Chapter 222 Zhao Min invites famous actors
Chang'an.
Zhao Min was dressed in a red hunting suit and had a prairie-style braid. She looked heroic and rode to the door of Ni Kun's residence. She dismounted neatly, threw the whip to A Da who was accompanying her, walked forward, rang the door knocker, and knocked on the door.
Ding ding ding!
After a few knocks on the door, a soft female voice came from inside: "Who is it?"
Zhao Min responded, "It's me, Zhao Min."
The door creaked open, Bai Qing'er stepped out, bowed to Zhao Min, and said with a smile:
"Master Zhao, I am sorry for not coming to greet you. Please come in quickly, Master Zhao."
Although Bai Qing'er was only a concubine of Ni Kun, Zhao Min did not act arrogantly. She returned the greeting with a fist and did not enter the house. She only asked her, "Miss Qing'er, is Master Ni back?"
Bai Qing'er said: "He hasn't come back yet."
Zhao Min asked, "Do you know where Master Ni has gone? When will he be back?"
Bai Qing'er said, "He should still be in Tianshan, right? Speaking of which, didn't Governor Zhao meet our son a few days ago and arrange for him to visit the palace? How come we don't know when he will come back?"
Zhao Min said helplessly: "Your young master flies around so much, how can I know his whereabouts? Miss Qing'er, who are the people in your family now?"
Bai Qing'er counted on her fingers and said, "My master, uncle, sister, and Xiaoqing are all at home."
Tsk, a family of witches.
Now Zhao Min already knows that there are many witches among Ni Kun's concubines. Bai Qing'er and her master, uncle and sister are all witches from the famous Yin Gui Sect.
Of course, Zhao Min has had many dealings with people from the Demon Sect. The Demon Suppression Bureau has masters from the Demon Sect such as Tianjun Xi Ying, who are capable of doing things. Therefore, she did not think that the people from the Demon Sect were so bad - in fact, all the people from the Demon Sect are very bad.
However, Qin law imposed strict constraints on officials. Once those who dared to act recklessly were caught, their consequences would be more serious than those of civilians breaking the law.
And the First Emperor had sufficient power to ensure the implementation of the law.
Therefore, those who are in the evil sects in the court, even if they have bad intentions, dare not easily break the law.
Furthermore, the main contradiction in the world today has basically given way to the contradiction between humans and demons.
Even fighting for supremacy over the world is nothing. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the world will be unified by the Qin Dynasty sooner or later.
In this world today, demons and monsters appear frequently.
After dealing with those monsters that would slaughter an entire village and devour hundreds of people overnight, the people in the Demon Sect seem to be harmless white lotuses!
Even compared with some warlords and bandits who often massacred villages, towns, and cities, and even used human flesh as military rations, the people in the Demon Sect were definitely not bad people.
In the end, Zhao Min herself is not a good person.
There's nothing good about the guys under his command, A Da and A Er.
As a big boss, she has a bunch of bad guys under her and often deals with inhumane demons. Of course, she doesn't think that the people in the demon sect are that bad.
What's more, when the Yin Gui beauties are around Ni Kun, let's not talk about how unruly and seductive they are in private, at least when they walk outside, each of them has the temperament of a pure and dignified lady from a noble family, which gives a very good impression.
Anyway, Zhao Min didn't feel much pressure even when getting along with the famous Queen Yin Zhu Yuyan.
"I don't know when the young master will come back. Why don't you come in and play a few rounds of mahjong, Lord Zhao? Maybe the young master will come back while we're playing."
"Playing mahjong? Very good!"
Zhao Min readily agreed to the suggestion, turned around and asked Ada for the saddlebag filled with gold leaves, then went in to play mahjong with Bai Qing'er.
When I arrived at the atrium and entered the room, I saw Zhu Yuyan, Wen Caiting, Kankan and Xiaoqing playing chess and cards in the flower hall which had been converted into a chess and card room.
Seeing Zhao Min coming, Zhu Yuyan and others also stood up and greeted her with a smile.
Zhao Min’s martial arts skills are average, and even Bai Qing’er can beat her with one hand.
