"After two years of separation, Young Master Lu looks more and more handsome."
"I look a little haggard when I look at Yan Ganban."
Lu Jing met Yan Guangbo at the tea house. The latter looked very tired and was actually wearing a raincoat. It seemed that he had been walking in the rain. Moreover, he was young, and his eyes had wrinkles, and his skin was even worse. It was tanned.
"Don't mention it," Yan Guangbo smiled bitterly, "I don't know why, but there have been a lot of cases recently, and some of them are very strange. The world has begun to become unstable again. Many people in the court suspect that those in the devil's path are ready to take action. Wu Jiangcheng It's a big city, and you and Mr. Zhao, Mr. Lu, are in charge, so it doesn't affect you much...
"When I came here, I saw that there was a charity hall opened by you in the city... Mr. Lu, you can be regarded as a protector. When the people in the city mentioned your name, they would give a thumbs up and praise you for your bravery and courage. I think it won't be long before you The young hero is about to become a hero."
"Shantang... Hi, actually I didn't open it myself." Lu Jing had a strange look on his face when he heard this.
Lu Jing himself was confused when a charity hall in his name had just appeared in the city. After checking later, he found out that Gu Caiwei had left a sum of money for someone to do it before leaving, and it had already been reported to the prefect. .
So Lu Jing had no choice but to watch the Lu Family Charity Hall open.
No matter what, the charity is doing good deeds by helping the poor and taking in homeless orphans.
He couldn't stop that charity just because he didn't really want to be famous. Besides, after killing Xiao, the King of Hell, he was already very famous in the city, and he couldn't keep a low profile even if he wanted to.
In addition, the Shantang is pretty good. Niu Jiu and the porters on the other side of the pier were clamoring to build shrines for Master Zhang Sanfeng and Lu Jing and worship them with incense... This is really outrageous.
Later, it was Zhang Sanfeng who came forward to stop this farce.
But now there are still portraits of Zhang Sanfeng and Lu Jing at the wharves in Wujiang City. The porters go to pay homage before starting work every day. Lu Jing is now walking on the street. Even people who have just arrived in Wujiang City can recognize them. He was recognized, and everyone really knew him.
Yan Guangbo picked up the tea bowl in front of him and took a sip. He seemed to be in a trance while looking at the lively scene outside the window. After a while, he continued,
"You didn't start it, it must have something to do with you... Alas, this year there are heavy rains in the south, but there is a severe drought in the north. The land is thousands of miles away, and many more refugees have come here. With your charity, at least I can live longer. Several people."
"Is the situation so serious?" Lu Jing was stunned.
"You don't know that in those remote and wild places, the court's control is already weak, and coupled with the disaster, some places have already become chaotic...
"The Detective Department is almost overwhelmed. We have expanded the number of people at the beginning of this year. I wrote to you last month to ask if you were interested."
"Oh, there is such a thing."
"The imperial court is also in a hurry now. The Tian Family has decreed that a master like you can do whatever he wants when he comes in. He is guaranteed to be at the sixth level, and his meritorious service can lead to higher levels. This is a rare opportunity."
When he first traveled through time, Lu Jing would probably have been very excited to see an official with an iron job, but now that he has mastered martial arts and is one of the best in the world, he is no longer as enthusiastic about becoming an official.
After all, he is currently staying well in Wujiang City and has no interest in working for the emperor.
Yan Guangbo saw that Lu Jing was just drinking tea without answering. Knowing that the other party's mind had not changed, he couldn't force it. He could only cheer up and talk about the serious matter this time.
"Since you don't want to serve as an official, you can always do us a little favor... The old rule is that as long as you catch someone, you will be rewarded whether alive or dead."
"Who do you want to arrest?" Lu Jing became more energetic when he heard that there was money to be made.
He has spent nearly two-thirds of the previous 10,000 taels of silver reward in the past two years.
Although his internal strength is now able to balance his income and expenditure, his fall into the mortal world has stopped for a long time.
But these days, Lu Jing has taken a fancy to a body-protecting martial arts in Duobao Pavilion that is similar to the golden bell. It is also a fifth-grade martial art and is expensive, costing 24,000 taels of silver.
So he has been thinking about where to make more money recently.
As a result, Yan Guangbo arrived at the door.
"He is a newly added fugitive on the wanted list. His martial arts skills are not weak, and he has already entered the second-rate. However, he has not been in the second-rate for a long time, probably no more than half a year, but he has been saddled with many major cases. In just two months, At that time, he attacked and killed six imperial officials, and one was an imperial envoy who went to inspect the banditry.
"When I go out this time, Tiju and I have given a death order. If I can't bring anyone back, I don't have to go back."
After hearing this, Lu Jing felt that this opponent had come at the right time. His first-time second-rate opponent could hardly threaten him now, and it was just the right time for him to test what he had learned during this period.
The most important thing is that there is a silver reward to be won.
Lu Jing had already seen Yan Guangbo stretch out six fingers.
"Six thousand taels, this is the maximum amount that the company can approve. How about it? Are you interested in coming with me?"
"Where is he now?" Lu Jing asked again without rushing to agree.
"Our informants report that after he killed the people, he headed south from Chuanzhong Mansion. It seems that the direction of his escape is heading towards Wujiang City. We may be able to intercept him before that."
"How to cut it?"
Yan Guangbo took out a map and said, "If he wants to continue going south, he will have to cross the river. I have ordered the nearby docks to be on strict alert. He will definitely be discovered when he shows up. Besides..."
Yan Guangbo pointed to a location on the map, "Here, I deliberately left a door for him. This Yedu is forty miles north of Wujiang City. Usually there are not many people, mainly villagers. See other places The security is tight, and there is a high possibility that he will come here."
"We have already made a plan, but as you know, the department is very short of people right now, especially the experts, who have all been sent away to suppress the rebellion. I have no useful people around me, so..."
"Okay." Lu Jing finally agreed, "I'll go with you. When will we set off?"
"The sooner the better," Yan Guangbo breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, "You actually don't need to take too many things, we won't go too far. Moreover, my people and I also brought dry food and water. There are other things you might use on the road.”
"Oh, I'll go back to my residence to get weapons." Lu Jing said.
Half an hour later, Uncle Yan Guang, who was standing at the gate of the city, couldn't help but be dumbfounded when he saw Lu Jing striding towards him with a Zen staff.
"This...is this your weapon?"
"Yes, this cost two hundred taels of silver to make. It weighs seventy-nine pounds and is made entirely of hundred-refined refined iron." Lu Jing held in his hand the Zen staff carefully crafted for him by Blacksmith Fei.
"Okay." After all, Yan Guangbo is a well-informed person. He has seen weapons that are less popular than the Zen staff, so he quickly regained his composure after the initial surprise.
But soon he noticed another thing, "Where is your horse? If you don't have a horse, you can go to the inn to rent one."
"No, it's only forty miles. I'll use Qinggong to make sure I don't miss anything." Lu Jing said.
"…………"
Yan Guangbo tried to speak as tactfully as possible, "We...if we leave in a hurry, we may not have time to adjust your breathing and restore your internal strength."
"I know. Anyway, just let me help you catch the person. Don't worry too much about other things." Lu Jing said.
