Chapter 82: Holding a Flower and Calling for Help (Seeking monthly tickets)

July 14th, overcast.

Xu Jin got up before dawn, finished his morning lessons early, and came to the Jinshan Juncheng market.

Carrying a bag of steaming hot meat buns, Xu Jin ate while strolling through the market.

It was so fragrant; the entrance was soft and fluffy, the meat particles were distinct, and it was chewy, making his mouth full of oil.

Thinking of the meat buns in his previous life that were only oil and mud when chewed, Xu Jin felt that this world seemed quite good too.

Of course, the main thing was that he couldn't go back.

Soon, the things in Xu Jin's hands gradually increased.

He bought a phoenix-eye silver hairpin; last time he didn't have silver, so he bought a wooden one for his sister.

He bought two pairs of cloth shoes for his father, a jar of old wine, braised chicken, peanuts, and also bought the pastries his sister loved.

He originally wanted to buy clothes for Jiang Er, but the size wasn't very clear.

Xu Jin simply didn't buy them. Anyway, he wasn't short of silver now, so he would wait until tomorrow to take his sister to a clothing store to buy a few sets properly.

The overcast sky suddenly began to drizzle with light rain, and the rainwater was ice-cold.

Xu Jin saw umbrellas in a small shop nearby, so he hurriedly rushed in. "Boss, give me two umbrellas."

"Umbrellas?"

The boss was a bit puzzled, looked at what Xu Jin was pointing at, and suddenly said, "You mean holding a flower?"

"Holding a flower?"

A few minutes later, Xu Jin left the small shop with two umbrellas, looking at the umbrella opened above his head, it really looked like a flower in full bloom.

Good-looking and good-sounding.

Carrying a large bundle on his left shoulder and holding a flower in his right hand, Xu Jin was wearing the uniform of a Star-Patrol Guard team leader, walking toward the city gate, preparing to rush to Xu Family Village.

Actually, Xu Jin still liked wearing casual clothes, but this was something his father Xu Dajiang was thinking about day and night, saying that if Xu Jin could walk around in this official skin, he, old Xu, could walk sideways in Xu Family Village in the future.

Satisfied, arranged!

At the East Gate of Jinshan Juncheng, seeing Xu Jin wearing the Star-Patrol Guard team leader uniform, the ten city guards guarding the gate hurriedly came up to salute and pay respects, even alarming their team leader.

Although they were both team leaders, the team leader of the Jinshan Dao Academy's Star-Patrol Guard was one rank higher than them.

If it were wartime, the city guard team leader meeting the Great Chen Dao Academy's Star-Patrol Guard team leader would have to belong to the command, which was written into the Great Chen military law.

"I have met the lord. Is the lord going home? Do you need me to send someone to transport the items?" Qu Huai, the team leader on duty at the East Gate of Jinshan Juncheng today, came over in a flash, saluting while offering flattery.

Xu Jin raised the flower higher and said slowly, "Just going home, no need..."

Just as he finished speaking, Xu Jin revealed a strange smile.

An acquaintance.

Before Xu Jin had pointed stars, when he slipped out of the Dao Academy to open an altar to pray for stars and returned, he happened to run into this city guard team leader patrolling the city. Xu Jin reported his identity as a Dao Academy disciple. At first, he was very enthusiastic, but later, when he heard Xu Jin hadn't pointed stars yet, his face changed, and he directly had people escort him back to the Dao Academy.

However, Xu Jin didn't hold a grudge. It was just human nature.

Besides, the other party didn't make things difficult for him, which was already considered good.

It was just that meeting again, with the change of time and situation, he felt quite emotional.

"Lord, why do I find you very familiar?" Qu Huai hadn't remembered yet, just felt familiar.

"Team Leader Qu, I am Dao Academy disciple Xu Jin."

"Hmm, ah?"

