After the divorce, I became a mountain god

Xu Boan did not immediately answer Yan Xiaojiu's question, but asked Chen Shishi: "Are you sure you have sorted out the relationship between you two?"

Xu Bo'an's meaning is very simple, don't be fooled. You, Chen Shishi, are one of the top ten courtesans in Dajing Dynasty. You know your own value. You are an adult and you must be responsible for your own choices.

After all, Yan Xiaojiu and Chen Shishi have never met each other. Although they are now recognized as siblings, if there is something wrong with Yan Xiaojiu, Chen Shishi will be doomed in this life.

Hearing the question from Grandpa Mountain God, Chen Shishi said respectfully, "Thank you Grandpa Mountain God for your concern. Now I know everything. When I was taken away a few years ago, my younger brother was not yet born, so our memories are slightly different. Now after this long talk, I have a deeper and more detailed understanding of my family and my younger brother!"

After saying this, Chen Shishi bowed her head and kowtowed to show her respect.

Yan Xiaojiu also kowtowed along with his sister, being very respectful.

Seeing Chen Shishi's behavior, Xu Boan didn't know what to say. He immediately said with a smile: "It's a blessing for you two siblings to be reunited. It's easy to help others achieve their goals, so why not do it?"

Yan Xiaojiu kowtowed and said sincerely again: "Grandpa Mountain God, I want to take my sister away from here. I hope you can help me."

Now that he knew that Chen Shishi had recognized this relative, Xu Bo'an naturally would not force the siblings to recognize each other and get together. He immediately said, "Haha, this is easy to deal with. Your sister is free. Just do as you please."

Yan Xiaojiu said anxiously and awkwardly: "Thank you for your kindness, Grandpa Mountain God, but... it's just that my sister doesn't want to leave with me."

When Xu Bo'an heard this, he was immediately happy.

Yan Xiaojiu, Yan Xiaojiu, are you still trying to trick me?
I thought you had all discussed and were ready to leave. Chen Shishi was embarrassed to say goodbye to the mountain god who had taken care of her for a long time, so I asked you to speak up.

It turns out that you couldn't even convince your sister, and you want me to talk you over here so that you can put pressure on Chen Shishi through me. This is nonsense!
As expected of a government official, you really know how to use the opponent's force to your advantage and borrow other people's manpower.

But I, Lao Xu, have been in the workplace for a long time and I am a seasoned veteran. I won’t be fooled! After all, the number one taboo in the workplace is to offend people.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, or the other party has provoked you, do not offend anyone, no matter how low the person's status is. At least you have to save your face.

Xu Bo'an remembered that there was a warning story recorded in "Zuo Zhuan". It said that there was a general in the State of Song during the Spring and Autumn Period. When he was eating mutton soup, he was only thinking about the people in the battle sequence and did not give his coachman a bowl of mutton soup. As a result, he was retaliated by the coachman, and the way of revenge was very extreme. When the battle with the enemy broke out the next day, the general was directly dragged to the enemy camp by his own coachman.

A huge pie fell from the sky in the enemy camp, and I almost thought it was a trap. Only when I mustered up the courage did I realize that I was really the one reaping the benefits.

After joining the company, Xu Boan has been using this story to warn himself, so after working for so many years, Xu Boan can be considered to be doing well in the workplace.

Even though he was later ostracized by the company's top management, he was given the opportunity to be promoted in name only and demoted in reality because he had not committed any major faults and had no leverage that could be used.

Otherwise, you would be demoted directly. After all, the workplace is like a battlefield, and being promoted in public but demoted in secret is the most decent way for a loser to fail.

With this thought in mind, Xu Bo'an did not accept Yan Xiaojiu's request, but said with a smile: "Then there is nothing I can do.

Your sister is a living person with flesh and blood and her own thoughts. I respect her choice, so I will not interfere with her freedom. If she is willing to go with you, you can leave on your own. If she doesn't want to leave, no one can take her away from here."

Xu Bo'an's words were calm, but the brother and sister both heard a decisive feeling.

Chen Shishi kowtowed three times with emotion, then raised her head and said, "Thank you, Grandpa Mountain God, for your mercy. I am grateful to you forever! If Grandpa Mountain God doesn't mind, I am willing to be a teacher and teach the children in the village."

Chen Shishi is proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and dance. If she is willing to be a teacher, she is absolutely qualified.

Xu Boan said, "Since you are in my place, I will protect you. You don't have to think about repaying me. I will treat you the same way no matter who you are."

