Chapter 271: The Death of the Prime Minister of Hedong County
Hedong County, located east of Yuan River, is a medium-sized county.
Li Changan first went to the inn outside the city and sent a letter home using his academy status. Of course, it still cost him a hundred taels of silver.
Then he drove the carriage into the county town and found an inn that looked pretty good.
"Shopkeeper, come to my room, prepare the meals, and feed my horses more good food."
Li Changan took out a piece of silver from his arms and placed it on the counter.
The smile on the shopkeeper's face immediately became more sincere, and he called the waiter to take Li Changan upstairs.
The food in the north is not as refined as those in the south, but it is better because of the large amount of meat and the flavor.
Li Changan had a good meal, then took a comfortable bath, and prepared to buy more dry food.
Even though he had military ration pills on him, he still kept them for use on the battlefield of Fengchuan Three Thousand Miles.
It's worth saving a little while traveling.
As soon as he walked out of the inn, Li Changan was hit on the shoulder by someone.
The man also came around the corner and was caught off guard, almost knocked down by the force of the earthquake.
Li Changan was slightly shocked, how could a random person have the physique of an eighth-grade martial artist?
The man looked at Li Changan in surprise, then hugged his fists and apologized before leaving.
Hedong County and Linxian County are very different.
Houses are becoming more and more refined. It is rare to see carved beams and painted beams, beautifully decorated pavilions, but houses made of stones can be seen everywhere.
Moreover, the folk customs are fierce, and four out of ten people they meet wear leather armor and military uniforms, with weapons slung around their waists.
This is impossible to see in Dongyue County, Lin County.
After buying dry food, Li Changan returned to the inn and prepared to sleep. After sleeping in a carriage for more than ten days, he felt uncomfortable. He finally got a good night's sleep today.
However, Li Changan's sweet dream was awakened by the noisy and harsh sound of gongs in the middle of the night.
"Dang Dang Dang..."
The sound of the gong was so loud that it quickly spread throughout half of the county.
Li Changan was extremely annoyed, but he quickly put on his clothes and opened the window.
Sure enough, not far to the east, fires were everywhere, gongs were sounding one after another, and it was as lively as the Chinese New Year.
"Hurry up! Don't let him escape!"
"He ran towards the west alley, hurry up and stop him!"
"Seal the city gate, seal the city gate!"
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The voices of the government officials were worse than gongs.
Dozens of swaying torches can be seen gathering in the distance.
Li Changan's eyes suddenly focused, and he saw a black shadow quickly approaching his location.
The black shadow stepped on the roof, swaying paper from time to time.
The sound of "crashing" was heard endlessly, and pieces of paper fell like snowflakes.
The dark figure quickly ran over the roof of the inn where Li Changan was staying.
Li Changan looked at the slowly falling papers and grabbed two of them. As soon as he saw them, he felt no longer sleepy.
“The magistrate of Hedong County allowed gangs to commit evil crimes, raised hundreds of young girls, killed all their families, and pretended to be bandits...
The writing on the two pieces of paper was exactly the same, and there was still a touch of literary style on it.
Li Changan looked towards the direction where the black shadow left, "Unexpectedly, he is still a chivalrous and courageous knight."
As he said that, Li Changan looked at the paper in his hand again, "But this county magistrate does have a problem."
"If you raise young girls, there will be hundreds of them at once."
"Either he is a pervert among perverts, or he has other agendas..."
Li Changan moved his fingers lightly and threw away the paper in his hand.
"No matter how savage a pervert is, he won't be so insane. There is probably something fishy inside."
"It seems there is business to be done again. I hope we can get more good things."
The window closed with a snap, and Li Changan quietly disappeared into the room.
Hedong County was in chaos all night.
There was the sound of gongs and the roars of government officials everywhere.
No one in the city could sleep peacefully.
Li Changan shuttled through the night and came to the county government office, and then he realized why these government officials were crazy.
There was a large pool of blood at the gate of the county government office, flowing everywhere.
