Small courtyard, killer, black cat, boy, weird but unexpectedly harmonious.

The White Rabbit stood on the eaves, looking at the deserted scene around the Eight Immortals table, and suddenly sighed: "Time flies so fast. Two months ago Yun Yang said that you might be superior to the two of me. I still don't believe it. This

In the blink of an eye, you have truly become our boss."

Chen Ji said sincerely: "This is a coincidence. On the one hand, I was promoted quickly, and on the other hand, it was also because you two were demoted quickly... As long as I had been slower, or you two had been slower, this kind of thing would not have happened."

Jiaotu rolled his eyes: "Who are you talking to? Why are you talking to Dr. Yao?"

Yunyang's face was slightly cold. He held his arms in his arms and looked at Chen Ji coldly: "You are not qualified to be the boss of the two of us."

Chen Ji smiled and took a step back verbally: "I don't want to be your boss, but there are dangers in this ceremonial prison, and I just want to join forces with you. You need to return to your zodiac position, and you need training resources.

I need a way to practice, and I need help, it’s that simple.”

Chen Ji continued: "From now on, we don't need to be commensurate with our positions in private. I am not your boss, and you are not my subordinates. How about that?"

Yunyang's expression softened a little.

Jiaotu suddenly said: "But how should we trust you? You can even betray Prince Jing, the princess, and the crown prince. If you come to power in the future, you can also betray us. Tsk, poor princess, when I saw her yesterday,

The light in my eyes is gone."

Chen Ji moved his chopsticks for a moment, then smiled and said, "It would be great if you two can calm down by ridiculing me. Why don't you say a few more words, and then we can talk about business."

Jiaotu uttered an ouch, covered his mouth and said with a smile: "I don't mean to ridicule you, but we are a little worried after seeing the lessons learned from Prince Jing's Mansion."

Chen Ji said sternly: "I help you two because I have my own demands. Previously, I cooperated with you two and earned fifty taels of silver for each of you. Why don't we find a new cooperation? I will help you two return to their zodiac positions.

Each of you two will pay me five thousand taels of silver."

Jiaotu opened his eyes wide, put his hands on his hips, and leaned down to look at Chen Ji: "Five thousand taels, why don't you go and grab it? Lin Chaoqing, who is in charge of the Criminal Division, is staring at us every day. Where can we get so much money?"

Chen Ji shook his head: "This is not something I have to consider. Don't lie to me again and say you have no money. No matter how powerful the chief criminal department is, there will be oversights. In addition, compared with the position of the zodiac, five thousand taels of silver, which one

You two know which one is more important."

Yunyang touched his neck and asked in a solemn voice: "What if you take revenge on me and Jiaotu after you take over?"

Chen Ji was happy: "Master Yunyang, there is no deep hatred in this world, it's just fame and fortune."

The White Rabbit tried: "Really?"

Chen Ji picked up a piece of hotpot tofu and ate it, and said with a normal expression: "I can betray Prince Jing, the princess, and the Crown Prince. For the sake of fame and fortune, I will do anything."

The White Rabbit applauded and exclaimed: "I just said we get along well!"

Yunyang frowned: "Bright Rabbit, this kid is very scheming, don't fall for his deception."

Jiaotu was nonchalant: "Don't be so jabbering. If you don't want to cooperate with Chen Ji, then I will cooperate with him alone. You don't want to go back to the zodiac, I think."

Yunyang's expression froze, and he turned to look at Chen Ji: "What do you need us to do?"

Chen Ji thought for a while: "There are so many things I need you two to do."

After that, he took out an envelope from his sleeve and threw it to Yunyang: "The first thing is to send this letter to the Chen Mansion."

Yunyang took the envelope and asked doubtfully: "Now?"

"Of course not now, but tomorrow," Chen Ji pointed to the food on the table: "Since we are going to cooperate, why don't we come down and have a meal together?"

Jiaotu blinked at Chen Ji: "Do you have any wine?"

Yunyang glanced at the food on the table: "It looks unpalatable. If you don't want to eat it, leave."

As soon as he finished speaking, he jumped up to the roof, pulled the white rabbit's sleeve and started to leave.

Jiaotu didn't leave, she turned back to look at Chen Ji: "Tomorrow Bailong will personally escort the princess to the capital. If you want to see her again, I can tell you the escort route."

