"Is there any dirty money you haven't told me yet?" Wang Xiaohai asked the red-haired priest.
"Inspector, there really is no more." The red-haired man answered immediately without hesitation for a second.
Wang Xiaohai thought that it was about time. Even if this guy still had some dirty silver left, it wouldn't be much. He couldn't kill him all. It would not be good to do so. Even a rabbit will bite when it is cornered!
"It's getting late. I have to patrol somewhere else. You two can go too." Wang Xiaohai decided to leave. He said he would let Silver-haired Wu Di go, and he would do it. So Wang Xiaohai grabbed Fang Boshan and flew directly out of Qingyan Mansion. He couldn't let him stay here. He was a weak scholar without any yamen runners or constables by his side. It would be very dangerous. If he was allowed to walk back alone, the transportation in this place was inconvenient, and it would probably take about a month.
Wang Xiaohai was much faster than when he came. If he hadn't brought someone with him, he could have flown back to Qingyan Mansion in a few seconds. Even so, it only took him one minute to get back to Qingyan Mansion.
"Be a good official and be filial to your parents," said Wang Xiaohai.
Fang Boshan nodded and turned to leave.
Wang Xiaohai didn't know that his words had shaped him into an upright and honest official. Later in his career, Fang Boshan gained common sense from his superiors, and the tribute also came to his senses and no longer considered it his fault. Then Fang Boshan rose step by step and finally became the prime minister. After the great reforms, he made the country of Mi a powerful country and finally left a lasting reputation! Of course, this is just a later story, so we will not discuss it for now.
Having said that, Wang Xiaohai did not plan to stay in the mysterious country all the time. Instead, he randomly found a direction and flew there, just avoiding the dark clouds, so that he would not have to spend the night.
After flying for a few minutes, Wang Xiaohai suddenly slapped his thigh. He was so busy with the previous things that he forgot the key thing - to ask what the jurisdiction of the third team was?
There seemed to be a new country below. Wang Xiaohai flew straight to the largest and most prosperous city in this country. In his opinion, the most prosperous city must be the capital. When the time comes, he can find the worshiper and ask him to know which team area it belongs to.
Wang Xiaohai quietly landed on the widest street in the city. That's right, he did not land with much fanfare because he did not want to cause panic and riots. Those who could fly were worshipped, just like the most famous stars of the former Alliance, who would cause screams and chaos from countless fans when they went on the streets.
"Beautiful lady, can I ask you a question?" Wang Xiaohai stopped a gorgeously dressed woman on the street and said.
"Hey, you bastard, you still remember me!" The woman waved her handkerchief and said with a smile, "No need to ask, three taels of silver, come find me in the evening."
The scent of pollen on the handkerchief was so strong that it almost made Wang Xiaohai sneeze. He thought to himself that it was a prostitute.
"I'm not a dead ghost. I just want to ask for directions. How do I get to the palace? Which country is this?" Wang Xiaohai said quickly.
"Oh..." The brothel girl was a little disappointed. She thought that the young man was good-looking and she could charge less. What a pity. "This is Min Country, don't you know? Are you a foreigner?"
"Well, I'm a foreigner. How do I get to the palace?"
Wang Xiaohai is really a foreigner, no, the exact term should be alien!
"You walked all the way here without asking anyone?" the brothel girl asked curiously. "This place is far from the border."
Wang Xiaohai thought that she was talking too much nonsense, she could just tell him where the palace was!
"I didn't ask any questions along the way." Wang Xiaohai didn't lie. He was flying in the sky all the way and no one asked any questions.
"This is Linjiang City, not the capital!" the brothel girl giggled. "Do you think it's the capital because it's the largest and most prosperous city? It's not. Linjiang City is close to the Blue River, the largest in dozens of nearby countries. It has convenient transportation and many docks. It's a commercial center, so it's the most prosperous. The capital is in the center of Min State."
"Thank you for letting me know." Wang Xiaohai said and was about to leave.
"You're quite polite, I like that," the woman said. "Would you like to spend a night with me? It's free."
"I'm polite?" It was the first time Wang Xiaohai heard someone describe him like that. "You misunderstood. I'm very mean!"
"Sister just likes bad men, little brother." The woman threw the handkerchief at Wang Xiaohai.
Wang Xiaohai didn't catch it, but flicked it back with his finger: "Sorry, I'm very busy and don't have time to play with you." After he said that, he walked out to the street.
"Wait a minute, if you want to go to the capital, it would be closer to walk through the worship residence in the northeast of this city!" the woman called behind Wang Xiaohai.
Wang Xiaohai paused. He went to the capital to ask questions and investigate the worshiper. Since the worshiper lived in Linjiang City, there was no need to go to the imperial palace in the capital.
"Thank you!" Wang Xiaohai threw a silver ingot over and disappeared into the street in an instant.
After knowing the direction, it is still easy to find the Min Kingdom's worship house.
However, what surprised Wang Xiaohai was that he originally thought that the Worship House was a magnificent place, but when he flew over the Worship House of Min State, he found out that he was wrong.
The Minguo Gongfeng Mansion occupied only a hundred square meters. Its walls were made of yellow mud and worn-out rubble, with green moss crawling all over the cracks. The main entrance was made of a few bed boards, and it looked as if it would fall down at the slightest breeze. It was so shabby that it shouldn't be called a mansion, but a house! If it weren't for the sign hanging out front that read "Gongfeng Mansion," Wang Xiaohai wouldn't have believed it!
The toilet is more gorgeous than the shrine!
Wang Xiaohai walked to the door and knocked. The door creaked open and was not locked at all.
"Who is it?" An old man with wrinkles on his face and gray hair stood up from the only piece of furniture in the room, a broken bed that had been gnawed by insects and ants.
"Excuse me, is Mr. Minguo here?" Wang Xiaohai asked.
"That's me!" the white-haired old man replied, revealing his yellowed teeth. "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"You are the Ming Kingdom's tribute?" Wang Xiaohai couldn't believe it. "How come you live here in such poverty? Don't you have any money?"
"When people get old, they don't need to enjoy themselves. Things in the outside world cannot be brought into this world and cannot be taken away from this world either. They should be left to the living!" said the white-haired old priest. "You are also a warrior, right? Ah... Are you the inspector? Are you inspecting the priests in various places?" He saw Wang Xiaohai's badge.
"Yes, I was just passing by." Wang Xiaohai saw a broken bowl on the old worshiper's bed, with half a bowl of porridge still inside. "Do you eat porridge every day?"
"I'm old and can't eat much. Eating some porridge can save some money for Minguo. When the law enforcement team comes next year, the palace can save more silver to pay taxes." The white-haired old priest walked unsteadily. He was in his twilight years and his eyes were cloudy.
Wang Xiaohai felt that there was no need to ask the old priest. There was not even a pound of rice in the room. The old priest was a good priest who was noble and honest!
"Goodbye!"
Wang Xiaohai clasped his fists and walked out of the offering room.
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