194. Farewell
The courtyard, the killer, the black cat, the boy, weird yet unexpectedly harmonious.
Jiaotu stood on the eaves, looking at the deserted Chenji sitting by the Eight Immortals Table. He suddenly sighed, "Time flies. Two months ago, Yunyang said you might be superior to the two of us, but I didn't believe it. Now, in the blink of an eye, you've become our boss."
Chen Ji said sincerely, "This is just a coincidence. On the one hand, I was promoted quickly, and on the other hand, it's because you two were demoted quickly... If I were a little slower, or if you two were a little slower, this wouldn't have happened."
Jiaotu rolled her eyes. "Who are you trying to annoy? Why are you talking just like Doctor Yao?"
Yun Yang's face turned slightly cold. He folded his arms and looked at Chen Ji coldly: "You are not qualified to be our boss."
Chen Ji smiled and took a step back. "I'm not trying to be your superior, but the Silijian is fraught with danger, and I simply want to join forces with you. You need to regain your position as zodiac signs, you need cultivation resources, you need cultivation methods, and I need help, it's that simple."
Chen Ji continued, "From now on, we won't need to address each other by our titles. I'm not your boss, and you're not my subordinates. How about that?"
Yun Yang's expression softened a little.
Jiaotu suddenly said, "But how can we trust you? You can even betray Prince Jing, the Princess, and the Crown Prince. If you ascend to the throne in the future, you can betray us as well. Tsk, poor Princess, when I saw her yesterday, the light in her eyes was gone."
Chen Ji paused, then smiled and said, "If you two can calm me down by making fun of me, that would be great. Why don't you say a few more words, and then we can get down to business."
Jiaotu groaned, covered her mouth and laughed, "I don't mean to ridicule you, but after seeing the previous experience of Prince Jing's Mansion, we are also a little worried."
Chen Ji said sternly, "I'm helping you two, naturally for my own reasons. Previously, I earned fifty taels of silver from you two at a time when I worked with you two. How about we try a new partnership? I'll help you two regain your position in the zodiac, and you'll each pay me five thousand taels of silver."
Jiaotu's eyes widened, his hands on his hips, and he leaned over to look at Chen Ji. "Five thousand taels, why don't you just go and rob? Lin Chaoqing from the Chief Criminal Department is watching us every day. Where can we get so much silver?"
Chen Ji shook his head. "That's not something I want to consider. Don't lie to me about being broke again. Even the most powerful criminal justice department can make mistakes. Besides, you two know which is more important, five thousand taels of silver or the position of the zodiac sign."
Yunyang touched his neck and asked in a serious tone, "What if you take revenge on me and Jiaotu after you become the leader?"
Chen Ji was amused: "Master Yunyang, there is no such thing as deep hatred in this world. It's just fame and fortune."
Jiaotu probed: "Really?"
Pick up a piece of traces
After eating the pot-fried tofu, he said calmly, "I can even betray Prince Jing, the Princess, and the Crown Prince. For fame and fortune, I can do anything."
Jiaotu clapped his hands and exclaimed, "I knew we'd get along!"
Yun Yang frowned: "Jiao Tu, this kid is very scheming, don't fall for his tricks."
Jiaotu said nonchalantly: "Don't be so nagging. If you don't want to cooperate with Chen Ji, then I will cooperate with him alone. I think you don't want to return to the Zodiac."
Yun Yang's expression froze, and he turned to look at Chen Ji: "What do you need us to do?"
Chen Ji thought for a moment and said, "There's a lot I need you two to do."
After saying that, he took out an envelope from his sleeve and threw it to Yun Yang: "The first thing to do is to deliver this letter to the Chen Mansion."
Yun Yang took the envelope and asked doubtfully, "Now?"
"Of course not now, but tomorrow," Chen Ji pointed at the food on the table and said, "Since we're going to cooperate, why don't you come down and have a meal together?"
Jiaotu winked at Chenji: "Is there any wine?"
Yun Yang glanced at the food on the table and said, "It looks disgusting. I won't eat it. I'm leaving."
As soon as he finished speaking, he jumped onto the roof, grabbed Jiaotu's sleeve and was about to leave.
