"Black Tiger pays his respects to the worthy king!"
In the early morning, when Chong Heihu heard that Ji Chang had been revived by Jiang Ming, he insisted on seeing him no matter what.
Ji Chang's heart was filled with complex emotions when he saw someone familiar. He helped Chong Heihu up and said, "Lord Chong, please rise. It has been an unknown number of years since we parted in Chong City. Meeting here today is truly a fortunate event."
The two had a long talk, just like two fellow villagers meeting and shedding tears.
"My worthy king, I heard from the young master that you have a lot of prejudice against him. Why is that?"
Hearing this, Ji Chang sighed and said, "Lord Chong, there's no need to say more. Since I can live another life, I will naturally not forget his kindness. But it's hard to resolve this knot in my heart. Don't try to persuade me anymore."
After saying that, he turned into an Investiture of the Gods card and fell on the table. Chong Heihu shook his head, indicating that there was nothing he could do.
Jiang Ming picked up the card and put it in his pocket. If he didn't want to help, then so be it.
The tea house had long posted a notice that there would be no storytelling today. And most of the guests already knew that Jiang Ming had become an official and expressed their understanding.
"It seems that I need to find an apprentice to be in charge of the tea house. Otherwise, I won't have enough time."
In the future, he still needs to go on duty at the Ministry of Rites. Wouldn't that mean he couldn't tell stories except on rest days?
The Romance of the Investiture of the Gods is very important. Jiang Ming won't give it up. He has to be present for the first session of each chapter. Although it's very tiring, after more than ten days, he has noticed something.
He's probably able to unlock new characters because of this. If it were someone else, it wouldn't work.
After having breakfast, leaving Uncle Fu to take care of the tea house, father and son, along with Chong Heihu and Zheng Lun, drove a carriage out of the city.
Shimo Village.
Jiang's father is from this village. There are still a few old houses here. They have come back during festivals.
"Oh, Shitou is back?"
Jiang's father smiled and cupped his hands. "Third Uncle, come to my house for dinner tonight."
"Oh, good, good. Is this Dalang? He's so big now..."
Jiang Ming cupped his hands and saluted the old man. Before long, most of the village knew that the Jiang father and son had returned.
For a while, the front of the old house was crowded with people. Jiang Ming was completely confused by all these uncles and grandmas.
When everyone heard that Jiang Ming had become an official, they were all overjoyed as if they themselves had become officials. They all rushed to organize a celebration. There were even matchmakers.
Jiang's father handled it well, but Jiang Ming couldn't take it anymore.
Leaving Chong Heihu to help entertain, he took Zheng Lun and slipped away.
"General Zheng, have you ever seen such a scene?" Jiang Ming asked with a smile.
Zheng Lun shook his head. "I became a disciple under my master at the age of eight. After learning skills and coming down the mountain, I served under the Marquis of Jizhou. Then I joined the war to overthrow King Zhou. I spent my whole life in military service and rarely had leisure time."
"Hehe, Xikunlun should be a wonderful place, right?"
Zheng Lun's master, Daoist Du'e Zhenren, is a famous loose immortal in Xikunlun. His two disciples, Li Jing and Zheng Lun, are very famous. His cultivation should be on the same level as the Twelve Golden Immortals.
"The fairyland of Kunlun is truly worthy of its name. Many loose immortals and strange people are cultivating in seclusion in the mountains. The Peach Orchard of the Queen Mother of the West also lies here. Just thinking about the fragrance of those peaches makes one's mouth water..."
At this point, Zheng Lun swallowed saliva. And Jiang Ming sniffed. There seemed to be a strange smell coming?
"What's that smell?"
The two took a deep breath. Then... ugh!
The smell suddenly became stronger. The pungent smell directly made the two of them feel sick.
"What?"
A cry came from the grass. With a whoosh, something jumped out. It was about a foot tall.
Such a big rat!
With brownish-yellow fur, two big ears as round as cattail fans, and a light-colored big circle on its chest. At this moment, it stood on its hind legs, put its hands on its hips, and glared at Jiang Ming and the two men angrily.
It's you, Jerry!
The thought flashed through Jiang Ming's mind. Then he immediately became vigilant.
"A demon?"
The big rat's ears twitched. Immediately, it shouted, "You idiot! You're the demon. Your whole family are demons. I'm a Gray Immortal!"
Jiang Ming narrowed his eyes. Gray Immortal? This big rat with a mouthful of accent is an immortal?
