In the front yard of Xiao Qingguan, the wooden table that was originally placed in the kitchen for eating was placed against the wall, and the stools were also moved over. Jiang Chou looked at Qiu Xu sitting opposite and frowned very tightly.
To his left, Young Master Tang Qi sat in the innermost room with his legs crossed, his back leaning against the wall, squinting and looking at the slightly yellowed document in his hand, with an expression on his face somewhere between frivolous and solemn.
The sky was cloudless in the afternoon, and the gentle breeze was blowing slowly. Qiu Xu sat upright on the bench, looked at Jiang Chou and said seriously: "Brother Jiang, this is the notice I just received. Bai Yujing of Suling County will be here."
Three days later, Xiao Qing Temple will be inspected by the sect. If the review fails, Xiao Qing Temple will be directly owned by Tianhexuan with the approval of Zhongtong Sect."
He paused, the black eyebrows on his white face furrowed, and said in a deep voice: "As the only silver medal patrol officer in Qinghe County, I need to cooperate with the actions of my superior Bai Yujing throughout the entire process, and carry out the investigation of Xiao Qingguan in advance.
Some routine checks."
As for why Yan Wenkang didn't come, Qiu Xu thought of how the old man fell to the ground unconscious with sweat on his forehead as soon as he heard the news, and thought that his experience was far from enough.
Perhaps it was because he felt that Tianhexuan was haunted, or perhaps it was simply because the weather was so good and such a good mood had to be ruined by such bad things, Jiang Chou's face became obviously unhappy.
But what Qiu Xu did was also his duty. What could Jiang Chou say?
So he looked at Young Master Tang Qi, frowned and said, "Brother Tang, what are you here to do?"
Young Master Tang Qi spread his hands and pretended to be wronged and said: "Conscience of heaven and earth, Brother Jiang, your words are a bit hurtful. This blacksmith has been to you several times, but this is my first time."
Only then did Jiang Chou realize that this was indeed the first time Tang Qi Gongzi came to Xiaoqingguan as a guest, although the previous visit by Qiu Xu was a bit different from being a guest...
He knew that it was unreasonable to direct his anger at Young Master Tang Qi. Just as he was about to apologize, he saw Young Master Tang Qi waving his hands, circling his long legs on the bench, looking at him with a smile and saying, "But
I'd rather be able to be Brother Jiang's punching bag. After all, this shows that Brother Jiang doesn't treat me as an outsider..."
Aunt Mei, who was standing alone outside the door as a bodyguard, was used to Tang Qi Gong becoming equal and even a little humble in front of Jiang Chou. She raised her head slightly and looked curiously at the deep pit not far ahead.
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"Isn't it the end of the year for the sect's inspection? April hasn't arrived yet." Jiang Chou frowned and returned to the topic, "Isn't this against the rules?"
Sect inspections are no stranger to Jiang Chou now. As early as the beginning of the conflict with the Zhongtong Sect, he had a general understanding of the entire inspection process under the explanation of Jun Jue.
First, each sect will write a ten-year summary, summarizing the demons that the sect has defeated in the past ten years, the magic weapons forged, the elixirs refined, the disciples trained, the number of people in each realm, etc.
Statistics were collected, and a complete file was formed and submitted to Bai Yujing for cross-checking by Bai Yujing and the imperial court.
For a giant like Five Cities on the Twelfth Floor, the ten-year summary dossier will be compiled and written from the beginning of this year, but for Xiao Qingguan, it can be completed in just a few strokes.
Immediately afterwards, during the file review process, if Bai Yujing feels that there is a discrepancy between what is written in the file and the actual situation of the sect, it will be recorded. When all the issues are summarized, the second stage will be entered - the book review meeting.
To put it simply, this link is not much different from interrogating prisoners. It is nothing more than questioning the head of the sect on various matters and standards. The duration of the entire book-listing session is uncertain. In short, Bai Yujing must be persuaded or surrendered.
The consequences of surrender are often ordered to make rectifications, or more seriously, to be directly seized and owned by the superior sect.
Because of this, in the book matching process, you often have to face not only Bai Yujing, but also your superior sect.
In fact, Jiang Chou and everyone in Xiaoqingguan have been working hard these past few days just to pass the sect inspection at the end of the year and make Xiaoqingguan independent.
Expanding the elixir store, the armory, the Kung Fu building, cultivating spiritual fields, improving the strength of everyone, and building a protective array... All of these will be regarded as Xiao Qingguan's business performance in the sect's review. It can be said that Jiang Chou and others
Everything he does will help Xiao Qingguan have more hope of independence at the end of the year.
But the premise is... there is enough time.
It will take several months to expand the house, and the planting of Xiaoyao wheat will have to wait until autumn to mature. The improvement of everyone's strength will not happen overnight. How can the sword formation left by Emperor Shihuang be completed in a short time...
If it is by the end of the year, it is foreseeable that all this will bring about earth-shaking changes.
But... Qiu Xu brought the news that the sect inspection would start in three days, and it was too late.
It's a very uncomfortable feeling to have hope but to be intercepted halfway.
"Don't think about it, someone must have tampered with it." Mr. Tang Qi narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "Even if it is a sect inspection, it is difficult for a small sect like Xiao Qingguan to guarantee absolute fairness and justice. This kind of early judgment
This is not the first time that the death penalty has happened."
Jiang Chou slowly clenched his right hand. The only person who could do this and conflict with Xiao Qingguan was Tian Qinhe.
Thinking of everyone in front of and behind him, on the mountain and down the mountain, Jun Jue and the others were still working hard to do their own things. Jiang Chou's eyes narrowed tighter and tighter. He could not imagine that the newly expanded Xiao Qingguan would fall into the hands of others.
What kind of expressions will they have on their faces?
Along the way, he has become accustomed to having them in Xiaoqingguan.
It must not be scattered.
"Xiao Qingguan will definitely become independent." Jiang Chou suddenly said.
Facing the confused looks of Young Master Tang Qi and Qiu Xu, Jiang Chou continued to say seriously: "I think I need your help."
Young Master Tang Qi narrowed his eyes slightly and said nothing, but Qiu Xu frowned and said, "Brother Jiang, I have decided on my position on this matter. I'm afraid I won't be able to help."
If Qiu Xu deliberately lets things slip during the sect's inspection, not to mention whether Qiu Xu himself would allow him to do it, even if he does, it would be a minor matter to be stripped of his silver medal after being discovered, and his identity as the heir to the shrine will be cut off.
The most serious.
Jiang Chou looked at Qiu Xu, with an unprecedented serious expression on his face, and said in a low voice: "Brother Qiu, please listen to me."
"Although the sect inspection is extremely strict, the most difficult thing is that the sect cannot know which items in the files submitted by it have problems before the book meeting, nor does it know which standards Bai Yujing will focus on.
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"But if you can know this information and make some preparations in advance, there is nothing you can do. And this is precisely the advantage of Xiaoqingguan... Because Xiaoqingguan is too small, there are not many items that can be used as inspection standards."
The cool breeze blew, and the light in Jiang Chou's eyes became brighter and brighter.
He picked up the document just now, turned to the blank back, picked up the pen on the side and wrote four words.
"I have read "The Contract". For a sect as low-level as Xiao Qingguan, the most important review standards are these."
Jiang Chou put his hand on the paper and read word by word: