Chapter 120 The imperial court is trying to kill for money! (-word chapter, please subscribe)
"Jie Jie Jie!"
A group of detectives and several officials surrounded Xu and Gu when they saw them coming out, their eyes shining and their smiles wickedly.
It's simply more devilish than the devil.
"Bah!"
Frightened, Mi Suhui and Li Shaobai immediately held mourning sticks, took a defensive stance, surrounded Xu Gu, and looked at the group of constables and officials with great solemnity and vigilance.
For some reason, they had a bad feeling.
"The three shopkeepers have finally come out! We thought that the three shopkeepers had met with an accident in there, and were planning to go in to rescue them." The leading official from the Ministry of Revenue said with a smile.
"Thank you for your concern, gentlemen." Xu Gu glanced at everyone and was not at all surprised by the scene.
They didn't stay in the Huailiu ghost world for a long time. All in all, it was only about a month and a half.
However, during this period of time, the relevant departments of Dashang could not have failed to notice the movement here, and they sent strong men to control the entrance to the Huailiu Ghost Realm.
The only thing he didn't expect was that there were so many people guarding here.
The twelve constables were all from the Six Gates of Qingzhou County, and their cultivation was in the late Nascent Soul stage.
Among the three leading officials, two were in the Spirit Transformation Stage.
The Ministry of Revenue official in the middle had a childlike face and white hair, and had an outstanding temperament. Although his cultivation was weaker, being only in the middle Nascent Soul stage, his official position was the highest among the three officials.
Although the civil servants of the Shang Dynasty do not place much emphasis on cultivation, under normal circumstances it will not be too low.
It seems that this official from the Ministry of Revenue obviously possesses extraordinary wisdom and skills.
This power is enough to sweep across the Huailiu ghost world a hundred times.
Under normal circumstances, after the situation is under control, there won't be so many strong people left. At most, only a few will be left to clean up the mess.
"What are you going to do?" Mi Suhui took a step back. He did not see any worry or concern in these people's eyes. Instead, he saw a hint of... greed?
If not, these people were indeed constables and great business officials, he might have thought that he was surrounded by a group of demonic cultivators.
"According to Article 97 of the law, the people of Da Shang cannot enslave intelligent creatures, including intelligent monsters, ghosts, mountain spirits, water monsters, etc. Even if they have seriously violated the law, they should be handed over..." The official from the Ministry of Justice on the left opened a booklet and read out the contents one by one to enhance the persuasiveness.
"This……"
Mi Suhui suddenly looked extremely ugly, as if he was constipated.
“It’s better to be surrounded by the devil.” Mi Suhui couldn’t help but mutter.
How could he not understand what the other person meant by this?
Even though he hadn't used his brain much these days following Senior Brother Xu, it didn't mean that he was dull by nature. On the contrary, as a peerless genius, his wisdom and understanding were also extraordinary. He understood what the other party meant after only hearing half of what was said.
The other party wanted to take away the spoils that he had worked so hard to obtain in the ghost world!
However, he could not refuse because this was stipulated by the law.
That's why he complained that it would be better if he was surrounded by masters of magic. In that case, it is hard to say who will have his pockets emptied in the end.
And facing them, he really had no way to deal with it.
“Of course, if we don’t let the three shopkeepers hand over those ghosts for nothing, their merits will be counted one by one.” The official from the Ministry of Justice said with a smile.
Mi Suhui curled his lips and didn't buy it at all.
What use do I have for these achievements, as the true descendant of the Upside-Down Buddhist Temple and the future Central Buddha?
What? Does the court still intend to give me an official position?
"Can we have a negotiation?" Mi Suhui hesitated for a moment, then chuckled, hoping that the other party would be flexible. He even quietly touched Xu Gu's shoulder, hoping that the omnipotent Senior Brother Xu would come up with a solution.
Xu Gu remained silent and did not speak, ignoring Mi Suhui's hint.
The official from the Ministry of Revenue waved his hand, asking all the monks to leave. He then said to Xu Gu with a smile on his face, "Greetings, Xu Zhijian. My name is Lu Shouyuan, and I am the head of the Ministry of Revenue in Qingzhou County."
"Greetings, Mr. Passerby." Xu Gu did not dare to be negligent.
The head of the Ministry of Revenue is the highest-ranking official below the Minister of Revenue and the left and right vice ministers, and is considered an absolute big shot.
At least, he is a well-deserved big shot in Qingzhou.
After all, the territory of Dashang was too large, with thirteen states under its jurisdiction, of which Qingzhou was only one. Each of these thirteen states had seven to eight to a dozen counties. Qingzhou County was the state-county of Qingzhou. Each county had a dozen to thirty county towns.
Although it is called a county town, its territory is extremely vast, with tens of millions of monks and countless mortals.
