The battle had just ended, and the gate of Xiyuan was already in a mess. The sound of fighting was so loud just now that half of Luoyang was awakened, and no one in the Pei family would be able to sleep. At this moment, all the houses and courtyards are staring at Xiyuan, in the shadows, around the corner, there are servant girls everywhere looking for news.
Everyone inside and outside couldn't help but peek at Li Chaoge one after another, with awe and fear in their eyes, but no one dared to step forward, and they all silently watched Li Chaoge go out. Unexpectedly, Li Chaoge stopped in the middle of the walk, and turned his head? Biao Gongzi exchanged greetings.
You know, since Li Chaoge entered the door of Pei's house, he hasn't shown a good face to anyone. He didn't expect to see Mr. Biao and take the initiative to say hello. One of them cares, the other expresses thanks, and they are very polite when you come and go, and they have a joyful atmosphere.
Li Chaoge looked at Gu Mingke, smiling on the surface, but very suspicious in his heart. She hadn't noticed Gu Mingke before, if the bird hadn't fallen for no reason, she wouldn't have realized it? Someone is here. When did Gu Mingke come and how long has he been watching
Li Chaoge glanced at Gu Mingke calmly, and saw that his clothes were whiter than snow, not stained with fine dust, and his long hair was scattered behind him obediently, without any trace of movement. But Li Chaoge still didn't believe it. When she caught the harpies just now, the harpies were flying well, but suddenly fell a bit, as if they hit something. The sky over Pei's mansion is unobstructed and unobstructed, what can the bird monster hit
With probing eyes in Li Chaoge's eyes, he said to Gu Mingke with a smile: "I'm very sorry for disturbing Gu Langjun in the middle of the night and disturbing Gu Langjun's rest. Just now, Gu Langjun has been here? Watching?"
Gu Mingke nodded slightly, and looked back calmly: "Otherwise?"
Again? Same as last time, Li Chaoge has no guesses, but there is no evidence. Under the eyes of everyone, Li Chaoge couldn't do anything to him. He could only smile and said, "That's good. The imperial examination will be in a few days. Li Chaoge hereby wishes Gu Langjun's title on the gold list and his success."
Gu Mingke nodded, his voice was like broken ice, cold and moving: "Thank you."
Li Chaoge stared hard at Gu Mingke for a long time, but Gu Mingke was unmoved at all, and there was no abnormality on his face. Li Chaoge was angry but he couldn't help it, so he could only temporarily suppress the matter. She raised her hand and signaled to many soldiers, "Let's go."
"yes."
All the soldiers obeyed and followed suit. Li Chaoge turned and walked forward. When she looked up, she saw Pei Ji'an standing on the steps opposite her, watching her silently. His eyes were dark and deep, he hesitated to speak, it seemed that there were more things she couldn't understand than in his previous life. Li Chaoge didn't bother to find out what Pei Ji'an was thinking. She didn't look sideways, as if she didn't see Pei Ji'an's existence, she passed him by.
From the beginning to the end, she didn't cast a glance at Pei Ji'an. She was a different person when she faced Gu Mingke just now.
A gust of night wind blew by, the corners of Pei Ji'an's clothes fluttered, and his lips became paler.
The sound of soldiers' footsteps faded away. After the Yulin army left, people from the Pei family swarmed up, most of them rushed to Pei Ji'an's side to greet him, and a small number of people surrounded him to ask Gu Mingke.
"My lord, are you alright?"
Gu Mingke shook his head and said, "It's nothing."
The housekeeper heaved a sigh of relief, and with a hint of disapproval, scolded: "That's good. Cousin, you are not in good health, and you shouldn't come out on such occasions. That strange bird looks like It's very scary, if you are frightened, won't you cause trouble for everyone?"
The housekeeper had a tone that Gu Mingke was powerless and unable to do anything. Gu Mingke did not explain, and nodded calmly: "Okay."
Pei Ji'an came over, and when he heard the housekeeper's words, he frowned slightly, and quickly glanced at Gu Mingke. When he was catching the monster just now, Pei Ji'an was also watching from a distance. He had expected Li Chaoge's ability, so he was not surprised. On the contrary, Gu Mingke's performance surprised Pei Ji'an.
