Xia Shang seemed to have seen this pig brand made of pure gold somewhere. After taking a closer look, a vague outline of a fat man appeared in his mind.
However, this pig sign is obviously much larger than the one Xia Shang has seen.
"What could be inside this thing?" Xia Shang murmured softly as he played with it, "Could it be that the Prime Minister is trying to make me accept this piece of money, so that he can seize evidence that I can enrich my own pockets?"
Fu Yu was stunned for a moment and stopped talking.
Xia Shang smiled and said, "It's just a joke. Nowadays, everyone eats royal food. As the saying goes, there will be no fish if the water is clear. It is inevitable for officials to have interactions with each other in the court. If everyone refuses gifts, wouldn't it be a bit unhuman?
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"Adults who can understand this truth at a young age will have unlimited future prospects."
"The future? Prime Minister, tell me, do I still have a future? You and I should both know in our hearts who the eldest prince Li Xin wants to get rid of most. Do you think I will still be alive in seven days?"
Fu Yu didn't answer, his expression was a little stiff, he stood up and cupped his hands, and then went out.
The prime minister came here just to give Xia Shang a badge, and left with his daughter without leaving any unnecessary words.
Fu Qianqian was a little reluctant, so she could only keep reminding Xia Shang before leaving, saying that she would come back to him in seven days.
Xia Shang didn't pay attention. All his interest was attracted by the pig card in his hand.
What exactly is inside this pig tag?
Would Fu Yu be so careful that he would hand it over to Xia Shang himself?
Seeing Li Xiaoxin enter the room, Xia Shang quickly put the pig tag into his arms.
Xia Shang did not intend to let others know about this kind of thing, and he did not want it to come to the ears of the emperor.
Xia Shang's expression relaxed and he asked, "How was your chat with the prime minister's daughter just now?"
Li Xiaoxin shook her head and handed Xia Shang a piece of paper, but did not immediately tell what the paper was for. Instead, she asked: "It is said that a beggar came, why is it the prime minister's person?"
Xia Shang then remembered that he opened the door to see the strange-looking beggar at the door. Unexpectedly, he opened the door and met the prime minister and his daughter.
Now that the prime minister has left, the beggar has not appeared again.
Now that the night is getting deeper and the light outside is getting darker and darker, it is rare for this small Metropolitan Procuratorate to be quiet.
Xia Shang was still thinking about things in his mind, but he saw that Li Xiaoxin had already lit the lamp, and then pointed to the paper on the table and said: "Whatever the family needs to buy can be written on the paper, and then I will buy it back."
"Now?" Xia Shang was a little confused and looked at the night sky outside.
"Now."
Li Xiaoxin's answer is affirmative.
This quiet woman must have some other meaning when she chose to say this at this time. After looking at her twice, Xia Shang suddenly understood.
So I wrote something on the paper and gave it to Li Xiaoxin.
Then Li Xiaoxin walked out the door holding a lantern.
Coincidentally, Nie Shisan was not there either, so Xia Shang opened the door again.
As soon as I opened the door, I heard a voice that was more gloomy than dark coming from a dark corner.
"grown ups……"
The sound was like two pieces of dry tree bark rubbing together, with a hot and hoarse smell that was extremely uncomfortable to hear.
Following the sound, Xia Shang looked into the dark corner, but saw no one.
After waiting for a while, the man in the darkness came over and revealed half a bamboo hat and half a piece of copper-headed iron sheet under the moonlight...
Xia Shang knew that he had guessed correctly. He was Zhang Kui.
It was only when he saw the iron-masked Xia Shang that the corners of the bamboo hat were not covered that he thought of Zhang Kui.
Otherwise, looking at the person in front of him, Xia Shang would never have thought that such a gloomy and hair-raising person was the very arrogant Zhang Kui.
After not seeing each other for more than a year, Zhang Kui has completely changed, as if he has hidden all his previous anger deep in his heart. It seems that the torture he has suffered can be felt in his voice...
Even Xia Shang couldn't understand or imagine the feelings that made Zhang Kui become the current Zhang Kui.
"Are you Zhang Kui?"
Xia Shang couldn't help but ask one more question.
The other party didn't say anything, but suddenly dropped two things and rolled them in front of Xia Shang like balls.
Xia Shang looked down and saw to his surprise that they were two bloody human heads.
Although Xia Shang was frightened, he calmed down.
But when he took a closer look, he couldn't stop himself. He showed a look of horror and took two steps back involuntarily.
Because these two heads were shameless and seemed to have been ripped off.
"What's this?"
"Two people who came from the direction of the palace said they were here to do odd jobs, but I took care of them easily."
Zhang Kui's voice was still horribly low. Before Xia Shang could respond, he continued: "The emperor's people cannot be used."
"So what if you kill them?"
"My people will come tomorrow. They will look exactly like these two people and will not arouse suspicion. The other woman inside can be replaced in the same way, but the other man will be more troublesome.
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Xia Shang frowned slightly: "You don't need to worry about things around me. Similar things in the future will have to go through my opinion."
"Okay, sir."
"How did you know I was here?"
"It's too easy to find someone in a small capital city."
"So it seems that you have done a lot of things in the capital?"
“If you can’t get even the smallest thing done, what’s the use of doing more things?”
"Are you still looking for the woman who harmed you?"
"When I have nothing to do, I only do this. Now that the adults are here, I naturally put the adults' affairs first."
Just as Xia Shang was about to speak, Zhang Kui lowered his voice: "That person is back."
The person Zhang Kui was talking about was undoubtedly Nie Shisan.
"Can you take me to a different place to talk away from his sight?"
Zhang Kui didn't answer, he just stretched out a withered hand and held it in the air.
Xia Shang didn't understand, and suddenly thought that Zhang Kui was blind, so he walked over and put his arm on his.
The moment he came into contact with Zhang Kui, he felt Zhang Kui's palm was strong, and he squeezed his arm and released a huge force.
He soared into the sky in an instant, flying through the darkness without leaving a single sound.
Xia Shang was shocked and thought to himself that Zhang Kui's martial arts was so powerful?
In the past, Zhang Kui couldn't even defeat himself, but now he can actually do this? The leader didn't even make a sound.
Xia Shang knew that this was the result of the fragmentary scriptures of the Heavenly Book.
This is the second person after Chunjiao that Xia Shang personally experienced changes due to the Book of Heaven.
Compared to Chunjiao, after seeing Zhang Kui now, Xia Shang did not feel the same joy as he did then, but instead felt a sense of fear.
First of all, I am afraid of Zhang Kui. I wonder what he thinks now?
Secondly, fear of the power of the Book of Heaven can transform mortals into gods. What a terrifying power is this?
Xia Shang was still in shock, but the feeling of the ground beneath his feet had reappeared.
This is the backstreet behind a wealthy businessman's house. Except for a few lanterns, there is no one around.
Zhang Kui took off his bamboo hat, revealing his bronze-headed horse face, which looked so ghostly and terrifying under the dim light. (To be continued)