"What did you dream about?" I couldn't help but frown. Could it be that Monk Shi was haunted by the ghost of the Black Concubine because we didn't do our job well
Monk Shi said hesitantly, "I dreamed that you fell in love with the Black Concubine, and then you took a stick and said, 'Just as I stabbed the Black Snake, you must stab me in the same way to avenge it!'"
"Get lost—" I was almost pissed off by Shi Heshang on the spot, "How could I know someone like you?"
"Who knows? Maybe it's fate..." While Shi Heshang was talking nonsense, Lao Du's voice came from outside the ward: "Xiao Wu, are you awake? Is it convenient for you to come in?"
"Come in!" Lao Du brought the doctor in and examined me, leaving only Lao Du and the two of us.
Old Du was silent for a long time, as if he didn't know what to say. I said, "Captain Du, when you brought the armed police here, were you actually planning to arrest us?"
Shi Heshang was slightly stunned, and looked at me in disbelief. I slowly explained, "Actually, this is not hard to see through. At the beginning, Captain Du acted embarrassed, saying that the higher-ups insisted on sending those armed police. In the end, didn't you realize that Lao Du was the real leader of those armed police?"
"The armed police are also soldiers and are the most obedient to orders, but they only follow the orders of one chief officer. Captain Du is their chief officer. If Captain Du brought people here to help, why do you have to hide it?"
Lao Du knew that the moment I started calling him "Captain Du", it was equivalent to bluntly severing ties with him, and it was impossible for us to have the kind of friendship of life and death that we had in the past.
Lao Du said in a deep voice: "You are right. I think you should still remember the reason I gave you in the ghost building, right? Even if you sorcerers have great powers, you cannot be lawless."
Monk Shi immediately got angry: "Can you catch us?"
"There will always be someone who can catch you." There was an indescribable determination in Lao Du's eyes.
"Then let's wait and see!" Monk Shi sneered, "Anyway, you can't catch us this time."
This time, we didn't have any evidence in Lao Du's hands. On the contrary, we saved Lao Du's life. Given Lao Du's character, he would never arrest us without evidence.
In fact, I personally do not have no good feelings towards Lao Du. At least his principled personality is worthy of respect.
I couldn't help but say, "I will leave Sanxi in a few days. How you want to deal with the people in the magic world has nothing to do with me. But I advise you that since you are not a magician, it is best not to provoke the magic world. You can't catch a magician."
"There will always be someone who can catch you!" Lao Du stood up. "In fact, I have been temporarily suspended since Gu Yan from Rumor Sect escaped from prison. I just resigned yesterday. I want to find a way to catch the warlock."
Monk Shi said sarcastically, "Then I wish Hero Du every success!"
Lao Du ignored Shi Heshang's sarcasm and said when he reached the door: "Xiao Wu, let me use a saying from you Jianghu people! The mountains are high and the rivers are long, we will meet again."
After Lao Du finished speaking, he walked out of the ward without looking back. Monk Shi looked at Lao Du's back and said, "What the hell! You are just a donkey kicking your head, and you are still looking for ways to deal with sorcerers. Bullshit! You are not even a sorcerer, what can you use to deal with us?"
I said in a deep voice: "He may not be able to find it!"
Monk Shi was surprised and asked, "Is it true?"
I explained, "According to historical records, sorcerers had a systematic inheritance during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. However, it is said that the origin of sorcerers is much earlier than the Spring and Autumn Period, and can even be traced back to ancient times. Sorcerers were behind the rise and fall of many dynasties and the struggles for hegemony among heroes. It was not until the Tang Dynasty that sorcerers gradually faded out of the historical stage and even stopped cooperating with the court."
"However, the imperial courts of all dynasties have never given up monitoring sorcerers. In the eyes of the imperial court, sorcerers are even more dangerous than those fugitives. For those who want to rebel, getting a sorcerer is often more terrifying than getting a hundred thousand troops. Even if the sorcerers have repeatedly stated that they will not participate in the struggle of the dynasty, the imperial court will not let a group of uncontrollable people wander out of sight."
I looked up at Monk Shi and said, "So, every dynasty has had an organization dedicated to dealing with sorcerers."
"In the Tang Dynasty, there was the Wuchang Society among the Bad People; in the Song Dynasty, there was the Blood Eagle, a spirit dog under the control of the Six Gates; in the Ming Dynasty, there was the Xuanjing Division under the Jinyiwei; in the Qing Dynasty, there was the Jiangshan Iron Guard, which was directly under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. These were all organizations that targeted sorcerers. The court even gave them the power to execute those who practiced sorcery on the spot."
Monk Shi took a deep breath and said, "Not really, right?"
I said in a deep voice: "You heard it right."
In ancient times, beheading on the spot was a privilege that went beyond beheading first and reporting later.
