Guess who I am in the next world

Outside the city of Kaifeng, the majestic city walls towered high, except for the footsteps of soldiers patrolling the walls in twos and threes, there was no other life.

"what?!"

A soldier yawned and rubbed his eyes to resist sleepiness, but when he turned his head, he saw a white figure floating from far and near outside the city, and subconsciously exclaimed.

"what?!"

The patrolling soldier had just walked past him, and heard his words before he was far away. He immediately stopped and squinted his eyes to look out of the city.

In ancient times, due to poor living standards, most people suffered from night blindness, and these soldiers were no exception.In the dark night, the dim light of the fire and the cold moonlight could not allow them to see the scenery outside the city clearly, but the erratic white figure was extremely conspicuous against the backdrop of the night.

The team leader in charge of the inspection froze, and shouted: "Who is outside the city? The city gate is closed, leave quickly!"

However, there was no response from the white figure, and it was still approaching the city wall at a seemingly slow but fast speed.

The captain frowned, and raised his right hand to make people prepare to shoot arrows.However, the person who discovered it first leaned over tremblingly, and said with trembling teeth, "Captain, you say..."

He swallowed again, mustering up his courage, "The one in the middle of the night can't be... a ghost... right?"

Accompanied by his words, the already slightly cool air in the night cooled down a few degrees in an instant, and the others couldn't help following his words, their eyes suddenly changed.

The captain slapped the man on the head, "What nonsense! Talk nonsense again and I will punish you for disturbing the morale of the army."

The man covered his head and smiled mischievously, and was about to say something, when he glanced outside the city from the corner of his eye, his heart skipped a beat, he grabbed someone beside him with a sad face, and clenched his hands tightly, "Team...captain, outside... again, There is another red-clothed ghost."

The captain frowned and looked out, and as expected, he saw a white figure followed by a red figure.In the middle of the night, two figures, white and red, appeared one after the other. Even the captain who didn't believe in ghosts and gods was a little apprehensive.

But as a soldier defending the city, his duty is to guard the city gate. Once the city gate is closed, no one is allowed to enter the city, no matter whether it is a person or a ghost. Therefore, even if the captain's hair stands on end, he can only bite the bullet and say: "Who is outside the city? If you don’t leave, we will shoot the arrow.”

Xiao Qingmo had already stopped under the city wall. He didn't know that he and Zhan Zhao were regarded as ghosts by others. When he heard the question and was about to answer, his throat felt itchy. He quickly pressed his fist to his lips and coughed softly. A little helpless.

Not long after he stopped, Zhan Zhao arrived a step too late, looking at Xiao Qingmo's eyes full of admiration for his match.

But he was not in a hurry to say anything to Xiao Qingmo, he raised his head and said to the soldiers on the city wall who were about to be scared to death by his own brain hole: "The imperial guard Zhan Zhao went out of the city to handle the case for Mr. Bao, and he came back with his friends. I also need to trouble you to open the city gate for me."

Hearing the reply from the people below the city, the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't a ghost.The person who first suggested the ghostly ghost smiled at his colleagues, covered his head and trot back to his seat.

The captain also breathed a sigh of relief, regardless of the person who ran back, he said loudly: "It turns out to be Mr. Zhan, please come up and give me the token for a while." Saying so, he asked the soldiers around him to hold it Weapons, just in case.

Hearing the words, Zhan Zhao turned his head and nodded towards Xiao Qingmo, then jumped up the tall city wall.Things went smoothly, and before Zhan Zhao came back, Xiao Qingmo heard the sound of the city gate being opened.

The city gate, which was as high as two people, was pulled open from the inside heavily, bringing in gusts of cold wind.Xiao Qingmo coughed a few times in shock, but stared at the scene in front of him in shock. Although he had been to three worlds, this was the first time he saw the city gate open with his own eyes, and his heart was full of shock.

"Mr. Shangguan, it's windy at night, let's go into the city quickly." Zhan Zhao had already returned to the ground, and heard Xiao Qingmo's cough, his brows were slightly frowned, with a little worry on his face, "The inn has already closed at this time, Why don't you go back to Kaifeng Mansion with me and have a good night's rest."

