Strengthening starts from the county magistrate

Chapter 167 Summoning of Ming River
The development of things seems to be different from what everyone imagined.

Sun Dongshu didn't do anything immediately, he seemed to be forbearing.

And Shen Mu didn't pay much attention to it, the angry opponent was about to vomit blood, then turned and left.

Many people can see that the hatred between the two is not shallow.

It seems that the she in his mouth is very important to Sun Dongshu.

Whenever he mentioned it, his face and eyes almost ooze blood.

But even so, Sun Dongshu did not force his hands.

He has been in Fengjiang for a long time, and he has seen the strength of Fengjiang's backing of the county magistrate with his own eyes, and the reliance behind it still makes him fearful.

No one has seen it so far, but everyone believes that there must be such a person.

And if he didn't do it before, when he beheaded Liu Songren at the ascendant level, he saw the whole process.

In terms of the physical strength of martial arts alone, Sun Dongshu is not sure that he can break through his physical defense.

Even though he was also at the Longmen Realm, Liu Songren also entered the Longmen at that time.

The two looked at each other, tacit understanding.

Then he turned and left, leaving everyone at a loss.

Things come to an end at this moment.

The reasons behind that are also debated.

However, no one can think of the complexity.

Of course, this matter is definitely not over.

I just don't know who of the two of them will make the first move.

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New Year's Eve has passed for several days.

The construction of the main building of Fengjiang Academy also started early.

As the manpower in Fengjiang was strengthened, the frame speed of the main building also began to accelerate continuously.

In a few days, the main building will be completed.

Although the things inside have not been filled, but from the outside frame, it is still quite spectacular.

It has to be said that Gu Shouzhi is indeed a capable person.

A teacher can even build a house so well.

This made Shen Mu a little admired.

After the main building is built, it is time to proceed to the next step.

As Gu Shouzhi said before, there needs to be a core inside the main building of the academy.

The first one is Wen Dao's reception formation.

This is different from other formations.

The required objects seem to have some special requirements.

Whether it can be bought with money, he does not know yet.

However, according to Bao Shouzhi's intention, he would make a list for him after the framework of the main building was completed in two days.

At that time, Shen Mu will go to raise funds.

Judging from Gu Shouzhi's expression, it didn't seem difficult.

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With the construction of the Wuliangshan station and the operation of the Shenmu shop.

This increased the number of monks on the central street of Fengjiang City.

Even if they don't go to the store to buy items, most of them will go to the post station in Wuliang Mountain to handle business. The Zongmen post station still has many functions.

For example, storage, or exchange, and some other items.

At the same time, many locals in Fengjiang seem to have sensed a business opportunity.

Many paving shops and small stall businesses have also moved here.

For the time being, the construction of a real monk street is still in its infancy.

To fully develop this place, more sects are needed to join.

But the matter of "investment promotion" is not easy, and Shenmu still needs to do it step by step.

Of course, in his opinion, the conditions for closing borders are quite unique.

After all, there is the entrance to the secret realm of Dongtian Paradise here, so it is difficult for monks to think too much.

And when the flow of people reaches a certain level, a system of purchase transactions will naturally be formed.

After all, the more people there are, the greater the demand will be.

Therefore, Shen Mu is not in a hurry now, he just needs to proceed step by step.

When everything is ready, many things will fall into place.

And for his own products, he is still very confident.

It's just that a burst point has not yet been ushered in in a short period of time.

Any cheap but practical explosive product is not expected before the sales volume explodes.

But once it is recognized by others, it will usher in a breaking point.

Shen Mu is waiting for this explosive moment, a moment that will make all the female cultivators go crazy!

At that time, Fengjiang's cultivation and fun brand will officially start!

at this time,

inside the store.

Li Erniang was sitting in front of the counter, crackling her calculations.

Yu Xiu'er was at the front, cleaning the environment inside the store.

