Chapter 24
Inspection Officer Luo was overjoyed when he received the news sent by Ye Xiaotian and immediately led people to the "one-stop" mountain village. Under the wise command of Inspection Officer Luo, the officers and soldiers of the inspection department fought bravely and were invincible. They quickly occupied Long Lingyun's nest with lightning speed.
During this fierce battle to conquer the bandit's nest, the inspectors and soldiers won with absolute advantage because of their well-trained, brave combat and proper tactics. None of them were killed, only seven seriously injured and twenty-nine were slightly injured.
The seven seriously injured people were stung by the Wild Poison Peak, bitten by poisonous snakes, injured by poisonous ants, stabbed by poisonous flower vines, and blinded by the juice splashed from the poisonous wood. The one with the worst injuries was stabbed by a bandit who pretended to be dead.
However, their injuries all turned into injuries suffered in the battle with a one-stop bandits. As for poison injuries... who said that bandits cannot be poison masters?
Ye Xiaotian and his party escorted the prisoners and Shengmiao to the point where they thought they were heavy and had not taken away some of the goods they had returned to Hu County, so they sent Zhou Bantou to rush back to the county government to report the news first.
How could Ye Xiaotian forget his brothers, Zhou Bantou, Su Xuntian, Ma Hui, Xu Haoran and others follow him, but they didn't even enter the forest and only built a shed next to the forest, which was called "supplying military supplies."
After the news came back to the county government, Hua Magistrate Hua was overjoyed and immediately reported the good news with Tongren Prefecture in the form of official documents. At the same time, he summoned all the county officials and gentry, and led a team outside the city to greet him.
The team that returned triumphantly was warmly welcomed by the elders of Hu County. Long Lingyun and the heads of the Thirteen Eagles under his command were hung on the top of the city by Hua Magistrate. Some disabled and surrendered bandits were taken to prison, waiting for Tongren Mansion to send people to help the resignation of the Yun.
Ye Xiaotian accompanied Hua Magistrate Hua, who was full of spring breeze, to deal with the rewards and condolences of Hu County's elders and the jealous or envious congratulations of Hu County officials. He then brought Hua Magistrate Hua, who was reluctant to leave this glorious and lively scene, to three halls, and quietly told him the news of the "flock of fervors" and "one-stop" internal strife.
Hua Qingfeng's face was full of joy and disappeared immediately. If Long Lingyun and his subordinates, the Thirteen Eagles, were all dead under the "flock of rushes", the government's contribution to the "one-stop" of the bandits this time would be greatly reduced, but Mr. Lin was the party involved in the matter and would inevitably be unable to conceal it.
Hua Qingfeng finally plucked up the courage to make a decision, and achieved such great contributions. He really didn't want to affect his political achievements because of the inexplicable "flying around". Hua Qingfeng thought for a long time and said in a deep voice: "This matter must be discussed with the prefect to have a perfect idea. Let's do this, tomorrow morning, the county will personally escort Mr. Lin to Tongren and report the matter to the prefect!"
This sentence is right in Ye Xiaotian's thoughts. As a county seal, Hua Qingfeng's contribution is indispensable to his, but the main contribution is Ye Xiaotian. However, if "flocks" are involved, his contribution will not be obvious.
Ye Xiaotian said: "It's great! I believe that the prefect does not want the 'buzzing' to disturb this good thing! The official here wishes the master success!"
After leaving the third hall, Ye Xiaotian couldn't help but remember what the leader of the "flying" in Lin Yuanwai Xue said: "I didn't expect that he could find here too, but I underestimated him!"
Why is it not the "official government", not the "them", but "him"? Who is he referring to? If it was me, then... Ye Xiaotian's eyes narrowed slightly.
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In a wide hall in the Gu Shen Temple, silver bells ring rhythmically.
The sunlight shone in from the bracket-shaped window, shining on a black jar with a large belly and a small mouth. A plain hand as white as jade, holding a wooden pestle, was pounding in the black jar. A "puff" sound was made in the jar, which seemed to be some kind of insect being pounded into a meat paste, but strangely, the fragrance of flowers was emitted from the jar.
With the light pounding of the jade hand, the string of silver bells tied to the white wrist jumped happily, and the sunlight reflected on the silver bell, emitting dazzling brilliance. The light reflected by the silver bell was reflected on the girl's beautiful face again, as if the water light was shining.
"Master, how about that jar of Gu?" The pretty girl wearing a jar like pounding garlic was the Sun Sister. While pounding the jar, she asked the old lady who was bent down to hold up a jar from the ground in the middle of the room.
