This rustic fellow from Chu country, how did he unexpectedly come to Linzi!

What is this pretending to meet for the first time!

Anyone in the Morning Heard Dao Palace knows that the only masked male duck is you!

Little Bao Xuanjing was lifted into the air, struggling like a small chicken flapping its wings. He could only watch with wide eyes as that graceful figure drifted farther and farther away, so light and airy… disappearing into the crowd.

Like a white lotus disappearing into a sea of lotus leaves that reached the sky.

Hate!

“Stop… stop!”

“Let go of my young master!”

“Do you know he is the noble son of the Earl of Shuofang’s mansion!”

“Patrol Inspectorate quickly come people! Guards! Guards!?”

The noisy voices of the maidservants and family retainers were completely useless, fundamentally unable to even transmit out of this alley. They wanted to rush up and save their master, but they couldn’t even get close.

Zhong Li Yan is, after all, a True Person of the Martial Dao. Eradicating a country by himself is not out of the question. Dealing a muffled blow in a small alley, he would absolutely not miss.

Bao Xuanjing cried sadly with his small face: “What are you doing?!”

Standing in front were two people, one tall and one short.

Grinning fiercely was Zhong Li Yan, his expression and attire very proper was Zhuge Zuo.

“Sir, do we still have matters to attend to?” Zhuge Zuo, draped in a witch’s robe, tugged at Zhong Li Yan’s sleeve.

He desperately wanted to leave. Bullying children was too shameful. He was already twelve years old, and Bao Xuanjing was only eight. How could he possibly make a move against Bao Xuanjing?

Moreover, this trip’s mission was overseas! The one surnamed Zhong Li insisted on coming to Linzi to “supplement” something, not knowing what to supplement. As a result, he walked and walked and then couldn’t move, lingering stubbornly outside the Earl of Shuofang’s mansion. Seeing Bao Xuanjing, he pounced like a vicious dog on food, following several streets. There was no stopping him!

He only came to his senses later. After all, he really hadn’t thought beforehand that a dignified True Person of the Martial Dao could be this petty.

Wasn’t it just a few sentences of mutual scolding in the Morning Heard Dao Palace?

Is it really necessary to travel ten thousand li from Chu country to Qi country just for revenge?!

Zhong Li Yan slapped away Zhuge Zuo’s hand, still holding the Bao family’s young master in front, not letting go: “Boy! Don’t pout, don’t pretend to be innocent and pure. You are a little rotten thing, rotten to the core in your heart. This great sir saw it clearly at first glance!”

Bao Xuanjing’s Dao Yuan was suppressed dead, he couldn’t even manage a flying kick: “How unreasonable! You dare treat me like this, my grandfather will not let you off!”

Zhong Li Yan laughed wildly: “Call your grandfather over, I’ll have a single combat with him too! These old things should have retired long ago and returned to the fields to plant flowers and teach children, but they insist on occupying the latrine – look what you’ve been taught into! Rude and shallow, ignorant and lacking knowledge!”

“Zhong Li Yan!” Bao Xuanjing was enraged to the extreme: “I have no past grudges or recent enmities with you. This is Qi country, this is Linzi! What do you want to do!?”

Zhong Li Yan only remembered at this point which territory he was in. People from Chu country shouldn’t be too arrogant in Qi country. But he was already prepared. His visit this time was justified and with evidence. He then crossed his hands and lifted this little brat: “I heard you’ve been bullying your classmates in the Morning Heard Dao Palace. This is not good, this is unacceptable. Chu and Qi have been friendly since ancient times. I have long admired the old hero Bao. Today, in the capacity of a senior, I will help manage and teach you a bit.”

Bao Xuanjing’s eyes widened in disbelief: “Who did I bully?”

He was once noble as a Youming god spirit, his lifespan nearly eternal, having experienced countless things in his lifetime. He had never been so casually fabricated and slandered. He was only eight and a half years old. What kind of monsters were in the Morning Heard Dao Palace? With his current strength, who could he possibly bully?

