A fire and thick smoke rising into the sky attracted all the people of Luo City to Peony Bridge.

The people stopped working and rushed to watch the excitement. Even the vendors were striding with their poles.

Chen Ji walked towards Anxi Street in silence, and the crowd rushed behind him, except for his thin figure going upstream.

He wanted to go back to the hospital quickly because he had so many questions to ask.

When I returned to the front of Taiping Medical Center.

The aroma of white porridge and soy sauce wafted from the door, and Chen Ji could even hear the noisy sounds of Liu Quxing and She Dengke in the backyard.

He stood outside the door for a long time, then took a deep breath and crossed the threshold. The moment he crossed the threshold, a burst of fatigue came to his mind, but it felt like a hanging stone fell to the ground in his heart.

Chen Ji breathed a long sigh of relief and vomited all the dissatisfaction outside the door: "I'm back!"

Old man Yao stood alone behind the counter, lowering his head and playing with the abacus, while muttering: "Come back as soon as you come back, what are you shouting for?!"

Wu Yun lay down next to the abacus with his hands in his hands and took a nap. He only opened his eyes when he saw the traces coming through the door.

Chen Ji stood opposite the counter, staring at the master in front of him, thinking about how to speak.

Old man Yao stopped pulling the beads on the abacus, raised his eyes and squinted at him: "If you fart, hurry up."

Chen Ji asked: "Master, did you help me today?"

Old Yao raised his eyebrows: "What have I helped you with? What nonsense are you talking about."

Chen Ji frowned, a little suspicious: "No?"

Old Man Yao pointed at the dark cloud: "I've been with this little thing all night. Ask it if I can help you."

Chen Ji looked at Wu Yun, who meowed: "It seems like there is really no help."

Old Yao stroked his beard and smiled proudly: "That's right."

Wuyun meowed again: "But Master cares about you very much. He took me to the river to watch you chase down Shopkeeper Yuan. He made sure you were safe and sound in the early morning before returning to the hospital."

Old Man Yao smacked his lips: "Who asked you this?!"

At this time, Liang Maoer came out with a bowl of steaming ginger soup and handed it directly to Chen Ji: "Master just asked me to cook the ginger soup, one bowl for each person to drive away the cold. You just happened to be back, so drink it while it's hot.

"

Chen Ji held the ginger soup in silence for a long time, and finally drank the ginger soup in one gulp.

He put the porcelain bowl on the counter and said calmly: "Master, today the Golden Pig asked Mengji to come over to interrogate me, but Mengji told me in his dream that you have instructed him not to cooperate with the Golden Pig to interrogate me. You don't have to hide it from me.

Yes, thank you for helping me get through this disaster."

Old Man Yao sneered: "You still want to defraud me, old man? When I defrauded others, your father hadn't even met your mother yet!"

Chen Ji: "..."

Old Man Yao looked at him sideways: "The person who can instruct the twelve zodiac signs to do things must be a big shot in the Li Jian. If I have such a status, how can I allow you, a Jingchao thief, to jump around in front of me?"

Chen Ji fell into deep thought.

When Mengji said that a big shot favored him, his first reaction was that his master had come to help him.

But what Master said at this time made sense. One of the responsibilities of the Director of Ceremonies was to arrest the spies of Jing Dynasty. If the Master was really a big shot of the Director of Ceremonies, how could he allow himself to live?

Chen Ji turned to ask: "Master, do you know anything about golden pigs?"

Old Man Yao: "I don't understand."

Wuyun: "Understood!"

Old Yao slowly turned his head to look at the dark clouds with an expressionless expression.

Chen Ji asked curiously: "Today Jinzhu and I reached a deal. The moment the deal was reached, I seemed to notice some changes, but I couldn't tell what the changes were. In addition, after the deal was reached, he seemed to really

Let down your guard..."

Wu Yun said: "Master said that the Golden Pig must rely on investment to bet on others to practice. This is his way to practice. Previously, he invested in Pegasus and jumped to the realm of seeking the Tao. But later he failed to invest in two people one after another, and then

He has fallen back from the Tao-seeking realm to the innate realm. Now he chooses to bet on you, which is his last chance."

