Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 146 How dare a servant feel hatred?
Kang Dabao briefly accepted the greetings from the new disciples and then had to set off for the Pingrong County Government.

Even in the Yunjiaozhou Immortal Dynasty officialdom with a very bad atmosphere, Huo Bing, a foundation-building official, was known for being "arrogant in front of his subordinates and fawning in matters", and his reputation among many subordinates was worrying.

Although Master Kang had never dealt with him, he had heard that he was a difficult superior to deal with. So he dared not delay any further.

This made Kang Dabao's original plan of practicing with peace of mind and then going out after reaching the seventh level of Qi training come to nothing.

He has been doing things against his will a lot recently, and the resentment in Master Kang's heart is almost overflowing.

He was like a useless woman all the way, feeling sad that he was a lazy person who worked hard but had no happiness. He was summoned and dismissed at will, like an old donkey, but he was powerless.

Now I am just looking forward to seeing whether Uncle Heilu can improve greatly in strength after coming out of retreat, so that he can easily kill Huo Bing, Tie Liuyun and others, so that I can vent my anger.

The daydream was almost over when Kang Dabao stepped into the Pingrong County Court. He saw that Luo Heng, who was sitting in the main seat in the main hall, was completely exhausted. He did not show any of the demeanor that a first-class son-in-law of the Tanggu and Huo families should have.

It seems that the death of all the cultivators from the Luo family of Heilinbao who followed Master Kang into battle this time did have a significant impact on him.

This is easy to understand. Anyone would be unhappy for a while if half of the people in a family suddenly died. Moreover, Luo Heng, the county magistrate, has more troubles than just that.

He was also deeply upset by the death of Sun Bingdou, an ally he had won over with great difficulty.

Ever since Luo Heng was beaten up by Kang Dabao, Tie Xishan has completely taken charge of all affairs of Pingrong County Government.

As a result, Luo Heng, who used to be a son-in-law in the Huo family who dared not speak loudly, finally used all his skills to serve the female tiger comfortably, and only then did he get the opportunity to be sent to Pingrong County.

Who would have thought that after arriving here and becoming a county magistrate, he would be bullied by Tiexishan like a young wife?
Luo Heng had been living like this for a long time. The reason he could still endure this humiliation and continue to persevere was that he hoped that Sun Bingdou would come back and support him.

The Huo family now has too many businesses but too few mouths to feed, so they cannot devote too much energy to a son-in-law.

Besides, Tie Xishan is not a casual cultivator without any roots. Tie Liuyun behind him is very popular now and frequently shows up in front of Nan'an Bo.

If we really talk about status, Tie Liuyun is now almost catching up with the close people like Gunjia Sima who were brought from the capital by the Lord, and at most he is only one level lower than confidants like Fei Sima.

Huo Bing is far from being able to compare to such a person. Luo Heng does not have a reliable background. It is a good thing that Tie Xishan does not use his background to bully him.

Therefore, since the foundation-building forces behind the two of them did not take action, Luo Heng still had the advantage.

However, if he wanted to continue to stay in the position of Pingrong County Magistrate and make some achievements after losing all his prestige after being beaten, he naturally had to put more effort into winning over strong supporters.

Sun Bingdou was an elder from the Grass Witch Cult. Luo Heng raised the stakes on him. Not only did he pay a huge price, but he also dragged the leader of the Huo family into it and made a fortune on Sun Bingdou.

Unexpectedly, Sun Bingdou died so quickly, which made the head of the Huo family lose everything.

As a result, not only did the powerful reinforcement die in the battle, but he also offended the head of the Huo family, whom he had finally become close to. Having lost these two major reinforcements, Luo Heng would have no chance of causing any trouble in Pingrong County in the future.

"It's really a matter of time and fate," Luo Heng looked at Kang Dabao with a calm and somewhat terrifying look.

"How can this unattractive and low-level sect leader become the legitimate son-in-law of the Fei family? And I, who is much better than him in appearance, family background, and cultivation, can only be a son-in-law in a small wealthy family in a border state and be looked down upon by others?!"

He leaned back on the armchair, his calmness concealing endless regrets. "If there had been no complications, and I had personally led the team to follow Sima Fei to attack the Five Prime Ministers like many other county magistrates, would I have been the one favored by your family?"

Kang Dabao could read some jealousy in Luo Heng's seemingly calm eyes at this moment. Seeing him not daring to be angry or speak, he suddenly found it a little funny.

Just imagine, if Luo Heng had not chosen to operate on him to establish his authority, Kang Dabao, who was only trying to live one more day, would never have taken the initiative to make things difficult for him, and he would not have ended up like this.

However, Master Kang had no sympathy for him. People choose their own paths.

The grudge between the two is deep enough. When Kang Dabao gets the chance in the future, he will have to "repay" County Master Luo.

Unknowingly, there was one more person who hoped that the old foundation-building master Huo Bing would die soon.

Moreover, unlike Luo Heng who was upset about losing the opportunity to make merit, if Kang Dabao had not been set up by this guy, he might not have taken the opportunity to lead troops to attack Wuxiangmen.

It was a melee involving more than a thousand people and hundreds of casualties. Kang Dabao was lucky enough to survive, but if he had really died, it would have been perfectly normal.

Master Kang is just lucky. If he were to take his team up to try again, even if he were to make more adequate preparations, he might not be able to come back safe and sound.

If he was like this, let alone Luo Heng, who was not even as capable as Kang Dabao. The result of him going into battle would most likely only add another grave to the Luo family in Heilinbao.

That was quite in line with what Master Kang wanted. If Luo Heng had really chosen to go into battle personally, then the subsequent series of twists and turns would not have happened to him.

