Da Cang night watchman

Lin Su Dayan took a step forward and covered a distance of thousands of miles.

Leave Xiandu on the fourteenth night of the first lunar month.

After traveling 100,000 miles, he went from the forbidden area to the world of no way. After coming out of the world of no way, he went to the southern wilderness, had a dispute with the True Phoenix clan, killed Jiang Lie who was the most threatening to him, and met the sword legend Jian San...

Nearly two months have passed, and now it is the most beautiful season of the year.

The spring breeze is gentle, the flowers are in full bloom, the grass is growing, the birds are flying, and the world is full of red flowers...

Lin Su floated across the land of Jiangnan and entered Xiandu at the hour of Chen.

Entering Xiandu, he entered Wenyuan.

In Wenyuan, four maids all bowed to greet him, calling him the head of the family and the young master.

"That's right! After the New Year, all the beauties have grown more beautiful." Lin Su smiled as he looked at the bulging part of the beauty below from above.

"Thank you for the compliment, Master!" Xiaorou smiled happily.

Xiaoruan also looked up: "Master, you must have been exhausted from your long journey. Would you like some wine and food?"

"Come on! Send it to the backyard!"

Lin Su came to Xifeng Courtyard and entered the Solitary Pavilion.

Xifeng Courtyard is now full of spring flowers and the fragrance is lingering. Of course, this fragrance may not necessarily be caused by the spring flowers, it may also be the fragrance from next door...

Ji Qianling from next door is back too!

Naturally, her little girl Zhuer also came back!

Zhu'er was the first to react. He climbed over the wall and ran into the pavilion with an oilcloth bag in his hand and a red face. "Sir, this is the snack I made during the New Year. I saved it especially for you."

"Made for Chinese New Year?" Lin Su frowned slightly: "Can it still be eaten?"

"You can eat it, of course. Why not? Miss secretly ate half of it last night. You should eat it quickly, otherwise, Miss will eat it again later..." Zhuer opened the small bag, and inside was a golden roasted bird-shaped food.

Lin Su picked up a leg bone and took a bite. It smelled delicious!
After taking a bite, he felt a little strange.

The meat tasted so delicious, and what was even more bizarre was that the bones were surprisingly crisp and incredibly fragrant, melting in the mouth and transforming into a cool stream that flowed through the body, as comfortable as drinking alcohol.

Lin Su said: "You are obviously not a rabbit, what kind of spiritual creature is it?"

"It's the Water Bird! The mascot of the Luotian Sect headquarters!" Zhu'er came over and looked up happily: "Is it delicious?"

"Oh my god, you caused harm to all the rabbits in Xiluotian before the New Year, and now you return to Luotian Sect headquarters after the New Year and you catch the sect's mascot and cause harm. You really can't afford to offend anyone?"

"How is that possible? The so-called auspiciousness is only auspicious when people are happy. If people are unhappy, how can there be auspiciousness even if the sect is turned upside down?" Zhu'er said, "My mother said so!"

A voice came from under the pavilion, Ji Qianling's voice: "I can testify that it was indeed her mother who said this, but do you know the background of this statement? Zhu'er roasted the sect's mascot, and the Ninth Elder of the Spiritual Object Hall was furious and wanted to peel her skin off. Her mother appeared at this critical moment and told the Ninth Elder this. The Ninth Elder's face turned pale and blue, and he finally chose to keep the peace to avoid causing chaos in the sect during the New Year because of a few water spirit birds."

Following these words, she appeared in the pavilion.

Lin Su smiled: "Senior sister, one year has passed and you have become more beautiful again."

"I know what you mean. In this season of blooming spring flowers, you just want to tease someone after having a full stomach!" Ji Qianling blinked: "Sorry, I'm still not very sensitive to this matter."

"You claim to be insensitive, but that just shows that you are a little sensitive!" Lin Su said, "Come on, Senior Sister, sit down, I'll flirt with you... Oh, no, let's have a good chat!"

Ji Qianling smiled lightly and sat down: "I know why you are so relaxed and happy today."

"Oh? What do you know?"

"Yesterday, the four elders returned to the Immortal Capital and brought back Jiang Lie's soul!" Ji Qianling said: "Congratulations, Junior Brother. Until this moment, your first mission in the Immortal Dynasty has come to a perfect end."

