this is my ark journey

"Then I'll give you five days." The young man was about to say more, but a burst of loud applause interrupted him, and he turned his head to look.

The swordsman had already put down the jug and asked with a big smile, "One more jug!"

"Massive, really massive!"

"The drinking capacity is so strong, and the strength is not bad, young man, do you want to send something to the old man!"

"Just give me the money!" Ren also replied with a smile. He put the jug firmly on the table, raised his head slightly, and met the eyes of the young man in long gown on the second floor.

Black pupil to black pupil, Renn nodded and moved away, sneering in his heart by the way.

Two big fish, but not big enough, wait.

He was full and ran out to drink, and he had spotted these two a long time ago, so he pushed away Jing Zhe who wanted to come to help him, and spread his hands to the stunned boss.

"Bring it from Longquan."

What Jianghu talks about is based on sincerity, happy love and hatred, but there are no complicated etiquettes going around.

Zheng Qingyue was also a gangster in the past, so he muttered "Young people are awesome", snatched the flagon from the equally astonished adoptive daughter, and stuffed it in Ren's hand.

"According to the agreement, this is yours, and I will also waive the room fee for you to stay here, so it is a good fate."

"Boss is refreshing!" Ren didn't pretend to postpone it, and simply threw the valuable wine to Jing Zhe, and the poor latter became a maid instead.

He took the drink, and the matter was over. He turned around and was about to leave without delay, but was stopped by a crisp female voice.

"Hey, are you interested in staying in Shangshu?" It was Du Yaoye who spoke, with a knife in his waist, dressed like a heroine.

"I have to finish the work with her." Ren pointed to Jing Zhe.

Du Yaoye felt a little regretful, but soon became interested again: "Why don't I take you for a stroll, the roads in Shangshu are twists and turns, and you will get lost if you don't pay attention."

Ren thought for two seconds, and his soul vision glimpsed that the two people on the second floor had disappeared, so he nodded decisively.

"Okay, I just went to buy a wine bag. If such a good wine breaks, it will be difficult."

Hearing this conversation, all the people present showed good-natured smiles. By the way, they ridiculed Zheng Qingyue for using the event to recruit a son-in-law, which made the latter smile while stroking his beard. In the joyous scene, only Jing Zhe was at a loss.

She was holding the heavy wine jug, and her mind was full of question marks.

who am I?where am I?What am I doing here in Shangshu? ?

......

Dayan is the most taboo of using military force to violate the ban. He has always been extremely wary of the world, but the country is too large and there are too many people. In addition, he has not fought abroad for many years, so he has to retain a certain amount of force among the people. As long as he does not touch the law, most of them will be open Close one eye.

For example, the predecessor of the Xingyu Inn was the Xingyu Escort Bureau, and most of the people who came here to drink were former Jianghu people. The government has always been very strict, and the little interesting stories naturally spread to the ears of the magistrate.

The current magistrate of Shangshu, surnamed Liang Mingxun, is a local, tall and handsome, plus he is a well-mannered official, so he became a fourth-rank magistrate at a young age.

At sunset, he stood by the pavilion, sprinkled bait into the pool water, stared at the koi taking food in a daze, and listened to his subordinates' report, before turning around after a long time.

"You mean the landslide was man-made, and something was found at the site?"

"Yes, it's just that the matter is of great importance, and adults have to make decisions."

"A lot of people died?" Liang Xun's heart immediately hung up.

"The body hasn't been found yet, it's just something... You should look at the photos first."

The man handed over a stack of photos, Liang Xun took it and looked through it, the more he looked at it, the more he frowned, and finally his face turned pale.

This is not a matter of dead people. The huge sword marks on the photo and the broken vehicles dug out are not ordinary caravans. He can be a fourth-rank magistrate, and he must have good eyesight. He immediately saw that those cars belonged to the capital government. , and there is also a bloody waist card.

"The sword bearer of Dali Temple..."

He squeezed the space between his brows, feeling that things were a bit serious. Dali Temple secretly sent people to Shangshu, and then they were intercepted and killed on their own territory. Wouldn't the blame be firmly on his own head?

"Investigate, quickly investigate, first find the body, and then search for all witnesses, by the way, this news must be concealed, and it must not be spread out!"

"Yes, but the news can't be hidden for too long."

That's why I told you to hurry up!

Liang Xun waved his hand a little annoyed, making this person back off.

As the sun set, the lake surface was dyed a bit of gold, and the catkins moved with the wind and made rustling sounds. It should have been a beautiful sunset, but Liang Xun was not even interested in feeding the carp. His brows were furrowed on his handsome face, obviously entering a state of contemplation.

He knows what Shangshu has and what he is afraid of, and the layout is still being planned. It can only be said that what happened on the land is dizzying.

The Dragon Gate was reversed, and Ursas was destroyed. This kind of thing would not happen for hundreds of years, but it happened one after another in the past two or three years. As for the countries farther away, he didn't even bother to think about it.

