I drank some wine with Lu Cong and a group of old men from the Yamen and talked about past events.
But there is no such thing as a banquet that lasts forever.
Everyone knew that Lin Ji had been promoted and was going to work in the capital, and they all wished Lin Ji a bright future.
On the seventh day of July, Lin Ji was preparing to leave Qingyang County.
Only Lu Cong came to deliver it.
"Boss, I actually don't want you to go to the capital." Lu Cong said when they parted.
"What? Are you jealous when you see me Gao Sheng?" Lin Ji teased casually, glancing at the broadsword on Lu Cong's waist.
It was the demon-slaying knife that he bought from Master Tiyun for a few hundred taels. When he left Liangcheng last time, he gave this knife to Lu Cong.
"I feel more at home in Qingyang County, and you are at home, too. I am running errands under you and don't have to think about anything. I am at home."
A rare complexion appeared on Lu Cong's face, and he said: "Since I became the boss, I have realized that promotion is not a good thing. Some people pursue these things, but I am different, and you should be different too, boss."
Hearing this, Lin Ji gently patted Lu Cong on the shoulder.
"If you don't want to do it, don't do it. After so many years, you shouldn't be short of money anymore, right?"
"If I don't do this, there will be no arrests in Qingyang County."
"The higher ups will always let others come. It's the same if everyone is missing in this world. Don't take yourself too seriously. It's the same for you, and it's the same for me."
Lu Cong nodded and grinned again.
"Speaking of which, last month I met an old man who said he wanted to take me on as his apprentice."
"Oh?" Lin Ji raised his eyebrows and asked, "What old man?"
"Just the old man, the old man with the white beard."
Lu Cong stretched out his hand and gestured. He was probably a head taller than him.
The gesture didn't look very smart. Lin Ji suppressed his laughter and asked, "Is that old man good?"
"Awesome, I can't beat him." Lu Cong touched the back of his head, "He also said that if I follow him, my broken arm can be regenerated and it will be more useful than before."
"Then why don't you go?"
"I just...have never left Qingyang County. When I go out, my eyes darken." Lu Cong smiled naively.
Lin Ji guessed that the old man was probably a passing monk who took a fancy to Lu Cong's talent.
To be honest, Lu Cong broke through from the first level to the third level in half a year. His talent is indeed good.
In the past, Lin Ji didn't have enough eyesight and delayed this guy.
After thinking for a while, Lin Ji said again: "The third level is no longer weak. You are still young now. It is a good thing to go out and see more. It is even better to regenerate your arm."
"Boss, do you want me to leave too?"
"I just suggest that you do whatever you want. Didn't you say that the world will change without anyone else? You are not as important to Qingyang County as you think."
Having said this, Lin Ji patted Lu Cong's shoulder heavily again, then turned and left.
“I don’t know when we will meet next time, so take care.”
Lu Cong nodded and grinned.
"Boss, take care."
...
After leaving Qingyang County, Lin Ji suddenly accelerated his pace.
That night, he came to Liangcheng, the capital city of Liangzhou.
He had been the chief arrester in Liangcheng for only more than half a year, so he was recognized by the guards at the city gate before he entered the city.
Then he was taken all the way to the government office.
Sitting in the pavilion in the back garden of Liangcheng Mansion, Lin Ji was quite speechless.
He originally wanted to go to the capital quietly, but unexpectedly he passed through three states along the way and had to meet with three town officials.
Just when he felt helpless, Liangcheng City official Zhan Chengfeng appeared.
He sat down opposite Lin Ji and raised his hand to point to the sky.
Lin Ji was a little stunned when he saw this scene. He looked in the direction pointed by Zhan Chengfeng and realized that it was the direction of Daliang Temple.
"I heard that Xing Chi died?" Zhan Chengfeng asked.
Lin Ji didn't expect that he would talk about this, but he nodded anyway.
"After the incident in the capital was over, he reincarnated."
"Death is death. There is no such thing as reincarnation." Zhan Chengfeng shook his head impatiently.
"Although I was not involved in the matter, I have inquired a lot about it... I have a close relationship with Xingchi, and I never imagined that he would end up like this."
"Time is also destiny." Lin Ji sighed softly.
It’s better not to mention it.
When Zhan Chengfeng mentioned Xing Chi, Lin Ji remembered the monk who had given him the magic pestle, beheaded the evil Taoist priests, and accepted Hu Nu as his disciple.
Although he is often out of shape, he is not afraid of meat, wine and meat.
But Lin Ji was willing to call him an eminent monk and a master of Xingchi.
Even compared to the monks Lin Ji had seen in the past six months, he felt that Xing Chicai was more like a Buddhist monk.
Xing Chi is so useless.
Zhan Chengfeng asked his servants to bring wine.
He poured himself a glass, and then poured a glass for Lin Ji himself.
Then, he poured the drink into the puddle on the side.
Seeing this, Lin Ji did the same.
"There was a carp in this pool who had a spiritual connection." Zhan Chengfeng sighed softly.
"Can this small pool also raise monsters?" Lin Ji was also a little surprised and asked curiously, "What about the fish?"
"Xing Chi and I split it and ate it, half steamed and half braised."
"This..." Lin Ji was speechless.
What a pity for a koi!
Zhan Chengfeng poured another glass of wine, and also poured it for Lin Ji, and the two clinked glasses.
"Now you are almost in the sixth realm. This has been more than a year. I still remember your trembling look when you first came to Liangcheng."
"Sir, please stop laughing at me."
Lin Ji drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
Zhan Chengfeng stood up, raised his hands to Lin Ji, and said, "When you go to the capital this time, you have to be more careful when doing things. The people there are complicated. Don't worry about things you shouldn't. Do as little as possible and make fewer mistakes."
Lin Ji responded.
"I won't keep you here anymore. Your house is still there. Do you want to go back and take a look?"
Without waiting for Lin Ji's answer, Zhan Chengfeng paused again and said, "By the way, you also have a spirit in that house. Take that little thing away quickly."
Hearing this, Lin Ji slapped his forehead.
He had almost forgotten that he had a spirit. If Zhan Chengfeng didn't mention it, he might just leave Liangcheng tonight and drive away at night.
"Master Zhan, did that spirit cause trouble?"
"That's not true, and I don't know how you explained it. That little thing is very well-behaved." Zhan Chengfeng smiled and said, "But how precious the grass and trees are, you will know when you go back to the garden of your own house.
"
"While you were away, there were quite a few people who wanted to take advantage of that little thing."
Lin Ji laughed dumbly and bowed to salute.
"I'll take it away right now, Sir. I'm sorry, Sir Zhan, I'm sorry."
"It's just a trivial matter, not worth mentioning."
After saying goodbye to Zhan Chengfeng, Lin Ji quietly returned to the Lin Mansion in Liangcheng under the cover of night.
Without alerting anyone, he landed directly in the yard.
Then he discovered that the flowers and plants in the yard were vaguely leaking spiritual energy. Although they were not spiritual plants, it was no lie that ordinary people would live longer if they stayed in this environment for a long time.
"The grass and tree spirits still have this ability? They look pretty good!"