Chapter 34 People's Trust Jiang Yu and his companions hurried and finally arrived at Lingdu, but they were stopped by the guards outside the city gate. "No, that's not it..." Fang He waved the letter Song Lian gave them in front of the guards again and again, "See? It was really your city lord's wife who asked us to come here." The two guards were unmoved and refused to let anyone in. "We haven't received any orders from the city lord and his wife. We can't let anyone in." Fang He held his breath, and hurriedly took the letter out of the envelope, opened the letter, and pointed to the seal on the lower right corner: "Then you can take a look at this, right? This is the seal of your city lord, right?" The guard just glanced at it and turned away: "This kind of thing can be forged as long as you have seen it." Fang He took a deep breath, shook out the letter completely, held it under the guard's eyes, and gritted his teeth: "Where's the handwriting?!" The guard didn't even look at it, and took a step to the left to avoid the danger of having his face covered with paper: "I don't know, we haven't seen the madam's handwriting." Okay, then he doesn't need to take out the Sun Moon Sect's badge anymore, since they won't believe it anyway. Fang He was furious. He rolled his eyes in front of them and took a deep breath. "Okay." He gritted his teeth, "If you don't want to go in, then don't go in. Don't regret it."
Fang He returned with nothing. Jiang Yu listened to their entire conversation and frowned, "This shouldn't be the case. Didn't the City Lord's wife communicate with others in advance?" But it had been several days since the City Lord's wife sent out the letter, and the reply from the Sun Moon Immortal Sect had also arrived long ago. There was no reason for them not to know that the Sun Moon Immortal Sect would send someone. Fang He shook his head in frustration: "They won't let us in no matter what. They won't listen to us." Jiang Yu was somewhat helpless: "We can't just go back like this..." She raised her eyebrows, "Why don't we wait until dark and sneak in? The City Lord's wife should be..." She paused and looked at Yuan Heng: "Could it be that something happened to the City Lord's wife, so she didn't communicate with the guards?" As soon as she finished speaking, before anyone had time to think about the possibility of her words, there was a noise at the city gate, and someone came out by himself. Jiang Yu and the others looked over curiously and saw the two guards step back. The man asked them a few questions and they answered respectfully. Judging from their appearance, they guessed that the person who came had a high status in the city. The man looked outside the city and saw Jiang Yu and his companions gathered in a circle. He lit up with joy and walked straight towards them. He stood three or five steps away from them and bowed first: "Are you fellow Taoists from the Sun Moon Immortal Sect?" Jiang Yu and the others then looked at each other carefully. His face was pale, his lips were white, and he looked like he had not recovered from a serious illness. However, the clothes he was wearing were exquisite and luxurious. Maybe it was someone sent by the city lord's wife to pick them up. Fang He was the first to answer: "We are!" As the leader of this mission, Yuan Heng returned the greeting: "We are here on the orders of the Sect Master to help the City Lord and his wife solve the strange incident in Lingdu." Jiang Yu and others behind him also bowed. "Thank you for your help, fellow Taoists." The other party was kind and said, "My name is Wenren Huai, and I am the mayor of Lingdu." Yuan Heng was surprised: "It turns out to be the City Lord Wenren, I am sorry for the rudeness." "No, no." Wen Ren Huai said with a smile, "It was us who failed to notify the guards in time, causing you fellow Taoists to be stopped outside the door. I hope you will forgive us." He was very polite in his words. Yuan Heng spoke to him for several sentences, all of which were pleasantries. He was friendly and polite to others. Jiang Yu and his companions were personally led into the city gate by him. He introduced them all the way from the city gate to the city lord's mansion. He could tell when a house was built and who opened a stall. Jiang Yu's impression of him rose sharply.
Lingdu City was very prosperous. Even after so many incidents, there were still many people setting up stalls on the streets. Some of them, when they saw them, greeted Wen Ren Huai with a smile and gave him some cakes or homemade gadgets. Wen Ren Huai tried to refuse, but when he saw that he couldn't, he accepted the gifts. He introduced them to the people: "These are immortals from the Sun and Moon Immortal Sect, who are here specifically to help us." Then the group of people gathered around them again and surrounded them. "They still look like young kids." Someone handed them a bag of roasted chestnuts. Yuan Heng was at a loss: "I don't--" "Thank you, little fairies." A bag of fragrant and sweet pastries was stuffed into Jiang Yu's arms. Jiang Yu: “This——” "Thank you, little fairy. These are worthless things. I hope you won't despise them." A little girl stuffed a few bracelets into Wei Xu's hands. Wei Xu: “.” Wen Ren Huai was standing nearby, holding the things that the people had stuffed into his arms, and watching the scene with a smile, his eyes gentle and warm. Many people gathered around them, and some even came up to them with tears in their eyes: "The little fairy is here, then, then can my Ze'an come back?" "He's been missing for a long time," she said. "Don't worry, madam!" A happy citizen answered for him, "The city lord has woken up, and the immortals have also come. Your Ze'an will definitely come back. Not only Guang'an, but also the little girl of Brother Song, Brother Yu and his wife, and the other missing people, they will definitely come back! The murderer will definitely be caught!" "Yes!" someone immediately echoed, "Everyone will come back, and the murderer will be caught!" "Yes! They will all come back!" Jiang Yu and his companions looked at each other, not understanding why the people around them suddenly became so excited. They hugged each other happily, as if the ending had already been decided. Even Aunt Wang, who had been crying at the beginning, smiled and looked at them with eyes full of trust and affirmation. The city lord Wen Renhuai seemed to be infected by the mood of the people. He looked at them with a gentle and encouraging gaze, and his eyes swept across everyone's face. Fang He was also infected by their emotions: "Don't worry, we will definitely help you find the person and catch the murderer!" Jiang Yu didn't feel very excited. Apart from some doubts, she was very calm and even had the mind to observe the expressions of the people. They were certain that these immortals would help them find their missing relatives and friends, and this cheering was more like a celebration after knowing the outcome than an inspiring mobilization meeting. These people trust them too much. Wen Ren Huai came out in time to stop the cheering and took them away from the crowd. “Sorry.” He walked in front. He had probably just woken up from a coma and had not yet recovered. His steps were a little unsteady, and he was still holding the things given to him by the people. “I’m sorry to have caused you trouble. It’s all my fault—” His voice lowered, revealing some disappointment: "It's because I'm really useless. I haven't caught the murderer yet, which scared them too much. That's why they got so excited when they saw a few Taoist friends." (End of this chapter)