Chapter 120 The imperial court is seeking wealth and murder! (Please subscribe for a 5,000-word chapter)
“Jie Jie Jie!”
A group of police officers and several officials saw Xu and Gu coming out, and they immediately surrounded them, eyes filled with joy. Light, evil smile.
Simply, it is even more magical than the devil.
“Bah!”
The frightened Mi Suhui and Li Shaobai immediately held mourning sticks in their hands, put on a defensive posture, and surrounded Xu Gu, looking at the group of agents and officials with solemnity and vigilance.
For some reason, they had a bad premonition.
"The three shopkeepers finally came out! We thought that the three shopkeepers had encountered something unexpected inside, and we were planning to go inside for rescue." The official from the Ministry of Household Affairs said with a smile.
"Excuse me for your trouble, sir." Xu Gu glanced at everyone, and he was not surprised at this scene.
They didn't stay in the Sophora Willow Ghost Realm for long, only a month and a half, even if they had fully calculated.
However, during this period, it was impossible for the relevant departments of Dashang not to notice the movement here and send 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 catchers are all from the Six Gates of Qingzhou County, and their cultivation levels are all in the late Nascent Soul stage.
Two of the three officials headed by him are in the transformation stage.
The household official in the middle has a childlike appearance and a distinguished temperament. Although his cultivation is weaker and he is only in the middle stage of Nascent Soul, his official position is the largest among the three officials.
Although big businessmen and civil servants do not value cultivation level, under normal circumstances it will not be too low.
From this point of view, this official from the Ministry of Household Affairs obviously has good wisdom and skill.
This power is enough to sweep across the Sophora Willow Ghost Realm a hundred times.
Under normal circumstances, after the situation is controlled, there are generally not so many strong people left, at most a few are left to deal with the aftermath.
"What are you going to do?" Mi Suhui took a step back. She didn't see any worry or concern in these people's eyes. Instead, she saw a hint of... greed?
If it weren't for the fact that these people were indeed police officers and business officials, he might have thought that he was surrounded by a group of demon cultivators.
“According to Article 97 of the Law, the people of Dashang are not allowed to enslave intelligent creatures, including intelligent monsters, ghosts, mountain spirits, water monsters, etc. Even if they seriously violate the law, they should be handed over ..." The official from the Ministry of Justice on the left, in order to enhance his credibility, opened a booklet and read out the contents in the booklet one by one.
"This..."
Mi Suhui instantly looked extremely ugly, as if she was constipated.
"It might as well be surrounded by demons." Mi Suhui couldn't help but muttered.
How could he not understand what the other party meant when he said this?
Although, following Senior Brother Xu these days, he doesn’t use his brain very much, this does not mean that he is slow by nature. On the contrary, as a peerless genius, his wisdom and understanding are equally extraordinary. He only hears half of it and speaks directly. Understood the other party's meaning.
The other party wants to take away the trophies he has worked hard to sweep away in the ghost world!
However, he couldn't refuse yet. Because this is the law.
That's why he complained. He might as well have been surrounded by magic masters. Then there was no telling who would be empty-handed in the end.
Facing them, he really had nothing to do.
"Of course, if we don't let the three shopkeepers hand over those ghosts for nothing, they will be counted as merits one by one." The official from the Ministry of Punishment said with a smile.
Mi Suhui curled her lips and did not accept this trick at all.
What is the use of these achievements for the future central Buddha master of my majestic Xianmen Hanging Buddhist Temple?
What? Does the imperial court still plan to give me an official position?
"Can we discuss it?" Mi Suhui hesitated for a moment and said with a smile, hoping that the other party would be accommodating. She even quietly touched Xu Gu's shoulder, hoping that the omnipotent Senior Brother Xu would come up with a solution.
Xu Gu was silent, did not speak, and ignored Mi Suhui's hint.
The official of the Household Department waved his hand and asked all the monks to retreat, and then said to Xu Gu with a smile on his face: "I have seen Xu Zhijian, I am Lu Shouyuan, the head of the Household Department of Qingzhou County."< br>
“I’ve met Mr. Lu.” Xu Gu didn’t dare to neglect.
The head of the Household Department is already the highest-ranking official under the Secretary of the Household Department and the left and right ministers. He is considered an absolute big shot.
At least, he is a well-deserved boss in Qingzhou.
After all, Dashang’s territory is too large, with thirteen states under its jurisdiction, and Qingzhou is just one of them. Among these thirteen states, each state has seven to eight to a dozen counties. Qingzhou County is the prefecture and county of Qingzhou. Each county has more than ten to thirty county towns.
It is said to be a county town, but its territory is extremely vast, with tens of thousands 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 head elders of the first-grade sects must be cautious when they see the head of the household department of Qingzhou County.
