Chapter 519

After they left, Yang Yan sat by the table with a frown. He took the cup of tea from Wei Yuan but did not take a sip for a long time.

Nangong Qianrou rolled his eyes and asked, "Godfather, are you really going to kill that kid?"

Yang Yan immediately looked at Wei Yuan.

"Is there anything wrong with my punishment?" Wei Yuan asked.

Nangong Qianrou and Yang Yan shook their heads at the same time. Nangong Qianrou smiled and said, "Yes, yes, but are you really willing to kill him?"

Wei Yuan took a sip of tea and sighed. "I've said it before. He's a natural born martial artist. That kind of spirit is rare."

How long has he been in the Mortal Realm for? How long has he been in the Mortal Realm?

Wei Yuan's smile was full of admiration and satisfaction.

…

Spring Breeze Hall.

Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao followed Li Yuchun back dejectedly. Brother Chun was silent on the way.

He had been waiting downstairs for the result of the case and the news that Xu Qi 'an would be cut in half in seven days came.

Li Yuchun did not say a word and came back with his two subordinates.

"Drink with me for a while. I know you two have a private stash and drink when you are on duty."

Li Yuchun's voice was unemotional and frighteningly calm.

Song Tingfeng opened his mouth and spat out two words, "Okay."

Li Yuchun was an inflexible and stubborn person. His close friends said he was a stickler for the rules, and those he did not know made fun of him for being inflexible.

But no matter if they were close or not, no one in the yamen looked down on him. On the contrary, they all admired him even if they would not say it.

Li Yuchun's inflexibility was reflected in many aspects, such as never drinking when he was on duty.

Song Tingfeng took out his stash of wine from the side hall. There were three porcelain bowls, one of which originally belonged to Xu Qi 'an.

Li Yuchun did not drink quickly, but he drank bowl after bowl without saying a word.

Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao drank with him in silence.

The jar of wine was quickly finished. Li Yuchun took advantage of the fact that she was tipsy and said, "I know that Duke Wei has his own difficulties. Xu Qi 'an was indeed wrong.

"So what if he humiliated a female official? It is not a crime worthy of death. He's an idiot. He almost hacked someone to death, and it was a silver gong. "

Li Yuchun started to ramble, "I thought I was stupid enough, but I didn't expect this guy to be even more stupid than me. If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have accepted him.

"What can Duke Wei do? Even if his aptitude … was slightly better, the matter had been blown out of proportion. The entire yamen was watching from the sidelines. How could they openly side with him? Even if he is talented, it is only a matter of time. It took many years to build a reputation, but it only took a moment to destroy it. If he sided with Xu Qi 'an, who would obey Duke Wei in the future?

"Alright, now one is dismissed from his position, and the other is chopped in half at the waist. This is fair, heh heh heh.

"For a long time to come, the people in the yamen will behave themselves. Xu Qi 'an's death was not unjust. It was worth it."

Li Yuchun returned the bowl to Song Tingfeng and scolded, "What a broken bowl. The blue and white are not symmetrical."

Song Tingfeng took a closer look and realized that the bowl he had been drinking from for more than half a year had an asymmetrical pattern on its body.

After finishing the wine, he was no longer in the mood to continue chatting. He and Zhu Guangxiao silently returned to the side hall.

In the quiet Spring Wind Hall, Li Yuchun sat for a long time. He slowly got up and walked to a corner. He picked up a feather duster and wiped every part of the hall that was easy to collect dust.

He repeatedly arranged the books, vases, tables and chairs so that they were symmetrical.

Then, he took off his waist token and saber, and took off the night watchman's uniform.

The uniform was neatly folded, and he put on the saber and the waist token. Li Yuchun held them and walked out of Spring Wind Hall.

He walked towards the Grand Spirit Pavilion.

Along the way, he attracted the attention of many gongs, who pointed at him and whispered.

Among these people, some had heard about the story of Xu Qi 'an's saber killing Zhu Chengzhu, and some knew nothing about it and were curious.

"What happened?"

"Didn't you hear? Zhu Yinlou was almost killed by a gong. The person who killed him was Xu Qi 'an, uh, Li Yinlou's subordinate."

"What does Li Yinlou want to do?"

"I don't know. Follow him and see."

