The night gradually deepened, and it was three o'clock in the morning.

All the doors in the Shangshu Mansion were closed and everyone was hiding in their rooms.

Wei Qing stood alone in the corridor, silently gazing at the golden beans in the yard. When he was a child, because of his headache, his family invited countless so-called talented people, but they never cured his pain, so he no longer believed in these things.

People in the capital have gone crazy one after another, and a strange disease has suddenly occurred in the Shangshu family. The emperor orders the Jinyiwei to investigate the matter thoroughly.

For several days, he still had no clue, but a man named Jindou in the yard saw at a glance that it was a cat ghost causing trouble, and the headache he had suffered since birth was relieved by the man's touch.

Staring closely at the golden beans in the yard, Wei Qing's heart was in turmoil and full of doubts.

Jindou, who was standing in the yard at this time, was nervous but also a little excited. Knowing that the cat ghost had powerful magic, Jindou specially made a formation with peach wood in the yard.

Standing in the formation, Jindou wrote a few words on a talisman, held the talisman between his fingers, and began to mutter something.

As the spell was chanted, a strong wind suddenly blew over the Shangshu Mansion, destroying every part of the mansion.

In the Shangshu Mansion, everyone in the room covered their mouths tightly, and Wei Qing, who was standing in the corridor, could not help but clench his fists.

As the incantation from the golden bean mouth became faster and faster, the strong wind began to blow stronger and stronger, and a cloud of black fog floated over like mist, shrouding the entire Shangshu Mansion in a demonic aura.

A huge black cat gradually emerged from the black fog. The black cat had a ferocious figure, and a pair of big copper-bell eyes showed a hint of weirdness. It pounced towards Jindou fiercely.

Seeing this, Jindou quickly threw the talisman in his hand. The talisman turned into a golden light and rushed straight towards the cat's head. The cat demon felt pain and let out a shrill scream, then pounced on Jindou again.

Jindou wandered through the peach wood array, avoiding the cat demon. Seeing that the cat demon was really ferocious, Jindou quickly knelt down and performed a ritual to summon the twelve house gods, including the Kitchen God, the Well God, and the Land God, out of their sleep.

Jindou took out the second talisman, formed a seal with it in his hand, and chanted the spell again.

As he chanted the spell, Jindou threw the talisman in his hand towards the cat demon. The cat demon saw the talisman turn into golden light and fly towards him. He turned around and tried to run away, but was fixed by the Twelve House Gods and could not move at all.

The golden light was extremely fast and trapped the cat demon in the blink of an eye. After a shrill scream, the cat demon's body slowly turned into black smoke and dissipated into the air.

******

Outside the gate of the Jinyiwei North Pacification Office, Wei Qing led several Jinyiwei and strode out, jumped on their horses, and galloped towards the Jinyiwei office.

Because of official business, Wei Qing has been staying in the Northern Pacification Office these days and has not returned to the Jinyiwei office.

I wonder if Jindou has been behaving himself in the office these days, Wei Qing thought to himself while riding on his horse.

After catching the monster in the Shangshu Mansion, Wei Qing asked about Jindou's residence. After learning that Jindou had no fixed residence, he left Jindou in the Jinyiwei. For safety reasons, he asked Jindou to report to him before going out. At the same time, he sent secret guards to investigate Jindou's background.

However, the secret guards sent out did not find any clues about the golden beans, which made Wei Qing even more suspicious about the origin of the golden beans.

When Wei Qing thought about how his headache that had lasted for more than 20 years was cured by just this man's touch, he felt that it was really unbelievable.

******

As Wei Qing and his companions were walking along the road, a crowd in the distance suddenly became agitated. Someone pointed forward and shouted, "Look everyone! It's Princess Fengyang's phoenix carriage!"

"Princess Fengyang has set out on her journey!"

The crowd moved to the sides, Wei Qing tightened the reins, and he and the other Jinyiwei moved aside to make way for the road.

Guards and palace maids led the way, and the princess's gorgeous sedan slowly drove over.

Some people in the crowd began to whisper, "I heard that Princess Fengyang's beauty is unmatched, she is absolutely stunning!"

