Catching Monsters

Chapter 381 We'll know tomorrow
This phrase evokes a familiar feeling, like a familiar flatbread.

Jiang Yun merely frowned slightly; she neither agreed nor refused outright.

Jiang Yun said slowly, "Going to rescue those two hundred and seventy Imperial Guards is of course no problem, but we can't use force."

"That Sword God Xie Yifeng's strength is terrifying."

"If you want them to release the people, you have to talk to them properly."

Li Wangxin frowned: "Talk to Wang Longzhi and the others? Jiang Yun, you are one of the people who know Wang Longzhi's situation best. What if they propose some unacceptable conditions?"

"We have to talk to them first and ask them what they mean," Jiang Yun said calmly.

After a moment's thought, Li Wangxin nodded and said, "Alright, you rest first. Before contacting Wang Longzhi's people, you need to inform His Majesty in advance..."

After saying that, Li Wangxin lost his appetite and got up to leave. He had only taken a few steps back when he reminded Jiang Yun, "By the way, a distinguished person will be coming to the Sanqing Temple early tomorrow morning to pay respects to the Three Pure Ones you worship. Make sure you are prepared."

"Noble?"

A look of confusion appeared in Jiang Yun's eyes.

Most people in the Zhou Kingdom believed in Buddha and Taoism.

Although the Sanqing Temple was successfully established, in the eyes of some people, the Three Pure Ones were heretics.

A distinguished person was preparing to come and offer sacrifices?

After dinner, Jiang Yun also wanted to go for a walk, as it had been a long time since she and Xu Suwen had strolled around the capital.

The two then went out together.

Xu Suwen took Jiang Yun's hand, and after going outside, she glanced at the street and asked curiously, "Where shall we go for a stroll?"

"Let's go visit Wen Chen's house," Jiang Yun said with a smile. "I haven't been to his house since I took him as my apprentice."

……

Outer city of Beijing, Zhahu Street...

Zahu Street is located near the outermost edge of Beijing and is also the street where many ordinary people in the city live.

Most of the residents living here were engaged in the lowest of professions in the capital.

For example, dung collectors, barbers, opera performers, porters, peddlers...

Of course, being poor is only relative to the rest of the capital. After all, even a dog has to be born in the capital.

The capital city had abundant supplies, and people had no worries about basic necessities like food and clothing.

The vast majority of people are basically engaged in lowly occupations and it is almost impossible for them to cross social classes and work in other industries.

The only exception was Wenfanggang. He had been saving money since Wenchen was a child, not daring to spend a single penny recklessly. When Wenchen grew a little older, he spent money to send him to a private school.

He went to school with many sons of ordinary businessmen.

The young masters in the private school always made fun of Wen Chen for smelling like feces.

The other people on the street also laughed at Wenfanggang for being unrealistic, saying that he ate nothing but cold water and steamed buns every day, and that it was simply unrealistic to spend money to support Wenchen's studies.

It would be better to send him to the barber next door to learn the trade, so that he can at least make a living in the future.

But Wenfanggang didn't care about any of this. Finally, some time ago, Wenchen was recruited into the Sanqing Temple and even became the disciple of a Jinyiwei centurion.

For a time, it was a great honor to bring glory to his ancestors. Wenfanggang was so happy that he spent a lot of money to buy fireworks and set them off all over the street.

Many neighbors on the street also sent gifts.

For people like them from the lowest rungs of society, a commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was a figure of immense power, whose word could determine the life or death of them.

Wen Chen came back to rest for two days and worked hard, still helping his father with chores. But when he was about to rest in the evening, he was shocked.

In his bedroom, there were three girls who were about the same age as him.

Of course, he knew the girls; they were all from the nearby streets.

Upon closer inquiry, it turned out that these families had secretly delivered the gifts, claiming they were for matchmaking.

Who would bring a girl here for a blind date in the middle of the night?

The three families even came together to discuss the matter, saying that they knew Wen Chen was going to become successful and would definitely have more than one woman in the future, so it didn't matter which of the three was older or younger, they didn't care.

Wen Chen was so frightened that he quickly sent the person back and then went to find his father.

But the father took a puff of his rolled pipe and said, "They are all girls from poor families, we should help them if we can."

"If they marry you, even as concubines, they'll at least have a status. Otherwise, when they get older, they'll be sold to wealthy families as maids, and they'll never be able to turn their lives around."

Wen Chen was terrified and kept saying that he was a cultivator and needed to cultivate properly.

