Hunting God Era

Chapter 131 Demon Realm: River Flooding and Shady Area

My aunt's family is quite annoying, but they're not to the point of wanting to kill me.

Take this opportunity to clarify the boundaries first, so as to avoid using Li Ye's name to seize benefits in the future.

Some relatives also took advantage of this opportunity to rise to prominence.

Li Ye wasn't the hope of the whole village, but he did receive a lot of help from his relatives during his martial arts training.

Since that's the case, we should give back if we can.

While it might not turn a pet dog into an official dog, it wouldn't be difficult for him to get things done in Ningjiang.

At this point, he was too lazy to pretend anymore and directly asked his parents if they wanted to relax a bit.

However, after much consideration, the parents still refused.

After doing this job for over ten or twenty years, it's still a bit hard to adjust to suddenly giving it up.

Their cautious nature as ordinary people makes them afraid to be too high-profile, and they can't imagine how to be high-profile. They are just like ordinary people, except that they don't have to worry about the economy.

In small cities, being comfortable is enough.

Besides the Liu family, the mother's family, the Li family here also gave back. Although the financial support was small, they provided a lot of high-quality ingredients and daily assistance.

Otherwise, relying solely on their parents' salaries, they wouldn't be able to recover from the 200,000 yuan debt.

The relatives of the Li family are not snobbish, but of course, they are not rich either. Their economic conditions are all very average. The difference is that Li Ye is an only child, while they all have three or four children.

Although we didn't attend the martial arts school, we still had to supplement our diet, since the Daoist exercises also require nutritional support. This aspect needs to be addressed, taking up a large portion of our family's expenses.

Li Ye treated everyone equally; he helped those who wanted to learn martial arts to practice, and in return, he essentially covered all the food for them.

As for the older generation, Li Ye doesn't need to make any arrangements himself; someone will naturally find them. Those who want to do business can do business, and those who want to switch to an easier job can switch jobs.

While it's not quite time for everyone to rise to prominence, improving one's life is something that can be done now.

Taking advantage of the Chinese New Year holiday, Li Ye taught the same generation of relatives from both the Li and Liu families, and determined the training methods that were suitable for them.

At this stage, you can rely on plenty of nourishing foods and practice hard. It's just a matter of how to combine the foods and how to practice to make the most effective decisions based on experience.

Many martial arts instructors on the market actually use this teaching method, but Li Ye is just more proficient at it.

He doesn't need to visit every day; just one glance is enough for him to know what to supplement daily. If you supplement according to his method and diligently practice your techniques, you will definitely be able to break through the Dragon Gate within the allotted time.

The qualities of an average person are like those of Deng Hao, Jia Dong, and even him in the past.

It's not that it's impossible to break through the Dragon Gate, it just costs a lot of money. But compared to the millions of dollars that can be spent at any time, Li Ye only needs to provide the ingredients, which isn't very expensive.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, right after the Lantern Festival, he arrived at the entrance of the disinfection bureau early in the morning, dressed in casual clothes.

Sun Shun and Huang Qingyi were also waiting together.

They didn't go home for the New Year. Sun Shun was used to it. For many years, he hadn't gone home for half the New Year. The closer it got to the end of the year, the more the demons had to be watched, since the New Year was the time when there were the most people.

Especially since the data department is down by half and hasn't been replaced yet, they need to work overtime even more.

Huang Qingyi is even more out of the question. Currently, he is the only one in the city, while everyone else is in the counties and districts. However, the status of the disinfection bureau in Ningjiang City has been elevated, which has enabled it to coordinate with other departments and alleviate a lot of pressure.

"Director Li."

Upon seeing Li Ye, Sun Shun smiled and said, "Zhong Chang from Jinze City contacted me. His idea is that since the Jinze City Disinfection Bureau is going to be reorganized, could the remaining data section be transferred to us?"

"What's your opinion?" Li Ye asked.

"I think it's a good idea. It would fill the gaps in our data department and create a new Data Room 3, which would make the division of intelligence gathering more detailed in the future."

"Then let's do it this way. After the reorganization in Jinze City, let Zhong Chang come over."

Li Ye chuckled and turned to Huang Qingyi, "Our Secretary Huang, it seems you didn't have a very pleasant New Year. Many people were going to host a banquet for you, but in the end you ended up eating alone."

"Director Li, please stop teasing me."

Huang Qingyi chuckled, "They've gotten a bit too cocky lately, so this is a good opportunity to give them a warning. I didn't do much during the New Year holiday; they were the ones running the legwork."

Huang Qingyi rose in status in Ningjiang along with Li Ye, and was fawned over by martial artists every day, earning the nickname "Secretary Huang". He should have been invited to a banquet during the New Year.

During this period, the Ningjiang martial artists suddenly became more diligent in guarding against demons than before. The banquets were gone, but he also felt a bit more relaxed.

It's a bit strange that these people are trying to prevent demons, like a rooster laying an egg—it's not their job, but they insist on doing it.

One more question.
I've offended Director Li.

It all started with their children, but in order to show their resolve, all the martial artists in Ningjiang mobilized, from the old to the young; as long as they were martial artists, they all came to guard against the demons.

"If you like doing it, then do more of it."

Li Ye smiled and said, "Tell them that the matter is over, and they can do whatever they want with the rest. However, this is also a form of punishment."

"Uncle Sun, take note of this: any martial artist in Ningjiang who has done something shady but not deserving of death, give them an order to serve as a disinfection worker for a period of time. Martial artists have so much energy, they need somewhere to expend it."

The staff shortage is a persistent problem.

