Zhu Tian: A journey of spiritual practice starting from Joy of Life

Chapter 63 Dungeon

After hearing this, Lin Ruofu closed his eyes, having made a choice in his heart, and left the palace silently.

Inside the palace, Emperor Qing saw Lin Ruofu leaving, his eyes filled with murderous intent. He said calmly, "Have the Inspection Bureau keep an eye on Lin Gong. Once he's far away from Kyoto, we'll turn him into a bandit and kill him! Also, suspend court tomorrow!"

Early the next morning, a notice was posted in the city to reassure the people.

The general meaning is that the strange vision last night was created by a Northern Qi illusionist to disrupt Kyoto, and the people should not spread it at will. The assassination on Niulan Street is still under investigation.

After hearing this, Leng Feibai smiled coldly and said nothing more. He left a clone outside to deal with the situation, and his real body returned to the twelfth floor to practice quietly.

At noon, outside the gate of Kyoto, Fan Xian and Wang Qinian escorted Si Lili back to the city on horseback.

At this moment, outside the city gate, officials from the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple and other departments rode their horses and stopped Fan Xian and the others.

Seeing this, Fan Xian took out his supervisory badge and said, "Si Lili is a prisoner from our Inspection Bureau. Why are you blocking my way?"

One of the officials laughed and said, "Master Fan, if the Inspection Bureau wants to arrest someone, we have no right to stop them. But if you don't have the inspection bureau's arrest warrant, the prisoner must be handed over to us."

Fan Xian's face darkened, and he asked tentatively, "I'll make it up to you later?"

The official said calmly, "That's against the rules!"

As soon as the words fell, a steady voice sounded from behind.

"Here is the official document!"

The officials' expressions changed and they looked in the direction of the voice.

A middle-aged man with a beard and wearing the robe of the head of the Inspection Institute walked through a group of officials and came to Fan Xian.

"The Inspection Bureau is directly under His Majesty and has the right to preemptively review many matters within and outside the capital. Here are the official documents. If you are not convinced, just go ahead and seize the person. If not, I will take the person away."

Fan Xian asked in a low voice, "Old Wang, who is this?"

Wang Qinian gave a bitter laugh and whispered, "The Inspection Institute is in charge of everything. Yan Ruohai, Yan Bingyun is his son!"

Fan Xian's face wasn't looking good either. After all, Yan Bingyun was stranded in Northern Qi because of him. If Yan Ruohai really tried to trip him up because of this, how would he deal with it?

Yan Ruohai turned around and glanced at Fan Xian, "Bring Si Lili with me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the three of them rode their horses and followed Yan Ruohai to Suzaku Street in Kyoto City.

Yan Ruohai stopped and asked, "Why are you two following me instead of going back to rest?" Fan Xian asked without hesitation, "Master Yan, Si Lili is implicated in the Niulan Street assassination case. Can I preside over the trial?"

"Your Majesty has ordered that I will handle the matter of Si Lili!"

Yan Ruohai's tone was somewhat calm, "You've worked hard, go back and rest. Or do you want to fight with me for this person?"

"I!"

For a moment, Fan Xian did have the thought of snatching the person away, but he suppressed it.

After all, Yan Ruohai was acting according to Emperor Qing's oral instructions. If he acted recklessly in public and implicated the Fan family, it would be troublesome.

After thinking about it, Fan Xian made a plan in his mind, bowed to Yan Ruohai, turned around and returned to the Fan family.

In the yard, Leng Feibai's clone was writing a manuscript for Fan Sizhe in the room.

This time, Leng Feibai chose the two stories he had told Haitang Duoduo earlier, "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" and "The Swordsman of Yue Girl".

"whoosh"

The sound of breaking wind rang out, and Leng Feibai didn't stop what he was doing and said, "I'm back. I didn't go to see Lin Wan'er!"

"No, if you were to take me back to Danzhou, I wouldn't have the time to see Wan'er!"

Fan Xian took a few steps and came to Leng Feibai. "Si Lili was kidnapped by Siquan Yan Ruohai. Brother, I don't know what to do now!"

"Si Lili was taken to the Inspection Institute and can only go to the Institute's dungeon, and you are the Director of the Inspection Institute!"

Leng Feibai calmly reminded, "Shouldn't we go to the dungeon of the Inspection Institute and take a look?"

