In the afternoon, Li Jinglong brought Hongjun out of the courtyard.
Mo Rigen was sunbathing in the courtyard with a straw in his mouth. He crossed his legs and closed his eyes. Qiu Yongsi was reading a book while Atay was playing the zither in his hand.
"Get up, it's time to work." Li Jinglong said, "Go to Xi City and find a medicine called Soul Leaving Pollen."
"What?" Everyone gathered around.
"The Soul Leaving Flower is a rare flower from the Western Regions. The pollen released during pollination can make people sneeze and forget what happened in front of them." Li Jinglong explained, "If the Exorcism Division carries out a mission in the future and the people make a fuss, it can be used to clean up the aftermath."
Qiu Yongsi, Mo Rigen, and Atay looked at Li Jinglong suspiciously.
"What if there isn't one?" Atay asked.
"Most likely not." Qiu Yongsi said.
"If there isn't one, we'll find one until there is." Li Jinglong said, "This is an order, there is no bargaining. Go now."
"Elder, where did you hear that?" Mo Rigen frowned slightly, as if he had found some clues.
Hongjun raised his hand weakly behind Li Jinglong. Everyone looked helpless. Li Jinglong turned around and Hongjun immediately put his hand down.
Hong Jun and Li Jinglong were walking on the streets of Chang 'an in the cool autumn afternoon. Hong Jun and Li Jinglong were walking on the streets. Their hearts were tossing and turning. Seeing the other three go out together unwillingly, they wondered if they would scold them for looking for trouble if they couldn't find the flower.
"Elder, what if they can't find it?"
"Elder … Actually, I'm not sure if the Soul Leaving Flower is really useful."
"Elder, why aren't you talking?"
Li Jinglong: "…"
"Eh? Chief, what is this? "
At that time, the Tang Dynasty was bustling with noise and prosperity. There were many people on the streets. Hongjun was afraid that she would lose them, so she reached out and tugged on Li Jinglong's sleeve. At that moment, Li Jinglong felt rather uncomfortable. He raised his hand to wave, but it was extremely awkward.
"Hongjun Kong." Li Jinglong said, "Don't push and pull on the streets!"
When Hongjun was four or five years old, she tugged on Chong Ming's sleeve every day in the Dazzling Gold Palace. She followed him around like a shadow and was used to tugging on others. Now that she was scolded by Li Jinglong, she could only let go.
Li Jinglong led him through many twists and turns, entering and exiting alleys, and finally arriving at the door of a house. After knocking on the door, a woman's voice asked who it was. Li Jinglong gave his name, stepped over the threshold, and walked in.
At that moment, the woman came out with a baby in her arms. She stopped in her tracks and looked at the visitors.
Hongjun asked, "Is Chen Zi 'ang home?"
"Chen Zi 'ang has been dead for many years." Li Jinglong gritted his teeth and said to Hongjun, "Don't talk nonsense."
Hongjun was shocked. Seeing that the courtyard was dilapidated, the owner was obviously very poor, so he asked, "Is his grandson or great-grandson here? Who are you to him? "
The woman thought for a moment and said, "Come in and talk."
In the dim hall, the baby in the woman's arms was crying for food. It was less than six months old. Hongjun saw that the child was cute and liked it very much. She reached out her fingers for him to play with. Listening to Li Jinglong and the woman casually chatting, she slowly learned that this great poet was actually persecuted by the powerful official Wu Sansi 51 years ago and died unjustly in prison. Fortunately, he left behind an only son.
After a few more years, the Chen family was not very prosperous. Generation after generation, the only son of the Chen family failed in the imperial examinations. He married a daughter-in-law, the woman called Madam Duan. In order to pass the imperial examinations, he studied hard for more than ten years. Unexpectedly, he caught a cold. After a long illness, he died, leaving behind a widow and a baby in swaddling clothes.
"It's buried outside the city. Since the two of you knew my late husband when he was alive." Madam Duan said, "I'll take you to see it tomorrow?"
Hongjun's heart sank to the bottom of a cold valley. Before coming, Qing Xiong mentioned that after returning the heart lamp, she could make friends with the Chen family and find out the truth of that year … But this baby, even if he inherited the heart lamp, it was impossible for him to grow up overnight!
"Are you done?" Li Jinglong said, "If you're done, you can go back."
Hongjun thought left and right, but in the end, he could not find a solution. However, it was good that there were still people in the Chen family. He counted some pearls and gave them to Madam Duan, saying, "Live a good life. If there's anything, come to the Jincheng Square Exorcism Department to find me."
When Madam Duan saw the brilliance of the pearls, she hurriedly rejected them. After Hongjun insisted again and again, she could only accept them. Li Jinglong was very surprised and could not help but look at Hongjun.
"You know my late husband?" Madam Duan said gratefully.
"I don't know him." Hongjun said honestly.
The two people's expressions were very strange. Li Jinglong did not know what he wanted to do, so he could only say something to help his subordinate out, "This little brother of mine loves to read poems the most in his life. He especially admires Chen Shi Yi's style."
"Ah —" Madam Duan understood and nodded. She guessed that this youth came for Chen Zi 'ang. He read poems as if they were spiritual friends, so he regarded the Chen family's ancestor as an old friend.
Hongjun sighed and frowned deeply. He paced back and forth in the hall. The two people did not know what was troubling him. When he walked behind Li Jinglong, Li Jinglong drank some water and said, "Let's go."
Hongjun stood behind Li Jinglong. When he saw Li Jinglong, the baby, and the woman lined up in a straight line, he suddenly had an idea. He thought that if he could shake out the Heart Lamp in Li Jinglong's body …
"Body and Bones, True Spirit Appear!"
