This was the first time that Tong Bo came to Tingwei Mansion at three o'clock in the morning. The entire government office stood alone in the center of a hundred acres of open space. There was nothing around it except an official road leading to the palace in the east. It looked desolate. And desolate; the yellow wooden plaque with the words "Tingwei Mansion" engraved on the main entrance has grown a little moss, obviously no one has maintained it for a long time. The two gatekeepers in front of the door were dressed in red uniforms, holding iron rulers in their hands, standing expressionless like wooden figures.
"Brothers, please tell me that Tong Bo wants to see Lord Ghost Face." Tong Bo stepped forward and cupped his hands towards the two Yamen Guards.
"We adults are not here. If you have anything to discuss tomorrow." A government guard on the left waved his hand towards Tong Bo impatiently.
"Brother, I understand the rules. I have something important to do with Lord Ghostface, so please be accommodating." With a smile on his face, Tong Bo took out a piece of broken silver and stuffed it into the hand of the yamen guard on the left: "Hey! If I had known better, I would have turned it in. Another waste of money."
"Well! This friend is quite good." The yamen guard on the left weighed the money a few times, bit it with his teeth, nodded with satisfaction, and said to the yamen guard on the right: "Second son, take this Come in, friends."
"Come with me." The yamen guard named Erzi lazily pushed open the big black iron door and reluctantly walked in, mumbling something.
"It seems like this kid was bullied quite badly." Tong Bo smiled secretly in his heart and ignored it, followed by the Yamen Guard who called Er Zi and walked in.
"Hmph, friends, please don't look around when you come here. If you shouldn't ask, don't ask. Our Lord Ghost Face is currently in Netherworld Palace. I will go in and inform you later, and you will wait in front of the door." Er Zi whispered in Tong Bo's ear. chanting.
"Don't worry, I understand the rules." Tong Bo said perfunctorily to the two sons, but his eyes were not honest. He entered through the front door for the first time, and of course he wanted to take a good look at the appearance of Tingwei Mansion.
Along the corridor of the main entrance, two people came face to face. The person on the left is wearing a standard gold-threaded Qilin Ting uniform, with an iron ruler on his back, and a black wolf mask on his face, with only a pair of sleepy eyes showing that don't match his mask.
The person on the right is wearing a gray shorts. He is neither handsome nor ugly. If you put this person into the huge crowd, he will be the least noticeable one.
However, Tong Bo saw his resentful eyes always staring at him, and felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart: "Do I know this person?"
"The humble Zheng Erniu has seen Master Wolfcatcher." Unknowingly, Erzi and Tong Bo collided head-on with the two of them.
"Hmm!" Langmian said "hum" and walked forward without looking at Zheng Erniu. However, the man on the right looked at Tong Bo with strange eyes from time to time.
"Ha!" Erzi patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "I was scared to death. The adult on the left just now is the wolf hunter in the three eagle hunts. Among the three hunter hunts, he is the hardest to talk to."
"Stop!" Just when Zheng Erniu breathed a sigh of relief, there was a cold shout from behind.
"I wonder what your orders are?" Zheng Erniu trembled when he heard the cold shout and asked tremblingly.
"Second son, who is the person next to you? Don't you know that Nether Palace is the important place of my Tingwei Mansion? How can you bring outsiders in at will?" Lang Zao stared at Zheng Erniu with a pair of eyes that seemed not to be awake.
"Sir, this friend is a close friend of Lord Ghost Face. I have something to ask for. His humble position only requires him to wait in front of the Nether Palace and will not let him in." Zheng Erniu explained quickly.
"That won't work either." Wolf Cat took out the iron ruler from his waist and walked slowly over step by step. His whole body was covered with a gray layer of wolf-shaped inner energy. Tong Bo could clearly feel it, it was a kind of indomitable force. The breath of fear of death.
"Tch! How come there are countless disputes wherever you go?" Tong Bo stood with his hands behind his back, his brows slightly furrowed, and a hidden weapon that looked like a black bead appeared in his palm.
"Boy, stop." At this critical moment when the two were confronting each other, Ghost Face's voice came over.
"Hmph!" Wolf Cat snorted coldly, dissipating all the energy in his body: "Brother, even if this person is your friend, it is just a personal friendship between you, and it is not the reason for him to enter Tingwei Mansion."
"Second brother, can't you change your stubborn temper?" Ghost Face spread his hands helplessly: "It's true that Xiangyun is my friend, but he is also the guard of the Xuanwu Academy of the Jingwei Mansion. It's natural to come here this time. I have official business, and Master Zhi has already received the order."
"Brother, I was rash just now, I'm sorry." Wolf Cat turned around and bowed his hand to Tong Bo, then turned and left without waiting for Tong Bo to speak.
"Kid, your sworn brother is quite interesting." Tong Bo shrugged helplessly: "Aren't you interrogating Zhang and Ge? Why did you get out?"
"He's just like this, he can't rub sand in his eyes, just get used to it." Ghost Face smiled and scolded: "You still have the nerve to say, if I don't come out again and let you hand over here, this Tingwei Mansion will have to be demolished by you. .”
"By the way, who was that person with your adopted brother just now?" Tong Bo patted his head: "I almost missed this person because of all the fuss he made just now."
"I'm not very clear. It is said that he is a subordinate of Murong Li, the king of Yan County, and he came here to do something with his favor." Ghost Face patted Tong Bo on the shoulder: "Come with me, it's the two judges now. At this critical moment; Erzi, Xiangyun’s identity must not be leaked."
"Yes, sir." Zheng Erniu was covered in cold sweat and retreated.
Three large round wooden tables were placed in the originally small courtyard of Ye Mansion. Three or five servants were shuttled in the narrow gaps between the tables, busy cleaning the tables, setting up chairs, and serving cold dishes. What a joy.
Ye Hu was wearing a purple-red outer robe draped over a red undershirt. His black hair was rarely tied up with a purple-red cloth belt. With his dark and handsome face, he lost a bit of his usual seriousness as a guard. It feels a little more elegant.
"Master Ye, congratulations on the day you and Sinong's daughter have set for a happy marriage."
"Congratulations, congratulations. Mr. Zhang and Mr. Li, please come inside." Ye Hu stood in front of the courtyard door to greet the guests who arrived one after another.
"Look, Mr. Ye is really a talented person, and he will have a bright future when he marries Sinong's daughter."
"That's right, haven't you heard? Soon, Mr. Ye will be officially promoted to Commander-in-Chief of the Left Camp of the Imperial Guard."
As time went by, the originally deserted courtyard gradually became lively. Since the banquet had not yet started, the guests at the round wooden table also started talking in twos and threes.
"Sir, the Master of the Xuanwu Academy of the Jingwei Palace, Ruoshui, has come to congratulate you on my father's behalf." A commoner boy whispered in Ye Hu's ear.
"I know, let's go down." As soon as Ye Hu waved his hand towards the boy, Si Ruoshui came into his eyes.
She was still dressed in silver fir, her hair tied up, and her cold eyes looked so calm, without a trace of emotion.
An Dafang, who accompanied Si Ruoshui behind him, handed over a vermilion gift box: "Dafang, the leader of my family, congratulates Ye Huwei on his engagement."
"Chief An is so polite. Thank you Commander Si for me." Ye Hu said to An Da Fang, but kept his eyes on Si Ruoshui: "Ruoshui, I want to be alone with you..."
"Chief An, let's go." Si Ruoshui walked straight towards the courtyard without even looking at Ye Hu. An Dafang hugged Ye Hu's fists and followed in.
Ye Hu looked at Si Ruoshui's pretty figure with a melancholy look in his eyes.
"Brother Da Fang, Master of the Division, this way?" Liu Ningshi, who had already taken her seat, had no familiar guests in Ye Mansion. She was sitting alone at a round table next to the main table. She suddenly saw An Da Fang and Si Ruoshui waved to them happily.
An Dafang also waved towards Liu Ningshi: "Master, let's go sit over there."
"Yeah!" Si Ruoshui nodded expressionlessly.
"Ning Shi, why are you here too?" An Dafang adjusted his clothes and sat on the chair next to Liu Ningshi. Si Ruoshui also sat down next to An Dafang.
"I'm not steward Qin, so I'm forced to come to the banquet on behalf of the Liu family." Liu Ningshi pouted: "It would be great if my father or second brother were here. I don't like to come to such an occasion."
"Ning Shi, don't worry. Our Xuanwu Academy has joined forces with Tingwei Mansion to search for your father's whereabouts. I believe there will be news soon." An Dafang patted his chest confidently.
"Thank you, brother Da Fang, for helping Ning Shi these days." Liu Ningshi smiled at An Da Fang.
"Uh-huh!" Si Ruoshui on the side cleared his throat: "Chief An, the secrets in the house must not be disclosed to outsiders."
"Housemaster, I..." An Dafang was speechless when Si Ruoshui said this.
"It doesn't matter. Brother Da Fang, you don't have to break the rules for Ning Shi." Liu Ningshi glared at Si Ruoshui.
Si Ruoshui didn't seem to see it and turned his head. An Dafang sat between the two women. Although he had an awkward smile on his face, he could feel the strong smell of gunpowder.
Fortunately, at this time, Ye Wuyan, who was at the head table, was holding the wine bottle and slowly stood up from the chair: "Thank you all friends for coming to Xiao'er's engagement banquet. Wu Yan is here to do it first as a token of respect."
Ye Wuyan drank it all in one gulp and said loudly: "Friends, please have a good drink and return home with a happy heart."
The Netherworld Pavilion is located behind the main court of Tingwei Palace, covering an area of one-third of the palace, and is divided into three floors. Those imprisoned on the first floor are just ordinary chicken and dog thieves and petty thieves; those on the second floor are imprisoned.
There are some murderers and robbers, bandits and water bandits; and the third floor is the core area of the entire Nether Palace, which is full of criminal thieves and serious criminals of the country.
"Xiangyun, my Netherworld Palace is much more exciting than the Xuanwu Courtyard where you patrol all day long. I think you should stop patrolling at night and come to the Netherworld Palace instead." Unknowingly, Tong Bo has followed Ghost Face. Came to the third floor.
"Hmph! The ghostly howling sounds under the torture instruments on the first and second floors are really boring. Only the third floor has some flavor." Tong Bo looked disdainful.
"Xiangyun, I'm just joking with you to liven up the atmosphere. Don't be so serious?" Ghost Face pointed inward: "Zhang Da and Ge Er are locked in the innermost cell."
