Chapter 32 County Order Auction
The gate of Zhantian King's Mansion was closed, but the front door had been surrounded by people. Ding Sijiawu came early and kept looking around for Li Lei's figure. When he saw him appear, he quickly came over.
"Brother, this time it's very lively. Not only are the families in Zhantian County going to participate in the auction, but the wealthy families in the surrounding counties have also come. I heard that there are also medium-sized families in the county government to join in the fun. Haha, I really want to see their disappointed faces now."
With Li Lei as his backer and Wei Changzheng's token, Ding Sijiawu became fearless. The two small yamen runners straightened their backs in front of the staff of each family, neither humble nor arrogant to anyone, but bowed to him respectfully.
Seeing Li Lei coming, the people of each family also had different expressions. Some people greeted him warmly, regardless of whether they knew him or not. Li Lei responded noddedly, while others snorted coldly and ignored him. Some even threw hatred eyes, which made Li Lei inexplicably. He has been shot too many times this time, and he doesn't know who he offended.
The door was opened by the Xu family, and people were about to rush in, but they were all stopped.
"What? What qualifications do you Xu's family have to earn money? You have to pay one hundred spiritual coins per person? Are you crazy about money?"
"Hmph, I don't even have a hundred spiritual coins, so what qualifications are there to bid for the position of county magistrate? This is the order of Mr. Xu Xiangtian, and I have the ability to get angry at Mr. Xu."
The gatekeeper quarreled with other family members. It seemed that the Xu family was determined to win the position of the county magistrate. Xu Xiangtian even made trouble. Not many people could afford the entry-level money for the first-year spiritual coins. Even if they paid, they would become the money for the Xu family to bid for the county magistrate. Those who only wanted to bid for the position of the main judge were even complaining that the entry-level money could almost buy a main judge anywhere else.
The door was getting more and more messy, and the fully armed gatekeepers just refused to let anyone in, and the auction would end at noon. They were deliberately spending time and no one participated. The Xu family naturally swallowed both positions.
Of course, Li Lei could not let them go. When he was just teased by the woman from the fairy house, he was in a bad mood and had long been unsatisfied with the Xu family. Ding Sijia and Wu Foxes separated the crowd with the power of the tiger, allowing Li Lei to get closer.
The ten people guarding the gate were all spiritual soldiers. These people had limited spiritual root levels and had no cultivation level. They had reached their peak and could not make any progress. So they defected to some families to make a living. The Xu family, which originally belonged to a small family, did not have this qualification, but could not stand a promising young man. They all came for Xu Xiangtian. Seeing that most of the mortals in front of them were arrogant, they were all stunned when Li Lei got close to him, and they knew that this guy could not afford to offend him. Not only because of his identity, but also because of him, Xu Xiangtian's outer disciples and guards of the Tianlong Sect, inexplicably evaporated the world.
"Li Tian's punishment please~"
He didn't dare to ask him for money for entry, and even Ding Sijiawu who was following him did not dare to ask for it. Ten people dodged the passage and quickly let the evil star in, but Li Lei just wanted to find trouble, which made the Xu family disgusted again and winked at Ding Siyi.
Ding Sixin understood and lifted up the big purse hanging around his waist. It was filled with the five hundred crystal coins that Li Lei gave him, and he threw them into the gatekeeper's arms.
When they opened the wallet, they saw that it was all crystal coins. The three of them were so aware that the ten gatekeepers were stunned. Then they smiled and didn't say more. They watched the three of them walk in swayingly, but a word changed their faces.
"Brother~ I asked me to keep the money bag I had stolen. That was five hundred crystal coins. According to the law of the Tianlong, it could be cut in half. Let's go and find it."
"Huh~ Isn't the purse that gatekeeper took ours?"
Ding Sijiawu cooperated with tacit understanding, Li Lei smiled gloomyly, implying that the two of them would hide safely first, and turned their heads and walked towards the gatekeeper holding the purse with a ferocious look on their faces.
"He gave it to me, I'll give it to you."
The gatekeeper shouted and threw the purse to Li Lei quickly. Li Lei threw it into the storage ring, but his steps continued, and the words made the gatekeeper even more stunned.
"Where are my five hundred crystal coins? You are so brave. You dare to steal my money. You should be punished."
"I didn't just..."
"Puff~"
Before he could finish his words, a sword flashed and blood spurted out from his throat. The crowd immediately became in chaos. Although the law was only established for the weak, Li Lei was too obedient to be the Tianlong Sect's Heavenly Punishment Hand. He killed people in broad daylight, and he was still an unprepared formal monk. But this was just the beginning.
"Who did he hand over my five hundred crystal coins? The accomplice is still a death row."
It was obvious that they were looking for trouble. When Li Lei lifted his sword and looked at the other gatekeepers fiercely, his first reaction was to run as far as possible. Li Lei might be fine if he killed them, but if they killed Li Lei, they would definitely be chased by the terrifying Tianlong Sect.
None of the gatekeepers ran away, leaving only the body in the middle of the gate to die with his eyes. Li Lei bent down and picked up his weapons, threw them into the storage ring with his ghost-headed knife, and then grinned at the members of the family outside the door.
"Okay, the flies are gone, let's go in and watch the fun together."
