Chapter 413

At night, the moon and stars were dim and a thick fog shrouded the city.

Xu Qi'an carried Zhong Li on his back as he looked down at the capital from the sky. The largest city in the world quietly lay dormant in the darkness.

On the horse path along the city wall, there was a tall bonfire every twenty steps to illuminate the city. In addition to the candlelight in the palace, the Imperial City and the inner city, it was quite bright.

"So beautiful." Zhong Li, who was lying on his back, murmured.

"The Celestial Commissioner's Eight Trigrams Platform, can't you see this kind of night view?" Xu Qi'an laughed.

"I can't see this beautiful. Moreover, Master has to observe the sky at night. At this time, we are not allowed to go on the Eight Trigrams Platform, except for Caiwei." Zhong Li said regretfully.

"Why is Caiwei allowed?" Xu Qi'an was surprised.

"Maybe because she is the youngest and the stupidest, so Master especially favors her." Zhong Li guessed.

... Are you saying bad things about Caiwei? I didn't expect you to be like this, Zhong Li. Uh, but with this unlucky Fifth Senior Sister's personality, what she said should be the truth. It seemed that Caiwei's brain was not very smart was publicly acknowledged by the Celestial Commissioner.

As he thought about it, Xu Qi'an changed the topic and said in a low voice, "I saw a city in my dream. Every night, there would be lights on the streets, winding around every corner of the city.

"I saw a city in my dream. It was full of tall buildings like the Stargazing Tower, emitting different colors of light.

"I saw a city in my dream. Glowing carriages shuttled through the streets. The whole city was bright and dazzling. The candlelight never stopped until dawn."

Zhong Li was a little dazed. She murmured, "That must be a fairyland."

Xu Qi'an did not answer. He smiled. His smile was filled with nostalgia and disappointment.

The flying sword and paper crane did not land immediately. Instead, they hovered in the air outside the city for a while. This was similar to knocking on the door, giving the Celestial Commissioner and the experts in the capital a chance to react.

To let them know that the newcomers were not enemies, but people on their side.

If he landed abruptly without any warning, then the experts in the capital might act out of desperation.

The flying sword and paper crane landed in a secluded alley not far from the city gate. The Jinlian Taoist priest took the unconscious Lina away and temporarily took care of her. After all, Jinlian was the leader of Heaven & Earth Society.

This responsibility should be borne by him.

Xu Qi 'an carried Zhong Li to the guards at the city gate.

There was a strong and graceful steed tied to it.

Last night, he went out of the city with Taoist Priest Golden Lotus and the others. He also brought the little mare with him. On the way, he handed it over to the patrolling Imperial Blade Guards, asking them to help him leave it at the city gate and let the guards guard it.

"Little Mare, your needle man is back."

Xu Qi 'an stroked the little mare's neck, untied the reins, and rode back to the inner city with Zhong Li.

From the outer city gate to the Xu Mansion in the inner city, they would have to walk until midnight. Riding a horse was faster. Xu Qi 'an was glad that he had foresight.

She used the special power of her silver gong to open the gate of the inner city. It was already late at night when she returned to the Xu Mansion. Zhong Li simply washed up and used the wooden stick that Xu Qi 'an had given her to set her bones.

"I'm sorry. It's all my fault. You didn't have to suffer." Xu Qi'an said with guilt.

"Take me back to the Celestial Commissioner tomorrow. My teacher will cure my leg."

Zhong Li lowered her head and rubbed her leg. She whispered, "I want to borrow your luck to avoid bad luck. Naturally, I have to give something in return. In your words, this is equivalent exchange. It's the unchanging rule of alchemy."

"Senior Sister Zhong is so understanding and reasonable, it's really touching … En, is Senior Sister Zhong sleepy?"

Zhong Li shook her head.

Pak! Xu Qi 'an placed a blank booklet in front of her and said, "If you are not sleepy, help me write some words. It was very tiring for me to carry you back from Xiang City to the capital. Equivalent exchange is the unchanging rule of alchemy. "

Zhong Li was stunned.

