I, a minor character, fell into the Shura field of the heroine and the villain

Zhao Kangping felt that he didn't need so many people to serve him at all, and they couldn't rely on him to pay their wages.

And although he got the letter of appointment, today is not the day for him to officially take office.

His official inauguration would take place over a month from now, at the inauguration ceremony. Not only would the Holy Land send representatives to celebrate, but representatives from the city's major clans would also attend. Perhaps even some sects friendly with the Ziyang Holy Land would send representatives to observe the ceremony.

When they arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, they saw a huge crowd blocking the entrance.

They were not the only ones coming this time, they were also accompanied by more than ten maids from the Holy Lord's Palace.

Although they are maids, they actually have another identity, that is, the Suzaku Secret Guards, and they all have cultivation.

Most of the servants in the City Lord's Mansion were mortals, but there were also some in their fifties and sixties who were still in the Qi training stage. If they were to face mortals, these people might not be easy to deal with.

But the lowest level of cultivation among these Suzaku Secret Guards was at the middle stage of foundation building. Once they stood there, the servants of the City Lord's Mansion dared not say a word.

"Didn't you all get paid?"

Zhao Kangping walked to the front of the crowd and released the pressure of the Nascent Soul stage.

He felt that there was no need to pamper these people. To be honest, he really didn't want to clean up the mess left by the bastard in front.

But there are many ordinary people among these people, and perhaps they rely on these wages to support their families.

Without this money, I don’t know how many families will encounter difficulties.

But he won't pay, at least not from his side.

Those people didn't dare to breathe and squeezed back one after another.

One of the timid ones actually peed himself on the spot. He actually peed himself, and the smell of urine made the atmosphere even more awkward.

Zhao Kangping thought he might have been too aggressive and scared them, so he changed his tone and said, "Hello everyone, I am the new city lord. I know you are anxious now, but please don't worry."

"How much wages does that bastard owe you? Has anyone kept track of it?"

As soon as these words were spoken, those people looked at each other and began to discuss among themselves.

A young man in the crowd shouted, "Sir, are you going to make the decision for us?"

Someone next to him pulled him, signaling him not to be the first to stick his head out, but he ignored it.

The young man continued, "Many of us here are illiterate and don't know how to count. There used to be an accountant in the City Lord's Mansion, but he was taken away by the City Lord. I only remember that my monthly salary was ten taels of silver. I still have more than one month and seven days of wages left."

Zhao Kangping asked Dongfang Jingrou, "Did you bring paper and pen?"

Then Dongfang Jingrou waved her hand, and a maid behind her came up and presented her with a pen and a blank booklet.

Dongfang Jingrou took it and started recording.

Seeing this, the others also reported the wages they were owed.

Some of these people were paid in mortal silver, and some in spirit stones. I think this must be the difference between mortal servants and cultivator servants.

After some statistics, Zhao Kangping found that this was not a small number.

He was not worried that some of these people would report a higher price. Even if they did, it didn't matter since he was not the one paying.

"Wait here tomorrow at this time, and we'll pay you your wages," Zhao Kangping shouted to the men. He even used his spiritual power to amplify his voice so that the three hundred or so people could hear.

Then they came out of the City Lord's Mansion without entering the mansion.

When Zhao Kangping learned that the city lord had been removed, his entire family left with a few loyal servants, and the servants who did manual labor were abandoned.

The former city lord’s surname was He, and his given name was He Weiyuan. He was over two hundred years old and had reached the middle stage of the Nascent Soul Realm.

The He family has some connection with the family of the Supreme Elder.

He Weiyuan's father was a son-in-law from a branch of the Supreme Elder's family. However, this son-in-law had some skills and managed some of the family's businesses. His wife gave birth to two sons for him, and the second son took his surname He instead of his wife's.

And He Weiyuan is the second son.

With this relationship, He Weiyuan's life was quite smooth, and he later became the lord of Chuanliu City.

"Aren't you going in to inspect the City Lord's Mansion?" Dongfang Jingrou asked after coming out.

