Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 65: I can have another son if I lose him
On the main street of Qinghe County.

The streets were in a mess.

Under the moonlight, several houses were affected and collapsed.

Two of them are shops.

A shop next to the rouge shop also collapsed.

The owner of the shop was crying bitterly.

This apartment is of considerable value.

There were still a few dead bodies on the street.

These people were turned into cats by Aunt Mei and attacked Captain Leng, and then were killed by Captain Leng.

One of them was manslaughter.

There were two others who were known to be human beings, but Captain Leng still killed them.

The bailiffs were cleaning up the mess.

Magistrate Lu hid behind several yamen runners and looked at the collapsed houses around him in fear.

"My lord, it's okay. The tiger demon has left, and I will protect you."

Captain Leng bowed and said respectfully.

"Lengtou, who escaped from the fight with the tiger demon just now?"

Wang Cheng sneered from the side.

After the incident with the tiger demon, the two of them had completely broken up.

"you!"

Captain Leng was in the wrong, and although he was angry, he didn't know how to refute.

"Is this tiger monster so powerful? Even Captain Leng, a ninth-rank officer, can't defeat it?"

County Magistrate Lu asked.

"My Lord, the tiger demon's cultivation is still suppressed by the city sealing formation."

"Its actual cultivation level is at least rank eight."

"With his eighth-grade cultivation, no one in the entire Qinghe County can defeat him."

Captain Leng said in a decisive tone.

Magistrate Lu nodded, then looked towards the royal city.

"Wangcheng, what do you think?"

County Magistrate Lu was skeptical about what Captain Leng said.

"To reply to your words, the tiger monster is indeed very powerful. No one in Qinghe County can defeat it!"

Wang Cheng also said.

Hearing this, County Magistrate Lu hurriedly hid behind the two men.

"I shouldn't even have come to this lousy Qinghe County!"

"The child is also lost and is trapped in this broken county town."

"What more do you want from a rat demon?"

"Qinghe County is too dangerous. I want to go back to Qianzhou County."

County Magistrate Lu cursed and regretted coming to this broken Qinghe County.

County Magistrate Lu’s father was the advisor to the prefect of Qianzhou County and held great power.

After the magistrate of Qinghe County committed suicide, Magistrate Lu's father secured this position for him.

County Magistrate Lu himself was unwilling to come to this place.

Qianzhou County is so nice, with food, fun and women.

If County Magistrate Lu’s father had not promised to transfer him back to Qianzhou County in the future, County Magistrate Lu would definitely not have come.

"Why don't we open the city sealing formation?"

County Magistrate Lu said.

Magistrate Lu has reached the tenth level of Confucianism and can control the city sealing formation.

But he can only control it for six days!

In one more day, the city blockade will be opened.

But County Magistrate Lu didn't want to wait any longer and wanted to release the city seal immediately.

I thought that by activating the city blockade, I could find my son and catch the human traffickers.

But now there is a tiger monster in this county, and it is very powerful.

County Magistrate Lu was afraid that the tiger demon would cause trouble for him.

It would be terrible if someone lost their life because of the city lockdown.

"Sir, the young master is still in the hands of the traffickers."

Wang Cheng frowned and said.

"It's just a son. If you lose a son, you can have another one. But if you lose your own life, then it's all over!"

County Magistrate Lu said anxiously.

Wang Cheng and Captain Leng looked at each other and could see each other's shock.

Even a tiger doesn't eat its own cubs, and now it doesn't even want its own son.

"My Lord, I do not recommend opening the city."

Engineer Yuan was also listening to the conversation between the few people.

"who are you?"

County Magistrate Lu hid behind Wang Cheng and Captain Leng.

"My Lord, my name is Wang Cheng. I work for the Yan Family Escort Agency and I am a 10th-rank warrior."

“I suggest opening the city.”

"The tiger demon's cultivation may be very high, but it is suppressed."

"Both Captain Leng and Uncle Lame from the escort agency have ninth-grade strength and can deal with the tiger monster."

Mr. Yuan said.

Of course, Mr. Yuan didn't want the city to open.

Now the clues of the human traffickers are very clear. As long as the tiger demon is caught, the lost children can be rescued.

Mr. Yuan’s daughter was also lost, how could he give up easily?

"Sir, Mr. Yuan's daughter is also missing, just like the young master."

Wang Cheng explained on the side.

County Magistrate Lu said "Oh" and suddenly realized.

"Forget it, let's open the city!"

"Look at how much damage the tiger demon has caused to the county."

"Look at these dead people!"

"I can't kill more people for my son."

"The tiger demon cannot be in the city."

County Magistrate Lu spoke with great righteousness.

The core of the city defense formation is the official seal.

Official seals require the power of Confucianism to activate.

County Magistrate Lu was about to activate the official seal.

"No!"

Yuan Gong and Wang Cheng said.

These two people are the most anxious.

Mr. Yuan did this for his daughter.

