Red Mansion: Incense and God Road, starting from the City God of Shenjing

Chapter 28: Harvesting Daiyu to the Capital
Daxing County, the seat of the city god
"Your Honor."

"The property seized from the Wang family during the day has been counted."

"In total, there are 510,000 ounces of silver, 3,000 ounces of gold, 17 boxes of jewels, and more than 1,000 bolts of silk and satin."

"All worldly treasures have been sent to the Lixiangyuan of Rongguo Mansion for storage according to the master's instructions."

"Here is the seal signed by Miss Yuanyang and my subordinate."

Seeing Jia Cong coming back, Judge Wen stepped forward with a list of treasures in his hand and said.

"In addition, there are 64 cultivation-related books, 106 spiritual herbs over 100 years old, and 21 spiritual materials."

"All are stored in the City God's Treasury."

Jia Cong glanced at the seal on the list presented by Judge Wen.

The amount of gold, silver and jewelry stored in the warehouse and Yuanyang's signatures and fingerprints were listed on it.

The ghosts and gods under the City God Temple are 100% loyal to Jia Cong.

There is no order without rules. Don't think that such behavior is unnecessary.

In Jia Cong's plan, future power cannot rely solely on ghosts and gods conferred by the Shinto seal.

We should do both well.

The earlier and more complete the rules are established, the greater the benefits they will bring in the future.

After looking through it for a few seconds, Jia Cong put the list away.

"Please bring those things out for me to see."

"Yes!"

A moment later, the ghost soldiers brought in three large boxes.

Open them one by one in front of Jia Cong.

One of them contained the Wang family's collection of books related to cultivation that had been accumulated over the years.

A container containing a magical medicine that is over a hundred years old.

There is also another one containing spiritual materials.

The so-called spiritual materials are materials that contain spiritual energy and can be used to forge magic weapons.

The grades of the items vary, and any one of them is worth ten thousand taels of silver.

Jia Cong has not yet learned the art of refining treasures, nor does he have any need for it.

I just glanced at it and didn't pay much attention to it.

The same goes for spiritual herbs.

For Jia Cong, the most important thing is the various secrets of cultivation.

Stones from other hills, can learn.

The divine power is mysterious and has countless evolutions.

But there is a prerequisite, that is, the ability of evolution cannot exceed Jia Cong's cognition.

Therefore, the more cultivation secrets Jia Cong refers to, the more means he can evolve.

……

Jia Cong flipped through the books one by one.

The Wang family established itself through military force.

Most of the sixty-four secret books related to cultivation are external martial arts techniques.

Swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, forks, fists, feet, claws and palms!
The martial arts in the military are open and open.

A small number of them are martial arts secrets that can cultivate true energy from the inside out.

Turning to the end, Jia Cong saw a pitch-black book.

It’s neither paper nor bamboo, but made of special material.

There is a cool and chilly feeling when picking it up, if you don't have the strength of the second realm to rely on.

If you pick up this book rashly, a cold air will enter your body and at the very least you will suffer a serious illness.

There are five big characters written on the secret book: "Three Yin True Water Secret"!
"The Way of Heaven and Earth is the root of Yin and Yang, the order of all things, and the parent of change. Therefore, Heaven and Earth have Yin and Yang."

"The three yins are the yin of heaven, the yin of earth, and the yin of man!"

……

After flipping through a few pages casually, Jia Cong's eyes became brighter.

This "Three Yin True Water Secret" is a mysterious Qi-refining technique that directly leads to the third realm.

It is most suitable for women to practice.

When fully refined, it can produce the Three Yin Qi and display the innate magical power of the Three Yin Water.

A drop of real water can freeze everything.

It's really domineering.

It is just right for Sanchun and several maids in Jia Cong's courtyard to practice.

After taking a quick look through it, Jia Cong closed the secret book.

A divine power evolved, and a drop of real black water appeared in Jia Cong's hand.

It emits a faint light and the temperature is extremely cold.

"Just this secret book makes this trip worthwhile."

After a moment, the real water in his hand dissipated.

Jia Cong murmured contentedly.

...The next day
Outside Shenjing City
The morning light is breaking in the east and the roosters are crowing.

