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Chapter 167: There are Mermaids in the South China Sea, the Oiran Misses You Very Much

"Suck..."

Chu Huai was eating noodles with his head down. When the chewy rice noodles entered his mouth, he showed a look of surprise. He hurriedly picked up a piece of sour bamboo shoots with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, his eyes brightened.

It’s not that he hasn’t eaten sour bamboo shoots before, but the ones here are more flavorful than the ones he usually eats.

"How is it?" Lu Zhan asked with a smile.

"It tastes good." Chu Huaizheng took two or three bites in a row and squinted his eyes and said, "It's completely different from other noodles in Da Zhou. It has a unique flavor. The tomatoes and eggs in it should not be ordinary eggs. They contain a lot of spiritual energy."

Lu Zhan could feel Chu Huaizheng’s satisfaction.

The thing about snail noodles is that they are a bug. No matter if you are rich or poor, as long as you like them, you will want to eat them from time to time.

It’s not that the taste is out of this world, but it’s that unique flavor that is very distinctive.

"The tomatoes are produced by the tomato spirit, and the eggs are laid by the Fiery Sun Chicken, so they have some spiritual energy." Lu Zhan said truthfully.

Chu Huaizheng finished the bowl of noodles in no time and sighed contentedly, "But the most flavorful part is the sour bamboo shoots in it. They blend perfectly with the taste of the noodles and are not overshadowed by the taste of the soup... Does this noodle have a name?"

As expected of a professional bamboo shoot expert, he even gave his comments after eating… Lu Zhan smiled and said, “It’s called snail rice noodle, which is made with snails and other spices in a broth. Although it looks ordinary, in fact, even the bean curd skin is quite elaborate, and the sour bamboo shoots are fermented for a long time to be delicious. I started preparing it last month, as long as the director likes it.”

"Good! Good! You've put a lot of thought into it." Chu Huaizheng patted Lu Zhan on the shoulder and said, "Well done. When you come back from the East China Sea, make me a few more bowls to try. Then I'll make it with you and see what the trick is."

Lu Zhan's eyelids jumped.

Oh...you still want to steal my skills?

"I obey your command." Lu Zhan agreed. It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. He does not make money from this, so he can save some effort by letting Director Chu do it himself.

Chu Huaizheng left with satisfaction.

Xie Chunyan whispered, "It seems that the director really approves of your son-in-law. The things I gave him are so rare, but he doesn't like them. He only likes yours."

Lu Zhan said seriously, "Don't talk nonsense. Miss Chu and I are innocent."

Xie Chunyan didn't say anything, pretending to be thinking, then clapped his hands fiercely and said, "I remember that in the storybook, as long as the two people say that they are innocent with each other, they will end up together."

Lu Zhan: “…”

...

July 15th is not only a festival for inviting gods, but also the day when Tianlao releases monsters to night doctors for research.

Because he had to go to the East China Sea tomorrow, Lu Zhan was not very idle today. After delivering the gifts, he went straight to the Heavenly Prison.

In order to prepare for this trip to the Heavenly Prison, the soul had been hungry in the sea of ​​consciousness for five days.

He followed the jailer in, and the two hungry souls began to devour the evil energy inside impatiently.

Comfortable

If the soul before entering the Heavenly Prison was as weak as an old man, then the soul now is comparable to King Kong, with a strong body and a pillar that supports the sky.

Lu Zhan wandered around, letting the two souls eat like crazy.

"Uh... Lord Lu, what kind of monster would you like to choose?"

The jailer was a newcomer and didn't know Lu Zhan well. Seeing Lu Zhan wandering around, looking here and there but not mentioning the monster and leaving, he couldn't help but remind him.

Could it be that Lord Lu mistook the Demon Suppression Bureau for a brothel?

I'm still strolling here.

The other night doctors were selected in a hurry and left in a hurry, for fear of being contaminated by the evil spirit.

Lord Lu is fine, he is calm and unhurried, as if he is taking a hot spring bath in Yinsha?

Lu Zhan was wandering around to feed his soul, so he couldn't just stand there and not move. Hearing this, he couldn't help but ask, "Can I choose anything?"

The young jailer quickly said, "Of course."

"Then I want a demon at the peak of the Creation Realm, preferably a female demon..."

