Loan Wusheng

Chapter 86: The Evil Spirit of the Earth, Maid Qingdai (5k)

That night, Zheng Jun took the Dayu Shangfang sword and went to find Cai Xun to explain the reason.

After listening to Zheng Jun's story and learning that Zheng Jun had killed a copper-seal patrolman, he carefully inquired about the copper-seal patrolman's name.

After learning that the other party's surname was "Qi" and that he was a relative of Guo Ping, a local tyrant in Heishan County, Cai Xun laughed out loud.

He did not accept the Dayu Shangfang sword presented by Zheng Jun, but said "no problem" nonchalantly, and let Zheng Jun go back and rest with peace of mind.

The Cai family has been operating in Bozhou for a long time, more than 200 years since it started, not to mention the accumulation before it started.

It is not a difficult task to deal with a copper-badged patrolman who has no power or background.

After getting Cai Xun's promise, Zheng Jun returned to the Zheng Mansion and everything went on as usual.

In this way, four more days passed.

Everything was calm and nothing seemed to be wrong.

The local gentry and powerful people in Heishan County have been completely subdued by Zheng Jun. They do not dare to complain at all and have begun to actively integrate into the township system built by Tongzhouhui.

After all, for them, it is a way to avoid disaster by losing money.

Suddenly, a rumor spread in Heishan County that the Heishan bandit claimed responsibility for the massacre of the entire Guo family in the township.

As for Zheng Jun himself, he has been practicing hard, but his progress in the Treading Waves Sword Technique is not high. In these four days, he has only increased by about 40 points, which can be described as a turtle's crawl.

As for the Jade-Breaking Technique, he was becoming more and more proficient in the practice and had already reached 2742 points, which was about to be repaid.

Early in the morning of that day, Zheng Jun arrived at the Bingmasi early to report for duty.

As soon as he arrived at the yamen, he saw Cai Liu rushing over and said to Zheng Jun, "Captain Zheng, you are finally here. The county lieutenant asked me to call you over to discuss matters."

"Don't be anxious, old senior. The path of martial arts requires a calm and steady pace. Being as irritable as you are will not be good for your future path of martial arts."

Zheng Jun was not in a hurry. He smiled and said something to Cai Liu, then continued to ask, "I wonder why my brother is looking for me?"

"The Silver Patrolman from Pingzhang County who came to investigate is here."

Cai Liu took a breath and continued, "But it should be nothing. The Silver Patrolman and the Second Young Master have been friends for many years. This time he came to investigate, it's probably just a formality. Captain Zheng can just answer whatever he wants."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jun nodded.

The Cai family’s connections are spread throughout Bozhou.

It is extremely normal for the Cai family to have acquaintances among the Six Gates.

But if that was the reason, it shouldn't have made Cai Liu make such a fuss, right?

So, Zheng Jun continued to look at Cai Liu, and Cai Liu said, "In addition, Manager Shang is here too, with the Silver Seal Patrolman, saying they want to thank you, Captain Zheng, for your kindness."

"Shopkeeper Shang?"

Zheng Jun was stunned when he heard this, but he quickly figured out who this shopkeeper Shang was.

He was on the Black Mountain, rescuing the uncle of the Sun brothers and sisters.

Although I just did a little bit of work and saved his nephew and niece, should I let such a shopkeeper come to visit me in person?
Zheng Jun fell into deep thought.

Perhaps, this shopkeeper did not come just to express gratitude.

Zheng Jun nodded, and without thinking any more, he followed Cai Liu and walked towards the county lieutenant's residence.

This was not the first time that Zheng Jun came to the county lieutenant's residence.

Lotus flowers are planted everywhere, and various scenery blends together, making it look particularly quiet.

After passing through several corridors, Zheng Jun stepped into the pavilion on the east side. As soon as he entered, he saw three people sitting at the same table, drinking tea and chatting.

The person sitting in the center was the county lieutenant Cai Xun.

The man was dressed in black with a lot of gold threads on the black clothes, and there was a small silver seal on his waist. He was not very old, probably in his early thirties, but there was a very dangerous aura between his eyes.

The other one was a burly man, wearing a brocade robe. He looked a bit out of place, as if he was a gangster doing business, which was very awkward.

Just by looking at their clothes, Zheng Jun recognized the identities of the two people.

However, he did not show anything about it, but said to Cai Xun neither servilely nor arrogantly: "Sir, County Lieutenant."

Seeing Zheng Jun like this, Cai Xun immediately smiled and said, "My dear brother, there is no need to be polite. This Deng Huan is also our brother, and this Shang Ruicheng, the shopkeeper, is also closely connected with our family."

