Chapter 196: The boy has a destiny, the fox girl has a reputation
The darkness in the mansion receded, leaving only a broom on the ground.
Gong Mengbi watched the general go away, and the heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
It had been five days since the Yue Mansion withdrew its troops. The great general of the Soul-Catching Division had stayed at the Wang family for five days. Every day, he pretended to be a servant, sweeping the yard and doing some rough chores, but he had never shown any impatience or complained.
If Cheng Wu hadn't come, Gong Mengbi would have felt sorry for the general. If Cheng Wu had been truly cautious and given up on the idea of revenge, even if the general wouldn't have blamed Gong Mengbi, Gong Mengbi would have felt bad.
Fortunately, this beast finally showed up, and no one waited in vain.
At the same time, it also confirmed Gong Mengbi's idea that he must be hiding in the City God Temple to avoid being tracked down.
In the entire Yongkang County, this is the only place where he can hide, and it is impossible for the Yue family to search for him.
The City God’s residence cannot be searched by Yue Mansion unless there is sufficient evidence.
Fortunately, Zhen Wubing knew Cheng Wu all too well. He was right about his vindictiveness and narrow-mindedness. If he could commit such an unwise act as destroying the righteous temple, it wouldn't be impossible for him to come back and seek revenge on the Wang family.
It wasn't just the Wang family; the left judge of the Inspection Department was hidden in the shrine of the Goddess Temple, and the right judge of the Inspection Department was hidden in the Chenji Commercial House in Yongkang County. No matter where Cheng Wu wanted to take revenge, he would not succeed.
When Gong Mengbi learned that it was Junior Brother Zhen Wubing who came to Yongkang County, he had already been calculating the flaws of killing the evildoers and destroying the temple last year.
In Yongkang County, he had displayed his fox spirit abilities at the Wang family, which could be learned from Yunniang. He had also instructed the rescued man and woman to go to the Shenji business, which might be learned from the locals.
Of course, the Wang family is the closest to Zhen Wubing. The general of the Soul-Seizing Division is the most capable fighter, so he is lurking here.
Whether it is the general or the left and right judges, they are all one rank higher than Gong Mengbi.
It was not so natural for Gong Mengbi to command them to serve as companions for the statues, servants, and laborers.
He had originally suggested that Judge Qiu send a few seventh-rank officers to wait and see, but Judge Qiu said, "Either do nothing, or do it completely. The Yue family has already announced their withdrawal, so there can be no further entanglement in the mortal realm, otherwise it will give people a reason to criticize them."
"I'll send you two of my deputies and lend you a general. If he doesn't come, fine. But if he does, I won't tolerate any entanglement and will take him down in one blow."
Now he took it down with one strike.
This made Gong Mengbi admire Yue Fu's decisiveness and relieve his anger.
He was a seventh-rank evildoer, not yet a spiritual god, who destroyed the temple of the goddess and hurt her reputation. He then took refuge in the City God's Mansion to avoid being tracked by the Yue Mansion, and hurt the Yue Mansion.
Now it’s time to let him know what retribution means!
Being captured and taken to Yue Mansion meant that he couldn't just die. And the City God who protected him couldn't stand aside and escape any involvement.
Picking up the broom, Gong Mengbi went to the woodshed, stuffed the broom into the servant's arms, and cast a spell to wake him up.
The servant woke up drowsily, yawned, and muttered, "Why did I sleep here?"
Gong Mengbi felt a little apologetic. He hadn't just slept in the woodshed, he had slept there for five days. As for when he would realize that there were five days missing from this month, Gong Mengbi didn't know.
Gong Mengbi laughed and went to the backyard.
Wang and Yunniang were playing with the children in the yard.
This boy was white and chubby, drooling and sucking on his fingers. He would laugh whenever he was teased.
Wang and Yunniang were much more cheerful than before. This year was not as rich as before and their life was more compact, but they smiled more than in the past ten years.
