Seeing that Shen Lang refused to solicit and hurried downstairs, Zhong Yuanzhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and whispered:
"Junior brother Lian, just let this kid go like this?"
Lian Yunxiao said coldly:
"if not?"
Wang Anguo's eyes flashed fiercely, he raised his hand and slashed lightly:
"Kill him! Anyway, the Taoist Academy is my junior brother's territory, and there are no outsiders here..."
Lian Yunxiao interrupted him coldly:
"In your daily cultivation, are you like those brainless martial artists who train their cultivation into their muscles? Use your pig brains more! Shen Lang came with you from the Sutra Collection Hall. I really thought that in the Taoist temple
Usually no one walks around, so no one saw you here? If he dies here and Yan Tianying becomes furious, will you be the one to take the blame, or will I be the one to take the blame?"
Wang Anguo hesitated and said:
"But...does Yan Tianying really value him so much? Will he really fall out with Master Bailong for him?"
Lian Yunxiao snorted coldly:
"Shen Lang killed the emperor's men, but the emperor could not send real masters to seek revenge on him. He could only issue a reward on the black market. Why do you think this is? At that time, Shen Lang had not arrived in the capital and had not met Yan Tianying.
Woolen cloth!
"When he arrived in the capital, Yan Tianying immediately sent him to see Venerable Liuli together with Master Wanfa. When Shen Lang entered the Taoist Academy, he also held the seal of Master Wanfa. Isn't this considered important?
"Don't think that Yan Tianying follows the rules and is just an honest person who is easy to bully. Once a person like him gets angry and goes crazy, even the sky will dare to poke a hole in you!"
Zhong Yuanzhi said softly:
"However, Shen Lang doesn't know how to show appreciation and refuses your solicitation, junior brother. If this matter is spread, it may damage your prestige, junior brother..."
Lian Yunxiao picked up the tea cup, gently scraped off the foam with the cup lid, glanced sideways at Zhong Yuanzhi, and said calmly:
"No one can refuse me. If Shen Lang dares to refuse me, he will naturally have to pay the price..."
…
Shen Lang walked out of the small building and walked away. In his mind, the voices of the little monsters kept coming:
[Shen Lang, I feel like this is such a loss! We should accept those benefits first, and then turn our backs and deny them. 】
[Cat, you are so bad, but I like it...]
[Look, Shen Lang, even the fish agree with me this time!]
[Shen Lang, although you refused very gracefully at the time, to be honest, is your heart bleeding now? 】
"..."
Shen Lang sighed softly:
"Yes. I should have eaten the sugar coating and shot it back. No, this is a big loss for me. When Mu Qingxue comes back, I have to ask her to make it up to me. For her, I rejected a pair of twins
Sisters."
[Meow, Shen Lang, I just can’t understand this. What’s good about women? 】
[The cat is right, sex is like a bone-scraping steel knife, and women will only affect the speed at which you draw the sword.]
[Tuji also agrees. Wenwen Township is the Tomb of Heroes, and it is enough for the Lord to have us!]
[The goblin is so cute, why does he still need a woman? 】
The corners of Shen Lang's eyes twitched slightly and he quickly changed the topic:
"What kind of person do you think Lian Yunxiao is?"
[The handsome pot, maybe the monkey can live with the instant noodle head.]
[There are also dragon beard bangs.]
[Tuji feels that he has no boss.]
【Shen Lang, the most beautiful.】
Shen Lang smiled happily: "Xiaoya and Xiaogu are still the best."
[Yu, didn’t you say that as a loyal minister, you have to speak out and dare to give advice, so that the lord can become a better man? This is different from what you said!]
[Alas, good advice is hard to hear, and Shen Lang is no exception.]
Shen Lang coughed twice:
"Okay, okay, let's get down to business. Who asked you to evaluate Lian Yunxiao's appearance?"
The cat spoke plausibly:
[Appearance is also part of strength!]
Yu: [That’s right. People with good looks can make people unconsciously relax their vigilance as long as they know how to disguise themselves, which is very advantageous. But that guy Lian Yunxiao is supercilious and his eyes are really annoying.]
[Tu Ji feels that Shen Lang’s ruthless refusal to recruit may make Lian Yunxiao angry and take revenge madly. 】
[Don’t be afraid. When the soldiers come, they will block it. When the water comes, the earth will cover it. We can protect it, Shen Lang.]
[That’s right! Even if Lian takes action himself, Meow can turn him into ashes with a breath of black wind!]
[Don’t worry, Shen Lang, we will protect you.]
"Well, with the protection of your four masters, I feel relieved."