Zhao Kangping shook his head and said, "No, I've already used my spiritual sense to explore it. It's indeed magnificent inside, but there's nothing to see. I'm more interested in paying the servants their wages."

Dongfang Jingrou asked doubtfully, "Do you really want to pay them?"

"Of course, but the wool comes from the sheep, and someone will pay for us." Zhao Kangping said, stroking his chin.

……

There is a Hejiazhuang in the mountains more than 60 miles south of Chuanliu City. It is the property of the former city lord.

After leaving office, he enjoys himself here.

Zhao Kangping came out of the woods and saw the manor that was auctioned, cursing in his heart, "What a rich tycoon."

Compared to the City Lord's Mansion in Chuanliu City, the area here is more than twice as large, and there are more servants inside.

No wonder they simply abandoned the servants in the City Lord's Mansion. They simply didn't need so many people.

As far as he knew, He Weiyuan had amassed a fortune during his tenure as city lord. The sheer size of this manor was a testament to the considerable financial resources required to build such a large estate.

Zhao Kangping wanted to send away the servants who had occupied the City Lord's Mansion. However, he felt that every wrong had its perpetrators and that He Weiyuan had to pay the wages.

If the former city lord doesn't want to pay himself, then he will have to come and get it himself.

He came alone this time, and of course he would not make a big fuss, but sneak in secretly.

There was no large formation blocking the entire Hejiazhuang Village, so he easily slipped in after using the invisibility talisman.

This place is so big and there are so many rooms that he couldn't figure out where the He family hid their valuables.

After wandering around for a while, he finally found a rather luxurious courtyard, and guessed that there must be a lot of valuable things inside.

The door of a room happened to be open, so he slipped in.

This is a woman's boudoir. Not only does it have many beautiful decorations, but the room is also filled with a faint fragrance.

There happened to be a beautiful young woman lying on the beauty couch in the room, fanning herself with a round fan.

Zhao Kangping looked around the room while invisible, but did not find anything valuable.

He was ready to leave in disappointment.

However, just as he was about to leave, someone came in from outside and closed the door as soon as he came in.

The visitor was a young man. As soon as he came in, he took off his coat in a lustful manner and pounced on the woman with a lewd look on his face.

"Nineth Lady, I'm here." When he reached the woman, he had already taken off his shirt and reached out to tear off her clothes.

But the woman used a round fan to knock off his dog claws.

The woman said coquettishly, "You are so shameless! Aren't you afraid that your father will find out in broad daylight?"

The man's expression turned pale as he said, "That bastard is not my father. My biological father is the head of the family. Besides, he is now trying to steal the head of the family's disgraced concubine and won't care about me at all."

Hearing this, the woman no longer resisted. She smiled sweetly and pulled the man's hand into her clothes, letting the pig's hand knead it. She groaned and said, "Your family is really a bunch of bad people."

Having said that, they rolled into a ball.

A unique family ethics drama is about to begin.

Zhao Kangping hesitated a little bit whether to knock the two men out before running away. After hearing their conversation, he was also shocked. This He family is a bit chaotic.

The head of the He family is the former city lord He Weiyuan. According to seniority, he should be He Junyan's grandfather.

"Nine Lady, I've really made it this time. I took first place in this Holy Land trial, and a Hall Master has already extended an olive branch to me, ready to take me in as his personal disciple."

"Oh... well... I... heard you also received a magic weapon as a reward. Can I show it to your Jiu Niang?"

"Yes, it's a fifth-tier magical weapon. Look." The man took out a seal-like object from his storage ring and introduced it, "It's called the Chilong Seal. It can be used to launch spiritual attacks, and it can also be used to temper a cultivator's spiritual soul."

"Kimi-hiko, you're awesome."

"Of course. How am I better than that old guy?"

"You're much better than him. Uh...ah...you're so mean."

"Bad? Let me tell you something even worse. I almost didn't get first place in the trial this time. A direct disciple named Zhao Mengyao actually scored more points than all of our other disciples combined."

"But what's the use? Three of the elders in charge of grading have close ties to our He family. I gathered a few rich kids to protest and reported Zhao Mengyao to the three elders for cheating."

