Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

Zhuo Yichen and his companions stayed at the palace gate for one more day, and packed their bags early the next morning to head to the mission location.

At the palace gate, Zhuo Yichen and Zhao Yuanzhou were instructing Wen Xiao and Bai Jiu in the carriage. In another carriage were the brothers Gong Yuanzheng and Gong Shangjiao.

Gong Yuanzheng didn't know what his brother had said to the elders, but last night, "Yuanzheng, I will follow Master Zhuo with you to Yining Town tomorrow."

Gong Yuanzheng didn't react at first. Yining Town? Why go to Yining Town? Is Yining Town a stronghold with a palace gate? Didn't my brother always go there with his own people?

Gong Shangjiao looked at Gong Yuanzheng, whose cheeks were chubby. After hearing what was said, he stood there in a daze, his eyes as clear as a child's.

Gong Shangjiao prepared a bowl of soup for Gong Yuanzheng and stretched out his hand to pinch Gong Yuanzheng's cheek. "What's wrong? Didn't you insist on following Master Zhuo to hunt monsters this morning? How come you forgot about it in the evening?"

Gong Yuanzheng chewed a few times and hastily swallowed the food in his mouth, "Brother, can I go with my second brother and the others to collect monsters?"

"No! You can only follow their doctor and eat slowly. Don't be in a hurry! No one will snatch the food from you!" Gong Shangjiao looked at Gong Yuanzheng who was eating carelessly with heartache. He didn't know when he developed this problem.

Gong Yuanzheng took the Turtle and Crane Longevity Soup handed to him by his brother and gulped it down in two gulps, looking at his brother with sparkling eyes.

"I have already told the elders, but I must accompany them. There is no palace gate stronghold there, so I will go and investigate. If it is suitable, we can build one there."

After Gong Shangjiao asked the servants to take away the leftovers, he took Gong Yuanzheng to sit in the study. The hot tea on the tea table was already prepared, waiting for the master to enjoy.

Gong Shangjiao was dealing with the extra official duties that came with the approaching New Year while also having to pay attention to his younger brother.

At first, Gong Shangjiao could still hear his brother chattering about what poison he was researching and what rare medicinal herbs he was cultivating, but later his voice became quieter and quieter and he could no longer hear it.

Gong Shangjiao slowly turned his head and his eyes fell on the small desk not far away. He saw Gong Yuanzheng had fallen asleep there without knowing when, his head tilted to one side, one hand still tightly holding the pen.

Gong Shangjiao walked to the desk very lightly, fearing to wake up his sleeping brother. He carefully took off his cloak and gently wrapped Gong Yuanzheng tightly, as if to isolate all the cold and danger. Then, he bent down, gently picked up Gong Yuanzheng, as if holding an invaluable treasure, and walked towards his bed.

When Gong Shangjiao gently placed Gong Yuanzheng on the bed, he could not help but feel an indescribable tenderness in his heart. He quietly stared at his brother who was buried in the soft quilt. He could not get enough of his cute appearance. His brother closed his eyes tightly, and his long eyelashes trembled slightly like butterfly wings; his pink cheeks were slightly flushed, as tempting as a ripe apple; his little mouth was slightly open, and occasionally he would utter a few soft sleep talks.

Gong Shangjiao couldn't help but reach out his hand and gently stroked Gong Yuanzheng's hair, sighing in his heart: "Why can't such a soft and cute brother get a single good word from those people?" The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Those people were so blind that they couldn't see his brother's kindness, innocence and beauty.

Gong Shangjiao carefully tucked in the corners of his brother's quilt, and then carefully checked whether the doors and windows were closed to ensure that no cold wind could blow in. Then, he walked to the charcoal basin and added some new charcoal to make the whole room warmer and more comfortable.

After finishing all this, Gong Shangjiao returned to the desk on the other side of the bedroom with peace of mind and sat down to deal with the pile of official business that Jin Fu had just moved in. However, despite his busy hands, his mind was always concerned about the figure sleeping quietly on the bed.

Zhuo Yichen was sitting in Gong Yuanzheng and Gong Shangjiao's carriage, while Zhao Yuanzhou was sitting in Wen Xiao's and the others' carriage.

"Brother, what is your mission this time? Can you tell me about it?"

When Gong Yuanzheng was in Tiandu, he kept hearing that his second brother and his companions were going out to collect monsters, but most of the time it was his subordinates who led the team. His second brother seldom went out because he had to learn from Brother Ling how to manage the affairs of the Monster Collection Bureau.

"A very bizarre case." Zhuo Yichen looked outside the carriage with some embarrassment.

"Strange? How strange?" Gong Yuanzheng's curiosity was aroused, and he pestered Zhuo Yichen to tell him.

“There have been a lot of people getting married in Yining Town recently, but most of the time the brides go out under the scorching sun, but it starts to rain heavily when the wedding procession is halfway through.

The wedding procession had no choice but to stop and wait for the rain to stop. But the bride was still alive before she got into the bridal sedan, but the ghost of the groom came out of the sedan!

Gong Yuanzheng was stunned for a moment, "Groom? Ghost?"

Although Zhuo Yichen looked a little embarrassed, he still frowned, "If it was a newlywed couple, maybe it was a prank by that little demon, and the nearby demon collection department could handle it. But when the branch reported to Tiandu, no less than five such incidents had already occurred."

"Second brother! Are there really ghosts after death?" Gong Yuanzheng was thinking, if there are really ghosts in the world, then can he see his parents? Can his brother see Brother Lang and Madam Ling?

