There were two people when we went there, and there was one more person when we came back.
It was not the screaming man, but a little girl.
Ye Jingshuang glanced at Jiang Ran with some confusion.
Jiang Ran smiled and greeted everyone to continue their journey while getting on the carriage.
He lent his horse to Zhang Zhihua.
He took over Ye Jingshuang's job of driving the car and told Ye Jingshuang what happened.
Ye Jingshuang was suddenly surprised:
"The daughter of the new governor?"
"It's indeed a bit unexpected. I didn't expect that a chance encounter on the road would have such a big connection."
Jiang Ran smiled:
"But that doesn't matter. I'm more interested in the scene in front of me now."
Ye Jingshuang looked at Zhang Zhihua and Li Tianxin.
He also laughed dumbly.
He just didn't express any opinions.
The rest of the half-day trip was actually uneventful.
Jiang Ran didn't see any of the people he saw in the woods before, nor the people in the sedan.
We arrived at Cangzhou Mansion smoothly.
As soon as he stepped into the city, Li Tianxin breathed a sigh of relief and said to Zhang Zhihua impatiently:
"Miss Zhang, now that Cangzhou Mansion has arrived, let's say goodbye."
Zhang Zhihua pouted and wanted to say more.
Li Tianxin said quickly:
"We still have important things to do, so it's not convenient for us to continue taking you with us."
Zhang Zhihua's face darkened when he heard this, and he couldn't help but look at Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran spread his hands towards her, looking helpless.
Zhang Zhihua then sighed:
"Well, then... we meet again when mountains and rivers meet, Brother Li, we will meet again later."
After saying that, he bowed to Jiang Ran and the others again, then turned around and left three times back.
Seeing that the girl was really gone, Li Tianxin's tense body gradually returned to normal.
Unable to help gritting his teeth, he turned back and glared at Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran handed the reins to Ye Jingshuang with a smile, and took advantage of the situation to lead the horse and walk with Li Tianxin:
"Why are you staring at me? It's your turn to do this, and you don't even know how to open your mouth to continue?"
"Good thing?"
Li Tianxin gritted his teeth:
"Where is the good thing? You know, my journey... is worse than death."
"It won't happen."
Jiang Ran felt that what he said was a bit exaggerated:
"The little girl is innocent and ignorant of worldly affairs. Although she is a bit clingy, she is quite interesting, isn't she?"
At least Jiang Ran was happy to see it.
Li Tianxin glared at Jiang Ran, took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his body, and said with force:
"I don't covet her at all, and you should never do such unnecessary things again in the future.
"Otherwise, you will only harm others and yourself."
Jiang Ran looked at him in surprise when he heard what he said seriously.
After pondering for a while, he nodded:
"okay, I get it."
"kindness?"
Li Tianxin was stunned and glanced at Jiang Ran in surprise.
I thought that Jiang Ran would have to mess around just to see his joke, but unexpectedly, he actually agreed directly.
"It's not sweet to be strong, and that's not the case when watching a movie."
Jiang Ran smiled and said: "Since you don't want to, then forget it, I won't worry about this old father anymore."
"Whose father are you?"
Li Tianxin was a little confused at first, but when he came to his senses, he couldn't help but glare at Jiang Ran.
But in the end he didn't dare to take action, and in the end he still dared to get angry but dare not speak out.
But with Jiang Ran's words, he felt relieved.
Immediately speechless, the group continued forward, found an inn, and booked a small courtyard.
We drove all the carriages and horses in, packed them up, and settled down for the time being.
This trip to Cangzhou Prefecture has only two purposes.
The first one is to find a place for Liu Wenshan to stay and find a job where he can settle down and make a living.
The second one is for the two heads in Jiang Ran's hands.
These two things can be completely separated.
Let Li Tianxin and Ye Jingshuang take Mingyue to find a place for Liu Wenshan.
Jiang Ran has a lot of money. If he sees a suitable Zhuangzi, he can buy it directly.
Not to mention giving it to Liu Wenshan, even if it is left to him to take care of, by the way, he and Mingyue can live in it.
From now on, when Jiang Ran comes back to Cangzhou Prefecture, he no longer has to stay in an inn, and he has a real place to stay.
