Chapter 228: The Much-Loved Inspector Wan

This "partnership deal" between the two sides was finalized.

But since the price these goods could fetch on Guanghuo Street remained unknown, Xu Yuan's cultivation had not increased.

Xu Yuan thought again; he couldn't truly just take a fifty percent dry share based on a few words.

"If you encounter any difficulties on Guanghuo Street that require my lord's assistance, go find Bai Laoyan; he has a way to notify me."

The Purification Bureau's office in Qihe Tai Town has already been built.

"If my lord needs to notify you of anything, I will also have Bai Laoyan find you."

"Then it is a deal!"

Afterwards, Tian Jing said, "I will call the little guide for my lord."

"Good."

Xu Yuan waited a moment, and a weasel crept out sneakily.

Xu Yuan took one look and laughed: An acquaintance!

The weasel did not recognize Xu Yuan; the last time it saw Xu Yuan, Xu Yuan was still wearing a mud mask.

But the weasel wore a very unhappy expression.

Upon arriving, it clasped its two front paws: "Tian Da Wang, what you are doing is not honorable; splitting one task between two sub-contractors, and we of the Huang family are still the ones who lose out!

Do you treat our Huang family's hundreds of members like beggars?"

"What nonsense!" Tian Jing scolded.

The Purification Bureau's my lord is here; do not speak recklessly!

If you leak something unspeakable again, I will have to bleed heavily once more.

The weasel did not want to let it go at that, but Tian Jing had already secretly summoned a group of large snakes.

Green snake eyes, like a swarm of fireflies, flickered in the nearby forest.

In this small Yu Shan, the Huang family feared Tian Da Wang the most.

With so many members in their family, if they clashed with other evil spirits, the Huang family might not be able to kill you, but they could disgust you to death.

But Tian Da Wang commands over a thousand large snakes, while the Huang family has only hundreds... not enough to go around.

"You will take this my lord to Yinxi Cave," Tian Jing ordered without further discussion.

The weasel was very dissatisfied and glanced sideways: "A living human?"

"Show proper respect! Call him my lord!" Tian Jing scolded again: "If you offend my lord, I will drag every single one of your Huang family's hundreds of members out of their burrows to make a rat-skin mattress for my lord!"

The weasel shivered; what has Tian Da Wang eaten today, gunpowder?

It originally looked down on living humans, but now it was subdued, tucking its tail between its legs.

"For this job, two taels of silver."

Tian Jing tossed out a piece of silver; the weasel jumped up to catch it, bit it to test the purity, then smiled and put it away: "This my lord will follow me."

Xu Yuan once again bid the Jiao and Tian Jing farewell with "we shall meet again," then followed the weasel away.

Tian Jing and the Jiao watched their figures disappear into the mountains and forests, then breathed a sigh of relief together: "This time... they really left, right?"

Halfway there, Xu Yuan said to the weasel: "Exit the mountain first, and go to Yujing Village."

"No need to exit the mountain..."

Xu Yuan said: "I am going to pick up a few people."

The weasel's small eyes darted around; it lowered its head, wanting to run but unwilling to give up the two taels of silver.

Xu Yuan laughed heartily: "Rest assured, I do not intend to exterminate you, evil spirit; my lord does not sleep well on rat-skin mattresses, hahaha!"

The weasel breathed a sigh of relief; that was good then.

In Yujing Village, Fu Jingyu and the rest of the Purification Bureau had returned half an hour earlier.

Afterwards, the villagers also returned.

They were only half an hour late, indicating they were very familiar with the terrain of the nearby mountains.

The villagers were full of wariness toward everyone in the Purification Bureau.

They could not distinguish between Shanhe Bureau and the Purification Bureau; they only knew these people had come together with that detestable woman.

The Purification Bureau members would not offer a warm face to a cold backside.

They all guarded the village entrance, looking forward expectantly, waiting for my lord's return.