Wang Cheng was for the position of head constable.

Especially Mr. Yuan, he was so anxious that he wanted to reach out to grab the official seal.

"My Lord, I think we can wait a little longer."

Uncle Lame, leaning on a cane, came to the presence of Magistrate Lu with the help of Zhou Ping. There were not many people with prestige in Qinghe County, and Uncle Lame was one of them.

Uncle Bo was reluctant to take care of the matter, but Zhou Ping persuaded him.

Zhou Ping also hopes to wait another day and see.

After all, there are so many lost children.

Zhou Ping hates human traffickers.

Mr. Yuan was injured, so Zhou Ping sent him home.

"Zhou Ping, you don't have a child, so you don't understand the pain."

"From the time she was born, from the time she could only cry, to the time she could call daddy, to the time she could walk."

"I didn't understand it before, but I understood it after I had a child."

"Children are the apple of their parents' eyes. Parents will give everything for their children."

Mr. Yuan said this while coughing up blood.

Zhou Ping didn't say a word along the way, just listening to what Yuan Gong had to say.

When we arrived at Mr. Yuan's house, the two children were already awake. They were well behaved and cooking.

"Old man, you are back. The child has a fever."

Mr. Yuan's wife came out of the house and was also stunned when she saw Zhou Ping.

Mr. Yuan glared at her and she went back to the inner room.

Zhou Ping felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange, so he said goodbye and left.

Mr. Yuan was polite for a while but did not keep Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping left.

After Zhou Ping left, Engineer Yuan came to the inner room.

"Master, have you found your daughter?"

The woman asked with concern.

"almost."

Mr. Yuan said excitedly.

"The county magistrate has activated the city lockdown. No one can escape, including the human traffickers."

“I don’t know how the people in the government found the clues, but they actually found the human trafficker.”

"But the tiger demon around the traffickers is too strong. If it weren't for Uncle Lame, I would have died there tonight."

Mr. Yuan is very caring towards Uncle Bo.

At the critical moment, Captain Leng escaped. If Uncle Lame hadn't come, his life would have been in jeopardy. Of course, Yuan Gong was also very anxious about those who used the art of controlling objects in the dark.

If it weren't for this person controlling the talismans and stones to interfere with the tiger monster, they would not have been able to hold out for that long.

Engineer Yuan moved the bed away and swept away the loose soil.

There is an iron ring under the loose soil.

Engineer Yuan pulled open the iron ring, revealing a cellar.

The space in the cellar is not big, barely enough for a few people to live in.

A little boy was sleeping in the cellar, his face burning with heat.

The boy was the county magistrate's son.

"Boss, why don't you let him go?"

The woman said.

Mr. Yuan shook his head.

"My daughter hasn't been found yet."

"If you let him go, the county magistrate will immediately lift the city seal."

"Once the traffickers leave Qinghe County, my daughter will never be found again."

Mr. Yuan sighed and said.

Mr. Yuan kidnapped the county magistrate's son for his daughter.

This was also a helpless move, as the county magistrate would rather find a lost dog than a human trafficker.

The kidnapping of the county magistrate's son is likely to cause Yuan Gong to live in prison until his death.

But Mr. Yuan still chose to take a gamble.

Mr. Yuan really couldn't bear to see his daughter being kidnapped.

Mr. Yuan didn't know that the ghost bride was holding the ghost baby behind him.

Zhou Ping sighed. He saw all this through the ghost baby.

"I didn't expect that the county magistrate's son would be here."

"Yes, if I were Brother Yuan, I would do the same."

Zhou said secretly.

Zhou Ping sent Yuan Gong home, but Yuan Gong's attitude made Zhou Ping a little suspicious.

Zhou Ping thought something had happened to Yuan Gong's family.

Out of curiosity, Zhou Ping sent the ghost bride and the ghost baby to investigate.

Zhou Ping's willingness is to help them.

But Zhou Ping unexpectedly saw this scene.

Qinghe County Government.

Uncle Lame was drinking tea with Magistrate Lu.

The city sealing formation was not activated, but the county magistrate was still afraid that the tiger demon would attack him, so he asked Uncle Lame to accompany him.

Magistrate Lu knew that Uncle Lame was a ninth-rank official and that he could protect himself.

Not only that, half of the yamen runners were stationed in the county government to deal with any unexpected events.

Captain Leng had a gloomy face as he looked at Wang Cheng who was recovering from his injuries not far away.

Judging from the attitude of County Magistrate Lu, he attaches great importance to Wangcheng.

This posed a threat to Leng's position.

The annual salary for a constable is only twenty taels.

But the position of head constable represents many interests.

Who among the brothels, prostitutes, merchants, and all kinds of people doesn't curry favor with the head of the police?!
Many people give gifts to Leng the Captain during festivals.

Captain Leng collects at least several hundred taels of silver every year.

It is precisely because of these gray incomes every year that Captain Leng has the resources to be promoted to the ninth rank.