"I have connections, so even if she didn't cheat, she would be considered cheating."

"Our Jun Yan is really smart and knows how to use strategies."

"Haha, Jiuniang is really a slut. It's really unfair for you to be a concubine to that dead guy. When I become the head of the family in the future, I will definitely let Jiuniang enjoy wealth and glory."

Zhao Kangping, who was eavesdropping on the side, almost bit his back teeth off.

It turns out that there was indeed an inside story behind Mengyao's failure to get the first place.

Moreover, the Holy Land claimed to have compensated Mengyao with corresponding additional rewards for the top three, but in fact the level was lower than their rewards.

For example, He Junyan got a fifth-level magic weapon, but Zhao Mengyao got a fourth-level magic weapon, and it was a low-grade fourth-level one.

Before this, he had not doubted the fairness of the trial results, but it turned out that there were inside stories that he didn't know.

I'm sorry, but Mr. Zhao must seek justice for his disciple.

"boom!"

"boom!"

The two were knocked out almost at the same time, and when they lost consciousness, they still maintained the posture of stealing people.

Zhao Kangping took the Chilong Seal that fell on the ground and prepared to hand it over to Zhao Mengyao.

Squeak!

The door opened and Zhao Kangping walked out of the room.

After leaving the courtyard, Zhao Kangping passed by a reception room.

He found that the place was full of guests and originally planned to leave.

However, he accidentally noticed that the guests present were all well-known figures in Chuanliu City, and many of them were the heads of some big families in the city.

This is interesting.

His succession ceremony will be held next month, and these people should come to watch the ceremony. Why are they gathering at the home of the former city lord?

If there was no trick involved, Zhao Kangping could have written his name backwards.

Chapter 167: White Snake and the Boy

At this time, a middle-aged man walked in from outside.

Zhao Kangping knew that this person was the former city lord He Weiyuan.

"Everyone, Mr. He is late." The man spoke in a loud voice.

"It's not too late, Brother He has a great family and great business. It's an honor for us that you can take time out of your busy schedule to meet us." The person who said this seemed to be Yang Mingsong, the head of the Yang family in the north of the city. The Yang family made their fortune by brewing spiritual wine, but later expanded into the entertainment industry.

"Brother He, why did you call us here today?" a portly man dressed like a merchant asked. His eyes narrowed into slits when he smiled, his face thick with flesh, giving the impression of a smiling tiger. This man appeared to be Wang Ding, the patriarch of the Wang family in Chuanliu City.

He Weiyuan sat in the main seat and said straight to the point, "As you all know, I have now resigned from the position of Lord of Chuanliu City. The new Lord has also been selected. He is not from any of our elder families."

The so-called elder families are those whose members hold important positions in the Senate of the Holy Land. These families are vassals of the Holy Land. The Holy Land has made these families successful, and at the same time, these families have an obligation to stand on the side of the Holy Land.

These veteran families intermarried with each other, forming a huge community of interests, and often acted together.

Although Zhao Kangping was also a member of the Council of Elders, he had no family support behind him and was a lone man. Therefore, he naturally had no common language with these elder families.

Of course, his position as the lord of Chuanliu City harmed the interests of these families.

Originally, several veteran families had nominated several candidates to run for the city lord.

But they didn't expect that the Holy Lord would send someone down from the sky.

In this way, none of their families were able to seize the position of city lord, and many people would be unhappy about this.

Everyone knows that once a member of a certain family becomes the city lord, he will seek greater benefits for his family.

They could accept that someone from the same veteran family had snatched the city lordship, because many of these families were related by marriage and had many interests tied together.

However, Zhao Kangping had nothing to do with their family, yet he had touched their cake and eaten it, which made them feel extremely unhappy.

"This man is the junior brother of the Holy Lord. It may not be easy to touch him. But we have to find a way to stop him from being the city lord. Does anyone have any ideas?" He Weiyuan said.

Zhao Kangping, who was eavesdropping outside the door, immediately pricked up his ears.