Upon hearing Yin Xiu's invitation, Lin Baoyi subconsciously handed it over.
"This brother is..."
After a pause, Lin Baoyi suddenly remembered that the two of them didn't actually know each other. It was even the first time for him to see the beautiful woman over there, and there was no intersection between the two parties.
Even if he forgot who the man in front of him was, he would never forget the face of the beautiful woman he had seen.
Not good!
Lin Baoyi was nervous. He might have encountered an assassin or other trouble now. But at this time, he was so unlucky that his teeth were blocked even after drinking cold water!
He frowned, and before he could think of a countermeasure, the clever master on the other side had already seen the clues and immediately shouted: "Escort me!"
The officers and soldiers on the left and right responded immediately.
Anyone who can serve as the guard of General Zhennan is a master, especially the guard commander.
He immediately reached out and drew his knife.
There was no imaginary sound of metal and metal coming out of the sword, no murderous aura criss-crossing, and even less shouts.
The guard commander was stunned, because Yin Xiu had arrived at his side without knowing it, and the knife that had been pulled out by him gently pressed it back.
Breaking out in a cold sweat, the commander didn't dare to lift a finger.
When the others saw this, they immediately drew their swords and struck at Yin Xiu.
Yin Xiu just stood there without even raising his hand.
Then the commander was horrified to find that his subordinates and colleagues, who were easier to kill than to eat, were all slashing and slashing indiscriminately.
It was clear that Yin Xiu was right in front of him, but the guards swung their swords and hit tables, chairs, pillars and the ground. Some of them even almost cut Lin Baoyi's hat in half.
Upon seeing this, Lin Baoyi shouted: "Commander Ren, use your golden sword quickly!"
When Yin Xiu heard this title, she turned her head and smiled at him: "Are you also qualified?"
"Are we the same family?"
"No." Yin Xiu shook his head expressionlessly.
"Since it's not the case, then don't blame me for being rude!"
The leader of the guards shouted loudly and used the sword-drawing technique that he had not used for many years.
After a breath, his sword still stayed in place, as if the commander hadn't pulled it out with force just now.
At this time, he had completely lost confidence and his face became sad.
"Master, are you the protector of the White Lotus Sect?"
Yin Xiu spread her hands, "Do we two look like rebels?"
"Like." The commander said helplessly.
"But I really am not."
Yin Xiu walked towards Lin Baoyi.
At this time, the arrogant civil and military officials who had followed him to show off their power all stayed where they were, lowering their heads and not daring to raise their eyelids.
"Is it an official of the imperial court?"
Yin Xiu smiled, turned to Ma Xiaoyu and said, "Are you an official of the imperial court?"
Ma Xiaoyu turned her head outside without interest, she would rather look at the scenery outside.
"It's nothing more than wine and rice bags. Do you really expect them to help you?"
Lin Baoyi's face turned red when he heard this, but he still insisted: "Maybe, I mean maybe, I have done a good job in southern Xinjiang over the years and benefited the people here, so I cannot be generally called a loser. ?”
Ma Xiaoyu still didn't look at him, but just pointed a finger behind him.
"How can you fare better if you hang out with these insects?"
"This..."
Lin Baoyi finally couldn't refute. He knew best the level of his colleagues and subordinates after working together for so many years.
So he did not answer Ma Xiaoyu's words, but looked at Yin Xiu, "In any case, kidnapping and attacking imperial officials are decapitations, a major crime against the Nine Clan.
And we have a battalion of soldiers and horses just outside the city. They can get here in less than half an hour. ”
"Half an hour?"
Yin Xiu smiled, "I believe that with my skills, I can finish the matter in less than three minutes. When I slowly finish my drink and walk out, I'm afraid the soldiers and horses you mentioned are not yet here."
"I know."
Lin Baoyi sighed and said: "It is better to ask for help than to ask for yourself, so take action."
"What do I do?"
Yin Xiu spread her hands, "If I want to kill you, why would I ask you to come for tea?"
"Then what do you mean?" Lin Baoyi was confused.
Yin Xiu pointed outside and said, "We may be able to solve the continuous drought."
Lin Baoyi's heart tightened, "Who are you two?"
Ma Xiaoyu didn't answer. She opened her sleeves and flew a piece of talisman paper into the sky. Then dark clouds gathered and the sky became dark again.
"Oh, I'm sorry, it turns out they are two immortal masters."
Lin Baoyi bowed repeatedly: "If the two immortal masters can pray for rain, the local people will be saved."
