Catching Monsters

Chapter 755 Are you injured?
Soon, Huang Teng, who had rushed to the Sanqing Temple, was led by a Taoist priest to a reception room inside the temple.

Inside the reception room, Xu Suwen, Wen Chen, and Jiang Qiaoqiao, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, were anxiously waiting for news.

Soon, Huang Teng entered the reception room, and Wen Chen stepped forward and asked, "Who are you?"

"Gentlemen, I am Huang Teng from the Tiger Head Escort Agency, here to deliver a message." With that, Huang Teng took out the secret letter written by Jiang Yun from his bosom and handed it to Wen Chen.

After receiving the letter, Wen Chen quickly delivered it to Xu Suwen.

Xu Suwen and Jiang Qiaoqiao sat together, opened the letter, and carefully read its contents.

In the letter, Jiang Yun also told everyone about his situation, including Chu Qinghe and Fang Tianzong's plan to get rid of him.

He also told the two that they must stay by Dongfang Yao's side to ensure their own safety.

Upon seeing the message in the letter, Xu Suwen finally breathed a sigh of relief. The handwriting was indeed that of Jiang Yun.

She quickly ordered, "Someone, please invite this person..."

Upon seeing this, Huang Teng quickly introduced himself, saying, "My name is Huang Teng."

"Please have Mr. Huang Teng stay here for now. Also, Wen Chen, please give Mr. Huang some money as a running fee."

"Yes." Upon hearing this, Wen Chen nodded repeatedly and hurriedly took out a hundred-tael silver note from his pocket and handed it to Huang Teng.

Huang Teng put away the silver note, somewhat surprised. He was being paid a hundred taels just for running an errand?

It should be understood that for someone of Huang Teng's status, one hundred taels of silver was a huge sum of money.

He took a deep breath, quickly cupped his hands in thanks, and said, "Thank you, but there's no need for me to stay. I have to hurry back to report."

Seeing this, Xu Suwen did not insist, but instructed Wen Chen to arrange two good horses for him.

After Huang Teng left, Wen Chen hurriedly asked, "Master's wife, how is Master? Is he alright?"

"Yes." Xu Suwen nodded and said, "I just suffered some injuries and need to recuperate at Huang Teng's escort agency for a while."

"Thank goodness." Xu Suwen felt a great weight lifted off her shoulders.

Jiang Qiaoqiao, standing nearby, did the same. After hearing about her brother's accident, she put away her usual carefree nature and locked herself in her room to cultivate every day.

She had already made up her mind that if anything really happened to her brother, she would avenge him.

"This matter must be kept secret. If Chu Qinghe and Fang Tianzong find out where my husband is," Xu Suwen reminded Wen Chen.

Wen Chen nodded: "Don't worry, Master's wife, I understand."

……

Qinghe Confucian Temple.

Chu Qinghe sat in the courtyard, drinking tea, but his face showed a hint of anxiety.

He didn't believe that the Imperial Guards could really find Jiang Yun, so during this time, the scholars from all sides in Qinghe Academy were also trying their best to find Jiang Yun's whereabouts.

Although Qinghe Academy was merely a place for teaching and educating people, its influence within the Zhou Kingdom was considerable.

It should be noted that students who graduated from Qinghe Academy did not only serve as officials in the capital, but also held many important positions in various provinces and prefectures across the country.

Nowadays, officials from Qinghe Academy, especially those from various places north of the capital, are trying their best to find out about Jiang Yun's whereabouts.

Most importantly, Fang Tianzong is now also searching for Jiang Yun's whereabouts.

Whoever discovers Jiang Yun's whereabouts first will essentially own the treasure.

Under such circumstances, how could he not be anxious?
Just then, Peng Chenxing from Qinghe Academy quickly entered the courtyard, carrying a thick stack of letters sent by officials from Qinghe Academy in various places.

"Master Chu, these are the letters we've compiled over this period regarding Jiang Yun's joy. Would you like to take a look?"

Hearing Peng Chenxing's words, Chu Qinghe frowned, but still took the letters and said, "These officials are really something. All they've done lately is collect useless information."

There were many messages sent, and indeed a lot of them were about Jiang Yun, but most of them were about finding people of similar age and with the same name as Jiang Yun in various places.

Peng Chenxing smiled faintly and said, "Chu Sheng, these officials have put a lot of thought into this matter. However, Jiang Yun is indeed very powerful. To be honest, even if they were to encounter Jiang Yun, they would probably be no match for him."

Chu Qinghe quickly read through the letters one by one, and soon his gaze fell on the letter sent by the Prefect of Qin'an.