After that, Cai Xun introduced Deng Huan and Shang Ruicheng, "You two, this is the famous leader of the Black Mountain Guard in Pingzhang County, and also my brother, Zheng Jun Zheng Sanlang!"

Before Cai Xun finished his introduction, Shang Ruicheng stood up and said to Zheng Jun very politely: "I am Shang Ruicheng, the chief manager of the Bozhou branch of Jishitang, and the uncle of Qiwei and Qizhen. My sister only has these two children. They went home to play a few days ago, but they never expected to encounter such misfortune. Thank you very much for your help, Zheng Dutou!"

After that, Shang Ruicheng bowed to Zheng Jun and continued, "Recently, I also learned that Zheng Dutou seems to be looking for Ninggang Powder and Earth Demon Qi? Before I came here, Shang checked the inventory of Bozhou and found that there are still three bottles of 'Blood Soul Qi Evil' that have not been used. If Zheng Dutou doesn't mind, you can use it."

Shang Ruicheng just waved his sleeves, and three jade bottles filled with red gas appeared in front of Zheng Jun.

This jade bottle is locked with a special button that can seal the gas inside.

But everyone could also clearly see that some gas was slowly leaking out of the mouth of the jade bottle, and it seemed to be slowly decreasing.

This is what the 'evil spirit of the earth' is like.

After all, it is the essence of heaven and earth and cannot be preserved for a long time.

If time passes, it will naturally fade away, disappear between heaven and earth, and return to the sun and moon.

"Shopkeeper Shang is too polite."

Upon seeing this, Zheng Jun hurriedly made some polite remarks, and then without any courtesy, he collected the three bottles of earthly evil energy named "Blood Soul Evil".

Zheng Jun had also heard of the bloody soul and evil spirit.

It is a relatively common type of evil energy on earth.

There is no special effect. It is just that after absorbing the earth's evil energy, one will become an outer Gang in the future. The Gang energy will be more powerful than that of ordinary outer Gang warriors. There is no other difference.

It is one of the lowest priced types of evil spirits.

But even so, this bottle would cost seven or eight thousand taels of silver.

The first time this merchant spent money, he spent nearly 20,000 taels.

This really made Zheng Jun gasp and sigh, "He is so rich and powerful."

Zheng Jun even wondered in his heart whether he should go up the mountain more often and wander around there for a while. Perhaps he would get some unexpected gains?

Seeing Zheng Jun accept the three bottles of Earthly Evil Qi without any hesitation, Shopkeeper Shang looked normal, nothing unusual. He then took out a token of strange shape and said sincerely, "Captain Zheng, if you need any medicine in the future, you can come to Jishidi Hall to buy medicine at a 10% discount. At the same time, you have been promoted to a ground-level customer of our Bozhou Jishidi Hall, and you can buy some medicines that ordinary customers cannot buy."

Ground level?
The silver-stamped patrolman Deng Huan's eyes narrowed.

He naturally knew the situation of Jishidiang.

Jishidiang was famous in the northern border and had business dealings in several prefectures. It divided its customers into four levels: 'Heaven, Earth, Black and Yellow'.

The permissions that each level possesses are naturally different.

For example, the outer Gang realm and Tongqiao realm elixirs such as Ning Gang San are simply not available to Xuan-level and Huang-level guests.

Only local-level guests can purchase it, and quantities are limited.

These local-level guests are usually the heads of some forces in Bozhou.

And all the heavenly-level guests, without exception, are all enlightened warriors!
"I didn't expect that Jishiditang would value Zheng Jun Zheng Sanlang so much."

Deng Huan felt a sense of amusement.

He is from Dengjia, Bozhou.

The Deng family is not as powerful as the Cai family, but their ancestors were once wealthy, but they are now in decline.

Although the family has declined, the relationship remains.

For example, Cai Xun’s second brother’s mother is from the Deng family.

Deng Huan and Cai Xun’s second brother are also cousins.

Therefore, Deng Huan was extremely interested in Zheng Jun in front of him.

After all, the person in front of him is actually valued by both the Cai family of Bozhou and Jishidiang. It seems that he is really a talent.

Zheng Jun, of course, had no idea of the power of this 'Earth Level'. After receiving the token, he nodded, thanked it, and acted as if nothing had happened.

Zheng Jun was not dissatisfied with not getting the "Tian Zi Token".

After all, it was just a matter of convenience. Receiving three bottles of Earthly Evil Energy was already a great value for money. Now I can also get a 'VIP Card', so naturally I won't be dissatisfied.

As a human being, you should be content with what you have.