Xu Qi'an poured water and grinded the ink. He urged, "Hurry up. I promised the princess that I would give her a booklet. I've already stood her up for a day. "

"Oh …"

Zhong Li responded weakly. She limped to the table and sat down. She straightened her back and took the brush that Xu Qi'an handed to her.

...

The next day, Xu Qi'an dressed up, tied the gong, hung the saber, and sent Zhong Li back to her parents' home.

Watching Zhong Li enter the Stargazing Tower, Xu Qi'an suddenly heard a long chant behind him.

"The sea is the end of the world. I am the peak of alchemy."

Brother Yang changed his catchphrase? No, did you think about the Supervisor's feelings when you said that under the Stargazing Tower? Xu Qi'an smiled warmly. He turned around and said,

"Brother Yang, what can I do for you?"

"You seemed to have some problems last night. Do you need my help?" Yang Qianhuan said faintly.

Xu Qi'an felt a chill down his spine. He narrowed his eyes and stared at Yang Qianhuan's back.

What did he mean? Was he referring to the luck I seized in the ancient tomb yesterday? Impossible. How could Yang Qianhuan discover my strange luck?

While he was in doubt, Yang Qianhuan stood with his hands clasped behind his back. He said, "I'm just passing on a message for Master. Tell me what you think. I'll reply. "

What I think is to beat you up!

Xu Qi'an's mouth twitched.

"If I'm not mistaken, maybe when I returned to the capital last night, the Supervisor noticed my abnormality on the Eight Trigrams Platform. There's no doubt that a first-grade warlock who can see far from the top would not notice it until now.

"The Supervisor asked Brother Yang to pass on a message to me. That is to say, the Heavenly Secrets he shielded me has lost its effect? Is it because of the impact of luck yesterday?

"Then I must refuse. Dhu Lohan has returned to the Western Regions. What reason do I have to bear the 404 Law? Every time I go to the brothel, my heart is bleeding. I can't live a meaningless life. "

Thinking of this, Xu Qi'an gave his answer, "No need. Thank the Supervisor for me."

The little mare galloped away with clattering sounds.

On the way to the yamen, Xu Qi'an, who was bathed in the morning sun, suddenly saw a carriage in front of him go out of control. The horse pulling the carriage seemed to be stimulated and went berserk.

The coachman tried his best to stop it. He pulled on the reins, but he could not stop the horse.

The carriage went out of control and crashed into a child by the roadside. The child was squatting by the roadside and playing, while the mother was picking out cheap jewelry from a nearby stall.

No one could react to the sudden change. The young mother heard the exclamation of the passersby. She turned her head and saw a carriage rushing towards her son.

She immediately screamed in fear.

At this moment, a young man wearing the uniform of a night watchman appeared like a ghost. He stretched out his hand and pressed on the forehead of the horse.

"Neigh..."

The horse neighed and knelt down. The young man in the night watchman's uniform did not move an inch.

"Thank you for your help, Sir. Thank you for your help."

The young mother hugged her son and cried tears of joy. She kept bowing to express her gratitude.

The passersby who saw this scene burst into loud cheers.

"Isn't this your excellency Xu? Isn't this our Daibun's hero? "

Someone recognized him and shouted in surprise.

Hearing this, some passersby who had seen the fight recognized Xu Qi'an and shouted, "That's right, it's your excellency Xu, it's your excellency Xu."

At this moment, the people who had not seen the fight also knew that this handsome silver gong who had saved the life was the hero who had taken the limelight in the fight and suppressed the arrogance of the Buddhists.

"So I'm already so popular, so loved by the people of the capital …" Xu Qi'an sighed. He cupped his hands in greeting and rode away on the little mare.

Behind him, the cheers of "your excellency Xu" came from afar and lingered for a long time.

"This is a little cool. What's the saying again? Acting cool is made in heaven, and it happens by chance..." Xu Qi'an said in his heart.

However, he encountered another case of a lost child. In order to prevent encountering human traffickers, he waited for the child's family to find him. He received a lot of gratitude and praise from the passersby.

An old granny fell while crossing the road and no one helped her up. As a good young man, Xu Qi'an was naturally duty-bound to encounter such a situation. He received the granny's gratitude and the passersby's praise.

