My father is a Confucian sage, but the system forces me to be a crude warrior

Chapter 430 Crimson Flame Spirit Fruit?!

Ten Spirit Days!
After hearing those three words.

A sharp glint flashed in Zeng Anmin's eyes.

He stared at the boy in front of him, one idea after another surfacing in his mind.

"How old are you this year?"

Zeng Anmin stared at the boy in front of him who was missing half a hand.

"Seventeen."

The boy answered truthfully.

"You were kidnapped by the broker a few years ago?"

Six years ago.

six years ago.

Zeng Anmin nodded slowly, expressionless: "What's your name?"

“Reporting to Tidu, my name was given to me by Sixth Master; it is Chang Fenggou.”

Chang Fenggou?
Mad dog?

Zeng Anmin was somewhat surprised. He glanced at the boy, who had a rather refined appearance:

"Go and wait in my chambers."

"Yes." Upon hearing this, the young man felt somewhat apprehensive, unsure of what this seemingly insignificant official wanted to say to him.

Knowing his lowly status, he dared not be negligent and respectfully headed towards Zeng Anmin's bedroom.

"Boss, what's wrong with you..." Lou Tong stood behind Zeng Anmin, his brows furrowing slightly.

He didn't understand what Zeng Anmin was doing.

"Could it be that they intend to promote him?"

“No.” Zeng Anmin shook his head and said to Lou Tongdao, “Brother, go to the Northern Capital and summon Bai Ziqing. Tell him I have something important to discuss with him.”

With that, Zeng Anmin headed toward the direction where he was having sex.

Ten Spirit Days.

Tooth tissue.

Ji Qing.

The Picture of Xi Huang.

With each step he took toward the direction of sexual intercourse, Zeng Anmin's face grew colder.

“Pada~”

Zeng Anmin entered the bridal chamber with a blank expression.

The young man named Chang Fenggou was already waiting in the bedroom.

Upon seeing Zeng Anmin enter the bridal chamber, he quickly rose and bowed to Zeng Anmin:
"Lord Tidu."

His youthful face showed a hint of helplessness; he didn't know what to do with the missing half of his hand...

"Do not be nervous."

Looking at the boy's appearance, Zeng Anmin waved his hand casually and said:
"Sit first."

"Yes."

The young man bowed respectfully and sat down in the chair that Zeng Anmin pointed to, but he didn't dare to sit on it completely, only on the edge.

The boy was too reserved.

"Let me ask you, how much of your memory do you still have of that Yazi organization from back then?"

Zeng Anmin's expression was gentle. He casually took out some teaware and brewed a pot of tea.

Chang Fenggou paused slightly.

He hadn't expected that he had been summoned here to ask this question.

“It’s been a long time…” Chang Fenggou looked at Zeng Anmin nervously, not even knowing what to do with his hands.

"Take your time, no rush." ​​Zeng Anmin patted Chang Fenggou on the shoulder with a smile.

He then poured a cup of the brewed tea and personally handed it to Chang Fenggou: "Have some tea to calm your mind."

"This……"

Chang Fenggou's face flushed red, and his body trembled slightly.

He never expected that this important figure would personally make him tea.

"Pfft!"

Chang Fenggou knelt directly on the ground: "Zeng Tidu, I... your subordinate... I..."

His voice betrayed his panic.

This is an extremely flattering expression.

"stand up!"

Zeng Anmin's expression turned somewhat serious.

He looked at the bewildered boy in front of him.

I sighed slightly in my heart.

At the age of ten, he was already an eighth-rank martial artist.

Whether born in the military or in the martial arts world, such a person is definitely a leading figure of his time!

But within the Imperial City Guard, there's his past experience of being abducted, and then there's his...

Zeng Anmin looked at the missing half of his hand.

It's terrifying and not good-looking either.

Chang Fenggou kept his head pressed tightly to the ground, not daring to raise his head.

"I told you to stand up!"

Zeng Anmin raised his voice.

"Yes!" Chang Fenggou's body trembled at first, then he carefully stood up from the ground, still not daring to look Zeng Anmin in the eye.

"Look me straight in the eye."

Zeng Anmin's voice returned to calm.

Chang Fenggou pursed his lips, hesitated, and looked up at Zeng Anmin with a flickering gaze:
"Sir...sir."

Zeng Anmin handed him the teacup, his voice softening again:
"Drink tea."

“This…” Chang Fenggou tremblingly stretched out his hand.

He extended his intact hand.

He caught Zeng Anmin's teacup.

"My lord, I am afraid of offending you, so I dare not extend my hands."

Chang Fenggou's left hand was hidden under his sleeve, and he dared not show it.

"What's offensive about that?"

Zeng Anmin shook his head and said, "You don't steal or rob, you don't do anything wrong, you just have some physical defects."

"It's much better than a parasite that has something missing in its heart."

"Ah."

When Chang Fenggou heard Zeng Anbian's words, a part of his heart that had not been touched for a long time trembled slightly.

He pursed his lips tightly and took the teacup that Zeng Anmin handed him.

Ignoring the fact that it was too hot to drink, he downed the cup of tea in one gulp.