Jiang Ran took the two wrapped heads and went to look for the newly opened sword-holding office in Cangzhou Prefecture.
There was no need for anyone to rest. The journey was not fast, and no one except Liu Wenshan was tired.
After discussing it for a while, we went out directly.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the door of the inn, he saw Zhang Zhihua waiting here for some time. After seeing Li Tianxin, he shouted sweetly:
"Brother Li!"
Jiang Ran, Ye Jingshuang, and Mingyue all focused their attention on Li Tianxin.
Li Tianxin's expression immediately changed.
He glanced at Jiang Ran as if asking for help, and saw that Jiang Ran was looking at his eyes, nose, mouth, and heart.
I couldn't help but get angry: "It's not you again, is it?"
"How can it be?"
Jiang Ran rolled his eyes: "You chose this inn."
"..."
Li Tianxin frowned slightly and walked towards Zhang Zhihua.
Jiang Ran and Ye Jingshuang looked at each other and heard Ye Jingshuang laugh:
"Then I'll take Mingyue and leave first."
"Okay, we'll meet you at the inn later."
Jiang Ran nodded, and the two people separated, one facing left and the other facing right, and left.
Li Tianxin was left standing alone in front of the inn to deal with Zhang Zhihua, not mentioning it.
…
…
In the letter that Dao Wuming left for Jiang Ran at that time, there was a secret communication note from the Sword-bearing Division Yamen.
It was a slightly curved sword-shaped pattern.
You need to follow this pattern to find the location of the Sword Holding Si Yamen.
And this pattern will remain under the wall of the grain and oil store.
Therefore, if you want to find the Sword Holder, you must first find a grain and oil store.
This is not difficult... In any city, there are not many other things, and the most common ones are grain and oil stores.
Jiang Ran followed the map and quickly found the first secret mark.
After that, I used this secret to find the direction of the sword tip, and gradually went deep into the narrow alleys of Cangzhou Mansion.
The place became more and more remote as we walked, and soon we reached a deserted place.
As he walked further, Jiang Ran's ears twitched.
There seems to be no one here, but there is a faint sound of breathing in the darkness.
Apparently someone was hiding from the guards.
Jiang Ran was not surprised but happy, which meant that he had found the right place.
Sure enough, after walking a few steps further, I saw a grain and oil store also open in the narrow alley.
But under the plaque, in a very inconspicuous place, was printed the secret mark of the Sword Holder's Yamen.
Jiang Ran smiled and stepped into the store.
The shopkeeper in the store is an old man with a hunched back.
After hearing the noise, he raised his cloudy eyes and glanced at Jiang Ran:
"Who?"
"If you want to buy food, ask for Longya rice."
Jiang Ran said expressionlessly.
The old man glanced at Jiang Ran:
"That one is expensive, do you have enough money?"
Jiang Ran took out the knife-catching order from his sleeve with a dark face, unfolded it and gave him a look:
"enough."
"Come with me."
Seeing this, the old man turned around and led Jiang Ran inside.
Jiang Ran sighed and couldn't help complaining in his heart. He didn't know which idiot came up with the secret code.
It was obviously telling others that there was something wrong with this grain and oil store.
Moreover, the Sword-holding Office was clearly established by the imperial court, so why was it so secretive?
So, there really is something wrong with this sword-wielding division, right?
Are you worried that the Jianghu people will find out and come over to ruin the place?
After frantically typing in his mind, he heard a click and the old man had opened a secret door and walked in on his own.
After entering, he took down an oil lamp from the wall on one side with ease, lit it casually, turned around and smiled at Jiang Ran:
"This road is not easy to walk on, so be careful where you step."
"Thank you."
Immediately, the secret passage fell into silence.
The old man walked very slowly, and Jiang Ran couldn't move faster even if he wanted to.
The dark passage is deep and the scenery is indistinguishable.
It can't help but give people a feeling that no matter how they go, they will never reach the end.
Fortunately, feelings are just feelings.
After almost a stick of incense, there was already light in front of my eyes.
The originally smooth road also began to slope upward.
Finally, the old man stopped.
He stretched out his hand and pressed lightly on the wall. With a click, a door opened.
The old man said softly:
"Just go in, the adults will be inside."
Jiang Ran glanced at the old man, pondered slightly and walked past him, passed through the door, and came to a place where there was no light.