Zhong Li Yan pulled Zhuge Zuo, who was walking towards the alley entrance, back: “My little Zuo Zhuge!”

Zhuge Zuo covered his face with his sleeve, too ashamed to participate.

“Zhuge Zuo?” Bao Xuanjing felt a sense of shock and grievance he had never felt before: “I haven’t even spoken a word to him!”

Zhong Li Yan raised his hand and gave him another chestnut: “Look! You’re isolating him, targeting him, oppressing him, not speaking to him!”

For a moment, a surge of intensely real killing intent arose within Bao Xuanjing.

He truly wanted to liberate himself, open his god phase, and give this dog thief a lesson he would never forget.

But the killing intent in his chest could only be suppressed. The identities of these two people from Chu country were not ordinary. Entering the Qi country border had definitely been reported. Perhaps someone from the Qi country side was already watching.

Moreover, not to mention relying on his current physical strength, it was still uncertain whether he could suppress Zhong Li Yan. Rashly exposing himself was a path of seeking misfortune.

Grandfather was right, being born into the Bao family was very lucky.

Getting this womb was not easy!

“Desiring to add crime! What reason is there to fear finding an excuse?” Bao Xuanjing displayed the anger of a famous family’s young master. Although in a weak position, he did not submit, resolutely struggling against evil forces.

Zhong Li Yan raised his hand and gave him another one: “This great sir is teaching you how to be a person! Are you showing off your learning to this great sir? You’re very learned, are you? Very fond of showing off, is that it?!”

Bao Xuanjing glared at him with hatred: “Bullying the weak, what ability is that! Have the guts to wait a few years—”

Zhong Li Yan gave him another one, interrupting and correcting him: “Bullying what? This great sir is educating you!”

“You’re still giving me harsh words. At such a young age, you’re already this brave and fierce. How will you turn out when you grow up? The Bao family’s tradition, you absolutely cannot ruin it!”

“Still wait a few years! Wait a few years and what? Wait a few years and I’ll still beat you!”

Bao Xuanjing endured the unbearable, gritting his teeth and enduring again.

Zhong Li Yan delivered a series of random blows, knocking his small forehead repeatedly. Just as he was getting worked up, he suddenly stepped back, seriously saying to him: “Bao Xuanjing, listen carefully. The next time I catch you bullying other little friends, it won’t be this simple. This great sir will beat you until you crawl! Today is tough love. You must remember this lesson. From now on, be a good child, loyal to the monarch! Love your country! Be obedient! Don’t worry your family anymore!”

Then he pulled Zhuge Zuo and they were gone in an instant.

The calls of the Bao family’s maidservants and family retainers could only transmit out of the alley at this point. The noisy sounds of the long street also surged back at this moment.

In a sense, they had endured the test of a True Person of the Martial Dao.

From beginning to end, Zhong Li Yan hadn’t detected any problems. He really thought he was just teaching a little brat. He really thought these were all ordinary maidservants and ordinary family retainers.

Everything was as usual, without any taboos.

“Shut up, all of you!” Bao Xuanjing touched his head full of bumps, trying not to grimace: “When the person was here, you couldn’t do anything to him. Now that he’s gone, what are you still shouting for! Calling people to come and see the Bao family’s joke?”

The group of people looked at each other, ashamed and speechless.

At this moment, a team of yamen soldiers entered the alley, firmly blocking the entrance, instantly becoming completely alert.

Bao Xuanjing then confirmed why Zhong Li Yan left in such a hurry – bound by his current condition, he really wasn’t as alert as Zhong Li Yan. If he didn’t open his god phase, he was just an eight-and-a-half-year-old Chong Xuan Zun. At that time, Chong Xuan Ming Guang could still suppress the ‘unfilial son’ with martial force, although that old thing was never truly willing to make a move.

He lifted his eyes forward, just as the last person in the yamen soldiers’ team walked to the alley entrance. This person wore casual clothes, a sheathed waist knife, and with just a sweep of his eyes, he had an unspoken authority that silenced all these Bao family’s family retainers and maidservants.

