Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 121 The Key to the Treasure Chest

"Oh, where can I find ice in this hot summer?" sighed Magistrate Lu.

He and several people from Wangcheng were about to leave the house. In the eyes of County Magistrate Lu, Zhou Ping was likely to die.

Captain Leng lowered his head and sneered: Zhou Ping, why aren't you dead yet?
Wang Cheng sighed. He wanted to save Zhou Ping, but County Magistrate Lu would not listen to him.

"The fog has dispersed, the battle is over." Zhang Sheng suddenly said. He had no conflict with Zhou Ping, he just wanted to know whether the one who created the fog was Toad Head.

Because according to the intelligence, Toad Head is carrying the magic sword Thousand Blades.

The few people who were about to leave had different reactions when they heard the fog dissipate.

County Magistrate Lu hid behind Wang Cheng, fearing that the evil spirit would come out and hurt people. Wang Cheng still had hope, he thought Zhou Ping was still alive. Captain Leng had a dark face, and no one knew what he was thinking.

After a while, there was no movement in the house.

"Who will go and take a look?" asked County Magistrate Lu.

After saying this, the bailiffs retreated one after another. Just now, several people entered the yard and were thrown out by ghosts.

Wang Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go."

"I'll go too," said Zhang Sheng.

Captain Leng was a little surprised. He didn't expect why Zhang Sheng wanted to get involved in this muddy water.

"Master Zhang of Captain Wang is really a good assistant to me." said County Magistrate Lu.

Wang Cheng and Zhang Sheng entered the yard carefully. They saw vines on the ground.

"Hey, Captain Wang, what brings you here?" Zhou Ping said with a smile. He knew what was happening outside based on his perception range.

Wang Cheng saw Zhou Ping and breathed a sigh of relief: "I knew you were okay."

Wang Cheng's heart finally settled down, Zhou Ping was indeed fine.

After Zhang Sheng entered the yard, he looked around for the magic sword Thousand Blades.

But there was no weapon on the ground, only an ordinary knife, which was obviously Zhou Ping's sword. Zhang Sheng was slightly disappointed, it seemed that it was not Toad Head.

Zhou Ping explained: "I have Master Fan in my courtyard. No matter what kind of ghosts there are, they are no match for me."

Wang Cheng nodded: "Master Fan is a Confucian of the fourth rank. Although he is not good at fighting, he can still deal with ghosts easily."

He thought it was Fan Shiyi who had dealt with the evil ghost. The righteousness of Confucianism was no less effective than the power of Buddha in dealing with ghosts.

After all, it only took a cup of tea for the fog to appear in the courtyard and then disappear. The one who could kill the evil ghost in such a short time must be Fan Shiyi.

Zhou Ping smiled calmly and did not explain anything further. He glanced at Zhang Sheng and realized that the person in front of him was actually Magistrate Mao who had been reborn.

Zhou Ping had seen Zhang Sheng in Mr. He's memory and knew his true identity.

It was this person who transported the grain in the government warehouse out through the rat demon, and also arranged for the rat demon to kill the people in the grain transport convoy.

"Sir, what are you looking for?" Zhou Ping asked. He saw Zhang Sheng was looking for something after he entered the yard.

Zhang Sheng said, "Oh," "Nothing, it's just that the yard is too big and looks pretty."

Zhou Ping smiled faintly and said nothing more.

After Wang Cheng and Zhou Ping exchanged a few more polite words, Zhou Ping knew that he came for ice cubes, so he made some on the spot.

Wang Cheng took the ice cubes and said contentedly: "Zhou Ping, if you are free tomorrow, go to the county government office. County Magistrate Lu said he wants to treat you to a meal."

County Magistrate Lu came to see Zhou Ping, on the one hand he wanted some ice, and on the other hand he wanted to make friends with Fan Shiyi.

Magistrate Lu was a Confucian scholar of the tenth rank and had long heard of Fan Shiyi's great name.

What's more, Fan Shiyi was a Confucian of the fourth rank, and his father was a Confucian of the first rank at that time, the number one Confucian and the dean of the academy.

Fan Zhongfu was someone who had direct access to the emperor.

Fan Shiyi was a man of unparalleled talent and genius in the world, and many dignitaries wanted to make friends with him but were unable to.

Zhou Ping shook his head: "I am just a crude warrior, I don't want to get too entangled with the government, but my door is always open to you."

Zhou Ping’s words were very clear. County Magistrate Lu was not his friend, but I considered Wang Cheng to be my friend.

"There are many benefits to knowing County Magistrate Lu." Wang Cheng advised.

You have to know that Magistrate Lu is the head of a county, and there are countless people trying to curry favor with him.

Zhou Ping still shook his head and asked the maid to see the guest off.

Seeing Zhou Ping was so determined, Wang Cheng didn't say anything else.

"Our master wants to meet Master Fan." Zhang Sheng said.

In the inner courtyard, a cold voice said, "No time."

Qianzhou County.