Gu Mingke stood on the attic corridor, showing no fear or worry, and even some commentary in his eyes. Pei Ji'an was married to Li Chaoge in his previous life, and had seen many monsters and ghosts, so he was not afraid of this bird monster. However, how could Gu Mingke, a weak and sick mortal who had never been in contact with ghosts, be not afraid at all
I don't know if it's because Pei Ji'an is overthinking, he even thinks? Li Chaoge stopped before leaving? Gu Mingke's words were quite meaningful. Pei Ji'an remained calm and asked, "Cousin, I just heard that a monster injured your maid. How is she?"
When the bird demon disguised himself as a human, in order to gain their trust, he said that the monster had injured Lu Qi. Luqi? Gu Peishi did bump into the bird demon and was almost killed. Fortunately, Gu Mingke came in time, and they were just fainted by fright, and there were no external injuries on their bodies. Gu Mingke had already sent the two of them back to their respective rooms and erased their memories of him. When Gu Mingke finished all this and came back, he would even have time to watch Li Chaoge's conquest of demons.
Gu Mingke kept his sick and weak character in mind, and said: "No one was injured. In order to escape, the bird demon deliberately said these words to confuse Princess Anding's sight."
The housekeeper of Pei's house was undoubtedly relieved to hear that no one was injured. He patted his heart and said: "That's good. Fortunately, it was just a false alarm, and I'll go right away? Report to Mr. Xianggong. After all, there really are monsters in our mansion. Princess Anding broke into the door At the time, I thought she was deliberately finding fault."
Gu Mingke raised his eyes, looked at the messy and smashed Peijiayuanzi, and said, "Indeed, she really enforces the law impartially."
The steward of Pei's mansion happily responded, "Isn't that right. Princess Anding looks like a little lady? She is about the same age as a little lady. I never expected that she would be so capable. She is not afraid of such a big strange bird. She holds a sword Go forward. There are so many Habayashi soldiers standing on the ground. Compared with Princess Anding, the Habayashi soldiers are dumbfounded, and they all look a little stupid. Her two guards are also good, and one of them is on the strange bird like it has grown wings. Fleeing, another person is so powerful that he was able to pull down such a big strange bird. It seems that the saint really put in a lot of effort to protect Princess Anding."
Gu Mingke lowered his gaze, smiled without saying a word. Pei Ji'an frowned, and after a while, he hesitated and said, "It seems that it's not a guard."
"Um?"
"If I remember correctly, these two people are criminals. One is the murderous Guanxi bandit leader Zhou Shao, and the other is the Jiangyang bandit Bai Qianhe, both of whom deserve to be executed."
The steward of Pei's mansion was stunned, and after a while, he found his voice: "I said they don't look like people from the government, but they turned out to be desperadoes full of evil... Mr. Dalang, you didn't Did you read it wrong?"
Pei Ji'an shook his head. He also suspected at first that no matter how bold Li Chaoge was, he would not be so lawless. Recruiting prisoners to do things is simply shocking. However, Pei Ji'an recognized it for a long time, and found helplessly that he was not mistaken.
Li Chaoge is so bold.
Pei Ji'an remembered that in the previous life, although the town demon division was notorious, except for Li Chaoge, the rest of the town monster division were opportunistic, fierce and evil mobs. Therefore, although the officials of the imperial court hated the town monsters, they didn't take them seriously in their hearts.
Obviously, Zhenyaosi is just a knife in the Queen's hand. After killing the cunning rabbit, the knife should be thrown away. Li Chaoge? The more rampant the town demon division is, the closer their death date will be.
But now, Li Chaoge picked someone up from the dungeon, and brought him to the stage openly. Pei Ji'an couldn't help thinking, what exactly does Li Chaoge want to do
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After Li Chaoge left Pei's mansion, he looked at the empty streets and ordered in an orderly manner: "Huo Jingzhou, take two teams and go to the east of the city to check. Zhou Shao, you are familiar with the market, go to the west of the city. Bai Qianhe, go to Beili ?."
As soon as Bai Qianhe heard the name of the place, he immediately let out a sigh, and his face was full of smiles. Li Chaoge laughed, raised his eyes, and stared at him with clear black and white eyes: "If you dare to neglect your duties and use public affairs for personal gain, I will definitely make you regret coming to this world."
Bai Qianhe lost face, waved his hands, and said, "What are you talking about, am I this kind of person?"
Li Chaoge glanced at him coldly and ignored him. She sat on the horse and said to the many soldiers below: "That monster was cut by me and has lost its ability to attack. It will not be able to harm people for a while. But this monster is good at transforming, men, women, children, old and old, it may be Its incarnation. You search from house to house, and if you come across a wound on the right arm, no matter who it is, you will arrest it.”