Even the county government's plaque was mostly stained red with blood.
There are already some people watching around.
"Someone died, is it the county magistrate?"
"Isn't that right? The head was cut off in half and hung on the plaque."
"A good death! This kind of beast will go to hell even if it dies!"
Li Changan glanced at the brightly lit county government office, then turned around and walked into the darkness, preparing to find the county magistrate's mansion to check out the situation.
However, when he learned about the place from a commoner who was watching the excitement, he found nothing after going there.
The so-called hundreds of young girls were nowhere to be seen.
There were only flames reaching into the sky, and houses slowly collapsing in the flames.
Li Changan shook his head and returned to the inn at night.
In the early morning, news from all sides spread.
"The county magistrate is dead. I heard that he was hung up at the gate of the county government office."
"The county magistrate was furious and chased him out early in the morning."
"Oh, that young man who killed the county magistrate must not be caught."
"Isn't that right? A scumbag like the county magistrate should have been cut to pieces long ago."
"There are hundreds of young girls, are they still human? Not only did they rob them, but they also killed all their families..."
Li Changan was eating the spicy noodles and added two eggs. Hearing the comments next to him, he turned around and asked,
"Old man, you just said that the county magistrate has chased you out?"
"Isn't it? I guess that young man won't be able to escape this time."
"Does the old man know which direction the county magistrate is chasing?" Li Changan asked again.
"Going northwest, it should be Wangcun, but it could also be Wuqi Mountain."
"Thank you, old man."
Li Changan smiled and paid the bill for his old man, then strode out of the noodle shop.
After going to the inn to renew his room for a few more days, Li Changan walked out of the county town leisurely, then opened up his speed and drove towards the northwest.
"Grammar - light."
"Grammar - speed."
"Grammar - Power"
With three consecutive spells applied to him, Li Changan's already astonishing speed exceeded the limit again.
The eighth level of self-cultivation is named after the addition of words to the body.
Because the amount of Wen Qi is not enough, the Wen Palace is not yet too stable, so it is impossible to use those powerful Wen Qi.
However, it is enough to use these single-character grammar.
The incarnation of words at the early stage of the eighth level can provide a 10% increase in assistance to beings of the same realm or not as good as one's own realm, and can last for one stick of incense.
If it reaches the mid-term, the gain effect increases to 20%, and the maintenance time is also extended to two sticks of incense.
In the late eighth stage, the gain effect increases by 30%, and the duration reaches a quarter of an hour.
If you reach the peak, the gain effect will not only increase to an astonishing 40%, but the maintenance time can also be extended to two quarters of an hour.
It's just that the addition of words can only have full effect on beings who do not exceed their own literary realm.
If it is a small level beyond one's own literary level, the effect will be halved.
Beyond two small realms, the effect will be halved again, and so on...
For example, Li Changan's grammar for the word "speed" can theoretically increase the speed limit by another 10%.
But he was already a martial artist in the early stage of seventh grade, so he could not help much.
Combined with the grammar of the word "light" and the word "force", it barely exceeded the speed limit by half.
But this is already extremely amazing.
If Li Changan's literary skills catch up with martial arts, his improvement will be more than just one plus one.
Li Changan ran all the way, following the traces on the road, he could easily keep up.
"Most county magistrates are seventh-grade...it shouldn't be a big problem."
"The key is to see what is hidden behind the county magistrate raising hundreds of young girls."
"If we can save people, we can save them even if they need to be saved..."
Li Changan's thoughts flashed,
"This extremely weird situation is a bit similar to what happened last time in Wulang Mountain..."
Wangcun is only more than fifty miles away from the county magistrate.
Li Changan saw a large number of people and horses rushing into Wangcun from a distance, causing chaos in Wangcun, so he slowed down, quietly made a large circle, and walked into Wangcun from the other direction.
However, as soon as he entered Wangcun, a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart.
Something's wrong!
Looking across the faces of the people in Wangcun, Li Changan's pupils couldn't help but shrink suddenly.