After finishing, Shang Ruicheng did not explain how precious the token was. He just smiled faintly and sat back in his chair.

Some things are cheap if you talk about them yourself. Only when you actually use them will you know how precious they are.

Shang Ruicheng thought in his heart.

After learning that his nephew and niece had been captured, Shang Ruicheng rushed to Pingzhang County in anger, but before he could even reach Heishan, he heard the news that his nephew and niece had been rescued.

Afterwards, his clever niece told him about Zheng Jun's abilities. During these three or four days, Shang Ruicheng also made inquiries secretly. After confirming that Zheng Jun was indeed a rough diamond, he officially placed a bet on him on behalf of Bozhou Jishidiang.

The storm is about to come. Which major force doesn't know that the building is about to collapse?

Perhaps, after the building crumbles, it will stand up again.

But when faced with an opportunity to replace it and build a building of your own, who wouldn’t be crazy and excited?

Even if they cannot replace it, they will hope to have more position in the new building and reshuffle the interests.

Shang Ruicheng sat quietly aside and said nothing more.

This is just a preliminary investment and we need to observe further.

After exchanging pleasantries with Shang Ruicheng, Zheng Jun turned around and said to Deng Huan, "I'm honored to meet Patrolman Deng."

Doing so is actually somewhat rude.

"Sanlang, you are too distant. Brother Xun and I are of the same generation. Since you have a close relationship with Brother Xun, you can just call me Brother Deng. There is no need to say anything like Patrolman Deng."

But Deng and Cai were in the same boat, so they naturally wouldn't care about anything. They said gently, "The higher-ups sent me to investigate the cause of Qi Peng Tongzhang's death. I investigated and found that it was related to the Black Mountain Bandits. Don't worry, Sanlang... Just be careful in the future. Don't do it again and again."

In just a few words, Patrolman Qi died in vain.

Zheng Jun heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, and immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Brother Deng."

Deng Huan smiled when he saw this, and then said, "This time, in addition to investigating the cause of Patrolman Qi's death, I also have another mission, which is related to Sanlang."

"Brother Deng, please speak." Zheng Jun asked with a bow.

"Two days ago, the Canghai Sect expelled the sect's elder who taught martial arts and the outer-level martial artist Yuan Yi Zhenren, saying that he secretly defected to Tianwang Mountain and wanted to bring the entire sect to Tianwang Mountain to gather together with the intention of subverting the Great Zhou. He and his eight Qi-accumulating disciples have been expelled from the sect."

Deng Huan said: "Then, this Yuan Yi Zhenren committed a crime in Kangle County, and publicly attacked and killed a county magistrate from the Canghai Sect. After making a big fuss, he fled westward. Judging from the route he took, his target should be Pingzhang County."

Zheng Jun raised his eyebrows when he heard Deng Huan say this.

Did this Master Yuan Yi really defect from the Canghai Sect?

It doesn't look like it, but rather it looks like it's coming towards me.

Zheng Jun thought in his heart.

Seeing Zheng Jun's look, Deng Huan said, "I'm afraid this Taoist priest Yuan Yi is coming for Brother Zheng. Brother Zheng should be careful."

"Master Yuanyi achieved outer power seven years ago. He is accustomed to using the Treading Waves Sword Technique and the Thirteen Waves Sword Technique. In addition, there are eight Qi-accumulating disciples who went down the mountain with him. They are all the descendants of the Treading Waves Sword Technique and are Master Yuanyi's direct disciples." Deng Huan reminded.

Seeing this, Zheng Jun immediately clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Brother Deng, for your reminder. I will be more cautious in the next few days."

Deng Huan nodded and said nothing more on this topic. Instead, he talked about the topic before Zheng Jun came.

The topic is actually quite simple, there are only two things.

One was that King Dayi abandoned Xuanzhou and fled eastward, causing unrest in the counties of Bozhou.

Although it has not been clearly found out where the Righteous King Zhang Bengong is going, Bozhou is just to the east of Xuanzhou and the distance is not far. It is very likely that it will become a target of this famous bandit, which will naturally arouse Bozhou's vigilance.

The soldiers from Bozhou had even been mobilized and gathered in Yanting County, which was closest to Xuanzhou.

The other one is about the gathering of heroes at Tianwang Mountain.

Qingzhou Tianwang Mountain was defeated last month.

The bandits in Tianwang Mountain were ferocious and repeatedly defeated government troops, which angered the Emperor Shenwu. He bestowed the Shangfang Sword on the Emperor and ordered Prince of Qi Li Shu to lead the army, with Duke of Guo Wei Bohu as the vanguard, and the elite troops of Qing and Xu to attack Tianwang Mountain.