Fish solemnly recommends:
[But for safety reasons, before Mu Qingxue goes home, Shen Lang, it is best for you to sleep and meditate in the Dianjingbi space. Leave Shuiyue's phantom body outside as a disguise.]
Shen Lang nodded in agreement:
"good idea!"
[Meow, let’s talk about the business, it’s still early, why not go to the Royal Garden to play! 】
Shen Lang knew that Xiao Yu wanted to play in the Royal Garden for a long time, but unfortunately he couldn't go out with Xiao Zhao and Xiao Ya. He could only envy them. Since he was free today, he had already decided to take a day off and relax.
Then he nodded and smiled:
"Okay, let's go to the Royal Garden together."
The little fish who was looking forward to it immediately happily circled in the water tank after hearing his promise, waving its fins and dancing, and puffed up bubbles.
"Xiaogu, you can go out and play together later."
Although Xiaogu was indifferent and had no intention of playing around, even in a small place, he would not be bored if he stayed alone for a whole day, but since today was a family fun, he couldn't be left alone in the space.
【Okay. Buy me some clothes, I can dress up as a child.】
"No problem, I'll buy you a beautiful little dress. What color do you like?"
[Black, dead gray, dead white, all are fine.]
"...Can we add some color to the underworld?"
[I was joking. Shen Lang, help me choose a nice little skirt.]
"Xiao Gu can actually tell a joke? It seems that your cultivation has improved again!"
【Well, we are not far from the third realm.】
After Xiaoyu was promoted to the third level, it should have been Xiao Zhao's turn to enjoy the Emperor's Ouyang alone.
But Xiao Zhao was in a deep sleep, refining the Wind King Orb, and Shen Lang arranged for Xiao Gu to enjoy the Emperor's Ouyang exclusively. It has been almost a month now.
Under normal circumstances, no matter how good your Xiaogu foundation is and if you practice diligently, you will need at least two months of exclusive access to the Emperor's Ooze to advance from the second level to the third level.
But I got the "Fish Dragon Pill" a few days ago, and I got two small bones.
After taking two spiritual pills, Xiaogu's cultivation level skyrocketed. He was already very close to the third realm and could be promoted at any time.
The higher the cultivation level, the richer and livelier Xiaogu's emotions become, and now he can tell jokes.
At that moment, Shen Lang walked out of the gate of the Taoist temple, chatted with the concierge, Uncle Zhang, thanked him for the reminder, fetched his own horse, and headed towards the royal garden.
On the way, I went to a clothing store and bought a few sets of skirts and two curtain hats for Xiao Gu to try on.
Xiaogu tried it on and finally chose a small skirt made of azure fabric and embroidered with three-color lotus flowers.
Then she put on gloves, little embroidered shoes, a scarf, a hood, and a veil. She looked like a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old. As long as she didn't take off her hood and scarf, no one could tell.
It's a little skeleton.
After putting on a good disguise, Shen Lang rode straight to the west gate of the imperial garden.
Xiao Gu rode with him, holding his waist and sitting behind him.
As an agent of the God's Catcher Hall, Shen Lang certainly didn't need to sneak over the wall into the Royal Garden. He rode a horse and carried Xiaogu to the west gate of the Royal Garden. He showed off his badge of the God's Catcher Hall and swaggered around under the watch of the guards guarding the gate.
Entered the imperial garden.
After entering, Shen Lang released Xiao Zhao and Xiao Ya, letting them lie on his shoulders, one on the left and the other on the right, and asked them again:
"Where are you going to play?"
Cat: [There is a small lake nearby, surrounded by a large maple forest. The leaves are all red, like fire, and the scenery is beautiful. The fish in the lake are also very fat. We can have a picnic there. 】
Tuji: [Yes, that maple forest is so beautiful. Small fish can also play in the lake. ]
"It's almost the New Year, but there are still maple leaves? It seems that the maple trees in the imperial garden are of unusual varieties." Shen Lang smiled and nodded: "Okay, let's go to the small lake."
Now, with Xiao Zhao and Xiao Yu guiding the way, they headed toward the small lake with the red maple forest.
After a while, a huge field of fiery red came into view, and the red maple forest arrived.
Shen Lang rode his horse into the forest, admiring the beautiful scenery of the maple forest, and followed the path in the forest towards the small lake. Soon, he saw the small lake surrounded by maple forest and the water was as green as emerald.
"Here we go!"
Xiao Zhao shouted happily, jumped off Shen Lang's shoulder, and ran towards the small lake.
"I'm going to play too!"
The rabbit's three-petal little mouth nudged Shen Lang's face, then he jumped down and called the cat:
"Xiao Zhao, wait for me!"
