Catching Monsters

Chapter 391 Demon Kingdom: I Have Quite a Few Friends

Jiang Yun opened the envelope handed to him by Li Wangxin, and found that it contained a great deal of evidence against Pan Nianfeng, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works.

The Ministry of Works may seem to be a department with little real power among the Six Ministries, but it is responsible for approving the construction of roads, bridges, and large palaces throughout the country.

Even the weapons and equipment needed by the soldiers on the front lines would be commissioned to be manufactured by the Ministry of Works, and the profits from this were extremely high.

The contents of this letter are truly shocking. They even lied about the price list when building the imperial palace for His Majesty, profiting 20,000 taels of silver from it.

"Boy, aren't these charges more useful than the charge of killing Qian Buchou's two concubines?" Li Wangxin asked with a smile.

Jiang Yun looked at Li Wangxin with some surprise and slowly said, "Thank you, Lord Li."

Li Wangxin casually picked up a cup of tea beside him, took a sip, and slowly said, "Do you think His Majesty doesn't know these things? As long as someone exposes them, Pan Nianfeng will be finished."

Jiang Yun naturally knew that Li Wangxin had been of great help to him in entrusting this item to him.

"Aren't you wondering why I would give this to you?" Li Wangxin asked with a smile.

Jiang Yun nodded, after all, this matter involved Pan Nianfeng, a high-ranking official of the third rank in the imperial court.

Li Wangxin sat in the chair and slowly said, "Like Eunuch Feng, I have high hopes for you. You have reached the third rank at such a young age. Your future achievements are limitless."

As the saying goes, once the person leaves, the tea grows cold. Li Wangxin and Feng Yu both knew very well that their current status was entirely due to Xiao Yuzheng's high regard for them.

What if Xiao Yuzheng were to pass away one day?
With a new emperor, core members like him and Feng Yu from the previous emperor would certainly no longer be able to wield such great power.

Jiang Yun is still young; who knows what achievements he will make in the future?
The help we're giving Jiang Yun now can be considered an investment made in advance.

Of course, Li Wangxin couldn't say these things aloud; he and Jiang Yun knew it in their hearts, and that was enough.

Once it's said aloud, it loses its meaning.

Li Wangxin said calmly, "To others, Pan Nianfeng is the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, a third-rank official, the same rank as me. But he has no power base in the court. He even had to secretly kill people in order to arrange a position as the commander of the North City Garrison."

"If it were me, it would be a matter of just one sentence."

"Furthermore," Li Wangxin said, his gaze falling on Jiang Yun, "before you returned, His Majesty asked me to tell you how things were going regarding that matter."

"If you have made up your mind, you can go to the Imperial Study to see His Majesty at any time."

Li Wangxin added beforehand, "Of course, don't tell me what it is; I'm not that curious."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun's heart sank slightly. He understood, of course, that Xiao Yuzheng was referring to joining the Tongyou Guard.

"I'll consider it for two more days," Jiang Yun said.

Li Wangxin's eyes flickered, and he slowly said, "Jiang Yun, it's rare for His Majesty to care so much about something. You should consider it carefully. If there are no problems, you should agree to His Majesty's request as soon as possible."

"My subordinate understands."

"Hmm." Li Wangxin nodded, pointing to the letter: "I will have someone deliver this letter to Censor Liu Bufu. That mad dog, once he gets his hands on this, will definitely try to bite Pan Nianfeng..."

"Pan Nianfeng is finished too."

Just then, a commotion suddenly came from outside the door. Jiang Yun was a little surprised and looked towards the door.

This is the Northern Garrison Command's office. Who would dare to cause trouble here?
Moreover, this place is also Li Wangxin's office.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing the commotion outside, Li Wangxin's face showed a worried expression.

Jiang Yun asked curiously, "Lord Li, what's outside?"

"Don't even mention it!" Li Wangxin cursed. "Damn it, a bunch of scholars from the academy have been causing trouble at our Northern Garrison for ages."

"They claim that Chen Yi, the commander of the Northern Garrison, drugged a girl in a teahouse and abducted her in broad daylight, and that several scholars witnessed it."

