chewing dragon

Chapter 174

Qi Jingzhi has seen what it means to turn one's face like a book.

Before he took his seat, Ding Chengyuan kept saying that there was no one in the Zhenmoyuan Department in the county, and he wanted Qi Ji to stay as a witness, but he changed his tune in a blink of an eye and assigned him to be a bait.

Facing the somewhat aggressive gaze of Marquis Anfeng, Qi Jingzhi's expression remained unchanged, not to mention the resentment of being deceived and persecuted, he did not even show any surprise: "If my guess is right, Ding Hou wants me to accompany Wei Bao to guard the spirit, and wait for the people behind the scenes to hunt down those corpses, and the adults will have a yellow bird behind?"

"That's right!" Ding Chengyuan nodded and admitted.

"I don't quite understand this. Originally, tonight, I would stay overnight in Baiyun Palace according to Wei Bao's arrangement. If someone really made a big commotion in the place where Wei's coffin stopped, Qi would agree with him no matter what. Whether you don’t want to, know it or not, you will be involved in it involuntarily.”

The young man's words echoed in the Pihan Pavilion, and he seemed quite calm from the beginning to the end.

"In this way, Hou Ye called me to the mansion and took the trouble to clarify the point, wouldn't it be superfluous? You can't pity Qi and can't bear me to be a fool, right?"

Qi Jingzhi paused, seeing the widening smile on the corner of Ding Chengyuan's mouth, he really couldn't figure out what the other person was thinking: "What's more, if those thieves really spread their eyeliner and spy on the whole city, I just went to the Changle County Yamen first." After a while, I had a long secret talk with Magistrate Cui Laihou's Mansion, and now I return to Baiyun Palace, which foolish fish would still take the bait?"

Hearing this, Ding Chengyuan finally couldn't help laughing: "Whether you can catch fish or not is up to me, you just say whether to go or not?"

He didn't wait for Qi Jingzhi's answer, and said immediately: "If Qi Jishi refuses to take risks, my marquis's mansion is full of beautiful maidservants, fine wine and delicacies, and surrounded by many iron guards outside. You have nowhere to go, and died on the street. In the future, when the Lord of the Kingdom and Zhenmoyuan investigate the incident of Jiuzhen, we will still point to Qi Ji and say a lot of good things!"

These few words seemed beautiful, but in fact they made Qi Jingzhi's current situation clear and completely blocked his way out.

Not a single one of the Zhenmo Duwei’s office in the city was dead, and most likely Qi Jingzhi had already been targeted. If he ran around alone, he would have been very likely to die on the street. However, as the only police officer remaining in the city, but he did nothing in this incident, I'm afraid the end will not be too good.

In the final analysis, the nobles and dignitaries of Jiuzhen County may not need a good word from a small police officer, but whether Qi Jingzhi can survive this incident safely, go home unhindered and look for the whereabouts of his grandfather, and what will happen to him? It depends on the faces of Ding Chengyuan and Zhenmoyuan.

Along the way, he has gained a lot of convenience with the badge given by Liu Muzhi, and now it's time to pay the price.

Similar to this, the seats in the Pihan Pavilion of Anfenghou Mansion are not for those who want to sit or sit if they don't want to.

When the thought came and went, Qi Jingzhi smiled, and immediately said solemnly: "Ding Hou, there is no need to provoke the general. I came all the way to Liaozhou, not to see the Wei family exterminate the clan! It's just... if the fish caught by the time The son is too big, and Marquis Ding is too late to close the pole, but don’t blame Qi for taking Wei Bao and running away first!”

Ding Chengyuan smiled even wider, nodded and said: "Naturally! Although kindness does not command soldiers, since this Marquis chooses to tell the truth, he has no intention of using you and Wei Bao as abandoned sons. Qi Jishi is watching over you. Wei Bao will have a little more hope of surviving. The Golden Sword Wei family has contributed to Liaozhou, so it shouldn't just die!"

Qi Jingzhi couldn't help being quite surprised when he heard the words. The Marquis of Anfeng in front of him didn't seem to be completely cold-blooded when he said these words, but he didn't hesitate at the time when it was time to take the bait. This is true for the Wei family, and it is also true for him, a little detective who came from afar.

Although such people cannot be called good people, they are not really evil people either.

"Don't compassion command soldiers..."

Qi Jingzhi suddenly remembered the inscription on the sunken iron wall behind the gate of the Hou's mansion: "The blazing furnace melts the iron collar... This Marquis of Anfeng is the furnace used by the lord to smelt the iron of the East China Sea, and perhaps only With such a heart and determination, is it possible to secure the position of the fierce and mighty Marquis of Haidong?"

At the moment, Ding Chengyuan continued to say: "Furthermore, if you want to catch a big fish, the bait is the most important thing. The more you can toss, the deeper the fish will bite! On the contrary, if you and Wei Bao are ignorant I feel that if someone swallows it in one bite, then Benhou will have no drama to sing!"