Zhou Leizi was restless, scratching his head and cheeks; seeing it was already mid-afternoon and my lord still had not returned.

"Hey!" Zhou Leizi elbowed the Captain beside him: "Do you think something unfortunate might have happened to my lord?"

Di Youzhi cursed loudly: "Zhou Leizi, shut that crow's mouth of yours! If you cannot control that foul mouth of yours, I will scoop a ladle of manure to plug it for you!"

Zhou Leizi, having been scolded, was still unconvinced, muttering to himself that he was not cursing my lord, but worrying on my lord's behalf...

But he glanced to both sides and found everyone glaring at him with anger.

So he shrank his neck and dared not speak.

If something happened to Xu Yuan... where would one find such a good superior officer in the future?

Zhou Leizi dared to talk back to Di Youzhi, but he did not dare to provoke the anger of the crowd.

Because everyone would truly beat him.

Everyone's anxiety and worry were written on their faces.

Everyone forbade Zhou Leizi from speaking recklessly precisely because their own hearts were unsettled; they were all worried...

The calmest person was actually Yu Yunhang.

Because Yu Yunhang understood my lord even better than Fu Jingyu.

My lord certainly isn't going to "brave danger alone"—there must be some reason he doesn't want to take us along.

That means… my lord is confident.

As for what exactly that "reason" is, Yu Yunhang doesn't think about it or guess.

But as time passed, Yu Yunhang began to lose confidence: "He should be back by now…"

Yu Yunhang unconsciously glanced again into Little Yu Shan, then turned his gaze back.

Yet suddenly he hesitated—was there someone there?

He quickly turned to look again, leaping up to rush forward: "My lord, you're back!"

Everyone else saw too, surging forward in a mob.

"Hahaha!" Zhou Leizi laughed loudly: "I said our my lord is blessed with heavenly fortune—he'd never come to harm…"

Everyone shot him a sideways glance.

Did you really just say that?

Yu Yunhang rushed forward first, but when he reached his side, he noticed a small thing beside my lord.

Yu Yunhang smiled: "Hey? My lord, is this something you brought for Dafu? Dafu loves fresh things to eat…"

Weasel's liver and gallbladders trembled with fear: What?!

Xu Yuan quickly said: "No, this is our guide."

Di Youzhi called out: "Zhou Leizi, go boil some hot water and wash my lord's face."

"Hu Qiao, prepare dinner—make it lavish…"

"Zhang Liu, go to the village and ask who has good wine—we'll buy it!"

Xu Yuan said: "Good, get all that ready. But before that, pick a few people to come with me…"

Xu Yuan deliberately paused, then revealed a strange smile: "Rescue the Wandering Inspector! Who's willing to go?"

For a moment, no one reacted.

Did my lord return to "fetch reinforcements"? The rescue of Wan Yun is dangerous…

Zhou Leizi couldn't help blurting out: "Why bother saving him…"

Qin Ze had already stepped forward and stood beside my lord: "I, Old Qin, am going! Don't stop me—Wan Inspector is the bright jade pillar of our Zhancheng Office; I will rescue him, no matter what!"

Di Youzhi followed a step behind, darting to my lord's side with a hiss: "I'm going too."

Yu Yunhang smiled, silently stepping behind my lord.

The Captains also realized, laughing and joking as they all volunteered.

Zhou Leizi finally understood, shoving his way desperately toward my lord: "Count me in, count me in…"

Everyone grabbed him and shoved him back: "Go boil water!"

Xu Yuan selected twelve men, led by the Weasel, and hurried off again toward Little Yu Shan.

Song Lu, until this moment, still looked bewildered: "Is… the Wandering Inspector really so beloved by everyone?"

Fu Jingyu could only quietly explain to her.

Song Lu gasped, clapping her jade hands together: "Why didn't you tell me sooner? I wanted to watch the spectacle… ah, no—I want to rescue the Wandering Inspector too!"

Fu Jingyu: …

(End of Chapter)