Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 228 Promotion
Xiahou Hong used a total of two hundred Red Spirit Pills to exchange for a boat ticket from Jiankang to Sizhou.

Such a high price certainly has its reasons. The apricot yellow flag of "Prince of Linchuan" inserted on the bow is enough to deter all obstacles.

On the Shuixi Gate Tower, watching the Linchuan Throne ship slowly sailing out of Jiankang City, Tan Tai Po Lu asked in a deep voice: "General Chen, Xiahou Hong will be even harder to capture now that he has left the Jinling formation."

"Yeah." Chen Qingzhi was there too. He held onto the arrow stack and looked at the boat going away. "Just follow closely. No need to do anything."

"Just following but not catching," Tan Tai Po Lu asked puzzledly, "What's the point of that?"

"Follow him. If he goes to Sizhou to seek refuge with his father, let him go." Chen Qingzhi said, "If he goes somewhere else, stop him and drive him back to Sizhou."

"Ah?" Tan Tai Po Lu said nervously, "So he must see his father?"

"Yes." Chen Qingzhi nodded and said, "Give General Xiahou a chance to save his face. I believe he will understand the emperor's painstaking efforts and take the initiative to bring Xiahou Hong to surrender."

"What if he is determined to protect Xiahou Hong?" Tan Tai Po Lu asked softly.

"The Xiahou family controls two of the three fronts in the north, and the emperor is worried about how to get them to give up one front." Chen Qingzhi put his hands in his sleeves and sighed softly, "The emperor is indeed a great master, but he is too focused on maintaining domestic stability and not paying enough attention to the Northern Expedition."

"Alas. Who says it's not true?" Tan Tai Po Lu also nodded and said, "We have been calling for a northern expedition for two and a half years, but there is still no sign of progress."

"The generals only need to lead the troops to fight. The emperor has too many things to consider." Yu Tianmin, deputy chief of Zhiming Guard, said sarcastically.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and go." Chen Qingzhi waved his hand and said, "Be careful on the road and return safely."

"Yes." Tan Tai Po Lu and Yu Tian Min saluted together, then stood up and walked down the city wall, each boarded a speedboat, and chased after the Linchuan King's boat.

Chen Baxian looked worried and looked towards the north in disappointment, and it took him a long time to look away.

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A month passed in the blink of an eye.

The weather was getting really warm, and the people in the capital all changed into light clothes.

As usual, Ren Yuan and his three friends ate noodles at Uncle Bing's stall.

Alan carried the tray and served each of the four people a bowl of sour plum soup.

"This is what my mother made specially for our benefactors." The little girl said in a baby voice.

"Auntie Bing, you are too polite. If you continue like this, we won't dare to come here again." Chen Baxian said politely in a loud voice while taking a sip happily.

"It didn't cost any money. I made it myself." Aunt Bing said with a smile.

After Alan went to work elsewhere, Yang Zhong asked softly, "By the way, it's been a month, hasn't Xiahou Hong been caught yet?"

"Don't mention it, now he actually has bad news and good news." Ren Yuan said softly:

"The bad news is that the owner of the building said he fled to Sizhou."

"Ah, he was able to escape despite the tight net?" Chen Baxian exclaimed in amazement.

"He left Beijing on Xiao Hong's ship." Ren Yuan said, "No one dared to stop him."

"Fuck! Are you sending the criminal to escape so blatantly?" Chen Baxian spat.

"What about the good news?" Yang Zhong asked again.

"The good news is that Xiahou Kui has tied up Xiahou Hong and is personally escorting him to the capital. He will arrive soon." Ren Yuan replied:
"This is great. We have captured Xiahou Hong and saved the reputation of the Xiahou family. Xiahou Kui has also proved himself to be a loyal minister of the court. This will create a world where only our Gou Chen Si is hurt."

"Yes, our Gouchen Division has become a joke." Chen Baxian said unhappily: "Otherwise I would have thought that General Chen let him go on purpose." "Hey, don't talk nonsense." Yang Zhong gave him a blank look.

