one step closer to the end

"It is said that if a thousand cows are slaughtered with a knife, the hair can still be blown off, and it becomes the imperial sword of the emperor..."

Zhao Guanren pulled a dog's tail and put it in his mouth, and said: "The inner guard is in charge of the Qianniu knife for the emperor, so it is called Qianniuwei. It seems that this Tang Dynasty is indeed the Tang Dynasty, but something went wrong more than 300 years ago, which led to the death of the emperor. Our history is different!"

"Oh, girls are here..."

The servants and guards let out a low cry, and hurriedly rushed to the door to salute, only to see that six small sedan chairs were carried in one after another, followed by many maidservants in silk. After getting off the sedan chairs, six women, two middle-aged Mature, four young girls.

"My ladies and gentlemen! How dare Princess Qing be safe..."

A general in a red robe came in quickly, leading two mages with a stern expression. A middle-aged lady crossed her hands and saluted: "I have seen the general! My concubine is the right wife of Prince Qing, and she has two sons. Xiaojun Wang...has gone with Prince Qing!"

Talking about a group of women started crying, the general coughed and said: "That's the case! I can only trouble my mother and tell me what happened. I will definitely kill the monster with all my strength in the King Kong Temple. To celebrate the spirit of the prince in heaven!"

The middle-aged empress nodded, crying, and told the story of the incident. The servants also added some things, and finally it came to Zhao Guanren and the others.

"My lord! Mage! We are also cultivators from Zijin Cave in Qingyun Mountain. Our teacher is Master Chibane who became famous 300 years ago. The master who led thunder in the dry weather is my elder brother..."

Zhao Guanren got up and bowed, and said: "A few months ago we ran into Lord Qing, and my senior brother found that His Highness was haunted by evil spirits, so I came here to rescue him this time. However, my senior brother came a step late, and we were not strong enough, but the snake monster is absolutely dead. Not transformed by Princess Ning, but a servant who has been hiding in Prince Qing's mansion!"

"You nonsense! I have been watching from a distance in the attic, and what I see is really..."

A girl in a palace costume said angrily: "You two were arrested in a dainty manner. Princess Ning said that you are assassins, and she will drag you out and kill you. You will reveal her identity as a snake demon, causing her to become fierce on the spot. Reveal your true body and eat my father!"

"This empress, you are a fool, are you sure you can see clearly..."

Zhao Guanren said without changing his face: "The snake demon almost ate us, why should we hide it for it, not to mention that it is Princess Ning, how can I admit my mistake, how could the princess be transformed by a monster, my lord, what do you say?" right?"

The general was obviously an individual, he quickly stroked his beard and nodded, "Yes! It makes sense, His Royal Highness must have read it wrong!"

"Impossible! You two liars, shameless..."

The princess pointed at them and said angrily: "They stole my father's clothes, these boots and this bag belonged to my father, and they also stole my BMW from the Western Regions. There must be officials from my mansion in their bags." Yin, come here! Catch these two little thieves!"

"Yes!"

Several guards drew their swords and surrounded them immediately. Zhao Guanren hurriedly shouted: "This is the reward promised by the prince. We didn't take any more points. If you don't believe me, I will burn paper to call out your soul. You can ask him yourself. This horse is also borrowed." Make it convenient!"

"Nonsense! Take it down for me..."

A white-robed sorcerer stood up and scolded angrily: "Lord Qing has been swallowed by the snake demon, where is the soul for you to recruit? Two charlatans!"

"Master General! Who is in charge here..."

Zhao Guanren quickly stared at the red-robed general, and said loudly: "This is a prince who was murdered. The news may have spread to the palace. The Holy Majesty will definitely intervene in person. Do you still want to involve King Ning and ask you for a crime of negligence?" ?"

"What a crime of negligence, I'm afraid our Bodhidharma Academy will bear the brunt of it..."

suddenly!

A group of bald monks came in from outside the courtyard. The head monk was wearing cassocks and holding a purple gold Zen staff. He was only in his 30s, but he had sword eyebrows and star eyes, and was fair and handsome. However, the white-robed mage and the general Hurrying to salute, he actually said... National teacher!

"It's up to the Holy Majesty to decide whether to inquire about the crime, and I, a common man, just give a suggestion..."

Zhao Guanren crossed his hands and saluted, "However, if you dare to ask the national teacher, a pair of princes and sons were killed, and two princesses died tragically. The monsters are rampant, arrogant, and everyone is in danger. Someone has to stand up and take responsibility, and blame me and my little ones." Scholar is useless!"

"So! The poor monk is indeed guilty of negligence..."