"!!!" The little jailer's eyes widened immediately. A demon at the peak of the Creation Realm? Can he handle it?

Before the young jailer could speak, an old jailer came over with a somewhat indifferent expression, "Master Lu, you know the rules of the Heavenly Prison. People in the Creation Realm are not allowed to do that. This jailer is new and doesn't know the rules yet, so please don't try to coax him."

“Okay…” Lu Zhan showed a regretful expression and pointed to the cage in front of him: “This is it, the South China Sea Mermaid.”

The South China Sea Mermaid, at the peak of the Mysterious Realm, came from the South China Sea, likes to eat babies, and was captured by the Demon Suppression Division at Xuanwu Lake in Jinling in the 45th year of Jiayuan in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Lu Zhan handed the demon-slaying bag to the old jailer. The demon-slaying bag was used to hold the snake demon last time. Since it would be used every month, it did not need to be returned during his tenure and could be handed over when he was transferred.

The old jailer uncovered the talisman outside the cell and stuck the demon-subduing bag on the small hole in the cell. The mermaid inside turned into a wisp of Qi and was taken into it.

"I wish that Master Lu can realize his own life-defining skills as soon as possible."

The old jailer handed over the demon-hunting bag and said something auspicious with a smile.

Lu Zhan smiled: "Thank you for your good words."

Lu Zhan no longer wanted to force his innate skills.

In other words, the soul is his innate talent, and everything he does now is to nourish the soul.

Lu Zhan walked out of the prison and turned to head towards Jiangning.

Yang Tou'er has helped him a lot, and he is not an ungrateful person. Today is the festival to invite the gods, so he should pay him a visit.

After Lu Zhan left, a scolding voice came from the prison: "You, don't talk to Lu Zhan anymore in the future. You are so stupid that you can be easily deceived by him. If I hadn't come in time, would you have taken him to the Heavenly Prison of Creation Realm?"

The young jailer looked a little confused: "I think Lord Lu is doing well?"

"What's good about it? Lu Guanqi has a very bad reputation. He is just a beast in human clothing!" said the old jailer angrily.

The little jailer said weakly: "Really...really?"

"Of course!" The old jailer stared with indignation in his heart... He had no other hobbies at his age, and he just liked to chase stars. He had always been optimistic about Fairy Chu. A girl like her was unparalleled in the world.

Who knew that Fairy Chu was actually having an unclear relationship with Lu Guanqi.

At the same time as the old jailer was shocked, he was also deeply jealous. Everyone knew that Lu Zhan liked to drink and visit prostitutes. How could the fairy prefer to endure Lu Zhan's behavior than to look at ordinary people like them who were honest and reliable?

It’s really unreasonable.

...

If you don't return home with wealth and glory, it is like walking in the dark.

Lu Zhan did not return home in glory. He arrived at the Jiangning branch with ease, greeted his colleagues, and went straight to Yang Tou'er's "office".

"He is the one who played with the courtesan and had an affair with the young lady?"

The new town demon master looked at Lu Zhan's back and asked in a low voice, always feeling that this upright, elegant and easy-going young man was not as beastly as the rumors said.

"That's him, my lifelong enemy Lu Guanqi."

"But I don't think so... Miss is a deity who practices the great way of forgetting emotions, how could she be moved?"

The small town demon master didn't believe it. The image of Fairy Chu in white clothes appeared in his mind. How could such a holy woman fall into the mortal world?

When the old demon-suppressing masters who had been in Jiangning for a long time heard this, their eyes were filled with sympathy.

They thought so at first. How could the noble Fairy Chu be contaminated by a man?

But later, when they saw with their own eyes that the eldest lady was behaving intimately with Lu Zhan, even if they didn't want to admit that their goddess might have shared a drink with the courtesan, they had to accept the reality.

Seeing the small town demon master like this, the other demon masters sneered and said, "You don't think so? Do you have to wait until the young lady's belly gets big before you believe it?"

The small town's demon master was suddenly struck by lightning, as if some faith was slowly collapsing... as if his dream was shattered.

Seeing the appearance of the small town demon master, the other demon-suppressing masters felt very happy.

Very good... They are not Lu Zhan’s only victims, new victims have finally arrived.

