Sky Surveying Demon Hunt

Beijing.

In the evening, it rained and the sky cleared.

The afterglow of the setting sun in the west reflected the earth, and the entire capital city was rendered fiery red.

No matter how turmoil is everywhere in Kyushu, only this capital is always prosperous, as if isolated from the world.

"Candied haws, fresh candied haws!"

“Fresh out of the oven!”

"Guest officer, come in and play."

"Not playing."

"Oh, guest officer, I'm sorry, our girl, the official, please forgive me."

After getting rid of the old bustard who was leaning on him for no reason and rubbing two lumps of flesh on his arms, Lin Ji's good mood of returning to Beijing suddenly dissipated most of it.

I stopped and went all the way, drank a bowl of wontons on the side of the road, and bought two sesame seed cakes.

Lin Ji took the biscuits and took a bite. When he was walking to the east of the city, he happened to eat all the biscuits in his hand.

He clapped his hands and brushed off the cake crumbs on his body. When he looked up, he was already standing at the door of his mansion.

This is because Master Fang gave him the mansion under his name when he came to Beijing to serve as the commander, so that he had a place to stay in Beijing.

This capital is full of high-ranking officials and dignitaries, especially in the east of the city, where there are countless princes and generals.

In such a land, with this set of mansions, it is already quite respectable.

Lin Ji stood outside the mansion and took a look. There was no dust on the door, and the "Lin Mansion" plaque on it looked new, so it must have been taken care of all the time.

Looking back to the diagonally opposite side, there was the original Lu family, but now the building is empty, and even the plaque has been taken off.

At this moment, a shout suddenly sounded from behind Lin Ji.

"Is it the master?"

Lin Ji turned his head and saw Fang An, his housekeeper, standing at the door, calling cautiously.

When he saw Lin Ji's appearance, his eyes lit up slightly, and he hurried up to meet him.

"Master, you are back."

"Fang An, are you still at the house?"

This Fang An is an orphan adopted by Fang Yunshan. Although he has no talent for cultivation, with this relationship, he can actually live a better life, and he doesn't have to stay in the house all the time to be his housekeeper.

"Master, what are you talking about." Fang An shook his head without explaining anything, but hurriedly entered the house to welcome Lin Ji.

After passing through the gate, he finally said: "Master, you have been away for so long, and I don't know when you will come back, so all the cooks, gardeners and maidservants in the house were dismissed by me."

"Hmm." Lin Ji naturally had no objection to this, so he was just perfunctory.

"Will the master come back here for a permanent stay or for a temporary rest?"

"do not know."

"This..." Fang An was a little embarrassed.

"Let's call back all the servants as before." Lin Ji thought for a while, and said, "Anyway, it won't cost much money, and it doesn't matter to raise a few idlers. The money I left for you when I left last time is still enough ?"

"Enough, more than enough."

"That's fine."

During the time of talking, the two had already arrived at the back house.

Standing by the flower bed, Fang An said: "My lord, your house is so small that you clean it every two days. You can stay here directly, but there is no cook at the house tonight, so it's hard to prepare meals."

"Go to a restaurant in the city and ask for a table. By the way, go to check and listen. If there is a good cook, dig one back."

Fang An took the order and trotted away.

Lin Ji pushed open the door of his room, looked at the spotless inside, fell silent for a moment, and sighed slightly.

"It's only been a year before and after, so why are things changing like this?"

Lin Ji took off his shoes and lay on the bed, put his hands behind his head, and closed his eyes for a rare moment to let go of his thoughts.

After a while, the snoring gradually started.

Supervising Tiansi General Yamen.

Lan Zeying returned to the study with a blank expression.

A moment later, there was a knock on the door.

The person who came was wearing the long gown of the civil servant of Jiantian Division. He was only in his early 20s, and looked a little immature.

As soon as he came in, he saw the corpses on the ground. After his face became tense, he looked up at Lan Zeying again.

"This is Yinhu's body, find a place to bury it." Lan Zeying said.

"Father, why did senior Yinhu die?" Lan Xiao frowned and said, "There are still people in the middle of Beijing who can..."

"Lin Ji killed it." Lan Zeying said coldly, "When this idiot heard that there was another candidate for the position of You Tianguan, he went to Tongtian Town to inquire about the news and blocked Lin Ji's road in advance. He really wanted to die."

"What?" Lan Xiao was surprised, and hurriedly said, "Father-in-law is clear, when I reported to Senior Yin Hu earlier, the boy had already explained his interests to him."

"Father naturally knows that this matter has nothing to do with you. Yinhu is usually a little reckless, but he always behaves rough and subtle, which makes our family think that he has a lot of scheming and is deliberately pretending to be an idiot! Now it seems that he It's really stupid."

"Lin Ji, even Emperor Pei dared to bet on him. In addition, he had just entered the Tao, and he defeated Bai Qianjiao in Xiangzhou. We dare not underestimate such a character!"

During the time he spoke, Lan Xiao had already ordered his servants to drag Yinhu's body out.

"Father, what should we do next? Jingzhou's plan has reached a critical point, and there is no room for further changes. If Lin Ji is really so difficult to entangle him, it is inevitable that he will be appointed as You Tianguan, so it is better to send him out on business. Just like the other two."

Hearing this, Lan Zeying thought for a moment, but finally shook her head.

"It's not easy."

"how?"

"The three Youtian officials always have someone to sit in the capital. This has been a rule since ancient times."

"Isn't this rule just a matter of your words?"

Lan Zeying still shook her head.

"Today's Jian Tiansi is not what it used to be. In the past, Jian Tiansi never interfered with the affairs of the court, so naturally he would not be interfered by the court! But now, Xiaoer, Lin Ji was called back by Emperor Pei. We will never let him leave easily."

This is the disadvantage of Lan Zeying borrowing the hand of Emperor Pei to become Supervisor Tiansi, and Chaotang and Supervisor Tiansi no longer go their own way.

After the words fell, Lan Zeying frowned slightly and waved her hands.

"You go on and think about it for your father."

"Retire, child."

Watching Yizi leave the study, the sadness on Lan Zeying's face never disappeared.

After a moment, he sighed softly.

"Forget it, leave this matter to the Palace of Eternal Life to deal with. It's their plan to be left and right. Why should I take care of it if there is any trouble?"

Having figured out this joint, Lan Zeying immediately felt more relaxed.

He wrote a secret letter, and summoned a pigeon to deliver it.

When the pigeon was gone, he muttered something, with a smile on his face.

Looking out the window, the moon and stars are scarce.

"The nine states in the world can still be held by Daqin, but only Jingzhou, Liangzhou, and Xuzhou are left. Maybe we should add Weizhou."

"Da Qin's vitality is really going to run out."