one's door

"Second brother, there are customers looking for you, and they went to the store. Big brother asked me to bring him back and wait for you." Zhang Huiyuan added in a low voice: "It's a warrior master, and it is said that he is also a high-ranking official!"

High official?

Zhang Yan frowned.Wu Yuan died, now the local yamen in Langyuan City should be in chaos.I heard before that Zhou Cang sent a full half battalion of troops into the city to "protect" those officials.There are many articles in it.Why is there any "big official" running to him at this juncture?

Are you so free?

When I entered the main room, I saw a middle-aged man in an official robe standing up from his seat.Ordinary appearance, dark face, wearing a crown, sharp eyes, as soon as Zhang Yan came in, he could feel that the other party was sizing him up carefully, even accompanied by a wave of temptation.

This kind of situation happened to Zhang Yan a lot.Every martial artist likes to test him like this.Although this is not a polite behavior.But who told him not to be taken seriously now?

"I am Zhang Yan, I wonder what this official wants me for?" Zhang Yan no longer called himself a "grassman".It's not necessary anymore.After all, he was wearing a badge on his waist at this time, indicating that he was also a person with official status, and he was still a martial arts academy whose status had always been higher than that of the local and military.

"Zhang... Teacher Zhang?" The other party also saw the new badge on Zhang Yan's waist.The style is simple, and the words "Jiangwu Academy Teaching" are clearly visible on it.While feeling puzzled in my heart, I also had to be startled, and I could only quickly stop the words that came to my lips.The aura that fell on the other party unscrupulously also quickly withdrew.

This is the difference between a white body and an official body.In many cases, what is brought about is the essential differential treatment.

"What's the name of this official? What do you mean by coming to me?" Zhang Yan said while bowing his hands.But there was no smile on his face.

"I am an adjutant under the command of Mr. Yang Jie, Zuojun Langguan of Beijiang County Sheriff's Mansion, Liu Yi. I came to disturb Zhang Jiaoxi because I have some things to check with Zhang Jiaoxi." Liu Yi also saluted while speaking.But his eyes still couldn't help aiming at the badge on Zhang Yan's waist.Although he didn't think that this person surnamed Zhang dared to pretend to be a lecturer in the martial arts hall, but when did this happen?How can this guy be a teacher of the martial arts academy?

Although Zhang Yan could guess why the other party looked puzzled.But he wasn't ready to explain.Instead, he pointed to the chair in the main room and said, "So it's Mr. Liu, please sit down and talk, Mr. Liu. If there's anything I can do to help you, I'll tell you everything."

"Professor Zhang speaks quickly. Then I'll just say it straight. Teacher Zhang should still remember what happened on the fifth day of May three years ago, right?"

Chapter 170

"The fifth day of May three years ago? Yuqing?" Zhang Yan muttered.My thoughts also followed the season of "Yuqing" on the fifth day of May to two years ago.

The things deep in the memory were remembered, but they were not blurred. On the contrary, Zhang Yan remembered what happened on the fifth day of May three years ago very clearly.Because it was on this day that his life was smashed to pieces.Only later did the present Zhang Yan come into being, and the predecessor died in Yubei Mountain Fortress.

"Yes, Teacher Zhang should still remember what happened during the Rain Festival that year?" Liu Yi nodded and asked again.At the same time, the doubts on his face were put away by him.At this moment, the matter of how Zhang Yan became an instructor at the Academy of Martial Arts was forgotten by him, the case was more important.

"I remember. On that day, I woke up from the hangover of the night before, and found myself lying in a strange place. When I was wondering, I heard four or five yamen guards rushing in with a bang, and then came in with a punch. I was knocked out. When I woke up, I was already in the dungeon. After that, I was tortured and forced a confession. I couldn’t bear it anymore, so I fell into a prisoner in a dazed state, and even now I still have the confession. Never seen..."

Zhang Yan didn't talk about everything in detail, but just summed up the scenes he experienced in his memory.He secretly thought that the other party was helping him reverse the case?But is it too urgent at this point in time?Seems totally out of place, right?

"That is to say, Zhang Jiaoxi, you were tortured into tricks at the time?"

"Yes."

"Then why didn't Professor Zhang think about overturning the case for himself after he came back?"

Zhang Yan smiled, with a bit of coldness in his eyes.Said: "Master Liu, are you joking? To reverse the case for myself? If I had that ability, I would not have been exiled to the army, right? Or maybe Master Liu thinks that if you shout a few words on the street, you can jump out of the corner of the street into a blue sky!" Do you trust me when the old man comes? Just go all out to help me?"

