I became a saint in the world of Liao Zhai, and flirted with monster girls

On the second day, County Magistrate Ximen's face became increasingly gloomy, and his inner anger was so great that it seemed as if it could burn people.

In order to avoid further complications, Zhou Kao decided to make some suggestions.

"Who else in this county is well-informed?" Zhou Kao asked.

The yamen runner Zhang Long replied, "The powerful and influential, people from all walks of life, they are the most informed."

"Then let's mobilize... mobilize the knowledgeable people in Beiguo County." Zhou Kao suggested starting with the Zhang family.

Ximen County Magistrate's eyes lit up. That's right! The local tyrant must be the Zhang family.

Everyone found the Zhang family's largest bookstore in the county and explained their needs to the owner.

The shopkeeper agreed immediately, and finding someone was not difficult for the Zhang family.

As the richest family in the area, the Zhang family owns a large number of land deeds and controls most of the business in the city together with other families. It is naturally easy for them to find someone.

Even Zhang Mingdao, who was in a relationship, got involved out of curiosity after hearing about this.

People who love learning are often very curious.

It is even easier to deal with people from all walks of life. In their eyes, Zhang Long is like the King of Hell.

Zhang San, Li Si and others nodded and bowed, patting their chests and promising to help.

In this way, without the fortune teller's knowledge, a dragnet was quietly unfolded in Beiguo County.

Zhou Kao didn't even bother to go back and dig the canal, as he was determined to solve this serious problem in the next few days.

On the third day, the fortune-teller, who went by the pseudonym Dan Yangzi, was setting up an altar in a small courtyard.

Not only did he fail to get Zhou Kao's Qi the day before yesterday, but he was also retaliated by this petty scholar, who sent several yamen runners to follow him.

This made him very angry: "I haven't even made a move yet, and you, a mere mortal with vigorous blood, dare to attack me first!"

As a villain who has achieved some success in the evil ways, how could he swallow this?

In this case, use the cause and effect between the two of them to cast a curse.

Tonight, we must destroy the other party's reputation as a scholar, absorb the vigorous energy and blood in his body, and transform him into a corpse puppet, so that we can do great things.

"Bang bang bang!"

Suddenly, someone slammed the gate, accompanied by shouts: "Old man, it's time to pay the protection fee!"

Dan Yangzi was shocked and almost thought he was exposed.

He hurriedly covered the altar, picked up a bone knife and hid it in his arms, put on a human skin mask, and then opened the door.

There was a scoundrel standing outside the door, who asked for protection money and threatened to throw feces at the door if he didn't pay.

The rage of the evil demon...is growing stronger and stronger.

Danyangzi suppressed the anger in his heart, put on a fake smile, and kowtowed repeatedly to beg for mercy.

After some negotiation, he had to pay two taels of silver to send the scoundrel away.

Back in the yard, Danyangzi tried to calm down and waited for dark.

After turning a few corners, the scoundrel came to a secluded place.

Many important figures in the county were already waiting here.

"That old fellow gave two taels of silver so readily, it seems he is the one."

Zhang Long said confidently.

In all these years in Beiguo County, no ruffian has been able to collect so much protection money from civilians so easily.

"He bought two incense sticks at the East Market, some rice at a stall in the West Market, and three animals from the black market."

Through the Zhang family and other wealthy families that controlled the business world, everyone easily obtained the purchasing information of this strange old man and thus locked down his hiding place.

Zhou Kao sneered: How can we be careless when dealing with evil demons?

Of course, we must use all means.

Didn’t that old man say, “You will die in three days”?

Now, it’s “You will die within three days”!

"Haven't you heard that if you hear the truth in the morning, you can die in the evening," Zhou Kao looked at the sunlight in the sky and nodded with satisfaction.

Want to wait until dark to start? You're just dreaming!

"Master Ximen, please give the order."

At this time, the sun was shining brightly, and the scorching sunlight shone on everyone, making them feel slightly hot.

Ximen Bao looked at the strong man in front of him with approval in his eyes.

"This kid is somewhat similar to me when I was young."

It only took three days to identify a suspected murderer.

But the other party is a monster, and such courage is truly admirable.

Ximen Bao flicked his sleeves and laughed heartily, "Haha, today I'm personally at the front lines. Brother Zhou, I'll follow your advice."

He was not the kind of person who was stubborn and self-righteous. The two ideas of investigating merchants through aristocratic families to lock down the area and using ruffians to test the waters were both proposed by Zhou Kao.

Ximen Bao raised the command flag high, and the capture operation officially began.

Chapter 7: The Art of War, This is the Art of War

After obtaining permission from Ximen County Magistrate, a group of ruffians staggered towards the courtyard.

They walked unsteadily, cursing and making a lot of noise, just like the protection fee collectors they usually were.

In fact, these ruffians had no idea the real purpose of their actions. They just came here to follow the boss's orders.

"Is this the family?" A ruffian squinted his eyes, looked at the small courtyard in front of him, turned around and asked.

"This family, and that family over there, break down their doors!" The leading thug waved his hand and ordered loudly.

"Bang, bang, bang!" A series of violent knocks on the door were heard, accompanied by the shouts of the hooligans: "Li Laonian, it's time to pay the protection fee!"

The door slowly opened, and an honest-looking man stuck his head out, his face full of helplessness.

"Uncle Zhang, I paid it at the beginning of the month..." Li Laonian said cautiously.

The scoundrel had a disgusting smile on his face and shouted at the top of his voice: "It's increased! The old man next door can come up with two taels of silver, why can't you?!!! It's because you don't work hard!!!"

The righteous tone seemed to be saying something that was natural.

