The national teacher does not practice

Chapter 177 Jianzheng: He is a disciple of my Qintianjian, how about it? ([-] words for subscription)

Ye Hongling remained expressionless and did not reply, still staring at the middle-aged civil servant in front of her, saying:
"If you don't give me an explanation today, you can never drive me away."

Seeing this, the magistrate with a rich figure gave a wry smile, put the blue and white tea cup on the table, and said:

"Senior Ye, I know that you have doubts in your heart and want to ask clearly. This is human nature, but I did not hide anything from you. Or, what do you want to ask?"

Ye Hongling said:
"The truth. The sudden transfer of the military mansion, the root cause of various recent cases in the city, the reason behind the turmoil in the rivers and lakes... At first, I thought it was caused by the tide of heaven and earth, but after Pei's case, I no longer think so .”

The prefect was silent for a while, and said:
"I did not hide anything from you, and I don't know more than you."

Ye Hongling said:
"Then what is the name of these soldiers coming?"

The magistrate sighed, shook his head and said:

"General Zhonglang held the warrant issued by the general, and did not report to this officer."

Implication:
You came to ask me the truth, but I don't know who to ask.

Or to put it more bluntly, the upper echelons of the imperial court did have some information, but they did not disclose it to him, but were carried out by the Ministry of War.

In general, such "secret missions" are often of great concern.

Ye Hongling frowned and said, "I went to Xishan Academy in the morning..."

She briefly described the missing scholar and the traces of the military left at the scene.

The magistrate was startled, bowed his head in thought for a moment, and said solemnly:
"You suspect that the scholar was kidnapped by these officers and soldiers?"

Ye Hongling gave an "en" and said:
"I also heard that after he entered the city, he brought several prisoners with him and borrowed the government prison. The time when the missing scholar's temperament changed drastically was the same as when the eldest son of the Pei family was injured, and the time when the Four Saints appeared in the city. Amazing fit..."

The magistrate stood up and walked around the hall with his hands behind his back, frowning into the word "Chuan".

Ye Hongling encouraged at the right time:
"I have no intention of spying on the military situation, or wanting to touch the taboos of some temples, but... my lord, Yuhang is the territory under our jurisdiction after all, and the current turmoil is treacherous, and we, the magistrates, know nothing about the truth ..."

The magistrate stopped, his face showing embarrassment.

Why doesn't he want to know?However, the water in Yuhang is deep, and the government is sandwiched between the aristocratic family, the forces of the rivers and lakes, and the big sects. It is already quite difficult to do. If there is another conflict with the military government...

At this moment, suddenly, an official outside rushed into the courtyard:
"My lord, Madam Pei please see me!"

Pei?

The two people in the hall looked at each other, not knowing why the other party came.

The magistrate pondered for a while, and said, "Please come in!"

Not long after, under the leadership of the yamen officials, two figures, one black and one white, came from far to near, and they were the mother and daughter of the Pei family.

Considering that Pei Wei is recovering from his injuries, the appearance of the two together is enough to represent Pei's will.

"The women have met the magistrate, the head of the Ye department."

Li Xiangjun has a dignified demeanor, although he is called a "folk woman", but there is no timid and respectful face on his face.

On the contrary, there was a faint aura of provoking the teacher to inquire about the crime.

The magistrate hurriedly said: "Madam, you don't need to be too polite, please come and sit in the hall."

However, Li Xiangjun shook his head. The beautiful woman looked cold, and matched with the dejected long black dress, it was quite fierce:
"No need, I took the liberty to come here today because of an unfeeling request. The servants in the mansion reported that a distinguished guest of my Pei family, that is, Mr. Li from the Yijingzhai Hexagram Hall, was kidnapped by the officers and soldiers and taken away. The prison in the government office, dare to ask your lord, what is the reason?"

Pei Qiuwei, who was beside him, also cast his searching gaze.

A quiet fast?Mr. Lee?

The magistrate was stunned for a moment, feeling that the name sounded familiar, but Ye Hongling raised his eyebrows and said:
"Mr. Li was taken away?! When? In the afternoon, the officer separated from him."

The magistrate was surprised: "Is that the divination master who went to Xishan Academy with you?"

Ye Hongling nodded, her face was ugly:

"People from the military government? What are they going to do? Arrest the people in my city for nothing?"

