This god is really evil

Chapter 66: Niu Ma shows off his power!

The drill ground in the center of Weizi Town was originally built when the town was first established. It was used to prevent banditry and train local militia, and can accommodate thousands of people.

At that time, the previous dynasty had just collapsed, and many heroes emerged. The world was in chaos, and they all wanted to compete for the throne.

Local villages and towns all have their own militia to prevent banditry.

Later, after the establishment of the Great Qi Dynasty, an order was issued to disband the militia groups in various places. The martial arts arena gradually became a market place, and during the autumn harvest, it was also used as a threshing and drying ground for grain.

However, today, a huge arena has been built again on the martial arts field, and a high stand has been built to the east, with a pavilion on it and a vermilion lacquered carved armchair that most people in Weizi Town have never seen before.

There were also several coffee tables and celadon tea sets that looked like they came from the city.

In the other three directions, there were several low earthen platforms piled up with sand. They were called grandstands, but in fact they were just some earthen slopes.

And around the arena, there are five awnings, inside which are the five families in the town: the Yang family's boxing gym, the Gao family's pharmacy, the Liu family's firewood gang, the Bai family's blacksmiths, and the Zhou family's fish stall.

According to custom, there would be a martial arts performance before the exorcism ceremony to boost popularity and also to strengthen the momentum of the ceremony.

Local forces will even use this kind of military performance to determine the distribution of many benefits, which can be regarded as a disguised method of profit sharing.

These five companies have already spread the word that the final outcome of this martial arts exercise will be the management and control of the five new salt wells near Tuoshan Mountain in Weizi Town. This is also tacitly approved by the government, and they only need to hand over 70% of the profits.

You have to know that Qinghe County is located inland and does not have the benefits of fish salt from the seaside. The price of salt is very high, and there is a lot of oil and water in the salt.

Five salt wells are enough for a family to move to the next level.

At this time, the earthen slopes and the area below the martial arts arena were already crowded with people.

Although it was the coldest time of the year, the martial arts arena was filled with warmth from the crowds of people.

All the slightly prominent people in Weizi Town came, and most of them sat on the earthen platforms, while there were tens of thousands of people standing or sitting around the stands below.

At least half of the town's population came.

There were also people crowded in selling candy figures, pot cakes, wine, frozen pears, and meat buns, shouting loudly, the scene was full of life.

The entire martial arts arena was buzzing with the noise of tens of thousands of people, and many people looked up at the dozens of people whispering on the high platform in the east.

"Tsk tsk, all the prominent officials in Qinghe County are here, right? Is the one in the middle the county magistrate?"

"Nonsense, what do you know? That's Master Liu, the Supervisor of the Imperial Observatory! Next to him are the County Magistrate and the Chief Clerk."

"Why isn't the county magistrate here? That must be the schoolmaster, right? I saw him before when I delivered food to the county school. Why is he sitting so far back?"

"You probably don't know this. My neighbor, Old Wang, has a cousin who works as a yamen runner. He secretly told me that there was some disagreement between Lord Liu of the Imperial Observatory and the Director of the Xuanzhengyuan. The county magistrate was caught in the middle and had a hard time. He asked for sick leave every few days. This time, he might be taking sick leave again."

The Sitian Department is responsible for suppressing evil spirits and exorcising evil spirits, while the Xuanzhengyuan is responsible for managing the sacrifices of the five religions and is also responsible for suppressing cults. These two are now the most powerful government offices, and are independent of the local government offices and directly under the jurisdiction of the court in the capital.

The villagers who were listening attentively nearby all exclaimed "Oh" at once, with expressions of sudden enlightenment and profound meaning written on their faces.

Gossiping about politics is an eternal human nature. Even if it was just in Weizi Town, being able to gossip about those high and mighty and untouchable county officials immediately gave everyone a great deal of spiritual satisfaction, as if they were standing next to the county magistrate and seeing with their own eyes how he was walking on thin ice between the Imperial Observatory and the Xuanzhengyuan.

