"What's wrong with you? You're all so crooked and loose. What a mess you look like."
Xu Lian's white cat clone's eyes were as sharp as a knife, scanning the guards critically, "Everyone, stand up straight."
All members of the Yi religion join the religion through their clones. In order to hide their true identities, they often make the clone's voice and personality characteristics different from those of the original, which helps to hide their true identities.
When Xu Lian was in Stone Town, he used the White Cat clone once, initially establishing his image as a person with a bad temper;
Before, Xu Lian had secretly revealed to the county magistrate that the newly appointed inspector had a bad temper.
Now, he just continues this character trait.
"yes!"...
The guards quickly stood up straight, feeling aggrieved. They had been standing very straight originally, but they were bending over to salute the inspector.
The people from the wealthy and powerful families were also startled. They realized that the new inspector had a bad temper and was not an easy person to get along with.
"The Spiritual Tree is the core spiritual nourishment for Pingyang County, and First Street is close to the Spiritual Tree. The defense of First Street is particularly important. All people entering and leaving First Street must be carefully checked to prevent demons and monsters from sneaking in and damaging, destroying, or stealing the branches, leaves, and rhizomes of the Spiritual Tree."
This tiny white cat clone looked very imposing because it was wearing a patrol sign... No one could stand within two meters of it.
The guards could only respond again with "Yes!"
The white cat clone gave another stern speech, and then said, "Take me to see your Lord Guardian."
The leading guard made a gesture of invitation and led the way, "Sir, please follow me."
After entering the first street and walking not far, Xu Lian's white cat clone saw a squirrel walking towards him quickly. It was quite majestic and must be the earth flesh clone of the Yi religion, and undoubtedly the governor of Pingyang County.
Obviously, someone had already reported it.
"The inspector has come to Pingyang County. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person."
From a distance, the squirrel could hear the laughter of a middle-aged woman.
Female...
Xu Lian didn't expect that the garrison commander of Pingyang County was a woman.
Of course, this is just the performance of the Earth Flesh clone. It is hard to say whether the real identity is male or female. What if there is a perverted man who deliberately lets the Earth Flesh clone use a female voice? This is also possible.
"You are too polite, sir."
Xu Lian raised his two front paws slightly and bowed, which counted as a greeting.
The garrison commander of Pingyang County has the same rank as the inspector general, and is on the same level.
Moreover, the garrison commander has real power, while the inspector general is just an honorary title. There is a difference between the two.
He cannot treat his subordinates like this, he should treat his colleagues like this.
"As the saying goes, a new official starts with three big things. Could it be that the inspector's first big thing will burn our county town?"
The squirrel spoke jokingly in the voice of a middle-aged woman, raising her paw in a gesture of invitation, signaling Xu Lian's white cat clone to follow her.
She waved to the leading guard, "Go ahead and do your work."
The leading guard saluted her, then saluted Xu Lian's white cat clone, then turned around and went back to guard the gate.
Xu Lian's white cat clone followed her and smiled faintly, "How could that be? Before coming to the county, I randomly selected a few small towns to take a look. This made me angry. The control is too lax."
Squirrel spoke in the voice of a middle-aged woman, "I guess the higher-ups felt that things were a bit lax, so they sent in the inspector general."
Xu Lian's white cat clone sighed, "I was used to being idle and didn't want to take up any position, but the higher-ups saw that I was too idle and gave me this position of inspector... It's not easy to be an inspector. If I inspect seriously, I'll easily offend my colleagues. If I don't inspect seriously, I won't be able to report to the higher-ups."
Squirrel smiled and said, "Yes, everyone has their own difficulties. It's not easy for me to be the garrison commander. Although Pingyang County is dominated by the power of our Yi Sect, people from other sects have always infiltrated it. There are also various demons, monsters, and evil spirits who are extremely greedy and always want to take food from our Yi Sect. In the future, I hope that the inspector will take care of my area."
The two earthly clones walked and talked until they came under the spirit tree.
The defense here is even tighter, with three layers of barriers inside and outside, and no one is allowed to approach the spirit tree.
The squirrel climbed up the spiritual tree with Xu Lian's white cat clone and entered a tree hole.
Wow... When Xu Lian's white cat clone saw the tree hole, it looked like a small cave.
Beds, tables, chairs, tea sets and all kinds of "mini furniture" are available.
"The conditions are so poor that the inspector is embarrassed."
The squirrel sat down on a small cushion and used its two paws to make tea using a small tea set.
Xu Lian's white cat clone sat down on the small table opposite the tea table. "Our earthly clones don't have to be so particular. Besides, the place where the garrison commander lives is not shabby. Many people want to get close to the spirit tree to practice but cannot, let alone live directly in the tree hole of the spirit tree. It is really enviable."
The squirrel smiled and said, "When I was assigned the post of Pingyang County Town Guard, I was so happy because I could practice in a tree hole. This is a good place for practice. If the inspector doesn't mind, you can also find a tree hole here as a cave, which is conducive to practice."
The Earth Flesh Clone is of the growth type, with initial physical strength that increases as the original body's strength increases.
In addition, the earthly clone can also practice cultivation.
Xu Lian learned this from the White Fox Mine Patrolman.
However, Xu Lian's original body knew nothing about cultivation, let alone the Earth Flesh Clone... He was too lazy to use the Earth Flesh Clone to practice. As long as he strengthened his original body, the Earth Flesh Clone would naturally become stronger.
For example, now his main body has reached the Ming Jin stage, and his earthly clone is much stronger than at the beginning.
"Practicing in the hollow of a spirit tree is a privilege bestowed upon the town lord. If I live here, I will easily attract gossip."
Xu Lian's white cat clone politely rejected her kindness and tried to test her, "Is there any vacant house on First Street? If so, you can reserve one for me."
He is different from the clones of other people in the Yi Sect. His white cat clone cannot practice at all... Giving him a tree hole as a cave is of no value to him.
It's different with a house. If he doesn't need it himself, he can rent it out to others... and collect rent.
Isn't that a spiritual stone
You know, the houses on First Street are extremely expensive. Even a small but powerful family like the Lin family cannot afford them. They can only rent a spiritual house every once in a while to practice and break through the barriers.
"Your Excellency the Inspector is worrying too much."
Song Shu thought he was really worried about being impeached. "This spiritual tree is under my jurisdiction, and the entire Pingyang County is also under my jurisdiction. I allow the inspector to live here, who dares to say anything
Unless the inspector impeaches himself... Otherwise, no one in Pingyang County can stop us from doing anything, and the higher-ups can't hold us accountable for such a small matter."
Xu Lian's white cat clone shook his paw, "No, no, as an inspector, I should set an example and not abuse my power for personal gain... Just arrange a house for me, so I can feel at ease living there."
Squirrel looked at him strangely and said, "Among us, there are not many people who are as strict with themselves as the inspector."
"..." Xu Lian muttered to himself, house, rent, spirit stones.
The squirrel tried to persuade him in vain, and seeing that he was so adamant about his principles, he had no choice but to do as he wished.
She stood up from the small futon, walked to a large box, opened it, and took out a jade key from it. "This is the key to House No. 1. This key can open the barrier of the house. Although it is House No. 1, it is still not as spiritual as the tree hole. If the inspector wants to come to the tree hole to practice in the future, you can always say hello to me."
House No. 1, how many spiritual stones would it cost to rent it out... Xu Lian's white cat clone was secretly delighted, but took the jade key very casually, "Thank you very much, Lord Town Guardian."
She brought over a few more books and a jade box, placed them on the tea table, and slowly pushed them in front of Xu Lian's white cat clone. "This is the account of the houses sold and rented on First Street since I took over as the garrison commander. Would you like to take a look, Lord Inspector?"
Xu Lian's white cat clone remained calm, raised his paw to open the jade box and took a look. He was overjoyed to see neatly arranged rows of spirit stones inside, but at the same time he was a little surprised. This garrison commander must have made a lot of money from it, otherwise he would not be so generous and gave him so many spirit stones right away. It was obvious that he did not want to be checked.
Xu Lian's white cat clone hesitated for a moment, and pushed a few books back in front of her. "There's no need to check the accounts. Since the higher-ups have appointed the garrison commander to this position, they naturally trust him."
The squirrel looked at him, smiled at each other, and understood each other's feelings.
The squirrel must be thinking that this patrol officer is not as principled as he appears to be.
It makes me feel relieved when I think about it. The Yi Sect never pays out salaries. If the people below want to gain spiritual resources, they have to find a way on their own. No matter how principled a person is, he still has to practice to improve his strength, and he has to gain some spiritual resources more or less.
Moreover, all members of the Yi sect join the sect through their clones, and each has his or her own identity. To put it bluntly, they gather together to eat from the same pot, and it would be a waste not to eat.
The squirrel smiled and said, "Thank you for your trust, and thank you for your trust, Mr. Inspector."
Xu Lian's white cat clone stayed in the tree hole for about an hour, drinking tea and chatting with her. Then he prepared to say goodbye and leave with the jade key and jade box in his mouth.
The squirrel was stunned for a moment. "What's this, Inspector? Is the storage container full?"
Is it possible that I don’t have any storage containers at all… Xu Lian’s white cat clone said, “I took office in a hurry some time ago, and I brought too many things with me. I really couldn’t put them all in, and I forgot to buy more storage containers.”
The squirrel flipped its paw and a dark bag appeared. It handed it over and said, "I have an empty storage bag here. Sir Patrol Officer, you can use it."
What to do if I don't know how to use it... Xu Lian's white cat clone's eyes froze, and he felt a little resentful towards the White Fox Mine Patrol. As the White Fox Mine Patrol's "most loyal" subordinate, he did not even guide him on these common sense of cultivation. The White Fox Mine Patrol was really too careless.
Of course, it is also possible that the White Fox Mine Patrolman thought he knew this common sense. After all, he had reached the Bone Refining Stage through his own practice. He wouldn't not know this common sense, right
In fact, he didn't know...
Fortunately, when Xu Lian stretched out his paw to take it, he felt a coolness in his paw, and the black bag merged into it. He could clearly feel that there was a strange "small compartment" in his paw.
He put down the jade box and jade key in his mouth, waved his claws, and the two things went into the "small compartment". They were really useful.
The squirrel followed him down the spiritual tree and sent him through three layers of barriers inside and outside before waving its paw to say goodbye.
After leaving here and walking on the First Street, Xu Lian's white cat clone clearly felt a chill all over his body, and many eyes were secretly focused on him!
This is the disadvantage of being high-profile. By making the position of the inspector public, one gets benefits, but it will also attract attention from all parties. From now on, this white cat clone can no longer act low-key in the dark as before.
"With so many people paying attention to me, it would be difficult for me to go back quietly. My whereabouts would definitely be known to others."
Xu Lian’s white cat clone began to ponder.
"The No. 1 house in Jiazi must not be handed over to the original body, otherwise it will easily expose the real identity. I might as well use this clone to rent out the house and collect the spiritual stones for rent."
"How to deliver the spiritual stones rent and the spiritual stones in the jade box to the main body is a difficult problem."
Unable to think of a good solution for the time being, Xu Lian's white cat clone came to the gate of House No. 1, used the jade key, opened the barrier and went in, isolating himself from the attention of outsiders.
Since I can't go back, I'll just stay here for now.