When the prefect heard the words, his expression became serious, he is a smart person, not to mention what the divination master is like.

After being arrested on the front foot, the Pei family would not stop on the back foot, and went to the door to find people in person. The number one family in Yuhang paid so much attention to it. Even if it was only for the sake of the Pei family, he had to intervene.

But before he could speak, a small official from outside the courtyard rushed in again, stammering:
"My lord, there are..."

Before the words were finished, a female monk wearing the robes of the Beastmaster Sect elders, with bright features and majestic features, and a high-chested female monk floated over, and it was a spell caster.

As soon as he stepped out, red phantom feathers of light fluttered down around his body, and the gold medals on his waist collided with each other, making a "jingling" sound.

With an incomprehensible smile on the corner of Luan Yu's mouth, she glanced at the few people in the scene, her eyes only glanced at Pei's mother and daughter, and the prefect. When she saw Ye Hongling, she paid more attention to it:

"Tsk, it's very lively."

"Elder Luan Yu!"

Ye Hongling's expression tightened, and she subconsciously raised the black gold knife handle at her waist, which was an instinctive vigilance against the strong.

The elder of the Beastmaster Sect?
The rest of the people have all heard the name "Luan Yu", not to mention the iconic clothes and gold medals.

Surprised in my heart, I don't know why the "immortal" characters of the Beast Master Sect came to the mortal world.

You must know that these large sects do not have much contact with local officials, and even if they have communication needs, they will send at most one "agent" to come.

Why use the elder-level "immortal teacher"?
Luan Yu smiled coldly, and glanced at the female warrior with a haughty expression:

"It's just right for you to be here, and I'm too lazy to waste my time with these ordinary people...Where is Ji... Li Anping? Heh, I heard that the government came to arrest people, he is very courageous."

The last sentence is somewhat ironic.

She is also here to catch people? !

What is the origin of that hexagram master?
It's nothing more than Pei's respectful title of "Honored Guest", and the right is to repay the favor, but why even the elder-level immortal master of the Beast Master Sect came to ask for someone in person?
The prefect of Yuhang's forehead burst into cold sweat, and his heart beat like a drum:

Even though he has good skills, he is just a "mortal" after all.

In this world dominated by strong practitioners, he, the magistrate, is really nothing in the eyes of great practitioners.

The Pei mother and daughter looked at each other with bright colors in their eyes.

really!

Li Anping has a very close relationship with the Beast Sect!
"This... I don't know about this matter, why don't you all go to the prison and ask." The magistrate wiped off his sweat and decisively blamed it.

At that moment, a group of people joined hands, left the government office quickly, and rushed towards the prison in the southwest.

……

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Dungeon, interrogation room.

"I know, you are the one who came back from the dead!"

Sun Xianzu leaned forward, trying to make his momentum full of oppression.

Under the dim candlelight, on his somewhat gloomy face, his eyes were fixed on the young man who was close at hand, as if he wanted to capture any trace of dodge, panic, and fear in his eyes.

However, he was disappointed.

Facing his thunderous words, Ji Ping'an's expression did not change at all, and there was not even the slightest fluctuation in his eyes.

even……

Sun Xianzu was shocked to find that the smile overflowing from the eyes of the young man in front of him was even more "brilliant"...

It was as if some of his predictions had been confirmed.

"oh, I see."

In the silence, Ji Pingan felt that to show respect, he should have some reaction.

Little did he know, such a plain answer, deliberately "surprised", in the eyes of Sun Xianzu, became a strong sarcasm.

"You are very calm. It seems that your mental state was good in your previous life." Sun Xianzu narrowed his eyes and continued to launch verbal attacks.

Ji Pingan said blankly:

"In the last life? The general's words are more like a charlatan than me."

Sun Xianzu took a deep breath, and suddenly sat back in the metal chair, with a sneer on his face:

"Do you think you're covering it up? Perfect? ​​Or do you think I'm stupid?"

Ji Pingan sighed softly, maintaining humility and gentleness:

"It's important for a person to know himself, and it's good for the general to know."

"..." Sun Xianzu laughed angrily, he twisted his body to make his posture more relaxed, and the chain mail all over his body rattled under this movement:
"Warrior is indeed not as good at playing tricks as you gang of magic sticks, but it's a pity that no matter how good the tricks are, it's meaningless."

