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Chapter 49 Mr. Shen

"Alright, alright!" Xu Yuan said unhappily, "Stop pretending. Can't I just eat?"

At the end, he muttered softly, "Sacrificial offerings are forbidden today. You crying in front of my father's spirit can also be considered a sacrifice."

When the stepmother heard this, she also realized what was going on and stopped acting. She pushed the bottles and jars in front of Xu Yuan and said, "Here."

Where is the trace of sadness on his face?

Xu Yuan sighed resignedly, chose the Xiao ghost to eat first, and began to condense it into an external pill.

……

In the darkness, an old man in his fifties stood under the eaves of a house in the alley, leaning against the wall.

He had arrived a long time ago, but there seemed to be a layer of darkness surrounding him. Lao Qian walked past him with bottles and jars on his back, completely unaware that there was someone standing next to him.

The old man witnessed the whole process of Lao Qian being killed.

When the three gunshots rang out, the old man was a little surprised, and then a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes.

After the incident was over, the old man did not act rashly.

He waited for a while, until all the strange creatures lurking in the darkness had retreated, then he walked out, took a look at Xu Yuan's courtyard, and then turned around to leave the alley.

But when passing the cabin next door, a light cough suddenly sounded in the dark room, and then the lights came on.

Uncle Shen's voice came: "Would you like to come in and sit down?"

Uncle Shen sells dog-skin plasters, and there is a faint medicinal fragrance inside and outside the house.

The old man was wearing a uniform similar to Fu Jingyu and the others, but there was no cloud pattern on his cuffs, but a mythical bird, Vermilion Bird, was embroidered on his chest.

As soon as Mr. Shen spoke, the old man suddenly realized: "That child Jingyu is in your hands."

Uncle Shen denied it: "I just wanted to invite you to come in and talk. I don't know if you will give me the honor."

If we don't give this face, we will be in a state of war with Hegong Lane until death, so we need to make plans early.

Hegong Lane is quite unusual, but the Quwu Division is even more massive!

The old man thought for a moment and then happily went into the house.

Uncle Shen, wrapped in a ragged cotton-padded jacket, hunched over, sat at the table. He smiled, revealing his gapping teeth: "You are very courageous, sir. May I ask what your name is?"

"Ma Tianshou, what's your last name, brother?"

Mr. Shen thought for a moment and said, "Deputy Commander of the Jiaozhi South Branch of the Extermination Bureau? How did you, with such a distinguished status, come to the small Shanhe County?"

Ma Tianshou asked again: "Brother, what's your last name?"

"I dare not ask you to address me as your honorable one. My surname is Shen, and I really can't remember my first name."

Ma Tianshou thought for a moment and said, "Is he the descendant of Shen Yongji?"

The smile on Master Shen's face disappeared. "It is my father. Is it true that you have come here for us?"

Ma Tianshou shook his head: "No. But I did find a good seedling by accident."

"Is it a boy or a girl?"

"A boy." Ma Tianshou said, "Xu Yuan."

Master Shen frowned and said patiently, "We have long been forgotten by the court. Why is your Excellency bringing up that old matter again? It will do you no good, and will only make certain nobles in the court resentful of you."

Ma Tianshou shook his head again: "I'm not trying to bring up the past, this kid is just my cup of tea. He's a natural for the Exorcist Department. I really can't bear to let him go."

Uncle Shen misunderstood: "Sir, please name a price. What do you want in exchange for letting Xu Yuan go?"

Ma Tianshou laughed dumbly and waved his hand, saying, "Brother, you're too cautious. Well, if I were you, I'd do the same."

After thinking about it, Ma Tianshou said, "How about this, let Xu Yuan choose for himself?"

"This..." Uncle Shen was annoyed and murmured in his heart, could it be that this senior official really had good intentions?

"That's all I have to say." Ma Tianshou stood up and prepared to leave. He glanced at Mr. Shen's room and found a few bottles of wine under the bed. He said, "Next time you come, I'll bring some wine for you, brother. We can drink and chat."

