This god is really evil

Chapter 164 Walking Building Materials

The wind and snow were howling, and Liu Yunhe only brought Li Yan, Ao Le and Chong Yun with him.

The sky and the earth were covered in white. The four riders left Qinghe County and headed towards the county town.

If the county governor wants to come, he will definitely come along the main road.

According to the information Liu Yunhe obtained, the 3,000-square-meter demon camp under the command of the county magistrate is well-trained and elite, and many of them are warriors at the muscle and bone realm. Along the way, they are even able to enforce discipline without being noticed.

This demon-suppressing camp can also be seen as the private army of the county magistrate Song Kaida.

The reason why Song Kaida was able to remain as stable as a rock in the entire Anding County was due to his own strength and his elite private army of 3,000 people.

Although the Great Qi State had only been established for a few decades, serious local decentralization had already emerged. In particular, many of the local officials at the prefecture, county and city levels had their own armies.

This was certainly necessary to quell local evil spirits, but it was more related to the fact that the emperor ignored state affairs and lost control of the court.

Looking at the thin figure of Liu Yunhe riding his horse in the front, Li Yan and the other two couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

They could sense that Liu Yunhe had made up his mind and was even ready to sacrifice himself.

I just wonder whether the county magistrate Song Kaida can listen to Liu Yunhe’s advice?

The wind and snow were howling. Aole rode his horse to Li Yan's side and said:
"Brother Li, if the county governor Song Kaida refuses to listen to our advice and insists on leading his troops into the county, what should we do?"

It's better not to listen. I have the materials to build the temple now, right? Li Yan secretly complained and said:

"We will just listen to Master Liu in everything, and we will do it for the best of our conscience."

Ao Le and Chong Yun nodded.

Chongyun then said to Li Yan:
"Little Brother Li, Master Liu has already told me that you don't know martial arts, and it's snowing hard. If you really get into a conflict with the county governor, let Aole and I take you away first. He is a sixth-rank judge of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau appointed by the court, and he has many students and friends in the court. The county governor Song Kaida dare not do anything to him."

Li Yan nodded and said nothing more.

The words of Li Yan and the other two fell into Liu Yunhe's ears through the wind and snow, making him feel a little apologetic.

According to his original intention, he wanted to go to the meeting alone, but Li Yan and the other two insisted on accompanying him, which made him both touched and apologetic.

I just hope that the county magistrate Song Kaida can have some basic conscience and listen to his advice.

Although his Taoism heart was damaged, after reading the story about [Xuantian Fuzun] that day and hearing what Xuantian Fuzun said, "Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, carry on the unique knowledge of the past sages, and create peace for all generations", he was unable to calm down for a long time, and even the injuries on his Taoism showed some signs of healing.

At this moment, these four sentences were still stirring in his heart.

Compared with what Xuantian Fuzun said, his previous idea of ​​assisting the wise emperor and supporting the country of Da Qi seemed a little childish.

Which is more important, a cannibalistic emperor or the heaven and earth, the people, the past sages, and all eternity?

In fact, he had already made a judgment in his mind, but he just didn't want to face it.

But now, the time has come when we have to face it and make a decision.

There was snow and wind all the way, and there were almost no pedestrians to be seen. Only in the fields and wilderness beside the road could one occasionally see some starving people who had died of cold and hunger.

These people were dressed in rags and were as thin as skeletons.

Liu Yunhe understood that these people were farmers who had lost their land due to heavy taxes and levies, and had become dead. In the end, they had no food or clothing and died of hunger and cold.

The Great Qi has always been fighting against evil spirits, but there are few evil spirits in this world, but many harsh policies.

I don’t know how many people died not from evil spirits but from harsh policies.

Why do these evil cults continue to increase in number the more we eliminate them, growing wildly like weeds?

If people in this world live and work in peace and contentment, and have peace of mind, knowing that they will not lose everything because of some "donation for worshipping the gods" suddenly passed down by the court one day, nor will their entire family be executed because of a sudden "massacre to exorcise evil spirits", then who would believe in some evil god?
The emperor today does not ask the people but asks ghosts and gods. How dare the people ask the emperor?
Liu Yunhe was emotionally agitated and had wild thoughts all the way. Under the wind and snow, his mind was clearer than before. Many issues that he had intentionally or unintentionally ignored became clearer to him now.

These questions are actually very simple, but he has been disturbed by various external factors and has made them complicated.

Just when his excitement reached its peak, everyone had arrived at a post station in a small village.

This is a crossroads. One road connects Qinghe County and Anding County, and the other connects two other towns.

This small village was originally just a post station and a few tea stalls for traveling merchants and passers-by to rest. Over time, it became a small village with dozens of households and hundreds of villagers.

At this time, there were two red avoidance signs in front of the village post station, one with "Anding County Magistrate" written on it, and the other with "Three Thousand Ping Monster" written on it.

There were also a dozen soldiers with swords patrolling in front of the door.

Seeing Liu Yunhe and others coming, the leading armored sergeant immediately shouted loudly:
"Stop! Tongming!"

Dozens of powerful crossbows and hard bows appeared in the darkness, aiming at the four people riding on horses.