The great monk nodded slightly and said: "Tomorrow morning! The poor monk will go to the saint to plead guilty, but since the crime of negligence is mentioned, the two seem to have slipped through the net. May I ask when did you enter the city and now live again?" Where is it?"

"We flew in, the magic weapon was destroyed by the snake demon, tomorrow..."

"Forget it! Someone has already told me everything about the two of you..."

The great monk waved his hand and said: "You have changed three times in terms of origin alone, but there are indeed experts who helped you drive away the snake demon. For the sake of your merits in subjugating the demon, I will grant you the status of a bad person and allow you to be wanted and investigated." Concubine Ning, find out the truth about the possession of the snake demon!"

"..."

Zhao Guanren stared at him dumbfounded. He didn't expect that the great monk would reveal this matter, and the general held his nose and remained silent. It is estimated that the national teacher didn't care about King Ning at all.

"Humph~"

King Qing's princess also snorted coldly: "You shameless bastard, today I am lucky to have a national teacher as the master of my mansion, otherwise everyone will be deceived by you, Princess Ning is transformed by a snake demon!"

"Master! I'm afraid this is inappropriate..."

Zhao Guanren hurriedly said: "We can assist you in investigating the case, but I am waiting for a good person, a serious scholar, if you let us be bad people, this is a low status. Your Majesty?"

"Do you have a household registration certificate, do you have a (pass) record..."

The national teacher chuckled and said: "Sneaking into the imperial capital and stealing the royal palace without a household or registration is a serious crime of beheading. Letting you be bad people is already a lenient net. If you can find out the truth within ten days, The poor monk will personally intercede for the two of you to remove your registration, otherwise you can work for the government with peace of mind!"

After the national teacher finished speaking, he turned his head and left, and the general came over and said in a low voice: "The national teacher is saving you, otherwise you have ten heads and it is not enough to cut off, so stop talking nonsense when you go out. This matter is related to our seven doors." It's okay, hurry up! Go find your bad guy..."

Chapter 1239 Yin Zhiping and Zhang Wuji

The news of the snake demon disaster spread quickly, and everyone in the bustling city of God was in danger, closed their doors and closed their houses, and went to sleep with lights on. He was brought to the government office of Luozhou.

"The two of you have a short rest, I will invite your lord to come..."

A small official pointed to the duty room of the side courtyard, and hurriedly walked towards the backyard. This simple side courtyard was obviously the place where the yamen servants waited. At this time, there was no one except the porter, and they all went out to catch demons. The man entered the room and sat on the stool.

"Oh~ we are now officials, serious sluts..."

Zhao Guanren touched his belt subconsciously, obviously because he was addicted to cigarettes and wanted to smoke, but after feeling empty, he opened his satchel, took out a few pieces of official silver and put them on the bench, and pulled out a long knife to cut off the mark on it , and chopped more than a dozen knots of silver bars.

"What's the point?"

Xia Buer wondered: "Isn't the bad guy awesome on TV? To catch bandits, they are called officials. They should be of the same nature as Yachai. Why do they become sluts?"

"Official lowly! Official lowly slaves, government servants and soldiers are all lowly official, and private servants are called private lowly..."

Zhao Guanren wrapped the silver with red paper and said: "The four major lowly industries, advocate the good and the poor, and the bad people are the Zaoli. Covered but no salary, can only live on gray income!"

"No way?"

Xia Buer was surprised and said: "The ancient concept of class is so strong, if we can't find out the clues within ten days, we don't want to go out of the city in the future, then the great monk will save us or kill us, he can't be a soul killer Possessed, right?"

"Unless they win the big prize, they won't take away such a high-level person..."

Zhao Guanren shook his head and said: "The soul killer will not let us live, at least he will lock us up, but a master can't just look at the appearance, the national teacher is at least a hundred years old, and he has an eyeliner in the palace to get us here There is definitely a conspiracy!"

"Come out quickly! Greetings to Master Shaoyin..."

The little official suddenly ran to the door and waved. The two immediately got up and walked out. The Shaoyin of the Luozhou Prefecture was just a deputy, and hurriedly brought a large number of officials. , he must be a doormat.

"Yin Zhiping, Zijin Cave, Qingyun Mountain, pay homage to Mr. Shaoyin..."

Zhao Guanren was talking nonsense in a serious manner, and Xia Buer was taken aback by what he said. Isn't Yin Zhiping a Taoist priest of the Quanzhen Sect, the one who went to Xiaolongnv? Lord Shaoyin!"

"Hmm! Yin Zhiping, Zhang Wuji..."

