Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 65: Visiting the County Government Office

A fog rose at night, and moisture from the Huan River seeped in, soaking the walls. Tangkou Town lay quietly on the Huan River's bank, like an anchor on Mount Longhu, rusted and damp, its rusty scent converging into one.

"Damn, this smell!" Lian Gouqie dry-retched twice. "How many sacrifices were made in this town? There's such a strong smell of blood!"

"No wonder Zhao Dazui kicked you out last time. He killed a green sheep in the yard last time!"

"He let out the sheep's blood, okay?" Lian Gou's throat was really uncomfortable, but he still wanted to argue with Qin Feng, "It's smelly and fishy. Not everyone is like you, who grew up in a sea of blood and corpses!"

Qin Feng shrugged indifferently. Even Gou Xie couldn't count on her. "Wei Xi, don't you find this smell disgusting?"

Wei Xi's face emerged in the mist, and Lian Gou Xie could see clearly that Wei Xi had a triangular scarf on his face, covering his mouth and nose tightly.

"Hold on a little longer," Wei Xi's voice wasn't muffled, after all, the spiritual sound wasn't obscured. "You won't be able to smell it in a while."

Because Lian Gouqie refused to go to the county government office alone at night, Wei Qin and the others had to give up the idea of splitting up tonight and follow Lian Gouqie to find out what was going on.

Tangkou Town was like a dead city at night. The streets were deserted, and the houses, shrouded in mist, rarely had candles lit. The pitch-black night fell straight down. Fortunately, the three of them were not blinded, otherwise they would have been unable to move forward tonight.

The three of them were very vigilant because they were too weak. If they were not careful, not only would they be in trouble from the soldiers in the county government, but they would also be in trouble from the Hu people who had ties with the county government with the mustache.

Wei Xi was a cultivator in the Qi Refining stage, and the number of spells he knew could be counted on one hand without bending his fingers. His Qi Palace was small, so he could only use these few spells more than a few times. Qin Feng was a cultivator in the Qi Refining stage, but he had no time for spells and could only use his sword, Gao Han, to deal damage. Qin Feng could subdue Lian Gou Xie, a young boy, with just a few moves. If he encountered any danger, Ru Hua could help him escape in time, but saving people would be too difficult for him.

Looking at it this way, it is not difficult to understand why the three of them were so cautious.

The three of them went around to the back door of the county government office and walked along the wall to the side, intending to find a wall for Lian Gouqi to explore the way first.

Wei Xi was the planner of the action. She thought that the rainy season would not start for another five or six days, and the restaurant's loud-mouthed waiter was still preparing offerings last night, so it seemed that there was no rush for the river sacrifice.

However, the magistrate who handed them the note in the county government office and the Hu people who might be accomplices of the county magistrate (Lian Gou Xie kept shouting that the old man must have had an affair with the Hu people) might have moved to another place overnight.

Lian Gouqie went ahead to explore the way, and Wei Qin followed him.

Before coming out, Wei Xi, who was in charge of the case for Qin Feng and Lian Gou, was very worried. He repeatedly told the two of them to be flexible when they entered the county government office. It would be best if they could find the mysterious magistrate, but if not, they should collect other information.

This is not to say that Wei Xi has no confidence in Lian Gou'e's skills, but she has not had good luck since joining the Qingcheng Sect, and she is quite unsure about running into the county magistrate tonight.

"What's there to be unsure of?" Lian Gouyu took the time to answer Wei Xi's question between his bickering with Qin Feng. "Based on my years of experience, the rich and powerful people live in the main house. We can just go straight over there."

Wei Xi has never had any concept of hierarchy. In Tianshui Village, the emperor is far away and the sky is high. Even the god of poverty despises poor places. If Wei Lao San had not been a hunter, Wei Xi might not even have his own pants to wear.

Growing up in a place like this, Wei Xi had rarely even been to the town. Moreover, she was a mute, so most of the time the villagers avoided her.

After entering the Qingcheng Sect, a sect with no rules from top to bottom, she had no idea what the hierarchy was.

After all, the head of the magic sect mortgaged his own yard to Senior Brother Wei An.

