CHAPTER 77
Willow Catkin
Riding at full speed, Tang Jin and the others arrived at Willow City that very night.
Willow City's city gates were already closed. When the city guards on the city walls saw Tang Jin and the others, they shouted, "Who goes there! It's already past the time to enter the city. If you want to enter the city, wait until tomorrow morning! "
Tang Jin and his men pulled on the reins, making the horses turn and stop at the city gate. Pojun reached his right hand into his waist and pulled out a golden token. He pointed the token at the soldiers on the city gate and shouted coldly, "Open your dog eyes and let me see what this is! Hurry up and open the city gates! "
Pojun, as the Arrest Commissioner of Jixianwei, was extremely powerful. Naturally, he was not as polite to others as he was to Tang Jin.
Hearing Pojun's domineering tone, the city guards did not dare to be negligent. They focused their vision and carefully looked at the golden token in Pojun's hand.
After Pojun infused it with his spiritual power, the token, which was already golden in color, emitted a bright golden light. The token was engraved with cloud patterns, and the words "Jixianwei" were engraved in the middle of the token. Below it was a row of small words that read "Arrester". Under the infusion of Pojun's Reiki, the token was shining brightly.
On the back of the token, the word "Pojun" filled the entire surface of the token, indicating Pojun's identity.
This was Jixianwei's token. Tang Jin also had one, but it was purple. The words "Commander" were written on the front, and "Tang Jin" were written on the back. The other tokens were the same as Pojun's. They were given to him together when Pojun read the imperial edict of appointment.
"Jixianwei!" Seeing the token in Pojun's hand, the soldiers on the wall couldn't help but cry out in alarm. Then, they panicked and shouted to the surrounding soldiers, "Open the door! Open the city gates! Do you want to die? Hurry up! "
After that, he put on a smiling face and looked at Pojun and Tang Jin. There was a hint of fear in his flattery as he said, "My, my lord, I didn't know it was you. I didn't know it was you. I'll open it for you immediately. I'll open it now! Sigh! Hurry up, have you started it yet? "
Jixianwei's name was indeed very useful in the Tang dynasty. Seeing that the person who came was Jixianwei, the guards hurriedly opened the gate for him. Tang Jin estimated that even if he took out the Nine Dragons Token, it would not be as efficient.
Seeing that the gate was wide open, Tang Jin took the lead and walked in. Rows of guards stood at the gate to welcome them. They looked at them with flattering smiles on their faces, but they stood far away. It seemed that they were a little afraid of Jixianwei's name. "My lord, I'm really sorry for what happened just now. I …"
"That's enough." Tang Jin impatiently waved his hand and interrupted the soldier. "You don't have to publicize our arrival, and you don't have to report it to your superiors. Just pretend that we've never been here. Do you understand?"
"Yes, yes."
The soldiers hurriedly replied. Everyone had heard of Jixianwei's methods. Seeing that Tang Jin's status was higher than Jixianwei's arrest commissioner, they didn't dare to go against Tang Jin's words.
Nodding with satisfaction, Tang Jin and the others walked into Willow City.
Because Willow City was a frontier city, there was a curfew at night, so there was no one on the streets at this time. The empty streets made people feel a sense of panic.
"It's already the middle of the night. Let's not go to the Liu residence for now. Let's find an inn to stay in first." Tang Jin said to the people around him.
Everyone's original plan was to find the Ryu family and explain the situation to them directly, then discuss countermeasures. However, it was already late, and Tang Jin felt that it would be impolite to go to the Ryu family at this time. Therefore, they could only find an inn to stay in first and think about it tomorrow morning.
Hearing this, Cheng Yin ran out and found a good looking inn to knock on the door. Of course, Tang Jin couldn't find a place to stay by himself.
Bang bang bang
Cheng Yin slammed his fist on the door of the inn, making a loud noise that reverberated in the empty street.
"Coming, coming, wait a moment." A middle-aged man's voice sounded from inside the inn.
After a series of rustling noises, a middle-aged man with a simple and honest face in pajamas opened the door. He looked at them with sleepy eyes and said, "Are you guys looking for a place to stay?"
"Nonsense," Cheng Yin frowned and said, "Don't tell me we came here in the middle of the night just to go to the toilet?"
Seeing Cheng Yin's dissatisfied expression, the inn owner quickly smiled and said, "No, no, that's not what I meant. Young masters, don't freeze outside, quickly come in. "
After he finished speaking, he welcomed Tang Jin and the others in and personally arranged a few rooms.
As for why the inn owner wasn't angry at all when someone knocked on his door in the middle of the night and disturbed his rest, it wasn't without reason.
Willow City had a curfew, and the city gates would be closed at 7 pm. Looking at the sky now, it was already 11 pm. How could someone who could make the guards open the city gates be an ordinary person? After operating an inn for so many years, if the inn owner didn't have such a discerning eye, he wouldn't be able to live so comfortably in Willow City.
Early in the morning, the sun was shining brightly, and the clear weather seemed to have driven away a lot of the cold air.
Tang Jin led everyone out of the inn and looked at the bustling streets of Willow City. It was a sharp contrast to last night's emptiness.
Stretching his body, Tang Jin walked forward and asked Pojun behind him, "Is there any new news?"
In the early hours of the morning, Pojun went out to Jixianwei's Willow City branch to inquire about the latest news.
"Yes," Pojun nodded, "According to the people in the Dark Department, Wang Hongri should have arrived in Willow City, but he didn't make a move because he was worried about the ancestors of the Ryu family."
Tang Jin narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Let's contact the ancestors of the Ryu family and let the Dark Department investigate again. We must kill Wang Hongri here!"