Then, Xu Qi'an realized that something was wrong. "Why do I have to act cool wherever I go? This doesn't make sense. After helping the old granny cross the road, do I have to help Miss Qiu beat Li Fu? "

As this thought flashed through his mind, he saw a woman with disheveled hair rushing out of the street, crying.

A man chased after her, raised his hand and slapped her. He scolded angrily,

"I'll beat you to death, you shameless woman, I'll write the divorce papers right now …"

Something's wrong … Xu Qi'an turned the horse around, slapped the little mare's butt, and galloped toward the Celestial Commissioner.

On the way, he calmed down and thought about it, and came up with a more reasonable guess.

The original strange luck in his body slowly awakened as his cultivation increased. It was a gradual process. Therefore, the external manifestation was to pick up silver, from one to five coins...

Now, after seizing the luck in the jade seal, it was like pulling up seedlings to help them grow, and the luck was out of control.

"Zhong Li is surrounded by bad luck, and I have to be on guard at all times against sudden accidents. And I am surrounded by luck, so I have to be on guard at all times against sudden incidents of acting cool... This is not a good thing. Moreover, I'm not sure whether these accidents would have happened in the first place, or because of my appearance, they happened deliberately, with the purpose of letting me act cool (gain reputation)? "

Thinking of this, Xu Qi'an laughed at himself in his heart. "In the future, I can write a book called" I Really Don't Want to Act Cool "."

He galloped back to the Celestial Commissioner. Before he got off the horse, he heard a long chant behind him.

"The roc rises with the wind, soaring 90,000 miles. Holding the moon and picking the stars, there is no one like me in the world. "

In the lingering sound, a piece of purple jade flew in front of Xu Qi'an and floated in the air.

Yang Qianhuan said, "Teacher asked me to give it to you. He said that you will have some small trouble, and this jade pendant can solve it."

"This jade pendant can hide my luck?" Xu Qi'an took the jade pendant and examined it. The jade was shaped like a disc, as big as Xu Lingyin's palm, and it felt warm to the touch... Xu Qi'an was sincerely convinced.

"Supervisor is really a man of God. He knew that I would come back."

Yang Qianhuan heard it and shook his head. "No, he gave it to me before."

“？”

Xu Qi'an's expression froze. "Then why didn't you give it to me just now?"

Yang Qianhuan said matter-of-factly, "The most important thing, of course, should be left for later. Just like how heroes always appear at critical moments. "

"I can't stand it anymore. Supervisor, help me kill this guy..." Xu Qi'an cursed Yang Qianhuan's ancestors a hundred times in his heart, and with a dark face, he whipped away.

...

Dexin Garden.

Xu Qi'an and Princess Huaiqing sat at the table, holding hot tea in their hands. The steam curled up on their handsome faces. Xu Qi'an said,

"I heard that Your Highness is well-read in history books, and your talent is not inferior to that of the younger generation."

Huaiqing crossed her hands on her lower abdomen, straightened her back, and asked coldly,

"Not inferior to that of the younger generation?"

That pair of clear and bright eyes examined Xu Qi'an for a few seconds.

"My description is not appropriate enough. Not inferior to that of the top scholar." Xu Qi'an said with a smile.

Huaiqing did not speak again. She stretched out her jade-like hand from her wide sleeves, held the teacup and took a sip, and said, "What's the matter?"

It's easy to talk to smart people... Xu Qi'an said, "Your Highness, do you know about the Great Liang Dynasty?"

The exploration of the ancient tomb outside Xiang City was a gang mission within the Heaven & Earth Society. As a snitch planted by Wei Yuan in the Heaven & Earth Society, Xu Qi'an should report this matter to his superiors, but because of the jade seal, he planned to hide it.

"There are three dynasties named 'Great Liang'. The earliest one is about three thousand years ago, and the most recent one is after the establishment of Daibun. With the support of the Witchcraft Religion, the remnants of the previous dynasty established a short-lived Great Liang. Eighteen years later, it was destroyed by Emperor Gaozu. "

Huai Qing didn't even give it a thought before he gave his answer directly.

"Is there any earlier one?" Xu Qi'an frowned.

Huaiqing shook her head.

