Catching Monsters

Chapter 138: Guardian Jiang (Additional Update)

"I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties in this operation."

"Fortunately, His Majesty had the foresight to arrange a large number of elite cavalry in the palace in advance."

"Otherwise, your majesty might be fine, but we will definitely not survive."

In the room of the inn, Xu Xiaogang was sitting at the desk. He was wrapped in bandages all over his body. His injuries looked quite exaggerated, but they were all superficial injuries with no damage to his internal organs.

With his physical fitness at the sixth level of the innate realm of martial arts, he will be able to recover quickly.

Jiang Yun was lying on the bed resting, with ointment applied on the wounds on his body.

"Is Xu Suwen okay?" Jiang Yun asked while lying on the bed.

Xu Xiaogang shook his head and said, "Don't worry. My sister followed them to deal with the leader of the Red Lotus Cult. She was just controlled by an illusion for a while. When she woke up, the rebels of the Red Lotus Cult were almost all dead. What could happen?"

He poured a glass of water and took a sip. The wounds on his body tore a little, and he grimaced in pain: "Hey, it's a good thing that Captain Yang knew that you were undercover in the Red Lotus Sect before."

"Otherwise, Linglong is your maid, and our colleagues have all seen her. I'm afraid you can't escape responsibility."

Jiang Yun, who was lying in bed recuperating, didn't care about it at all. He laughed and then sighed. Linglong was caught by the imperial court and she might not survive.

He couldn't help but shook his head.

"You should lie down and rest for a while."

"There's only one bed. If you lie down, how can I lie down?" Xu Xiaogang rolled his eyes at Jiang Yun, but even though he said that, his body was very honest.

"You squeeze in, I'll take a nap too."

Soon, snoring sounds were heard in the room. This guy was so tired that he fell asleep in seconds.

Suddenly, there was a soft knocking sound on the wall of the next room.

That was the room he had arranged for Linglong. Jiang Yun frowned slightly, endured the injuries on his body, slowly stood up, and walked to the door of the next room.

When I opened the door, I didn't expect Linglong to be sitting inside.

Just like usual, he was wearing a plain white dress, sitting by the window, frowning slightly.

hiss.

How did this rebel leader get out?

Jiang Yun was stunned for a moment. Linglong turned her head to look at her and asked calmly, "What's wrong? Are you surprised to see me? Are you not happy that I escaped?"

Jiang Yun took a deep breath, hurried into the house, bowed with both hands, and said, "This subordinate greets the leader!"

"Master, you came out safely. I am so happy."

"To be honest, I am thinking about how to rescue the leader."

"did not expect……"

"How about I immediately arrange for you to leave the capital?"

Linglong shook her head slightly and said, "Don't bother me. I just came to see you."

Meet yourself?

Is he looking for trouble?

After all, when the fight broke out, he did not attack Xiao Yuzheng. Of course, he had already thought of an excuse at this moment.

Linglong should accept the statement that it would have been difficult for her to attack Xiao Yuzheng under the protection of so many people at that time.

Thinking about this, Jiang Yun asked in a low voice: "Why does the leader want to see me?"

"I don't know either." Linglong shook her head, sighed slightly, and said, "Maybe it's because you are the only member of the Red Lotus Sect besides me."

Linglong looked at Jiang Yun with complicated eyes. This guy said one thing and meant another. He really did not attack Xiao Yuzheng at that time.

But because of this, he survived.

Linglong had led her subordinates to die so many times, and she felt very conflicted.

She wanted her subordinates to be absolutely loyal to her, but she couldn't bear to see them die because of her.

Sometimes she even thought that if her subordinates were smarter and surrendered, she would probably feel better. At the very least, her guilt would be alleviated.

Linglong looked out the window and asked, "I'm leaving this time. I don't know when I'll come to the capital next time. By then, will you still be willing to help me kill the dog emperor?"

Jiang Yun still did not hesitate: "Master, I have no choice but to do this."

Hearing these familiar words, Linglong showed a rare smile on her face. She slowly turned her head and looked at Jiang Yun, saying very seriously: "Next time I come, I'm afraid I'll come for real."

Jiang Yun couldn't help but complain in his heart, it seems like you are here to make fun of me this time.

But he still looked extremely respectful and said, "Master, if you really want to rebel, you can't just think about killing the emperor. That's useless. In my opinion, you need to corrupt a few more officials in the court, right?"

"None of these corrupt officials are honest. It's not a big deal to corrupt them. Just spend a little more money."

"As for the border troops, I heard that their salaries have been in arrears for a very long time. I'm afraid they are dissatisfied. You can also think of a solution."

Listening to Jiang Yun's words, Linglong smiled. She naturally understood these principles.

She took a deep breath, looked at the capital with some reluctance, and said: "Jiang Yun, from now on, you are one of the guardians of my Red Lotus Sect. Follow my orders and corrupt these officials."

Jiang Yun was stunned for a moment and thought to himself, now in the Red Lotus Sect, there are only me and this leader left, why don't you appoint me as the deputy leader?