"Have you read the letter from Shi Qirui, the Prefect of Qin'an?" Chu Qinghe asked.

"I've read them." Peng Chenxing nodded. There were too many letters from officials in the north, and Peng Chenxing personally screened them before sending the more likely ones to Chu Qinghe.

Peng Chenxing said, "This Shi Qirui was a Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination) in the second year of Zhengde's reign, and he graduated from our Qinghe Academy."

"In his letter, he said that a local bodyguard came to report that Jiang Yun was recuperating at the Tiger Head Escort Agency in Qin'an County."

"Later, after several Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) from the local area went to investigate, they claimed that the person was not Jiang Yun, and that the bodyguard had made false accusations for the reward and was killed by those Jinyiwei."

Chu Qinghe chuckled, put down the other letters, and asked doubtfully, "Are these Imperial Guards in the capital really so despicable? They kill people indiscriminately at the slightest disagreement?"

Peng Chenxing shook his head and said in a deep voice, "In earlier years, although the Embroidered Uniform Guards may have committed many acts of looting and vandalism in various places because of their status, killing was still not common."

Chu Qinghe slowly said, "Go there yourself and investigate this person's identity."

After saying that, Chu Qinghe put the letter aside and took out other letters to read.

……

"Lord Jiang's health has recovered quite quickly."

Inside the Tiger Head Escort Agency courtyard, Jiang Yun was sitting cross-legged, practicing his internal energy. His meridians had largely recovered.

Fortunately, his cultivation level has now reached the first rank. Although he is not yet as extraordinary as the Saint Realm, his physical fitness and strength are far beyond what ordinary people can match.

Inside the courtyard, Huang Jincheng, who was decocting medicine, was fanning the fire with a smile on his face. He said, "The chief镖头 (chief镖头) told me to forget my previous martial arts and just practice this set of Purple Gold Fist that you taught me. Who knows, I might soon become as powerful as Wu Tongzhan."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun slowly opened his eyes and said with a smile, "Brother Huang, although your aptitude is average, you are hardworking and can achieve great things in the martial arts world. If you ever reach the seventh rank, take the letter I gave you to the capital and find Qi Da to join the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

After spending the last few days with him, Jiang Yun realized that this Huang Jincheng was a decent person, honest and simple. Of course, in a corrupt and unpleasant environment like the镖局 (镖局 is a type of security escort agency), honesty and simple wasn't exactly a compliment.

Being honest and simple means that he will be given all sorts of dirty, tiring, and miscellaneous jobs.

However, Huang Jincheng was indeed honest and simple, and he didn't care about these things. After all, he grew up in the escort agency and was used to doing dirty and hard work.

Therefore, when it came to choosing who would deliver meals to the seriously injured Jiang Yun every day, this task was assigned to him.

Unexpectedly, this opportunity came to Huang Jincheng.

Upon hearing this, Huang Jincheng's eyes lit up, he grinned, and said, "Okay!"

Just then, there was a knock on the courtyard gate. Soon, Guo Chengnian walked in from outside, and said with a smile, "Lord Jiang, I heard from Jin Cheng earlier today that your injuries have almost healed?"

"Thank you for your concern, Chief Escort." Jiang Yun smiled and nodded. "After resting for two more days, I will leave this place and will not cause you too much trouble."

Upon hearing this, Guo Chengnian quickly waved his hand and said, "Lord Jiang, please don't misunderstand. It's our honor to have you stay here. You can stay as long as you like. I'm here today simply..."

At this point, Guo Chengnian coughed lightly and asked, "My daughter, she's so young, yet she's obsessed with martial arts, she doesn't seem like a typical girl."

“This young lady has been running escort missions all the time, always showing her face in public. It’s not a good thing. I’m thinking, maybe Lord Jiang can arrange for her to join the Embroidered Uniform Guard in the future. Even a clerical position would be fine, so she can stay there obediently.”

After hearing Huang Jincheng say that Jiang Yun's injuries were almost healed, Guo Chengnian became restless. He knew in his heart that once Jiang Yun's injuries were almost healed, he would not stay here any longer.

There won't be many more opportunities to meet such important figures in the future.

In the martial arts world, who wouldn't want to join the Embroidered Uniform Guard?

Guo Chengnian had no choice but to bite the bullet and come to talk to Jiang Yun.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun smiled and said, "Miss Guo saved me from the riverbank back then, which is a great kindness to me. If Miss Guo is willing to join the Embroidered Uniform Guard, I will write a letter later to send Miss Guo to the capital."

"That's wonderful!" Guo Chengnian's face lit up with joy, and he didn't know how to thank Jiang Yun.

