"Second brother, if you don't want to go back, I won't force you. Remember to make up for it next year. No matter how busy you are, you must find time to go to the capital. Maybe if our mother is happy, she will pass on a villa in the capital to you."
Hu San said something, and seeing that Lu Bei really had no intention of going to the capital, he gave up and said, "I will be back in about a month, and I will be promoted to Purple Guard by then. I have to be frank with you, you are not allowed to give me roast goose as a gift."
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Lu Bei curled his lips. In order to prevent the roast geese from not looking good, he personally went to Sijing Peak to select three of the best ones. All he had to do was ask Sect Leader Ding to hold a beauty contest. How could this be called perfunctory
"By the way, since you have nothing to do anyway, I have two cases on hand. Please take some time to handle them."
Fox Three took out two files and said, "According to your requirements, they are all the kind that can be used to arrest people directly. They are simple and easy to operate, and don't take much time."
"It's New Year's Day, can't you let me take a break?"
Lu Bei refused to give in verbally, but his body honestly accepted the file. He lacked everything except time to complete the task.
The two chatted for a while, and then Hu San stood up to say goodbye. Lu Bei did not see him off, but flipped through the file and started reading.
You have new tasks, please check them.
Lu Bei imagined a clear and pleasant female electronic voice and opened his personal panel to check the message prompt.
[You received the mission [Catch the fugitive]] x2
[Mission Description…
[… ]
[Do you accept?]
[whether]
After confirming that he had accepted the task, Lu Bei put away the file, raised his hand and waved to She Xuan. Calculating the time, it was time for the daily cooking lesson.
There is no rush for the task of arresting the fugitive. The two tasks together only give 500,000 experience points, involving a total of three innate realm cultivators. With his ability, he can easily take them down.
Without any exaggeration, if we set out tonight, we will be back before dawn tomorrow morning.
It’s settled!
"Sister She, how many times have I told you that your posture of holding the kitchen knife is wrong? We are cutting vegetables, not cutting our fingers. Why don't you understand?"
"It's still not right, you idiot... Why are you glaring at me? Forget it, I'll teach you step by step!"
"Remember, this is the last time."
…
night.
The stars are sparse, and the crescent moon is like a wolf's fang.
On the hilltop where Wutong Gate is located, the Juyi Hall was brightly lit. The disciples were toasting each other, eating meat, drinking wine, laughing and cursing, and having a great time.
The head of the sect, Hao Mingzhi, laughed heartily and drank with a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar. He stroked the wine from his beard and said, "Brother, it's not easy for you to come here. Why are you in such a hurry? Just stay a little longer."
"Brother, I committed a murder in Linzhou. Now the situation outside is tense. I want to go to Yuezhou to avoid the limelight. It is much more chaotic than Ningzhou. If possible, I plan to go to Xiongchu."
The middle-aged scholar whispered, "I met with my elder brother today. I said I was visiting him, but it was actually a farewell. I'm afraid we won't be able to meet again for another 20 or 30 years."
"Brother, what murder did you commit? How serious is the case?"
Hao Mingzhi was surprised and put down the wine glass in his hand: "Talk to my brother, to be honest, I have some connections in Huangji Sect. If the lawsuit is not serious, I can help you to get a guest status in Huangji Sect. Isn't it great!"
"Brother, please don't make fun of me. Do you think the Huangji Sect would appreciate my little trick?"
"Hahaha, you are too modest, brother. You were also a great man in your early years. You were at the Xiantian realm, proficient in the art of disguise, and had a thousand faces and a thousand identities. The managers of the Huangji Sect like people like you."
"Disaster."
The middle-aged scholar looked around and lowered his voice, "When I was in Ningzhou, I had several casual affairs with the concubine of the local county magistrate. One time, the news leaked out accidentally and the county magistrate's wife caught me in the act..."
"Hiss, hiss, you killed her?"
"We slept together in the same bed."
"… "
Hao Mingzhi was choked for a moment, squinting his eyes, not knowing what to say, and said sourly: "Brother, you still say that you have no ability. If I had your ever-changing ability, I would have been an official in the Huangji Sect long ago. Forgive me for being frank, but the news that was accidentally leaked was spread by you yourself, right?"
"Hehe, big brother is wise."
"But what does this have to do with the murder case? Could it be that you..."
As if he had thought of something, Hao Mingzhi's forehead was covered with sweat, and he instantly sobered up from his drunkenness: "Brother, tell me the truth, was it because the county magistrate discovered the affair, and you couldn't think straight for a moment, so you... killed him?"
"Brother, you know me well. I never seek wealth or sex in my life. I just have these little hobbies. I finally hooked up with the wife and concubine of the county magistrate. Now he is dead. Others are happy but I am not!"
The middle-aged scholar sighed silently, "It's really bad luck. I was having sex at the county magistrate's house that day and was accidentally bumped into by the county magistrate's mother. This time it was really an accident and I didn't mean to spread it out."
"I understand. We slept together!"
Hao Mingzhi raised his eyebrows and said, "As expected of you, you always come up with something new for me."
"No, the county magistrate's mother was too old to bear the provocation. She was so angry that she kicked her legs and died."
"Ah, this..."
Hao Mingzhi scratched his head and said dryly, "Brother, although this matter is your fault, it is not your fault either. How can it be a murder case? The county magistrate's wife and concubine are also wrong. They are guilty and should help you conceal it, right?"
