The years when I explored the fairyland.

Chapter 96 93: The County Master's Big Pie
Chu Zhou actually understood better than anyone that it was not so easy to cultivate magical power, and it was not so easy to practice magic.

One of the reasons why he was able to achieve success in such a short period of time was because he had a solid foundation.

It is true that learning the basic chapter of "Theory of Spirit Particles" is not in vain. If you know the facts and the reasons behind them, it will not be easy to practice them.

On the other hand, the way of imparting the sound of the Tao is truly like an epiphany, with the ability to understand and comprehend maximized, and there are even very few cases of misunderstanding.

Moreover, although martial arts is not the way to immortality, there is a foundation. At least Chu Zhou's three treasures of "spirit, energy and spirit" are countless times stronger than those of ordinary people.

This is of great benefit to the practice of the 'Qi Induction Realm'.

It was also because of these blessings that Chu Zhou was able to cultivate magic power in such a short period of time, and was able to use the "Water Gathering Technique" almost intentionally or unintentionally!
Of course, in addition to being excited, Chu Zhou also quickly made a training plan.

For example, last night, he kept thinking about what the merit points were for, so he went straight to the Reception Hall and even forgot about practicing.

This is a waste of a day's time to accumulate mana!
Therefore, Chu Zhou set a goal for himself, to first complete the necessary daily training, and then go to the Jieying Hall to study after finishing the training and being in an excellent condition.

Then, he took out his notebook and recorded and sorted out the knowledge he had learned last night and the techniques of controlling magic power.

These are extremely valuable contents. At some point in time, they will become the study materials for Xu Cheng and others.

Of course, we cannot stop practicing martial arts. Not to mention the "Five Elements Method of Training the Internal Organs", we must advance steadily. We must also focus on the skills of tempering the body.

But these are still part of cultivation.

In addition, he also has to make various preparations.

In six or seven days at most, he would have to set off. He had to go to Tianquan County and could not delay any longer.

Before that, many things had to be decided, such as who to take with me, who to leave at home, and most importantly, the Pure Taoist...

This is a "ticking time bomb" and we have to talk about it openly no matter what.

After watching for such a long time, the other party did not take any action. He cured diseases and saved lives, taught medical skills without any stinginess, and even helped to eliminate a Red Lotus cultist.

With all these, he was willing to give the other party a chance to speak again.

Even if he really is a member of the Alien Alliance, as long as he is not going to continue to cause trouble for Xuanzhen Temple, he will be released.

After going through it carefully, Chu Zhou saw that there were many more records in his notebook.

He looked at the heavy rain outside the window, pouring down like a river pouring down from the sky, and then looked at the things he had to do, which were so numerous.

……

White Sands City,
After more than a month of bloody fighting, although all the corpses in Baisha City had been cleaned up, the bloody smell still lingered in the air for a long time.

It was not until today that heavy rain washed away the blood in the air, as if heralding a new beginning.

at this time,

In the government office, in the study.

County Master Ji Mingqian stood by the window, looked up at the sky, and saw the heavy rain. His thoughts flew to who knows where.

Behind him, the chief clerk Gu Xianming sat on a chair with a document in his hand, his expression becoming increasingly uglier.

Crackling!

A series of raindrops were heard, followed by footsteps. It turned out that the county lieutenant Wang Fugui, wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, walked into the room step by step.

There was a puddle of water under his feet, and when he took off his straw raincoat and hat, some of it got on his body. The old man was cursing there, obviously in a bad mood.

"Why is it raining so heavily? It's really delaying our progress. Cleaning up the ruins in the city is already difficult. It looks like we'll have to delay it for several more days. Really, really..."

"God, I don't know what's wrong with me?"

"If there had been such a rain before, maybe those people would have stopped and we could have taken a break, but now, it's really delaying our business!"

"Okay, okay, stop complaining! The bloody smell in the city is so strong, it's better to wash it off."

The person who answered the phone was the county magistrate Zhao Yuanwai, who had just entered the room. He was not wearing a straw raincoat, but was holding an oil-paper umbrella.

It was probably specially made, because the oil-paper umbrella was so huge and thick that it covered the figure of Mr. Zhao, who was broad and fat.

After he entered the room, he saw the chief clerk Gu Xianming looking at something, and he seemed to be in a bad mood. He walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"The expedited document from Chishui Prefecture just arrived today."

After hearing this, County Lieutenant Wang Fugui also became interested. He ignored his raincoat, took two steps forward, and asked, "But is it a reward for us?"

As soon as he said this, he saw the expressions of Gu Xianming and Zhao Yuanwai, who seemed to have noticed something and asked, "What's wrong?"

“Praise, haha, this is a document of reprimand!
They accused us of not doing our job well, causing the Jianghu people to fight here, causing losses to Baisha County, and damaging the prestige of the court..."

"Bullshit!"

Wang Fugui still had some martial arts temperament, and he got angry easily. He seemed to explode and cursed, "Which idiot issued this document? If he has the guts, come and do it. Come and do it!

If he could do better than us in our position, I, Wang Fugui, would cut off his head and give it to him to drink with wine."

