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Chen Yuan turned around in surprise and looked at the little girl who had spoken.

Nuomi blinked her eyes, staring curiously at the girl named Qingyuer.

"Awei, she..."

Li Wei looked on with suspicion.

He sensed something was wrong.

Chen Yuan shook his head, signaling him not to speak yet.

Qing Yuer didn't look at Chen Yuan, but instead looked at the people, scanning their deeply furrowed, bark-like faces one by one.

"We need a prefect, a prefect who can protect Tianqing Prefecture."

Qing Yu'er stared at the lowly human commoners dressed in burlap clothes, their bodies reeking of sour stench, and spoke again in a low voice.

"Our former prefect was Niu Sengru, but he wantonly trampled on the entire Tianqing Prefecture and deserved to die."

"Every previous prefect has done the same, treating the common people as worthless weeds."

"We also had hope, that was Chen Guoshan."

He was once our prefectural magistrate, our hope for the future. But fate was cruel; he was framed by treacherous people and has fallen. That is our pain!

Upon hearing this, despair appeared on everyone's faces. Thinking of the pain they had endured over the years, their hearts were filled with extreme bitterness, as if poison had been stuffed into their throats.

The difference between dying quickly and dying slowly.

"Girl, whether there's a prefect or not makes no difference to us. What difference does it make if any beast-taming lord becomes a prefect? ​​They're all the same!"

A man with a wrinkled face and a head full of dry hair spoke bitterly.

He appears to be seventy years old, which is rare in ancient times, but his actual bone age is only in his thirties.

The hardships of life have long since tormented ordinary people at the bottom of society, leaving them barely recognizable as human beings.

The others nodded in agreement.

They all gave a wry smile.

Qing Yu'er wiped away the tears in her eyes, then suddenly pointed at Chen Yuan, "We need him to be the prefect!"

All the ordinary human beings, even the human cultivators, were stunned.

Even the Formless Guardians looked puzzled.

In the eyes of all the Wuxiang Guardians, it was impossible for a human cultivator to become a prefect.

Just like Chen Guoshan before him, seeing the support of the people, the backing of the Chen family, and the support of the Princess of Zhendong, he was about to raise his voice and become the governor of Tianqing County.

That was the scene that the human people wanted to see.

He was a peerless hero of the human race.

Unfortunately, Chen Guoshan died.

The Beastmaster Family would never allow a human to become the governor of a prefecture!

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They couldn't help but look at Chen Yuan.

If Chen Yuan were to become the prefect, they would certainly be more than happy to support him.

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"Girl, are you confused because you're too saddened by your mother's death?"

A hunched old woman spoke with difficulty, her cloudy eyes filled with helplessness, and sighed, "The position of prefect is not something we can simply appoint whomever we want."

The others chimed in, all agreeing that Qing Yu'er had lost her mind.

Qing Yu'er shook her head firmly, "No, we must make him our prefect. This is what the people want, this is what everyone hopes for!"

As she spoke, she bowed respectfully to Chen Yuan with utmost devotion, and cried out,

"Greetings, Prefect!"

The sound was loud and clear, echoing through the sky!

hum!

In an instant, the world changed color, and the prefect's seal in the void trembled violently!

Even the plaque above the main gate of the government office, with its five gilded characters, shone brightly, emitting five beams of light that enveloped Chen Yuan!

Chen Yuan felt a warm sensation all over his body, and a strange power surged into his body, raising his cultivation level in the human path!

"Is this the power of destiny, or the pure and boundless righteous energy?"

Chen Yuan was overjoyed. He had never expected that the prefecture under the rule of the Beast Kingdom would bestow upon him righteous energy!

Li Wei, Jiang Cheng, and the others stared wide-eyed at what they saw!

"Holy crap, what's going on??"

Li Wei exclaimed in surprise.

"Greetings, Prefect!"

At this moment, another old man couldn't help but kneel down and shout!

hum! !

The seal of the prefect in the void trembled even more violently once again!

hiss!

Li Wei gasped, reacting first. He immediately grabbed his greatsword and shouted, "Your subordinate greets the Prefect!"

"Little Nuomi greets the Prefect!!"

Nuomi also called out crisply, blinking her big eyes and bowing slightly!

hum!

This time, the seal of the prefect shook even more violently!

"Quickly, bow!"

Li Wei looked at Jiang Cheng and the others, and immediately urged them on.

"Haven't you noticed? As long as we sincerely treat A-Yuan as the prefect, the prefect's seal will react, as if it's acknowledging us!"

"I'm afraid the more people we recognize him as the prefect, the more likely the prefectural seal will actually be issued! This is what the people desire, the one they all hope for!"

After Li Wei finished speaking, Jiang Cheng and the others suddenly realized what was going on.

They all bowed respectfully.

These people were behaving like subordinates.

The common people, on the other hand, performed the rites for all people!

"Quickly pay your respects to the prefect!"

Among the common people, some were not stupid. Upon seeing this scene, they instantly understood what was happening and hurriedly shouted.

As a result, more and more people knelt down to pay their respects, forming a dense crowd and a large area of ​​them!