Shen Lang looked back at Xiaogu:
"Xiaogu, let's go play too. Bring Xiaoyu with you."
Xiaogu nodded, got off his horse, held a water balloon in both hands, and trotted towards the lake.
The little fish was circling in the water balloon, still urging:
"Hurry up, hurry up! Forget it, I'll go by myself!"
Wow!
The water ball in Xiaogu's hand shattered, and when the water splashed, the little fish swung its tail and jumped gracefully, flying more than ten feet in the air. When it came to the sky above the small lake, it saw no one around, and its body suddenly grew bigger and turned into a red body.
The tall fish with scales like fire and a golden tail fin crashed into the lake with a thud, causing a huge splash of water to pour on Xiao Zhao and Xiao Ya who were chasing and playing on the shore.
"Fish, you are so bad!"
Xiao Zhao shouted and hid behind Xiao Ya.
But Rabbit kicked his legs and jumped several feet high, avoiding the splash of water.
"I'll go! Tuji, you have no loyalty!"
Xiao Zhao meowed, his eyes widened, and he stared at the water falling from the sky. His figure suddenly turned into a lightning phantom, flying through the gaps between the water splashes. When the water splashes fell to the ground one after another, there was not even a hair on Xiao Zhao's body.
None of them got wet.
Shen Lang only received the third-level agility enhancement from Xiao Zhao's feedback, and had "slow-motion" vision.
Xiao Zhao's agility is still superior to Shen Lang's, and he has the talent to control the wind. When it gets serious, the world in its eyes will only be slower than what Shen Lang sees in "slow motion".
In the future, kittens will surely experience the fun of "bullet time" earlier than Shen Lang.
After avoiding the splash, Xiao Zhao shouted again:
"Fish, I'm here to take revenge!"
Flying over the lake, stepping on the water with four claws, only ripples were made on the water surface, and the huge red carp chased the changes of small fishes with lightning.
The little fish chuckled, quickly shrunk, and plunged into the depths of the lake with a sudden burst of force.
Following a violent fluctuation in the lake surface, a fountain gushes out from the water. On top of the fountain, there is actually a fat and big fish.
Seeing the fat fish, Xiao Zhao's eyes suddenly lit up. He didn't care about retaliating against the small fish, and suddenly turned around and chased after the fat fish.
Flying vertically, he came under the fat fish that was blown several feet into the air by the fountain. Seeing that there was no one around, Xiao Zhao's head suddenly grew in the wind, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a majestic and huge tiger head. Under the tiger head, there were even
Wearing the body of a small kitten, not much bigger than a kitten.
With such a weird and disproportionate figure, he can still sit firmly on the lake.
Then the huge tiger head opened its mouth fiercely, and with one suck, a fat fish weighing more than ten kilograms was swept by the invisible whirlwind and fell into the tiger's wide mouth.
Ouch!
Xiao Zhao took the big fish in his mouth, his cheeks bulging, then raised his head and chewed a few times, stretched his neck, and swallowed it all in one mouthful. Just after finishing the fish, there was another fountain not far away.
Then, another fat fish was rushed into the air by the fountain, and Xiao Zhao quickly chased after it.
"I said, take it easy and be careful not to be seen by outsiders!"
Shen Lang had just tied up his horse. As soon as he walked out of the woods, he saw fountains emerging from the lake and big fish rushing out. Xiao Zhao was flying on the lake, running to the east end and then to the east end.
At the west end, the head turns into a giant tiger head from time to time, swallowing big fish one after another. I quickly remind them to pay attention to the impact.
"It's okay, meow tiger has a very sharp nose. If someone comes around, he can smell it immediately!"
The cat giggled and kept chasing the fat fish.
The little fish swam leisurely underwater, setting off fountains from time to time, stirring the water waves, and washing up the fat fish. They watched the cat jump around with its baton, enjoying the fun of teasing the cat.
Xiao Gu sat on his knees on the shore of the lake, watching the small fish and Xiao Zhao playing, looking dignified like a lady.
The little rabbit squatted next to Xiaogu and watched it for a while. When he saw Shen Lang coming over, he gently rubbed Xiaogu's thigh and said:
"Master Yin is here to accompany you, I'm going to play with them!"
After that, he jumped down to the lake, stepped on the water and chased the fountain with Xiao Zhao.
The little rabbit practiced the "Chasing the Wind and Electricity Leg Technique" very effectively. Even though he was only at the second level, he could still walk on water.
It's just that the movement is much louder than that of Xiao Zhao.
When Xiao Zhao stepped on the water, he would only make ripples, without any splashing.
