Imperial County Magistrate

Chapter 712 Jade Pendant
"Uncle Zhao?"

Zhou Ming was stunned. He raised his hand holding the kitchen knife high, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should chop or not.

Song Qingyan said lightly: "Yes, this is your Uncle Zhao. He and my mother were old acquaintances. It is because of him that we can live well now and put down the knife."

Zhou Ming subconsciously wanted to put the knife, but then he thought of something and said angrily: "Mom! Dad died in the hands of people like them from the Qian Kingdom!"

Song Qingyan sighed and took the knife from Zhou Ming's hand: "Your father and your Uncle Zhao are also their own masters. I remember that he and your Uncle Zhao had a very happy chat at the wine table and hit it off immediately. They are like brothers."

"It's a pity that the two of them can't work together after all. Your father often feels sorry for this."

Zhao Kang also sighed: "Yes, I remember that my relationship with Brother Zhou, your father, was as close as brothers, but we had no choice but to take charge of each other. We agreed at that time that if Qi State defeated Qian State in the future, He takes care of my wife and children for me, and vice versa.”

"Although I have won now, who can understand the pain in my heart? Brother Zhou, your death was extremely painful!"

After rubbing his eyes for a long time but unable to squeeze out a single tear, Zhao Kang could only give up. Looking at the confused Zhou Ming, he reached out and patted the other party on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I will take good care of you in the future. Listen to what your mother said about you." Do you like doing business?"

"From now on, just go about your business and don't think too much about anything else."

Zhou Ming frowned for a long time before speaking: "Is everything you said true?"

"You kid, are we adults going to lie to you? Just relax and go out more. National affairs are not something a kid like you can worry about."

"The water inside is very deep and you can't control it. Now, take the gift your uncle gave you as a meeting gift. Go out and relax."

Zhao Kang reached out and took out 10 taels of silver.

Zhou Ming's heart skipped a beat, this Uncle Zhao was just like Ba Ba, so generous!

But even more generous than Ba ​​Ba!
He did not accept the money, and hesitated for a long time before saying: "That Zhao... forget it, are you a senior official in the Qian army?"

Zhao Kang touched the tip of his nose: "It's not small."

"Can I set up a mourning hall for my father?" Zhou Ming's eyes turned red.

Zhao Kang: "It should be done. I will ask the people below to help you do it later."

"Then, I have a way to treat the injuries on your mother's face. I will take her to see a doctor in the next few days. You and your brother will keep a vigil at home."

He is a child after all. When he heard that Zhao Kang was taking Song Qingyan to treat his injuries, Zhou Ming was quite pleased with the sudden appearance of Uncle Zhao.

I didn’t think there was anything weird about Zhao Kang’s words; “Well, that’s okay.”

"Old Chen!"

Zhao Kang called out, and Chen Jianghe from afar rushed over.

"Help Zhou Ming get a mourning hall for Zhou Yue and protect their safety." Zhao Kang ordered.

Chen Jianghe nodded: "As ordered."

After explaining, Zhao Kang took Song Qingyan and left the Zhou Mansion.

Wearing a veil, the woman suddenly laughed: "Suddenly I felt a sense of freedom."

Zhao Kang didn't say anything. He already knew the past experiences of the woman next to him as he slept with her last night.

The reason why I followed Zhao Kang out now was not because I wanted to fly away, but because I simply didn’t want to continue living in that luxurious mansion.

After Song Qingyan was settled, Zhao Kang went to inspect various places.

Just inside Shengjing City.

A woman is accompanied by an old man. The woman wears a veil and wears coarse clothes.

She watched the Qianjun and Jingguo troops patrolling the streets. It had been four days since Shengjing City was breached today.

There was no burning, killing or looting as expected. People in both the outer city and the inner city seemed to have gotten used to the existence of this group of soldiers in such a short period of time.There are even vendors setting up stalls now.

The scene she was thinking of, in which the enemy troops burned, killed, looted, and the people resisted in anger did not happen.

What's even ridiculous is that in the beginning, there were officials from the former Qi State who helped the other side maintain order.

The old man beside him said calmly: "Miss, aren't you leaving yet?"

"I want to see it again." Liu Yanran said.

The old man's eyes were calm: "After watching these days and seeing what Qian Jun and Jing Jun did, even I know why Qi was defeated. Is it possible that the young lady is a smart person and doesn't know it yet?"

"I just don't want to admit it."

Liu Yanran laughed sadly, looked up at the sky and murmured: "So this is the feeling of the world being so vast that there is no place to call home. Mr. Long, please go on your own."

The old man, who had the strength of a third-level middle-level man, frowned: "Your Majesty asked me..."

"The Qi Kingdom is gone, why is your Majesty not your Majesty? Don't worry, even if Zhao Kang finds me, he won't kill me." Liu Yanran said quietly.

Mr. Long hesitated for a moment: "The cultivation you have today is all due to Liu's cultivation. Miss, you can make a request, even if you want to kill that Zhao Guoshi."

"No need. Didn't you say that his cultivation level is as high as yours? Please give it to Mr. Long and tell him that I will come back one day..."

Handing out a jade pendant, Liu Yanran turned and walked away.

……

Zhao Kang walked on the street and inspected everything without any flaws. Just as he was about to go back, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and looked at an old man wearing a gray gown on the right.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, the old man is so good at cultivation."

"Master Zhao is not simple either." Grandmaster Long said calmly.

Zhao Kang stretched out: "I guess the old man is one of the three worshipers of the Liu family. Going out to the city for a fight?"

"No need." Grandmaster Long said.

Zhao Kang was a little surprised: "Aren't you here to kill me?"

"I was entrusted with something."

After saying this, the jade pendant shot out like a bullet, but was caught by Zhao Kang with two fingers.

Grandmaster Long was shocked, this boy has such deep Qi!

"Jade pendant?" Zhao Kang was a little confused.

Grandmaster Long said: "She asked me to tell you that one day she will come back and ask you to keep this jade pendant so that you can save your life."

Zhao Kang immediately rolled his eyes: "This bitch can boast better than me."

"The things have been delivered. Goodbye." Grandmaster Long said and left slowly with his hands behind his back.

Zhao Kang didn't stop him either. From the simple test just now, both of them knew that Zhao Kang would be better than the other in terms of Qi cultivation.

In a real fight, Grandmaster Long has little chance of winning.

Zhao Kang would not just want to kill a third-grade middle-level person for fun when he had nothing to do. What would it be like to kill him?
Playing with the jade pendant in his hand, Zhao Kang smiled and was about to throw it away. He really didn't take Liu Yanran seriously.

But after thinking about it carefully, I decided to put it away first. As a time traveler, I have not yet seen the legendary son of the plane. If Liu Yanran is lucky enough to hug him.

I'm afraid I won't be able to do it if I don't have a system, so it's better to accept this challenge just in case.

(End of this chapter)