Bizarre Cultivation: Starting from Being Beaten Up by Reality

Chapter 69 Let’s elope

Jinlian could no longer sit still, and came to the county government office early in the morning.

Yesterday there was a heavy rain, and Xiao Wu, who worked in the county government, also died. I had asked him to keep an eye on the Taoist priest's news, but now I can't count on him anymore.

Jinlian had been begging her father-in-law to try and save the young Taoist priest again these past few days, but the old man was polite on the surface but actually made all sorts of excuses and didn't help at all.

So she couldn't sit still any longer. Even if it meant putting aside some pride, she insisted on going to the county government office to find the young Taoist priest herself.

The reason I came to the county government office instead of the prison was because of the news that Xiao Wu had spread earlier: the young Taoist priest had somehow become a constable in the county government office.

Jinlian covered half of her face with gauze, revealing only her bright eyes, and the yamen runners beside her couldn't help but keep looking her over.

After finally turning down several yamen runners and clerks who offered to help, Jinlian finally found a reliable person.

Mu Qingfeng stared blankly at the woman before him, half a head shorter than him, with eyes that sparkled like peach blossoms. This was the ideal woman in every man's heart: delicate and graceful, voluptuous and alluring, with eyes that sparkled like peach blossoms and a smile that held a captivating charm. No wonder he couldn't find a husband.

"Officer Mu, could you do me the favor and let me see Liu, no, Officer Chen?"

As Jinlian spoke, she took out a silver ingot, still warm from her body, and handed it to Mu Qingfeng.

Mu Qingfeng quickly pushed it back, not because she was as honest as her name suggested, but because she couldn't accept something for nothing. "Madam Wu, it's really not that I don't want to help you. The boss is currently recuperating in Clerk Jia's room. Without Clerk Jia's approval, no one can see him."

Disappointed, Jinlian withdrew her hand, then firmly pushed it back, "Then could you please introduce me to the Registrar?"

Just as Mu Qingfeng was about to speak, Clerk Jia popped out from behind.

"I thought it was something big, with all the commotion in the county office saying a fairy had come. I never expected it to be Madam Wu. Constable Chen isn't a criminal, so there's nothing he can't see. But he's been working too hard lately and needs to rest properly, so it's really inconvenient for him to see guests."

Jinlian gritted her teeth and handed over the food box in her hand. "Greetings, Registrar Jia. I heard that you liked the pastries from last time, so I made another batch myself today. The taste is quite different. Please give me your comments."

Clerk Jia accepted the gift casually without even opening it, and then instructed someone to take Jinlian to his room to see Constable Chen.

It was said that Constable Chen was not receiving visitors today, but Mu Qingfeng and Miaozhu had already barged in this morning. After all, this was just Clerk Jia's rest room, not a prison cell; what was there to be ashamed of?

Miao Zhuzi didn't mention helping Lin Fan escape; she only said that the Living Curse was incomplete and still lacked a core red-clothed figure before leaving.

Mu Qingfeng was asked by Lin Fan to deliver his hoe to the agreed-upon blacksmith shop, and that was all.

Lin Fan's hands and feet were tied to a chair, and his injuries were still bleeding, making him look extremely horrifying.

Mu Qingfeng was filled with conflicting thoughts, but out of consideration for his position, he ultimately said nothing. After delivering the hoe to Lin Fan, he ran into Jinlian on his way back.

crunch.

Lin Fan, his eyes half-open, saw a graceful figure push open the door and enter. His expression brightened with joy. "It's so good that you could come."

Jinlian stared at Lin Fan for a long time without saying a word. Xiao Wu only talked about how arrogant and strange this Constable Chen was, but never about how miserable he looked.

I don't even know if it's just my imagination, but the young Taoist priest in front of me looks more than ten years older than when I met him the other day. He's still so thin, but he looks much taller, and you can vaguely see bleeding wounds on the skin exposed outside his clothes.

His originally handsome face now bears a Taoist-like pattern, which is the "Seeking the Dao Plague".

"Why is the Taoist priest in such a state? I heard..." Jinlian's eyes were filled with tears, and she didn't know how to begin.

Lin Fan preemptively recounted his wrongful imprisonment and his assistance to Clerk Jia in handling the case, then added, "Now he probably thinks I'm worthless, so he's planning to deal with me once he's done with his work."

"why is it like this!"

Jinlian clenched her fists excitedly. She wanted to stand up for the young Taoist priest, but after thinking for a long time, she couldn't figure out how she could possibly deal with Chief Clerk Jia.

Even if they wanted to spend money to rescue the young Taoist priest, they would need the father-in-law's help, but now it seems he definitely won't agree.

"Young Taoist priest, you saved my mother and me. There is anything I can do for you, and I will do it."

Lin Fan seemed quite relaxed, as if those injustices and hardships hadn't happened to him. He chuckled and said, "Alright, Madam Pan, could you possibly rescue me?"

Jinlian: "My surname is not Pan."

Jinlian pondered for a moment, "It's my fault for being useless; I couldn't clear the young Taoist's name. But I can bribe a constable to switch clothes with you. That way, not only you, but I'll also be wanted. But it doesn't matter; I still have some silver. I'll take Guang'er with me, and the three of us will change our names and flee far away. The sky's the limit; we'll always find a place to stay!"

Jinlian became more and more excited as she spoke, as if it had all come true. After she finished speaking, her face flushed red. She hadn't realized it when she was talking, but thinking back, wasn't what she was doing the same as eloping with a man?

Although one's own reputation is nothing compared to the sake of saving one's life, but...

Lin Fan really wanted to scratch his head, but his hands were tied. He quickly interrupted Jinlian's thoughts, which had already wandered far away, "Madam, Grandmother! I was just joking. I won't really let you do such a dangerous thing, but there is a small favor I do need your help with."

Lin Fan had already planned what he could do for the Wu family if he could contact them. After all, he had connections with the Wu family, and the current situation wasn't the time to be polite. As for what he said earlier, it was just to test whether the lady in front of him was truly willing to help him.

It's like asking her to open the window; she might refuse. But if you ask her to open the door first, and then offer to open the window instead, she'll readily agree.

Lin Fan hadn't expected such an excessive request. In fact, Jinlian was seriously considering how to implement it.

"All I need is for you to help me arrange for the Wu family to invite Officer Li to dinner tonight. Just say, 'Thank you for the Wu family's case before, Officer Li.'"

Although Lin Fan solved Grandpa Wu's case, it actually belonged to Constable Li, and the credit wouldn't really go to a mere Taoist priest. Therefore, this thank-you banquet was perfectly reasonable.

Jinlian nodded, indicating that there was no problem.

"After that, no matter what method you use, whether it's getting him drunk, taking him to see a play, or letting him play with women, try to keep him in the Wu family as long as possible."

Jinlian tilted her head, looking at Lin Fan with a puzzled expression in her beautiful eyes.

Lin Fan simply smiled and offered no explanation.

Jinlian quickly realized that all she had to do was follow the instructions and keep it a secret. As for what the young Taoist priest wanted to do, she neither needed to know nor was required to know.

"Yes, I will do my best."

Lin Fan thought she would leave after saying that, but Jinlian pulled out a food box from behind her back.

There was no food in the one I gave to Clerk Jia earlier, but this one contains the snacks that Jinlian made herself.

Jinlian took out a mooncake from the food box.

"Mooncakes?" Lin Fan asked, puzzled.

"Hmm, young Taoist priest, do you not know that today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a day for family reunion?"