Coupled with the recent dispatch of troops, he vaguely felt that something important had happened to the court and the world, and the matter was so big that even the remote and peaceful Shang Shu could not escape.

"The tree wants to be quiet, but the wind doesn't stop." Liang Xun stood with his hands behind his back, daring to intercept and kill the subordinates of Dali Temple in Dayan territory, the forces behind him couldn't even imagine.

First of all, witnesses must be found. It would be even better if there were survivors. Besides, why did Dali Temple come to Shangshu? Why didn’t you inform me?

He was thinking hard, and another servant came to report: "Lord Ning, please see me."

Liang Xun was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "No, just say that today is busy with business, and I will come to apologize at another day."

"Your Majesty Liang has such a great official authority, or is feeding the koi carp an official business in Shangshu?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a crisp female voice came from the corridor, and a black-haired woman in a second-rank official robe strode forward with a half-smile expression on her face.

Liang Xun was suddenly embarrassed, and glared fiercely at the servant, who was also very innocent, thinking that the two of you have always been too lazy to talk about official etiquette?

"Go down." Liang Xun waved his hand quietly, adjusted his clothes before meeting him: "It is true that there is an official business, and there is something wrong with the commercial road in the east. I am thinking about countermeasures."

"I heard that the person who was killed was not ordinary." Ning Ciqiu also became serious, and the two looked at each other, and there seemed to be some kind of tacit understanding, and they said in unison:

"It's about them!"

It feels very comfortable to have a tacit understanding, Liang Xun smiled cryptically, and asked, "Why do you think so?"

"It's simple. From my own perspective, there are several counties in the whole world where the second rank Zuo Shilang from the Ministry of Rites can stay permanently, and there are a few things that allow Dali Temple to quietly send people over." Ning Ciqiu sat down gracefully , stretched out a slender pure white hand, picked up a black stone and dotted it on the chessboard.

"Don't forget who owns Dali Temple."

"Teacher, someone wants to fight against the Tutor?" Liang Xun nodded first, then shook his head: "No, it doesn't matter if the faction fights or criticizes, but directly killing people breaks the rules. Although His Majesty is obsessed with cultivating Taoism, he will never ignore it."

"One moment and another moment, you don't know much about the things on the earth." Ning Ciqiu took out a document from his pocket and put it on the table. Seeing that Liang Xun dared not reach out to take it, he smiled again:

"It's not classified, but it doesn't hurt to see it."

Only then did Liang Xun pick it up and take a look. It turned out that it was a summary of the information from Terra over the past ten days.

It didn't matter, but his hands trembled.

"Colombia has entered a state of emergency, starting a general mobilization? The Iberian lighthouses are all extinguished, and the Lateran knights have begun to gather??"

"Well, something happened, the storm swept through, and no corner survived." Ning Ciqiu sighed quietly, and then said: "It goes without saying that Ursas, that ashes actually withstood the demon's all-powerful blow, Unexpectedly, this empire with internal and external troubles survived, and Yumen is also gathering troops, and I heard that the war is about to start."

The flames of war have been ignited, and extremely powerful enemies attack from the desert, the sea, the ice field, the underground, and the mountains, and these marginal powers are the first to bear the brunt.

"If it is this moment and that moment, the conflicts that have been suppressed in the past will explode, and it is all thanks to the ashes."

"It will come sooner or later. Someone taking the lead is better than a mess. At least the Privy Council doesn't have to worry about a war on the third front." Ning Ciqiu took the document and put it back in his arms, and what he said made sense.

If Ursas collapses at the first touch and the evil spirits drive straight in, the northern border of the Yan Kingdom will suffer. Now Ashes has united Ursas, Letania, Kasimir, Sami and Kjerag, and it will not be a problem to hold the north. .

"That's the reason, but what does this have to do with them? It can't be that those monsters bypassed Yumen and ran directly to Shangshu."

"Master Liang is still thinking about your one-third of an acre of land?" Ning Ciqiu's words were hidden.

Liang Xun looked serious, and said calmly: "Liang is the official of the parents, of course I hope the people of Shangshu can live better, even if this beacon will burn for decades!"

There is helplessness and pain hidden in the words. He can't control the affairs of this land, but he knows that this war will never end soon. Dayan can't beat those monsters. Whether it's taxes or corvees, Shangshu is comfortable. Life is over.

But if he doesn't die for a day, it should reduce his pain.

Ning Ciqiu's eyes showed a bit of admiration, a bit of admiration, took a light breath, and answered his questions regardless of his identity: "Of course this matter has something to do with Shang Shu, and it also has something to do with them. Don't forget, they have something to do with Monsters make no difference."

"No, there is a difference, at least..." Liang Xun got stuck in the middle of speaking, looking at the woman's bright eyes, a chill crept up his back.

The world is at war, and all the immortals have to choose sides. If the monsters did not do this, it proves that the year beasts cannot be won, at least some people think they cannot be won.

Why can't we fight for it?of course--

"A Year Beast appeared in Yumen Pass!?"

