Ning Caichen can also use double axes?

Why haven’t I heard of it?

Zhao Lihe sneered at the jailer who was talking nonsense, then took out a silver ingot from his pocket and threw it to the jailer.

The jailer was overjoyed. He quickly took the silver and thanked him happily.

"Thank you for your reward, sir. Thank you for your reward!"

Lu Jianxing couldn't stand his expression and sneered, "Why don't you get out of here?"

The jailer was not angry. He put away the silver ingot and said with a smile, "Get out of here, get out of here!"

After saying this, the jailer bowed and left.

The head constable next to him had bright eyes and quickly came over and said, "Good man, you——"

Lu Jianxing said unhappily: "You get out too!"

The captain of the police was shocked, but he was unwilling to leave without getting the silver.

It was not until Zhao Lihe said calmly, "Here's the reward for you," that the captain left happily.

Soon, Zhao Lihe and four others were the only ones left outside the prison.

The old man with white beard and disheveled hair in the prison glanced at them and shook the young man beside him.

"Zhou Yabing, wake up, someone is looking for you!"

“…Hmm.”

The young man was awakened by the old man. He stood up with sleepy eyes, wiped his dirty beard, and smacked his lips twice.

After he sobered up a little, the young man sighed and said helplessly: "Old man, I have told you so many times, my name is not Zhou Yabing, my name is Ning Caichen, and I was wrongly imprisoned!"

"It's all the same, all the same!"

The old man waved his hand and laughed, "But I see your forehead is full and your eyebrows are full of joy, so your luck must be turning for the better... Well, stop chatting with an old man like me, someone is looking for you, go and see!"

“Who is it…?”

Ning Caichen turned his head in confusion, and then his face was suddenly filled with surprise. He quickly crawled over using his hands and feet, leaned on the railing, and looked at Zhao Lihe and his group who were smiling outside the prison with surprise.

"Brother Zhao, Brother Lu, Brother Shen, Brother Ding, why is it you!"

"Why, you're not happy to see us?"

Ding Xian said with a smile that he had seen many evil spirits with ulterior motives in the past few days, and when he saw this silly, dull, but kind-hearted boy, he suddenly found him pleasing to the eye.

Zhao Lihe chuckled and said, "We've only been apart for a few days. How did you go from being a poor scholar to a prisoner?"

Hearing what Zhao Lihe said, Ning Caichen's eyes quickly turned red, and all kinds of complex emotions of grievance and injustice surged into his heart.

As Ning Caichen spoke with a slight sob, everyone learned about his experience.

When he stayed overnight at Lanruo Temple, Ning Caichen completed the water-soaked account book himself, and then successfully collected the debt. When he returned to his hometown with the account book and money, he found that Jibaozhai had gone bankrupt.

It happened that the government was wanted for a villain named Zhou Yabing. Because Ning Caichen's facial features were similar to those in the portrait, he was quickly captured by the police and put into prison as Zhou Yabing himself.

...It’s still the same plot!

Zhao Lihe nodded, not looking surprised.

Ding Xian couldn't help but said, "Brother Ning, didn't I tell you a long time ago that it would be difficult to return home, so you should be careful!"

Ning Caichen said aggrievedly, "I have been very careful. I did not shave when I came back, just to change my appearance. But who knew that the Zhou Yabing they arrested had a beard? With a beard, I look more like him!"

Ding Xian: “…”

Zhao Lihe frowned and asked, "Where's Xiahou? Didn't I ask him to protect you?"

Ning Caichen sighed and said, "Don't mention it. When Brother Xiahou and I first entered Guobei County, we were surrounded by three or five swordsmen from Jianghu who wanted to compete with him. It happened that Brother Xiahou's swordsmanship had improved, and he failed to grasp the right degree during the fight, and accidentally cut off the arm of one of them."

"That group of people couldn't bear to suffer any loss, so they chased Brother Xiahou relentlessly, saying that they wanted justice. Brother Xiahou felt that he was in the wrong, but he didn't want to kill anyone, so he could only fight and flee at the same time, leading the group of people away to prevent me from getting hurt innocently..."

Ding Xian couldn't help but complain: "So unlucky?"

Ning Caichen nodded helplessly, indicating that he was just so unlucky.

Zhao Lihe chuckled and said, "Okay, it's good that he's okay. Xiahou's swordsmanship has improved now. Except for those who practice Buddhism and Taoism, it's hard for ordinary martial arts masters to hurt him. Let him handle it himself."