Jiaotu didn't leave. She turned back to look at Chen Ji and said, "Tomorrow, Bailong will personally escort the princess to the capital. If you want to see her again, I can tell you the escort route."
As she spoke, she observed Chen Ji's expression.
But Chen Ji's expression didn't change at all. He just lowered his head to eat and replied nonchalantly, "What do you want to see her do? Lord Jiaotu, please don't tell me the escort route."
Jiaotu exclaimed in admiration, "How ruthless, Chen Ji! You will definitely rise to the top."
Yunyang urged, “Let’s go!”
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After the two disappeared, Chen Ji breathed a sigh of relief. He put down his chopsticks and sat in the quiet little courtyard in a daze.
Cooperating with Yun Yang and Jiao Tu, two vicious people, is like walking on a tightrope or trying to get the skin of a tiger. If you are not careful, you will be doomed.
Wu Yun walked along the roof and lightly jumped onto the table: "Don't fight anymore? I haven't used the Liang family sword technique yet."
Chen Ji took a bite of bacon and said, "No more fighting. Using fame and fortune as my sword is enough."
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In the early morning, the cockcrows at dawn.
Chen Ji stood up and walked into the courtyard, stripped off his clothes, and washed off the alcohol and dust with cold water. It was as if he wanted to wash away his past self and put on a new mask.
He didn't return to the apprentice dormitory until his whole body was red after washing.
He stood in front of the wardrobe and hesitated for a while, and finally took out the clothes that Li Ji had customized and put them on.
, exquisite.
Chen Ji lifted the hem of his dress and stroked it. Hidden inside were the golden melon seeds he could use in an emergency, and the unspoken thoughts of a young girl.
He came to the yard and looked at himself in the water tank, thin, capable and determined.
Without even turning his head, Chen Ji asked Wu Yun, "Wu Yun, do I look like a big shot now?"
Wuyun glanced at him and said, "Not like it."
Chen Ji smiled and said, "If it doesn't look like it, then it doesn't look like it."
He packed a cloth bundle and slung it over his shoulder.
Chen Ji came to the door, looked back at the clinic deeply, and only after he had seen enough did he lock the door and walk into the crowd of people going to the market in the early morning.
He whispered, "Where are they going?"
The dark cloud emerged from his arms. "Start from Liu Mansion on Qingping Street, turn from Wangchunmen Street to Hongdou Lane, and finally leave the city through the North Gate. Time is running out, they will leave at noon."
Chen Ji quickened his pace until he was running.
He squeezed through the gaps between the crowds of people and the carriages and ran towards Qingping Street.
When he arrived at Qingping Street, Chen Ji suddenly saw a carriage slowly driving in front of the Liu Mansion, escorted by Bai Long and dozens of Jiefan Guards wearing straw raincoats.
Bai Long kept his promise. Chen Ji served the other party, so the other party would not embarrass the princess. The journey that was supposed to be escorted in a cage was replaced by a comfortable carriage.
But Chen Ji didn't dare to get closer, he could only walk parallel to the adjacent street.
Rows of houses blocked his view, and only when they passed through an alley at the same time could his eyes once again pass through the narrow bluestone alley and see the carriage.
He walked and watched, all the way from Wangchunmen Street to Hongdou Lane. Chen Ji dodged pedestrians and ox-carts on the street, repeatedly glancing through the alley at the carriage.
Until someone lifted the curtain from inside the carriage and peeked out. Chen Ji suddenly stopped in his tracks, avoiding the other person's gaze. The carriage continued to move forward, while the other person remained in the past forever.
Chen Ji turned around and left, walking in the opposite direction.
The carriage headed north, and the ruins headed south, separated from each other by white walls, buildings, and gray tiles, as if separated by mountains.
Wu Yun looked up at Chen Ji's jaw and said, "Aren't you going to see her off?"
Chen Ji said calmly: "No need to see you off. We still have our own things to do. We will see each other again sooner or later."
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Cuiyun Lane.
Chen Ji stood in front of the gate of Chen Mansion, with two stone lions squatting on his left and right, holding stone balls in their mouths.
He looked at the tightly closed door, finally took a deep breath, picked up the beast head ring on the vermilion lacquered door and knocked on it, dong dong dong.
With a creak, the door opened.
(End of this chapter)
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