Chapter 26: The evil spirit benefits and visits Mr. Lu Linjiang Division. Yang Zhubu had a complicated expression, vaguely shocked. Last night, the flag bearer was alone, guarding the 360 steps. He thought that he would most likely not see the flag bearer today. Or maybe he was harmed by evil spirits last night and died without a complete body. Or they abandoned their post and fled last night. There is no need to say much about the former, but if it is the latter, then the crime of deserting the battlefield is enough to punish by beheading! Therefore, he vaguely felt that if the flag bearer had not been beheaded, he would most likely have escaped from Gaoliu City at this moment, and would be on the run from then on, living in various pure lands, with no chance of making a comeback. Maybe when we meet again in the future, I will be dressed in fine clothes and have a shiny face, but the Fifth Master, who once had a promising future, is now ragged, unkempt, hungry, cold, miserable, miserable... “You have too many thoughts.”
Lin Yan looked at him deeply, his expression calm, and said slowly: "Last night, demons broke into the city and attacked in many places. As the chief accountant of my Linjiang Division, you must lead people to count them." Linjiangsi, as a branch of Jiantiansi, has the power of supervision. Now that there have been attacks in many places, the government office in the southern part of the outer city has sent people to deal with the aftermath. It is inevitable that some people will become greedy, enrich themselves, withhold money and food, or even kill people in order to gain more benefits. "I understand, but..." Yang Zhubu looked up, but found that the flag-bearer had disappeared. Only a cold voice was left, coming slowly. "You should do your job well. I will return to Linjiang Division tonight and conduct an investigation myself." "Also, whoever comes looking for me today, tell them to wait." - Name: Lin Yan. Kung Fu: Five Elements Internal Breathing Technique. Cultivation: Refining Essence Realm (72/3650) + Magical power 1: Eat evil! Supernatural Power 2: Demon Suppression! The technique is as follows: Thunder Blade Level 100 (100/) Paper-cut horse (100/100) Disguise (67/100) + Breathing Technique (31/100) + Evil spirit: 513 "The benefits gained last night far exceeded our expectations!" "Adding what I used up last night, the total amount I gained overnight is over 600 strands of evil spirit!" Lin Yan thought to himself: "The results of this night are comparable to my accumulation of two years." Thinking of this, he did not hesitate and added all his evil spirit to his cultivation. Refining Essence (585/3650)
In an instant, I felt my physical body becoming stronger and stronger. The skin, flesh, bones, meridians, marrow, and internal organs all seemed to become much more solid at the same moment. The qi and blood in the body surged like a rolling river, and in an instant, the blood in the body boiled. He closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened them again, his eyes were sparkling and his gaze was as sharp as torches. "Yesterday, I just entered the Refining Essence Realm, which is the lowest level in this realm." "After today, I will be considered a master among martial artists at the Refining Essence Realm!" "There is still a long way to go. I still have a long way to go before I can reach the peak of the Refining Essence Realm." "Although we killed many demons yesterday, the really powerful ones were sent away by the incense after all." "This world is dark and filled with weirdness and endless evil. Even if you are at the peak of the Refining Essence Realm, you may not be able to truly protect yourself." Lin Yan warned himself in his heart and dispelled the pride and complacency that came from his breakthrough in cultivation. He glanced left and right, continued moving forward, found a suitable place, changed his clothes, took off his disguise, and turned back into Lin Yan's appearance. Then he went to the street where his second brother was, looked at him from a distance, and made sure that his brother was not affected by the incident last night. He breathed a sigh of relief, returned to his old house, took a bath, had a meal, and then set off for the salt factory. During this period, he discovered that the "alien egg" pattern in his left palm seemed to be more active. "We need to first figure out what this alien egg is!" - Linjiangfang. In the courtyard. Mr. Lu looked calm. He closed the book, put it aside, and sighed, "It's too noisy." The middle-aged man holding up the axe in the yard froze. Looking at the dry firewood in front of me, I don’t know whether to chop it or not. "Stop reading and continue working." Mr. Lu stood up, suddenly turned his head and asked, "How do you feel about moving out of the inner city and coming to the outer city?" "Something's wrong." The middle-aged man silently put down his axe and said in a muffled voice: "This Gaoliu City is one of the top three cities in Qifeng Prefecture. I always feel that every part of it reveals traces of roughness, and there is always a sense of weirdness." Lord Lu said calmly, "Are you talking about the division of the various districts in the city? Or the City Guard Office? Or the Heavenly Monitoring Office?" "All." The middle-aged man replied, "You should know that when Gaoliu City was first built, it was modeled after Qifeng Prefecture City."