As she spoke, she observed Chen Ji's expression.

But Chen Ji's expression didn't change at all. He just lowered his head to eat and replied casually: "See what she did, Mr. Jiaotu, it's better not to tell me the escort route."

The White Rabbit praised: "How ruthless, Chen Ji, you will definitely rise to great heights."

Yunyang urged: "Let's go!"

"oh!"

When the two of them disappeared, Chen Ji breathed a sigh of relief. He put down his chopsticks and sat in a daze in the cold little courtyard.

Cooperating with these two snakes and scorpions, Yunyang and White Rabbit, is like walking on a tightrope, seeking the skin of a tiger. If you are not careful, you will be in catastrophe.

Wu Yun walked along the roof and jumped onto the table lightly: "Don't fight? I haven't used the Liang Family Sword Technique yet."

Chen Ji took a mouthful of bacon and said, "No more fighting, just use fame and fortune as a knife, that's enough."

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In the early morning, the rooster crows at dawn.

Chen Ji got up and came to the courtyard, took off his clothes, and washed away the smell of alcohol and dust with cold water. It was as if he wanted to wash away his past self and put on a mask again.

He didn't return to the apprentice's dormitory until he was completely red from washing.

He stood in front of the wardrobe and hesitated for a long time, and finally took out the clothes customized by Li Ji and put them on. The black stand-up collar placket, the stitching was tight and exquisite.

Chen Ji picked up the hem of his clothes and rubbed them. Hidden inside were golden melon seeds that he could use in emergencies, which were the girl's unspoken thoughts.

He came to the courtyard, looked at the water in the water tank, and looked at himself in the water, thin, capable and determined.

Chen Ji asked Wuyun without turning his head: "Wuyun, do I look like a big shot now?"

Wuyun glanced at him: "It doesn't look like that."

Chen Ji smiled and said: "It doesn't look like it."

He packed a cloth bag and slung it over his shoulder.

When Chen Ji came to the door, he turned back and took a deep look at the medical center. After seeing enough, he locked the door and walked into the crowd of people going to the early morning market.

He asked in a low voice: "Where are they going from?"

Dark clouds came out of his arms: "Start from Liu Mansion on Qingping Street, turn from Wangchunmen Street to Hongdou Lane, and finally leave the city from the North Gate. Time is running out, they will leave in Chenshi."

Chen Ji's pace quickened until he started to run slowly.

He passed through the gap between the crowds of people and the carriages and horses, and ran towards Qingping Street.

When he arrived at Qingping Street, Chen Ji suddenly saw a carriage driving slowly in front of Liu Mansion, escorted by Bai Long and dozens of Jiefan guards wearing raincoats.

Bailong did not break his promise, and Chen Ji served the other party so that the other party would not embarrass the princess. The trip that was supposed to be escorted in a cage was replaced by a comfortable carriage.

But Chen Ji didn't dare to get close, so he could only walk parallel to the adjacent street.

Rows of houses blocked his view. Only when they passed a certain alley at the same time, his eyes could pass through the narrow bluestone alley again and see the carriage.

Just like this, I walked and watched for a while, all the way from Wangchunmen Street to Hongdou Alley. Chen Ji avoided pedestrians and ox carts on the street, while looking at the carriages through the alleys again and again.

Until someone lifted the curtain from the carriage and looked out quietly. Chen Ji suddenly stopped subconsciously and avoided the other person's sight. The carriage continued to move forward, but the other person stopped in the past forever.

Chen Ji turned around and left, walking in the opposite direction.

The carriage is heading north, and the traces are heading south. They are separated from each other by white walls, buildings, and gray tiles, as if they are separated by mountains.

Wu Yun looked up at Chen Ji's chin: "Aren't you going to see her off?"

Chen Ji calmly said: "I won't send you off, we still have our own things to do, and we will see you again sooner or later."

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Cuiyun Lane.

Chen Ji stood in front of the Chen Mansion, with two stone lions squatting on the left and right, holding stone balls in their mouths.

He looked at the closed door, finally took a deep breath, picked up the animal head ring on the red lacquer door and knocked on it, dong dong dong.

With a creak, the door opened.
Chapter completed!