Li Laonian was both angry and anxious. He cursed the unreasonable rogue in front of him and blamed the "show-off" old man next door.

Before he could react, the two sides were engaged in a fierce quarrel and pushing.

Soon, Li Laonianba and his family were forcibly taken away by the ruffians, who said they wanted to make them "see blood."

At this time, Zhang San became more and more complacent, thinking to himself: I, a gangster, actually have a glorious day when I can arrest people in broad daylight, haha.

"From now on, call me Master Zhang!"

Zhang San shouted arrogantly. Zhou Kao looked at Zhang San's ugly appearance from the side.

I thought to myself: I will suggest to the county magistrate that I let Zhang Long arrest this scoundrel and throw him into jail.

This person must have been exploiting the local people for a long time. He is truly shameless and must not be let off easily.

Then, the gangsters continued to move on to the next house as planned.

The same routine also triggered fierce conflicts.

After all, two taels of silver is undoubtedly a huge sum of money for an ordinary family.

Soon, the entire area was plunged into chaos.

In the middle courtyard, Dan Yangzi was lying on the ground inside the house to rest.

His magic was acquired through the practice of a fragment he accidentally found while robbing a tomb.

This kind of magic is extremely harmful to the soul. Every day, he feels as if his soul is burned by fire.

On weekdays, he would hide in places where there was no sunlight, stick to the ground to absorb negative energy, or suck human blood to relieve pain.

At this moment, his ears moved slightly and he keenly heard the noise coming from nearby.

The familiar sound of banging on the door, followed by the arrogant shouting of the ruffians, and the smug tone made Dan Yangzi upset.

For some reason, his spiritual sense had been beating violently today, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.

"Once I capture that scholar and absorb his blood and energy, and my power increases greatly, I will let these ignorant insects experience the value of two taels of silver and kill them all for wine!"

Danyangzi thought with gritted teeth.

Sure enough, not long after, the government officials arrived.

There were quite a few constables this time, and they quickly took away all the troublemakers.

"The constables in Beiguo...are still somewhat useful."

Dan Yangzi thought to himself that the sudden quiet environment gave his tortured soul a moment of relief.

Wait! Dan Yangzi suddenly realized that something was wrong. Why was it so quiet all of a sudden? At this moment, there was a sound of breaking air outside the wall, and several jars broke through the wall and entered.

“Pah! Pah!…”

The sound of jars breaking rang out one after another, and a strong and pungent smell of kerosene instantly spread.

Immediately afterwards, a tinderbox was thrown in, and the flames jumped up instantly, trying to engulf the entire room and the people inside.

"What a cruel heart!" Dan Yangzi was shocked and angry. At this critical moment, he waved his long sleeves, and a strange green airflow instantly enveloped the house.

Miraculously, the blazing flames were extinguished in an instant.

Humph! Looks like I've been discovered.

It was daytime at this time, and for Dan Yangzi who relied on evil magic, his strength would be greatly reduced. He knew that his only choice was to escape.

So, hiding in the shadow of the house, he began to prepare to cast his magic spell to let those "ignorant" mortals outside know the consequences of provoking him.

“Knock, knock, knock, knock,…”

A strange sound was heard. Dan Yangzi looked up and saw several metal claws with thick ropes flying over and firmly grabbing the house.

Most of the houses in Beiguo County adopt the through-beam structure, which uses columns to directly support the purlins. There are no beams, and the material used is relatively small. The walls bear almost no weight, and all the pressure is concentrated on the exposed columns.

So.... "One, two, one, two, one, two.... Hey!"

Under the command of Ximen County Magistrate, dozens of yamen runners shouted slogans in unison and pulled the rope with all their might.

"Splash, splash, splash"

With a loud noise, the whole house instantly fell apart, grass debris flew everywhere, and in the blink of an eye only a few ruins were left.

The sunlight poured down unhindered, making Dan Yangzi, who was leaning against the wall, stunned for a moment.

Which bastard came up with such a cruel tactic, one thing after another, and even directly destroyed the house?

These “dirty” tactics are really hard to guard against!

“Those who arrive at the battlefield first and wait for the enemy are at ease, while those who arrive at the battlefield later and rush into battle are tired. Therefore, those who are good at fighting lead others to attack, not be attacked by others.

To be able to make the enemy come to you is to benefit him; to be able to prevent the enemy from coming to you is to harm him. Therefore, if the enemy is at ease, you can make him tired; if he is full, you can make him hungry; if he is at ease, you can make him move.

There is a military strategy stored in the academy. It may not be useful for the imperial examination, but it is very useful to me."

Zhou Kao looked at the scene in front of him and smiled calmly and confidently.

At this moment, the sunlight became stronger and stronger, shining directly into the house.

Looking at the figures surrounding him, Dan Yangzi had no choice but to begin to cast his magic spell under the scorching sun.

When performing magic during the day, the power of the magic will be reduced by more than 50%, and some magic can even not be performed at all, which makes Dan (II) Qi Liuyin a Liu Yangzi feel extremely aggrieved.

Feeling the scorching sun, Danyangzi was extremely anxious.

There are at least two hours left before dark, and I don’t have much time left.

The scorching sun licked the bluestone slabs mercilessly, steaming up a tar-like fishy smell.

The yellow talisman in Danyangzi's sleeve spontaneously combusted without wind, and the ashes after the burning fell to the ground, making a sound like the collision of metal and stone.

Immediately afterwards, seven suits of heavy black armor broke out of the ground. There was nothing under the iron helmets covering their faces. The black iron swords on their gauntlets dragged on the ground, sending sparks flying.