Chapter 9

Everyone was dumbfounded.

"It's over!" The Carp Demon said, "It's your superior inside! The Chief Exorcist! "

"What should we do?" Everyone looked at each other. Hongjun said, "It's my fault. I'll go wake him up and apologize to him."

Hongjun braced himself and walked forward. The other three glanced at each other. In the end, they couldn't let Hongjun bear the responsibility alone, so they followed him in. Hongjun carefully patted Li Jinglong's face and said softly, "Hey, wake up."

The Carp Demon said, "How can you wake him up? Just slap him. "

Hongjun said frantically, "It's my superior! Why don't you show me?! "

Without another word, the Carp Demon went forward and slapped Li Jinglong twice on the face. "Slap! Slap!" The crisp sound almost scared everyone out of their wits. They hurriedly said, "Stop it!"

Li Jinglong quivered and woke up instantly. In a flash, Atay nimbly slapped the back of Li Jinglong's head. With a muffled sound, Li Jinglong fainted again.

"Zhao Zilong, don't cause trouble anymore. I beg you." Hongjun was about to cry.

Qiu Yongsi had an idea and said, "Why don't we carry him to the bed and loosen his ropes first. Later, when they wake up on their own, everyone will pretend that this didn't happen. No matter what he asks, we'll all say that they just fainted from heatstroke."

"Good idea!" Everyone said.

Thus, Atay took back the rope and untied Feng Changqing and Li Jinglong. Then, he carried the two of them to the bed and made them lie side by side.

"It's done!" Qiu Yongsi said, "The brothers will go to the front yard and do what they were supposed to do. When they come out, they will all be happy and ask, 'Chief Exorcist, you're awake?' If they refuse to admit to anything, the two of them won't be able to verify it. Isn't that the logic? "

Therefore, everyone agreed and turned around to leave. Just as they took a step out, Li Jinglong said coldly behind them, "I heard everything."

Everyone: "…"

Another incense stick of time passed. Li Jinglong's head was wrapped in bandages. Feng Changqing, on the other hand, was fine. He was sitting in the main hall. The remaining four people were kneeling on the couch. All of them had awkward smiles on their faces.

"Chief Inspector." Mo Rigen said seriously, "Today's misunderstanding, at the end of the day, you shouldn't have suddenly attacked without asking clearly and hurt our little brother …"

"How would I know?!" Li Jinglong roared angrily, "This bastard caused me to lose my official position and was even mocked by the Chang 'an people. Now, who will clear my name?"

"Ah? Why? "Hongjun, who was hiding behind Mo Rigen and Qiu Yongsi, poked his head out and asked.

Mo Rigen immediately pulled him back and blocked him. Atay said, "Everyone is here for the peace of Chang 'an. We're all here to do our part. With such a pure heart, how can we vent our anger on others just because of a misunderstanding? This handsome young brother is innocent and pure … "

"Enough, enough!" Li Jinglong almost fainted from anger.

"Let me play a song for you, Chief Inspector." Atay smiled and said, "May the song dispel your anger. May all of the world's …"

"Put your guqin away!" Li Jinglong roared angrily.

Everyone had no choice but to remain silent. With Ah Tai rambling on like this, the atmosphere suddenly became strange again. Li Jinglong's grief and indignation vanished into nothingness. For a moment, he did not know what to do.

Feng Changqing suddenly said, "In that case, Chang 'an does indeed have a demon. You, you, you … what kind of demon are you? "

Feng Changqing pointed a trembling finger at the Carp Demon. The Carp Demon replied, "Are you blind? You don't even know carp … "Before he could finish his sentence, Hongjun immediately covered his mouth with his finger.

"You, come out." Li Jinglong pointed at Hongjun and said, "Don't hide behind them. I'll ask you three questions. Let bygones be bygones. "

Hongjun bowed and walked out from behind Mo Rigen with small steps, then sat cross-legged in front of Li Jinglong.

"That night, did you fight with me in the alley outside Pingkang?" Li Jinglong asked.

"Yes." Hongjun replied.

Li Jinglong looked at Feng Changqing. Feng Changqing just didn't say anything.

"After you knocked me out, where did you take me?" Li Jinglong asked again.

Hongjun thought about it and described the situation that night. He said, "But to be honest, I didn't knock you out. It was you …"

Li Jinglong raised his hand to stop Hongjun. He turned to Feng Changqing. Feng Changqing was silent and nodded.

"Did I do anything to Sang Er?" Li Jinglong asked again.

"No." Hongjun observed Li Jinglong's expression. He didn't know why he asked this.

This time, Li Jinglong turned to Feng Changqing and said, "Everyone outside said that I was …"

Feng Changqing immediately said, "All four of you, leave."

The four of them left. Mo Rigen closed the door. Li Jinglong was angry and continued, "… Everyone said that I was the prodigal son of the Li family. I spent all my family's wealth just to fulfill Di Gong's last wish. I did it for the Tang Dynasty! I did it for the imperial court! To suffer such an unjust injustice! No one was willing to believe me! Now, the monster is right in front of you! Do you see it? "

As Li Jinglong spoke, he pointed at the carp Demon in the hall. The carp Demon's mouth opened and closed. It stood on the ground and stared at Li Jinglong and Feng Changqing.

Carp Demon: "…"

Feng Changqing: "Why are you still here?! You get out too! "

The Carp Demon was also chased out. The four of them waited in the front hall. Hongjun couldn't help but feel anxious. When everyone started to talk, the Carp Demon ran over and said, "They're quarreling!"

Hongjun asked, "What are they quarreling about?"

"It should be about the brothel incident," Mo Rigen said.

