Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 304 Jiankang Elvis
Su Xiaoxiao cooked a table of delicious food to reward her younger brothers and sisters who had not been home for a long time.

Seeing Ren Yuan and Chen Baxian scraping away the food at the bottom of their plates like reincarnated ghosts, Su Xiaoxiao smiled happily and said, "Why, is the food at Gou Chen Si bad?"

"Oh, it has nothing to do with Gou Chen Si. Hasn't he been a fake monk in Guangzhai Temple?" Chen Baxian said with a burp, "I eat vegetarian food every day, without any meat. I am really craving meat."

"Can't you just say that it's because your sister's cooking skills are just too good?" Su Xiaoxiao giggled and stood up to add more dishes for them.

Chen Baxian poured a cup of wine for the civet cat and said with a smile, "Come on, Cat King, let's have a drink."

"Drink then, who's afraid of who?" The civet cat picked up the wine cup with its paws and clinked glasses with Chen Baxian.

He couldn't hold his liquor, and his drinking habits were even worse. After three cups of wine, he started bragging about Boyi.

"I'm not bragging to you. I now have three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines, and I have over a thousand brothers under my command! I'm always surrounded by people wherever I go, and I'm so powerful. Even dogs have to call me king when they see me."

"Really?" Chen Baxian smacked his lips in admiration and said, "Elvis is truly an idol of my generation."

"There's no cat demon in such a big city like Jiankang, so why are you so arrogant?" Even the master A Yao couldn't stand it anymore.

"Of course there are, but they are no match for me, who eats the Emperor's Flowing Juice for his meals." Wen Li stretched out his front paws, showing off his muscles and said, "Even if they are combined, they are no match for me!"

"The main thing is that the powerful cat demons were killed by the Gou Chensi at the beginning of the year." Su Xiaoxiao brought out a large plate of chicken and rice and exposed its true colors, saying, "In fact, with Wenli's arrogance, he should have been targeted by the Gou Chensi, but he has someone above him."

"Good guy, Yuan, you have also become a protective umbrella." Chen Baxian couldn't help laughing.

Ren Yuan could only smile bitterly and said, "If it dares to do evil, I will catch it anyway."

"Don't worry, I know what's going on." Wen Li pouted and said, "I always uphold justice and never bully cats. Otherwise, I wouldn't be admired by all the cats and unify Jiankang."

"So, every movement in Jiankang City is under your nose?" Chen Baxian asked with a smile.

"Of course!" Wen Li patted his chest and said, "From the inner courtyard of the imperial palace to the thatched cottages of ordinary people, as long as there are cats, there are spies of mine."

"Is it really that magical? I don't believe it." Chen Baxian said deliberately.

"If you don't believe me, just ask me. I can find out everything that's happening in one night!" The cat blew his beard and glared, saying, "If I can't find out, I'll write the word '王' upside down!"

"Well, let me ask you a simple question." Chen Baxian finally revealed his true intentions and said, "Where do those dealers who buy ground frost all over the world transport it to?"

"Just wait for me!" The civet cat did what he said, jumped onto the wall, and went there in a hurry.

"Oh, what a stupid thing." Ren Yuan sighed.

Chen Qingzhi threw the task to Diwuwei, Diwuwei threw it to himself, he threw it to Chen Baxian, and Chen Baxian actually threw it to Wenli... In the end, it was Mao Mao who bore everything.

After dinner, the family chatted until late at night before returning to their rooms.

Chen Baxian followed Ren Yuan into the house...

Su Xiaoxiao's eyes almost popped out, and she asked A Yao in a low voice: "What's going on?"

A Yao also looked depressed and said: "Hey, it's a long story..."

"Brother, could you please be more careful? How will sister look at us?" Inside the room, Ren Yuan said helplessly.

"I've noticed it. Sister Su doesn't sleep at night. If I sneak in at night and she sees me, she'll think of something wrong." Chen Baxian argued. "No, can't you wait a day?" Ren Yuan said speechlessly, "Practice again when you get back to the government office."

"Then won't we go home later?" Chen Baxian blinked while lying on the bed.

"..." Ren Yuan was helpless. He took out the Youxian pillow and was about to lie down when the civet cat jumped in from the window and said excitedly, "Come on, I found them."

"So fast?" Chen Baxian's expression brightened up. He immediately jumped up from the bed and was about to follow Wen Li out.

But seeing that Ren Yuan had no intention of moving, he hurriedly urged him, "Hurry up and go."

"This is the task I gave you." Ren Yuan reminded him.

"No, do you trust a weakling like me to go out alone at night?" Chen Baxian pulled him up from the bed without saying anything and said, "There are so many masters in the capital, any one of them can kill me."

"The problem is, I'm not that strong." Ren Yuan said with a wry smile.

"It's okay. As long as you go, I will definitely follow you." Chen Baxian smiled and said, "I will feel at ease as long as I have my sister with me."

Although they made rapid progress, they were still no match for A-Yao. Within a year of arriving in Beijing, she had already defeated all the opponents in the Gou-Chen Division.

Of course, a few guard masters were the exception. They were proud of their status and would not compete with her.

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As a result, Su Xiaoxiao also joined in the fun and went out with them.

Wenli led the four people to run while explaining the situation: "As soon as I assigned the task, a cat soon reported that he saw those dealers pushing carts to the dock to trade, and they sold all the ground frost to a big ship."

"That's amazing! Even cats know ground frost." Chen Baxian couldn't help but praise.

"Who can't smell such a pungent smell?" Wen Li rolled her eyes at him and then said proudly, "Besides, there is a magic array on the ship, so ordinary people can't see it at all. But we cats can even see ghosts, don't even think about escaping our eyes."

He led everyone to the river, where he saw a big black cat squatting beside the river. When it heard the civet's movements, it came over quickly, pointing ahead and meowing.

"Heading towards Xuanwu Lake," Wenli said in a deep voice. He then ordered the black cat to lead the way, and with the guidance of the other cats, they caught up with the target.

On the calm water surface, I saw a long trail of water slowly spreading to both sides, but there was no trace of a boat. It was really a bit weird.

Ren Yuan and Chen Baxian opened their third eye and only then saw the outline of a sand ship, vaguely appearing on the water.

"There's no way around it. This must be a big case." Chen Baxian said excitedly, "Would a good person be so secretive?"

"Maybe it's a trade secret." Ren Yuan was just arguing, but in his heart he agreed with Chen Baxian's judgment. Such a large blinding array is very rare, and it is probably only the skilled craftsmen of the royal family who can make it.

Everyone followed the invisible ship all the way to Xuanwu Lake.

At that time, Xuanwu Lake was connected to the Yangtze River, and its area was ten times larger than that of later times. It was dark and foggy, and once a boat entered, it was impossible to find its shadow.

But this did not pose a problem for Ren Yuan. When he was tracking in the river just now, he had secretly attached a tracking symbol to the stern of the boat.

When the boat went far away, Su Xiaoxiao summoned the Oil-Walled Car, turned it into an Oil-Walled Boat, and sailed into Xuanwu Lake with four people on board.

Ren Yuan silently sensed the location of the tracking talisman. He thought the other party would leave Jiankang, but unexpectedly the boat stopped in the middle of the lake.

(End of this chapter)