Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 64: Shadows and Seeing is Believing

"What did you see?" Qin Feng was not surprised to hear this. He just asked what happened that made Lian Gouqie say so confidently that there was something wrong with County Magistrate Cheng.

Lian Gouqie snatched the teacup from Lingyin's claws and poured a sip of tea into his mouth - it was obvious that he was really tired - before he told her in detail what he had seen.

It turned out that Lian Gouqie was following the group of Hu people all the way on the wall. Because this road was the main road of the town, Lian Gouqie was able to follow them with the help of the buildings on both sides.

Although this group of people were outsiders, they did not attract much attention from the townspeople because they were in disguise.

Lian Gouqie watched as the group of people took advantage of the lack of people around to go around to the back door of the county government office and knocked on the door. After a while, County Magistrate Cheng personally opened the door for them. They looked around vigilantly before entering the county government office.

When Lian Gouqie from the moving mural followed them in, he discovered the weirdness of this place.

The entire county government office was hung with white cloth, and Lian Gou Xie hid on the dark door, not knowing how to continue following.

"Wei Xi, you caught me in the alley," Lian Gou said with a bitter face, "I really can't stay here any longer. That place is covered with white cloth. It's not good for me to keep following you. It wouldn't be good if someone touched me on the door either."

Qin Feng thought of himself riding a horse with Lian Gouqie who had entered the painting. Although he was a painting, he could actually feel that he was different.

"I'm not from Ju, but he's a county magistrate and has connections with the Hu people. There must be something fishy going on." Lian Gouqie threw away the hot potato-like teacup and rummaged through his bag like a starving ghost, digging out some candy. "By the way, I ordered a table of food when I came back just now. It will be served shortly."

"Wei Xi and I have eaten and have also heard some news."

"I know, I ordered it for myself," Lian Gouqie said quickly before Qin Feng, who was paying, could curse him, "What did you find out?"

"These are just hearsay, but they are strange enough." Qin Feng replied.

"Then let Wei Xi speak. Wouldn't it be better if she just summarizes it directly?" Lian Gouqie propped up his cheek with a piece of candy.

"We tried to get the waiter to talk at the restaurant," Wei Xi, a man who was easy to talk to (?), said immediately, "Tangkou Town started offering sacrifices to the river ten years ago. Because Tangkou Town didn't produce gold sand at the time, County Magistrate Cheng, who was still working as a handyman in the county government, came up with the idea."

"Because the river sacrifice was effective, he became the county magistrate. And because the county magistrate was always changing, he was actually the one who managed Tangkou Town all these years."

Qin Feng then added, "According to the laws of Ju State, the term of office of a county magistrate is three years unless there are special circumstances. The waiter didn't specify how the county magistrate is replaced, only that it is frequently replaced. County magistrates are generally selected by Ju City and, like us, are outsiders."

Just as he finished speaking, he heard someone knocking on the door. The three of them fell silent. "Master, your dishes are ready."

Lian Gouqi signaled Wei Xi to put on his suit, then went to open the door and asked the waiter to bring in the dishes.

"Why are there no green sheep legs? And no fat sea bream?" Lian Gouqie, who was hungry, spoke in a somewhat aggressive tone. The waiter of the inn smiled and explained that the town was going to offer sacrifices to the river recently, and the green sheep were taken as tributes. As for the fat sea bream, the Xu family had not been delivering the goods here recently.

"Your river sacrifice is quite grand. You won't even let in the immortal cultivation families from Suzhou?" Qin Feng led the conversation towards the river sacrifice, intending to get more information out of him.

"This is the business of the Immortal Sect. It's not my place as a mortal to say such things." The waiter at the inn was much more strict-mouthed than the waiter at the restaurant. Qin Feng didn't want to ask any more questions. He took out his wallet and handed the waiter the money for the meal. He rolled his eyes deliberately, always maintaining the image of a disunited team.

After the waiter left, Qin Feng looked at Lian Gouqie who was wolfing down his drink and said, "Next time, I want you to order some drinks."

"I can't drink it!" Lian Gouqie swallowed the food in his mouth. When he came back, he was dizzy and drank a sip of tea without paying attention, and he felt very uncomfortable.

Qin Feng knocked on the plate and said, "It's just for show. Including the two dishes that didn't come, there are six dishes in total. If you don't drink, you might choke to death. It doesn't cost you anything!"

"I understand. Just now we were talking about outsiders. What did you and Wei Xi find out?"

It was Wei Xi who answered Lian Gouyu. "Qin Feng was referring to the river sacrifice. I originally thought it was County Magistrate Cheng's idea to keep us from the dike, but the waiter also said it's customary not to allow outsiders to participate in the river sacrifice." "That's why they stopped people at the town gate. And it's not just outsiders who can't participate in the river sacrifice," Wei Xi recalled the sleepy waiter, "even the townspeople were picked to participate."

"How did you choose?" Lian Gouqie asked.

Wei Xi shook his head honestly, the waiter didn't mention this at all.

"So what other benefits are there from this river sacrifice besides the gold sand?"

"People in Tangkou Town are no longer sick, and even the clinic can't operate." Qin Feng said this with an incredible tone.

When Lian Gouyu heard this, his eyes lit up and he pointed at Wei Qin and the others with his chopsticks, "That's perfect for you two to sneak in. Maybe this Huan River can cure you both!"

Qin Feng picked up another pair of chopsticks on the table and slammed the chopsticks pointing at them. "Don't point at people with chopsticks!"

Lian Gouyue made a gesture of surrender and said, "Honestly, if this is true, you two can give it a try."

"Dead people don't get sick." Wei Xi said. What's interesting is that Lingyin is not very happy now. It tries its best to be perfunctory, making the sentence unexpectedly cold.

"You mean," Qin Feng, who blindly trusted Wei Xi, said in shock, "that everyone in this town is dead?"

"No, I just pointed out that the dead can't get sick." Wei Xi comforted Qin Feng and Lian Gouyue in time. "This town is strange, but I haven't heard of the dead walking or talking."

"What should we do? Even if the people in this town are eccentric, we have to reinforce the levee." After glancing at Qin Feng, Lian Gouye quickly added, "We also have to expose the tricks of the Hu people and County Magistrate Cheng."

"Find a way to get to the embankment and take a look at the situation. We also need to go to the county government office to check on the county magistrate and County Magistrate Cheng." Wei Xi poured himself a cup of tea. "Qin Feng, how do you normally replace a county magistrate?"

"Transferred after term, promoted due to performance review, or demoted." Thinking of Wei Xi's previous remarks, Qin Feng proposed a third possibility: "Dead?"

"What do you want to ask the county magistrate?"

"The county magistrate is also a foreigner, and the note was probably written by him." Wei Xi patiently answered Lian Gou's questions.

Lian Gouqie felt a chill down his spine. He always felt that Wei Xi would not do anything without a profit, and now that he was being so nice to him, he might have some conspiracy waiting for him.

"Don't be afraid. I'd just like you to go to the county government office at night to get some information."

Lian Gouqie felt that he had been well trained by these two people, and now he felt like a huge relief.

"Then what should we do?" Qin Feng was very anxious.

"I'll find a chance to check on the sacrificial offerings tonight, and I'll have to look for Doctor Li tomorrow."

"Why are you two going to see the sacrifice? Will it be dangerous?" Lian Gouyi was not very confident about Qin Feng bringing Wei Xi with him.

"Follow that loudmouthed waiter," Wei Xi said, "It's not dangerous. If you want to do it for me, that's fine."

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