As the news of the death of Song Tianlong's brothers reached Qianzhou County, Qianzhou County was once again swept by a bloody storm.

The rise of the Dragon and Tiger List was short-lived, but it occupied a considerable territory.

With the death of the two brothers, many people in Qianzhou County applauded. The two brothers had done a lot of things to oppress the people on weekdays and had a very bad reputation.

"My girl, did you see that? Song Tianlong and Song Tianhu are finally dead."

"Son, Song Tianlong is dead. Finally someone has avenged you."

The two brothers bullied men and women, and countless people hoped they would die.

Within the Longhu Gang, many people began killing each other in order to become the gang leader.

"The boss is dead, this position is mine."

"Humph! Mo Lao San, you are worthy of being the boss, let's see who has the bigger fist." "Okay, then let's see who has the bigger fist."

There are several forces within the Dragon and Tiger List. When Song Tianlong was alive, these people were restraining each other. After his death, everyone no longer had to worry about anything.

Several waves of forces began to fight each other.

There is internal fighting within the Dragon and Tiger List, and several other gangs are also encroaching on the Dragon and Tiger List's territory from outside.

That night, countless people were killed and injured in Qianzhou County.

The sounds of fighting did not cease until dawn, and the ground was already a river of blood.

In the county magistrate's mansion.

"Mo Lao San, how is the matter going?"

"My Lord, although the Dragon and Tiger List belongs to me, my territory has been taken away by other gangs."

"If you want the land, you have to grab it yourself. What about Song Tianlong's property?"

"I have taken over Song Tianlong's property. There are 135 properties in total, and some gold, silver and jewelry, totaling more than 3,000 taels!"

"Three thousand taels!? You loser, go find him again, he has at least one hundred thousand taels!"

"Yes, sir, I'll look for it again!"

In the courtyard.

Zhou Ping finished playing bridge with Fan Shiyi, and then returned to the house to check Song Tianlong's memory.

Song Tianhu was not killed by himself, so Zhou Ping has no memory of him.

The Song Tianlong brothers are in the village.

Later, there was a severe drought and the village's grain production was severely reduced, but the court's tax revenue did not decrease.

After paying the taxes, my parents starved to death.

The two brothers lost their support and were ostracized and oppressed in the village.

One night, an adult broke into the brothers' room and wanted to kill them to make soup.

Although the two brothers had been hungry for many days, in order to survive, they burst out with strength and killed the adults in the life-and-death crisis.

Not only did they kill the man, they also ate his flesh. As a result, the two brothers survived.

However, because of cannibalism, the two brothers could no longer survive in the village, so they left the village and went to Qianzhou City.

In Qianzhou City, the two joined a gang.

The two brothers were ruthless and strong, killing people cleanly and efficiently, never leaving anyone alive. The gang leader saw that the two brothers were talented, so he adopted them as his sons.

With the support of their adoptive father, the two brothers entered the clan and fought for territory.

Later, Song Tianlong met the governor of Qianzhou City by chance. The governor accepted Song Tianlong and asked him to help him deal with some dirty things.

If the county magistrate takes a fancy to a woman, Song Tianlong will be responsible for snatching the woman away. If a man offends Song Tianlong, Song Tianlong will find a reason to kill him.

With the support of the county magistrate and the blessing of resources, Song Tianlong's cultivation reached the seventh level.

Song Tianlong killed his adoptive father and named the gang the Dragon and Tiger Gang.

Later, the Song Tianlong brothers expanded their territory and established a foothold in Qianzhou City.

However, Song Tianlong knew very well that his seventh-grade cultivation was not enough in Qianzhou City, and the county magistrate was surrounded by many masters who could kill him.

The only reason he was alive was so he could help the county magistrate do his dirty work.

Therefore, Song Tianlong became more respectful and honorable to the county magistrate. Whenever the county magistrate was unhappy, he would find out the reason why he was unhappy and then find ways to make him happy.

The county magistrate naturally valued Song Tianlong more and more.

Later, Song Tianhu learned that the Demon Lord's magic weapons were scattered, so he came to Qinghe County to look for treasure and was killed.

Then, Song Tianlong came to Qinghe County to avenge his brother, and was killed by Zhou Ping.

However, through Song Tianlong's memory, Zhou Ping learned why this guy did not die, and also saw the mummy in the tomb.

"So this is Song Tianlong's adventure. He entered the tomb." Zhou Ping sighed at Song Tianlong's adventure.

Zhou Ping originally wanted to eat the souls of Song Tianlong and the people he killed, but they had no souls, and Zhou Ping thought that they had already died.

Unexpectedly, these people were saved by the mummies in the tomb.

But he was more interested in the woman in the jade coffin in the tomb.

Beautiful!

Cold and arrogant.

Such a woman can be said to be the most beautiful woman Zhou Ping has ever seen in this world.

"Forget it, just pretend that I don't know about this." Zhou Ping had the urge to go to the tomb to see the beauty in the coffin, but this urge was quickly suppressed.