Yes, the first mission of the Immortal Dynasty was aimed at the Hao Yuan Sect.

With this one finger, the Haoyuan Sect was destroyed.

However, before Jiang Lie died, it was not up to him to decide how long Lin Su's head could stay on his neck.

This is a huge shackle.

This heavy shackle makes Lin Su unable to sleep or eat.

But today, haven’t the shackles been lifted?
Jiang Lie's soul has been brought back, and there is no one in the Haoyuan Sect who can threaten him.

So Lin Su was happy and jumped up and down, chewing on Zhu'er's juicy bird and teasing her.

Lin Su smiled: "This is not a perfect ending. There is still one last process left for a perfect ending."

"What?" Ji Qianling didn't understand.

Lin Su said: "My promotion to the third rank is the final step."

Ji Qianling was shocked...

She stared at him in surprise: "You want to say...you want to say that Jiang Lie's death was also because of you?"

She was also an official of the Xian Dynasty, so she certainly knew what it meant to be promoted three levels.

Your Majesty has already issued an imperial decree targeting Jiang Lie!

Anyone who captures Jiang Lie will be rewarded handsomely.

Officials will be promoted three levels!

There are too many talented people in the Xian Dynasty, and it is very difficult to get promoted. Getting promoted three levels in a row is extremely rare. For the sake of this third level of official position, many Xian Dynasty officials would send away their wives, parents and ancestors without frowning. However, wanting to get this third level of official position is a foolish dream.

Because Jiang Lie is in the realm of all things.

Because the world is dangerous.

Also because Jiang Lie is protected by the True Phoenix clan.

Even if a real dragon came to Fengcheng, it would probably just be able to coil up like a snake.

Who can capture Jiang Lie under such circumstances and obtain the third-level official position promised by His Majesty himself?
But today, Lin Su actually said that the third level promotion is the final step...

Lin Su held up the teacup, a little embarrassed on his face: "Actually, I really don't like to publicize my great achievements, but the decree of promotion is about to be issued, and there is no point in me hiding it. Anyway, you will know it eventually, so why not I tell it myself!"

"Tell me quickly! How did you take down Jiang Lie..." Ji Qianling was panting.

Lin Su said, "Sister, when we are in Luotian Sect, we always prioritize calculation over force. In terms of force alone, Jiang Lie is not someone I can take down. Being in Fengcheng, he is protected by the four elders of the True Phoenix Clan, which theoretically blocks any extradition... Oh, any possibility of taking him down. I was wondering, why must the fourth elder protect Jiang Lie? Is there any unspeakable secret between them?"

Ji Qianling's mind instantly calmed down: "And then?"

"Then I investigated! This investigation was incredible!" Lin Su said: "The Fourth Elder is also a lackey of the Qinglian Sect. I revealed this big secret to the True Phoenix Clan Master. The Clan Master took direct action to eliminate the Fourth Elder and sold me... sold me a favor to the Immortal Dynasty. Jiang Lie was successfully arrested in this way."

The piglet clapped his cheeks and said, "Sir, you are so smart. How come you are so smart..."

Lin Su patted her head and said modestly: "Nothing, just routine operation, um, routine operation..."

The interaction between them is very heartwarming.

But Ji Qianling's heart was in turmoil...

All of Lin Su's chains were presented in front of her. They seemed perfect and seemed to have answered all the questions.

However, several new questions came to my mind.

check!
Just one short word, but with so much meaning.

How do you check?
The Fourth Elder hid the secret so deeply, how could you, an outsider, find out?
And you found it out!

What kind of person is the leader of the True Phoenix clan? How can an outsider see him with his own eyes?
You saw it!

unless……

Unless you are not an outsider!

Combined with the poem that day, your identity is now truly exposed!
You are from the True Phoenix clan!
And he is definitely the most special person in the clan!

If you are from the True Phoenix Clan, then what about your master? What is the connection between your master, Venerable Luo Tian, ​​and the True Phoenix Clan?
For a moment, she had extremely complicated thoughts.

In fact, it’s not just her.

Including Your Majesty, everyone is thinking extremely complicatedly at this moment.

Where is Lin Su?
It's not complicated. In this early March with the spring breeze, he was eating the New Year's gift brought to him by the pig, drinking the tea from his hometown, and enjoying himself...

A maidservant shouted from outside: "Sir, His Majesty's decree has arrived!"

