Chapter 143 New tasks
Judging from Sang Jingtian's meaning, he had a new task to him. He did not regard himself as an outsider, but he didn't know what he wanted to arrange for him? The reason why he recognized him as his godfather was mainly because Sang Jingtian agreed to help him find his soul and spirit. According to what Lu Xingqiao said, there should be no hope.
"No hurry, you just came here, wait for two days to rest." Sang Jingtian acted like a kind father.
"Godfather, let's talk, otherwise the child will not feel at ease."
"Well, do you still remember that I once said that you lack two souls and two spirits?"
Qin Lang nodded, Sang Jingtian actually mentioned this matter on his own initiative. According to his master Lu Xingqiao, he should know that three colorful lotus seeds can help him repair two souls and two spirits. However, Sang Jingtian did not mention it at the beginning, but he didn't know why he mentioned this matter now?
Sang Jingtian said: "I promised you to help you solve this problem, but since I returned to Yongdu, things have been going on, so I have been delayed until now. If you want to help you solve this problem completely, you must refine your soul and return to your spirit. I originally planned to find my friend Lu Xingqiao to help you solve this problem, but he was ordered to go out to find medicine and has not returned yet."
Qin Lang thought to himself that Lu Xingqiao does have this ability, but Lu Xingqiao has never admitted that Sang Jingtian is his friend, and he seems to be quite disgusted with Sang Jingtian. It seems that Sang Jingtian did not tell the truth and still uses this to hang himself.
Sang Jingtian would never have thought that Qin Lang had seen Lu Xingqiao, and even got Lu Xingqiao to open the seal and pass on his skills, so Qin Lang easily saw through his lies.
Sang Jingtian lowered his voice and said, "I have been thinking about it for a while. There is only one way to help you, that is, to use the "Yin and Yang Wuji Map" to open the path of the Yin and Yang realms and recall the two souls and two spirits you have lost."
Qin Lang heard him mention "Yin Yang Wuji Picture". Although Sang Jingtian said it well, only he himself knew his motivation.
Sang Jingtian Dao: "It's a pity that "Yin and Yang Wuji Picture" is the most treasure of the royal family, and even I can't lend it."
Qin Lang sighed and said, "I have troubled my adoptive father. Maybe this is my destiny and cannot be saved by human means."
I sighed in my heart, you have said so much but it’s not a lot of nonsense. I feel that Sang Jingtian is false to help him find two souls and two spirits, and his real intention is also "Yin Yang Wuji Picture". In the past few days, many important figures have mentioned this picture in front of him.
Sang Jingtian shook his head and said, "I think man will defeat heaven. Do you know about the Seventh Princess?"
Qin Lang thought to himself, isn’t the Seventh Princess the White Jade Palace? Should she stay in Jiuyou Sect to practice at the moment? As early as when Jiang Konghou went to Chiyang, he pointed out the identity of the White Jade Palace, implying that the involvement between Qin Lang and Baiyu Palace also caused trouble to the Sang family. At this point, Qin Lang had no need to hide it. He whispered: “Enjoyant Father, when I sent Baiyu Palace to Jiuyou Sect, I didn’t know that she was the Seventh Princess, which caused you trouble.”
Sang Jingtian smiled and said, "The family will be angry if they say such words. I am not going to hold you responsible. You may not know that the Queen Mother has pardoned all the crimes of the Seventh Princess. If there is no accident, she will return to the palace soon."
Qin Lang was stunned. This change was something he had not expected. When he first saw Baiyu Palace, she was chased by the court, and was as anxious as a dog that was strayed. He had never expected that all the crimes had been pardoned. However, with the character of Baiyu Palace, how could he agree to come back? Did Jiuyou Sect and the court reach some kind of agreement?
Sang Jingtian Dao: "It was rumored that the Seventh Princess stole the "Yin Yang Wuji Picture". In fact, this "Yin Yang Wuji Picture" was collected by the emperor himself, so how could she have the chance to get close to it?"
"That means, was she framed?" Qin Lang still knew Bai Yugong. With her straightforward nature, she could not commit crimes with too high technical content.
Sang Jingtiandao: "The emperor believed in slander and mistakenly believed that the Seventh Princess was not his biological flesh, so he sentenced the White Queen to death. Before his death, the emperor told me that he had shown the "Yin Yang Wuji Picture" to a person, and that person was Lu Xingqiao."
Qin Lang said: "Didn't your adoptive father say that Lu Xingqiao has not returned yet?" Strictly speaking, Lu Xingqiao is dead, but no one seems to know about it except himself.
Sang Jingtian nodded and said, "That's why this matter has become more confusing. According to the investigation, it was Lu Xingqiao who helped Baiyu Palace escape from Yongdu and gave her a puppet to defend herself." He looked at Qin Lang meaningfully, paying attention to Qin Lang's expression changes.
