Martial Arts: Gain a Jiazi internal force at the beginning!

Chapter 299 People in the sedan

It is useless to go to the government office for the head of a person like the owner of Zuodaozhuang.

People like him are not wanted on ordinary arrest warrants.

If you want to rely on ordinary knife hunters or ordinary people to provide clues, it is basically a trap.

Therefore, to redeem this head, Jiang Ran could only go to the Sword Holding Department of Jinyang Mansion.

Although most of the sword-wielding yamen were in secret places, Jiang Ran, as a sword-catcher, was able to find a way out.

We walked around all the way, passing several grain and oil stores, and two more garment shops. Finally, we walked along the narrow lane and entered an open yard.

The courtyard seemed empty, but Jiang Ran just turned his eyes and knew that there were many people hidden around him.

The main door of the main hall is opened, and there is a Buddha statue inside.

Jiang Ran took five sticks of incense, three long and two short. He did not light it or insert it into the incense burner, but placed it on the corner of the altar table.

I heard a voice suddenly coming from outside the door:

"Who are you, and why did you break into my house?"

Jiang Ran shook his hand and threw the knife-catching order over.

The man reached out and took it, and after taking a look, he bowed:
"It turns out to be Daxia Jiang."

Of course there is no name on the knife arrest order, but there is a hidden message on it.

Jiang Ran received the order in Cangzhou Mansion. At that time, as the governor of Cangzhou Mansion, Guo Chong only had the right to nominate one person, and that person was Jiang Ran.

Therefore, the man in front of him just saw the secret message of the Cangzhou Prefecture to seize the knife, and understood Jiang Ran's identity.

"You're welcome."

Jiang Ran smiled and gently lifted the head in his hand:

"Is the person in charge here?"

"Master Jiang, please follow me."

When the man came to him, he first returned the knife-catching order with both hands.

Then he walked around the altar table and opened the door curtain of the inner hall.

After walking all the way, they came to the backyard, and then the man led Jiang Ran to a well:
"Please, Master Jiang, go down the well."

"..."

Jiang Ran dumbly smiled:
"Your place is really secretive..."

"The Sword Holder is envied by many people, so he must be careful."

The man smiled bitterly, with a little helplessness in his words.

Jiang Ran didn't hesitate, and with a sway, he stepped on the bucket.

The man quickly reached out and grabbed the joystick and gently put Jiang Ran down. When the position was about the same, he asked from above:

"Has Hero Jiang ever seen a portal?"

In fact, without him having to say anything, Jiang Ran had already seen an iron gate inside the well.

With a push, the iron door creaked open.

Jiang Ran stepped out, entered the iron gate, and shouted to the top:

"It's already in."

"Master Jiang, just go forward along the road. The steward is at the end. I won't keep you company."

After the man above his head finished speaking, Jiang Ran watched the bucket creaking up.

Jiang Ran raised his head and glanced twice, shook his head, closed the iron door smoothly, and walked inside while pondering what this person said.

The Sword Holder is envied by others...so he has to be careful?

Who is jealous of?

Since it is jealousy, it most likely comes from within the imperial court.

It's just that it's so secretive, I'm afraid it's not just to guard against people in the court.

Jiang Ran murmured a few words in his heart, and then he was thoughtful, but he didn't take it to heart.

How the court behaves actually has nothing to do with him.

From the perspective of the young master of the Demon Sect, he actually has a grudge against the imperial court.

However, not to mention that Jiang Ran still has only a partial understanding of what happened back then. Even if he understands the whole story, he is still in a dilemma whether to take revenge.

Although this body was indeed given by the previous generation Demon Lord and Saint...but it was Duan Dongliu who raised him.

How to deal with the kindness of parents who have never met before depends on the situation.

With these thoughts in my mind, I walked along the passage.

At the beginning, the passage was still damp and cold.

Later on, I felt a little drier.

A little further forward, there was already a vague warmth. He measured the distance and direction in his mind, looked up at the top of the dark passage above his head, and suddenly realized:
"It turns out that the Sword Holding Division is under the government office."

After walking for a short distance, you will see another door.

