Becoming an Immortal from the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 139
"Bang!" Madam's teacup slipped from her hands and fell to pieces on the ground.

She looked at Boss Cai with astonishment and surprise, unable to believe what she just heard.

The Dahe Gang, that is half the sky of Lucheng.Di Xudong is the most feared person in Lucheng, even the county lieutenant Zhou Cunjian who holds real power dare not be rude to him.

As for the county magistrate who doesn't have much real power, compared with Di Xudong, his rank is even lower.

Such a powerful person was beaten to death because of this kind of thing?
Boss Cai became more and more sad: "He even dared to beat Di Xudong to death. It's hard to say whether he will sell the county magistrate's face or not. Hey, why did that cruel headhunter come to my house?"

The madam froze on her seat, and a cloud of sorrow climbed between her black eyebrows.

A little farther away from the living room is an exquisite tea house.

In the tea house, no matter the tables and chairs, the arrangement or the tea sets, they are all elegant and precious.

This place is used by Boss Cai to entertain distinguished guests and fight tea with various tea merchants.At the beginning of construction, a large amount of silver was invested, which is worth a lot.

But at this time, the tea house was occupied by Zhang Yuqing and Lu Junsheng.

The fragrance of green tea is accompanied by curling steam, lingering in the beams of the room.

Lu Junsheng was sitting on the futon, pouring tea for Zhang Yuqing: "Brother Zhang, have you ever heard of 'Eternal Fog'?"

After rescuing the middle-aged man and reuniting their family, the two chatted in the tea house.

"The 'Eternal Fog' can be said to be the biggest secret in this world. Whenever it appears, it is in a place where living people gather, or in a village, or in a town, or in a city.

After nightfall, a mysterious thick fog will cover the surroundings, people inside will not be able to get out, and outsiders will be lost if they enter rashly.After one night, the living people inside died, the house was destroyed, and it was reduced to a wasteland of ruins. "

Zhang Yuqing thought about it for a while, and asked, "What exactly is it?"

"No one knows what it is, and no one knows when it began to appear. It has existed since historical records, and it will reappear in the world every few years. For the people in the place where it appeared, That's disaster."

Zhang Yuqing took a sip of tea. What he wanted to ask was about the power of inheritance in this world, but he didn't expect Lu Junsheng to mention the eternal fog.

However, he also listened patiently. Lu Junsheng must have his reasons for saying this.

Just listen to Lu Junsheng continue to say: "After several generations of research, the predecessors sacrificed countless powerful people, and finally figured out some information about the eternal fog. Not only mastered the method of deducing the time and place of its occurrence, but also figured out its The purpose - that is to use the living sacrifices, so it is also called the 'sacrifice place'."

Zhang Yuqing nodded.

"The same unsolved mystery as the place of worship is the 'sacred weapon'. Who made the sacred weapon and why it came from is also a mystery since ancient times. Because it has incredible power, it is called a divine weapon.

At the beginning, although the world discovered the artifact, not only could it not be controlled, but it would be harmed by it.All this, until the first batch of strong men who comprehended the mysteries of the sacrificial land. "

Having said that, Lu Junsheng stood up and looked at the lush tea hills outside the tea house:
"Through the understanding of the place of worship, those ancient strongmen finally found a way to use the divine weapon. They built formations and buildings that played the role of the divine weapon, and gained power from them, which is the 'ancestral temple'. This group The strong also became the original princes.

In order to continue this power for the benefit of their descendants, the strong used secret methods to turn themselves into evil spirits and seal them in the ancestral temple Zhongze quilt for their descendants when they were dying. This is the 'ancestral spirit'.

Later generations imitated the "sacrifice to the land" and performed sacrifices to living beings every year, so that the power of inheritance in their blood would not be exhausted.There has been a system since ancient times: five temples for the son of heaven, three temples for princes, and one temple for the emperor, and common people are not allowed to build temples.In fact, the number of temples is related to the number of artifacts obtained.

Afterwards, there were many ways to gain power by imitating the "land worship", but none of them could be compared with the aristocratic family with the artifact of the ancestral temple.

Ordinary people and warriors will never be able to kill Xie Chong and the noble family.Only between Xie Chong and the noble family can kill each other.So in this world, a society has been formed in which the noble families and evil spirits are the upper class, and ordinary people and warriors are the lower class.

These are the essence of this world. "

After Zhang Yuqing listened, he straightened up and looked directly at Lu Junsheng: "So ordinary people can never become a noble family?"

Lu Junsheng returned to the coffee table and was sitting:

"All of this is of great importance. Forgive me for not being able to discuss it in detail with Brother Zhang. It can only be said that the descendants of the aristocratic families are born with the power of inheritance, while the descendants of ordinary people can only be ordinary people forever."

