Chapter 86 Going Down the Mountain

After three days of driving during the day and resting at night, we finally arrived at Jinguan City.

In the past three days, perhaps because we were getting closer to Jinguan City, or perhaps for other reasons, we were not intercepted by bandits again. With the journey going smoothly, both of them were in a much better mood. At least they didn't have to wake up and count how many people they killed yesterday.

As the sun gradually set in the west, Zhao Ju and Li Yizhen reined in their horses in front of the gate of Jinguan City. As soon as the guard guard stepped forward, a Beizhen Fusi waist badge was thrust directly in front of him. For a moment, all the words were stuck in his throat. Fortunately, this man was also tactful. His expression changed in the blink of an eye, and he respectfully stepped forward to help the two of them dismount.

"Two adults, you have been working hard all the way. Are you coming to Jinguan City for business or pleasure?"

Li Yizhen dismounted behind Zhao Jiu. Due to his fat body, his movements were a bit slow. He stood on the ground and moved for a while before giving the order, "Business mission! I'm here to pick up Zhezi according to the imperial decree. Go in and report quickly. Don't miss the official business."

After hearing this, the guard quickly saluted and asked the people behind him to greet Zhao and the two of them. He did not dare to delay and ran towards the city. Zhao Ju and Li Yizhen were happy to have their time at ease. They asked the guards to bring two stools and sat next to the city gate to wait.

"There are two superiors and two inferiors. The subordinate came late and neglected the superior..."

The sound came first before anyone arrived, and then the guard led a fat man in a red official robe, running while wiping sweat, until he was in front of the two people, and then he put away his handkerchief out of breath.

"You are the prefect of Jinguancheng? Why are you alone? Where is General Xuanwei? Is it possible to take you back with me? Do you think the emperor dare not chop off your head or mine?"

Li Yizhen was so angry that he even looked at the guard with a bad look.

The prefect felt Li Yizhen's unkind gaze and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly explained, "General Liu is at the prefect's office. I don't know that the superior's affairs are urgent. I will go back and call General Liu right away."

"Come on, let's go to the magistrate's office together. I have to trouble you tonight. Hurry up and prepare the papers. We will rush back to Beijing early tomorrow morning." Li Yizhen waved his hand, thinking that General Liu was not in Jinguancheng, and almost missed the official business. .

The magistrate ran all the way, looked back at the way he came, swallowed, and felt depressed. If I run again, I will be exhausted. If I had known this, I should have come here on horseback. I really forgot in a hurry.

Seeing the change in the expression on the prefect's face, Zhao couldn't help but smile, and said to the prefect, "Sir, please lead the way on horseback. I'll follow behind. It won't be much slower."

The prefect, who was about to ask someone to lead the horse, declined and stopped talking. He was supported by the guard, got on his horse, held the reins, and led the way.

Li Yizhen and Zhao, who was holding the horse, followed behind. Fortunately, the distance was not far. But yes, if it's too far away, the fat guy from the prefect will run all the way over and half his life will be lost.

When they arrived at the magistrate's office, the two of them changed their previous eagerness. They each found a room and asked their servants to cook and eat and drink first.

After it was completely dark, the two sat opposite each other, chopsticks flying. For safety reasons along the way, the two of them ate dry food prepared by themselves, not to mention meat and wine, not even white rice. After finally arriving in Jinguan City, if you don’t fill your stomach properly and change the taste, your human stomach will become a donkey’s stomach.

After eating and drinking, the two sat in the courtyard drinking tea. Without seeing the prefect, the general came over. The two of them are not in a hurry. They are just running errands anyway. They are not in a hurry. Why should we be in a hurry?

On Qingcheng Mountain, Cheng Jing was dressed in a purple robe, sitting cross-legged in front of the statue of Sanqing, holding secrets in his hands and meditating.

A young disciple outside the door opened the door softly and saluted, "Master, all the other brothers have come back, but the senior brother who was the first to go down the mountain has not come back yet."

Chengjing, who was sitting in meditation, was indifferent, as if he couldn't hear anything. After a while, he said, "Don't worry, it may have been delayed for a while on the way. Ji Wei will not cause trouble. Let the other disciples rest first." Maybe Ji Wei will be back at dawn."

Seeing Cheng Jing's indifferent expression, the young disciple felt a lot more at ease. If the master said it would be okay, then it would be okay. After bowing, he bowed out respectfully.

After seeing the young disciple leave, Chengjing calmed down his emotions, closed his eyes and meditated. But before he could finish reciting the scriptures silently, the noise outside the door interrupted his thoughts.

"Who is making noise outside the hall? How can a Taoist cultivator be so impetuous?" Chengjing's face was unhappy. His peaceful mind was disrupted, and he no longer wanted to meditate, so he slowly stood up. Just as he was about to go out to see what was going on, several disciples from outside the hall walked in together. When they saw Cheng Jing, they knelt down quickly with sad voices.

"Master, master, senior brother, he...he is dead!"

"Nonsense, your senior brother is still down the mountain, how can you lie in front of Sanqing!" Cheng Jing shouted angrily, his face turned slightly red due to anger, and his energy was released instantly, looking furious.

Although the disciple kneeling on the ground was afraid of his master, he still wiped his tears and looked at Cheng Jing with red eyes. The disciple kneeling at the front couldn't help crying, and said sadly, "Master, it's true. The body of the senior brother is lying outside the hall. Not only the senior brother, but also the two junior brothers who were traveling with the senior brother... ..dead too…”

After listening to the disciple's words, Cheng Jing calmed down, withdrew the qi that was spreading out, forced himself to calm down and stepped forward to help the disciple.

"Hey, take me to see your senior brother."

The disciple did not dare to delay, so he walked in front and led the way, leading Chengjing towards the outer hall. The group walked into the outer hall and saw three decapitated corpses on the ground. They were Wang Jiwei and the two accompanying disciples.

Cheng Jing walked forward with heavy steps, his hands trembling constantly, looking at the body of the disciple on the ground, and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time. Tears filled his eyes, his nose was sour, and he was immersed in sadness. After a long time, he raised his head and looked around at the disciples who were wiping their tears, and said in a cold tone, "Who? Who found Ji Wei's body?"

The low and calm voice was quite majestic, and the disciples who were crying around hurriedly restrained their voices. A disciple who looked a little older wiped his eyes, stepped forward and said, "Master, it's me. I saw the body of the eldest brother leaning against a tree in the woods outside Jinguan City. The bodies of the other two junior brothers were not far away, so I carried them all back."

"You saw it like this when you saw it?"

"Yes, the first thing I saw was the body of the eldest brother with his head and body separated." The disciple bowed his head and replied respectfully.

Cheng Jing's face was pale after hearing this. The disciples he had taught for more than 20 years went down the mountain, and only the cold body came back. Even though Cheng Jing had cultivated himself for many years, he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart now. After a long silence, he lowered his head and said.

"When I'm not here, all the affairs on the mountain will be managed by your uncle Cheng Miao. You must do your homework on time and don't slack off. I will check when I come back..."

Cheng Jing raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes and waved his hand to tell his disciples not to speak.

"I've made up my mind!"

"Go, get my Taoist robe and sword, and go down the mountain for me."

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