Chapter 1202: Shaking Hands and Making Peace

"Official Xiao, food can be eaten indiscriminately, but words cannot be spoken indiscriminately. Otherwise, don't blame me for attacking the Brocade Uniform Guard office. When the two sides clash, it doesn't matter if a small Jiang Jiang Yucheng like me loses face, but the key is that your face, Official Xiao, represents the face of the Brocade Uniform Guard. Are you sure you want to force me to make a move?"

Xiao Jincheng waved his hand, decisively admitting defeat, "I never thought of forcing you to make a move. But we both know I'm not talking nonsense. Who in the capital knows Zhang Daohe's whereabouts? Aside from you, there's no one else."

"He took a palm strike from Eunuch Wei; ordinary warriors simply cannot help him. Only you, and only you, can help him escape, or even save his life. Eunuch Wei also said that this palm strike used full force, with poison gas attacking the heart; even if the Zhang fellow is a Grandmaster, he wouldn't dare to engage in combat easily. Once he makes a move, his Qi and blood will surge, and he will surely suffer from Qi deviation and have his heart vessels severed."

Chen Guanlou said "Oh," looking like he had learned something new.

He thought to himself, no wonder the Zhang fellow looked like he was dying when he found him, with half his body already in the coffin. If it weren't for the pills from the Jade Spring Palace, he might have already been holding his funeral feast by now.

He confirmed once again that Pure Yang Zhenren was an honest person who really hadn't been bragging. Expired pills had such fierce efficacy. Freshly made pills must be fierce to what extent.

Pure Yang Zhenren was a good person.

He was just worrying about having too much money and nowhere to spend it. Tomorrow, he would find the old Pure Yang man to buy some high-quality pills to keep; anyway, the shelf life was long enough. Although he couldn't use them, he could sell them for money! Or when someone around him needed them, he could help out.

It was just a pity that Medical Official Mu wasn't skilled with pills and didn't have any pill formulas on hand.

"And then?" He pursued the Xiao fellow like a studious baby. Keep talking; why did you stop?

Xiao Jincheng's mouth twitched twice, but he managed to maintain his coffin-face expression without breaking down.

He coughed lightly, "Zhang Daohe's injuries are so severe that without help, it's absolutely impossible for him to escape the capital. Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, please tell the truth."

"The truth is I don't know, I'm not clear, I haven't seen the Zhang fellow." Chen Guanlou spread his hands.

As long as there was no evidence, he would deny it to the end.

Xiao Jincheng rubbed his brow, "I'm not joking."

"I'm not joking either. My house is only this big; you can see the bottom at a glance. If I really were hiding someone, you Brocade Uniform Guards couldn't possibly not have discovered it."

"Then where did you go last night?"

"Are you interrogating me?"

"Not at all! Just asking out of concern as an acquaintance."

"In view of your 'concern,' I'll tell you the truth: last night I went out to absorb the essence of the sun and moon. Aren't you all curious why my cultivation speed is so fast and what kind of treasure I have? I won't hide it from you; my treasure is absorbing the essence of the sun and moon."

Chen Guanlou was spouting nonsense with a straight face. But it wasn't entirely nonsense.

The cultivation technique "Sheng Tian Lu," when practiced during a full moon, indeed had a stronger effect than at other times. He had verified it himself. Even sudden enlightenment was easier to enter into.

As for the specific principle, he wasn't clear either.

This technique was strange to begin with, and its origin was a mystery. Perhaps it was something created by some evil cultivator, so it was understandable that it carried a strange color.

Furthermore, this world had legends of immortals descending; perhaps it was a technique created during the early Great Yu Dynasty when cultivation was possible.

Xiao Jincheng was clearly half-believing and half-doubting.

But he couldn't distinguish truth from falsehood from the other party's expression. Pondering carefully, he feared there was some sincerity in these words.

"Essence of the sun and moon? Isn't this a term for cultivation from novels?"

"How can you be sure that practicing martial arts doesn't allow one to absorb the essence of the sun and moon?" Chen Guanlou countered.

Xiao Jincheng pinched his chin and pondered, "So you go out wandering every night just to..."

"That's right, just for the essence of the sun and moon! The capital is vast, and not every place has pure and flawless Qi. It's like Feng Shui; it needs to be looked at."

Xiao Jincheng pulled at the corner of his mouth, "Many thanks to Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen for telling me the truth."

"Now you should believe me; I don't know Zhang Daohe's whereabouts, and I'm not clear about it. Don't come next time. We're brother units after all; don't climb on my nose and face all day, forcing me to turn against the Brocade Uniform Guard. When that time really comes, the only one who will lose face is you!"

Chen Guanlou advised kindly.

Unless absolutely necessary, he didn't want to fall out. Occasionally stimulating with words and being sharp-tongued was enough. If he forced him to turn against him, he was afraid that once the killing intent arose, he wouldn't be able to control himself! By then, he wouldn't be able to mix in the capital and would only be able to mix in the Jianghu.

But he was used to enjoying himself and was happy to stay in the capital and lie flat, listening to little tunes and drinking little wines, with beauties serving him. He wasn't willing to step into the mud of the Jianghu. He had even less interest in slapping the faces of those old cabbage-like people in the Jianghu.

Xiao Jincheng didn't believe him, but he had no other way to force Chen Guanlou to reveal Zhang Daohe's whereabouts. Unless he really turned against him and invited Wei Wubing out.

He weighed the pros and cons.

Unable to get Zhang Daohe's whereabouts from Chen Guanlou, this operation could only be considered half a success.

He had already shown his face before the Emperor, making the Emperor happy, and was rewarded with a python robe and other valuable gifts. The storm in the Censorate could also be considered suppressed. The remaining mud splashes couldn't threaten him, let alone the Brocade Uniform Guard.

In terms of official position and interests, capturing Zhang Daohe was no longer a must. The benefits in the officialdom had already been earned back by those cult rudder masters and hall masters for him.

It was just that privately, as a Brocade Uniform Guard's obsession, he dreamed of capturing Zhang Daohe.

The only clue was held in Chen Guanlou's hand, but the other party refused to cooperate and even threatened him in return.

He weighed it back and forth, seemingly unable to make a decision.

Chen Guanlou didn't urge him either; for once, he was kind and poured a cup of cold boiled water for the other party.

"I believe you!" Xiao Jincheng finally finished weighing and chose to shake hands and make peace, instead of forcing the other party to turn against him, "Next time you see Zhang Daohe, please tell him that the capital is under the Emperor's feet. As the Emperor's hawks and hounds, the Brocade Uniform Guard will never allow any cult bandits to operate in the capital. If he doesn't want to be hunted down by the Brocade Uniform Guard, he should keep his subordinates in check. Otherwise, don't blame us for starting a massacre!"

With the Brocade Uniform Guard's ability, if they really went all out, these mobs of cult bandits would die in droves.

However, the Brocade Uniform Guard had too many things to keep busy with; their main duty was to monitor officials across the world, and their main enemies were also officials across the world.

Therefore, wiping out cult bandits was just a task done in addition to their main work. Unless it was a major case, they basically wouldn't go all out to investigate cult bandit cases on a daily basis.

Monitoring and arresting officials, sharing the Emperor's worries, and collecting information from across the world for the Emperor were their main jobs.

Chen Guanlou nodded and agreed.

Since the other party was using the slope to get off the donkey, he would naturally be polite and give some face.

"Zhang Daohe's whereabouts are uncertain. Next time we meet, perhaps it will be in a year, perhaps in five years. No matter how many years, if I really happen to run into him, I will definitely pass on the message." ===== CHAPTER 1203 =====