"They turned the tables on me, turned their backs on me, and simply denied me all responsibility. I was in a terrible situation. Not only did I become a thief who broke into a house and robbed people of their money and sex, but before I could do anything, I also scared the county magistrate's mother to death. Don't you think this is unfair?"
The middle-aged scholar shook his head repeatedly: "It's like yellow mud falling off your pants crotch. It's shit if it's not. I thought about the affection between the two of them and my flesh and blood. In a moment of impulse, I bit the bullet and took it all."
Hao Mingzhi:
Lu Bei: (a`′a)
He raised his glass and clinked it with Hao Mingzhi's, and said with emotion: "After all this talk, it seems that you are not the one who suffers the most, but the county magistrate is."
"Hey, I think so too, little brother, what you said is... said..."
Hao Mingzhi nodded repeatedly, and suddenly realized that something was wrong. He looked at Lu Bei, who had appeared at the table without knowing when, with his eyes wide open: "Who are you? Which academy are you from? When did you come here?"
"Just arrived, when the county magistrate's wife caught me in the act."
Lu Bei took out the token from his arms and waved it at the middle-aged scholar: "Cao Chenghua, you have been caught, come with me!"
"Xuan, Xuan Yinsi?!!"
The middle-aged scholar, Cao Chenghua, narrowed his eyes when he saw the golden token, but seeing that Lu Bei was only at the Baodan realm, his heart quickly calmed down and he picked up the wine glass calmly: "Brother, this brother is drunk, let's continue. As for my two children, remember to send someone to inquire about them. If the county magistrate finds out that they are not as ugly as him and are not his children, remember to help me take them to Ningzhou."
"Nonsense, nonsense, I'm not your eldest brother, I don't have a brother as heartless as you!"
Hao Mingzhi slammed the table, shaking it into a mess, and bowed to Lu Bei, "Master Xuanyinsi, please understand that I brought this beast into the mountain gate only to find out his background. To be honest, I have already made plans to get him drunk and then send him to the government."
There was a loud bang, which spread throughout the venue.
The sounds of laughter and cursing around stopped. Seventy or eighty Wutong Sect disciples were bleary-eyed and woke up instantly after hearing the sound. They slowly surrounded Lu Bei's table.
"The Xuanyin Division is investigating the case. All outsiders please disperse immediately!" Lu Bei said unhappily.
"Hahaha, you are just a little guy, and you dare to come and cause trouble for me?"
Cao Chenghua was overjoyed. He first pointed at his furious elder brother, then pointed at the dozens of big men around him and said, "Wake up. This is the Wutong Gate Juyi Hall. Do you know what 'righteousness' means?"
BANG!!
A straight punch came at his face, and the smug corner of Cao Chenghua's mouth was instantly drowned by the fist. His body flew backwards, and as soon as he landed, he was pressed down by dozens of men and buried at the bottom like a pile of people.
"Brother, what are you doing?"
Cao Chenghua squeezed his head out with difficulty and looked at Hao Mingzhi who was punching him in disbelief: "Brother, we agreed that loyalty comes first, he is just a Baodan!"
I don’t know if it was the body that was hurt or the soul that was hurt, but Cao Chenghua’s nose was red and his eyes were filled with tears.
"Loyalty should first be the small righteousness of not knowing right from wrong, the great righteousness is to kill relatives, the great righteousness of family, country and the world."
Hao Mingzhi sneered, "How can I be associated with such a despicable and lowly thief like you? Bah, if I had known you were such a person, I would not have let you in through the door of the Juyi Hall."
"Master Hao is wise!"
Lu Bei clapped his hands in praise, then waved his hand and said, "The Xuanyin Division is handling the case, all the outsiders please disperse immediately. I already know that the Wutong Sect is the Wu Zhou Qingliu, so you have nothing to do with it. I want to catch the criminal myself."
"Sir, this guy has the cultivation level of the innate realm." Hao Mingzhi reminded.
"Why, do you look down on me, a little Baodan?"
"You are joking, sir. It's just that such rough work should be done by us rough people. There is no need to dirty your hands."
"… "
What a reincarnation of Wenquxing! It is a great pity in the officialdom of Wu Zhou that you did not serve as an official in the court.
Lu Bei complained in his heart, waved his hand to let the disciples disperse, and said to Cao Chenghua: "Since your case is so bizarre and the plot is so fascinating, just follow me and I won't beat you."
Cao Chenghua stood up and glared at everyone, sneering: "How shameless! You are just a small dan, and I am just standing here without moving. Can you hurt a hair on my head?"
BANG!!
An afterimage flashed by, Lu Bei retracted his fist, Cao Chenghua disappeared, and the disciples only heard a loud bang outside the gathering hall, followed by the sound of the courtyard wall collapsing.
The punch was so fast that I couldn’t see it clearly at all.
This person is definitely not a Dan, and it is impossible for him to be a Xiantian...
The Divine Realm!!
Hao Mingzhi's eyes suddenly narrowed and his attitude became more respectful. The remaining seventy or eighty disciples also stood obediently and silently cast their respectful gazes towards their leader.
The leader is wise!
"What are you still standing there for? Go and dig out the evil thief. Don't keep the adults waiting for too long."