...

Lu Zhan didn't know that his arrival had caused psychological trauma to some of the little boys.

As soon as he ran to the Second Hospital, he saw Yang Tou'er coming out of the case room.

"You didn't come here empty-handed, did you?"

Yang Kui's face immediately turned stern when he saw Lu Zhan had nothing in his hands, but his eyes were full of admiration and joy.

"How could I dare to come to see you without some token of my appreciation?" Lu Zhan bowed his hands, performing a salute as he did in the past, but he felt very comfortable in his heart.

He liked Yang Tou'er's personality very much. No matter whether he was doing a low-level job or a high-achieving job, Yang Tou'er always had this casual attitude. Even if he wanted to curry favor with others, he would do it openly and would not do anything behind their backs.

It's very comfortable to get along with such people.

"You have a conscience." Yang Kui pulled Lu Zhan's arm and said, "Let's go. Xie Chunyan has already arrived. We are drinking now."

In the pavilion at the back, there were eight dishes on the table. The three of them sat around it, and they had the illusion of a reunion.

Xie Chunyan didn't feel surprised to see Lu Zhan coming. The two of them had a tacit understanding in this regard.

Lu Zhan took out a brocade box from his spirit ring and pushed it towards Yang Kui: “This is for you.”

"It's quite exquisite..." Yang Kui didn't hesitate to pick it up and opened it. When he saw what was inside, his expression changed instantly: "Guanqi, you didn't abuse your power for personal gain at the headquarters, did you?"

There was a pill in the brocade box. It was a top-grade Guyuan Pill that Lu Zhan had refined using the Fire Heart Ten-Leaf Lotus and low-level spiritual herbs.

Low-level spiritual herbs are not rare. The little goblin picked them from the Qin family.

The Fire Heart Ten-Petal Lotus is a rare treasure. He gave Lao Zhou a lotus petal that day and wanted to sell the rest, but when he thought about the great discount on the price of the incomplete elixir, he simply refined this Gu Yuan Pill.

As the name suggests, it can strengthen the body and replenish the vital energy after taking it.

When taken by practitioners, it can help them gather the vital energy between heaven and earth, improve their cultivation level and speed, and can greatly enhance the storage value of true Qi in the Qi Sea.

Although it cannot help Yang Kui break through to a higher realm, it can definitely prolong his life and improve his combat power.

Due to the precious raw materials and scarce alchemists, the creation of Guyuan Pill is extremely valuable. Except for the immortal families, ordinary cultivators have no chance to take it.

But precisely because this thing is so precious, Yang Kui subconsciously feels that it is unreal.

His first reaction was, had the child done anything illegal?

His second reaction was to push the brocade box over and said sternly, "Guanqi, return it to the owner immediately!"

"Yang Tou'er, what are you thinking about?" Lu Zhan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Not long ago, I got an opportunity and obtained two spiritual herbs, one of which is the Fire Leaf Ten Heart Lotus. This elixir was refined by me personally."

Yang Kui's eyes widened: "You can refine such a precious elixir now?"

I still remember that when Lu Zhan was first transferred to Jinling, he could only refine some basic pills.

How long has it been? He can even refine the Gu Yuan Dan.

“Hey… you’ll get it as you practice…” Lu Zhan waved his hands embarrassedly.

He really got the hang of it as he practiced. At first he thought refining pills was difficult, but later he discovered that even for different pills, the only differences were the order of adding raw materials, refining time, and temperature, and there was nothing else to it.

So it just happened naturally.

"This thing is too precious." Yang Kui sighed again and again. Knowing that the elixir came from a legitimate source, he honestly put it away and said, "Since you are so sincere in offering it, I will not refuse it."

Xie Chunyan put down the pork elbow and suddenly said, "Guanqi, I want it too."

Yang Kui glared at him instantly: "Get away from me."

Xie Chunyan: “…”

...

The meal was a very enjoyable one. To Lu Zhan, Jiangning Demon Suppression Bureau had a lot of special meanings.

Just like the novice village in online games, no matter how many levels you reach or how many maps you have walked through, you will always find it hard to forget the experience of working hard to level up in the novice village, and it will also be hard to forget the old village chief who issued the tasks.

