Guo Chuxiu asked: "Do you only consider the teacher and not Pan Xiaoxing himself?"
Lin Xiaodong shook his head: "How could she be willing?"
Guo Chuxiu smiled: "That's not necessarily the case."
Lin Xiaodong stood up, touched Guo Chuxiu's face and said, "I have four of you beauties by my side, aren't you satisfied?
Even if she is willing, how can I bear it?"
Guo Chuxiu asked: "Pan Xiaoxing, you can't bear it because you are depressed all day long?"
Lin Xiaodong shook his head: "I'm leaving, please take care."
The figure disappeared and returned to Chonghua Palace.
A few days later, in the morning, two guests and a team of carriages and horses came to Yunlan Mountain.
Egret Boy came out to greet them. Seeing that they had never seen each other before, he raised his hands and asked, "Who are you?"
The visitors are Gao Anhe, the eunuch and eunuch Ling, and Chen Shilan, the division chief of the Chen Dynasty.
Gao Anhe asked: "Excuse me, where is the Chonghua Palace in Yunlan Mountain?
We are here to find Mr. Lin."
The egret boy said: "This is where you are, who are you?"
Chen Shilan said: "This is the eunuch, Eunuch Shi Linggao. I have something to ask to see Taoist Lin. Please let me know."
The egret boy nodded: "Okay, you two come with me."
Gao Anhe turned around and greeted the convoy: "Bring them all in."
Egret boy looked back and saw that the car was filled with cloth, silk and wine.
Gao Anhe and Chen Shilan were brought to the hall to sit down, and Bailu Tongzi called Lin Xiaodong.
Lin Xiaodong saluted Gao Anhe: "I have met Mr. Gao, and it is a great honor to come to Hanshan."
Gao Anhe looked around and said: "This Chonghua Palace is so angry, he is worthy of being an expert in this world!"
Lin Xiaodong asked: "Master Gao came to see me for what reason?"
Gao Anhe waved: "Send them all in!"
Everyone in the convoy was busy carrying silk cloth, gold and fine wine into the hall.
Lin Xiaodong stood up: "Master Gao, what are you doing? No reward for no merit."
Gao Anhe waved his hand: "Taoist Master Lin saved our lives and eradicated the two demon kings. This is a great achievement. How can we say that we have no merit and no reward?"
"This is a small gift from our eunuch, and I hope the Taoist priest will accept it."
Lin Xiaodong waved his hand: "I am a foreigner, what use do I need these external things?"
He just said this, now that the three beauties are here, food, clothing and accommodation are all a huge expense.
Gao Anhe said: "I came here today, firstly to express my gratitude, and secondly, to ask for something."
Lin Xiaodong remembered the last time Gao Anhe asked him to work in the eunuch, waved his hand and said: "Lin is a vulgar person, it is not appropriate to go to the eunuch."
Gao Anhe said hurriedly: "I'm not asking you to come to work for me as eunuch, I just want to ask you to help me."
Lin Xiaodong glanced sideways: "What kind of busyness?"
Chen Shilan said: "Some strange things happened in Huaqing City, Yingzhou, Luyang Road recently. Food was stolen from people's homes in the city."
Lin Xiaodong heard his doubts and thought that this was the way of heaven. There was food growing everywhere in the valley outside the city, and there was no such thing as famine or lack of food.
If this is the case, why would someone still steal food?
Moreover, the local government can handle the theft case, so why should the eunuch get involved?
He couldn't help but ask: "You eunuchs are still in charge of theft cases?"
Chen Shilan said: "This is not an ordinary theft case. Although Huaqing City is not big, it has a population of more than 100,000 and tens of thousands of households. In one night, thousands of households had their food stolen."
Lin Xiaodong stared: "Stealing a thousand households in one night?"
Chen Shilan nodded: "This is not something that ordinary thieves can do."
Lin Xiaodong asked: "What did the local government say?"
Gao Anhe said: "I have sent Fang Tianrui, the additional prisoner, to investigate. No clues were found, so I came to see you. I would like to express my gratitude by the way."