"Yes."
If Wang Hongri succeeded this time and absorbed the Third Miss of the Ryu family, then Wang Hongri could ascend. If Wang Hongri really ascended, then the reputation of the Tang dynasty would be ruined!
Someone came to the Tang dynasty, made a mess, and then left, and the Tang dynasty couldn't do anything to him. If this spread out, wouldn't the major forces laugh their heads off? Who would be afraid of the Tang dynasty in the future? Where would the Tang dynasty put its face?
Therefore, the Tang dynasty was determined to kill Wang Hongri this time!
Tang Jin and the others had just arrived at the gate of the Liu residence when they saw a young woman coming out of the gate and stepping into the carriage waiting in front of the gate. The carriage was followed by several people and drove away.
The woman had long eyebrows, slanted eyes, a jade nose, cherry lips, and a baby face. Her skin was a little pale, and her body seemed very weak. Just the few movements from coming out of the residence to stepping into the carriage seemed to have taken a lot of effort.
Tang Jin stared blankly at the woman. In just a few moments, Tang Jin deeply imprinted the woman's figure and appearance in his heart. The woman's appearance couldn't be said to be devastatingly beautiful. She was even worse than Su Wan 'ge, but her weak appearance made people feel pity for her.
Tang Jin thought of Ming Qinger, who had come to him for revenge. She also made people feel pity for her. Ming Qinger obviously practiced the art of seduction, but everything about this woman was so natural that people couldn't bear to hurt her just by looking at her. Even with Tang Jin's wisdom, when he saw the woman's weak appearance just now, he almost couldn't help but go forward to help her.
Tang Jin stood blankly at the gate of the Liu residence, watching the woman's carriage go away until it disappeared.
Looking at Tang Jin's absent-minded appearance, Pojun considerately explained to Tang Jin, "That woman is Willow Catkin. She's 16 years old this year, just three years older than Wang Ye. She's kind-hearted. Because she's weak and sickly, she's especially compassionate towards weak things. She likes … "
"Okay, okay," Tang Jin quickly interrupted Pojun's words, his usually cold and indifferent cheeks blushing slightly.
Love at first sight? Tang Jin smiled bitterly in his heart.
The world was so absurd. Some people desperately pursued and tried to be friendly, but they couldn't be together. And some people just glanced at each other and inadvertently met, but they felt like old friends at first sight and were reluctant to part.
Shaking his head to get rid of the image of Willow Catkin in his mind, Tang Jin continued to walk forward. After taking two steps, he stopped, turned around, and walked back.
"Let's go back to the inn and discuss it." Without looking at Pojun and the others, Tang Jin said to himself.
After taking two steps, Tang Jin seemed to have thought of something. He turned around and said to Pojun behind him, "You three follow Willow Catkin's carriage. When Willow Catkin returns home and is safe, then come to the inn to find me."
"You can't, Commander." Pojun said anxiously, "Our mission is to protect you, you …"
"Enough!" Tang Jin forcefully interrupted Pojun. "Do as I say! Didn't you hear me? "
Hearing this, Pojun and the others looked at each other helplessly and nodded in agreement. Then they turned around and chased after Willow Catkin's carriage, following behind it.
Seeing Pojun and the others chase after Willow Catkin's carriage, Tang Jin nodded in relief and continued to walk towards the inn.
Ah Da and Ah Er were not good with words. They looked meaningfully at Tang Jin, but Cheng Yin covered his mouth and chuckled.
"What are you laughing at!" Tang Jin scolded Cheng Yin. He seemed to be tough on the outside but weak on the inside.
At noon, Pojun and the others returned to the inn.
"How was it? Did you come back because you saw Willow Catkin return home? "Seeing Pojun and the others come back so early, Tang Jin was a little worried.
The three of them nodded helplessly. The frequency was not the slightest bit different. "We came back only after we saw Miss Liu return home."
"Oh." Tang Jin continued to drink tea and did not say anything else. It was obvious that he was waiting for Pojun and the others to say something.
Pojun began to report today's itinerary to Tang Jin. "Miss Liu came out to relax, but she went to some busy places. First she went to Ruixiang Pavilion, then she went to Baoqu Zhai, and then … "
Tang Jin listened to Pojun's useless reports with great interest. When Pojun finished, Tang Jin nodded and said, "I've thought about it. You three will go to the Ryu family in the afternoon. I won't go. You know what to say, right?"
"What about you, Commander?" Pojun anxiously objected. "We won't be by your side. If something happens to you, we won't be able to escape the blame even if we die ten thousand times."
"It's not a problem. Just give me the Spirit Summoning Talisman that our ancestors gave you!" Tang Jin casually waved his hand, then hesitated and said, "Also, I don't want to appear in front of her as the King Of Heaven, Tang Jin."
In the morning, Pojun said that Willow Catkin was very kind and caring. Tang Jin didn't dare to imagine that if he appeared in front of Willow Catkin as the cold-blooded and ruthless King Of Heaven, how bad of an impression he would get.
"This … Okay." After all, they were subordinates. Pojun and the others didn't want to say too much.
Tang Jin nodded and waved his hand, indicating that Pojun and the others could leave.
"Commander, we'll take our leave first."
When Pojun and the others walked to the door, Tang Jin's voice came again. "Pojun, write down what you didn't say this morning on a piece of paper and bring it to me."
"What is it?" Pojun was confused.
Tang Jin sipped her tea calmly. She seemed to be very calm, but her face was already burning with anger. "That's right. What does that person like? What does that person like? What hobbies …"
"Ah? Oh, oh, I understand. "Defeating Armies reacted and nodded his head in understanding.
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