Lu Shouyuan showed his confusion: "This matter has caused quite a stir. Many monks and various forces are paying attention to it.
"Although, with the true identities of the three young masters, they are fully qualified to apply. , detain the captured evil ghosts and use them for the research of advanced magic or Taoist fruits.
"But, the three young masters are not undercover now. If they are, insisting on applying to detain these evil ghosts, their identities will be exposed easily."
"That's the truth." Xu Guyin It had been expected, so there wasn't much of a reaction.
"Ah!" Mi Suhui's face turned pale instantly, obviously unable to accept it, and very heartbroken.
It took a lot of effort to catch so many evil ghosts. Why don’t you just open your mouth and confiscate them to me?
At this moment, he even wanted to shout that the imperial court wanted to make money and kill people!
Li Shaobai shrugged and said: "If you really can't let go of these evil ghosts, you can give up the undercover mission and choose to submit an application."
"How is it possible." Mi Suhui didn't even think about it. Think, say directly.
The evil ghost is gone, you can catch it again.
However, if this undercover opportunity was gone, I would definitely regret it for the rest of my life. After all, the time spent undercover was ten times happier than practicing in the sect!
Lu Shouyuan smiled and added: "We have no choice but to do this. Although the ghost tribe in the world is not as powerful as the demon tribe, which monopolizes a continent, their power cannot be underestimated.
< br>"If it is, if you don't handle this aspect well, it will be easy to cause friction with the ghost clan.
“Now is the troubled time. The destiny of the demonic path has been revealed. The demonic path is ready to take action. Ancient forces and strong men have also appeared one after another. Our court has no time to deal with them for the time being, so we can only wrong the three young masters first. "
"It doesn't matter." Xu Gu nodded.
There are several continents in the world. Although the human race's Great Shang Dynasty is strong, it only occupies the most fertile and prosperous Central Continent and cannot affect the other continents for the time being.
The demon clan, ghost clan, Buddhist cultivators, dragon clan, etc. all have their headquarters in these continents. Among them, the demon clan and the Buddhist cultivators occupy a continent exclusively and are quite powerful.
Although the ghost clan is not as powerful as the demon clan and Buddhist cultivators, it is not much different. It is also true that the court should be concerned.
“Ghost cultivators below the golden elixir stage will be sent to the ‘Ghost Pressing Bed’ medical center of the three young masters to work in lieu of punishment.
“Ghost cultivators above the golden elixir stage, If there is no felony record within the 500-year prosecution period, he will be escorted to the ghost tribe on the southern continent. If there is a felony record, the law will apply. ”
Lu Shouyuan said with a smile.
It still left some benefits for Xu and Gu. They did not capture all the ghost cultivators, but kept all the ghost cultivators below the golden elixir.
"Then..." After listening to this, Mi Suhui's heart was completely dead. Ghost cultivation under the golden elixir stage could be said to be worthless to him. As for the Golden Core Stage cultivators, all of them will be taken away.
Isn’t this a naked attack on him?
"I have no objection." Li Shaobai said readily.
"No? You have no objection?" Mi Suhui looked at Li Shaobai in surprise, puzzled and confused.
If his guess is correct, the ghost concubines that Li Shaobai found in the ghost world are all above the golden elixir, right? There are several half-step Nascent Soul ghost concubines!
Then shouldn't he be as devastated as himself? Why is it so refreshing?
Even if Li Shaobai practices the ruthless sword, doesn’t he still have to have feelings first? How long did it take before the relationship was developed and you felt it could be over?
Li Shaobai saw through Mi Suhui's thoughts and said leisurely: "They and I are partners, not slaves. They have been in the ghost world for a long time and have passed the prosecution period.
"Although, they are still guilty. It just so happens that our medical clinic has plans to open a chain of medical clinics, and they are all management talents. I want them to serve as shopkeepers in our newly opened chain of medical clinics, and work instead of punishment. It should be a good job Choose."
"Okay." Lu Shouyuan nodded.
"Huh? Isn't it?" Mi Suhui's eyes widened and her mouth opened wide in shock.
Although the truth is this, he simply cannot accept it.
Why, his loot was confiscated, but Li Shaobai's was not.
Originally, Li Shaobai's Taoist cultivation was simple, easy and comfortable, and his combat power was also extremely powerful, which made him feel very unbalanced.
Experiencing 'differential treatment' again would be even more uncomfortable than killing him!
Lu Shouyuan shook his head and smiled, not paying attention to Mi Suhui's reaction, but said to Xu Gu: "We will also completely block the ghost world here, not to interfere with each other, and let them fend for themselves. To avoid causing displeasure to the ghost clan, his meaning is very clear, that is, you three do not need to rely on 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 increasingly sad, as if she had lost a treasure.