Is the Huailiu ghost world big enough? There are hundreds of ghost towns in it, but the area is only the size of two or three medium-sized county towns.
Even the leaders and elders of the first-class sects would feel cautious when seeing the head of the Ministry of Revenue of Qingzhou County.
Lu Shouyuan said with embarrassment: "This matter has caused quite a stir, and many cultivators and various forces are paying attention to it.
“Although, with the true identities of the three young masters, you are fully qualified to apply to detain the captured evil spirits for the research of advanced magic or Taoist fruits.
"But, gentlemen, you are undercover now. If you insist on detaining these evil spirits, your identity will be easily exposed."
"That's the truth." Xu Gu had expected this, so he didn't react too much.
"Ah!" Mi Suhui's face turned pale instantly. He was obviously unable to accept it and was very heartbroken.
I have worked so hard to catch so many evil spirits, and you just open your mouth and confiscate them?
At this moment, he even wanted to shout that the imperial court was trying to kill him for money!
Li Shaobai shrugged and said, "If you really can't bear to leave these evil spirits, you can give up the undercover mission and choose to submit an application."
"How is that possible?" Mi Suhui said without even thinking.
The evil ghost is gone and can be caught again.
However, if this undercover opportunity is lost, I will definitely regret it for the rest of my life. After all, the time spent as an undercover agent is ten times happier than practicing in a sect!
Lu Shouyuan smiled and added: "We have no choice but to do this. Although the ghost tribe in the world is not as strong as the demon tribe and does not occupy a continent alone, its power should not be underestimated.
“If we fail to handle this matter properly, it will easily lead to friction with the ghost tribe.
"Now is a time of trouble. The destiny of the rise of the demon path is clear, the demon path is ready to make a move, and ancient forces and strong men are emerging one after another. Our court has no time to deal with them for the time being, so we can only let the three young masters suffer for the time being."
"It's okay." Xu Gu nodded.
There are several continents in the world. Although the human race's power, the Shang Dynasty, is strong, it has only occupied the richest and most prosperous Central Continent and cannot affect the other continents for the time being.
The demon clan, ghost clan, Buddhist clan, dragon clan, etc., all have their bases on these continents. Among them, the demon clan and Buddhist clan occupy a continent alone and are quite powerful.
Although the power of the ghost tribe is not as strong as that of the demon tribe and the Buddhists, it is not much different. The imperial court is right to have some concerns.
"Ghost cultivators below the Jindan stage will be sent to the three young masters' 'ghost paralysis' clinics to be punished with labor instead of punishment.
"Ghost cultivators above the Jindan stage, if they have no felony record within the 500-year prosecution period, will be escorted to the ghost tribe on the southern continent. If they have a felony record, they will be executed according to the law."
Lu Shouyuan said with a smile.
He still left some benefits for Xu Gu and the other two. He did not capture all the ghost cultivators, but instead kept all the ghost cultivators below the Jindan level.
"Then this..." Mi Suhui's heart was completely dead after hearing this. Ghost cultivators below the Jindan stage were worthless to him. And all the Jindan stage cultivators would be taken away.
Isn't this blatantly targeting him?
"I have no objection." Li Shaobai said readily.
"No? You have no objection?" Mi Suhui looked at Li Shaobai in surprise, very puzzled and confused.
If his guess was correct, the ghost concubines that Li Shaobai had found in the ghost world were all above the Golden Core level, right? There were several ghost concubines who were at the Half-step Yuanying level!
Shouldn't he be as distraught as I am? Why is he so cheerful?
Even if Li Shaobai was practicing the ruthless sword, didn't he have to have feelings first? It had only been a short time, and he had already cultivated his feelings, and did he feel that it was time to end it?
Li Shaobai saw through Mi Suhui's thoughts and said leisurely: "I have a partnership with them, not a slave relationship. They have been in the ghost world for a long time, and the prosecution period has passed.
"Although, they are still guilty. It just so happens that our clinic is planning to open a chain, and they are all management talents. I want them to be the shopkeepers of our newly opened chain clinics. It should be a good choice to use labor instead of punishment."
"Okay." Lu Shouyuan nodded.
"Ah? No way?" Mi Suhui widened his eyes and opened his mouth in shock.
Although this was the truth, he simply could not accept it.
Why were his spoils confiscated, but Li Shaobai’s were not?
Originally, Li Shaobai's great Dao was easy and comfortable to practice, and his combat power was also unparalleled, which made him feel very unbalanced.
This time of "different treatment" is even more painful than killing him!
Lu Shouyuan shook his head and smiled. He didn't care about Mi Suhui's reaction, but said to Xu Gu: "We will also completely seal off the ghost world here, so that they won't interfere with each other and let them fend for themselves. So as not to cause unhappiness to the ghosts."
His meaning was very clear, that is, you three don't have to count on the tributes from the ghost cultivators in the ghost world.
