Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 252 Who Should I Go With?
Jiang Jinyue rubbed her head as she arrived at Dali Temple.

She leaned against a stone pillar, stretched, and regulated her breathing, gradually dispelling the heavy, lingering hangover feeling in her mind.

Last night, Lin Jiang invited her to the restaurant that was still under construction, and it was the first time that Jiang Jinyue tasted the chef's cooking.

It must be said that the cook's food was quite good, and Jiang Jinyue enjoyed it very much. She drank a little too much that night and ended up with a hangover this morning.

The thought of having to see Li Guang's expression after returning to her residence made Jiang Jinyue feel very uncomfortable, so she didn't go back to her residence at all last night and instead found a room in that mansion to stay in.

As for whether staying out all night will attract Li Xinguang's attention...

Jiang Jinyue didn't have time to think about these things for the time being.

Just take it one step at a time.

As Jiang Jinyue was lost in thought, she suddenly noticed a familiar figure walking towards the gate of the Dali Temple.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed centrifugal light!
Jiang Jinyue broke out in a cold sweat.

This constable, who had been training in the Six Doors of Dali Temple for nearly ten years, had not shown any signs of unease or tension for a long time. But now, Jiang Jinyue was trembling like a child.

I even had a slight urge to hide under the table.

However, before Jiang Jinyue could move, Li Guang's gaze fell upon her.

Jiang Jinyue shuddered.

However, she quickly adjusted her posture, straightened her back, and met Li Guang's gaze.

I straightened my posture to make myself appear more dignified.

Li Xingguang quickly walked up to Jiang Jinyue.

"I drank too much last night..."

Li Xingguang reached out and grabbed Jiang Jinyue's arm.

"Come with me."

"what?"

Jiang Jinyue hadn't reacted yet:
"Where?"

"Leaving the capital, I will take you south."

Jiang Jinyue's mind raced for a moment.

There is a branch office in the south of Daxing that is currently under the command of the General's Mansion. Li Xinguang is going to take me there.
Why did you suddenly do this?

"General Li, isn't it inappropriate to take away my Dali Temple people so rashly?"

Before Jiang Jinyue could react, another man's voice came from behind Li Guang.

The two turned their heads and found that Gao Xuan, wearing a tall official hat, had appeared behind them at some point.

Gao Xuan, as always, wore a gentle smile and maintained a calm demeanor, appearing as if he were simply catching up with an old friend.

But when Li Guang saw him, her eyebrows suddenly furrowed together.

"Gao Xuan, when I entrusted Xiao Jiang to you, you said that the Dali Temple would remain neutral. What do you mean now?"

“It doesn’t mean anything.” Gao Xuan laughed. “The Dali Temple will always remain neutral. The Dali Temple is an extension of the law. It exists to maintain the laws of the capital and to keep the officials in order. So you can rest assured to let Xiao Jiang continue to stay in the Dali Temple.”

"Don't think I don't know what you went to the palace for. You didn't go to see the Dharma Ancestor at all; you went to see the Grand Secretary!"

Li Guang spat to the side, then immediately turned to look at Jiang Jinyue:
"Gao Xuan has already changed his stance. The Dali Temple is now aligned with the Grand Secretary and civil officials. They want to detain you here to threaten me and make it difficult for me to serve the General. Come with me!"

Jiang Jinyue was completely stunned when she heard this.

The two sides are each sticking to their own version of events, and both of them are acting as if they are doing it for their own good.

Although Jiang Jinyue disliked Li Guang, she knew very well that Li Guang genuinely cared for her, and that nothing she said was false.

Gao Xuan and Gao Qing helped her a lot and guided her in many things; they could almost be considered her half-teachers.

If it were before, she would probably have sided with Gao Qing, but now Jiang Jinyue immediately thought of those cases from a while ago, and her heart panicked.

In that instant, she felt her judgment rapidly declining.

Jiang Jinyue, who had been a constable for a long time, felt her head buzzing for a moment. She subconsciously tried to pull her arm away from Li Xingguang's palm, but she immediately found that Li Xingguang's hand was gripping her tightly and her wrist could not be moved at all.

Li Xingguang also sensed Jiang Jinyue's movement, and she turned her head to look at Jiang Jinyue.

The eyes revealed an extremely complex emotion.

Jiang Jinyue didn't quite understand.

then,

With a sudden burst of strength, Li Guang pulled Jiang Jinyue out of the Dali Temple.

She planned to leave Dali Temple by force!

With her profound cultivation, no one in the Dali Temple could stop her.

Gao Xuan is only at the third level of the Heavenly Realm, what can he use to stop me?

But just as she exerted force with her ankle, she suddenly heard Gao Xuan's calm voice behind her:

"No rash actions are permitted within the Dali Temple."

The next moment, Li Guang felt as if four high mountains were being pulled down from his limbs, and his movements became much slower.