Chen Ji was shocked, there is such a weird practice method? Could it be that the name of this practice method is "Gambling Dogs"?

No wonder the Golden Pig said that even if he is kneeling in front of the Jiefan Tower, he must give himself a way to practice. It turns out that he needs to practice by himself.

Chen Ji quickly asked: "What kind of involvement will I have with Golden Pig? If something happens to him, will it affect me?"

Wuyun looked at Old Man Yao: "Master, you didn't say this."

Old Yao said impatiently: "Of course it won't happen. Even if he dies, it has nothing to do with you. It's just that in the future, if you break through to a higher level of cultivation, he will benefit from it."

"How much benefit?"

"About 50%."

Chen Ji frowned: "Doesn't that mean that he can know the progress of my practice? Why didn't you remind me earlier..."

Old Man Yao chuckled and said, "What's wrong with having multiple zodiac signs as bodyguards? If you encounter danger again now, the Golden Pig will be more interested in you than your parents and brothers."

Chen Ji was a little confused: "If I die, he will just fall into another realm. Why is he like this?"

Old Man Yao said slowly: "The Seeking Dao Realm is a great catastrophe in life. Once you step into it, your life will be different. But there is also a difference between the Seeking Dao Realm and the Seeking Dao Realm. If you enter the Seeking Dao Realm and stabilize it before the age of thirty-six, you can

Reborn, prolonged life, and living a hundred years is not a problem. If you enter the realm of seeking the Tao after the age of thirty-six, you will suffer from old age, illness, and death just like ordinary people. The Golden Pig is now thirty-one years old, and there is not much time left. The last hope lies with you.

On the body."

"I see," Chen Ji was puzzled: "Then if he still doubts me so much, isn't he offending me to death?"

"You may not believe it. Although he doubts you and interrogates you, he hopes you are innocent more than you do."

The main hall of the medical center became quiet, and old man Yao started to think about the abacus again.

Chen Ji suddenly said: "Master, you don't have to hide anything. Mengji really told me everything."

Old Yao said angrily: "Get out of here!"

After that, he looked at the dark clouds on the counter: "It's time for Liang Gou'er to wake up, so get out of here too!"

The dark clouds left the house dejectedly, and when the Nine Heavens responded with the sound of thunder, the Heavenly Lord was transformed. Chenji dejectedly went back to the bedroom and changed into dry clothes.

…

…

Chen Ji sat on the bed in the dark bedroom in a daze.

The person in the Jingchao Military Intelligence Department who knew his identity as a spy would die and leave. The golden pig in the Ningchao Secret Service who doubted him also let down his guard.

Life seems to have finally settled down and I can take a breather.

Chen Ji raised his head and looked above his head.

The cobwebs on the beams need to be cleaned, and the broken tiles on the roof need to be replaced.

Several bricks in the yard are broken, and water accumulates when it rains.

I have to buy some brand new bricks and tiles, and before winter has completely set in, replace all the tiles and green bricks with cement as a base, so that I won't worry about rain leaks and water accumulation.

Well, go buy it today!

At this time, hearty laughter came from outside the house.

Chen Ji bent down and put on his boots. When he went out, he saw Zhang Zhuo standing under the apricot tree, looking at the red cloth strips on the tree with great interest.

Zhang Zhuo was wearing a red official robe today, which perfectly matched the red cloth strips on the apricot trees.

After he read all the wishes on the red cloth strip, he turned to ask Liu Quxing: "Excuse me, Dr. Liu, I wonder if there are any red cloth strips in the medical clinic. I also want to write one and hang it up."

Liu Quxing hurried to the main hall: "Wait a moment, there are still some red cloth strips left."

After he got the cloth strip, handed the brush out, and stretched the cloth strip in front of Zhang Zhuo with both hands.

Zhang Zhuo took up his pen and wrote four words: one heart and one mind.