"But those organizers seem to look down on me!"

Fan Xian asked tentatively, "What if they try to stop me? I'm not as strong as you, Brother Feibai." "If you don't want to get spanked, don't test me!"

Leng Feibai put down his brush and said, "If it's not possible during the day, then at night, I can accompany you!"

Looking at Leng Feibai's expression, Fan Xian couldn't help but ask, "That's the dungeon of the Inspection Institute. Brother, aren't you afraid?"

"Aside from the four great masters and my grandmother, there's no one in this world that I'm afraid of!"

As soon as the words fell, Fan Xian's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but say, "Brother, aren't you afraid of being discovered, and then..."

"Then kill whoever finds me!"

Leng Feibai's expression remained calm, as if he was saying something that didn't matter to him. "I play Sword 3 and I'm in the Valley of Evil, so why would I be afraid of this?"

"No, no!"

Fan Xian soothed Leng Feibai and said, "Brother, killing is too harsh. A gentleman uses words, not fists!"

"Don't make a fuss if you can take action!"

Leng Feibai replied and continued to write. Fan Xian was about to say something when a sound of breaking suddenly came from behind him.

"Wang Qinian is here. Remember to ask him to draw you a dungeon map!"

Leng Feibai continued, "Get some rest. We need to conserve our energy for tonight's action."

Fan Xian nodded and quickly ran over to chat with Wang Qinian.

After some hesitation, Wang Qinian finally agreed to Fan Xian's request, went to the desk opposite Leng Feibai, and started drawing.

Fan Xian originally wanted to watch from the side, but Fan Ruoruo's sudden voice called him away.

Seeing this, Wang Qinian breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Leng Feibai who was writing a book nearby.

"Mr. Leng, you are just going to watch Master Xiao Fan do whatever he wants!"

"Mr. Wang just needs to draw the picture well, and I will accompany him when the time comes!"

As soon as these words came out, Wang Qinian couldn't help but shudder all over. In his heart, he couldn't help but mourn for his colleagues on duty tonight. He continued to step forward and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Fan Sizhe wants to open a bookstore, I want to write a few manuscripts for him!"

Leng Feibai finished speaking and raised his head, saying, "Come to think of it, I almost forgot. When the Inspection Institute published The Knight's Tale, they didn't give me a penny. Lord Wang, who should I ask for the money?"

"Forehead!"

Wang Qinian was suddenly embarrassed. "This matter is not my responsibility. You should go find the dean!"

"Oh"

Leng Feibai tilted his head and looked at Wang Qinian and said, "I thought you would say, 'Mr. Leng, you're joking. This matter has nothing to do with the Inspection Institute.'" That's right, right?

Wang Qinian smiled awkwardly, "I still have some work to do, please continue, continue!"

After saying that, Wang Qinian quickly went to help Fan Xian outline the dungeon distribution map of the Inspection Institute.

After the drawing was finished, Wang Qinian stood up and wanted to give it to Fan Xian.

Leng Feibai's voice suddenly rang out from behind him, "Remember to tell Chen Pingping that I will be going with him to the Inspection Institute dungeon tonight. Remember to move the guards away and don't hurt any of our family members."

As soon as these words fell, Wang Qinian almost fell to the ground. He turned around and said, "Master Leng, what are you talking about?"

Leng Feibai put down his brush, stood up, and said, "First, as a clerk, you're selling paintings outside the city gates. According to the personality of Zhu Ge, the head of the first department, you should have been expelled from the Inspection Office long ago. Yet, you're unscathed, which only means that the person behind you is more powerful than Zhu Ge. Second, Fan Xian clashed with Guo Baokun at Yishiju over the Red Mansion, but the person behind selling the Red Mansion was you, Mr. Wang. To bypass the review of the Eight Divisions of the Inspection Office and have it tacitly approved for publication—only Chen Pingping from the Inspection Office could have done that. Third, Shadow and Black Cavalry arrived at the critical moment to help Fan Xian capture Si Lili. Only you, Mr. Wang, could have passed the message to them. Don't worry, I won't say anything to Fan Xian!"

Wang Qinian knew that he couldn't argue, so he bowed to Leng Feibai and turned to walk out.

Night fell quickly. That night, the two men changed into night clothes and ran hurriedly on the street towards the Inspection Bureau.

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