Emperor Huizong of the Great Song Dynasty announced the second year of peace, it was a cool autumn, the weather in the south of the Yangtze River was fine for half a month, on both sides of the canal, the rice in the field was golden, and in a blink of an eye, it was the harvest season again.

At this time, a large crowd of people gathered on an ordinary wharf of the canal, bustling and noisy.

Most of these people came with wooden carts, and all kinds of rockeries and strange stones were placed on the carts, large or small, square or round, but they were all affixed with yellow seals without exception.

The people all looked anxiously in the direction of the canal, but they did not dare to step forward easily.

Just because there were many officers and soldiers guarding the shore, all with swords and guns in their hands, and their faces were full of fierce light, they stopped the people ten feet away.

"The ship is coming—"

Suddenly, there was a loud shout from the shore, and everyone looked at the canal.

But I saw several large ships sailing out in the distance, lined up in a long line, mighty, and gradually came to the pier.

"Look, the ship is coming......"

"Here ......

There was a stirring in the crowd, and the first large boat came to a halt against the shore, and the officials on the shore respectfully stepped aside.

Dozens of officers and men rushed down from the big boat, and after resting for a while, they saw a man in brocade clothes slowly walking off the big boat.

This person's face was white and beardless, his eyes were gloomy, he glanced around the dock coldly, and said sharply: "What about the Cao County Lieutenant?"

Everyone looked at each other, but no one answered. At this time, a little official stepped forward, bowed down, and said with a smile: "I have seen Gonggong Liu, the villain Cao Zheng, who is the head catcher here." ”

Gonggong Liu glanced at him sideways, and snorted coldly: "Our family is called Cao County Lieutenant, what are you doing when you jump out?"

Cao Zheng hurriedly nodded: "My father-in-law doesn't know, Cao County Lieutenant is the villain's uncle, and he really can't come today, so the villain will do it for him." ”

Anger flashed between Gonggong Liu's eyebrows, and he said coldly: "What a big shelf, he is a sesame big official of Cao County, and the score is very big! Go! Tell him to roll over to our house!"

When Cao Zheng heard this, he stood still and said, "This ...... I'm afraid this won't be ......."

"Huh?!" Gonggong Liu glared and said, "No?!" Seeing that he was about to go crazy, Cao Zheng knelt down in fright, and said in a trembling voice: "He really can't come, just, just this morning, my uncle's concubine suddenly ran out of the room, and kept shouting 'gone, gone'...... Only then did I know ......"

"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Liu Gonggong shouted angrily.

Cao Zheng's face was bitter, and he said quickly: "I know...... I found out that my uncle's head was missing!"

When Gonggong Liu heard this, his feet couldn't help but soften, and he was really frightened, so he kicked Cao Zheng to the ground when he raised his foot, and shouted: "Dog slave, the sky is white, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Cao Zheng hurriedly got up, knelt down and said: "What the villain said is true, the matter is sudden, the villain has to come on his behalf, father-in-law spares his life, father-in-law spares his life!"

Gonggong Liu was unsteady on his feet, and several soldiers on the side hurriedly grabbed him, he rolled his eyes, and said weakly: "Quickly help our family to get on the boat......

The soldier helped him to the boat according to his words, and halfway through, Gonggong Liu turned around and said, "Cao ...... Cao what?"

"Cao Zheng, father-in-law!" Cao Zheng replied.

"Well......" Gonggong Liu pointed at him and said: "If you come, you can come, if something goes wrong, our family can't spare you......"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Cao Zheng kowtowed repeatedly.

When Gonggong Liu got on the big boat, Cao Zheng got up slowly, with the previous flattery on his face, and shouted at everyone: "Loading-"

With this order, the officials on the shore made way of a path, and scolded the people to push the wooden carts forward in turn.

Cao Zheng stood beside him proudly, pointing with his fingers in his hands, urging the officials to check whether the stone was in good condition.

It is important to know that most of these stones were naturally formed, and they were later discovered by the officials who searched the house, so they put a yellow seal on them and strictly ordered the people to take care of them.

Until now, it is said that it will be sent to this place for unified transportation, and the officials will check it again, and what is intact and what is damaged depends on the words of the person who inspected it. If it is damaged, it is a crime, which can be punished by a fine or even imprisonment.

That's why the people were so anxious when they waited for the ships.

Now, Cao Zheng has obtained the permission of Gonggong Liu to officially take over the matter, and he is very happy.