It was none other than the North Yamen Commander, Zheng Shangming!

Having held this extremely powerful position for several years, he had already cultivated his momentum. He was no longer the stubborn youth who was crushed by everything around him in front of the Town Country Marshal Mansion.

“This official was just patrolling this street in plain clothes and detected something not right here – what happened?”

Zheng Shangming inquired, his gaze sweeping, already seeing Bao Xuanjing.

He urgently stepped forward, grabbed the heart and liver baby of the Earl of Shuofang’s mansion, rubbed him up and down thoroughly, ensuring nothing was amiss: “Little Earl young master, are you alright?”

He clearly felt regret, but expressed great concern and nervousness: “Are you injured anywhere?”

A Bao Xuanjing who unexpectedly suffered a little minor injury, a Bao Xuanjing who turned danger into safety under the protection of the capital’s patrol inspectorate, was the best Bao Xuanjing. Only this could earn him the sincere gratitude of the Earl of Shuofang!

Bao Xuanjing felt a bit of toothache.

He heard that Zheng Shangming was still considered friends with Yan Fu, Jiang Wang and those several others in his early years.

Now, although the Yan family had only sent a betrothal letter, you, this dignified North Yamen Commander, are personally maintaining order! Saying you are patrolling the street in plain clothes, bringing so many subordinate yamen soldiers with you, who wouldn’t know you are here? How could Yan Ping, that old thing, not see?

This is too…

Too much of the North Yamen Commander’s flavor!

The style of the North Yamen Commander was to strike wherever the imperial order pointed. Outside of the imperial order, the eight directions were harmonious.

Initially, Zheng Shi was able to be majestic in Linzi, inseparable from this awareness.

Why was the former Yang Wei Tong transferred? It was precisely because he relied on Court Discussion Doctor Yi Xingchen behind him and handled the relationship with meritorious nobles poorly, receiving an evaluation of “harsh in enforcing the law.” If it weren’t for the Marquis of Bowang pulling some strings, the lucrative position in South Xia would not have gone to him.

This kind of style that indulged no one was very suitable for displaying its strength in a place like South Xia, where old and powerful forces were all shattered.

And today’s Zheng Shangming already had nine-tenths of his father’s old appearance!

It wasn’t in vain that Zheng Shi made way for him and suffered grievances in the Chop Rain Army.

“Commander, I’m fine.” Bao Xuanjing said: “It’s just… a little bump.”

“Where did you get bumped? How did you get bumped? Who was it?”

Zheng Shangming asked consecutively, then stood up, turning back like a tiger staring: “Still not dispersing to catch people? This matter involves the capital’s security. The Patrol Inspectorate wants to give the Little Earl young master an explanation!”

Even if Bao Zhongqing were revived, he might not be this anxious.

The yamen soldiers suddenly scattered like a school of fish into the sea, returning to the crowd. In Linzi, it was very easy for the capital’s Patrol Inspectorate to find several suspects.

“No need!” Bao Xuanjing’s voice stopped them: “It was just True Person Zhong Li Yan joking with me for a bit… no harm done.”

To be honest, being bullied by a muddleheaded person like Zhong Li Yan, what was there to be proud of?

Even if he went back and cried with tears, his grandfather, the Earl of Shuofang, would not be able to come forward easily.

To make this matter serious, it definitely wasn’t. A normal fight, and then you would be told to be sensible with Zhong Li Yan. If he just poked Zhong Li Yan a couple of times, with that fellow’s pettiness, he would definitely find an opportunity to get revenge… moreover, he would get revenge on this small child.

Facing this kind of unscrupulous dog, there really seemed to be no good way. Fighting him wouldn’t cause pain, scolding him wouldn’t hurt him a bit. Either seize an opportunity to beat him to death in one go, or just endure!

Not enduring in small matters would mess up big plans.

Bao Xuanjing could only endure with his head full of bumps, swallowing this mouthful of bad air.

The urgent matter now was that White Bone Saintess.

Within the borders of Qi country, relying on the Bao family’s power, there were many ways.