After saying that, he ignored everyone and turned around and walked in. The members of each family looked at each other, and someone took the lead in rushing in. Although Xu Xiangtian from the Xu family was not easy to mess with, as long as he bid for the county magistrate or the ruling, even if he was a member of the Tianlong Cult, he would not dare to blatantly cause trouble. The Tianlong Cult's rules are even more cruel than the Tianlong Law.
But some people still saw that something was wrong, and guessed that it must be the dispute between Li Tianba and the Xu family in the end, but they followed in with the attitude of watching the fun. No matter which of the two families is unlucky, they are all things that they like.
The people coming and going in the Zhantian Palace were all from the Xu family. It seems that the Xu family has regarded this place as their own place, and in the future it will become a county government office and residence of the county magistrate.
A group of people went to the hall in a mess and had already received news that the Xu family, who was causing trouble, was surrounded by a large number of servants and guards, but were dismissed by Xu Xiangtian. It is meaningless to turn against Li Lei. It is the most important thing to let his father Xu Bao successfully obtain the position of county magistrate.
People entered the hall to sit down, and the Xu family didn't even prepare tea. After Xu Xiangtian sat at the top of the table, he had to announce the start of the auction. In his opinion, the Xu family was able to get two positions, just call for a high price that others could not afford. Anyway, only a small part was handed over to the treasury, and most of them were handed over to the Tianlong Sect. With the support of his master, that little money was nothing.
"Slowly, I have something to say. Your Xu family stole five hundred crystal coins and must give me an explanation. All of them here are my witnesses."
"You let it go..."
Li Lei started to find fault again. Xu Bao stood up and pointed at him and was about to scold him, but Xu Xiangtian signaled him to shut up and don't let Li Lei make excuses to make things worse.
"It's just five hundred crystal coins. The Xu family doesn't see this little money. If you want to blackmail me, I'll give it to you immediately."
"Then give it to me. I'm not blackmailing, I just want my own money back."
Li Lei shamelessly stretched out his hand. Five hundred crystal coins were enough to make some small families with little strength go bankrupt immediately, but Xu Xiangtian is a disciple of the elder of the Tianlong Sect, so there is absolutely no problem.
Unexpectedly, Li Lei really reached out to ask for it. Xu Xiangtian's forehead was filled with blue veins, and he touched the storage ring, counted out five hundred crystal coins and threw it to Li Lei, giving his money to his enemy, which made him feel so distressed. But now he knew that Li Lei seemed to have a good relationship with several disciples of the head sect, and hatred had long been buried in his heart, so he would slowly look for opportunities in the future.
Putting away the crystal coins, Li Lei squinted his eyes and stopped saying a word, laughing at how they bid for the auction. Seeing that he was not making trouble, Xu Xiangtian also breathed a sigh of relief and spoke brightly.
"Now, who will bid first for the position of the head judge in the west of the city?"
"Ten million taels of gold."
Xu Bao spoke impatiently, and his wealthy look shocked the people who came to participate in the auction. He was just a judge and had to be restricted by the county magistrate. It was not worth such a large price. It had to be done for future generations to work for several lifetimes before they could get the money back.
The scene was silent. Ding Sijiawu looked at Li Lei. Li Lei's faint smile made them feel at ease. The two of them hugged their chests and stopped talking. They also narrowed their eyes as Li Lei looked like they were.
Seeing that no one was competing, Xu Bao was very satisfied. This position was prepared for him as a clan brother. With this position, you can spend your life rich and benefit your descendants.
"No one bids anymore, the position of the magistrate belongs to the Xu family. Below are bidding for the position of the county magistrate."
After saying that, he glanced at Ding Sijiawu. These two people were already regarded as Li Lei's lackeys. When Li Lei left one day, they would be dealt with.
"Fifty million taels of gold."
Xu Bao was the first to speak again. Although the price scared a lot of small families, a middle-class family member who came from the county government felt that he could accept it. After calculating the money he brought, Xu Bao spoke again and raised the price himself.
"Eighty million taels."
The price is exactly the amount of money brought by the family members. He looked at Xu Bao in shock. How could he know how much he brought? I immediately remembered that the concubine who came with him disappeared, and glared at Xu Bao with hatred and said nothing again.
Xu Xiangtian looked at his father with some complaint. He did it a little too obvious. He had to let others pay a price or a little more than this. At this point, he had to give up. Seeing that no one was increasing the price, he immediately announced the winner of the position of county magistrate.
"Wait, I have objections. I seriously doubt whether Xu Bao can take out so much money. This is 90 million taels of gold, equivalent to 9,000 crystal coins. If you want to buy land, you can buy most of the county town."
Li Lei raised objections, and members of various families also began to discuss. Although they were all aimed at hereditary position and increased their identities, no one felt that it could be worth such a high price.
"I will have no money, see what this is?"
Xu Bao stood up and came to Li Lei to squirt wildly, waving the golden ticket with one hand and holding an object with the other. When people took a breath, the object turned out to be a spirit stone. Li Lei's narrowed eyes finally opened, and he stood up and grabbed the spirit stone and shouted loudly.
"Where did you come from this thing? Don't you know that theft of the Tianlong Sect's items are being cut off? I confiscated the items and handed them over to the magistrate as a punishment, and I confiscated the gold tickets, either."
Chapter completed!