Brocade Robe Unparalleled

Chapter 91 Seeking Help from Qingluan
Youze was carried away by the Jiuli tribe once again.

Lin Xuan learned a very important lesson from him.

A martial artist who challenges or ambushes someone of a higher level might only suffer some external injuries, or might not even be injured at all.

If a warlock attacks someone of a higher level, the consequences are far more severe. If their brain is damaged, they may end up with the memory of a fish, just like Youze.

Tian Qingluan glanced at Lin Xuan silently. She had previously thought that Youze had encountered a problem in his cultivation, but with so many coincidences, it couldn't be a coincidence.

Being clever, she didn't ask.

The more mysterious he was, the more attractive he became to her.

She took Lin Xuan's arm and smiled, "Let's go back..."

……

early morning.

Lin Xuan walked out of the room and let out a long breath.

It seems that Mandala has truly left this time. She hasn't appeared even once since leaving that letter.

Lin Xuan also enjoyed a few rare days of peace.

It is worth mentioning that two days ago, Commander Qianhu came to Jingbian Division in Sizhou again and personally presided over the promotion ceremony of Lin Xuan as a captain.

At this point, Lin Xuan officially became the third-ranking figure in the Sizhou Jingbian Division.

Although he was nominally the commander-in-chief, he actually handled all the affairs of the department by himself.

Wu Baihu would never appear on ordinary days.

Wenren Yue only left the back office when she was eating.

No wonder he has such cultivation at such a young age; his persistence and perseverance in cultivation are something that ordinary people cannot achieve.

After spending the morning meditating at Jingbian Division and having lunch, Lin Xuan and Wenren Yue returned to Jingbian Division together.

In preparation for his upcoming trip to the Jiuli tribe, he needed to seize the time to hone his spiritual power. To this end, he even temporarily put aside his martial arts training and devoted almost all his training time to visualization.

Even after dinner each day, he would come to Jingbian Division, finish the official business of the two centurions as quickly as possible, and then enter into meditation.

As they approached Jingbian Division, a commotion arose ahead, and Lin Xuan and Wenren Yue both looked in that direction.

The entrance to Jingbian Simen.

An old woman knelt on the steps, crying out, "Your Honor, please do justice for us!"

A banner officer looked at her helplessly and said, "Old lady, this is the Jingbian Division, not a place to file a complaint. If you have any grievances, go to the county magistrate's office or the prefect's office. If you don't know the way, I'll have someone take you there..."

The old woman said, "I've been there, I've been to them all. The county magistrate's office told me to go to the prefectural government office, the prefectural government office told me to go to you, and now you're telling me to go to them. Who am I supposed to go to..."

The banner officer shrugged helplessly and said, "If they can't do it, then we can't either. Why don't you go to the prefectural government office and ask?"

He cursed the two government offices in his heart. These guys always push all the trouble to the Jingbian Division. Do they really want to be the ones to suffer the consequences?

Two figures approached from a distance. Lin Xuan looked at the flag officer and asked, "What's going on?"

Upon seeing the two men, the officer immediately stood up straight and respectfully said, "Wenren, Hundred-Household Commander, and Lin, the Banner Commander!"

Then, he immediately explained, "This old lady wants to file a complaint, but that's not within the scope of our Jingbian Division's responsibilities. I just suggested she go to the prefectural government office."

The officer was right. The Jingbian Division was an intelligence and stability maintenance agency, and ordinary minor cases were matters for the local government.

However, the Jingbian Division has a special position. In theory, it can handle any matter, big or small, that occurs within Sizhou, as long as it wants to.

Lin Xuan helped the old man up, but before he could say anything, Wenren Yue said, "Let this old man come in."

Lin Xuan helped the old woman into the gatehouse and brought her a chair to sit down.

Wenren Yue looked at the old man and said, "I am a centurion of the Jingbian Division. Old man, what grievance do you have?"

The old woman suddenly knelt on the ground, crying out, "Sir, please help this old woman..."

The old woman choked up as she recounted the events in broken sentences.

She and her daughter came to Sizhou to visit relatives, but after arriving in Sizhou, before they even met their relatives, her daughter disappeared.

