Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 165 Chen Qingzhi

Thousand miles on the ship.

A white light flashed, and Chen Lingzhi also got on board.

She first asked Chen Baxian with a smile: "How is it, are you satisfied with your stay?"

"Very satisfied, the service is very thoughtful." Chen Baxian praised: "If you send another girl, I can live here forever!"

"Haha, that's wishful thinking." Chen Lingzhi asked the princess again, "Is the Crown Prince not suspicious?"

"Of course, don't you see who I am?" Xiao Yuhuan said proudly, "I arranged it myself, so it must be perfect!"

"Does 'perfect' mean that a princess with great magical powers fell into the water?" Chen Lingzhi said, covering his forehead.

"Ah, the princess actually has great magical powers, isn't that amazing? She's even more powerful than my master!" The little monk gave enough emotional value and said in amazement: "She's obviously about the same age as me, no, she looks younger than me today, but she already has great magical powers, isn't that incredible?!"

"Alright, too much is as bad as too little." Xiao Yuhuan blushed, and stopped the little monk from flattering her. She explained to them, "My magical powers are not acquired through practice, nor by taking external pills, so they cannot be judged by common sense."

"There are rumors in the capital now that the princess is trying to fake her death and escape from the palace." Chen Lingzhi said speechlessly.

"Hey, that's a good idea." The princess was inspired and said, "Let's try it later."

"You know you can't escape." Chen Lingzhi sighed.

"Oh, yes..." The princess nodded dejectedly, her pride diminishing. "It's so boring to talk to you, you always like to spoil the fun."

Then he looked around and asked, "Where are the ship owner and Lao Yang? Why don't they come on board to praise me?"

"As the saying goes, 'a brief absence is better than a new marriage', and he hasn't seen his wife for almost three months. The second son will definitely be busy tonight, so it would be great if he could show up one last time." Chen Baxian said with a smile:

"As for my third brother, he was too cautious. He was worried that someone in the Siguo Courtyard might be watching him and find out that his body disappeared when he boarded the ship, exposing the Youxian Pillow and killing us all. So he didn't dare to board the ship."

"Just let him rest assured." Chen Lingzhi smiled faintly and said, "The Youxian Pillow will not be exposed."

"Oh?" Chen Baxian suddenly realized, "Because you are the one who is responsible for monitoring us?"

"Smart." Chen Lingzhi nodded and smiled, "I'm just pretending, so you can rest assured."

"That's easy. We are one family. You can look at us as you like." Chen Baxian chuckled and asked, "How long will we stay in the Reflection House? How will we be dealt with? Does the higher-ups have an attitude now?"

"Although your case is an imperial case, it is not a big deal." Chen Lingzhi said cautiously: "Just stay at home for a while. After Donghun Hou is caught, it will be much easier to operate."

"Don't worry, I have asked my royal brother to plead for you. You will be out soon." Princess Yongkang said proudly.

Naturally, he received another wave of praise, and his status on the ship rose rapidly.

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in reality.

Inside the Gouchensi Yamen, not far from the Siguoyuan, there is a Zuoyin Garden.

The garden is not very big and looks ordinary from the outside. There are bamboos and banana trees in the garden, and a stone path leading to five tiled houses with corridors.

At this time, the light in the east room was still on. The furnishings in the room were extremely simple. Apart from various bamboo slips and books, there was not even a single painting or calligraphy.

The only thing that has nothing to do with books is a set of Go.

A middle-aged scholar with a well-cut temple, eyebrows painted in ink, and a refined demeanor, sat upright beside the chessboard, listening quietly to the report of the Fifth Dimension. He was wearing an ordinary white cloth robe, and his hair was meticulously wrapped with a white towel, which was exactly the same as the outfit of the Fifth Dimension when he first appeared, but in terms of both appearance and inner qualities, it was obviously better.

In fact, the way Diwuwei dressed outside was to imitate him, because he was Diwuwei's idol, Chen Qingzhi, the Supervisor of the Bureau and the Lord of the Gouchen Army.

