Something big happened in Yueting Town, and five people died overnight, all of them had their brains shattered, and their deaths were terrifying. The person who found the body was a farmer who had gone to the town to catch an early market, and he was not frightened at all.

This incident alarmed the county magistrate who doesn't go out on weekdays. When he heard that there were five horrific corpses lying outside Yueting Town, he took a sedan chair and came in person.

The county magistrate covered his mouth and nose with a white handkerchief, frowned, and asked Wang Zhutou, who was standing respectfully on the side, "What's going on?" ”

Wang Zhutou cleared his throat and said, "According to the preliminary judgment of the lowly position, these four people must be robbers!" ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Wang Zhutou analyzed carefully, "You see, these four people, except for the other one, are all covered with black cloth on their faces, and they are afraid that they are robbers who cut the path." It's a pity that they were unlucky, and when they met someone more fierce than them, they were killed. ”

"Hmm." The county commander nodded, "Yes, Wang Zhutou, you are polite, these five people are dressed in black and armed with murderous knives, they must have bad intentions, they are robbers." Does anyone know about these five people? ”

You quickly said: "Oh, Wang Zhutou, look at this unmasked man, he is the son of the village chief of Shenwang Village." Last time there was a dead man in Shenwang Village, we also saw him. ”

Wang Zhutou squinted and took a closer look, "Ouch, it's true." Didn't he give the pavilion chief a housekeeper, why did he die here? He tugged at the corner of the county order's clothes, pulled him aside, and asked in a low voice, "My lord, what can I do about this?" Pavilion Chief Wang, we can't move. ”

"Yes, how could such an upright and good man as the Pavilion Chief have anything to do with this matter." The county magistrate was immediately unhappy, and shouted a catcher, "You go and inform Pavilion Chief Wang of this." ”

"Yes." Catch the leader and take the order, and fly as if he is gone.

The county commander also ordered: "First wrap his body in a mat and carry it to the yamen." With that, he got into the sedan chair.

When I arrived at the nearest village, I found a few peasants, borrowed a cart, and dragged the five corpses with flowering heads to the yamen.

On the other side, the catcher hurried to Yueting Town and met the pavilion chief Wang Ru'an.

Wang Ru'an is slightly fat, his face is like a silver plate, his forehead is high and his mouth is wide, his eyebrows are thick and slightly upturned, and he is not angry and arrogant, which is even more intimidating than the county order. He was wearing a brocade robe, tied a jade-encrusted treasure belt, hung a delicate jade pendant, and stepped on a pair of boots with brocade thick soles. He sat down in the hall, sipped his tea slowly, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

He had been on an errand in front of the county magistrate for a long time, but he was also shocked by the pavilion chief, and he didn't dare to sit down at will, and his speech was a little unfavorable. "Wang, Pavilion Chief, five people died outside Yueting Town, one of them is your family Ding Wang Kai. We don't recognize the others, so I don't know if they are also your family. ”

Wang Ru'an was not in a hurry or impatient, as if he was saying that someone else's family was dead and had nothing to do with him. He put the teacup down and said softly, "I see." ”

Caught up and was a little overwhelmed, his eyes flickered, he looked left and right, and he didn't know what to say, so he stood very uncomfortably.

Wang Ru'an saw that he was not leaving, so he said, "You go." ”

He was stunned, but he really didn't dare to say more, so he left, he would rather go back to be disciplined by the county order than have any contact with this strange and infiltrating pavilion chief.

Wang Ru'an said to the maid beside him, "Go and call Xu Chang." ”

Xu Chang soon appeared in front of Wang Ru'an, as if he had been waiting outside. He respectfully saluted Wang Ru'an, "Master, what do you command?" ”

"Commands? You're older now and have your own opinions. Wang Ru'an's face was calm,

But these words made Xu Chang turn over the river and the sea. He had heard that Wang Kai and several of the family members he sent had died, and the death was extremely miserable, and this thing was not clean, and he was afraid that it had made the pavilion chief unhappy. Xu Chang couldn't stand it anymore, and fell to his knees, "Master, I know it's wrong!" ”

"What's wrong with you?"

"The small ones shouldn't be done cleanly, and they annoy the old man, so the small ones will be dealt with." Xu Chang kowtowed desperately, and his forehead was bloody.

Wang Ru'an didn't look at him, took the teacup again and drank it, and after a long while, he asked, "Can you handle it?" ”

"Yes, yes, I can handle it. Please also give the little one a chance. Xu Chang's voice trembled. Xu Chang grew up beside Wang Ru'an since he was a child, and he knows him best, if he is so angry that he throws something, it is a good thing, because he will be fine after falling. If he is quiet, not angry, and not angry, he will be extremely angry.

Wang Ru'an said after a long time: "I believe in you, so I allocated many of you to let you be in charge of one party's affairs, it seems that you are still too young to take responsibility." Now that this matter is dealt with, let's rest for now. ”

Xu Chang's heart fluttered, and with a simple sentence from the pavilion chief, he took away his power. If this is the case, it will not be laughed at by other doormen, and even by the family, how can this be good? If you quarrel with the pavilion chief at such a moment, there must be no good fruit to eat, so it is better to deal with the dead man's affairs first, and wait for the pavilion chief to calm down his anger. After he figured it out, he immediately kowtowed and said, "Yes, yes, the small one will be dealt with." ”

After withdrawing, Xu Chang didn't care about the injury on his head and left in a hurry. At the door, he met his father Xu Rong. Xu Rong tugged at his arm and said, "Son, what's the matter with you!" ”

Xu Chang impatiently shook his hand away, "Dad, don't bother. I'll take care of it, but if you're not well, don't move around. ”

Xu Rong frowned, "Aren't I worried about you?" ”

"What's the use of worrying. You can't help me! Xu Chang glanced at him unhappily, "I'm leaving, don't walk around, lest people laugh at me." ”

Xu Rong's expression was gloomy, his lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something more, but finally he didn't speak, just looked at his son's back as he left in a panic.

The conflict between Xu Chang and his father Xu Rong was by no means caused in a day or two. Xu Rong did not bring any convenience to his son, but dragged him back again and again, making him ridiculed by others, because he had a father who had been deprived of immortal power.

The most humiliating and painful thing for immortal cultivators is the abolition of immortal power. If it weren't for Xu Chang's talent, I'm afraid he would have been kicked out of the Wang family with his father. Xu Chang has been paid attention to by the pavilion chief, and has become one of the four masters, although he is a slave, he is also a high-level minion, and his subordinates have to be called a son when they see him.

Xu Chang has always felt that if his father didn't hold him back, he would definitely be better off. He was thinking in his heart how to deal with this matter, how to get the county order, in short, he couldn't involve the pavilion chief in any case.

When he arrived at the Yamen, the county magistrate dragged Xu Chang into the inner courtyard and talked to him privately.

The prefectural magistrate asked urgently, "What's going on?" ”

Xu Chang immediately said: "This matter has nothing to do with the pavilion chief, and it has nothing to do with me, it must be those minions who saw the wealth and took advantage of the fact that they were not on duty last night, so they came out to be robbers." But I was unlucky and was killed by someone else. With a single sentence, he completely deduced his own affairs, and said it coincided with Wang Zhutou's previous inference.

The county magistrate shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not that simple." You said that it has nothing to do with the pavilion chief, it has nothing to do with you, but they are your people. ”

Xu Chang took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms and pushed them towards the county order.

The county order looked at him and smiled, even if it was related now, it became irrelevant.