Demolition

Lu Chen decided to take a detour to the north, pass through Wanzhou, and enter Anqing Mansion, just in time to see the place Shen Jichuan said he saw his father for the last time

"You said you haven't seen my father, so those who have seen him somewhere are also liars?"

"Of course not. These are all true, but I didn't see them with my own eyes."

"The person who told you, well, is it a person? Can't you say who it is? I think he may know something about my father."

"It's a person, but that person has passed away. You know who it is is useless. Except for those two things, he left nothing useful to you."

"Oh……"

Lu Chen didn't know what to say. This person must have a close relationship with Shen Jichuan, but he didn't know what position to take to comfort him, so he had to change the subject.

"Well, you actually met Jiang Ye Yeji that night, right?"

Shen Jichuan smiled, as if he didn't care about his euphemism, Lu Chen coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment.

"I've seen it. Were you interrogating those three thousand crows? You also know that they were poisoned?"

"I know," Lu Chen nodded, "That poison..."

"It wasn't me, it was my uncle."

Lu Chen looked over in surprise, Ji Chuan raised his eyebrows

"I told you I wouldn't lie to you."

"But……"

"Young master, if you want to know other people's secrets, you have to exchange your own secrets." Shen Jichuan smiled convincingly, Lu Chen was speechless, turned his head and refused to talk to him any more.

Ji Chuan chased after him and put his arms around his shoulders

"Young master, don't you really want to talk to me? It seems that you don't have many friends at ordinary times."

"Who said that?"

"Is that little fool? He is your pet."

Lu Chen was dumbfounded, and slapped him on the arm

"Say nonsense," he narrowed his eyes and laughed as if he didn't know what to think of.Ji Chuan looked at Lu Chen's smiling face in surprise. It was the first time he saw such a vivid expression on this person's face in so many days.At first he thought it was because of his introverted personality caused by being dependent on others since he was a child, but later he learned that he must have been burdened a lot in order to find the murderer of his father and enemy.From this point of view, Ye Ji was really his confidant, but Ji Chuan was relieved, for fear that the young master would grow into an old pervert.

"When I was studying, my classmates pushed me aside. At first I fought with them, but after the fight, the master in the academy asked for parents. I didn't have parents to invite, so I had to bear with it. Once, Ye Ji couldn't see it, so help me After beating them, he fought very hard, directly beating them until they lay at home for three months, and he himself was imprisoned for half a month, in fact, we didn’t even know each other at that time.”

Ji Chuan felt distressed when he heard that, "Why do you have to exclude you?"

"There is no father, no mother, and there is a back door. Naturally, some people can't see it." Lu Chen said lightly at this time, but it was far from that simple back then.Lu Jie happened to be impeached when he died, and he belonged to half a criminal minister. Naturally, not many people would like to see such a criminal minister who appeared suddenly.Moreover, the Yin Xiao class is also considered a small court. In order to have more say in the court, many aristocratic families send their children in. The people inside stand in their own teams, and the children of ordinary families are more self-protected.Lu Chen grew up in the third prince's mansion since he was a child. Naturally, he was the object of everyone's suspicion, spying, wooing, and even getting rid of him. There was no sense of security at all. He even slept with half his eyes open. Even some teachers knew him clearly Sarcasm, the young man couldn't stand these, so he clashed with others.It's just that when the master invited Ying Yuanzhi to Yin Xiao Tower, he was more ashamed, and everyone's eyes seemed to be questioning, mocking and contemptuous, which stimulated his fragile nerves at that time.The boy's self-esteem made him prefer to bear the humiliation, rather than Ying Yuanzhi appearing again.

Ye Ji was very popular when he was studying. He is the son of a merchant, with a cheerful and generous personality. Everyone is willing to get along with him. He talked to Lu Chen a few times, but Lu Chen assured that his attitude is definitely not friendly.So when Ye Ji jumped over himself and punched the man who called him the 'son of a criminal' directly on the nose, he was far more surprised than grateful.In fact, at that time, I didn't care about these criticisms at all. Maybe talking about Ying Yuanzhi would make him angry more easily, but it's a pity that those people didn't have the guts to talk about the royal family.

Lu Chen asked Ye Ji why he helped him, Ye Ji scratched his head and said, 'You are fine, those people are talking nonsense. Lu Chen thought to himself that this person really has a unique vision.Ye Ji is not stupid, he is just kind-hearted and believes that people are inherently good. Another reason why Lu Chen is willing to associate with him is that this kind of thinking can at least dampen his dark heart.

