Catching Monsters

Chapter 175 Three Pure Views

Jiang Yun, who was originally practicing peacefully in the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, suddenly received the news and rushed over as soon as possible.

When Jiang Yun, who was wearing a Feiyu suit, arrived at the yard outside Yang Liunian's study, he saw Feng Bei'er who had her eyes closed.

Feng Bei'er sat quietly on a wooden chair in the yard, looking a little more haggard than when she last saw him.

After hearing the footsteps, Feng Bei'er seemed to sense something. She opened her eyes and saw Jiang Yun walking in from outside.

"Jiang Yun." After seeing Jiang Yun, Feng Bei'er felt inexplicably at ease and even a little happy.

Jiang Yun raised his hand and clasped his fist towards Feng Beier, saying, "Miss Feng, I have something important to do..."

Before he finished speaking, Yang Liunian heard the movement in the yard outside, pushed open the door, and said with a faint smile on his face: "General Jiang is here, come in."

After entering the study, Yang Liunian closed the door, with a faint smile on his face, looking at Jiang Yun strangely, and said in a deep voice: "You really know the girl outside."

"I was just about to ask you, Sir, why is Miss Feng here?" Jiang Yun frowned slightly and asked, "Sir, you sent someone to inform me of an important mission. Could it be related to Miss Feng?"

Yang Liunian smiled and said slowly: "Miss Feng wants you to protect her for three days."

As he spoke, he took out a hundred taels of silver note and handed it to Jiang Yun: "Of course, I won't let you work in vain."

Looking at the banknotes handed over, Jiang Yun instantly understood what was going on. He was a little amused and said, "Master Qianhu, you don't know, this Miss Feng is the daughter of the Weiwuhou family."

"Mighty Marquis? She is Feng Bei'er?"

Yang Liunian had heard of Feng Bei'er's reputation. There were many powerful and noble ladies in the capital, but it was rare for one to be famous in the capital because of her beauty.

He stared at Jiang Yun with a complicated look and couldn't help but secretly thought that this brat's luck with women was too good.

Yang Liunian sighed and took out another two hundred taels of silver notes: "Take this and return it to Miss Feng."

If I offend Xu Suwen with this little money, it would be more trouble than gain...

After walking out of the study with the silver in hand, Feng Beier quickly stood up, looked at Jiang Yun happily, and said, "Mr. Jiang, I finally see you. I have something to tell you..."

Three silver notes worth one hundred taels were handed over to Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun said helplessly: "Miss Feng, I told you at the Chenming Poetry Meeting that the two of us are not suitable."

Feng Beier heard this, looked at the banknotes handed back, bit her lip lightly, and said, "Master Jiang, you haven't gotten to know me yet, how do you know that we are not suitable? Is it because of Xu Suwen?"

"No." Jiang Yun shook his head, took a deep breath, and said, "I am a cultivator, my heart is devoted to the great Dao, and love between men and women, if there is a destiny, of course it would be the best."

"If there is no destiny, don't force it."

Feng Bei'er was unwilling to take back the three hundred taels of silver, and instead asked, "How did Mr. Jiang know that you and I are not destined to be together?"

Seeing her so persistent, Jiang Yun was silent for a while, then said, "I do have someone in my heart. I like Miss Xu, so I am very sorry..."

To be honest, if an ordinary person were to be liked by such a beautiful woman, he would have been ecstatic. Even in this era, monogamy is not a common practice.

But although Jiang Yun admired Feng Bei'er, he did not have any other feelings towards her. He was a cultivator, not a stud, and he would not have all those evil thoughts in his mind when he saw a beautiful woman.

Feng Beier had already prepared for Jiang Yun's answer. Instead, she smiled and said, "I've been having a dream a lot lately."

"I dreamed that I was surrounded by evil spirits, and you were riding a white horse and rescued me from the evil spirits. In the dream..."

Jiang Yun interrupted Feng Beier seriously: "Miss Feng, I have to remind you that dreams are the opposite of what they actually are."

Feng Beier looked at Jiang Yun seriously: "I recite your poems every day. I have seen the scenery in your eyes and felt the intention in your heart. You and I have already united our minds."

Jiang Yun shook his head slightly, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Those poems were not written by me."

"With sincerity, even metal and stone can be broken." Feng Beier looked determined and suddenly held Jiang Yun's hand: "I will prove it to you."

Jiang Yun frowned slightly and quickly pushed Feng Beier's hand away: "Miss Feng, men and women should not touch each other, please respect yourself..."

Jiang Yun didn't want to waste other people's time, so he turned around and left. Feng Bei'er quickly followed him: "Mr. Jiang, why don't you understand my feelings? I can do anything for you..."