"As for you, Brother Ning, we are here to take you away."

Ning Caichen was pleasantly surprised and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay!"

Before he finished speaking, Ning Caichen was suddenly startled, as if he remembered something, and quickly turned around and went to the old man.

"Old man, do you want to go out with us?"

“…With you guys?”

The old man paused while carving the words, and glanced at the people outside the prison with his old but clear eyes. Then he shook his head and said, "No, no, I'm fine staying here."

Ning Caichen advised: "But this is a prison after all."

The old man chuckled and said, "Prison, hey, prison... kid, you know, the world outside is just a bigger prison. What's the point of going out? It's better to stay here and be free!"

"At least here, I know what the jailers want, and as long as I can still tell them stories, they will keep me alive."

"But outside, when I wrote travelogues, they accused me of leaking state secrets. When I wrote history, they accused me of using history to satirize the present and annotate military strategies. They also accused me of inciting rebellion. OK, then I wrote stories about gods and monsters, but they accused me of leading people to superstition. Finally, I had no choice but to write biographies of celebrities. As a result, the person who wrote the biography was arrested right after I finished it, and was labeled a rioter. I was also sentenced to life imprisonment..."

"Hey, kid, why should I go out?"

Ning Caichen was filled with sympathy when he heard this and sighed, "It seems that you, old man, are more unlucky!"

Zhao Lihe chuckled and said, "The situation is turbulent, with factions fighting against dissidents. People like Mr. Wolong who pursue learning and are unwilling to participate in party struggles will naturally be regarded as thorns in the eyes and thorns in the flesh."

The old man paused, glanced at him, and muttered, "What Mr. Wolong? I've never heard of him, never heard of him!"

Ding Xian smiled slightly, activated his mental power, and took away a token engraved with the words "Wolong" from his body.

"Old man, this thing should be yours, right?"

“Hey, hey!” The old man widened his eyes and said unhappily, “Don’t take other people’s things casually!”

"Ah Xian!"

Zhao Lihe glanced at Ding Xian and motioned him to put the token back to its place.

After Ding Xian did as he was told, Zhao Lihe asked with a smile, "So, Mr. Wolong doesn't want to come out of retirement?"

This time the old man did not refute, but just shook his head like a rattle and muttered: "No, no, I'm just an old man who just wants to find a quiet place to write books. Even if you have great ambitions and ambitions, it has nothing to do with me!"

This person is the famous all-mighty scholar Zhuge Wulong in A Chinese Ghost Story.

If Zhao Lihe had met this person when he had just started the rebellion, he would definitely have asked him to come out of retirement.

But now, Zhao Lihe has no shortage of advisers and civil officials under his command. Since Zhuge Liang is unwilling to come out of seclusion, he will not force him.

Zhao Lihe nodded slightly to show that he respected Zhuge Wolong's opinion, and then turned his head and glanced at Lu Jianxing.

Lu Jianxing understood and immediately drew the sword from his waist, cut the chain with one stroke, and rescued Ning Caichen.

Ning Caichen tried to persuade the old man a few more times, but seeing that he was still determined not to leave, he had no choice but to leave with Zhao Lihe and the others.

Along the way, the surrounding prisoners swarmed over like crazy, leaning on the railings, shouting that they were innocent and wanted Zhao Lihe and others to rescue them from the cage.

But Zhao Lihe and others were not sure whether they were truly wronged or the real murderers, so they could only ignore them and leave.

Shouting continued to echo in the prison. Zhuge Wolong's face changed several times. Finally, he threw away the stone and said unhappily, "Shouting, shouting, shouting, I have no mood to write a book... Well, I will make an exception and take a rest today!"

After saying this, Zhuge Wulong lay back on the dry grass, staring at the ceiling, muttering, "The energy is like a dragon and a tiger, the demeanor of an emperor. It seems that this world is going to be in chaos again. Sigh, I hope the new dynasty can treat the people and the country well..."

…

…

The journey was smooth, and Ning Caichen's mood gradually became calm from the fear he had when he first met the jailer.

But no matter what, he was, after all, the saintly scholar who was concerned about the world. Seeing the court institutions so riddled with holes, he couldn't help but sigh.

"I finally understand why Master Yan chose to live in seclusion... This world is really rotten!"

Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian nodded unconsciously when they heard this, obviously agreeing with Ning Caichen's evaluation.

