A pair of young men and women came to the city gate with a bit of dust.
"I'm blind and don't know how to queue... Miss Zhong?!"
The guard at the city gate originally yelled, but when he saw Zhong Xiaoyan's appearance, he became a little stuttered.
His eyes kept scanning back and forth between Zhong Xiaoyan and Lin Ji.
Until Lin Ji took out his token.
"Judgment...Issuing word order?! I've met...I've met Lord Commander." The guard saluted quickly.
If you are an ordinary messenger, you may not know the official positions in the Supervisor of Heaven, but if you can stand guard at the city gate, your eyesight is naturally unmatched by others.
After crossing the city gate, Lin Ji and Zhong Xiaoyan went straight to Zhong's house.
Before taking two steps, Zhong Xiaoyan suddenly said: "The guard ran away."
"You should have informed the government office." Lin Ji smiled.
The fourth-rank commander is no longer a servant of the Supervisor Tiansi. When he enters the city, the people below will naturally inform the government office.
Not paying attention to these trivial matters, the two of them arrived at the Zhong Mansion.
The housekeeper of the Zhong Mansion naturally recognized his young lady, so he quickly brought Lin Ji and Zhong Xiaoyan into the mansion.
After just waiting for a moment, Zhong Qilun, the head of the Zhong family, appeared with his wife.
As soon as the two people entered the hall, Zhong Qilun stared at Zhong Xiaoyan.
"You crazy girl, you still know how to come back?!"
"Dad...Mom..." Zhong Xiaoyan lowered her head slightly and called twice.
Soon, Zhong Xiaoyan was taken away by Mrs. Zhong.
Lin Ji and Zhong Qilun were the only ones left in the hall, staring with big eyes.
"Uncle Zhong." Lin Ji didn't know what to say.
Zhong Qilun, on the other hand, looked at Lin Ji with great interest. The previous anger towards Zhong Xiaoyan disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"I heard that you did a lot of things in Victoria?"
"Uncle, have you heard about it too?"
"Of course such a big thing cannot be hidden." Zhong Qilun breathed a sigh of relief, "I didn't expect that in just a few months, the Victoria Tantric Sect was completely wiped out. It's really unbelievable."
Zhong Qilun asked again: "Do you want to go back to Xiangcheng this time?"
"I'm just passing by to visit you two elders, and I will go to the capital later." Lin Ji explained, "I am now a fourth-rank commander, and I will be on duty in the capital later."
Hearing this, Zhong Qilun was obviously surprised, and there was a bit of confusion in his eyes.
"Fourth level? Your cultivation level... Huh? Your soul is like fire. Your soul cultivation has begun to absorb the power of Rihua?"
"yes."
Zhong Qilun praised: "He is indeed a young talent that even the Supervisor Tiansi is interested in. He is about to enter the sixth realm at such a young age. Looking at the past few hundred years, few people have been able to do it."
"Uncle is so complimentary, it's just a fluke."
"Whether it was a fluke or not, you don't have to tell me. How can cultivation be a fluke?" Zhong Qilun waved his hand.
After a pause, he added: "Xiaoyan can't follow you when you come to Beijing this time."
"Why?" Lin Ji was startled.
"The last time she was forced to stay at home was because her cultivation had reached a critical moment. The Zhong family's Lihuo will eventually be passed on. We are not worried about you having children, but her cultivation cannot be left behind."
Zhong Qilun patted Lin Ji's wrist and said, "You won't ruin her future just because of a little affair, right?"
This was something Lin Ji didn't expect, but he didn't feel any regret.
"Uncle, what you said is too much. I am not a ungrateful person."
Zhong Qilun breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
He was afraid that if Lin Ji didn't want to, and his girl had a stubborn temper, she would be in trouble again.
...
That night, Lin Ji stayed at Zhong Mansion.
Zhong Xiaoyan was obviously told to stay at home, so she felt a little gloomy during the meal.
After dinner, Lin Ji could see that she wanted to say something several times, but hesitated.
He simply said bluntly: "Compared to the love between children, cultivation is the first priority."
"You know?" Zhong Xiaoyan was a little surprised.
"Uncle told me." Lin Ji chuckled and said, "Xiaoyan, you don't want to think that a hundred years from now, you will be an old lady and I will still be young, right?"
Upon hearing this, Zhong Xiaoyan's eyebrows stood up.
"What, you still dare to dislike me?"
"Men are dedicated."
"This sounds like a human saying."
Lin Ji smiled and shook his head: "I mean, the women men like are always young and beautiful."
"Look for a fight!"
After some fun, Zhong Xiaoyan returned to her attic to practice.
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, someone from the government office came to Zhongfu and asked Lin Ji to go to the government office.
Originally, Lin Ji didn't plan to stay for a long time, so he said goodbye to Zhong Xiaoyan and Zhong Qilun directly, and then came to the government office.
When Lin Ji saw Ouyang Ke in the study, Ouyang Ke was writing something.
"Sorry, please wait a moment."
He apologized without raising his head, and Lin Ji couldn't say anything, so he had to wait aside.
Less than a quarter of an hour passed before Ouyang Ke finally put down his pen.
"It's some official business in Xiangzhou. It's not a big deal, but it's very urgent, so we can't delay it."
As he spoke, Ouyang Ke stood up and came to Lin Ji, looking at Lin Ji with an inexplicable look for a long time.
"What are you looking at, sir?"
Ouyang Ke did not answer, but instead asked: "Lin Ji, do you know that after you disappeared in Taiyi Sect, Lord Fang almost went to war with Taiyi Sect because of you?"
Lin Ji was startled.
"Heard something."
He heard Xu Dingtian talk about it at Sakya Monastery, saying that he wanted Xu Dingtian to pay for his life.
Ouyang Ke nodded and continued: "It can be seen that Mr. Fang pays close attention to you, Lin Ji... you must remember this kindness of knowing and meeting you."
"This official is not a ungrateful person." Lin Ji was prevaricating, but there was some speculation in his heart.
He didn't have much contact with Ouyang Ke. Apart from helping Ouyang Ke kill someone, there was almost no other connection between the two.
Originally, Lin Ji came to Xiangzhou not to meet Ouyang Ke, but he called him over and said these words that had nothing to do with him.
Lin Ji kept an eye on it.
Ouyang Ke didn't know what Lin Ji was thinking. He continued: "This time, under the leadership of Mr. Fang, the Supervisor Tiansi destroyed the Buddhist Tantric Sect and took back Weizhou, which should have belonged to the Qin Dynasty. This is a huge achievement.
...If nothing else happens, Mr. Fang should be able to secure his position as the head of the Heavenly Supervisory Division."
"My lord, why are you telling me all this?" Lin Ji frowned slightly, "I am only responsible for my errands, and I don't care about anything else."
Nowadays, although he is respectful to the town officials, he is not as cautious as before.
After all, it is change brought about by strength.
Hearing this, Ouyang Ke was startled, and his expression changed slightly.
"Is that so?" After a pause, he waved his hand somewhat boredly and said, "That's all I have to say. If you want to go to Beijing, I won't let you stay."