Hearing this, Zhang Yuqing sighed: "Born to be noble or humble."

This world is far more cruel than I imagined.

Ordinary people will never have the opportunity to climb up, but nobles will always be nobles.

Lu Junsheng also sighed, and he continued:

"In addition, in order to repay Brother Zhang for his help, Junsheng is also willing to save Brother Zhang's life."

"All ears."

Lu Junsheng was silent for a while, then sighed, "Lucheng will destroy the only life in the night in three days' time, in the Xuanhe waterway."

Zhang Yuqing didn't expect Lu Junsheng to say such a thing, he asked:

"How did you know it? Could it be, Jidi?"

Lu Junsheng shook his head: "It's not a land sacrifice, but other reasons. Sorry, I can't say more."

Zhang Yuqing smiled, Lu Junsheng threw out a shocking news, but he was unwilling to explain it, which made Zhang Yuqing believe it easily.

Immediately Zhang Yuqing didn't want to dwell on this topic anymore, he asked: "Brother Lu, is there a difference between the strong and the weak between the noble family and the evil spirit?"

Lu Junsheng nodded.

"Evil spirits increase their strength by devouring flesh and blood, which can be divided into four realms: evil, chaos, fierce, and death. The family of the public family relies on sacrifices and cultivation to increase their strength, and can also be divided into four realms: Mu, Zhao, Zhen, and Shi. the corresponding boundary.

The way to improve your strength is like opening doors to your potential.Therefore, each realm of the two can be divided into nine ques, and every three ques is a step, and there are also the upper three ques, the middle three ques, and the lower three ques. "

Zhang Yuqing asked: "Dare to be Brother Lu, what level have you reached now?"

Lu Junsheng smiled and said, "I'm ashamed to say that Junsheng is no more than three times below Mu Jing."

Zhang Yuqing secretly compared his strength in his heart. Although he didn't know if he could kill people with the power of inheritance, Xie Chong had killed many people.

In this way, he should at least have the strength of San Que under Mu Jing.

The fragrance of the new tea overflowed, and soon another pot was brewed.

The two were drinking tea and chatting, and before they knew it, it was already noon.

The questions that should be asked have been asked, and many things are still waiting for Zhang Yuqing to do, so Zhang Yuqing got up and said goodbye.

"Brother Zhang, I will send you off. Please remember Junsheng's words. Lucheng will be destroyed in three days, and the life will be in Xuanhe."

Lu Junsheng got up and sent Zhang Yuqing to the door.

The sky was clear, and the horse ran very happily. Compared with the speed at night, it has improved a lot.

After a while, Zhang Yuqing finally came to the outskirts of the city.

In such good weather, there are still many tourists on the outskirts of the city.

There are a lot of dragonflies in the suburbs, many children laughed and clamored to catch dragonflies, and the dragonflies flew around in shock.

Zhang Yuqing was worried that the fast horse would hit the child, so he slowed down and passed slowly.

"Catcher Zhang, you are always diligent in your work and caring for the people! You actually came to the outskirts of the city to inspect it yourself!"

Suddenly a person ran over quickly, but it was Jin Biao, the leader of the Jusha Gang.

I saw Jin Biao trotting along with the queen of the horse, and said as he ran, "It's all thanks to the efforts of Zhang Catcher to eradicate the cancerous Dahe Gang. Now the security in Lucheng is getting better every day! Our Water Transport Chamber of Commerce also entrusted Zhang Catcher Thanks to the boss, the business is booming, and Jin, on behalf of the people of Lucheng, would like to thank you, Butou Zhang!"

Jin Biao, Zhang Yuqing was at odds with him when he was a police officer, but after killing Di Xudong, he was the first to change his temper.

Jin Biao continued: "The people in Lucheng all support such a hero as Zhang Tutou. Many people even set up longevity tablets for Zhang Tutou at home and worship them every day. They all pray that Zhang Tutou can live a long life. For the benefit of Lucheng!"

Hearing the words, Zhang Yuqing looked around, but saw that the people looked at Zhang Yuqing with horror after hearing Jin Biao's flattery.

They stepped down the road one after another to avoid running into Zhang Yuqing, and whispered at the same time:

"This is the new head catcher who kills without blinking an eye? I heard that he is not only bloodthirsty, but also greedy and lustful. Ma'am, you have to cover your face quickly, don't let him fall in love with you!"

"I also have to quickly bring back my son who set off firecrackers. If my son ignorantly surprises the newly arrested horse, wouldn't that be a disaster?"

"Damn it! When he was the head arrester, I went to give him a gift. Fortunately, he confiscated it, otherwise I don't know if I would be like the leader of the Dahe Gang."

After hearing this, Zhang Yuqing smiled self-deprecatingly, put his legs on the horse's belly, ignored Jin Biao, and walked towards the city.

