A little over a month ago.
Nandou Country.
The middle section of the Crocodile Dragon River.
Xuanlin City.
The streets were crowded with people.
The guards escorted a machine prison car and walked slowly by.
In the prison car, a Jindan monk was heavily bound by iron chains, with disheveled hair and his eyes closed.
When the citizens saw this person, they were furious, and while cursing, they threw countless rotten eggs, leftover leaves, spoiled rice and even stones.
"Smash, smash this corrupt official to death!"
"If he hadn't embezzled the disaster relief funds, my grandfather wouldn't have starved to death."
"Conscience is really eaten by dogs, it is a golden elixir, and it is good to practice alone, but as an official, it absorbs the people's fat and people's ointment, which is more hateful than the demon cultivator! This is how it should end!!"
The Jindan prisoner always lowered his head, his eyes were closed, and his expression was like death.
Looking at the noisy scene on the street from a distance, Zhu Xuanji sighed faintly and said to a group of people around him: "It's almost time for me to set off."
The current city lord of Xuanling City on the side clenched his fists and saluted: "This time, thanks to you, Master Zhu, you took action and caught the black sheep, if it weren't for this, I would still be in the dark."
Zhu Xuanji smiled softly and glanced at the city lord deeply: "Master Su, you can take care of yourself."
After saying that, he turned on his horse and left directly.
The city lord clenched his fists and watched Zhu Xuanji drift away, always smiling, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
"Ah, it's Master Zhu!"
"Master Zhu is here."
"Master Zhu, thank you, thank you for finding out the truth! If it weren't for you, woowoo......"
"Master Zhu, don't leave, don't go! Just stay and be our official!"
First, one person took the lead and knelt on the side of the street, followed by the second and third.
The citizens knelt down one after another, crying bitterly, thanking and pleading.
On the same road, Zhu Xuanji and the Jindan prisoners came over and got completely different responses.
Zhu Xuanji rode on the horse, smiling and waving his hand continuously.
After being sent off by Wan Min, he walked to the city gate and finally looked back at the kneeling people and the city lord standing at the end of the street.
"Su Family ......" Zhu Xuanji sighed, and the gloomy color in his eyes surged up.
He knew that the real messenger was the city lord surnamed Su, but the latter was ruthless and killed people in time to silence him, preventing the evidence from falling into Zhu Xuanji's hands.
The only thing Zhu Xuanji could catch was a Jindan monk under the city lord.
Zhu Xuanji rode his horse to speed up and quickly caught up with the prisoner escort team in front.
The team walked all the way to a country road.
The monk in front suddenly shouted and scolded: "Who is it? Dare to intercept the imperial escort team, don't die?!"
The person who intercepted the prison car quickly begged for mercy, his voice was old: "Ladies and gentlemen, the villain is by no means a gangster, but I came to thank Lord Zhu."
Zhu Xuanji's consciousness swept away, and he immediately ordered: "Don't be impatient, I know this old man, he is not an enemy."
He kicked the horse's belly lightly, rushed to the front of the team, saw a familiar face, and couldn't help but chuckle: "Uncle, we meet again."
The old man bent down, bowed deeply, and said with tears: "The old man is ashamed, has eyes but no beads, and does not know the true hero. Once an adult passed by a tea shop, and the old man insulted the adult, if he didn't come here to thank and apologize, the old man would be uneasy in his life."
Zhu Xuanji dismounted, came to the old man, and stretched out his hand to help the old man up: "Uncle, has your family's land been returned to you?"
The old man shed tears again and choked up: "Paid it back, paid it back. Not only my family, but also the fertile fields in our village have been returned."
"That's good." Zhu Xuanji nodded.
The old man took out a bag of spirit stones: "Master Zhu, this is a thank-you gift prepared by our village collectively......"
Zhu Xuanji pushed the hand: "I will never accept it."
"This bag of spiritual rice is also ...... our village"
Zhu Xuanji laughed: "Uncle, I don't like these."
The old man was a little anxious: "This is just a little bit of our village's heart, I just want to express my endless gratitude, Master Zhu ......"
Zhu Xuanji stretched out his hand: "Uncle, I still remember the first time we met, I passed by the tea shop you opened at the entrance of the village."
"You saw me in the dust and took the initiative to invite me to sit down."
"I smiled and said, I have no money and can't afford to drink tea. But you took the initiative to invite me to drink a bowl of sugar water."
The old man nodded and wiped away a handful of tears: "How can I not remember?"
"My lord, you drank sugar water and inquired about people's livelihood, I told you that there are officials in Xuanling City who are inactive and corrupt."
"My lord, you were asking for details, but I was confused, thinking that my lord was protecting corrupt officials, and I was so angry that I knocked over my lord's syrup."
"Hahaha." Zhu Xuanji raised his head and laughed a few times, "Just remember it!"
He clenched his fists and said: "If I am lucky, can I ask my father-in-law to treat me to another bowl of sugar water?"
The old man was stunned.
Seeing Zhu Xuanji's face full of seriousness and sincerity, his vision was blurred again, tears flowed, and he nodded hurriedly: "Please, please! The old man is fortunate to be able to invite Master Zhu to tea again."
Zhu Xuanji shook his head: "If I don't drink tea, I just want to drink a bowl of sugar water."
The old man took out the storage bag, made a bowl of sugar water for Zhu Xuanji in front of him.