At this moment, a rumbling drum sound was heard. The four large drums as tall as a person at the four corners of the martial arts arena were beaten at the same time by several burly men. The drum sound instantly resounded throughout the entire martial arts arena!
The originally noisy voices were covered by the sound of drums and gradually quieted down.

After the drum was beaten three times, a man stood up from the high platform. It was Chang Wei, the county lieutenant of Qinghe County. It was said that he was a master who had reached the seventh level of Qi and Blood, and was comparable to Yang Jinsong, the long-famous owner of the Lieyang Boxing Gym in Weizi Town.

County Lieutenant Chang Wei said loudly:

"I, the Supervisor of the Qinghe County Astronomical Bureau, Master Liu Yunhe, feel that people's lives are difficult and evil spirits are rampant, so I have come to Weizi Town in person to hold a ritual to eliminate evil spirits and allow the people to live in peace! The villagers and gentry of Weizi Town have specially presented martial arts performances to enhance the prestige of the ritual. Thank you Master Liu for protecting life and loving the people!"

His voice, combined with his own martial arts skills, resounded throughout the martial arts arena. Hundreds of detectives and soldiers were patrolling nearby, so no one dared to shout loudly, and everyone could hear it clearly.

Everyone understood that this was the martial arts performance they had been looking forward to the most, and they all showed excitement.

Then the county lieutenant Chang Wei continued:

"The martial arts performance at the ritual meeting begins now! Yang, Zhou, Liu, Bai, and Gao, the five families will compete together! Stop when it's enough!"

Just as he finished speaking, the big drums at the four corners of the martial arts arena started beating again.

Amid the fierce and mighty drumbeats, each man jumped onto the stage like a kite, holding a folding fan in his hand, looking very graceful and elegant, which immediately aroused cheers from the audience.

"It's Mr. Bai Huang from the Bai family of the blacksmith shop!"

"He is very handsome. It is said that Mr. Bai is also good at poetry."

"Tsk, that fan is held with such grace, tsk!"

As he was speaking, another person leaped up more than ten feet high, like a huge rock, and landed on the ring with a bang, breaking two of the blue bricks.

There was another round of cheers:
"Young Master Yang Dayong from the Fiery Sun Fist Gym! It is said that he has already mastered the Fiery Sun Fist to a minor degree, and has reached the third level of Qi and Blood at such a young age!"

"He is truly an expert. After all, he is Pavilion Master Yang's biological son. Pavilion Master Yang is a knight-errant."

Then, two figures floated up, one holding a willow branch, the other wearing a pair of gold-threaded gloves, both of them were very elegant. "The one holding the willow branch is Young Master Liu Qingzhi of the Liu family of the Chai Gang. It is said that the Chai Gang has an ancestral willow technique. The one wearing the gold-threaded gloves is Young Master Gao Yukun of Fu Ren Tang. It is said that the Gao family has a set of secret Medicine King Palms that can be used as both poison and medicine. It is really powerful."

There was a gossiper in the crowd who usually wentssip. At this moment, he was spitting and explaining to the people next to him. He felt extremely satisfied from the admiring looks of the people around him, as if the young man on the ring was him.

Everyone was marveling at the elegance and strength of these young men, when they saw a young man in training clothes slowly walking up the steps to the side and onto the stage.

This young man looks simple and honest, and gives people the feeling that he is not a gentleman, but more like a servant.

Who is this?
There was a burst of doubts among the crowd.

The gossiper who thought he knew everything about Weizi Town scratched his head, coughed and said:
"Ahem, it is said that a few days ago, the village head Zhou Boyan adopted a son, who is an apprentice in the charity cemetery. This should be the adopted son of the village head, right?"

"An apprentice of Yizhuang? Can someone from such an unlucky place be the adopted son of the head of a village?"

"What, what?"

"I heard someone say it was called something like Niuma."

"Niu Ma? This name is so unfashionable. Is he considered a young master?"

Someone who knew the inside story said something, and the crowd couldn't help but burst into laughter.