However, she was, after all, the Grand Inspector of the Demon Suppression Division who was highly valued by the Qin Emperor. She had the Qin Emperor's Dragon Talisman on her body and could mobilize the Terracotta Warriors and even the Qin Emperor's Golden Man at any time. Even Zhu Yuyan had to give her some face.
After a round of greetings between the host and the guests, Wen Caiting, who had been unlucky today and had lost a lot, took the initiative to give up her seat and let Zhao Min sit in her place.
Zhao Min shuffled the cards skillfully and soon became absorbed in the atmosphere of the card table with great interest.
Zhu Yuyan asked as she drew the cards:
"Lord Zhao, why are you here to see our young master today? What kind of difficult demon is this?"
Zhao Min smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. We have a lot of new colleagues in the Demon Suppression Division recently. After hearing about Master Ni's deeds, they all admire him very much. So I thought of hosting a banquet and asking Master Ni to give some guidance to the newcomers in the Demon Suppression Division."
Qianqian asked curiously, "Oh? I wonder which new masters have come to the Demon Suppression Division?"
Zhao Min said, "If we talk about the real masters, among the new colleagues, the first one to recommend is 'Magic Painter Ma Liang'. He is a real master of magical powers. He is good at using a magic brush and can 'draw the fake to be real'. For example, if he draws a tiger in the air, the tiger can really jump out of the painting and kill the monsters."
Xiaoqing said disapprovingly:
"Tigers aren't that powerful, are they? With just one sliding tackle, even the most ferocious tiger can be cut in two."
Zhao Min smiled and said:
"The tigers painted by Mr. Ma Liang are certainly not ordinary tigers. Not only are they one or two times larger than ordinary tigers, they are also made of steel, extremely powerful, and as fast as lightning. Even a top-notch fighter cannot withstand a single pounce from them. In addition to tigers, Mr. Ma Liang can also paint any raptors, beasts, poisonous insects, and snakes to fight."
Xiaoqing nodded and asked, "Can you draw a real dragon?"
Zhao Min said, "I can draw it, but Mr. Ma Liang said that his cultivation is limited, and the dragon he drew can't fly like a real dragon, call the wind and rain, or summon thunder and lightning. It's just a land beast like a giant python."
After hearing what she said, Xiaoqing quickly lost interest, stopped asking questions, and concentrated on playing cards.
Qianqian asked again: "Besides this magic brush Ma Liang, are there any other people with magical powers?"
Zhao Min said helplessly: "People with supernatural powers are not cabbages grown in the fields. It is not that easy to recruit them. So far, my Demon Suppression Division has only recruited one person with supernatural powers, Mr. Ma Liang. We have recruited quite a few martial arts masters..."
If he was just a martial arts master, even Kankan wouldn't be very interested in him.
After all, she can now control flying swords and shoot ice thunder with her hands, so she can barely be considered a person with supernatural powers.
At that moment, the few of them stopped talking about this matter and just shouted about eating and touching cards.
After a few rounds of mahjong, it was almost evening and suddenly a thunderous sound was heard outside.
After hearing the thunder and looking out the window at the fiery red clouds in the sky, Kanan's eyes suddenly lit up:
"What a bolt from the blue? The young master is back?"
Zhao Min was also delighted when she heard this: "Is Master Ni back?"
As he was speaking, Tsunade stepped into the flower hall, put her hands on her hips, and laughed loudly:
"Ha, you guys are playing mahjong? Looks like I came back just in time! Who can make room for me, the gambling god?"
God of Gamblers? You are the reverse God of Gamblers!
Everyone laughed in their hearts, and seeing Ni Kun and Kaguya also walked into the flower hall one after another, Zhu Yuyan and others hurriedly left the card table and went forward to greet them.
"Welcome, sir."
"Master, you are finally back. You left us alone for more than ten days. Is Yihua Palace so fun?"
"I heard that there are so many beauties in Yihua Palace. Maybe it's really that fun?"
"Master, when you come back this time, please don't leave us for so long again!"
"Master, I'm so cold... I need some warmth..."
Amidst the laughter, Zhao Min also stepped forward and bowed to Ni Kun:
"Mr. Ni, I'm here to see you again!"
