Cui Hao ignored the etiquette and screamed, seeing Xu Luo looking over in confusion.
He sighed, took the tea and poured it down his throat, his face was full of bitterness.
Xu Luo calmly added more to his cup and waited for the next step.
It was already the third day that Xu Luo came to the capital. The two of them were in Xu Luo's newly divided courtyard. This house was located on a small island with beautiful scenery. It occupied a large area and was extremely luxuriously decorated. It was located away from the Dazzling Island.
The distance is not far and it is a veritable treasure.
As a patrol envoy, Xu Luo can barely be regarded as a high-ranking official with good salary, and the welfare of the general secretary is naturally among the top.
Not to mention the talisman and weapons, the food, clothing, housing and transportation are all specially customized, nor to mention the luxurious courtyard named Xiansiju by the slaves.
The salary alone is no longer ordinary things such as gold and silver baht, but is paid directly in the form of spiritual dew and precious medicine. For example, Xu Luo is now in office. Every year, he can receive ten spiritual dew and two hundred-year-old elixir. If he has made great achievements,
It will be calculated separately.
Although Cui Hao had already expected difficulties in hugging Xu Luo's thighs, Cui Hao obviously did not expect that Ning Zihao would throw this difficult matter at his side.
But at this moment, in Ning Zihao's little notebook, his name is probably already listed with Xu Luo.
The two of them can only work together to see if they can overcome this difficulty?
The expression on Cui Hao's face was changing, and Xu Luo didn't urge him.
We are all adults, so we should naturally understand that there are no good things in this world. If Cui Hao cannot make up his mind and show his own worth, why should Xu Luo give him a chance?
After a long while, all the hesitation and hesitation in Cui Hao's eyes receded, leaving only endless determination.
He took a deep breath and told everything he knew about the mysterious dripping inkstone.
Dishui inkstone is the name of a kind of stone inkstone, which is only produced in Baihuyuan at the foot of Fangshan Mountain.
This inkstone is warm and slightly cool to the touch. The water does not flow and the ink is not slippery. It feels like a baby's skin. The most peculiar thing is that as long as the ink enters the center of the inkstone, it will naturally bring out a light fragrance. The longer it is used, the stronger the fragrance.
Dishui inkstones are most loved by dignitaries, scholars and poets in the Great Yan Dynasty. Among them, the ones with the best quality have always been one of the tributes designated by the royal family every year.
But about four or five years ago, strange things happened in the capital city. There were many good men in the common people's families, but for no reason they had the bad habit of Long Yang.
Originally, this was not a big deal, because most of these people were from the literary circles, the poet circles, and the aristocratic circles.
Anyone who knows how to pickle filth in various circles, large and small, will naturally understand.
But precisely because people can afford to play in this circle, they are naturally not ordinary people, and things become more and more troublesome.
The Kyoto Yamen's investigation failed to find out the case for several months, and finally it was handed over to the Exorcism Department. From the beginning to the rank of Lieutenant Huang, and now to the rank of Lieutenant Xuan, they still could not find out the reason.
It's not that there are no results at all, at least it is found that these people are solid supporters of Dishui Inkstone.
Moreover, the higher the quality of the dripping inkstone in your hand, the better the quality, and the more serious the disease. I even heard that some people have even bought a petite girl at home, and they are no longer satisfied with the beauty of Longyang. They directly use the dripping inkstone, and the picture is simply beautiful.
Hearing this, Xu Luo couldn't help but be stunned, "What is this? An iron pestle is ground into a needle, and the sun penetrates a stone slab in a realistic version. This style of painting is wrong!"
At this point, Cui Hao stopped again, subconsciously looking around furtively, and then whispered mysteriously.
"I heard... my subordinates just heard about it, even the royal family members seem to have similar rumors.
This time it stirred up a hornet's nest. I heard that several clan elders in the clan's mansion were furious and rushed directly to the Duke of Guo's mansion. But how could Duke Yu be easily offended?
Whether there was a fight later or what the details were, my subordinates were unable to find out, but after that, the matter became a hot potato and was dragged out like this."
Xu Luo took a deep breath and realized why it took so long to solve the problem.
This is obviously a competition between the Duke's government and the royal family!
There are no fools who can get into the exorcism department. We don’t want to offend anyone, so we just fish in troubled times and work hard!
What, you said those suffering people, well, it's just Longyang's kindness, and there's no need to worry because no one died, so where is the shooting not shooting?
Next, Xu Luo listened to Cui Hao's introduction to the disputes between the major forces in Jingjing.
This guy is not bad at all. Whether it is a big event in the court or a strange story in the village, he can tell everything about it. From time to time, he will also talk about the secret affairs of the major evil exorcism families.
Tsk tsk, I was so happy that even the ugly scar on my face became twisted like a centipede.
Xu Luo deliberately brought the topic to the Demon Suppressing Tower, and as expected he heard a piece of extremely interesting news.
The Demon Suppression Tower of the Exorcism Department is a little different from other states and counties. In addition to the suppression by the talisman formation, there is also a special custom of rotating the guards.
On weekdays, this responsibility is mostly rotated by the Aiki Patriarchs of the four Jingjing families, and this month it is the Zhao Family Patriarch *** who takes the turn.
