The Great Seminary

Chapter 269 'Appetite'

In front of the residence of County Magistrate Liu.

Magistrate Fan remained calm, arguing with the dozen or so street thugs.
"You all say that you are relatives of Magistrate Liu and want to seek justice for him."

They also said I was the one who harmed him, and wouldn't let me in to inspect the place, lest I destroy the evidence.

Are we just going to leave the Liu family's corpses exposed in broad daylight...?

Just then, Constable Yao hurriedly ran over with fewer than ten constables.

Having assessed the situation, he leaned close to Magistrate Fan's ear and whispered:
"Grandpa, that grandson of Officer Yao has turned against us and is holding down all his constables so they can't come over."

They even recruited quite a few traitors from our "Soap Class".

What should we do?

Magistrate Fan shuddered slightly, realizing that his delaying tactic had become a joke.

Looking at the ambiguous smiles on the faces of those scoundrels, as if they were watching a monkey show, I guessed that they had known this outcome all along.

I was just playing a trick on myself. I felt a tightness in my chest and almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

A scholar who passed the imperial examinations three times and was a seventh-rank official, he was still considered to be at the very bottom of the civil service.

But that was in the imperial court, not in the marketplace!
Even if Magistrate Fan had been flogged by a foolish emperor, framed by treacherous officials, or imprisoned by eunuchs in the inner court, he would not have suffered as much as he is now, a fate worse than death.

After a moment of silence, he opened his mouth and said in a voice that sounded like a roar:

People say I'm being presumptuous, and I don't believe it.

As it turned out, those two eyes were indeed blind.

Alright, I'll go see Officer Yao myself now…”

“Sir, that grandson Yao is spouting nonsense, saying, saying, saying that Magistrate Liu may have been harmed by you.”

Go find him…

"What, he dares to take me down?"

"Grandpa, when a person goes mad, they are capable of anything. It's not advisable to force them!"

Magistrate Fan fell silent again, his face growing increasingly grim. Suddenly, he looked at Zhang Gui.
"Young Master, didn't you want all the people in our Shanhai County?"

Do you want to die, or live?

"Of course it's alive."

"Then Your Excellency must stabilize the situation to prevent chaos and widespread suffering before you can achieve your goal."

"That's natural."

“If that’s the case,” Magistrate Fan’s grief and indignation slowly vanished, replaced by a look of iron-like resolve.

He walked slowly to Zhang Gui, knelt down, removed his official hat, and presented the official seal from his waist.

"Fan Qingbo, the magistrate of Shanhai County, Yanxi Prefecture, Jilu Province, pays his respects to the Dragon and Tiger General of the General's Office."

The corrupt official was incompetent, and unruly people proliferated in the areas under his jurisdiction. He even plotted to murder his colleague, Liu Zhenchun, the county magistrate of Shanhai County, and his entire family. The chaos was almost irreversible.

We hereby petition the Ryūkō Shogunate to punish the rebellious people's abuse of power and uphold justice from this perilous situation.

"Yes."

Zhang Gui was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and accepted the official seal.

It was just a game, but he suddenly felt that the difficulty and intensity of exercising his divine power in Shanhai County had changed dramatically.

Although it couldn't compare to the divine kingdom on earth, it was already quite similar to the one on Fresh Velvet Island, which made him secretly pleased.
"This county magistrate truly lives up to his title of Marquis of Baili."

The effect of entrusting an official seal to a mysterious realm was equivalent to a quarter of that of an imperial edict.

It just feels a bit superficial, probably due to time or other limitations.

But this is already a very useful and extraordinary piece of knowledge.

With a thought, the 'real and unreal' were consumed, and divine power was used to instantly 'sweep' the small Shanhai County.

Zhang Gui instructed Zhao Sanshi, "Lieutenant Zhao, I'll trouble you to take action this time as well."

"Anyone who criticizes Magistrate Fan can be executed." "Yes."

After receiving the order, Zhao Sanshi transformed into a giant of metal and stone, roaring:

"The troops lined up in battle formation and announced the news to the entire city."

"Now that the rebels are plotting treason, those who wander aimlessly in the streets will be executed..."

At the same time, Zhang Gui activated the divine cluster in his mind, which resembled a net, and performed the "Great Intersection of Celestial Phenomena and Geography".

It displays the "Qingming" part of the twenty-four solar terms, which is in accordance with the timing of heaven and the advantages of the land.

In an instant, a strong wind arose.

The mottled stone slabs on the ground emitted an indescribable rustling sound.

It seemed as if demons and monsters would emerge from below at any moment and devour people alive.

Zhang Gui rose with the wind, drifting and floating to the tea stall at the end of the street, where he hovered in mid-air.

Looking down at Jiao Datou, whose face was ashen, Kong Liu was about to ask a question.

Suddenly, Jiao Datou took the lead, raising both hands and pushing off with both feet, and pounced towards Zhang Gui.

Black scales sprouted from the arms in mid-air, layer upon layer covering each other.

Uneven fangs grew out again, like a giant mouth opening and closing, about to tear Zhang Gui in two.

At the same time, Kong Liu gritted his teeth and slammed his fist on his forehead three times with all his might, spitting out three mouthfuls of blood.

Guided by a magic incantation, it transformed into three crimson mountain vines, which wrapped around Zhang Gui's body.

Both of them were actually Class C cultivators. Although their cultivation techniques were obviously crude and crude, their power was quite extraordinary.

It's clear that he has put in a lot of effort and hard work to hone his skills, and he has never let his skills go to waste.

Unfortunately, sometimes, in the face of the "world," the "scholar" is just a joke.

Zhang Gui had just generated a dark golden 'Great Intersection of Celestial Phenomena and Geography' divine cluster in his mind.

This means that he has cultivated the top-tier primordial spirit technique, "The Chronicle of the Four Seasons of Wind, Rain, Thunder and Lightning," to its extreme, giving rise to "great supernatural powers."

The so-called pure and true, the ability to connect with heaven and earth and steal their power can be called supernatural power!
The most superior of all supernatural powers can be called great supernatural powers.

Every gesture and movement exudes a natural charm.

The instant he was attacked, Zhang Gui's physical body naturally transformed into a clear breeze, gently brushing past Jiao Datou and Kong Liu's ears, who were exerting all their strength.

He said slowly and deliberately, "Hahaha... Even a mere grain of rice can shine."

"You two really are living in a remote mountain town, like frogs in a well..."

His original intention was to put on airs and see if he could subdue the two local gang leaders, Jiao Datou and Kong Liu, with his so-called dignified and imposing manner.

Unexpectedly, before he could finish even half a sentence, the two bosses had already collapsed to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, his body began to shake violently as if he had an epileptic seizure.

It shook for a while, then the amplitude gradually decreased.

But when it shakes again, an extremely faint sound of water flowing can be heard from inside the body.

After the skin bulged slightly, it slowly receded inward.

Blood ointment seeped from the seven orifices, but because it was too thick, it quickly sealed the orifices.

The person was clearly dead.

Zhang Gui witnessed this scene up close, and then, amidst the swaying breeze, he regained his human form.

I couldn't help but swallow.

He used the 'Tai Sui Entering the God' in his skull to create black liquid, which has already devoured more than a million skeletons.

I've never seen any kind of moldy, dried, or tanned corpses, nor have I ever witnessed such a network of putrefied blood vessels or a horrifyingly large sight.

They were already used to all of this.
But it's absolutely impossible for someone to be so perverted as to develop a craving for mutated corpses.

(End of this chapter)