Nightwatcher

In a small courtyard, Daoist Jin Lian put away the fragments of the book, frowning silently.

Everyone in the Book of the Earth chat group is a person of great fortune, and he would not want to see anyone hurt.

"The struggle between heaven and man is a matter for the elders, there is no need for the younger generation to divide life and death, if they do not intervene, with Li Miaozhen's stubbornness and No. 4's vigor, I am afraid that one will die and the other will be injured.

"It is inconvenient for my sect to intervene in the dispute between heaven and man, number six is ​​not good at words, and the status of number one is inconvenient, so let's push Xu Qi'an out to make peace with each other. Let him intervene in the dispute between heaven and man, and weaken the hostile atmosphere between Li Miaozhen and number four. There is an explanation to the sect, and there is no need to divide life and death.

"However, his cultivation base is a bit weak, and he is not qualified to intervene in the battle between Li Miaozhen and No. 4, unless he can become a copper-skinned iron bone in a short period of time."

It is really difficult to build a copper skin and iron frame in a short period of time.

Daoist Jin Lian frowned for a moment, and after thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with a suitable idea, until a shrill cat meow came from the yard.

In a few moments, an orange cat left happily, with its tail raised high.

In the room, Daoist Jinlian was lying on the bed with a peaceful face.

After breakfast, Xu Qi'an rode a filly and took Zhong Li to beat the watchman's yamen.

"I don't guarantee that you can enter the Changren Yamen, especially the Haoqi Tower." Xu Qi'an turned his head and said to Zhong Li beside him.

She didn't ride a horse, but followed the filly step by step, strolling in the yard like a stroll after dinner.

The magic that shrinks the ground into an inch? Xu Qi'an saw it in his eyes and silently envied it.

As soon as he stepped into the policemen's yamen, a silver gong hurried out with a dozen gongs, and bumped into Xu Qi'an.

The silver gong stopped to say hello, noticed Zhong Li with disheveled hair and a linen robe, and asked, "Is this a person from the quack who broke the law? Why didn't you bind him?"

Xu Qi'an was taken aback for a moment, and said after deliberation: "Why did you say that?"

Yin Luo explained: "You were not on duty yesterday, so you don't know, Duke Wei issued a notice yesterday, and in three months there will be a battle between heaven and man once every sixty years.

"And before that, the outstanding disciples of Renzong and Tianzong will take the lead in the contest. For many knights in the rivers and lakes, this is a once-in-a-lifetime event.

"As a result, many people from the Jianghu came to Beijing to watch the decisive battle between the disciples of the two sects of heaven and man. The colleagues in the yamen guarded the gate of the city, registered the people from the Jianghu who entered the city, and screened out possible spies from other countries."

Um? It turns out that No. 4 and No. 2 have such a high status in the Jianghu. I didn't feel it at all. Maybe it's because I'm the second generation of eunuchs. Xu Qi'an nodded and bid farewell to Yin Luo.

He arranged Zhong Li in Li Yuchun's Chunfeng Hall, and went to the Haoqi Tower by himself.

Zhong Li is the fifth disciple of the supervisor, and her status is considered noble, but it's useless, she can't see Wei Yuan.

After being informed by the guards, Xu Qi'an went to the tea room on the seventh floor.

Wei Yuan stood in front of the huge Kanyu map, still wearing the same green robe, his hair was simply pulled up with a black jade hairpin, his hands were behind his back, and his sleeves were hanging down.

In terms of temperament, appearance and talent, Wei Yuan can be called the leader among the middle-aged and elderly people Xu Qi'an has met. In the younger generation, in terms of looks, Erlang and Nangong Qianrou are the leaders.

But in terms of overall strength, Xu Qi'an felt that Xu Dalang was better, and he was a well-deserved leader and leader.

"Your letter of appointment is on the table, and I will take it to the anthology department later to get the relevant badge and uniform."

Wei Yuan didn't turn around, but just pointed to the table case.

Xu Qi'an then looked at the desk, and sure enough, he saw a promotion document with Wei Yuan's seal on it.

The watchman is Wei Yuan's voice, he can promote whoever he wants, and demote whoever he wants. Therefore, Xu Qi'an was not worried about his promotion to Yinluo.

"After becoming a silver gong, you don't need to go out to patrol the streets, you can sit in the hall and have more free time." Wei Yuan hinted: "Your talent is good, and your time should not be spent on official duties."