When the little rabbit treads water, it will create small waves like white lotus, which can be regarded as "a lotus is born every step of the way."
Hey!
Xiaoya jumped several feet into the air and fired a powerful volley, kicking the fat fish diagonally downwards.
Xiao Zhaohu squatted on the lake, transformed into a tiger head, opened his mouth wide, and waited for the fish to come.
The fat fish drew a straight line and fell into Xiao Zhao's mouth. Xiao Zhao giggled while chewing the plump lake fish:
"Goal goal!"
Seeing the little fairies having so much fun, Shen Lang, who was sitting next to Xiaogu, couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth and reveal a hearty smile.
At this time, Xiaogu suddenly took his arm and leaned against him:
[It feels like two parents taking their children out to play. I am so happy to see the children, lively and cute. 】
"..."
Shen Lang couldn't laugh or cry, and tapped on the small bone:
"How old are you? How old are you to be a parent?"
【But I am bigger than them all.】
"Xiaoyu, Xiaozhao will be much bigger than you after his transformation."
【I, the third realm, can also change.】
"Haha, you are the same generation as them. If they know that you regard yourself as a parent, Xiao Zhao and the others will not be convinced."
【So, whisper, don't tell them.】
"Okay, this is our little secret."
【Um.】
Xiaogu hummed softly, hugged Shen Lang's arms tightly with both hands, and leaned against him, conveying a faint feeling of happiness.
Just when Shen Lang and the goblins were enjoying this rare leisure time.
In Xingyefang.
Two sellers carrying burdens met unexpectedly at the entrance of the lane where Shen's house was located.
"..."
"..."
The two of them looked at each other silently. After a long silence, a salesman whispered:
"Ghost shadow?"
Another salesman said:
"Living Yaksha?"
There was another moment of silence.
Guiying said: "Are you coming to do this business too?"
Huo Yaksha said: "Aren't you here too?"
Guiying said: "The reward list for that person has been hanging for several months. It was worth 100,000 yuan before, but no one has been able to claim the reward. Now there is another rich man who has placed a reward list for 80,000 yuan. That person's head is worth 100,000 yuan.
Now it is worth 180,000 yuan. After completing this transaction, not only will I not have to worry about money in my life, my son and grandson will also not have to worry about money."
Living Yaksha sneered:
"Then you have to be able to get people's heads. The rich man who placed the second order gave that person's record. That person is a murderous master who has hundreds of lives in his hands. He is below the fourth grade.
Regardless, at least five people of rank four or above died at that person's hands. With your ghostly skills, I'm afraid you won't be able to do this big deal."
The ghost shadow sneered:
"When it comes to hard skills, aren't you the same as me, you are only a fifth-level person? In our line of work, when did we start to judge the level purely based on martial arts? A fourth-level warrior whose head was taken off by a sixth-level killer, so big in the East, where can I
There are not ten or eight years?”
Living Yaksha smiled:
"However, the one with the bounty on his head is also a master of killing with great skills. The ninth rank kills the seventh rank, the seventh rank kills the fifth rank, the sixth rank kills the fourth rank... With that one's record, in our industry
, worthy of the title of master!"
Ghost Shadow sneered:
"Then you still dare to come?"
Living Yaksha said:
"As you said, after completing this order, not only will I not have to worry about money in my life, but if I have children and grandchildren in the future, my children and grandchildren will not have to worry about money. The key is that that person's level of cultivation is far from unattainable.
The situation is not like that of those in the Divine Catcher Hall. No matter how valuable their heads are, who would dare to take action against them?"
There was another moment of silence.
They both spoke at the same time:
"Join forces?"
"cooperate?"
Looking at each other and smiling, Ghost Shadow said:
"How to divide it?"
Living Yaksha said:
"One hundred and eighty thousand, divided into two parts, one of 100,000 and the other of 80,000. The one who caused more harm will take the one of 100,000."
Ghost Shadow nodded:
"It makes sense. That's it!"
At that moment, the two of them picked up their burdens and walked into the alley.
"The rich man who placed the order this time was given very detailed information. Not only was he informed of his home address, but he also specifically stated that the family across from him was Mu Qingxue, the third-rank divine catcher of the Divine Catcher Hall. Fortunately, Mu Qingxue went there.
I have left the Western Region and will not come back in a short time, otherwise no one will dare to come and assassinate me."
"His neighbor on the left is also an agent of the Divine Catcher Hall, but he is just a newbie who has only been on the job for a few days. His martial arts skills are only at the fourth level. He is still on a business trip outside the city at this time and is not at home."
"Haha, the neighbors are all vacant, and there is no one around. It is a good place to kill someone and wipe out the whole family. After killing him, you will have enough time to erase the traces and get away with the reward."