"The key point is that Commander Chen Yi is from the Southern Garrison Command. Commander Chen Yi also told me that he never did such a thing."

"A commander of the Imperial Guard, what woman could he possibly want not come to him? Why would he need to forcibly abduct women?"

"These scholars are really crazy. They've been causing trouble for our Northern Garrison for ages, and no amount of explanation has helped."

Li Wangxin was furious: "The key is that these scholars are all protected by great Confucian scholars from the academy, so we Jinyiwei can't act recklessly."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun seemed to have thought of something...

He fell silent. "Lord Li, this humble servant will take his leave now..."

"Also, where's the back gate of our Northern Garrison Command? I'll go through the back gate..."

Li Wangxin stared dumbfounded at Jiang Yun as he sneaked away. Damn it, could it be that bastard who abducted the woman?

Why does everything seem to involve him?

Jiang Yun sneaked away through the back gate of the Northern Garrison Command. He never expected that the incident of taking Butterfly Girl away from the teahouse would happen again...

Those scholars still remember it to this day.

I definitely can't show up myself; it wouldn't make a difference if I did.

Soon, Jiang Yun rushed back to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. After inquiring around, he learned from Steward Wu that Qin Shujian was recuperating in his own courtyard.

He then hurried to the front of the courtyard.

At this moment, Qin Shujian was sitting in the courtyard with a dejected look on his face, seemingly lost in thought. Jiang Qiaoqiao was holding Xiao Hei, while Xu Suwen was by her side.

Jiang Yun quickly stepped forward and asked, "How is the situation? Have your tendons and veins healed?"

"It's healed." Xu Suwen's expression was somewhat serious, but she shook her head and said, "However, I can't circulate my magic power anymore."

"Like a normal person, I can walk and run without any problems, but my tendons and ligaments are damaged."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun stepped forward, grabbed Qin Shujian's wrist, and used his magic to examine him.

As Xu Suwen had said, the three damaged meridians had indeed been restored, but they could no longer circulate their magical power.

When Jiang Yun used his magic to pass through the three damaged meridians, he immediately felt a blockage, and Qin Shujian broke out in a cold sweat from the pain.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Yun quickly withdrew her hand.

"Master, I'm afraid I can no longer cultivate." Qin Shujian sighed deeply, looking at his hands, a sense of powerlessness welling up in his heart.

Seeing Qin Shujian's dejected appearance, Jiang Yun knew in his heart that Qin Shujian was not as carefree as he seemed.

But Jiang Yun knew very well that Qin Shujian was actually very dedicated to cultivation.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been qualified to join the Embroidered Uniform Guard so long before Wen Chen.

Qin Shujian gritted his teeth slightly and said weakly, "Master, I can no longer cultivate now, and I'm afraid I can no longer stay in the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"What are you talking about?"

Jiang Yun's voice rang out, and she placed her hand on his shoulder, saying, "You are the disciple I took in before the Three Pure Ones, how could I possibly abandon you?"

"I've heard that in the Demon Kingdom, there's a miraculous item that can heal the meridians."

Upon hearing this, Qin Shujian looked at Jiang Yun with some surprise: "Master, you're going to the Demon Kingdom? Isn't that too dangerous?"

"Don't worry, go back to Sanqing Temple and rest for a few days. Eat and drink as you please, and don't think too much." Jiang Yun nodded: "Master likes to make friends when he travels around the world."

"Coincidentally, I have quite a few friends in the Demon Kingdom."

Of course, Jiang Yun only said this to comfort Qin Shujian and to keep him from worrying too much.

Jiang Yun didn't know much about the Demon Kingdom, so he needed to ask Feng Yu about the specific situation there beforehand.

It was also lunchtime at that moment.

Everyone sat down at the table and ate their meal. Jiang Qiaoqiao didn't know much about the Demon Kingdom and didn't know what that place was.

However, Xu Suwen had heard many rumors about the Demon Kingdom, and her face was serious with a hint of worry.

However, she didn't say much.

After a simple meal, Jiang Yun told Qin Shujian to go back to the Sanqing Temple and rest.

He then hurried towards the purification room, eager to have a good chat with Feng Yu about the Demon Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)