In the global desert, I have a spring of spiritual water.

"Coming to our door to steal water? Who do they think they are!"

Chen Chuan snorted coldly and turned to Hu Changhe beside him: "Take some men and clean up the scene, and try to keep the news under wraps."

"yes!"

Hu Changhe responded loudly. He had originally had a lot of objections to Chen Chuan's decision to lend him water, and thought that the new manor lord had really chickened out.

However, when Chen Chuan intentionally arranged for Ma Baoquan and others to go through the east gate, Hu Changhe had already guessed his intention.

Guo Longyuan was a second-tier cultivator, and no one in Taiping Village could defeat him. Therefore, Chen Chuan took the initiative to show weakness to lower the opponent's guard, and then delivered a fatal blow when they left the city.

Be flexible and adaptable, and decisive in killing!

Hu Changhe gained a new understanding of Chen Chuan, the new owner of the manor.

Seeing that the Overturned Water Demon-Slaying Formation had killed Ma Baoquan, Guo Longyuan, and others, Hu Changhe finally felt that the anger in his heart had been completely vented.

He led over a hundred members of the demon-suppressing team down to clean up the battlefield. The sand demons that died in the Overturned Water Demon-Slaying Formation did not need to be cleaned up; they would be directly absorbed by the formation. However, humans could not be cleaned up; they could only be killed and not absorbed into the formation.

"With the death of a manor lord and a second-tier cultivator, Shanghe City will likely send people to investigate."

At this moment, Geng Hu said with some concern.

"Let them investigate. We didn't kill them."

Chen Chuan had already devised a plan. The first step was to block the news that Ma Baoquan, Guo Longyuan, and others had died from the Overturned Water Demon-Slaying Formation.

Before the people from Daxingzhuang left the city, the east gate was already under martial law, with only the demon-suppressing team members and a few gate guards present. Therefore, only these people knew about their execution outside the city.

Therefore, it is not difficult to block information in a short period of time, after all, they are all on the same side and share common interests.

Chen Chuan will find a suitable reason for the disappearance of Ma Baoquan and others.

He rode his fiery steed back to the government office, went straight to Zhang Xu, and handed him the letter Li Heng had brought back earlier: "Take a look at the handwriting. Can you imitate it?"

"no problem!"

Imitating other people's handwriting was one of Zhang Xu's special skills, something Chen Chuan learned from Hu Changhe.

"Then write a letter to Daxingzhuang in the voice of the Red Feather Water Bandits, saying that Ma Baoquan, Guo Longyuan and others have been kidnapped by them, and ask Daxingzhuang to prepare 10,000 Grade C energy stones, with the transaction location and method the same as in this letter."

The Red Feather Water Bandits are very famous and their strength is well-known in the Shanghe County area, so framing them is a good choice.

At least we can muddy the waters first, and when people from Shanghe City come to investigate, they will start with this letter.

It would be virtually impossible for them to verify this with the Red Feather Water Bandits, as those bandits were always elusive and impossible to contact.

Even if the people sent by Shanghe City eventually realized something was wrong, Chen Chuan would stubbornly deny it, and there would be no evidence whatsoever.

Besides, Shanghe City had already decided to abandon Taipingzhuang, so they might not send anyone to Taipingzhuang to investigate this matter. At most, they would investigate in Daxingzhuang.

If all else fails, there is a final step: to completely break ties. Although in Chen Chuan's plan, the later he breaks ties with Shanghe City, the better, so as to buy as much time as possible for development.

But when the time comes, he will not back down!

"Master, aren't they going back?"

Zhang Xu remained in the government office and was unaware of what was happening outside the city.

"Yeah, there's no going back."

Chen Chuan didn't hide anything and nodded frankly.

"Okay, I'll start writing now."

In fact, Zhang Xu had already guessed that Chen Chuan would not swallow this insult, and the result was just as he had guessed. It is estimated that Ma Baoquan and the others are already dead by now.