The two of them chatted until dinner time before Xu Luo asked Cui Hao to leave. After thinking about it, he directly drove the Lingyu boat towards the capital city.
The three-foot-long jade boat under my feet, which shimmered from time to time, was the mysterious-level jade boat that Master Yang envied.
Not only is this thing's protective power impressive, its speed is also astonishing. Starting from the vicinity of Dazzling Island like this, it only takes half an hour to reach the library along the river.
Over the past few days, Xu Luo has gradually come to understand the beauty of the chief executive's arrangements for traveling by boat.
Due to the large number of rivers and waters in the Qingluo Plain, almost all the cities near Xiangjing are on the banks of the Yangtze River. With this Lingyu Boat, you can actually reach anywhere at the fastest speed.
This is very important for exorcists who are always ready to go out.
Moreover, Xu Luo's sharp spiritual sense could detect a faint connection with the treasure ship from the jade boat, and he was afraid that there was something fishy in it.
But for the time being, it is still extremely convenient to use.
The Ling Jade Boat was parked on the special plank road. As soon as Xu Luo left the jade boat, the light immediately disappeared. It looked like an ordinary boat.
As long as there is no jade badge of Xu Luo's identity, then no one can go up.
The library of the General Secretary is famous throughout Dayan. It is a palace complex composed of five buildings in the shape of plum blossoms.
In order to facilitate exorcists to check and practice, there are no closed hours here, and there are people on duty even late at night.
When Xu Luo arrived, all the buildings were brightly lit, especially the lower three floors, which were full of people.
With Xu Luo's current status as patrol envoy, the library is already unobstructed except for the top floor, but if you want to record the exercises, you still need merit.
Xu Luo left the cart outside the door, hung the jade plaque at the guard station at the door, and walked around as if unintentionally, flipping through a book from time to time.
Finding that most of the lower floors were ones he had seen before, he went straight to the three floors above where the cases were stored.
The main purpose of his visit this time was to look through the archives of strange events in Zhanjing City over the years, as well as the records related to Baihuyuan and Fangshanfang.
There is another unspeakable reason, which is that he hopes to meet the only big boss of the Reformed sect whom Xiuguang calls him.
But what makes Xu Luo strange is that there are indeed topographic records about Baihuyuan, but there are only records from the past few decades.
As for the legendary old man Shu, I didn't even see a shadow. I don't know if he has a weird temper or if he really doesn't like Xu Luo.
It was already late at night when he walked out of the library. Xu Luo was too lazy to go back to Yunwuze and planned to stay in the city.
The General Secretary is really wealthy. No matter which exorcist is officially hired, not only will there be beautiful maids in luxurious houses in Yunwuze, but also in this city.
It's just that Xu Luo, the master of the house, accepted them all, and the so-called beautiful maid simply declined. He was used to having slaves by his side and didn't trust other people.
But just as the cart passed the corner of the alley, it suddenly stopped. A sneer appeared on Xu Luo's face, and he stared at the empty stone wall in front of him on the left.
"Are you going to come out on your own, or will I drag you out?"
Before he finished speaking, the darkness seemed to be alive, and the entire wide alleyway was covered by lightning and flint.
Xu Luo resisted the urge to beat this charlatan to death and sat motionless on the shaft of the car.
When pure darkness enveloped the entire Green Ox Cart, a figure with a scarred face appeared in outline in the darkness.
"I've long heard that Xu Xunxuan is famous as the lantern-carrying Yama. Seeing that the real person is truly worthy of his reputation, Tongzhuo Si Xuanyu is polite!"
Xu Luopi smiled but looked at the black mist that covered all the movement.
If he hadn't noticed the malice, and if he hadn't been here in the capital city, how could this bastard be so calm? At this time, he could only pretend to be polite and hand it over.
"It turns out this is Tongzhuo Si Xuanyu Si Ming. I wonder what the purpose of coming here to see Xu Luo late at night is?"
With Xu Luo's temperament, since he came to the capital city, he would naturally have a general understanding of all the important people. Xuan Yu was in charge of the Tongzou Department, so he was naturally the most important among them.
Xuan Yu slowly approached, and the darkness surrounding them had no impact at all due to their cultivation. At this moment, when they saw each other's appearance, they all immediately showed surprised expressions.
An ugly man and a crippled man, both of the same age, but at the same time vaguely possess similar auras of perseverance and arrogance.
Xu Luo took a deep breath and almost immediately listed the young man in front of him as the most dangerous type of person. He hoped that the two of them would not meet each other in the future!
Xuanyu also followed suit and bowed, saying warmly.
"I heard that Xunyou was entrusted with important tasks by Ning Si as soon as he took office. I thought that Xunyou could come to the capital to reward him, mostly because of Xuanyu, so I couldn't worry, so I came here to visit him!
No matter what, we cannot let our own people suffer. Although the patrol is capable and has unparalleled combat power, this matter involves ***, the ancestor of Aiki, so please be careful."
"Please ask Si Ming to teach me!"
Xu Luo is not a fool. Xuan Yu specially waited for him here. He must have something to explain. Why does it mean that he is still from the royal family now?