She didn't talk very much, and she didn't like to talk too much. He was still very resistant to this product made by Shen Mu.

It may be that when Cao Zhengxiang introduced her to her, he left some particularly bad impressions.

So whenever a customer asks about some other uses of this massage stick, Yu Xiu'er will feel resentful.

Of course, she didn't dare to do some overstepping things.

She was afraid of facing Cao Zhengxiang's scary smiling face.

It's just that in recent days, her pale yellow and haggard skin has become a little gloomy.

Because Sun Dongshu was here.

If it wasn't for the restriction of the owner's contract, she might have made a move long ago.

Of course, she knew it wasn't necessarily her opponent.

But the resentment and pain deep in her heart made her unable to restrain her desire to kill.

far away,

Diagonally across the street, Sun Dongshu stood silently in the shadows.

He looked coldly at Yu Xiu'er inside the shop, with resentment in his eyes as well.

He didn't understand why his path of cultivation was so bumpy. He thought that after abandoning the orthodox way of practicing Qi and seeking the ghost way, his practice should be smooth.

At least it should go a little longer.

But after decades, the ghost that has been cultivated through untold hardships has become someone else's wedding dress.

This is what he can't accept the most.

He needs great strength now.

Therefore, Yuxiu'er seemed to be his last chance.

Even if it is now to find another woman with the same physical talent as her.

But re-refining ghosts also requires a long process.

He couldn't wait too long.

You know, killing a living person and then torturing him into a ghost full of evil spirits.

All these processes are also torture to oneself.

Sun Dongshu has experienced countless times.

It takes all kinds of pain to completely abandon the obsession of the mind.

If it is really measured by resentment and pain, then Sun Dongshu is actually far beyond his process of refining Yuxiuer.

But that still doesn't seem to be enough.

Sun Dongshu needs more than that.

Today's Songhe county, including himself, is like a puppet.

All the people in the county are the secret sons of the Minghe Sect.

And the ghosts produced by each of them, the ghosts that floated all over the city in the middle of the night, were all real people in Songhe County.

Even Son Dong Seo's own family.

For decades, no one knows his mental journey.

Of course, no one expected that he worshiped under the sect master of Minghe Sect back then.

Who would have thought that Sun Dongshu, who was so talented and brilliant back then, was also a coward.

But for Minghezong, it was not a loss, and it was acceptable.

The way of ghosts must be ruthless, this is the only way to go.

From this point of view, Sun Dongshu is fully qualified and has excellent qualifications.

If he had entered the ghost path earlier, perhaps his current achievements would be even higher.

Of course, no one knows about all this, only him and Ming Hezong.

a long time,

Sun Dongshu withdrew his eyes full of murderous resentment.

He hid it well, even though there were many pedestrians on the street, no one cared about him.

Just when Sun Dongshu was about to leave.

But he stopped suddenly.

He didn't even look back, nor did he make any movements, he just spoke softly.

"What's the matter with me?"

It was as if he spoke to the air.

But in the shadows beside him, an expressionless grimace squirmed inexplicably.

The voice is evil: "Minghe Calling"

Sun Dongshu's face changed slightly when he heard the words, and the murderous look in his eyes became more intense.

"Situ Hai is here?"

"Presumptuous! You also named the young master of Minghe County?" the ghost scolded.

Sun Dongshu clenched his teeth and nodded in a deep voice.

"Your subordinate is rude, please lead the way."

The ghost sneered and disappeared in place.

...

Somewhere in a remote house.

This place can be regarded as the outer five rings of Fengjiang City. It has almost no vitality, and it can be rented without incense money.

There are three people in the courtyard.

Situ Hai sat in it, beside an old man with a gloomy complexion and a middle-aged man with dull eyes.

The gloomy old man said hoarsely: "The suzerain wanted to come in person, but since the matter is at risk of being exposed, Songhe County needs to be dealt with by him before he can come. But before that, he wants us to solve the obstacles first. .”