"Thank you, sir!"

"Ah."

Zeng Anmin nodded with a smile, then helped him to a chair and refilled his teacup.

"No rush, drink slowly."

Chang Fenggou gripped his teacup tightly and nodded emphatically to Zeng Anmin.

“Pada~”

The door to the bedroom was opened.

Bai Ziqing appeared at the doorway:
"Quan Fu, what brings you here, brother?"

Chang Fenggou and Zeng Anmin looked up at the same time.

Zeng Anmin looked at Bai Ziqing in his white robe and said solemnly, "Brother Bai, please have a seat."

Seeing Zeng Anmin's serious expression, Bai Ziqing's playful smile gradually disappeared.

"what happened?"

As he spoke, his gaze also fell upon Chang Fenggou standing to the side:
"Who is this kid?"

"I have met you, sir." Chang Fenggou had never met Bai Ziqing, but he knew that someone who could be addressed as "brother" by a high-ranking official like Zeng Anmin must be an even higher-ranking official.

"Grapes selected from the preparatory school."

Zeng Anmin gave a brief introduction.

"The Preparatory Academy?" Bai Ziqing was taken aback for a moment, then frowned and looked at Zeng Anmin, saying, "Those cripples from the Imperial Guard Academy can be used too??"

……

Zeng Anmin's lips twitched.

Can you please speak in a way that's not in front of others?
Sure enough, Bai Ziqing had just finished speaking.

Chang Fenggou's face darkened.

His lips were pressed tightly together, and his mangled hand trembled slightly beneath his sleeve.

"Much better than some woodworms."

Zeng Anmin glared at Bai Ziqing, then patted Chang Fenggou on the shoulder to comfort him. "Do you remember Bai Zihua's case of abducting children?"

Zeng Anmin then sat down, his gaze fixed on Bai Ziqing.

Bai Ziqing frowned slightly: "Wasn't the case already closed?"

“Last year, our investigation led us to Ji Qing.”

Zeng Anmin looked at Bai Ziqing, his eyes gleaming: "I found out that since Yinwu destroyed the demon, including last year, it has been a total of ten years."

"By the fourth year, which was six years ago, there were no records of the Yazi organization causing trouble in the case files that year."

At this point, Zeng Anmin took a deep breath, then looked at Chang Fenggou and said:
"You tell me."

Chang Fenggou listened to Zeng Anmin and Bai Ziqing's conversation for a long time and naturally connected it to his own situation.

He immediately understood and respectfully rose from his seat.

"My subordinate was abducted by the Yazi organization six years ago." He took a deep breath as he said this.

"Not many children were abducted from that place, but I remember it clearly. Every now and then, children would mysteriously disappear. I don't know exactly where they went, but I do know that they never came back after they disappeared."

"Later, I overheard those slave traders talking about the Ten Spirits' Day while they were drinking. I remember it very clearly, it was the Ten Spirits' Day. All the missing children were born on the Ten Spirits' Day. In the end, I was the only one left. The reason I didn't disappear is because I wasn't born on the Ten Spirits' Day..."

"So while they were drinking, they were talking about how to kill me, and I was terrified..."

Chang Fenggou's body began to tremble; he was terrified of recalling what had happened back then.

"I escaped death by running away from that Yazi organization, and just happened to run into Nan Tidu of the Imperial City Guard on the street..."

At this point, he glanced timidly at Zeng Anmin:

"At that time, the southern part of the city was under the jurisdiction of Lord Xiang."

"Later, he arranged for you to be placed in the Imperial City Guard's preparatory institute." Zeng Anmin looked at Chang Fenggou.

“Yes.” Chang Fenggou nodded quickly.

"So, that Ya Zi organization was destroyed by Xiang Wangxian back then." Zeng Anmin looked at Bai Ziqing, his voice tinged with seriousness.
"So it wasn't that the Ya Zi organization disappeared for a year six years ago, but rather that Xiang Wang first destroyed a Ya Zi organization and was investigating this case, which made them afraid to act rashly..."

"But at that time, Ji Qing and Dean Shi happened to be heading to the Northern Territory to fight demons, so I focused my attention on Ji Qing and thought it was him..."

Zeng Anmin said, his eyes gleaming, "But after that, Xiang Wangxian never found any more information about the Yazi organization."

"As the Southern Commander, if he were truly committed to investigating the case, how could he possibly fail to uncover even the slightest clue?"

"It must be the person behind it who knows Xiang Wangxian's whereabouts very well... which is why he has never been able to find out any more cases of child trafficking."

At this point, Zeng Anmin's gaze sharpened:
"They know Xiang Wangxian very well. He is the Chief of the Southern Division of the Imperial City of the Great Sage Dynasty. Such a high-ranking official, yet someone knows him so well."

"Furthermore, it even emboldened Ji Qing, who was far away in the northern border, to travel thousands of miles back to the capital and kill Xiang Wangxian..."

Who would have such power?

"Who could be behind this? It's so hard to guess."

His voice carried a hint of melancholy.

He already had a vague guess in his mind.

However, this guess is simply too absurd.

He dared not say it easily.