Chief Clerk Gu Xianming was a little embarrassed, but still said, "Sir Wang, you should be more careful with your words. This official document is stamped with the seal of the Zhou Palace."

Wang Fugui's face froze. He looked at the county magistrate who had his back to them and swallowed the curse he was about to say.

Just a few days ago, Chu Zhou made some big promises to let Ji Mingqian know what he should do.

But this matter, which concerns the people's livelihood and economy, is not something he can accomplish alone, so he gathered the other three people and made his identity public, thus making the three of them completely united.

There was no other way. Even if he was not favored anymore, the identity of the 25th son of the Zhou Palace could still make the three of them feel suffocated. In the past few days, as Baisha City had completely emerged from the haze, they also determined the management model headed by the county lord and each of them was responsible for a part.

In terms of cohesion and execution, there is a world of difference compared to more than a month ago.

"Don't think about it, this must be the work of my eldest brother. For such a long time, he didn't send any soldiers, but now that the matter in Baisha City has been settled, he still has to step in.

That’s the way he does things!”

County Master Ji Mingqian finally turned around. He looked at the other three people and had the calmest expression.

He picked up the document, shook it, and smiled mockingly, saying, "However, this is all he is capable of. He can't take away my position as county magistrate. Everything he did was just a joke."

Looking up, Ji Mingqian once again looked at his three subordinates who were already sharing the same interests, and said, "I've discovered that our previous ambitions were too low!"

"Uh, that's still low?"

Chief Clerk Gu Xianming was somewhat puzzled: "Replan the city, rebuild the city walls, reduce taxes, reduce the city entry tax, suppress prices, build official roads, reclaim fertile land, and clean up the river, widen the docks..."

"You also said that we don't need corvée labor, but pay people to do these things. Every project here costs a lot of money, and it can feed countless people."

"Isn't that enough?"

"Of course it's not enough, far from enough!"

As if he had really figured something out, the face of County Master Ji Mingqian seemed to glow. He asked, "Do you think Anyue City is a good location?"

"This one……"

County Magistrate Zhao Yuanwai was a businessman, so he was most familiar with the situation. He said, "The mountain roads are difficult to navigate, there are few good farmlands around, and the population is huge. Even food has to be transported by horse teams.

Geographically, it’s not a good place.”

"Then why can it become the county seat of Tianquan County?"

"Of course it's because the Yunya Sword Sect is there! Not counting the years when Wenxiang Temple rose to prominence, it is the most powerful sect in Tianquan County, bar none."

This was the answer from County Lieutenant Wang Fugui. Ji Mingqian nodded in approval and asked, "What about the capital of Chishui Prefecture?"

"Since Tyrant Sect is here, countless people have gathered here and become the absolute core of Chishui Prefecture."

"So, sometimes, geographical location is not important. What is important is that there is a powerful martial arts sect that suppresses the four directions and gathers popularity."

County Master Ji Mingqian paused for a moment and finally put forward his own opinion: "So what do you think of Xuanzhen Temple?"

After these words were spoken, the other three were stunned. They finally understood what the other party meant, but for a moment, they were a little bit unbelievable.

County Master Ji Mingqian waited for a moment, and seeing that no one spoke, he continued, "The news from yesterday was that Xuanzhen Temple was planning to recruit disciples, and Master Chu meant to start after he returned from Tianquan County.

So what do you think? If Xuanzhen Temple continues to grow, will our Baisha City no longer be a lower county, but a middle county or an upper county?

Even, if there comes a day, I just say, if there comes a day, when Xuanzhen Temple can become the number one in Tianquan County, or the number one in Chishui Prefecture, where do you think the county town, or the prefecture town, should be located?"

"Could it be our Baisha City?"

"This, this, this..."

This idea was really shocking. County Lieutenant Wang Fugui kept saying "this" for a long time but couldn't utter the second word.

It was Mr. Zhao who took over the conversation: "Isn't this easy?"

"It's not easy, but it doesn't mean it's impossible. You should have more faith in Master Chu, just like you believed in him before."

Gu Xianming seemed to remember something, he slapped his head and said, "No, no, County Master, you fooled me just now.

In fact, if Xuanzhen Temple has really reached that level, it can also move!

It doesn't have to be in Baisha City, does it?

For example, if Xuanzhen Temple is really more powerful than Yunya Sword Sect, then what if they move into Yunya Mountain?"

The county magistrate smiled, and his smile was very cunning: "That depends on us."

"Can we still influence Master Chu's decision?"

"If we build Baisha City to be prosperous and better than Anyue City, do you think the master of the temple must move?
Besides, there is one more thing we forgot before..."

"what?"

"Don't you think that Xuanzhen Temple is too small as the first martial arts sect and the first holy place of incense in Baisha City?"

……

After a moment, the three people who understood the county lord's full thoughts looked at each other. Finally, Wang Fugui was the first to say, "I agree!"

"I agree!"

"I'll go crazy with you guys."

"That's settled then. Once Taoist Chu leaves, we will gather people and go up the mountain!"

As he spoke, County Master Ji Mingqian threw away the document in his hand and said, "If there really is such a day, if there really is such a day...

I really want to see what my elder brother's expression is like."

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