Zhan Zhao's words came out of worry and admiration, but Xiao Qingmo didn't know this, he just thought that he still had doubts about his identity, and he didn't refuse, he nodded and said: "Then thank you, Mr. Zhan.

Xiao Qingmo originally thought that it was so late that the people in the Kaifeng mansion should have fallen asleep, but Zhan Zhao brought him into the conference hall. At this time, there was a young man dressed as a Confucian scholar in the conference hall, guarding a lonely lamp , pressing his right hand against his chin to support his sleepiness.

Zhan Zhao was obviously not surprised by the people in the house, stopped not far away, and called softly: "Mr. Gongsun."

The young man dressed as a Confucian scholar suddenly woke up, clearly awakened from a doze, but his eyes were clear and there was no trace of sleepiness.His eyes lit up when he saw Zhan Zhao, but he stood up and looked at Xiao Qingmo suspiciously, "Zhan Zhao, who is this young master?"

Of course Gongsun Ce knew that Zhan Zhao was going to catch the murderer tonight. If ordinary people saw Zhan Zhao coming back with Xiao Qingmo, their first reaction would be that Xiao Qingmo was the one they wanted to catch, but Gongsun Ce would not.

Seeing Zhan Zhao's attitude towards Xiao Qingmo, and his preliminary judgment on Xiao Qingmo, the possibility that the other party is the murderer of the case is less than [-]%, so naturally he would not speak rashly.

And Zhan Zhao's words were not as expected, he introduced Xiao Qingmo to him, "This is the Shangguan son I met tonight."

Then he said to Xiao Qingmo, "Young Master Shangguan, this is Mr. Gongsun from my Kaifeng Mansion."

Gongsun Ce looked at Xiao Qingmo calmly, cupped his hands and said with a gentle smile: "Mr. Shangguan has an outstanding demeanor, and it is fate to meet Zhan Zhao. You just need to rest assured that you will stay in Kaifeng Mansion."

Xiao Qingmo was also observing Mr. Gongsun. Although Zhan Zhao's introduction was extremely brief, there was unconcealed respect in his words.

He was sure that Gongsun Ce didn't know martial arts, since it wasn't that he was superior in martial arts, it was most likely because of his extraordinary resourcefulness, otherwise a person like Zhan Zhao wouldn't just admire him casually.

The thoughts in his heart turned to his face, Xiao Qingmo returned the salute without a pause, with a gentle smile on his lips, "I have seen Mr. Gongsun, so I will not bother you."

"It's getting late. Now that Zhan Zhao has returned safely, I'm relieved. I don't think Young Master looks well. Why don't we go back to rest and discuss things tomorrow, how about that?"

Gongsun Ce's brows were full of tiredness, and he raised his head to propose to Xiao Qingmo and Xiao Qingmo in a warm voice.

Xiao Qingmo and Xiao Qingmo were naturally meaningless, and nodded at the same time. Zhan Zhao glanced at Gongsun Ce, and then said: "Mr. Gongsun, you go back and rest, I will send Mr. Shangguan to the guest room."

Gongsun Ce nodded to the two and left.Then, led by Zhan Zhao, Xiao Qingmo came to the guest room in the side courtyard of Kaifeng Mansion.

Seeing Zhan Zhao's figure disappear before his eyes, Xiao Qingmo closed the door, looked at the well-equipped guest room and smiled, then quickly turned off the lights and fell asleep.

When everything was silent, Xiao Qingmo suddenly thought of Chu Liuxiang. Although he learned from the system that Chu Liuxiang was in this world, he didn't know the exact location, and he didn't know when he would meet again.

Thinking of this, the longing in Xiao Qingmo's heart was out of control.

After a long time, a faint sigh came from the room.

Zhan Zhao, who left, did not go back to his room to rest as promised, but turned a corner and returned to the meeting hall.

Gongsun Ce, who had left long ago, was also sitting here, quietly waiting for something. After hearing Zhan Zhao's footsteps, he raised his head and said without surprise, "Mr. Shangguan fell asleep in the guest room?"

Zhan Zhao nodded and sat down opposite him.

"Tell me about this Shangguan son and the whereabouts of the murderer."

