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The character design continues from "Dragon Pattern Volume" and "Black Wind City War"

^—^ Let’s continue telling the story~ The new year is approaching, and everyone who has been staying in Black Wind City for almost a year finally returned to Kaifeng before the first snow fell.

Zhao Pu led all the generals in his camp into the city in a mighty manner, and the people lined the streets with red carpets to welcome him. Kaifeng Mansion, which had been calm for a while, finally became lively again.

The battle to destroy the Evil Emperor City was won brilliantly, so far the border was stable and the Western Region was at peace. In addition, the fire dragon gold was recovered and the Silver Demon King was brought in. Zhao Zhen won the battle and made money. Zhao Zhen, who had both people and wealth, was naturally in a good mood.

Refreshing.

Originally, according to Zhao Zhen's character, he would definitely have to give the officials a hard time at the three-day Daqing banquet. However, no matter how high your martial arts skills are, all the great heroes are still ordinary mortals. A trip to Kaifeng Mansion from Black Wind City is hundreds of miles away.

It is inevitable to be exhausted after traveling and traveling. And I haven’t been back for a while. Some have to go home to see their parents, some have to go back to Taixue to study, some have to go back to the Yamen to report on their work, and some have to go home to count their money. In short, everyone has their own needs.

Everyone is busy.

As a considerate emperor, Zhao Zhen asked everyone to rest for ten days to recuperate their spirits, and then come back to the palace for a banquet. At that time, he would reward everyone.

As a result, the team of carriages and horses entered Kaifeng City. After walking along the red carpet and greeting the neighbors, everyone dispersed and went back to their homes.

Zhao Pu brought all four major generals with him this time. He first took his four brothers to the palace to see the Crown Princess, and then to General Ouyang's mansion to see his godfather. Although He Yihang and Long Qiaoguang rarely returned to Kaifeng, there were various people in the city.

I have to settle down in my residence, and officials from various ministries may come to visit me later, and there are many things to do.

Lin Yehuo also came. Huofengtang bought several houses in Kaifeng Mansion and built Huofengzhuang, which was quite close to Zou Liang's General's Mansion. Some small sects that had been absorbed by Huofengtang were opened.

Martial arts and bodyguard shops began to accept apprentices. The deputy hall masters of Huofeng Hall also thought very clearly. Since their master refused to leave Kaifeng, they would pile up the work in Kaifeng and let him do it.

Huofeng crossed his arms and complained at the door of Huofeng Manor that the manor was not gorgeous enough, that the courtyard walls were not red, and why the guard at the door was a unicorn instead of a dog. Then he was kicked in by his deputy hall master Su Qing.

Bai Yutang was robbed by Bai Fu halfway through. It was said that the warehouse of Bai Mansion was no longer full and there were several cabinets of ledgers. The fifth master looked unhappy and left Zhan Zhao to go back to Bai Mansion to count the money.

Originally, Bai Yutang wanted Silver Demon King Yin Houdu to live with Tianzun in Bai Mansion, but the Demon King seemed to be very interested in Kaifeng Mansion and did not object to living in the Yamen.

Tianzun also scolded his apprentice, "You are in Kaifeng Mansion four hundred days a year, what do you want with this White Mansion? Just burn it, so as not to have to go home all day long to count money and interfere with your cat raising!"

The Fifth Master really thought about it seriously, and somehow felt that what Tianzun said made sense.

In front of the Grand Master's Mansion, the Grand Master had already been waiting with several ladies.

After not seeing each other for many days, Pang Yu had tanned quite a bit. The Grand Master saw how pleased his son was and happily took him home for dinner.

The other students of Taixue also went home. Lin Xiao carried several jars of fine wine from the Western Regions and went back to Taixue to find Master Lin. Zhao Lan was also taken back to the palace by Ge Qing.

After all the "family members" left the team, Zhan Zhao and Gongsun finally returned to Kaifeng Mansion with several elders and younger ones.

In front of the gate of Kaifeng Mansion, Mr. Bao and Mrs. Bao had been waiting for a long time. Bao Yan got out of the carriage and rushed to his parents with a small bundle on his back.

