Patrol Captain

Wangxian Pavilion.

At this time, the sun was setting and a window was open at the highest point of the attic. From this window, one could take in the scenery inside and outside the west city of Baoqing Prefecture.

In front of the window, the evening breeze gradually rises, the green clothes flutter, and a pair of eyes look at the peaceful scenery of this majestic city in Guanzhong under the sunset.

As dusk spread over the eaves of the Arrow Tower, the last ray of setting sun dyed the battlements honey-colored. The shadow of the tower slowly moved on the bluestone wall, like ink marks on rice paper. The wind chimes on the corner tower rang softly, and the sunset glow hanging on the copper bells trembled with it. In a trance, I couldn't tell whether it was the wind or the clouds that were moving.

Deep inside the city wall, the faded red lacquer door was half-closed, and a half-broken halberd leaned against the door sill, the rust glowing dark red in the sunset. In the distance, the setting sun reflected the brilliant wild geese, and a line of flying birds flew across the sunset, their wings cutting through the crimson sky. On the streets, people were returning home, pedestrians were in a hurry, and smoke was rising. The wild wormwood growing out of the cracks in the walls of thousands of households swayed in the wind, filtering the setting sun into fine gold foil, which fell in the cracks between the bricks.

As the birds flew over the city wall and out of the city, the hills in the distance rose and fell, like a beautiful painting of a thousand miles of rivers and mountains!
"I haven't seen such a beautiful sunset for a long time!" Chen Yuan looked at the scenery in front of the window, feeling a little nostalgic.
"When I was a patrol captain in Qingshan County, I didn't feel anything. Now that I think about it, time has passed and I no longer have that desire."

"Just like what you said, the plateau is a hometown that I can never go back to, but the accent has not changed, and I still feel a sense of familiarity and nostalgia. Just now, someone heard your Xintianyou and said that the elderly in their family liked to listen to it, and they even came here to ask about you."

Chen Yuan used the scenery to express his feelings, and mentioned a small episode that happened a stick of incense before.

Before, they met someone on the official road who asked them to stay, but they ignored him and walked away. Unexpectedly, the servants and guards of that person's family would find them here by coincidence.

The visitor sounded quite polite and said that he was sent by his young lady. He said that the old man in his family was from Guanbei and liked Qinqiang Xintianyou. He heard the song sung by Mr. Gongsun on the way and liked it very much, so he wanted to ask about it. He happened to see their carriage outside the inn, so he asked about it.

The visitor said so.

Chen Yuannian thought that the family was filial and his men were well-behaved. They did not put on airs at the sudden visitor and simply handed the matter over to Gongsun Yang to deal with before sending the man away.

"The past cannot be brought back. Although my old accent has not changed but my hair has turned gray, the general is as ardent as the rising sun. He will surely become a great hero in the future." At this moment, a slightly old voice sounded from the side behind Chen Yuan, carrying some vicissitudes of life.

At this point, he seemed to remember something and his tone of voice changed.
"I still remember the time when I first met the general in Qingshan County. The general turned me into a sheep."

Gongsun Yang stood behind him, his voice containing a hint of smile.

Chen Yuan put his hands behind his back, withdrew his gaze from the distant scenery, and also laughed.

"Time flies. I haven't heard Mr. Ram laugh in a long time."

"I still remember when we first met, he was very lively, writing books and expressing his feelings passionately. Later, he followed me to the battlefield and saw the cruelty of the battlefield. He no longer liked to smile."

"Sir, you have been with me for almost two years, right?"

"I followed the general at the turn of spring and summer in the year of Guihai." Gongsun Yang, under his bamboo hat, held the handrail and said slowly.

"Sir, you have made many military achievements, but no one praises you. You endure it silently. Do you have any complaints?" Chen Yuan turned his head.

Gongsun Yang, as his hidden chess piece, cannot be exposed and has been silently acting as his other pair of eyes. He made great contributions in the previous battle in the Shiwandashan Mountains. If it weren't for his involvement, he might have died in the Shiwandashan Mountains and would not have come this far.

But his contributions were so great that outsiders were unaware of his achievements.

Gongsun Yang's expression remained unchanged, but his voice was a little hoarse. "When I met the general, I had been down and out for half my life, wandering around the world, and could only be a storyteller. After I followed the general, I received the general's destiny, slaying demons and monsters, and making rapid progress along the way. I have seen so much and gained so much. I am content now."

"I have no regrets in dying to be able to follow the general and make use of my meager inheritance. How can I dare to ask for more?"

He spoke from the bottom of his heart.