The Habayashi soldiers clasped their fists together, and their voices were loud and powerful, echoing repeatedly in the silent street: "Yes."
Li Chaoge explained some more precautions, and signaled them to disperse and hurry to catch the monsters. These people were obviously Huo Jingzhou's subordinates, but in a short while, the command was transferred to Li Chao Singer, and no one thought it was inappropriate.
Li Chaoge arranged for them to go to these places, naturally after consideration. There are many dignitaries in the east of the city, and Huo Jingzhou is from a hidden background. Every household is inextricably linked. It is just right for him to knock on the doors of various officials. Zhou Shao is a mixed way, even if he washes his hands, his influence in the three religions and nine schools cannot be underestimated. Although the west of the city is full of ordinary people, the masters are among the people, and the information network of beggars and ruffians is no worse than that of the regular army of the imperial court.
As for Bai Qianhe going to Huajie Winery, that's not to mention. The procuress girls in the brothel are well-informed and should not be underestimated.
Huo Jingzhou led the people away, Zhou Shao cupped his fists and left without making a sound. Bai Qianhe rode out two steps on the horse, saw that Li Chaoge was not moving, and reined in the horse back.
"Princess, it's already midnight. That monster is useless. All that's left is to grind it out. Just force it out slowly. Leave the rest to us. You, a little girl, can't stay up all night. Go back and rest."
Li Chaoge shook his head and said, "So many soldiers can survive, why can't I? Come out together to catch monsters, others are busy, so what's the matter if I go back to rest. You go to Beili? Don't worry about me, I'll go to Nancheng to see look."
Bai Qianhe was surprised, and blurted out: "But you are a princess, and a little girl."
"What's wrong with the girl?" Li Zhao said, holding the rein in front of the singer, with indifferent brows, "I'm a woman, and I'm also the commander in chief of catching monsters this time. As the person in charge, I should lead by example. The following The soldiers are struggling with red eyes, why can’t I do it? You go to work, after a while, the brothel will go out of business.”
Li Chaoge reined in his horse and walked forward, not feeling the slightest bit? There is nothing wrong with these words, as if it is only right and proper, as it should be. Bai Qianhe fell behind, silently watching Li Chaoge's back, feeling awed by the woman in front of him for the first time.
She showed her formidable force very early on. Although Bai Qianhe begged for mercy, she didn't take it seriously in her heart. There are many strong fighters in the Jianghu, and it is common for them not to be able to beat others. In Bai Qianhe's mind, Li Chaoge is just a woman who is not easy to mess with. Apart from being good at fighting, other women are no different. But now, Bai Qianhe realized that she was different from those women.
It does not lie in her force, but in her heart. She has the heart of a true strongman.
The eastern capital was restless all night. At 3 o'clock in the morning, a round of red sun erupted from the horizon, and the drumbeat sounded passionately in Luoyang City. The monk in Tsing Yi also walked up the tower and slowly pushed the morning bell. Drums and bells staggered, and the people waited in front of the gate, whispering to each other, talking about what happened last night.
"Have you heard that a monster was caught in Dongdu yesterday!"
"Who didn't know about the big commotion last night? The sound of horseshoes outside rang for half the night, and it didn't stop until dawn."
Another person heard their conversation and joined in: "Isn't that right? I heard that the monster was captured by Princess Anding."
People in the capital live at the feet of the emperor, and they are naturally keen on political gossip. More and more people from both sides gathered around, chattering: "It was a princess who arrested me? I thought it was someone who got it? A Taoist monk. Who is Princess Anding? I don't seem to have heard of this name before. "
"It's the daughter of the saint? Queen of Heaven who got lost in the early years, Princess Anding, Li Chaoge."
After saying this, people on both sides showed sudden expressions: "I said it sounds familiar, it turned out to be her. Back then, Tianhou found someone to do it? With great fanfare, and now the imperial list of looking for the princess is still posted at the gate of the city. Two or three years No one reported the crime, why is Princess Anding suddenly back now?"
"I don't know, it seems that a sage went hunting in the palace and met by chance. Fate in the world is a coincidence. If there is a destiny, you can still meet after ten years of wandering; if there is no destiny, I am afraid that father and daughter will not know each other. "
Now that Buddhism is prevalent, this theory of fate and reincarnation is extremely popular among the people of Luoyang, and everyone should respond together. People in the Eastern Capital are keen on gossip. What they care about is either ghosts or gossip about the royal family. What happened last night gathered two hot spots at the same time, which instantly ignited the topic of all the people in Luoyang.