"Entertainment Father, I met Baiyu Palace halfway through, and I don't know her."
"Do you know why the emperor wanted to show Lu Xingqiao the treasure of the royal family? It is because he believed that "Yin Yang Wuji Picture" can reverse life and death. The emperor was terminally ill. Although he owned "Yin Yang Wuji Picture", he did not know how to save his life. So he thought of Lu Xingqiao. Lu Xingqiao is known as a scholar, with many wisdom and close to demons. However, when he saw "Yin Yang Wuji Picture", he also said it was profound and difficult to understand. He specially proposed to copy "Yin Yang Wuji Picture" and take it back for detailed interpretation. The emperor agreed to his request, but asked to divide the copy into two halves, half to Lu Xingqiao, and the other half to Sima Ji Hongcai of Tiance Mansion. When the interpretation is made, the two must be present at the same time and supervise each other."
Unexpectedly, so many things happened around this picture. According to Sang Jingtian, the emperor who just died was also very scheming. In order to prevent leaks, Qin Lang met Lu Xingqiao in Chiyang and became his teacher. Lu Xingqiao taught all his life's learning, but he never mentioned this from beginning to end. Did Lu Xingqiao think that this matter was irrelevant and deliberately ignored it? Or did he deliberately conceal the matter? Qin Lang couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
After a while, he asked: "Are the authentic products still collected in the royal family?"
Sang Jingtian shook his head and said, "I don't know that the emperor left suddenly and did not explain the "Yin Yang Wuji Picture". Although the Empress Dowager claimed that the "Yin Yang Wuji Picture" was in her hands, I always feel that there is another mystery in it. The pardon of the Seventh Princess for not guilty and letting her return to the palace may also be related to this matter."
“Is this picture really that important?”
Sang Jingtian nodded and said, "It is of course extremely important to the country of Dayong. Before the emperor passed away, Lu Xingqiao suddenly disappeared. Although he claimed to the public that he was looking for medicine for the emperor, he actually escaped by himself. The emperor has always favored him. I wonder what the reason for his escape was?"
Qin Lang secretly wondered in his heart that Lu Xingqiao had never said that. Could it be that Lu Xingqiao had interpreted the mystery of "Yin and Yang Wuji"? He was worried that he would cause trouble?
"What do you want me to do?"
"I want you to work in Tiance Mansion and find out the truth about Lu Xingqiao's disappearance. I suspect this matter is related to the inside of Tiance Mansion."
At this point, Sang Jingtian and Lu Xingqiao's ideas coincided with each other. Qin Lang said: "But will my entry into Tiance Mansion now arouse their suspicion?"
Sang Jingtian said: "The destruction of the Demon-Suppressing Department shocked the government and the people. After my sponsorship, the Queen Mother has ordered Ji Hongcai of Tiance Mansion to be responsible for the investigation. He is short of people around him, so you just took this opportunity to join it."
Qin Lang secretly sighed that Sang Jingtian was so scheming and ingenious. On the surface, he asked himself to investigate the Demon Sect, but in fact he took this opportunity to enter the internal investigation of Tiance Mansion. For some reason, he always felt that Sang Jingtian’s intention was not to drink, and his real intention might be for the painting "Yin Yang Wuji Picture".
That night, Sang Mansion held a banquet specially to welcome Qin Lang and the other two who came from Chiyang. All the female members chose to avoid it. Sang Jingtian personally received Qin Lang and the other two, which made Gu Xiefei and Zhao Changqing a little flattered.
When he heard that Zhao Changqing wanted to go to Babu Academy to study, Sang Jingtian immediately agreed and wrote a letter of recommendation for Zhao Changqing himself. Zhao Changqing was so excited that he kowtowed to Sang Jingtian to thank him. You must know that Sang Jingtian's letter was equivalent to having one foot into Babu Academy.
All three of them stayed in Sang Mansion that night. Zhao Changqing was still excited to get what he wanted and talked a lot more than usual. He was looking forward to his academic career after entering Babu Academy, with high spirits and confidence.
Gu Xiefei seemed listless and yawned, "It seems that you all plan to stay in Yongdu?"
Qin Lang nodded: "Lao Gu, I was about to discuss with you that my godfather asked me to go to Tiance Mansion to do things. Next, I will investigate the destruction of the Demon Sect. Do you want to join us?"
Gu Xiefei narrowed his eyes and said, "You can do whatever he asks you to do? Do you have no plans for yourself?"
Qin Lang was stunned. He naturally had his own plans, but it was not convenient to explain to Gu Xiefei. He smiled and said, "A man who lives in the world and does not seek to make achievements, he must do something, right?"
