Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 182 My Father is the County Magistrate

"Zhou Ping, although he is an eighth-rank monk, he is also an eighth-rank warrior."

"His strength is more than enough to deal with a seventh-grade!"

Chen Li was cracking melon seeds and chatting.

"Auntie Chen, Zhou Ping's cultivation is so high, why is he still escorting?"

"Yes, wouldn't it be good to be a live-in son-in-law in the He family?"

The crowd laughed. They knew that He Yunqing and her daughter lived with Zhou Ping, and there were rumors that they had long been Zhou Ping's concubines.

This is really enviable.

"Hey, maybe you don't know yet, the young master of the Yan Family Escort Agency also lives with Zhou Ping."

"It is said that Zhou Ping is going to marry into the Yan Family Escort Agency. From now on, the Escort Agency will belong to Zhou Ping."

The crowd of onlookers dropped another explosive piece of news, but no one believed it. They all looked at Chen Li. As long as Chen Li said it, no one would believe it.

"I don't know what relationship Zhou Ping has with the Yan family or the He family. I only know why Zhou Ping is escorting people."

"Zhou Ping is naturally not short of money. He escorts the convoy just to meet opponents during the journey. Only by meeting opponents can he hone his martial arts skills."

"The head of the Yan family is a seventh-rank cultivator, and he is also escorting the convoy."

"There are quite a few cultivators who carry out escort missions for fourth-grade items."

Chen Li said.

Everyone suddenly realized. In the eyes of the onlookers, why would I, with such a high level of cultivation, be so dangerous as to escort?
How nice it would be to be a live-in son-in-law in the He family?
Chen Li didn't want to continue to dwell on Zhou Ping's affairs, so she changed the subject.

"Recently, the youngest son of Li Laosan's family in the north of the city fell into the river and died. Do you know why?"

"Didn't you say you accidentally fell into the river?"

"Hey, I've seen that guy before. He's quite good at swimming."

"Then what's the reason?"

"This matter is about the sons of several wealthy families in Qinghe County and the son of Magistrate Lu. They hang out together all day and form a gang called the Wild Dog Gang."

【Lifespan: 54 years】

[Telepathy: Eleven]

[The End of the World: Part 3]

[Go on a convoy to achieve immortality, do not ask about worldly affairs]

Zhou Ping looked at the escort panel. He had walked through the tunnel twice this month and gained six more years of life.

Although his life span did not increase much, Zhou Ping's magical movement skills and Vajra-like indestructible body had improved.

After a month of practice, Zhou Ping didn't know how much materials he had used before he was able to draw a few magic talismans.

The magic talisman and the talisman for warding off evil spirits are not even comparable.

Once the talisman to ward off evil spirits is drawn, Zhou Ping's success rate is extremely high.

But as for the magic rune, no matter how familiar Zhou Ping is with the rune, he can only succeed in one out of a hundred situations.

That’s why Zhou Ping only has a few magic talismans.

As for the magic of speed, Zhou Ping relied on consuming a lot of herbs. His leg bones were obviously stronger and his speed was much faster.

"The power in my legs can increase my speed by 50%. If I add the speed talisman, my speed can be doubled!" Zhou Ping was very satisfied with the effectiveness of the speed talisman.

You know, these medicinal herbs cost five thousand taels.

However, for Zhou Ping, five thousand taels was a small sum, because he had made a lot of money from killing people and looting corpses before.

Similarly, five thousand taels of herbs were also absorbed by Zhou Ping's body.

The Vajra Indestructible Body is divided into four levels, and Zhou Ping has already cultivated to the third level.

"With the same level of cultivation, ordinary swords and knives cannot break my defense, nor can they trigger the spiritual resonance finger." Zhou Ping is very satisfied with the effectiveness of the Vajra Indestructible Body.

However, the amount of herbs required for the last level of the Vajra Indestructible Body is extremely large. If calculated in terms of silver, it would cost at least 50,000 taels.

Zhou Ping counted the silver he had on him, and found that all in all he had was only 50,000 taels.

"Fifty thousand is fifty thousand. Anything that can be solved with money is not a big deal. If it's gone, I can just kill again and earn more." Zhou Ping made plans. The next time he went to Qianzhou City, he would exchange all the silver for herbs, and then use them to make his Vajra Indestructible Body reach the highest level.

"You can draw more magic talismans."

Compared to the magic of walking, the magic talisman is still more cost-effective. Although the magic talisman is a consumable, it will not cause any damage to the main body.

"Someone's coming out, shoot!"

Zhou Ping had just walked out of the tunnel when suddenly an arrow shot at him.

With Zhou Ping's body movements, he could dodge the arrow, but he didn't. He wanted to see if the arrow would trigger Lingxi's Finger.

Sure enough, the arrow shot at him but did not trigger Lingxi's finger.

The indestructible body blocked the attack of the arrow.

Zhou Ping remembered that in the past, a paper airplane could trigger Lingxi's finger. He was slightly happy in his heart: he really has thick skin and flesh.

Zhou Ping picked up the arrow on the ground, his expression changed slightly. He thought it was a toy of some naughty kids, but this arrow was actually a normal long arrow!

