From Joy of Life to Becoming a Saint

Chapter 16 Meeting Teng Zijing
Chen Qiye, wearing a blue brocade robe, came to Laike Building alone. He had a slender figure, handsome face, and luxurious clothes. Walking on the street like such a noble man, he attracted a lot of attention, causing many girls in the boudoir to cover their faces and secretly look at him.

Chen Qiye walked into the restaurant with his hands behind his back. Immediately, the sharp-eyed waiter came forward and asked with a smile: "Sir, what do you need?"

Chen Qiye waved his hand: "I have an appointment, you go ahead and do your thing."

"Okay, sir, you can call me anytime if you need anything."

When he arrived on the second floor, he knew at a glance where the person he wanted to meet was, without anyone reminding him. He could tell just by looking at his clothes.

Sitting by the window was a man in black uniform. He was not masked like the man in black that night, but his face looked chivalrous. This was most likely the person he was going to meet today, or the person who was going to meet him. The Inspection Institute was full of people.

Before the man in black left, he took the initiative to find Chen Qiye, and his words and actions seemed to hint that he should join the Inspection Institute. Chen Qiye had already expected this situation to happen.

The answer was flawless, just the same way he dealt with Ye Renxin before. He didn't accept or refuse openly, but shouted slogans loudly, saying that as long as he could tell him if there was anything, he would be fined. Everything was for Qing Kingdom.

With his superb acting skills, he finally scared the man in black and made him leave without worry.

Before the other party left, Chen Qiye took the initiative to mention one thing, that is, after he stabilized the situation in Lezhou, before the Inspection Institute's forces withdrew from Lezhou, he hoped that the Inspection Institute would send a representative to find him to make a final summary and make a thorough report summary of the Bai family's affairs.

What did he take from the Bai family, what resources did he get, etc.

It seems that Chen Qiye is showing the Inspection Institute that he has no ulterior motives and that everything is clear to the Inspection Institute for supervision at any time.

The man in black was also very satisfied with Chen Qiye's attitude and agreed to his request without thinking.

But in fact, Chen Qiye’s real purpose is for this so-called representative.

The person who took the lead this time was Teng Zijing from everywhere. Although Teng Zijing was just a small figure, it was reasonable to use him to investigate the Bai family. Since Chen Qiye mentioned it this way, it was most likely Teng Zijing who came.

The fact was just as Chen Qiye expected, it was indeed Teng Zijing.

As for why he went to see Teng Zijing in a roundabout way, there were two reasons in total. One was that he wanted to see the current specific timeline. Although he could inquire about the news in Kyoto, Lezhou was too far away from Kyoto. Not only was the efficiency low, but the information he got might not be accurate, so it was not very reliable.

The second reason, of course, is to get familiar with the people around Fan Xian in advance, so that if they decide to trade with Fan Xian in the future, they will have more trust. If it is a more dangerous Fan Xian, it will not be a big problem if they just meet the guards around him.

Chen Qiye smiled and came to sit by the window, raised his hands and clasped his fists, saying, "Sorry to have kept you waiting, Master Teng."

Teng Zijing was stunned: "You are Mr. Chen, right? Could it be that Mr. Chen knows me?"

She came straight to him, and if you didn't know, you would think they were familiar with each other.

"Haha... Lord Teng has an extraordinary demeanor. I naturally recognized him at a glance."

Teng Zijing also clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, thank you for the compliment."

Teng Zijing already knew that Chen Qiye was a seventh-rank archer. Facing such a master, he naturally had to be polite.

"Some things are inconvenient to say. I have written down the specific matters here. Sir Teng, please check it in person. If you have any questions, you can go to the Chen family to verify at any time."

Chen Qiye naturally would not directly ask the other party whether he knew Fan Xian. Everything had to be told by the other party himself during the chat so as not to arouse suspicion, just like asking the man in black to take the initiative to send Teng Zijing to see him.

Since it was for official business, Teng Zijing didn't act pretentiously. He took the account book and opened it to check, praising him: "Mr. Chen is really upright. This is the first time I have met someone who took the initiative to let the Inspection Office investigate." Chen Qiye laughed: "As long as you act uprightly, you will naturally not be afraid of being investigated."

Not long after... Teng Zijing finished reading the account book, nodded and said, "It's OK. According to the boundary standards I received, there is absolutely no problem with the Chen family."

"Now that we have finished discussing business, let's have a drink. Meeting is fate. Chen offers a drink to Master Teng."

Teng Zijing raised his wine glass and said, "Mr. Chen is a seventh-rank archer. If we ignore my personal status, it is my honor to sit and drink with Mr. Chen."

Chen Qiye took the wine glass and drank it all, then shook his head and said, "Master Teng, what you said is not right. You are a person who works for an important person. Even if I am very strong, I am just a warrior. How can I honor you?"

"Mr. Chen, you are joking. I am just a small member of the Inspection Institute. I follow the instructions of my superiors. How can I work for some big shot?"

"Oh?" Chen Qiye looked confused.

"Lord Teng led a team to investigate the Bai family. I thought..."

"It's just a small Bai family. I was asked to come because I happened to be free and my status was sufficient. This sufficient means that to investigate the Bai family, it is enough for a small soldier like me to come."

"So that's how it is." Chen Qiye nodded.

"But it doesn't matter. This doesn't stop us from drinking. Come on, cheers."

Chen Qiye didn't chat with Teng Zijing for long. It seemed like he was just making small talk and exchanging a few polite remarks.

But Chen Qiye smiled with satisfaction when he left the restaurant, as his goal had been achieved.

From the few words he spoke, it could be seen that Fan Xian had not yet arrived in Beijing, and Teng Zijing now had a wife and children, and the children should be under ten years old, or one or two years older. The other party did not say how old they were, nor did he ask.

But what is certain is that since Teng Zijing has not yet followed Fan Xian to work, there is nothing unusual about him talking about his wife and son who is about a few years old.

This means that the Guo Baokun incident has not happened yet.

In other words, although Fan Xian has not entered Kyoto, he is not far away.

This period of time is quite good. If it is the more upright Fan Xian, then after his strength is improved to the ninth rank, with the strength of a ninth rank archer, he should be able to make Fan Xian owe him a few favors, and perhaps use this as a transaction to exchange for the domineering true energy.

If it were Fan Xian in the original novel, then Chen Qiye would have to stay alive and slowly work his way up to become a grandmaster.

As for the other temple skills... Chen Qiye has no idea at the moment and can only wait and see after he goes to Kyoto.

After returning home, Chen Qiye continued to improve his skill levels.

The most important thing is naturally the main skill of archery, and the internal skills that can increase the skill experience.

There were a few maids in the mansion who could play the piano. Chen Qiye found two of them to help him gain experience for the skill "Listening to Music". If they could be upgraded together, he would try his best to gain experience together.

He even wanted to add [Reading], [White Crane Palm] and [Riding Skills] together, but he only had one brain and a pair of eyes, and he didn't have three heads and six arms, so he could only practice the ones that would improve his strength the fastest first.

(End of this chapter)