Chen Shishi was brought here because of Xu Boan's accidental mistake. Because Juxiangfang's punishment was severe, this indirectly caused Chen Shishi to have nowhere to go, so Xu Boan should be responsible for her.

Moreover, Chen Shishi helped Xu Boan translate the text inside the bonsai several times, which can be considered as some contribution. She is not just a freeloader, so Xu Boan naturally pays more attention to her.

Chen Shishi said earnestly, "I am willing to do this, and I hope that Grandpa Mountain God will grant my wish."

Xu Bo'an did not agree directly, but said again: "Chen Shishi, I will ask you one last time, are you really unwilling to leave here? Go out with your brother to the city to enjoy life?"

Yan Xiaojiu is the chief constable of Qingmu Prefecture and a close confidant of the top leader, Lord Fuzun. With such a position, he is one of the few people at the top of the pyramid in the prefecture.

Although Chen Shishi was not suffering or sad here, this place was in the countryside after all. It was absolutely incomparable to the luxurious and well-served life that Yan Xiaojiu could provide her with in the city.

Besides, as the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality! Chen Shishi was the mainstay of Juxiangfang before, so her life must have been very comfortable. Although she lives here for a short time now, she must still yearn for a rich life. This is the true thought of most people.

Faced with so many reasons, Xu Boan found it hard to imagine that Chen Shishi was willing to stay.

Chen Shishi nodded and said solemnly, "In reply to the Mountain God, I really don't want to leave. It's not easy to survive in these troubled times. I feel at ease here."

Yan Xiaojiu couldn't help but said, "But sister. Why don't we go back to our hometown?"

Chen Shishi sighed softly and said, "My parents are gone, and this is my hometown."

Yan Xiaojiu bowed and said, "In this case, I am willing to live here with my sister. I hope the mountain god will agree."

Xu Bo'an smiled and said, "If you want to stay, then stay. As long as you don't do anything out of line, I can accept anyone to settle here."

Yan Xiaojiu said: "Thank you, Grandpa Mountain God, for accepting me. I will come back to bother you after I return to the government office to report."

Xu Bo'an said, "Okay, it's all up to you."

Yan Xiaojiu said, "I have another unwelcome request. I hope that Grandpa Mountain God can let Yun Que go back with me, so that I can give an explanation to Lord Fuzun."

Xu Bo'an declined politely, "I have already asked Yun Quque about this matter. Yun Que is not willing to go back with you. It is not convenient for me to interfere in this matter."

Yan Xiaojiu said anxiously: "But..."

Before he could finish, Chen Shishi interrupted him and said, "Okay, little brother, stop making noise. In front of the Mountain God, all living beings are equal. Skylarks are birds, but in the eyes of the Mountain God, they are the same as you and me. The Mountain God does not interfere with my stay or departure, so why do you have to make things difficult for the Mountain God if the skylarks stay or leave!"

Yan Xiaojiu bowed his head and said, "I am guilty of offending you. Please forgive me, Grandpa Mountain God." Xu Bo'an comforted him, "It's okay. I will keep an eye on you in the future. If Yun Que decides to go back one day, I will let it go."

Yan Xiaojiu said: "Thank you, Grandpa Mountain God, for your concern."

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and then Shuanzhu's voice rang out: "Grandpa Yanshan, the county official is here to look for Captain Yan. The old village chief asked me to drive the official up."

Xu Bo'an immediately let the officer in. As soon as the officer came in, Xu Bo'an was happy, because he was also an acquaintance, the man who had previously followed the officer Lao Jiao to Kaoshan Village to collect taxes.

After the man came in, he first knelt down and bowed to the statue of the mountain god. Then he said to Yan Xiaojiu, "Captain Yan, the government office received a letter from a hundred miles away and ordered us to deliver it to you." As he spoke, the official handed Yan Xiaojiu a wax-sealed envelope.

Yan Xiaojiu smiled bitterly and said, "Without Yun Que, it's really inconvenient to send messages!"

As he spoke, Yan Xiaojiu took the envelope and quickly opened it.

After looking for a moment, Yan Xiaojiu frowned.

Chen Shishi comforted him, "What happened? What made you so sad?"

Yan Xiaojiu put down the envelope and said, "There have been unusual movements of bandits in the Yushan area, and Lu Changshan was attacked."

Chen Shishi asked in confusion: "Oh! Meteorite heard you talking about this yesterday. Isn't Lu Changshan a very powerful person? How could such a thing happen?"

Yan Xiaojiu said solemnly: "The letter said that there is a new monster among the bandits. He can actually fly into the air, and his superb hidden weapon skills often catch people by surprise."

