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House arrest is the best invention of mankind and a great innovation in political development.

Just the word "soft" separates it from imprisonment, making people feel that it is a very civilized method - although the people under house arrest, like the imprisoned people, cannot have any new impact on the outside world, although they are under house arrest The pain suffered by the person is no less than that of the imprisoned person, but it can bring a reputation of mercy to the superior.

Historically, classmate Kangxi was the one who liked to use this trick the most. Oboi basically wailed to death, and most of his sons also failed in the race against time and lifespan. Yongzheng inherited this fine tradition and kept several people he disliked very much at home, and they never went out again.

In modern times, the most famous person under house arrest is General Zhang Xueliang. From his twenties to more than a hundred years old, living a long time does not mean that life inside is comfortable. Maybe in a real prison, it would be more interesting to chat with scammers and fight with crazy people.

Cheng Jinzhou didn't think too much. He only knew that it was inconvenient for him to kill Hou Wenwu, but he couldn't let him fool around outside. The outer peninsula looked like a very good place of exile. Even an ordinary star warlock apprentice would not care about the mentality of important officials in the imperial court.

Living in the world of astrologers near the capital, it is incompatible with the secular world. Once they enter this place and see the magic of astrology, few people will be willing to return to the group of ordinary people. Although the hope is slim, there is hope. There is a chance to become a three-star warlock, and that means a long life and an enviable status. Even if the wish does not succeed, if you leave the peninsula after middle age, you can still find a place in a small aristocratic family and receive respectful treatment and good courtesy.

Compared to Wu Zong and others who were hired by the Cheng family, the star warlocks in the outer peninsula are as proud as the students of key middle schools.

Several servants roughly packed the noble knights into the small courtyard. Hou Wenwu received good treatment, except that his arms were not pinched.

Staying in the small square sky, Hou Wenwu looked at Cheng Jinzhou with resentful eyes and said word by word: "Don't let me out, otherwise..."

"Otherwise, what can we do?" The murderous intent flashed through Cheng Jinzhou's eyes. He had committed suicide himself, so the so-called fear and moral obsessiveness were naturally much reduced.

Hou Wenwu snorted heavily and pretended to laugh: "A two-star warlock is not qualified to cover the sky with one hand. Someone will come to save us. I am a senior official, I am a senior official..."

His roar grew louder and louder, trying to be heard by everyone.

Cheng Jinzhou sneered and said, "You are a level 7 official."

Hou Wenwu's cry slowly stopped. Level 7 officials are quasi-senior officials. It is very remarkable to have such an achievement at the age of more than 20 years old, but after all, they are not senior officials - if they are not senior officials, there will be no sedan carried by eight people; if they are not senior officials, there will be no three horses. carriage; if he is not a senior official, there is no reason for the political hall to ask for information from the Star Warlock Association...

Cheng Jinzhou waved to Hou Wenwu and left the courtyard with a smile.

He did not expect to imprison Hou Wenwu for the rest of his life. After all, a perverted young man like Kangxi could not be cultivated by socialism. But locking him up for two or three months is a very interesting thing.

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After all the gentlemen from the court disappeared from the Star Warlock Tower, Warlock Liu Kuangxing returned on the colorful auspicious clouds, accompanied by Warlock An Fengxing.

They seemed to have no idea what was going on. Except for Warlock Anfeng's expression becoming more grim, nothing had changed.

Cheng Jinzhou smiled and greeted the two of them.

Warlock Liu Kuangxing responded with a smile and returned to his room. Surprisingly, Warlock Cheng Jinzhou and An Fengxing were left.

The latter stared at Cheng Jinzhou for a moment and whispered, "Good luck guy."

Cheng Jinzhou didn't hear clearly, stretched his neck and asked, "What?"

Warlock An Fengxing shook his head and said, "I heard that you made a big splash in the temple. Congratulations."

He said congratulations, but his expression was the same as usual. The smile on the corner of his mouth still retained the Star Warlock's reserve.

Otherwise, the church can still survive in the fierce competitive environment. People such as Anfeng Star Warlock's association are too focused on their social status and forget about the position of leader-further to say, very Strong astrology ability is the basis for leading astral magicians, but strong astrology ability is not necessarily linked to leadership ability. For the association, it may be another difficult and lifelong problem to solve.

Father Li Zhong laughed, but he wished he could lift his jaw away and imitate the white lady in kissing.

"Thank you, Warlock An Fengxing, for your concern." Cheng Jinzhou greeted reluctantly. Most of the time, a life-wasting exercise starts with nonsense.

An Feng sighed secretly, took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to him and said, "This is a new mail from that friend."

"Okay." Cheng Jinzhou took the letter and put it in his pocket without looking at it carefully, feeling a little funny in his heart. In his opinion, it would be better if the letter passes through the communication star array and is sent directly to him. Every time it is changed hands by An Feng Star Warlock or his Star Warlock Apprentice, it makes people think of prying into privacy.