Unexpectedly, her father said, "Isn't the purpose of cultivating the Tao to do good deeds? If you marry them, that's helping them, that's doing good deeds."

Recently, upon hearing of Wenchen's return, even many wealthy merchants from the neighborhood came to visit, bringing their daughters along for Wenchen to take a good look at. If they were mutually attracted, they would arrange marriages. This evening, three more families arrived, carrying large and small bags of gifts…

After making some inquiries, Jiang Yun led Xu Suwen by the hand to a secluded courtyard. This courtyard was even less impressive than the one she and Jiang Qiaoqiao had shared back then.

There was originally just a single-story house, but now a small hut has been added next to it, which was obviously recently built.

Inside the courtyard, several girls were chatting with Wen Chen, while three men dressed as merchants were sitting there laughing and drinking with Wen Fanggang.

Jiang Yun and Xu Suwen were intelligent people, and they immediately understood what was going on.

Seeing this, Xu Suwen frowned slightly and asked in a low voice, "Should we still go in?"

"Why not go in?" Jiang Yun smiled faintly.

Jiang Yun knocked on the courtyard gate. Wen Chen, who was surrounded by the group of girls chatting and blushing, finally found an excuse to get away when he heard the knock and rushed to open the door.

"Master."

Wen Chen was slightly taken aback. Upon seeing Jiang Yun, he awkwardly wiped his hands and said, "Master, you should have told me in advance so I could have packed my things."

As soon as you enter the yard, you can smell a faint odor of manure.

On one side of the courtyard, the stationery tools are parked.

Jiang Yun smiled and said, "Alright, your master isn't that precious. He suffered when he was young too."

Xu Suwen, holding Jiang Yun's hand, added from the side, "It's clearly Qiaoqiao who's suffering; you used to have a pretty good life."

Jiang Yun explained awkwardly, "Seeing my sister suffer makes me even more miserable."

Upon hearing Wen Chen's voice, the three merchants who were drinking around Wen Fang Gang also turned to look.

The three businessmen, all in their thirties, had their eyes light up when they saw Jiang Yun and quickly approached him.

"Jiang Baihu".

"Haha, Lord Centurion, I have long heard of your name, but I never expected you to be so young. You are truly a promising young man, a heroic youth."

"Lord Centurion, we have a long-standing relationship with the Wen family..."

Jiang Yun said calmly, "The three of you shouldn't call me that. I'm no longer a centurion."

"what?"

The three looked at each other, stunned. Could it be that something had happened to Jiang Yun and he had been removed from his position as a centurion?
Didn't they say he had powerful backing, that he was living off the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion?
"We recently increased our household count to 1,000."

hiss.

The three merchants gasped in shock. A commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard! A commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard in his twenties!
They glanced instinctively at Xu Suwen beside them; this was probably the legendary eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion...

Pity.

Otherwise, I still have my daughter...

Jiang Yun smiled and looked at Wen Fanggang: "Brother Wen, I didn't bring much with me on this trip."

Jiang Yun took out one hundred taels of silver and handed it to Wenfanggang.

“Oh, I can’t accept this money…” Wenfanggang quickly shook his head and refused.

"This is what Wenchen saved up; he just left it with me," Jiang Yun said with a smile. "I'll take Wenchen back to the Sanqing Temple first. I have things to do tomorrow, so I'll come visit you again later."

"Alright, alright, go and do your important business. Wen Chen, you must listen to your master. You can be unfilial, but you must be filial to your master." Wen Fanggang reminded him righteously.

Wen Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief, able to escape from the group of girls.

Watching Jiang Yun and Xu Suwen lead Wen Chen away.

The three merchants looked at Wenfanggang with even more fervent eyes.

I initially felt a little uncomfortable with the smell of this courtyard when eating and drinking.

Now that I hear Jiang Yun has been promoted to commander of a thousand households, how could this taste bad? This taste is absolutely fantastic.

This tastes amazing!
Wen Chen followed behind Jiang Yun and asked curiously, "Master, has the matter been resolved?"

"Okay." Jiang Yun nodded, glanced back at Wen Chen's house, and then said, "After tomorrow, you will officially join the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Your father is waiting for this day."

Wen Chen's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly: "Thank you, Master."

"Let's go, a distinguished guest will be visiting tomorrow."

"Distinguished guest? How expensive?"

Jiang Yun was also curious. He pondered for a moment and said, "The distinguished guest that Commander Li mentioned is probably not far off."

"We'll find out tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)