Since following Chen Yuan, his impoverished life trajectory has undergone earth-shaking changes. He completed a book, attacked Fu Mingzhou, and made rapid progress from a small Ti Xuan to now entering the Dao Fruit realm. He can even borrow three points of the general's destiny. If he really uses his magical powers, it will be no problem for him to fight against Musashi.

With such a big change, how could he complain? He was grateful beyond words.

Chen Yuan felt the breeze blowing on his face, thinking about something.
"Mr. always writes books and biographies for others, but he never thought that he could be the protagonist."

"When the Shu affairs are resolved, I will personally have someone write a book for you."

When Gongsun Yang heard this, he was stunned and his face turned red, which was rare for him.

He had never fantasized like he did when he was a teenager.

Chen Yuan seemed to see through his thoughts and laughed.

And just as this hearty laughter was going on, drum sounds were heard from the corner tower of the city gate.

"Boom"

"Boom"

"Boom"

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The dull and powerful drumbeats announced the end of the day, and the heavy stone gate of the West City began to close with a rumble.

As the evening drum sounded, the noisy Baoqing city quieted down at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Chen Yuan turned around and looked at the dusk outside with an interested expression on his face. This place seemed to have become quiet on the surface, but with his keen perception, he could clearly sense that in the nearby territory, there were restless gazes cast towards the west city wall.

"It seems like everyone is waiting for the fight tonight. I wonder if it's as Xu Shaoqing said, and the people who were coming were killed by us. That would disappoint these people who were watching the fun!"

"Otherwise, we would lose some fun on the journey and would have to find an excuse to stay a little longer on the road!"

He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the corner tower of West City, the corners of his mouth curled up, showing a rare sense of contentment.

On this trip to the capital, he was, firstly, hiding his cards, waiting for certain things to develop, and secondly, delaying time as much as possible to make full preparations for possible variables, so he was traveling slowly.

Otherwise, it would be unwise to rush to the capital before he has completed all the preparations.

Just as his thoughts were drifting, someone knocked on the door.

Chen Yuan glanced sideways, knowing who was coming, and motioned Gongsun Yang to open the door.

After opening the door, Xu Shaoqing and Gou Yue, who were in the next room, walked in.

However, Xu Shaoqing's expression at this moment was different from before, and it looked a little ugly.

"What's wrong with Xu Shaoqing?" Chen Yuan turned around and spoke in a calm tone.

Xu Liang, Xu Shaoqing, held Chen Yuan's arm and walked up quickly, whispering with a slanted brow:

"General Chen, my soul sensed something unusual. The mark of the Dao Court Gui Jian on my soul was activated, which means that someone from the Dao Court is here to find me."

"The ban imposed by the general has become invalid!" His tone sank as he spoke.

Chen Yuan raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "I will take a look, let go of Niwan."

As he spoke, the golden flesh between Chen Yuan's brows opened, and a thin ray of golden light shot out from it, corresponding to the center of Xu Shaoqing's eyebrows.

After two or three breaths, the flesh gap between Chen Yuan's eyebrows closed, he retracted the golden light from his Dharma Eye, and frowned slightly.

"My Dharma Eye cannot block it. It seems that this thing is really as you said. It seems that the Dao Court has unfathomable depths."

Xu Liang had killed two disciples of Taibai Dongtian before, and obtained two guijian, which were imprinted in his soul.

Chen Yuan can erase this thing, but it has already been branded on Xu Liang's soul. If he acts forcefully, it will cause damage, which will not be worth the loss.

Afterwards, he used the golden light of his Dharma Eye to conceal Xu Shaoqing's aura, but he didn't expect that he would be found so soon.

This shows that the Taoist court attaches great importance to the Luotian Grand Ceremony and uses extraordinary methods.

"What is coming will always come. One of you has the Patrol of Heaven behind you, and the other has the Temple of Martial Arts behind him. What is there to be afraid of?"

"But they killed a bunch of rebellious people, what can they do to you and me?"

As he spoke, Chen Yuan smiled nonchalantly and gave the two of them a reassuring look.

"A knight breaks the law with force. After all, this is not the capital of gods." Xu Shaoqing did not want to cause trouble, which would make it difficult for him to go back and report. In fact, he was more worried about the Longhu in front of him. Looking at the attitude of Cen Longhu, it seemed that he did not care at all and was looking forward to the arrival of Longhu.

In fact, he guessed it right. Although Chen Yuan didn't want to, he had already said what his goal was.

"No problem, I would like to meet these people!"

What I mean is, I'm here for you, so what are you afraid of?

After hearing this person's words, Xu Shaoqing's eyelids twitched, and he thought to himself, it's you I'm afraid of.

Neither of them said anything.

At this time, Chen Yuan walked to the window and blew a breath out.