Lin Xiaodong pinched his chin, thinking that a thousand households were involved and couldn't be ignored, so he said, "Okay, I'll go with you."
Chen Shilan stood up happily: "Really?
Very good!"
Lin Xiaodong gave Bailutongzi a few instructions and followed Gao Anhe and Chen Shilan to Huaqing City, Yingzhou, Luyang Road.
On the afternoon of the third day, the three of them finally arrived at the south gate of Huaqing City.
Luyang Road is located in the hinterland of Dali Kingdom, and further north past Wenshui is the capital city of Changxing.
Huaqing City is located in the south of Yingzhou and has a small population. It is famous for its peonies and special products such as palace lanterns, jade carvings, tinware, etc.
Although the merits of all beings in heaven are profound and food is everywhere, living in the city does not allow them to go out to harvest food often.
Therefore, there are specialized grain farmers who collect grain from the valley and sell it in the city, so it is also a loss for the people who were stolen.
Eunuch eunuch Hou Fang Tianrui, Lingtai Lang Li Jiantong, and county magistrate Shen Xuelin came to greet him.
Fang Tianrui also works under Gao Anhe and is the boss of Li Jiantong and Chen Shilan. He is similar in age to Li Jiantong and is also handsome, tall and talented.
Shen Xuelin saw Gao Anhe and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Thank you, sir, for coming. I'm really worried about the theft case in the city!"
Gao Anhe pointed at Lin Xiaodong and said: "I went to the Chonghua Palace of Yunlan Mountain, Yaodi Road, and invited this Taoist priest Lin to make a special trip to resolve this matter."
Shen Xuelin raised his head and glanced at Lin Xiaodong, and said in shock: "Why is this Taoist priest so young?"
Gao Anhe waved his hand: "Sir, don't judge people by their appearance. Although Dao Zhang Lin is young, he is very capable."
"Last time in Lucheng, Xinnan Road, it was he who got rid of two demon kings and saved the lives of all of us eunuchs!"
After hearing this, Shen Xuelin hurriedly saluted Lin Xiaodong: "Thank you, Taoist Master Lin, for coming to help."
Li Jiantong did not expect to see Lin Xiaodong again, standing aside with a sullen face and saying nothing.
Fang Tianrui was not happy to see Lin Xiaodong, and said to Gao Anhe with a cold face: "Sir, why do we, the eunuchs, find a Taoist priest to handle the case?"
Gao Anhe said: "This matter is strange. In case there is a monster causing trouble, it is best to be prepared."
Fang Tianrui glanced at Lin Xiaodong coldly and said, "Even if there are really monsters, just find a mage in the city to deal with them."
Gao Anhe insisted: "We robbed a thousand households in one night. If there is really a goblin doing something strange, I am afraid that the magic power will not be able to defeat it. I am afraid that the mage in the city will not be able to deal with it."
Fang Tianrui nodded, stared at Lin Xiaodong, and said in a commanding tone: "Then come with us and don't talk nonsense."
After hearing this, Lin Xiaodong sneered and asked Gao Anhe: "Master Gao, I'm here to help, but can't you talk?"
Gao Anhe lectured Fang Tianrui: "He is my savior. He is here to help this time. Is this your attitude?"
Fang Tianrui lowered his head and apologized reluctantly: "Master Lin, please forgive me for being rude."
Shen Xuelin took everyone back to the city and arranged accommodation for Lin Xiaodong and others in the post house.
In the evening, Chen Shilan called Lin Xiaodong: "Director Lin, Master Gao asked you to go to dinner. Let's discuss it while eating together."
Lin Xiaodong followed Chen Shilan to Gao'an and Fangzhong, where Fang Tianrui and Li Jiantong were both there.
Gao Anhe stood up and invited Lin Xiaodong to take a seat: "Come on, Taoist Lin, sit down and eat quickly. Let's talk while eating."
Fang Tianrui's face became even more ugly when he saw Gao Anhe's courtesy to Lin Xiaodong.