"I just hope no one will compete with us for work."
"So what if someone grabs the job? If you and I join forces, we can defeat other competitors..."
Soon, the two of them arrived at the door of Shen's house, listened attentively for a while, and at the same time jumped over the wall and entered the courtyard.
"There was no one living in the courtyard as soon as I entered."
As an experienced senior assassin, Guiying glanced at it and saw that no one was permanently staying in this courtyard. The two of them then walked towards the second courtyard. As they moved forward, they not only stopped silently, but also continued to move.
Not a single trace of footprints was left.
Moreover, the yard was kept very clean, with not a single weed in the yard, which saved them some effort and prevented them from having to pay attention not to step on the weeds.
The two entered the second courtyard and did not rush into the room. They only observed the courtyard quietly for a while. Based on some traces left in the courtyard, they could almost deduce the situation in the courtyard.
"Recently, only one person has lived here permanently."
"I have cats and rabbits. Hey, are these skeleton footprints?"
"The man said he was a master of magic and martial arts, and could summon skeleton Taoist soldiers. There are skeleton footprints, so he was practicing his magic."
"Ha, dual cultivation of magic is just a joke. No matter how great a genius is, if he wants both and everything, he will achieve nothing. I bet his Taoism will stop at the seventh level, and his martial arts will stop at the fifth level, and he will never make any progress."
"Yes. There are many warriors who know the secret arts, but those warriors who know the secret arts have either awakened their innate abilities or obtained them through chance encounters. No warrior can truly cultivate profound Taoism. If there is a talent for Taoism
, why bother practicing martial arts and wasting time and energy?"
"Looking at the footprints in the courtyard, the skeleton's gait seems to be good?"
"Well, just looking at this footwork, it's hard to say that he can compete with a sixth-grade warrior."
"So, that person's Taoist summoning technique should not be underestimated?"
"Just don't give him a chance to cast the spell."
The two of them observed and reasoned in the courtyard for a while, then headed towards the hut.
Although the latrine is a place for burial, in the eyes of a real experienced killer, the latrine is the real holy place for assassination.
As long as you can endure it, the success rate of killing chickens by hiding in a latrine is many times higher than hiding on the beams or under the bed.
However, the two of them had just walked outside the hut and were about to open the door and go in to explore the terrain when a buzzing male voice came from inside: "There is someone here."
"..."
The ghost shadow and the living yaksha immediately looked at each other.
From the sound, it sounds like the guy inside has fallen into the latrine?
He is a master!
He is a cruel person!
When the ghost shadow and the living yaksha looked at each other, they both saw similar meanings in each other's eyes.
Ghost Shadow coughed dryly and said:
"I'm the ghost shadow next to you is the living yaksha. Which friend is inside?"
"Skin old."
"It turns out it's your brother!" Huo Yaksha shook his head and smiled bitterly: "When I saw the order placed by the rich man, I only studied the information for a while and immediately prepared myself and rushed over. Unexpectedly, your brother got there first."
As he said this, he winked at Guiying and raised his hand to make a "cut" gesture.
Guiying understood it in his mind, and a small green snake with a whole body slipped out of his sleeves.
But before he could release the little snake, the skinner in the pit buzzed and said:
"The idea is very tricky. This big deal cannot be done by two or three people. I advise you not to have bad intentions. If we really get angry, believe it or not, I will take away at least one person? Besides, the idea is an assassination master. If we start a fight,
After the manhole was blown up, do you think he would notice anything wrong?"
Ghost Shadow's expression condensed and he held down the little snake.
Huo Yaksha also frowned:
"Although 180,000 is a lot, we expect to live on this business for the rest of our lives. Even the money of our children and grandchildren is included."
Peipei Lao snorted coldly:
"Don't be too greedy! In many places in the southern countryside, an acre of high-quality fertile land is sold for only six or seven silver dollars. Ten thousand dollars can buy more than a thousand acres of high-quality fertile land, which is enough to pass down the family. If you have the patience to wait until the year of great disaster, one
It is not a problem to annex two to three thousand acres of fertile land for ten thousand silver dollars.
"So don't say that 180,000 yuan is divided among three people. It is more than enough for four, five, or even ten people! Isn't it enough for you to live a happy life and pass it on to your children and grandchildren?"
The ghost shadow and living yaksha were silent for a while, and then slowly said:
"Okay, then let's work together and share the reward equally."
Peeling expert:
"Okay. You guys go and squat somewhere else. This place can hide me alone."
Ghost shadows and living yakshas have to find another place to lurk.
