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Chapter 182 Begging for a Job

"Those two ancestors... might have gone crazy because of those officials in the Department of Eliminating Filth." Qiao Er only had a guess, but this guess, at least in Qiao Er's eyes, had just been confirmed.

Wei Yunhua said bluntly, "That's nonsense! Those two artifacts were left by our ancestors, and the oldest of those people from the Exorcism Bureau couldn't be over thirty years old.

How could craftsmanship have anything to do with them?"

Qiao Er would never dare to refute a fire master.

But in the past ten days or so, the Sanniang Society's Champa branch was on the verge of disbanding.

Qiao Er has no power or influence and has just started practicing. Without the Champa branch, where can he go?
The Champa branch means everything to Qiao Er.

We must not let the branch collapse.

"Master Fire, regardless of whether my guess is right or not, now that things have come to this, why not give it a try?"

The Fire Master also tried his best to save the situation: "Prepare some gifts, I will go to visit this person..."

"Xu." Qiao Er reminded.

"Meet Inspector Xu."

……

Xu Yuan returned from Huode Jishitang. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the South City Patrol Office, a captain came up to him and said, "Mr. Qu is here."

Qu Jinpeng did not follow them to the South City Patrol Office.

He deliberately stayed in the office, and this place was truly Xu Yuan's world.

The old man specifically covered for Xu Yuan in the office.

Xu Yuan heard from Fu Jingyu that the old man had two sons.

He also worked in the Jiaozhi South Office and was already a censor.

Xu Yuan secretly took note that he would have to repay these favors to the other person's child in the future.

Xu Yuan hurried in, and Qu Jinpeng smiled when he saw him: "Good news."

He took out a box and said, "This is the craftsmanship that the Commander requested for you."

Xu Yuan was overjoyed. This was a reward he had applied for after accumulating merits for several times!
Xu Yuan couldn't wait to open the box, and inside was a broken bowl.

It's made of rough porcelain and is covered with stains.

There is a corner of the bowl missing.

No matter how you look at it, it looks like... a begging bowl placed at the feet of a beggar on the street.

Qu Jinpeng said: "It's just a begging bowl. As long as you hold up this bowl and sing the lotus flower song, you will definitely be able to get something!
But you can only ask for one thing for each goal, and remember, you are a beggar, so don’t be greedy!

Xu Yuan's eyes lit up. Even if he only asked for one thing... if he was in a battle, he could directly take away the opponent's most important thing!

If used to investigate a case, you can get the most important evidence!
Qu Jinpeng smiled and said, "This happened last year when a strange case occurred in Huncheng. A group of beggars at the gate of the City God Temple mysteriously transformed.

It was a huge commotion at the time, and half of the city was begged away by beggars.

The commander personally took action and brought a tiger-head guillotine to behead the evil spirit.

I got a good piece of material and sent it to the craftsman in Beidu, and then I made such a wonderful thing.

As a result, Beidu kept it and refused to send it back.

Thanks to your contribution, the commander wrote letters to some old friends, and finally came back."

Even the headquarters of the Northern Capital's Department of Purification was reluctant to return it, so it must be a good thing.

Xu Yuan took it in his hand and tried it, and found that it could bear the weight of his life!

"Okay, the things have been delivered. I'll go back first. My family is waiting for me to finish dinner." Qu Jinpeng got up and left.

Xu Yuan: "I'll take you there."

Qu Jinpeng mounted his horse at the door of the patrol room in the south city and left with his two captains.

Lang Xiaoba covered his mouth and laughed secretly.

Xu Yuan glared at him: "What are you laughing at?"

Lang Xiaoba covered his mouth and whispered to Xu Yuan, "The old man took a new concubine a few days ago." Xu Yuan's expression also became interesting.

When it is inconvenient to bring relatives with you when you leave home to take up a post, you will often take a concubine in the local area to take care of yourself.

But at Mr. Qu's age... Dharma cultivators are not known for their physical strength...

After eating his fill of melon, Xu Yuan coughed and scolded Xiao Ba: "Don't gossip about Shangguan behind his back!"

"Yes."

Xu Yuan was about to go back when the great fire master of the Sanniang Society arrived. He ran a few steps and shouted at the door: "Master, Master Xu——"

The fire master, followed by Qiao Er, ran to the patrol room door breathlessly, stood at the bottom of the stairs and raised his hand high: "Sir! I want to report a crime!

A strange case has occurred in our Huode Jishitang!"

Xu Yuan casually pointed at Lang Xiaoba and said, "What are you standing there for? There's a good citizen reporting a crime. Hurry up and take two people to check it out."

After saying that, Xu Yuan turned around and went in.

The fire master was dumbfounded and shouted: "Sir, sir, this case is serious, please come in person..."

Xu Yuan acted as if he didn't hear anything.

The fire master was about to chase in, but was stopped by several inspectors with fierce expressions: "What do you want to do? Open your eyes and see where this place is. How dare you enter?"

The fire master stamped his feet: "Ah!"

Lang Xiaoba had already handed over two captains. When he arrived in front of the fire master, he pushed him and said, "Come on, take us to the scene."

The fire master of the Sanniang Society is definitely a prominent figure on Guanglan Street.

But Lang Xiaoba dared to push him so casually.

The Great Fire Master didn't dare to get angry, so he could only lead his men back to Huode Jishiditang in a dejected mood.

Of course, there is no strange case in Huode Jishiditang. The Great Fire Master is just being clever and wants to invite Xu Yuan back.

I had originally prepared a generous gift, but I needed to find a middleman to invite Lord Xu out first.

You can't just wait for Lord Xu at the yamen gate and present him with gifts, right?
The fire master felt that it would take too much time, so he thought of a way to trick Xu Yuan into coming over.

If it is indeed because of them that these two ancestors are making trouble, then we should find a middleman with status, meet him formally, and discuss how to deal with it later.

Since there was no strange case, the Fire Master thought of picking out something unusual in the hall to appease Lang Xiaoba.

Anyway, there are many practitioners in the hall, and there are many "weird" things in the eyes of ordinary people.

But he underestimated Lang Xiaoba again.

Lang Xiaoba's own cultivation is mediocre, but he is very familiar with the stories of the seven major sects.

Instead of fooling people, it made Lang Xiaoba furious. You are reporting a false case.

Lang Xiaoba simply put a seal on the door and sealed off Huode Jishiditang!

The Sanniang Society's Champa branch was abuzz with emotion, surrounding the area and preventing them from applying the seal. Undeterred, Lang Xiaoba glared and shouted, "Are you planning to gather together to resist the law?"

The fire master and his men lost their temper on the spot, stopped their men, and watched Lang Xiaoba seal his own sect with fire in their eyes!

Lang Xiaoba returned in a swagger with two captains.

Xu Yuan saw through the fire master's little plan.

Of course I felt a little unhappy.

Lang Xiaoba returned, clasped his fists before Xu Yuan, and reported in a remarkably resounding voice, "Sir, Sanniang is making a false report and deceiving us. I have already sealed their shop according to the law!"

Xu Yuan almost laughed out loud. The fire master was shooting himself in the foot.

Although the punishment is somewhat severe, there is nothing wrong with it in the law.

Let's just consider this as a more profound lesson for the people in Sanniang Society.

Xu Yuan simply nodded and said, "It was handled very well."

(End of this chapter)