The world of Taoism

Chapter 87 Japanese pirates (recommended for collection)

Soldiers stood in two rows at the vermilion gate, with expressionless faces and a strong murderous look all over their bodies.

Seeing their carriage approaching, two soldiers stepped out.

"Who is here? Please take out the token."

Fu Jian and Zhou Xuan gave the official seal to the soldiers.

After seeing the official seal, the soldiers immediately waved to let them go.

The two entered Jingtiansi mansion on foot.

In the courtyard, the two walked on the wooden corridor, surrounded by an artificial garden.

There are not many people now, and it looks very deserted, adding a sense of eerie coldness.

After passing through many corridors, the two came to the inner hall.

There are two couplets hanging in the middle of the inner hall. One person has his hands behind his back and his back is facing everyone.

This person is wearing a fish-dragon suit with vermilion and gold trim, his figure is as tall and straight as a pine tree, and the shadow is elongated by the swinging red candle.

Half of the whole body is plunged into darkness, and the other half is light.

As if sensing two people approaching, the person turned around.

What came into view was a middle-aged man with a red jade face.

Face like ruby ​​is not an adjective.

His face was really flushed, as if a layer of red paint had been applied.

The person in front of him gave Zhou Xuan the feeling that he was like a statue of a god enshrined in a temple.

There was no emotion in this person's eyes, but it seemed to Zhou Xuan that they were emitting light.

"Wannian Zhou Xuan?" The man smiled, and the majestic aura just now was suddenly emptied.

"Meet the captain!" Fu Jian cupped his hands towards this person.

Zhou Xuan also cupped his hands.

The difference between Jingtiansi and other departments lies in the etiquette, most of the etiquette only needs to be handed over, and there is no need for complicated etiquette.

After all, most practitioners are pretentious, and if they get entangled in these details, they are likely to drive them away.

Yun Tianming smiled and waved his hands, and said: "So you are the famous Zhou Xuan. When I saw you today, you really lived up to your reputation."

"Captain, thank you!" Zhou Xuan said.

The two sat down, and the three exchanged greetings.

After a while, Yun Tianming got to the point.

"I'm afraid I can't give you a promotion because of your contribution this time." Yun Tianming said.

"Why?" Zhou Xuan was puzzled.

It's not that Zhou Xuan has an official addiction, but he just wants to find out why.

The problem is that others can intervene secretly, and you can prevent it in advance.

"Because you broke the rules, it is an exception for me to save you, and I can't be promoted again, otherwise it will cause a backlash." Yun Tianming said it outright.

Yun Tianming admired Zhou Xuan a little bit, Zhou Xuan had a special quality, which made people feel very strange.

Can't tell what it is.

Perhaps because of Master Qiu's influence, Yun Tianming paid attention to Zhou Xuan.

A talent like Zhou Xuan is somewhat similar to Fu Jian, both of them like to fight against injustices, and actively seek out demons and ghosts.

Ordinary people have to look for demons and ghosts in order to complete tasks.

But Zhou Xuan was different, he seemed like a workaholic, he would actively look for ghosts and ghosts when he saw them.

As a leader, Yun Tianming likes this kind of person the most, and is also willing to cultivate this kind of person.

In fact, what Yun Tianming didn't know was that Zhou Xuan did all this for profit.

This gave Yun Tianming the illusion that Zhou Xuan was a passionate young man.

"I see." Zhou Xuan nodded.

I don't care about being promoted, because with great power comes great responsibility, and there will be a lot of troubles at that time.

Zhou Xuan mainly wanted to use the platform to get in touch with more demons and goblins, not to serve the country.

"Now I give you two choices. One is to stay in the mansion. I will give you a mansion around Jingtiansi, 1000 acres of fertile land, [-] servants, three thousand-mile horses, [-] taels of salary every year, and [-] taels of medicinal gold and stones every year." Two amounts."

"What's the condition?" Zhou Xuan asked.

If the preferential treatment is good, there must be other additional conditions.

"One task must be completed every year, and there will be other tasks that must be done." Yun Tianming slowly introduced.

Yun Tianming thought for a while, and added again:
"And...others may trouble you. As long as you agree to the first condition, then they will be my direct descendants. They dare not play tricks on you secretly."

On the surface, the captain can definitely intimidate others, but in secret, he doesn't know.

The captain is not omnipotent, and he cannot know everything.

To live in the mansion means to truly assume this position, to be sent by the captain, and to be a subordinate of the captain in the true sense.

Therefore, he will be reused by Yun Tianming, and at the same time, he will receive a lot of preferential treatment.

Zhou Xuan thought for a while, and finally asked, "What about the second type?"

Yun Tianming must be a master, becoming his subordinate, he will definitely get more opportunities to give advice,
But Zhou Xuan has an information panel that can continuously deduce spells.

You don't need Yun Tianming's guidance, but the most important thing is to keep it secret.

Yun Tianming was a little disappointed, but still smiled and said:

"The second type is very free. A mansion, a hundred acres of fertile land, a salary of 500 taels, and a thousand-mile horse. You only need to complete one task every three years."

The so-called Maxima is actually a special horse bred.

By taking special medicinal materials and talisman water, the endurance of the horse can be greatly enhanced, so as to achieve the effect of traveling thousands of miles a day.

Of course, it's only in theory. It's not bad to be able to run five hundred miles a day.

This key technology is in Jingtiansi's mansion.

"I'll choose the second one," Zhou Xuan said.

Zhou Xuan had already thought it through.

Uncle Liu was in charge of housework and store management, and lived in the county mansion with his guards.

The industry here will be handed over to people on Monday and Tuesday to take care of it in turn.

"Alright." Yun Tianming nodded, "Fu Jian probably told you the specific situation?"

"Almost." Zhou Xuan nodded.

After explaining the details, Yun Tianming looked at Fu Jian and said, "How is the situation on your side?"

"The pirates are rampant along the coast, and the people are living in dire straits, but I haven't found any traces of monsters, it's just ordinary bandits making trouble."

"Strange..." Yun Tianming muttered to himself, "There are only more than 50 Japanese pirates, how did they defeat a thousand officers and soldiers? Are the Japanese really talented?"

Yun Tianming frowned, his tone was a little irritable, and he said: "Investigate again, killing bandits is not our responsibility, don't worry about it so much, observe demons and evil cultivators."

"Yes!" Fu Jian said.

Afterwards, Fu Jian led Zhou Xuan away.

On the way, Fu Jian said to Zhou Xuan: "Why don't you choose the first one?"

Zhou Xuan has no background, nor does he have a deep inheritance.

Coupled with offending someone again, it is indeed the best choice to seek refuge in Yun Tianming.

"I don't want to be restrained." Zhou Xuan shook his head and said, then changed the subject.

"Are you investigating Japanese pirates?" This word reminded Zhou Xuan of a certain period of ancient history in his previous life.

Could it be that Da Qi also has this thing?
"That's right! These people are short in stature, so they are called Japanese pirates. It is said that they come from the Raksha country overseas."

Fu Jian smiled wryly and said: "The reason why I didn't show up during this period is to investigate these things. The Japanese pirates are cruel and the people along the coast can't bear to be disturbed."

The official army also came forward, and the result was beyond everyone's expectation. The Japanese pirates with more than 50 people defeated the official army of [-] people.

The result of this battle was astonishing.

(End of this chapter)