Ni Kun used gentle words to comfort the demon women for a while, then nodded and smiled at Zhao Min:
"How come you have time to come here today, Lord Governor Zhao?"
Zhao Min said, "I am here to invite you to a banquet."
Zhao Min repeated the reason for the banquet she had told Zhu Yuyan and the others before, and said with a smile:
"Master Ni is back today, so he won't be in a hurry to leave, right?"
Ni Kun said: "I may have to go to Shuzhong in a couple of days."
"Then we don't have to leave right now?" Zhao Min asked, "In that case, how about setting the banquet for tomorrow?"
Ni Kun hesitated for a moment and said readily, "Okay, let's do it tomorrow."
Zhao Min nodded happily:
"Thank you, Master Ni. You have traveled thousands of miles, so Minmin will not disturb you from resting. I will invite you to dinner tomorrow evening."
After deciding this, Zhao Min didn't want to see the witches being intimate with Ni Kun, and felt a little irritated, so she said goodbye and left. Ni Kun took care to comfort the witches who had been left behind by him for more than ten days, tested their progress in poetry, singing and dancing, and gave them positive energy to encourage them.
The next evening, Zhao Min came again and invited Ni Kun to a banquet.
"Mr. Ni, can you go to the Demon Suppression Bureau's banquet tonight alone?"
"Why?"
"The people at the banquet today are all grown men, mostly bachelors, who have to go to brothels to spend money when they need something. Master Ni, you have so many beauties to yourself, and you even bring them to show off... I'm afraid they will be upset."
Ni Kun laughed and said, "How come they are all grown men? Aren't you a girl too, Lord Zhao?"
Zhao Min said: "I am different."
Ni Kunqi asked, "Why are you different again?"
Zhao Min said sternly, "I am the Grand Commander of the Demon Suppression Division!"
"..." Ni Kun was speechless: "Okay, I will go to the banquet alone."
He then discussed the matter with Tsunade, Zhu Yuyan and others. Tsunade didn't care. She had had enough of the banquets and drinking in Yihua Palace every day during this period of time. She had completely lost interest in banquets.
It just so happened that there were so many friends playing cards together, allowing her to show off her gambling skills, so it was just what she wanted not to go to the banquet.
Zhu Yuyan, Kankan and other beautiful women were also given a lot of positive energy by Ni Kun last night, and they were very satisfied. Some of them practiced, some played cards, and they didn't mind not being able to accompany him to the banquet.
At that moment, Ni Kun went out alone with Zhao Min, rode on a horse, and headed for today's banquet venue, "Shanglin Garden".
The Demon Suppression Division had booked the best banquet hall in "Shanglin Garden" today. When Zhao Min and Ni Kun entered the banquet hall, all the masters from the Demon Suppression Division who were free to attend the banquet had already arrived. When they saw Ni Kun and Zhao Min coming together, they all stood up to greet them.
"Lord Zhao, Master Ni!"
"It's been several months since we last met in Taiyuan. Master Ni is even more charming than before!"
The first people to greet Ni Kun were Xi Ying, Ding Chunqiu, Jin Jiuling, and Senior Brother Duan Shuiliu, who had fought side by side with him in Taiyuan. Ni Kun did not know the others, and they had never seen Ni Kun, but they had heard of Ni Kun's deeds and were very respectful.
After some pleasantries, Zhao Min led Ni Kun to sit next to her and introduced him to the new members of the Demon Suppression Bureau whom he didn't know.
"Mr. Ni, this is Mr. Ma Liang, a man with a magic brush that can make the fake look real, so he is known as 'Magic Brush Ma Liang'."
Zhao Min pointed at a handsome young man with a white face and no beard, wearing a scholar's gown and said.
The handsome young man stood up and bowed, his eyes sincere and his tone respectful, saying:
"Ma Liang greets Master Ni. I have long heard of Master Ni's great name and I have admired him for a long time. Today, I am honored to see you in person."
The magic brush of Ma Liang?
Ni Kun looked at the handsome young man in front of him with a white face, no beard, tall figure, and courteous manner. He could not connect him with his impression of a poor farm boy who wore a straw hat, loved painting, and fought against landlords, county officials, and even the emperor.
Ma Liang, the master of the magic brush...will also become a lackey of the imperial court?
