Lanke Chess Edge

"Go, go, Xianchang, it's just ahead!"

"okay."

At every intersection, Qiao Yong, who was leading the way, would always stop and point his fingers in a direction, fearing that Ji Yuan and the old beggar would not know each other.

Although Qiao Yong is no longer a young man, his body is obviously very strong. He walked like flying with his burden on his shoulders, and walked forward with the old beggar.

The old beggar looked at Qiao Yong who was leading the way, and walked behind with Ji Yuan, talking in a low voice.

"Mr. Ji, didn't you say that a high-ranking official can take the old beggar and me to have a good meal? We haven't had any water or rice in the past two days, and the oil and water in our stomachs are gone. In the current situation, we still have a good meal." landed?"

Ji Yuan smiled helplessly.

"If old Mr. Lu is not satisfied at that time, how about going to a restaurant to buy a table of good wine and food for you at Ji's own expense?"

"Okay, you said it yourself, Mr. Ji, you can't go back on your word, hehe..."

"You, you..."

Ji Yuan's smile was not far-fetched at all, he was more than the top and the bottom was more than the bottom, he was not considered rich, but he was not short of the money for a meal, after all, the bit of dog head gold that Hu Yun found at the beginning was almost untouched.

Having said that, the old beggar looked at Qiao Yong again.

"However, since Mr. Ji asked him to send a message back, even if he didn't leave any strong tokens, those few words alone are worth deliberating. They won't make this Qiao Yong go out to sell vegetables on the street, right?"

"That's true, but I see Qiao Yong's ruddy complexion, shortness of breath and weak body. Although his official aura is light, it has not completely dissipated. It can't be said to be miserable. Let's see."

When the two of them were talking, they turned around an alley and came to a street. Opposite there was a mansion that seemed to be quite grand, and Qiao Yong pointed there.

"You two elders, that's my house, come and sit with me!"

With that said, Qiao Yong quickened his pace a lot.

The old beggar looked at the distance and knew that Ji Yuan's eyes were not very convenient. Although the words on the plaque were large, he needed to get close to read them, so he said very thoughtfully.

"Mr. Ji, it says 'Qiao Mansion'."

Ji Yuan laughed.

"Even if I can't see it clearly, I can guess it!"

Qiao's mansion still maintains a family status now, and it doesn't have the splendor of the past, not to mention the servants at the gate, even the fallen leaves in front of the gate have not been swept away.

Qiao Yong walked quickly to the door with a load on his shoulders, and slapped the copper ring on the door.

"Bang bang bang... bang bang bang..."

"Ade, Ade, open the door, I'm back!"

"I'm coming!"

There was a sound of footsteps, and a moment later, a side door next to the main door was opened from the inside, and behind the door was an old man with gray hair.

"Master? Here, why are you at the main entrance? Who are these two?"

Qiao Yong slapped his forehead and said quickly.

"Oh, Ade, open the front door quickly, open the front door, to welcome distinguished guests! Open the front door to welcome the two elders!"

"Ah? Oh, oh, oh, open the main door, open the main door..."

Qiao De is now the only servant in the house, who has followed the Qiao family for decades. Even though the Qiao family has long since fallen, he is still loyal to the Qiao family.

Ji Yuan and the old beggar didn't stop Qiao's family from doing this. Although it took a lot of effort, Qiao Yong took this kind of etiquette very seriously, so he let him do it.

"Squeak..."

The front door, which hadn't been opened for a long time, opened slowly, and Qiao Yong welcomed Ji Yuan and the old beggar together with the other Qiao family members who had heard the news.

Not only that, Qiao Yong also ordered his wife and children to prepare a sumptuous dinner, emphasizing several times that it must be sumptuous, before taking Ji Yuan and the old beggar to the living room.

This mansion was originally Qiao's mansion. Although it is still not ranked in the capital, it can't be considered a small mansion or courtyard. Now there are not many people in Qiao's mansion, and many houses are idle. After all, they can't be cleaned.

The Qiao family was naturally very curious about the arrival of Ji Yuan and the old beggar. While working in the kitchen, the children in the family were still talking about it.

"Is that a fairy? Why is there a beggar?"

"Don't talk nonsense, it's just an appearance!"

"It seems that they are not the same as the immortal masters at the celestial master's office. Don't they all say that the immortal masters at the celestial master's office are also immortals?"

"Of course there is a difference between a fairy and a fairy. I don't look the same as you."

"Stop talking nonsense, light the fire, cook the rice, and I'll kill two chickens."

"Have you eaten any chicken?"

"Very good!"

...

The atmosphere in the kitchen was cheerful, and in the living room, after pouring tea for Ji Yuan and the old beggar, Qiao Yong also told them what happened when he came back.

Although wandering on the sea for many years, it took only a year to return to Daxiu's harbor. It's strange to say that when I came back, the journey was smooth and smooth, and I didn't encounter any storms, let alone lost my way. , went back to Daxiu smoothly.