Zhu Xuanji held the stoneware bowl and took a big sip, looking very happy: "Okay, so sweet water!"
The guards saw this scene and were silent.
Saying goodbye to the village elders, Zhu Xuanji continued to hurry.
No one robbed the prisoner, and the road was calm.
Entering the capital, he was immediately summoned by the king before he could rest.
When he met the king, he knelt down on one knee, clenched his fists and saluted, and said loudly: "I went to Xuanlin City to find out the details of the corruption, but fortunately, I did not disgrace my life......"
Syllable.
The king of Nandou slapped the table and shouted: "Zhu Xuanji! You have entered the capital and handed over the prisoners, but you don't want to come to see me and return to life, do you have to come alone to summon you?"
"Fortunately, it is not a disgrace? Hehe."
"How did I explain to you before you left?"
"As a result, you went to Xuanlin City, but you still went your own way and left your lonely explanation behind. Are you lucky not to be humiliated?" Do you think I want to summon you to praise you?"
"I dare not." Zhu Xuanji smiled bitterly.
The king of Nandou sighed: "Zhu Xuanji, Zhu Xuanji...... You are a member of the royal family, don't you know the weight of the Su family in our country?"
"You arrested Jindan's subordinates this time, which made the Su family lose face. Several old ministers of the Su family have submitted a resignation form, saying that the reputation of the Su family cannot be destroyed."
"I asked you to investigate the case, not to make the court shake!"
Zhu Xuanji raised his head with a serious face: "What the king said, I dare not disagree. I think that the various major clans in Nandou Kingdom are already intertwined and have a big tail. The Su family itself controls many immortal cities, and there are many people in charge of important positions in the court, crowding out newcomers and controlling government affairs."
"If this continues, they will become a major crisis in my Nandou Kingdom."
"As the royal family, we should support the new family and new people, reshape the new atmosphere of the court, take care of the common people, recruit private talents, and check and balance the old big families."
The king of Nandou snorted coldly: "Nonsense! In the past, when the Su Emperor opened up the country, how much did the Su family sacrifice, how could such a founding merit be treated harshly? If it spreads, how do foreign sages view our country?"
"Others gave you a title, calling you 'Chayin Anmin Zhu Xuanji', are you really proud of this?"
Zhu Xuanji lowered his head: "I dare not."
The king of Nandou sighed lightly: "That's it."
"Maybe I always expect too much from you. You have actually improved a lot more this time than before."
"I've already seen your secret report."
"The city lord of the Su family can't escape the matter, and everyone in the court knows it."
"But this matter will be pointed out, and the Jindan monk will be beheaded at Caishikou to show the public."
Zhu Xuanji took the initiative to ask Ying: "I am willing to serve as an executioner!"
The king of Nandou shook his head: "The court is unstable, as a member of the royal family, you have to think about being alone."
"Does your identity mean that you are an executioner? Does it mean loneliness? How can the subjects of the court not think wildly?"
"Don't stay in the capital, go out."
"Just ......."
The king of Nandou took out a memorial from the corner of the table, threw it on the ground, and threw it to Zhu Xuanji: "Get up and take a look."
Zhu Xuanji: "Yes."
He slowly got up and stretched out his hand to grab it.
An invisible force picked up the memorial on the ground and fell into his hands.
Zhu Xuanji unfolded the memorial and quickly read it, with a look of surprise on his face: "Lava Immortal Palace?"
Nandou Guojun: "Yes."
"This is the former palace of the Three Sects, which was built by him and the Supreme Emperor when they were tender and honeyed. It was originally buried in the fire persimmon mountain, suppressing the volcanic riots and turning the bad land into a blessed land."
"Originally, it was going to suppress the earth fire in the mountain for more than a hundred years, but now it has been born."
"There must be something strange here."
"On this trip, you must investigate the cause of the birth of the Lava Immortal Palace."
"There are three sects of the Master's inheritance hidden in this Immortal Palace, and you should meet this standard. As for whether you can obtain inheritance, it depends on your personal fortune and ability."
"You and your party in Xuanling City, although you have meritorious deeds, you have also made mistakes. I have a hard time, and I won't reward you or punish you. You go to the Lava Immortal Palace to see if you can get the inheritance yourself."
"I accept the reward!" Zhu Xuanji thanked him aloud, "I have attainments in mechanical skills, and it is also because of the cultivation of the royal family. When I go on this trip, I will do my best to find out the truth."
Nandou Guojun nodded: "I have three things to tell you."
"First, the three sects have a close relationship with our royal family, and it can be said that our family can establish a country and rely on the strength of the three sects. His merits and influence can be regarded as our country's national teacher."
"In his later years, the Three Sect Masters arranged the Lava Immortal Palace in the Fire Persimmon Mountain, with deep intentions that could not be fathomed. On this trip, don't be forceful and hard, let nature take its course, and don't disturb the good intentions of the three masters."
"Second, the Supreme Emperor did not have a royal order back then, and it was all thanks to the three sects that the masters of the three sects used magical powers to suspense human life, so that he could benefit from people."
"After the Supreme Emperor, no one in my Zhu family has been inherited, and human life has become a dead end."
"One of the key points of your trip is this supernatural power. If possible, go all out to fight for it!"
"On the other hand, if you find that someone else understands this magical power, do your best to eradicate it and kill it in advance!"