Yes, overall Lu Chen felt that he was very dark, although he often comforted himself that there was nothing he could do about it, but Shen Jichuan was right, damn it, why is this old liar always right, he has nothing to confide in Ye Ji, the only one who can talk, is not the best person to know these things.

"Young master?" Seeing that he was in a daze, Ji Chuan shook him, and Lu Chen finally realized the posture of the two of them, and hurriedly got rid of them.

"what?"

Ji Chuan touched his nose and said with a smile

"Nothing, let's go."

The two of them didn't have a formal document, so they had to go to some unremarkable small villages and towns. In fact, Lu Chen was very willing. This was probably the first time he was so far away from the capital.In the past, when I was a crow cracker, I could only follow the seniors to exercise around me, but I didn't have this opportunity when I became Zhijinwu.In view of accepting the fact that no matter how hard he traveled, he would not be able to arrive on time, Lu Chen simply stopped rushing and expressed his curiosity about everything, while Shen Jichuan, an old liar who knew everything, acted as the young master's Jianghu guide.

"So, you can maintain your human form for such a long time because you lived with humans for a while?"

Shen Jichuan popularized some crow's internal common sense, and Lu Chen opened his eyes, and finally expressed his guess.

"Not really. I'm special. I can become a human being without phantom power."

"Not relying on phantom power! Why?"

"It's special, young master, do you want to see me turn into a crow?"

"No, no, oh." Lu Chen couldn't imagine that Shen Jichuan was a bird.

"You will kill me, one day." Shen Jichuan's tone seemed to be asking about tomorrow's breakfast, Lu Chen froze, avoiding the other party's direct gaze.

"What are you talking about, I'll die too if you dismantle the crows."

"It's not about tearing down the crows, you know, it's your way of sealing the phantom power and locking it in a small cage."

Lu Chen secretly complained that such a secret could be known by you, but on the surface he didn't know what to answer.Will you kill him yourself?If it's just a crow, the answer is beyond doubt, but Shen Jichuan can be regarded as a rather special crow.

"Well, no way," Lu Chen said eagerly, "I should let you live."

Shen Jichuan was noncommittal, and jokingly said,

"Young master can't bear me."

"Reluctance, reluctance" Lu Chen pushed the person away irritably.

At noon, the two found an inn on the side of the road to stop for a while.

"...Who dares to touch Boss Mo's people?"

"You know what the hell, the sky is about to change."

The person at the next table must have already had two cups, and the noise was so loud that the whole street could be heard.This should be a characteristic that can be encountered in every street and alley. People around are very calm. Ji Chuan looked at Lu Chen who did not raise his eyelids, and had to admit that he was a crow who had never seen the world.

"You're just a fart, who can beat Boss Mo, don't die."

"This Thousand Blades has a different method. Those crows charge forward as if they are not afraid of death, and no one can stop them."

"You blow it and you do it"

"My cousin just saw it the day before yesterday. I lied to you that I crawled on the ground."

"Hey, hey, this matter is almost inseparable. I heard that someone in the north has said that they will give as much money as they can get the golden elixir."

"Tch, if there is a golden elixir, no matter where it can be bought with silver, the emperor would want it."

"I'm satisfied if I can just look at it."

"Hey, if you still want to take a look, stick up your dog's ass and go away."

Everyone started a heated discussion on whether they could take a look at Jin Dan, and Lu Chen finally raised his head

"What is Jindan?"

Ji Chuan pressed his lips with his fingers, called Xiao Er to pay the bill, and dragged Lu Chen to the street

"Golden Dan is a kind of crow's inner alchemy, it's rare to see."

"What's the use of this? Why does the emperor even want it?"

"Everyone wants rare things. It doesn't matter whether they are useful or not. The young master has been in the palace before. Isn't the stuff in it all fancy but not useful? The emperor's problem is the most serious."

Lu Chen ignored his disrespect theory

"The inner alchemy of the crow is not very easy to obtain, it is different from sealing the magic power, and I have never heard that the inner alchemy is useful, at most it is useful for people who practice Taoism. If the emperor wants it, why is it in the classics? So many crows imprisoned in the prison have not been taken out of the inner alchemy."

