All the evil beasts in the world, I feed on demons and monsters

Chapter 64 Fake County Magistrate

As the morning light faded, the tide receded along with the night, as if the terrifying night and the blood color had disappeared along with it.

"Master Ji, I understand the principle, but tying you up like this is too ungraceful."

At this moment, on the beach at the river mouth, there was a huge altar covered with red cloth and a long pole with a rope.

And on that pole, there was a person tied up at this moment.

The man was tall and thin, his clothes were stained with blood, and he had a handsome face that looked weak and pale. Who else could he be but Liu Yu'an?

"Be patient."

Ji Ran stood under the long pole, took off his armor, put on a white robe, and looked heroic.

He glanced at Liu Yu'an and said, "When today's matter is over, you can say that I am a bandit who intercepted your carriage and stole your official seal, and came here to play the county magistrate."

"Back then, everything I did today was just the work of a bandit. It had nothing to do with you."

"When the time comes, I will wipe out the power of these gentry and destroy the river god. You can confiscate their property under the pretext of suppressing bandits."

"Of course, don't forget to recruit some people for yourself."

Ji Ran stood in the morning mist, gazing at the tranquil surface of the river. The blood that had pooled all night now flowed into the river, turning it clear.

"We don't need anyone else. I've counted the foreigners in Hekou, like Qian Wu, and there are about 200 of them. We've temporarily integrated them."

"These are farmers who dig for food in the soil. If we really feed them and put them in armor, they won't be able to defeat the regular army, but they can easily defeat three servants like those in the Sun Mansion."

Ji Ran was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "Of course, if you can take good care of their wives and children."

"These men, perhaps the evil spirits can also gnaw off a few pieces of your flesh."

"Okay, I'll do as you say. I'll have Qingzhu write a letter home and ask my father to send someone to give us some money."

Liu Yu'an wanted to scratch himself with his bound hands, but after trying several times he couldn't reach the target, so he had to give up.

"However, this is about deceiving and killing a wealthy man and confiscating his property, and stealing a man wearing armor and holding a sharp weapon. I always feel a little uncomfortable."

Ji Ran glanced at him and said, "I'm a Red Army soldier. Do you want to rebel with me?"

"You? Red Army boy? Hahaha!"

Liu Yu'an laughed heartily and said, "Master Ji, with your ability, you'd be a distinguished guest wherever you go. Why would you bother looking for those poor fellows?"

"But you know what, I heard the Red Army has pretty good discipline. If it's as the rumors say, it wouldn't be a bad idea to rebel. It would save me from having to hang out with these bugs every day!"

Liu Yu'an shook his head and said, "It's a pity that my father is still in the capital, and my family and wives are also here."

"Now, I'm just like Qian Wu. There's someone who's obsessed with me, but I can't do anything about it."

Ji Ran smiled and said, "Alright, stop talking. After I deal with the River God, you can reveal your identity."

"to make."

As the sun gradually rose, the sound of people began to appear around. Soon, the sound turned into a clamor, and the whole place was boiling!
News of today's river god sacrifice had spread. People from all five villages in Hai'an County, on both sides of the Huai River, came out, holding incense sticks, to offer sacrifices.

Not many people knew clearly yesterday that Liu Yu'an was the county magistrate.

This morning, Accountant Zhao, who reported the news, and a dozen servants from the Sun Mansion who knew the situation were locked up in a nearby tent, and several outsiders were sent to watch over them.

Last night, when Ji Ran killed Zhu Polong, Liu Yu'an followed him to help settle the people. The outsiders saw his life-saving grace. Now, they were all working hard to tell what he said.

The people standing around to make up the scene were all newly selected farmers. They felt a little embarrassed wearing the clothes of Sun Mansion servants.

As for the River God, Ji Ran planned to handle it alone. Xun Yu surprisingly had no objections; she seemed deeply concerned about the poor outsiders and children and was busy taking care of them.

He wasn't being overconfident when he took on the River God alone. Even the Pig Dragon that came out to help him was at the first level. The River God must be at least at the middle stage of the first level, or even at the peak.

Maybe even the second level.

I have fought against the peak-level Yaksha myself.

