This god is really evil

Chapter 125: Lord Li, please go to the Bu Ran Temple to watch the ceremony!

Yuan Jun is buying up saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal in large quantities in the city?
Li Yan narrowed his eyes, then showed a look of joy.

It turns out that Yuan Jun is a traitor of the Blood Spirit Cult!

Originally, he was a little worried about whether the Blood Spirit Cult could purchase enough saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal to make enough black powder in a short period of time.

Now that Yuan Jun is taking care of it, everything will be much easier.

Regardless of Yuan Jun's character, judging from his previous experiences, he is indeed a capable person.

However, there must be some reason why the Blood Spirit Cult was able to infiltrate the Xuan Zheng Yuan. I just don't know what position Yuan Jun holds in the Blood Spirit Cult?
The Blood Spirit Cult was making trouble outside the city, and the Xuanzhengyuan took over the county's defense and built four evil-suppressing platforms... Could it be that Xiao Chucai was also a member of the Blood Spirit Cult? Not likely... It's more like he was kept in the dark by Yuan Jun and was dreaming a long dream!

Knowing that the Blood Spirit Cult was desperately trying to collect black gunpowder materials, Li Yan was delighted after some analysis and quickly asked Wang Wenshu:

"Wang Wenshu, where can saltpeter and sulfur be bought in this city? Are there large quantities?"

Charcoal is available everywhere, but saltpeter and sulfur may not be enough.

Wang Wenshu was startled and said quickly:

"My Lord, these are usually used as medicines. They are mostly stockpiled in pharmacies. But who would need so much saltpeter and sulfur? After all, they are both very powerful medicines. The entire county should have several hundred kilograms of them."

Li Yan frowned and said:

"So little..."

Wang Wenshu continued:

"But...these things are actually more useful for suppressing evil spirits. Like cinnabar, they are all extremely yang substances. We use quite a lot of them in the Imperial Observatory on a daily basis. The tools used by the craftsmen in the Imperial Observatory to suppress evil spirits all require saltpeter, sulfur, and cinnabar. We have at least tens of thousands of kilograms of saltpeter and sulfur piled up in our warehouse."

After all, you can only take so much medicine. On the contrary, the medicine to ward off evil spirits is as cheap as free, which is also the characteristic of Da Qi.

"Sir, are we in the Imperial Observatory going to compete with the Bushan Temple for saltpeter and sulfur on the market?" Wang Wenshu asked afterwards.

After all, the two sides have already torn their faces apart. No matter what the Bu Ran Temple and Xuan Zheng Yuan want to do, normally they will do their best to disgust the other side.

Unexpectedly, Li Yan shook his head, looked at Wang Wenshu and said righteously:

"This is a matter of suppressing evil spirits, how can we sacrifice public interests for personal interests? Especially at times like this, we should distinguish between public and private interests, and instead give them a hand... Throw all the saltpeter and sulfur in the Sitianjian treasury into the market. There is no need to raise the price, just sell them at the market price!"

Wang Wenshu couldn't help but shudder, looking at the young man in front of him in disbelief. He felt that the other party was upright and righteous, and was simply the most honest official he had ever seen in his life.

Selfless!

Wang Wenshu took a deep breath, bowed deeply to Li Yan, and said solemnly:

"Yes! I am grateful for your advice!"

He was already over fifty years old, but he saw in this teenager the beliefs he admired. However, he also understood deeply that in the officialdom of the Great Qi, if one wanted to be truly honest and just, he would only end up being persecuted by the evil ones.

Just like Liu Yunhe's broken heart of Taoism.

But even so, even for just one day, he wanted to work under such an official!

Wang Wenshu then strode out of the Sitianjian government office and went to prepare to sell off the saltpeter and sulfur in stock.

Li Yan stretched lazily, thought for a moment, and with a slight movement of his mind, he had already transmitted the complete set of [Flame Shadow Broken Jade Knife·True] into Niu Ma's mind.

There are only a few days left. How much you can practice depends on Niu Niu's own efforts.

Afterwards, he called Zhao Qingshan and other assistants to clean up the backyard of the Sitianjian Yamen first.

Zhao Qingshan, Hou Qi and other guys couldn't help but marvel when they saw that the human paste, human scum and evil coffins they sent had completely turned into ordinary items and no longer had that headache-inducing smell.

When they saw those weapons that were as shiny and sharp as new, everyone couldn't help but admire them again and again.

No wonder Li Yan could be the supervisor of the Imperial Observatory, he is so awesome!
After chanting a spell to clear away evil spirits, these weapons become as good as new.

Seeing everyone's jealous eyes, Li Yan immediately asked all the brothers to pick out weapons such as swords and knives to wear with them.

He also arranged for the clerks of the Imperial Observatory to change them into the errand uniforms of the Imperial Observatory, updated their waist badges, and issued them monthly wages. Then he took a dozen people with him and left the Imperial Observatory in a mighty procession to go shopping.

After Zhao Qingshan and others followed Li Yan to the county town, they were immediately sent to work in the charity cemetery and had never really visited the county town.

At this time, he followed Li Yan like a close follower, and changed into the uniforms of the Imperial Observatory. He was simply dazzled by his wanderings in this county town.

With the Sitianjian uniforms and badges, they saw smiling faces wherever they went. It was different from before when they were just poor boys from the countryside. They would take advantage of the New Year holidays to visit the city, but would be driven away by the waiters in some teahouses and taverns.

