In the early morning, Chen Ke woke up early from the ruined temple. Old Li was still lying on the side sleeping soundly. Chen Ke picked up the coat beside him and covered Old Li with it.
"Teacher, I'm on duty."
After Chen Ke finished speaking, he walked out of the room, closed the door carefully, and ran back to the city.
Old Man Li opened his eyes and smiled softly. He pulled up his coat, changed his position, and continued to sleep.
When Chen Ke returned to the inn, he didn't see Mrs. Qin coming out. As soon as he walked to Mrs. Qin's door, he heard several muffled arguments.
"Give me a little more time, and I will give you an explanation after I finish handling the affairs in Beijing."
The door opened, and Chen Ying, dressed in a brocade robe, came out. Seeing that it was Chen Ke, Chen Ying nodded, turned around and went downstairs.
Chen Ke looked inside the door. Sister Qin showed a pale smile: "I'm back. The food I left for you is in the kitchen. Let me heat it up for you."
Chen Ke said: "I'll heat it up myself. Did you just quarrel with Brother Chen Ying?"
Sister-in-law Qin smiled, shook her head and said: "There was no quarrel, we were discussing Xiaobao's enrollment. You also know that he is busy with official work, and I am asking him to find time to help Xiaobao choose a good husband."
"That's right."
Chen Ke nodded and went to the kitchen to heat up his own meal.
Sister-in-law Qin didn't want to talk about the family affairs. Although Chen Ke wanted to help her, Sister-in-law Qin was protecting Chen Ying's face, and Chen Ke couldn't take the initiative to open up the conflict between Sister-in-law Qin and Chen Ying.
"Forget it, I can't help much with this kind of family matter. As long as Sister Qin can live a better life and not be bullied by Chen Ying!" Chen Ke wanted to help, but he didn't know how to help.
Breaking this dangerous relationship is not good for anyone.
After finishing his meal quickly, Chen Ke went back and took a look at the broken piece of wood given by Old Man Li. It was square and had one corner missing, as if it had been chopped off by a sword.
"I still don't see what kind of treasure this is."
Chen Ke muttered, closed the door, and walked towards the Yamen.
When he came to the Yamen, he changed into his official uniform. Chen Ke was about to go on duty when he saw the Minister of Dali Temple coming from the back hall.
The Minister of Dali Temple was dressed in white and had an extraordinary bearing. He walked over with a smile. When he saw Chen Ke, he said, "Chen Ke, I haven't seen you for a few days. How are you feeling?"
Chen Ke said: "Fortunately, thank you Master Situ for helping me kill my enemy."
The Minister of Dali Temple smiled and said: "No need to be polite! In fact, I always thought that these practitioners would break the law and discipline if they had too much power. Alas, I didn't expect that terrible things would happen and harm your hometown."
Chen Ke said: "Master Situ, I am also cultivating immortality with an old immortal, but I will not break the law!"
After hearing this, the Minister of Dali Temple smiled and said: "Is it Li Laodao from the west of the city? He is a liar, you must not be deceived. It's a pity that you have spiritual charm, but your spiritual veins are blocked, and you will not be able to practice in this life. Otherwise, It’s not a bad idea to practice with me.”
Chen Ke said: "Teacher is not a liar, he is really a god. He also told me that one of the realms of practitioners is to refine Qi. Do you know?"
"The realm of Qi refining." Dali Temple Qing nodded with a smile, "Of course I know, but I am not the only one who knows it. Even your Lord Long and Bai Wei all know that the first realm of a practitioner is the realm of Qi refining. Practitioners in the realm of Qi refining will be called immortal masters by ordinary people!"
Chen Ke wanted to tell Dali Siqing that his teacher was not a liar, but looking at Dali Siqing's appearance, it was obvious that he was preconceived and would not believe Chen Ke's excuse at all.
It is useless to talk more, and Chen Ke will no longer defend himself, as long as he understands that the teacher is not a liar, but a real old god.
Chen Ke slightly cupped his hands and said, "Master Situ, my duty time is coming soon, so I won't disturb you anymore."
The Minister of Dali Temple nodded and said: "I see that you are eager to seek immortality. If you have time, why not go to Ansheng Palace and tell me your name. Maybe you can learn some Taoist methods to enhance Qi and blood."
"Thank you, Master Situ." After Chen Ke thanked him, he went to the back office to be on duty.
The Minister of Dali Temple looked at Chen Ke's leaving figure, smiled, and walked out of the back hall leisurely with his hands behind his back.
At noon, after dinner, Long Tu came to see Chen Ke with a few guards.
"Sir." Chen Ke greeted.
Long Tu smiled and said: "Chen Ke, how have you recovered these days? Can revenge be enough to fulfill a wish?"
Chen Ke said: "Absolutely. I have hatred in my heart, but I won't be obsessed with it. The murderer has been executed, and I won't be obsessed with this matter anymore. I just hope that Zhao Jiachu's death can save his hometown neighbors, aunt, and innocent people. Those who died tragically should rest in peace."
"Well, not bad." Long Tu looked at Bai Weiwei and smiled, and then said to Chen Ke, "If you think so, I'm not worried anymore. However, what I want to tell you is that there is another person with a cross tattoo. If the fish slips through the net, I have asked the Tiger Army to catch it."
