Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 94 Who dares to kill me?
"Sorry, sorry, the brakes didn't work." Ren Yuan rode on the leopard, smiled at the people in the county government office and said, "We are searching for a wounded horse demon. Have you seen it?"

"What horse demon or donkey spirit? This is Daliang County Government Office!" County Lieutenant Zhang, as the county's chief of public security, had no choice but to protect the government office. He stood up and shouted, "Why don't you retreat immediately!"

"No retreat!" Senior sister snorted coldly.

"Then you stay here..." The county lieutenant looked very easy to talk to, and it didn't seem at all that he was also a master with three orifices opened.

The scene was a little awkward for a while.

In this day and age, when officials use criticism as a weapon instead of criticism of weapons, they must be afraid of you. County Magistrate Zhang knew clearly that Ren Yuan and his men were able to kill four of the Five Gods, which clearly meant that he was no match for them.

Fortunately, Chen Baxian came in at this time.

Upon seeing him, County Magistrate Zhou was like grabbing a life-saving straw, and hurriedly shouted: "Chen Erlang, quickly persuade your friend to stop and not make the same mistake again. The Five-way God is protecting our entire county, don't cut yourself off from the people of your hometown!"

"They are only protecting you powerful people!" Chen Baxian carried the Panlong stick and snorted with resentment: "They bully us common people, do evil things, and have driven countless families to ruin!"

"How can you talk like that?" County Lieutenant Zhang shouted. He didn't dare to yell at Ren Yuan and the other two, but he had the courage to yell at Chen Baxian.

"Master, don't forget that you are the ones who should protect the people of this county!" Chen Baxian suddenly raised his voice and asked angrily, "When the wives and children of the common people were raped, their homes were occupied, and their fathers and brothers were beaten to death, angry and helpless, where were you?!"

As he spoke, he slammed the Panlong Stick into the ground, shattering a large piece of bricks, and shouted angrily: "Who are you protecting?!"

"Anyway, they are not ordinary people." Ren Yuan said coldly.

"Erlang, you were once a village head, so don't be so naive, okay?" County Lieutenant Zhang coughed and said, "There are more than 100,000 people in the county, but the government has so few people. If they want to take care of everything, how can they manage it? So we should arrest the big ones and let the small ones go, don't you understand?"

"This is the right thing to do!" Magistrate Zhou nodded.

"Then may I ask you two adults," Chen Baxian took a deep breath and asked, "Who is the elder and who is the younger?"

"Need I say more?" County Magistrate Zhou replied, "The imperial court and the aristocrats share the empire, so naturally the local government and the gentry share the governance of the people. Isn't it obvious who is greater and who is smaller?"

"I still don't understand." Chen Baxian shook his head, and the veins in his hand holding the Panlong Stick were bulging.

"You don't even understand such a simple truth? So you need to study more." County Magistrate Zhou sighed and said, "Let me explain it to you more clearly. Although the gentry are few in number, they are connected to the noble families in the capital and lead the people in the surrounding areas. They are the soul and pillar of the county, so the gentry are the big ones."

"So if the gentry worships the Wutong God, the government will protect the horse monster to the death?" Chen Baxian's breathing began to rise and fall.

"That's right." County Magistrate Zhou nodded and asked County Lieutenant Zhang, "Isn't that right?"

"Yes." County Lieutenant Zhang had no choice but to nod.

"Aren't you afraid of arousing public anger?" Chen Baxian asked, gritting his teeth. "There are 99,000 common people in this county out of a population of 100,000!"

"Haha, no matter how many there are, they are just brainless fools." County Magistrate Zhou laughed nonchalantly, "What do the common people know? They just think the way the gentry guides them."

"If the common people have grievances, they will pass if they are patient." After a pause, County Magistrate Zhou put on a look of disillusionment and said, "I have served in two dynasties and have been an official for twenty years, but I have never seen them get angry."

"Today I'll let you see what you can do!" Chen Baxian couldn't help but yelled, and hit County Magistrate Zhou in the face with his Panlong Stick!
"Are you crazy?!" County Lieutenant Zhang quickly swung out thirteen sections of purple-gold whip, which barely caught the Panlong Staff. "Let go!" Two angry shouts rang out at the same time.

One of them was naturally from Chen Baxian, and the other was from County Magistrate Zhou.

"County Master." County Lieutenant Zhang knew that his boss had a bad temper, so he quickly advised, "Don't get angry with this guy."

"Let him go!" the county magistrate shouted again. He never expected that the people under his rule would dare to attack him, which made him feel that his authority was seriously challenged. If he did not strike back, he would become a laughing stock in the officialdom.

County Lieutenant Zhang had no choice but to put away the purple golden whip. County Magistrate Zhou then extended his index finger, tapped his forehead, looked down at Chen Baxian and said:

"If you have the guts, just kill this county magistrate, and no one will stop you. But you have to think clearly. From the moment you take action, you, your accomplices, and your family will all be wanted by the entire Daliang!"

After a pause, he continued to threaten: "Although the county magistrate is not of high rank, he is the guardian of the country on behalf of the emperor, and is the manifestation of the emperor's power in the local area. Although you have magical powers, killing me is equivalent to challenging the emperor's authority, and will definitely attract the pursuit of the Gou Chensi! When the time comes, no one will be able to escape!"

"Are you finished?" Chen Baxian interrupted him impatiently.

"That's enough. Now make your decision." County Magistrate Zhou confronted him, "Would you like to lay down your weapons and leave immediately so that I can pretend nothing happened? Or would you like to act on impulse and let your whole family go to hell? It all depends on your decision."

After saying this, he shut his mouth and stared at Chen Baxian fearlessly.

Chen Baxian seemed to be under a spell of immobilization. The Panlong stick in his hand did not move at all, hovering an inch in front of County Magistrate Zhou.

"It seems that you are very conflicted." Magistrate Zhou thought he had Chen Baxian under control, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He said in a calmer tone, "How about you go back and think about it slowly?"

"No, I have made a decision." Chen Baxian shook his head firmly and said, "I am delaying this moment just to tell you that I am not acting on impulse."

"You dare..." County Magistrate Zhou could no longer hold back when he saw Chen Baxian, who was filled with murderous intent.

"Go to hell, you dog official." Chen Baxian calmly took out the Panlong Stick.

County Magistrate Zhou wanted to dodge in panic, but he had no magical powers, so how could he dodge?

"No!" County Captain Zhang was shocked when he saw this, but it was too late to rescue.

With a crisp sound, the Panlong Stick stabbed County Magistrate Zhou’s forehead steadily, accurately and fiercely!
The brain burst open on the spot, splashing red and white all over the face of County Lieutenant Zhang who was flying over...

Magistrate Zhou fell to the ground with his face full of disbelief. His lacquered gauze hat also fell to the ground and rolled to Chen Baxian's feet.

"Are you satisfied now?" Chen Baxian stepped on Magistrate Zhou's official hat and looked coldly at Magistrate Zhang, who had a face full of brains.

"Sir, are you going to stop it too?"

"If I don't stop you, I will be dismissed from my post. But if I stop you, I will die." County Lieutenant Zhang sighed, wiped his face with the sleeve of his official robe, took off his dirty cage crown, turned around and went back to the office, saying: "I am sleeping tonight and I don't know anything."

ps. There are more to come.

(End of this chapter)