I just want to adjust the atmosphere so that the cold interrogation is not too depressing... Ji Pingan said helplessly:
"So, you raided me to arrest me because you think I'm a 'resurrected' person? Is there any evidence?"

Sun Xianzu said lightly:

"You underestimate the secret spies of the Great Zhou military. You are a practitioner of unknown origin who has risen suddenly, and you pay special attention to the cases in Yuhang City. Isn't it special enough? Conspicuous? Maybe you think you hide it very well, heh, The so-called big hermit hiding in the city? But in our eyes, your anomaly has long been under observation."

Ji Pingan let out an "oh" and said calmly:
"So, you don't have any real evidence. You just sent secret spies to collect and observe suspicious people who have recently appeared in the city, arrest them, and conduct interrogation. Afterwards, we will conduct verification."

Sun Xianzu folded his hands, as if he was holding a winning ticket, and did not deny it.

Ji Pingan said again:

"So, the scholar named 'Xie Wensheng' from Xishan Academy was also known to you because of an abnormal change, and you secretly dispatched experts in the army to capture him?"

Sun Xianzu raised his eyebrows slightly, a little surprised, but also did not deny it.

Ji Pingan continued:

"According to the laws of the Great Zhou, the procedures for mobilizing soldiers and horses are complicated, so it is a small group of elites. It should be for safety's sake that I borrowed from the government prison instead of taking me back to the military...so, including Xie Wensheng, the rest The 'resurrected' who were secretly arrested by you should also be detained here."

Sun Xianzu's eyes were cold:
"That's right. But what's the point of guessing these things? I'm not afraid to tell you that the formation is inscribed in this dungeon. Apart from magic weapon armor, this general also has other means to protect himself. If you have a good cultivation base, you can also Try it, but if you don't, there's no need to struggle."

Ji Pingan asked curiously:

"You seem to have decided that I am the person you are looking for?"

Sun Xianzu let out a "huh" and didn't bother to respond.

Judging from Ji Ping'an's abnormal performance, this conclusion is too clear.

No matter how calm a normal Jianghu hexagram master is, how could he have such a flat attitude in the face of such secrecy and military interrogation?

Not surprised?

He stared at Ji Pingan with cold eyes, and said:

"On behalf of the imperial court, this general is looking for people like you. However, even though you are detained, it is not easy, as long as you cooperate and confess your identity..."

Ji Pingan said curiously:

"It seems that your rank is not low, so you can know these secrets. But I'm curious, if you treat these 'suspects' like this, don't worry... some of them, the real identity is something you can't afford?
Hmm...you must not be too stupid to be assigned to carry out such a secret mission.In other words, either, the secrets you know are actually very limited, only superficial, so you have no fear...

Or, it is the intention conveyed by your immediate superior, that no matter who these people's real identities are, even the former generals, or even the emperors of the past, they will not end well, so you are not afraid?Worried about being retaliated against? "

Sun Xianzu's pupils shrank suddenly, his face changed obviously, and he suddenly said sharply:

"It's the general who is interrogating you!"

Ji Pingan smiled and spread his hands:

"But I'm not the person you're looking for."

Sun Xianzu's face was livid: "Do you think that as long as we don't say anything, there is nothing we can do?"

He suddenly reached into his bosom, took out two stacked talismans, rubbed his fingers, divided them into two, and explained:
"Do you recognize this? It doesn't matter if you don't recognize it. This thing is called a soul-searching talisman. It is different from Taoism asking spirits from dead bodies. This thing can directly read the memories in the brains of living people. Although there is a small price, the person who is being searched for souls will It hurts so much, but you shouldn't mind..."

Ji Pingan has strange eyes:
"Are you sure you want to use this?"

Sun Xianzu put one of them on his forehead, stood up, and pressed Ji Ping'an's shoulder with his left hand.

A strange halo of magic fell, condensed into an illusory rope, tied Ji Pingan up, and pinched another talisman with his right hand, and said:

"If you want to say it, I can give you a chance."

Ji Pingan sighed, with pity in his eyes:

"If you change your attitude, I can give you a chance."

Stubborn!

Anger welled up on Sun Xianzu's face, and the talisman in his right hand suddenly hit Ji Ping'an's forehead, and "pressed" hard!