Today, Kang Dabao bears the title of "the legitimate son-in-law of the Fei family", which seems to be quite glorious, but in fact it is more like he has tasted the mutton without eating any mutton.

So many days had passed since his wedding that he was even confused as to whether Fei Shuhe had single or double eyelids, yet he still became the target of criticism from many monks.

This title usually brings bad things. For example, this time, Kang Dabao was summoned by a letter signed by Huo Bing, the governor of Yunjiao Prefecture. As the saying goes, "People are afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being fat."

The governor thought that since everyone could use Kang Dabao, a small county lieutenant, easily, why wouldn't he, his immediate superior, use him?

It just so happened that Sun Bingdou was killed by the gold-eating rat this time, and most of the teachers selected and brought from Pingrong County last time were also eaten to death. This greatly slowed down the progress of the spirit stone mine.

You must know that this spiritual stone mine was discovered in Tanggu County. Its importance is self-evident, so it is impossible for the old governor Huo not to pay attention to it.

As for whether Kang Dabao's family has had any trouble recently and whether he has time, that is not the governor's business, as he is not the legitimate son-in-law of the Huo family.

Governor Huo was quite upset about Kang Dabao's Yue family. In front of Fernando, he would even wait for the right moment to breathe loudly, but how could he control Kang Dabao?
"Since both of you are clear about the matter, I will not elaborate on it." Although Tie Xishan was sitting next to Luo Heng, he acted like the head of the family. He paused here, and his tone became much more respectful when he faced Kang Dabao alone.

"Another 2,000 leather trainers, I have already called them all. My brother's family had an unexpected change, and he was sent out on duty at this time. I should have replaced him, but this time the governor personally selected him, so I can't take over."

The talisman shop opened by the Tie family in Chongming Market was also destroyed by the beasts this time. However, the person in charge of his family who stayed in the market was smart and escaped quickly. In addition, the talismans of his family did not take up much space, so the loss was not great.

Tie Xishan did not complain, and even said frankly that when the Chongming Market was built in the future, he would reserve a shop for his family.

"Thank you, my dear brother." Kang Dabao replied calmly. He didn't care that the address he received in Tie Xishan's mouth had been upgraded from "brother" to "good brother".

On the contrary, thinking that Huo Bing acted in this way, Sun Bingdou had just died in Tanggu County, and Huo Bing was eager to name himself, the legitimate son-in-law of the Fei family, to fill the position, seemingly without any regard for Fei Nan's thoughts.
It can be seen that the various forces under the Earl of Nan'an are not united, even though they have not yet completely opened up the situation in Yunjiao Province, and they all have their own little tricks.

But if you think about it carefully, it is normal. Things like conflicts between natives and Hakkas are not new anywhere.

Although the local faction represented by Huo Bing could not compare with the foreign monks coming from the capital in terms of quality, their number was much higher.

Both of them should be the forces that Kuang Liuting relies on, so he has never been seen to favor one over the other, but the local faction was suppressed by the outside faction to the point that he could hardly make a sound.

The strength of the two sides is far from being so disparate, and the reason why the local faction has fallen to this point is that Huo Bing, an old foundation-building master, may be its biggest shortcoming.

"No wonder the people who want him dead the most are local people like Tie Liuyun. He is not worthy of his position." Kang Dabao naturally knew that he should not worry about the affairs of these big shots. He, a small sect leader, a small county lieutenant, and a small monk, was just a chess piece that others could easily mobilize.

Tie Xishan led Kang Dabao out of the main hall. Neither of them thought of saying hello to Luo Heng before leaving. They ignored the sound of cups smashing behind them and walked together to the parade ground on the outskirts of the county.

Unlike the last time when monks were recruited, the clerks in the parade ground had taken special care and prepared some tea to entertain them.

At this time, all the teachers were shirtless and gathered together in standard white calf pants.

Sect Leader Kang took a look around and saw that there were no female warriors. He secretly thought that the petty officials finally had some sense.

Winter is approaching and the wind is cold. If these people did not have martial arts skills, they would have frozen to death on the spot.

No matter if you are a "Heavenly Leg" or "Heaven-breaking Spear", a marrow-refining martial arts master or a skin-refining middle-class martial arts master, no matter how famous you are or how good your kung fu is, you will lose your dignity when you come here.

There was even less after I got out of the mine. By then, this white calfshoe had become tattered and there was no guarantee that I would be given a new pair to change into.

The training ground, where two thousand people had gathered and had no discipline, should have been extremely noisy, but at this moment it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

The warriors below the stage endured the cold and looked at Kang and Tie, who were standing on the stage in neat clothes. It seemed that all their former arrogance was blown away by the cold wind, turning them all into quails.

Master Kang looked at how the local tyrants and evil gentry who had been rampant in the village had become like this, silent and without courage. He felt sad even though he had gotten used to it.

I was separated from my friends and family, and was dragged out without any reason or logic, herded together like livestock, and then stripped naked and stood together.
Don't you hate? Dare you hate?
The cold wind blew by, bringing with it a sense of desolation. Master Kang felt a little sad in his heart, and he felt as if the golden robe he was wearing was also blown away.

The little creature in the sleeve poked its head out at this time, and was blown by the cold wind. It shrank its head again because it felt a little unhappy and cried softly for a while.

Looking at Xiao Qi and his "turtle son" with the same round head and silly appearance, Kang Dabao seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly laughed, thinking in his heart, "This won't do, I don't seem to be wearing trousers under my monk's robes."

At this moment, the sadness in his eyes had disappeared, and his heart of Tao was as clear as jade and as pure as spring water.

After a while, the cold wind came again, but the robes did not move at all. Instead, it blew away a lot of the decadence from the fat man.

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