Liu Yi frowned.Although he also realized that his question was wrong just now.But what is your attitude, Zhang Yan?

"Zhang Jiaoxi, there is no need to be like this. I am here to ask you to help you reverse the case, so you can speak up if you have any doubts about this case." Liu Yi suppressed his temper.

"I didn't know why this happened to me until I was convicted. I didn't even know what was written in the confession under torture. So I'm afraid I can't give Mr. Liu any clues about the case itself. But I Thought a few 'friends' who got me drunk on the night of the Fourth of May might be able to help my lord."

"...Zhang Jiaoxi is talking about Xiao Chongwen, Liu Chang, Yang Lin, and Ma Shan?"

"Oh? Master Liu knows?"

"Well, I know. But these four people, Ma Shan, are already dead. The other three people have also been missing for many days. Now they can't find anyone. Even their home was burned, which happened to be the bedroom of these people. Nothing was left behind." Liu Yi's tone was not angry.I don't know if it was because of Zhang Yan's previous attitude, or because of something else.

Now it was Zhang Yan's turn to be surprised.

"Xiao Chongwen and the others are missing?" As for those dogs, Zhang Yan was going to clean them up after freeing up his hands.Anyway, I can't run away, so I'm not in a hurry.In addition, there were too many things going on recently, even if Wu Yuan was killed, he didn't think of those three enemies for a while.Now those three people are all gone?

"Well. They're all gone. I don't know if they're dead or alive. But I guess they won't be able to find them in a short time. Besides these few people, can Professor Zhang provide any clues?"

Zhang Yan shook his head.From the perspective of his unjust case back then, he really only had Xiao Chongwen and those few dogs as clues.After he returned from Yubei Mountain, he also used Xiao Chongwen and the others to touch Wu's father and son, and finally cursed and killed them to avenge their great revenge.Now that the whereabouts of these three people are unknown, Zhang Yan really can't find any clues.

"..." Liu Yi frowned.After a moment of silence, he said again: "Zhang Jiaoxi knows that Wu Yuan is dead."

"Hmm. I've heard of it."

"Does Zhang Zhixi know that Wu Yuan was holding a half-written suicide note in his hand when he died?"

"Huh?" Zhang Yan rolled his eyes.suicide note?He knows it.Zhou Cang's adjutant came over and mentioned this before.But at this time, he also took advantage of the situation to show doubts.

Liu Yi paused, and then said: "The suicide note has Zhang Jiaoxi's name, and it is said that Zhang Jiaoxi not only killed Wu Yuan's only son, but even Wu Yuan himself felt that his life was not long. It is also Zhang Jiaoxi who is using some kind of magical method in secret. Does Zhang Jiaoxi have anything to say?"

Zhang Yan shook his head.Apart from lamenting that Wu Yuan's intuition is accurate enough, he also wanted to laugh.Write your intuition into the suicide note, what does Wu Yuan want to do?Who can you expect to avenge him?Who would believe it?

Or...that suicide note, Wu Yuan, wasn't written for others to read?

After that, Zhang Yan didn't plan to say anything more.Always shake your head.It made Liu Yi's complexion worse and worse, and finally he had to get up and leave.

Zhang Yan smiled and sent the other party to the door.When he came back, he touched the sign on his waist with a smile.If it weren't for it today, then Liu Yi would definitely not be so easy to talk to.

After sending Liu Yi away, while dealing with the inquiries from his younger sister and mother, Zhang Yan was also thinking about the reason why Master Liu really visited today.To reverse the case for him?Things are definitely not that simple.Because the time is so wrong.

As Lewis himself said before.Wu Yuan died, with a suicide note in his hands.In the suicide note, Wu Yuan also wrote that Zhang Yan was harming others.At first glance, it seems that people can already be taken.But why was Zhang Yan only once interrogated even though he was safe all the time?Even when Liu Yi came over, he had no intention of interrogating the suspect at all.Then the only explanation is that apart from the suicide note, there is no trace that Wu Yuan died of homicide, so the suicide note was naturally regarded as Wu Yuan's conjecture before his death and was not accepted.

Here comes the problem.

Since everyone knew that Wu Yuan's death "had nothing to do with Zhang Yan", why did Liu Yi rush to find him under the guise of helping "reverse the case"?

That's right.Zhang Yan just felt that Liu Yi seemed very anxious.But what are you in a hurry for?

And while Zhang Yan took Liu Yi's strange visit as a mental pastime, and hurried back to the temporary business place of Wu Mansion, he also reported everything he saw and heard at Zhang Yan's house to the They missed Yang Jie who was sitting here.

"You said that Zhang Yan became the instructor of the martial arts academy in Langyuan City?!"