Master Shaoyin frowned and said: "The national teacher has sent someone to tell me that you two have no household or registration, sneaked into the capital of the gods, and stole into the palace, but because of your meritorious deeds in subduing monsters, you will be sent to bad people. Quickly tell the official in detail!"

"My lord! Please move inside the house, there are some things outsiders can't hear..."

Zhao Guanren bowed down respectfully, and Shao Yin went into the official office with his hands behind his back, and sat down with only two cronies. Zhao Guanren immediately followed him in and picked up the lamp oil. Let others eavesdrop.

"My lord! I am a cultivator in the mountains. Lord Qing sent someone to invite my master to come out of the mountain, saying that Princess Ning has a demonic aura and is probably transformed by a monster, but he has no real evidence..."

Zhao Guanren stepped forward and said in a low voice: "My master is old, so he sent three of my senior brothers out of the mountain to subdue the monsters. The prince ordered the two of us to pretend to be snitches and send them to the princess to see for real. My senior brother was lying in ambush outside the courtyard." , otherwise, how can you enter the heavily guarded palace as soon as you say it?"

"Oh?"

The three officials looked at each other, and Lord Shaoyin asked in surprise: "Then why didn't Lord Qing invite the Baiyun Temple, or the mage from the Bodhidharma Academy to subdue the demons, instead of looking far away, it is said that you deliberately concealed that Princess Ning was a snake demon?" , is there such a thing?"

"My lord! That's King Ning's wife. If you make a mistake, it will be a disaster, so the mages in the city of God are useless..."

Zhao Guanren put down the oil lamp and said: "Now Lord Qing is being eaten by the snake demon. My senior brother chased and killed the snake demon and his life and death are unknown. I am a scholar in civilian clothes. How dare I say that Princess Ning is a snake demon? Besides, there is another woman in purple robes." Senior officer, let out white smoke to help the snake demon escape!"

"Purple robe?"

Lord Shaoyin hurriedly lowered his voice and asked, "Can you see what the other person looks like and how old is he?"

"I didn't see it clearly, but I'm not young, and I have grown a white beard..."

Zhao Guanren said in a low voice: "My lords! Don't say this to outsiders. Right now, there is no proof of death, and the snake demon has a party to assist. Besides, since they dare to become Princess Ning, they dare to become... huh~ Just think about how scary it is!"

"Ah~ What a disaster! The fleeting time is unlucky..."

Lord Shao Yin patted his forehead and said: "Concubine Ning was transformed by a snake demon. After eating Prince Qing, Prince Ning is not a good talker. This is a great fun, hey! That...Yin Zhiping, this mansion is here now!" You are the bad coach of LN County, and you will be appointed immediately!"

"what?"

Zhao Guanren said inexplicably: "My lord! What is the reason for this? I am a beloved man who has read a lot of poetry and books. I have explained my origin and identity to you. Why do you want me to be in a lowly business?"

"The national teacher can't do anything about it, the monster is causing trouble, it's not an ordinary murder..."

Shao Yin waved his hand and said: "If the Bodhidharma Academy can't tell you how ugly Yinmao is, how can you explain to the Holy Majesty, but the Bodhidharma Academy is not good at investigating cases, and the Dali Temple faces Baiyun Temple, so the national teacher can only ask this house to assist in the investigation, and you It's the client and the little mage, who would you do if you don't?"

"My lord! We are disciples of Zijin Cave, and it is our duty to subdue demons and eliminate demons..."

Zhao Guanren said seriously: "However, my Li family is full of loyalty, and I still hope that the lord will issue a certificate to prove that the special matter is special. After the event is completed, I will immediately lose my status and become a good one. As long as it does not affect the achievement of the exam, we will definitely do our best to solve the urgent need of the lord! "

"Yes! The government has approved, come tomorrow to get the voucher, and hurry to investigate the monster right now..."

Master Shao Yin jumped up against the case, stepped forward and opened the door to call the chief secretary, and after giving instructions for a while, the two followed the chief secretary to register and make a record.

"My lord! Xiaosheng is new here, so I hope you can point out some shortcomings..."

Zhao Guanren sent a red envelope as soon as he came out of the moon gate, and the chief secretary took it with a smile on his face, and said, "You are welcome, Commander Yin, there are some things that Mr. Shao Yin is inconvenient to tell you, but you all must understand, this mansion's Yin Nai His Highness the Crown Prince is in charge, and the national teacher is His Highness's mentor, do you understand?"

"Oh! That's it, thank you thank you..."

Zhao Guanren nodded as if suddenly enlightened. No wonder the Deputy Chief Shao Yin came out. After a long time, there was a crown prince who was temporarily on duty.