"As for whether the fish will be so stupid as to go to Baiyun Palace to bite the hook... To tell you the truth, this Marquis has more than one nest in the city, and those thieves have made such a big noise that they have no choice but to launch. Always choose one place to bite on.”

Qi Jingzhi nodded, stood up immediately, cupped his fists at the crowd, and walked towards the door of the Nuan Pavilion.

Ding Chengyuan didn't hold back either, he just smiled and said to the crowd: "Have you seen this? This Marquis has already seen that this Qi Jishi is not only a righteous man, but also a hero who is used to getting things done! If you are afraid that nothing will happen in the world, you will never hide from trouble!"

Qi Jingzhi naturally heard these words.

When he was in the back office of Changle County, Ding Chengyuan's comment to him was "love to cause trouble". Now, although he has changed his rhetoric, the meaning inside is quite similar.

Qi Jingzhi ignored it, walked out of the Pihan Pavilion without stopping, and smiled at Geshu Dashi who turned around and said, "Brother Geshu once stretched out, and will follow Dinghou from now on. It's no problem to make contributions. It's really gratifying to congratulate !"

Geshu Dashi took two steps forward, his armor clattering all over his body.

He raised his hand and clasped a fist at Qi Jingzhi, although he deliberately lowered his voice, but his tone was extremely solemn: "Brother Qi is going to be very dangerous, please be careful! Ge Shu will go to ask Lord Hou for permission later, if Bai Yun If there is a change in the palace, I will go to the rescue with you!"

"Although Ge Shu is nothing, but Master Hou's cultivation is profound, and the iron cavalry in the mansion is also extremely fierce, coming and going like the wind. The two brothers only need to stand up for a while!"

Qi Jingzhi nodded, knowing that Geshu Dashi was guarding the door, and he had heard all the conversations inside without avoiding others.

It's no wonder that Ding Chengyuan's plan had no intention of hiding anyone. Not only were the baits placed in the open, even the hooks were straight, but he was not at all worried that the baits would come off the hook by themselves. Yuyu is really "the bait for those who wish".

But at least so far, this Marquis Anfeng's fishing skills are still good.

He used Wei family as bait to catch Qi Jingzhi, and then used Wei family and Qi Jingzhi as bait to catch those thieves hiding behind the scenes. Will also go down in person.

It's just that at that time, it's hard to say whether he is a fisherman or a fish in the eyes of others, and maybe this Marquis of Anfeng has plans to use himself as bait.

Regarding Ding Chengyuan and Ge Shu Dashi's guarantee, Qi Jingzhi didn't take it too seriously. When the crisis really came, wouldn't he want his subordinates to see the truth?My own life can only be earned by the knife in my hand.

Immediately, he cupped his fists at Geshu Dashi and saluted, then walked towards Bannu who had already got up.

In a hasty glance, the broken horn of the bamboo ox seemed to have grown a section.

"The old-fashioned senior who stewed meat with bamboo horns chased after the tengu, but now he has gone to nowhere..."

This thought flashed through Qi Jingzhi's mind, he turned over and stepped onto Ban Nu's back, and patted the horse's neck lightly.

It sounded like the neighing of a steed, and then it turned into a howling of a tiger. One person and one beast galloped straight through the austere Marquis's mansion, and then just sped away.

No one came out to stop them all the way, Qi Jingzhi and Ban Nu bypassed Shen Tiebi, passed the iron guards of the Hou Mansion and the elite of the county army who were still standing silently, and rushed out from the side gate of the Hou Mansion that had been opened long ago.

The night outside seemed to be a little darker, and there was obviously a cold air, which chilled people's hearts.

Qi Jingzhi's eyes were smoky, and with a flip of his palm, he had already taken out the Yinsha candlestick.

He promised Ding Chengyuan that he would take the initiative to go to Baiyun Palace to accompany Wei Bao, so as to add some weight to the slightly thin bait, so as to prevent the big fish from swallowing the bait prematurely and taking off the hook, but it doesn't mean that he will swagger past, that's terrible. It's just too hateful.

Suddenly, there seemed to be a flash of blood on the long street, and there was no trace of the man and the beast. Only the sound of Bannu's four soles stepping on the ground sounded, but it seemed to be there, erratic, as if it came from the nether world.

With the increasing knowledge and cultivation base, especially in the practice of dining Xia, playing with the five colors of the world and refining the essence of pine, cypress and Jiamu all day long, Qi Jingzhi has become more and more proficient in controlling the things refined by the small bronze mirror, and he can already take the initiative Urging the blood flames of the Silver Fiend to expand the range covered by the blood flames, including Bannu.

Although such use will greatly increase the loss of blood candles on the candlesticks, it is obviously not the time to save.

This is the second time Bannu's body is covered with blood, and his feet are yin and yang. On the way from the back garden of Baiyun Palace to Changle County Yamen, this fellow was quite frightened and cowering, but now his face is mostly curious. Even because his master shared the secret of elusiveness, he was quite complacent.