"Yes, my lord. This subordinate has identified the badge on his waist, so it doesn't seem to be a fake. And this kind of thing can't deceive people, and it will be clear after a little investigation. Therefore, this subordinate can't oppress as much as planned before."

Yang Jie was amazed.After getting up and walking around for a long time, he suddenly turned around and looked at Liu Yi and asked, "Do you think it is possible that Wu Yuan was really killed by that strange method by Zhang Yan?"

Chapter 171 Longevity

Zhang Yan sat cross-legged on a futon, raised his hands falsely, and a black and gold-patterned alchemy stove was suspended in front of him, wisps of multicolored brilliance overflowed from the transparent parts around the alchemy stove, illuminating his body. There must be a mysterious atmosphere.

Not long ago, Zhang Yan gained a lot of understanding about Dao when he broke through the barrier in the middle stage of Dao Dan Realm due to the help of this side of Huang Tianyu in cheating.Those comprehensions are all engraved in his consciousness, and they will not appear jerky. On the contrary, he can easily take and use them at will, whether it is practice or continuing to ponder and comprehend later, it is not a problem at all.

After that, Zhang Yan also gradually understood why monks often said that they were "cultivating the Tao", and even called themselves "Taoist priests", and called others "fellow Taoists and fellow Taoists".

I used to think it was a language habit.Only now did Zhang Yan realize that the word "Tao" is actually the root of this practice.

Just like a baby of a few years old, he doesn't need to understand or understand how the calculation rules in arithmetic are established, he only needs to be able to use them babbling.Even at the beginning, you only need to be able to count one by one.But after entering an intermediate school, one must understand the origin of many commonly used calculation rules and more complex applications.

This is a process of knowledge growth.It can also be used in practice.

Entraining qi and profound veins can be regarded as the enlightenment stage of cultivation.Although this stage is a bit longer, it will stop many people for a lifetime.

In the future, Dao Dan will officially come into contact with the root of practice, Tao.

To put it bluntly, just one sentence: If you want to truly go against the sky, you must understand what the normal principles of the world are, and then you can find your own path that can go against the sky.

Now Zhang Yan doesn't need to consciously comprehend the "Tao" between heaven and earth, because he has an invigilator to help him cheat.The benefits obtained are not only used to break through the realm barrier, but also have other great benefits that make Zhang Yan overjoyed.

Take Zhang Yan's alchemy that is running at this moment as an example.He had an inexplicable feeling that he could only count on his fingers before, but now he has learned multiplication and division.Let the originally troublesome and laborious things become extremely smooth in an instant under the penetration of those "reasons" in the consciousness.Most of the jerkyness before has dissipated.

It's not just alchemy.All the techniques and other means that Zhang Yan dabbles in now are undergoing many qualitative changes because of the "reasons of comprehension" in his consciousness.

Suddenly, a strong light flickered, and it was quickly retracted in less than a breath. It seemed that all the brilliance had been collected, and it did not scatter directly like Zhang Yan did when he was refining alchemy.

"Huh? It's... It's done?!"

Zhang Yan's heart skipped a beat.The alchemy formula in his hand came out continuously, which could stabilize the restless aura in the alchemy furnace.At the same time, the final pill collection action is carried out.

This is the first time Zhang Yan has used this method of collecting pills since he started refining Biqing Dan.I was inexplicably nervous.Fortunately, at this time, he had a new understanding of the alchemy, and the method of collecting the alchemy was not as complicated as the previous ones. In the end, it went smoothly without any problems.

Click!

Zhang Yan opened the pill furnace, and one of them was still hot, and the blue-green pills floated up from the pill furnace consciously, and finally hovered half a foot above the pill furnace.In an instant, the alluring fragrance rushed into Zhang Yan's nose, and after taking a sip, there was an unforgettable feeling of invigorating spirits.

"This is the Biqing Pill?" Zhang Yan didn't grab the pill in a hurry, but waited for the high temperature on it to dissipate, and at the same time looked at it carefully.

According to the description in the pill book, the turquoise pill in front of Zhang Yan was undoubtedly Biqing Dan.

One serving can increase your lifespan by ten years!

Laymen can only watch the excitement.For example, Zhou Cang, Shi Xuan and other warriors from the Desolate Sky Territory.They saw that the efficacy of elixir can only be judged by "testing medicine".As for an expert alchemist like Zhang Yan, whether the medicine he made himself is successful or not, naturally there is no need for the trouble of "testing medicine".Many details allow him to make firm judgments.

