Kanze Mansion is located on the edge of Jinting Lake, with 100,000 households and 500,000 people.
Although the mountains and rivers are broken and there is not much arable land, relying on Jinting Lake can make a living, even more than the previous one.
There are five counties in its prefecture, which are famous for their rice and raw silk specialties.
Of course, there are a lot of sacrifices, and all kinds of spirits often cause chaos and eat people, but at any rate, Jinting Lake is still being developed. As long as you dare to risk your life, you can always gain something and keep the whole family alive. As for the one thousand percent dead monster Those who are pregnant can only blame them for their bad luck.
But compared to other places, life here is actually pretty good, so the number of registered residents has increased rather than decreased.
Seeing this, a great scholar once lamented - "A harsh government is stronger than a demon"!
However, decades have passed, and things are still as they should be, without any change.
The person Xu Ren was released from was the county magistrate of Heize County, one of the five counties.
In the official system of Dachu, a county has a county magistrate, who is the leader of a hundred miles, and is the seventh rank. There is also a county magistrate, who is the eighth rank, and is the deputy to the county magistrate. In fact, he is a reserve. He does not need to work, but is dedicated to learning.
Under the county seat, there are also county captains, chief registrars, six department officials, etc., who are in charge of various affairs. It can be said that although a sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. When it is enlarged, it is roughly the same structure in the government and even the court. It is at most detailed. Just some.
When Xu Ren arrived in Heize County, he naturally had to pay homage to the county magistrate, then hand over to his predecessor, entertain his colleagues, choose an auspicious day to take office, and it was really complicated.
Even Mrs. Xu Wan'er had to drag her pregnant body to work hard.
But all this has nothing to do with the two demons Fang Yuan.
With their current situation, it would be scary to go there.
At this time, in a small pond in the Xu family's backyard, Fang Yuan was lying among the water plants, lazily raising his head.
As night fell, the front yard was brightly lit, and the sound of silk and bamboo orchestral music could be heard. It was Xu Ren who was entertaining his colleagues and stayed up all night.
"Humanity and Qi are somewhat incredible!"
Fang Yuanmo used his demon power to open his spiritual eyes, and his eyes suddenly changed when he looked at the front yard.
In his field of vision, the destiny soared into the sky in front of him, the brilliance was brilliant, and there was something awe-inspiring and inviolable about it.
"Especially Xu Ren, I didn't think much of it before, but after taking over as the county magistrate, his energy has greatly increased... Of course, if I really want to kill, I can still kill him, but the consequences of this involvement and even the accumulation of divine punishment are really a bit alarming. People are frightened..."
"Humanity gathers people and has its own destiny, but it all comes with the official position and is like rootless duckweed. However, with our power, it penetrates deep into the bone marrow. As long as one breath is still there, the destiny will not dissipate!"
In the pool, a golden and red carp poked its head out, and Li Luan's voice came out.
"That's true!"
Fang Yuan naturally understood the difference and couldn't help but nod when he heard the words.
"Fellow Taoist Li Luan is going to rest here?"
He looked at the golden and red carp and asked curiously.
"Well... this house has auspiciousness and is just right for my cultivation!"
Li Luan's voice was firm. In fact, she also wanted to take shelter from Xu Ren's energy.
Fang Yuan saw through it at a glance, but didn't say much, smiled, and climbed out of the courtyard.
It was late at night at this time. His snake body was completely black, and he was extremely powerful. His movements were like the wind, making it difficult for ordinary people to detect him.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, I walked around the county. The first impression was that it was very popular, and the second impression was that there were many temples! There are just too many!
There are so many water god temples, general temples, lake god festivals, etc., that it’s dazzling.
A closer look shows that there are many kinds of monsters. Although there are some righteous gods who are pure-hearted and have good fortune, most of them have a trace of blood. They are obviously those who often enjoy blood sacrifices.
"Monsters harm people and harvest incense and faith out of awe, but they have reached this level!"
Fang Yuan sighed quietly: "Even the government is under its control and has to be given titles and rewards. It is really sad..."
Of course, the way of heaven is constant. If you plant causes today, there will be results tomorrow.
These gods enjoy humanistic worship, but when the time comes for them to be killed and robbed in the future, they may have to stand up to pay off their debts.
However, because it was taking advantage of the trend, it was not too miserable.
At least, Fang Yuan can guess that with so many humane merits to compensate for, their natural disaster should be easier to survive. This will lead to the strength of the Fengshen Sect, which will also become a variable among the demon clan in the future.
No matter how ferocious a god is, if more people believe in it, its image will gradually change and become the one that fits the public's psychology.
This is the way of being wrapped up in the power of will. In Fang Yuan's memory, it is more common among Western gods. This is why it is said that success is the divine way and failure is the divine way.
"In this world's Shinto, it seems that the magistrate can grant a title. Generally, the county magistrate submits the letter, and the government will not refuse... Then Xu Ren, he said before that he would build a temple for me to repay the great kindness, otherwise he would be called 'Oolong' How about the General Temple?"
While he was thinking wildly, he fell into a small river.
Plop!
As soon as I entered the water, a feeling of comfort suddenly spread throughout my body.
Even though it has turned into a snake, this body still retains many of the habits of a carp. At this time, it is truly like a fish in water.
"good!"