Even if the imperial court seems to be reliable now, it will never represent the interests of the poor due to the background of the times. Given Ma Liang's background and childhood experience, even if the Demon Suppression Department is a justice department, he can't just join the Demon Suppression Department as an official...
His scholar's gown may seem simple, but the material used is extraordinary, and several small ornaments and pendants are also quite valuable. This is certainly in line with his identity as a "master of supernatural powers". Ni Kun himself is like this, and his dress is even more high-profile and luxurious than Ni Kun, but... it does not seem to be in line with the nature of "Ma Liang with the Magic Brush".
It is not surprising that children change their temperament when they grow up. It is not uncommon for a young dragon slayer to turn into a vicious dragon.
However, somehow, a strong sense of disharmony always lingered in Ni Kun's heart.
But he didn't show any clues on his face. He just smiled and bowed in return, saying:
"We are all practitioners, Mr. Ma Liang, there is no need to be so formal."
Zhao Min motioned for "Magic Brush Ma Liang" to sit down first, and then continued to introduce the others:
"These four are brothers from the same school. This is the eldest brother Sheng Yayu..."
A handsome young man who looked to be in his early twenties, with a pale face and slightly cold eyes, stood up and bowed to Ni Kun: "Sheng Yayu greets Master Ni."
Sheng Yayu? The ruthless leader of the Four?
So the Four Famous Detectives also traveled through time and went back to their old jobs, continuing to eat the government jobs?
But isn’t Wuqing a disabled person with both legs cut off at the knees? How did he stand up?
Ni Kun sensed something and suddenly realized:
There was no trace of flesh and blood on Wuqing's legs below the knees, and it was obvious that he had installed prosthetic limbs.
This prosthetic limb looks almost normal to the naked eye. It might be some kind of high-tech from the Qin Dynasty.
The Qin Dynasty not only has extremely advanced puppet technology. After destroying the mechanical legion, Zhao Min also drove an armed mining cart and brought back several legion robots and some spare parts.
The Qin Emperor may not be able to understand those black technologies with his knowledge, but just like Huang Yaoshi can use magic to forcibly understand quantum mechanics, it is possible that the Qin Emperor also has similar magical means.
While Ni Kun was pondering, Zhao Min continued to introduce the remaining three of the Four Famous Detectives, introducing the Iron-Handed Tie Youxia, the Life-Chasing Cui Lueshang, and the Cold-Blooded Leng Lingqi.
Among the Four Famous Detectives, the Fourth, Leng-blooded, is the youngest, being only seventeen or eighteen years old. He has an upright posture and a fierce aura, like a sharp sword, giving people a sense of overwhelming sword energy.
The eldest brother, Wuqing, is the second youngest and has a somewhat cold temperament, and seems to have a low emotional intelligence. But overall, he is gentle and refined, and people like him very much.
The third brother, Zhui Ming, is the oldest, in his thirties. He has a handsome appearance, a pleasant smile, and is very approachable.
The second brother, Tie Shou, was in his twenties, with an upright figure and a gentle temperament like a learned scholar. If you didn't see him fight, no one would have thought that this elegant young man had a pair of steel arms that were invulnerable to swords and guns, water and fire, and his fighting style was extremely heroic, and he was always invincible in frontal combat.
Ni Kun is now well-informed, and even the appearance of the Four Famous Detectives only made him smile slightly.
However, the next three new masters of the Demon Suppression Bureau made Ni Kun laugh inwardly for a long time.
"This is Ye Kai, who has a flying knife skill that never misses. This is Fu Hongxue, whose knife skills are simple, but as fast as lightning and indestructible. This is Shangguan Jinhong, who has a pair of dragon and phoenix rings that appear and disappear at will, and whose skills are amazing."
Ye Kai, Fu Hongxue, Shangguan Jinhong.
Ni Kun couldn't understand how these three guys got together - Shangguan Jinhong looked to be only in his thirties, taciturn and serious.
Ye Kai and Fu Hongxue are both young men in their twenties. One is smiling, gentle and likable, while the other has a bossy face but gives people the feeling of being steady and reliable.