When the temperature on the elixir subsides, the strange fragrance that fills the room also subsides quickly, and only a few feet around the elixir can still be smelled.After Zhang Yan also observed it, he confirmed that there was nothing wrong with this Biqing Dan, it was a Cheng Dan.It's just that the quality is still at a low level.But the effect of increasing life ten years will not be discounted.

Zhang Yanxi took off the elixir with a smile on his face, then cleaned the elixir furnace, put it away, and restored the Wanxiangzhu to its original appearance.

Compared with the Strong Bone Pill, which surprised Zhou Cang and Shi Xuan and regarded it as a rare treasure, in Zhang Yan's eyes, Biqing Pill could be called a "treasure".Bone strengthening pill?That thing is just something for alchemists to train their hands, even for physical training, they are not scornful, there are more pills that are better than it for strengthening muscles and bones and blood.

Spreading it on the palm of his hand, he felt the first Biqing Dan he had refined, and after a while, Zhang Yan opened his mouth and swallowed it.

It melts in the mouth, and disappears into Zhang Yan's perception after a few breaths. It doesn't have the magical continuous reaction like Zhuang Gu Pill.

Longevity is inherently mysterious, and increasing one's life is naturally even more mysterious.While improving the physical body, it will also make gains in the realm of the mysterious unconsciousness.Use this to increase your life by ten years.Of course, this is "life extension" under normal circumstances. It doesn't guarantee that you won't be hacked to death just after taking the elixir.It also cannot allow you to recover immediately from the severe illness you are already suffering from or the severe poison in you.

Not much response though.But the effect can still be felt if a monk like Zhang Yan experiences it carefully.For example, Zhang Yan clearly felt that the traces left on his body and soul due to the use of the God's Arrival Technique had been completely healed in the few breaths of time he had taken Biqingdan.It also means that the price of two years of life he paid before has also been recovered at this time.

That's not the only thing that made Zhang Yan happy.As a pill that can be refined at the beginning of the Xuanmai Realm, Biqing Dan is extremely difficult.Zhang Yan only practiced it when his proficiency reached the Dao Alchemy Realm.But alchemy and alchemy are actually increasing.Now he can also start refining new pills.

For example, the efficacy is not as bluffing as Biqingdan.But the threshold is higher than Biqingdan, and the difficulty is also on par with Biqingdan, and it is also a regular item for those monks in the legendary era on earth: Peiyuandan.

If you want to count down the elixir with the slowest drug resistance in the elixir book, it is undoubtedly Peiyuan elixir.In order to be able to take it effectively for a long time, the pill formula of Peiyuan Pill has been adjusted countless times, and finally formed, which claims to allow monks to spend the entire Dao Dan realm under normal circumstances.If you go any further, you will be powerless.But at that time, there will still be similar pills such as "Da Pei Yuan Dan" that can be used, but the drug resistance will not be as slow as Pei Yuan Dan.

For a normal monk, after stepping into the Tao Dan realm, he needs to slowly accumulate his understanding of the Tao, and the hoarding of spiritual energy is second.It is also the reason why the journey of practice is long and long.But Zhang Yan is different, he doesn't need to comprehend the Tao for the time being, he just needs to hoard spiritual energy to hit the bottleneck of the realm.Therefore, Peiyuan Pill has a different meaning to him.

Chapter 172

From Langyuan City to the north, if you walk along the official road for five days, you will enter the boundary of Xiangkou, and after another day, you will see the city wall.

Compared with Langyuan City, Xiangkou's city wall is higher and thicker, and there are more official roads guarded by it. The geographical location is called a "hub".It is also the largest and most prosperous place in the entire Beijiang County, and the Sheriff's Mansion of Beijiang County is also here.

It was the first time for Zhang Yan to come to Xiangkou.He was following a carriage and horse dealership in Langyuan City, and Luo Changshan and his apprentice were also accompanying him.Because this time Zhang Yan came to Xiangkou not only to collect the storefront sent by Zhou Cang, but also to go to the annual tea party of the Miscellaneous School that Luo Changshan mentioned before.

As soon as he entered the city, Luo Changshan led Zhang Yan to his residence first.Then let Zeng Hao take Zhang Yan to find a shop.He himself was tired after a long trip, so he went back to his room to lie down and rest.

"Sir, there are a lot of people here, and there are also a lot of thieves. You'd better be careful, especially those beggars who come to beg for money. Ten or eight are not good things." Zeng Hao said to his counterpart Very familiar, so while leading the way, introduce Zhang Yan's precautions here.

In fact, it is the same everywhere, where there are many people, there are many thieves.And the reason why those beggars are more thieves is not because they want to, but because they have no choice.Even in many cases, they are just tools of some villains behind the scenes.