In fact, what Lu Chen said was only half right. Some folk crow dismantlers would dissect the inner alchemy after catching crows, and use them to engage in superstition.There is a saying among the people that there are "black crows' houses". If there are always crows in your house, it means that the family will encounter disasters, and you will ask the crow demolition person to look at it. this problem.But other than that, there is no other use. Inner alchemy is actually a tool for crows to communicate internally. It is a kind of bird language, which is meaningless to humans, and even those who practice Taoism are dismissive.And the process of dissecting the inner alchemy is time-consuming, labor-intensive and cruel, and it is really a model of thankless effort.

"Because it's not yet the time when the emperor needs it."

"what?"

"If the emperor needs it, the crows in your jail may not be enough."

Lu Chen couldn't keep up with his train of thought.

"Are you saying that inner alchemy is useful?"

"For crows, it is of great use."

Lu Chen wanted to ask again, but Shen Jichuan put on an inscrutable look, so Lu Chen had no choice but to change his routine

"Would you like to take a look?"

Ji Chuan squinted, "The young master is really worried about you in the Jianghu."

"Tsk, are you annoying or not, this is your family, so don't worry if you don't want to see it."

"Look, I also want to see what these people can come up with."

Ji Chuan turned around and led him to a house. Lu Chen's face was full of black lines.

"Are you taking me to the casino?"

"Shh, the young master doesn't know something. I'm afraid this place knows more than the Southern Emperor and the Northern Emperor."

"Nine out of ten sentences of people here are false, do you dare to believe it?"

"Isn't there another sentence that is true? You must be able to hear that the young master is so powerful."

Without any explanation, he dragged people in.

Shen Jichuan was familiar with the road, so he settled the two of them in the corner in a few moments, and followed a group of gamblers to place some bets. The place he chose was also very delicate, and there happened to be a pillar next to him, so he couldn't pay attention to the people behind him when he was talking.

"You are a regular customer."

"Young master, don't laugh at me. I just come to this kind of place to inquire about news, and I rarely gamble."

But after he made three right moves in a row, Lu Chen had to have doubts about his words.The two waited there for a while before they finally heard what they wanted.

"I heard you're coming again tonight?"

"Don't mention it, the roof of my second uncle's house was lifted in half last time. I don't know if the movement will be bigger this time."

"No one cares about Zhang Qianren calling those flat-haired beasts around like this?"

"Yo...you've been gambling here all day long, why doesn't your wife care about you?"

"Ha ha ha ha"

"That is, if you have money, you can make ghosts turn the mill and feed the people above, so who cares how you go about it."

"Does he want to live a long life?"

"Pfft, believe him to be a ghost."

"What's going on, what's going on."

"Whether you bet or not, let me get out of here."

The topic was interrupted, and everyone was noisy and focused on the dice cup in front of them.

Lu Chen fiddled with the dice on the table with his fingers, and frowned. Ji Chuan glanced at it, and summoned a waiter to give some instructions. After a while, the waiter came back with a plate of food.

"My lord, this is what you want."

Ji Chuan took it casually

"The rest is your reward."

"Thank you, Lord, thank you, Lord."

Ji Chuan didn't let people back down, but instead pretended to be curious and chatted

"Are you open at night? I heard that something big happened tonight."

"Yes, I'm really sorry, there is a curfew tonight, are you interested in coming tomorrow?"

"Well" Ji Chuan played with the money in his hand in embarrassment

"The two of you are not locals." The man immediately bent down and whispered in a soft voice. "In the past six months, there have been several curfews every month, and there is nothing we can do. Mr. Zhang has no choice but to pay the crows."

"Master Zhang?"

"Zhang Qianren. You know the Zhang family of Huizhou merchants. This is a famous big family. The Zhang family used to be an imperial merchant, and they have only recuperated in the past few years. Mr. Zhang is the only son of the head of the Zhang family. It is said that he was specially sent to the Southern Dynasty for training. Cheng Crowman came back two years ago and donated a small official in Ziyuan Mansion. At first, everyone thought he was just a generation who relied on his ancestors, but who knew that Mr. Zhang actually made Boss Mo suffer a lot half a year ago .”

"Oh, from what you've said, this Boss Mo is also a remarkable figure, isn't he?"

"That's natural. Before Mr. Zhang, Boss Mo was like this." Speaking of this guy, he gave a thumbs up, but he looked around in panic. Seeing this, Ji Chuan stuffed another piece of broken silver into his hand.

"We just listen to music and leave tomorrow."

"That's it, that's it." Seeing that Qian's eyes widened, the buddy gritted his teeth and continued, "Boss Mo is a thief."