At noon, many government offices near Donghua Gate were taking a lunch break. Although most of the government offices had kitchens and a fixed supply of rice, vegetables and meat every month, the taste was really not very good. Except for those officials who were really too poor, the rest of the people had to go out to find food.
Therefore, from around noon, groups of people kept coming out from the gates of various government offices and gradually dispersed into the nearby wide and narrow alleys. As the crowds dispersed, Donghuamen Street, where these government offices were located, gradually became deserted.
Even the doormen and guards would usually sneak into a corner and take a nap at this time.
Therefore, when a young man with an ordinary appearance and nothing to be noticed from head to toe entered the outer court of the Silijian, it was natural that no one paid any attention to him. However, it was not that there was no movement at all, because when he stepped over the threshold of the Silijian, a black shadow as fast as lightning suddenly pounced on him.
However, just when the shining fangs were clearly visible, two simple words burst out of Ah Liu's mouth: "Sit down!"
In an instant, the black dog, which was more than half a person's height, suddenly stopped. It swung its tail suspiciously, but when it met Ah Liu's indifferent eyes, it seemed to have regained some of its past memories. After whining twice, it actually sat down. When the hand stroked its head, it hummed comfortably and lay down directly.
Lü Chan, who came out after hearing the noise, was shocked to see this scene. Not to mention outsiders, even he, a clerk in the Imperial Household Department who was stationed outside the palace, had never enjoyed such intimate treatment from Heiyue. He stared at the person suspiciously for a long time, and when he saw Ah Liu walking in as if no one was around, he hurriedly went forward to greet him.
"you… "
Before Lu Chan could ask, he shut up immediately when he saw the young man flip his right hand and show a sign. He remembered clearly that this was the kind of person Chu Kuan had specifically told him to be treated with caution, so after giving way, he immediately turned around and quickly caught up with him, only to find that the person had disappeared in an instant, so he rushed in in a hurry.
What on earth is this evil star here for? Chu Kuan is here, so maybe he is here for this official in the Imperial Household Department
At this time, Ah Liu ignored the panicked Lu Chan. He moved around the not-so-big yamen as if he was familiar with it. From time to time, he stopped at the doors and windows of the houses, but he did not stop at all, let alone peek inside through the gaps in the doors and windows.
Of course, he would not go wrong with this place even if he closed his eyes, because he had stayed here for more than a year, and was just a little bit away from being castrated and sent to the palace to become a close attendant to the emperor.
After he escaped from the massacre of horse bandits in the desert, he met Hua Qi, and then saw those vicious horse bandits being beheaded one by one under the knife of that madman. Afterwards, when he asked to learn martial arts, Hua Qi proposed the exchange condition. When he agreed, he had already accepted the result, but he didn't expect that his life would go astray later.
As for himself, who was only a step away from becoming a eunuch that normal people would avoid at all costs, Ah Liu did not hate him, nor did he want to recall the past. Now that he had returned, he had no intention of chatting and reminiscing about the past with his acquaintances who might still be in the outer yamen of the Silijian.