This immortal is not that kind of immortal!
In the north of the Eastern Capital, there is a county named Five Immortals County. In addition to the common people of the Great Jin, the most are the Five Immortals.
Fox, Yellow, White, Willow, and Gray!
These are recognized by the official of the Great Jin as not being demons and enjoy the rights of ordinary people of the Great Jin.
"What are you doing sneaking around here?" Jiang Ming sneered.
Not all rats are Gray Immortals. If this guy is a demon, then the village will be in danger.
"None of your business."
Boom!
Jiang Ming suddenly made a move and reached into the grass behind Jerry.
Jerry didn't expect this human to suddenly attack. Immediately, it raised its claw and scratched at Jiang Ming.
But this was Jiang Ming's feint. Seeing this, he changed direction and hit this Jerry. With a slap, he sent it flying.
Whoosh—
Seeing that he couldn't win in a frontal fight, it decisively burrowed into the ground.
"Underground movement technique?" Zheng Lun was a bit surprised.
Jiang Ming was also a bit surprised. Without thinking, he decisively kicked behind him with a sweeping kick. With a slap, he kicked Jerry, who had just popped out to sneak attack, flying again.
"Squeak, I'm so angry. Invite Second Grandpa to possess me!"
After being hit twice, Jerry shouted angrily. In an instant, its body seemed to inflate rapidly like a balloon. A powerful aura spread out.
"Almost at the eighth rank?"
Jiang Ming was stunned. What the hell? This rat can invite spirits? It really is a Gray Immortal!
Judging from the kick just now, this Jerry probably wasn't even at a ranked level. But now it directly burst out with an aura close to that of Luo Tianlin, the half-demon at that time.
In his previous life, he had heard a lot of rumors about spirit-possessed immortals. But those were all people borrowing the power of immortals.
Before Jiang Ming could think more, in an instant, Jerry's aura changed greatly. An old voice came out of Jerry's mouth: "Who dares to bully my little grandson?"
Jiang Ming's face was solemn. He stepped forward and said, "Junior Jiang Ming, director of the Ministry of Rites..."
"Humph! I don't care what director you are. How dare you provoke my precious grandson!"
With a whoosh, the big rat suddenly pounced on Jiang Ming.
Zheng Lun was about to make a move, but Jiang Ming stopped him. He just wanted to stretch his muscles. If he couldn't beat it, then Zheng Lun could make a move later.
Boom!
At this moment, Jerry, with his ancestor possessing him, had a strength close to the eighth rank. Jiang Ming couldn't kick it flying with one kick anymore.
One person and one rat fought for more than ten rounds. Jerry, with the immortal possessing him, was completely playing with Jiang Ming. And there were already many bloodstains on his body.
Seeing this, Jiang Ming didn't hesitate and directly activated his bloodline supernatural power: "Blood God's Wrath!"
Chi—
Strange blood patterns appeared on Jiang Ming's face. And under his clothes, his whole body was covered with them.
"What's this?" The immortal possessing Jerry smelled a dangerous aura, as if facing a natural enemy.
How is this possible!
Although he was far away and the power of possession was not much, how could a person at the ninth rank make him feel dangerous?
After Jiang Ming activated his bloodline supernatural power, his strength and speed had both increased greatly. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from his original position and punched Jerry.
Boom!
The powerful force made Jerry fly backward in a mess and crash to the ground. Seeing that he couldn't beat it, he simply burrowed into the ground.
At this moment, Jiang Ming's strength had greatly increased. There was even a touch of madness in his eyes. Without any hesitation, he crazily smashed at the ground.
"Haha, little Jerry, don't disappoint me! Whack-a-mole. I love it the most. Hahaha——"
Boom boom boom!
In just a moment, there were dozens of three-foot-deep pits on the ground. It seemed that there was nowhere to hide.
"Cough, young friend, stop. Just now I was reckless." The voice of that immortal came from underground.
But at this moment, Jiang Ming seemed to be in some kind of madness and couldn't hear anything at all. It was Zheng Lun who saw that something was wrong. The young master seemed to be in danger of going berserk!
Immediately, he let out a soft hum. Jiang Ming was caught off guard by the sneak attack from behind. His primordial spirit was sucked out and he fainted.
"What a close call. Little Six, don't provoke this person in the future." After saying that, the immortal left.
Jerry lay in the underground hole and let out a long breath. "I, little mouse, survived."