Chapter 62 Opening the warehouse and placing grain
In the county governor's mansion, Xu Wang summoned all the cultivators in the county who were above the Qi Sea realm and were about to set off for Chaohe City when an order from his family came down.
"What? The head of the family didn't let anyone go to trouble the Duan family. What's the point? The one who died was his son."
Xu Wang was greatly puzzled, but he had to listen to his family's orders.
"Humph, forget it, fathers are not in a hurry. Why should I be in a hurry? It's just a good thing if I don't go. I'm still living happily in the county. I..."
But halfway through speaking, Xu Wang's face became bitter again, and he scratched his head and cheeks and said to himself;
"There's nothing much money can be squeezed out of Fuze County. Even this year's taxes are a problem."
"I thought I would take this opportunity to make some meritorious deeds, so I quickly transferred back to my hometown and threw this hot potato to others..."
It turns out that Xu Wang was so anxious to make meritorious deeds because Fuze County had already been squeezed dry.
If by the end of the year, as a county guard, he cannot pay the full amount of offerings to his family, then his life will be in jeopardy.
There are so many branches of the Xu family that it is normal for anyone who fails to perform well to be beheaded and replaced.
For this reason, these people can only exploit them layer by layer, and in the end, the people at the bottom will suffer.
I think a long time ago, Fuze County was still a prosperous county where the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, with ample food and clothing.
However, since the Xu family took over, every county governor has been greedy. No matter how rich the county is, it cannot withstand such constant oppression.
Today, nearly 60% of the people in the county have been displaced and have no food to eat.
The remaining 30% are also in dire straits and are struggling to survive, but they cannot hold on for much longer.
The last 10% are the lackeys attached to the Xu family and the squeezers of this county.
However, facing this county that has been squeezed to the extreme, it is difficult for them to squeeze anything more out of it.
County Governor Xu Wang is now very worried about this aspect, so he is anxious to make meritorious deeds, hoping to be transferred back to his family and leave this barren land that he has devoured and wiped out.
But after finally finding an opportunity to make a meritorious service, he was stopped by an order from his family. Could Xu Wang not be depressed?
"Go, bring me meat and wine, grandma's, if you have wine today, you will get drunk today, I don't care about that much!"
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how poor the governor's mansion is, he can still eat wine and meat. Even the granary has a surplus of ten thousand stones.
But even if all the people in the county starve to death, Xu Wang will not give out a grain of rice to the people.
Because these ten thousand stones of surplus food are not enough for him to give to his family as offerings at the end of the year, so how can he use it to feed the untouchables in his eyes?
While eating meat and drinking wine from a large bowl, Xu Wang cursed;
"Those damn untouchables, why haven't they all starved to death? They must still have food hidden somewhere!"
"It seems that we need to search more carefully. We must collect this year's offerings, even if they use the flesh and blood of these untouchables!"
As he spoke, Xu Wang bit off a large piece of meat and chewed it, as if he wanted to chew the bones and flesh of the people.
But when he was halfway through eating, a soldier ran in from outside and said in a panic;
"Report! Sheriff, the granary in the mansion was attacked, the wall in the backyard was also knocked down, and many rioters rushed in to steal food!"
Xu Wang's eyes widened, he stood up and shouted: "What? Who is so bold and dares to touch me!"
The soldiers were trembling; "Guardian, the person guarding the granary said that he seemed to be a mysterious man wearing a mask and a cloak, and he was a cultivator..."
Hearing this, Xu Wang was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said: "Wearing a mask and a cloak, wouldn't that be the person who killed the second young master in the underground spiritual pool?"
"Although I don't know why he appeared in my Fuze County again, as long as I catch this person and bring him to the head of the family, it can be considered a great achievement."
Thinking of this, Xu Wang waved his hand;
"Those Qi Sea Realm cultivators shouldn't have gone far yet, go and call them back!"
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On the other side, Yan Bing listened to Wang Liang's method, wore a mask and a cloak, and smashed the granary door in the governor's mansion into pieces.
At the same time, Wang Liang and Chu Danshan outside the wall worked together to collapse the backyard wall.
As a result, the grain piled like a mountain in the granary appeared in front of all the people outside the palace wall.
The people, who were going crazy with hunger, couldn't care less about the food and swarmed over it.
Yan Bing also took advantage of the chaos to prepare to evacuate. With her Qi Sea realm cultivation, as long as there were no other Qi Sea realm cultivators to stop her, no one could stop her.
However, as soon as Yan Bing stepped out of the air and flew out of the wall, several figures suddenly appeared from all directions and attacked her with the force of thunder.
With a sweep of his consciousness, Yan Bing immediately detected the cultivation level of the incoming people.
One with the ninth level of Qi refining, two with the eighth level of Qi refining, and four with the sixth level of Qi refining are nothing to be afraid of.
"snort!"
Yan Bing just snorted coldly, and the zhenqi in his body exploded, knocking back the four cultivators at the sixth level of Qi refining.
The two eighth-level Qi Refiners groaned, but still managed to hold on and continue to attack.
The ninth level of Qi Refining summoned many magical weapons and tried his best to fight Yan Bing for several rounds.
But after all, Qi refining and Qi sea are separated by a big realm.
Within a few dozen breaths, all three Qi practitioners fell down, and Yan Bing turned around to leave.
But at this moment, the aura of the Nine Seas of Qi suddenly struck.
In the blink of an eye, Yan Bing was surrounded, and among the nine auras, Xu Wang was among them.
"Hahaha, let me ask you, but you killed the second young master of my Xu family in the underground spiritual pool?"
Yan Bing didn't reply, just thinking in his heart;
‘What’s going on? Didn’t Wang Liang get the news that all Qi Sea realm cultivators in the county will leave today? Why do these people appear here?’
'The man who spoke has a fluctuating true energy. He should have used a certain method to break through to the Qi Sea Realm. He is still in the early stage of the Qi Sea Realm, so there is nothing to be afraid of.'
'But the others are all genuine Qi Sea Realm, there are two mid-stage Qi Sea Realm, and one late Qi Sea Realm.'
'My life-saving magic weapons have been almost used in the underground spiritual pool. I'm afraid there may be some trouble this time...'
Outside the dilapidated palace wall, Wang Liang and Chu Danshan also noticed that Yan Bing was surrounded by nine air sea realms.
Chu Danshan was about to rush forward to help, but Wang Liang grabbed him and dragged him to a hidden place.
"Brother Wang, you..."
When Chu Danshan was about to speak, Wang Liang quickly covered his mouth and said in a low voice;
"Listen to me. If you rush forward, you'll die. You won't be able to help at all. If you want to save people, you have to listen to me. If you understand, just nod."
Chu Danshan nodded, and Wang Liang let go of his hand.
However, even though Wang Liang said that, when he looked in the direction where Yan Bing was surrounded, the expression on his face became slightly solemn.