Catching Monsters

Chapter 61 I was careless
After everyone arrived at the first floor, Miss Qian'er did not stop what she was doing, but shouted, "Come out."

Xu Xiaogang took a deep breath and said to Jiang Yun, "It looks like she has discovered us."

After saying that, he turned over and went down.

Jiang Yun quickly grabbed his hand.

Soon, a man in his forties, wearing a black robe, walked out from behind.

This middle-aged man is handsome and his every move reveals a mature and steady temperament.

After he came out, he nodded to Miss Qian'er on the stage, and it seemed that he was her accomplice.

Xu Xiaogang smiled awkwardly: "So she was calling her accomplices..."

"When do we start?" Xu Xiaogang asked in a low voice.

Jiang Yun thought for a moment and said, "Let's first see if they have any accomplices in secret and what their purpose is."

At this time, the man in the black robe identified Zhang Wenqi, turned around and said to Miss Qian'er: "Let the prefect wake up, I will talk to him."

"Yes."

Miss Qian'er's fingers moved slightly, and soon Zhang Wenqi's eyes cleared up.

Zhang Wenqi quickly glanced around and saw that everyone was controlled like puppets.

He secretly thought something was wrong.

"Your Excellency the Prefect, I am Zhao Chongfeng, and I have long heard of your great name."

Zhang Wenqi subconsciously took a step back, looked at the other party warily, and said in a deep voice: "How dare you use evil magic to confuse the imperial officials?"

"Do you know what the laws of the Great Zhou are like?"

"I warn you, leave Nanzhou Prefecture immediately. I will pretend that nothing happened and will not report it to the court."

"If you want money, I can also..."

Zhao Chongfeng laughed, and with his hands behind his back, he said slowly, "Your Excellency the Prefect must be joking. We in the Red Lotus Sect are not short of money. We just want to ask the Prefect, and of course, the Associate Prefect, the Tongpan, and other officials, for a small favor."

Zhang Wenqi's palms were slightly sweaty: "What do you want me to help you with?"

"Small things."

"Rise up in rebellion."

Zhang Wenqi's face turned pale, and his legs almost went limp when he heard the word "rebellion".

"Are you crazy? Our Great Zhou Dynasty is peaceful and prosperous, with good weather and stable imperial power. Yet lunatics like you want to rebel?"

Zhao Chongfeng snorted coldly: "It is true that the weather is good and the country is peaceful and the people are safe? Sir Zhang, do you want to go out of the city and see how the people outside are living?"

"In recent years, the weather has been good and the harvest has been good, but the people are still starving. 80% of the food has gone into the granaries of various masters."

"The people who have lost their land are almost becoming refugees. As long as the prefect raises an army, refugees from all over the country will respond to the call and a large army will be gathered soon."

"By then, the other places arranged by our Red Lotus Sect will also respond to the call."

Zhang Wenqi was not fooled by his words. He snorted coldly and said, "You bunch of traitors, do you really care about the lives of ordinary people?"

"Isn't the imperial court aware of these situations? The disaster relief grain funds have already been allocated in batches."

"Although 70% of the money went into the pockets of officials at all levels, at least 30% still fell into the hands of the people."

"But you evil people, you keep saying you are doing this for the people of Dawn, but what have you done for them? Have you let them pay for their food?"

"You are just using them to shed blood and sacrifice for your conspiracy."

Zhao Chongfeng listened to Zhang Wenqi's words without refutation. His smile became wider and he said, "This is not a question we need to discuss. I have heard that the prefect likes money."

"As long as you are willing to cooperate with us, I can immediately give the prefect countless money, including Miss Qian'er, and she will always serve the prefect."

Zhang Wenqi took a step back, took a deep breath, and read aloud: "I have been blessed by the emperor since I was young. Since I started studying, I have hoped to serve your majesty." "You want to make me a traitor. I will die to show my determination. I will never allow your evil plan to succeed."

Zhang Wenqi was a scholar and was deeply influenced by Confucian culture.

It is true that he likes money, but he can tell right from wrong when it comes to major issues.

After saying this, he reached out, pulled out Qian Buchou's sword, and prepared to slit his own throat.

But just as he drew his sword, Zhao Chongfeng rushed forward and grabbed his wrist tightly: "The prefect must not die."

"You think too highly of me. I am just a prefect, and it is difficult for me to help you achieve great things."

When Zhao Chongfeng heard this, he couldn't help but secretly thought that their original target was not Zhang Wenqi.

It was Prince Su’s eldest son, Xiao Jingyuan.

The original plan was going well, but suddenly there was a big change. Xiao Jingyuan was demoted to a commoner and exiled to the frontier.

But the plan had already reached this point, so Zhao Chongfeng decided to go all out and continue with the plan.

Jiang Yun and Xu Xiaogang, who were on the third floor, had been observing secretly. When they heard these words, they were also shocked.

Especially Xu Xiaogang, he stared at Zhao Chongfeng with eyes wide open, his eyes were too fiery, and he lowered his voice and said: "Red Lotus Sect, Zhao Chongfeng, the rebel wanted by the court for many years, if you catch him, it will be a great achievement!"

"Are you ready?" Jiang Yun whispered, "You deal with Zhao Chongfeng, and I will break this illusion."

"Yeah." Xu Xiaogang nodded heavily.

Seeing this, Jiang Yun sat cross-legged, took a deep breath, and slowly recited:
'When the mind and spirit are united, the qi should follow each other, and when they are in harmony, they will not be startled by any changes.'

'No delusion, no anger, no desire, no seeking, no giving up, no abandonment, no action, no self.'

The sound of Qing Xin Jue became louder and louder, like ripples, spreading from this small box to the entire Weichun Building.

Almost instantly, everyone present woke up.

"Hey, what's going on? Wasn't I in the box on the third floor? Why am I here all of a sudden?"

The total number of people present, including guests and Weichunlou staff, was close to two hundred.

Zhao Chongfeng's face changed slightly and he looked at Miss Qian'er behind him.

Miss Qian'er showed an anxious look on her face and said, "There is a master upstairs who broke my intoxicating magic sound."

With a bang, the window of the box was smashed and Xu Xiaogang jumped out.

A long sword flew towards Zhao Chongfeng.

Zhao Chongfeng hurriedly took several steps back.

The sword was stuck in the ground.

"who?"

Xu Xiaogang landed beside the long sword, pulled it out from the ground, and shouted loudly: "Jinyiwei Xu Xiaogang, we are here to arrest the evildoer, all outsiders, leave quickly!"

Everyone present saw it, but they still didn't understand what was going on.

The prefect Zhang Wenqi turned around and fled immediately. When the others saw this, they also turned around and fled.

Zhao Chongfeng's expression became uglier and uglier. He stared at Xu Xiaogang and said, "I didn't expect that you guys are so powerful."

"They actually knew our plan in advance and arranged for us to do so."

"I was careless."

　There is another chapter, I am writing

　　
　
(End of this chapter)