The head of the long arrow is still very sharp.

"Give the arrow back to me." A young man put one hand on his waist and stretched out his hand in front of Zhou Ping.

Behind the boy, there were three or four other boys of the same age.

These teenagers looked to be about 11 or 12 years old, but they reeked of alcohol. However, judging by their clothes, they were all children from wealthy families.

"You are shooting arrows randomly. What if you hit someone?" Zhou Ping did not return the arrow to the boy.

The young man in the middle said angrily: "I am the son of Magistrate Lu. Even if I shoot you to death, so what? It's not like I haven't killed anyone before."

The young man was the son of Lu County Magistrate, and his name was Lu Chang.

"Yes, I advise you to return the arrow to Lu Shao Nian. Lu Shao Nian has killed people before."

Several young men behind Lu Chang spoke one after another.

Zhou Ping's expression changed slightly, then he looked at the sun above his head, then returned the arrow to Lu Chang, and then walked into the tunnel again.

"Young man Lu, I'll be your target again." Zhou Ping entered the tunnel and then walked out again.

Lu Chang and the teenagers were very proud.

"Young man Lu is still amazing."

"That's right. As long as you report County Magistrate Lu's name, everyone in Qinghe County will have to listen to Brother Lu."

"Who is your brother? Call me Lu Shaonian!" Lu Chang slapped the boy behind him in the face. The boy was angry but dared not say anything.

"Young man Lu, look, that expression appears again." The boy who was slapped said while covering his face.

Lu Chang quickly bent his bow and shot at Zhou Ping again.

This time, Zhou Ping still did not dodge, and the arrow hit his chest.

"Master Lu is so great." Zhou Ping flattered.

Lu Chang said proudly: "You are quite interesting, little escort. What's your name?"

Zhou Ping smiled faintly: "My name is Zhou Ping."

The teenagers were all from Qinghe County, and their faces changed when they heard Zhou Ping's name. Their parents had already told them who they could and could not mess with in Qinghe County.

Zhou Ping is one of the people you should not mess with.

"Zhou Ping, the name sounds familiar?" Lu Chang had no impression of Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping smiled calmly: "He is just a small escort, it is normal that Master Lu has never heard of him."

Zhou Ping said, returned the arrow to Lu Chang, and then left. "Young man Lu, this is Zhou Ping."

"Yes, an eighth-grade warrior, an eighth-grade Buddhist!"

The young men from Qinghe County explained Zhou Ping's origins to Lu Chang.

Lu Chang nodded, and then said excitedly: "I know, it's the man that the auntie mentioned, the one who was entangled with the mother and daughter."

Lu Chang licked his lips, with envy in his eyes.

"Master Lu, someone is about to come out. Someone is about to come out." Several young men reminded Master Lu.

The road captain quickly drew his bow and arrow, and when someone came out of the tunnel, he immediately shot an arrow.

"Brother, why does the tunnel feel shorter? I remember that it took me a turn to get there before, but after a burst of fog, we are almost out of the tunnel."

"Hey, Lao Er, you're confused. You've only walked through this tunnel a few times, and yet you remember it so clearly."

The two warriors walked to the tunnel entrance. They were outsiders, and they also came to Qinghe County from other places to shop for treasures.

Two warriors, one at the eighth rank and one at the ninth rank.

They had been in the tunnel twice before, and this was their third time.

The two men followed Zhou Ping a hundred feet away. At first, they wanted to kill people and steal treasures, but when they knew that the escort in front of them was Zhou Ping, they gave up this idea.

The two had stayed in Qinghe County for a while, so they knew the power of Qinghe County and that there was a person named Zhou Ping in Qinghe County.

Although the two had no intention of killing Duobao, they still followed Zhou Ping all the way.

Zhou Ping also knew about the existence of these two people, but since they didn't attack him, he wouldn't chase them away. There were many people who wanted to get a free ride, and many ordinary people would follow Zhou Ping to get a free ride.

Zhou Ping knew that it was not easy for the people, so he turned a blind eye.

Just now, Lu Chang shot Zhou Ping with an arrow. Zhou Ping originally wanted to teach this naughty kid a lesson, but when he thought that the other party was the county magistrate's son, he changed his method.

Praise!

Zhou Ping entered the tunnel, ostensibly to let Lu Chang shoot him with another arrow, but in fact he was letting the ghost bride go inside and quickly bring the two brothers behind her to the cave entrance.

The ghost bride cast a small spell and brought the two to the cave entrance in the blink of an eye.

As soon as the two brothers came out of the cave, an arrow shot at them and hit one of them right in the eye.

"Oh, my eyes."

One of the warriors opened his eyes and cried out in pain.

"Damn it, who dares to hurt my brother?" Another warrior rushed to Lu Chang and pulled him up.

Lu Chang's expression remained unchanged: "What do you want to do? My father is the county magistrate!"

My father is the county magistrate. Lu Chang was not afraid at all, my father is the county magistrate, even Zhou Ping was polite to me, where did you come from, you savage, how dare you pull my neck.