The two opened the door bolt of the main house without leaving any trace, intending to place a mechanism on the beam above the door - people are often most relaxed when they return home after a hard day's work and open the door.
When the mechanism is activated at this time, it can often achieve good results.
However, before they could raise their heads to observe the layout of the beams, an erratic and strange female voice came from above:
"There's someone here."
"..."
The ghost shadow, the living yaksha was stunned again, and he raised his head stiffly, and saw a pale face peeking out from the beam, with black hair hanging down, looking like a female ghost.
"Ghost Bride? When the hell did you come?" Ghost Shadow's eyes twitched and he cursed in a low voice.
"I came here a quarter of an hour earlier than you. This place belongs to me! You can go squat somewhere else!"
After that, the ghost-like head retracted back to the beam. Under the obstruction of the beam, it was really hard to tell that there was a person hiding on the beam.
Huo Yaksha grinded his teeth, "Damn it, I never thought there would be two people who came earlier than the two of us!"
An ominous premonition arose in Guiying's heart:
"Maybe, more than two..."
On the beam of the bedroom: "I am a sword in the wind, you go somewhere else!"
Under the bed: "There's someone here, go somewhere else!"
In the closet: "Someone, go somewhere else!"
Rice vat: "There is someone! Go somewhere else!"
In the stove: "There's someone here, go somewhere else!"
There were even people hiding under the floor, but there was no trace of prying open the floor!
"The Skinned Old Man, the Ghost Bride, the Wind Knife, the Drilling Rat, the Fire in the Stone... the famous killers who happen to be in the capital recently, there are actually eight of them in one breath! Counting us, there are really already...
Ten people!"
"If you think about it, the more people there are, the easier it is to succeed. Besides, that person is also a professional, so we have to kill a few of them. If there is one less person, we can share more money. If there are four or five less, we will
Can’t we get more?”
"It makes sense! Although the one who came first has occupied a good position, as an assassination master, how could he not be wary of those good assassination positions? He couldn't help but kill them all! In the end,
It’s better for us buddies to share the 180,000!”
"Well, so we have to find two not-so-good locations to hide and wait for the opportunity."
"Okay. I'll hide in the fish pond in the yard. No matter how good the assassin is, he would never have imagined that there would be people hiding in the fish pond that you can see at a glance."
"Then I'll hide on the tree in the courtyard. This big branch is leafy, but the crown of the tree is more than three feet above the ground. Even if the target is standing under the tree, launching an attack from the crown is too far away, so it's not a good idea.
The assassination position."
"That's it."
Immediately, the living yaksha hid in the fish pond, and his whole body sank into the mud at the bottom of the fish pond, leaving no trace of any disturbance.
The ghost's shadow also hid in the canopy of the tree. I don't know how he hid it. Looking under the tree in broad daylight, there was no trace of anyone hiding.
After a while.
Another person jumped onto the wall of the inner courtyard, silently observed the situation in the courtyard from a high position, and then flew towards the toilet.
"Get out, there's someone!"
The man was stunned for a while, then turned and entered the main room.
"I've already taken this seat, go somewhere else!"
"Don't come to the bedroom, there are three people in there!"
"Don't come to the kitchen, there are two of us!"
"There's someone under the floor! Hey, don't try it. This is the place where people can hide under the floor. In other places, the floor is full of dirt. If you move the dirt, even if you don't leave a trace, the smell of dirt will make that person
Suspicious. Don’t forget, that person is the master of assassination!”
So the new killer returned to the courtyard, hesitated for a while, and walked towards the fish pond.
From the bottom of the pond came the buzzing voice of a living yaksha: "There is someone in the pond!"
The man was stunned and then walked towards the big tree in the courtyard.
However, there was a ghostly shadow and a ghost-like voice in the tree: "There is someone in the tree!"
The killer gritted his teeth and said, "Fuck you, mother!" He angrily turned to the backyard and hid in the well.
After that, several groups of people came one after another. There was really no good place to hide in the inner courtyard, so the subsequent groups of people had to hide in the unoccupied courtyard.
Killers came one after another and sneaked into Shen Mansion.
Shen Lang was still touring the Royal Garden with the goblins.
They first had a picnic and grilled fish by Maplewood Lake. After a hearty meal, they went to the "Exotic Animals Garden" to admire various animals from all over the world. Then they went to the big lake where three huge stone boats were moored. Unfortunately, the season was wrong now.
, there are no lotus flowers in the lake.
Then we went to the Plum Garden, but unfortunately the time was wrong and the plum blossoms would not bloom for a while.