It can transform Song Tianlong's residual soul into the sixth grade and can also control Song Tianlong. Such a mummy is not something Zhou Ping can deal with.

Zhou Ping drove the matter of the tomb out of his mind and checked out other things from Song Tianlong.

"It turns out that these three keys are the keys to three treasure chests." After Zhou Ping killed Song Tianlong, he found three keys on him.

These three keys are the keys to open three treasure chests.

Song Tianlong did a lot of shady work for the county magistrate and also helped the magistrate save some of his illegal income.

The three treasure chests are specially made and can only be opened with keys. Otherwise, the authorities will punish and kill the person who opens the treasure chest.

In addition, Song Tianlong owns hundreds of properties, and the three treasure chests are hidden among these properties, and only he knows where they are.

Zhou Ping memorized the locations of the three treasure chests and then carefully put away the three keys.

There is an account book in Song Tianlong's memory, which records that the treasures in the three treasure chests are worth 150,000 taels!
Fifteen thousand taels, with this silver, Zhou Ping was completely financially free.

"I can withdraw this money when I go to Qianzhou City later." Zhou Ping said secretly.

In addition to silver, Zhou Ping also obtained some boxing, kicking and swordsmanship from Song Tianlong's memory.

These skills were given to him by the county magistrate, and they are all superior martial arts skills.

Zhou Ping wrote down these skills one by one. With these skills, Zhou Ping made some progress in martial arts practice.

In addition to that, there is the Ghost King Technique.

After reading the Ghost King Technique, Zhou Ping's heart was pounding and he wished he could be a ghost himself.

The cultivation techniques and various spells mentioned above are simply of the highest quality.

"The art of tracing back to the past can help you recall everything you've experienced and restore any details from the past." Zhou Ping memorized the spell.

Although it seems useless, people can still practice this spell.

Apart from this spell, all other spells can only be practiced by geniuses.

Zhou Ping wrote down these spells and gave them to the Ghost Bride. The Ghost Bride was already a seventh-grade master, but her strength was not strong and she was severely injured by others several times.

If she had the Ghost King Secret, the Ghost Bride's strength would definitely be raised to a higher level.

Looking at the Ghost King Art, Zhou Ping couldn't help but sigh, if Song Tianlong practiced alone for some more time, he would definitely be able to kill himself. Although Zhou Ping had two sacred Buddhist artifacts, there were many techniques in the Ghost King Art, and they were all amazing.

If Song Tianlong had mastered all his spells, he would not be his opponent at all.

"It was just luck." Zhou Ping wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.

Tunnels, tombs.

There were several corpses around the mummy, and their blood had been sucked dry.

Suddenly, a red light flashed in the mummy's eyes: "Hey, the ghost I created died after so long, he is a sixth-grade one."

The mummy has the means to control Song Tianlong, so it can sense that Song Tianlong's soul has dissipated.

"Forget it. Fortunately, a few tomb robbers found this place and helped my zombie body recover some power." The mummy looked at the woman in the coffin, then stretched out his hand and a fragment appeared, which turned out to be the storage jade.

The jade coffin flew into the storage jade in the mummy's hand.

"Princess, it's been one thousand two hundred years. I will take you home." The mummy slowly stood up, and the armor on his body made a clacking sound.

the next day.

Zhou Ping accompanied Fan Shiyi to climb Qinglong Mountain.

He was unwilling at first, but he couldn't help but Fan Shiyi triggered Zhou Ping's escort mission.

Sending Fan Shiyi to the mountain can extend his life by one month.

Since there was no new mission anyway, Zhou Ping accompanied Fan Shiyi up the mountain.

Fan Shiyi was not the only one who traveled the mountains and rivers, there were also some other scholars. There were seven or eight of them, all of whom were scholars of high rank in Qinghe County.

Originally, there were only two scholars who were admitted to the imperial examinations in Qinghe County. However, after Fan Shiyi came and she started teaching classes in Qinghe County, several people were admitted to the imperial examinations.

The most powerful among them is a man named Chen Chao, who has now reached the ninth rank of Confucianism.

In addition to these scholars, there is also Miss Mingyue.

Miss Mingyue is also a Confucian of the tenth rank.

When the scholars saw Miss Mingyue, their eyes lit up. They surrounded Mingyue and continued to show their courtesy.

However, when they saw Zhou Ping behind Fan Shiyi, some of them looked down on him. The Wei Dynasty valued culture over military affairs, and the status of Confucianists was relatively high.

"How did this escort get here? This is simply an insult to us."

"Yes, I am ashamed to be associated with this person."

Several scholars were filled with righteous indignation; they felt that being with a bodyguard somewhat lowered their status.

Mingyue also saw Zhou Ping. She left the other scholars behind and went straight to Zhou Ping: "Long time no see."

Fan Shiyi thought Mingyue was here to see her, so she put away her paper fan and said, "It feels like a long time since we last met, isn't it?"

Mingyue covered her face and chuckled. She pointed at Zhou Ping and said, "I'm talking about him."

(End of this chapter)