Catching Monsters

Chapter 38: Time is running out for you (Please read on)

"But to become the top scholar, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money." Jiang Qiaoqiao actually stretched out her fingers seriously and calculated how much silver would be needed to become the top scholar.

Jiang Yun couldn't help but give Xu Suwen a blank look, thinking to himself, Miss Xu, why does she bring up this matter?

Xu Suwen couldn't help but smile and said, "To be the top scholar, you need real talent. In the end, your majesty will set the questions for the examination."

Unexpectedly, Jiang Qiaoqiao's first reaction was to ask, "How much silver will Your Majesty take?"

Jiang Qiaoqiao has seen countless corrupt officials since she was a child.

There is not a single clean government office in the entire Nanzhou prefecture.

In her opinion, if you are an official, you have to be greedy.

As for His Majesty the Emperor, he should be the biggest one.

Xu Suwen tapped her forehead gently and said, "How could His Majesty accept money? The whole world belongs to the king, and everything belongs to His Majesty. Why would he want money?"

"That's a bit difficult to deal with." Jiang Qiaoqiao curled her lips.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's go to bed early."

Jiang Yun returned to his room, but did not go to sleep. Instead, he sat in meditation and breathed, practicing with a calm mind.

I must improve my strength as soon as possible. I can't treat Xu Suwen and his sister as mana storage tanks and use them to cast magic power every time I encounter danger.

What's more, they had never practiced Taoist magic, so in fact, the power they displayed was greatly reduced.

In the following half month, Jiang Yun seldom went out and basically meditated in the house.

Jiang Qiaoqiao put the eighty taels of silver away carefully. The next morning, she began to collect clothes to mend, or to collect dirty clothes from wealthy families and wash them in the river.

Xu Suwen came here to protect Jiang Qiaoqiao, so naturally he had to accompany her throughout the whole process.

But looking at Jiang Qiaoqiao's petite body carrying a huge pile of clothes, she couldn't just stand by and watch.

So, she helped Jiang Qiaoqiao carry a pile of dirty clothes to the river and helped wash them.

Although Jiang Qiaoqiao also knew that she was of noble status, she claimed that she could do it herself.

But under Xu Suwen's insistence, Jiang Qiaoqiao had no choice but to give her some clean clothes.

After returning to the yard, she took needle and thread and followed Jiang Qiaoqiao to learn how to mend clothes.

Xu Suwen couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if his father and other family members knew about this...

I'm afraid we'll have to set off firecrackers to celebrate.

Her family wanted to train her to be a lady from a noble family since she was young, and taught her to play the piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting, as well as to do needlework and mend clothes.

But she liked martial arts and had no interest in mending clothes, so her mother tried to persuade her many times.

She claimed that even if she didn't do it now, she would still have to do sewing and washing clothes after she got married.

She didn't take her mother's words seriously.

As a result, fate plays tricks on us.

After half a month, Jiang Yun's magic power has begun to show results.

Jiang Yun calculated that if he used palm thunder, he should be able to use it two or three times.

In just half a month, this progress is already quite good.

Half a month later, in the early morning, Jiang Qiaoqiao and Xu Suwen went out to collect clothes as usual.

Jiang Yun was sitting cross-legged practicing when he heard footsteps outside the courtyard. It was Qian Buchou.

“Brother Jiang, hahahahaha.”

From a distance, Qian Buchou's hearty laughter could be heard.

Jiang Yun pushed the door open and said with a smile, "Captain Qian, why are you free today? Come sit with me?"

Qian Buchou held a uniform in his hand and took out a silver coin and handed it over: "This is your salary."

"Salary?" Jiang Yun took the silver and felt a little surprised.

"I enrolled you half a month ago."

"This is your uniform, try it on."

Jiang Yun took the uniform, smiled and invited Qian Buchou to come in and sit down, poured him a cup of hot water, and then asked, "Captain Qian, if you have something to say, just say it directly. There's no need for us to be so polite."

Qian Buchou took the hot water, shook off the snow on his clothes, and said, "It's almost New Year's Day, and the prefect was originally very happy."

"In just the past half month, seven people have disappeared in our North City." Qian Buchou said with a bitter look on his face, "If you say ordinary people are missing, that's fine, but North City is where the rich and powerful live."

"This series of embarrassments has put a lot of pressure on the prefect."

"He's under a lot of pressure, and our lives are not easy."

Jiang Yun pondered for a moment and asked slowly, "North City? If I remember correctly, the palace is in North City, right?"

"Captain Qian, don't you know what's going on?"

Hearing this, Qian Buchou's expression became even more sad. He sighed and said, "Brother, how can I not know what's going on?"

At this point, Qian Buchou subconsciously looked outside the yard. After making sure that no one was there, he said, "Maybe it's the person arrested by the palace, but what can I do?"

"The prefect asked me to solve the case."

"It's impossible for me to lead people into the palace to search."

Jiang Yun frowned and asked, "Then what's the point of you looking for me?"

Qian Buchou forced a smile, blinked, and said, "What I mean is, otherwise, please ask Miss Xu to go and take a look."

Jiang Yun smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid I can't help you with this."

Even though I don't have to worry about money, I am worried inside. I can't help but curse in my heart, "Just arrest them."

You can arrest some ordinary people and find a thug to take the blame.

The dignitaries in the North City are not so easy to fool.

At the same time, there was a light layer of snow on the eaves of Prince Su's Mansion.

The Prince Su's Palace covers a vast area, with a circumference of three miles. The building is grand and majestic.

It is surrounded by tall city walls and four city gates. The city tower is covered with blue glazed tiles, and the gate is decorated with red lacquer and gold-coated copper nails.

The four city gates were guarded by the royal guards, and ordinary people did not dare to approach them.

Inside the palace, a dungeon was filled with a strong smell of blood.

Tang Wanxin, who has a sweet and lovely appearance, stood in front of a chopping board with various precise and sharp blades placed beside her.

She was covered in blood at this time, and there were many bottles and jars beside her.

There are also a few bright red hearts placed in these bottles and jars.

What's strange is that two of these hearts are still beating.

A man lying on the bed had his stomach ripped open, but he was not dead yet, as his limbs were tied to the chopping board.

He wanted to struggle, but he couldn't move. He could only watch his heart being taken out by Tang Wanxin.

After Tang Wanxin took out his heart, she took out another heart from the jar and put it into his body.

Then they sewed up his stomach, but not long after, the man's eyes widened and he soon died.

"Still not working?"

There were footsteps at the back of the dungeon. Xiao Jingyuan walked in, holding his nose. He said in a deep voice, "My father can't wait too long."

Tang Wanxin turned around, narrowed her eyes, and said, "These ordinary people's hearts are still useless, but those two Jinyiwei are different. Their hearts may be useful to the prince."

Xiao Jingyuan frowned and said coldly: "Don't think I don't know what you are thinking. If it is an ordinary Jinyiwei, I will send someone to capture him secretly."

"But they are different. Their identities cannot be changed."

"Think of other ways."

Tang Wanxin narrowed her eyes and said coldly, "Where's that guy named Jiang Yun? Let's catch him and try."

Xiao Jingyuan shook his head and said, “I know that the Tang Mansion was destroyed and all your hard work was lost, but now is not the time to avenge you, do you understand?”

"My father is almost unable to hold on. If my father dies, you will not survive either."

Tang Wanxin spread her hands and sat on the blood-stained chair next to her: "Didn't you collect information about him a few days ago?"

"After his serious illness, he seemed like a different person."

"There must be some secret in it."

"Maybe his heart can do it, believe me!"

Xiao Jingyuan narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "I don't have much time left for you."

(End of this chapter)