After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

Although the post house has been specially tidied up, the post house in Haozhou is too small. Except for the necessary entourage, most of the people were left outside by Wei Gao. People from both parties lived in the east and west courtyards. Pei Jiaoran moved into the east courtyard. As soon as she moved in, she sent someone to pick up Zhou Mancao and Bi Fei.

The three of them had not seen each other for nearly a month. Pei Jiaoran sacrificed his life and He Liang sent someone to the city to buy some food so that the three of them could get together in the room.

"Girl, whenever the people of Haozhou are sick, they don't seek medical advice. Instead, they buy divine water to cure their illnesses." Zhou Mancao shook his head and sighed, "Eighty cents for a small dendrobium, and they are willing to buy it. Also. Many come from all the way to buy it.”

"Is it useful?" Pei Jiaoran smiled slightly.

Beside her, Bi Fei knocked her palm on the table, rolled up her sleeves, and put her hands on her hips, "It's useless, it's all nonsense in the book." She turned to look at Pei Jiaoran, "Girl, you don't know, We tried our best to persuade many people, but no one listened, and they said that our lies were misleading. I was really angry.”

Scanning Bi Fei's eyes up and down, Pei Jiaoran shook his head, "Where did you learn this gangster spirit? How about I build a hilltop for you and let you occupy it and become the king?"

"No need. Girl, those people who were deceived are really pitiful. Many people came to ask why their family members still didn't survive after taking the divine water. Those people said that they were not sincere to Zihua Shen, so they would naturally die." Bi Fei said. With an indignant look on his face, he said, "Tell them not to be too sad. Those who didn't survive after drinking the divine water will go to serve God Zihua and enjoy their blessings."

Pulling Bi Fei to sit down, Pei Jiaoran said coldly, "So, why don't I come here in person? I want to teach him to reveal his true colors whether it's a divine water or a god that saves the world."

"When are we going to take action on that girl?" Bi Fei asked.

"There's no rush." ​​Pei Jiaoran turned to look at Zhou Mancao, "You take the money tomorrow and buy the sacred water from Guangzihua Temple. Have it transported to Zhouli and say I bought it."

"That thing is useless. Why did you buy it?" Zhou Mancao asked in surprise.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "Of course I want everyone to verify whether this thing is useful or useless."

They all knew that this so-called divine water was a scam. But the people don't know how to make the next move if they don't let the people see the truth with their own eyes.

"Don't worry, I know what to do about this. You've been working hard all day, so you might as well have a good rest." After that, Zhou Mancao dragged Bi Fei away.

After washing up. Pei Jiaoran lay on his back on the couch, staring at the tent ceiling in a daze. Before getting off the boat, she knew that he was watching her not far away, but she refused to show his face. To this day, the two of them have only said a few words.

With his mind occupied by irritable emotions, Pei Jiaoran closed his eyes and turned over. The quilt on his body fell to the ground smoothly, and a chill rushed over his body. It seems to be reminding her that you are now alone. Someone is not with you.

Taking a deep breath, Pei Jiaoran reached out and picked up the quilt. He wrapped himself up tightly and slept with his eyes closed.

Letting Li Xiujing leave was the best choice she made. She had to distance herself from the relationship with the emperor's important ministers, at least not in a too obvious way.

The rooster crows when the sky is still dark. The patter of rain hit the window, and Pei Jiaoran opened his eyes. Lifting the curtains, I looked at the leak not far away. I roughly estimated the time.

Get out of bed, put on your shoes, and walk to the window. Pei Jiaoran opened the window, and the cool rain blew on his face. The scenery that comes into view is covered in mist and rain, and the two lanterns in front of the posthouse are swaying slightly.

On the way here, she discussed it with Wei Gao. Where are the missing batches of crossbow bows and arrows most likely to be hidden. After much thought, I concluded that the most likely place should be the Zihua Temple.

But now Yuan Gongtai is very avoiding this matter. I don’t know if he wants to investigate or not.

Rubbing his forehead, Pei Jiaoran turned around and went out. She went to ask Yi Cheng to prepare breakfast, and when daybreak she and Wei Gao took people to Zhoushe.