However, the other scenery in the Plum Garden is not bad, especially the winding gallery that is several miles long and has carved beams and painted buildings. It is said that the carvings and paintings inside are all handmade by masters, which is worth admiring.
In this winding gallery, Shen Lang also met several aristocratic ladies who were traveling together. Under the watchful eyes of the ladies' guards, Shen Lang struck up a conversation with them.
Of course, it was not Shen Lang who took the initiative, but the ladies who took the initiative to talk to him. They asked him what his name was, how old he was, where he lived, what he did for a living, and whether he had ever been married, as if he were being interrogated on a blind date.
Shen Lang hesitated awkwardly and politely for a while, then excused his little sister [Xiaogu] to be unwell, and got away amidst the teasing laughter of the aristocratic ladies.
After playing around until sunset, Shen Lang left the imperial garden and rode Xiao Gu home.
Cats and rabbits were lying on his shoulders, one on the left and the other on the right. Even the small fish stayed in a clay pot, held by small bones. From time to time they jumped out of the water to enjoy the prosperity of the capital.
When it was time to hold the lanterns, Shen Lang and the goblins finally returned to Xingyefang.
When passing by a small noodle shop, he suddenly heard someone calling him:
"Shen Captou, look over here!"
Shen Lang followed the sound and saw Bai Shishi, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, sitting in a small noodle shop, smiling and waving to him.
"Hey, why are you here?"
Shen Lang got off his horse and walked into the noodle shop with Xiao Gu.
Bai Shishi stood up to greet him, diligently pulled out the stool and asked him and Xiaogu to sit down.
Shen Lang sat down opposite Bai Shishi, while Xiao Gu dragged the stool over and sat down next to Shen Lang.
"Who is this little girl?"
Bai Shishi looked curiously at the little bones, which were still wearing curtains and scarves even after dark.
Shen Lang smiled and said: "You are very familiar with me, little skull."
"Ah, that's it!"
Bai Shishi was excited, remembering the painful memories of being crushed by the little skeleton and even almost having her hamstring broken by it. She quickly looked away, not daring to look at it again, and only asked Shen Lang:
"Have you eaten, Mr. Shen? If you don't mind, I'll treat you to some noodles!"
Shen Lang looked at Bai Shishi and saw that she was wearing an ordinary gray outfit. She was not as charming and hot as when they first met. Her hair was simply tied into a ponytail and she did not wear any jewelry. The overall appearance was very simple.
.
However, she is a beauty with good looks. Although she does not wear makeup or jewelry, she still looks bright and charming. Especially her temperament is completely different from before. She is not as evil and enchanting as before, and she looks very sassy.
Capable.
"How have you been doing during this period of time?"
Bai Shishi smiled with her eyebrows crescent:
"I did a great job! Mr. Yan even praised me for my ability in doing things."
"What's wrong with your neck?"
Bai Shishi's collar was tightly buttoned, covering most of her slender, snow-white neck, but Shen Lang could still vaguely see the traces of a bandage.
"It's nothing. It's just that when we were suppressing bandits a few days ago, a horse bandit leader rode up to me and stabbed him in the head. I dodged the beheading blow, but the horse bandit leader was good at martial arts, and I, you
You know, the realm has fallen! So I still scratched my neck. It’s just a flesh wound, it’s not a problem.”
Bai Shishi said nonchalantly, then called the noodle shop owner and asked him to serve Shen Lang a large bowl of noodles, add two fried eggs, and cut three ounces of beef.
Shen Lang didn't refuse, looking at the noodles in Bai Shishi's bowl:
"You just eat vegetarian noodles without adding eggs or beef?"
Bai Shishi said:
"Ninety percent of my salary and bounty will be used to compensate the previous victims, and the remaining 10% will be exchanged for training resources, so I don't have much pocket money. However, when I go on a business trip, my board and lodging are reimbursed, and my food is not included.
Not bad, there is meat for every meal. You can also eat in the large dining hall for free at Shenqitang, and there is also wine and meat. Today I am out shopping by myself, so I need to spend my own money to eat."
"Has your cultivation level returned to level six?"
"Well, the internal energy has been restored, and the meridians have been tempered, so you only need to focus on accumulating internal energy. It is estimated that it will be able to return to the sixth level in less than half a year. After that, it will be a matter of course to reach the fifth level."
"That's good."
Shen Lang nodded and asked her again:
"Why did you come to Xingyefang today?"
"Today, I followed the leader who led the team back to Shendu Hall to hand over the errand. Mr. Yan said that we had been working hard for nearly two months and our hard work was very fruitful, so he gave us three days off. I also heard that you bought a house in Xingyefang and settled down. I thought to myself
I haven’t seen you for almost two months, so I missed you, so I came to see you! When I walked around here, I remembered that I forgot to ask where you lived. Ask the neighbors here, no one recognizes you...