While running with full force, it looked around, feeling quite novel about the things that suddenly changed their appearance. As for the slight chill brought by the bloody light, just looking at its fat body, it was obvious that it was not worth mentioning.

Qi Jingzhi didn't care about his horse's half-heartedness, because he was also watching intently.

Although the Yinsha blood flame can block some malicious eyes, it is not so safe. Not to mention the ghosts and gods of the underworld who are missing in the city now, it is the fingerprint of the ghost boy on Cui Zitao's cuff, but it is also under the light of blood. Visible.If the ghost boy hadn't been blocked by Zhu'er's body earlier, he might have discovered him peeping from the wall long ago.

Qi Jingzhi also clearly remembered that at the gate of the city where the old road of the ancient nest flowed through, a stone soldier who was nearly ten feet tall and glowing with blue light was quietly looking down at the stream, not to mention Mu Yingxian, who was there after getting rid of the blood light. , but still able to step on the beautiful girl of yin and yang.

Compared with Chaozhou, the Jiuzhen County in Qi Jingzhi's eyes at this moment has a different magical scene.

As far as he could see, the roads and houses along the way were shrouded in golden halos of different shades. In some places, the halo was negligible, and the color was mixed and impure, tending to earthy yellow, while in other places, it was much brighter and purer. See When you look at it, you will feel rich and magnificent.

One person and one beast ran a long distance, seeing the Baiyun Palace was already in the distance, suddenly felt something in their hearts, they all looked back.

In the direction of the Marquis of Anfeng's Mansion, a high wall of golden light protruded, and it was slowly growing upwards in the night sky.

Later, because the golden wall grew too high, it didn't look like a wall anymore, but like a golden pillar that pierced the sky and the earth, so towering and brilliant that it was impossible to look at.

Vaguely, there seemed to be two golden birds circling around the golden pillar.

One man and one beast had already stopped, and Qi Jingzhi looked up for a long while. After being shocked, another thought came to his mind: "Is this an active invitation to fight?"

"Hey, if you say that this golden pillar is a straight hook for fishing, that Marquis of Anfeng really doesn't look like a 'heart like a flat lake'. Even if what he practiced is really a fishing method, I'm afraid the technique is extremely violent. , completely different from ordinary fishermen."

In the next moment, as if echoing with Anfeng Hou Mansion, several places in Jiuzhen County were shining with golden light.

Except for the shapeless and purple golden air floating in the east, a huge golden portal rises from the other three directions.

The shapes of these portals are pretty much the same, but the colors are different, some are glowing with black light, some are glowing with frost, some seem to be mixed with the color of cinnabar, each has its own extraordinary and eye-catching features.

The most miraculous thing is the Baiyun Palace not far in front of Qi Jingzhi, in which a majestic statue slowly rises, with a tiger's face and a human body, white-haired tiger claws, wrapped around a long snake, holding a copper axe, It is the God of the Eight Lords who never manifests his holiness, and the God of Siqiu under the seat of the Four Seasons Lord.

I saw this statue of a god who didn't even have a name. Its whole body was shrouded in frosty golden light. The tiger's eyes were purple, and the tiger's claws were black. The copper ax in the middle is glowing green and golden, and it is actually golden that covers the whole city.

"It's no wonder that Ding Chengyuan wanted to fish in Baiyun Palace... Now it seems that apart from Anfenghou's Mansion in Jiuzhen County, this is the most important place."

Qi Jingzhi sighed, and patted Bannu's neck again, and one man and one beast rushed towards the statue of Qiushen.

However, as he ran closer and closer, Ban Nu's footsteps became more and more heavy and stagnant. When he reached the gate of Baiyun Palace, he could see Qiu Shen's hairy calf on the top of the hall through the open palace gate. But he didn't say anything and didn't go inside.

Qi Jingzhi's eyes swept over Ban Nu, and he knew it well.

The statue of the God of Autumn in Baiyun Palace undoubtedly has a gold body and a tiger, and now it is manifested between yin and yang. If the horse has a tiger head, it will be fine, maybe it can recognize an ancestor.

It's a pity that it has a horse's head and feeds on tigers. Not only does it not recognize relatives, but it has met enemies, and they are obviously very different from each other.

Wanting to understand this verse, Qi Jingzhi stopped making things difficult for it, put his arms around the horse's neck and said softly: "Go around and wait for me by the backyard wall."

If they really want to fight later, it's lucky that this coward doesn't hold back, but if the momentum is wrong, he and Wei Bao will really point to Ban Nu and run for their lives.

After finishing speaking, Qi Jingzhi jumped off the back of his own horse.

He stood on the stone steps in front of the Baiyun Palace, watching Bannu run away along the wall as if he had been forgiven, with a dumb smile on his face, but his mind became more and more calm.

(End of this chapter)