Chapter 276 Dilemma
"Yes!" The butler bowed slightly and then stepped back.
"You drink alone first, I'll be back soon." Zhu Huiqin said.
"Okay. Sister Zhu, just focus on your own thing." Qin Ziling nodded.
Zhu Huiqin smiled apologetically at Qin Ziling, then stood up and left.
In the middle hall, sat a skinny old man in blue clothes.
Although the old man in blue is skinny, he gives people a feeling of being as majestic and oppressive as a mountain when sitting on the chair.
"It turns out to be Manager Mo. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person." Zhu Huiqin stepped forward and bowed.
"Master Zhu, you are too kind. I am just a servant running errands for the judge. How can I deserve your welcome?" Butler Mo bowed humbly towards Zhu Huiqin, but he did not stand up.
"I wonder what business Mr. Mo has here?" Zhu Huiqin didn't take it seriously and asked after sitting down in the host's seat.
"My Lord asked me to ask Lord Zhu what he has considered," said Mr. Mo.
"I think I have already made it very clear to Lord Jin at that time. There is nothing to consider anymore. If Lord Jin is willing to remember the old times, I will be very grateful. If not, I will just accept my fate." Zhu Huiqin replied.
Chief Steward Mo's wrinkled face twitched when he heard this, then he stood up and said, "In that case, the judge asked me to tell you a message. From tomorrow on, you are no longer the inspector of the judge's mansion. You must also vacate this mansion tomorrow for the new inspector."
"I understand. In that case, Manager Mo, goodbye. I won't see you off." Zhu Huiqin said calmly, but the order to leave was clear in her words.
"I hope you will take care of yourself, sir!" Manager Mo smiled coldly, then turned away.
Watching Manager Mo walk away in a huff, Zhu Huiqin's expression gradually turned cold.
"Sir?" The elderly butler came forward and said softly.
"Take this money and send away the rest of the people. With the remaining money, you can buy a house in this city and spend your old age in peace." Zhu Huiqin said, not knowing when a purse appeared in her hand.
"Sir!" The butler's eyes reddened slightly.
"Go ahead, you can't interfere in my affairs." Zhu Huiqin waved her hand, then turned and went to the backyard.
"Sister Zhu, how come you settled the matter so quickly?" Qin Ziling was a little surprised when he saw Zhu Huiqin turned back quickly.
"It's already been decided, there's nothing to discuss." Zhu Huiqin smiled, then took off a storage ring from her hand and handed it to Qin Ziling, saying, "Please give this to Xiao Qing for me. If I haven't found her by this time next year, this storage ring and the things inside will all be hers."
Qin Ziling looked at the storage ring that Zhu Huiqin handed over, and his expression finally changed drastically.
"What exactly happened?" Qin Ziling asked in a deep voice.
"What's the point of telling you? It will only add to your troubles." Zhu Huiqin said.
"Since you and Xiao Qing are like sisters, I must know if you have anything to say. Otherwise, how can I answer Xiao Qing when she asks me?" Qin Ziling said.
"Okay!" Zhu Huiqin sighed and said, "It's a long story. I was born in the Zhu family in the capital. My father was the left envoy of the imperial court and he was quite powerful in the capital.
It's just that my father was too upright in handling cases, and he offended many people. Once he even offended the Sixth Prince, now the Crown Prince. Ten years ago, he was framed and said to be an accomplice of the Third Prince who was plotting a rebellion.
As a result, the Third Prince was only arrested and placed under house arrest, while the entire Zhu family, who had nothing to do with the incident, was executed. I have been practicing in the Taoist Academy of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau since I was young. The Imperial Astronomical Bureau is a separate department, and the Chief Supervisor is an equal even when meeting the Emperor.
The Imperial Astronomical Bureau disagreed, and outsiders could not go directly to the Imperial Astronomical Bureau to arrest people. I was deeply loved by my teacher, the deputy head of the Taoist Palace. She tried her best to protect me, and there were many objections to my father's case, so I was not implicated in the end.
But my father had offended many people while handling cases, and was framed and executed, which was actually revenge by those people, including the prince. So they definitely didn't want to see me grow up.
