Chapter 188: Chapter 188: Old friend from Qingzhou?

Chapter 188: Chapter 188: Old friend from Qingzhou?Everyone's fate is different. If you miss it, you miss it. No matter how much you regret, you can't make it back.

Miss Hongxiu, who missed the chance to become famous overnight, cried so hard that she was out of breath. It would take her several days to understand this truth, and then she would adjust herself in a long period of depression.

After crying like this, the courtesan Hongxiu could only withdraw from the tea party. Mr. Wei and others were worthy of being well-educated and sensible scholars. Instead of complaining and blaming, they comforted Hongxiu and told her to have a good rest.

After sending Hongxiu away, Mr. Wei and others continued to drink. Places like the Jiaofangsi were originally places for socializing and entertaining.

Having a beauty by your side is icing on the cake, but it doesn't matter if she's not there. Men should drink and chat.

"Just now, didn't they say that a night watchman came to the tea party?" Mr. Wei's heart moved, and he remembered this detail, and asked the maid who was accompanying him:

"Just now, Mrs. Hongxiu said that someone claimed that Fuxiang was his lover?"

"It seems so." The maid said.

Young Master Wei had a vague guess in his heart. He stopped drinking and stared at the maid solemnly: "Then... what is the name of the bronze gong?"

"Young Master, I don't know." The maid shook her head and thought that she didn't care about it.

The other young masters were all smart people. Thinking of the abnormality of Madam Hongxiu just now, they were surprised: "Then, Xu Ningyan came to Yuzhou?"

The case of Gang Yunshi happened today and has not spread in Yuzhou. Among this group of students, only Young Master Wei has an official background, but it will take a day or two to know these things.

"You can go to the post station tomorrow. If the night watchman lives in the post station, you have to visit him."

....

Post station!

The carriage slowed down and stopped outside the post station.

Governor Zhang got off the carriage with a serious face and returned to the post station with Jiang Luzhong who was accompanying him. It was already a night with a full moon hanging high.

Governor Zhang glanced at the stable a little further away. There were only a few horses tied there. He entered the post station and asked the postman. He found out that most of the night watchmen were fooling around outside and had not returned to the post station.

Governor Zhang, who was already in a heavy mood, said angrily: "It's ridiculous. We are under the emperor's order. How can we be so lazy and indulge in pleasure?"

Jiang Luzhong smiled and said: "They have been stuck on the ship for so many days. It is normal for them to relax. The governor is fine, and it doesn't matter what happens to others."

The two went upstairs. A guy in shorts came towards them in the dark corridor. He hugged his shoulders and shivered in the cold weather.

Jiang Luzhong has night vision ability. He stared at the man and wondered: "What are you doing?"

"I just took a cold shower."

Xu Qian'an, who did not stay overnight at the Jiaofangsi, answered.

"Then?"

"This is the south." He said without thinking, and suddenly sighed: "Find the feeling of the past... Jiang Jinluo, Governor Zhang, you are back. The others stayed at the Jiaofangsi."

Governor Zhang nodded and went into his room.

"Why didn't you stay at the Jiaofangsi?" Jiang Lvzhong looked at Xu Qi'an. As far as he knew, this kid was also a veteran in the brothel.

"Although Eel is not a serious eel, it also has requirements. Any transaction linked to silver is vulgar and sinful. Eel firmly resists this behavior." Xu Qi'an said with a serious face and walked away.

Jiang Lvzhong looked at his back and thought, this kid must be drunk. He just said some stupid words. Moreover, the warriors in the Refining Jing Realm have long been immune to cold and heat, but they pretend to be hungry and cold.

Xu Qiyan entered the room, closed the door, shivered for his own amusement, quickly ran to the bed, rolled up the quilt, and pretended that he lived in the cold and humid south.

Geographically speaking, although Yuzhou is not on the coast, it is also in the south. Unlike the bone-chilling wind in Beijing, the cold in Yuzhou sticks to the skin and penetrates into the pores.