Atay tiptoed over. The other three also followed to eavesdrop. Only Li Jinglong's angry voice could be heard in the room. Feng Changqing only remained silent.

"… Today, the Long Wu Army is laughing at me! Yang Guozhong even made an issue out of my identity! No one defended me. Did I say anything?! I endured it! The world humiliated me like this. I've seen it all along, but in my heart, I ridiculed this group of ordinary people for being stupid! What about you?! Now you realize that you've wronged me! Are you going to leave it unsettled again?! "

"It's my fault." Feng Changqing sighed and said, "What do you want to do? Bring that child to Prime Minister Yang and clarify what's right and wrong? "

The hall fell into silence.

The three people outside the hall looked at Hongjun. From the conversation between the two, Hongjun vaguely guessed that this person had been harmed very badly … He felt that he was either causing trouble or on the way to causing trouble. He didn't know what to do.

"Forget it." Li Jinglong said coldly, "One day, you'll all see."

At this moment, the drum sounded. Li Jinglong said coldly, "You can go back."

Feng Changqing said seriously, "Why should a good man be afraid of the rumors in the world? Jinglong, I wronged you yesterday. What belongs to me is not … "

Li Jinglong pushed the door open. The four people outside immediately separated. Atay sat in front of the flower bed under the parasol tree and touched the zither strings. Qiu Yongsi looked up at the faded red paint pillar with his hands behind his back. Mo Rigen lifted the broken window. Hongjun squatted by the well and used a branch to poke the Carp Demon's mouth.

The drum sounded continuously. Li Jinglong stood in the courtyard and looked sideways at Feng Changqing.

Feng Changqing walked out with his cane. When he passed by everyone, he still turned his head from time to time.

"If Prime Minister Yang comes, you have to hide your carp well." Feng Changqing warned, "Otherwise, you'll be given to His Majesty and the Imperial Consort to play with."

"He won't come." Li Jinglong said coldly, "Even if it's a monster, I won't give it to him as a plaything."

Hongjun opened his mouth in surprise and looked at the Carp Demon. The Carp Demon kept looking at Li Jinglong. In the sound of the drum, Feng Changqing left.

"Come in." Li Jinglong said, his tone full of majesty.

Several people entered the main hall. Li Jinglong first fetched water and let them wash their hands one by one. He also rummaged through the drawers in the hall and found a lot of scattered incense.

"Who has a match?" Li Jinglong said calmly to everyone.

Atay shook his finger. The ruby ring on his finger emitted a wisp of smoke and a flame.

Li Jinglong's eyes were a little surprised. Atay smiled and raised his eyebrows, as if he had discovered a secret.

Li Jinglong didn't say anything. He lit a handful of incense on the flame and distributed it to the four people. He held three incense sticks, walked to the mural, and bowed three times to Di Renjie's portrait.

"Di Gong, today the Exorcism Division is reopened. May your spirit in heaven bless us and the Tang Dynasty."

After Li Jinglong finished bowing, he motioned everyone to come over and put the incense sticks into the incense burner. Finally, he looked up at the mottled portrait on the mural. After a long time, he turned and left the main hall, leaving a sentence,

"Disperse."

The sound of the drum still came from afar. Everyone had to disperse anxiously.

Mo Rigen squatted in the courtyard. The other three people began to chat and looked at the east wing from time to time. They didn't know how Hongjun provoked Li Jinglong. They guessed that Li Jinglong took him to a brothel and ruined his reputation. However, Hongjun didn't know what a brothel was. He was still confused.

Everyone concluded that Li Jinglong didn't ask for the reason and attacked when they met. He was impulsive.

But the most important point wasn't who offended whom or what Li Jinglong's temper was, but … everyone was very depressed. They were depressed because Li Jinglong was a mortal.

It was reasonable to say that the exorcists who came to report more or less knew some spells to subdue demons and had special abilities. However, Li Jinglong was actually a mortal!

"His sword is very powerful." Hongjun said, "It can break my Five-colored Divine Light."

"No matter how powerful the sword is, it's just a magic weapon." Atay said, "How can it be if he doesn't have any skills? Alas … "

Hongjun didn't want to talk about Li Jinglong sucking away the Mind's Lamp. Moreover, whether or not the Mind's Lamp was on him had not been verified. Thinking about it, everyone was quite depressed. Mo Rigen originally thought that the person in charge of the exorcism department should be an expert. Atay saw that Li Jinglong was very boring. Qiu Yongsi thought that as the chief exorcist, he should at least have some ability to protect his subordinates.

However, seeing Li Jinglong's skills, other than having a high level of martial arts and having a divine weapon in hand, he didn't have any strong points. He couldn't help but lose interest.

Halfway through, Li Jinglong came out of the east wing and ignored the rest of the people. He went to the front yard to get his bedding. Several people stopped talking, obviously not satisfied with this chief.

"Then … what are we going to do in the future?" Hongjun asked again.

"Let's wait for his orders." Atay said with a smile, "We'll do whatever he tells us to do. Let's go back."

After Atay left, Qiu Yongsi said, "I don't want to follow him to catch demons. I also have to spend effort to protect him. I'm afraid of death in the first place."

Qiu Yongsi also left. Mo Rigen shrugged. Just as he was about to ask Hongjun which room he was staying in, Hongjun told him that he was going to see Li Jinglong. Thus, he quietly went over.

The moon was high in the sky, and the ground was cool. Hongjun stood outside the east wing and looked around. He saw Li Jinglong carrying his bedding inside, his tall figure making the bed under the light.

"Chief, do you need help?" Hongjun asked.

"Don't try to find something to talk about." The Carp Demon said from the side, "If you want to help, then go in."

Hongjun: "Shut up!"