But with my teacher protecting me, they didn't dare to do anything wrong. Later, when I was successful in my studies, my teacher used her connections to send me to the Xiyun Prefecture Magistrate's Office, where Master Zhuge, who was on good terms with her, was, as an inspector.
You may not know that the Si Tian Jian is a system of its own. Generally speaking, the judges, judge deputies, and inspectors in various places are basically Qi-refiners cultivated by the Si Tian Jian Taoist Palace. Very few of them are from local Qi-refining sects or Qi-refining families.
But a few years ago, my teacher knew that his time was coming and thought that Master Zhuge's cultivation might not be able to protect me, so he transferred me to Qingjun Prefecture before leaving. The judge of Qingjun Prefecture, Jin Yuan, is a middle-level master with strong strength. Not only does he have some friendship with my teacher, but he also received some favors from the Zhu family in his early years.
As it turned out, you can only know a person's face but not his heart. As soon as my teacher passed away, Jin Yuan showed his true colors. He majored in Yimu Huachun Jue, and I majored in Heishe Xuanshui Jue, which means that water can produce wood. He wanted me to be his concubine and practice with him, so that he could break through and become a grandmaster as soon as possible.
I refused to obey, so he tried to persuade me with kind words, but I kept on not obeying, so he lost his patience, and today he sent someone to give me a final ultimatum. I refused to obey, so he dismissed me from my position as inspector on the grounds that I had failed in my duty last time.
Without the position of Inspector, I would be like losing a protective amulet. If I were secretly assassinated, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau would not pursue the matter to the end. Otherwise, if I was still the Inspector and was assassinated, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau would definitely not let it go. "
Having said that, Zhu Huiqin stopped and raised her glass to drink silently.
But Qin Ziling felt a headache after hearing this.
This is too much information.
Zhu Huiqin actually has a background in an official family in the capital, and her affairs involve many forces, even the current crown prince.
Of course, the prince is very busy and high up in the sky, so he would definitely not take a small figure like Zhu Huiqin seriously, but his subordinates would definitely help him remember Zhu Huiqin.
After all, Zhu Huiqin is also a person who has the potential to become a master of Qi Refining. Once she really becomes a master of Qi Refining, she will become a great disaster.
Qin Ziling never expected that the judge of Qingjun Prefecture would be so ungrateful and shameless. He also never expected that Zhu Huiqin would practice the Black Snake Mysterious Water Art.
"So next, are you going to start your days on the run?" After a while, Qin Ziling digested this information and asked in a deep voice.
"You can escape for a while, but you can't escape forever! I can't keep running away, and with my current strength, I can get away with it once or twice, but I can't escape it every time. So, I need to break through and reach the Grandmaster level in a short time.
I am a student from the Sitianjian Taoist Academy. Once I break through to the Grandmaster level, it will not only be difficult for them to kill me, but it will also attract the attention of the Supervisor." Zhu Huiqin replied calmly, but her eyes showed a resolute look.
“With Sister Zhu’s current strength, it is still quite difficult for her to break through to the Grandmaster level in a short period of time, unless there is a great opportunity.” Qin Ziling analyzed calmly after hearing this.
The number of Qi Refining Masters that is almost enough to fill the palm of his hand, so his eyesight is naturally very sharp.
Zhu Huiqin can now barely be called a quasi-grandmaster, but if she wants to break through and become a grandmaster, she will need to work hard for some time.
Moreover, if she wants to break through, she also needs the blood essence of a fifth-grade exotic beast and the evil water veins of the earth.
Qin Ziling can help with both of these, but both require time and opportunity.
"In Taiyue Province, there is an ancient battlefield forbidden area. Every ten years, the seal of the forbidden area will fluctuate for five days. People below the level of Grandmaster can enter the battlefield forbidden area during this period of time.
Someone once found a Shenglong fruit in the ancient battlefield forbidden area of Taiyue Prefecture. After eating it, one's cultivation can directly break through from the Great Qi Refiner to the Grandmaster level. "Zhu Huiqin said.