Jiang Ran was about to reach out and push open the door when he heard someone say:

"Tian Tian Que is causing trouble in Liuyuan. Unfortunately, our people were arrested before they even got close to check. It wasn't until last night that they came back... claiming that someone rescued them."

The owner of this voice is quite old, but his attitude is very respectful.

But the person who spoke to him did not speak, so he continued:

"I heard that there are traces of the Demon Cult now, but I don't know...how should we deal with it?"

Jiang Ran raised his eyebrows, feeling that it was not suitable to continue listening to these words.

There is something wrong with this conversation!
Just as he was about to open the door, he heard a somewhat familiar voice say:
"The Demon Cult may not be the enemy. Let's see what they want to do first..."

Jiang Ran frowned.

He had heard this sound twice.

The first time was outside Cangzhou Mansion, and the second time was in the village near Hongfeng Villa.

It was this man who took Shi Pingzhang away from under his own hands!
This is the man in the sedan!
Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and opened the door directly. Before anyone could enter, he already said:
"Do you know where the people in the Demon Cult are?"

The two people who were talking raised their heads at the same time, and their eyes fell on Jiang Ran.

And Jiang Ran naturally looked at these two people.

The two people stood next to each other. The one standing was an old man in his 60s, bowing slightly and showing a humble attitude.

Looking at Jiang Ran, he frowned slightly.

It seemed to be scolding him for not knowing the rules.

The person sitting there was beyond Jiang Ran's expectation.

This turned out to be a woman dressed in red.

He was probably less than thirty years old, with an elegant appearance, but his sitting posture was not dignified. He sat cross-legged on a chair and swayed his legs slightly.

He looked up at Jiang Ran, his eyes full of astonishment:

"It's you……"

"Stop it."

Jiang Ran waved his hand:

"I think you all know exactly when I went to the grain and oil store, how I went to the clothing store, and when I entered the dry well.

"Now you're pretending not to know it's me who's coming. Do you think I'm a three-year-old?"

He picked up the head of the owner of Zuodaozhuang, pulled out a chair, and looked at the woman:
“I just didn’t expect it to be you, I recognize your voice.

"I didn't expect it to be a woman. The voice was too..."

Jiang Ran didn't know how to describe it for a moment.

The woman smiled:
"Masculine?"

"No, it's neutral."

Jiang Ran remembered that this kind of voice is generally called neutral.

"neutral?"

The woman thought for a moment and then smiled: "It's interesting."

"presumptuous!"

The little old man reacted at this time and couldn't help but glare at Jiang Ran:

"You are so brave, do you know who you are talking to?"

Jiang Ran glanced at the little old man in astonishment and asked the woman:
"Has he always been so brave?

"Does he know who he's talking to?"

The little old man became even more angry when he heard this, but before he could get angry, he heard the woman shout coldly:
"shut up!"

"Did you hear that? Shut up!"

The little old man finally found a suitable opportunity. He pointed his finger at Jiang Ran and gave orders.

"I tell you to shut up!!"

The face of the woman in red turned dark, and there was an indescribable dignity in her voice.

"what?"

The little old man was stunned, looked back at the woman in red, and subconsciously knelt down:
"Yes... this subordinate deserves to die."

The woman in red looked at Jiang Ran and shook her head helplessly:
"You made Young Master Jiang laugh."

"It's really funny."

Jiang Ran reached out to the table, picked up a booklet, picked it up twice, and put it back:

“It’s impossible for everyone in the Sword Holding Department to be smart.

"But, by placing such a foolish person in the Sword Holding Department of Jinyang Mansion, is this intended to chill the swordsman's heart?
"If you don't want this sword-wielding division to exist, the more people like this, the better."

The woman in red glanced at Jiang Ran in surprise.

These words are already profound.

She nodded slightly and glanced at the little old man:
"Go down." "This..."

The little old man looked at Jiang Ran and seemed to be hesitant.

The woman in red sighed:

"Young Master Jiang is right, such a foolish person should not be sitting in such a position.

"If he wants to do harm to me, let alone you, even if there are ten or hundreds of them sitting here, what's the use?
"You're in disgrace, why don't you get out?"

"Yes."

Knowing that the master was truly angry, he did not dare to say anything and quickly retreated.

After the man left, the woman in red looked at Jiang Ran:
"You know my identity?"

"You have already called yourself me, and you obviously have no intention of hiding it."

Jiang Ran smiled:
"To tell you the truth, I didn't know the identity of the eldest princess the first two times I met her. There were a lot of abrupt things."

"How do you know that I am the eldest princess?"

The woman in red was stunned again.

“Today, I have two daughters, but they are not the same age.

"Besides, I heard that today's younger sister likes to wear red clothes, has practiced martial arts well, and even yearns for the world...

"Just take a guess."

"What a bold person."

The eldest princess raised her head slightly and looked at Jiang Ran with an proud expression:
"Since you know my identity, why don't you kneel down and salute?"

Jiang Ran tilted his head and looked at her, then suddenly smiled:
"Eldest Princess, do you know why the rivers and lakes are the rivers and lakes? What kind of etiquette and rules do idle men in the rivers and lakes know?"

"Hahaha."

After hearing this, the eldest princess suddenly smiled boldly:
"Okay, okay, it's you as expected... Now that we've left the palace, the word eldest princess will never be mentioned again.

"Just call me...Sir Shan."

Shan is the national surname of the Jin Chan Dynasty.

There is nothing wrong with calling her Master Shan, but Jiang Ran glanced at her and curled his lips:

"You didn't say what you just said earlier, and you didn't say it until later. You waited until I came to say it.

"Are you telling me on purpose? Do you want me to help you arrest someone?"

The conversation between the eldest princess and the little old man just now was very problematic.

Just like Jiang Ran said, it was impossible for them not to know when he came here.

You can even calculate how long it will take Jiang Ran to get here... In this case, it is very likely that what he said just now was meant for Jiang Ran.

In terms of intention, there are two types.

The first is just like what Jiang Ran is saying now, he wants Jiang Ran to know that the Demon Sect is in Jinyang Mansion, and then come to arrest people.

And the second type... is that they may have found out that Jiang Ran has some connection with the Demon Cult, but they can't confirm it, so they deliberately tested it like this.

If Jiang Ran had something going on in his heart, he would definitely hear it clearly outside the door.

Then decide what to do without exposing any flaws.

Jiang Ran chose to take the lead and enter directly to break this step.

Now that such questions are being asked, firstly, they can dispel their doubts about Jiang Ran to a certain extent, and secondly, they can also explore the truth and see how much they know about the demon sect, and whether they have been exposed outside the Tang Dynasty.

Although if the other party still has doubts about Jiang Ran, they probably won't tell the truth.

But it can also make Jiang Ran know what he is doing.

There is room for change in how we formulate countermeasures in the future.

The worst thing is that the fish is dead and the net is broken. Will he still be afraid when he comes face to face with the eldest princess?

But in this case, what the knife hunter should do in the future... is a question.

However, there must be a way before the car reaches the mountain, and he is not the only one who can take the knife-catching path.

After all, he still has a knife-catching mission to take on.

Although the task seemed useless, Jiang Ran always felt that there seemed to be potential in it that could be tapped.

Even this road won't work... The worst possible outcome is leaving the Jin Chan Dynasty.

Among the five countries, which place is not his place?
In an instant, Jiang Ran had made various plans in his mind.

Just waiting for the next words of the woman in front of me...

However, the eldest princess's words were still beyond Jiang Ran's expectations:

"Young Master Jiang, what do you think of the Demon Cult?"

Jiang Ran was taken aback:
"What's so good about this? He's just a person who can be killed by anyone."

"I don't think so."

When the eldest princess heard this, she shook her head slightly:
“The Devil’s Cult is the weirdest sect I have ever seen, everything they do comes from the heart.

"Those who do evil will naturally do great evil and will never be tolerated.

"He who does good deeds comes from a place of sincerity, which makes people moved.

"It would be a bit unfair to treat both of them as evil people and catch them all in one go..."

Jiang Ran glanced at her with a strange expression:
"Do you know what you're talking about?"

The eldest princess smiled bitterly:
“These are indeed treasonous words…but they are also my thoughts from the bottom of my heart.