Uncle Shen said nothing and sent Ma Tianshou out. If he could come next time, it would mean that Xu Yuan had already entered the Department of Excretion.

But Mr. Shen really didn't want to accept this arrangement.

Ma Tianshou walked out of the door and was about to say goodbye to Uncle Shen. As soon as he turned around and had no time to say anything, Uncle Shen's door slammed shut.

The old man was very dissatisfied.

Ma Tianshou laughed silently, shook his head and walked away with his hands behind his back.

I strolled leisurely until I reached the entrance of the alley, and only then did my whole body truly relax, and a layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on my back!
This old man surnamed Shen is unfathomable!
Ma Tianshou was watching Lao Qian from the side, but Lao Qian was unaware of anything because Ma Tianshou's level was far higher than Lao Qian's.

And Uncle Shen was also watching Ma Tianshou from beginning to end!
When Uncle Shen suddenly coughed and lit the candle, Ma Tianshou seemed calm, but in fact his scalp was tingling and his eyelids were twitching.

"However," Ma Tianshou thought to himself, "Everyone in this alley seems to have some problems. This old man surnamed Shen also seems to be having some health problems. I'm afraid he doesn't have much time left..."

When Ma Tianshou walked out, a shadow at the entrance of the alley suddenly surged like water, and two captains from the Exorcism Department came out of the darkness carrying a simple sedan chair.

Ma Tianshou got on the sedan chair and ordered, "Go back."

The two sedan chair bearers walked briskly and returned to the county government office in a short time.

The gate of the county government office was closed at night.

But the whole yard seemed to be shrouded in a layer of red light, and the hidden evil spirits wandering in the city at night were frightened and dared not approach easily.

The backyard was where the county magistrate lived, but he was a foreigner and when he took up his post, he only brought four servants and a book boy with him.

When he arrived in this county, he took in a concubine, so he didn't need such a big backyard.

When the people from the Extermination of Filth arrived, they cleared out most of the space for them to stay.

However, Ma Tianshou did not show up, and the county magistrate always thought that the Extermination of Filth Division was headed by the third-class captain Fu Jingyu.

If he had known that Ma Tianshou was coming, he would not have gone to ask to see the master, but would have served Ma Tianshou diligently.

That master has retired, and Ma Tianshou is at the peak of his power in Jiaozhi Province.

Fu Jingyu greeted: "Teacher."

His eyes were red and his eye circles were swollen, which made him look a little funny, but he was still serious.

Ma Tianshou nodded and went into the house. Elder Yan, who was refining the "algorithm," was waiting inside the house. He stood up and greeted him, "Command."

"Sit." Ma Tianshouxu pressed it.

Song Lu offered a cup of hot tea. Ma Tianshou took a sip and said, "It's Chen Liangxuan for sure."

"It's really him!" Song Lu excitedly said, "This is a big fish!"

"I had someone deliberately leak some information during the day, and sure enough, someone went to Hegong Lane that night, intending to arrest Xu Yuan and Lin Wanmo. The person who went there was 'Ghost Ding Qian'. When he was in Nandu, he was specifically doing dirty work for him."

The news that Fu Jingyu and Song Lu went to Hegong Lane was deliberately leaked to Master Chen Liangxuan by the Quhui Division.

So Chen Liangxuan knew that two people had gone, but he didn't know that Fu Jingyu had suffered a loss.

The yamen runner who took the two men there was a relative of a wealthy local family.

That's how the news got out.

The emergence of the Elimination of Filth Division gave Chen Liangxuan a sense of urgency.

Otherwise, he might have sent someone to secretly observe Xu Yuan for a while.

Even if he decided to capture Xu Yuan immediately, he would also dispatch more powerful practitioners.

"You go to Hegong Lane again tomorrow and do this and that..." Ma Tianshou gave detailed instructions. Fu Jingyu nodded and took notes carefully.

Ma Tianshou gave another order: "Old Yan, assist Jingyu these few days."

"I obey your command."

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　There will be more at night
　　
　
(End of this chapter)