There are shelves here, big and small, with all kinds of scrolls on them.
Jiang Ran didn't regard himself as an outsider. He picked up a volume and took a look at it. It was a case report.
I put it back casually and picked another roll, but it was the same.
I heard a voice laughing:
"On these bookshelves are the records left by the top masters of the Golden Chan Dynasty after they committed crimes over the years."
Jiang Ran had a strange expression when he heard this voice:
"Master Liu?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm here."
Master Liu's voice came from behind the bookshelf.
After Jiang Ran walked around, following the light of the oil lamp, he saw a table placed between the bookshelves.
Master Liu was sitting at the back writing furiously.
Jiang Ran walked up to him and lowered his head to take a look:
"This is?"
"Copy...arrange."
Master Liu yawned greatly:
"I'm tired... I know that the job entrusted to me by your Excellency will never be so easy.
"But now it seems that he is still underestimated."
After he finished speaking, he looked up at Jiang Ran and stood up:
"I've met Mr. Jiang."
"Don't dare."
Jiang Ran smiled and said:
"I asked why your master stopped doing your job and went to the Sword-holding Division Yamen.
"Isn't this considered a promotion?"
"Not really."
Master Liu smiled and said:
"But Master has no official status. The position of head of the sword-wielding yamen can be regarded as a genuine ninth rank."
Ninth grade is ninth grade...you are still upright.
Jiang Ran didn't know what expression to make for a moment, so he could only clasp his fists repeatedly:
"congratulations."
Master Liu... No, Boss Liu quickly smiled and said:
"You are so polite, it's all thanks to your Majesty's blessing.
"Hey, now that his old man has gone to Kanglong Pass to serve as the commander-in-chief, I don't know if I will have a chance to meet him again in this life."
When he said this, he paused slightly:
"Oh, there's so much gossip.
"Young Master Jiang is here on important matters."
"Not really."
Jiang Ran casually placed the two heads on the table: "Take a look, can you recognize them?"
Boss Liu opened the bag and carefully identified the head. After a long time, he shook his head:
"It's like this. Even though it's well preserved, I can't identify it.
"Young Master Jiang should give you a clear explanation."
"The two gentlemen of Yang and Moon, Duguyu and Yin Yueniang."
"kindness?"
Upon hearing this, Chief Liu immediately rummaged through the case files on the table, but couldn't find them:
"This name is familiar. I just sorted it out not long ago..."
After finishing speaking, he went to look for it on the bookshelf next to him.
Sure enough, soon he got two scrolls tied together and came to Jiang Ran.
"Found it, found it!"
He untied the rope and pulled the scroll apart.
"Yangjun, whose real name is Duguyu, is a disciple of Miaofeng Sanren and inherits the unique Lieyang Divine Art.
"I have been brothers and sisters with Yin Yueniang, and have been together since childhood, and have developed a mutual affection for each other.
"The two poisoned the wedding banquet of Miao Feng San and Yin Yueniang in the past. They jointly attacked and killed Miao Feng San and obtained the last level of Lie Yang Divine Art and Leng Yue Dafa..."
Everything is recorded in detail.
From childhood until he grew up, everything he did in the world was recorded in the records as long as it could be investigated.
At the same time, at the beginning of this scroll, there is a portrait.
Boss Liu looked at the portrait and the head for a long time before he nodded:
"It's indeed him.
"Young Master Jiang, I haven't seen you for a few days. Could it be that your martial arts has improved again?"
"It's a bit of a new experience."
Jiang Ran smiled slightly.
"As expected of a person valued by adults.
"To be honest, when your lord wanted to give you the order to seize the knife, I felt something was wrong in my heart.
"But I didn't expect that in just a few days, Jiang Shaoxia would be able to defeat such a master.
“It’s really awesome!”
Having said this, he turned around and came to the wall.
There are several metal pipes there that lead all the way to the upper level.
He stretched out his hand and tapped on the pipes respectively, which was obviously a signal to communicate with the upper class.
A moment later, a click was heard, and another secret door opened on the other side.
It was a girl who came in.
She wears a black mask on her face, so her specific appearance cannot be seen, but her graceful figure is identifiable at a glance.
She came to Jiang Ran with a tray in her hand.