Since Emperor Taizu of Daqian established the capital in Shenjing, the Datong Bridge Wharf has become more and more prosperous day by day.

Thousands of ships are racing against each other.

Hundreds or even thousands of ships travel back and forth every day, from morning to night.

The transported goods supply the millions of people in the city of Shenjing.

Early this morning, there were a few rare horse-drawn carriages parked outside the ferry.

He was surrounded by maids and guards.

At first glance, it is obvious that he comes from a wealthy and powerful family.

"Girl, the Jia family is here!"

On a Fujian ship about to dock, a large flag with the word "Lin" on it fluttered in the wind.

In the city of Shenjing, this flag with the word "Lin" on it may be inconspicuous.

But in the Jiangnan area, who doesn’t know “Lin Ruhai, the Imperial Censor of Yangzhou Salt Inspectorate”!
A family of marquises for four generations.

By the time of Lin Ruhai's generation, he had lost his title, but he still managed to pass the imperial examination and become a top three scholar based on his own abilities.

After entering the officialdom, he became a doctor at Lantai Temple.

This is an ancient name, actually the Imperial Envoy of the Censorate, who was later sent out by Emperor Shunde.

He served as the Imperial Censor of Salt in Yangzhou.

Although his position was not high, he had great power and played an important role in Jiangnan.

……

"Is it from grandma's family?"

"Do you know who is coming to pick me up?"

There was a weak girl on the boat, who was still young.

But her figure is slender, like a willow branch swaying in the wind, soft and light.

Her eyes are as deep as autumn water and crystal clear.

It was Lin Daiyu, the only daughter sent by Lin Ruhai from Yangzhou.

"Miss, I heard from Madam Li that the person who contacted them was a housekeeper from the outer courtyard..."

"I see!"

"Pack up and wait until the boat stops, then we'll get off."

Lin Daiyu nodded slightly, just in response to the sentence:

Two curved brows that seem to be frowning but not frowning, and a pair of eyes that seem to be crying but not crying.

……

"Greetings, Miss Lin. The old lady specifically ordered me to come and take Miss Lin into the mansion!"

Zhou Rui, who came to greet them, had been waiting on the shore before dawn.

Seeing Lin Daiyu getting off the boat, he hurried forward and greeted her respectfully.

The group got on the carriage and passed through the bustling streets.

Finally we arrived at Ningrong Street.

The three characters "Ningrong Street" were written on the tall gate.

The Jia family has an exclusive block, and such an honor is rare in the entire Daqian.

After walking a few steps into Ningrong Street, we arrived in front of a magnificent mansion.

There are three animal-head gates side by side with 7749 door nails.

There are also five big characters "Roongguo Mansion Built by Imperial Order" written by Emperor Taizu of Daqian himself on the door.

Even the two stone lions placed in front of the door appear particularly majestic and magnificent.

However, the group did not stop at the main gate, but went straight to the east corner gate.

Just as they reached the corner gate, the gatehouse opened wide and maids and old women came out carrying a sedan chair.

It seemed that Lin Daiyu was about to be welcomed into the sedan chair and brought into the mansion.

A barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of Zhou Rui's mouth.

"Da da da!"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a burst of dense horse hoof sounds came from behind.

More than thirty ghost soldiers dressed in armor and riding horses accompanied Jia Cong back.

Lin Daiyu was in the sedan chair and heard the sound of horse hooves outside.

Carefully lifting a corner of the curtain, she just happened to see Jia Cong's heroic figure appear.

He was wearing a dark blue suit, not yet twenty years old, with his hair simply combed behind his head, but he had a heroic and free-spirited look.

The white tiger he was sitting on was over six feet tall, making Jia Cong stand out like a crane among chickens when he rode on it.

I don't know how many frightened glances I have attracted along the way.

Coincidentally, Jia Cong obtained a new mount last night, and it landed just outside the city of Shenjing today, so he rode the tiger into the city.

This will allow the city gate guard to get familiar with Dabai to avoid trouble in the future.

When the Black Wind Bandits robbed Anping Mountain before, there were dozens of ready-made war horses, which were just right for the ghost soldiers to ride.

……

(End of this chapter)