books44 Chapter 541: The Golden Officer
Chapter 541: The Golden Officer
He wanted to rush over and grab Jin Lier to interrogate her about what conspiracy she was behind this. But when he saw her smiling face and her face as bright as a gem, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
Jin Lier didn't know that a great change had taken place in his heart at this moment, and said, "I'm afraid you will never be able to guess it in your lifetime."
Chu Xiaomu was puzzled.
Jin Lier said again: "It's too late today, Brother Lin, I can't keep you any longer. I'll ask someone to send you back. Your beautiful little sister Xiaoying must be looking forward to your return."
Chu Xiaomu raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "You...you...what did you do to her?"
Now it was Jin Li'er who was a little confused and asked, "What's wrong? I said she was waiting for you to come back to the guest house. Was I wrong?"
Seeing that she did not look fake, Chu Xiaomu bowed and said, "Thank you for hosting the banquet. Bye!" After saying that, he walked out.
Jin Lier said from behind: "If there is no one to lead the way for you in Tiankun Castle, I'm afraid you won't be able to get out."
Chu Xiaomu turned around and said, "Then get someone to take me out!"
Jin Lier waved her hand, and a servant came forward and led Chu Xiaomu out of Tiankun Castle.
After returning to the guesthouse in Phnom Penh, I found that the light in my room was still on.
When I pushed the door open, Xiaoying and Jinglan were both there. Xiaoying had fallen asleep on the table, while Jinglan was staring at the candlelight on the table in a daze.
Jinglan was awakened when she heard Chu Xiaomu push the door open. She stood up immediately and said, "Brother Xiaomu, you're back?"
Chu Xiaomu was relieved to see that the two girls were safe. He asked Jinglan if anything happened after he left Huang Wu Baoguan's house.
Jinglan shook her head and said that nothing happened. It was just that Huangwu Baoguan went out several times during the meal, as if someone was looking for him, but no one came in to disturb her and Sisi while they were eating.
Chu Xiaomu thought that the person who was looking for Huang Wu Baoguan outside was naturally sent by Jin Lier to investigate his business. Fortunately, she had no ill intentions and there was no need to worry.
Jinglan asked Chu Xiaomu about being invited to a banquet by Jin Lier, and Chu Xiaomu briefly explained it.
Jinglan couldn't figure out why Jin Li'er asked Chu Xiaomu and Gong Shukang to compete again at the end. She just felt that the young lady of Jinyang City was very sophisticated and it was hard to guess what she was thinking.
The next morning, the three of them got up early. After breakfast, they asked their host about the place where the results were posted in Jinyang City.
Since the last time the store owner saw the bronze-armored soldiers who came to inquire were driven away in disgrace, he has been much more polite to Chu Xiaomu and the other two. Whatever the three of them asked, he was always attentive and thoughtful. Sometimes, even before the three of them opened their mouths, he would come running over and arrange everything the three of them wanted.
Just as they were about to leave, Sisi came over and wanted to go with them. The three of them were naturally even happier.
The results were posted in the square below the Wuhuang Building. When Chu Xiaomu and his party arrived, many people were already standing in front of the list. They squeezed over to see that the notice of the final results of the martial arts competition had not been posted yet. The four of them arrived a little early.
It was not until almost noon that we heard a series of clanging gongs and saw a group of more than ten soldiers walking over. The first one, a bronze lieutenant, was holding a large red notice with a gold border. It seemed that this was what everyone had been waiting for.
These dozen soldiers were followed by a large group of civilians in a lively manner. Everyone wanted to know who would be the final winner of the competition at the first time.
Chu Xiaomu couldn't help but feel his heart pounding as he saw the results were about to be announced.
The copper captain walked to the white wall where the notices were posted and ordered his soldiers to tear off all the miscellaneous expired notices on the wall. He then applied a layer of paste in the middle and finally carefully posted the golden notice in his hand.
Chu Xiaomu was surprised to see the words "Lin Yuan" written on the top of the notice. He thought that he could finally meet Xuanying, but he didn't expect that it would be so difficult to meet him.
Jinglan and Xiaoying were also very happy. Xiaoying couldn't help but hug him and said, "You stinky wood, I didn't expect you to be so awesome!"
Many people in the crowd cheered, probably those who got the bronze and bronze titles. Chu Xiaomu took a quick look and saw that Shi Yuantai, the sturdy woman at the beginning, and the young man named Wei Hongshi were all there.
The copper lieutenant said loudly, "What has just been posted is the red list for the selection of lieutenants for this competition. Those whose names are written on it should not go too far. At 5 pm today in Wuhuang Tower, General Xuan will present you with the sword and you will be presented with the seal. No one will be allowed to wait for you after your time is up!"
Suddenly he saw Chu Xiaomu standing in the crowd. He hurriedly walked towards him, bowed to him and said, "General Lin Jiao of the Purple Feather Army meets Lin Jinwei and congratulates you. After all, we are still family." His face was full of smiles and flattery.
Chu Xiaomu didn't like this kind of people who liked to laugh and talk. He thought to himself, "Lin Yuan is just my fake name. You and I are not relatives." He just bowed to him and didn't say anything.
Lin Jiao kept talking, saying that his family lived in Xinshan County, Jinyang City, and there were hundreds of people in his family. The Lin family also built an ancestral temple with dozens or hundreds of tablets, which could be traced back to the 12th generation of ancestors. One day when I have time, I will take you, Lin Jinwei, to take a good look, maybe we have a common ancestor.
Chu Xiaomu was so annoyed that he could only say, "Okay, okay..."
The man was about to say something else when Chu Xiaomu suddenly saw Huang Wu Baoguan appear in the crowd and hurried over to greet him.
Unexpectedly, Lin Jiao also followed and bowed to the Emperor's treasured official, saying, "Young General Lin Jiao greets the Emperor's Chief. The Emperor's Chief actually knows our new Lin Jinwei. This is exactly in line with the old saying, 'Snakes and rats flock together, dragons and tigers travel together', haha, am I right..."
It was only then that Chu Xiaomu learned that Huangwu Baoguan also had an official position, called "Palace Master", but he didn't know what it specifically did.
Huang Wu Baoguan frowned and said, "What do you mean? You said that Lin Jinwei and I are 'snakes and rats from the same nest'?"
Lin Jiao was shocked and said, "No, no, I said that the two of you are 'Dragon and Tiger', and... and General Xuan, who is the tyrant among dragons and the king among tigers..."
Huang Wu Baoguan waved him away impatiently.
Chu Xiaomu suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.
Huang Wu Baoguan smiled and said, "Brother Lin, that guy just now also has the surname Lin. Did he tell you that you two both have the surname Lin? Maybe you have the same ancestor?"
Chu Xiaomu nodded and said, "That's true." Huang Wu Baoguan said, "Only people like Zhao Xiantong like him, and they made him a bronze lieutenant. I heard that this guy went to find my third brother a year ago, and he even said that the Lin and Xuan families were one family. He was kicked out by my third brother at that time..."