When they first heard about their return, the Emperor Longyan was delighted in the Daxiu Palace, thinking that the fleet had brought back the elixir, he immediately summoned Qiao Yong, and even dispatched the forbidden army and imperial guards with knives to pick them up.

Emperor Daxiu sent a total of three teams to seek immortal medicines, each of which was sent to three legendary fairy mansions outside the world, and the treasure ship fleet was sent to the East China Sea. It should have been the slowest in news and the least hopeful. It was the fleet that came back.

"Hehe, the emperor must be very happy?"

Hearing Qiao Yong's retelling, the old beggar couldn't help but joke aloud, he had a disciple who used to be the emperor, and his head was beheaded once. The emperor of Daxiu is quite similar to the former Yang Zong.

Hearing the old beggar's question, Qiao Yong smiled wryly.

"Who says it's not? In fact, my fleet has not yet entered the port, and someone from the Sea Watch Division has already observed the return of the fleet, so when the fleet enters the port, there are already men in armor to welcome it."

Qiao Yong recalled this for a while before continuing.

"At the beginning, I told the officials who came to greet me that I didn't ask for the elixir, but only got Mr. Ji's promise. The officials who greeted me didn't dare to report directly to the capital, but insisted on taking me and other fleet officials with me."

"Then what?"

When Ji Yuan asked this question, Qiao Yong also continued to talk along the memory.

"After we arrived in the capital, we learned that we had not found any elixir, and Immortal Ji's promise was only verbal. The sage believed the words of the immortals, but I, Qiao Yong, may not...and there are officials To impeach me, I must have fabricated the story of the immortal, just to come back from the sea, so the emperor was furious and dismissed me from office and sent me to prison. If the national teacher did not dissuade me, I, Qiao Yong, might not be able to keep my head..."

"It's Ji who didn't think carefully, Mr. Qiao forgive me!"

Ji Yuangong bowed his hands and apologized, Qiao Yong was so frightened that he stood up and said "I dare not".

However, although Ji Yuan said that he didn't think carefully, but in fact there was no token to keep at that time. Which green onion did he count on? He must have never heard of him, so what can he do if he left a token? The news is more convincing.

The reason for the miscalculation is that at the beginning, I thought that the Fairy Tour Conference must be a very secret high-end conference, and I don’t have a certain identity. I didn’t know it until I got to Ruanshan. It turned out that although there are not many people in the world who know about the Fairy Tour Conference, there are also many. It's not that a person knows about the Fairy Tour Conference, so what he says must be reliable.

"Did the national teacher ever trust you?"

Ji Yuan asked again, Qiao Yong shook his head and said honestly.

"Although the national teacher left enough leeway, he still can't be regarded as completely trusting me. He asked me a lot about Immortal Ji, and also asked a lot about your relationship with Xianxia Island. My knowledge is limited, so I can only try my best. Answer, fortunately, the national teacher is able to pinch and calculate, and figured out that I did not lie, and when he said he wanted to plot against you, Immortal Elder, no matter what the calculation was, it was blank."

Qiao Yong smiled embarrassedly when he said this.

"At that time in the Golden Palace, Qiao was very frightened when he heard what the national teacher said to the holy majesty. He thought that what the national teacher said would be bad, and even the holy majesty was even more angry. Fortunately, the national teacher explained later, saying that It can only be because I met a real expert, if there is no treasure in my body, it must be because I don’t know how much higher than him, so I can save me..."

"After being locked up for half a year, there was news of another team seeking immortals. However, Lord Li over there escaped with his luggage and did not dare to return to the Daxiu. His Majesty was naturally angry, but some of my court officials in the past My cousin also took the opportunity to speak for me, saying that at least I, Qiao Yong, have not forgotten the emperor's grace, and I know that I must come back to report the news, and there will be hard work if there is no credit..."

Qiao Yong said happily.

"Hey, originally the Holy Majesty wanted to imprison me until next year. If there is no news from the immortal in my mouth, I will be executed after the fall of next year. But because of this, I was released after half a month. I have been at home until today."

"Actually, the Holy Majesty treated me well. Although I was fired from my official position, my family property was not confiscated. It's just that...the brothers in the fleet back then had a hard time. It's okay for those who are in good health. If a disabled person falls at sea, life will be hard, because the Holy Majesty vented his anger and did not receive full compensation, so I can only do my best to help if I can."

The old beggar nodded slightly towards Ji Yuan, and the two of them basically understood the whole story of the changes in the Qiao family. Even without calculation and verification, it was clear to them whether Qiao Yong was telling the truth.

"Mr. Qiao is kind-hearted."

The old beggar said with a smile, Qiao Yong just shook his head.

"Kindness doesn't count, but I promised my brothers at the beginning, but I didn't keep it. Here...it's hard to be safe!"

Qiao Yong said and patted his chest.