At the same time, he mobilized the sea of ​​air in the snow mountain, and poured the spiritual essence into the "soul search talisman" in front of his forehead.

Immediately, the ghostly painted symbols on the surfaces of the two talismans lit up at the same time, and the sound of "sizzling" electric current came out of the dim interrogation room.

……

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dusk.

On the other side, as soon as the prefect and his party arrived at the prison, they saw a carriage blocking the door, and soldiers and prison officials were blocking something.

"What's going on?" The magistrate got off his horse and asked in a deep voice.

The several jailers felt relieved, and were about to explain, when the leader Akiyama Chang's eyes lit up, and he cupped his hands and said:
"Qiu has met the magistrate, the head of the department... Huh, Mrs. Pei is here too?"

Outside, Li Xiangjun is often dubbed "Pei's" surname.

As for Luan Yu, who was ignored, her eyes fell on Qiu Shanchang, Yu Yu, who had disguised her appearance, as well as Huang He and Mu Yaoyao, who seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

Why did this big bear girl come here... San Xiaozhi was taken aback, he didn't expect to bump into Luan Yu here.

The saint was unconvinced all at once, feeling that losing is not losing, she put her hips on her hips and puffed up her chest, and then felt discouraged for a while.

"Chief Qiushan, you are..." The magistrate was stunned for a moment. Yuhang has a very literary style, and the status of scholars is quite high. Xishan Academy has a good reputation. of.

What's more, it is not a secret among the upper circles in the city that Qiu Shan long worshiped under "Qi Nian".

No one dared to underestimate the legendary figure who lived in seclusion in the Western Mountains. He might be able to step into the Sky Watching Realm at some point, and he would be a strong enough to start a sect.

Akiyama was still holding a wine jar in his hand. Hearing the words, he expressed his intentions in the future, and finally added:
"In order to thank Mr. Li, my teacher ordered me to send a small gift, but I didn't want to hear the bad news, so I came to inquire. But I was stopped by the jailer."

what?
That hermit sword cultivator in Xishanju, an old monster who has sharpened his sword for a hundred years, thanked that young divination master?Come to catch people too? ... The magistrate finally couldn't hide his astonishment.

Mr. Pei, Yushouzong, Mr. Xishan Qi... these three behemoths in Yuhang City, not inferior to the power of the government, actually came to visit one after another for a little-known hexagram master...

This is still the premise that he does not know the true identities of the three people behind Akiyama.

As for Pei's mother, daughter, and Luan Yu, they showed surprise on their faces, especially the former, who realized that Ji Ping'an's connections were stronger than they imagined.

"Lead the way quickly, where is Mr. Li being detained now?" the prefect shouted sharply.

A jailer said bitterly:

"My lord, the prison has been taken over by General Zhong Lang of the military mansion. Looking at it before, it seems to be taken to the dungeon of the 'A' brand."

The magistrate suddenly changed his face, he dared not delay, and immediately led a group of people into the prison in a mighty manner.

The soldiers of the military government tried to stop them, but they were afraid of the magistrate, so they had to get out of the way.

"My lord, just ahead, that interrogation room, I have been in it for a long time."

The head of the cell led the way, leading a group of people into the dungeon, pointing to the corner ahead and said.

The corridor outside the door was guarded by a few soldiers headed by Xiao Banner Officer. When they saw a crimson official robe leading the crowd coming, they couldn't help looking at each other.

The prefect was expressionless: "Where is Sun Zhonglang?"

The little flag officer bit the bullet, cupped his hands and said:

"The general is interrogating the prisoner, so he ordered me to wait and no one should disturb him."

The prefect was furious:
"Nonsense! I am the magistrate of a state. Why don't I know that I tortured him privately without a trial?! Open the door for me!"

Xiaoqi officer was stunned, he didn't understand why the magistrate, who was still amiable and amiable at noon, changed his face.

Seeing that a few people were not moving, the magistrate sneered and said in a deep voice:

"According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, this government is the supreme chief executive in non-wartimes. If you dare to disrespect, come here and take it down for me!"

Immediately, a group of officials behind him drew their swords at the same time, their waists straightened, and there was a kind of excitement of finally being tough.

The little flag officer changed color slightly, and subconsciously held down the handle of the knife

——This group of people are all elites in the army, and it is really simple and easy to beat a group of officials.