Finally we have a clue about the refining of the Renhuang Banner. As a result, not only did you confiscate all the ghosts I captured, but you also refused to allow me to accept offerings in the ghost realm territory that I worked so hard to conquer?
"Okay." Xu Gu followed the good advice.
Since the other party is acting in accordance with the law, and you cannot find a way to get around the law, it is normal to admit defeat.
Seeing that Senior Brother Xu agreed, Mi Suhui could only nod in frustration and agree, feeling listless and depressed.
When Lu Shouyuan finished speaking, the scene fell into silence. After a gap of ten breaths, and after confirming that Lu Shouyuan had nothing else to add, Xu Gu said:
"If, the evil ghosts in the Sophora japonica ghost world, Suddenly found faith, worshiped a certain demon god, worshiped and offered sacrifices like crazy, then he shouldn't care about us, right?"
Lu Shouyuan's mouth twitched, how could he not know that Xu Gu was trying to cause trouble?
He frowned and pondered for a long time. He really couldn't find any hidden trap here, and finally said:
"In principle, that's the case. Their sacrifice is their business, as long as no one interferes."
"Then what if the demon god they sacrifice is us?" Xu Gu said lightly.
Lu Shouyuan looked embarrassed: "This..."
Xu Gu stretched out his hand to stop him and continued to say calmly:
"The ghost king enslaves the ghost people of the Sophora japonica ghost world , hook up with Mo Xiu We entered the Huailiu ghost world, eradicated the group of demon cultivators and the ghost king who enslaved the ghost people, strangled the human race in the cradle, and successfully rescued thousands of enslaved ghost people.
"It should be right?"
"It should be." Lu Shouyuan said.
Xu Gudao: "After that, although we left, the ghost people in the ghost world were extremely grateful. Because they missed and respected us so much, they regarded us as demon gods and worshiped us devoutly day and night. What the hell?”
“This is what it should be. Lu Shouyuan was silent for a moment and said with a smile: "It's just that it's useless for them to sacrifice to you. This power of faith is not enough to do anything."
Don't talk about the power of faith, just Xu Gusan. Whatever a person does in the Sophora Willow Ghost Realm, it is fine if he is not cursed day and night.
He wanted to see how Xu Gu would get through this time.
"Then what if their piety touches the world and produces miracles, so that their sacrifices can cross space and come to this world for our use?" Xu Gu said with a smile: " As the gods in their hearts, it’s not too much to accept some sacrifices, right?”
Lu Shouyuan’s mouth twitched, thinking that Xu Gu had gone around so much, what was he going to do, but it turns out he still didn’t give up. The idea of people from the Huailiu ghost world offering sacrifices.
“Anyway, we have to seal the Sophora Willow Ghost Realm. No one can open it unless they have the power to overcome the tribulation. If their faith is really so pure and pious, it can move the world and make sacrifices appear. In front of you, it’s up to you to deal with it.
“Even people from the ghost tribe won’t say anything. "Lu Shouyuan smiled.
"That's good." The corners of Xu Gu's mouth raised, and his smile was obviously much brighter than before, and he said, "Thank you, Mr. Lu."
Lu Shouyuan frowned sharply and stared at Xu Gu deeply.
Xu Gu’s reaction showed that Xu Gu had achieved his goal.
However, he couldn't see what Xu Gu was going to do.
However, he shook his head subconsciously and laughed: "If I can guess what he is thinking, then he is not just a small boss."
They've been here a long time ago.
The three people of Xu and Gu have special status and are very noble and cannot be ignored. But it cannot directly enter the Sophora Willow Ghost Realm, interfering with the three people's experience and affecting their opportunities.
So, they kept waiting outside.
The police officers did not know everything that happened inside the Huailiu Ghost Realm, but the three of them had the help of treasures to gain insight, and they could see everything clearly.
Without any exception, they were all shocked by Xu Gu's methods.
Time passes.
The detectives were skilled in their work, and with just a sweep of their spiritual consciousness, they picked out all the golden elixir stage evil spirits in the treasure bags of Xu and Gu, and prepared to take them away.
Except for the fact that there were too many golden elixir-stage evil spirits that needed to be taken away on the way, they didn’t bring enough ghost-containing magic weapons. They borrowed a few hundred ghost bags from Xu Gu and the others, but nothing came out. trouble.
As for the Sophora Willow Ghost Realm, the other two adults also took action and banned it.
"Then we won't bother you." Seeing that all the work was done, Lu Shouyuan smiled at Xu and Gu.
"My lords, go slowly." Xu Gu sent everyone away with a smile.
"Senior Brother Xu, you are so kind." Mi Suhui said quietly.
“Huh?” Xu Gu was stunned and almost lost control of Mi Suhui’s words.
Are you too kind?
For a while, he didn't know if there was something wrong with him or with Mi Suhui.
