.

After listening to the conversation between Lu Changshan and the shopkeeper who was escorting the birthday gift, I realized that the birthday gift had been swapped.

Hearing Xu Bo'an's question, Yan Xiaojiu's eyes clearly flashed with anger, and then he said: "I'm sorry to make you laugh, Grandpa Mountain God. I have been investigating this matter, but I haven't found anything so far. I just guessed that the birthday gift was just an illusion based on clues!"

"Oh? Illusion! What do you mean?" Xu Bo'an continued to ask.

Yan Xiaojiu sighed and said, "Don't be afraid of being laughed at by the Mountain God. The birthday gift was a gift from a second-rank official of Qingyun Dao who was unemployed at home to the birthday banquet of the current left prime minister. Prefect Sun sent me to escort it secretly, but I didn't expect such a big mistake to happen.

I followed the whole journey and was sure that nothing had happened to the item along the way, so there was only one possibility, that the item had been swapped when it was first loaded. But this seemed unlikely, after all, the inspection was the most stringent when it was set out.

Then there is only one possibility, when those things were loaded onto the truck, they were actually rocks!"

Xu Bo'an immediately understood that this thing was a smoke bomb!

"Haha, I understand. Your speculation is that the so-called birthday gift had already been transported away by another route. The stones that were escorted by this group of people were used to disrupt the message, so as to avoid being noticed and causing accidents."

Yan Xiaojiu responded, "That's right. It's not just speculation, I can confirm that this is the truth, because according to my investigations during this period, after the incident with the birthday gift, the matter was not investigated. According to common sense, this is definitely a serious crime! So, comprehensively speaking, what the group of people transported was not the birthday gift, but stones!"

Xu Boan nodded. That was right.

But why did Yan Xiaojiu use Lu Changshan's name to secretly escort the birthday gift?
Xu Boan was just wondering when he suddenly felt a call coming from him.

Looking up, the bubble that appeared in the air was the temple where Yan Shouyi was. (End of this chapter)