Then, he tied the red cloth strip to the empty branch with his own hands.

Liu Quxing looked strange: "Master Zhang, what does this mean?"

Zhang Zhuo laughed and said, "Wouldn't it be better to wish you three brothers and sisters the same heart and one mind?"

Liu Quxing murmured in a low voice: "It's good, but the words behind "one heart and one mind" are usually the four words "We should raise eyebrows together..."

At this time, Chen Ji asked: "Why did Mr. Zhang come to Taiping Medical Center today?"

Zhang Zhuo turned around and looked at Chen Ji, and immediately explained patiently: "Dr. Chen, I just heard this morning that Xia'er made a fuss in the medical clinic without knowing where she got the news from. I'm here to apologize to you.

Yes, her child has been impatient since she was a child, but her nature is not bad. You must not be like her."

Chen Ji said: "So, what Miss Zhang Er said does not exist?"

Zhang Zhuo stroked his beard and said: "Of course. A strong-willed melon is not sweet. I, Zhang Zhuo, am an open-minded person and will never do anything that makes things difficult for others! Doctor Chen, please put your heart back into your stomach. I appreciate your character and sincerely

I will consider everything for you.”

Now Chen Ji didn't know how to answer the call.

He thought for a moment: "Why does Mr. Zhang admire me? We have never met each other."

Zhang Zhuo became interested: "I only look at two things when looking at a person. The first point is what he did when he was first rich, whether he was arrogant and domineering, and whether he made noises; the second point is what he didn't do when he was poor.

Didn't you keep your heart and did you commit any crime...?"

Just as he was talking, he heard footsteps coming from outside the door again.

Everyone turned around and saw Prince Jing walking straight to the backyard, followed by the tall Feng Daban.

Old Yao muttered: "The small Taiping Medical Clinic is more lively than Prince Jing's Mansion."

When Prince Jing entered the hospital, he was a little surprised to see Zhang Zhuo: "Didn't Mr. Zhang say that he was going to supervise the construction of refugee camps? Why did he come to the Taiping Hospital?"

Zhang Zhuo was slightly embarrassed: "Passing by, passing by."

Prince Jing did not joke with him, and turned to look at Chen Ji: "This morning, your father... Master Chen Liqin came to look for me."

Chen Ji calmly asked: "I wonder what Mr. Chen wants to do with the prince?"

Prince Jing smiled: "Study."

"Study?"

King Jing explained: "Chen Wenzong and Chen Wenxiao will go to Beijing to take the exam in the spring. At that time, all the scholars from the country will gather together, and the difficulty is not comparable to that in autumn. Mr. Wang happened to return to Luocheng and Ding You was in my palace during the day.

He is responsible for teaching Yunxi, Baili, and Lingyun, so Mr. Chen wants Chen Wenzong and Chen Wenxiao to attend the lectures, so that these two people will not be idle at home and delay the exam next year."

No trace left behind.

Prince Jing smiled and said, "Mr. Chen has handed over your academic certificate as well, and wants you to listen to Mr. Wang's teachings. I thought about it carefully, and I think you should listen to more knowledge at your age, so I will simply give it to you."

Liu Quxing and She Dengke have also handed in their academic credits. You can rest assured that Mr. Wang is different from other academy gentlemen. Even His Majesty has high regard for him, which will definitely benefit you."

Chen Ji thought for a moment and said, "I can't decide on this. I need Master's consent."

After saying that, he turned to look at Old Man Yao and blinked hard several times.

Old Man Yao said slowly: "I have no objection. Let these three little bastards go to the lectures. I can still have some leisure time every day, which is good."

Chen Ji: "..."

However, at this moment, Zhang Zhuo's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly said: "I still remember how amazing Wang Daosheng's "Twelve Strategies for Peaceful Japan" was during the palace examination, but it's a pity that he can't put his talents to use now. Your Majesty, can my Zhang Xia go too?

Where can he attend the lecture so that he can discipline my daughter's wild nature?"

Prince Jing was delighted: "Of course."
Chapter completed!