It only took three battles to severely besiege Tianwang Mountain. Duke Wei Bohu of Guo fought a fierce battle with Qin Cunhai, the Yuandan Martial Saint of Tianwang Mountain, known as the "Pillar of the East China Sea", and defeated him. Qin Cunhai fled in a panic, and the Tianwang Mountain uprising was thus put down.

Zheng Jun was listening to the gossip on the side, and occasionally gave a look of amazement to liven up the atmosphere.

It was not until noon that the few people hurriedly said goodbye.

As soon as Zheng Jun walked out of the door, he saw Shopkeeper Shang, who was traveling with Zheng Jun. He came to Zheng Jun and said to him kindly, "Captain Zheng, although this Earthly Evil Qi is rare, it contains extremely strong evil energy. If you absorb it rashly, there may be trouble. Most of the children of noble families take medicinal baths to absorb it slowly."

"Shang took the initiative to have someone prepare some things, and they are waiting at Sanlang's door. If Sanlang minds, I will let them go back now."

Hearing what Shopkeeper Shang said, Zheng Jun naturally would not refuse and immediately said, "Thank you very much, Shopkeeper Shang."

Seeing this, Shang Ruicheng nodded and said goodbye to Zheng Jun.

After saying goodbye to Shang Ruicheng, Zheng Jun returned home.

Even outside the door, he could feel seven auras busying around in his house.

He seemed to be tending to the yard and adding wood to the fire.

"Ok?"

Seeing this, Zheng Jun couldn't help but become alert. He pushed the door open, only to find that his home was a little different.

Inside the room, a purple gold incense burner was burning the finest mind-concentrating incense, which was slowly igniting.

When Zheng Jun pushed the door open, he heard a voice like an oriole: "The master is back. Meet the master."

Zheng Jun looked in the direction of the voice and saw a fragrant breeze in front of him. Several maids with different clothes and pretty faces, led by a girl in plain skirts, came in front of Zheng Jun and saluted him.

Zheng Jun was stunned when he saw this.

Then he stepped out and took a look.

No, we’re not wrong.

I didn't buy a maid.

The girl in the plain skirt seemed to see Zheng Jun's confusion, and immediately stepped forward to explain: "Master, we are the medicine girls cultivated by Jishitang. For daily medicinal bath treatment, the shopkeeper Shang gave us to you. From now on, we sisters will swear to be loyal to you until death and always be by your side."

Zheng Jun: …

Jishidiang is also engaged in human trafficking.

This shopkeeper Shang is really something. He knows that I am short of money, but he still does this to me.

Zheng Jun couldn't help but shook his head, but he didn't say anything. He just said, "In that case, you can call me 'Young Master' from now on. Master or something like that is weird."

Although he felt that the title of 'Master' was a bit strange, Zheng Jun was not a moral saint who would enforce the requirements of no kneeling and equality of personality.

In the world of high martial arts, are you crazy talking about this?
As long as you don't beat or scold others at will, you can reward them as usual.

In this way, you have already surpassed 99 percent of the landlords and wealthy people.

"Yes, son."

After hearing Zheng Jun's order, all the girls, led by the girl in plain skirt, spoke out in unison.

After that, the girl in the plain skirt stepped forward, bowed respectfully to Zheng Jun and said, "The water has been boiled. According to the custom in the hall, a lot of medicinal herbs have been added. Please follow me, young master."

Then, the girl in the plain skirt took the initiative to lead Zheng Jun towards the side room.

It's embarrassing to say the least.

Although it was Zheng Jun's house, Zheng Jun had never been to these rooms.

After all, it was demolished and rebuilt, and built and demolished again.

Except for the master bedroom, Zheng Jun basically didn't recognize the rest of the rooms.

After entering the room, Zheng Jun saw a large steaming wooden barrel. The bath water inside was glowing light green and had a strong medicinal aroma.

After arriving here, the girl in the plain skirt said respectfully: "Please give me your hand, sir, so I can help you undress."

"I will do it myself."

Zheng Jun flatly refused.

Zheng Jun was also quite alert to the beautiful girls in front of him.

I always feel that Shopkeeper Shang is a little too enthusiastic.

Zheng Jun was not quite used to it.

After hearing what Zheng Jun said, the girl in the plain skirt nodded without hesitation and said, "When you are done bathing, just call me over. I will wait at the door until you are done bathing. If you have any questions while absorbing the energy of the Earth Demon, you can ask Qingdai. When you are done bathing, just call me and Qingdai will come to help you change clothes."

After saying that, the girl in plain dress who called herself "Qingdai" slowly retreated.

(End of this chapter)