This is the first time I have seen the boss Xu Qi'an who said to the employees, "You shouldn't waste your time on such trivial things as going to work." I only regret that I didn't meet such a good leader in my previous life, and I worked diligently as a social animal for ten years.

He picked up the promotion document, and was about to say goodbye when he heard Wei Yuan say, "Don't hurry, the disciples of Renzong and Tianzong will have a decisive battle in a short time. During this period of time, the capital may not be peaceful, and there will be riots and fights in the arena." people."

"I understand that I will maintain the law and order in the inner city." Xu Qi'an said immediately.

Wei Yuan nodded slowly, and continued: "You have had contact with Li Miaozhen in Yunzhou, how do you feel about her?"

Li Miaozhen's identity as a disciple of Tianzong had already been confessed to Governor Zhang and Jiang Luzhong when he was in Baidi City. outstanding contribution.

I implore the court to grant her an official position.

Of course it was rejected in the end, Luo Yuheng is the national teacher of Dafeng, and Renzong and Tianzong are incompatible, this is not a joke.

I thought about her senses, Xu Qi'an, and felt that it can be summed up in one sentence: I and the general undressed, and the hibiscus tent warmed up the spring night.

"It's just two disciples, Duke Wei doesn't have to care so much, right?" Xu Qi'an said.

"The attitude between the disciples determines the attitude of the elders of the master." Wei Yuan came back to his senses, looked at him, and said in a serious tone:

"Tianzong Taoist is the first grade."

For this answer, Xu Qi'an was shocked but not shocked. Among the three Taoist sects, Tianzong is the strongest. The Taoists of Renzong and Dizong are second grade, if Tianzong doesn't have first grade, how can they become strong?

But in this way, wouldn't Renzong's Luo Yuheng be defeated?

Xu Qi'an didn't care about Luo Yuheng's chances of winning, he understood Wei Yuan's meaning, if this contest between disciples could not be handled properly, then the Taoist leader between the two sects of heaven and man might have to fight to the death.

The first rank and the second rank are the pinnacle combat power in the world, even Wei Yuan, who is as wise as a monster, dare not be negligent, and the supervisor of the bottom of the box in Dafeng capital is only the first rank.

"Wei Gong, there is something that I haven't told you yet." Xu Qi'an planned to report the inside story of the Tiandihui.

Wei Yuan let out a "hmm" and didn't speak.

"Then Li Miaozhen is a member of the Tiandihui, in charge of the No. 2 shard. And the disciple sent by Renzong should be the number one swordsman in the capital that you have evaluated." Xu Qi'anhui reported.

This news was beyond Wei Yuan's expectations, he left Kanyutu, returned to the table and sat down, said in a deep voice, "Talk about it."

Xu Qi'an immediately recounted the chat records of the "Dishu Chat Group" last night.

"Your news is very timely." Wei Yuan nodded appreciatively.

He "dotes on" this gong, the composition is very complicated, there are many factors, the first is the heart, that is, the character is trustworthy and guaranteed. The second is talent, the talent that Xu Qi'an showed deserves his vigorous cultivation.

Then there is character, which is different from xinxing. Xu Qi'an's character is very capable, smart, slick, flattering and flattering, but he has his own principles.

Last but not least, he can always bring surprises to Wei Yuan, whether it is solving the case or the current intelligence, he has been showing Wei Yuan his role.

Let Wei Yuan feel relieved that this is not a sapling that can't do anything and needs to be supported and cared for by himself.

This is significantly different from those family geniuses who are extremely talented but have extremely poor ability to handle things.

"Try to cooperate with Daoist Jinlian." Wei Yuan said without thinking.

Seeing that Xu Qi'an was at a loss, he explained: "Jinlian established the Tiandihui to search for the holders of the Earth Book fragments in various places in Kyushu. The original intention was to clean up the sect and wipe out the demonic leaders."

Xu Qi'an nodded, he told Wei Yuan personally about Jinlian's motive.

"Then he will definitely not look at the loss of the owner of the book fragment, and will try his best to mediate, but he is a member of the Dizong, and the Dizong has always maintained a neutral position. It is inconvenient to intervene directly. Most likely, he will ask you for help."