But the key is that Ye Kai is Li Xunhuan's apprentice, Fu Hongxue is Ye Kai's brother, and Shangguan Jinhong is a dead soul under Xiao Li Feidao...
Judging from his age, Shangguan Jinhong, who is in his thirties, may not have formed a money gang yet.
Ye Kai and Fu Hongxue obviously knew Shangguan Jinhong.
It can be seen from their seats that the two of them sat on the left and right, sandwiching Shangguan Jinhong in the middle. Occasionally, they would unconsciously glance at Shangguan Jinhong, obviously also very surprised. How could the person who was killed by his own master [Brother Master] come to this world alive? He looked a lot younger?
Ye Kai and Fu Hongxue didn't know the mysteries of the reincarnation world and parallel time and space, so they were naturally confused. Maybe they joined the Demon Suppression Division just for Shangguan Jinhong.
But as a reincarnation, Ni Kun has seen many strange things.
For example, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, who has never given birth to a baby, and Tsunade, Kaguya's descendant, compete with him on the same bed; and Huang Rong and Zhao Min, who should have been from the same series of characters but were separated by more than a hundred years, appear in the same time and space.
Therefore, Ni Kun was not surprised at all to see Shangguan Jinhong, who was in her thirties, in the same hall with Ye Kai and Fu Hongxue, who were both in their twenties. He just laughed in his heart.
After Zhao Min finished introducing all the new colleagues from the Demon Suppression Division who were attending the banquet today, Ni Kun looked around the hall and sighed:
They are all famous actors!
Zhao Min, Ding Chunqiu, Senior Brother Duan Shuiliu, the Four Famous Constables, Ye Kai, Fu Hongxue, Shangguan Jinhong, the Magic Brush Ma Liang... are all well-known characters.
Thanks to Xu Ziling, Tianjun Xiying has a certain degree of fame. Only Jin Jiuling is a little less famous, but he can also be considered a character.
Ni Kun also found it quite interesting to have a feast with so many famous actors.
At this time, Zhao Min ordered a banquet to be served. The maids in Shanglin Garden served fine wine and delicious food at a constant price. There were also musicians playing music and famous dancers performing dances. The atmosphere was very joyful for a while.
After three rounds of drinking, Zhao Min took the lead and asked Ni Kun some questions about martial arts.
Ni Kun was not shy about his advice and gave careful guidance and answered questions.
After Zhao Min took the lead, others also toasted to Ni Kun and asked for advice. Ni Kun always told them everything he knew, and often just one or two words of advice could make everyone feel suddenly enlightened and benefit greatly.
After talking about martial arts, Ni Kun started talking about demons, describing the characteristics and weaknesses of many demons he knew.
As a true time traveler and reincarnationist, he knows countless monsters and is well aware of the weaknesses of most of them.
Many of these monsters have not yet appeared in this world, but Ni Kun described them one by one so that everyone in the Demon Suppression Division can be prepared.
Others marveled at Ni Kun's extensive knowledge while memorizing the many demon characteristics that Ni Kun had described.
This is extremely valuable advice. Remember it and study it carefully, so that you can be more targeted in your future slayings and eliminating evil, and reduce a lot of risks.
As Zhao Min recalled , she secretly thought that after the banquet, she would have to ask all her colleagues to write down what they had written down and compile it into a book for the Demon Suppression Division staff to study. In the future, she would have to organize exams from time to time, and only those who passed the exams could go out to fight demons.
The "Magic Brush Ma Liang" had an expression of admiration and amazement on his face, but he was secretly shocked in his heart: This Ni Kun knew too much!
Even he had only heard of many monsters and had never seen them with his own eyes. How did Ni Kun know about them?
For a moment, "Ma Liang with the Magic Brush" felt that Ni Kun was unfathomable and elusive, and he couldn't help but feel a little more wary of him.
Ni Kun actually felt quite uncomfortable with this "Ma Liang with the Magic Brush", and wanted to find a way to test it out.
So after describing martial arts and demons, Ni Kun suddenly said to "Magic Brush Ma Liang":
"To be frank, I am proficient in numerous magical powers, but I have never seen such a magical power as 'making the false real'. Mr. Ma Liang, I am glad to have a banquet today. I wonder if you can broaden my horizons for me?"