"Tomorrow, I will host a banquet to properly thank Lord Jiang."

Unexpectedly, at that moment, one of the bodyguards from the escort agency banged on the door outside the courtyard and shouted, "Chief bodyguard, something bad has happened!"

To prevent others from seeing Jiang Yun's face, Guo Chengnian had given an order within the escort agency.

Apart from him, Huang Jincheng, and Guo Qingyi, no one else was allowed to easily approach this courtyard, let alone enter.

So the person outside could only shout from the outside.

"What happened?" Guo Chengnian asked, opening the courtyard gate a crack and poking his head out.

The man outside said in a panic, "Chief镖头, a lot of soldiers have come outside, claiming they are here to re-examine the identity of the person Wu Tongzhan reported."

Upon hearing this, Guo Chengnian's expression changed drastically. His eyes darted around, and he quickly turned to Jiang Yun and instructed, "Lord Jiang, there is a hidden compartment underneath the room where someone can hide. Huang Jincheng, from now on, your name is Zeng Yunfan, understand?"

After saying that, Guo Chengnian quickly headed towards the gate of the escort agency.

At this moment, at the entrance of Tiger Head Escort Agency.

“Mr. Peng, I never expected that a letter I wrote a few days ago would cause you to come here in person.” Prefect Shi Qirui accompanied him, his face showing respect: “You could have just sent someone to tell me that I would have brought this person to the capital for you to see. There was no need for you to make this trip in person.”

Peng Chenxing, dressed in a scholar's robe, stood quietly at the door with his hands behind his back, nodding expressionlessly.

You should know that Peng Chenxing's respectful attitude towards Chu Qinghe is only because the other party is Chu Qinghe!
Peng Chenxing himself was a top expert in the first rank of Confucianism, and held a very high status in the Confucian school of Zhou.

Many important figures in the imperial court had to treat Peng Chenxing with the respect due to a junior.

Peng Chenxing said slowly, "If it really is him, wouldn't you be alerting him if you went to arrest him?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Shi Qirui nodded repeatedly, secretly wondering to himself, could it be that the person Hong Jingchuan investigated back then was really the fugitive Jiang Yun?

Peng Chenxing specifically instructed that this news should not be known to the five Imperial Guards, lest they secretly inform them.

Soon, Guo Chengnian rushed to the door. He was shocked when he saw the man who had come with a large group of constables.

Prefect Shi!
"Chief镖头 Guo, how have you been?" Shi Qirui greeted Guo Chengnian with a faint smile and slowly introduced him, "This gentleman beside me is Mr. Peng from Qinghe Academy."

"We heard that your Tiger Head Escort Agency rescued someone on the road a while ago? This person might be a wanted criminal by the imperial court, so we came here specifically to verify it."

The two knew each other, after all, Guo Chengnian was a well-known figure in the area.

Guo Chengnian quickly clasped his hands in a fist salute to Peng Chenxing and said, "Oh, so that's what it's about."

"It's all our escort agency's fault. Wu Tongzhan caused all this trouble. The person we rescued had some conflict with Wu Tongzhan, and then Wu Tongzhan secretly went to inform the Embroidered Uniform Guard, wanting to cause trouble for Zeng Yunfan."

"Unexpectedly, when the Imperial Envoy of the Embroidered Uniform Guard saw that Wu Tongzhan was not the person they wanted, he was so angry that he beheaded him."

At this point, Guo Chengnian waved his hand: "Please come in, everyone. I will take you to see Zeng Yunfan."

"If Chief Escort Guo is willing to cooperate, that would be the best." Shi Qirui didn't think much of it, and soon, the group headed towards the courtyard in a grand procession.

Along the way, Guo Chengnian and Shi Qirui chatted casually, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Pushing open the courtyard gate, Huang Jincheng had already changed his clothes and was sitting in the courtyard resting.

"Come, let me introduce you. This is Zeng Yunfan, whom we rescued back then," Guo Chengnian said with a smile.

Huang Jincheng nodded to the two of them.

Shi Qirui, of course, did not recognize Jiang Yun. He looked at Peng Chenxing beside him and asked, "Mr. Peng, is this the person?"

Peng Chenxing shook his head and said, "It's not that person."

"Haha, then it's alright." Shi Qirui chuckled, but Peng Chenxing sniffed the scents in the courtyard, his brows furrowing slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Fanggan grass, Yuanchi grass, Yunhai grass, Hongbao flower..."

"These are all healing items, and they are all for treating internal injuries."

"Are you injured?" Peng Chenxing asked, his gaze fixed on Huang Jincheng.

(End of this chapter)