…”
"Haha, I just moved here not long ago. I usually practice at home and haven't interacted with the neighbors much, so naturally no one knows me."
"So I couldn't find where your home was for a while, and I got hungry after walking around, so I came here to have a bowl of noodles."
Shen Lang smiled, then called the noodle shop owner, asking him to fry two eggs for Bai Shishi, cut three taels of beef, and directly took out the copper to pay the bill first.
"I'll treat you to this meal. When you save enough money, you can treat me to a big meal later."
"Captain Shen, you're like this... I really don't know how to repay you."
"It's just a meal of noodles, do you need to be so solemn?"
"It's not about this noodle meal. I... In short, because of you, I have a chance to be a new person. Otherwise..."
She looked at Shen Lang with burning eyes and whispered:
"How about I pledge myself to you? Don't look at me like I used to be, I'm actually still perfect."
Shen Lang laughed dumbly:
"But don't you like girls?"
Bai Shishi's cheeks were a little blushing:
"I like girls. In the past, outside of fighting, if I had physical contact with a man, even if I just touched my arm through my clothes, I would feel uncomfortable. But you... seem to be different. When you touch me, I feel like
I didn’t feel that uncomfortable.”
Shen Lang smiled:
"There's no need to force yourself."
Bai Shishi whispered:
"I'm not forcing you. I really want to repay you. But now I really have nothing to offer, only this relatively clean body..."
Shen Lang smiled and said:
"If it's out of repayment, forget it. Now you can start a new life, kill the thief and perform meritorious service, compensate the victim's relatives, and work hard to atone. This is the best repayment for me. There is no need to involve yourself."
Bai Shishi puffs up her cheeks:
"Do you think I'm not pretty enough? After meeting Venerable Liuli and Zhenren Wanfa, it will be difficult for human women to fall into your eyes, right?"
Shen Lang smiled and said: "Don't think too much, it's not like this. Oh, my noodles are here, eat noodles, eat noodles! After eating noodles, I will take you to my house to sit and recognize the door. You will not be unable to find the door when you come back in the future.
."
"Then I'm on vacation. I don't have to go to the Yamen tomorrow to attend the reception. I can sleep at your place tonight?"
"OK."
"Sleep with you?"
"You sleep in the guest room. You have to help me brush and feed the horse at night."
"Sure enough! You are still the old wooden monk who raised birds without using them! Tsk, what do you want the iron rod for?"
"...If you want to die, just tell me, and my little skeleton will be happy to send you on your way."
"Hey, it's just a joke, don't be angry!"
"You have the nerve to say you are perfect after making such a joke?"
"My former fourth sister, Jade Spider Yue Ling'er, you know, she had many faces, she was very good at charming men, and she often told us these things. So I only heard her say these things
, so... Anyway, I can only speak..."
"..."
While chatting, they didn't delay eating noodles. The two of them quickly wiped out their respective noodles at the speed of warriors. Bai Shishi also drank all the noodle soup, then wiped her mouth, got up and followed Shen Lang to find the gate of Shen's house.
.
"Well, enter from this alley, and the fifth gate from the front is my home. Opposite my home is Mr. Mu's home. My neighbor on the left is a man named Gu Hongye, who is also an agent of Shenhuatang. He is twenty-one years old.
, a fourth-level entry-level student who relies on his own condensation of Qi seeds to become a true martial arts genius."
Bai Shishi clapped her hands, as if in a daze:
"I understand! No wonder you are indifferent to me! I heard that Mrs. Mu is the most beautiful woman in the Shenqi Hall, and she is also ranked among the most beautiful women in the capital. After you came to the capital, you bought a house opposite her house and settled down. It turns out that
I have taken a fancy to the Muda people!"
"..."
"Hehe, you were right, right?"
Shen Lang remained silent, only frowning and looking at his house not far away.
Xiaogu also stared at Shen Zhai and whispered in his heart:
[Eighteen soul fires, the room is almost full of people.]
"Why are you coming to my house for a conference?"
Shen Lang cursed:
"Eighteen corpses will have to be cleaned up later!"
Bai Shishi blinked:
"Captain Shen, what are you talking about?"
"nothing."
Shen Lang hummed softly and pointed at the house:
"Let's go play."
Xiao Zhao and Xiao Ya jumped down from his shoulders.
Xiaogu also took off his curtain and hat, took off his clothes, revealing his true form. Then he held a sword in one hand and a water ball wrapped with small fishes in the other, stepped into the shadows, and flew towards the house.