Fang Yuan did a little exercise and felt a large amount of water spiritual energy coming in. The speed was incredible, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed: "It seems that after jumping over the dragon gate, there are indeed many benefits. With such a speed of spiritual energy accumulation, and the dragon beads in the body, But you don’t have to go out every day to hunt for blood!”
To complete the Nine Transformations Dragon Art, an extremely large amount of resources is needed.
In the past, Fang Yuan had no choice but to replenish his body through quantity, killing fish on a large scale, swallowing and digesting it, and replenishing his vitality.
But after having a trace of dragon nature, I can already directly grasp the essence of the sun and moon, the mysteries of heaven and earth, collect the spiritual energy from the lake, and supplement it with dragon beads, so there is no requirement for blood food.
"Am I now considered to have completed the bloody primitive accumulation of capital?"
A strange thought suddenly emerged in Fang Yuan's mind: "In the future, I will start to pretend that I am a breath-eater with an immortal spirit, but I am still a thief in essence, the great thief of heaven! The thief of the great road!"
No matter how the eating process is upgraded, the nature of robbery cannot be escaped.
The Taoist scriptures say that there are five thieves in the sky, and those who see them will prosper! ! !
Under the water, he moved very quickly and turned into a black arrow. He crossed the small river in an instant and came to a river. Then he drifted with the current and merged into Jinting Lake.
Boom!
As soon as he entered the lake, Fang Yuan felt a surge of spiritual energy that was much mellower than before, almost intoxicating.
"Okay, okay! This is just an ordinary lake, but it has such spiritual energy. What if we find a good spiritual vein and open up a cave?"
Fang Yuan's cultivation has evolved from the blood-eating stage to the stage of grasping the vitality of heaven and earth.
At this time, choosing a place to practice does not depend on where there is more food, but whether there is sufficient spiritual energy.
"Even if you have seen through the world trend and general trend, how can you participate if you don't have certain strength?"
He patrolled around, avoiding the aura that made his heart palpitate, and found several water and spiritual veins, but he was speechless: "Slightly better spiritual veins have long been occupied. Even spirits have instincts. Where can I find them?" A hidden gem?"
It's not a bad idea to seize a place, but you have to be careful about it.
After all, he is an outsider and cannot provoke public anger and be attacked by a group of people.
"Fortunately, I have already cultivated the Black Snake Transformation, otherwise I would still be a black carp. If I keep such a high profile, all the aquatic tribes in the lake will come to kill me the next day!"
Fang Yuan thought for a moment, did not take action rashly, and returned directly to Blackpool County.
"Meet my benefactor!"
At this time, Xu Ren had just finished the banquet and still smelled of alcohol.
However, when he saw Fang Yuan in black, he immediately sobered up and bowed in a very humble manner.
"Jinting Lake is very nice. I want to stay here forever!"
Fang Yuan opened his mouth and said something that made Xu Ren breathe a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that this snake demon would nail his family to death.
"It's just... you owe me a temple, how are you going to solve it?"
Fang Yuan asked again.
"This... it will take some time to open up the joints, especially the venue, which is not easy to allocate!"
There was confusion on Xu Ren's face, he was telling the truth.
This matter has to go through the county magistrate and submit official documents to the prefect. It takes time to go back and forth.
Of course, the most critical issue is the venue.
There are so many sacrifices all over the city, and the incense has been filled. How can there be room for outsiders to come and share the spoils
"Haha... This matter is very easy. Let me ask you, among the many water gods, are there any who are ferocious, cruel, fond of blood, and greedy? If so, how will your political achievements be fulfilled?"
Fang Yuan laughed.
"So, you should thank your benefactor!"
After hearing this, Xu Ren's face lit up with joy.
…
Half a month later, Heizi River.
"The Water God wants to take blood food. A boy and a girl, please give it to him quickly!"
In front of the river ditch, a witch named God Nao Nao, with oil paint on her face, loudly threatened the villagers.
"Obviously I've offered it twice this year..."
"Oh, who made it greedy? We Heihegou has caught up..."
"It's just a pity for Yang Wa and Yu Wa..."
…
The villagers sighed, but they still didn't dare to resist.
Even Li Zheng could only sigh.
"The time has come!"
Seeing this, the witch became more and more proud, thinking that she could extort more money from the village this year to offer sacrifices, so she couldn't help but work harder: "Send the sacrifices into the ditch!"
"Wait!"
At this time, a soft drink came.
Several government officials opened the way. Xu Ren, wearing an official robe, suddenly looked more majestic and upright: "Wait a minute, do it!"
"It turns out to be the county magistrate. Meet the county magistrate!"
Satoshi next to him looked at it and saluted quickly.
Although the county magistrate is only a deputy and usually doesn't take care of things much, he is an eighth-rank official after all, and he cannot be neglected by a person without official status.
With him taking the lead, the people also knelt on the ground.
"So it's the county magistrate?"
The witch Jiejie smiled strangely: "This Heizi River Water God has also been given a title. Could it be that you want to prevent the Water God from enjoying the sacrifices? If the old man gets angry, I won't be able to control him!"
"No!"
Seeing such a monster, Xu Ren's eyes flashed with anger, then turned soft, and said with a smile: "It's just that these boys and girls are too skinny and not beautiful. Please go down first and talk to the water god. I'll wait for you." I’ve found something better, and I’ll sacrifice it another day!”
When he said this, there was a trace of evil spirit on his face: "Come on, ask the goddess to get into the water!"