Lin Su stood up and walked quickly to the front yard.

In the front yard, a group of eunuchs held jade trays in their hands, smiling: "Master Lin, His Majesty has an order! Master Lin, please accept it!"

Lin Su received the order...

The eunuch raised the immortal decree in his hand and unfolded it: "In compliance with the will of Heaven, His Majesty the Immortal Emperor proclaims: Wenyuan scholar Lin Su, who is loyal to the court and has great talents, has traveled to the Southern Wilderness to capture the traitor Jiang Lie. He is specially appointed as the third-rank academician of Wenyuan and appointed as the envoy to welcome the bride to Baiyujing. He shall go to Baiyujing within half a month to discuss the marriage between the Eastern Region Immortal Dynasty and Baiyujing..."

The entire Wenyuan was completely boiling.

How many years has it been since a fifth-rank bachelor was promoted directly to a third-rank academician?
You need to know that Wenyuan is a place where many talented people are hiding. Everyone in the place is extraordinary. It is extremely difficult to stand out in such a place.

And Lin Su, after only two or three months in Wenyuan, had already passed the four barriers of being a commoner, a student, a bachelor, and a head of a school.

How can he be so virtuous?
What kind of extraordinary foundation does he have?

Countless Wenyuan students were excited.

Lin Su himself was also very excited...

He knew it from the third rank.

However, Wenyuan's promotion from a third-rank academician somewhat exceeded expectations.

Wenyuan is very special and is almost the power center of the Xian Dynasty. Any person of rank here who steps into the Xiandu will be sought after by officials from all sides.

What’s more, it is a position like the third-rank academician?

Being a third-rank academician is also the top position in the entire Wenyuan.

Wenyuan is similar to the Wenyuan Pavilion of the Da Cang Kingdom. The Grand Secretary is the first rank, with two second rank academicians and eight third rank academic directors below him. He is a third rank academic director.

In other words, in the entire Wenyuan, there are only eleven people with higher authority than him.

Although the promotion of the official by three levels was spoken by His Majesty himself, there is still a science to its implementation. His Majesty could have placed him in some idle government office and given him an idle official position with only the name but not the power, but His Majesty chose to give him a real official position with not only the name but also the power.

This is Hui.

An even greater benefit is: a wedding welcoming envoy!
In all major feudal dynasties, the position of bride-welcoming envoy was one of the most prestigious. Even if it was only temporary, it was still very prestigious because wedding reception was more about form than content. There were no substantial challenges. It was simply a sense of ritual. In the sense of ritual, both parties gave each other enough face. When the bride-welcoming envoy arrived at Baiyujing, the king of Baiyujing (there he was not called the king, but the lord of the capital) had to meet him in person and be polite.

Your Majesty issued such an imperial decree on the day Lin Su returned to the capital.

Even the eunuch said, "Lord Lin, I have followed Your Majesty for more than ten years. Your Majesty's favor to me is truly unmatched. Lord Lin, please accept the order and thank you!"

Lin Su faced north and thanked him solemnly.

Then he took out a hundred immortal coins and gave them to the eunuch leader as a thank you gift.

The eunuch leader turned around and walked out. Lin Su escorted him to the gate. Outside, a bunch of people knelt down and said, "Congratulations, Master Lin!"

Two second-rank academicians and eight third-rank academic directors also came over, congratulating with smiles on their faces, and Lin Su also responded one by one according to official etiquette...

After all the trouble, Lin Su returned to Juxianju, rubbed the stiff smile on his face, and slowly let his face relax.

In the pavilion alone, the pig is no longer there.

Ji Qianling lit up the night fluorescent lamp.

Lin Su walked up and came in front of her.

Ji Qianling slowly raised his head and smiled softly: "Do you want me to congratulate you too?"

"Senior Sister, please don't join in the fun. The smile on my face is stiff..." Lin Su sat down opposite her.

Ji Qianling chuckled: "The officialdom seemed quite mysterious and I yearned for it before, but now it seems that there are a lot of lip service and double-faced disobedience. Maybe I have been an official for too short a time, and I am not quite used to it."

"Believe me, this has nothing to do with how long you've been an official. If your personality isn't suitable, the longer you stay, the more uncomfortable you'll be!" Lin Su raised his hand and held up the teacup on the table: "Who will be the candidate for the marriage between Baiyujing and the Eastern Region Immortal Dynasty?"

