Catching Monsters

Chapter 435 was painful to read.

Upon seeing this scene, Jiang Yun's expression changed slightly, and she looked at Qu Lanyu with surprise.

No, bro, what do you do?

Just showing his face could scare the elders of the Demon Spirit Cult like this?
Yuan Huan trembled slightly, and then, surprisingly, he burst into laughter.

"Haha, you're still alive, you're still alive."

"I didn't do anything. I went to the capital and did nothing."

"I just arranged to meet with Jiang Yun, I swear."

"Hahahahaha."

With a bang, Yuan Huan crashed through the window and escaped, disappearing without a trace in an instant...

Jiang Yun was also startled, mainly because Yuan Huan was quite powerful, an elder of the Demon Spirit Sect. If they really fought, he probably wouldn't be a match for him.

Looking at the dining table that Yuan Huan had knocked over and the shattered paper windows scattered all over the floor.

Jiang Yun stood there dumbfounded. No, they hadn't even exchanged two sentences yet.

Jiang Yun had been hoping to lure Yuan Huan to Eunuch Feng so he could capture him and eventually wipe out the Demon Spirit Cult.

This is a task given to me by His Majesty Xiao Yuzheng...

This……

Everything was smashed...

Jiang Yun's gaze slowly turned to Qu Lanyu. He swallowed hard, and his eyes gradually lit up, as if a lecherous wolf had spotted a beautiful woman.

Qu Lanyu's attention, however, was drawn to the wine jar on the ground that had been accidentally broken: "What a pity about this wine."

As he spoke, he quickly squatted down, picked up the broken pieces of the wine jar, which still had some wine stains on them, and poured the wine from the pieces into his mouth. Only then did he lick his lips with some satisfaction.

Jiang Yun quickly squatted down next to Qu Lanyu and asked, "Senior Qu, what did you do before?"

“He mistook me for someone else.” Qu Lanyu shook her head, sipped the wine from her lips, and glanced at the shattered window: “What a waste of all this wine.”

"Sir, there's another table of food and wine next door. Let's not waste it."

After leading Jiang Yun to the next private room, Qu Lanyu kept pouring wine and eating dishes, wolfing them down. He would occasionally glance at Jiang Yun sitting opposite him and say, "Eat up, Lord Jiang. You're paying for this, so don't be shy."

Hearing Qu Lanyu's words, Jiang Yun rested his chin on his hands and said, "Senior Qu, it's such a waste that you're only looking at files. How about I transfer you to..."

Sitting opposite Qu Lanyu, the wine in his hand seemed to lose its flavor. He shook his head like a rattle drum and hurriedly said, "No, no, no, Lord Jiang, my Lord Jiang, it's so nice to drink wine every day in the archives."

"I don't know why that guy saw me and ran away like he'd seen a ghost, crashing through the window." Qu Lanyu's attitude was that she just wanted to slack off and didn't want to be assigned any work.

Jiang Yun, of course, couldn't believe a word he said.

Just from Feng Yu's attitude towards him at the time, one could sense that this person was no ordinary individual.

Of course, since the other party didn't want to talk about it, Jiang Yun didn't force him to. Soon they finished eating and drinking. Qu Lanyu was quite drunk. This guy likes to drink, but it seems that his alcohol tolerance is not very good.

He was quite drunk, and Jiang Yun helped him up. They even hailed a sedan chair before heading towards the Eastern Garrison Command.

Back at the Eastern Garrison, Qu Lanyu, sitting in her sedan chair and carrying two jars of wine, happily headed towards the archives.

Jiang Yun thought for a moment, then followed her back to the archives. Qu Lanyu was just about to lie down on the recliner and get some rest.

He turned around and saw Jiang Yun following him, so he asked in confusion, "Lord Jiang, is there something else?"

"I need to check a file." Jiang Yun smiled and then said, "Where is the file on Qu Wushang in our Eastern Garrison?"

Upon hearing this, Qu Lanyu, who had been sitting in a drunken stupor, suddenly sobered up. He yawned and said, "I don't know, maybe it's lost."

"Is it because you don't know, or is it lost?"

Qu Lanyu shook her head: "The adults definitely won't be able to find it. Qu Wushang's file was lost many years ago."