Situ Hai nodded when he heard the words. Although he is the young master of Minghe County, he still respects the old man and the dull man.

After all, the old man and man in front of him is one of the strongest people besides his suzerain's father.

He didn't expect that a piece of news from him would startle both of them.

But it can also be seen from this that if this matter gets out, it will have an impact on Minghe County and Zongmen.

Of course, they don't find it difficult to clean up a frontier.

The reason why all the masters are sent out is actually for the sake of the heaven and the earth.

For Xuegong Academy, Minghezong had no intention of arguing.

Thinking about it, I knew that if a school was placed in Minghe County, it would almost restrict their secret affairs.

If a great Confucian or a sub-sage comes to sit in the academy, how can they still practice the way of ghosts?It's almost impossible to do that kind of thing under the nose of others.

At that time, not only did it not increase the strength of Minghe County, but it also created a shackle for itself.

It is impossible for Minghe County to do such a stupid thing.

So if they want to fight between Luzhou County and several other counties, let them fight.

However, what Minghezong really cared about was Dongtian blessed land, and after the death of Fengjiang county magistrate, the division and ownership of Fengjiang land boundaries.

Their appetite is very big, although Dali capital doesn't want to gnaw on this bone, they dare.

Therefore, due to the change of the frontier not long ago, coupled with the news that Songhe County may be exposed this time, Minghezong also decided to speed up the plan.

According to their thinking, it happened to kill people and silence them, and then take over Fengjiang, and they could do it together, which seemed to be a perfect fit.

A pitch-black ghost flashed in from outside the courtyard gate.

then.

Sun Dongshu pushed the door open and entered.

Situ Hai glanced at it, chuckled lightly, and mocked, "I heard that the ghost lady who was raised so hard by someone ran away with someone else."

Sun Dongshu stopped in his tracks, his face was stern, and he bowed his head in silence.

In the eyes of Minghezong people, he has always been like a bereaved dog.

Even if one accepts the ghost way inheritance of Sect Master Minghe, one may not be respected.

"Sun Dongshu, do you know how much trouble you have caused this time? Because of that ghost you made, what we have been hiding for decades has been exposed!"

Situ Hai sneered: "I see, you really want to see those dead people in Songhe County and suffer again?"

Sun Dongshu's eyes were ferocious, his whole body was tense, and the killing intent surging in his heart was almost uncontrollable.

But the old man and the middle-aged man gave him almost hopeless oppression.

He is not an opponent.

It must not be an opponent!
His heart was overwhelmed, and he couldn't stand still.

There are actually two other people in the Minghe Sect who are the same as that person?

Sun Dongshu was sweating profusely at this moment, completely desperate.

If this is the case, even if he cultivates for another 100 years and reaches the strength of the Minghe sect's suzerain, what can he do?
How many martial arts realms does Minghezong still have?

Situ Hai looked at Sun Dongshu with great interest, and seeing that he didn't respond twice, he continued to prod: "Sun Dongshu, don't think I can't see your thoughts, you want to catch up with Minghezong in your next life, I even Doubt, did you let that ghost go on purpose in order to expose the Minghe Sect to the eyes of the world?"

Sun Dongshu looked up at Situ Hai, and replied in a low voice: "No, I don't dare either."

"Hmph, don't you dare?" Situ Hai shook his head: "But why do I think you are so brave? You can turn a blind eye to the death of so many people in Songhe County, and you can even worship your enemies as teachers. What else can you do? Come out? Anyway, my father believes in you, but I don't!"

Sun Dongshu suddenly laughed. He looked at Situ Hai and asked, "Young Master, why doesn't you believe me? Is it because I haven't done enough in the past few decades? I am very afraid of death, and all I do is to survive , that's all."

Situ Hai sneered when he heard the words, and he looked away, not going to say any more.

Deliberately provoking him was only for the purpose of probing.

As the young master of a county sect, he would never be so stupid as to play such mocking tricks.