White jade marriage.

It started with the Baiyuwen War.

The Baiyuwen War is over, and the Eastern Region Immortal Dynasty has won.

However, Lin Su really didn't know who the candidate for marriage would be.

Ji Qianling smiled mysteriously: "I thought you already knew it. I even thought... this competition for the candidate was also part of your game."

"Third Prince Ji Cha!" Lin Su immediately caught the signal: "Really?"

"Yes!" Ji Qianling said: "Why don't I feel your relief?"

"Why do I have to feel relieved?" Lin Su asked back.

"Because... because you had the Third Prince's mark on you when you stepped out of the West Mountain that day, and because the basis of your Bai Yuwen war was to fight for the Third Prince, so, whether it's me, the senior elders of Luo Tianzong, the court of the Immortal Dynasty, or the ordinary people of Xiandu, we all have a recognition that you, Lin Su, are the Third Prince's man!" Ji Qianling said: "Why? You want to tell me that you are not?"

Lin Su shook her head gently: "Senior Sister, do you think I should still have the mark of the Third Prince on me now?"

"I understand!" Ji Qianling's eyes turned slightly: "You only have one mark on your body now. This mark does not belong to the Third Prince, but to... Your Majesty!"

Time goes by and things change.

When Lin Su left West Mountain that day, he indeed had the mark of the Third Prince on him.

The third prince found him and gave him this mark - a letter of recommendation.

He entered Wenyuan on the recommendation of the third prince.

Under the personal order of the Third Prince, he stepped onto the white jade literary stage.

However, things changed after Lin Su took over as Inspector General.

Especially after he was cursed by the Heavenly Tears in Hao Yuanzong's body, His Majesty used the Heavenly Dao Spirit Pearl to remove the curse for him, and at the same time, gave him a new mark.

That is: he must be your Majesty's man!

Otherwise, his life will be in danger!

Some people may say, isn’t Jiang Lie already dead?
Didn’t the Curse of Heaven’s Tears fail to activate in the end?

Yes, Jiang Lie is no longer able to activate the Heavenly Tears, but is the horror of the Heavenly Tears really that simple?
Tears from heaven enter the body, like maggots attached to the bones!
Even though Jiang Lie is dead, the curse remains unbroken.

Even if it is not stimulated, it will stimulate itself over time.

His Majesty can free you once, but he may not do it a second time. If you want to be safe every year in the future, you must be unconditionally loyal to His Majesty. Only if His Majesty sees that you are still useful, will he spend such a precious treasure of heaven to extend your life one year.

"Yes, this is how the situation has changed!" Lin Su said, "So, Senior Sister, please stop saying that I am the Third Prince's man. I am not worthy of it. It will kill people!"

Ji Qianling exhaled softly: "His Royal Highness the Second Prince...is very depressed."

Her words were tangled.

But Lin Su certainly understood.

The Second Prince had been competing with the Crown Prince for many years, and had been suppressed by the Crown Prince for a long time, which was quite depressing in itself.

Now, in an unexpected turn of events, the prince was killed by Lin Su in an extremely ruthless manner.

The second prince immediately caught a glimpse of the blue sky above his head.

However, a new flag appeared and floated above him.

That is the sudden rise of the third prince, who suddenly turned from an idle prince with no sense of existence into his new thorn in the side.

Baiyu marriage is essentially about finding a wife.

Does the Immortal Emperor’s son need a wife?

No shortage!

If they want, there will be no problem for each of them to find ten, eight, or even a hundred or a thousand.

However, this white jade marriage is extraordinary.

Baiyujing has too much influence on the Eastern Region Immortal Dynasty. Whoever becomes Princess Baiyu basically represents who will inherit the eternal foundation of the Immortal Dynasty.

At this crucial step, His Majesty chose the third prince Ji Cha.

This made the second prince feel gloomy.

I'm about to collapse.

Since receiving this news, the Second Prince has been locked up in his own Zhou Palace. How many wine jars have he smashed? How many desks have he destroyed? No one knows...

Ji Qianling brought up this topic at this moment to test Lin Su's attitude.

Lin Su could naturally hear it and smiled faintly: "I understand!"

These four words seemed to answer something, yet also seemed to answer nothing.