However, in the next second, several soldiers felt numbness in their right hands at the same time, and their palms were swollen high after being hit hard.

Hit people like a painting!
The black gold long knife in Ye Hongling's hand was unsheathed three inches at some time, the female warrior was expressionless, only the black cloak behind her was shaking.

Officer Xiaoqi was startled, only to realize that this woman was probably the head of the Demon Slaying Division.

In the next second, without waiting for the others to speak, Ye Hongling stepped forward, walked outside the closed iron door, grabbed the handle with her right hand and yanked hard!
"Boom!!"

In a rage, she pulled the whole iron door from the door frame.

Amidst the harsh creaking and twisting sounds of the metal, the heavy iron door engraved with the sound-proof formation was torn off and thrown aside, and puffs of smoke and dust popped out from the gap when it left the door frame.

The eyelids of a group of jailers watching this scene twitched wildly, and their colors changed in horror. All the frivolous thoughts that had been born because of their beautiful faces disappeared.

However, the expected shouting, quarreling, and even fighting did not happen as expected.

On the contrary, Ye Hongling stood at the door of the interrogation room, obviously stunned for a moment, her pupils dilated slightly.

At the same time, a heart-piercing scream came from the door.

The magistrate and the others were startled at first, and felt a chill in their hearts, thinking that Ji Ping'an had been tortured, but soon... realized something was wrong.

This scream seems a bit too "mature"...

And, familiar.

Everyone walked over silently, and Mu Yaoyao followed behind them cowardly.

This time, he rushed out like a rabbit, and relying on his petite advantage, he stood on tiptoe, stretched his pink neck long, poked his head out to look in, and then his black and white eyes were blank for a while.

I saw that in the dark interrogation room, on the seat facing everyone, sat a young man dressed as a Taoist priest, with a talisman paper between his eyebrows, and a calm and leisurely expression.

On the ground opposite him, Sun Xianzu curled up like a shrimp, put his head in his hands, knelt on the ground and slammed into the table crazily.

The face covered tightly by the metal helmet was full of pain and ferocity, and the ground was torn off by him, and the damaged talisman paper.

Ye Hongling blinked vigorously, feeling that the way she opened the door might be wrong.

The magistrate opened his mouth and held it in his throat. The words he had prepared to argue with Zhong Lang Jiang suddenly froze.

This is not what he expected.

The mother and daughter of the Pei family were stunned, especially Pei Qiuwei, who looked at the young man with a unique temperament and was a little absent-minded.

The wine jar in Akiyama's hands almost fell to the ground.

"Son..."

The three of Huang He looked at each other in blank dismay. Although they thought nothing would happen, this situation was somewhat beyond expectations.

With an unknown smile on the corner of Luan Yu's mouth, she exhaled lightly, and muttered in her heart:
This familiar feeling, even if you disguise your appearance, you can't hide it at all...

Too rushed.

As for the little flag officers who were beaten and fell to the ground, unable to move, it was like seeing a ghost.

At this moment, Ji Pingan slowly opened his eyes when he heard the movement, tore off the yellow paper talisman on his forehead, pressed the center of his eyebrows, and digested the memory fragments obtained from "soul search".

Then he raised his head, looked innocently at the large group of people crowded at the door of the interrogation room, froze for a moment, then roughly realized what happened, and smiled:
"Well... I said it was just a misunderstanding, do you believe it?"

Silent.

For a moment, no one spoke in the room, and the air was dead silent.

Only the wailing of Sun Xianzu on the ground gradually subsided, and he was lying on the ground, gasping for breath like a fish thrown ashore.

With bulging veins on his face and bloodshot eyes, he seemed to have endured great pain and devastation, but after all, he was a cultivator with a firm mind, and he managed to retain his thoughts. In his hazy vision, he saw a man in a crimson official robe. Prefect, Sun Xianzu said hoarsely:

"Kill him...he is...he is..."

"He is a disciple of my Qin Tianjian."

Suddenly, an old voice echoed in everyone's ears.

Then, the stars were outlined and condensed. In the room, an old man with a strange style of robe, white beard and white hair, and a gentle temperament stood with his hands behind his back and looked down at Sun Xianzu with a smile:
"What happened?"

Qin Tianjian is correct!

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