Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 259: Seniors’ Righteousness
Greed will lead to trouble.

Li Rui sighed softly.

He had almost understood the whole story. To put it simply, Duan Yu wanted to capture the little dragon to take credit for it, but he failed and instead angered the old dragon.

Then the subsequent demon tide and demon chaos happened.

One person's greed can result in hundreds of lives being lost.

Xia Xiaotang listened.

He also looked indignant.

"Damn it! If it weren't for that greedy person, so many innocent people wouldn't have died tragically."

The little dragon can't understand human language.

Of course, he didn't know that the human was Duan Yu. He only knew that he was someone in the military camp. Although Xia Xiaotang was angry, he couldn't find the culprit.

Li Rui could recognize it as Duan Yu.

That was because he knew Duan Yu well enough and could make the judgment based on the details of the weapon, otherwise he would not have been able to guess it.

"It was indeed a wise decision to reject Duan Yu at the beginning."

Otherwise, you would be the one who is in trouble now.

He heard from the little dragon that although Duan Yu was not dead, a general of the Yu State was beaten into a pulp by the old dragon's claw.

'I'm not afraid of a playboy living a life of debauchery, I'm afraid of a playboy making progress.'

If Duan Yu had just quietly and steadily worked hard to gild his reputation, he would have been able to return to the capital and enjoy a comfortable promotion in a few months. But now he is anxious to gain merit and has caused big trouble.

Xia Xiaotang said fiercely: "I will definitely find this person out!"

The demon rebellion killed not only the Yu army but also countless people from the Wu kingdom.

Of course she was angry.

But Li Rui said, "Miss Xia, please don't make this public for the time being."

Xia Xiaotang was suddenly puzzled.

She had already decided to go back and tell the witch to capture that man and give him to the old dragon as a snack.

"What?"

"That man is an officer of the Yu State. He has a complicated background. If he is not handled properly, the trade between the two countries may be interrupted."

When Xia Xiaotang heard this, he fell silent.

Although she had never been to the battlefield, she had often heard the great witch talk about it.

When we fight a war, what we actually fight for is money.

The trade routes of Yu State now provide a large amount of gold and silver to the court of Wu State, which must not be cut off.

"Okay, I won't tell."

Xia Xiaotang chose to believe what Li Rui said.

Although what Li Rui said makes some sense, it is actually a bit exaggerated.

The reason why Xia Xiaotang was not allowed to spread the story was because of Duan Yu's background.

Duan Yu's father and father-in-law both hold great power. Handing over Duan Yu would indeed solve the country's problems, but it would bring trouble to themselves.

When the time comes, the account will definitely be held against him, a minor official of the sixth rank who made the report.

If it is not beneficial to you, you cannot do it.

Just pretend you don't know?
There was no other way but to pretend to be dead and escape. Li Rui was not at the end of his rope yet, so he decided to do something.

"Miss Xia, tell that little dragon that the witch has obtained a trace of the ancient Yinglong spirit and is willing to give it to turn hostility into friendship."

"The spirit of Yinglong?!"

Xia Xiaotang's eyes suddenly widened.

Li Rui nodded: "I was born close to the demon race, and it was also an accidental acquisition. It just happened to be useful."

"Ah."

Xia Xiaotang nodded repeatedly and immediately thought of the Green Water and Golden Eyed Beast.

Li Rui stood aside and listened quietly.

He must not show up in this matter.

The little dragon had a pair of wings, and it was obvious that it had the blood of Yinglong. The aura of Yinglong had an infinite attraction to it.

If he gives it to the little dragon, it will only become greedy.

Not only does he want to take Yinglong's energy, he also wants to kill people and steal treasures.

But it is just right to let the Green Water Golden Eyed Beast, which comes from a royal family, do it. It has a powerful background, so not only the small dragon, but even the old dragon dare not touch it.

Plus the big witch's tiger skin is involved.

Does the little dragon dare to confront the great witch?
It was tamed into a mount on the spot.

As far as he knew, the great wizard never had a good temper towards monsters, and it was common for him to raise his hand to suppress them.

However, it is impossible for a great wizard to take care of everything. The demon tide is a big deal in Li Rui's eyes, but it is just a small matter in his eyes.

Unsurprisingly.

The little dragon readily agreed and promised to ask the old dragon to stop when he returned.

Of course, the things can only be given after the monsters retreat.

The Green Water and Golden Eyed Beast turned and left.

Li Rui and Xia Xiaotang also retreated quietly.