Ji Qianling raised the wine glass: "I am convinced by your judgment of the current situation, Senior Sister. The current situation..."

Lin Su raised her hand slightly and said, "Sorry, Senior Sister, I have a guest! I will take my leave for now."

He stood up and left the pavilion.

Ji Qianling frowned slightly and returned to his Juxianju.

She pointed, and the next moment, she disappeared from Juxianju and appeared in a secret room. In the secret room, a man slowly raised his head, and his young and handsome face showed a bit of haggardness.

This person was none other than the second prince Ji Yue.

Ji Qianling peeled off from the secret room and appeared in front of him. Ji Yue suddenly raised his head and asked: "Have you talked to him?"

Ji Qianling nodded gently: "Although he didn't want to talk too much, he still talked a little after all."

"What's going on?" Ji Yue's eyes were filled with tension.

As a prince of high position and power, he rarely gets nervous on weekdays, but at this moment, he is really nervous, because he knows how difficult it is to compete for the throne. Key people are needed at every critical node, and now, the most critical person is Lin Su.

He is the wedding envoy.

He is one of the most trusted people of my father.

If there is anyone who can solve this deadlock, it can undoubtedly be him.

Ji Qianling shook his head slightly.

This shake of the head sent Ji Yue into a cold hell on the spot. He let out a long breath: "He still can't erase the mark on his body?"

The mark he was talking about was Ji Cha's letter of recommendation.

Thinking of the letter of recommendation, the second prince regretted it so much. If he had known that this person was so awesome, why didn't he be the one who went to the bamboo forest in the West Hill that day?

Ji Qianling still shook his head: "Your Highness is wrong, he is not a person who cannot break free from the shackles, he is also deliberately erasing the mark of the Third Prince on his body..."

The second prince's eyes lit up.

But Ji Qianling added: "Unfortunately, he is also a man who knows the current situation best. He erased the Third Prince's brand just for Your Majesty! He wants to welcome Your Majesty's brand with the purest attitude."

The second prince said: "My father... my father is not my opponent on the chessboard. It is not a bad thing for me that he chooses to stand by my father's side."

"Yes, the princes' fight for the throne is just a fight between princes. No matter how they fight, it is impossible for His Majesty to be involved." Ji Qianling said, "But Your Highness must also see clearly that His Majesty has a preference at the moment. The Third Prince was chosen by him personally for the Baiyu marriage. Lin Su's Baiyu trip will not destroy the overall situation set by His Majesty."

In just a few words, a terrible thing was explained.

The second prince intended to sabotage the Baiyu marriage.

He didn't want to see the Third Prince become his opponent, and he hoped that the Baiyu marriage would fail.

Of course, as a prince of the Immortal Dynasty, it is very terrible to have such an idea. This idea is suspected of disregarding the overall situation of the Immortal Dynasty, but what can he do?

The Second Prince had spent too much time and energy dealing with the Crown Prince's encirclement and suppression. He was already exhausted. The thought of a new opponent appearing immediately overwhelmed him. He really didn't want to spend another few decades and use a lot of energy to compete with the Third Prince for the world.

He wanted to remove the Third Prince's pillar in the first stage - Bai Yujing's support for the Third Prince.

However, he also knew that Ji Qianling was right.

Lin Su's eyes were focused on gaining His Majesty's trust.

His Majesty loves him so much, trusts him so much, and treats him so well. How could he not do his best for His Majesty, clear all obstacles to the Baiyu marriage, and help the marriage between Baiyujing and the Dongyu Xian Dynasty to be successfully concluded?
Ji Qianling looked at the Second Prince in front of him and sighed softly: "I understand your feelings, but please don't be too impatient. Your Majesty's support for the Third Prince does not mean that your Majesty has chosen the heir to the East Palace. It is common for the emperor to cultivate an opponent for the heir."

The second prince's eyes slowly lit up...

The emperor's mind!

As an emperor, when he serves his subordinates, he often sets up an opposition for those in high positions.

A certain minister is too strong, he needs an opposite.

A certain prince is too powerful, so he also needs an opposite.

The establishment of this opposite side helps the person at the top to maintain balance and avoid monopoly.

If it were just this, he would accept it.

After all, the Third Prince’s foundation was very shallow and far inferior to his own.

Even with Bai Yujing's help, he is still not as good as himself.

Maybe Father really just thought this. (End of this chapter)