"By the way... Chunyan, you can't tell anyone about what happened today." After three rounds of drinking, Yang Kui suddenly looked up at Xie Chunyan and said, "I don't care about other things, but you can't tell anyone about the pill today, otherwise I'll break your legs."

Xie Chunyan sobered up instantly, and he blinked: "Ah..."

"Director Chu will be unhappy if he knows." Yang Kui is very knowledgeable about the ways of the world. He said, "Guan Qi gave me the Gu Yuan Dan but didn't give it to Director Chu. If he knew about it, he would inevitably feel unbalanced. He is your current boss."

Lu Zhan's eyelids twitched. Although Yang Tou'er looked rough, he was actually very thoughtful. It was he who forgot about Chun Ge's big mouth.

Xie Chunyan patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I'm the most tight-lipped person."

Lu Zhan and Yang Kui looked at each other and saw distrust in each other's eyes. They raised their hands tacitly.

Under Yang Kui's strong suppression, Lu Zhan used the magic of hypnosis to "hypnotize" Xie Chunyan to forget what had just happened.

Yang Kui had something to ask, but was afraid that Xie Chunyan would spread rumors, so he knocked Xie Chunyan unconscious and asked, "Are you feeling comfortable at the headquarters?"

"Not bad." Lu Zhan said truthfully, "Although not as casual as Jiang Ning, it's much more relaxed."

"That's good. I heard you are going to the East China Sea?"

"Ah."

"The journey to the East China Sea is long. When the fairy island appears, many cultivators will surely go there. This is different from the secret realm where everyone can enter. Fighting and fighting are inevitable. You have to be careful."

"I know."

"That's good to know. I was counting on you to come back and attend my wedding."

Lu Zhan was surprised: "You want to marry a concubine? Does my sister-in-law agree?"

"What are you talking about?" Yang Kui said unhappily, "Your sister-in-law and I have a child."

"congratulations."

Lu Zhan was indeed surprised that Yang Kui had been married for many years but still had no children. Apart from the fact that powerful people tended to have few children, the other reason was that Yang Kui wanted to make a career in politics and was not prepared to have children.

It seems that he is no longer planning to pursue a career in politics, which is a good thing.

Yang Kui pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked: "What happened between you and the young lady..."

"Boss." Lu Zhan saw the concern in his eyes and said, "I know what's going on."

"That's good..." Yang Kui was a little worried and reminded: "In fact, anything involving aristocratic families will become troublesome. If you are not absolutely sure, don't get involved in the muddy waters of aristocratic families. Feelings are important, but protecting yourself is more important."

Lu Zhan was not an ungrateful person, so he picked up the wine cup and said solemnly, "Thank you for your concern, boss. I will keep it in mind."

...

The afternoon sun is a bit scorching, and the chirping of cicadas fills the summer.

Lu Zhan did not stay long after finishing his drink. As he walked out of the gate of the Demon Suppression Bureau, he saw a little maid.

"Hongmei?" Lu Zhan recognized the little maid, who was beside Madam Liuhua from Lanxiefang.

Hongmei hurriedly walked up to Lu Zhan and bowed, "Hongmei greets Master Lu. Master, my wife heard that you are back and hopes you can go and see her."

Lu Zhan's eyes slightly changed, and he looked at her with a half-smile: "I came to Jiangning without much fanfare, but as soon as I arrived, Madam Liuhua knew about my arrival? She is well-informed."

"That's because I miss you." Hongmei said seriously.

Lu Zhan's expression was calm: "It's a good coincidence. If I had been a step later, I would have returned to the headquarters."

Hongmei didn't know how to answer, so she could only look up at Lu Zhan, her pretty face showing some anticipation.

Lu Zhan did not agree, but his eyes became deeper and deeper, like an unfathomable deep pool, which made Hongmei a little nervous. She could not understand what Lu Zhan was thinking, and her intuition told her that something seemed wrong.

But she couldn't tell what was wrong. It was just that her lady told her to come, so she came.

"Sir?" Hongmei couldn't help but speak out. If it continued to be so quiet, she would be a little scared.

Lu Zhan looked at her reaction and suddenly smiled: "Forget it, I can take a break from my busy life and use a stick to attack anyone I see."