"Yes, yes, I heard that even the fairies in heaven can't compare to Princess Fengyang in beauty!"

Someone else, apparently oblivious to the Imperial Guards, whispered to the couple nearby, "Isn't it said that Lord Wei, the commander of the Imperial Guards, likes Princess Fengyang? Lord Wei is also incredibly handsome, and the two of them are a perfect match!"

The person next to him looked up and saw several Jinyiwei. He was so scared that he covered the mouth of the person who had just spoken and pointed at the Jinyiwei. The person took a look and his face turned pale with fear. The two of them quickly turned around and ran away.

The street was noisy at this time, and the voice of the person just now was very soft, so it was difficult for most people to notice it.

But the Jinyiwei all had keen hearing. At this moment, several Jinyiwei turned their eyes to Wei Qing, but saw that their commander had no emotion on his face, his eyes were looking straight ahead, and he didn't even look at the princess's sedan chair.

Inside the sedan chair, Princess Fengyang, wearing a yellow silk dress embroidered with phoenixes, sat upright. A jade dragon and phoenix hairpin was slanted on her hair. Her delicate face was more beautiful than peach blossoms. She was indeed a stunning beauty.

At this time, the accompanying maidservant whispered to the sedan chair curtain, "Princess, the commander of the Jinyiwei, Lord Wei, is right here."

Princess Fengyang listened without saying anything. She just turned her head slightly and looked over through the gap in the curtain of the sedan chair. She saw the man sitting on a tall horse, his profile with a stern expression, his eyes looking forward, but he didn't look at her at all.

Princess Fengyang withdrew her gaze and tightly clasped the handkerchief in her hands.

******

Outside the Jinyiwei office, Wei Qing dismounted, handed the reins to a nearby Jinyiwei, and strode inside. Just as he was about to head to the meeting room, he thought for a moment and asked the Jinyiwei next to him, "Where's the gold bean?"

"Golden Bean?" The Jinyiwei next to him was stunned, then realized: "He, all he does every day is sleep and eat. He must be in the kitchen all the time."

Just as he finished speaking, the Jinyiwei pointed forward and said, "Sir, look, that's not coming."

Wei Qing looked in the direction of the finger and saw Jindou walking slowly towards the kitchen, holding a bun in one hand and stuffing another bun into his mouth with the other.

Oh, Jindou is so satisfied with his current life. He eats and sleeps every day. Finally, he doesn’t have to worry about eating and sleeping every day.

Jindou was eating a bun when he looked up and saw Wei Qing looking in his direction. He quickly stuffed the half-eaten bun in his hand into his mouth and ran over: "Sir!"

With his mouth full of buns and another in one hand, Jindou bowed to Wei Qing and mumbled, "Sir, you're back!"

Wei Qing looked at Jindou with grease dripping from his mouth and felt a little disgusted. He said, "Come with me," and strode forward.

Huh? Are they calling me over? Jindou was stunned for a moment, then quickly took a few steps and followed.

In the meeting room, Wei Qing sat behind a desk, looking at Jin Dou standing before him and saying, "Your contribution to the swift resolution of the cat-ghost rebellion in the capital is invaluable. I intend to report this to the Emperor, requesting your merit and formal admission to the Imperial Guard. What do you think?"

Huh? Jindou was taken aback, thinking to himself: If I officially join the Jinyiwei, I will be on the emperor's payroll. If my disguise as a man is exposed, I will be charged with deceiving the emperor. If that happens, I'm afraid my life will be in danger.

Thinking of this, Jindou quickly waved his hands and said, "Sir, please don't mention me in front of the emperor. Also, I don't want to join the Jinyiwei."

Upon hearing what Jindou said, Wei Qing was stunned. Aren't these what others are eager to get? Why did this person refuse them?

Seeing that Wei Qing didn't say anything, Jindou quickly said, "Sir, I am already very satisfied to be able to eat and drink for free here. Please don't give me anything else."

Wei Qing looked at Jindou in confusion, then thought for a moment and said, "Since you say so, let's discuss this matter later."

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