Outside of Qi country, there were no taboos. He didn’t believe she could escape his grasp.

As for Zhong Li Yan…

Wait until the day of a country war, send troops to attack Chu, soldiers surrounding Xian Valley!

Zhong Li Yan’s fame had spread far and wide long ago.

Hearing this name, Zheng Shangming also felt quite a headache. If he really invited Zhong Li Yan back to the yamen for tea today, it would be hard to guarantee that this fellow wouldn’t hate him for a lifetime.

If Zhong Li Yan had really violated Qi country’s law, then there was nothing to say. But this was just playing around, and even Bao Xuanjing himself wasn’t pursuing the matter…

He silently made a hand signal, indicating that the yamen soldiers should handle it lightly, no need to truly chase. Then he said to Bao Xuanjing: “Today is the Yan family’s happy occasion, the city is too lively, a mix of fish and dragons, frequent accidents. I fear that bad people might alarm the front again. This official will personally escort you back.”

Bao Xuanjing was anxious to go find the White Bone Saintess. He immediately smiled obediently: “No need, Sir Zheng. Your public duties are important. I still want to stroll around and see the lively scene!”

Zheng Shangming thought for a moment and easily made a choice: “It just so happens that I’m also free today. How about this, I’ll accompany you for a stroll. After the stroll, I’ll send you back to the mansion.”

Bao Xuanjing opened his mouth, still wanting to say something.

Zheng Shangming patted his shoulder, interrupting him: “Don’t be polite with me! Speaking of which, I am still friends with your father. You should call me Uncle Zheng! Today can also be considered a rare gathering for us uncle and nephew to enhance our relationship! Let’s go, this way, this road is more convenient. We can also snatch a few gold beads to沾沾喜气 (沾沾喜气 means to share in the joy and good fortune).”

Normally, Bao Xuanjing wouldn’t mind having a good relationship with the North Yamen Commander. Although for cautious reasons, he wouldn’t directly attempt to exploit this position that was under the direct imperial order and could have an imperial audience, simply using human connection, emotions, and interests could still be of great use.

But today, he was really not in the mood.

After thinking about it again, he could only say: “Uncle Zheng, there’s really no need. My grandfather hasn’t been in the mansion these past few days. I’ll play by myself for a while and then go back!”

He wholeheartedly revealed that the Earl of Shuofang was not at home. You, the North Yamen Commander, can’t possibly keep pestering him, right?

Zheng Shangming, however, misunderstood his intention and affectionately摸了摸 (摸了摸 means gently stroked) Bao Xuanjing’s little head: “Your grandfather is busy with public duties, toiling for the country’s affairs. He doesn’t have time to accompany you, but this doesn’t mean he doesn’t love you.”

For a moment, he thought of little Xuanjing losing his father from a young age and the Earl of Shuofang being relatively strict. He thought that this child had never truly experienced family warmth.

He himself was like this too. His father, the head of the North Yamen, almost lived in the yamen, not at home for the whole year. He knew that kind of loneliness and understood the sorrow of certain missing emotions during the growth process.

Many people spend their lives healing their childhoods.

He held Bao Xuanjing’s hand tightly, abnormally gently: “Follow uncle, uncle will take you to play. We’ll go eat a wine at the Yan family together later. You don’t need to be nervous, everyone is very easy to get along with…”

Bao Xuanjing’s teeth almost broke! He might not be willing to have close contact with cunning old giants like Yan Ping. How tiring it was to deal with them! If one glance was wrong, they could be interrogated eight hundred times.

But this Zheng Shangming completely didn’t understand human language and didn’t see his unwillingness, almost directly hugging him!

Your mother! What’s with that overflowing fatherly love expression?

So eager to be a dad, why not go and have one yourself!

“I…” Bao Xuanjing opened his mouth.

“Right.” Seeing his hesitation, Zheng Shangming comforted him again: “Marquis of Bowang will also be there at that time. He is about to become a dad and particularly likes children now. He will definitely dote on you. We were all very good friends with your dad back then—Xuanjing, what’s wrong?”

