The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror
Chapter 205 - 113: Feng Wu Returns_2

Chapter 205: Chapter 113: Feng Wu Returns_2

"You save this person, I’ll play three songs for you."

Behind the young man in green, someone carried a stretcher with a patient whose face was turning black.

Elder Dan Xi glanced and said, "Did he try to commit suicide by poisoning? Or is he a dead soldier? Even if you save him, you might not get any information out of him."

"I have my ways. Just save him first."

"Alright."

Elder Dan Xi then had the stretcher brought in and started to work.

The young man in green waited outside, glanced at Su Lie, and said, "You look familiar. Could you be Su Lie, the arrest officer from Yingtian Prefecture?"

"Who might this young master be?" Su Lie, with his keen perception, immediately recognized that the girl was disguised as a man.

He felt somewhat disheartened now, and his speech wasn’t as guarded as before, directly addressing her disguise.

"My father has just been appointed as the new Imperial Censor."

"The Imperial Censor?" Su Lie recalled the recent rumors in the government, that the newly appointed Imperial Censor was last year’s fifth-ranking Scholar, Feng Xifeng.

Really, from a humble Scholar at dawn to the Emperor’s court by dusk.

Just last year, he was just a mere Scholar, but this year he had become the Imperial Censor, ranking fourth in power within the civil official system of South Zhili.

Subconsciously, Su Lie bowed: "Su has seen Miss Feng."

The girl asked, "What has happened to Officer Su?"

She often saw letters in the Capital from Magistrate He to her father, knowing Xu Qing was a figure influential in both the underworld and officialdom of Jiangning Prefecture.

Thinking about the historical heroes who recruited many talents.

Seeing Su Lie’s expression, she guessed he might be facing some difficulties and instinctively thought of recruiting him.

After all, her father needed help in Yingtian Prefecture, and once her father retired, this man could still be useful to Xu Qing.

Actually, she didn’t feel any deep affection for Xu Qing, but as a successor of the Annihilation Dao, she inevitably had to engage emotionally.

It didn’t matter who she engaged with, so why not try with Xu Qing.

Moreover, being in the mundane world, many things are beyond one’s control. Previously, Feng Xifeng was just a Scholar, which didn’t matter to her, but now with her father rising rapidly, holding him back wasn’t ideal.

Thus, marrying Xu Qing was also driven by the times.

If she refused, it wouldn’t be good for the people around her.

The deeper one delves into emotion in the Annihilation Dao, the harder it is to withdraw later on, but the benefit is, the deeper the involvement, the greater the achievement when eventually severing the Emotion Silk.

If the girl hadn’t volunteered her identity, Su Lie wouldn’t bother sharing his troubles with her.

However, with her father being the Imperial Censor, Su Lie couldn’t help but hope, and shared his experiences.

After listening, the girl smiled, "I thought it was a serious issue, just the loss of an arrest officer’s position. A true man should not be disheartened by such a trivial matter."

"Miss Feng, how would the likes of you understand the hardships of us at the bottom."

The girl: "You are also a noteworthy figure in the Jianghu of South Zhili, and your Kung Fu is not bad, how are you at the bottom?"

"In the eyes of households like Duke Wei Mansion, I am no different from slaves and dogs. I have suffered for their affairs at Duke Wei Mansion, yet no one has shown concern till now." Su Lie said self-mockingly.

The girl: "There’s a saying among scholars, ’Heaven rewards the diligent.’ If this place does not keep you, there will be others that will. You don’t need Yingtian Prefecture, can’t you seek opportunities elsewhere?"

Su Lie: "Are you planning to recruit me, Miss Feng? But I’ve suffered internal injuries, and my Kung Fu has largely diminished. I might not be very useful to you and your father."

The girl: "Elder Dan Xi didn’t tell you everything; your injury isn’t incurable, it’s just beyond his capability."

"What do you mean by beyond capability? If those Spiritual Medicines could be found and I could refine them into pills, why couldn’t I cure him? But can he find them?" Elder Dan Xi walked out, muttering.

The girl slightly smiled: "No need for Spiritual Medicines, if there are masters of Refining Internal who are also well-versed in medicine, how hard would healing his injuries be?"

Elder Dan Xi: "He was injured by a great master of Refining Internal. Ask him, how many masters of Refining Internal has he seen in his life? Even if there are such persons, let alone those proficient in medicine, why would they help him? You speak lightly; can you find one for me to see?"

The girl: "I naturally can’t find one now, but there might be a chance through my father."

Though she said this, she thought to herself, Xu Qing was good at making friends; maybe he would meet such people in the future; anyway, lure him over first.

She not only valued Su Lie’s capabilities but also his years as an arrest officer in Yingtian Prefecture, with his deep knowledge of both the Jianghu and government affairs in South Zhili, which could be very useful to her father.

It just so happened that he was in a dire situation.

This is an opportunity granted by heavens if not seized, one would suffer the consequences.

Su Lie couldn’t help but be moved, mainly because he had just been dismissed from his post in Yingtian Prefecture. If he didn’t quickly find a new support, even those slightly shady businesses he used to run might not survive.

Yingtian Prefecture certainly did not lack people who would kick someone already down.

"Miss Feng, if you and your father don’t despise my incompetence, I am willing to serve Mr. Feng, but about your father..."

"I can decide on this matter."

"Su meets Miss." Su Lie no longer hesitated.

Right now he was like a drenched chicken, having a new backer was not bad. As for the risks involved, to someone half-involved in the worldly society like him, risks were not scary; what’s frightening was having no opportunity.

A low-ranking Military Man needs to desperately seize any chance that might change his fate.

Moreover, for the sake of future generations, he must also strive.

Elder Dan Xi shook his head and walked to the nearby music room, intoning leisurely: "Riding the ox, passing the village far ahead, the short flute plays across the ridges heard. How many guests from Chang’an aiming for fame and honor, wasted in schemes, none could compare to him."