"Come here..."

The chief reporter led the two into the public house. Luoyang consists of four counties. At this time, there were still three unscrupulous handsome men drinking tea in the house, but the chief reporter had just introduced them, and the three of them looked like they had seen the unlucky ghost. They looked like they had something to say and ran away one after another.

"A bunch of big bastards, don't pay attention to them, you can write, I say you write..."

The chief reporter took out the registration book and threw it on the table. He probably wanted to check the educational level of the two of them. He picked up a purple sand teapot and stood aside to watch. Zhao Guanren picked up the pen and ink skillfully and filled out the form without his ordering. The format and wording of the official document are very appropriate.

"Hmm! Not bad, this word is written quite generously, it's really aggrieved to make you a bad handsome..."

The chief reporter nodded very satisfied, and ordered someone to bring two sets of unscrupulous people's outfits, and also handwritten two temporary waist tags, but Zhao Guanren gave him 30 taels of silver, and the old guy knew how to reciprocate, so he split the room The independent courtyard houses are used as dormitories.

"Master Liu! See you tomorrow..."

Zhao Guanren arched his hands and left the government office. The two had no horses and could only swing their thighs along the street, while the bad guys were all wearing black cloth clothes and were issued belts with pendant bags. Xia Buer still had two unsharpened swords The iron ruler is the same as the fork used by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

"Should we go to the subordinate government to report, or go to Prince Qing's mansion to have a look..."

Xia Buer pulled out two short iron forks and waved them a few times as if practicing in his hands, but their county-level government office was still in Guanglifang in the west of the city, but they lived in Chengyifang in the south of the city. The two only knew the way to the palace, and they didn't even know where the subordinate government office was.

"Go to hell! Concubine Ning was invited to temporarily live in Prince Qing's Mansion..."

Zhao Guanren held the knife and said: "The truth can only be found in Prince Ning's mansion. Either Prince Ning is also a monster, or there is nowhere to start the fire. We can't come to the door to give away the head. Let's eat a bowl of noodles and go to sleep. Tomorrow will come naturally." Someone will find him!"

"There is no one on this road, where can I ask for directions..."

Xia Buer looked around depressingly, and came to a river without knowing it. The two looked around, good guy...

There are more than a dozen brothels in a city, but the banks of the river in this place are full of feasting brothels and painting boats. There are more than a hundred brothels in this place alone, but there is no business for ghosts. The girls were lying on the window sill, eating melon seeds and chatting.

"Hey~ Now Cong Liangzhu is useful..."

Zhao Guanren walked up to the embankment with a treacherous smile. The girls shut up and closed the windows when they saw the two bad guys fighting the autumn wind. They hate and fear.

"Brother Ren! Look ahead..."

Xia Buer suddenly pointed to the river. Shendu City had probably been expanded several times. There was a section of low old city wall on both banks, with closed tea stalls and noodle stalls on it, and a protruding horse-head wall on both sides. There are no battlements on the walls.

"Borrow a lantern!"

Zhao Guanren stepped forward and snatched a lantern, and quickly ran to the river at the base of the city wall, but the river was deep and green, and the two of them watched for a long time but didn't see anything, so Xia Buer had to find a penny, Squatting on the bank and poking into the water.

"In stock! The battlements of the horse's head wall..."

Xia Buer's eyes suddenly lit up. In Liu Tianliang's advance picture, behind the snake demon was a collapsed battlement.

"Big teapot! Come here..."

Zhao Guanren turned around and shouted, a brothel boy came over slowly, but he took out a piece of silver and handed it to the other party together with his waist card.

"Officer! What's the matter, the villain's brain is not working well..."

The clerk felt that the money was too hot to hold, but Zhao Guanren waved his hand and said, "Don't be so wordy! The LN county government recognizes it, take my waist card to find the bad guys on duty, and say that the national teacher ordered them to be bad guys, so let them all come here." Assemble, if you have a horse, ride a horse, if you don't have a horse, ride a donkey, go!"

"Okay! The villain is going to ride a donkey..."

Only then did the buddy run away boldly, but Xia Buer was puzzled and said, "Why did you call so many people here? Isn't it enough to find a few buddies to go down and retrieve the corpse?"

"Filling corpses? How can there be such a cheap thing..."

Zhao Guanren sneered menacingly and said: "You can't take credit for yourself, let alone be robbed of credit. I want everyone in the city to know me, second son! You choose a building, and my brother will take you to eat Bawang chicken tonight. Just order the best." The expensive oiran came to eat..."