Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 47 Golden Toad
Qinghe County, the rear residence of the government office.

Sitting in the main seat, thinking about what had happened during this period, the current Qinghe County Magistrate Liao Yonghuai fiercely swept the teacup to the ground, breaking it into pieces.

"What does Iron Man Butcher want to do? He keeps killing caravans. Does he still respect the law?"

He was so angry that the flesh on his cheeks trembled. Thinking of his own losses, Liao Yonghuai was so heartbroken that he could hardly breathe. You know, he had a stake in all these caravans.

Seeing Liao Yonghuai so furious, the servants outside the house suddenly fell silent. At this moment, a thin middle-aged man with a goatee hurried in. He was Liao Yonghuai's master Xu Wenmao.

"Wen Mao, you've come at the perfect time. The Iron Butcher is lawless and is wantonly killing good merchants. I want to kill him. Do you have any solution?"

The fat body took up the entire seat like a ball. The moment Xu Wenmao walked in, Liao Yonghuai immediately turned his eyes to him.

"Sir, please think twice..."

Looking at Liao Yonghuai's sullen expression, Xu Wenmao couldn't help but secretly groan. He knew that Liao Yonghuai was really angry, but this was normal. After all, Liao Yonghuai was famous for his love of money. He couldn't fall asleep until he hugged silver every night. For this reason, he even had someone make a beautiful woman for him, with silver skin, gold hair, and gemstones for eyes.

When Liao Yonghuai heard Xu Wenmao say this, he did not speak immediately, but just stared at him with his small eyes, which seemed to be glowing green.

Seeing this, Xu Wenmao was startled, but he still wanted to stop Liao Yonghuai from attacking the Dangjiang bandits.

"Sir, the Dangjiang bandits are entrenched in Mihun Bay, a dangerous place. It will be difficult to wipe them out. Moreover, the Iron Butcher is a real murderer. If you want to attack him, you must be fully prepared and hit him with one strike. Otherwise, you will likely suffer a backlash, and the loss will outweigh the gain. After all, he is just a bandit, while you are responsible for the well-being of the people of the entire county."

Xu Wenmao continued to persuade Liao Yonghuai with earnest words.

However, no matter how Xu Wenmao persuaded him, Liao Yonghuai's murderous intent remained unchanged. In the past, the Dangjiang bandits acted with restraint and did not block his financial path. Moreover, they were indeed difficult to deal with, so he turned a blind eye. But now it is different.

He was almost drooling, but seeing that Liao Yonghuai remained indifferent, Xu Wenmao couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Sir, if you are determined to deal with the Iron Butcher, I will gather the men immediately. However, you should look at the owner before beating the dog. We have to consider the attitude of the Gao family. If they hold a grudge against us, it may not be a problem for a while, but it will cause endless troubles in the future."

There was no way, Xu Wenmao pointed out the most critical problem.

When Liao Yonghuai heard the word "Gao family", his heart, which was eroded by anger, finally regained some rationality.

"Gao family..."

Muttering softly, Liao Yonghuai frowned and fell into hesitation.

The royal family of Nanjing Kingdom and the cultivation families jointly rule the world. Local officials, especially the deputy officials, are basically involved with local families. Although the Gao family is not the most powerful immortal family in Qingyuan County, its influence is also considerable. Not only does the family have more than one Qi-cultivating cultivator in charge, but there are also family members in high positions in the county government.

Of course, it wouldn't be said that they were particularly afraid. After all, Iron Man Butcher was only slightly involved with the Gao family. He was even just a dog raised by the Gao family and not a direct descendant of the Gao family. Even if they really killed him, the Gao family would not fight him to the death.

"Iron Man Butcher has blocked the waterway, and the people of Qinghe County are outraged. How do you think this should be handled?"

After calming down his anger, Liao Yonghuai's tone softened a lot. Hearing this, Xu Wenmao finally breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Liao Yonghuai was going to change his mind.

"Your Excellency, you can mobilize the county soldiers to sweep the river and make a show of destroying the bandits. This will firstly give an explanation to the elders in the county, and secondly, it will serve as a warning to the river bandits, so that they will stop as soon as possible."

"Of course, it's not easy to mobilize troops. The county soldiers went into the river to suppress the bandits. Your Excellency was in command and worked hard. At this critical moment, our Qinghe County should be united. Everyone should contribute money and manpower."

"If it comes to this, and the Dangjiang bandits still don't know what's good for them, then you can ask the Governor's Office for help and wipe them out in one fell swoop. I think the Gao family won't be able to say anything then."

With confidence, Xu Wenmao immediately gave his suggestions.

Hearing this, Liao Yonghuai pondered for a moment and finally nodded. Although this approach would let the Iron Man Butcher go, he could also take the opportunity to make a fortune. With this calculation, not only could his losses be made up, but he could even make some money, which was not bad.

"Just do as you say."

Waving his hand, Liao Yonghuai finally gave up the idea of ​​attacking Iron Man Butcher directly.

Seeing this, Xu Wenmao immediately bowed in response.

"Iron Man Tu, considering you usually give me so much money, I have tried my best this time. If you continue to act crazy, then I can't do anything about it."

After walking out of the county government office and getting into his own carriage, Xu Wenmao couldn't help but sigh once again that his family's moral standards were too high, otherwise he wouldn't have wasted so much time and effort this time.

"Speaking of which, it seems that Hua Man Lou has a new girl this time. She said she came from the county town. I've been working so hard today, so I should go and relax."

As soon as the thought came to his mind, Xu Wenmao immediately asked his groom to adjust the route.

After Xu Wenmao left the county government office, the county magistrate Liao Yonghuai quietly walked into a basement where gold and silver were everywhere, and a golden toad was enshrined in the middle.

"Iron Man Butcher's behavior this time is a little unusual. There must be some hidden secrets. I can let people pay attention to it. But no matter what, he shouldn't block my path to wealth. I hope he can be more sensible this time, otherwise I will have no choice but to kill him at the cost of offending the Gao family."

With a face as gloomy as water, Liao Yonghuai came before the golden toad and kowtowed devoutly. Then he sat cross-legged and began to practice. As time passed, his face gradually became stained with a layer of gold, and from a distance it looked like it was coated with a layer of gold powder.

However, no one knew that this man who was as fat as a ball and looked like he had difficulty walking was actually a cultivator. What he said before about killing Iron Man Butcher was not just empty talk, but he really had this idea.

Just when the actions of the Dangjiang bandits were causing great unrest in Qinghe County, Tie Ren Tu once again ordered the Dangjiang bandits to further expand the search scope.

At the beginning, he could still sit back and relax, but as time passed and there was no harvest, he became really anxious. If the Heart Refining Stone disappeared or fell into the hands of others, his last hope would be gone, and he could not accept such a result.

Under such circumstances, the Dangjiang bandits became more and more unscrupulous, and the entire Qingyuan River was in chaos.

(End of this chapter)