Seeing this, Jiang Yun didn't press the matter and said, "Senior Qu, please rest well. I'll be going now."

"Sir, walk slowly."

Looking at Qu Lanyu, who had a respectful attitude.

This guy is really strange. All the signs indicate that he's probably a master.

But he showed no signs of being a master; instead, he resembled a down-on-his-luck old man who had spent years mingling in the streets.

Thinking about all this, Jiang Yun immediately ordered, "Arrange a sedan chair; I need to go to the purification room."

……

Jiang Yun was already a regular at the castration room, and the young eunuch quickly welcomed him inside. However, the castration room was quite quiet and deserted today.

Upon receiving the message from the eunuch, Feng Yu rushed to the scene immediately.

Upon seeing Jiang Yun, Feng Yu chuckled and dismissed his eunuchs. He then sat down beside Jiang Yun and said slowly, "You rascal, next time you should just tell the palace guards to come to the palace and find me."

“Every time the eunuchs below come to inform me that you have come to the castration room to see me, I am always disappointed.”

"I thought you had finally come to your senses and were planning to enter the palace to serve His Majesty."

Jiang Yun gave an awkward smile and asked directly, "Father-in-law, who exactly is Qu Lanyu in the archives of our Eastern Garrison?"

Jiang Yun's inquiry about Qu Lanyu's identity didn't surprise Feng Yu. Feng Yu picked up a cup of hot tea, poured herself a cup, blew on it, and then said, "What's wrong? Are you interested in him?"

"His Majesty has ordered me to deal with the Demon Spirit Cult, but I'm short of experts under my command," Jiang Yun said with a smile.

"Don't count on him," Feng Yu shook her head and said slowly, "He won't do anything for you."

Jiang Yun's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Was his name Qu Wushang before? What did he do?"

Feng Yu remained silent for a long time: "Don't ask too many questions about him. Just pretend that he doesn't exist in the Eastern Garrison."

Jiang Yun seemed to be deep in thought, then asked, "Is he a top-tier expert? Can he use a sword?"

"Uh." Feng Yu was taken aback, unsure how to answer the question.

Because, in this world, who would ask Qu Wushang such a foolish question as whether he knows how to use a sword...

He took a deep breath: "Of course... his swordsmanship... is quite remarkable."

"That's fine then." Jiang Yun nodded, got up and hurriedly prepared to leave, seeing how anxious Jiang Yun was about to leave.

Feng Yu quickly stopped him: "You rascal, why are you in such a hurry? Are you rushing to be reborn? You've come at the right time, you must have received the news too."

"A major problem has arisen at the front lines. A strange and powerful demon has appeared. His Majesty has ordered the Embroidered Uniform Guard to find a way to eliminate it."

"If it is done well, it will be a great achievement."

Hearing Feng Yu's words, Jiang Yun realized that Feng Yu was referring to the Xingxing.

Jiang Yun nodded and said, "I've already sent Qi Da to Poqing Town to find the whereabouts of that Xingxing." "But Eunuch Feng, that Xingxing is quite powerful..."

Feng Yu said in a deep voice, "Then you'll have to figure something out."

"Jiang Yun, you are quite capable. I believe you can definitely handle this matter well."

At least offer some practical help! Jiang Yun has read the frontline reports; that guy's strength is even more terrifying than he imagined.

Of course, Jiang Yun wasn't afraid, since he still had the jade pendant given to him by Bai Wuchang. He could leave the matter of subduing the Xingxing to Bai Wuchang when the time came.

Jiang Yun just wanted to complain and see if she could get some more benefits from Feng Yu.

Seeing that Feng Yu didn't intend to offer any real benefits, Jiang Yun gave up.

After taking his leave, Jiang Yun hurried back to the Eastern Garrison and found Qin Shujian.

Qin Shujian was originally supposed to accompany Qi Da on a mission to investigate the Xingxing.

However, considering the considerable danger of this mission, Zidane gave Qin Shujian special instructions, telling him to stay at the Eastern Garrison Command.

Qin Shujian was also a little puzzled. He was idly practicing his swordsmanship in a courtyard when he saw Jiang Yun walk in from outside. He quickly said, "Master, Commander Qi is on a mission this time, and he specifically asked me to stay behind..."