"But the case is finally closed." Chen Baxian bowed to Ren Yuan and smiled, "I can congratulate Deputy Captain Ren in advance."

"Haha, yes." Yang Zhong also smiled and bowed, "I'll need the deputy team leader's support in the future."

"Stop it, you two." Ren Yuan scolded with a smile, and he was quite happy.

If you become a deputy, you can learn one more magical power and receive an extra 100 shi salary every year. And you can also satisfy your vanity a little bit...

In fact, his contribution in the Red Spirit Pill case could have been recorded as a great merit long ago, but according to the rules of the Gou Chen Division, all rewards have to wait until the case is closed before they can be paid out, so it was delayed until today.

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The efficiency of the Gou Chen Si is still very high.

Two days later, Xiahou Hong was brought to justice. On the third day, Diwu Wei notified Ren Yuan to go to the Chief Clerk's Office to handle the promotion procedures.

"You're pretty fast, kid." Gongsun Lu checked the merit book and smiled as he wrote a new certificate for Ren Yuanshu. "You've been promoted to deputy team leader in less than two months. Keep up the good work."

"Thank you, Mr. Gongsun. I will try my best." Ren Yuan took the official certificate with a smile and went to the next room to exchange it for another badge.

The waist badges of the captain, deputy captain and ghostwriter are all made of copper, but with an official title engraved on them - captain and deputy captain of Team A.

After hanging the new badge on his waist, Ren Yuan came to Xuanji Tower again, showed the certificate issued by the Chief Clerk's Office, and entered the tower.

In the tower hall, there was still a single lamp, and it was dark and gloomy, and the hunchbacked old man was still the one who received him.

"Great, we meet again so soon?" The hunchbacked old man took his badge, looked at it, and shouted inside: "One portion of Jiuzhensan."

An old woman with a blue face and red eyelids handed out a porcelain bottle.

When Ren Yuan took the porcelain bottle, he also presented a heavy small jar. The old woman then smiled sinisterly and withdrew her hand.

"Let's go to the fourth floor. It's still the same as before." The hunchbacked old man handed Ren Yuan an oil lamp and reminded him kindly, "Your destiny god has been determined. It doesn't matter which door you enter. You don't need to bother choosing."

"Thank you." Ren Yuan thanked him and went upstairs.

As soon as he left, those ugly and weird old people gathered around the lamp and watched the old poison woman open the small jar. This time, Ren Yuan brought a jar of mercury.

"Mine, mine." The hunchbacked old man was overjoyed. He hugged the jar of mercury in his arms, picked up a bean-sized drop of mercury with his fingers, put it into his mouth and tasted it with great relish.

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On the other side, Ren Yuan also entered the room on the fourth floor.

Inside the room, there was still the dark and vast starry sky, and each star was a strange beast or a demon.

But this time it was much simpler than before. The other mythical beasts didn't even look at him. The Yinglong with wings on its back swooped down and rushed into his body.

When he got to the inner world, Ren Yuan could see more clearly. He saw that this Yinglong was a lot bigger than the last one. The horns on its head were longer, and the scales on its body were more shining, as if it was more mature.

The subsequent process remained the same. The Three Corpses and Nine Insects could not wait to fly up and wanted to devour Yinglong who had intruded into this world, but they were firmly blocked by the clear light emitted by the Shangqing Jade Talisman. They could only watch as the Twenty-Four True Beings, with the help of the six Taoist priests, beat Yinglong to death.

As Yinglong turned into thousands of golden lights, which sprinkled on Ren Yuan's body, he also gained the fourth magical power -

He can create many avatars at the same time to confuse his opponent, and hide among them, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Each avatar can imitate his moves, although they are not powerful, but the sound, light and electricity effects are very bluffing.

Ren Yuan named it 'Thousands of Incarnations'!
ps.6000 monthly tickets plus more
(End of this chapter)