Ning Ciqiu nodded slightly, and it was only for this reason that someone would dare to take the risk of tearing their face against the Grand Tutor, and even His Majesty couldn't say anything.

"Dayan and Sui are both enemies and friends. This vague position is very fatal in the current situation. No one dares to let a powerful potential enemy stay in the hinterland of Dayan."

Liang Xun didn't say anything, he didn't care about the filth of the Ministry of Rites and Si Sui Tai, and he didn't care which side Sui Beast was on. He only knew that if he wanted to deal with that one, he had to be serious, and the battlefield was in the city under his feet.

"I know, I will start preparing."

"What are you preparing for? Now you can't escape no matter what you do. Follow me to the capital and avoid this disaster in the name of reporting on your duties." Ning Ciqiu persuaded in a low voice. The situation is very dangerous, and the safest way is to avoid it.

"Liang is the parent officer, how can he back down?"

"Aren't you afraid of losing your job and going to jail? It's impossible for the two sides to completely tear each other apart. There must be a scapegoat. You are so suitable!" Ning Ciqiu became so excited that he almost cursed.

"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid." Liang Xun stood solemnly, pointed to his left chest with his finger, and smiled faintly: "But I'm more afraid of uneasiness!"

People live for a lifetime, but they want peace of mind. This requirement is very low, but sometimes there are few people in the world who can do it.

Ning Ciqiu was stunned for a moment, with sharp eyes: "You feel at ease, can I feel at ease?"

"I'm sorry, this is Liang's responsibility. Go back to the capital. It's even more difficult for me to stay here." Liang Xun said resolutely. Difficult.

pat.

The chess box was swept to the ground, the chess pieces bounced and collapsed on the ground, Ning Ciqiu left with a flick of his sleeves, leaving Liang Xun standing still, expressionless from the beginning to the end.

The sound of footsteps gradually faded away, and as the sound of footsteps approached, a trace of pain appeared on his face, and he suppressed it forcefully.

"what's up?"

A servant came over and saw the chess pieces scattered all over the floor. He remembered Mr. Ning who was livid-faced just now, but he didn't dare to show some gossip.

"My lord, there is news from the government office that the witnesses have been found."

Liang Xun showed a bit of joy on his face, he must find a partner when he is a peacemaker, but the next moment, his expression turned gloomy again.

"There are a few visitors who claim to be Candle Bearers of Si Sui Tai, and want to see you."

Si Sui Tai?

He repeated a few words over and over again, feeling that trouble had already arrived, if he guessed correctly, they would definitely have a part in killing Dali Temple.

'The trace of that sword is from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, do you also want to find out who blocked their hands? '

Liang Xun pondered, from his point of view, he had to figure out what was going on before Si Suitai, so that he could take the initiative, but others were not fools, so they would definitely be on guard against him.

You have to find someone irrelevant to investigate, starting with the two witnesses.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly had an idea, turned back to the booth and wrote quickly, and then stuffed the white paper with wet ink into the servant's hand.

"Take this letter to find my old classmate. With his temperament, he probably hasn't left yet."

The servant was loyal, didn't ask any more questions, and left with the letter, while Liang Xun looked at his back and sighed.

Do your best and obey the fate.

Chapter 520 The fifth clue has appeared

When the lanterns come on, the whole city of Shangshu seems to be turned into a sea of ​​lights. The Lantern Festival in Yanguo is also known as the Lantern Festival. Paper lanterns of various shapes can be seen everywhere, especially in the central area.

A river divides the central area into two halves, and people come and go on both sides of the golden river. Lanterns are hung on the guardrails along the river. Lanterns in the shape of iron-eating beasts, tigers, and unicorns are arranged everywhere. with some shops.

The delicious food is fragrant, the shops are hawking along the street, and the Shangshu family is enjoying the peace. Children circle around in the crowd, and there are laughter and parents scolding from time to time. Quietly say something sweet.

Jing Zhe squeezed back and forth among the crowd, protecting the bag in her hand, just like she used to protect the confidential documents. She looked up and finally saw a familiar figure from the back in the pavilion by the river, and ran over quickly.

"Hey, I've already bought what you want."

Ren glanced at her, and asked in a deep voice, "Is everything ready?"

"You don't know how to see for yourself!" Jing Zhe didn't get angry, why didn't he just buy some snacks, making it look like a spies joint.

When the bag was opened, there were delicious stir-fried chestnuts, as well as amazingly spicy cold pot skewers. It was obvious that Renn had once again gone whoring for nothing.

Peeling the chestnuts and putting them in his mouth, Ren watched the lantern festival quietly again. A raft floated in the river, the Origin Stone lamp was lit up, and a paper dragon more than ten meters long floated on the river. .

Jing Zhe sat down and beat his legs, looked around again, and asked, "Where did Du Yaoye go?"

The shopkeeper's daughter took the two of them on a night tour of Shangshu. She brought the lantern festival, and she also said which restaurant was delicious. It is really convenient to have a local.

"I went to help her father deliver the goods. There are quite a lot of things."

"You're not going?"