Complaining aside, Jiang Yun smiled and asked, "These corrupt officials must have funding, but I wonder if the leader is generous enough in this regard?"

“Self-funded.”

As she spoke, Linglong took out a jade pendant and threw it over. Jiang Yun quickly raised his hand and took the jade pendant.

This emerald green jade pendant is smooth in color and has the word "Linglong" engraved on it.

"What is this?" Jiang Yun looked at the jade pendant and became curious. "If you are really in the capital and encounter big trouble, maybe I can help you."

"Don't take it out lightly. Use it only when you are in danger of being killed."

"Protector Jiang, the road ahead is long and the mountains are high. We will meet again in the future."

After Linglong finished speaking, she climbed out the window and disappeared into the room.

"Hey."

Jiang Yun hurried to the window, but Linglong was no longer visible. He lowered his head to look at the jade pendant in his hand with a gloomy face. The leader didn't even tell him how to use it.

Is it because of danger or looking for someone to help?

You should make it clear.

"Hey."

Jiang Yun couldn't help but shook his head, but still put the jade pendant away carefully.

Then just lie down in this room and have a good rest.

I slept very soundly and slept until the next morning in one breath.

After waking up, he got up and went to the next room. Xu Xiaogang was sitting in the room, and Xu Suwen was also there.

I'm helping Xu Xiaogang change his medicine.

At this time, Xu Xiaogang was still bragging about his performance yesterday: "Sister, you don't know that hundreds of evil people rushed towards us yesterday."

"I was fearless and rushed forward to kill two evil men, and then I was surrounded by a group of people."

"Several knives attacked me, but luckily you are very agile, so three or five people couldn't get close to me."

"I will fight and retreat to protect your majesty."

"There were several dangerous situations..."

Listening to Xu Xiaogang's words, Xu Suwen took the ointment in her hand and applied it vigorously on his body.

Xu Xiaogang grimaced in pain: "Sister, don't use so much force."

Xu Suwen asked, "You have so many wounds on your body. If your mother knew about this, wouldn't she be worried to death?"

"What if he died in battle?"

Xu Xiaogang grinned and didn't care: "Dad said that the sons of our Xu family will only die on the battlefield. I am blessed with a good life and I will not die."

Seeing Jiang Yun opening the door and coming in, Xu Xiaogang hurriedly said, "Brother-in-law, where have you been? Come on, tell my sister how brave I was yesterday."

Jiang Yun smiled and looked at Xu Su and asked, "Are you okay?"

"Much better than you." Xu Suwen nodded, indicating that he was fine, and then said: "I heard that the two generals Wei Huaian and Pang Buch were both seriously injured and are still lying in the Imperial Medical Bureau."

"Out of more than 40 people under my command, only about 20 survived."

"There were heavy casualties."

"Fortunately, you two are lucky and both are fine."

"Since yesterday, the capital has been under martial law. I heard that the leader of the Red Lotus Cult seems to have escaped."

"Your Majesty is furious."

Upon hearing the news, Xu Xiaogang's eyes widened and he said hastily, "The leader has been caught alive, how could she escape?"

"Which government office detained them? What a bunch of rubbish."

Xu Suwen rolled his eyes at Xu Xiaogang and said, "It was Eunuch Feng who led our Jinyiwei to detain him in a secret cell in the palace."

After hearing this, Xu Xiaogang couldn't continue to curse.

Jiang Yun was certainly not surprised by the news. After sitting down, he poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip of water.

Xu Suwen glanced inside the room and said, "Jiang Yun, it's not a good idea for you to stay in the inn like this."

Hearing this, Jiang Yun nodded and said, "The house that Brother Qian helped to prepare should be ready, but we just haven't had the time to move in."

"The crisis of the Red Lotus Cult has been resolved for the time being. I will bring Qiaoqiao over there later."

Xu Suwen rolled his eyes at him and said, "My mother meant that she asked someone to vacate a yard so that you can temporarily live in our Duke's Mansion."

"You are in the Jinyiwei, and you have to offend a lot of people on a daily basis. Qiaoqiao lives alone with you, and you will always be away from home."

"Can you rest assured?"

In fact, this is the reason why Xu Suwen came here today.

Tao Yuelan had previously thought about letting Jiang Yun live in the Duke's Mansion, but Xu Dingwu was opposed to this.

Just after the New Year, Xu Dingwu led his personal guards and rushed to the northern border with 100,000 taels of silver.

After Xu Dingwu left, the opposing opinions disappeared.

Tao Yuelan quickly asked Xu Suwen to invite Jiang Yun to stay at the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

Hearing this, Jiang Yun asked, "Will this be a little inconvenient?"

"It's not inconvenient at all. It will be more lively with one more person at home." Xu Suwen smiled and looked at Jiang Yun with some anticipation.

"Okay." After thinking for a moment, Jiang Yun nodded and agreed.

It's a waste of money to stay in the inn all the time.

(End of this chapter)