Ma Xiaoyu shook his head. The dark clouds disappeared in an instant, and the scorching sun returned to the sky.
"We may be a little better than the three Taoist priests just now, but we can't pray for rain. No matter who comes, it can't be done."
Of course the master knew the difficulty, but he still refused to accept it and said: "What if the heavenly master comes?"
"It won't work even if the Heavenly Master comes."
"Huh?"
The master glanced at her and was not convinced by the two of them like Lin Baoyi. After all, he was also a Taoist priest himself, and several of his fellow apprentices had failed, which made him increasingly intolerant of others' success.
He said aggressively: "Why do you say it won't work even if the Heavenly Master comes?"
Ma Xiaoyu said expressionlessly: "Because I am the Heavenly Master."
The master was stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.
He could say whatever he wanted, Ma Xiaoyu didn't care, and he didn't care what these people would say.
Of course she was unwilling to take out the Heavenly Master's Order and show it to them.
I don’t know what the master is thinking, but Lin Baoyi has already identified the two people.
So he signaled everyone not to act rashly, and then asked Yin Xiu and Ma Xiaoyu.
"I don't know what the solution you two are talking about?"
"You need to find someone for us first."
Ma Xiaoyu took out a rough portrait of Liu Banxian.
"He is a Feng Shui master, known as Liu Banxian. Please help us find him as soon as possible. If we find him, we may find the cause of the drought in southern Xinjiang.
What we can't solve, he may be able to solve. ”
Lin Baoyi carefully took the portrait, and everyone came over to look at it. After a long time, they all shook their heads.
"I don't know."
"Never seen it."
"The appearance is not just ordinary, but also a bit vulgar, but the streets are full of such vulgar people, trying to find him is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
"But didn't he say he was a Feng Shui master?" "Hey, you could just throw a brick on the street and knock down a few. I bought an official position, oh no, I was also a Feng Shui master before I became an official."
Everyone's interest and morale were gone, and they were obviously unmotivated and powerless to find Liu Banxian.
Ma Xiaoyu sneaked close to Yin Xiu and whispered: "Didn't you say that as long as you act like you did just now and say a few words, you can make these dog officers available to us? It seems to me that they are unmoved?" ”
Yin Xiu scratched his face and became more and more contemptuous of these officials.
He leaned close to Ma Xiaoyu's ear, and the hot breath he breathed made her feel itchy.
"As long as the knife is not put to their necks, these guys will always lie there and pretend to be dead dogs. Only when they are frightened will they take action."
Ma Xiaoyu moved her head away, rubbed her ears and asked Yin Xiu, "So, are you coming?"
"Of course I'm here."
Yin Xiu slapped a piece of paper on the table, causing all the dishes and chopsticks on the table to fly up.
"Okay, if you can't find that person, then look for this one."
That was Ren Qi's wanted portrait.
"This man is a wanted criminal by the imperial court, and he is also the number one criminal in the world.
He is a born bad guy who does all kinds of evil. He will not let go of anyone as young as eighty years old or as young as an eight-year-old girl.
He is not only a flower-picking thief, but also a natural-born murderer. If he doesn't kill two people every day, he will feel itchy all over. When you sleep at night, you can hear him shouting and killing in his dreams.
The most terrifying thing is that the people he likes to kill most are high-ranking officials like you. ”
"Why?" Lin Baoyi's teeth chattered.
"I don't know about that. Just like some people like to kill pigs and some people like to eat dog meat. Killing high officials is his hobby."
Yin Xiuzheng was poking his finger on Ren Qi's face, "What this bastard likes most is to kill his eldest brother and Gou Yisao. He is hated by everyone and disgusted by God.
If you believe that he can lay down his butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately, it is better to believe that I am the reincarnation of Emperor Zhenwu.
Is such a person dangerous? Should he be arrested? ”
"It should be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts!"
"Haw him to death! Kill him to death!"
Everyone was excited, and Ren Qi's face was engraved in their minds.
"The drought this time probably has something to do with him. If we find him, I will make a ritual and burn him to the sky. Then it will probably rain."
"Really?"
In fact, all the officials no longer care about the truth or falsehood. Faced with such a heinous criminal of the imperial court, who wouldn't want to catch him and kill him, so why should they care about anything else?
However, Lin Baoyi had his own ideas.
Nowadays, the severe drought in southern Xinjiang can no longer be concealed.
Although this is a "natural disaster", even the gods can't do anything about it.
However, according to the style of the imperial court, someone must be found to take the blame for this matter. With so many people, one person must take responsibility, so why can't it be Ren Qi?
Such a criminal of the imperial court, the most evil person among evil people, even if he were killed, he would not be able to get rain.
But at the moment, catching this person is considered a great achievement, and it is enough to be included in local biographies and court archives.
To a certain extent, capturing him seems to be more important than praying for rain. After all, everyone here is dead, and a group can be deployed from other places. If the imperial prisoner escapes, then...
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"I've heard of this man."
The master murmured: "He was the leader of the Imperial Household at first, and was known as one of the four famous swordsmen in Yujing. Later, it was discovered that he was actually an undercover agent of the White Lotus Sect, so he was hunted down by the imperial court."
“It turns out it’s still the White Lotus Sect.”
Lin Baoyi was surprised and happy.
After a pause, he ordered everyone: "Dig three feet into the ground, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you have to find this person for me. Oh, by the way, I also need to find this Feng Shui master. I need to recruit two people in total, right?" , two immortal masters?”
Yin Xiu nodded with satisfaction and handed the wanted list to Lin Baoyi, "Distribute it."
Wherever Lin Baoyi needed to give orders, other officials were already rushing out to greet the people below.
Ma Xiaoyu secretly pinched Yin Xiu's waist, "In just a short period of time, you were able to make up so many lies about Ren Qi?"
"I didn't make it up." Yin Xiu said seriously.
After Lin Baoyi explained all the matters under his command, he respectfully asked Yin Xiu: "Why don't you two immortal masters stay here first?"
"We are very busy."
Yin Xiu opened the pocket watch and took a look at the time.
"It's not impossible if you want us to stay, but it has to be considered a business trip, so it needs to be strengthened, and we also have some requirements for accommodation and food.
After all, we are not monks, so we can't just eat some vegetarian food. We have to have eight dishes and one soup for every meal, four cold dishes and four hot dishes, chicken, duck, fish and mutton, and all the wine we can drink before we would consider staying here. ”
"Which sect do you belong to?"
The master was unconvinced, "I remember that even though there are many Taoist sects that have no dietary restrictions, they don't follow any rules, right?"
"Easy to say, Maoshan Sect." Yin Xiu said with a smile.
"Maoshan Sect?"
The master nodded, "That's no wonder. Compared with the Qing sect, Maoshan Taoist priests really don't pay much attention to things. They really don't pay attention to anything."
Feeling that he seemed to be cursing, Yin Xiu smiled and said: "Master, you seem to know a lot about Taoism, so what school do you come from?"
"Easy to say."
The master opened the fan with a snap, "I have practiced in Longhu Mountain for several years, and I have only learned a little bit."
"That's no wonder." Yin Xiu looked like she suddenly realized something.
"What's [no wonder]?" Master frowned.
Yin Xiu said calmly: "Oh, it's nothing. I just remembered a saying called half a bucket of water sloshing around."
"You!"
Just as the master was about to have a fit, Lin Baoyi stopped him with his eyes.
Let’s not talk about whether these two people are so-called heavenly masters and Taoist priests. Their skills alone are enough to offend people.
In this way, he could only swallow his breath into his stomach, with a livid face.
Lin Baoyi glanced at him again and signaled him not to mess around, then turned to Yin Xiu with a smile on his face.
"How about you two immortal masters live in the general's mansion, where there is a nice wing."
"Just be quiet."
While speaking, Yin Xiu glanced at Ma Xiaoyu secretly and said, "Just give us a wing."
Ma Xiaoyu said nothing, but Yin Xiu's eyes flashed with excitement.
However, after Lin Baoyi nodded, Ma Xiaoyu suddenly said: "Add one more bed."
The raging flames in Yin Xiu's heart disappeared, and the hand that reached into his pocket retracted, sighing: "Just do it, add an extra quilt."
While Lin Baoyi and the others were looking for the carriage and ordering their servants to come to the teahouse to pick them up, Yin Xiu and Ma Xiaoyu continued to eat at the table.
Suddenly, Ma Xiaoyu stopped her chopsticks and looked at Yin Xiu.
"Just now, you told him that you wanted a room. Is it because there is no room for us to live in the general's mansion, or is it because of something else?"
Yin Xiu smiled and said: "I thought you were afraid of the cold, so I wanted to squeeze in with you."
"Squeeze?"
Ma Xiaoyu rolled her eyes at him, "I'm afraid of heat."
After saying that, she ignored Yin Xiu and just lowered her head to eat.
Yin Xiu smiled awkwardly and glanced at the sun outside. It seemed that it had no intention of setting at all and was still hanging brightly red in the sky. (End of chapter)