The old man on the side nodded slightly, and preached in a voice that only two people could hear: "Young master, Sun Dongshu's mood has not changed, it should be an accident."

Situ nodded.

"Sun Dongshu, the Minghe lord has an order to get rid of the county magistrate of Fengjiang, including your female ghost. Anyone who might know about this will die."

Sun Dongshu's heart moved slightly, he thought for a while and said:
"It may take some time. Although the county magistrate of Fengjiang is only at the ascendant level, he has beheaded Liu Songren. I also need to hide the power of ghosts in the city. I'm afraid I can't use my full strength. If I can't kill Shenmu immediately, I'm afraid There will be surprises."

This point Sun Dongshu was telling the truth, he had thought about killing Shenmu a long time ago, but he still couldn't do it in the end.

Just because he is afraid of death.

His intuition told him that this Fengjiang county magistrate was not easy to kill. He had seen how Liu Songren died that day. That body was so powerful that it was outrageous.

Before, he took the initiative to find Shen Mu to discuss, just to try his current skills, but the other party didn't give him this opportunity.

"Hmph, you bastard." Situ Hai smiled disdainfully, his face full of contempt.

He felt that Sun Dongshu was really a coward who was afraid of death, and it was no wonder that in order to survive, he could bear even blood and deep hatred.

The old man beside him suddenly said hoarsely:
"A county magistrate who is only in the hall, is it worthy of your caution? I am afraid that your ghost practice will be in vain. Forget it, young master, to be on the safe side, I'd better go."

Situ Hai clasped his hands together: "Elder Hu, do you want to do it yourself?"

The old man nodded: "In order to avoid long nights and many dreams, we should kill the Fengjiang Yamen. After a while, the Suzerain will bring people from the Minghe Sect to come, and we will take over Fengjiang at that time."

"If Elder Hu makes a move, it will be safe." Situ Hai smiled confidently, and looked at Sun Dongshu: "I don't want this to happen again, you must get rid of that female ghost, and all the possibilities of her contact Those who know about this matter, with your strength at the Dragon Gate Realm, you can't even do such a small thing, can you?"

Sun Dongshu didn't dare to refute.

He responded blankly: "The mistakes I made, I will solve them, and there will be no more accidents."

"Also, I know you have a lot of ghost generals in your hands, let them out to muddy the waters in Fengjiang."

"it is good……"

The words have ended.

All that needs to be said has been said, no need to be bored any longer.

Sun Dongshu turned and left.

After he left, Situ Hai said slowly: "Elder Hu, do you think this Sun Dongshu is really sincere to my father? Since he is greedy for life and afraid of death, why would he dare to practice the way of ghosts?"

He has never seen how bloody the ghost way is. A person who is afraid of death can cultivate ghosts, so it is a bit contradictory to put it on Sun Dongshu.

The old man surnamed Hu narrowed his eyes slightly.

A strange smile appeared on his gloomy face.

"The young master is too worried. The suzerain has been prepared for a long time. No matter whether he is sincere or not, Songhe County, including his Sun Dongshu, is useless. After the county magistrate surnamed Shen and those people in his yamen are cleaned up one by one, he Sun Dongshu will die too."

Situ Hai heard the words.

There was a hint of pride and excitement in his eyes.

From his point of view, Ming Hezong already had the chance to win.

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Years later, February day.

Heavy snow fell and frost covered the ground.

I don't know if it is the last snow in Xinjiang this year.

So the violence is extraordinarily merciless.

The sky dances wildly with snow knives.

Before dawn and before the time came, the rooster crowed earlier than ever before.

It seemed to tear the silence, and the listeners panicked.

Outside the city gate of Fengjiang, there are occasional people who leave the city or enter the city.

On the small road in the direction of Guandao Pavilion.

There was a slender figure in Tsing Yi walking in the heavy snow.

