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Chapter 167 Sixteen: Taking office

If we say that the three wonders recognized by the people of Xuandu are Daqinglian and Chunyu Peach Blossom.Then the three grand sights in the hearts of Yujing people, apart from the two-fold Feidian and Qianyuan Xuegong, should belong to the Yunqiao Feilou.

The double flying palace called the Day Flying Palace and the Night Touring Palace has been completed for more than [-] years, and the number of trips away from the ground is no more than one hand.Although the Qianyuan Academy is located in the market, there is a strange formation nearby, and ordinary people cannot fully see its appearance.Only Yunqiao Feilou is scattered all over the place and can be seen everywhere.

These flying buildings are staggered with cloud bridges, connected by verandahs and verandas, and the horses and carts are unimpeded.Walking among them is like walking on flat ground. Whenever you reach the side of the corridor along the bridge, if you look down, you will suddenly face the abyss.But seeing the towering buildings, the lights floating like fire, and the people and cars in the street like ants, it's like a pot of heaven and earth.

Li Chan walked through Renshanfang, went to the side of Fanlou, and walked down the wooden ladder to Feilou.The buildings here are tall, once the ground is on the ground, the skylight will be covered by the tall buildings, even if it is daytime, gauze lanterns will be lit in front of the door.In the dimness, there are all kinds of cloth quilts and clothes hung up by the common people. From bottom to top, they are dazzling, like prayer flags, lining the vault in the sky like a sapphire blue algae well.

He searched for someone to ask for directions, and passed through the narrow alleys filled with the smell of wine and mutton.

After wandering around for a while, passing by the weaving and dyeing lane, the west wind brought a sound of pounding clothes.After passing the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau, and then heading south, I finally found an alley called "Hebi".The houses in the alley were connected together, so he walked into the alley and found an inconspicuous door beside a big saponin tree.

Under the outer eaves covered by the black tiles, the sun-shielding panels are dark in color, painted with banana leaves, and among the banana leaves, there is a pattern of three pans hidden.

"Hebi Alley, saponin tree, three-pan Chi pattern..."

Li Chan raised his head and looked at the barrier. Shen Zha Si Youjin had an official residence in the imperial city, and this place in front of him was the office where Shen Zha Si Youjin hid in the market.

After confirming that it was correct, he was about to walk over, but the wooden door was pushed open without a sound, and a man wearing a black hat came out.

Frost's fall has passed, but this man is wearing a crimson silk robe that does not protect against the cold. It is obvious that he has achieved internal strength so that he is not afraid of the cold and heat.Although he didn't bring a knife, he didn't put on the blue uniform, but by looking at his face, he was the Captain Shen Zhasi whom Li Chan had seen when he subdued Ya Qiansui.

As soon as Chen Haochu went out, he saw a young man a few steps away.It had been half a month since he left Qingling County, but he still remembered what happened in Jiang's Yizhuang, and immediately recognized the young man.Fleeing from Jiang's Yizhuang in a hurry that day, Chen Haochu thought that he was in danger, but unexpectedly he would meet here again, so he couldn't help being surprised: "It's you?"

Standing under the yellow leaves, Li Chan smiled and said, "We meet again."

Chen Haochu was suspicious, but outside the door was not the place to talk.He closed the door calmly, "Are you heading back to Yujing City?"

Li Chan nodded, "Exactly."

Chen Haochu said with a smile: "Yujing is a big city, and the terrain is complicated. If you walk alone, if you don't have a guide, if you don't pay attention, you might break into a place you shouldn't go."

Li Chan glanced at the sun-shielding panel at the front of the door again, "This is the site of Shen Zha Si Youjin."

Chen Haochu was startled, and looked at the young man in front of him again.

The accidental encounter outside Jiang's Yizhuang, the case of the ghost master in Changping and the rumors of the Gyeonggi Youyi envoy all got together in his heart.He said in amazement: "One step is..."

The title of "Gyeonggi Youyi Envoy" came to his throat, but was swallowed by Chen Haochu, showing a cautious look.

It wasn't until Li Chan took out the wooden sign given by Yuan Chongshan that Chen Haochu let go of his guard, his eyes swept away, and he only saw a few figures in the tailor shop at the entrance of the alley, and no one paid attention to this side.

He turned back and opened the wooden door, "Come with me."

When Li Chan entered the door, he saw an aisle behind the door, a row of lanterns hanging in the beams, vaguely seeing the empty windows on the stone walls on both sides.

