Licheng clerk Wu Daren, full name Wu Yong, the imperial examination into the office, more than 40 years of hard study, three years of eunuchs, the first place to take office is Licheng.

Lord Wu's residence is relatively secluded, but the area is also very vast, exquisite pavilions, young girls coming and going, standing outside the house, can hear the faint sound of the piano and the seer together.

Decades of hard study can make a poor scholar go so far, and for many people, it is worth it!

Maybe he had great ambitions at the beginning, but the life of a drunken man has already quietly melted away the burden of being full of people and countries.

"Lord Wu can travel to Taoist priest Chen Ziang in Xiatai. ”

With a sneer on the corner of his mouth, Chen Ziang stood in front of the gate of the Wu Mansion and looked in, as if he had a full view of the extravagant, chaotic and unsightly scene in the backyard.

"Wait a minute, the villain will tell my master. ”

Even if he didn't have the identity of a Taoist priest, with the letter from Master Mei Xinmei, the doorman didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.

Stepping into the mansion, the environment of Wu Mansion is different from that of Mei Mansion, which is broader and more refined, and also has more so-called literati elegance.

But in the same way, there is no such thing as the calmness and restraint of Meifu.

"Haha...... , I can't imagine that my little Wu Mansion is fortunate to welcome a master from Taiyi, it is really a blessing for three lives, and it is full of brilliance!"

Before Lord Wu arrived, his voice was behind, and a middle-aged man with a thin figure walked in surrounded by several people.

Far away, the pungent smell of wine mixed with the rich rouge smell hit his mouth and nose, and also made Chen Ziang's brows frown slightly.

"Lord Wu, you're welcome. ”

got up and arched his hand, glanced at the scribes behind Wu Yong, Chen Ziang didn't say a word, he took out Mei Xin's handwriting from his body and handed it over.

"This is the letter that Master Mei Xinmei asked me to pass on to you, please take a look. ”

"Oh!"

Wu Yong smiled and turned his head to look around.

"It's really strange that Master Mei is so interested in sending me a letter! Let me see, what does our Lord Mei say to me?"

After receiving the letter, his useless body staggered slightly and sat down in the main seat of the hall, with a look of shame on his face.

Wu Yong was talking about poetry and poetry with a few local students just now, and on a whim, he drank a few glasses of wine, which inevitably made him a little upset. ”

"Come on, pour tea and water for the Taoist chief and Master Ben, by the way, bring me some sobering medicine!"

"Yes. ”

Outside the door, there was a soft and weak echo of the maid, and she went to take care of herself.

"I'll look at ......"

"Whoa......

Wu Yong shook his hand, looked at the letter in his hand, blinked his drunken and hazy eyes, and looked towards the letter, just two eyes, and saw that his body was stiff, his hands suddenly tightened, and his consciousness was instantly sober.

"This ......"

"This is the letter that Master Mei handed over. Master Mei's font, I want to read poetry and books to the fullest, Lord Wu won't be unrecognizable, right?"

Chen Ziang chuckled.

"This ...... , self-knowing, self-knowing. ”

Wu Yong's eyes moved, and then he waved his hand suddenly.

"A few of you should go back first! Today, the official has something important to do, and it is inconvenient to entertain guests, so when he has leisure in the future, he will come to the mansion again for a gathering!"

The scribes glanced at each other, then got up in unison and bowed to Wu Yong.

"In that case, my lord, you are busy, and we will come back to visit him later. ”

After saying that, he bowed to Zhang Bairen, who was expressionless on the side, and then withdrew in order.

"Ahem......"

When there were no more outsiders here, Wu Yongcai coughed dryly and looked at Chen Ziang cautiously.

"Dao Chief, although City Lord Hu has some shortcomings, but he has been in charge of Licheng for several years, and there has never been a big mess in the livelihood of the people in Licheng, is Lord Mei's approach a little excessive?"

"Lord Wu, what's the situation in Licheng, you can't see it, right?"

Chen Ziang's eyes were cold.

"In a few years, Hu Lan has looted a lot of gold and silver, but it is all your hand. You should better understand what this gold and silver means to the people of a city!"

"You are also from a poor background, so you should know more about the lives of the people at the bottom! Lord Hu and I both believe that these things were done by the city lord alone, does Lord Wu think so?"

"This ......"

Wu Yong's face turned pale.

As a city clerk, the current accounts are all completed by him, and once the city lord's affairs happen, it will not be of the slightest benefit to him. It is even foreseeable that his life is over!

Although Mei Xin's letter said that he swore that he would put all the things on Hu Lan afterwards, it was difficult to repay him!

Thinking of this, Wu Yong's eyes couldn't help but reveal a touch of murderous intent.

As a city clerk, he has a reputation for meritorious examinations, and he has the blessing of the forbidden law of the imperial court, although he has never practiced martial arts, but under the blessing of the forbidden law, he also has the ability to speak and speak the law!

It should be a breeze to take down a small traveling Taoist.

Chen Ziang seemed to ignore this, but continued to speak.

"By the way, there is one more thing I forgot to say, the snake demon that caused trouble in Licheng was actually artificially bred in captivity. ”

"What?"

Wu Yong's head was stunned, and the killing intent in his heart instantly dissipated.

"Really?"

"Lord Wu should have had doubts in his heart. ”

Chen Ziang said.

"What a daring!"

Wu Yong got up suddenly, anger rising to his cheeks.

"The people of Licheng did not hesitate to spend their family property, and paid the demon slaying money several times over the years, resulting in how difficult the people's livelihood was, it turned out that they had always done it by themselves!"