"I……"

Jiang Yun coughed and said seriously, "Shujian, starting today, you will be transferred to the archives room to be responsible for organizing archive-related matters."

"Huh?" Qin Shujian was stunned by Jiang Yun's words. He said anxiously, "Master, I joined the Embroidered Uniform Guard because I wanted to earn more merits. Now that I'm in the archives, how can I earn any more merits..."

Jiang Yun rolled her eyes at Qin Shujian and said, "What are you trying to achieve by making a contribution?"

After pondering for a moment, Qin Shujian said, "Naturally, it's a promotion..."

The Qin family is now in decline, and its former wealth has vanished like smoke.

Of course, Qin Shujian had no interest in money, but he would sometimes think that to restore the glory of the Qin family, he should at least hold an important position in the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Jiang Yun shrugged: "That settles it. What does your master do? If there's a chance for promotion in the future, you'll definitely get involved."

What you need most right now is to calm down and reflect!

"That's settled then. You'd better stay in the archives for a while."

"That's it."

"Remember, when you get to the archives, you have to get along well with everyone else."

"You can come out when you've mastered swordsmanship in the archives."

After saying that, Jiang Yun turned and left. He did not tell Qin Shujian about Qu Lanyu's special status.

Otherwise, if Qin Shujian appears too utilitarian, it will backfire.

……

In the archives, Qu Lanyu was lying on a chair by the door, humming a little tune, rocking the chair, a gentle breeze blowing by, and taking a sip of the good wine she had brought back.

It tastes really good.

The archives were extremely quiet. Relying on his seniority, even many Imperial Guards who came to investigate the archives could not get Qu Lanyu to do anything.

If you're looking for something, just go in and search for it yourself.

There are so many things inside that if an ordinary person went in, they would be completely overwhelmed, like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Unless they bring a pot of good wine, Qu Lanyu will not tell them where the thing they are looking for is.

These days are so comfortable.

Just then, a series of footsteps sounded, and Qu Lanyu slightly opened one of her squinted eyes to look.

Qin Shujian walked in from outside, looking displeased.

"Oh, new here? You look unfamiliar." Qu Lanyu saw Qin Shujian and was about to say that he should go inside and look for his things himself.

Qin Shujian pulled up a chair and sat down next to him.

"What do you do?" Qu Lanyu asked.

"I'm newly transferred here." Qin Shujian said with a stern face, glancing at the drunken old man, and felt a sense of despair.

If I stay in this place for too long, I might end up looking like this in the future.

"Newly transferred?" Qu Lanyu was taken aback.

For decades, he has been in charge of the archives. Even with just him there, it feels like there are too many people.

How can they transfer people here?

"Have you offended someone?" Qu Lanyu said with a smile, "I'm telling you, young people are just too impetuous. It's more important to build a good relationship with your superiors."

Qin Shujian was already annoyed, so he glared at Qu Lanyu and said, "It's none of your business."

After saying that, he drew his sword, took a deep breath, and began practicing his swordplay in the courtyard.

He couldn't figure out what his master was thinking, transferring him to this godforsaken place for retirement.

He couldn't refute Jiang Yun either. All he could do now was practice his swordsmanship until he mastered it and then leave.

"Not bad, not bad, a hardworking young man has arrived. Now we can drink and admire the swords." Qu Lanyu took a sip of wine, but the next second, he almost spat it out.

Qin Shujian's swordsmanship was certainly not bad. He was naturally very talented, and he also had the swordsmanship taught to him by the Sword God Xie Yifeng.

Among ordinary people, his swordsmanship is already exquisite.

But in Qu Lanyu's eyes, it was a complete mess.

Tortured.

It's so tortured.

For someone like Qu Lanyu who practices swordsmanship, seeing such poor swordsmanship was extremely unpleasant.

Qu Lanyu gripped the wine pot tightly in her hand, and simply closed her eyes. She decided not to look anymore; the more she looked, the worse it would become.

Finally, after working up a good sweat, Qin Shujian felt a bit more comfortable and then asked, "Old man, what do we usually do in the archives?"

"Do whatever you want." Qu Lanyu paused. "If you're really bored, you can have a drink or organize the files on the bookshelf, but can you please stop practicing swordsmanship during work hours?"

Qin Shujian was taken aback: "Why?"

"It's painful to watch."

(End of this chapter)