"Ah? What? What creditor?" Jerry rubbed his sleepy eyes and muttered.
Seeing this, Jiang Ming was furious. Some time ago, this yellow-skinned mouse was still enthusiastically going out to look for the trace of that Huang Ying. But during this period, it ate and slept, and slept and ate. It seemed that it was about to gain a lot of weight.
"That woman from the Liu family is here."
Whoosh!
Jerry immediately flipped up and hid behind a clump of grass, looking around and saying, "Where? Where?"
Jiang Ming rolled his eyes. Then he briefly told what had happened just now. A person and a mouse sat by the flower bed, both thinking about why that Willow Immortal was targeting here?
Jerry quickly ran back to his room. After a while, he came out with a small bundle on his back.
"What are you doing?" Jiang Ming asked.
"Nonsense. Of course, I'm running away. Our Gray family has always been at odds with the Liu family. I don't want to stay in the same place as that woman."
Saying that, he swished his tail and walked out.
Suddenly, Jiang Ming's gloomy voice came from behind. "You're not afraid, are you?"
Instantly, Jerry's fur stood on end. "Who? Who's afraid? I just don't want to get entangled with her. I'm just going out to look for the trace of Huang Ying."
"Tsk. That Willow Immortal came to us for no reason. Do you think she found Huang Ying or sensed you? Maybe as soon as you leave, there will be a big mouth waiting for you to be winter food."
Jerry immediately shivered. Then he obediently went back to his room.
At the same time, the sword fairy among the four top courtesans, that is, Liu Qing, returned to her room and opened the window. Looking down, she happened to have an eye contact with Jiang Ming who came out from the backyard.
Neither of them spoke. Jiang Ming nodded slightly. Then he left.
"This person..."
Liu Qing's eyes immediately turned into a pair of vertical pupils. Her sight passed through many obstacles and landed on a room.
The four top courtesans of the Teaching Workshop Department staying at Taihe Tower made many romantic talents sigh greatly. They all wailed because the entrance fee of Taihe Tower was too expensive.
But at the same time, it also attracted a group of rich people. Usually, they couldn't compare with those talents in terms of elegance and knowledge. But now when it came to comparing silver, their backs straightened up immediately.
"Bah, poor guy!"
A rich young master swaggered into Taihe Tower. At the same time, he spat at a talented person who had competed with him for Yuemei many times.
"Hahaha, this Taihe Tower is good. Finally, we won't see these poor people anymore."
The business of Taihe Tower was very good. Jiang Ming told stories. The four top courtesans sang and danced. Plus all kinds of novel things. And with the aura of foreign envoys and rich people, it was making a lot of money every day.
With money, things were easy to handle.
Jiang Ming had asked Uncle Fu to find a yard outside. At the same time, he spread the news that he was going to open a training class again and accept apprentices. Anyone who could read could come and try.
He also spent money to buy several storytellers who had received good responses to be instructors. After all, he couldn't come to train often.
But these people were not as loose as the last free training. After learning, they had to work for him for three years. Of course, they would be paid.
With Jiang Ming's reputation and the great reputation of Taihe Tower these days, there were really some good seedlings.
Jiang Ming asked several instructors to train well. He would come to check the training from time to time.
These days, the foreign envoys were still relatively well-behaved. Mainly because they were enjoying themselves too much. Secondly, the rich and powerful people of the Eastern Capital frequently appeared in Taihe Tower. Most of them were aiming at them. There were all kinds of trade and exchange of treasures.
And Jiang Ming was almost in charge all day. Once there was any conflict, he would intervene in time to make the dispute disappear.
Chang Gui, Fang Ji, Jiang Pingzhou, and Zhou Kong of the Host and Guest Department were completely convinced.
Taihe Tower only operated until midnight. The lanterns on the corridor were taken down one by one. Only the faint lights in some rooms were still flickering.
Boom!
Suddenly, a moderate sound came. No one cared.
"Liu Qing, how did you find me?" In the darkness, a gloomy voice came out.
"Hand over the thing. Hiss——"
"A mere ninth rank dares to find me alone. I think you are looking for death!"
...
In the early morning, Jiang Ming's door was pounded hard.
Opening the door, he saw Uncle Fu leading Chang Gui standing in front of the door, panting. "My lord, something bad has happened. The envoys of Longxu Country died in their room!"
"What?"
Jiang Ming didn't even have time to put on his clothes neatly. He hurriedly came to the room where the people of Longxu Country were staying.
All the foreign envoys had already come and surrounded the door. Only when Jiang Ming came did they make way.
"Director Jiang, why were the people of Longxu Country killed here? You must give us an explanation!"
The one who spoke was a tentacle person with an octopus head and several tentacles under his chin.
Hearing this, all the foreign races shouted for Jiang Ming to give them an explanation.
"Enough!"
At this time, the envoy of the Rakshasa Country suddenly shouted loudly.
Because of their ferocity, they were also very famous in the East Sea. Only then did the foreign races calm down slightly.
The envoy of the Rakshasa Country opened his mouth full of fangs and smiled. "These arrogant fools of Longxu Country are dead. What's the big deal."
"Luo Wang, what do you mean? They died today. What if it's us tomorrow?"
"The weak don't deserve to live."
"You..."
At this time, Jiang Ming spoke to stop everyone from arguing.
"Okay, everyone leave here first. Our Great Jin will give you an explanation."
This was the first time that a foreign envoy had died in the Eastern Capital. This matter was immediately reported to the Ministry of Rites.
Minister Qin Wan and Vice Minister Bi Chengde hurried over. At the same time, the magistrate of the Eastern Capital also brought constables to seal off the scene.
After the autopsy, the envoys of Longxu Country, along with the four vice envoys, were all killed with one blow. Their bodies were separated. Among them, there were two eighth ranks and two ninth ranks.
"The murderer is at least at the eighth rank. And it's still a very powerful eighth-rank martial artist."
Just then, Zhou Kong, who was in charge of cooperating with the inspection of the people in Taihe Tower, came to report.
"My lord, that sword fairy, Miss Qingqing, is missing!"
When the magistrate of the Eastern Capital heard this, he immediately asked, "Who is this person?"
Jiang Ming had to reply truthfully that she was a top courtesan sent by the Teaching Workshop Department a few days ago.
The magistrate was immediately furious and scolded. "Presumably this is the murderer. Immediately search the whole city and arrest the real murderer!"
As for sealing off the city, it was impossible. He didn't have this right.
"In addition, Hua Yuru, Yuemei and other women of the Teaching Workshop Department are also quite suspicious. All of them should be detained."
Jiang Ming immediately said, "My lord, no one expected that the murderer would 混入 the Teaching Workshop Department. These women are all ordinary people who haven't reached a certain rank. Isn't it a bit unfair?"
But the magistrate of the Eastern Capital didn't pay attention to him at all and didn't even look at him.
Seeing this, Jiang Ming had to step back to Minister Qin Wan and said in a low voice, "My lord, without these several girls, Taihe Tower will earn tens of thousands of taels less every day."
"Cough, Magistrate Chen, wait. These women are all from my Teaching Workshop Department..."
Under the negotiation of Minister Qin Wan, the several women were finally spared from going to prison.
But the trouble wasn't over yet. The envoys of Longxu Country had brought many servants. Hearing that their master had died, they were now blocking the entrance of Taihe Tower and making trouble.
In addition, the envoys of other races also asked to check out one after another. The officials of the Ministry of Rites were all comforting them.