The next day, Zhou Zhilu found Yun Li and asked him to go together to meet the families of those who died in his team.
Among them, Fang Xu's family has only a younger brother and an elderly woman.
After hearing the news of Fang Xu's death, the old woman almost fainted from crying. Only the boy stood there in a daze, as if he still didn't understand the meaning of death.
Zhou Zhilu didn't have much money on him, so Yun Li gave him a lot of silver, saying it was a pension from the court.
Afterwards, Zhou Zhilu wrote down the location of the house and left with a guilty conscience.
On the way back, Yun Li whispered, "Brother Zhou, my family used some connections to get some inside information... The reason we were attacked this time was because someone within our Fuye Division leaked the information."
Zhou Zhilu's eyes suddenly turned fierce when he heard this, and he asked in a deep voice, "Who is it?"
Yun Li replied with a complicated expression, "We both know this person. It's Jiang Yanli, the one we met on the way home that day!"
Zhou Zhilu suddenly looked at Yun Li, shocked: "Jiang Yanli? How could it be him?"
The image that came to my mind was of the most introverted boy in the team, the skinny boy who always blushed when talking to others.
Yun Li also sighed, "I was also shocked when I found out. I heard that his family lived near the Eighth Ring Road. When Fu Ye Si went to investigate, he found that his parents and his sister were all dead in the house."
Zhou Zhilu said in disbelief: "He killed him?"
Yun Li shook his head and explained, "This hasn't been clarified yet. Jiang Yanli disappeared after the incident. As for whether he killed the person or the Xianling Cult used his family to threaten him, it is unknown."
Zhou Zhilu was silent for a moment, but then he said sternly, "No matter if he has his reasons or not, I will definitely catch him. This vengeance must be completely resolved."
Yun Li also nodded when he heard this.
When Zhou Zhilu returned home and opened the door, he found that a black cat on the roadside opposite his house was looking at him with its golden eyes.
Zhou Zhilu paused, then walked into the house.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, he unfolded the Book of Worlds.
Zhou Zhilu thought for a moment, then picked up his pen and wrote:
"On the tenth day of the twelfth month of the 377th year of the Great Song calendar, Fuye Guard Jiang Yanli leaked the news to the Xianling Sect, instructing them to ambush the Fuye Division's new recruits in a village at the foot of Wuling Mountain the next day."
As the words were written, green spiritual mist flowed from the "Book of Boundaries" into Zhou Zhilu's body.
Looking at the black text on the "Book of Boundaries", with no other light flowing on it, Zhou Zhilu understood that this was the truth of the matter and there was no hidden story behind it.
I couldn't help but clench my fists.
Feeling the surging spiritual energy in his body, Zhou Zhilu practiced the basic exercises taught by Fu Ye Si, gathering the spiritual energy into the extra-meridian acupoints in his body.
The strengthened extra-meridian acupoints would emit a faint white light, and at this time, there were five white spots of light in Zhou Zhilu's body.
As the spiritual energy in his body was consumed, three new white lights lit up in Zhou Zhilu's body one after another.
"Eight... the progress is a bit slow." Zhou Zhilu sighed.
"Boom." At this time, thunder suddenly came from outside the window, as if a drumstick had smashed the sky, and heavy rain followed by pouring down.
Looking at the heavy rain outside the window, Zhou Zhilu hesitated for a while and finally walked out of the house.
Outside the house, on the roadside opposite the gate, the black cat was still lying there, letting the heavy rain pour down on it.
I don’t know whether he didn’t care or he didn’t have the energy to find a place to shelter from the rain.
Zhou Zhilu stood at the door holding an umbrella and looked for a long time. Then he quietly took out a handful of vermilion powder from a brocade bag behind his back with his right hand.
He walked forward slowly and squatted beside the black cat.
The black cat looked up and glanced at Zhou Zhilu coldly with its golden eyes.
Zhou Zhilu suddenly sprinkled powder at the black cat.
The red powder fell on the black cat and was then wetted by the rain.
Looking at the demon-transforming powder that still remained red, Zhou Zhilu breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he laughed and said that he was really overthinking it. It was just an ordinary black cat, but he actually associated it with the black cat girl.
This is the capital, how could they possibly come here? Are they looking for death? Besides, there aren't any scars on the black cat.
After confirming that the black cat was not a demon beast, Zhou Zhilu said to the black cat, "Since you are also alone, why don't we keep each other company?"
As if it understood Zhou Zhilu's words, the black cat got up from the ground and walked to Zhou Zhilu's feet.
Zhou Zhilu raised his eyebrows. "This spiritual world is different. Even cats have become smarter."
Then he walked into the yard with the black cat.
"By the way, you look so dirty, let me give you a bath. Come! I'll carry you to take a bath."
“Meow!!!”
"Ah! My face~"
Today's winner: Cat.
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The next day, Zhou Zhilu arrived at the gate of Fuyesi and happened to meet a group of people in green official uniforms walking towards him.
The leader was a middle-aged man with a mustache wearing a dark crimson official uniform. His thin face was full of impatience, and his narrow eyes were slightly narrowed as he scanned the passers-by on the road.
This group of people had unfriendly looks on their faces and were striding in the middle of the road, forcing pedestrians to give way.
"Who are these people? So arrogant?" Zhou Zhilu muttered.
Unexpectedly, someone nearby suddenly spoke up to explain, "These are all from the Ministry of Justice, and the leader is a fourth-rank official, the Minister of Justice."
Zhou Zhilu was startled and turned around to see that it was Yun Li.
Yun Li smiled and bowed, "Good morning, Brother Zhou."
After Zhou Zhilu returned the greeting, he asked, "Why would someone from the Ministry of Justice come to Fu Ye Si... Is it because of Jiang Yanli?"
Yun Li nodded and said, "That's right. After all, this matter is of great importance, so the Minister of Justice came here in person to inquire, but it seems that there will be no results."
The two of them talked as they walked, and soon they arrived at the Fuyesi training ground.
Gao Yuanlin stood at the front of the training ground, looking at the team that was missing a quarter of its members, and said in a deep voice: "From today on, you are officially the Fuye Guards!
"The Night Guards are divided into nine ranks, corresponding to the ranks of the court officials. As for you, you don't have to think too much about it. You are all the lowest rank, the ninth rank Night Guards.
"I will give you tokens and uniforms later. Besides these things, I will also introduce you to the various departments within our Fuye Division.
"The Fuye Division consists of seven departments: the Medical Department, the Demon Sealing Department, the Demon Appraisal Department, the Demon Disintegration Department, the Tool Forging Department, the Animation Department, and the Beast Taming Department. You will be assigned to each department. Now, report to the respective departments according to the list I read."
Gao Yunlin then read out the names of the people one by one. Those who were called went to the side to collect their clothes and then reported to their respective departments.
Zhou Zhilu was assigned to the Qingtian Group of the Demon Detection Department.
The Demon-Appraisal Department is located on the east side of the Fuye Division. There is a spacious two-story pavilion here, and outside there are endless Fuye guards, all of whom are rushing in and out of the pavilion.
After questioning, Zhou Zhilu came to the head of the Qingtian Group's office. After knocking on the door and entering, he found that an old acquaintance was sitting inside.
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