In an instant, Qu Huai looked at Xu Jin in surprise, extremely stunned. Obviously, he had already remembered. In an instant, his face showed shame, but his expression changed quickly. After being embarrassed for a moment, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Qu Huai has met Senior Brother Xu. If Senior Brother Xu has anything, just give orders."

"Nothing, don't delay your duty. I'm just going home, goodbye!" Xu Jin waved his hand, greeted him, and walked through the city.

Qu Huai stood in place, feeling a bit uneasy and worried.

He didn't know if this Xu Jin held a grudge?

Being a Star-Patrol Guard team leader not long after pointing stars, a banner master in the future was a certainty, and if it went badly, he would be his immediate superior.

Qu Huai had already started planning how to ease the relationship.

But what Qu Huai didn't know was that Xu Jin didn't care about this matter at all and had already walked through the city gate holding the flower.

Out of the city, passing through the scattered stall area that was still setting up stalls in the rain outside the city gate, Xu Jin prepared to accelerate.

Suddenly, Xu Jin's footsteps, which were about to accelerate, paused slightly.

Just now, he felt a gaze staring at him like a sword.

"Accident or?"

Xu Jin was a bit puzzled. His footsteps turned, his heart sank, and he directly sank into the Ming Ji Star Pattern he had just engraved in his lower star palace this morning.

In the lower star palace, the Ming Ji Star Pattern began to flicker with star light, and at this very moment, Xu Jin's perception of the outside world began to increase exponentially.

Old Qi said that under normal circumstances, Xu Jin wanting to successfully engrave the Ming Ji Star Pattern would take about two or three days.

Last night, Old Qi used star power to engrave it in Xu Jin's lower star palace for over an hour, but it didn't succeed, saying that after two or three more times, it would be done.

But after Old Qi left, Xu Jin entered the star lamp himself and began to engrave the Ming Ji Star Pattern.

Although the Ming Ji Star Pattern was complex, Old Qi had taken Xu Jin to draw it dozens of times, so Xu Jin had already remembered it. Xu Jin engraved it over a hundred times in the star lamp himself, and he could already successfully engrave it in the star lamp.

This morning during morning lessons, Xu Jin tried to engrave it in the star lamp for another half hour, and then directly began to engrave it in the lower star palace.

Once, and it succeeded.

Then the star power continued to output, one time stronger than the other, one time faster than the other. Half an hour later, the Ming Ji Star Pattern was declared successfully engraved.

This could be considered a small surprise Xu Jin gave Old Qi.

But before he could surprise Old Qi, this Ming Ji Star Pattern gave Xu Jin a small surprise as soon as it was successfully engraved.

After the Ming Ji Star Pattern was successfully engraved, Xu Jin seemed to be more sensitive to the changes in the surrounding environment or heaven and earth.

A breeze blew, and on a tree, all the leaves were shaking. A leaf was blown off, and Xu Jin could immediately discover this leaf that was blown off. A very magical feeling.

When strolling through the market this morning, Xu Jin, wearing the Star-Patrol Guard team leader uniform, keenly felt all kinds of strange gazes.

There were fearful ones, respectful ones, and envious ones, but most didn't dare to stare at Xu Jin.

Leaving the city this time, there was such a very sharp gaze staring at him, which made Xu Jin suspicious.

With a turn of his mind, Xu Jin turned his footsteps and turned toward a fish stall. "Grandpa, how do you sell this green fish?"

"Lord, the big one is thirty wen, the small one is twenty wen."

"Good, give me one."

"Grandma, how do you sell this winter melon?"

"Three wen each."

"Good."

When he had a winter melon in his hand, Xu Jin's eyes had already turned cold.

There was a problem!

He changed several stalls while buying things, but the gaze that had been staring at him just now was still there, occasionally changing, but it had been staring at him.

Taking advantage of the turn, Xu Jin had already discovered the source of the gaze.

A very dark youth, with a few fish in front of him, looked a bit familiar, but he just couldn't remember where he had seen him.

As soon as he approached, Xu Jin confirmed that this dark youth had a problem.

Because as Xu Jin approached, this dark youth became very nervous, even holding his breath.

Knew him?

Stalking him?

"Boss, how do you sell your fish?" Xu Jin asked while handing the bundle and the flower to one hand.

"Twelve wen each, take whatever you want." Seeing Xu Jin walking toward him, Jiang Sheng's tone stuttered.

"Good."

Taking advantage of the moment he took the fish, Xu Jin's right hand reached out like lightning, pinched Jiang Sheng's back neck, and then pulled Jiang Sheng to his side like a chick.

"If you dare to scream, I'll crush your head!"

In the rain curtain, Xu Jin held the flower, and walked toward the East Gate with Jiang Sheng shoulder to shoulder. No one noticed the two, thinking they were good friends.

At the East Gate, seeing Xu Jin walking over, Team Leader Qu Huai's heart skipped a beat, and he became nervous.

Could it be that this Xu Jin was young and vigorous, and came to find trouble?

In an instant, Qu Huai made a decision: endure.

Must endure!

No matter what, endure.

Just as Qu Huai had done countless psychological constructions, preparing to accept it even if Xu Jin smashed his face, Xu Jin suddenly threw the bundle to him. "Team Leader Qu, trouble you to give me a room, and help me watch the bundle."

"Good, good, good!"

Learning that he wasn't here to find trouble, Qu Huai was overjoyed, hurriedly took the bundle, personally took Xu Jin to the castle on the city tower, just looking at Jiang Sheng who was hugged by Xu Jin, feeling a bit strange.

"You say it yourself, or should I use torture? Why are you stalking me, and who sent you?" Xu Jin asked directly.

Seeing Jiang Sheng still hesitating, Xu Jin directly covered Jiang Sheng's mouth and began to break his fingers one by one.

Jiang Sheng, an ordinary strong man, fell into Xu Jin's hands and was like a chick, without any power to resist.

When the third finger was broken, Jiang Sheng, with cold sweat on his forehead, began to nod wildly.

Xu Jin let go and stared coldly at Jiang Sheng.

"It was Deng Longshu, the former Heaven River Gang incense master Deng Longshu who asked me to watch you. He suspects you killed his nephew Deng Hu and wants to avenge him!" Jiang Sheng confessed Deng Longshu without hesitation.

He looked for Deng Longshu just for silver.

Losing his life, that was absolutely impossible.

Deng Longshu!

Xu Jin's gaze turned cold, and he remembered.

When he killed Deng Hu, the one who wiped out the family next door to Deng Hu was this Deng Longshu.

He had wanted to kill him before, but there was no trace.

At this moment, he had delivered himself to his door.

"Where is he, can you lead the way?"

"Can, can, can!"

While hurriedly responding, Jiang Sheng reminded him with a trembling voice, "Lord Xu, Deng Longshu has been at the Meal of Mist Seventh Layer for a long time. You alone, I'm afraid you can't handle it."

Jiang Sheng understood Deng Longshu. If he brought people over and Deng Longshu killed Xu Jin, Deng Longshu would absolutely not spare him.

Conversely, if he cooperated with Xu Jin, there was a possibility of survival.

When seeking survival, the government is more reliable than loose cultivators.

"I know, I will call for help myself, you lead the way!"

"Good! He asked me to go to the west of the city to find him after seeing you leave the city."

"Lead the way!"

After getting off the city tower, Xu Jin still hugged Jiang Sheng, but also gave Team Leader Qu Huai a word, "Team Leader Qu, trouble you to go to the County Lieutenant's mansion, find Lu Xianbing, and tell him that I have something to do in the west of the city, please come quickly!"

Xu Jin gave this instruction, firstly to make Jiang Sheng feel at ease, and secondly, it was also for stability.

Hearing that he could climb up to the eldest son of the County Lieutenant's mansion, Qu Huai was overjoyed, responded, and left quickly.

And Xu Jin, holding Jiang Sheng in his left hand and holding the flower in his right, walked quickly toward the west of the city in the rain like good brothers!

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