Three to five, seven to eight … The number of night watchmen following behind Li Yuchun gradually increased, forming a sizable crowd.

They went all the way to the Grand Spirit Pavilion.

Li Yuchun stopped under the vigilant and warning eyes of the guards downstairs. He held the uniform, waist token, and saber with both hands and turned a blind eye to the followers behind him.

"I am Li Yuchun. I joined the yamen 20 years ago and have always been conscientious and responsible. My belief is to eliminate corrupt officials, and my goal is to serve the country. "Li Yuchun's voice was loud and clear.

"For 16 years, I have been conscientious, never dereliction of duty or violation of the law, never accepted bribes, and never bullied the good. Originally, he thought that his hot blood could be exchanged for a clear sky and clear earth.

"However, in the past 16 years, I have witnessed many of my colleagues oppressing the people and blackmailing the merchants. Every time they searched someone's house, they would be greedy and rape the women of the officials. This is intolerable.

"How can the law be enforced if the heart cannot do it? Today, I, Li Yuchun, can't bear it anymore, so I am leaving. You can also kill me. "

After saying the last sentence, he struggled to throw his uniform, saber, and waist token on the ground under the dumbfounded gazes of the night watchmen around him.

Li Yuchun, who had publicly humiliated Wei Yuan in Vast Qi Building, turned around and left. The dozens of night watchmen did not stop him or make a sound.

"This … Should we stop him?" someone asked in a low voice.

The night watchmen around him stared at him coldly.

…

Xu Qi 'an, who was wearing a prison uniform, sat in the prison of the night watchman yamen. He leaned against the wall and smelled the damp and rancid smell unique to the prison.

"I've been in the palace for the third time. I was a policeman in my previous life, but in this life, I've become a frequent visitor to the prison." Xu Qi 'an laughed at himself and sighed at the fickleness of fate.

The prison was silent. Occasionally, the sound of cursing could be heard from the prisoners next door. Most people usually remained silent.

Most of the prisoners locked up here were sentenced to death. They were disheartened. In the beginning, they would complain and curse, but after being taken out by the prison guards and having a friendly conversation with them, they knew how to behave.

They also understood the principle of maintaining silence in public.

No one wanted to suffer inhumane torture before they died.

Xu Qi 'an closed his eyes and thought about whether he still had a chance to live.

"The great scholars of Yunlu Academy might come and make a scene, but they are not officials, so it would not work if they went to the officials. Nor would it work if they used physics. After all, this is the night watchman yamen. "

"The warlock of the Celestial Commissioner will definitely try to save me, but unless the Supervisor comes forward, he won't be able to save me. And for the dignified Supervisor to come forward, my identity is not enough … Xu Qi 'an, oh Xu Qi' an, have you forgotten the coldness of society after tasting the warmth of Nako? After two months, I still haven't hooked up with Chu Caiwei. "

"The fragments of the Book of the Earth have also been taken away. Otherwise, I could try to ask Number One to save me. I don't know if his or her position is enough …"

Thinking about it, he fell asleep. When he woke up, the prison was silent, and outside the small window was a deep night.

Sleep made up for the physical deficit of using the Heaven and Earth Single Cut, but the price was hunger.

With the dim light of the oil lamp in the passage, Xu Qi 'an saw a bowl of white rice by the fence. Two fat mice with big ears were eating it with relish.

"F * ck, Schuck Betta, stealing my food."

Xu Qi 'an cursed.

There was no food to eat, so he had to sit cross-legged and meditate, breathing in and out.

After an unknown amount of time, it was dawn.

The sound of footsteps came from the dark passage. Two jailers came over and opened the door of the cell.

Xu Qi 'an opened his eyes.

"Come out." The jailer shouted.

Xu Qi 'an, handcuffed and shackled, was taken to the torture room by the jailer.

Beams of sunlight penetrated through the air holes in the wall, dispelling the darkness of the torture room, but not the coldness.

Two young people sat at the interrogation table in the torture room. One had red phoenix eyes, willow leaf eyebrows, and delicate facial features. The other had red lips and white teeth, and was extremely handsome.

Two rabbits walking next to each other, how could they tell whether they were male or female?

Nangong Qianrou sneered: "Oily hair and powdered face."

He didn't like the attitude of this scholar. Since he entered the yamen and came here, he always held his head high and chest out. He didn't look at people with his eyes, but with his nose.

