Immortality from plundering luck

Chapter 93: The Iron-Boned Sea Three Peaks

Taining County, the prefectural government office.

A middle-aged official in a green official uniform with a white crane embroidered on his chest was sitting upright on a large carved chair, leisurely preparing documents for submitting to the emperor for an official position.

Among the nine counties of Xuzhou, thanks to the Liu family's presence, Taining County under his jurisdiction has been prosperous in recent years. Except for the deaths of some refugees and some casualties, fortunately, no large-scale disaster has occurred.

Even the old ape demon who stayed on Shilin Mountain in Taining County was in negotiations with the Liu family and had rarely come out in recent years.

Of course, he didn't care what specific agreement the Liu family reached with Shilinshan.

As an official, he knew one thing very well: the more he knew, the faster he would die.

This is the situation in Taining County. The government, the Liu family, and the demons headed by the old ape have formed a stable triangular interest zone.

Of course, Gongsun Bie had to admit that the current stable situation in Taining County was mostly due to the Liu family.

The old ape in Shilin Mountain is almost a spirit. If Liu hadn't been in charge, he, as a prefect, would not have had such great ability.

As the highest local official in Taining County, although Gongsun Bie also had some armed forces in his hands, it was really a pipe dream to expect these soldiers to deal with demons and monsters.

To a greater extent, it still relies on the power of the Liu family.

Just as he put down the ink-stained brush and frowned as he carefully considered his words, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door, sounding very noisy to his ears.

Gongsun Bie couldn't help but frown, a little angry: "These guys really have no rules."

The footsteps got closer and closer, and stopped at the door.

Gongsun Bie looked up and saw his doorman looking at him breathlessly, so he said calmly: "Xiao Lu, you know my rules, go down and get ten sticks."

Xiao Lu was a young man in his twenties. After hearing what his master said, he became anxious and said hastily, "Sir, something big has happened. The Liu family is finished."

"Under the management of your master, Taining County has been blessed with good weather and good harvests. What major incident could possibly happen?" Gongsun Bie said indifferently. It took him a few seconds to react and he was startled.

"What did you say? The Liu family is finished?"

"how is this possible?"

"It's true, sir," Xiao Lu said anxiously, "Everyone saw it. Two murderous men broke into Liu's house in broad daylight and started killing people.
It is said that the head of the Liu family is dead, and even the ancestor of the Liu family who has not been seen for a long time has been hacked to death.
In addition, many of the Liu family's guest officials, housekeepers, and guards also died.

The entire Liu Mansion was stained with blood, and everyone fled. "

"I'm afraid the murderer is still in Liu's house."

Xiao Lu said with lingering fear.

"The Liu family, which has stood for a hundred years, has been destroyed." Gongsun Bie leaned back in his chair with a dazed look on his face, muttering something.

"What should I do in the future? No, Taining County is too dangerous. I can't stay here any longer. If I continue like this, I'm afraid even my life will be in danger."

Gongsun Bie stood up suddenly and walked towards the door with big strides anxiously.

Xiao Lu looked at his master's back in astonishment and shouted quickly, "Master, where are you going?"

Gongsun Bie acted as if he didn't hear it and rushed out of the door without looking back.

Who knew that as soon as I went out, I almost bumped into a middle-aged man.

Gongsun Bie looked up and suddenly found that the person coming was the Taining County Lieutenant, Pang Tai.

"Lord Gongsun, where are we going?" Pang Tai said with a smile.

Seeing the look on Pang Tai's face, Gongsun Bie regained his sanity and said with a sigh, "Do you know that the Liu family has been destroyed?"

Pang Tai said: "Of course, I also know which god destroyed the Liu family."

Gongsun Bie was startled and asked quickly, "Who is it?"

Pang Tai didn't say it directly, but kept it a secret: "Master Gongsun, do you know which great god the Liu family has offended recently?"

As someone who had a close relationship with the Liu family, Gongsun Bie naturally knew about this. He frowned and asked, "Are you talking about the Flame Demon Gang in Shanghe County?"

"But, this is impossible. As far as I know, the Flame Demon Gang does not seem to have such strength."

"I don't know about that," Pang Tai shrugged, then said with a half-smile, "The news I got is that the leader of the Flame Demon Gang directly led people to break into the Liu family, and all the True Qi Realm warriors of the Liu family were killed."

Gongsun Bie was startled and couldn't help but ask, "The leader of the Flame Demon Gang is so powerful?"

Pang Tai said quietly, "If the leader of the Flame Demon Clan knew that Lord Gongsun had always had a close relationship with the Liu family, then..."

Gongsun Bie looked at the hypocritical and malicious smile on Pang Tai's face, and a nameless fire rose in his heart. He wished he could smash the man in front of him to pieces with one punch.

But the situation was just as Pang Tai said. Judging from the style of the leader of the Flame Demon Gang, he was almost completely certain that his identity as a high-ranking official in the government would not have any deterrent effect on such a vicious person.

It would be fine if it were a prosperous era, but in such a chaotic era, the government's elite forces are basically concentrated in a few central states.

In a remote place like Xuzhou, officials have no power at all except for a few soldiers, let alone intimidating these local tyrants.

Thinking of the fate he might face, Gongsun Bie couldn't help but tremble slightly. He tried his best to calm down, staring at Pang Tai, and said in a deep voice: "Are you threatening me?"

Pang Tai smiled and said, "Master Gongsun, I am only telling you the truth. However, as the governor of Taining County, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to travel during this critical moment, right?"

Pantai said meaningfully.

Gongsun Bie became angry and ashamed, knowing that Pang Tai had known about his plan.

But there was nothing he could do. Under Pang Tai's watch, it was difficult for him to find a chance to escape from Taining County.

He could only return to his mansion with a reluctant look on his face.

As for writing a letter to ask for credit, forget it. The Liu family has been destroyed, and Taining County will face a period of turmoil.

If this guess is correct, after the Flame Demon Gang eliminates the obstacle of the Liu family, it will completely expose its ambitions and extend its claws to the rest of the counties in Taining County.

Gongsun Bie was still secretly worried.

The leader of the Flame Demon Gang is so powerful, is there anyone in Xuzhou who can defeat him?

If no one can stop the leader of the Flame Demon Gang, then the entire Xuzhou will become the Flame Demon Gang's sphere of influence.

After all, the Liu family's ancestor is a top-notch figure even in the entire Xuzhou.

The death of such a person is bound to affect the entire situation in Xuzhou.

Let's not talk about Gongsun Bie's worries for now.

With the invasion of the Flame Demon Gang, all major officials in the Taining County Governor's Office will be replaced accordingly.

Some are happy to see it happen, some are indifferent, and some are worried.
But no matter what they think, the trend will be unstoppable.

The gates of Ning'an County, which is adjacent to Taining County, were closed at this time.

laugh!
An iron arrow was shot far away, drawing a graceful arc, crossing a large area of ​​open land outside the city gate, and fiercely piercing the chest of a soldier standing on the city wall.

"boom!"

The soldier's body fell weakly to the ground, splashing a cloud of dust.

Then, a large open space not far from the city gate was filled with black masses, like locusts, swarming in, covering the sky and the sun.
Accompanied by bursts of shouts and screams.

"They are coming!" The Anning County Magistrate, dressed in official uniform, looked at the dark crowd in the distance with a heavy expression.

"Sir," the county lieutenant who was following the Anning County Magistrate hesitated to speak.

"If you have something to say, just say it." The Anning County Magistrate said calmly.

"Let's just open the gate and surrender," An Ning County Lieutenant gritted his teeth and said directly, "If we continue like this, we will only die in vain. Taining County City has clearly stated that they will not get involved in this matter. How can we get reinforcements?"

"Besides, this is just a change in the gangs, not a rebellion, and it will not affect the rule of Dayong."

"Why should we step forward?"

The An Ning County Lieutenant spoke out his words all at once. It was obvious that he found it difficult to understand the county magistrate's train of thought.

"How is this different from rebellion?"

The Anning County Magistrate waved his hand and said angrily: "I have heard that the Yanmo Gang is so bold that they treat the justice of Dayong as nothing and even dare to kill government officials at will. That is how my colleague from Shanghe County died tragically.

Although I, Hai, am only a first-class scholar, I have a sincere heart towards the court, which is obvious to all. Such a powerful person will never be allowed to appear in my territory!"

The county lieutenant wanted to say something, but the Anning County Magistrate simply waved his hand and strode forward.

The county lieutenant had no choice but to follow.

The shouting was getting closer.

"Boom!"

The war drums are beating.

Looking at the crowd of people on the opposite side, the Anning County Magistrate could not help but show sarcasm on his face: "This group of powerful people don't even know the most basic deployment of troops, how can they accomplish anything great?"

"Although I am not very talented, if you give me 3,000 elite soldiers, I will be able to defeat them in one fell swoop!"

Hearing this, the county lieutenant couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Sir, let alone 3,000 elite soldiers, Anning County may not even be able to gather 1,000 elite soldiers. Even these soldiers don't even have the basic elite armor."

County Magistrate Anling snorted coldly and said, "It's okay. I have sent a letter to the Xuzhou Prefecture by carrier pigeon. I think it will be received today. We just need to hold out for a few days until reinforcements arrive, and then we can defeat this gang of bandits in one fell swoop and make a great contribution."

As he spoke, he smiled, patted the county lieutenant on the shoulder, and consoled him: "When the time comes, I will report our achievements to the court and commend our great deeds."

"That Gongsun Bie is blind, incompetent and mediocre. The position of governor should be worthy of me, Hai Sanfeng."

(End of this chapter)