Supreme Golden Palace

Chapter 61 Mrs. Liu (Part )
"Is this evil cultivator crazy?"

This was Lü Quan's first reaction upon learning of the appearance of evil cultivators in Banzhengfang, followed by a wave of fear. The evil cultivators who dared to appear in Banzhengfang were beyond description, and must be severely punished.

Lu Shang said darkly, "I don't know if he's crazy or not, but I do know that if it's confirmed that an evil cultivator is causing trouble, the people in Jingzhao Prefecture will be in trouble!"

If the high-ranking officials in Banzhengfang knew about the evil cultivators, they would definitely put pressure on Jingzhao Prefecture, and even the palace would inquire about the matter. With this layer of pressure on them, Jingzhao Prefecture would have no peace.

As for whether Jingzhao Prefecture could find this evil person, in Lu Shang's opinion, this was not a problem at all.

You should know that the imperial court issued a decree that five households should be grouped into a bao, each with a chief. Five baos formed a li, and four li formed a clan, all of which had a chief to supervise each other.

This is the so-called baojia system of joint responsibility. The government organized the people into groups of five, and they supervised and reported on each other. If one family broke the law, the others would receive the same punishment if they did not report it.

Under this system, the government has extremely strong control over the grassroots.

After the Jingzhao Prefecture issued the order to hunt down the evil cultivators, the village chiefs, neighborhood chiefs, and clan chiefs at all levels would lead their men to conduct house-to-house searches. Unless the evil cultivators were able to fly and evade the earth, they would eventually be discovered by the authorities.

Even if one can really go to heaven or into the underworld, one cannot escape the laws of the human world. The documents from Jingzhao Prefecture will be submitted to the Heavenly Court, and the Heavenly Court will deal with the evil cultivators.

In the world of Jambu, there are wandering gods above and mountain gods below. Once the heavenly court is disturbed, all kinds of gods will come to punish you. No matter how powerful you are, you can't escape the net of heaven and earth.

Don't underestimate the foundation of a human dynasty. Unless its luck has run out and the country is about to perish, the power it can mobilize is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

In Journey to the West, Wei Zheng, the Secretary General of the Tang Dynasty, not only held an official position on earth but also served as a human official in heaven. The Sui Dynasty also had some important officials who held official positions on earth and also served in heaven.

After Lu Shang pondered for a moment, he added, "Also, after you go to Jingzhao Prefecture, go to the Lisi again and get me the citizen registration of the Liu family in Tongfu Lane, Banzhengfang."

Lü Quan bowed and said, "Yes."

Lisi is a grassroots organization in charge of Lifang affairs. Its primary responsibility is to maintain public order and secondly to manage household registration.

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"Who is it? Who ruined my good thing?"

It was a dark night, and in the quiet room, the man in black had red eyes and a strange black mist lingered around him, making him look like a demon.

"Damn it, damn it! I was so close, so close to succeeding, but I failed at the last moment!"

Looking at the bloody locust wood token on his hand, the man in black gnashed his teeth in hatred: "Don't let me know who ruined my plan. I will fight him to the death."

"Damn it, absolutely detestable! If it weren't for that thing protecting her, a foolish, ordinary woman would have let me do whatever I wanted. How could she be so bound and restricted now, relying only on demons to disturb her mind?"

"That thing should have belonged to me, but it chose to go against me."

Although the man in black was full of resentment, it was just resentment.

He clasped his palms together and exerted force with his palms, grinding the token into sawdust. Watching the sawdust sliding down, he didn't think of taking any chances and limped to pack his bags. After packing, he carefully opened the door, looked around, and hurriedly fled his residence.

The matter has been leaked, and he dare not bet whether Liu will report him to Jingzhao Prefecture. Once Jingzhao Prefecture intervenes, he will be skinned alive if not killed.

What's more, his identity cannot withstand investigation at all. If he is caught by Jingzhao Prefecture, I am afraid that all his relatives will be implicated.

The man in black was indeed decisive. Not long after he left, a team of detectives broke into the house.

The reaction of Jingzhao Prefecture was not slow. After all, the people who came to report the case were powerful people, and the crime scene was in Banzhengfang, a neighborhood where powerful people gathered. Jingzhao Yin would certainly not treat it as a small case.

Jingzhao Prefecture dispatched a constable overnight, instructing him to contact the Lisi of the Lifang District. The Lisi then summoned the elders of each clan and described the physical characteristics of the man in black, and they were able to locate his residence.

In the face of the government's powerful control, the black-clad man's little tricks are simply not worth mentioning.

In this northern country, it all depends on whether the government wants to investigate. As long as the government wants to investigate, under the baojia system, unless one can reverse cause and effect, manipulate yin and yang, and make their identity flawless, otherwise, the government will be able to expose their disguise with just a little investigation.

"Run away?" The foreman frowned and looked at the empty room.

"Search for me, search thoroughly, even if you have to dig three feet underground, you must find the criminal."

The detectives quickly scattered and rummaged through the small house.

They checked every corner and every crevice, even the bricks and stones under the bed were pried up and searched, but apart from a few worn-out clothes and some scattered daily necessities, the detectives found nothing.

"Boss, this guy is too cunning. He didn't leave anything useful."

A young constable wiped the sweat from his forehead and complained.

The captain said nothing, but stared as he scanned the room inch by inch.

Suddenly, his sight fixed on the stool where there was a small tuft of golden hair, shining with a strange luster in the dim light.

The captain quickly stepped forward, squatted down, gently picked up the tuft of hair, and held it in front of his eyes to examine it carefully. After looking at it for a moment, a sneer appeared on his face.

A young constable came over curiously, looked at the hair in the captain's hand, and asked, "Boss, what is this?"

"Fox fur,"

The captain said, "Go search nearby to see if there's any more fox fur like this."

"Yes,"

The young detectives received the order and dispersed again.

Soon, several more fox furs were found, behind a broken box in the corner, in the gap of the window frame, and in the crack of the bed board.

A constable looked puzzled and asked, "Boss, what about these fox furs?"

The captain's face was icy, and he said in a cold voice: "Fox demon!"

"Demon?"

The constables looked at each other, none of them doubted the chief's judgment.

This chief constable was known as the Iron-Eyed Eagle in the underworld. He was famous for his extraordinary eyesight and he could never make a mistake in anything he saw.

A constable murmured, "This, this happened right under the nose of Jingzhao Prefecture. How dare the fox demon be so presumptuous?"

"This is truly audacious!"

What kind of place is Daxing City? It is the capital of the Sui Dynasty and the core of the northern country's destiny. It is a gathering place for Buddhist and Taoist masters. The living Buddhas and Arhats of the Daxingshan Temple and the living immortals of the Xuandu Temple are not the ones that the fox demon can afford to offend.

The fox demon knew that Daxing was a forbidden area, but still dared to cause chaos in Daxing. This was simply disregarding the laws of the Sui Dynasty.

The head constable said, "This is a rebellion caused by evildoers. It is beyond our control. We can only report it to the Lord. It is up to the Lord to decide how to deal with it."

"Put the seal on it and go,"

The captain waved his hand and quickly sealed the doors and windows with his men, and they quickly left the house.

(End of this chapter)