After dinner, the two set off for Zhouse.

At the gate of Zhouse, Yuan Gongtai has led the officials of all sizes to wait at the door. I saw two cavalrymen, braving the autumn rain, leading a group of soldiers to the front of the state house.

"Shijun Yuan." Pei Jiaoran called with a smile.

Hearing the call, Yuan Gongtai smiled and saluted, "Mr. Pei, Wei Jieshuai, etc. have prepared tea in the state house. Please come in and talk."

"Are you just preparing tea?" Pei Jiaoran asked warmly.

"More than that." Yuan Gongtai turned to look at Wei Gao, "Wei Jieshuai, please come with me to discuss the case of the theft of the arsenal."

He knew that Yuan Gongtai was reminding himself that Wei Gao was the person to take charge of the arsenal theft case. Pei Jiaoran curled his lips slightly, turned his head and made a gesture of invitation towards Wei Gao.

A group of people entered the state house one after another. After the servants served tea, only Yuan Gongtai and his subordinates Chang Shi, Biejia, Sima, and the arsenal guard were left.

Holding the lid of the urn and gently flicking the foam on the tea, after the mist has dissipated, a pair of eyes are reflected on the surface of the tea. Pei Jiaoran slowly took a sip of tea with a smile on his lips. Listen patiently to the arsenal warden's explanation.

"In other words, such a large amount of things was lost in just half an hour?" Pei Jiaoran looked at the guard of the arsenal with a smile, "Why do I feel like I didn't do the calculation at all. The original calculation was No matter how much you write, you don’t know the number of crossbows and bows in the arsenal.”

Hearing this, the officer in charge of the arsenal hurriedly explained: "I will do the accounting on time every day. The arsenal is an important place in the state. How can I dare to neglect my duties?"

"Mr. Pei is right. Such a large number of things suddenly disappeared. Yuan Shijun searched the whole city and found none. The reason why they couldn't save them was because someone insisted on stealing them." Wei Gao glanced at Pei Jiaoran, thought for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty has now ordered me to take charge of this matter. I think it would be better to put this person in prison for interrogation and let him reveal the truth."

"Yes." Pei Jiaoran nodded, then turned to look at Yuan Gongtai, "Yuan Shijun, you have been checking for so many days, do you have any clues?"

After hearing the words, Yuan Gongtai bowed down and said, "I have been searching for many days, but there is still no whereabouts of those powerful crossbows."

"Oh. Will there be a search at Zihua Temple?" Pei Jiaoran held a tea cup in his hand with a smile in his eyes.

"We have checked. But since the imperial court decreed the abolition of obscene rituals, people have spontaneously gone to the temple to protect them." Yuan Gongtai glanced at Pei Jiaoran with a look of embarrassment on his face. The people were in conflict."

"Really?" Pei Jiaoran put down the tea cup and rubbed the edge of the tea cup with his thumb. He asked with a laugh rising from his throat.

The hidden irony in the word "simple" was like a blade, striking Yuan Gongtai directly.

Sensing that the other party's attitude was wrong, Yuan Gongtai raised his eyes and looked at Wei Gao. Seeing the other party lowering his head to drink tea, he seemed to be sitting back and watching.

After thinking about it, Yuan Gongtai said: "The lower official also suspected whether this matter was related to Zihua God. But he was worried about the people, so he didn't dare to act rashly. Now there are Pei Xianggong and Wei Jieshuai, both of you shoulder the emperor's orders. Think about it. The common people did not dare to go against the imperial court."

"It's not a good thing for Yuan Shijun to surrender to the rat. But since you said it, you can't come forward. I understand this. After all, Yuan Shijun may stay in Haozhou for a few years, and he can't take all the powerful local families. Offended again." There was a hint of ambiguity in the smile on Pei Jiaoran's lips, "I have an idea of ​​ending up like Sun Ce."

Even though he was scolded by Pei Jiaoran, Yuan Gongtai still looked as usual, "Please give me some clarification, Mr. Pei."