“Aiyo! Stomachache!” Bao Xuanjing suddenly covered his belly, cold sweat beading on his forehead: “Stomachache like a twisted knot! Xuanjing cannot accompany uncle to play… truly… sorry… quickly!”

He rushed to greet the Bao family’s subordinates: “Quickly send me back to the mansion!”

Those who lacked insight would all be offered to the god seals afterwards.

Zheng Shangming obviously had his own idea and hugged him, flying: “Why go back to the mansion at this time? Uncle will send you to the Imperial Doctor Hall!”

Going to the Imperial Doctor Hall meant a full examination. Even if there was nothing wrong, he would still be poked with two needles and wouldn’t be allowed out for three to five days. The entire Bao family would be extremely nervous, which would greatly affect his subsequent plans. At that time, his grandfather might even urgently return to see his precious grandson…

“No, no, Uncle Zheng, I just ate something bad. Uncle, don’t! Uncle, I want to go home—” Bao Xuanjing saw that no matter how he called, he wouldn’t be listened to, all of it being dismissed as a child’s childish stubbornness. He could only grit his teeth…

The sound of the wind suddenly stopped.

Zheng Shangming had a wooden expression.

Bao Xuanjing’s face was hot and red.

“Eh?”

Someone on the main street looked up.

Before more people detected the anomaly, Zheng Shangming waved his big sleeve, already wiping away the traces on the scene, and brought Bao Xuanjing to appear outside the Earl of Shuofang’s mansion.

It was also because he, as the North Yamen Commander, could borrow some of the strength of Linzi’s great array. Otherwise, it would be truly difficult to instantly pass through the crowd and bring Bao Xuanjing home safely in this giant city capital where human spirit was so boiling.

Maintaining the face of the Great Qi’s meritorious nobles probably didn’t count as “using public tools for private gain”!

Bao Xuanjing already felt very tired. He only wanted to quickly end all this and go arrange to capture that White Bone Saintess, but Zheng Shangming actually had no intention of leaving, still standing at the gate.

Still! Thinking! How! To! Be!

Even if he had more self-control, more consideration for the bigger picture, he still found it hard to endure, looking at this fellow with hatred.

“You don’t need to feel ashamed. This is not your fault, you are only eight and a half, this is a physical problem…” Zheng Shangming gently advised: “Rest assured, uncle will not tell others about today’s matter.”

Bao Xuanjing’s voice squeezed out from between his teeth: “Sir Zheng, there will be—”

“No rush.” Zheng Shangming had already put his hands behind his back and naturally stepped into the Bao house: “How can such unclean food appear in a dignified Earl of Shuofang’s mansion? Today you just ate something bad, luckily you were with your Uncle Zheng. What about next time? This is a serious dereliction of duty in the back kitchen! This problem is very serious. You go… take care of it first. I’ll go explain a bit to your house steward. Wait until you feel a bit better, we uncle and nephew can sit down and chat again.”

The Earl of Shuofang, Bao Yi, was not at home, so it was naturally inconvenient for him to communicate with the widow Miao Yuzhi. Admonishing the Bao mansion’s steward a few sentences was appropriate.

So-called sending the Buddha to the west, he had been busy back and forth for so long, his determined idea was to stay and gently comfort Bao Xuanjing’s young heart!

Bao Xuanjing must remember his goodness as Uncle Zheng.

Bao Xuanjing’s eyeballs were all trembling.

Your mother! Explain what? What do you want to explain!?

“Go ahead.” Zheng Shangming’s voice was gentle, his eyes encouraging, smiling as he looked at him.

Bao Xuanjing was numb. He only wanted to kill everyone now. The one surnamed Zheng, the one surnamed Zhong Li, the one surnamed Zhong, the ones in his sight and the ones not in his sight, all killed.

Too infuriating!

“Please help yourself.” He turned around with hatred, walking towards the mansion.

To not expose his flaw, he truly gritted his teeth and walked towards the latrine!