At the same time, Li Yan and others could sense that there were at least two sorcerers in the dark who had released their divine thoughts and locked onto the four people from a distance.

A state of visualization, a state of listening!

Among the soldiers hiding in the dark, there are at least two in the Muscle and Bone Realm, and the strength displayed by the soldiers in front of them are all above the middle stage of the Qi and Blood Realm.

Li Yan glanced over and felt excited. They were all good materials...

Aole took a step forward and shouted loudly:
"Mr. Liu Yunhe, the judge of the Anding County Astronomical Bureau, and Mr. Li Yan, the supervisor of the Qinghe County Astronomical Bureau, have come to pay their respects to the county governor!"

The leading soldier immediately went into the house, and soon came out and shouted to the four men:

"Dismount, Master Liu Yunhe, please come in. Everyone else, please wait outside!"

The four of them immediately dismounted, and Liu Yunhe said to Li Yan and the other two:
"You wait here. If something goes wrong, immediately get on your horse and go back to Qinghe County."

As he said this, he strode towards the post station.

The soldier immediately lifted the curtain of the post station and let Liu Yunhe in.

Aole snorted coldly and said:
"This county governor is so arrogant! Brother Li is a seventh-rank supervisor, but he doesn't even want to see him!"

Li Yan smiled slightly and said:

"Don't worry about that. After all, the county magistrate is the head of a county. It's great to be able to meet Master Liu."

The prefect of Anding County was a fifth-rank official, already considered an important official, so he naturally looked down on a mere Qinghe County Supervisor.

Moreover, the other party let Liu Yunhe enter alone, which was clearly intended to give Liu Yunhe a warning.

Li Yan and his two companions were standing in the snow with their horses. The soldiers guarding the post station were all looking at them with ill intentions, as if they would be captured immediately if they did anything inappropriate.

It was as if they were treating the three of them as criminals.

Chongyun frowned and said:

"Why are there only a few dozen people in this post station, and no 3,000 troops from the Demon Suppression Camp?"

"Although this Yi Village is a small village with only a few dozen households, at this time of year, someone should be cooking. Why is there no smoke at all?"

Li Yan grinned:
"Just go and ask."

He then walked towards the leader of the soldiers and said with a smile:
"General, you have worked hard. I am Li Yan, the supervisor of the Qinghe County Astronomical Bureau. May I know your name? You are still out here in this heavy snow to extinguish evil spirits and pacify monsters. I admire you very much."

As he spoke, he reached out and shook the other person's hand.

The general felt a chill on his touch and was about to refuse sternly, but he found that what the other party handed over was not silver, but a small porcelain bottle with the words "Qi and Blood" written on it in cinnabar.

Qi and blood pill! ?

Judging from the weight, there are at least three pills in this small bottle!
The total amount is more than one hundred taels.

He was originally just a martial artist of the seventh level of Qi and Blood, serving as a centurion in the Demon Suppression Camp, and was here for his turn today.

I didn't expect to make such a fortune.

The hand that wanted to push away could not be refused at this moment. The other party gave too much, so he could only quietly put it into his sleeve, his iron-blue face was filled with a smile, and he said:

"I am Li Hu, a captain of the Pingyao Camp. Sir Li, you are too kind. Serving the country is nothing. But Sir Li, you came here in the wind and snow. It is really... this... admirable."

Then he sighed and whispered:
"Logically speaking, Lord Li, you are all officials appointed by the court. You came here in the snow and wind, so you should not be treated so lightly. You should at least let us take shelter from the snow and wind. However, these are the orders of the county governor, and we, as soldiers, can only obey the orders."

Li Yan said with a smile:

"It's okay, it's okay. We are just following orders. I didn't expect that Brother Li and I are actually from the same family. When we get to Qinghe County, we must have a drink and chat happily."

Then he casually handed Li Hu a silver ingot of five taels:

"This is a gift for Brother Li. Brother Li, please buy a glass of wine for my brothers to warm up their bodies."

Li Hu felt that Li Yan in front of him was extremely kind and amiable, and was worthy of being a member of the family.

Then Li Yan asked:

"I heard that our demon-suppressing camp has 3,000 soldiers. Why don't we see a large group of people?"

Li Hu smiled and said:

"Lord Li only knows one side of the story. Our county governor is a master at using troops. Qinghe County has been in turmoil recently. Such a large group of troops cannot be marched in a high-profile manner. The brothers of the Demon Suppression Camp have all dispersed. A group of 100 people will not be noticeable. It may seem that there is only this group of troops, but in fact they are all lurking around."

"Another thing is that all of us brothers are here to make contributions. Since we have arrived in Qinghe County to exterminate evil spirits and suppress evil, we cannot just sit there and start moving."

Then he pointed to a few snow piles behind a house in the distance:
"Take Yi Village for example. As soon as the army arrived, the county governor ordered a search of the village. As expected, they found an evil book from the Blood Spirit Cult. All those evildoers were killed, which was considered a great achievement. The county governor was very pleased and gave us a reward."

A gust of wind blew away a layer of snow on the snow piles, revealing the heads of people underneath with numb or terrified faces. There were men and women, young and old, and quite a few children.

This is a Jingguan built with several human heads.

Hundreds of villagers from the entire Yi Village are here.

(End of this chapter)