Not long after entering the city, I ran into a yamen servant: "There is something wrong with Catcher Zhang! Mr. Zhou was killed last night! Now the county magistrate is patrolling the yamen's office at night, waiting for you to go over and discuss!"

"Zhou Cunjian is dead?" Zhang Yuqing was taken aback, "What happened?"

The yamen servant replied: "Last night, an evil spirit sneaked into the county government office, got on Mr. Zhou's body, and killed several yamen servants. Later, the evil spirit manipulated Mr. Zhou to go to the government office for night patrol, trying to murder Mr. Xia, but failed and was arrested." cleared."

Zhang Yuqing's heart sank. Even the county government dared to break into it. Is it because the evil spirits are too rampant, or...
As soon as he lifted the reins, he rode his horse towards the Night Patrol Office.

After arriving at the destination, there were already night guards waiting, and Zhang Yuqing followed them into the meeting hall.

It was the first time for Zhang Yuqing to come to the meeting hall, and this was also the qualification he had after entering the inner circle of Lucheng.

Two rows of thick columns set up a solemn atmosphere. Everyone was already waiting at the conference table in the center. Fei Qingquan sat on the main seat, Xia Mingxuan and county magistrate Cai Xing sat on both sides.

Zhang Yuqing bowed to Fei Qingquan, and then sat down beside the county magistrate.

"Since Catcher Zhang is here, let's start." Fei Qingquan said, "The first thing to discuss is about the death of County Captain Zhou Cunjian."

Speaking of this, Xia Mingxuan's face was not very good-looking, he stood up and said:

"Our night patrol has an unshirkable responsibility for this matter. Lucheng has been peaceful for too long, so that the brothers have relaxed their vigilance, and even the evil spirits have not sneaked into the county government. Take precautions to prevent this from happening again.”

Cai Xing, the magistrate of the county, was worried: "Our county government office is not safe anymore. Let me see. Can the county government office be moved to the night patrol government office, so that if something happens, it will be easy to deal with it."

Fei Qingquan looked at Zhang Yuqing: "Butou Zhang, what do you think?"

Zhang Yuqing stood up: "I don't know the situation yet, my lords, did Master Zhou's murder happen by chance or was it an evil plot?"

Xie Shou has human thinking and spiritual wisdom, which Zhang Yuqing has known for a long time.

He thought that Xie Chong must have the instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm. Why didn't he murder ordinary people who are not easy to cause trouble, but instead murdered a county magistrate, wouldn't he be afraid of causing retaliation from the night patrol?

Fei Qingquan replied: "If I'm not mistaken, the evil spirit killed Zhou Cunjian and broke into the night patrol. He wanted to demonstrate. In the name of the five ghosts, he demonstrated against us in Lucheng!"

"Five ghosts?" It was the first time Zhang Yuqing heard this title.

Fei Qingquan explained: "The Dao of the Five Ghosts is a vicious evil organization in our country Xue. It is headed by five powerful evil spirits. According to the evil spirit that killed Zhou Cunjian, one of the five ghosts is named The evil spirit of 'Shadow' will come to Lucheng."

Hearing the shadow, Xia Mingxuan and Cai Xing's expressions became even more ugly.Even Fei Qingquan was extremely dignified.

Zhang Yuqing asked: "What realm is that shadow?"

Fei Qingquan was silent for a while, then replied: "Dead."

Zhang Yuqing was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect that it was the strongest realm among the evil spirits.

His heart sank all of a sudden, how could Lu Cheng protect himself in the face of such evil?
Zhang Yuqing hesitated for a moment, and continued to ask: "Why did it come to our Lucheng?"

Fei Qingquan waved his hand and signaled Zhang Yuqing to sit down: "On this point, please leave Butou Zhang alone after the meeting, and I will explain to Butou Zhang at that time."

Zhang Yuqing was full of doubts, so he could only sit down.

At this time, the county magistrate Cai Xing whispered to Zhang Yuqing:
"Zhang Butou, you are a person with the power of inheritance, different from ordinary people like us. So there are some things that only you are qualified to know."

Zhang Yuqing nodded, expressing his understanding.

Fei Qingquan continued: "Zhou Cunjian is dead, but there must be no one in Lucheng who is in charge of security and military affairs. I suggest that Zhang Yuqing be given the post of county lieutenant temporarily. What do you guys think?"

Xia Mingxuan and Cai Xing said at the same time: "We have no objection."

Zhang Yuqing also nodded, expressing his willingness.

So Fei Qingquan decided: "That's it. Later, I will draft a document and send someone to pass it on to the prefect. During this period, I will ask Zhang Butou to take charge of the security and military affairs temporarily. When the appointment document arrives, Zhang Butou will officially take office. It can be regarded as having an official status."

(End of this chapter)