On the evening of June 23, outside Lingwu County.
Ji Linsheng stopped walking in the air when he was more than ten miles outside the city, found a less conspicuous place to land, and then blended into the official road.
Due to the heavy rain for several days, the official road itself was not easy to walk, and there were very few pedestrians. However, this also made it easier for him to use his movement skills to rush on quickly. He did not slow down until he judged that he was about to enter the sight of the city gate guard. Pretending to be an ordinary traveler.
He opened an oil-paper umbrella, rubbed his boots in the mud, and even got some mud on his body. Coupled with the luggage he was carrying and his somewhat scattered hair, he looked like a travel-stained person. appearance.
He deliberately bypassed the Dingding Gate, the main east gate of Lingwu County, and took the east gate, which has a moderate flow of people, in order to avoid possible attention to the greatest extent. Lingwu County needs to act in secret.
As he slowly approached, his face gradually darkened, because he saw at the east gate of the city, a group of people in fine clothes gathered in twos and threes and chatted in low voices, and an unpleasant feeling rose from his heart. rise.
But there were not many pedestrians on the road at this time. If he turned around and turned back, he would be more conspicuous. He could only move forward step by step, hoping in his heart that these people were not who he thought.
Among the group of people dressed in gorgeous clothes, one person did not talk to the others, but stood quietly. From time to time, he used his eyes to ask the guards around him if they had noticed. After receiving a negative answer, he did not become anxious at all. He continued to stand quietly, seemingly Very patient.
No one else took the initiative to talk to him, but they used their peripheral vision to observe what was going on over there from time to time. Obviously, that person's status should be the highest among the group.
The guards around him had serious faces and sharp eyes, and their eyes wandered over the people who were preparing to enter the city, with a heavy sense of scrutiny.
His eyes would stay for a long time on everyone who was about to enter the city, taking a thorough look at everyone's clothing, bun, physique, stride, etc. from top to bottom. It seemed that otherwise it would not be enough to find the person he was looking for. .
Suddenly, the man's eyes lit up. He saw Ji Linsheng disguised as a passerby. In order to prevent himself from admitting his mistake, he turned his back and seemed to have done something. Then he turned back again, lowered his head and approached the leader, whispering in a low voice. A few words.
Ji Linsheng, who pretended to be on his way normally but was secretly paying attention to what was going on here, felt his heart sink. He knew that his disguise skills were very good, but they were not so good that an expert could not see any flaws even if they stared at him.
The guard was obviously looking at everyone who came and went without any cover-up, and with his behavior just now, he was obviously recognized, but he still held on to a glimmer of hope in his heart, in case he was searching for fugitives or something like that. Woolen cloth.
Of course, he himself knew that there was almost no such possibility. Who would pursue a fugitive and let such a group of people who looked like they were in high positions stand at the gate of the city to blow the wind?
Sure enough, the leader's actions at the next moment confirmed his bad suspicion.
"Ahem." He coughed twice first. When the group of people who were still talking heard his voice, they stopped talking almost instantly, no matter whose horse they were talking about before, or whether they were talking about someone else's horse. The girl Shui Ling in any restaurant she was talking about would stop immediately without hesitation and wait for the person's next instructions.
When the man saw that they were all quiet, he just glanced at him, and everyone understood what he meant. They slowly gathered behind the man from the original group of threes and twos. After everyone stood in their proper positions, they followed the man's movement. They all looked towards somewhere outside the city.
The place where the eyes gathered was where Ji Linsheng was. Seeing this, Ji Linsheng's heart completely sank.
It wasn't until he walked to the city gate that he saw the leader put on a smile and said loudly: "Welcome Master Ji, the Inspector of the Academy, to come and inspect. The Sheriff is in ill health and is inconvenient to move. I have been specially ordered to welcome Master Ji here." .”
"Oh?" Ji Linsheng remained calm and asked in a calm tone: "How did you know that I was coming to Lingwu County?"
The man cupped his hands and said: "Today, the Sheriff saw a group of magpies flying from the sky, and they happened to land at the gate of the Sheriff's Mansion. It seems that there are distinguished guests arriving, and you have specially ordered me to wait here. Just now I saw your figure from a distance. Then I recognized you."
"I'm not happy that Ji is here." Ji Linsheng said calmly. Countless thoughts were already running through his mind, and he only asked, "Who are you?"
"I am Bu Zhuolin. I am the first master of the county governor's mansion. I have no official position or position."
"Oh? Your surname is Bu?" Ji Linsheng was slightly moved.
"It just happens that he has the same surname as Wu Yuanbo's Bu family." The master chuckled, and there seemed to be something else in his smile.
After laughing, he tilted his head slightly and said to the person behind him: "Why don't you go and carry Mr. Ji's luggage? Why are you so ignorant?"
Then he turned around and said with a smile on his face: "Master Ji, we have already prepared a banquet. We will have a banquet as soon as you arrive. Please."
As soon as he finished speaking, a luxurious carriage drove out of the city and stopped at the city gate. The servant half-bowed beside the carriage and opened the curtain, waiting for Ji Linsheng to enter.
Ji Linsheng's eyes flashed with light, but he didn't respond for a moment.
Bu Zhuolin was not in a hurry, he still had a smile on his face, and did not change in any way because of the silence. He waited quietly, just like when he first waited under the city gate.
After a long time, Ji Linsheng finally said, "There's no need to take a car."
Bu Zhuolin's smile did not change, he turned his head and winked at the guard, and whispered: "Why don't you bring Master Ji's horse quickly?"
Upon hearing this, the guard immediately ran to the city gate, holding the reins with one hand and the saddle with the other, leading a majestic maroon horse out. It seemed that the horse was in such a weird posture because it was too strong. Hold on.
When the horse was brought in, Ji Linsheng avoided the servants who came to help him carry his luggage, stood up on the spot, and fell directly onto the back of the maroon horse.
He had no intention of waiting for these people. He lightly knocked on the horse's belly and took the lead into the city.
Bu Zhuolin kept smiling until Ji Linsheng had entered the city, then he stopped smiling. He glanced around the other people's faces and said calmly: "Let's go."
These people are all Sigong, Sicang, Sihu, Sitian, etc. in the city. They have real power in their hands, but they seem to be following the master fortune teller. After hearing his order, they each returned to their carriages. The mighty return journey.
Now that his identity had been revealed, Ji Linsheng had to let them make the arrangements. The wine was good wine and the banquet was a good banquet, but the person hosting the banquet probably didn't have any good intentions.
He remained expressionless during the dinner. He took a few bites of the food but not a drop of wine. No matter what these people patted the horses, he laughed it off. Seeing this, no one came over to propose a toast, and no one dared to inquire.
Not long after, the banquet was dispersed without any embarrassment.