Only after we got out of the Ten Thousand Mountains did I feel completely relieved.

At this time.

Li Rui rummaged in his arms for a while, then took out a strand of condensed breath thinner than a hair.

"Miss Xia, I'll trouble you to hand this thing over to the dragon later."

Xia Xiaotang nodded: "Okay."

She looked at the Yinglong Qi in Li Rui's hand with curiosity.

One can clearly feel that the companion Green Water Golden Eyed Beast has an instinctive fear of this creature.

The dragon is the king of all beasts.

Well-deserved name.

"Senior is righteous!"

Xia Xiaotang's liking for Li Rui suddenly increased.

She asked herself, if she possessed the spirit of Yinglong, she would definitely not sacrifice her treasure for official business.

what is this?
This is selfless spirit of fraternity.

"Don't worry, senior. I will never tell this to anyone else, and the Great Wizard won't tell it either."

"Xiaotang, I believe you."

Li Rui smiled and nodded.

Xia Xiaotang was confined for such a long time because of the Soul Pill incident, but he did not reveal any information at all, and his credibility is excellent.

And there is no such thing as Yinglong Qi.

It's just the dragon-shaped energy that he generated himself.

Li Rui stripped away the immortal energy in his body and produced a trace of dragon energy, which was enough to be mistaken for the real thing and was indeed of great use to dragons.

Three days later.

"That's strange, why did this monster retreat on its own?"

Guan Xinrong said in confusion.

He and his men searched in the Shiwan Mountains for a full day and night, but they didn't find a single monster within a hundred miles. This left him puzzled for a moment.

"Master Li, what do you think is going on?"

"The monsters are afraid of us?"

Li Rui smiled and just shook his head.

Of course he would not tell Guan Xinrong that the monster retreated because the little dragon took the treasure.

The chaos came to an end.

But is that the end of it?
not at all.

Li Rui stepped into the most imposing two-story house in the checkpoint.

"Ginger."

"come in."

Hearing Jiang Linxian's voice, Li Rui walked into the yard and saw Jiang Linxian sitting at the stone table drinking tea.

Jiang Linxian just came back this morning.

No one knows what Jiang Linxian did.

But everyone in the level guessed that the retreat of the monsters should be related to Jiang Linxian.

Otherwise, there would be no such coincidence.

"Brother Li, what's the matter?"

Ever since the last time they drank, Jiang Linxian would call Li Rui "brother" unless it was in public.

He asked Li Rui to sit down and poured tea for him.

Li Rui took a sip of tea to moisten his throat before speaking:
"Jiang Tou'er, I have found out from my investigation these days that the demon tide was caused by the old dragon in Shiwan Mountain."

"Someone wanted to do something bad to the old dragon's son, so the old dragon was furious." "I used some connections to find the little dragon."

"It has agreed to make peace."

Jiang Linxian's mouth corners slightly raised.

Did you use some connections?

Is this just a simple relationship?
He went out during this period of time just to investigate the source of this tide of demons.

Like Li Rui, he had already realized from the beginning that there was a demon behind this tide of monsters, and he had just found out that it was an old dragon.

Unexpectedly, when he came back, Li Rui had already settled the matter.

Of course he was surprised.

"good very good!"

Jiang Linxian was overjoyed.

The old dragon was at the level of Earthly Immortal, and he was beyond his ability to defeat him. He was still thinking about how to deal with him, but Li Rui gave him such a big surprise. How could he not be happy?
"Brother Li is always efficient in his work."

After getting something done, one naturally has to find a way to take credit for it. Li Rui would never do something that would hide something and shock everyone.

And he really needed Jiang Linxian to help him settle the following matters.

"Master Jiang, the one who attacked the old dragon's son was Duan Yu, young Master Duan."

"Duan Yu."

Jiang Linxian narrowed her eyes slightly.

Li Rui did not tell him about Duan Yu directly, but chose to tell him quietly and resolve the imminent trouble first.

Know your priorities when doing things.

If he were a young man, the first thing he would think of is to kill Duan Yu, the troublemaker, to relieve his hatred.

Cool is cool.

But what happens next?

Not everyone can handle the troubles they face.

There is nothing wrong with what Li Rui does now.

"I understand. I will take care of this matter."

Jiang Linxian nodded, having already made up her mind.

Finished the job.

Li Rui then put forward his own "small request": "Jiang Tou'er, you know that I don't like to be in the limelight."

Jiang Linxian looked at Li Rui with a smile.

What a person who doesn't like to be in the spotlight.

