In an era where everyone is cultivating immortality, the system wants me to become a demon?

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After seeing Wang De and Qi Junxiang off, only Su Yuan remained in the county government hall.

However, he did not rush to seal the doors and windows to get reimbursed for the large red envelopes that Captain Zhang had distributed to the soldiers and officers, but waited quietly.

Because he knew that someone would definitely get restless tonight and come to visit under the cover of darkness.

As Su Yuan expected, less than a quarter of an hour later, a graceful figure exuding a delicate fragrance appeared in front of the county government hall.

It was none other than Lin Yanluo, the representative of the four major families whom I met at the welcoming banquet yesterday.

The only difference from the last time we met was that this Fairy Lin was wearing extremely revealing clothing.

Her nearly translucent light blue gauze dress, illuminated by the moonlight and lamplight, accentuated her curvaceous figure perfectly.

Her delicate, picturesque features were shy and timid, so beautiful that any man who saw her would likely soften his heart.

However, Su Yuan remained seated in the courtroom, unmoved, and calmly said:

"Fairy Lin, what brings you to the county government hall so late?"

"I have finished my duty for today. If you have any grievances, please come back early tomorrow morning to beat the drum and appeal for justice."

Lin Yanluo remained unmoved, and simply said in a gentle tone:
“Yesterday, when County Magistrate Su said at the welcoming banquet that the 20,000 spirit coins were used to subsidize the corvée laborers, I didn’t believe it.”

"But today I realize that I was judging you by my own petty standards. You not only distributed the full amount of 20,000 spirit coins, but also took out 20,000 spirit coins from your own pocket, which won over all the soldiers and yamen runners in Longcheng County."

"This move is truly magnificent and has the spirit of ancient heroes."

"I am deeply impressed by such spirit, and have come to see you tonight."

As she spoke, Lin Yanluo raised her beautiful eyes, which were as pure as a deer's and yet captivating, overflowing with admiration that was incredibly alluring.

Su Yuan remained unmoved and said seriously:
"Get to the point!"

Lin Yanlu bowed her slender waist and said respectfully and apologetically:

“County Magistrate Su, the young members of my Lin family and the other three major families are ignorant and have offended you and the Longcheng County Government today. They deserve to be beaten, arrested, and punished.”

"But they are the foundation of the four major families. If they are kept locked up, the suffering is a minor issue, but the delay in their studies is a major one."

"To appease your anger, County Magistrate, our four families have prepared three gifts. We hope you will show leniency in light of our sincerity."

As she finished speaking, Lin Yanluo bowed even lower.

Su Yuan showed a hint of curiosity and asked:
"Oh? Three gifts? What are the three specifically?"

Lin Yanluo's face lit up with joy, and she quickly took out two items from her storage jade bracelet.

The first item was a mountain of shimmering spirit coins that gushed out of the storage bracelet and piled up on the ground.

"Your Excellency, this first gift is 100,000 spirit coins jointly contributed by the four major families!"

“This 100,000 spirit coins is not for the county government, but is given exclusively to you, the county magistrate. I also guarantee with my life that this matter will never be revealed to anyone other than me and the heads of the four major families.”

"If any outsiders find out about this, you may simply take this young lady away."

Su Yuan remained noncommittal and turned to look at the second gift.

It was an exquisitely crafted wooden box, and even though the lid was tightly sealed, an irrepressible aroma of tea still wafted out from it.

Lin Yanluo smiled and introduced:

"County Magistrate, please take a look. This is the highest quality spiritual tea produced from my Lin family's ancestral fields. The yield is extremely low, only about fifty catties a year."

"Drinking this tea regularly can, to a certain extent, cleanse the body of cultivators of eight hidden health problems, such as hidden injuries to the meridians, impurities in spiritual energy, and damage to the internal organs."

"Therefore, this tea is named Eight Non-Spirit Tea, meaning that drinking this tea will eliminate all eight kinds of harm."

"Because of its ink-like color, this spiritual tea is also known as the Ink Tea Eight Non-essentials."

"This tea is quite expensive on the market, selling for a full 10,000 spirit coins per pound, and it's always in short supply."

"This box contains a full five catties of black tea and eight kinds of tea. Whether you drink it yourself or give it to your superiors in the prefecture, it is excellent."

Su Yuan nodded slightly and said with satisfaction:
"This gift is nice; it's not as vulgar as spirit coins, it's quite elegant."

Seeing this, Lin Yanluo's tense heart relaxed slightly.

This County Chief Su is clearly showing signs of softening his stance. It's unexpected that someone who seems so materialistic would actually prefer something as refined as spiritual tea.

From now on, she'll know how to give gifts.

"By the way, you only have two gifts, where's the third one?"

Su Yuan asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yanluo smiled sweetly and said with a touch of shyness:
"I know that some material compensation is not enough to reassure the magistrate that the scions of the four great families will be released."

"That's normal. After all, you've only been in office for a short time and don't yet know how strict the family traditions are among our four great families. You might think that the family members are all ignorant and incompetent."

"In order to change your opinion, County Magistrate, I am willing to serve you at all times from this day forward, so that you can personally experience the etiquette and dignity of the eldest daughter of the Lin family. I wonder if County Magistrate Su would be willing to accept me as his humble maid?"