"How can I help, heh, heh?" Xu Qi'an smiled, his smile gradually froze.

Wei Yuan didn't know how Xiao Yinluo under his command pretended to be hilarious in the Dishu chat group, so he didn't care about the change of Xu Qi'an's expression, and said instead:

"Western religion is coming to the capital soon."

Xu Qi'an was stunned for a moment, thinking how Wei Yuan knew that the Western Sect was coming to the capital, and soon he knew that the Western Sect's large team would definitely not come suddenly when they visited Dafeng Capital.

It's like meeting the heads of state of the two countries, with advance notice, appointment time and so on.

"It's Chunwei again, it's the Western religion, and it's the struggle between heaven and man." Xu Qi'an's heart is heavy.

At this moment, the sound of gongs and drums, bang bang bang bang, and a faint cry came from downstairs: "The water is gone, the water is gone!"

on fire? !

It was the first time that Xu Qi'an encountered such a thing after joining the watchman for half a year. The next moment, his heart sank and he had a bad premonition.

"Wei, Duke Wei, I will take my leave first."

He quickly got up, clasped his fists, and rushed out of the Haoqi building in a panic, looked around for a while, and found that the officials and the watchmen were carrying buckets and rushed towards the direction of the spring wind hall.

A quarter of an hour later, the fire was extinguished by a gold gong on duty at the yamen, and the Spring Breeze Hall was burnt down and turned into scorched ruins. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

That Jin Luo was very angry and ordered the watchmen to investigate the reason for the water loss.

In a secluded yard somewhere, Zhong Li with curly hair was squatting on the ground, his linen robe was burned through several holes, revealing his delicate skin.

"I stayed in the house well, but it caught fire for some reason. You may be familiar with me after a while at night," she said with lingering fear.

"You are a fifth-grade warlock anyway, can mere ordinary fire hurt you?"

Zhong Li said: "I was meditating just now, and my Qi flow went wrong."

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Xu Qi'an couldn't bear it: "I'll take you to take a bath first and change your clothes."

At dusk, after the first exam, Xu Xinian left the Gongyuan. Following the students pouring out of the gate to the street, he turned his head and looked around for a moment, only to find that his parents, brothers and sisters did not pick him up.

"Father and elder brother probably haven't finished their work, it's inconvenient for mother and younger sister to travel alone," Xu Erlang comforted himself in this way.

He carried the bookcase on his back and planned to walk back home. He didn't forget to cast a buff on himself, patted his thigh lightly, shook his guts, and recited:

"Light as a swallow!"

An invisible force enveloped him, as if there was wind assisting him as he walked, his walking was no slower than a carriage.

Suddenly, someone in front of him laughed and said, "What a light as a swallow!"

Xu Nian stopped and followed the sound, and there was a swordsman in blue shirt standing on the side of the street with a sword on his back. vicissitudes.

Before Xu Xinian could speak, the blue-clothed swordsman said with a smile: "The first session of Chunwei is over, according to my habit back then, I have to go to the Jiaofang Division with my classmates to drink and celebrate in the next three days.

"That happened nine years ago. I think the oirans back then were already old, or they had found a good man. I heard that there was an oiran who was excellent in poetry and piano in the capital Jiaofang, and his reputation spread all over the states. I want to go to Knowledgeable.

"Brother, why don't we go together."

After Xu Nian listened quietly, there was only one thought in his mind: This man is a fool.

That familiar tone seemed to be familiar to everyone, and he even winked at him, but Xu Xinian was absolutely sure that he didn't know this guy at all.

What happened today, before entering the arena, I met an inexplicable monk, and after exiting the arena, I met a foolish swordsman Xu Xinian who ignored him and ran away quickly.

Boys have to protect themselves outside.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, the red sunset glow hung in the sky, Xu Qi'an brought Zhong Li to Jiaofang Division.

"I don't know if Fu Xiang's illness has recovered. Women in this age have weak bones and are easily infected with wind and cold."

Xu Qi'an was going to bring Zhong Li over to see Fuxiang and give her a diagnosis.

Zhong Li was still wearing a linen robe, and after taking a bath, her hair was disheveled and covered her face.

Xu Qi'an guessed that she was an ugly girl, or she had some kind of scar on her face, so she didn't show her true face.

PS: I stayed up too late yesterday and slept until noon. A late update here.

Change first and then change.