"And!" When Chen Ke heard this, he looked surprised and said, "Aren't only those who returned to Shanyin County to have cross tattoos participated in the massacre?"
Long Tu said: "It is true that only those who returned from Shanyin participated, but this fish that slipped through the net was not a retired member of the army. He, Zhao Jia, picked up a retired member of the army halfway. He is a son of a good family."
Zhao Jiachu not only recruited retired soldiers from Shanyin County, but also recruited normally retired soldiers to join his organization.
This was something neither Long Tu nor Xing Bu expected.
"I asked about it during the criminal trial in Dali Temple. Brother Situ came here specifically to tell me about it today," Long Tu said.
Chen Ke nodded. It turned out that the reason why Dali Temple Minister came to Jingzhao Mansion was because of this incident.
Long Tu looked at Chen Ke and said, "I have always suspected that Zhao Jiachu had an accomplice. When I heard about it today, it confirmed my suspicion."
Bai Wei looked at Chen Ke with a smile and said: "Your case has been the most sensational one in the past five years. Even though you have been in the government office all day and can't feel anything, but in the middle of the court, in the capital, and between the two capitals, The whole world has heard about your case. The massacre of ordinary villages and towns by cultivators is really shocking!"
"Your Excellency also attaches great importance to this matter. Even though Zhao Jiachu has been executed, your Excellency is still scrutinizing the entire case, motives, reasons, premeditation, and many things have been paying attention to."
Chen Ke heard what Bai Guards said and bowed to Long Tu: "Thank you, sir."
Long Tu raised his hand so that Chen Ke did not need to salute: "This is the responsibility of this government. Zhao Jia went out to massacre your village. It was not accidental. This government will continue to investigate some of the details."
After Long Tu finished talking about the business, he asked with a smile: "I heard from Zhang Huwei that you have been practicing immortality with Taoist Li in the west of the city recently?"
Chen Ke nodded. He felt that there was no need to hide from others in practice, and he was a good person like Long Tu.
"Yes, sir." Chen Ke said, "Teacher, he is a real god. He has taught me invincible magic. Do you want to learn it, Lord Long?"
Long Tu and Bai Huwei looked at each other, and Long Tu said with a smile: "Although I am not a cultivator, I know that cultivating sects are very taboo about the spread of immortal magic. You teach me the immortal magic, your master Will you be angry?"
Chen Ke shook his head and said with a smile: "The teacher will not be angry. I asked him about it and he said that if someone can learn it, it is fate."
"Oh, that being said, I would like to see your magic." Long Tu said with a smile.
Bai Wewei was also very curious. He asked about Old Man Li's deeds in the west of the city. The fish seller and the innkeeper said that Old Man Li was a liar who would coax money from children.
But those children believed that Old Man Li was a god. One child even bought Old Man Li's book with an ancestral jade pendant to support him. Unfortunately, the child's mother spanked him and took the jade pendant back from Old Man Li's hand.
Bai Huwei has always been cautious about practitioners. Practitioners possess unrivaled power and can subvert the law at any time, leaving the court at a loss.
Chen Ke's expression returned to calm: "Sir, it's easy to learn from me."
Long Tu also became more and more curious about what immortal Taoism Li Laodao would teach Chen Ke. As for whether Old Man Li is a liar, Long Tu is not sure. He has not been exposed to it and does not understand the method of cultivation, so he does not dare to draw conclusions easily.
Long Tu followed Chen Ke's example and began to breathe slowly.
"Yes, that's it, breathe in...breathe out."
After practicing for a while, Long Tu stretched out his hand to stop Chen Ke from continuing: "Chen Ke, stop teaching me. I am too old to learn. Maybe this is an immortal method specially created by your teacher for you. We can't learn. I still have official duties, so I'll leave first."
Long Tu left with Bai Guard, and Chen Ke felt it was a pity. If such a good official like Master Long could live forever and always make decisions for the people, that would be a good thing that would truly benefit the world.
Without thinking any more, Chen Ke went to rest. There was still a little time before his duty started.
Long Tu and Bai Huwei walked towards the front office and asked with a smile: "Do you think the immortal magic learned by Chen Ke is real?"
Bai Huwei shook his head and said, "I don't know either, but I just learned to breathe with Chen Ke, and it feels no different from our ordinary breathing."
Long Tu said: "I hope this Taoist Li is a true immortal. I would like to see if Brother Chen Ke can restrain himself from those random immortal practitioners after he joins the path of cultivation."
After hearing this, Guard Bai smiled and shook his head: "Sir, this is not as practical as letting An Sheng Palace restrain the practitioners."
"An Sheng Palace?" Long Tu shook his head and said, "They are too mysterious and should not interfere in the human world. Let's go and continue to check the cross tattoo. I always feel that there are some big things in it that we don't know about!"
Long Tu and Bai escorted Xiangya to continue investigating the cross tattoo case.
Southeast corner outside the capital city.
Inside the old pavilion.
The man in long white clothes looked at the men in black who lowered their heads and said in a deep voice: "Chen Ke's matter has been settled. No one is allowed to interfere in this matter. If the plan is ruined, you will be in big trouble." Sin.”
These men in black had cross tattoos on their faces and looked fierce. But at this moment, they all respectfully raised their hands and said, "Yes, we will obey the Holy Order!"