They will completely seal off the ghost world and prohibit outside interference in internal affairs.
Mi Suhui became more and more sad, as if he had lost a treasure.
I finally figured out how to refine the Human Emperor Flag. But not only did you confiscate all the ghosts I caught, you also prevented me from accepting offerings in the ghost territory I worked so hard to build?
"Okay." Xu Gu readily agreed.
Since the other party is acting in accordance with the law and you cannot find a way to circumvent the law, it is normal to admit defeat.
Seeing that Senior Brother Xu agreed, Mi Suhui could only nod dejectedly and agree. He looked listless and depressed.
After Lu Shouyuan finished speaking, the scene fell into silence. After waiting for more than ten breaths, Xu Gu confirmed that Lu Shouyuan had nothing else to add, and then he spoke:
"If the evil ghosts in the Huailiu ghost world suddenly find a belief and worship a certain demon god, worshiping and offering sacrifices crazily, then it should be none of our business, right?"
Lu Shouyuan's mouth twitched. How could he not know that Xu Gu was going to cause trouble?
He frowned and pondered for a long time, but couldn't find any trap hidden in it. Finally, he said:
"In principle, yes. Their sacrifices are their business, as long as no one interferes."
"What if the demon god they are worshipping is us?" Xu Gu said calmly.
Lu Shouyuan looked embarrassed: "This..."
Xu Gu reached out to stop him and continued calmly:
"The Ghost King enslaved the ghosts of Huailiu Ghost Realm and colluded with the Demon Cultivators to try to slaughter our human race. We entered the Huailiu Ghost Realm, eradicated the group of Demon Cultivators and the Ghost King who enslaved the ghosts, strangled the disaster of the human race in the cradle, and successfully rescued the thousands of enslaved ghosts.
"Isn't it as it should be?"
"It's my duty." Lu Shouyuan said.
Xu Gu said: "After that incident, although we left, the ghosts in the ghost world were extremely grateful. Because they missed and loved us too much, they worshipped us as demon gods and worshipped us devoutly day and night. Isn't that a big deal?"
“That’s as it should be.” Lu Shouyuan was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, “It’s just that it’s useless for them to sacrifice to you. This little power of faith is not enough to do anything.”
Forget about the power of faith. Just looking at what Xu, Gu and the other two did in the Huailiu ghost world, it would be a blessing if they were not cursed day and night.
He was kind of curious about how Xu Gu would find a way to get away with it this time.
"What if their piety moved heaven and earth and gave birth to a miracle, so that their sacrifices could cross space and come to this world to be used by us?" Xu Gu smiled and said, "As the gods in their hearts, it is not too much for us to accept some sacrifices, right?"
The corner of Lu Shouyuan's mouth twitched. He wondered what Xu Gu was going to do by going through so much trouble. It turned out that he still hadn't given up the idea of asking the people of Huailiu Ghost Realm to offer tribute.
"Anyway, we have to seal this Huailiu ghost world. No one can open it unless they are powerful enough to transcend the tribulation. If their faith is really so pure and pious that it can move heaven and earth and make the sacrifice appear before you, then it will naturally be yours to deal with.
“Even if they are from the ghost tribe, they won’t say anything.” Lu Shouyuan said with a smile.
"That's good." Xu Gu raised his lips, his smile was much brighter than before, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Passerby."
Lu Shouyuan frowned sharply and stared at Xu Gu with deep eyes.
Xu Gu's reaction showed that he had achieved his goal.
But he couldn't tell what Xu Gu was going to do.
However, he shook his head subconsciously and laughed out loud: "If I could guess what he was thinking, I would be more than just a small boss."
They had been here a long time ago.
Xu and Gu have special and noble identities, and cannot afford to make mistakes. However, they cannot directly enter the Huailiu ghost world to interfere with their training and affect their chances.
So they kept waiting outside.
The detectives had no idea what was happening inside the Huailiu ghost world, but these three officials had the help of treasures to see clearly.
Without exception, everyone was shocked by Xu Gu's methods.
time flies.
The detectives were very skilled in their job. With just a quick sweep of their spiritual senses, they picked out all the Jindan-stage evil ghosts in the treasure bags of Xu, Gu and the other two and prepared to take them away.
Except for the time being, because there were too many Jindan-stage evil ghosts to be taken away, and they did not have enough ghost-carrying instruments, they borrowed several Hundred Ghost Bags from Xu Gu and the other two, and there was no other trouble.
As for the Huailiu Ghost Realm, the other two adults also took action and sealed it off.
"Then we won't bother you anymore." Seeing that all the work was done, Lu Shouyuan smiled at Xu Gu and the others.
"Goodbye, gentlemen." Xu Gu smiled and saw everyone off.
"Senior Brother Xu, you are so kind." Mi Suhui said softly.
"Ah?" Xu Gu was stunned and almost confused by Mi Suhui's words.