"Thank you."
Jiang Ran took a look at what was on the tray and saw that it was a total of nineteen thousand taels of silver notes.
When I reached out to pick it up, the system prompts came as expected.
[Target of arrest: Yangjun Duguyu.]
[Task progress: Completed.]
[Reward: ten years of strength!]
[Target of arrest: Yue Jun Yin Yueniang.]
[Task progress: Completed.]
[Reward received: Leng Yue Dafa (53 years)! 】
When Jiang Ran saw the former, his heart skipped a beat.
Although he knows that it is impossible to get the opponent's martial arts every time he gets a reward.
But... Dugu Yu and Yin Yueniang are different after all.
The martial arts of these two people really made Jiang Ran hungry.
If he can get the skills of the two of them, and then use the Right Heart Sutra of Creation to perfect it, his Right Heart Sutra of Creation can directly enter the ninth level.
Among the two martial arts, the one that moved Jiang Ran's heart the most was the Lieyang Divine Kung Fu.
As soon as the inner breath turns, it is like a blazing sun rising up into the sky.
As a result, Duguyu only 'exploded' ten years of internal strength.
On the other hand, Yin Yue Niang gave the Leng Yue Dharma.
"Well, it's better to get one of the two than to get neither."
If after spending so much effort, he only gained 20 years of inner strength, then Jiang Ran would really be unwilling to give up.
After thinking for a while, Jiang Ran opened his system interface again.
You can see that the bottom line has also changed.
[Remaining life span: two years, ten months and nineteen days.]
It’s about five months longer than last time.
In other words, Lord Yang and Moon alone gave Jiang Ran five months of life.
Although it wasn't as good as the previous two times, there were a lot of people there.
This time, only two people have achieved such a harvest. As expected, this master is the one who 'raises' people.
Just when I was thinking of this, I heard Boss Liu say:
"Young Master Jiang, let me introduce you again."
"ah?"
Jiang Ran looked up, a little confused.
Then Boss Liu pointed at the girl standing on the side:
"Her name is Qingli, and she will be responsible for connecting with you from now on.
"She won't be with you all the time, but she will often be in the same place with you so that you can find her at any time.
"For example, if you encounter a situation like today, you don't have to waste time coming to the Sword Holding Office, but you can directly call Qingli to your side through a secret message.
"Let her run errands for you.
"Besides, if you need anything, you can just ask her.
"Ask her to do it for you..."
"for example?"
"For example, if you want a certain person's case, she can get it for you at any time. If she knows it, she can also tell you the details directly."
Boss Liu said:
"Now that you have come to the Sword Holding Division Yamen, every person who has the Sword Holding Order will have such a person by his side to assist him.
"Of course, if Jiang Shaoxia doesn't want to, you don't have to do it.
"I don't dare to force this."
Jiang Ran glanced at Qingli thoughtfully and smiled slightly:
"This is a lot more convenient. There seems to be no reason to refuse."
You're not following me closely, so you don't have to worry about being watched.
As for his whereabouts, Jiang Ran didn't intend to hide anything. After all, even if he wasn't Qingli, he often had to deal with the local officials wherever he went.
This whereabouts cannot be concealed.
It would be a lot easier if Qingli was always in the same place with him.
Especially the sword-wielding yamen...
Nowadays, it is only opened in various prefectural cities and is not available in ordinary county towns.
And with Jiang Ran unable to escape, the importance of Qingli is self-evident.
"Okay, then it's settled."
Boss Liu nodded.
Just listen to Jiang Ran laugh and say:
"But I refuse."
"ah?"
Boss Liu was stunned.
"I'm not used to being followed.
"If there's nothing else to do, I'll take my leave now."
Jiang Ran hugged Boss Liu, turned around and walked towards where he came from.
Boss Liu had no choice but to nod his head: "Okay, let's go slowly."
But after Jiang Ran took two steps, he paused slightly and looked back:
"What the hell is this place?"
"Under a private house."
Boss Liu smiled:
"I can't reveal the specific location."
Jiang Ran nodded and walked towards where he came from without asking any more questions.
After passing through the secret door that I entered through earlier, I saw the old man still waiting.
Seeing Jiang Ran coming back, he held up the oil lamp and continued to lead him.