A breath of white air was exhaled, then rolled up and flew into the sky.

As the wisp of white mist flew, the sunset glow in the sky began to surge, and large clouds floated towards the sky above Anqing Prefecture. They did not move at a very fast speed, but slowly, gradually concealing the twilight and the sky gradually darkened.

But at this time, like a gentle breeze blowing, no one noticed the abnormality of the celestial phenomenon.

Then, Chen Yuan's figure flashed and disappeared directly in front of the window.

Seeing this, Xu Shaoqing and Gou Yue were shocked, looked at each other, and then looked at Gongsun Yang.

Gongsun Yang looked at his nose with his eyes, and his heart with his nose, and ignored it.

However, after five or six breaths, Chen Yuan's figure appeared in the room again.

"General Chen, what's this?"

Chen Yuan could not deny it, "I will make some preparations to see whether this person is good or evil."

"I have a feeling that today's excitement might just end up happening to us!"

After hearing this, Xu Shaoqing and Gou Yue looked at each other with a hint of helplessness.

Please don't interfere!
"General Chen, just pretend I didn't say anything. If someone comes looking for me, I will explain it to the people from the Dao Court."

"As the general said, I am not afraid of you!"

Chen Yuan smiled and pointed at the tables and chairs in the room.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple."

"No matter what, take a seat first!"

"It depends on whether this excitement can continue tonight!"

Soon, it started to get darker as clouds filled the sky.

Some changes began to appear in the entire West City of Baoqing Prefecture.

In the west city, a large number of soldiers on horseback galloped along the streets and began to set up control, mainly at the foot of the city wall.

On the streets, policemen in government uniforms rode through the streets, enforcing a curfew and not allowing anyone to stay outside.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the officers and soldiers of Baoqing Prefecture were busy making arrangements for tonight's duel between the two geniuses to prevent any incidents from occurring.

On the outskirts of West City, all the major inns, brothels, and even people's homes were brightly lit.

The windows were pushed open one after another, and in every corner, scholars, actors, martial artists, and common people were all aroused by the atmosphere and looked outside, expecting this battle.

At this moment, in the center of the city, the government office was also brightly lit.

The messengers were busy, and everyone in the mansion seemed to be busy all the time.

Compared to the brightly lit government office, the backyard was as quiet as water, even depressing, with very few lights.

At this moment, in the night beside the courtyard wall, a black shadow rushed out, jumped out of the tall wall, and came out of the courtyard.

Outside the courtyard, patrolling officers and soldiers held torches and checked each other's positions. It was obvious that the guards were more strict than before, but the black shadow relied on his familiarity with the place and quietly left among these patrolling soldiers.

In this way, the black shadow crossed the curfew-bound street, and its figure moved on the rooftops like a light flying swallow. Soon, it arrived near an inn in the west city.

It seemed that the person who came here was hiding unnecessarily. She found that along the way, she saw many figures completely ignoring the curfew.

Tonight, there will be a life-and-death battle between the two great sects! And because of this battle, his father was not in the government office.

Although she really wanted to see the elegance of these young martial artists, at the moment, Li Yu had something more important to do.

Even though her father didn't allow it, she was confined.

"call out"

Li Yu landed in front of the gate of Wangxian Pavilion. The dark blue men's suit he was wearing made him look tall and straight. He had a ponytail tied behind his head, and he had the temperament of a nobleman.

She found that the door of the inn was not closed. Figures were moving around like her and walked directly into the hall. At this time, the hall was extremely noisy and full of people. It seemed that they were all here to watch the fun.

Li Yu didn't read these and went upstairs directly, then went upstairs according to the information he got from his trusted guards.

In this way, we went all the way up to the top floor and arrived at Room No. 1!

To live here, you must be rich or noble.

Li Yu walked to the door and hesitated. For an unmarried woman like her to run to a strange room and knock on the door in the dark was quite out of line with etiquette.

The person he was looking for was a coachman and an old servant.

The guards said that he was following a young master.

What was she going to say after she knocked on the door?
Just when she was struggling and trying to muster up her courage,
"squeak"

The door is open!
A somewhat old and deep voice sounded,

"Who are you looking for?"

Li Yu was caught off guard and startled. He saw an old man in cloth clothes, with a goatee and wrinkles on his face appearing from the crack in the door.

Could this be the one?

"I'm looking for old man Gongsun Yang!"

"I am Li Yu!"

"My aunt's name is Li Lanxiang!"

"Snapped"

The door is closed.

Li Yu was a little confused.

In the room,

Gongsun Yang took a step back and then knelt on one knee facing Chen Yuan who had his back to him.

Soon after, the door opened again.

"Take me to see her!" (End of this chapter)