This reminded Xu Qiyan of the south where he lived in his previous life, taking a bath in the winter, turning off the hot water and applying soap, shivering while applying.

After taking a bath and putting on clothes, his nose started to run.

Unfortunately, the physique of a Qi training warrior is strong, and he will not feel cold easily. Even if he soaks in ice water, he will feel cold at most.

Wrapped in the quilt, Xu Qiyan fell asleep peacefully.

....

The candlelight is like a bean, swaying with a dim halo.

Governor Zhang sat at the desk, picked up a pen, and wrote a memorial:

"I passed by Yuzhou and accidentally noticed a corruption case. Yan Kai, the transport officer of the Yuzhou Canal Transport Office, instructed the local gang Huangqi Gang to kill the ship guards, embezzled iron ore, and secretly transported it to Yunzhou...

"I checked the shipwreck files of the Yuzhou Canal Transport Office and found that there were a total of 43 shipwrecks in ten years, and two million kilograms of iron ore were lost. The amount is outrageous. The traitors silently squeezed the country's fortune in Dafeng and sucked its marrow out of its bones, which made people shudder.

"Yuzhou alone lost two million kilograms of iron ore in ten years. If the sixteen states of Dafeng accumulate, how huge will it be? I ask Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate the capsizing incidents of barges in the Canal Transport Offices of various states in Dafeng.

"The former Minister of Works colluded with the Wushen Cult and secretly supported the banditry in Yunzhou. I am afraid there is a rebellion.

"In addition, Tongluo Xu Qi'an is extremely smart and capable, and is a pillar of the country. This time, he should be the first to crack the barge case. Sёarch* The Novёlƒire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"The journey to Yunzhou is dangerous and unpredictable. I will do my best and die for it."

The next evening, the group left Yuzhou and continued to rush to Yunzhou by boat. During the day, Xu Qi'an took the Huben Guards and his colleagues to purchase some seasonal vegetables, wine, rice and other supplies in the city.

It was the account of the Canal Transport Office, which was equivalent to freeloading. That night, the cook on the boat prepared a sumptuous dinner for the imperial envoy team. After eating and drinking, Xu Qi'an sat cross-legged in the room and breathed.

"Ning Yan, it's a pity that you didn't sleep with the courtesan of Yuzhou Jiaofangsi last night. "Song Tingfeng felt sorry for his colleague. Such a good treasure, he just said no. "Hey, that lady Hongxiu looked down on us vulgar warriors." Xu Qiyan said.

"That's because you didn't reveal your identity. If you told her that you were the great talent who wrote "The fragrance floats in the moonlight at dusk", she wouldn't be in a hurry to offer herself to her." Song Tingfeng replied.

Xu Qiyan was a little puzzled: "In this case, why don't you help me say it?"

Song Tingfeng sneered: "Shit, I'm too jealous to make you famous, and then watch you sleep

with the courtesan again?"

"Aren't you also having fun every day?"

"Can it be the same?"

"They are all the same when the lights are turned off."

"It's the lights that are blown out. "Song Tingfeng corrected.

Oil lamps are for blowing, what does it mean to turn off the lights?

Zhu Guangxiao was also breathing, and when he heard this, he paused, opened his eyes and

said: "In addition to the courtesan of the Jiaofangsi, I think that the head of the government

office, Lu, is also very fond of Ning Yan."

Song Tingfeng suddenly became more jealous, "How did you do it? You are so good at teasing

good girls, teach me a few tricks?"

"Brother?"

"Teach me a few tricks."

"You have to call me daddy."

"Get out!" Song Tingfeng refused outright. He was fooled by Xu Ningyan with the same

routine once before.

"Do you want to call me?"

"Dad."

Xu Qian'an smiled, "These girls are like sand, you can't hold them by force. You have to wet

them, not only can you hold them, but also pose them in various postures."