This is?

The maxims of the Dharma Ancestor?!
How could he know the ancestral precepts?

Li Guang turned his head in disbelief and saw that Gao Xuan was holding a token in his hand, with the Qi connected to it—it was the Dharma Ancestor. "The Dali Temple is an extension of the Dharma Ancestor, so naturally it can use some of the Dharma Ancestor's methods."

With a determined look, Li Guang took out a few seeds from her bosom and threw them at Gao Xuan.

"Lord Li, are you really going to resort to violence against the Nine Ministers in the capital?"

"Didn't you fucking start it?"

"How can that be the same?" Gao Xuan shook his head: "I'm just warning Lord Li not to make a scene in the Dali Temple."

"Is that so?" Li Xingguang sneered, "Then I just wanted to add a bit of greenery to the Dali Temple!"

After saying that, as the seed in Li Guang's hand flew directly, it landed on the bluestone slab at Gao Xuan's feet a moment later.

Gao Xuan hadn't yet realized what Li Guang was about to say, but he immediately felt his feet trembling slightly.

The next moment, the bluestone slab under his feet was pushed open by the lush green plants, and Gao Xuan lost his balance and stumbled to the side.

Two enormous vines grew rapidly along the spot where Gao Xuan had just stood, and in almost an instant, two huge trees blocked the path between Gao Xuan and Li Xinguang.

Gao Xuan steadied himself and intended to walk around the two trees, but suddenly realized that the trees, which should have been rooted in the ground, had all been uprooted.

The tree roots transformed into wriggling tentacles, climbing along the ground.

And directly above the tree trunk, two lifelike human faces appeared.

It was as if two strong men had stuck their faces onto tree bark.

"Humph!"

"what!"

The two large trees made sounds, clearly not wanting Gao Xuan to leave.

Gao Xuan, however, did not care:
"What kind of star could possibly make a move in the capital?"

……

Lin Jiang packed his luggage.

The caravan was ready; what followed was a long journey of about twelve or thirteen days.

Next, he would lead this caravan out of the south gate of the capital to pick up the Lan Ke people in Chengnan Town, and then head north.

After making sure he hadn't forgotten anything, Lin Jiang turned around and said goodbye to Chef Song and Chen Dajiang.

Chen Dajiang waved his hand while grinning foolishly, while Chef Song secretly wiped away her tears.

Lin Jiang didn't know if souls could cry, but now it seems they probably can.

At this moment, Gong Xuan was sitting at the very back of the convoy, some distance away from Lin Jiang.

He naturally wanted to go to Qingniwa as well, but now that the backlash from Lin Jiang's fate was getting more and more severe, Gong Xuan had no choice but to temporarily keep a distance from Lin Jiang in practice.

Little Ginseng peeked out from Lin Jiang's sleeve, clearly very happy, jumping and skipping inside:
"Off on another adventure! Fighting bandits! Fighting bandits!"

She got too excited and, without noticing, stepped on Lin Jiang's sleeve.

The little ginseng let out a tiny scream and spun around before falling off Lin Jiang's sleeve.

Fortunately, Xiaoshanshen's martial arts training was also quite good. Lin Jiang could clearly see that a faint cloud of smoke rose from beneath her feet, allowing her to adjust her posture in mid-air. Her hands were also placed on her sleeves, and the entire ginseng hung on her clothes like a pendant, which prevented her from falling to the ground.

"We might not run into bandits this time," Lin Jiang said with a smile as he brought the small ginseng back. "We're going to build a village."

"Is it fun?"

"Uh..." Even someone as talkative as Lin Jiang was momentarily at a loss for words: "Building a village isn't something you can just say is fun or not..."

"Will that help others?"

"can."

"That's good. Anyone who can help others is a hero!"

Xiao Shanshen put his hand on his waist and looked very happy.

Lin Jiang chuckled, then waved his hand, and the entire convoy gradually headed south of the city.

It didn't take long for the convoy to reach the main road in the south of the city.

Lin Jiang wasn't in a hurry, even though such a large group needed to register before leaving the city.

I hope we can get to Chengnan Town by noon today.

However, just as the convoy was slowly heading south of the city, Lin Jiang suddenly heard some unusual noises coming from the north of this main north-south road.

The ground rumbled, like an earthquake.

Strange, is there really an earth dragon rising up in the capital?
wrong!

It looks like something is rushing at us from behind!

Lin Jiang subconsciously turned around to look.

He saw Li Xingguang carrying Jiang Jinyue in his hand, with several chains that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere tied to his body, struggling to move but rushing towards the South Gate with great speed.

Lin Jiang: "?"

Did I drink too much last night?

P.S.: I revised a large section yesterday, but didn't finish it, so I stayed up all night writing until now. I feel a bit exhausted...

(End of this chapter)