When he arrived at the yamen, as expected, he was warmly welcomed by the county magistrate, the chief clerk, the registrar, and the inspectors.
Some people from some sects who lurked in, as well as various demons and monsters, robbed the spiritual fruits and looted the cultivation supplies of Pingyang County, which angered the Yi Sect. The Yi Sect transferred a great master to Pingyang County to serve as the garrison commander.
And, the Xu Lian in front of him is the confidant of the new garrison commander, and can be said to be a celebrity in Pingyang County.
The back hall of the county government office.
Xu Lian sat in the main seat as expected, flipping through the list of rioters and the remnants of various demons and monsters.
All the officials in the government office sat on the seats below, and they all sat on half of their buttocks... to show their respect.
"On that day, the people who besieged the previous garrison commander were actually the three clan leaders of the Zhao, Zhou, and Zheng families?"
Xu Lian was surprised.
The county magistrate said, "Reporting to Manager Xu, we have already investigated and found out that it is indeed the patriarchs of these three families. Only the patriarchs of these three families have the cultivation level of Huajin period. Now all the members of these three families have been arrested and imprisoned in the dungeon."
Xu Lian asked in confusion, "The patriarchs of these three families openly snatched the spiritual fruit. Are they out of their minds? Even if they don't consider themselves, they should consider their relatives and clansmen, right?"
The county magistrate said, "I am also confused. There is a weird rumor circulating in the streets, saying that the patriarchs of these three families have actually died a long time ago and have been controlled by some infiltrated sects and forces as corpse puppets."
Xu Lian nodded. "Although it's a bit weird, in this weird world, anything weird can happen. This is possible."
The county magistrate said, "Regardless of whether the patriarchs of these three families were controlled by the infiltrated sects, these three families cannot escape responsibility, and imprisoning them is in line with the regulations of Pingyang County."
Xu Lian continued to look through the list and found that in addition to these three big families, people from some small and medium-sized families were also arrested on the grounds of taking advantage of the situation and committing rebellion.
This is a list with names and surnames, and there is also a list without names and surnames, on which are drawn some strange and bizarre patterns of demons and monsters.
It was just that the painting was so poor, it looked like it was drawn by a kindergarten kid. Xu Lian couldn't help but want to laugh, "Who drew this?"
The chief clerk stood up quickly and said a little embarrassedly, "This is a drawing I made based on the appearance of a demon or monster. It's not a good drawing. I'm sorry to make you laugh, sir."
Xu Lian picked up the last booklet and just as he opened it, his pupils shrank. This was the account record of the confiscated properties of three families and some small and medium-sized families.
In addition to spiritual stones, elixirs and other cultivation supplies, there are also some secret manuals on martial arts.
Now that he possesses the Holy Spirit Atlas, ordinary martial arts secrets are of no use to him. However, he does not need them himself, so he can give them to Pei Zhaoxi, Lin Wan, Xiao Xixi and others.
Xu Lian asked, "Where is the thing?"
The county magistrate took out more than a dozen storage bags and said, "Please have a look, sir."
Xu Lian took it and checked it one by one. It matched the accounts, but he didn't completely believe it. What if these officials in the yamen colluded to embezzle some of it and then made false accounts
After all, it is possible to become greedy in the face of so much spiritual resources.
"Is there anything wrong with the account?"
Xu Lian picked up the tea and took a sip, then said casually, "I will interrogate the people from each family later to see if the assets of each family can match this account."
The faces of the officials in the yamen changed. They were really jealous when these properties were confiscated and discussed whether to embezzle some of them. Fortunately, reason overcame impulse and they did not touch these spiritual resources, otherwise they would be finished now.
The county magistrate said, "Please be clear, sir. We absolutely dare not embezzle a single spiritual stone."
Xu Lian sighed, "It's not that I want to make things difficult for you, but the higher-ups are keeping a close eye on Pingyang County, and with that mysterious inspector watching too, all of these cultivation resources must be handed in, and you dare not touch them rashly."
The county magistrate should say “yes”.
"Then let's go to the dungeon together."
Xu Lian stood up and walked towards the dungeon.
The county magistrate and all the officials in the yamen stood up and followed him.
Come to the dungeon together.
Xu Lian discovered that the people and monsters imprisoned in the cell were all lying limply on the ground.
The county magistrate explained, "The dungeons in the government offices usually only hold ordinary prisoners. These prisoners are powerful practitioners and demons and monsters. They can easily escape from prison. In order to facilitate control, they are all fed poison."
“Well done...”
Xu Lian nodded slightly.
He saw several familiar faces, Zhao Yuqing, Zhao Yuhe, Zhou Xin, and Zheng Ren, who were apparently implicated by their families and arrested.
When they saw Xu Lian, the four people had different reactions.
Noticing that Xu Lian was the head of all the officials in the yamen, the two Zhao sisters were a little dazed. They didn't know what Xu Lian's identity was. Then, hope rose in their hearts and they looked at Xu Lian expectantly.