Am I too kind?
For a moment, he didn't know whether there was a problem with him or with Mi Suhui.
Mi Suhui said: "They did nothing but opened their mouths and took away all our spoils. It's good enough that we didn't scold them with a gloomy face.
"Brother, you are still so kind to them."
"I didn't suffer any loss, why did I have to scold them with a dark face?" Xu Gu suddenly realized and smiled, "Didn't Shao Bai smile brightly too?"
"That's different." Mi Suhui raised an eyebrow: "Shao Bai's girlfriends all stayed, so he didn't suffer any loss, so of course he smiled brightly. But how could you not suffer any loss, brother? Weren't all the evil spirits you used for cultivation captured?"
"I don't have any use for those evil ghosts for now." Xu Gu shook his head and said, "I have already completed the third phase of the Night Parade of Ten Thousand Ghosts, 'The Blossom of the Other Shore'. To continue practicing the fourth phase, I will need to use ghosts from the Nascent Soul stage.
"Also, my cultivation must at least reach the Golden Core Stage."
He did not rely on ghosts for cultivation, but mainly relied on the negative emotions of others. He captured ghosts mainly to cultivate the Night Parade of Ten Thousand Ghosts.
Now that thousands of ghosts are roaming at night, he has cultivated to the highest level that his current cultivation can reach, so naturally he will not need evil ghosts in the short term.
"Ah?" Mi Suhui felt even more upset after hearing this: "So, I am the only one who suffered the greatest loss?"
Among the three, he is the most dependent on evil ghosts. Not only does he need a large number of evil ghosts to chant sutras for him when he fights, he also needs a huge number of evil ghosts to build the Buddhist hell.
He had worked hard to capture hundreds of Jindan evil ghosts, and thought that this time when he came out, his cultivation and combat power would soar into the sky like riding a flying sword.
In the end, it was all in vain!
"Brother, did you know this would happen?"
Thinking of this, Mi Suhui was stunned for a moment, thinking of Xu Gu's sudden abnormality in the Ghost King's Princess Palace.
He said he thought of sad things and soon they all felt the same way.
So, this is what the sad thing is about?
Now it seems quite sad indeed.
It’s just that they had agreed that the three of them would grieve together, so why did he end up being the only one sad?
"Then you shouldn't be happy, brother. You don't need evil ghosts now, but when you reach the golden elixir stage, won't you need evil ghosts again? Besides, won't you practice other ghost-related magic skills?
“Originally, under normal circumstances, the Huailiu ghost world needs to pay tribute to us regularly. When we need evil ghosts as consumables, we can just go and get them.
"Now, they have sealed off all the passages!" Mi Suhui didn't want to be the only one sad, so he said, "Not only that, we can't go get evil ghosts when we need them. Even our chain of ghost paralysis clinics will no longer have cheap ghost labor."
"I know this." Xu Gu shook his head and smiled, "So, I left a hole."
"Huh?" Mi Suhui was no longer sad when he heard this, and looked surprised: "What hole?"
"The cave connecting to the Huailiu ghost world." Xu Gu said casually.
"Didn't they seal off that paradise? Can people still enter and exit the cave you left behind at will?" Mi Suhui said in disbelief.
"Nonsense, if it's not possible, why would I go through so much trouble with him?" Xu Gu said.
"A magical spell is a dangerous place?" Mi Suhui was completely enlightened: "Is this spell so powerful?"
When he and Xu Gu entered the Fallen Soul Pond together before, he saw Xu Gu demonstrate it, and he also tried to learn it, but failed.
When the three people came out of the ghost world, Xu Gu also used this spell.
He always thought that it was an ordinary space spell.
I didn't expect him to be so powerful that he could even open the blessed land that was sealed by two powerful gods sent by the imperial court.
Xu Gu nodded and said without hiding anything: "As long as there is a tiger's den or a dragon's pond in the Huailiu ghost world, it can be opened at any time."
He had tried it before.
Later I found that it really can be opened. It is worthy of being a product of the system, it is a fine product.
"I still have three purple fragments that can be combined into a purple entry. I wonder what it can be combined into." Xu Gu murmured in his heart.
These three purple fragments are obtained by achieving the achievement of becoming an enemy of the Devil Child from the Sky.
He didn't use it directly.
Instead, I planned to accumulate some white and green fragments, and use these ordinary fragments as a starting point. Then I would try to synthesize them, and maybe I could get a top-quality one.
"As expected of you, senior brother. Awesome!" Mi Suhui gave Xu Gu a thumbs up, praising him highly.
I finally understood why Xu Gu and Lu Shouyuan went through so much trouble.
It is to legalize this behavior of exploiting loopholes!
From now on, they can openly accept the "sacrifices" offered to them by the ghosts from the Huailiu ghost world.
(End of this chapter)