Since the compensation is not as good as others, there is naturally a shortage of people. Moreover, with the restructuring of Jinze City, it is even more impossible to fill the manpower gap in Ningjiang. In the case of insufficient manpower, this method can also solve the manpower shortage.

As long as there are enough people in the data department, and a disinfection worker leads the team, it will be fine to ensure that the martial artists do not cause a major impact when dealing with the demons.

"There is indeed a suitable candidate."

Sun Shun laughed and said, "Director Li, is this the opportunity to get Zheng Jun, the guy who attacked the disinfection bureau last time, released?"

"Zheng Jun?"

Li Ye was taken aback, then remembered, "Oh, the one I specifically named who went to jail, did he go?"

"He was sentenced to three years. He was initially dissatisfied and kept putting it off. But after your trip to Jinze City last time, he obediently requested the sentence and has just started serving his sentence."

That Zheng Taibao's attitude wasn't just as simple as Sun Shun's claim of being dissatisfied; he completely disregarded it.

He couldn't beat Li Ye, but he was prepared to pay for the damage to the disinfection bureau's building and then went straight back to Jiujin.

The Public Security Bureau couldn't handle the matter as Li Ye suggested. The Sanitation Bureau didn't follow the rules, so it wasn't protected by them. According to the regulations, this matter would really just be settled with compensation, and that was because the Sanitation Bureau's building was damaged.

However, after the news from Jinze City leaked out, Zheng Jun returned dejectedly and stayed at the police station, acting as if not sentencing him was tantamount to letting him die.

As for insufficient evidence
If it weren't for the evidence, Li Ye would have directly attacked the head of the Public Security Bureau. Even if he had only used force, he would still have been charged and sentenced to three years in prison.

"Then serve for three years and come to my labor camp for reform."

Li Ye said, "From now on, we'll follow this method: take it to the Public Security Bureau for judgment, and then come directly to the Disinfection Bureau."

This also serves as a way to punish those martial artists, especially those who have committed heinous crimes.
They would have died long ago, before they could be sentenced.

hum!
As they were talking, a helicopter descended from the sky and landed steadily at the entrance of the disinfection bureau. The cabin door opened, revealing Fan Tie's smiling face.

"I'll leave this to you. I'm going out for a bit."

After saying a few words, Li Ye entered the cabin, and the helicopter took off again, heading north.

Inside the plane, Fan Tie grinned at him and said, "Happy New Year!"

"The New Year is over, and besides, didn't you go back to the military region?" Li Ye asked curiously.

"It won't be that quick. Things in the Demon Realm have just settled down, and I'm still helping out. But I'll step down from the Ningjiang training site for now."

Fan Tie pulled out a tablet again. "You're the person involved, and you're also the director of the disinfection bureau. You have the authority to see this. Take a look first."

The first of the two documents above is from the Demon Realm in Jinze City.

The Demon Realm is named [Wanli Earth Marrow Field], rated as small, with the lowest entry level being the Three Dragon Gates. Its resource production is high-quality refined stone. In terms of pure ore, the annual output is not low, reaching tens of thousands of tons, which is already very good for a small Demon Realm.

The two demons were also named: Demon No. 1 was named 'Copper Corpse Craftsman' and Demon No. 2 was named 'Mineral Cicada Mother'.

"The snake demon that you killed, the one you described, has been investigated and found to be an aggregate of resentment. Although it's called a snake demon, experts say it's more like a 'whip,' a whip."

“The Single Whip Law, introduced by Grand Secretary Zhang during the Ming Dynasty, was not thoroughly implemented. The high price of silver and low price of grain, as well as the fire tax, caused resentment among the people. In addition, an accident occurred in this area during the Wanli era, which led to its formation.”

"Originally, it would have been fine if it hadn't been moved, but the Chen family's constant exploitation of the workers and the resentment of a worker who died and turned into a demon just happened to match this demonic realm, so they connected and caused the demonic realm to take shape."

Upon hearing this, Li Ye looked at Fan Tie and asked, "Is this how the Demon Realm is created?"

"One of them is that the conditions for its generation are varied. Rather than saying that someone guessed it, it's more accurate to say that no matter how absurd the reason, there's always one that suits the Demon Realm."

Fan Tie spread his hands. "From ancient times to the present, from the inside out, it has always existed. However, have you heard what the Heavenly Emperor once said?"

Li Ye shook his head.

The person who founded the Divine Land was called the 'Heavenly Emperor'. He only knew this title and didn't know his specific name, let alone what he had said.

"He once said that demons and demonic realms represent a form of resistance."

Li Ye felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively gripped the tablet in his hand tighter.

He paused for a moment, then shook his head and laughed, "That's really true."

The formation of demons in the city, as can be found in ancient texts, all have a reason; none of them were born out of thin air.

The Ren family used painted skins to eat so many people, leaving behind a forest of white bones. Those who were eaten could not resist, but the pollution they generated and the resulting demons were perhaps a form of resistance.

"It's gone awry. We need to nip this in the bud before it provokes resistance, and prevent it from happening again," Li Ye said.

Fan Tie paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "This is the main responsibility of your disinfection bureau."

A smile appeared on Li Ye's lips as he looked down at the second document on the tablet.

This is also information from the game "Demon Realm".

【River Flooding and Shady Area】, rated as small, with the lowest entry level being the Six Dragon Gates, and its main resource production is crops.

It took shape five years ago, the pollution was stabilized three years ago, and it has now been designated as a control zone where pollution is being removed.

The location was Yingcang City in northern Jianghuai Province, which was also Li Ye's destination this time.

(End of this chapter)