As soon as his voice fell, Hongjun raised the Five-colored Divine Light and lightly imprinted it on Li Jinglong's back.
In an instant, the Five-colored Divine Light invaded Li Jinglong's meridians. With a buzzing sound, Li Jinglong, who was sitting on the chair, emitted light all over his body. His figure became so imposing that one could not look directly at him.
Madam Duan was shocked. She held the baby and shouted, "Li, Li, Li … Elder Li, you are glowing! Aiya, is there anyone here?! Elder Li is glowing —! "
Before Li Jinglong and Madam Duan came back to their senses, Hongjun had already used the Five-colored Divine Light to quickly search Li Jinglong's body.
The heart meridian was empty, and he could not feel the Heart Lamp.
In an instant, Li Jinglong only felt a surge of qi and blood in his chest. His three souls and seven spirits were almost shaken out of his body. Then, the mouthful of water that he just drank flew out uncontrollably, spraying Madam Duan and the baby's head. The baby immediately wailed.
Two hours later, at the Exorcist Department's residence.
"What the hell are you doing!" In the courtyard, Li Jinglong roared at Hongjun. "I will deduct half a month of your salary!"
Hongjun hurriedly said, "It doesn't matter, just deduct a month's salary."
"How did I provoke you?" Li Jinglong was trembling with anger. "Do you have to make fun of me?"
Hongjun hurriedly explained, "The matter is too outrageous. I'm just afraid you won't believe me!"
Li Jinglong turned to leave, but Hongjun tugged at his sleeve. Li Jinglong angrily said, "I'll punish you to stand here and face the wall! Stand there until dinner is served! "
"What trouble did you get into this time?" The Carp Demon gloated as it climbed out of the pool. "Finally, there's someone who will take care of you."
Hongjun bared his teeth at the Carp Demon, expressing his dissatisfaction.
However, not long after Li Jinglong left, he returned to the courtyard.
"How outrageous can it be?" Li Jinglong stood in front of Hongjun and said in a low voice, "Speak clearly. As long as it's not a deliberate prank, this official won't punish you."
Seeing this, Hongjun had no choice but to explain. He could only reveal that he had brought the Mind's Lantern here, as well as that night when he met Li Jinglong. He just wanted to take the opportunity to shake the Mind's Lantern out of his body and return it to Chen Zi 'ang's descendants. It could also be considered an explanation.
For a long time, Li Jinglong didn't say a word. Hongjun could only say, "If only Qing Xiong was here, sigh."
"So you're saying that the Mind's Lantern entered my body by accident?"
"I'm not sure." Hongjun saw that Li Jinglong's expression had eased a bit. He said, "If it's not in your body, then it'll be troublesome. If it's gone, I won't be able to go home. Official, I have no enmity with you, and this matter is very important. I definitely won't do anything to you. "
The Carp Demon said from the side, "That's not necessarily true. There are many people who have been implicated by you even though you have no enmity with them."
"Don't make trouble!" Hongjun and Li Jinglong turned to the Carp Demon at the same time.
"Go back to your pool." Hongjun said again.
The Carp Demon wagged its tail and ran away.
Li Jinglong said, "Confirm it now. I'll cooperate with you."
Hongjun asked tentatively, "Then … I'll make a move, okay?"
Li Jinglong brought Hongjun to the corridor of the East Wing. The two of them sat side by side in the corridor. Li Jinglong took off his shirt, revealing his bare upper body. Under the sunlight, his wheat-colored muscles were thin and strong.
"Relax a bit." Hongjun said, "It won't feel good."
Hongjun took a deep breath. He thought to himself, at least let me find the whereabouts of the Heart Lamp. Thus, he used his strength and pressed one hand on Li Jinglong's chest, injecting the Five-colored Divine Light into his meridians.
Li Jinglong trembled. He felt the blood and Qi in his body surge. His face flushed red and his facial features twitched. Hongjun's immortal power flowed through his meridians, causing his entire body to emit a faint light. Immediately after, the Five-colored Divine Light withdrew and entered his heart meridians.
Hongjun concentrated. At this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Wa! Official Li! What are you doing? "
A Supreme Court official and a civil servant looked on helplessly as Li Jinglong sat shirtless in front of a youth. The youth stretched out a hand and grabbed Li Jinglong's chest without letting go.
Hongjun immediately withdrew his hand. However, at the last moment, he felt it! In Li Jinglong's heart meridians, there was an extremely weak power, like a dormant seed!
Li Jinglong's face flushed red. He shielded Hongjun behind him and quickly put on his clothes. His expression was angry and embarrassed, but he did not dare to act out. He cupped his fists and bowed. Neither servile nor overbearing, he said, "Official Huang, please come in and have some tea."
Hongjun was overjoyed. He found it! He found it! That's great! He could finally clean up the mess he made! Just as he was jumping around in the courtyard, Li Jinglong angrily said, "Hongjun!"
Hongjun hurriedly cupped his fists like Li Jinglong. The person who came was the Supreme Court's Assistant Official Huang Yong. He and the civil servant looked at Hongjun as if he was an idiot.
"Forget it." Huang Yong said, "This case was sent to you by the Supreme Court. Here, Prime Minister Yang said that as long as there is no need for the Supreme Court to appear, a copy will be sent to you. In the future, Official Registrar Lian Hao behind me will communicate with your Exorcism Division. Now that the Exorcism Division has been established, His Majesty and Prime Minister Yang both have high hopes for you. You must work hard and work hard to solve cases for the country. "
Li Jinglong nodded and sent Huang Yong and Lian Hao out. The two of them did not walk far before laughter came from outside the wall.
"Li Jinglong is milking the government in broad daylight, hahahaha …"
Li Jinglong: "…"