But Xiao Cheng didn't know that the star array that could communicate from the far west to Daxia was not an ordinary commodity.

Warlock An Fengxing didn't know what he was thinking. He stared at Cheng Jinzhou for a moment and said, "You will be living in the outer peninsula during this period of time, right?"

"Yes." Cheng Jinzhou smiled. It was a good idea to avoid the limelight on the peripheral peninsula and then go back. He is not worried about things like sin and his family. Not only do the Star Warlock and His Majesty the Emperor cannot urinate together, the aristocratic family and the royal family do not use the same golden toilet.

After a simple answer, both of them seemed to have nothing to say.

Warlock An Fengxing is also not good at finding topics. If it were in front of other people, those people might have prepared a large list of topics to chat with, and most of them would be of interest to him. But Cheng Jinzhou's reaction in this regard was much slower. Even if he was reborn through time travel, he could not add to his little social experience.

After a long time, Warlock An Fengxing talked about the purpose of his trip and said in a low voice: "I know that the Holy Church should have given you a lot of conditions, but I hope that you can postpone making any decisions whether to join. The decision of the Holy Church.”

He and Warlock Liu Kuangxing had wanted to win over Cheng Jinzhou a long time ago, but in the end, Xiao Cheng was still undecided. Therefore, An Feng did not expect to draw Cheng Jinzhou to his side in just two sentences. However, although An Feng, Liu Kuang and Jiang Huang were the dominant force among the star warlocks in Daxia, they still vented their anger through the same nostril when facing the Holy Church.

Cheng Jinzhou was surprised by his request and couldn't help asking: "Why?"

In such a situation, asking why is itself a strange thing.

If he had invited an ordinary star warlock, An Feng might have left in a hurry. However, the news coming from the temple contained words such as the so-called "God's Favored One". The young man who had never been to the Star Warlock Headquarters did not know the meaning, but he and Liu Kuang knew it clearly.

Therefore, An Feng explained patiently: "The Star Warlock Association is the home of the Star Warlocks, the country of freedom. In the future, you will definitely become a three-star Warlock. It is also very possible for a four-star Warlock. In this way, you You will have a good chance to go to the Astromancers Association, where you will know what freedom is, what astrology is, and the star array that can increase longevity..."

As he talked, he seemed really fascinated...

Cheng Jinzhou said "Oh" and ended with the most common interjection. He was not impressed at all.

An Feng also heard his disapproval, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. After thinking for a moment, he came up with his final condition and said, "You have occupied a lot of government property around the capital, right?"

"Yes. I paid him back very quickly." Cheng Jinzhou had no shame. He was not the only star warlock who robbed a bank when he was short of money. He was like Superman soaring into the sky after eating a few hot dogs for nothing. How natural. This is the reason why the law does not blame everyone.

An Feng smiled and asked again: "You rented 150,000 acres of land from Warlock Cao Fengxing at a low price. Do you also want to experiment?"

"Yes." Cheng Jinzhou's momentum suddenly dropped. The land could not be returned immediately, not to mention the large area of ​​real rice, which was of great promotion value.

"You should know that the explosion in Lou Qingfang and the matters in the Ministry of Revenue warehouse were all suppressed by the Star Warlock Association for you, right?" Star Warlock An Feng was actually very reluctant to say this. It gave him such a feeling. It's too obvious and inconsistent with my identity.

However, he couldn't come up with any other explanation. If it were a normal Star Warlock, it would be fine. Everyone needs a variety of experimental materials and experimental equipment, and the cooperation of Star Warlock apprentices and even Star Warlocks is indispensable. Some people even want to check high-end information, and even go to the Star Warlock Association to study. , all these things increase the cohesion of the Star Warlock Association. Cheng Jinzhou is a weirdo. He rarely goes to the association's information library and hardly needs the cooperation of other star warlocks. He quietly studies problems alone and does not even actively publish results reports...

If Xiao Cheng knew that he was regarded as a figure like Fermat, he would definitely jump with joy - that is a strange thing that can sweep the Chinese mathematics world - but now, he just responded calmly: "Thank you An Wind Star Warlock.”

Warlock An Fengxing looked at him deeply and said, "If you have any requests, just come to me. Don't make a decision in a hurry."

As he spoke, he pointed to the envelope in Cheng Jinzhou's hand and pointed out: "The content you mentioned in the last letter has been published for you in the "Journal of the World" of the Star Warlock Association. It may be published for you. There are original contributions.”

Cheng Jinzhou raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not say anything more.

Warlock An Fengxing showed some disappointment. Original contribution points are a review meeting organized by the Star Warlock Association to reward original results. The original contribution points for each article range from 1 to 5 points. It is said that it is related to the qualifications to use the special star array of the Star Warlock Association. , if Cheng Jinzhou is interested in this, he doesn't mind exerting his influence.

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