Zhou Xin also had a glimmer of hope. After all, he and Xu Lian had been to Yuanfu County together. Although he had thoughts about Jiang Xianyu, he had never had any unpleasantness with Xu Lian. Maybe Xu Lian would show leniency
Zheng Ren's eyes were filled with despair and fear. His situation was already very dangerous, and now that he knew the presiding judge might be the young man he had offended, there was no hope at all.
Xu Lian pointed at the two sisters and said, "They are so beautiful, but it's really pitiful for them to live in such a dirty cell. Give them a separate cell, which should be clean and tidy. The meals they eat every day should also be clean... and delicious."
The officials in the yamen looked at each other strangely.
The clerk in charge of the dungeon quickly responded "yes" and immediately called the jailer to make arrangements.
Xu Lian came to a secret room and interrogated the core members of the three big families, checking the accounts of their spiritual resources to make sure there were no problems.
I asked the patriarchs of the three families why they were snatching the spiritual fruit. Unfortunately, they knew nothing and just kept shouting that they were wronged...
then.
Xu Lian interrogated some core members of small and medium-sized families. He also checked the accounts of cultivation resources first. After confirming that there was no problem, he asked a few questions casually. Why did they take advantage of the situation to rob cultivation resources? Of course, these people from small and medium-sized families would not admit it and kept shouting injustice.
then.
Xu Lian asked the jailer to bring out several demons and monsters and tortured them severely. The demons and monsters were beaten so hard that they screamed and could not even speak human language. The demons and monsters that could speak human language were generally stronger and had been killed by the white fox garrison commander. These were all small shrimps with low intelligence in the dungeon.
at last.
Xu Lian came to the cell where the Zhao sisters were.
"Brother Xu Lian."
Zhao Yuhe called him sweetly and held his arm affectionately, her meaning was very clear.
"Hey." Xu Lian liked the way she acted coquettishly. He handed his other arm to Zhao Yuqing and signaled her with his eyes.
Zhao Yuqing had no choice but to hug him with a blushing face and start to act coquettishly as well.
Xu Lian smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm here to keep you safe. You can stay in this clean and tidy cell for a while with good food and drink, and I can find any excuse to release you."
The two sisters were delighted to get his promise.
Zhao Yuqing hesitated and said, "What will happen to our people?"
Xu Lian pondered and said, "From what I heard above, it seems that they want to confiscate our property and exterminate our clan."
Hearing this, the two sisters turned pale.
Xu Lian felt a little distressed. In fact, he was the only one who had the final say on how to punish these people and the demons and monsters in the dungeon... He deliberately made it sound serious. After rescuing them and their tribesmen, their favorability would definitely increase rapidly.
This is called first suppressing and then praising... There is no way, this is the mechanism of favorability.
Xu Lian looked embarrassed. "Although the attitude of the higher-ups is very firm, I will try my best to find a way and do my best to protect you and your people."
The two sisters' eyes were red and tearful as they looked at him gratefully. They had met him by chance in Lingcui Building and they had only met to buy some pills and have a meal together, but he could do this, which showed his sincerity.
After leaving the dungeon.
The county magistrate asked Xu Lian when these people would be executed.
Xu Lian said "wait for notification" and left. Of course, he took away the property confiscated from the three big families and some small and medium-sized families.
Adding up to more than 20 million spirit stones, plus the more than 12 million he had in his hands, he now had accumulated more than 30 million spirit stones, making him the "richest man in Pingyang County."
In addition, there are elixirs and other cultivation supplies, which, if converted into spirit stones, would be worth several million.
Back to First Street.
Xu Lian took out the secret books of three families and some small and medium-sized families, and he collected them all. Although he had the Holy Spirit Atlas, these secret books were of little use to him. But it was good to have more skills, and who knows when they might be used.
After collecting all the secret books, he gave them to Pei Zhaoxi, Lin Wan and Xiao Xixi.
Both the Pei and Lin families were very excited. This was the cultivation method of the wealthy and powerful families, which would play a huge role in the development of the Pei and Lin families. Xu Lian, this son-in-law, was really great and would always think of the Pei and Lin families when there was any benefit.
Xu Lian pondered for a moment. Lin Wan, Xiao Xixi and Jiang Yunyan were all practitioners. Their lifespans were definitely longer than those of ordinary women. Pei Zhaoxi had now reached the skin refining stage and had also embarked on the path of cultivation. Only Caixia, Yu Qingning and Miao Yueyue were ordinary women.
then.
That night he went to House No. 4, Jiazi, and gave Jiang Yunyan some special lessons. Then he discussed with Jiang Yunyan and asked her to teach Caixia, Yu Qingning and Miao Yueyue how to practice. He did not expect them to become powerful people, but at least they should understand how to practice and prolong their lives.
Jiang Yunyan was in a good mood, her favorability level rose to 75/100, and she agreed immediately.
Therefore, all women after Xu Lian were practitioners.
Moreover, he planned to never be with ordinary women again from now on.
It would be best if he could have a female genius like Xianyu or Yunyan, so that they would have the chance to embark on the path to immortality together in the future. Otherwise, how would he cope with facing aging beauties in just a hundred years
One can imagine how sad it is to watch one beauties after another grow old.
"My future goal is to become a talented female genius!"
Xu Lian felt that the White Fox Guardian was actually the best... She must be an unrivaled genius.