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Chapter 123: Yaohangzi, Yejiaojun and the Four Great Families! The curtain of the prefectural city is finally lifted!
County government, someone, come and see me?

Hearing this, Ji Xiu paused, counted the days with his hands, and suddenly hummed softly.

Yes.

Calculating the time, more than half a month has passed since the catastrophe.

According to Zhao Jiu, in general, apart from paying taxes, the government has always turned a deaf ear to these barren areas in the mountainous small counties.

But rather.
Huang Qilang made a big fuss this time. Although he was just the instigator, he caused the entire Anning County to suffer a major setback, and it would not be able to make any profits for at least several years.

Zhao Jiu obviously couldn't fill a hole of this level, so he could only report the whole story to the higher authorities in Jiangyin Prefecture and see how they planned to deal with it.

But what does this have to do with me?
Shouldn't that be the time when County Master Zhao is having a headache?

He did not look for his father at home, but relied on his relationship with the liquor store to quickly mediate with the people in the government. He tried to mediate if possible and keep the position, so that the matter could be resolved smoothly and the matter could be reduced to a small one. At least he could keep his reputation as an official.

What was the reason why he came to see him, the newly emerged leader of the mountain roads in the county, at this time?
He had never been to Jiangyin Prefecture, let alone have any connections within the prefecture, and had no say at all.

Ji Xiu thought to himself as he just walked to the front door of the house.

Rumble!
Having broken the two limits and reached the second realm of Daoist art, he only moved his ears slightly, but suddenly heard a huge noise coming towards him.

Not a moment later.

I saw smoke and dust rolling towards me, and two fierce horses were approaching with great momentum!

The entire bustling West Street suddenly became silent because of the noise.

The county residents who had just begun to renovate their houses found themselves in a state of chaos after only a few days of peace when one problem arose.

Looking at the soldiers in uniform, approaching from afar, one by one, wearing armor and holding weapons,
Under the cold and harsh winter sun, he was wearing armor that shone with iron light, holding a spear and a knife!

I could not help but hide at the edge of the rammed earth on both sides of the street, clinging to the wall, and opened my mouth in shock:

"What are these warriors?"

Not long ago, they had seen county soldiers and warriors in action, using powerful crossbows and martial arts to tear the flesh of monsters apart. In the eyes of ordinary people, they were already extremely strong and powerful.

But compared to these warriors who are like a torrent of steel and give people a suffocating feeling at a glance,
But they are basically like heaven and earth, not on the same level at all!

"The flag has the words 'Jiangyin' on it. Are these soldiers from Jiangyin Prefecture?"

"Hiss, Jiangyin Prefecture soldiers, if you pick one out, they must be county lords, we have never seen such a thing in this small place!"

"Those guys in front riding on tall horses look really impressive."

From time to time, residents on both sides of the county would lean against the wall or through the cracks in the windows, watching this scene with envy in their eyes.

At the same time, a question came to my mind:
What are these brave soldiers from the prefecture doing here, traveling thousands of miles across the ocean, to come to West Street in Anning County?
Could it be that because Master Ji had suppressed the evil and expelled the cult a while ago, the government came specially to award him with merits and rewards?
Yes!

Mr. Ji is truly a man of great integrity. He makes a living in the mountains and knows that poor families have no food to eat after the disaster.

He ordered his men to hunt wild animals day and night, pick vegetable leaves, and cook porridge with corn every day. He did not ask for any money, and only had one meal a day. He saved countless impoverished families.

After New Year’s Eve, three days before New Year’s Day.

This gentleman even held a buffet for three consecutive days. It was known that after being baptized by monsters and the remnants of Zhonghuang, the entire county was left penniless.

They hunted wild game and mountain rabbits, so that the whole West Street could have a good feast of wild game during this poor year.

With these kinds of behavior, even if he is a county magistrate, in this peaceful place, his reputation is not as good as that of Mr. Ji.

If people in the palace heard about it, it would be reasonable to use it as a reward!

In front of the large mansion with four entrances and exits.

The smoke and dust disappeared.

A figure riding a tall horse, wearing armor and holding a sword, stopped here and looked at him silently, with a complex expression in his eyes:

"Huang Xiuwen and Huang Qilang fell into trouble in a place like this?"