"I know, don't worry, Brother Li. I will tell everyone that it was all done by me."

"But you must not refuse the reward, Brother Li. Otherwise, I will feel guilty."

Li Rui had no choice but to do it reluctantly:

"Then do as Jiangtou says."

Walk out of Jiang Linxian’s house.

Only then did Li Rui breathe a sigh of relief.

This time.

The matter finally came to an end.

It is not enough to just solve the problem, he must not let anyone know that he was the one who did it.

Xia Xiaotang was the only one involved in the whole thing, and now Jiang Linxian is in the lead. Even if someone wants to investigate, it won't lead to him.

Li Rui gave up such a great opportunity to become famous.

pity?

nonexistent.

Although if his achievements were made public, he would definitely get an S-level evaluation.

But for Li Rui now, he simply cannot bear such fame.

It’s better to withdraw actively.

At Li Rui's age, he has experienced too much and has long been indifferent to gains and losses, fame and fortune. He believes that ordinary life is the real life.

Qinghe, Anning garrison.

"Duan Yu was urgently transferred back to the capital. He has now gone to Yunzhou and Jiang Linxian has suppressed the demon rebellion. He has made great contributions and has been praised by Governor Yuan. I heard that he has been taken to a banquet and drinks. The news of his promotion is spreading."

Li Rui's life returned to normal.

In the end, Jiang Linxian did not choose to make Duan Yu's matter public. Instead, he chose to tell his trusted person in the capital through a secret letter, and let that person tell Lord Duan first. Then Lord Duan went to the palace to plead guilty.

Lord Duan did a great job in this regard.

Who is the Lord of Dragon Court?
Secret guards are spread all over the world.

Even if the secret guards cannot find out, Jiang Linxian will definitely tell the emperor if she knows.

Let me tell Lord Duan first, that was deliberately doing a favor. The nature of someone taking the initiative to confess and someone else's emperor finding out are completely different.

As for Duan Yu, he left a bad impression on the emperor and his official career was over.

But Lord Duan even had to thank Jiang Linxian. If Jiang Linxian had not informed him in advance, he would have lost his official position and might even have had his property confiscated and his family exterminated.

"I heard that His Majesty only scolded me for not raising my son well, but didn't impose any real punishment."

There was no punishment because the problem was nipped in the bud.

The emperor is so kind.

Of course, if Cao Wei and Lei Yong knew about this, they would definitely want to skin that young Master Duan alive.

Jiang Linxian did a great job.

Also the biggest winner.

Not only did he win the favor of Governor Yuan, he also made a better impression on the emperor and received a favor from Lord Duan.

Promotion is in sight!

Li Rui was not envious at all.

The reason why Jiang Linxian could bear such a heavy cause and effect was that she was already a fourth-grade rank.

Affordable.

And he is only of the sixth rank.

There is a difference of two grades. It is not a blessing but a disaster for so many benefits to fall on him.

All wealth and honor must be backed by strength, otherwise they are just castles in the air.

This can be seen from some civil servants.

A third-rank civil servant could be dismissed at the emperor's command.

Why?

Because all the wealth and glory were given by the emperor, there would be no burden at all to take them back. However, the status of military officers and civil servants with high levels was incredibly stable.

That is the true foundation of the empire.

Short-lived wealth and glory are just illusions; what Li Rui wants is long-term and eternal.

dong dong dong.

at dusk.

There was a knock on the door of Li's house.

When I opened the door, I saw Jiang Yan standing outside.

"Miss Jiang?"

Li Rui was stunned. He didn't expect that the person standing outside the door was Jiang Yan.

"Come in and sit down."

As he said this, he was about to invite Jiang Yan in.

Jiang Yan smiled and waved her hand: "Senior Li, I won't go in. This is something my father asked me to bring you."

Li Rui raised his eyebrows.

Jiang Linxian’s compensation has arrived.

Jiang Yan took out an exquisite little wooden box from her sleeve and handed it to Li Rui.

"This is."

Jiang Yan: "Father didn't tell me either. He just said that Senior Li would know after he opened it."

Done.

I didn't stay any longer and just said goodbye and left.

Li Rui looked at the small wooden box in his hand, his mind wandering.

He returned to the room.

Only then did he curiously open the wooden box.

I saw a deep blue gem lying quietly in the box, and I could faintly smell the unique fishy smell of the sea breeze.

The moment Li Rui saw the gem, his pupils suddenly shrank.

"Tears of the Mermaid King!"

(End of this chapter)