Lord Lu stroked his beard and said with a smile, "You came from Qifeng City, so the Gaoliu City you see is naturally not perfect in every way." "But don't forget that the construction of Qifeng City itself was modeled after the ruins of an ancient city." "Including the rules and regulations, government offices, and official ranks, all were revised based on the remaining ancient books." "In today's world, everything is being rebuilt from ruins and explored in confusion." "Don't look down on the shortcomings of this place, you should look at the progress it has made in recent years." "Look at the chaos in Gaoliu Inner City back then. This was the result of the imperfections back then." "Afterwards, Qifeng Prefecture sent in the Heavenly Supervisor to stay for a long time and monitor the entire city. This is the way to improve things." At this point, Lord Lu said quietly, "At least, I am quite satisfied with what I have seen so far. At least Gaoliu City has been improving over the years and is better than before." The middle-aged man nodded slightly and was about to speak, but he turned his head to look at the gate and frowned. "Are you satisfied with those who keep coming to visit you and try to get close to you?" "The so-called human relationships and worldly wisdom are also the trend of this era gradually restoring order and civilization. From this, we can see that Gaoliu City has been quite stable and prosperous in recent years." "so?" "Let them go! Don't bother me while I'm reading." "Ok." The middle-aged man clapped his rough hands, walked out and opened the gate. More than ten people gathered outside the courtyard, from various families in the inner city. "The Sun family is hosting a banquet and would like to invite Mr. Lu to attend. Here is the invitation..." "My Liu family has a copybook of calligraphy, which is an ancient relic left in the 'Pure Land'. Please give it to Mr. Lu to appreciate it for you." "The Bai family recently hunted a strange horse with scales all over its body. I think it's a dragon-scale horse. Please give it a name, Lord Lu." "The Zhou family has found a rare flower, but we are afraid that we cannot keep it alive. Please ask Mr. Lu to cultivate it. All expenses during this period will be borne by the Zhou family." "The City Guards have cleared three houses in the inner city and connected them to form Gaoliu Academy." Then someone from the City Guard said respectfully, "This is now recorded under the name of Mr. Lu. I hope Mr. Lu will return to the academy to teach and educate talents and revitalize Gaoliu." "..." The middle-aged man had a blank expression on his face. He seemed to have gotten used to the scene before him. This was the case when Mr. Lu just returned to Gaoliu City. Because I was tired of it, I moved to Linjiangfang in the outer city two days ago. It has become much quieter and more peaceful now. But last night, evil spirits crossed the city wall and broke into Linjiangfang. All parties believed that it was Lord Lu who took action to quell the chaos.
In addition, early this morning, news came from Qifeng Prefecture City that Mr. Lu’s direct disciple was nominated as one of the twelve priests of the Wutong Temple in Qifeng Prefecture! The restless days began again. All forces in Gaoliu City vied with each other to invite him. This is not the first batch. Before daybreak, a priest from Liuzun Temple came in person and invited Mr. Lu to the inner city in the name of seeking advice, implying that he would not be disappointed on this trip to the temple. Today, three caravans from outside Gaoliu City, representing the forces behind them, came to visit him, bringing real gold and silver with them, but he sent them all away. "Mr. Lu is not feeling well and cannot see guests. Let's all go back." The middle-aged man said slowly, "As for the gifts... Mr. Lu never accepts gifts from outsiders. As the saying goes, no one should accept gifts without merit. You can take them back." Everyone was about to speak and came forward. The middle-aged man's face was slightly cold, and he said: "The evil spirits attacked the city last night and caused considerable damage. If you really want to, you should go and deal with the aftermath of all the parties involved..." As soon as he finished speaking, he frowned and was about to close the gate. But the next moment, he raised his eyebrows and looked towards the end of the street. Everyone followed his line of sight and turned their heads to look. There I saw a young man with a complicated expression, handsome features, simple clothes with traces of stitches on them. In his left hand he held a piece of bacon. He was holding a cloth bag in his right hand. Someone who was close by stood on tiptoe to take a look and found that it was a small bag of refined salt. "You are……" The middle-aged man frowned. The young man, who was about to turn back when he saw so many people, felt a little helpless and said, "I came to visit Mr. Lu, but since he doesn't see guests or accept gifts, I won't bother you for now and will come back later." People from all sides looked at each other in bewilderment, feeling it was quite absurd. No wonder Mr. Lu seems quite annoyed recently. It turns out that here in the outer city, all kinds of people have heard of Mr. Lu's name, so they don't know their place and want to come and curry favor with him? A piece of bacon and a bag of salt as a gift? Did he think that Mr. Lu was a poor old man who lived on the street next to his house and had a hard time making ends meet? But just as the young man turned to leave, he heard Mr. Lu's voice coming from the courtyard. "The tea is ready. Would you like to taste my cooking?" (End of this chapter)