After returning to Beijing, Diwuwei stopped doing his imitation show and obediently put on a military officer's uniform and came to report his experience of the business trip to Chen Qianzhi.

It was called a report, but in fact he was just reading a manuscript. However, Chen Qingzhi was very well-mannered and did not ask him to give it to me for my own reading. He did not interrupt him at all until the Fifth Dimension finished reading, then he nodded with satisfaction and said:

"You've worked hard, and the mission was accomplished successfully. I'll give everyone a few days off so you can have a good rest."

The Fifth Dimension was relieved at this moment, because in Nangong's report, the part about Ren Yuan and others deliberately letting Donghun Hou go was changed to that they were trying to stop tomb robbers, and as a result, Donghun Hou escaped during the fight.

This was inconsistent with his previous report to Chen Lingzhi. Chen Shuai had a keen eye, and the Fifth Dimension did not believe that he could get away with it, so he specially prepared a statement and wrote it on the palm of his hand.

But I didn't expect Chen Qingzhi to not even mention this...

"Marshal Chen, you are too kind. Without capturing Donghun Hou, it cannot be considered a success." He quickly shook his head and said modestly.

"It's normal. The Corpse King was abandoned by the Three Realms. He is outside the Six Paths, and even the spirits can't predict his whereabouts." Chen Qingzhi smiled and comforted him, "After Donghun Hou gained his freedom, he hasn't committed any crimes, so it's normal that he can't be found."

"Chen Shuai must be under a lot of pressure, right?" the Fifth Dimension asked with concern.

"Not bad." Chen Qingzhi smiled and said, "This is the art of reporting. Although in fact we couldn't find him despite a massive search, we can also say that it was because of our strict defense that Donghun Hou didn't dare to show his head."

"Yes, I have learned something new." The Fifth Dimension felt a little uneasy, as if there was something else behind Chen Shuai's words.

"It's useless to learn it, you will forget it anyway." Chen Qingzhi smiled and said seriously: "But the fact that Donghunhou has not shown up is definitely not a good thing."

"Yes." The Fifth Dimension nodded and said, "It is said that zombies are born from the resentment and bad luck of heaven and earth. Even the zombie king has limited intelligence. It should be difficult for him to suppress the violence in his body. He must vent it with the blood of all living beings. It has been several months since the incident. How could Donghunhou hold back and not show his head?"

"Avi, you hit the nail on the head." Chen Qingzhi praised: "Donghun Hou was stupid and irritable when he was alive. Normally, he would not have been able to endure for so long, so the current situation is very abnormal."

"Did he get killed by someone?"

"No." Chen Qingzhi shook his head confidently and said, "Judging from the condition of his head, he is still alive and well."

"Then it is controlled by someone." The Fifth Dimension said softly.

"Yeah, I think so too." Chen Qingzhi sighed and said, "What I'm most afraid of is that someone will use his identity to cause trouble, which would be a big trouble."

"Yes, there is only a thief who can steal for a thousand days, but there is no such thing as a thief on guard against thieves for a thousand days." The fifth dimension also sighed.

"If an enemy comes, we will fight him with our generals; if a flood comes, we will block it with earth." Chen Qingzhi put the matter aside for the time being and asked, "You said you met the successor of Master Lu?"

"Yes." The Fifth Dimension nodded, flipped through a few pages of the report and confirmed: "The man's name is Bao Ren, he has already broken the cauldron into a pill, and I helped him a little."

"Well, since he is practicing inner alchemy, we should help him if we can." Chen Qingzhi nodded and asked, "How old is he?"

"In my seventies."

"What a pity." Chen Qingzhi sighed, "At his age, it will be difficult for him to make further progress."

"But it's good, so we don't have to repeat the mistakes of Master Lu Tian." As he spoke, a trace of sadness appeared in his deep eyes, "The future of the Taoist sect is certainly important, but what's more important is to preserve the last bit of fire in the present."

(End of this chapter)