"Tonight, I was waiting there as planned to wait for the murderer to throw himself into the net. Everything went very smoothly..."

No one knew when the two talked about it that night. When Xiao Qingmo woke up, he felt that he seemed to have dreamed about something last night, but he forgot all about it when he woke up.

When Zhan Zhao came to call him, he had just finished washing, and he opened the door to welcome Zhan Zhao into the room.

"How did Mr. Shangguan rest last night?"

Zhan Zhao looked at Xiao Qingmo's pale face, showing worry. Looking at him, he always felt that he would faint at any time, and he couldn't see the appearance of extremely strong martial arts at all.

Xiao Qingmo smiled, there was no blood on his cheeks, and even his lips were pale. Fortunately, the neat high ponytail made him look a little more energetic, "It's okay for me, Mr. Zhan can just call me Shangguan directly."

Zhan Zhao's eyes moved slightly, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Okay, since that's the case, Shangguan can just call Zhan's name directly."

"By the way, today I will take you to meet Mr. Bao. Mr. Bao's name is Bao Zheng. He is the prefect of Kaifeng. He is upright and has solved countless cases. I heard that I brought you back last night, so I want to meet you."

Xiao Qingmo was surprised from the bottom of his heart, and Zhan Zhao's words showed admiration for Master Bao.I couldn't help being curious in my heart, what kind of person can make him so convinced by a person with such high martial arts skills like Zhan Zhao?

With such curiosity, Xiao Qingmo followed Zhan Zhao to the main hall.

Before meeting that Mr. Bao, Xiao Qingmo guessed what he looked like.It may be a young man with a quick mind, a middle-aged man with a dignified appearance, or an amiable old man.

However, when he saw the two people having breakfast in the main hall, Xiao Qingmo couldn't restrain his surprise.

In the main hall, there were only two people sitting at the banquet. Among them, the one dressed as a Confucian scholar with a gentle demeanor was Mr. Gongsun whom he had met last night.

The other person was a young man with a complexion as dark as charcoal, which almost made Xiao Qingmo suspect that he was of African mixed race, with a crescent moon birthmark on his forehead.

The dark-skinned young man suspected of being 'Master Bao' raised his head when he heard the movement at the door, and held a bitten bun in his hand. After seeing Zhan Zhao and Xiao Qingmo, he said familiarly: "Zhan Zhao and Shangguan The young master is here, take your seat quickly, and have breakfast first."

Xiao Qingmo withdrew the surprise on his face, he was well-informed after all.He was actually not surprised by this dark complexion. The reason why he was like this was more because in this pure ancient world, where people of yellow race were everywhere, there was someone with a complexion comparable to that of an African. Naturally, he was a little surprised.

But after regaining his senses, he realized that his reaction was somewhat impolite, and hurriedly cupped his hands to apologize, "My surname is Shangguan, and I have met Mr. Bao. I was so rude just now, I hope Haihan."

The young man's voice was elegant and gentle, like Wang Qingquan. Although his face was pale, he could not conceal his outstanding appearance.

Bao Zheng's expression remained unchanged, and he winked at Zhan Zhao, who came to help Xiao Qingmo and brought him to the table.Then Bao Zheng waved his hands and laughed: "What kind of impolite are you? For someone who saw me for the first time, your reaction can be regarded as the calmest. Who told me to grow up like this!"

Bao Zheng was smiling from beginning to end, he looked peaceful and tolerant, without any airs of being a governor.

Because of his attitude, Xiao Qingmo couldn't help but feel good about him. Still in such a feudal society, it is not easy to meet a governor like Bao Zheng.

He began to understand why Zhan Zhao, a master of martial arts, was willing to stay in the Kaifeng mansion and handle the case for Bao Zheng.

"Mr. Shangguan, Zhan Zhao told me everything about last night. May I ask if you have anything to do with the person we want to arrest?"

When the atmosphere was good, Bao Zheng asked suddenly. Xiao Qingmo looked up in surprise, only to see Bao Zheng looking at him sharply.

At this moment, the majestic and solemn expression contrasted with the dark complexion, which added a bit of menacing feeling. If a timid and timid person saw this appearance, he would probably panic and show his flaws.