Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 23 Master, are you a human or a ghost?
When Zhao Qi'an returned to the princess's mansion, it was still dim and the sun had not yet risen.

He came to his own yard, pushed open the half-open door, and as soon as he walked in, he saw a burly figure lying beside the well.

Zhao Qian'an walked closer and saw that it was the ugly slave sitting on the ground leaning against the well, with his hands on the edge of the well, his head supported by his hands, and he was sleeping so soundly that his drool was all over the ground.

Did she stay up all night?
Zhao Qian'an didn't know whether to laugh or cry, thinking back to how he had jumped into the well in such a hurry and hadn't explained anything to her, which probably made her frightened for the whole night.

He reached out and pushed Chounu's shoulder, but Chounu just smacked his lips a few times in his sleep, changed his position and continued to sleep.

Zhao Qi'an reached out and pinched her nose until she couldn't breathe and her face turned red, then he let go.

"what……"

The ugly slave took a deep breath, woke up suddenly, and opened his eyes as big as copper bells.

It was not until this moment that she noticed Zhao Qi'an standing next to her. She hurriedly wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth and struggled to stand up: "Master, you, you..."

She wanted to say, "Master, you're back?"

But when the words came to his lips, he suddenly remembered what happened last night. He was stunned for a while and looked at Zhao Qian suspiciously:

"Master, are you a human or a ghost?"

Zhao Qi'an said with a dull face: "Why don't you try it?"

The ugly slave couldn't understand his words, so he approached him cautiously and stretched out a finger to tentatively poke his master's face.

When your fingers touch the delicate skin and feel the temperature of your fingertips...

Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.

Alive, breathing.

However, just as the ugly slave breathed a sigh of relief, he noticed a cold gaze. He then realized that his behavior was extremely disrespectful as a servant, so he quickly let go of his hand.

She smiled awkwardly, "Master, I was so scared last night. Why did you jump into the well without saying a word? I almost called the police!"

What happened last night really did not allow Zhao Qian to explain much.

Thinking of the ugly slave guarding the well all night, his expression eased a little. He did not care about her impolite behavior and said, "Don't worry about me if something similar happens again in the future."

The ugly slave complained: "You should at least tell me, otherwise how can I not worry?"

Zhao Qi'an nodded: "The ten taels of silver I spent on you were not wasted."

"It's already this hour, and you're still joking..."

Chou Nu had no choice but to follow Zhao Qian into the house.

……

The Health Hall was attacked last night and Mr. Nie has not returned yet.

But Zhao Qi'an was very calm. He stayed in his own courtyard the whole morning and did not go to the health center to check on the situation.

It was not until noon that Mr. Nie returned from the north of the city and came to Zhao Qi'an's courtyard.

Zhao Qi'an was feeding the fish in the pond in the yard, and he would occasionally throw fish food into the pond, attracting a group of koi to rush to the surface to eat.

The little Taoist boy sat on the bluestone beside him, staring blankly at the surface of the pond.

Old Nie was exhausted and came behind Zhao Qian'an, waiting quietly.

Zhao Qi'an noticed someone coming up behind him, but he was not in a hurry. He continued to throw fish food and asked calmly, "Is everything okay at the Health Hall?"

After he finished feeding the fish, he looked back.

Just one glance and I was stunned.

I saw that Mr. Nie was holding a "snake"-like thing in his hand.

The "snake" had no scales and its skin was like human skin. The most shocking thing was that its head was a beauty's head!

The beautiful head was drooping at this moment, with a weak breath. Although she was still alive, she was almost dead.

Zhao Qi'an: "...What is this?"

Elder Nie shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either. He pinched the snake-like "neck" of the beauty's head and handed it to Zhao Qi'an, motioning him to take it.

Zhao Qi'an immediately raised his hand to express his respectful decline.

During this pushing and shoving, the beauty slowly woke up.

She seemed to be attracted by some aura, her scattered eyes were in a trance for a while, and finally her eyes fell on the little Taoist boy beside the pond, and she screamed: "Reincarnated Golden Boy?!"

This sudden shout attracted the attention of everyone present.

Even the little Taoist boy who was in the process of "enlightenment" all the time seemed to be attracted by the cry, and his eyes fell on the "beauty's head".

The beauty then realized her situation. She looked at the good-looking young man, and finally turned to look at the old servant behind her, her eyes filled with panic and fear.

"It seems that the real owner has been found."

Although Zhao Qi'an had some vague guesses about the enemy who attacked Yangshengtang last night, when the beauty head shouted "reincarnated golden boy" to the little Taoist boy, he became even more certain that his guess was true.

I'm afraid that the group of people who attacked Yangshengtang last night also targeted the little Taoist boy Ling Yunzi!
Zhao Qi'an walked to the little Taoist boy and gently touched his head: "Is she an enemy?"

The little Taoist boy was silent for a while and nodded.

"I will hand her over to you after I interrogate her?"

"it is good."

The little Taoist boy, who was very frugal with words, spoke each word concisely and to the point.

Afterwards, he stopped looking at the strange "beauty's head" and continued to look towards the pond and continue to gain enlightenment.

Zhao Qi'an walked towards the beauty's head.

The beauty felt a sense of suffocation for no reason. The young man in front of her, who looked harmless, now looked like a monster in her eyes.

She wanted to escape, but her body was held tightly in Old Nie's big hands. How could she escape?
"You, don't come over here!!!"

……

After noon, Zhao Qi'an took a carriage to the North City Health Hall.

When he got off the carriage, he had a cage in his hands.

The cage was covered with black cloth, and faint sobbing sounds could be heard from inside.

Zhao Qian'an reached out and patted the top of the cage, and the sobbing inside stopped immediately.

He carried the cage and walked towards the health center.

The wall of the Yangshengtang was destroyed last night, so today Zhao's Trading Company sent craftsmen, who are now going in and out to repair the wall.

Zhao Qi'an's arrival was very low-key. He did not enter the Health Hall from the main gate, but chose the west door instead, which did not attract the attention of others.
at the same time.

In the health-preserving hall, masters of both civil and martial arts gathered together, whispering to each other from time to time.

Tie Wuhen sat at the head of the seat, his appearance had changed drastically from before.

He is already over seventy years old this year. His hair and beard are all white, and his lack of energy and blood has already shown signs of old age.

But now that he has entered the third level, the body of a celestial being nurtured by his primordial embryo has replaced his original old physical body. His whole body is as white as jade, the old wrinkles on his face are completely gone, and even his gray hair has turned black again.

How could he look old at all? He was clearly forty years old, at the peak of his powers!

Every gesture and movement contains tremendous power.

Everyone present looked at him with awe in their eyes.

With the third-grade magical power, even if one looks at the entire Daqian Kingdom, he is worthy of the title of "Grand Master"!
But he still just sat at the bottom seat, and the main seat in the hall was empty.

The civil and martial arts masters in the hall were whispering to each other, and from time to time they looked outside the hall with a hint of anxiety in their eyes.

Even though Master Tie is highly respected, he is not the backbone of Yangshengtang after all.

For some things, one can only feel at ease when the boss is around.

(End of this chapter)