Terrifying Heavens: I'll directly worship the Black Law of Fengdu!

Chapter 173 From Here Onwards, Bloodshed Begins

Mr. Sun's eyes were full of fatigue. Leaning against the wall, he said weakly, "I feel that the Qing Dynasty is doomed. The Empress Dowager's birthday celebrations are so blatantly exploiting the people. Sooner or later, it will arouse public anger and cause a popular uprising!"
Nowadays, let's not even talk about other places. Just take the Guangdong and Guangxi regions for example. Mountain bandits are as numerous as cattle and horses on those mountains! The sons of the powerful and wealthy are not ambitious. Nearly 80% of them are intoxicated by the temptation of "lotus oil," spending their days lying in brothels with pipes in their hands, puffing away in comfort...

Foreigners harbor wolfish ambitions and have repeatedly crossed the Qing Dynasty's bottom line; they will invade sooner or later.

Li Xuan was a time traveler, so he naturally knew what calamities the Qing Dynasty would face.

No.

It should be said that the people will face what kind of calamity.

The sons of the powerful and wealthy? When disaster strikes, they either take their money and go into hiding, either fleeing into the mountains to wait for the storm to pass, or immigrating to other countries to continue their extravagant lifestyles...

When calamity strikes, it is only the common people who suffer.

And then there are those righteous people who, despite being plunged into misery, still reach out and shout for revolution...

Hey……

Just then, footsteps came from the prison door. Zhang Xiaocao, who was opposite, hurriedly lowered her voice and said, "Come back quickly, someone is coming."

Mr. Sun then discovered that the cell door was unlocked, and Zhang Xiaocao's door across the way was also open.

Li Xuan stood there motionless, looking at Mr. Sun and said, "I am but a wandering mortal who knows a little magic. To save the world, only people can save themselves! All I can do is to add fuel to the fire, let the sparks burn brightly, and let the enemy disappear from the mortal world as much as possible..."

The voice was very soft, but every word sounded like a thunderclap to Mr. Sun's ears.

His lips were a little dry as he said, "So Mr. Li is also a fellow believer. But isn't this magic just a fantasy from a storybook?"

Li Xuan smiled gently and said, "The law is fundamental, while techniques are merely byproducts in the process of cultivating the law, usually used to assist in cultivation. However, from here on, they will be used to kill..."

Mr. Sun, having experienced much of the world's troubles, should be able to distinguish between good and evil. I would like to ask Mr. Sun to help investigate who are the most heinous and wicked people who are harming humanity, so that I can cleanse the world of its iniquities.

Before Mr. Sun could speak, footsteps approached.

A voice chuckled and said, "Such arrogance! They must be some kind of heretical cult or evil sect. Well, it's better to just label them rebels."

A man in his fifties, dressed in the robes of a county magistrate, walked by. His flesh jiggled, and even though the robes were large, he almost squeezed them to the point of tearing.

Li Xuan cut to the chase: "You're the magistrate of this county. Rumors say you're a swindler, colluding with bandits and oppressing the people. Is that true?"

Upon hearing this, the magistrate looked Li Xuan up and down and asked, "Which powerful family's son are you? One of the Eight Banners? No, they may be audacious enough not to shave their heads in a shaved style, but they would never dare to cut off their queues."

He grinned and laughed, saying, "What you've said, I'll tell you, is true, but not entirely!"
"Because I've been doing many outrageous things in secret, and you're all still in the dark. For example, abducting women and forcing them into brothels, or running casinos and brothels—all very lucrative businesses!"

Li Xuan nodded: "The county magistrate is really powerful, but to be able to control everything in this area, one probably needs connections that reach the highest levels."

The magistrate looked at Li Xuan as if he were looking at a dead object.

Anyone who dares to manage these matters in this county town has enormous implications. Let alone a madman spouting nonsense, even if the emperor himself were to travel incognito to this place and be imprisoned, he would surely die here!

He raised the corner of his mouth and said, "I'm just a lowly seventh-rank official. How could I possibly have such extraordinary connections? To achieve these things, I have to rely on the people above me!"
Haha! The prefectural governor, the prefectural governor, even the assistant prefectural governor, the vice prefectural governor, and the prefectural governor, as well as the connections in the capital that reach the emperor, are all connected. They are all in the same boat. In some matters, the emperor and the empress dowager are the biggest antagonists!

You want justice?
sorry, we do not have that!
Not only will you not die, but your life, and the lives of your loved ones, will also perish because of your ignorance.

Li Xuan held a small booklet in his hand, on which was written with a ballpoint pen: "The prefect, the vice-prefect, and the governor all have copies. Hmm... what about the other prefects? Are they all like this? Are there no officials who are honest and dedicated to serving the people?"

The magistrate laughed heartily, "Yes, of course they are! It's just a pity they're either demoted to some desolate place or demoted again and again to become a nobody. What can they do? But... there are some tough nuts to crack. The Empress Dowager will deal with them naturally. After the birthday banquet, the Empress Dowager will know at a glance who didn't give a gift, who gave a gift, and what its value was..."

Just then, the soldiers following him noticed something and whispered to the magistrate, "Sir, the door to this prison cell doesn't seem to be closed."

The magistrate's smile vanished abruptly as his gaze fell on the door lock. Sure enough, it wasn't closed. He then looked at the other door across the street, and it wasn't closed either.

He looked Li Xuan up and down again, making sure he was unarmed, and grinned, saying, "You've all acted so foolishly, how can I use you? Beat him up, lock him up, and then give him priority on this year's list. I want him to meet the King of Hell before the middle of next month."

Li Xuan pushed open the door and walked out of the cell.

County Magistrate: "..."

He held a black mace in his right hand, which looked very heavy.

County Magistrate: "..."

Can anyone tell him where such a long mace came from when there were no weapons?
He panicked slightly, took a step back, and looked at the officers and soldiers beside him: "What are you all standing there for? He's hoarding weapons, plotting a rebellion, and trying to escape from prison. Kill him on the spot!"

There were only two officers and soldiers who came in, and no one expected that something like this would happen.

Seeing this, the jailer took out a whistle and blew it, and immediately all the jailers rushed over with their swords drawn...

Li Xuan lunged forward and struck the magistrate on the neck with his mace. Crack! The magistrate's neck bone made an ominous sound and caved in to one side!
The scene fell into dead silence.

The county magistrate's obese body stumbled and fell to the ground, unable to get up no matter what. His eyes were open, dark red blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, and he opened and closed his mouth as if trying to say something.

Li Xuan went up to him, patted his forehead, and then sent him to his final resting place...

The officers, soldiers, and jailers immediately erupted in uproar: "Ah! The magistrate has been killed! Seize him! We can't let him escape!"

The young man who was just arrested seemed a bit off. He kept talking about the magistrate's dirty deeds. Needless to say, he was a traitor who was shouting that he was acting on behalf of Heaven!

The magistrate is dead.

The officers and jailers have gone mad. If they can't catch the prisoner, the higher-ups will use them as a performance indicator! And letting Li Xuan escape is an even bigger problem; that guy looks like a bloodthirsty madman.

Li Xuan, wielding his mace, struck each person charging at him with a knife like whack-a-mole, breaking their kneecaps—enough to condemn them to a lifetime of agony.

The two officials and a dozen jailers soon collapsed on the damp ground, groaning in pain.

Zhang Xiaocao, Mr. Sun, and the other prisoners in the cell were all stunned. Seeing this scene, they subconsciously held their breath, fearing that Li Xuan might not be satisfied and come up and give them a few more blows...

(End of this chapter)