His name was Huang Chan. He was the illegitimate son of one of the thirty-six trades in Jiangyin Prefecture - the medicine trade. He was neither a direct descendant of the eldest son's family nor of any of the other branches.

He is twenty-five years old this year. He joined the Jiangyin Prefecture Army at the age of seventeen in order to gain a chance to stand out.

It took him eight full years before he was promoted to 'Century General' not long ago, commanding a hundred palace soldiers. He finally got his chance to shine and be proud of himself.

Even when I get home, I can finally straighten my back and sit at the table to eat.

but.
This good younger brother, Mr. Huang's only grandson, already had these things when he was born.

Moreover, he could be given the title of "Xiu" and be included in the family tree, which made Huang Chan very envious.

The bigger the business, the more rules there are.

If a man is born in the legitimate lineage, he can be given the title of "generation", but if he is born out of wedlock, he will just be given two characters and will not have to be included in any family tree. The treatment they receive is very different.

Huang Chan knew it clearly in his heart.

Even if he became a centurion, he would not be qualified to work in a pharmacy.

In their generation, the eldest son of the eldest house died young, and the old man only has this one legitimate grandson. In the future, everything in the pharmacy will be adopted by Qilang.

Unless he becomes a 'Qigong master' and is qualified to start his own branch, be included in the family tree, and join the ancestral temple, then he can compete with his good brother for status.

Otherwise, it's all fantasy.

Huang Chan had always been very resentful in the past, but what could he do about it? The girl was born beautiful, so what could he do about it?
Huang Qilang was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. The greatest suffering he had ever endured from the moment he was born was the suffering of martial arts.

What difficulty did he have? Everyone in the mansion who heard of the name of the pharmacy had to make way for him! They bowed and smiled and called him "Mr. Huang Qi"!
Therefore, before this year, Huang Chan never hoped that Huang Qilang would die one day so that he could fight for the family's "inheritance" by himself, because he knew that there was no hope.

Can.
New Year's Eve.

When the whole family got together, they were still curious about where this playboy had gone to make trouble.
A piece of news coming from Anning County completely aroused thoughts in his mind that he had never thought of before.

Huang Qilang is dead!

No matter if he died from the bounty of the Hun Tian thief or the black market brothel.

Or was it because during the holidays, he was secretly murdered by Zhao Jiu from the wine shop, Duan Chenzhou's apprentice Ji Xiu? To him, right and wrong were no longer so important.

When Mr. Huang learned that his grandson was gone, he was so angry that he couldn't sleep for a whole day and night.

The first thing he did when he woke up was to check the "ancestral register" of this matter. After he had figured out all the ins and outs of Anning County,
During the New Year's Day, he sacrificed his reputation and went straight to ask the "Prince Master" with whom he had some friendship to issue an imperial decree!
Huang Chan was just eating.

But when I heard that Huang Qilang was dead
The thought that he had never thought about before suddenly exploded, and he took the initiative to volunteer to help the old man solve his problems.

Mr. Huang said.

Before his son Qilang disappeared, he had many conflicts with the county lord Zhao Jiu and Duan Chenzhou's disciple from Anning County.

He will check the accounts of the Hun Tian thieves and the black market later.

But now, he just wanted to skin these two people who had a grudge against his good grandson!

Zhao Jiu from the liquor store is the youngest son of the owner of the liquor store, so he cannot be directly captured, beaten or killed.

Mr. Huang then asked the "Fu Zun" to take away his county lord's hat and exile him back to the mansion for dereliction of duty.

Right now, he is in the county government office, being supervised by the son of the Cai family, who works in the government office and runs a jade shop.

As for him,
He led a hundred soldiers directly to the gate of Ji Xiu's house, intending to capture him on the charge of "colluding with Zhong Huang" and bring him back to the mansion!

This kid is Duan Chenzhou's disciple and Wang Xuanyang's grandson. He is the descendant of one of the five 'Martial Saints' after the 'Ancestor School of Sword Dao' split. He has many wonderful methods!
The probability of the 'guardian general's' spiritual consciousness being refined by him was much higher than taking over his body and depositing it in his.

But this has nothing to do with Huang Chan.

Mr. Huang's legitimate grandson is gone, the eldest son of the family died young, and all the children in the family are born out of wedlock. Whoever gets the first prize can ascend to the throne.