Would they just stand by them, watching the people in the palace bully these two lonely children, without being able to comfort and protect them?

Will those members of the Gongmen clan who died because of Wufeng be so angry that they will sneak into his dreams and beat him up because Gong Ziyu's previous plan was full of loopholes, which not only failed to lure out the Wufeng assassin, but also exposed the loopholes of the Gongmen clan?

"I've never heard of it, but Zhao Yuanzhou should know it! After all, according to him, even if the demon race only has a piece of spiritual consciousness left, as long as they are well nurtured, they will be resurrected after thousands of years." Zhuo Yichen had never heard of anyone's elderly coming back after death since he was a child.

However, demons should have souls, or spiritual consciousness. After all, the demon race is too powerful. Even if there is a fragment as big as a fingernail, they can be resurrected and reborn after thousands of years of nurturing.

"Is that white monkey so powerful?" Gong Yuanzheng's impression of Zhao Yuanzhou was that he was a man who looked elegant on the surface, but was a mean demon on the inside.

"Zhao Yuanzhou is a ten-thousand-year-old demon after all. Even if he has lived in the Great Wilderness, he has been to the human world before. He has seen and heard far more than any of us."

What Zhuo Yichen had to admit was that Zhao Yuanzhou was indeed knowledgeable and experienced. Although he was often deceived when he went in and out of the human world, it was undeniable that Zhao Yuanzhou knew much more about human nature than they did.

When Zhuo Yichen and others arrived at Yining Town, they found that the whole town exuded a decadent atmosphere, as if something inside was opening its mouth waiting for their arrival.

The members of the Demon Collection Team and Gong Shangjiao stood at the entrance of the town, looking at the bleak scene on the streets. Even if there were pedestrians, they were all in a hurry and did not dare to stay on the streets for any longer.

After Jin Fu and his men had the carriage set up, he said, "Master Jiao, we have found an inn, but the people here are quite xenophobic, so I'm afraid it's hard to get any information."

"Master Jiao, it's getting late. Let's go to the inn first and wait until tomorrow to see everything." Zhao Yuanzhou had been traveling all day and had been tortured by Wen Xiao and the others. Now he just wanted to have a good meal, wash up, and sleep with Xiao Zhuo in his arms.

Zhao Yuanzhou’s idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

The group sat in a private room of the inn. After dinner, Wen Xiao integrated the existing clues and the information he had obtained from the waiter of the inn.

"There's another family that's going to marry off their daughter in a couple of days. We can go there tomorrow to find out if they have any ideas."

"They dare to marry off their daughter at this time! How cruel must these parents be!" Although Bai Jiu is still a child, he is a kind-hearted doctor. When he heard that the bride became a groom halfway through, he was worried about where the brides had gone.

"Xiao Zhuo, you and Zhao Yuanzhou should go visit that family tonight."

Zhao Yuanzhou was furious. "What! Tonight! Wen Xiao, are you some kind of idiot? I've been driving for you all day, and you won't let me go tonight!"

Wen Xiao looked at the monkey with angry face and said, "Zhao Yuanzhou, don't you always claim to be a ten-thousand-year-old demon? How come you are failing so soon? Why didn't you tell me earlier? I'll ask Xiao Jiu to prescribe some medicine for you, and I'll make sure you are alive and well again!"

Could Zhao Yuanzhou be provoked by such a low-level provocation? Of course he could! After all, Wen Xiao had already said that he couldn't do it! He! Who is Zhu Yan! The vessel of evil spirits! The leader of all the monsters in the wilderness! He couldn't do it! That was absolutely impossible!

"You can't do that! Today I'm going to prove to you whether I can do it or not!"

As soon as Zhao Yuanzhou finished speaking, Zhuo Yichen poked him, "How are you going to prove it? Prove it to us on the spot?"

Zhao Yuanzhou clung to Zhuo Yichen like a koala, muttering, "Oh, if Xiao Zhuo you really don't mind, then of course I don't mind either!" After saying that, he deliberately winked at Zhuo Yichen.

Zhuo Yichen couldn't stand such teasing, his face darkened, he stretched out his hand and pinched Zhao Yuanzhou's ear, twisting it hard. Zhao Yuanzhou grimaced in pain, howling, but his body still refused to get off Zhuo Yichen.

Zhuo Yichen said unhappily, "Alright, alright, stop yelling! You're being too dramatic! Let's go check out that house first. Wen Xiao, you guys should be careful tonight and pay attention to your own safety! And Yuan Zheng, you have to listen to Master Jiao and stop messing around. Do you hear me?"

Zhao Yuanzhou covered his ears and continued howling, the sound was so loud that it almost resounded through the sky.

Wen Xiao stood aside, watching with interest as Zhao Yuanzhou was dragged away by Zhuo Yichen with his ears twisted, and couldn't help but lower her head and laughed softly. Ying Lei and Bai Jiu, the two little guys who were always frightened by Zhao Yuanzhou, laughed so hard that they fell backwards without any scruples. Even Pei Sijing, who was always serious and rigid, had a slight smile on her face.

Gong Yuanzheng looked at the big demon who always found ways to tease him in the palace gate and was now dealt with so easily by his second brother. He felt so relieved that he laughed out loud without concealing his anger.

Gong Shangjiao quietly looked at his brother in front of him, who was obviously much more lively and cheerful than when he was at the palace gate. He suddenly realized that perhaps the palace gate was really too depressing a place for his brother.