Just as Lu Chang was about to say what was on his mind, the man with the injured eye came up to him and slapped his two front teeth out.

"Your father is the county magistrate? Even if your father is the governor, I will beat you too!"

The two men pinned the road captain to the ground and rubbed him.

Cultivators from outside Qinghe County would give face to the county magistrate and not cause trouble for him, but your son actually dared to provoke me, and I am right, so he deserves a beating.

Outsiders were not afraid of the long journey. For them, the worst that could happen was that they would just move to another place, and the county magistrate would not do anything to them, not to mention that it was the fault of the county magistrate's son.

"Hurry up and save me, hurry up and save me." Lu Chang wailed, but the other boys were not willing to help. They were useless, and they were no match for the other party.

Soon, the two brothers beat Lu Chang until his face turned into a pig's head, and then they walked away.

"My father is the county magistrate. My father is the county magistrate."

In the tunnel, the ghost bride and the ghost baby were watching a show.

"Be good and learn more from your father. Don't do things by yourself if you can use your brain." The ghost bride said while touching the three stupid hairs of the ghost baby.

The ghost baby nodded heavily.

"Zhou Ping, you're back." When Engineer Yuan saw Zhou Ping coming back, he hurried to greet him.

Beside Mr. Yuan there was a little girl about eight or nine years old.

The little girl was Mr. Yuan’s daughter, Yuanyuan.

Mr. Yuan has two sons, who are already grown up, in their teens, so they don't need any care.

One of the two sons has started to work as a bodyguard, and the other is an apprentice in the He family pharmacy.

Only my daughter is still young.

Mr. Yuan protected He Yunqing and Liu Ruyan, mother and daughter, at the He family. He rarely had a few days of rest in a month, so the daughter kept clamoring to come and find her father.

Fortunately, He Yunqing also understood Yuan Gong and asked him to keep Yuanyuan by his side.

"Brother Yuan." Zhou Ping looked at Yuanyuan, who shyly hid behind Mr. Yuan.

Zhou Ping took out a candy from his arms. The candy was bought in Qianzhou City. "Come, Yuanyuan, try this candy. This is from Qianzhou City. A friend of mine gave it to me. I couldn't bear to eat it."

Yuanyuan was a little scared, but the temptation of candy made her look at Yuan Gong.

Seeing that Mr. Yuan agreed, Yuanyuan grabbed the candy from Zhou Ping's hand and quickly returned behind Mr. Yuan.

"Zhou Ping, sorry to make you laugh. Ever since she was kidnapped by human traffickers last time, she has become very timid." Engineer Yuan said with a sigh.

Zhou Ping nodded. At that time, Yuan Gong kidnapped County Magistrate Lu's son, Lu Chang, for his daughter's sake, which forced County Magistrate Lu to start the city closure formation.

If not for this, Yuanyuan would have been sold to some unknown music bureau.

Although the little girl was rescued, she was frightened and became much more timid.

"In today's world, it's better to be less courageous." Zhou Ping said with a smile, "The more courageous you are, the more cautious you will be."

"Zhou Ping, you're back?" Liu Ruyan called out in the yard.

Mr. Yuan lived outside the yard, while Liu Ruyan and He Yunqing lived in the inner yard.

"Go back quickly and don't keep your family waiting anxiously." Mr. Yuan joked.

There are many rumors in Qinghe County. In addition to Zhou Ping, Liu Ruyan, He Yunqing, and Yan Yi, Mingyue, or Xiaoqing beside Fan Shiyi, have also become the topic of conversation after dinner.

Zhou Ping grinned and did not explain. Explanation is a cover-up, and cover-up is the truth.

When Zhou Ping walked into the courtyard, he saw four women playing bridge cards.

Liu Ruyan, He Yunqing, Yan Yi and Chen Lishi.

"Auntie Chen, you are here too?" Zhou Ping was a little surprised.

Chen Li quickly stood up and said, "Come on, Zhou, sit down. It's not that Madam Liu is bored, she knows that I know a lot, so she asked me to come and keep her company."

As the intelligence center of Qinghe County, Chen Lishi is a household name.

However, given her status, she cannot sit with Liu Ruyan.

It was just that Chen Erdan worked as an accountant in the He family pharmacy and was highly regarded by He Yunqing, so He Yunqing asked her to come and keep his mother company to relieve her boredom.

Liu Ruyan doesn't want to see any outsiders.

Zhou Ping yawned: "You guys play, I'm a little tired."

Liu Ruyan stood up quickly: "I'll make you some porridge."

Yan Yi said, "Aunt Liu, a rough escort like you wouldn't want to drink porridge. Wine and meat are the best."

Chen Li saw that Liu Ruyan had lost the desire to play cards. Knowing that it was because of Zhou Ping, she said with a smile: "I'm leaving, I'm leaving."

He Yunqing pulled Chen Li and took out a few taels of silver: "Auntie Chen, I know there are some bad rumors in Qinghe County. You know, we don't care. Don't affect Zhou Ping."

How could Chen Li dare to accept the money? She refused and smiled with squinted eyes and crooked mouth.

"Don't worry, I understand. I know what to say and what not to say."

(End of this chapter)