In the cold weather, it is so thin, but it gives people a feeling of not being afraid of wind and snow.

The sheer sleeves hang naturally.

It is not affected by the surrounding wind, and there is no movement at all.

It's just that the huge hat on the head and the big bag on the back give people an abrupt feeling.

Not long after, a phantom of a low city wall appeared in front of him.

She stretched out her slender white fingers and pushed the bamboo hat, revealing a beautiful face.

From time to time, a passing coachman greeted him and asked if he wanted to take him for a while.

But under the bamboo hat, the woman's thin lips were tightly closed.

He just smiled and shook his head in decline, without saying a word.

walk aside.

Suddenly, her delicate little nose let out a sigh.

"Huh." ╭(╯^╰)╮

There seems to be some complaints.

I knew I should have come later.

It's better to see more scenery on the road than here.

It snows all day long in Fengxue Temple, she has seen it for countless years, who would have thought it would be the same here.

Suddenly the mood is not so good.

Seeing the clouds of black air coming out of the city, she tightened her heavy burden and continued to walk forward on tiptoe.

However, the pace was obviously slowed down on purpose.

In fact, she has already considered it, not to go to the city so early.

It can be quite messy inside.

It's better to wait outside first and have a good time.

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Fengjiang Yamen.

Shen Mu was hurriedly awakened by Cao Zhengxiang.

"Hey, my lord! Wake up, something happened."

"What happened?" Shen Mu looked confused: "What's the situation?"

"Fengjiang is haunted!"

"Haunted?" Shen Mu looked suspicious, he didn't feel anything strange about Yu Xiu'er, why is he haunted? : "Old Cao, tell me the truth, did you feed Yu Xiu'er too much last night? Then did you do something you shouldn't?"

(￢￢)

"..." Cao Zhengxiang was speechless: "My lord, you are questioning the strength of this old man. Hehe, even if you do something too much, she might not be able to get up the next day. How can she have the strength to haunt ghosts?"

"Cut, blow it, the pee is not as far as I am."

Nonsense, I let you... Cao Zhengxiang thought in her heart, if you weren't my lord, I would have to let you see what the nine bends and eighteen bends of the Yellow River are.

"Hey, my lord, I'm not joking. I'm serious. This ghost is not Yuxiuer, but a real ghost haunting Fengjiang!"

"Ok?"

Shen Mu was startled, and before he could continue to ask, a message appeared in his mind.

[Reminder: The homeland has been invaded, killing the enemy can trigger the reward mechanism! 】

[Rewards are random]

"Depend on!"

Shen Mu cursed secretly, and hurried out with Cao Zhengxiang.

In the next second, above the sky.

Several black clusters of ghost energy scattered all over Fengjiang City.

"Old Cao, what kind of ghost is this? It can't be the Night Walk of Hundred Ghosts, right?"

"No." Cao Zhengxiang shook his head: "Hundred ghosts at night are more spectacular than this, and it is impossible to appear at dawn. The old man observed that this ghost should be man-made."

Shen Mu frowned: "Ghost way...Sun Dongshu?"

"Not yet known."

Shen Mu nodded, then said in a deep voice, "Where are Li Tieniu and Mrs. Zhao Ji Xi Beifeng?"

"They have been notified to go, but they may need to be caught separately, so as not to miss the time and hurt the people in the county."

"well done."

[Frontier Map: Open]

While talking, Shen Mu opened the map.

【Tianluo】

【ground network】

Shen Mu fully activated the two skills.

Through the perception of the sky and the ground, several precise coordinates were immediately checked and confirmed.

It happened to be separated into four places in the southeast, northwest and north.

"Old Cao, there may be another one in the east of the city, go and catch as many as possible."

Cao Zhengxiang nodded: "Okay, I'll go now, my lord..."

"I'm going to find Sun Dongshu."

　PS: Today, because of the need for a coherent plot, I combined the two into one (cough, I actually want to order both)
　　
　
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