"What do you mean? "Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao didn't understand.

"You should use your heart, not your body." Xu Qian'an said.

"It seems to make sense, but are you really qualified to say that?" Song Tingfeng said, and

suddenly said angrily: "You lied to me about your father again, hurry up and call me back, or I

will kill you."

He rushed over as he spoke, ready to force the man to lock up.

At this moment, the three people's ears moved, and they heard a cry for help from outside.

"Something happened..." Xu Qian'an kicked Song Tingfeng away, and rushed out of the room without bothering to put on his boots.

Two colleagues followed closely behind.

Almost at the same time, the silver gongs with high cultivation also rushed out, followed by

the bronze gongs.

There were no boats at night, and they were anchored in an area with a gentle current. On the

dark water surface, a man from the Tiger Guards struggled hard, sometimes sinking into the water, and sometimes struggling to get out.

He seemed to be able to swim, but something under the water grabbed him and dragged him

into the water desperately.

"Humph!"

In the cabin, Jiang Luzhong's cold snort was heard.

The Tiger Guard who fell into the water seemed to be freed from his restraints and floated to

the surface, not continuing to sink.

The night watchman on the deck threw down a rope and pulled him up.

At this time, many more Tiger Guards rushed up from the bottom of the cabin, wearing armor

and holding sharp weapons, with tense expressions.

"It's okay, it's just that someone fell into the water." Xu Qian'an turned his head to comfort

him, then turned his head to examine the man who fell into the water and saw a purple handprint on his ankle.

"What happened? "A silver gong asked. He was a silver gong under Jiang Luzhong.

The leader of this team was the golden gong Jiang Luzhong. Except for Xu Qi'an, who was assigned by Wei Yuan to train, the other night watchmen were all under Jiang Luzhong. As for Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao, they were dragged along by Xu Qi'an because the

allowance for the business trip was too tempting. And there was a chance to make meritorious

service.

The man spit out a few mouthfuls of water and recovered quickly, but his face was a little pale, probably because he was scared.

"I drank too much wine and ran up to drain the water just now... Suddenly I heard someone calling me in the water. I looked down and it was my deceased mother.

"I don't know what happened. I thought of every bit of my mother raising me up, and I was so

sad that I jumped in.

"I woke up after falling into the water. Even if my mother turned into a ghost, how could she

appear here? But the thing held my feet tightly and dragged me to the bottom of the water..."

"It's a water ghost," an experienced boatman said with some fear: "After a person dies, the body turns into a yin object, which often lures passers-by into the water. I don't know how many people die in this canal every year. The yin energy accumulates day by day, and it is

inevitable that water ghosts will be born.

"Adults should not go out at night. Water ghosts never come ashore. As long as they don't

come to the deck, there will be no problem. When we go out on the boat, every night, we eat, drink, defecate and urinate in the cabin. This is the rule of the industry."

Everyone turned their heads and looked at the dark water. It was creepy to encounter such a

thing in the middle of the night.

With this episode, the armored soldiers of the Tiger Guards no longer came out at night to solve the metabolic problem, and the night watchmen were still the same.

Take Xu Qian'an for example. He deliberately ran to the deck every night, but he didn't

encounter the legendary water ghost.

It's not that Xu Qi'an is bold and wants Shui Mei to take maternity leave, he just wants to see

what the water monkey looks like. In his previous life, he was scared by the story of the water

monkey.

On this day, the imperial envoy team finally arrived at the Qingzhou wharf.

After arriving in Qingzhou, they have to take the land road, which requires carriages and horses, which the imperial envoy team does not have.

They need to ask the Qingzhou government for help in dispatching.

After getting off the boat, Governor Zhang walked to Xu Qi'an with a smile and said, "The prefect of Qingzhou is a great scholar from Yunlu Academy, Yang Gong Yang Ziqian." Xu Qi'an didn't react for a while, and Governor Zhang added: "His name is Ziyang Jushi."