He really didn't think that he and Xun Yu could handle it alone. However, Ji Ran didn't believe that the rhinoceros demon in the Chizhai Temple couldn't see this.

Thinking of this, a cup appeared in Ji Ran's hand.

This cup is crystal clear, emitting a faint silver glow in the morning sun. It is the incense ash tea given by the water-dividing river god. [Incense Ash Tea]

Incense ash content: 10 grams.

Effects: 1. Stores 10 breaths of divine power, granting the power of the deity to which the incense ash belongs! 2. Within ten breaths, all cooldowns on spells below level 3 and items below spiritual tools are reset to zero, granting unlimited use. 4. While casting, you can glimpse the path of the divine sequence and gain insights. . Allows you to forge Daozhen-level equipment.

Although the old rhinoceros said that Xun Yu had secretly looked in the mirror and was kind-hearted, kind-hearted people are not honest.

The incense ash tea this guy gave me was probably just to get me and the others to deal with the River God. Perhaps because of the gift of the Immortal Clothes, it thought Xun Yu was the boss, so it offered a hundred grams.

Later, seeing that he was in charge, he gave himself another 100 grams using the story as an excuse.

Ji Ran tilted his head back and drank the 10 grams of incense ash tea.

I'll try the results first. After all, I collected a total of 510 grams of incense ash tea from others. I can't just take the money and do nothing.

[You have absorbed 10 breaths of the Water Dividing River God's power]

[After activation, you gain 50% of the Water Dividing River God's magic power, and your body can withstand the Water Dividing River God's power to its maximum limit.]

[During this period, all first-level spells have no consumption and no cooldown. ]

[Note: The consumption of incense ash will produce incense residue, which will cause a certain amount of incense toxicity.]

Residual poison from incense?

Ji Ran frowned slightly and immediately checked through the bracelet.

【Residual poison of incense】

Effect: The residual poison contained in the incense ash will increase the spiritual affinity to the incense ash attributes for a certain period of time after being contaminated, but it will greatly reduce all other states, which can be eliminated over time.

Ji Ran felt relieved, as long as it could be eliminated, it would be fine.

"Who is the county magistrate?"

At this moment, on the riverbank not far away, a group of people were walking towards this side.

Ji Ran then waved his hand, and several teams of servants from the Sun Mansion in the distance immediately came over carrying various sacrificial items.

Xun Yu, who was familiar with the rituals of fasting and offering sacrifices, was in charge and everything was arranged in an orderly manner.

As for what the arrangement was for? It was a deception for those gentry.

At this moment, when those people approached, Ji Ran saw four well-dressed old men.

These four people were not as gorgeously dressed as Mr. Sun last night. They must have known that they were coming to meet the county magistrate, so they dressed more simply.

Behind them, there were four large sedan chairs.

Ji Ran turned around, and the sharp-eyed man saw the seal hanging on his waist at a glance!
"You must be the new county magistrate!"

The old man in the lead was dressed in a plain off-white cotton robe, neat and clean, but without any decoration. He wore a black hat also made of linen. Beneath it was a clean-cut old face with neatly trimmed sideburns and a pair of bright eyes.

"I'm Zhao Shengchen from the neighboring Heshen Village."

"Tell me, you're coming, but Mr. Sun didn't notify us earlier. How could you let the county magistrate wait for us old bones?"

The old man wanted to bend down to the ground, but when he saw the twenty or so servants following him, each holding a whistle stick with the tip of the stick covered with iron, Ji Ran sneered inwardly.

They are all thousand-year-old foxes. Are they using those fire sticks to show off their power?
Unfortunately, today, I am here to be a dragon in the river!
"Not too late, not too late."

Ji Ran immediately smiled and took the old man Zhao Shengchen's hand, and enthusiastically led him to the riverside.

The river flowing into the sea is extremely turbulent, creating white waves in the early morning sun.

The waves flow back to the sea, but I don’t know how many wronged souls they have washed away.

Ji Ran pointed at the river and said with a smile, "Later, you will have to go and pray to the river god!"

　According to the hexagram reading, the river god will appear on stage tomorrow. Please read and support me~ I think it will be very exciting later.

　　
　
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