This is also the reason why Captain Leng attaches so much importance to the position of Captain.

Therefore, Captain Leng would definitely not give up his position as captain.

"No, the Royal City has already taken the lead, I must make some achievements."

Captain Leng knew that his position was threatened, so he had to catch the human traffickers and find the county magistrate's son in order to consolidate his position.

After Wang Cheng recovered from his injuries, he also looked at Captain Leng with a dark face.

County Magistrate Lu is very close to Wang Cheng, and Wang Cheng can feel it.

In particular, the matter of the tiger demon and the human traffickers was discovered by Wang Cheng.

Wang Cheng felt that he was very close to the position of head constable.

Wang Cheng didn’t know how much Captain Leng would collect in the first year, but he knew it must be a lot.

"Being a head constable can earn at least an extra 100 taels of silver per year!"

"One hundred taels of silver can make my family live a better life, and it can also allow me to buy martial arts secrets or elixirs to improve my cultivation."

"I will definitely be the head constable!"

Wang Cheng was determined to capture the captain, but he also knew that he could not defeat the tiger monster.

"Mr. Yuan can help me. He wants to find his daughter."

"But the two of us are not strong enough."

Wang Cheng knew very well that two tenth-grade beasts together could not defeat a ninth-grade tiger monster.

"Uncle Lame."

Wang Cheng thought of Uncle Bo, but County Magistrate Lu attached great importance to Uncle Bo and wanted him to always stay by his side.

"Fool!"

Wang Cheng cursed. Although he looked down on County Magistrate Lu, he had to rely on him.

"It would be great if the master in the dark could take action."

Wang Cheng thought of the person who was secretly controlling the object with the control technique. He felt that this person was likely a ninth-grade master.

In the battle with the tiger monster, if Zhou Ping had not secretly manipulated the stones and talismans to interfere with the tiger monster, the tiger monster would have been seriously injured or even killed several people.

Wang Cheng was caught in a vulnerable position by the tiger demon several times and was almost bitten or slapped.

This is all thanks to Zhou Ping in the dark.

Zhou Ping's ability to control objects played a very important role.

However, Wang Cheng didn’t know who the person in the dark was, nor could he find this person.

"By the way, Zhou Ping!"

Wang Cheng finally thought of Zhou Ping.

Wang Cheng had never experienced a grain transport mission, but he had heard Captain Leng mention it.

Captain Leng and several other yamen runners seemed to have a lot of complaints about Zhou Ping.

When the tiger demon was causing chaos, Zhou Ping rescued Wang Cheng and Yuan Gong.

Zhou Ping moved the two people to a safe place.

So Wang Cheng didn’t see Zhou Ping dare to tear the tiger monster apart with his bare hands.

Wang Cheng didn't know that Zhou Ping had the strength to fight against the tiger monster.

After realizing this, Wang Cheng got up and went to find Zhou Ping.

Captain Leng sent someone to follow.

In a dilapidated thatched house.

Ten little kittens hugged each other coldly.

An old cat transformed into a human form.

Aunt Mei looked at the portrait on the ground, which was her appearance.

The big yellow cat yawned and fell asleep lazily.

"I can't come to this place anymore."

Aunt May sighed.

She has been doing this business for many years and has sold at least thousands of children.

This is the first time it has been discovered.

Generally speaking, the government won't take care of such matters.

Because there are so many cases of lost children, the officials are very busy and don't care at all.

Furthermore, in this world, human life is cheap.

Instead of going through all the trouble of finding a child, it is better to save money and energy to have another one.

Aunt Mei was also very careful when trafficking children. Although she would choose the good ones, she would not choose the children of rich people or officials.

This is too much trouble.

The parents of the children of rich people and officials will be older.

Aunt Mei felt the power of the city sealing formation.

“This is a good official!”

"He closed the city just for a few children. What a good official."

Aunt Mei not only felt that County Magistrate Lu was a good county magistrate, she also felt that there were many hidden talents in Qinghe County.

Aunt Mei met Captain Leng, Uncle Lame, Wang Cheng and Engineer Yuan.

But she also knew that there were masters in the dark.

This master has been using object control techniques to interfere with the tiger demon.

"Being able to control a stone lion only means that the person in the dark has the strength of the tenth rank."

"But he can actually control more than a dozen cats at the same time."

"This level of control probably requires ninth-grade cultivation!"

"Forget it, let's hide for a few days. If it doesn't work, just return these brats. It's just a burden to bring them along."

Aunt Mei said as she looked at the ten kittens.

Aunt Mei knows how to create animals. She is best at transforming into a cat, but she can also transform into other things.

As for the tiger monster, no one can catch it.

The only encumbrance is the ten kittens.

Hearing Aunt Mei's words, the tiger demon rubbed Aunt Mei's leg in a flattering manner.

"Okay, I get it. How can I go back? I'll eat them all up."

Aunt Mei smiled.

(End of this chapter)