Shen Yi still looked like an outsider.
Just as previously thought, this number one ranked demon-suppressing general of Qingzhou, a strong expert who is only one step away from the Mixed Yuan Sect Master, has also made great contributions to the imperial court. As long as she doesn't want to, no matter where in the capital, there's no one who can force her to do anything.
However, Prince Jingjiang seemed to have no intention of talking to her much.
He quickly turned his gaze to Shen Yi, slightly tense: "General Shen, I previously asked Miss Jiang to invite you to dinner, you may have forgotten, so I came over..."
A hint of doubt flashed across Jiang Qiulan's eyes.
As the gentle youth spoke to this point, he suddenly cast a very evil glance at himself.
“……”
Shen Yi raised her eyes and looked at Jinjiang Shizi, only to see a hint of hidden expectation on his gentle face.
She hesitated for a moment.
He suddenly reacted to something and his eyes welled up with a strange look.
"What's going on?" Jiang Chengyun was at least a martial artist in the Cheng Dan period, and he had seen his fair share of things.
He was more and more shocked as he listened.
Suddenly found out that I was worried about the wrong person all along.
Shen Yi silently looked at Jiang Qiulan and found that she was indeed elegant and refined, and after changing into a long dress, she added three more points to her temperament.
He really wanted to suggest that the young master go treat his eyes, this aesthetic was indeed somewhat pathological.
“……”
To be honest, Jiang Qiulan had never encountered such a situation before.
Even when facing the little demon king Fow Kill, there was not a ripple on her pretty face, but now the corners of her lips were drawn into a faint smile that others could not see.
If I'm not mistaken, yesterday in the Wang Fu, when he left, he didn't even give me a glance.
Until Shen Yi's eyes became increasingly strange, Jiang Qiu Lan turned around and said: "General Shen wants to return to Qingzhou with me, I hope the young master will forgive."
Before she finished speaking, she found the crown prince looking back at her again.
His expression, previously only unpleasant, now contained a few shades of coldness. The corners of his mouth curled up in ridicule: "So this is why Miss Jiang agreed to be my wife and then deliberately concealed the news, leaving General Shen here to drink with you?"
The delicate young man clicked his tongue and sighed, "Jiang's girl looks icy and pure, but unexpectedly has a deep mind, it really opens one's eyes!"
Having said that, he coldly laughed and swung his sleeve, turning around to leave.
He had just taken a step forward, but then stopped and gave Shen Yi a resentful glance: "General Shen, the empress is furious. I sneaked out early to warn you, quickly avoid her, don't get implicated by certain people."
He left with these words and turned around again.
Until Jinjiang Shizi quickly left the courtyard.
Jiang Chengyun silently looked at General Jiang, suddenly remembering that the day before, he had asked Shen Yi for his dagger as a keepsake, and had also accurately guessed Shen's character, probably wouldn't attend any banquet, deliberately making excuses to leave, and even wore a long skirt, which was extremely rare...
Everything comes together.
His long-held beliefs suddenly began to collapse!
"You continue laughing." Shen Yi raised an eyebrow and calmly looked at Jiang Qiu Lan, enjoying the commotion, huh.
“……”
Jiang Qiulan had seen countless instances of jealousy and rivalry, but this was her first time experiencing it herself.
As a powerful martial artist on the verge of breaking through the Mixed Yuan Realm, it was naturally impossible to take offending a prince's son lightly.
She just thought this experience was a bit strange and sighed: "I didn't have those thoughts he said."
Still so stubborn!
Jiang Chengyun gritted his teeth, as Jiang Qiulan's most loyal follower, he had long discovered her abnormality.
As the Demon-Suppressing General, he came to live in the demon-catching courtyard, known for never wasting time in Qingzhou. He even took the initiative to explain the techniques to General Shen and most importantly, at his own expense!
It's okay, General Shen still has that cold and aloof demeanor.
Not shaken at all by external things.
"General Shen, shall we go somewhere else first?" Jiang Chengyun clenched his fist and said in a low voice: "There's also Lord Jiang."
Offending the Crown Prince is nothing, but truly provoking the Queen Consort is even more terrifying than offending the King himself.
"Where would you like to go?"
A gentle laughter came from outside the courtyard, accompanied by two white-shirted guards. The elegant and noble Princess of Ji walked into the courtyard with a calm and composed pace.
"Qiu Lan has seen the princess." Jiang Qiu Lan walked out of the house door.
"No need to be polite." King Qi's consort gently waved her hand, and the smile on her face grew even more pronounced: "General Jiang has important matters at hand, yet he still managed to find time to send someone to deliver a message to the palace. I am well aware of the urgency of Qingzhou's situation, so I won't take it to heart."
"Thank you for your understanding, Princess." Jiang Qiulan didn't mind the thorns hidden in her words.
The princess of Zhi Kingdom shook her head: "I don't dare to disturb you all again, this time I came just to ask Mr. Jiang to pass a message to the General of Qingzhou for me."
She put away her smile and said meaningfully: "I hope that when the Demon King beheads his dark spirit, he will definitely remember that this is all the credit of his disciple."
Having said that, Princess Ji turned around and left.
No intention of staying at all.
Watching the other person's back disappear into the distance, Jiang Chengyun's eyes twitched slightly, and a surge of anger rose to his head.
He breathed heavily and turned around to look.
But then Jiang Qiu Lan sat back down at the table, and neither she nor General Shen seemed to take this sentence to heart.
Jiang Chengyun fell silent for a moment, quickly adjusted his mood, and also put on an air of calmness.
……
The next day at noon.
In the Yamen of the Demon Catcher, Jiang Chengyun was checking a pile of treasures and elixirs, including several martial arts manuals. Only after he found no errors did he put them all away in the Silver Bell.
"By the way, where is General Shen's stuff?" He was somewhat puzzled.
"You'll know when you get back." The woman gave him a glance.
Jiang Chengyun furrowed his brow, but didn't ask any more questions either.
He turned around and left the government office, returning to his residence.
Shen Yi had already prepared to set off back to Qingzhou, but found Jiang Chengyun waving his hand at him: "Let's wait."
"Don't worry, the imperial court will never skimp on rewards for demon hunters and the Demon Suppression Department." After saying this, Jiang Qiulan also felt a bit puzzled.
Although mid-grade artifacts are extremely precious, there are only twelve in the entire Qingzhou.
Even if Shen Yi still had some requirements for the category, it wouldn't take nearly three days to find a decent treasure.
The three didn't have to wait for long.
Soon, an old figure appeared at the gate of the courtyard.
He wore a green shirt and walked slowly into the courtyard.
It seemed like a gust of wind could knock him down, but instead it made Jiang Cheng tense up his entire body.
Jiang Qiu Lan was slightly stunned: "Lord Wu?"
The newcomer was one of the four old men who were in charge of cleaning the Wu Temple yesterday.
He ignored Jiang Chengyun, nodded slightly to Jiang Qiulan, and sat down on the stone bench in the middle of the courtyard, facing the young man in black armor: "Preparing to return to Qingzhou?"
Although Shen Yi didn't know the other person's specific identity, he could also discern some clues from the attitudes of the two people beside him. He nodded slightly: "Mm."
The old man's next sentence directly made Jiang Chengyun's face change completely.
"Can't I just not go back?"
(End of chapter)