For a while, some popularized the story of Princess Anding's loss, some told about the legendary experience of a saint? Queen of Heaven, and some talked about the monster last night. Spit was flying at the gate of the workshop, and everyone was talking eagerly, no one even cared when the gate of the workshop would be opened.
"Have you heard, that monster seems to be called Raksha bird, it grows in the cemetery of the underworld, and eats dead human flesh for a living. This one has cultivated Taoism and flew to the city to dig out people's hearts. I heard that as long as it eats enough ? With nine hearts, you can fly in the daytime and cover the sky with one hand!"
"You're talking nonsense, that monster obviously ate the brain? How did it turn into a heart? Don't you just hear the story from a storyteller, here? Make it up?"
"No! My memory may be wrong, but the monster is really called the Raksha bird. My wife's distant nephew works in the Habayashi Army. Princess Anding told them that the monster is called Raksha."
Another man in brown clothes joined the conversation, and continued: "That's right, that's the name. My niece works as a servant in the Pei family. She was watching from a distance when Princess Anding was catching demons last night. Last night the Raksha bird It flew to Pei's house and smashed half of the yard. Fortunately, Princess Anding led someone to injure it. Otherwise, if there are so many princes in Pei's family, if Raksha targets them, the court would suffer a great loss! "
"What, injured? The strange bird was not caught?"
"No, it injured its right wing and escaped with the injury. Last night, the Habayashi Army made a fuss for half a night, just to catch it. You should be careful recently, don't open the door to people you don't know, especially pay attention to the scar on your right arm. The person who was hurt. Maybe the other party was transformed by a monster."
Everyone heard Qiqi exclaimed, and spread the news to their family members and neighbors one after another. The brown-clothed man was well-organized and serious, and everyone knew that he did have a niece who worked in Pei's house, so they were very convinced by his words. Everyone leaned over again and asked, "What are the characteristics of that monster? How to identify it?"
"Yes, how many children in my family? And, can hanging calamus prevent it?"
The brown-clothed man shook his head and said, "I don't know either. I only know that Rakshasa birds eat men, and they especially like men who are full of yang energy. If there are young men in your family, don't let them go out for a few days, and hide for a few more days." God. Look at the posture of the Habayashi army outside, in a few days, the Rakshasa bird will be searched out."
Everyone responded one after another, chattering all of a sudden, it was extremely lively. At this time, the door of the workshop opened, and the workshop was shouting in front, telling them to leave quickly, don't push, don't crowd. The crowd flowed slowly out like a river with a gate opened.
Everyone was still unsatisfied, and they were still discussing the topic just now. A lady with a round figure? When she lowered her head, she saw a thin little girl mixed in with the crowd, struggling to squeeze out. Mrs. Zhao? Do you recognize this is the little lady of the Mo family? Her name is Lin Lang.
Mrs. Zhao? I know that the Mo family's situation is complicated. Lin Lang lost her mother at a very young age, and her father and stepmother are out of touch, and they usually abuse Lin Lang a lot. Neighbors in the neighborhood felt sorry for her, they really wanted to take care of the little lady of the Mo family? But Mo Linlang's eyes looked extremely penetrating for some reason. ?When she looked at each other, she always looked behind the person in a vague way, as if there was something behind them. Everyone was scared by her performance? No, gradually, no one dared to talk to Mo Linlang anymore.
Yet she was so pitiful. Mrs. Zhao sighed, and asked Mo Linlang, "Your mother sent you out to work again?"
Mo Linlang nodded: "Yes. Aunt Zhao, I want to buy firewood, and I have to carry water later. If I go back late, my aunt will get angry again. I won't accompany you, let's go first."
Mrs. Zhao? Sighing, she hurriedly said, "Go quickly."
Mo Linlang went outside to buy the cheapest firewood, then went to the mouth of the well, and struggled to bring back a bucket that was almost as high as her waist. However, even so, it still delayed my brother's meal. Mo Liu was very angry, picked up the feather duster and smacked Mo Linlang several times, especially puzzled, and cursed: "It's useless, what are you doing standing there, hurry up and feed the chickens!"
Mo Linlang didn't say a word, as if she wasn't the one who was beaten, she went out and picked up the chicken food basket, and went to the fence to feed the chickens.
She sprinkled millet on the chicken coop, suddenly her eyes froze and she saw something.
In the pen? There is an extra chicken, the right wing is wounded and still oozing blood.