After the Fairy Disappeared

  Chapter 590 Meeting an old friend again

   "Old Dan, are you familiar with Lingxu City?"

"Familiar. I have been in Lingxu City for more than 20 years. In the early years, I was in charge of two or three families." Old Shan pointed to the sky and gestured, "After going through business, he worked as an assistant and a helper. Although Lingxu City is big , I am familiar with it inside and out.”

"Well..." Now He Lingchuan has too many important things to do at hand, and he doesn't have time to listen to people's stories about the past. Among the officials, is there anyone whose surname is Zaifu?"

"Zaifu?" Lao Dan blinked his eyes twice, "Yes, you should say that Zaifu praises Mr. Zaifu, the official will be the young prisoner. When I was in charge of the first owner's house, he lived It's half a street away, diagonally opposite the door."

   "Will you be a prisoner?"

Old Dan knew that He Lingchuan was not familiar with the official system of Lingxu, so he explained: "The supervisor will be in charge of the construction of the palace, the manufacture of various imperial artifacts, and the embroidery of palace silk and silk, etc. And Mr. Zaifu is good at the work of palaces and temples. Supervising the construction, he participated in the large-scale construction of Floating Island and Xushan."

   No wonder Xiang Yan was able to get acquainted with him, he was indeed an old buddy who worked together.

  He Lingchuan nodded: "How is Master Zaifu?"

   "It's been less than two years since I've been at home, and I'm healthy and energetic, and I often move around." Lao Shan said quickly, "The Zaifu's house is still full of people."

   "A retired old official, why are so many people looking for him?" It's normal for people to leave the tea.

"Master Zaifu has been an official for decades, and he will be in prison for twelve or three years. What kind of position do you think it is, there are so many treasure merchants in Beijia, so many lake and river transport merchants, so many building material merchants, ha ha, who to use? Yes, it doesn’t matter who’s family. Except for the emperor’s hand-picking, don’t all the supervisors have the final say? Mr. Zaifu is well versed in this way, and he has a wide range of friends. Let's talk."

  He Lingchuan smiled and said, "I'm an old idiot in the officialdom."

  Old Shan also laughed: "You can say so."

   "Master Zaifu is living such a nourishing life, it is very good."

  Old Shan continued: "Next month is his sixty-fifth birthday, and Sir Alex has already received the invitation from his family."

   "Next month?" He Lingchuan frowned, "Can you get his birthday?"

  Old Shan thought for a while, then nodded: "I heard that Mr. Zai Fu asked someone to make a fortune teller in the early years, saying that he would have a catastrophe at the age of sixty-four. Seeing that sixty-five years is approaching, so we will hold a banquet to celebrate the smooth passage of this year."

  He paused and said: "On the floating island, every family often holds a feast, and they can celebrate it if they find a reason. If you catch a coincidence and go from house to house to eat, you can eat it for a month and a half without repeating the same thing."

   "A few meals and drinks, even delicacies from mountains and seas, are small money for them."

Lao Dan shook his head: "Actually, welcome and send are the most expensive favors. The expenses are like running water, and they can't support it without gold and silver mines. Many officials can't afford this kind of expenses after they retire, and they have to quit the floating island. Live in the city."

   That means falling from the clouds to the mortal world.

   "For flatheads, the lower city is also expensive, but it is not the same as the floating island."

  He Lingchuan thought of General Jinjiao's Dun Garden. Such a vast and luxurious garden that monopolizes a mountain alone does not know what price it is on the floating island.

  Oh, by the way, you can't go up just because you have money, he almost forgot.

   "Excuse me, is Zaifu Kua in the upper city or the lower city?"

   "Uptown, Tianxiang Island." Lao Dan added, "If official officials don't go down to the city, they like to gather on Tianxiang Island."

   "Will he come down town?"

   "Occasionally." Lao Shan thought for a while, "He is a man of good looks."

  He Lingchuan nodded: "Then you can help me find out if he will come to the city soon."

"yes."

   At this moment, the servants delivered the breakfast outside the courtyard.

  The doorkeeper wanted to reach out to pick it up, but the servant shrank back and said loudly, "Young Master told me to send it in."

  After Pan Shanzhai returned to He Lingchuan, the servants here called him Young Master.

  The boy stared: "I was here early in the morning, when did the young master give you orders?"

   "Last night." The voice became louder.

   "..."

  He Lingchuan heard the argument outside, and yawned: "Come in, don't quarrel!"

  Boys and servants came in, and the latter was still carrying breakfast.

   Before He Lingchuan could ask, he put the tray on the table: "Eat it while it's hot."

  This is more like exhorting than flattering.

  Don't say that the boy is unbelievable, he always looks sideways, and He Lingchuan also looks at him twice.

   Staring at the three people with six eyes, the servant said again: "I haven't seen you for half a month. After eating, let's have a good chat."

  He Lingchuan looked at him, and gradually became serious: "Who are you?"

   "I told you, don't come to Lingxu City." The servant sighed, "You don't listen to me."

  His expression was stiff, his actions were a little dull, like a puppet with strings, and even his words seemed to be insincere.

   He Lingchuan said to the other two after hearing the words: "You step back."

  Old Dan whispered: "Young Master, you?"

   "I'm very safe." He Lingchuan waved his hand, "Go down."

   The two quickly retreated from the small courtyard, not forgetting to close the door behind them.