"What? Listen to your tone, have you been taken out of your bag here?"

"Well! I've been picked three times!" Zeng Hao didn't shy away from the losses he had suffered here.

"Then how did you hide the money this time? Aren't you afraid of being picked up again?"

Zeng Hao smiled, looked at Zhang Yan and replied: "I didn't bring any money to go out at all this time. Anyway, there is a husband here, so I don't need to spend money."

What has the poor child been forced into?Zhang Yan smiled and shook his head.

Go all the way, all the way without incident.It's not that Zhang Yan looks poor and no one pays attention to him.It's that when others stare at him, he will look over, and when his eyes meet, he has confirmed that the eyes are not someone who can take them out, so he doesn't have to come over.

"Sir, that's the family."

Following Zeng Hao's instructions, Zhang Yan saw from a distance that there was a five-bay shop facing the street with a door panel and only a small door open, which was in stark contrast to the thriving businesses around it.

Seeing such a location, Zhang Yan couldn't help but say "big atmosphere" to Zhou Cang in his heart.This kind of location, such a large pavement, is not for sale in anyone's hands.Zhou Cang's willingness to take it out also shows his sincerity.

Thinking about opening the semicolon of Zhangji Woodenware Shop here, it will definitely bring things like wheelchairs to a new level of popularity.After that, it will be guaranteed if it is spread to all parts of Nanyuan country.

Entering through the small open door, one can see that there is only one guy dozing on a chair in the empty and spacious shop.He opened his eyes only after hearing Zhang Yan's voice.

"This shop is not for rent!" The clerk glanced at Zhang Yan and Zeng Hao, without asking anything else, and spoke directly as if to drive them away.It is estimated that many people in this shop came to inquire about the lease, which annoyed him.

Zhang Yan didn't care either, and said with a smile: "My name is Zhang Yan, and I'm the owner of this shop. I'm here to close the shop. What about you? Who are you?"

"What? Dong, Dong?! Zhang, Mr. Zhang is here?!" The guy blinked his eyes and was stunned for a moment before he realized it. He quickly stood up from the chair, put on a smile and walked a few steps closer, bowing his hands Greet you personally.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang! The younger one is a former employee of this shop, and he is in business with the Zhou family. Later, when the shop came into your hands, the younger one was arranged to guard it. Hehe, let me introduce you to the younger one." ?” He spoke very humbly, but the guy who should check the house deed was not careless at all.After careful inspection, he led Zhang Yan to visit around the shop.

The outside business area is what you see after entering the door. It is as big as a five-bay shop.But there is also a warehouse at the back, as well as houses for cooking and temporary living.There is even a counting room and a small reception hall.

Zhang Yan is absolutely satisfied with the shop.Then directly keep the shopkeeper, let him continue to look after the shop after paying the wages, and wait for the next person to start decorating and arranging.

After closing the shop, Zhang Yan and Zeng Zeng were just about to go back to the inn, when they saw a large cavalry troop approaching from the north on the street, crowding the pedestrians who already had a lot of traffic on the street to give way to the side of the street.And although the riders did not ride horses according to the rules, they didn't intend to narrow the team at all, and they still led the four riders side by side.There was even a smirk on his face.It seems that he is very happy that passers-by around him are scrambling to avoid it.

"Bah! Beiwu's dead savage!"

Zhang Yan was still wondering where the cavalry team could enter the city with so many horses, and block the road so arrogantly.It seems that they want to go through the city to the horse farm in the south.Zhang Yan entered from the south gate when he came, and passed a big horse farm.But is it necessary to cross the city like this?Wouldn't it be good to go around the city?Or are these people doing it on purpose?

As a result, Zeng Hao scolded Zhang Yan before he could think about it.

"Beiwu Barbarians? Are they from Beiwu Kingdom?" Zhang Yan realized that although the robes on those people were generally similar to those of Nanyuan Kingdom, the details were also different.For example, the cuffs are bigger and the collar should stand up a little more.Moreover, none of these people, male or female, wore their hair in a bun, they just combed it casually and tied it at the back, like a ponytail.No one has short hair either.

"Yes sir, these people are all from Beiwu Kingdom. They are here to run business in Xiangkou, mainly to buy tea bricks and some spices. At the same time, they will sell some gelding horses."

"Golding horse? Is this...afraid of breeding?"

"Well! The barbarians in Beiwu are very thieves. But their horses are indeed the best. Especially for war horses, even if they are gelded, they are much better than our own horses. If it weren't for their horses, they How dare you be so arrogant here? Bah!" Zeng Hao said while looking at the passing cavalry in displeasure.