Bao Xuanjing, ah Bao Xuanjing, today you learn the meaning of “endure,” then you truly understand how to be human.

“Hello, excuse me, where is the latrine?”

When Coroner Wang pushed open the door, he was hit by the bright sunlight. He just happened to hear someone asking for directions in the great hall downstairs.

This inn had a hollow ring-shaped circular hall design.

He had ordered a high-grade guest room on the fourth floor and could see the great hall from the corridor.

Order a room for a month, report a year’s accounts.

Anyway, the one managing the accounts wasn’t coming back. He also planned to run without resigning. He would take what he could get – he absolutely did not believe that the organization could save the King of Chu Jiang, nor did he think that the King of Qin Guang truly wanted to save the King of Chu Jiang. This madman was nothing but using this mad name to cover his true goal.

He lowered his head to look. It was just an ordinary man, probably a sea merchant active on various nearby islands. His bag was quite full, allowing him to stay in such a good inn.

His cultivation was in the Wander Pulse realm, his qi and blood yuan force were weak and unstable. In summary – a waste. As a snack, he would even feel gritty.

Still feeling the sunlight somewhat刺眼 (刺眼 means dazzling), Coroner Wang slowly adapted for a while.

It wasn’t making the already well-refined corpse adapt, but allowing his mood to adapt to the light.

“Shall we go?” Lin Guangming floated behind and asked.

“Let’s go.” Coroner Wang then walked in front.

The two brothers – or rather, the couple who looked like a couple – just like this walked down the inn’s wooden long stairs, their not-so-soft boot soles kicking up dust in the sunlight.

As they walked downstairs, there was someone walking upstairs.

That was a relatively ordinary outer building cultivator.

To Coroner Wang and King Capital now, the flesh and soul of an outer building cultivator were no longer considered precious.

Once regarded as treasures, now too lazy to even take a second look.

They just brushed past like this.

“East house! How are those goods to be handled?” The man who was anxious to go to the latrine was still asking downstairs.

“Just put them away, no need to rush to sell.” The merchant walking upstairs laughed heartily, his round face wearing a smile like two copper coins.

The “couple” who walked downstairs were the doorless assassins of Hell.

The “merchant” who walked upstairs was Miao Ru Tai, the younger brother of Miao Jingyang, the county guard of Cang Shu County in the Great Qi Empire.

Unlike Miao Jingyang, that kind of outer building cultivator who had hopes of god临 (god临, roughly meaning divine presence or descent), he had no hope of god临. He neither picked down a divine ability in the Inner Mansion realm nor truly grasped the Dao path in the Outer Building realm. He only relied on the Dao paths of former sages, borrowing from characters to stand three buildings. The fourth star-lit holy building was always unstable…

But he had already found a new path!

Receiving the Earl of Shuofang’s order, he came overseas to secretly investigate an old matter involving the Gao Chang Marquis family. His actions had to be secret.

It was absolutely impossible to directly go to places like Ba Jiao Island or Chong Jia Island to stir up trouble. He thought it was better to first secretly capture several Tian family clansmen who were doing secret things and quietly open a breakthrough in a situation where the Tian family was inconvenient to make a sound. As long as he got the evidence, the rest would be the Earl’s matter—

The Earl gifted a drop of fresh blood and could sense the Tian family clansmen by relying on this.

This drop of blood was sealed in unknown years and was sealed extremely well. Even the amber sealing the outside showed traces of time, but the blood bead inside was still lively and fresh – it seemed the old Earl had set his mind on the Tian family not long ago!

Miao Ru Tai lightly twirled a finger ring, slowly walking upstairs.

Inside a guest room upstairs, the reaction of the Tian family’s bloodline was very strong, seeming to be a direct bloodline. But according to the current intelligence, none of the direct bloodlines of the Tian family had appeared on this island – this was very interesting.

Tian Xi Li’s illegitimate child?

He wasn’t in a hurry.

He had once heard that Tian Anping had the name “Terror Heaven Monarch.”

Facing terror, one should be cautious.

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