Although her words were very serious, any adult could easily understand the other layer of meaning behind Lin Yanluo's words.

It must be said that the gifts prepared by the four major families were very exquisite. They had common yellow and white items, elegant and refined items, and then there were also stunningly beautiful women.

Not to mention that Lin Yanluo was one of the most powerful people in Longcheng County. It was truly a case of having the most face, the most substance, and the most sense of conquest.

Which official could resist such temptation?

Lin Yanluo was confident that Su Youlin, a young man, would definitely not be able to withstand her combination of punches.

Not to mention County Magistrate Su, even high-ranking officials in the prefecture would lose their composure and eagerly agree to such a temptation.

Humans have desires. If a celestial official doesn't like any of these three gifts, is he still human?
That's a saint!

With absolute confidence in her beauty, Lin Yanluo raised her eyes to observe the expression of the young man in front of her.

Then she saw that the other person's originally serious and arrogant gaze was now unable to stop looking her up and down.

Looking wasn't enough; he even stepped out from behind the desk and came right up to her.

Lin Yanluo was overjoyed and quickly called out in a sweet, seductive voice:

"County Magistrate~"

As she spoke, she leaned towards Su Yuan, and the next second she would fall onto Su Yuan's green seventh-rank official robe.

But at that moment, Su Yuan suddenly dodged and slid to the side, causing Lin Yanluo to stumble and almost fall to the ground.

She turned her head with a resentful look, only to see Su Yuan casually grab a handful of spirit coins and throw them at Lin Yanluo, hitting her head and face.

"Trying to bribe me with this filthy money? No way!"

"You think money can make me work hard? Humph, what I, Su Youlin, love to see is you bunch of powerful and wealthy people getting anxious and helpless!"

As he spoke, Su Yuan grabbed handfuls of spirit coins and threw them at Lin Yanluo:

"I'm not letting them go! Don't you know how satisfying it is to refuse someone? Don't you know that it's also a kind of enjoyment to throw money in someone's face instead of keeping it in your pocket?"

Lin Yanluo blankly accepted the baptism of spirit coins, looking at Su Yuan as if he were a monster.

After the spirit coins were sprinkled all over Lin Yanluo's body, Su Yuan felt completely comfortable.

He adjusted his bronze belt, and couldn't help but think to himself:
"I've been so selfless this time, I'm practically a model of an honest official. This time, the dog system shouldn't be able to find fault with me, right?"

Just as I was thinking this, I heard the dog system 'ding-dong'.

[As the official in charge of Longcheng County, you actually used a stone imbued with spiritual energy to beat and verbally abuse the people. The viciousness of your methods is simply outrageous!]

[Number of rule violations increased by 1]

Su Yuan: "..."

What a terrible system! They've completely given up on acting.

They're making up excuses just to slander me; looks like they want some seaweed and egg drop soup!
Just as he was internally complaining, Lin Yanluo spoke up in a somewhat dry voice:

"County Chief Su, what exactly do you want?"

“Since ancient times, the common people have not fought with the officials. My Lin family really has no intention of making enemies with you. Please state your demands clearly.”

"As long as it is something that our four major families, or even the cultivation sects of Longcheng County, can satisfy, we will do our utmost to satisfy it!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yuan replied without hesitation, with unwavering certainty:

"My only requirement from beginning to end is to fight pirates!"

"I will take one million spirit coins. The more than three hundred members of the four major families who are imprisoned must also reduce their punishment by serving in the military and making meritorious contributions."

"They'll go back when the pirates are all defeated."

As he spoke, Su Yuan pointed to the spirit coins scattered on the ground:
"Keep these 100,000 spirit coins for now as the first batch of funds for fighting the pirates. I will inform Registrar Liu later to record these 100,000 spirit coins into the treasury."

Lin Yanluo opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing. She simply gave Su Yuan a deep look before picking up the wooden box containing the eight fragments of ink tea and preparing to leave.

"Hey, hey, what are you doing! I didn't say I didn't want this box of spiritual tea."

Under Lin Yanluo's shocked gaze, Su Yuan chuckled and said:

"This box of spirit tea is a genuine local specialty of Longcheng County. Since you, representing the Lin family, have taken the initiative to deliver this local specialty, how could I refuse to accept it?"

"This is a perfect symbol of the close relationship between officials and the people. I'll brew a pot and try it when I get home tonight."

Lin Yanluo: "..."

At this moment, she almost lost all the elegance and composure that a top socialite should have, and her heart was filled with the impulse to punch Su Yuan to death!

Too greedy!
That corrupt county magistrate is too greedy!

They could openly accept the gifts without anyone finding fault, and they didn't have to do anything, while continuing to shamelessly ask the local tyrants of Longcheng County for money.

Is it about money?

This is absolutely shameless!
But reason told her that she was likely no match for this young man who appeared to be only at the fourth level of the Foundation Establishment stage.

So, Lin Yanluo could only silently put down the wooden box and silently walk out of the county government office.

Su Youlin's predicament has far exceeded her expectations; she is no longer an enemy she can defeat.

It seems we must ask the Lin family patriarch and the Six Yang Sect Master, among other Golden Core elders, for help!
(End of this chapter)