The shouts of "Prefect!" echoed endlessly, forming a mighty force that soared straight into the sky!

hum!

The imperial seal of the prefect above roared violently once again, its unprecedented power rising!

Immediately afterwards, a golden beam of light shot down towards Chen Yuan, merging with the five large characters on the plaque above the prefect's gate, creating a dazzling display!

In an instant, these streams of light merged and coalesced, covering Chen Yuan with a robe woven from energy!

Li Wei, Jiang Cheng, and all the Wuxiang Guards stared intently, their breaths catching in their throats!

At their level, how could they not know that this energy robe was the official robe of the prefect of Tianqing County!

"Holy crap, it really works?"

Li Wei's eyes widened, and he exclaimed in disbelief!

At this moment, Chen Yuan looked as if he were wearing a dark-colored official robe with gold embroidery!

The fabric was no ordinary brocade; wisps of pale white aura flowed around his entire body like a thin mist.

Even Chen Yuan was stunned. He took two steps and stretched his arms. As his sleeves swayed, a heavy sense of oppression spread out!

hum!

That was not martial arts evil energy, but the fortune of the human race, the power and influence to rule over a territory!

Li Wei, Jiang Cheng, and the others were once again dumbfounded!

At this moment, the feeling Chen Yuan gave them was not pressure from his realm, but from his imposing aura of status and power.

Let them feel an instinctive sense of awe from the bottom of their hearts!

The same was true of the densely packed people kneeling on the ground; they trembled all over, not from fear, but from excitement!

"The Prefect!!"

"Greetings, Prefect!!"

……

The shouts for the prefect were even more intense than before.

People gazed at the figure of the young man in his official robes, filled with immense excitement and exhilaration!

As Chen Yuan sensed the changes in his body, he suddenly realized that the little girl from earlier was definitely not simple!

He instinctively looked towards the steps in front of the prefectural government office, only to find that the girl named Qing Yuer was nowhere to be seen.

hum!

At the same time, the prefect's seal, high in the sky, flew down towards Chen Yuan and landed steadily in Chen Yuan's palm.

This scene has caused an uproar among countless people!

Wearing the official robes of a prefect and holding the prefect's seal!

This is undoubtedly the prefect.

Countless people were deeply moved, their eyes filled with tears.

This is their prefect!

The governor was personally selected by them.

Chen Yuan pulled himself out of his thoughts and looked at the dark mass of people kneeling before him, a huge wave of emotion rising in his heart.

People's eyes are sharp!

At that moment, he understood!

What the people want!

It's the kingly way!

Unconsciously, Chen Yuan felt a strong sense of responsibility and mission!

Taking a deep breath, Chen Yuan said in a low voice, "Fellow villagers, please get up."

The people did not rise up; instead, they became even more agitated, some with tears streaming down their faces, and some wailing loudly!

Some even kept shouting,

"We implore Your Excellency, Prefect, to suppress the evil spirits and quell the disaster!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan glanced at the towering phantom of the deity that shot from the government office into the sky behind him.

As the seal of the prefect fell into his hands, the light emanating from the statue covered an even larger area!

The light became even more intense.

This is why, with a central figure in charge, the phantom of the deity became even more solid and its power even greater!

As Chen Yuan's thoughts shifted, the illusory image of the deity seemed to be under his control, and the divine sword he held in his hands was radiating the power to cleave the heavens and destroy the earth!

"No wonder, no wonder Zhu Xin was so confident back in Tianshan County, saying she couldn't beat her, now I understand!"

Chen Yuan suddenly realized that this was the reason why Zhu Xin was so arrogant in Tianshan County!

Now Chen Yuan also has this feeling, as if he has a sense of control over everything in the entire county!

The entire city, most of the scenes, were imprinted into his perception.

Chen Yuan immediately used the divine statue to project his senses onto the Five Finger Peak of the Chen family, and instantly saw countless corpse puppets frantically attacking the Chen family's protective barrier.

Even in the void, there were more than a dozen purple-robed corpse puppets violently crashing into the protective barrier.

However, the Chen family's protective barrier was extremely strong. Countless energies shot into the sky from the five finger peaks, transforming into a circular shield of light that enveloped the entire Chen family territory.

With the Chen family united as one, the dozen or so purple-robed corpse puppets that attacked the Chen family's protective barrier were completely helpless.

Even at the foot of the mountain, the densely packed corpse puppets were unable to enter the Chen family's territory!

From a distance, the entire Five Finger Peak looks like a hand grasping in the air, with a powerful energy overflowing and flowing out, possessing boundless power!

"The Chen family is no ordinary family..."

Chen Yuan thought to himself that he was relieved to see that the Chen family was alright, and then he regained his composure.

His gaze fell upon the many people before him, their eyes still gazing at him with eager anticipation. Without hesitation, he roared.

"Rest assured, everyone. I am the prefect. It is my duty to suppress evil spirits and quell disasters!"

Chen Yuan's official robes fluttered in the wind, exuding an imposing aura. His right hand held out in a gesture of authority, while the prefectural seal floated and sank, radiating immense power.

His voice was firm and resounding!