Catching Monsters

Chapter 664 Welcoming Senior Brother Back to Tianqing Temple

Seeing Jiang Yun nod, Dong Qiaofeng was somewhat puzzled, at least in his opinion.

This is a disciple personally taught by Lord Jiang.

Given Lord Jiang's current power in the capital, it's fair to say he can control everything.

It can cover about half of it, right?

Could there really be someone so reckless as to cause trouble for Lord Jiang's disciple?

Looking at Dong Qiaofeng's expression, Jiang Yun gave a wry smile. To be honest, he was indeed in the wrong.

After all, he is the reincarnation of the Celestial Master of Tianqing Temple.

If I steal the prize, Tianqing Temple will really come knocking on my door to cause trouble...

Jiang Yun shook his head, trying his best not to think about these things. Soon, the group set off back to the capital, pulling carriages filled with gold and silver jewels.

The journey wasn't particularly fast; there was no other way, given the amount of gold and silver being carried, they couldn't afford to travel at breakneck speed.

It took the group five full days to finally return to the capital.

Several cartloads of gold and silver jewelry were taken directly to the Dongzhenfusi Yamen by Dong Qiaofeng. Later, the Ministry of Revenue would come to count them.

Inside the Eastern Garrison Office.

Inside Dong Qiaofeng's study, he and Jiang Yun were discussing how to divide the money.

"Lord Jiang, according to the old rules, dealing with land deeds is too troublesome, so we should hand them over to the Ministry of Revenue."

"Three hundred thousand taels of gold and silver, and silver notes. According to the rules of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, one-third is usually kept, which is still one hundred thousand taels!"

At this point, Dong Qiaofeng's breathing became rapid.

This trip is really a lucrative one.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Yun shook his head and said, "We'll only give the land deeds to the Ministry of Revenue. We'll keep everything else for now."

"Swallowed it all?" Dong Qiaofeng stared wide-eyed at Jiang Yun in surprise.

After all, even if Dong Qiaofeng was bold, he wouldn't dare to actually swallow such a large sum of money.

Jiang Yun glanced at Dong Qiaofeng's expression, rolled her eyes at him, and said, "What are you thinking? We'll only keep 100,000 taels. I'll send the remaining 200,000 taels to the palace tomorrow and give it to His Majesty separately."

"We'll hand it over to the Ministry of Revenue, and then to His Majesty."

"Is it the same as handing it directly to His Majesty?"

Upon hearing this, Dong Qiaofeng nodded. That's why Jiang Yun is the leader; he thinks about things further ahead than he does.

"Okay, I'll go arrange it right away."

Jiang Yun said, "In addition, here is 100,000 taels of silver."

“The families of the twenty-four men who died were each given a thousand taels of silver.”

"The other men who went with us will each receive five hundred taels."

"This should cost around 50,000 taels of silver."

"Of the remaining 50,000 taels, I'll keep 40,000, and you can keep 10,000. Is that alright?"

Dong Qiaofeng took a deep breath and nodded repeatedly: "I will obey your orders, sir!"

Ten thousand taels of silver!
How long can you stay in a yearly contract with the Jiaofangsi (a government-run entertainment institution)?

Dong Qiaofeng hurriedly went out to handle the matter.

Then Jiang Yun took out the Illusionary Serpent Jade Mirror, glanced at it, and walked directly towards the archives of the Eastern Garrison.

At this moment, Qu Wushang was lying on a chair, holding a pot of wine in his hand, humming a little tune.

Hearing footsteps, he slightly opened his eyelids. Seeing that it was Jiang Yunlai, he slowly sat up and said, "Who do we have here? Commander Jiang." "Since your promotion, you've rarely come here."

Jiang Yun smiled awkwardly and said respectfully, "Senior Qu, I was assigned to the Northern Garrison Command on official business, so I have less time to come here and therefore fewer opportunities to visit you."

As he spoke, he sat down next to Qu Wushang and asked, "You've come here this time because of something..."

Qu Wushang turned his head away and took a sip of the strong liquor in his hand: "I'm not interested in anything."

"Senior Qu has spent most of his time in this archives room, do you know what this is?"

As Jiang Yun spoke, he handed over the Illusionary Serpent Jade Mirror in his hand.

"It's just a broken mirror," Qu Wushang said, taking it into his hands. But then, his expression became slightly serious as he examined it closely.

"What is this?" Qu Wushang examined it carefully: "The Serpent Clan's supreme treasure, the Illusionary Serpent Jade Mirror?"

"No, no, I must have drunk too much and am seeing things. How could this thing be in your hands?"

After Qu Wushang finished speaking, he rubbed his eyes, his face showing surprise.

This thing is indeed from the snake clan.

Jiang Yun asked curiously, "What is the use of this?"

"How would I know anything about the snake clan?" Qu Wushang casually tossed the mirror back to Jiang Yun and said, "About thirty or forty years ago, I can't remember exactly how long ago."

"The Serpent Clan once sent a large number of experts to search for something along the coast of Zhou State. I happened to be wandering around that area at the time."

"I casually grabbed a little snake demon and asked him a few questions."

"It is said that among the snake clan, there was a snake demon who stole this mirror and fled to the Zhou Kingdom."

"The entire snake clan searched for half a year, but ultimately failed to find any trace of the snake demon. The Illusionary Serpent Jade Mirror also disappeared without a trace."

"I didn't expect you to be so lucky, ending up in your hands."

Jiang Yun's expression turned serious as he looked at the mirror in his hand and asked, "Is this mirror a treasure of the Serpent Clan?"

"Yes, it is said that this item was once carried by the Serpent Saint. When the Serpent Saint suddenly disappeared, this item was left in the Serpent Clan."

"It has always been regarded as a treasure by the snake clan, but kid, let me tell you, this thing is not very useful to us. If you keep it, it will probably bring you a lot of trouble. Just find a hole and bury it."

Hearing this, Jiang Yun nodded and put the item away.

Qu Wushang asked curiously, "What, did you get this when you went out to exorcise demons?"

"Yes." Jiang Yun recounted the whole story in detail.

Qu Wushang laughed heartily and couldn't help but say with admiration, "You're quite lucky, kid."

Jiang Yun then asked curiously, "By the way, Senior Qu, what level has Qin Shujian's cultivation reached now?"

Upon hearing this, Qu Wushang glanced at Jiang Yun and slowly asked, "What? Don't you trust me?"

"No, no," Jiang Yun shook his head. "I was just concerned about my disciple."

“His cultivation is progressing very quickly, so you don’t need to worry about it. You’ll be shocked when you see him.” Qu Wushang said, taking a big gulp of wine from the wine pot in his hand.

Before Jiang Yun could say anything, Dong Qiaofeng rushed in from outside: "My lord, my lord, something terrible has happened!"

"What's wrong?" Jiang Yun frowned. "What happened? Why are you in such a panic?"

“It’s not us who’s in trouble, it’s… it’s Sanqing Temple.” Dong Qiaofeng took a deep breath and said, “The brothers who were originally responsible for protecting Li Chengdao at Sanqing Temple said that the old immortal from Tianqing Temple is blocking the entrance of Sanqing Temple.”

"And he keeps saying he wants to welcome his senior brother back to Tianqing Temple."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun realized something was wrong...

(End of this chapter)