Mr. Bao smiled brightly. Zhan Zhao checked it and found that Mr. Bao seemed a little darker after not seeing him for a long time.

Gongsun and his son brought a large amount of medicinal materials from the northwest and sent them to the clinic first.

Speaking of the clinic, there was originally a shop at the entrance of Kaifeng Mansion, where Gongsun treated people. Several famous doctors in Kaifeng who had a good relationship with Gongsun also came back for consultation.

Before Gongsun went to the northwest, he cured a stubborn disease of Shaodong, a rice connoisseur in Kaifeng City. Chen Yuanwai, the owner of this rice shop, had a precious son. The young master was still a great talent, but he was bedridden after a sudden illness. After Gongsun

After some treatment, he was now alive and well enough to study at Taixue University. Chen Yuanwai wanted to thank Gongsun, but Gongsun was the chief clerk of Kaifeng and could not send money, so he simply bought several shops next to the clinic and expanded it.

I went to the hospital and hired many doctors to help me.

Gongsun was shocked when he saw it when he came back this time, but fortunately the shop had been enlarged, otherwise there would be no room for the medicinal materials.

After Xiao Sizi and Gongsun settled down, they went to the shop to stock up on medicines. For this reason, Xiao Liangzi was very dissatisfied. The hospital needed to hire more people, otherwise Jin'er would be even busier and no one would have anyone to play with him.

Master Bao and the Silver Demon King exchanged greetings and personally led the Demon King into Kaifeng Mansion.

Next to Zhan Zhao's Meow Meow Tower, Mr. Bao had already ordered a secluded and quiet courtyard to be built for the Demon King and the Heavenly Lord to live there.

Zhan Zhao took care of several elderly people, helped Xie pay homage and tidy up the house, and was busy. Xiao Wu circled around Zhan Zhao, and Yaoyao flew up to the top of the Miaomiao Tower, fluttering his wings, and saw the familiar panoramic view of Kaifeng City.

He also chirped a few times happily.

Zhan Zhao also wanted to take some elderly people to Taibai Residence for dinner or something, but maid Xiaocui suddenly asked him, "Master Zhan, why don't you go back to your room and take a look?"

Zhan Zhao blinked, "Miao Miao Tower?"

Several maids made a "poof" sound for some unknown reason and told Zhan Zhao to go back to the room and take a look.

Zhan Zhao's first reaction was that if he wasn't here at this time, wouldn't the rat have made someone else do something?

He took Xiaowu back to the courtyard first. Before entering the courtyard, Guard Zhan took a look... Except for a few potted plants, there seemed to be nothing unusual in the courtyard. There were no pagodas or pools dug.

Touching his chin, Zhan Zhao took Xiao Wu for a walk into the courtyard. He glanced at the wall and saw several kittens squatting there. They were quite unfamiliar. They were probably born while he was away.

When they arrived at the door, Guard Zhan stretched out his hand and pushed the door open, and Xiao Wu scurried in through the door. He hadn't been back for a while, and Xiao Wu missed his big soft blanket in Miaomiao Building and was ready to go in and roll around.

Just stretch your legs...

But as soon as Xiao Wu jumped in, he heard a series of "meow" sounds. Looking up, Xiao Wu was so frightened that he turned around and ran out, bumping into Zhan Zhao who was entering the door.

Zhan Zhao caught Xiao Wu and looked up, okay! Meow Meow Tower has become a veritable cat nest. I’m sorry he’s not around this time. All the big cats and kittens have come here to spend the winter. Zhan Zhao took a quick glance and saw hundreds of them.

Cats, all kinds of cats.

When the cats saw Zhan Zhao coming back, they meowed happily and pounced on him.

…

Tianzun and Yin Hou accompanied the Silver Demon King to visit Kaifeng Mansion. The Demon King was very interested in the Miaomiao Tower next door.

As soon as the three old men entered the door, they saw Zhan Zhao being pressed down by Xiao Wu, with a bunch of big cats and kittens rolling around on him.

Fortunately, a few boys came in with two buckets of food and knocked the bowls to lure the kittens and big cats away.