"No wonder all the encirclement and suppression of monsters have been in vain, it turns out that he has always written and acted in a good show!"

"Don't worry, if this matter is true, this official will definitely report to the imperial court and severely punish this person!"

Wu Yong danced in the hall, his face was full of anger, and he looked like he wanted to devour the thief, but when it came to actually doing it, he said it lightly.

"Lord Wu, why bother? Winning the city lord who is the evil side will not be harmful to you, and it is also an advantage in terms of qualifications. ”

Chen Ziang's expression was still unmoved.

"The Taoist chief doesn't know. ”

Wu Yong's face froze, and his high anger instantly turned into helplessness, and the transformation was more natural than that of an opera artist.

"Lord Lu Mang, the local prison, is in charge of the prison, and he is in the same vein as Hu Lan, the two of them join forces, and Master Mei and I can't do anything at all!"

"It's okay, I'll take care of this matter. ”

Chen Ziang's eyes moved slightly, and he nodded slowly.

"It's just right, I'm going to visit Lord Lu's mansion later. ”

Lu Mang is a native of Licheng, born in martial arts, and his cultivation has reached the late stage of congenital development, but his temperament is straightforward and his understanding is slightly poor.

His residence is not far from the Wu Mansion, and the area is not small, but there are no extra pavilions and pavilions in it, but there are several martial arts training grounds of different sizes!

Far away, the sound of shouting, beating, and the impact of blades reached both ears, and the noise was incessant, which also brought a lot of trouble to the nearby people.

It's just that no one dares to speak, and even the anger in his heart must be suppressed, so as not to be detected by Lord Lu and lead to the disaster of annihilation.

"The Taoist priest of Taiyi?"

Lu Mang took the towel handed by his servant with one hand and wiped the sweat droplets on his bare body.

"Under Chen Ziang. ”

Chen Ziang stood on the edge of the martial arts arena and bowed his hand slightly towards Lu Mang.

"Daochang Chen, practice?"

Lu Mang made a move with one hand, and a Xuanhua axe in the distance had fallen into his palm.

"Forget it, my lord is no match for me. ”

Chen Ziang shook his head, his voice was calm, convincing, but it also made people feel more angry.

"Not necessarily!"

Lu Mang's steel teeth bited, his body trembled, and dozens of sharp qi blades in the void were already separated by more than ten zhang, roaring towards Chen Ziang.

"Devil Axe Method!"

"The standard axe method of the Great Zhou military. ”

Chen Ziang nodded, and with a wave of one hand forward, the lotus energy quietly bloomed, and the dozens of qi blades that ushered in disappeared in an instant.

"It turns out that he is a master of the Dao! Disrespectful and disrespectful!"

Lu Mang's eyes were surprised, and he immediately bowed his hand politely.

However, as a member of the party, he is not afraid of the Daoji monks, and the monks who dare to attack and kill the officials of the imperial court will never end well, not even Taiyi!

"What is the matter with the Taoist Chief?"

At this time, the two had already arrived at a hall, and Lu Mang sat on the top with a golden sword, waving his hand to signal his subordinates to send spiritual wine.

"Coming to slay demons. ”

Chen Ziang said.

"Huh?"

Lu Mang's eyes shrank.

"We will take care of this matter ourselves, and we don't have to worry about it!"

"Oh, it seems that Lord Lu knows the origin of this demon?"

This Lu Mang is worthy of his name, and as soon as he opens his mouth, he almost leaks his details, and he doesn't need others to snoop on his mind at all.

"Daoist, what do you mean?"

Lu Mang was not a real stupid person, so he naturally heard what Chen Ziang meant.

"The city lord keeps monsters in captivity to make a profit!"

Chen Ziang said.

"Daoist, trouble comes from your mouth, control your own mouth!"

Lu Mang suddenly got up, and the power of heaven and earth reached his body, which also made his strength rise rapidly.

"Before I came, I went to a few other places, including the mansions of Lord Mei and Lord Wu. ”

Chen Ziang continued to speak quietly.

"So what?"

Lu Mang smiled disdainfully, with him and Hu Lanzai, coupled with the background of Hu Lan Holy Sect, what kind of climate can those two guys become? As long as this Taoist priest who doesn't know life or death is solved......

"It seems that Lord Lu cares about the 10,000 taels of gold very much?"

Chen Ziang chuckled.

"Shut up! What 10,000 taels of gold!"

Lu Mang clenched his hands, and wanted to kill him first.

"Master Lu thinks that 10,000 miles of gold is a lot, and in the eyes of others, I am afraid that it is just a drop in the bucket. ”

Chen Ziang disdainfully threw out a few pieces of rice paper from his body.

"This is the income of the city that Lord Wu remembers over the years, as well as the filial piety that the wealthy families in the city have privately given to the city lord's mansion, Lord Lu is afraid that he hasn't seen it, right?"

"Huh?"

Lu Mang's eyes narrowed, he reached out to take the rice paper, and looked at it fixedly.

"Thorny ......"

It's just that between breaths, Lu Mang's hands suddenly tightened, and the rice paper in his hand was immediately torn in half by him, but his face was iron-blue.

"Unexpectedly...... I actually collected so much behind Lao Tzu's back!"

"Poor, Lord Lu's reward for a year's hard work is just a secret gift from a rich family in the eyes of others!"

Chen Ziang looked at Lu Mang and changed his mouth leisurely.

"But Lord Lu doesn't have to be angry, as long as the adults are willing to cooperate, the wealthy gentry in the city are willing to directly make up for the filial piety of the city lord Hu for one year, and it will not be less than 20,000 li of gold every year in the future!"

"How?"

"Damn, I did it!"