Even if I went to buy a candied haws figurine, I would be laughed at. Now wearing this satin dress, with a few taels of silver in my waist, I feel like I am floating when I walk.

Li Yan was also generous and took this group of brothers to visit all the major restaurants in the county, listening to all kinds of storytelling and opera, and they were all satisfied. This happened every day.

He even took them to a brothel to listen to some music and watch the fun.

Of course, prostitution is absolutely not allowed. After all, among these brothers, there are several children who are still thirteen or fourteen years old.

Even so, it was an eye-opener for these young people, who saw a prosperous scene that they had never seen in their lives.

They themselves could not have imagined that they had been eating coarse food in the charity cemetery in Weizi Town not long ago, but now, thanks to Li Yan, they were wearing the clothes of the Sitianjian, holding the Sitianjian's badge and salary, and eating and drinking in the restaurant.

Seeing Li Yan being so unrestrained and not caring about anything, the clerks in the Imperial Observatory were relieved.

This young Lord Li has a straight-forward character, and they are actually afraid that Lord Li will directly confront the officials of the entire Qinghe County, which would result in a lose-lose situation.

Now it seems that Lord Li has been dissolute and tarnishing his own image, or he is planning to wait until this storm is over before making further plans.

This is the way to accomplish great things.

The Xuanzhengyuan and the Bushan Temple, as well as many government offices in Qinghe County, did not cause any trouble these days. They were all busy preparing for the Bushan Festival of the Bushan Temple.

As one of the five major temples, the influence of the Bushan Temple is enormous. Not to mention the large number of land and tenants under its name, the number of believers who worship the immortal Bushan alone accounts for at least one-fifth of the world's population.

In the past few days, a large number of followers of Bushanxian have poured into Qinghe County. Most of them came from the various towns and villages below, and some even came from the nearby Zhuhai County. They all flocked to Bushan Temple.

The abbot of the Bushan Temple, Master Qiankong, ordered the monks in the temple to build many shacks along the temple walls for the believers to live in. They even provided hot porridge, rice and vegetarian dishes. This immediately won praise from everyone, who said that the Bushan Temple in Qinghe County was different.

It is a pity for all believers that the well-known and virtuous master Qiande has caught a cold and is bedridden, so they cannot see him for the time being.

Fortunately, Master Qiankong was also talented and virtuous, and his devotion to the Immortal Bu Ran was deep in his bones. The scriptures he preached and the mantras he chanted made everyone feel as if they had been enlightened, and their souls had been cleansed, which was convincing.

Three days later, it was the day of the Bu Ran Festival. The whole Qinghe County was decorated with lights and colors. Even the other four major temples cooperated and put up some Bu Ran fairy decorations outside the temples.

This is also the custom of the five major temples. In order to show respect for their gods, when their own gods celebrate festivals, other temples will also cooperate.

On the day of the Bu Ran Festival, the other four temples even closed their doors, and even the usual worship and incense burning activities were no longer carried out. A group of monks, Taoists, shamans and fortune tellers just stayed in the temples and did not go out, to show their respect for the immortal Bu Ran.

It is said that the immortal Bu Ran was born into the world at night, so the celebration ceremony of Bu Ran Temple is also held at night.

On the day of Bu Ran Festival, all the officials and servants of the Si Tian Jian in Qinghe County stayed in the Si Tian Jian and did not go out.

Chongyun and Ao Le were also on high alert, as if they were facing a powerful enemy.

According to normal thinking, if the Bu Ran Temple wanted to stir up trouble to kill people and silence them, the Bu Ran Festival would be the best time, as they could use the chaos of the festival to cover up their tracks!

Everyone in the Sitianjian was united in their hatred of the enemy.

On the contrary, the supervisor, Lord Li Yan, seemed extremely anxious. He would run outside the gate from time to time to look around, as if he was waiting for something.

Zhao Qingshan and others had been accompanying Li Yan in the lobby, holding weapons in their hands, and were also a little nervous.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves was heard, and hundreds of imperial cavalry from the Xuanzhengyuan came roaring and stopped in front of the gate of the Sitianjian government office.

The first person to get off the horse was Xiao Chucai's eldest disciple, Captain Duan Zhengyun of the Imperial Guards!

Duan Zhengyun raised his head and glanced proudly at the people in the Sitianjian Yamen, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth and reveal a slight smile.

The Sitianjian government office is really in a terrible state. After Liu Yunhe left, only Ao Le and Chong Yun are still able to fight. However, it is said that Ao Le's Taoist heart is damaged, and he can be considered a useless person.

After the county constables withdrew, Li Yan actually found a group of peasants who were said to have been apprentices of the charity cemetery, and asked them to serve as errand boys in the Imperial Observatory.

Looking at the way they hold the knives, it's clear they don't even know any martial arts. It's simply laughable.

The Sitianjian has been completely overshadowed by their Xuanzhengyuan, and has even become a second-rate place.

The only one who is still somewhat useful is the so-called supervisor Li Yan.

Now he was ordered to come and fetch Li Yan and go to the Dharma Assembly.

At that moment, Duan Zhengyun cleared his throat and said loudly:

"I, Duan Zhengyun, a captain of the Imperial Guards, have come to invite Li Yan, the supervisor, to the Bu Ran Temple to watch the ceremony on the day of the birth of the immortal Bu Ran!"

(End of this chapter)