Gong Mengbi has the magic of concealment, so they can't see him.
Only this boy stared at Gong Mengbi, his big black eyes moving as Gong Mengbi walked.
Gong Mengbi was a little surprised. He walked up to him and asked, "Can you see me?"
The boy suddenly became happy, waving his arms and legs and mumbling incoherently: "Talisman...Talisman..."
Wang was still laughing and said, "This kid only knows how to laugh foolishly."
But Yunniang understood what he was trying to say. She opened her eyes and looked around, but saw nothing.
Gong Mengbi laughed and said, "Don't panic, I just came to see if you are doing well."
When Yunniang heard his voice, her hand suddenly felt heavy, as if a jade pendant had been stuffed into it.
"Your son and I have a certain connection, and this is my gift to him."
Yunniang was about to speak, but she seemed to see a vague red shadow disappear in the courtyard.
The jade pendant felt warm to the touch, and Yunniang squeezed it gently, saying in her heart, "Thank you, Fox Fairy."
Wang Shi saw her expression change and asked, "Why are you distracted?"
Yunniang said, "I just remembered some past events."
Wang sighed and said, "It's all in the past. The most important thing now is to raise him well."
Yunniang laughed and said, "Yes."
Gong Mengbi came out of Wang's house and passed by Chen Ji Store again.
The Chenji Company was now growing larger and larger, its business prospering. Those unfortunate men and women rescued from the Yin-Yang Temple no longer remembered their misfortunes. They busied themselves in and out of the company, their air of everyday life radiating from them. It seemed they themselves couldn't quite recall those gloomy days.
"Very good." Gong Mengbi nodded with a smile and went towards Xilong Mountain.
Later that evening, the six foxes from Yongkang County came to report as usual, saying dejectedly, "Teacher, there's still no news of the thief."
Gong Mengbi nodded and said, "From today on, you don't have to look for it anymore."
The six foxes looked at Gong Mengbi in surprise and asked, "Why don't you look for him anymore?"
Gong Mengbi glanced at them and said, "This beast has great abilities. We haven't found it in such a long time, and I'm afraid we won't be able to find it again in the future. You've been interrupted from practicing for quite some time, and you need to make up for it as soon as possible."
The six foxes shuddered and said with a sad face, "We will definitely make it up to you."
Gong Mengbi sighed and said, "I've been very grateful to the foxes of Yongkang County for their hard work these days. I've worked so hard for them. Go and send them the invitations. I'll be giving a lecture at Xilong Mountain tomorrow night. Please invite them to attend."
The six foxes smiled happily and said, "They will definitely be very happy when they find out."
They ran down the mountain in a flash, fearing that Kong Gong Mengbi would say something like make up lessons again.
Cheng Wu's matter involved a lot of people, so Gong Mengbi couldn't tell them directly. He could only prevaricate and wait for the Yue Mansion's decision before he could tell them.
However, the retribution that the eldest girl had anticipated had already been fulfilled. She said she had slain the evildoers, and she had slain them.
The eldest girl looked at Gong Mengbi secretly and asked, "Can I listen too?"
Gong Mengbi laughed: "You are also my student now, what is there that you cannot listen to? Big girl, do you have a name?"
The eldest girl shook her head and said, "Grandma always called me 'Big Girl' and said she would change it after she found a good name for me, but now she is gone."
Gong Mengbi pondered and said, "Then I'll pick a name for you."
The eldest girl looked at Gong Mengbi expectantly.
Gong Mengbi looked around. It was already late autumn, and the mountains were dreary and desolate. The night was getting darker, and the dew was heavy. Only the bright moon was pleasant.
Gong Mengbi asked, "How about calling her Jiayue?"
The eldest girl looked up at the sky. Although it was already past the fifteenth day of the lunar month, the sky was cloudless and the moon was still bright. It was a beautiful and moving sight.
"Thank you for the name, Master!"
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