Seeing that Feng Bei'er was still so stubborn, Jiang Yun sighed and turned around and said, "Since Miss Feng said so, tomorrow morning, I want to drink the iceberg water from the North Mountain and eat the deep-sea fish. I want you to go get the iceberg water and catch the deep-sea fish yourself. Can you do it?"

Jiang Yun said this in order to make her give up, but unexpectedly Feng Beier nodded firmly without hesitation: "Okay, I'll get it for you!"

After saying that, Feng Bei'er quickly went out.

"Hey." Jiang Yun's face darkened as he watched Feng Bei'er leave quickly.

Yang Liunian, who was inside the house, also pushed the door open and walked out. He came to Jiang Yun's side and said slowly, "What a good girl, but it's a pity that you already have someone in your heart..."

After coming out of the East Pacification Office, Feng Beier went straight back to the Weiwuhou Mansion, found his mother, and claimed that he wanted to take some guards out of the capital to relax and go to the north to see his father who was guarding the northern border.

When the wife of the Marquis of Weiwu heard this, she wanted to persuade him.

After all, the journey to the north is not easy. It is freezing cold there. Feng Beier has never suffered any hardship since she was a child, so how could she go to such a place to suffer?

But Feng Bei'er was firm in her attitude.

……

At Lai Fu Inn, Ren Chunxiao, the owner of Chunxiang Garden, sits in a room used for meeting guests.

On the opposite side was Master Bai Chen, whose face was concealed.

Master Bai Chen was dressed in black and wearing a bamboo hat, so her face could not be seen clearly. She tapped her fingers impatiently on the table and said, "Boss Ren, what you are doing at Chunxiang Garden is not good for your reputation. If you throw five thousand taels of silver into the river, you can hear the sound."

"But now Jiang Yun is still safe and sound, alive and well."

Ren Chunxiao smiled as he made tea for the other party. He said with a smile, "Don't worry, sir. I have already invited a top expert, but he has been waiting for the right time."

"After all, we are in the capital. Jiang Yun usually stays in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion or the East Pacification Office. It is not easy to succeed."

Ren Chunxiao looked at the other person and couldn't help but think that the other person was too impatient.

Even if Chunxiangyuan's top killer takes action, he has to do all the work well. Normally, the time span is one to two months, which is normal.

This guest has come to urge for the fourth time.

Master Bai Chen had no intention of drinking tea. He pushed the teacup away and said in a cold voice, "If Chunxiang Garden doesn't have this ability, return the money to me."

Ren Chunxiao's smile did not fade at all, and she said with a smile: "Guest, we in Chunxiang Garden have never had a refund policy, not to mention that we have already given the money to that top master."

"If you don't kill Jiang Yun in half a month, don't blame me for being rude." Master Bai Chen stood up, waved his hand and left.

Ren Chunxiao looked at the other person's back, his eyes flashed with murderous intent, what is our Chunxiang Garden doing? How dare you talk to me like this. After Master Baichen left, Ren Chunxiao quickly called the innkeeper.

The shopkeeper could see that Ren Chunxiao was in a bad mood, so he said respectfully, "Boss, what can I do for you?"

Ren Chunxiao said in a deep voice: "Isn't this guest a little impatient? Go, spend three hundred taels and find a killer to assassinate Jiang Yun. This will be considered as an explanation to this guest."

Naturally, it was not convenient for Ren Chunxiao to urge Senior Tongzhu any further. It was already a favor for such a big shot to take on the task given by him.

If you urge them again and again, it might just make them unhappy.

Doesn’t this guest want an explanation? Just spend three hundred taels to give him an explanation.

Hearing this, the shopkeeper understood instantly and asked with a smile: "Boss, do you want to use assassins from outside or from Chunxiang Garden?"

"Of course it's from outside." Ren Chunxiao rolled his eyes at the shopkeeper and reminded him, "This is a discarded pawn."

It's just for show anyway. With three hundred taels, what quality of killer can we find?
Do you really expect to kill the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard?

The shopkeeper understood what was going on after hearing this, and quickly turned around and left, walking out of Lai Fu Inn and rushing to a black market in the outer city.

The black market in Beijing is located on Qinchu Street. It is located in a remote area, but there are many shops of various kinds.

Most of the items traded between people here are illegal and are banned by the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The shopkeeper came to a medicine shop and obviously knew the other party. He said with a smile: "Old Li, please give me some medicine. It costs three hundred taels."

"Hey, isn't this the shopkeeper Hu Chun from Lai Fu Inn?" When Lao Li saw him, his eyes lit up and he asked, "Three hundred taels?"

