Chapter 1: The Mousy Thief Steals the Magic Sword

  At night, Zhan Zhao stood alone in the dark courtyard, silent and speechless!

  It's been over a week since the case of Zuo Mei, and I've been thinking every day about how to apply the skills in Zhang Zhao's body, but so far, there is still no way!

  We are modern people with new ideas, a lawyer no less, how can't we even solve such a simple problem?!

  What if Old Bao comes again and asks for help from Zhan Huwei, what should we do then?

  Speaking of which, lawyers are desk workers, right? Why did I cross over into Xian Zhao's body, and not Gong Sun Ce's? If I had crossed over into Gong Sun Ce's body, I would have been Old Bao's invincible strategist. Not to mention that I'm familiar with the plot, even if I weren't, I've still evolved as a human being for several thousand years!

  But now, I've become Zhan Zhao, alas...

  What should I do?!

  A thin figure suddenly appeared behind Zhan Zhao, gently patted Zhan Zhao, and Zhan Zhao jumped up high, turned his head to look back, it was Gongsun Ce!

  Zhan Zhao hastily cupped his fists and awkwardly said, "Hehe, Master Gongsun, a martial artist's instincts, instincts, haha!"

  Gongsun Ce slightly stroked his beard, narrowed his phoenix eyes and said, "Zhan Huwei doesn't need to explain, the night is already deep, why hasn't Zhan Huwei returned to his quarters to rest yet?"

  Only to see Zhan Zhao's face move, he hurriedly raised his head and said with a serious expression: "That... we are here to appreciate the beautiful scenery, suitable for moon appreciation, moon appreciation... cough cough..."

  Appreciate the moon! ?

  Only when I lifted it up did I realize that dark clouds were densely packed, a pitch-black expanse without even a sliver of crescent moon. What kind of moon can be appreciated?

  However, unexpectedly, Mr. Gong Sun nodded slightly and said, "Indeed, the moonlight is hard to come by!"

  What's going on?! Mr. Gong Sun, even if you're just talking nonsense, what are you getting excited about?! Zhan Zhao looked shocked!

  "Tomorrow, Lord Bao plans to visit the residence of the Grand Councilor to take a look at Qin Xianglian. I wonder if Zhan Huo Wei will go with him?" Mr. Gong Sun said with a faint smile.

  Go to the Prime Minister's mansion to see Qin Xianglian!? Zhan Zhao thought silently, it seems that this world is indeed the world of the 1993 TV series. Qin Xianglian has been adopted as a goddaughter by the Prime Minister and lives in the mansion!

  "Alright, let's go take a look!" Zhan Zhao smiled and said, "We also have some fate with Qin Xianglian, hehe!"

  Mr. Gong smiled and said, "Then I won't disturb Xuan Hu's appreciation of the beautiful scenery. The student takes his leave!" With that, Mr. Gong left directly!

  Zhan Zhao has a black line on his head, appreciating the beautiful scenery, but it's just a hair, might as well go back to sleep!

  Back in the room, Zhan Zhao looked around helplessly and sighed. This old house was really too shabby! The windows were pasted with white paper - leaking wind, the black lacquer door - peeling off, a round wooden table - still okay, four legs intact, four carved wooden stools - short-legged, a blue ceramic teapot - lidless, four white ceramic tea cups - chipped, a wooden bed board - hard as a plank, and the plain flower-patterned mosquito net on the bed - patched...

  This old lady is really thrifty and good at managing the household!

  After a good night's sleep, the next day, he followed Bao Quan to pay his respects at the Xiang Mansion. In the evening, he was unexpectedly summoned by the Emperor to enter the palace and take office... Zhan Zhao helplessly rolled his eyes, sighing, I'm just a laborious life!