Mi Suhui said: "They didn't do anything, they just opened their mouths and took away all our spoils. If you don't scold them with a black face, it would be fine.
" Senior brother, you are still so good-tempered towards them. "
"I have nothing to lose, why should I scold them with a dark face. Xu Gu suddenly realized and smiled: "Isn't Shaobai also smiling brightly?" ”
“That’s different. Mi Suhui raised her eyebrows: "Shaobai's girlfriends all stayed. He didn't lose anything. Of course he smiled brightly." But senior brother, how could you not lose anything? Aren’t all the evil ghosts you used for cultivation taken away? "
"I don't have any use for those evil ghosts for the time being. Xu Gu shook his head and said: "My practice of the third phase of Ten Thousand Ghosts' Night Walk, 'Flowers Blooming on the Other Shore', has been completed." If you continue to practice the fourth phase, you will need to use the Nascent Soul stage ghosts.
"Also, my cultivation must reach at least the Golden Core stage."
His cultivation does not rely on ghosts, but mainly relies on the negative emotions of others. Catching ghosts is mainly used to practice the Night Walk of Ten Thousand Ghosts.
Now that Ten Thousand Ghosts Night Walk has reached the highest level that his current cultivation can achieve, he will naturally no longer need evil ghosts in the short term.
"Huh?" Mi Suhui felt even more uncomfortable after hearing this: "So, I am the only one who has suffered the greatest loss?"
Among the three, his dependence on evil spirits The largest one not only requires a large number of evil ghosts to chant sutras for him when he fights, but also requires a large number of evil ghosts to build a hell among Buddhas.
He worked hard to catch hundreds of golden elixir evil spirits. He thought that when he came out this time, his cultivation and combat power would be the same as flying swords, soaring into the sky.
As a result, it was all in vain!
"Brother, did you already know that this situation would happen?"
Thinking of this, Mi Suhui was stunned for a moment, thinking that in the ghost king's palace, Xu Gu suddenly felt abnormal.
Said 'I thought of sad things', and said that soon they would all do the same.
It turns out that this is what the sad thing is about?
Now it seems that it is indeed sad.
It’s just that the three of them agreed to grieve together, but in the end he was the only one to grieve!
"Senior brother, you shouldn't be happy either. You don't need evil ghosts now, but when you reach the golden elixir, won't you need evil ghosts again? Besides, you won't practice other ghost types. Do you have magical powers?
"Originally, under normal circumstances, the Sophora Willow Ghost Realm needs to pay tribute to us regularly. When we need evil ghosts for consumables, we can just go and get them.
"Now, they have sealed all the passages!" Mi Suhui didn't want to be the only one who was sad, and said without giving up: "Not only, when you need evil ghosts, you can't pick them up. Even our chain ghost bed hospital has no follow-up. Cheap ghost labor”
“I know this. "Point." Xu Gu shook his head and said with a smile: "So, I left a hole."
"Huh?" When Mi Suhui heard this, she stopped being sad and said with a look of surprise: "What hole?" "
"The hole that connects the Sophora japonica ghost world," Xu Gu said casually.
"Didn't they seal up the Cave Paradise? Can you still come in and out of the cave you left?" Mi Suhui said in disbelief.
"Nonsense, if you can't, why would he and I have such a big circle?" Xu Gu said.
"Spell Dragon Pond Tiger's Den?" Mi Suhui was completely stunned: "Is this spell so powerful?"
When he and Xu Gu entered the Fallen Spirit Pool before, he saw Xu Gu demonstrate it. I also tried to learn it, but I didn’t learn it.
When the three of them came out of the ghost world, Xu Gu also used this spell.
He always thought it was an ordinary space spell.
I didn't expect it to be so powerful. It could even open the Cave Heaven Paradise that was banned by the two powerful gods sent by the imperial court.
Xu Gu nodded and did not hide anything: "As long as there is a tiger's den or a dragon's pool in the Sophora Willow Ghost Realm, it can be opened at any time."
He also tried it before.
Later I found out that it can really be opened. As expected of a product produced by the system, it is a high-quality product.
"I still have three purple fragments, which can be combined into a purple entry. I don't know what can be combined." Xu Gu muttered mentally.
These three purple fragments were obtained by achieving the achievement of Becoming an Enemy with the Defeating Heavenly Demon Child.
He did not use it directly.
Instead, if you plan to accumulate some white and green fragments, use these ordinary fragments as a cushion first. Try to synthesize it again, maybe you can get the best product.
“As expected of senior brother, awesome!” Mi Suhui gave Xu Gu a thumbs up and was extremely impressed.
I finally understand why Xu Guhui and Lu Shouyuan are so crooked.
Just to legalize this act of exploiting loopholes!
From now on, they can accept the ‘sacrifice’ offered to them by the ghost people from the Sophora Willow Ghost Realm openly.
(End of this chapter)