In the end, Senior Sister Xie paid to redeem him. The sect leader was even more angry and said that Wei An was the most promising disciple of Qingcheng Sect anyway, and the position of sect leader would belong to Wei An sooner or later, so he should just use it as soon as possible.

So Wei Xi humbly asked Qin Feng for confirmation.

"Logically speaking, the magistrate should live in the main house." Qin Feng replied.

Since Qin Feng and Lian Goujie said so, Wei Xi agreed to Lian Goujie's plan to lead the way, entered the county government office and went straight to the largest room in the backyard.

Lian Goujie crawled behind the chosen courtyard wall. In the backyard, there was only a hazy moon, lazily casting its light on the slightly swaying white cloth. He picked up a stone and threw it over the wall.

Wei Xi and Qin Feng got the signal. Qin Feng squatted down, her hands clasped together, and Wei Xi stepped on her hands and barely climbed over the courtyard wall. Even the hook and the scissors made room for her below. Wei Xi took a deep breath and jumped down.

Qin Feng's movements were much faster. As soon as Wei Xi landed, he saw Qin Feng climbing over the courtyard wall.

Time was short and the task was heavy, so Wei Xi suppressed his curiosity and followed Lian Gouqie, who was rarely serious, to the largest and most central house.

Along the way, just as Lian Gouqie had said, the entire county government office was covered in white cloth. These white cloths looked of high quality. Tangkou Town was a town that produced gold sand. According to Wei Xi's observation, so much high-quality white cloth would be a bit too much for the county government office to bear.

Wei Xi didn't know what the white cloth was for, so she didn't touch it. She just looked at it carefully. The white cloth looked very similar to the material Qin Feng had given her to make a midriff.

It is strong, neither thin nor thick. Because of the mist, it absorbs water and the wind can't blow it much.

The three men were unexpectedly agile, dodging two teams of patrolling soldiers and getting closer and closer to their target.

"Strange," Qin Feng whispered. Wei Xi and Lian Gouyu both paid her an ear. "The county government actually arranged so many people for night patrol."

"It's a shameful thing." Lian Gouqie replied.

"Jucheng is under the Emperor's feet. Even ordinary officials' residences don't have so many night patrols. How could the small county government office in Tangkou Town need such a large number of soldiers?"

"I thought it was a consensus among the three of us that there was a problem in Tangkou Town." Lian Gou was serious for no more than half a quarter of an hour.

Wei Xi told them to shut up and go back to the inn where they could quarrel.

After all this trouble, the three of them successfully reached the main house. Thankfully, there was light in the house.

The three of them crawled into the bushes under the window. It was a hot season, and the windows were all cracked. The three of them peeked into the house through the cracks.

County Magistrate Cheng and two Hu people were sitting in the hall discussing something. Only their place had two oil lamps, and the rest of the place was dark.

Sure enough, Wei Xixin thought to himself that he was really unlucky.

It goes without saying that Lian Gou Xie and Qin Feng were also shocked. How could this county magistrate not even show any respect and just occupy the place where the owner should live?
"Is Master Gui in good health?" The development of this conversation surprised the three of them.

The Hu man who was questioned smiled and replied, "My master is in good health! He was thinking about County Magistrate Cheng and asked me to say hello to you!"

County Magistrate Cheng laughed heartily, his mustache twitching several times. "Master Gui, are you thinking about me or the gold in Tangkou Town?"

"Isn't the gold of Tangkou Town yours, County Magistrate?" The Hu man made the old ghost County Magistrate Cheng smile with just a few words.

"There is gold," County Magistrate Cheng's eyes were filled with irresistible temptation, "but your Master Gui's business has grown rapidly over the years, and he has basically bought up all the gold in Tangkou Town."

"Our master used to have a big business, but he just never met someone like County Magistrate Cheng!" The Hu man suddenly lowered his voice, "It's not that God gave him a job, he just followed others!"

Qin Feng's heart tightened when he saw the Hu man pointing his finger upwards when he said the word "Heavenly Lord".

　Thanks to: Yeyu Qinglin, Jugeng joj, and Robin Hong for their recommendations!
　　

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