Zhang Xu first carefully studied the original letter from the Red Feather Water Bandits, and then, in their tone and as instructed by Chen Chuan, wrote a blackmail letter to Daxingzhuang.

After he finished writing, Chen Chuan compared the two letters. The handwriting was exactly the same, and he couldn't tell the difference at all.

"Excellent, excellent!"

Chen Chuan nodded in satisfaction.

"Master, I think we can make things even more realistic."

Zhang Xu said in a low voice, "For example, have someone pretend to be a Red Feather Water Bandit and actually kidnap a few people near Daxingzhuang, demanding ransom, to further solidify the illusion that the Red Feather Water Bandits are active in the vicinity of Daxingzhuang."

"Hmm, that's a good idea!"

Chen Chuan nodded in agreement, which made the water even more murky.

"Zhang, the registrar, I never knew you had the talent of a strategist."

Chen Chuan smiled and praised him.

"I just wanted to share the burden with the master. Since we're going to frame someone, let's make it as convincing as possible."

Zhang Xu was not modest at all. He was a smart man and knew that now was the time to show his abilities. Only by letting Chen Chuan, the new head of the manor, see his capabilities could he gain attention.

Anyone with a brain can see that following this new manor lord will lead to a bright future. So, before Taiping Manor has fully developed, it is very important to gain Chen Chuan's favor and secure a position as soon as possible.

Just as the two were talking, a constable rushed into the house: "Reporting to the master, the demon-suppressing team members who were captured by the Red Feather Water Bandits have returned."

"It's good that you're back. It seems the Red Feather Water Bandits really do keep their word."

Chen Chuan nodded.

"The captured people said that the bandit leader brought something to the manor lord."

The bailiff continued.

"Did you bring me something?"

Chen Chuan looked suspicious: "Alright, I'll go check it out!"

Chen Chuan and the yamen runners went to the council hall. At this moment, the captured demon-suppressing team members knelt in two rows, their heads hanging low. Although they had not done anything wrong, being captured and taken prisoner was still a disgrace.

Moreover, they had heard that the village had sent 1000 jars of water to the bandits in exchange for their help.

When these people went out on their mission, Chen Chuan had not yet taken office, and the village was extremely short of water. Therefore, in their subconscious, these 1000 jars of water were a huge investment for Taiping Village.

To save them, countless people will go without water, so they feel very guilty.

"Get up, all of you! What are you kneeling for!"

Chen Chuan waved his hand at everyone.

"Master, we have disgraced Taiping Manor!"

"And you're making the common people suffer along with us!"

The man in the lead said with a mournful face that he was Ma Qing, the captain of the sixth squad of the Demon Suppression Division, and also the person in charge of the mission to seek help from Tongzhou County.

"It's not your fault that those bandits are powerful. Stand up and speak."

Chen Chuan personally helped Ma Qing up. The suppression team members were the core force in the village, and he couldn't let them down.

"Didn't they say the bandit leader brought me something? What was it?"

Chen Chuan changed the subject.

"It's this one."

Ma Qing took out a jade pendant and handed it to Chen Chuan.

"This is……?"

Chen Chuan was a little confused and didn't immediately understand why the bandit leader would give him a jade pendant.

"Young Master, this is a communication jade pendant. It can be activated by injecting spiritual power."

Geng Hu said from the side.

"That's amazing!"

In Chen Chuan's memory, this world did indeed have treasures that could transmit sound over long distances, but they were extremely rare, required special materials to craft, and could only be made by weapon refiners.

Chen Chuan held the jade pendant in his hand and tried to input a trace of spiritual power. The next moment, a woman's voice rang in his mind: I am Hong Zhu'er, the leader of the Crimson Flame Hall of the Red Feather Gang. You can contact me directly by holding this jade pendant. When you contact me, just fill the jade pendant with spiritual power and speak.

So advanced?

It's practically comparable to WeChat!

Chen Chuan silently sighed in his heart, then filled the jade pendant with spiritual power and subconsciously added a bubble-like sound: Are you there?