To make this old man appreciate
He risked offending his immediate superior, the garrison general Luo Daocheng, fearing that he would not order his troops to go out, but he still wanted to be the first to come forward with armor!

Find wealth in danger!
And I also asked about it before coming here.

There are big merchants offering sacrifices to the firewood and fishing merchants, as well as two dojos that once seized the title of "Tian Dao Liu" to "open a school and teach disciples" in the mansion.
They sent everyone to come riding on the wind and waves!

It is said that in order to ensure "absolute safety", the head of the fishing company who once had a feud with Duan Chenzhou personally performed sacrifices and offerings, and invited a "Wild Dragon King" that was expelled from the Water God Palace!
That is a dragon species that is almost flawless after reaching adulthood!
Wang Xuanyang is dead, and Chen He of Tiandao School is no longer perfect, not even at the level of a 'school master'.

Years ago, he even dismissed his disciples. Even his junior fellow apprentice Duan Chenzhou, who had fought 18 times for the top spot in the dojo, was willing to give up the title. It was obvious that he was at the end of his rope and had no backup plan.

Otherwise, how could we sell our ancestral heritage so casually?
It can be said that it is fine if Duan Chenzhou does not show up, but once he shows up.
We have our own net to catch it!

As for Ji Xiu, he had investigated him when he came here this time, and found that his background was even more miserable than his own.

The side branches of the big schools just lost the chance to be taught by the school or to take the examination to become a government official. But training in the dojo, serving as a soldier in the government, or doing some work in their own industry were all ways out.

But if you want to climb up from the bottom and make a name for yourself, Huang Chan has seen how difficult it is from his comrades and soldiers.

It's like this in the prefecture, let alone the county?
He can make arbitrary judgments.

This kid was born in the muddy land of the county. If Duan Chenzhou hadn't rescued him, he would still be feeding horses and adding firewood to other people's houses!
Once you have no one to back you up, if you want to take control, you have to do it with your own hands, right?
Herod.

Huang Chan reined in his horse.

Looking at the door of the house opening, a young man walked out with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, his bones and muscles like a precious robe.

I saw that the skin on his fingers had shed, and he had just finished a set of martial arts training. Even if he just stood there, the energy and blood in his body still evaporated, turning into white smoke over a meter long, rising in the cold winter.
My eyes narrowed:
"Golden flesh and jade veins, mercury blood and silver marrow, nails shed and reborn, reaching the state of 'refined skin'."

"Huang Qilang, that kid is really clueless. In this remote place, even if he is a disciple of Duan Chenzhou, he encountered such talent and seedlings, but he didn't try to win him over and make some friends with him?"

"What a fool! No wonder he has no chance to inherit the bank's business!"

Huang Chan exclaimed it was a pity.

Before coming here, he had never imagined that there would be such precious jade in this muddy and sandy land!
But there is no way, he is the person the old man wants, and it concerns his own future.

How can a few friendships compare to the inheritance of a century-old bank?
Huang Chan's expression gradually turned colder under his armor, and he held his sword tightly, pointing it forward:
"There is an order from the government."

"The great disaster that befell Anning County was caused by the Zhonghuang Disaster. County Master Zhao Jiu cannot escape the blame. From now on, he will no longer be the head of the county officials."

"Under the watchful eyes of the public, the spirit of the Zhonghuang Sect's 'Guardian God General' was combined into one body by An Ning Ji Xiu, and it seems that he has taken over another's body!"

"In order to prevent the rebellion from happening again, I, General Huang Chan, have received an order from Jiangyin Prefecture to mobilize 100 soldiers from the 'garrison' and drive a warship to capture and investigate!"

Wow!
The words of the leading soldier caused an uproar throughout the entire West Street:
"How could such a good person like the boss be a remnant of the Zhonghuang Party?"

"That's right! After that night, I don't know how much blood his knife had stained. Isn't this just arresting people indiscriminately?"

For a moment, many people were whispering and expressing their indignation in their low voices.

The people from above did not distribute disaster relief food, did not repair the livelihoods and houses in the county, and did not deal with the disaster situation that made people panic.
As a result, the first thing to do is to investigate and punish the heroes, just because they have no connections behind them?
When Ji Xiu heard this, his face tensed up and he cursed in his heart.

The Hun Tian thief is not a good person.

But there aren’t many good things in these big banks!

Last name Huang?

