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Chapter 155 Meixian Zun

Mei Haiming was very frightened now, and his mind kept repeating whether he had ever done anything out of line and offended Zhong Lin.

Zhong Lin waved his right hand, and an invisible force lifted Mei Haiming up. He smiled and said, "You are welcome, Meixianzun. Weixuan and I have a close relationship, and now we are brothers. I should call you uncle."

"Don't dare."

Mei Haiming was extremely terrified, especially since Zhong Lin's empty support just now confirmed his identity as a top-third-grade warrior. He was just a county magistrate, and he didn't dare to take advantage of his seniority as Mei Weixuan's uncle.

"I wonder why Mr. Zhong came here this time? Is there anything you want to tell me?" Meixianzun said cautiously.

Zhong Lin said helplessly, "Uncle, there's really no need to be like this. As long as we have Wei Xuan, we can just call each other uncle and nephew."

Meixianzun also showed a look of joy on his face, but he was a little bit incredulous. After all, being able to be related to a genius who was a third-grade warrior and a fourth-grade alchemist was simply pie in the sky.

"Then... then I'll be so bold as to call you Zhong... Nephew Zhong."

"uncle."

The word "uncle" instantly brought the two closer together. Mei Haiming stepped forward, took Zhong Lin's hand and walked towards the inner hall. The wrinkles on his face were almost shaped like chrysanthemums due to smiling. He quickly ordered the servants to bring him some good tea.

"My dear nephew, try this. This is the ice mist tea that I have treasured for many years. Even when that brat Wei Xuan came last time, I didn't let him drink it."

Zhong Lin didn't hesitate, he picked up the teacup and took a sip, the taste was sweet at first, a refreshing fragrance rose from his chest to his nose.

"Good tea."

Zhong Lin admired sincerely.

"Haha, as long as my nephew likes it, I'll ask my servants to pack two kilograms later." Mei Haiming said happily.

"Thank you very much, uncle."

Zhong Lin was extremely polite, and Mei Haiming also tried to please him. Soon, the entire inner hall was filled with laughter.

"My dear nephew, what brings you to Heishan County this time? If you have anything to say, please let me know. I, your uncle, am quite influential in this small and imposing area of Heishan County."

Zhong Lin put down the teacup in his hand and nodded, "I do have something to trouble you with, uncle."

Zhong Lin briefly talked about Uncle Taro.

Mei Haiming immediately patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, nephew, I'll send someone to take care of such a small matter right away."

"Thank you very much, uncle. Uncle Yutou and his family have been very kind to me. Now that I have arrived in Heishan County, please take good care of me. There is no need to give me any preferential treatment. We are all ordinary people. Just don't let others bully us. After all, it is not a good thing for a poor person to become rich suddenly." Zhong Lin said.

Mei Haiming nodded. As the official of Heishan County, he knew all this.

"Don't worry, nephew."

"By the way, there is also Xu's Medical Clinic, please pay more attention to it, uncle."

"Are you talking about Doctor Xu Lewu, nephew?"

"Yes, Old Man Xu and I are close friends. To be honest, it was he who persuaded me to follow my master back then." Zhong Lin said with a smile.

Mei Haiming's heart trembled, and his regard for Old Man Xu increased by three points. The two chatted for a while, and Mei Haiming sent someone to Shi Ding Lou to order a table of delicious food. He also called in County Lieutenant Du, Zhang Zhubu, and Chief Constable Xue to join him. For a while, the guests were toasting and having a great time.

At the dinner table, County Magistrate Du and Chief Constable Xue were also filled with emotion. Who could have imagined that a small painter in the yamen would become a figure that even they could not reach in the blink of an eye.

The two of them were not ordinary people who knew nothing. They knew a lot about what a top-third-grade warrior was and what a fourth-grade alchemist was. Knowing too much made them even more frightened.

Both County Captain Du and Chief Constable Xue kept toasting, and said, "I'll drink it, you can do whatever you want," for fear of neglecting Zhong Lin.

After three rounds of drinks, Zhong Lin put down his glass and asked casually, "Uncle, when I entered the government office just now, I found that there were a lot of inspections. What happened?"

Mei Haiming sighed and said bitterly, "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, my dear nephew, but the government office received a threatening letter a while ago."

Zhong Lin raised his eyebrows. "A threatening letter? Who is so arrogant as to dare to challenge the imperial court?"

In this world, martial arts are respected and there are many aristocratic families and sects, but if we talk about the largest aristocratic family and the largest violent organization, it naturally belongs to the imperial court.

Although he had some minor scabies, they were not serious. It was seen that the top third-grade warrior Wu Jinguang was hiding in the deep mountains and forests, not daring to show his head casually.

"My dear nephew, you may not know that Dachen has been a little...unstable lately."

Mei Haiming spoke in a very secretive manner, but still pointed his finger towards the sky.

Zhong Lin understood instantly. Mei Haiming was talking about the changes in the top management, which was the royal family affairs and Junior Sister Jiang Yuan's family affairs.

In feudal society, every change of the throne could potentially cause turmoil in the entire country. What's more, the ancestor of the Jiang family, the first-class warrior, was about to pass away. This made the other two countries stare at him covetously.

Zhong Lin had already noticed this when he was walking outside. He could clearly see that there were more bandits and robbers recently.

"Tell me more specifically."

Zhong Lin also became interested.

"I'm ashamed to say this, but last month a group of bandits crossed through Heishan County, committing all sorts of atrocities, including murder, looting, and arson. As the county magistrate, I couldn't sit idly by, so I sent Captain Xue to apprehend them. We lost dozens of our best men before we finally caught them all. I had originally planned to publicly behead them this month as a punishment."

"But who knew that the leader of this bandit had a brother, Qi Feilong, the famous man in the south known as 'One Knife Sky'."

"This Yidaotian is a shameless person. If I secretly rescue his brother, it won't be a big deal. The higher-ups will at most sentence me to a bad guard, and they won't say anything more. After all, they also know how powerful Yidaotian is."

"But who could have known that Yidaotian would actually send someone to deliver a letter, demanding that I personally carry his brother out and pay him thirty thousand taels of silver as compensation? Humph! Putting aside the fact that I'm an official appointed by the imperial court, representing the face of the court, how could I possibly compromise with such a ruthless bandit? Even if I did so, the court would no longer tolerate me and would execute me to appease the public anger."

Zhong Lin touched his chin and asked curiously, "Yidaotian? What an arrogant name! What is this person's cultivation level?"

"A top third-grade warrior, with a second-grade Tongmai realm cultivation."

"I see. No wonder he's so arrogant. What does the court say?"

"Court?"

Mei Haiming smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "His Majesty is seriously ill, and the princes are fighting endlessly. How could they care about a small bandit? Not to mention offending a warrior of the third rank? Naturally, nothing will be done about it. One prince even sent someone to ask me to win over Yi Daotian. I have already written to my eldest brother to report this. He told me to resign and return home, and let him run the affairs. Although my life is not in danger, my career in the government will be cut off."

(End of this chapter)