Xu Bo'an's mind moved.

The incident described by Yan Xiaojiu sounded so much like Yan Shouyi's doing!

Previously, Xu Boan had rewarded Yan Shouyi with the high-tech flying vehicle and the hidden weapon on his wrist that he had extorted from Master Bekanila. It seemed that Yan Shouyi had already mastered them very well!
Out of curiosity, Xu Bo'an moved and instantly shrank next to Yan Xiaojiu, looked at the message paper, and easily saw the contents on it.

"Captain Yan wrote to me personally: I received a tip from Yushan that Master Lu was in the area of ​​Yushan to investigate the missing birthday gift. He went deep into Yushan, but unexpectedly, bandits attacked at night and injured Master Lu unexpectedly. Master Lu died of his injuries. I urgently summoned Captain Yan to the government office and brought people to Yushan to investigate the truth of the matter."

Yan Xiaojiu was silent for a moment, then reluctantly said, "Sister, I have official business to attend to, so I have to go back to the government office as soon as possible."

Chen Shishi nodded slightly and said, "Well, go quickly, business is important."

Yan Xiaojiu said: "Once I have handed over the things on hand, I will resign from my public office and accompany you."

Chen Shishi said: "Actually, you don't have to be like this. I'm doing fine here. I know I still have my family and I can see them every now and then, that's enough."

Yan Xiaojiu said stubbornly: "No, you are my only relative in this world, I must stay with you. In a few years, when you get married, I am afraid that we will have even fewer opportunities to meet."

Chen Shishi blushed slightly and said, "You kid, you're talking nonsense before you even start to figure out the matter."

Yan Xiaojiu bowed and said, "Okay, sister, there's no time to lose. I'll leave right away."

Chen Shishi said: "Well. Go ahead, but you must be careful on the road."

Yan Xiaojiu comforted Chen Shishi and said, "Don't worry, sister. This is our own territory. There will be absolutely no danger."

Yan Xiaojiu is in charge of the public security in Qingmu Prefecture. It can be said that he controls all the constables in Qingmu Prefecture. He is naturally very at ease with a role like Qi Tongwei in Qingmu Prefecture.

Chen Shishi nodded and said, "The situation is not peaceful right now. Anyway, you just need to be more careful."

"I understand, sister. Thank you for your concern." Yan Xiaojiu nodded, and knelt down to the mountain god statue and said, "Grandpa Mountain God, please accept my humble greeting. Thank you for taking care of my sister. Xiaojiu has official duties to attend to, so I will leave first."

Xu Boan was about to respond when he suddenly felt someone calling him. He looked up and saw bubbles floating in the air inside the temple. It turned out to be Yan Shouyi who called him.

Xu Boan was just about to ask Yan Shouyi something, so he immediately clicked on the bubble to teleport over. Seeing Yan Shouyi kneeling respectfully in front of him, he immediately asked, "Yan Shouyi, what do you want to call me for?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Shouyi hurriedly said excitedly: "Grandpa Mountain God, thanks to you, the so-called master Lu Changshan is just a show-off and I captured him."

captive?

Xu Bo'an was very surprised. Didn't the message Yan Xiaojiu received just now state that Lu Changshan had died?

Why did Yan Shouyi say that he was captured by him?
Although he knew Yan Shouyi would never deceive him, Xu Bo'an still asked in a deep voice, "Are you saying that you captured Lu Changshan?"

Yan Shou nodded and said, "That's right, Grandpa Mountain God. I have indeed captured Lu Changshan. After a brief investigation, I found that he has a close relationship with the bandits in Yushan."

Xu Boan was surprised and asked, "Is Lu Changshan colluding with the bandits?"

My goodness, isn’t this guy the mentor of the Taoist master of Qingyun Dao? What is he trying to do by lowering his status and colluding with bandits?

Yan Shou nodded and said, "That's right. The so-called killing of the bandits by himself was just a collusion between him and the bandits, and he put on a show for the officials such as the prefect and the government office."

Such explosive news! Xu Boan asked: "Oh? This is weird, why is it so?"

Yan Shouyi said: "I haven't found out anything yet, but I suspect he is related to the former Liang. Maybe he deliberately made the fake thing real and replaced the real birthday gift."

Front beam?

When Xu Bo'an heard this, his heart moved, and he suddenly remembered that the treasure cave he discovered was the gold, silver and jewelry left by Qian Liang.

Haha, the Taotai’s mentor turned out to be a traitor of the Former Liang Dynasty. This is quite interesting.

(End of this chapter)