It seems that there is no record of the era of the murals in the official history books... This answer was expected, but Xu Qi'an was still a little disappointed.

Before the emergence of the Confucian school, although humans also had the habit of recording history, it was mostly painted on murals, which were not easy to preserve. After a war, they could be destroyed.

The real tradition of writing books was only after the emergence of the Confucian school. Scholars began to work hard to write books and history, and regarded it as a lifelong career, a glorious career.

"Is there anything else your excellency Xu?" Huaiqing reminded.

"No..."

Xu Qi 'an subconsciously shook his head as he thought about it.

"That's it?" Huai Qing raised his voice slightly.

"Look at my memory, I promised to give the story book to Your Highness." Xu Qi'an patted his head, took out the book from his bosom, and put it on the table, and said,

"Something happened at home yesterday, so I was delayed. Your Highness must be waiting anxiously. "

Huaiqing didn't even look at the story book, and lightly said, "It's just a few maids who want to read it, why would I be 'waiting anxiously'?"

"Then if there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."

Xu Qi'an was still thinking about going to Lin An Prefecture for a date.

Women are so troublesome, I don't even have time to properly cultivate, why do you think I need to raise so many fish... Thinking of Lin An's charming and affectionate face, Xu Qi'an couldn't wait.

"I won't see you out."

After Xu Qi'an left the hall, Huaiqing lifted her skirt and stood up, walking straight to the table, and hurriedly picked up the book. Scanning through it, she confirmed that it was a large quantity, and her eyes flashed with relief.

...

Spirit Treasure Temple.

An orange cat lightly jumped up the wall, glanced at the quiet courtyard, and jumped down from the top of the wall.

With its tail in the air, it crossed the cobblestone path to the door of the quiet room, raised its paw, and knocked on the door.

The lattice door automatically opened, as Luo Yuheng's cold voice came out: "What are you doing here at Spirit Treasure Temple again?"

"Hah!"

The orange cat sighed, causing the air to tremble, then spoke with an old voice: "Junior sister, emergency, my body can't hold on much longer"

"I think you like your current body quite a bit" Luo Yuheng teased him.

"Junior sister, don't make irresponsible remarks" the orange cat was a bit angry, but sternly said: "People of my generation do not care about trifles"

"Enough nonsense, what do you want?" Luo Yuheng was impatient.

The orange cat displayed a human-like smile, then shamelessly said: "I want to ask for two Blood Birth Pills from junior sister"

Luo Yuheng sighed: "I am only a femme fatale who deceived the Emperor to cultivate, a femme fatale who brings chaos to the court. My pills are all made from the blood of the people. Senior brother, aren't you afraid that the Karmic Fire will burn your body and cause you to die? "

This petty and vengeful woman … the Jinlian Taoist priest spoke in a low voice: "Junior sister, you're wrong. What does the Yuanjing Emperor's desire to cultivate have to do with you? If someone with bad intentions were to become the Grand Preceptor, that would truly bring chaos to the court.

"Junior sister, this is because you care about the people of the world, that's why you accepted the position of Grand Preceptor to personally watch over the Yuanjing Emperor. Otherwise, the court would have already fallen into chaos "

Luo Yuheng sighed deeply: "If only everyone in the world could see as clearly and as clearly as senior brother, how great would that be? In truth, you're right, since he borrowed the court's luck to cultivate, it's only natural for him to be condemned "

"Then, then the Blood Birth Pill …"

"One Blood Embryo Pill costs thirty-eight taels of gold. Considering that we are from the same sect, I'll give you sixty taels of gold. "

If I had that much money, why would he look for you!!

The Jinlian Taoist priest's cat face stiffened.

After thinking for a bit, the Jinlian Taoist priest went over the threshold and entered the silent room. Looking at the beautiful woman sitting cross-legged on a praying mat, he discussed:

"I'll use information to exchange for the Blood Birth Pill"

Luo Yuheng didn't open her eyes, her palms were facing upwards, her exquisite face like a jade sculpture, her red lips slightly opened: "Senior brother, although you have a lot of information, I'm not interested"

The orange cat's green eyes stared at her, asking: "What if it's Xu Qi'an?"

Luo Yuheng immediately opened her eyes.