Most likely they are looking for trouble with him based on some unfounded news!

It is said to be suspected.

When he arrived at the mansion, he was put into a cage.

At that time, even if the king of heaven came, he would get slapped three times. How could it be explained by just one word of "reason"?

But even the great county lord Zhao had his hat taken off.
Ji Xiu's mind was working frantically, thinking of a countermeasure.

However, the door of the house behind him creaked open, revealing a number of faces.

among them.

Duan Chenzhou walked in front, his clothes fluttering. He took a step forward and glanced sideways:

"Surname Huang? From the Jiangyin Garrison?"

"Let's talk about the Huang family's pharmacy."

"Go ask that old man Huang Xingye."

"Back then, when old man Wang Xuanyang was still alive, I beat his son to death."

"Why isn't he so 'anxious' as to send someone to take revenge?"

"As for the 'Jiangyin Garrison'."

"Ah."

Duan Chenzhou sneered, glanced at those armored figures, spoke in a sonorous tone, and looked at them with a disdainful look:

"You guys, count as one."

"Hasn't your garrison commander Luo Daocheng ever heard a word?"

Click click
The sound of armor plates rubbing against each other was heard, and the Jiangyin soldiers looked at each other in surprise.

"Back in the day at the Hun Tian Water Park, my old man cut off half of the body of the 'Red Bearded Heavenly King' with one sword, eliminating the hidden dangers of the water park for decades."

"Your general once said so himself."

"From now on, any Jiangyin Prefecture soldier who sees my 'master and disciple' will be punished by the Xuanlu Emperor for the crime of treason, as long as it is not set in stone!"

"This Huang kid has only been in the army for a few years, so he doesn't know what happened more than a decade ago."

"But haven't any of you heard of the rumors, or participated in them?"

"Or did Luo Daocheng see that our Heavenly Blade Sect was in decline, so he passed the word to you and let this matter go?!"

Duan Chenzhou's voice suddenly became high, and the Full Moon Sky Sword in its scabbard began to clang!
"This"

An old soldier who had served in the palace army for more than ten years looked hesitantly at the centurion Huang Chan.

This is really true!

Moreover, their General Luo has repeatedly mentioned this matter!
But they didn't expect it.

This is a trip to the rural county town.
How did he get involved with the famous master and apprentice Wang Xuanyang and Duan Chenzhou in Jiangyin back then?
Huang Chan's brain froze for a moment.

He looked at Duan Chenzhou in front of him with a frown on his face.

It seems like this is what happened?
He originally wanted to use the "military power as strong as a prison" and the reputation of the provincial capital to forcibly take Ji Xiu away, but now it seems that there is no way he can scare this "big Buddha".

Maybe in the next second, he would kneel down himself!

What about those enemies who said they wanted to pick a fight with Duan Chenzhou?
It's been so long, how come there's not even a trace of you!
Wow!
And before he could speak.
There were old soldiers who had been in the army for a long time, had great prestige, and were as powerful as him. Suddenly, they knelt down on one knee.

"Master Duan, in that battle you fought over a decade ago, I was on the boat next to you. I can still remember your heroic presence, leading the charge and being unstoppable!"

"If you knew that I came here to make things difficult for you"

"Even if I receive an order from the general, I will not come to answer the call!"

"Me too!"

"I am the same. You saved my life with that knife!"

Figures knelt down one after another, and voices rose one after another, causing Ji Xiu to frown a moment ago, but relax the next moment, and smile happily:

"Master, it turns out that you are not completely without foundation and status in the capital city."

Duan Chenzhou held his hands with one hand behind his back, his eyes calm:

"of course."

"In the past, your master and I were very famous. All the Taoist schools, all the big banks and government offices treated us with respect."

The words are not finished yet.

suddenly----

Puff! !
At the West Street Pier, above the waves of the river, waves dozens of feet high suddenly rose up, driving the sky with a huge momentum!
Then, a dragon roared, shaking the sky! !

"Who is Duan Chenzhou?!"

"The fishing company invited me here to ask you to bow your head!"

"Die quickly!"

at the same time.

There were four Qigong masters who rode on a large boat and controlled the Qi waves. They looked at the mountainous county in front of them and came with their disciples:

"Duan Chenzhou, the old account from that year"

“It’s time to clean it up!”

(End of this chapter)