flstandardbreds Chapter 113 The King Has a Sharp Tongue
Chapter 113 The King Has a Sharp Tongue
Jiang Yubai pursed his lips, watching her eyes flash with a barely perceptible nervousness, "No, I'm a demon."
Hua Qingran smiled gently, a smile that made him lose his mind just like the one he saw her for the first time that night, but with more sincerity, "I guessed it."
"Can I come back to you?"
"Sure, but I have to go back to Wuchuan. My home is on Changle Street in Liuchun City."
"Okay, I'll come find you in a month and a half at the latest." Jiang Yubai took one last look at her, turned and left, with demonic aura gathering around him.
He was no longer visible. Hua Qingran stood by the window, looked at the clouds in the sky, lost in thought for a moment, then packed up and went to check out.
Jiang Yubai traveled quickly all the way and returned to the cold river in Yingshan three days later. He transformed into his original form and soaked in the river water.
The aura of the great demon spread out, and no demon within a hundred miles could get close.
Wanjiezhu looked at the big dragon in the water, turned into a white furry little ball, stretched out his short hands and touched his horns tremblingly.
The dog host really turned into a dragon.
Jiang Yubai opened his eyes, his pupils were red, and a coldness flashed in his eyes when he saw the strange thing, but when he sensed a familiar breath, he slapped it away with his tail.
What does this stupid bead want to do now?
The Pearl of All Worlds was slapped into a pile of grass on the shore with a "pop", and it bounced twice before stopping and turning back into a pearl.
The dog host was so fierce that he beat the dog back to its original form just because it was curious.
The cold river water flowed by, suppressing the restlessness of the big dragon.
The Pearl of All Worlds rolled around on the grass again and again, and fell asleep when it was tired.
The mid-spring breeze blows by, the fragrance of grass and trees sways, and flowers on the river bank compete for beauty.
The giant dragon in the river broke out of the water, fell to the ground and transformed, with a tail still remaining on its lower body.
Wanjiezhu, who was sleeping soundly in the bushes, was awakened by the water droplets and said in a rather resentful voice, "Host."
Jiang Yubai glanced at it calmly, and used his dragon tail to roll it in front of him, "Can it transform?"
"I can always do it, I'm just too lazy to transform."
Jiang Yubai let go of it, and the Pearl of All Worlds fell to the ground.
"Let's go." Upon hearing this, Jiang Yubai turned into a ball of evil spirit and disappeared in front of the Pearl of All Worlds.
Beyond the range of ten feet, the Pearl of All Worlds was forced to teleport to his side.
Jiang Yubai stopped after landing in a dense forest.
"My lord, are you looking for me?" A big yellow tiger poked its head out from the side.
"Yes." Jiang Yubai's fingertips moved slightly, and six talisman papers floated in front of Da Hu. "Find five big monsters, transform them into human forms, and stick talisman papers on them. I'll wait for you in the capital."
After saying this, Jiang Yubai disappeared.
Da Hu leaned against the tree trunk to rub the itch on his back, then transformed into a sturdy man, took the talisman paper, and went to look for other monsters.
Jiang Yubai was very fast, covering a great distance every day, and arrived outside the capital city a few days later.
A black bird flew to the branch next to Jiang Yubai and chirped non-stop.
Passersby cast curious glances.
Jiang Yubai went around behind the tree, a piece of talisman paper flew up, a white light flashed, and he and the black bird disappeared behind the tree.
"My lord, this is what I got from the study of the old man in the Lin family." Several letters and papers suddenly appeared in the black bird's mouth, and the letters fell into Jiang Yubai's hands.
"Old Man Lin cooperated with the evil demons of Black Mountain to kidnap children and women for money. He also colluded with many officials to send the kidnapped people out of Xin State as slaves or sell them to brothels."
"Also, Old Man Lin sent a lot of demon catchers and evil demons to kill a man named Hua Qingran a few days ago. The demon catchers and evil demons have been distributed all over Xin Country to look for Hua Qingran."
Jiang Yubai's eyes were slightly cold.
"The things I just gave you contain letters and a list of officials."
Jiang Yubai glanced sideways, "Did you hear that?"
"I heard it, my king!" Six big monsters suddenly emerged from the tree.