Zhan Zhao struggled to crawl out of the pile of cats and rescued his own king of beasts. He sat down at the stone table and stroked his chest to calm down his shock.

The little maid told Zhan Zhao that there are always cats coming this year, and more and more big cats are giving birth to kittens. A few days ago, Mr. Bao has sent out the notices, and anyone who wants a cat has sent a note.

The Tianyamen officials went door-to-door to deliver them according to their addresses, and more than half of them had already been delivered.

Zhan Zhao was quite puzzled, "So many people want to raise cats?"

"Master Zhan, think about it! This is the cat sent out by our Kaifeng Mansion Yamen!" Several maids chirped, "Then our Kaifeng Mansion cats are sure to catch every mouse!"

Yin Hou and Tianzun were both overjoyed, and Zhan Zhao also felt that it was very useful, so he directed everyone to deliver it quickly and sweep up the dust after delivering it, otherwise the mice in his house would not dare to live there.

Just like that, Silver Demon King and Tianzun Yinhou were drinking tea in the yard, watching Zhan Zhaoman catching cats in the yard,

…

In the blink of an eye, five days passed.

Everyone's lives are gradually returning to normal.

The Ninth Prince stayed with his mother for three days, and then went to Gongsun's clinic to join in the fun.

When the fourth son saw that Zhao Pu had come to take care of his father, he and Xiao Liangzi went to meet Man Muhua. He brought back the star candy recipe given by Qian Tianxing, and Manji planned to launch a series of them during the Chinese New Year.

Star Candy. It is said that two children told Man Muhua the story of Star Candy, which moved Manji's young master to tears. He waved his sleeves and gave away Star Candy for free!

The Silver Demon King actually went to teach at Taixue University. This man was proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was knowledgeable and elegant in writing. Every time he taught a class, even the masters who were not in class would move their chairs to the door and sit and listen.

The Demon King goes to Taixue to give a class every morning or afternoon. After the class, Tianzun and Yin Hou come to Taixue to pick him up. Either they go to have a meal together, or they go drink tea, or they make an appointment with Xiaosizi and the others.

He went to the theater to listen to plays, or went to Nan'an Temple to play chess with Weichen Wusha and the others, and lived a very comfortable life.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang have always been happy when the two elders in the family are happy. Tianzun and Yin Hou are now even more Buddhist. They follow the Silver Demon King around the city and are always as happy as two children. Therefore, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang are also in a good mood.

It's incredible.

…

On the sixth day after everyone returned to Kaifeng, the first snow of winter finally fell.

Early that morning, there were three knocks on the door of Miaomiao Tower.

Zhan Zhao had already gotten up and was washing his face. He wiped his face with this wet handkerchief and walked away to the door and opened it.

The fifth master looked at Zhan Zhao with admiration. This cat was washing his face and walking at the same time, and his body was not wet yet!

The door opened, and the fourth child, wearing a red cloak, stomped his snow-stained boots at the door, then ran in, rushing towards the fifth child first.

Xiaowu hooked his tail and asked Xiaosi to lie on his furry belly.

Zhan Zhao looked outside the door, curious, "Xiao Sizi, are you alone? Where are Gongsun and Xiaoliangzi?"

Xiao Sizi pouted, "Xiao Liangzi and Jiujiu went to watch the exam."

"Examination?" Bai Yutang sounded fresh. Zhao Pu still watched the exam?

"Oh." Zhan Zhao finally remembered, "It must be the first test for Wu Zhuangyuan."

Bai Yutang was quite interested, "Does it look good?"

"Well... the first test actually didn't look good, but the current test looks better." Zhan Zhao said, "Zhao Pu probably went to select people. There are many people in the army this time, and it should be for this purpose."

"Xiao Liangzi said that there are more candidates taking the exam this year than in previous years." Xiao Sizi took a comb and combed Xiao Wu's hair.

"What about your dad?"

"Dad went to dig a grave..."

As soon as the fourth son spoke, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang froze on the spot. The two heroes looked at the fourth son quietly - Didn't they just come back? There is no case, so why are you digging graves?
To be continued...