  He Lingchuan looked at the tray on the table.

The breakfast is very rich, a basket of steaming glutinous rice siu mai, two pieces of fried potatoes and radish cakes, a bowl of fine noodles with scallion oil mixed with three shreds, and the smoked elbow flower belly that He Lingchuan specially explained last night. The skin is bright red and oily, each slice is cut thin and thin, and then dipped in special sauce, eaten directly in the mouth or sandwiched in potato cakes, it is a must.

   Oh, and a big bowl of sweet rice wine.

  However, after knowing who the person in front of him is, how dare he move his mouth?

   What the hell, what a waste of food!

   "You are so brave, you dare to hang around in Lingxu City." He sighed and sat down, "Mai Xuewen...oh, should I call you Xi Yunhe?"

  The servant still had no expression on his face, and he couldn't hear any ups and downs from the tone of his voice: "Did Master Qingyang say it?"

   This is an admission. He Lingchuan crossed his legs: "Are you here to trouble me?"

  Xi Yunhe showed this trick in Baisha, controlling the innkeeper's mind as a puppet for his message, um, that is, a mouth substitute.

  But He Lingchuan knew that this kind of spell had some shortcomings, for example, Xi Yunhe himself should not be too far away from the puppet.

  Pan Shan's house is not a real mansion, but it is much larger than the inn he stayed in Baisha. In other words, Xi Yunhe may be operating outside the walls of Pan Shan's house.

  Of course, this guy dared to appear in front of him, and he was confident.

"how you said that?"

"The whole Lingxu city is looking for you, and Bai Ziqi is going to arrest you personally. At this time, you still run out and come to me?" He Lingchuan pulled his face, "Are you trying to drag me into the water? ?”

"I didn't walk into your house, and I wasn't seen by your servants. What are you afraid of?" Xi Yunhe's voice was a little brisk, "Besides, Bai Ziqi's master is anxious to solve the elixir case, and the focus of his investigation is not me. Instead, kill Wu Kai and the people behind Qingfu Temple."

   "I did him a favor by doing this. He won't be unaware."

  He Lingchuan said lightly: "Help him? The emperor really doesn't know, is there anyone in Lingxu City who sells the medicine of immortality privately?"

  Zhong Sunmou went to Qingfu Temple to buy elixir under the introduction of Shi Kai.

  He dared to buy it, and the old man Zhong Sunchi dared to eat it, and he didn't suspect that what he ate was other ghost things, which means that "you can buy the medicine of immortality" has spread among the upper echelons of Lingxu City.

  What all the ministers know, the emperor will be completely kept in the dark?

   Not impossible, just...

   "Does the emperor really want to take care of it?"

   "Then I can only ask the emperor." Xi Yunhe smiled, "How can I know what the old man thinks?"

  If this matter is not brought to the surface, if it is not brought under the eyes of the gods, Vega will really make great efforts to investigate seriously?

  He Lingchuan is an outsider, so he is not sure.

   "You came to see me, what's the matter?"

"I advised you, it's better to stay away from this muddy water. The water in Lingxu City is much deeper than that of Baisha, and if you get sucked into the whirlpool, you will die." Xi Yunhe chuckled, "Don't you Listen to me, now you have to be dragged into the water."

  He Lingchuan changed into a comfortable position: "Is it related to the case of immortal medicine?"

"clever."

"You finally handed over the clue to Lingxu City." He also used a particularly radical method, "It turns out that it is all broken now, Shi Kai is dead, and although the actor who joined him confessed, the family who confessed is also dead; The Qingfu Temple was burned to the ground, and even the people and the temple were turned into ashes. If this continues, the emperor may have to settle the case with Cen Boqing."

   "Yes, the real culprit cannot be allowed to go unpunished." Xi Yunhe took a step forward, "You can give me another clue to Bai Ziqi."

   "Hey, I finally got out of this matter, and now I just came to Lingxu City to watch the excitement." He Lingchuan looked reluctant, "Why do you want to get involved again?"

   "Aren't the four or five vassal kingdoms of Chiyan Kingdom and Baoshu Kingdom the masters of suffering? Fu Shanyue doesn't want this case to come to light. Does the real culprit behind the scenes get the punishment he deserves?"

  From this perspective, Chi Yan and other vassal demon kings indeed hope that the truth will be revealed to the world, and they will stir up the situation in the imperial capital with a righteous reason. So, as Chiyan's special envoy, why does He Lingchuan not take this job?

  He Lingchuan said calmly: "Then you can talk to Fu Shan."

  Press him with responsibility? Hehe, he doesn't have a "job" in Chiyan, where is his responsibility? Morality is air to him.

   Want him to help? That has to be real.

  Thinking of this, He Lingchuan's heart moved, how about...?

   "If Bai Ziqi fails to catch the real culprit, do you think the real culprit will let you go when the limelight of the case passes?" Xi Yunhe said flatly, "The revenge will definitely come violently."

   "Whatever, I may not be in Lingxu City by then." He Lingchuan rubbed his nose, "I'm just a nobody, the sky is big and the earth is big, where can I go?"

   "When will that be?" Xi Yunhe laughed, "Even the veteran dignitaries in Lingxu City, none of them want to offend Qinggong, Da Sinong, Zhongsun's family, and Tongxinwei at the same time."

   Thanks to TNT children's shoes for your warm appreciation, we have another leader.

  (end of this chapter)