Da Zaojun

Chapter 31: Yin and Yang

Without the civil and military minions, the remaining minions are nothing but a mob.

His nature remained the same after death as it was when he was alive. He just magnified the evil in his heart and took advantage of the tiger demon's power to dare to cause chaos.

Moreover, when the minions harm people, they mainly deceive those close to them, or lead tigers to eat people. It is rare to see them have any fighting ability.

However, even with such a violent storm just now, many disaster victims still died. The air was filled with the smell of blood and the scene was tragic.

County Magistrate Tian gave an order with a serious face, asking the six officials of the City God to kill all the ghosts who could be killed and capture those who could be caught.

The victims who were massacred were buried in the nearest cemetery.

In this way, the remaining victims can all enter the city.

Just eating, drinking, defecating and urinating is also a problem.

Song Wuji took advantage of this opportunity to help eliminate many of the accomplices. Some of these accomplices tried to get away with it, but the Six Inspection Departments and the Investigation Department were able to identify them.

Inside the city, in the county government office, Tian Chengbi shielded himself from view, closed the doors and windows, and spoke to County Lieutenant Chen and Lu Han, "You saw today. The City God, County Earl, accepted the imperial edict and, with a single thought, disregarded life and death. He controlled both life and death."

"These six officials were walking around when they were alive. Now that a group of them have died, their souls have returned to the City God Department and are truly being used by it."

"Demons may be ferocious, but they are in the Yang."

"The insidiousness of ghosts and gods lies in the dark."

"But now we have to rely on the power of ghosts and gods." Tian Chengbi said: "With fewer of the six living officials walking around, we need the City God to bestow more talismans to defeat the demons, but the loss of luck is ours. This is erosion."

"Therefore, I plan to cultivate my own personnel in addition to the six officials of the City God."

Chen Xiu said, "But didn't he teach us the methods of offering sacrifices to the Way of Literature and the Way of Martial Arts? That's why I was able to inherit part of the Flying General's legacy."

"The superior will not look down upon the inferior." Tian Chengbi said, "He does not take you seriously, just like the tiger demon, who also favored Sun Xiucai and Liu Liehu."

Tian Chengbi said, "He once said that the demon wanted to obtain my seventh-rank official status and his seventh-rank career position. Can I assume that he also wants my seventh-rank official status?"

"Once the City God has full control of the situation, especially when exorcising demons, he unleashes his divine might, and the people of the city will only believe in him. They might even criticize us for sealing off the city and prohibiting disaster victims from entering or leaving."

“This is a power grab.”

Tian Chengbi said, "It's not that I'm attached to power, but I've seen something even more terrifying."

"But the best situation is to not provoke trouble and maintain a balance. We, the City Gods, unite to deal with the demons instead of fighting among ourselves."

"Therefore, I am not afraid of the City God tearing my face off. It's just that the common people can believe in the gods and worship them, but you absolutely cannot."

Lu Han nodded. "Sun Shan gave me a copy of the Analects. This book has the merit of enlightenment, allowing students to understand the spirit of literature. Therefore, the county school needs to continue to be established, and the local officials should hold a county examination as soon as possible."

Chen Xiu said, "I have Fei Hou's archery skills, which I can also inherit. I also obtained a copy of the 'Sword Techniques of the Mountain Opening' from Wu Chen's body. This book is very easy to comprehend and learn. I mastered it in just half an hour. The county lieutenant's office can also be expanded to recruit young and strong people to practice martial arts and archery. However, these bows and swordsmen also need a certain number, and training also requires food."

"I've already contacted the wealthy families in the city about the food problem, but I can't pressure them too much, or they'll easily turn against the City God." "Spring plowing must return to normal. It will take another four or five months to harvest the summer grain."

"So I plan to go out of the city and conduct a sweep. First, I want to check the surrounding villages to see if there are any that are still resisting the demons. Second, I want to eliminate ordinary demons like the minions and collect food and supplies."

"Third, it would be best if we could open up a road to the prefectural capital and connect with it. Even if we can't connect with the prefectural capital, we should at least connect with other counties so we can keep an eye on each other and no longer be isolated and helpless."

“Only after completing these can we make the layout possible.”

Lu Han and Chen Xiu both nodded: "This is the right way, but will the tiger demon give us so much time?"

Tian Chengbi affirmed, "Sun Shan stated that the tiger demon was subduing other demons, which means he alone cannot attack the city."

"So our current goal is to bring in foreign aid, and opening up new roads is the most important thing."

"Another goal is to find the demon's lair, such as the rat demon that attacked the city. It would be best if we could discover how the demon was created and what special features the demon's lair has. We'd also like to know if we can cultivate our own demons and use them for our own purposes."

"This is the long-term solution. I remember Cat Catcher went to track down the rat demon. If he comes back, he will definitely find some clues."

As the saying goes, hold small meetings for big matters and big meetings for small matters. The meeting between the county magistrate, Chen Xiu and Lu Han decided the future fate of the entire Taichang County.

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Song Wuji didn't capture many of the accomplices. The Confinement Department, the Punishment Department, the Prosecution Department, and other departments all rounded up the accomplices, capturing or killing them.

But Song Wuji was also satisfied. Now he had accumulated a lot of materials, including more than thirty ordinary-grade original demonic auras, three low-grade original demonic auras, nine pieces of talisman paper, and twelve each of ghost tears and soul-soothing incense.

So he followed the doctors from the Medical Department back to the Medical Bureau and met Aunt Liu and Aunt Zou again.

Doctor Li said to Song Wuji, "Every profession has its own expertise. From now on, you will be in charge of the meals at our Medical Department."

Then he said to the two aunts, "You can help Xiao Song!"

The two aunts were so surprised that their mouths opened wide: "Xiao Song, didn't you go to test the medicine? How come you suddenly became the one in charge of us?"

Song Wuji said modestly, "If it weren't for my two aunts taking care of me, I would have starved to death. I can't even say I was helping out, but luckily, I was favored by the Kitchen God and learned some cooking skills."

After saying that, Song Wuji used the fire-lighting technique and lit the fire in the kitchen in front of his two aunts. Immediately, the aroma of food wafted towards them.

Aunt Liu was surprised: "Huh? Nothing is cooked yet, how come there is the aroma of stir-fried pork with chili peppers, spicy and sour chicken offal, and even poached eggs?"

Song Wuji chuckled and said, "This is the ability given by the Kitchen God. It allows me to cook more fragrantly."

"That's quite a skill!" Aunt Liu's eyes lit up: "Xiao Song, you should open a restaurant!"

Song Wuji was helpless: "Who would go to a restaurant to eat now?"

Seeing that Song Wuji had quickly integrated, Doctor Li nodded repeatedly. "The county jail is already full of accomplices. The medical department's research should be moved above ground. From now on, when the kitchen is free, you can come in. You have a body that is not susceptible to poison. Try more medicine on me. Some things are different when used in cooking and as medicinal herbs. This can also serve as a reference."

(End of this chapter)