Chen Haochu led the way, and Li Chan followed behind, only to see figures flashing behind those empty windows.Behind the aisle is an entrance covered by a mended curtain, on which is written the character "一".

After passing the curtain, there is another narrow hall. There are three doors in the hall, with the words "Si", "Qi" and "Lu" written on them respectively.

Chen Haochu walked towards the "Si" gate, Li Chan looked around curiously, and asked, "Is there also a strange formation here?"

"Naturally." Chen Haochu nodded, "The formation here often changes. These numbers sometimes correspond to the numbers of the Eight Gates, and sometimes correspond to the Nine Stars and Eight Gods, which can prevent outsiders from sneaking in."

Li Chan followed behind Chen Haochu and passed through the "si" gate, amazed, "It's really strictly guarded against death."

Chen Haochu said: "The water in Yujing City is not so deep, so you have to be extremely careful even when you speak. If you are a little careless, you will be overheard."

While talking, Chen Haochu led Li Chan through the halls.The layout of each foyer is almost the same. If you don't pay attention, you will think that you have returned to the original place.It was not until passing through the No.11 door curtain that it finally entered a dark corridor.Li Chan was quite surprised that there was such a cave behind an inconspicuous facade in Hebi Alley.

Human voices and footsteps sounded from the end of the corridor, as if many people were talking behind the door.Once inside, there is a round hall behind the door. Although there are 12 people in the hall, they all hold their breath and concentrate without saying a word.They sat at the table, fiddled with the twelve bamboo pipes corresponding to the twelve lulus, and listened carefully.The voices of those people came from the bamboo tube.

These twelve tables form a circle along the hall wall, and in the middle of the round hall, there is another stone beast.The stone beast looks like a thin dog, with five eyes and six ears.

Chen Haochu led Li Chan through the round hall without disturbing those "listening laws".

After passing the round hall, we entered a narrow courtyard.Only then did Li Chan get a glimpse of the sky from the courtyard of the narrow courtyard.

After entering the narrow courtyard, the voices of people in the round hall suddenly disappeared. Chen Haochu stopped and explained: "The spiritual response method blessed by the five-eyed and six-eared beast can eavesdrop on the movement of several squares around you."

Li Chan thought about the stone beast, and thoughtfully said: "No wonder Yuan Shajun's nickname is Yuan Liuer."

"It's not a good nickname." Chen Haochu smiled, "There is a town in this yard, so when we get here, we don't have to worry about the walls having ears. Although I'm the captain of Mingji on the left side, I mainly serve as a judge on the right side The job. Back in Qingling County, I had a relationship with the foot, and it turned out that the foot was the Gyeonggi Youyi envoy." He looked sideways at Li Chan, "I don't know the monster in Yizhuang..."

Li Chan nodded, "I have surrendered."

After Chen Haochu escaped from the Yizhuang, he always thought that it was the mysterious tortoise with the elephant talisman that saved his life, but after thinking about it again, the matter was not that simple.He tentatively said: "I would also like to thank you for your help, otherwise, my life will be entrusted to that place."

Li Chan didn't care and said, "It's just a little effort."

Chen Haochu confirmed the speculation in his heart, he was grateful and admirable, but also ashamed, and said with a wry smile: "Thank you for saving my life, I was so shameless back then that I told my step to back away..."

Li Chan smiled: "It's also my fault for hiding my identity from you."

Chen Haochu said: "I haven't taken office yet, so it's naturally inconvenient to reveal my identity at will. However, I haven't taken office yet, but the name of this Gyeonggi Tourist Envoy has already been revealed."

Li Chan touched the waist card in his arms, "Although Yuan Shajun asked me to be a Youyi Envoy, I still don't know what this Youyi Envoy does."

"It seems that your step is not very familiar with the affairs of the temple." Chen Haochu said, "The envoy of Youyi in Gyeonggi is an envoy sent by the sage. If the sage didn't explain anything, you don't need to do anything specially."

Li Chan said thoughtfully, "It's indeed an idle job."

Chen Haochu said: "However, before the sage went to the west of the country, he sent a secret decree. Apart from this envoy from the capital city, he will definitely be conferred with an official position. The specifics should be in that secret decree. Come with me. "

With that said, Chen Haochu led Li Chan to the room on the west side of the narrow courtyard.

　Every transitional chapter, I write very slowly.I really can't make up the chapter that I owe in these two days. I will make up it when the writing is smooth.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)