  But it's also the first time I've seen what a palace looks like! The palace is indeed grand, and compared to the Temple of Heaven in my previous life, I don't know how much more luxurious it is. There's only one poem that can describe it: "Covering over 300 miles, isolated from the sky and sun. The mountain ranges stretch northward and then turn west, leading straight to Xianyang. Two rivers flow together, entering the palace walls. Every five steps there's a pavilion, every ten steps a tower; the corridors wind and twist, the eaves and rafters soar high; each one hugs the terrain, with intricate carvings and patterns. Winding and twisting, layer upon layer, like beehives and whirlpools, I don't know how many tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands there are. Long bridges lie flat on the waves, what dragon is hidden beneath? The elevated walkways stretch across the sky, what rainbow is revealed? High and low, dark and mysterious, I don't know east from west. The music pavilion resonates with warmth, spring light shines brightly; the dance hall's sleeves are cold, wind and rain are sorrowful. Within one day, within a single palace, yet the weather is not uniform.

  One sleepless night later, Zhan Zhao returned to Kaifeng Prefecture with two panda eyes. In the past week or so, Zhan Zhao had not been idle either, and at least he had a good grasp of the layout of Kaifeng Prefecture!

  When he returned to Kaifeng Prefecture, he was directly dragged away by Wang Chao, who was guarding the hall, leaving Zhan Zhao with a puzzled face.

  "Hey, hey, I'm asking you, what's going on with the royal court? Why are you pulling such a long face and rushing me to who-knows-where?" Zhan Zhao asked helplessly as he was dragged along.

  The king was running and said, "Go to the master's room, something big has happened!"

  "What's going on?" A chill ran down Zhan Zhao's spine. Wasn't it about to start with that true or false champion?

  Wang Chao didn't say a word, and they had already arrived at Lao Bao's room. Zhan Zhao fixed his gaze and saw that in the room were Lao Bao, Gong Sun Ce, and those four great bodyguards... wait, no, it was three great bodyguards, and Wang Chao was still pulling him along!

  Look at the expressions of everyone, Zhan Zhao couldn't help but take a deep breath of cool air. It seems that things are not as simple as they seem!

  Taking a closer look, Bao Heizi's face was actually pale, while Gong Sun's face was as dark as Old Bao's used to be. Zhan Zhao felt a chill run down his spine...

  If it were a case of true or false champion, it wouldn't have become the current situation, would there be something different that can't be done?

  Zhan Zhao stepped forward and asked, "Sir, what has happened?"

  Bao Zheng sighed softly and looked down without speaking. Gong Sun Ce shook his head slightly and said, "Zhan Huwei, come take a look!"

  Gongsun Ce handed a piece of paper from Bao Zheng's desk to Zhan Zhao, who was stunned and his legs were about to cramp up. What the heck is this? I don't seem to recognize many Song Dynasty characters!

  Zhan Zhao took the paper with a dazed expression, lowered his head to look at it, but for some reason, he could actually understand the words on it. Zhan Zhao's heart stirred, perhaps this was an instinct of this body of his. Although he didn't have its memories, at least these most basic things, the cells in his brain should remember!

  Lowering his head to look at the paper, in an instant, Zhan Zhao's entire face turned green...

  The Kaifeng Prefecture is renowned far and wide, but it's actually quite poor. Originally, I wanted to find that stinky cat and have a fight with it to see whether the mouse fears the cat or the mouse eats the cat. However, after circling around, I didn't discover any trace of the stinky cat. In the end, I decided to choose one valuable item from the Kaifeng Prefecture and leave. I believe that stinky cat will definitely come searching for it. There are three valuable items in the Kaifeng Prefecture: the Shangfang Treasure Sword, the Imperial Slaughterer's Three Knives, and the Prefectural Seal. I randomly chose one of them - the Shangfang Treasure Sword!

  "This object is bestowed by the current emperor, known as 'beheading first and reporting later', a real manifestation of the emperor's favor. Imperial Cat, if you want to retrieve this sword, meet me on Trapped Island!"

  Seal: Jin Maoshu Bai Yutang.

  The handwriting was as beautiful as a flying dragon and a dancing phoenix, with iron hooks and silver strokes that made people gasp in admiration. But the content on this paper, however, left Zhan Zhao stunned like a wooden chicken!