“In the past, my understanding of the Demonic Cult in the palace was a little superficial. As I traveled around the world and saw more and more people and things, I had different ideas.

"Young Master Jiang is a well-informed person, and you should have your own opinions on the Demon Sect."

Informed?

After Jiang Ran heard this, he felt a little happy.

Unexpectedly, I was told that I was ignorant every day. This was the first time in my life that I heard someone say that I was well-informed.

As expected of the eldest princess!Have vision and knowledge!

However, Jiang Ran couldn't speak directly to her words, so he just said:
"The eldest princess is joking, what kind of demonic cult does the next martial artist know?
“You’ve rarely heard of it, let alone seen it.

"For them, I only care about the amount of silver reward on the Sword Master's list."

"..."

The eldest princess felt helpless:
“Ever since Chu Nanfeng destroyed the Demon Sect’s main altar a hundred years ago, the Demon Sect has become like a legend.

“However, in recent years, there have been rumors that the Demonic Cult is once again burning in the world.

"Young Master Jiang is now in Jinyang Mansion. I think I will have the opportunity to see them. Then we will study and study... how to deal with this demon sect."

Jiang Ran frowned slightly:

"So, what the eldest princess means is that she wants to be lenient to them?"

"Those who do evil should be eliminated. If they do good..."

The eldest princess thought for a moment and smiled:

"To be honest, I really want to get close to them."

"This……"

Jiang Ran gave a wry smile:
"The eldest princess is indeed an extraordinary person, but Jiang still wants to remind her that this move is seeking the skin of a tiger."

"Is this my specialty?"

The eldest princess smiled lightly:
"Being with you is like being with a tiger. These two tigers have watched me grow up."

"..."

Jiang Ran was speechless for a while. He didn't know how to answer this, so he had to change the topic:

"Speaking of which, after the eldest princess took Shi Pingzhang away, shouldn't she have been busy with matters in Liguo?
"Why did you suddenly come to Jinyang Mansion?

"By the way, I once met Qingyuan in Qiuciyi. After he found out about you, he left in a hurry, but I don't know if he found you?"

"It turns out you're the one meddling in other people's business!"

The eldest princess couldn't help but glance at Jiang Ran:
"I originally wanted to make it happen on my own, but Qingyuan Daozi interfered. I asked how he knew about Shi Pingzhang...it turned out that it was revealed through you."

"...Ahem, I and Qingyuan hit it off immediately, and I have never treated this as a secret.

"If the eldest princess had told me not to speak to outsiders, I wouldn't have..."

Jiang Ran smiled when he said this. Although he didn't know the mystery, he didn't feel ashamed at all.

The eldest princess glanced at Jiang Ran, and her eyes revealed a bit of her charm:
"Qingyuan Daozi is nosy, and now he has gone to Li country.

"Since you and him hit it off like old friends, just hope that he can return safely."

"Li Guo..."

Jiang Ran frowned slightly.

He still remembered that Shi Pingzhang was injured by Bai Yulou, the top master of Li country, and escaped all the way to Jinchan.

Now he and Shi Pingzhang went to Li country together... but he didn't know if they would encounter the White Jade Tower?

Thinking of this, Jiang Ran felt a little worried.

Although he only met Qingyuan once, this Taoist was extremely sincere to him, which was rare in the world.

Jiang Ran was also impressed by him and didn't want anything to happen to him.

It's just that there are many matters in Jinyang Mansion now, and he really can't leave for a while.

Moreover, even if you can leave, Liguo is not a small country. How easy is it to find someone?Not to mention the consequences of rushing to find something, it might ruin his business.

Thinking of this, he shook his head slightly, feeling that the only thing he could do was to hope that he would be safe.

"As for me..."

When the eldest princess said this, she was somewhat uninterested:

“I came to Jinyang Mansion originally to find someone.

"There is a nephew in the family who was ordered by his biological father to travel around the world. As a result, this bastard went to the border town to hang out, and he was not afraid of being captured and killed by the people of Qing Kingdom.

"I came here just to take him home... But I didn't expect this kid to be hiding somewhere. I almost searched the entire Jinyang Mansion, but I couldn't find him..."

(End of this chapter)