"Doctor Li, this is the prescription." Shopkeeper Hu Chun handed over a piece of paper, on which was written the name of Jiang Yun, the general flag of the Eastern Pacification Division of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Doctor Li picked it up and looked at it. His eyebrows knitted tightly and he looked at the other person in surprise: "This medicine is very valuable. Where can I get three hundred taels?"

Both parties are in the same industry, and killers are in this business where they risk their lives. Even if they have to risk their lives, who would take such a big risk for three hundred taels?

"If there are other business in the future, I will definitely take care of you." Hu Chun patted Doctor Li on the shoulder, left a silver note of three hundred taels, and forced the matter to be settled.

Watching Hu Chun leave, Doctor Li from the pharmacy looked at the prescription and called the clerk in the store: "Spend one hundred taels and find someone to do it."

The man looked down and was slightly shocked. One hundred taels? Where can I find a killer?

But he still agreed.

If I give all the 100 taels to the killer, how can I make money?

Let’s see if fifty taels can find a poor and crazy person.

Inside the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion.

"Did Miss Feng really go to the Far North to get you some iceberg water?"

Xu Suwen was sitting in the yard, practicing her boxing skills. When she heard Jiang Yun's words, she wiped the sweat off her forehead with the silk scarf on her shoulders and said to Jiang Yun jokingly, "Miss Feng is so affectionate to you, aren't you tempted?"

"Ms. Feng's appearance is so stunning that all the women in Beijing would be ashamed of themselves. Why aren't you tempted?"

The latter sentence clearly contained a hint of jealousy.

Jiang Yun was sitting in the yard, eating a melon, which was a fruit unique to the Great Zhou. It was similar to the watermelon in his previous life, but the inside was yellow and a bit bitter, so it was not as delicious as watermelon.

Jiang Yun ate the melon and said helplessly, "Miss Xu, please stop making fun of me."

"By the way, my mother heard that you are planning to open a Taoist temple. Have you chosen a location?" Xu Suwen said with a smile, "Our family is in the capital, and we do have a lot of properties. Uncle Wu will take you to choose one later. If there is a courtyard you like, we will rent it to you."

"As for the rent, just pay whatever you think is appropriate."

Hearing Xu Suwen's words, Jiang Yun's eyes suddenly lit up. He had been worried about this matter recently.

He also inquired about the prices of residential houses in the capital, but they were too expensive.

When opening a Taoist temple, there must be at least three courtyards.

In the inner city, a three-courtyard house in a slightly better location would cost more than ten thousand taels.

If it is in the outer city, it will cost between two thousand and three thousand taels.

"Thank you. I will pay the rent according to the market price when the time comes." Jiang Yun said with a smile.

Xu Suwen wiped off the sweat stains and said in a deep voice: "It's no use thanking me, thank my mother instead."

Jiang Yun attached great importance to this matter and did not want to delay it easily. Opening a Taoist temple and spreading the Taoism of the Three Pure Ones was one of Jiang Yun's goals.

That afternoon, Jiang Yun followed Uncle Wu to choose in the inner city.

It would have been better if he didn't go shopping. Looking at the bunch of keys in Uncle Wu's hand, Jiang Yun deeply realized how many industries the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion had in the capital.

There are at least thirty or forty stores in the inner city, and five or six in the three courtyards.

There are shops or shares in the capital's tea, silk, cotton textile, porcelain, grain and other industries.

Except for the salt industry, he is involved in almost all walks of life.

The shops in the inner city cannot remain open without the support of high-ranking officials.

Wu Chi also smiled and said, "Mr. Jiang, my wife has instructed that as long as you like the house, we can open a Taoist temple for you."

"Among them, there are three houses on the main road of the capital, all of which are quite suitable."

"Madam also said that you should not be so formal. As for the rent, it is all our own property."

Jiang Yun was walking side by side with Wu Chi on the main road. He also took a fancy to one of the three-courtyard houses and decided to stay there.

Wu Chi was quite familiar with the environment in the capital city. He took Jiang Yun to customize cloth with the eight trigrams and yin-yang images woven on it. Afterwards, they came to the outer city, to a stone shop that specialized in making statues of gods.

Jiang Yun carefully drew the appearance of the Three Pure Ones statues and crafted them for the other party.

Afterwards, he found the best plaque shop in the capital to make the plaque.

Jiang Yun has been running around for this matter these past few days, and soon, the news that a new Taoist temple is about to open spread in the capital.

The incident was even published on the front page of the Beijing News.

The headline of the Beijing newspaper was: The first new Taoist temple in the Great Zhou Dynasty in forty years is about to open!
It is called Sanqing Temple.

(End of this chapter)