This kind of arrogance was annoying for no reason. It was the same as the other scholars in Yunlu Academy, and the same as the white clothes of the Celestial Commissioner.

Xu Xinnian glanced at him and said lightly: "Only women and villains are difficult to raise."

"Who are you calling a woman?" Nangong Qianrou smiled, and his eyes flashed with a dangerous light.

"I was rude." Xu Xinnian cupped his hands and said: "May I ask for your name?"

"…" Nangong Qianrou wanted to kill someone.

Xu Xinnian, who had his Venomous Tongue skill maxed out, sneered and raised his head again.

Xu Qi 'an, who was standing at the door, saw this scene and heard their conversation. He broke out in cold sweat for his little brother.

He thought to himself: "This beauty is a high ranked Warrior. You're just an eighth ranked scholar. You need to know when to yield and when to stand tall."

Nangong Qianrou tilted his head and stared at Xu Qi 'an. He stood up and said: "You have the time it takes for a joss stick to burn."

He then left.

Xu Xinnian stared at his cousin and didn't say a word.

"Why are you here? Aren't you studying in the academy?" Xu Qi 'an asked.

"Last night, one of your colleagues came to the mansion and told me about your encounter. Father left the capital last night and rushed to Yunlu Academy to inform me. "Xu Xinnian exhaled and said:

"I returned to the mansion last night and waited until dawn when the gates of the inner city opened."

He received a letter from his teacher and was a High Scholar. Only then did he know that he was allowed to visit.

"Everyone in the family was worried about you. Mother didn't sleep the whole night." Xu Xinnian said.

Xu Qi 'an nodded.

"Lingyin was also worried about you. She only had a bowl of porridge this morning."

"It must have been hard on her." Xu Qi 'an was touched.

Xu Xinnian nodded and agreed with his cousin's view. He continued: "Teacher suggested that I ask Princess Royal for help. She might be able to save you. As for teacher and the rest … Wei Yuan doesn't have a good relationship with the academy. "

Xu Qi 'an hesitated: "Cijiu, don't you blame big brother?"

Xu Xinnian said in a low voice: "Big brother's skills are not good enough. He didn't kill that bastard."

Xu Qi 'an laughed: "That's how a scholar should be …" He smiled and fell silent. He said softly: "I'm sorry."

Xu Xinnian said nothing.

The interrogation room quieted down. Neither brother spoke.

After a long time, Xu Cijiu sighed: "I will save you."

Xu Qi 'an nodded and pretended not to be touched. He said: "Since you're here, help big brother do one thing. Did Cijiu bring money? "

"Of course I did." Xu Xinnian replied.

How could he visit a prison if he didn't bring money?

"Hmm, go to the warden and tell him that you want to retrieve one of my belongings. If it's still there. It's a small jade mirror. Take it to the Eastern City's Health Hall and find a monk. Tell him: Ask him to pass on a message that Number Three is locked up in the night watchman's dungeon. He needs help. Xu Qi 'an! "

After the fragment of the Earth Book recognized its owner, no one could log in and chat. Hence, Number Six was needed to pass on the message.

He believed that the smart Number One would know what to do when he saw the message. Because in the Earth Book chat group, there was only Number One who had authority in the capital.

Number One still owed him a debt.

Of course, Number One might leave him in the lurch, but that was an entirely different matter.

Besides, letting Xu Erlang retrieve the fragment of the Earth Book was Xu Qi 'an's test for Wei Yuan.

To see if Wei Yuan really had the intention to kill him.

Xu Xinnian stared at him for a moment and asked: "What if he doesn't?"

"Then forget it."

After watching his cousin being brought into the dark passage, Xu Xinnian left the interrogation room and found the warden. He handed over thirty taels of banknotes and said: "I need to retrieve one of my cousin's belongings."

The warden naturally had no objections. Anything could be done with money.

He immediately led Xu Xinnian to the storeroom and took out a package. Inside were the belongings taken from Xu Qi 'an.

"The gong, waist tag, saber, and uniform are not to be taken away." The warden said.

These were all things that belonged to the night watchman's office.

Xu Xinnian searched around and found a small and exquisite mirror made of jade. The surface of the mirror had shallow patterns that formed the outline of a crossbow, banknotes, and other strange patterns.