In her quest to find her daughter, she visited every government office in Sizhou, only to be passed from the county government to the prefectural government, and from the prefectural government to the Jingbian Division—no one was willing to take on the matter.

Wenren Yue looked at Lin Xuan and said, "Let's investigate this old man."

The Jingbian Division's intelligence network covers Sizhou, so investigating an ordinary missing person case is not difficult.

Soon a banner officer came to report: "Reporting to the centurion, the girl has probably been abducted by a brothel. These places often abduct women from other places, but we don't know which brothel it was..." "My poor daughter!"

Upon hearing this, the old woman immediately collapsed to the ground.

Wenren Yue said in a deep voice, "Then let's go find them one by one!"

The officer looked troubled, coughed lightly, and reminded him, "Sir, most of the brothels and pleasure houses in Sizhou City belong to the Shi family. The Shi family wields considerable power in Sizhou and has a deep personal relationship with the prefect. Should you reconsider, sir?"

Wenren Yue fell silent and did not speak immediately.

She is no longer the naive and clueless woman she was when she first arrived in Sizhou.

The Shi family is one of the local chieftains in Sizhou. Their strength is no less than that of the Yang family, and may even be stronger. If they are angered and another incident like the last one, where the Jingbian Division was blocked at the gate by the chieftains, she will be the one who ends up losing face.

Just like my cousin back then.

If this were to cause a rebellion by the chieftains, the imperial court would not question the reasons, but would inevitably find her guilty of serious dereliction of duty.

Although she was not afraid of being punished by the court, she still couldn't save the girl.

She instructed the officer, "Help this old lady to go down and rest."

After the flag officer helped the old man away, Wenren Yue breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Lin Xuan and asked, "Do you have any ideas?"

Lin Xuan thought she would impulsively lead a city-wide search.

It seems she has matured somewhat.

Lin Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "I'll go try to find Miss Qingluan..."

It is not convenient for the Jingbian Division to intervene in this matter.

For ordinary people, the Jingbian Division was the powerful party, but for the Tusi (local chieftains), the Jingbian Division was completely weak.

This was unavoidable. The imperial court's main focus was on the north and southeast coast. As long as the southwest remained peaceful, everything was negotiable. This led to the local chieftains causing disturbances at the government offices whenever they were dissatisfied, and in the end, the imperial court had to appease them.

Here, only the Tusi (chieftain) can govern the Tusi.

The Tian family used to be about the same size as the Shi family.

But now, the Shi family has been far surpassed by the Tian family.

The Tian family had previously made a lot of money from refined salt. With that money, they could hire more people, open more shops, earn even more money, and then hire even more people...

This cycle continued, and the local chieftains of Sizhou were left far behind by the Tian family.

In Sizhou, the words of the eldest daughter of the Tian family are far more useful than those of a centurion in the Jingbian Division.

Not long after.

Tianji Salt Shop.

Tian Qingluan was discussing matters with several branch managers when she heard from the shop assistant that Lin Xuan had arrived, and her heart stirred slightly.

Why did he have to ask her now instead of saying anything during dinner?

She looked at the managers and said, "Please wait a moment, I have something important to attend to, I'll be leaving for a while."

She hurriedly left the council chamber and went into the shop's inner room, saying happily, "What brings you here?"

Lin Xuan put down his teacup and asked in return, "What? You can go to the Jingbian Division, but I can't come here?"

Tian Qingluan sat down on the chair next to him and said, "Speak, what do you want to see me about?"

Based on her understanding of Lin Xuan, she knew he wouldn't come looking for her unless he had something important to say.

Lin Xuan smiled sheepishly and said, "There is something I need the Tian family's help with."

After listening, Tian Qingluan waved to the door, and a figure quickly ran over, bowing and asking, "Young Miss, what are your orders?"

Tian Qingluan said calmly, "Go to the Shi family and ask them if they have a girl named Liu Xiaoqian. Tell them she is a relative of our Tian family. If they do, have them send her over."

"Yes."

The man responded and ran off quickly.

Looking at Tian Qingluan, Lin Xuan seemed to see again the decisive and efficient eldest daughter of the Tian family when they first met.

As their relationship deepened, this side of her rarely appeared anymore.

It must be said that her calm and decisive side has a unique charm.

(End of this chapter)