Why was there a saying in ancient times that "beheading after the autumn"
That was because the death penalty had to be reported to higher levels, and finally reviewed by the Ministry of Justice, the Supervisory Office, and the Dali Temple, and then submitted to the emperor for approval before it could be carried out. This process would take almost a year. Only those who committed high treason and the ten most heinous crimes could be executed immediately; in emergency situations, they could be executed first and reported later.
In history, there was only one public execution on the spot, which was when Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed the White Lotus Sect. In the Ming Dynasty, once a White Lotus demon was discovered, he would be executed directly without reporting to the emperor. This shows that the Ming Dynasty was wary of the White Lotus Sect.
What ordinary people don’t know is that since the emergence of the Wuchang Society in the Tang Dynasty, the government can directly execute sorcerers without reporting.
Monk Shi stared and asked, "Are you saying that there are such institutions now?"
I shook my head and said, "I don't know if there is such an organization now. But judging from Lao Du's attitude, he should have already made some plans. Lao Du is not a reckless person. The fact that he resigned means that he is at least 70% sure of his success."
Seeing that Monk Shi didn't look very happy, I comforted him, "You don't have to be so upset. We can talk to Lao Du again if we meet him in the future!"
Monk Shi changed the subject and asked, "Who told you about those bad guys and the Xuanjing Division?"
I was puzzled and said, "Oh my god! Didn't your master tell you?"
"Your grandfather is definitely not an ordinary person." Monk Shi raised his thumb and said, "My master never told me these things. I guess he doesn't know, otherwise, with his boastful attitude, he would have boasted about it a long time ago."
I said seriously, "That's because your master is too frustrated."
"Your master is the one who is frustrated..." Monk Shi almost went berserk.
We argued all the way from the hospital to home, and that's when I started to worry.
I told Lao Du that I was leaving Sanxi City, and I wasn't lying to him. The biggest hidden danger in this business deal was Yang Jiakai's background. I didn't believe that a descendant of a witch would go to the Northeast for no reason.
After all, Yang Jiakai died in my hands. If his fellow disciples came looking for me, it would be a big trouble. Besides, the enemy was in the dark and I was in the light. Maybe they would find me and I wouldn't know who they were. I decided to "never give up when the time is right" and decided not to stay in Sanxi City. I could do business in another place.
But I haven't figured out where to go.
Although the world outside is vast, when you really want to go out, you always feel a little at a loss because the outside world is too vast.
After I had been thinking about it at home for a few days, Shi Heshang suddenly came to me and said, "Old Wu, a friend of mine introduced me to a business deal. Would you like to go? The price offered by the other party is not low. If we can do this deal well, it will definitely be enough for us to have a good time. It's just that the place is a bit far."
"Go, why not?" I was bored, so I just agreed.
The place that Shi Heshang took me to was across a province from Sanxi City, and it was a first-tier city. This was nothing, but the employer arranged the meeting place in a western restaurant and told us to eat while waiting for him. When the steak that Shi Heshang and I ordered came up, I was dumbfounded.
I had never used a knife and fork before, and I had no idea how to use it. I was just about to ask Monk Shi when I heard him whisper, "Old Wu, how do you use this?"
I whispered like a thief: "I know how to use a dung fork, but I've never used this thing."
Monk Shi looked at me for a long time, reached into his backpack, pulled out two pairs of disposable chopsticks, and threw one pair to me.
It may seem a bit strange to eat with chopsticks in a Western restaurant, but it’s better than eating with your hands, right
I was eating steak with chopsticks when a little girl came over and said, "Gentlemen, please pay attention to your image and don't use chopsticks in a western restaurant."
I turned around and said, "What's wrong with me using chopsticks? I feel comfortable using chopsticks! I feel comfortable using them! I feel at ease! I feel content!"
I didn’t speak like this before, I was influenced by Monk Shi.
According to him, the reason why a person lives a serious life is because he does not have a weird friend to start his funny life. Coincidentally, he is that weird friend.
The little girl was so angry that her face turned red: "I know you are very comfortable using chopsticks, but you are disturbing others' meals."
I was upset: "How did I disturb other people's meals? Did I smack my lips? Did I knock my teeth? Did I knock the plate with my chopsticks? You insisted on looking at me, so how did that mean I disturbed your meal?"
The little girl was speechless for a moment, and Shi Heshang added: "Girl, if you do this again, believe it or not, we will immediately make two big pancakes and roll up the steak to eat?"
I said cheerfully, "Yes, add two more cloves of garlic and put them inside."
"You..." The little girl was almost mad at us and cried.
I knew something was wrong. I had teased her too much and she was about to cry. Just when I was about to say a few words to comfort her, I suddenly heard someone in the distance say, "Girl, who bullied you?"
When I looked up at that person, my eyes suddenly narrowed.
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