Gu Xiefei said: "I never thought about making achievements, but... I always feel that something is wrong."
Qin Lang still knows Gu Xiefei very well. Although he looks cynical on the surface, he is very clear-headed and whispered: "What's wrong?"
Gu Xiefei shook his head and said, "I can't say it either. Anyway, I just think it's strange. I'll go out to live tomorrow. Although it's good, it's not free. The most important thing for a lifetime is to be free. I'm used to being casual and not suitable to stay here."
Qin Lang actually had no plans to stay in the Sang family forever and was about to speak.
At this time, there was a knock on the door outside, but Xue Wu was sending them sober soup. Gu Xiefei winked at Zhao Changqing. Zhao Changqing understood this time, and hurriedly drank a bowl of sober soup and went back to the room to sleep. He didn't know that Xue Wu was a fox demon. Seeing Xue Wu's beauty, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Gu Xiefei was right. Qin Lang read not the same book as himself. Only Yan Ruyu was in the book, and there was more than one.
There were only Qin Lang and Xue Wu left in the room. Xue Wu's pretty face turned red, and her long black eyelashes drooped, flapping like a butterfly wing, making her beautiful and breathtaking.
Qin Lang smiled and said, "What? I feel a lot more disagreeable when I see me this time."
Xue Wu wrinkled her nose and said, "No, brother, you drink the sobering soup first."
Qin Lang took the sobering soup she handed over and finished drinking it, looked at Xue Wu and said, "Are you used to living here? Are they good to you?"
Xue Wu nodded: "Brother, how long do you plan to stay in Yongdu this time?"
"I won't leave for the time being."
"Really?" Xue Wu was overjoyed, her beautiful eyes shining: "That's you going to live here?" When she thought about being able to face him day and night from today on, her heart was warm.
Qin Lang shook his head and said, "Although my godmother has this meaning, I always feel that it is still a bit inconvenient to live here. I want to find another place to live."
"Oh!" Xue Wu seemed a little disappointed, and she didn't want to be separated from him.
"It's just that I can't cook and do laundry, it's a headache to think about it."
"I can! I will help you!" Xue Wu said quickly, looking up at Qin Lang's smile on the corner of his lips, then realizing that he had fallen into his trap, and said coquettishly: "Brother, you are so bad."
Qin Lang smiled and said, "Declare in advance, I don't have any wages to give you."
"I don't want it. Xue Wu is willing to do anything for her brother." After Xue Wu said that, she realized that she had lost her words again. She turned around and ran away with a pretty face. She just left the hospital and met Sang Sanjung who came. Xue Wu was worried that he would see her now, so she ran away like a thief with her head hanging down.
Sang Sangen made a special trip to bring things to Qin Lang.
Qin Lang was quite respectful to the hidden old man and smiled and said, "Mr. Sang, you are here."
Sang Sangun was serious: "The master asked me to send these things to you." He handed a letter to Qin Lang.
Qin Lang opened it and saw a letter of appointment inside, but Sang Jingtian personally signed it, appointing him to go to Tiance Mansion to assist Sima Jihongcai.
The Tiance Prefecture has a long history in Daying. At the beginning of the founding of the Kingdom of Daying, Emperor Gaozong was established. At the beginning of its establishment, it ranked first among the military officials. Above the Fourteen Guards, General Tiance was second only to the Three Dukes. General Tiance could recruit talents by himself as officials in the Tiance Prefecture. Later, with the passage of time and the change of power, the status of the Tiance Prefecture was no longer the same as that of the former. The position of General Tiance Prefecture was long ago banned. Now he basically exists as an assistant to the emperor, and his real status is not even as good as that of the Demon-Superior Office.
The most famous figure in Tiance Mansion is Lu Xingqiao. The emperor trusted Lu Xingqiao very much during his lifetime and even called him the most wise general of Tiance Mansion. He repeatedly proposed to grant him the national teacher, but later he left it alone because of Lu Xingqiao's polite refusal.
Compared to Lu Xingqiao, Sima Jihongcai of Tiance Prefecture has become much lower-key, and few people even know that he is the highest official of Tiance Prefecture, from the third rank of official rank.
When the late emperor was seriously ill, he suddenly removed Ji Hongcai from his official position. Ji Hongcai was idle at home for more than two months. After the empress dowager ruled behind the curtain, he activated Ji Hongcai and restored him to his post. His resignation and reinstatement were both sudden, but few people paid attention to the death of the emperor.
If it weren't for the task of thoroughly investigating the Demon Suppression Division incident to Ji Hongcai this time, few people would have paid attention to Tiance Mansion and Ji Hongcai.
Chapter completed!