  Heavens! Earth! Why is this hand not following the normal rules?! The next unit of the beautiful case was supposed to be the true or false champion, why did it become Jinmao Mouse stealing the Shangfang Treasure Sword?!

  Impossible, in the 93 version of Justice Bao, there is no such thing at all. Even if it did exist, it would only be during the final episode of "Five Rats Causing Trouble in the Eastern Capital". What's going on here? In other versions, there is no such episode either. In other versions, either the imperial seal was stolen or the emperor's jade pendant was stolen, how did it become the Magic Sword here?

  Wait, wait, wait, this isn't the point. The point is that this Jin Mao mouse was for Yu Miao's exhibition, which is why we came here. We don't know any martial arts, going to Trap Island wouldn't be a dead end? Just after crossing over, in just over a week, I'm already facing the dilemma of crossing over again twice? Heaven and earth, are you still letting people live?!

  "Jin Mao Shu Bai Yu Tang? Who is that?" asked Bao Da Ren suddenly when Zhan Zhao had not yet come back to his senses.

  Zhan Zhao came back to his senses, looked at Bao Gong and sighed. Just as he was about to speak, Gong Sun Ce suddenly spoke up, "The Jianghu rumor has it that the five mice of Trap Island: the eldest is Tianqiao Mouse Lu Fang, the second is Chudi Mouse Han Chang, the third is Chuanshan Mouse Xu Qing, the fourth is Fanjiang Mouse Jiang Ping, and the fifth is Jinmao Mouse Bai Yutang. Each of them has an extraordinary skill and is hiding in secret. Moreover, it's said that although Jinmao Mouse Bai Yutang is the youngest among the five mice, his kung fu is the highest, and rumor has it that he has already entered the top five in Jianghu..."

  "However, these five mice are chivalrous and righteous people, with a very high reputation in the Jianghu community of Songjiang. But they have never interacted with the government before, so it's surprising that they would come to Kaifeng Prefecture to cause trouble this time! Alas!" Mr. Gong Sun's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Zhan Zhao.

  Zhan Zhao's heart turned cold, and he hastily cupped his hands and said, "This Bai Yutang must have come for me. The Five Rats of Trap Island have always referred to themselves as 'rats', but I was conferred the title 'Imperial Cat' by the Emperor... I'm afraid Bai Yutang has come because of this 'cat' and 'rat' title."

  Bao Daidaoren listened and slightly shook his head: "This is just a dispute over fame, an empty name, why must it be so?!"

  "Gongsun sir glanced at Zhan Zhao and said, 'Sir, people in the jianghu have always valued their reputation above all else, even more than their lives. White Jade Hall's actions are not unreasonable.' He paused for a moment before continuing, 'Judging from the poem left by White Jade Hall, it seems that General Zhan will have to make a trip to Trap Island.'"

  Zhan Zhao helplessly sighed and said with a clenched fist, "I will personally go to the Island of Empty Space and retrieve the Shangfang Sword!"

  Shall we not go? If we don't, Lao Bao will be ruthless and chop us off. Although Lao Bao won't use private punishment, this time it's related to the Shangfang treasure sword! No choice, let's just go... But thinking about what will happen after going, why are my two legs not listening to orders?

  Wang Chao, Ma Han, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu heard this, and immediately rushed forward to salute and ask for orders: "Your subordinates are willing to follow Master Zhan to go together."

  "Inadvisable," Mr. Gong Sun shook his head and said, "Bai Yutang has specifically named you to accompany Xu Huwei on the expedition, but I fear that would only lead to trouble. Moreover, when Xu Huwei goes out, the safety of the master requires your protection even more, so you must be cautious."

  Zhan Zhao nodded and said, "Mr. Gong Sun's words are not wrong, it's better for Zhan to go alone, sir, I will set off immediately!"

  Bao Zheng nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll have to trouble you, Escort Wei!"

  Got it, this sentence again... Zhan Zhao helplessly rolled his eyes secretly and turned around to walk out of the door!

  "Hold on, Zhan Wei!!" Bao Zheng suddenly called out to stop Zhan Zhao!

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