"Go and kill the demon catchers and evil demons sent by the Lin family. They have all been chased by the Lin family before. You are all familiar with the aura of the Lin family's demon catchers. If you succeed, you will get five spiritual fruits for each demon."
Jiang Yubai pulled off the treasure bag from his waist, "Talisman paper, if you can't beat them, just throw them away. I won't go all the way to collect your bodies."
"I understand!" The king had a sharp tongue.
"Keep exploring." Jiang Yubai pasted another piece of talisman paper on the black bird.
The black bird flew away, and the six monsters left. Jiang Yubai tied a purse around his waist again, read the paper in his hand, put it into his wide sleeves, and then entered the city.
Joining the crowd, Jiang Yubai went to Sheng'an Street.
"Wait." A deep voice suddenly came from the crowd, and a slightly wrinkled hand grabbed Jiang Yubai's sleeve.
Jiang Yubai turned sideways and glanced at the owner of the hand, "Is there anything wrong, old man?"
The man looked to be about fifty or sixty years old, with sharp eyes, a solemn expression, gray hair, and a straight back. He was half a head shorter than Jiang Yubai.
"Are you a demon?"
Upon hearing this, passers-by retreated three feet away, their faces filled with fear.
Jiang Yubai frowned slightly and let him look at him, "Why do you think so? Don't wrongly accuse me, old man."
The old man looked at him, his lips moved, and finally said: "You can go now. I was wrong. I'm sorry."
Jiang Yubai nodded, "Junior, take your leave."
Jiang Yubai turned a corner under the man's gaze, stopped in front of an alley, and hid himself in the shadows.
Around noon, a middle-aged man wearing a third-rank scarlet official uniform with scattered flowers and a gold-embroidered belt buckle around his waist came back with two attendants.
"Dai can't lose." Jiang Yubai came out from the shadows and spoke.
When Dai Sheng saw him, he was surprised and then overjoyed, "Brother Jiang, it's you. You haven't changed at all in ten years. You are still as handsome as a jade tree!"
"Why did you come to the capital? Come on, let's go into the mansion and have a chat!"
Jiang Yubai nodded upon hearing this and went into the mansion with him.
"Go, prepare some wine and food!" Dai Sheng ordered his servants.
"Yes!"
The servants in the mansion served the dishes. Dai Sheng pulled Jiang Yubai to sit down and poured him a glass of wine. "You never come here for no reason. What are you here for this time?"
More than ten years ago, Dai Sheng and Jiang Yubai became friends when they were studying at the Yingchuan Academy. Even the dean of the academy thought Jiang Yubai was a genius, saying that his talent surpassed that of other scholars and that his words were of the highest quality.
It's a pity that he has no intention of entering the officialdom. If he had, he would have already reached the highest position in the government.
Jiang Yubai took something out of his sleeve and pushed it in front of Dai Sheng, "Take a look."
Jiang Yubai has been in Yingshan for many decades, either studying or simply observing people. In the last ten years, he got to know the dai phoenix.
After Dai Sheng passed the imperial examination and became an official, he still missed his good friend Jiang Yubai and wrote letters to Yingchuan from time to time. Jiang Yubai seldom replied, and when he did, he only replied with four words - everything is fine.
Dai Sheng opened the letter and his brows furrowed more and more as he read.
"With the evidence before us, can we arrest all the officials mentioned in the letter?"
"But this involves a demon catcher and a demon. This is not the responsibility of the Dali Temple. We have to discuss this with the Demon Catchers. And it just so happens that the demon catcher involved is the leader of the Demon Catchers."
Jiang Yubai took a sip of wine, "Recently, many factions in the Monster Catching Alliance are dissatisfied with the Lin family. We can just spread the news. The old man of the Hua family hates evil and the head of the Zhang family hates turbidity the most. With these two families taking the lead, the Lin family can be attacked from all sides."
"Okay." Dai Sheng slapped the table and stood up. "Brother Jiang, do you want to come with me to visit the Hua and Zhang families?"
Jiang Yubai shook his head. "I won't go. You just came back from work, so you must be hungry. It won't be too late to go after you have lunch."
"I won't be in Beijing for long. Haven't you often written to me and asked me when we could meet again? If we miss it, we won't know when we can meet again."