Da Zaojun

Chapter 136 Taichang City Lord Song Wuji

Crystal Palace...

Song Wuji touched his chin and asked immediately, "Is there any legend about Luohu?"

"There are some!"

Luo Chuan said, "There's an Iron Pillar Palace on the edge of Luohu Lake. Legend has it that eight hundred years ago, a Taoist priest named Xu cultivated here and subdued a vicious dragon that was causing trouble in Luohu Lake. He also forged a large iron pillar to subdue the dragon's head, rendering it unable to move. The iron pillar then transformed into Feng Shui."

"Since then, Luohu Lake has rarely experienced flooding. The fish, shrimp, turtles and tortoises in Luohu Lake have also become more numerous because of the dragon's presence."

Song Wuji's eyes lit up: "Is this Iron Pillar Temple still there?"

"I don't know now, but there was a flood, and the water monsters came ashore again. Taoist priests were also invited to exorcise the monsters..."

Lu Han said, "I know the Iron Pillar Palace. My mother used to go there often to burn incense. The Taoist priests there don't know martial arts, but they are good at using talismans and have some medical skills... But since the Luohu python has wreaked havoc here, I guess the Iron Pillar Palace won't be spared either."

Song Wuji was still wondering if the Iron Pillar Palace had any Taoist heritage or rituals, but he didn't see any Taoists among the victims. Now all the officials of the City God had died, and the Investigation Department, which was responsible for investigating unusual events, had also been cut off from anyone.

Although the strength of the people has generally improved since then, and there have been a few ninth-grade masters, as well as some beggar disciples, who can transform into dogs to gather information, they are still not as professional as the City God Investigation Office.

"Crystal Palace..." Anyone with some experience has heard of this name. In the legendary story of The Journey to the West in the Tang Dynasty, there is such a scene in which the Monkey King makes a big fuss in the Crystal Palace, and the old Dragon King presents treasures and files a complaint to the emperor.

“Is there really a Dragon King in Luohu?” Although the people had gained power, it was difficult for them to change their mindsets. When they heard this, the first thing they thought of was to offer sacrifices to the Dragon King.

Only those aristocratic families had flickering eyes. The dragon seed of the Crystal Palace had attacked the city before and was later killed by Song Wuji.

As for the rest, I’m afraid they aren’t that powerful either.

As the saying goes, don’t say there are no treasures in the Dragon Palace.

Immediately, the head of the Wan family pushed Wan Xiangping.

Wan Xiangping is also a ninth-rank master, but he is relatively weak. He did not perform the skull offering and martial arts sacrifice ceremony personally, but was assisted by Chen Xiu.

He looked at his father's eyes and thought about how his father had contributed 20,000 kilograms of grain and 50 gold bars for him to become a ninth-rank official. He also wanted to give back to his family.

He immediately said, "City Lord, I'd like to explore the Crystal Palace!"

Song Wuji nodded and said, "Let's take you as the leader, Luo Chuan as the assistant, and select some good swimmers. Bring some supplies and explore the secret realm. We can also check out the Iron Pillar Palace or two."

With Wan Xiangping taking action, the aristocratic families will definitely contribute, not to mention it is the Crystal Palace. Song Wuji turned to ask Lu Han.

"Master Lu, do you have any ideas on how to advance to the eighth rank?"

After all, the county school is just a low-level school. It can only allow scholars to become the second-rate Haoran Tongsheng, or the ninth-rank Haoran Rusheng, which is already the limit.

Lu Han shook his head: "Apart from Xin Wuya, I also tried to influence the demons with my righteous spirit, but I was never successful."

"Xin Wuya might be special. He has a heart that seeks the Tao, while ordinary demons are ignorant and naive. They can only gain wisdom by killing humans, and demons that kill humans are not suitable for teaching..."

Lu Han said, "Therefore, I plan to train Xin Wuya and see if he can provide any clues after breaking through to the eighth rank." Song Wuji said helplessly, "Teacher Lu, why are you so obsessed with demons? A teacher's job is to impart knowledge and resolve doubts. Now that Taichang County is a human world, perhaps you should focus more on people."

Song Wuji immediately said, "I have a decree that I intend to have Instructor Lu implement."

Lu Han immediately said seriously, "Go ahead, City Lord. Lu Han promised County Magistrate Tian that he would assist you wholeheartedly."

When the county magistrate needed to obtain a letter of appointment, although Song Wuji got the seal, he was not considered a county magistrate. He could only be considered a lord like those in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, so he was called the city lord.

Anyway, the imperial court probably no longer exists. The city lord is just the city lord, called the county magistrate. If a prefect comes in the future, he will still have to be under his control.

Song Wuji said, "Most of the people in the city are illiterate. Although they can gain power through rituals, they still have some difficulties in reading secret manuals and techniques. Therefore, I plan to build a school to teach the people how to read. The textbooks will be various martial arts manuals and the supplementary Bai Ze monster diagrams."

"This is the virtue of enlightenment, no one else can do it!" Lu Han was full of confidence: "I will go back and prepare."

Song Wuji nodded and immediately handed over the secret techniques collected in the city to Lu Han.

In fact, it is nothing. The original secret martial arts manuals are all enshrined in the Feihou Temple, which can increase the martial arts fortune of the Feihou Temple. These are all handwritten copies, including secret martial arts and existing martial arts. Even the tiger fist and cat fist that Song Wuji stole and comprehended are among them.

However, the Wind Tiger Killing Fist is not included in it. This cannot be spread out casually. It requires merit.

Song Wuji continued to refine the demonic energy and experienced illusions. In fact, he was able to steal the demons' martial arts and learn them. After mastering them, he could teach them to others. He had taught the Cat Catching Tiger Fist before.

This appointment was announced in front of all the people, so when they heard it, they all thought it was a good idea and cast grateful glances at him.

The decree does not have to be forcibly issued through tokens, which will waste luck. It can also be issued through appropriate use of power. Over time, it will be deeply rooted in people's hearts and will naturally become a new decree.

Then Song Wuji announced several more decisions.

As the saying goes, a new official starts with three things. Song Wuji must have wanted the people to have a preliminary impression of him and know what he will do for them.

The first item is to rebuild the Medical Bureau. All the previous powerful doctors have died, and now there is a shortage of good doctors in the county. The other item is to offer sacrifices to the Medical Saint and the Medicine Saint to see if the doctors can obtain the relevant rituals.

The second item was to arrange for land reclamation. The Kitchen God instructed the walking assistants of the Five Elements Minister of Agriculture to carry out slash-and-burn farming and reclaim land outside the official road outside the city.

The third item is to maintain the official road. A kitchen is built every one mile of the official road. Although it is called a kitchen, it is actually a kitchen temple of the same level as the Ten Directions Lustful Temple. In case of encountering demons or something strange, just hide in it, light the stove fire, and use the stove fire to defend against the demons in the wilderness.

After all, the farther away from the city, the more eroded the official road becomes, the more overgrown the vegetation becomes, and even demons may dare to run onto the official road to kill people.

The fourth item is to expand the city. Just as County Magistrate Tian had planned before, another city wall will be built one hundred and twenty steps outside the current city wall.

Of course, these things have to be done slowly. The most important thing now is to reclaim land and farm.

After issuing all the decrees, he said a few words of condolence for County Magistrate Tian, ​​and then the process of cremating the body began.

But when County Magistrate Tian's body was refined by the stove fire, Song Wuji was shocked.

Because I didn't expect that the special properties of stove fire for refining things could also be used on humans!

A treasure was refined from the corpse of County Magistrate Tian!
(End of this chapter)