Ding Xian gritted his teeth, approached Zhao Lihe and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to call out the army and take this place down first?"

Zhao Lihe shook his head: "Find someone first."

Ding Xian gritted his teeth and said, "But isn't that reincarnated god a Taoist priest from Mount Mao? He shouldn't be interested in Jiangshan, right?"

Zhao Lihe said calmly: "Brother Wang is also a Taoist priest."

Ding Xian was suddenly speechless and could only sigh and say no more.

Zhao Lihe sighed inwardly. If he had just arrived in this world, he would have definitely summoned a large army to overthrow China.

But now, he has been to the underworld and met Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, so he naturally cannot act as recklessly as before.

The reason why he did not immediately call out the army was, on the one hand, because of that fellow villager, and on the other hand he was also worried.

After all, when he was in the underworld, Zhao Lihe merely summoned the army to fight against the ghost army of the Black Mountain Old Demon, and he condensed something like military soul and military force without any guidance.

If this world is really incorporated into the territory of the Great Xia Dynasty, will it be infiltrated by the forces of this world and thus be controlled by them?

With this concern in mind, Zhao Lihe decided to find the fellow villager first.

If he is willing to take care of his own business, that would be great, but if he is not willing...

Zhao Lihe thought about it and found that he couldn't just sit back and do nothing.

“… Let’s take it one step at a time!”

Zhao Lihe sighed, then stopped and waved his hand. Five extremely handsome chestnut horses suddenly appeared on the official road.

This is the third-rank monster [Red Bearded Horse] bred in the Beast Taming World. Its speed is as fast as a supercar. Not to mention traveling a thousand miles a day, even traveling eight thousand miles a day is just normal.

Ning Caichen couldn't help but look surprised when he saw five horses appear out of nowhere.

Fortunately, he had already seen many of the methods used by Zhao Lihe and others, so he quickly adapted to them. He mounted his horse with Zhao Lihe and others and galloped towards the direction of the capital.

The main reason why Ning Caichen was brought along was because of his identity as the protagonist of the story.

Zhao Lihe interfered with so many plots and even asked Xiahou to escort Ning Caichen all the way, but in the end Ning Caichen still ended up in prison and was locked up in the same cell with Zhuge Wulong who was living in seclusion in prison.

This kind of experience cannot be explained by simple coincidence.

Zhao Lihe felt that he and Nie Xiaoqian must be destined to be together. Taking him with him might help him meet Nie Xiaoqian and the time traveler from the same village who was most likely right next to Nie Xiaoqian more quickly.

…

…

Capital city, Nie Mansion.

A handsome young man in a Taoist robe walked into the backyard, and many servants and maids all bowed respectfully and called him "Young Master".

The young man in Taoist robe smiled and nodded in return. Then he came to a vermilion attic and knocked gently on the door.

The door opened, and a beautiful woman in a green skirt appeared in the room. She looked somewhat similar to the young man in her features.

Seeing the young man in Taoist robes outside the door, the beautiful woman showed joy on her face. She immediately took the young man's sleeve and pulled him into the house with joy.

After the door was closed, the woman in the green skirt took out a box of cakes and placed it on the table, scolding, "Brother, why didn't you inform me before you came down the mountain? If Dad hadn't let it slip, I wouldn't have known you were already in the capital!"

"elder sister……"

The young man smiled bitterly and was about to explain when the woman in the green skirt picked up a piece of cake with her bare hands and put it to his mouth.

"Come, have a try. These are your favorite pastries when you were a child. I made them myself... Are they delicious?"

“Mm, delicious!”

The young man chewed the pastry with a heartfelt smile on his face.

The care from his blood sister made him feel extremely warm in his heart, but at the same time, he became more determined in his own ideas.

My sister is as beautiful as a flower, gentle, attentive, and considerate. Such a perfect lady from a noble family should be matched with a husband of her dreams. How could she let Ning Caichen, a poor scholar and a philandering scum, succeed in marrying her?

The young man had a determined look in his eyes. He came down the mountain this time just to participate in the plot of Lanruo Temple.

Although it would not kill Ning Caichen, it would at least completely sever the emotional ties and bad fate between him and his sister.

Previously, when the Nie government's convoy passed through Lanruo Temple, Yan Chixia was not yet in seclusion there. Now, considering the time, it should be time.

The young man thought this in his mind, not realizing that the story he wanted to participate in had already ended.

And the future brother-in-law, whom he was so anxious to guard against, was galloping towards the capital at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour...