After Liu Yu was imprisoned, the positions of all officials in the Ning'an City County Government changed. Some officials were dismissed for poor performance or serious mistakes, but now they have all been reinstated.
Some officials such as Yu Bachi, who had been entrusted with important tasks by Fang Yun, were all transferred to idle positions.
On that day, notices appeared in various places in Ning'an City, announcing that Acting County Magistrate Fei Chang was preparing to review the unjust, false and wrong cases of the past year, and that all victims could come to the yamen to appeal for justice.
Early the next morning, the gate of Ning'an County Government was blocked by many people, and many people knelt on the ground and shouted loudly.
"My lord, it's unfair!"
“It’s unfair!”
Hundreds of people blocked the entrance to the county government office, and not far away, more people from Ning'an County were standing, watching the excitement.
"Oh, I heard someone say at the dinner table yesterday that the first thing Ji Zhibai said when he arrived in Ning'an City was 'I, Ji Zhibai, am back again'. I didn't believe it at first, but seeing his attitude today, I can't help but believe it. This is what happens when a villain succeeds."
"Look at who these people are who are crying out for justice. The thugs who beat up the doctor for no reason, the hooligans who idle around and bully boys and girls, the little beasts who bully others in school... I can't say any more. If I continue, I'll sully my mouth!"
"Look, before the imperial examination that day, the parents of the students came to the gate of Ning'an County Government spontaneously to worship Xu Sheng. In order to pray for good luck, they threw some blessing purses and silver coins on the two lions at the gate of the government. Every time they passed by, they could see that they were full of small items. This was the earnest expectation of the people of Ning'an County. Fang Xu Sheng named the two lions Mr. Lion to protect the candidates. Now, everything on Mr. Lion is gone, and he was even splashed with black paint. Although it may not be Ji Zhibai who did it, but those people did so, and Ji Zhibai did not stop him, which shows how narrow-minded he is."
"Those students all come to worship Mr. Lion for good luck. I don't know how many people secretly hate them for doing this."
"Just wait and see. I don't believe that Ji Zhibai can cover up everything with one hand! When the time comes, someone will surely come to rid the people of this evil!"
Inside the county government office, Ji Zhibai and Fei Chang were sitting in the back hall drinking tea.
"Zhi Bai, those people from the Fang family. Is it time to take action? "
"Fang Yun's current position was achieved by stepping on people like us. Now that he is dead, we should divide it equally! I have secretly bribed a maidservant beside Yang Yuhuan and learned that Meng Jingye actually gave a swallowing sea shell to Yang Yuhuan!"
"What, Sea Swallowing Shells?" Fei Chang was shocked. "Even the royal family of Jingguo doesn't have Sea Swallowing Shells! One Sea Swallowing Shell is worth a wealthy family! After all, the space of a Sea Swallowing Shell is too large, and its effect is immeasurable. The Sea Swallowing Shells in the hands of the saints all belong to the Holy Academy. Once a saint dies, the Holy Academy will take back the Sea Swallowing Shells."
"Not only the Jing Kingdom's royal family, but even the Saint Families have only a few Sea-Swallowing Shells. If my guess is correct, Meng Jingye and Fang Yun once met in the Blood Mang Ancient Land, and even entered the ruins of Dragon City together. Fang Yun got the Sea-Swallowing Shell and other treasures from the ruins of Dragon City. Before Fang Yun died, he asked Meng Jingye to give the Sea-Swallowing Shell to Yang Yuhuan. There must be countless treasures in the Sea-Swallowing Shell, and I am determined to get it!"
There was a greedy gleam in Ji Zhibai's eyes.
Fei Chang said: "Yang Yuhuan is protected by the Chen Sheng family. There is also the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea. If you are not careful, something bad could happen."
Ji Zhibai smiled and said, "No one can take the treasures inside for themselves. My mentor has entrusted this matter to me. I contacted the Lei family and the Zong family as soon as possible. Both families are very willing to cooperate with me. We are behind the scenes, and the Fang family is standing in the front. Even if the Chen Sheng family and the East China Sea Dragon Palace are in trouble, they can't do anything to us. And the Lei family has promised. They will join forces with the other three seas Dragon Palace to put pressure on the East China Sea Dragon Palace. Although the East China Sea Dragon Saint is strong, he is old after all. For the sake of the East China Sea Dragon Clan, it is impossible for them to embarrass us for a dead person!"
"I see. Since multiple forces have joined forces, there is a chance to swallow up all the treasures."
Ji Zhibai smiled and said, "I am a scholar after all, how can I swallow them all. We will not take any of the precious gold, corals, pearls and other valuable treasures, and leave them all to Yang Yuhuan. After all, she is also the widow of the virtual saint, and we cannot let her live alone for the rest of her life. We must ensure that she is rich and prosperous! As for other magical objects, such as the swallowing seashell, how can she have them? If she holds the swallowing seashell, her life will be shortened! We will reluctantly take the swallowing seashell and the magical objects to keep her safe."
"Who will end up with this swallowing shell?" Fei Chang asked curiously.
"The Fang family is just a Void Saint family. How can they possess the Swallowing Sea Shell? Naturally, it should be given to the Sect Saint! Naturally, the Sect Family should own it!"
"When will you start? If it can be useful, I will never refuse." Fei Chang said.
Ji Zhibai smiled and said, "With the Lei family and several other noble families working together, things will become very simple. The Fang family in Ji County is just a bunch of peasants. We can get them to sell their Yun with just a little bit of benefit, so they are not short of manpower. However, Fang Yun has just passed away, so we can't force him too much. Let's first get the things out of Yang Yuhuan bit by bit!"
"That's right." Fei Chang smiled and nodded.
"Unfortunately, Fang Yun has been undefeated so far. If he had died some time later, he might have seen the famous university scholar Lei Chongmo of the Lei family and been defeated by Lei Chongmo."
"Lei Chongmo is back from the Dragon Palace in the West Sea?" Fei Chang was very curious.
"The Lei family has said that when Lei Chongmo returns during the Chinese New Year, the Lei family will hold a grand celebration for him."
"This Lei Chongmo is no ordinary person. When he was in Hanlin Academy, he once created a miracle. In the 'Infinite War Hall', he fought forty-two consecutive battles and killed eight hundred and forty-three demon marquises, setting the strongest record in history! Then he was listed as a key person to be trained by the Lei family. After being promoted to Grand Secretary, he was sent to the Dragon Palace in the West Sea to be baptized by the power of the Dragon Palace. In terms of poetry and songs, he may not be as good as others, but in terms of killing, I am afraid he is already the number one Grand Secretary in the world!" Fei Chang said.
"Although the name of the Infinite War Palace is taken from the line 'infinite as the heaven and earth, inexhaustible as the rivers and seas' in The Art of War, it is actually modeled after a Five Dragon War Palace in the 'War Realm' of the Dragon Clan. And that Five Dragon War Palace happens to be in the Dragon Palace of the West Sea. Since Lei Chongmo is back, it means that he has learned a lot and will surely become another prominent figure of the human race, at least on par with Lord Jianmei. When he is promoted to a great scholar, perhaps he will be able to compete with Lord Jianmei!" said Ji Zhibai.
"It's a pity that Lei Chongmo's return now is of little use." Fei Chang said.
Ji Zhibai smiled and said, "Why is it useless? Lei Chongmo married a real dragon princess!"
"Ah? How is this possible? A real dragon princess? The West Sea Dragon Palace is so optimistic about her?" Fei Chang looked at Ji Zhibai in disbelief.
"Of course she is a real dragon princess, not a fake dragon, not a flood dragon, but a descendant of the Dragon Saint of the West Sea. If nothing goes wrong, they will get married next year, and the Lei family will invite all the major families to attend the ceremony. I heard that Lei Chongmo is in urgent need of a divine item of the dragon clan, called 'Dragon Bone Coral Gold'. As long as we say that it may be found in the Sea Swallowing Shell, he will naturally ask the dragon princess to help."
"Is there really that magical object in the Swallowed Sea Shell?"
"Who knows? Take the swallow seashells and examine them one by one."
The two smiled at each other.
(To be continued.)