In his eyes, the expropriation of this rockery is really an excellent opportunity to extort money and make a fortune.

When he learned the news of his uncle's death in the morning, he almost jumped more than three feet high, like a pie falling from the sky. Since he is the nephew of Cao County Lieutenant, he naturally knows a lot of inside information. In the past few years, Cao County Lieutenant has collected different stones for the imperial court, and in a short period of time, he has changed from a poor and white sesame petty official to one of the richest in the local area.

Cao Zheng changed his mind and said: Taking advantage of the fact that the new county lieutenant is not here, I have to hurry up and make a profit, if I miss the opportunity, won't I regret it? Thinking of this, Cao Zheng couldn't help but grit his teeth, suddenly raised his hand and pointed to a boulder, and shouted: "Wait! Why is that stone broken!?"

When the man who carried the stone heard this, his face turned pale......

The autumn wind blew through the canal, the dead trees on the bank trembled, and a dead leaf fell, which was lifted by the breeze and swayed into the air, but was caught by a strong hand.

"Wang Yin, why do the leaves fall?" asked the owner of the big hand, dressed in a gray robe, sitting proudly on his horse, staring at the dead leaves in his palm.

At this time, the dispute on the dock had already started, and Cao Zheng was thinking about how to blackmail the owner of the stone.

Hearing this, Wang Yin bowed down and said softly: "Holy Father, Wang Yin thinks that natural creation, everything has a law, and nothing can escape the fate of decline after all......"

The gray-robed man was the Manichaean leader Fang La, at this moment, Wang Yin and him rode side by side, behind the two, thirty or forty black-robed men stood quietly, but they were all shining with light and murderous aura.

After hearing Wang Yin's answer, Fang La just smiled deeply: "You are only half right...... and then slowly stretched out his palm and patted at the dead tree on the other side of the canal.

For a moment, it was as if a strong wind was hanging, and all the dead leaves on the tree were rolled up, and strangely they did not fall, but condensed into a ball out of thin air. In the blink of an eye, only the bare branches remained.

Wang Yin was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly praised: "Congratulations to the Holy Father, the divine skills have been further improved!"

Fang La smiled proudly: "Now, even if the master is still in the world, he is definitely not my opponent!"

Wang Yin hurriedly smiled, looked at the canal again, and still couldn't believe it in his heart: This canal is ten zhang wide, is it ...... Can this world-destroying magic really reach the realm of casting spells in the air......

At this time, a small servant stepped forward to report: "Qiqi Holy Father, I just received a message from the flying pigeon, and the Hongzhou branch altar in Jiangxi was destroyed last night!"

Fang La's complexion changed suddenly, his thick eyebrows twisted, and he shouted angrily: "Who did it!?"

The little guy trembled with fright, and said, "That person's identity is still unknown...... The master of the altar was killed, and several patriarchs were inexplicably thrown to the door of the yamen, and hundreds of sect members ...... Congregation ......"

"How are the sect members?" Fang La said in a cold voice, his face extremely ugly.

The little servant said softly: "The sect's absolute gods have all been dismissed, and they have gone home......

"What!?" Fang La snorted, raised his hand and slapped it, and before the little guy could speak, it had already turned into a blood mist.

Wang Yin on the side was stunned, and hugged his fists and said, "Holy Father, is it that person who did it again?!"

"Hmph, do you want to talk nonsense? In addition to Hu Buchuan, there are two people in the world who can dissolve the gods?" Fang La said hatefully.

Wang Yin shook his head slightly, "Holy Prince, Xiao Sheng feels that this matter is wrong, the last time the altar was destroyed, it was thousands of miles away in Texas, and it was only ten days ago, if it was really done by one person, how did he attack the two places within ten days?"

When Fang La heard this, he groaned for a while, and suddenly remembered a young man in his mind, but he quickly denied this idea and said, "Leave it alone, how can these petty fights stop me from causing trouble?" Wang Yin!

Wang Yin sighed slightly, his face was depressed, and he replied: "Everything is all right, just wait for the Holy Father to come in person." The Dog Emperor has made the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang mourn for Jian Genyue, and there are a lot of sectarians here, so this matter must be foolproof......"

"Good!" Fang La smiled loudly, facing the end of the canal in the distance, his eyes full of confidence and arrogance.

He raised his hand and pointed at it, and said in a loud voice: "Let me Fang La, uproot the dead tree of the Great Song Dynasty!!" )