Even though Bai Ziqing was the person he trusted most.

Bai Ziqing stroked his chin, frowned in thought for a moment, and then looked at Zeng Anmin:

"Could it be Si Zhongxiao?"

“Si Zhongxiao?” Zeng Anmin was taken aback.

“Ji Qing used to be Si Zhongxiao’s lackey.” Bai Ziqing looked at Zeng Anmin and said, “The traitor Li Jian, Si Zhongxiao, and Ji Qing are all third-rank military officers. Although they have a grudge against each other, they can also be considered allies in the court…”

"You can't call them allies. They're all warriors, and their fates are intertwined."

"It's unlikely to be Si Zhongxiao."

Zeng Anmin shook his head, his eyes gleaming: "Because this matter is related to the massacre of the Zhongyuan Marquis's family back then."

"It's gotten involved with the Xi Huang Diagram again..."

"Brother Bai, there's something I need your help with."

Zeng Anmin looked up at Bai Ziqing.

"What's wrong?" Bai Ziqing's gaze became somewhat blank.

"Regarding the Confucian Assembly in ten days."

"Oh?"

"I need you to carry this for me..."

Zeng Anmin skillfully changed the subject, circumventing the human trafficking case...

…………

The Duke's Mansion.

After returning to his residence from the Imperial City Guard, Zeng Anmin lay half-reclined in his courtyard.

Before him, Zeng Rongyu was patiently teaching Hu Zi how to play chess.

"Snapped!!"

The slender willow whip struck Tiger's wrist precisely.

"Ouch!!"

Tiger's face instantly turned red and contorted in extreme pain.

"This step was a mistake."

Zeng Rongyu's expression was cold as she pointed to the chessboard on the table:

"You must remember, playing chess in my Taoist school is not about playing chess, but about understanding."

"Winning doesn't necessarily improve one's understanding."

Tiger didn't dare to speak, and nodded frantically.

"Although your chess skills have improved rapidly, beating some small fry is not something you should be proud of."

Zeng Rongyu refused to give Huzi any face.

Upon hearing this, Zeng Anmin's lips twitched uncontrollably.

He stared at Zeng Rongyu for a while, then waved his hand helplessly.

Come on.

Let's not talk about this sad thing anymore.

Since Tiger started learning chess from his cousin, his chess skills have improved rapidly, and he can't beat Tiger at all.

"Stupid!"

Zeng Rongyu looked at Hu Zi coldly.

Tiger hung his head, not daring to utter a single word in rebuttal to his own mother.

"Don't say that about Hu Zi. He's already made very rapid progress," Zeng Anmin waved his hand and tried to comfort him.

Upon hearing this, Zeng Rongyu sighed:
"I know that, but it's a pity that there is actually an even faster way to do this 'Dao Xin Chess Manual'."

"Oh?" Zeng Anmin paused slightly, then casually asked, "What method?"

"Crimson Flame Spirit Fruit." My cousin pondered for a moment, then looked at Zeng Anmin, shook her head, and smiled wryly.

"If one can use the Crimson Flame Spirit Fruit in conjunction with the mental cultivation method of the Dao Heart Chess Manual, the speed at which one's comprehension improves will become very fast."

"Unfortunately, such spiritual roots are extremely rare in the world."

As she spoke, her cousin sighed and continued to supervise Tiger as he played chess by himself.

“The matter of spiritual roots is easy to talk about. I know someone who can tell me where to find spiritual roots.”

Zeng Anmin's lips slowly curled up.

You should have said you wanted the spiritual root and immortal herb earlier.

My wife is an empress.

Both the royal families of the Holy Dynasty and the Jiang Kingdom possess a copy of "Record of Rare Herbs".

This record is only accessible to direct descendants of the royal families of both countries, and it documents the locations of all the exotic herbs in the entire Central Plains.

"I will help you ask."

Zeng Anmin looked at his cousin with a smile.

He was about to continue speaking.

His brow furrowed slightly.

Then his gaze became unfocused.

It felt like an electrical wire in my mind suddenly exploded!
"Cousin."

Zeng Anmin slowly raised his head, his gaze fixed intently on Zeng Rongyu:
"What kind of exotic herb did you just say you wanted?"

Zeng Rongyu was taken aback: "The Crimson Flame Spirit Fruit."

boom! ! !
Zeng Anmin's mind suddenly exploded.

Deep within my memory, a long-forgotten memory suddenly resurfaced!

Crimson Flame Spirit Fruit?!

Wasn't that the spiritual fruit I found on the rocky mountain near Liangjiang County when I broke through to the Visualization Realm?!

Then, countless clues began to come together, like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.

Then, with Zeng Rongyu's help, the last piece of the puzzle was finally completed, completing the entire puzzle!
"I see!!"

Zeng Anmin suddenly looked up, his voice revealing a fear that he himself was unaware of!

Correct!
It was pure terror!!
"I'm going to the Xuanzhen Division!!"

Zeng Anmin suddenly stood up from the chair and strode out without hesitation!
"What are you going to the Xuanzhen Division for?"

"Find Master Xu!"

(End of this chapter)