In the eyes of many people, can a person who was born as an apprentice in a charity house be considered a gentleman? Those gentlemen are all very elegant. This apprentice in a charity house is originally a menial servant, and his origin is even worse than those peddlers and hawkers. Who else should we laugh at if not him?
On the stage, Bai Huang spread out his fan, covered his mouth, frowned, looked at Niu Ma who walked onto the stage and said:
"The Zhou family is really out of people. They even found such a lowly servant to be their adopted son. It is a disgrace to our Fourth Young Master Weihe to be on the same stage with such a person."

Gao Yukun, who was wearing gold-thread gloves, shook his head and said:

"Maybe he has some skills, but his background doesn't matter. Brother Bai, please be careful."

Yang Dayong twisted his neck, stretched his muscles, and grinned:

"The village head, Mr. Zhou, temporarily adopted such a son to replace their Zhou family. It can be said that he had good intentions. Brother Bai, let's fight first."

As he said this, he performed the starting posture of the Fiery Sun Fist and waved to Bai Huang who was standing beside him.

Among the four of them, he and Bai Huang had the strongest skills and they often practiced sparring with each other on a daily basis.

Bai Huang nodded, waved the folding fan in his hand, his face solemn, and suddenly swung the folding fan, attacking Yang Dayong, shouting:

"Brother Yang, be careful. I have weapons. It's not fair to win."

The folding fan in his hand actually showed a metallic luster under the moonlight. It was actually an iron fan, and after being modified, one end was heavy and the other end was light, like an iron hammer. Bai Huang also used a set of hammer techniques.

The reason why the Bai family's blacksmith shop could become a major force in Weizi Town was because of this hammer technique, called the [Fighting and Killing Hammer].

Yang Dayong grinned and waved his fists, making a "whoosh" sound that broke through the air, and collided with Bai Huang's iron fan, actually making a sound of metal clashing.

"Zheng!"

The audience below exclaimed in surprise, while Bai Huang took a step back and said in surprise:
"Qi and Blood Level 4!? Brother Yang, have you made a breakthrough?"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an immediate exclamation.

He is so young and has already reached the fourth level of Qi and Blood, that's really amazing!
Bai Huang smiled slightly and said:

"My [Battle Hammer] has also made some breakthroughs recently. So, I must ask Brother Yang for his advice!"

As he said that, he rushed forward and fought back and forth with Yang Dayong, which aroused cheers from everyone.

Seeing the two people fighting brilliantly, Liu Qingzhi beside them yawned and said to Gao Yukun in a bored tone:

"Brother Gao, it will take at least an incense stick of time for the two of them to fight. We have nothing else to do, so I think we should just deal with that country boy from the charity cemetery first."

As he spoke, he twisted his neck, stretched his arms and legs, picked up the willow branch, and walked towards Niu Ma, who was silent beside him.

He smiled slightly, raised his head and said to Niu Ma:

"Boy, the Zhou family has no one else, so I sent you, my adopted son, to the battlefield just to fill the numbers. I want you to know that I have practiced the [Fufeng Leg Technique] and Liushu since I was a child. In terms of martial arts alone, I have already reached the third level of Qi and Blood. You don't need to blame yourself if you lose, but I will not show mercy."

As he spoke, his figure flashed and he landed on Niu Ma's side, swaying the willow branch in his hand to attract Niu Ma's attention. His right knee was like a spear, stabbing into Niu Ma's chest.

Although he spoke with contempt, he used all his strength in his legs and feet, just to knock the country boy in front of him away and establish his authority!
Seeing Liu Qingzhi's movements, the crowd below immediately shouted "good job" and waited for the country boy to be kicked away.

The next moment, there was a muffled "bang" sound, and a figure flew backwards with blood spurting out of his mouth.

But everyone present was suddenly stunned and could not believe their eyes.

The one who was knocked away was Liu Qingzhi!

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(Two chapters for now. I will write a few more chapters when I get home in the evening after finishing the case in the afternoon! Please forgive me, brothers!)
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