The three-foot square stone slab in the center of the room was pried up, and there was a pit below, with the depth of the pit being flush with the ground. You can see that there were many jars neatly stacked inside, with covers on the mouth of the jar, and the cover was just a few inches lower than the ground, so that the stone slabs could be covered.
Ge Cai's man shook his head gently and said regretfully: "This jar is dead. It seems that I should choose another place. This Gu-raising pit is probably not easy to use."
Sister Sun pursed her lips and said hesitantly: "Uh... Master, I heard from people from outside that we witchcraft are omnipotent. Why are the witch you raise either used to harm or save people?"
Ge Cai's wife burst into tears and said, "Silly child, how hard is it to raise a Gu? If it cannot be used to save or harm people, then what is the purpose of raising it?"
Sister Sun's eyes rolled and she didn't say anything, her face turned red: "Uh..., for example, if someone gives birth to a child, you can decide whether to have a boy or a girl. My sister-in-law gave birth to six children, all of them were girls. My cousin was unhappy all day long, so it would be great if she had a boy's gun."
"Thinking..."
Ge Cai, who has always been serious in front of others, was extremely kind in front of his little apprentice whom he loved like his granddaughter. His mouth was pursed with all his teeth, and his face was filled with wrinkles. He smiled so hard that his ancestors had studied this thing, or would there be any decision in the world to give birth to a boy or a girl? Anyway, my master had never taught me, and I had never thought about it. Haha..."
The man Ge Cai picked up another jar, smacked his lips, and shook his head gently. It seemed that the Gu raised in the jar was not successful either. The Sun Sister said disappointedly: "That's it..., then... is there any way for the master to make a man like you with all his heart?"
Ge Cai laughed: "You kid, you are so funny to the master. Look at how well the master is. If you want a man to like him, you have to give up your heart, unless you turn this man into a madman."
Sister Sun's pretty face turned hot and she said thickly: "Master, they are saying... they are talking about me."
"You?" Mr. Ge Cai glanced at her and said with a smile: "A girl as cute as you, a man will fall in love with you as soon as he sees you, and he will be willing to give up on you."
Sister Sun pouted and said unhappily: "The master will say good things to coax others. That person is blind, but he just doesn't like others. What should I do?"
Ge Cai was stunned and said, "What, you like a blind man?"
Sister Sun was so angry that she put the pounding down and said to the master: "It's not really blind, I mean, he has no eyes and can't see how kind they treat him."
Ge Cai Lao said "Oh", put down the jar and walked to Sister Sun. He said tsk: "Oh, my little disciple really has a sweetheart. Tell the master, which village he is from, must be an outstanding person to win your heart, right?"
Sister Sun said, "He is...he...master, tell me first, is there any way?"
Ge Cai Gu sighed and said, "Girl, the country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change. This human heart is the most difficult thing in the world. Who can guarantee that a person's mind must be placed on you and will never change?
However, if you really like him, just give him a poison. If he dares to leave you, he will make life worse than death! My baby apprentice is not an ugly girl, such a beautiful woman, coupled with the threat of poisonous poison, I don’t believe that any other man in this world dares to let you down!"
Sister Sun said distressedly: "But he will never invade all the ghosts!"
"Um?"
Ge Cai's old eyes suddenly became sharp, staring at the Sun Sister with a bright look, and said in a deep voice: "Girl, who is the man you like...?"
"Ah! I...I..."
Sister Sun panicked and said quickly: "Forget it. Let's not talk about this anymore. Master, let's continue to set up the altar. There are still several altars, and there may be a gu that will be cultivated."
Ge Cai's eyes narrowed slightly and said slowly: "You girl, the habit you have developed as a child. When you want to lie, you like to stumble. Tell the master, who is the man you like?"
"I...I..."
Sister Sun was forced to the point of being unable to do anything by her master and said pitifully: "Master, can you stop asking?"
Ge Cai's son stared at her without saying a word. Sister Sun was seen by the master and lowered her head gently, twisted the corner of her clothes, and said timidly like a child who made a mistake: "Is it... it's the Venerable... Godfather... Brother?"
Ge Cai's wife frowned her snow-white eyebrows and said, "What is this?"
Sister Sun said embarrassedly: "He said... He said we are not old, so I don't want me to call him godfather with my younger brother, just call him Brother Xiaotian." Sister Sun secretly glanced at Ge Cai, for fear that she would be unhappy because of her offense to the Venerable.
Ge Cai thought for a while and said to Sister Sun: "Come on, put down the jar, sit down, and tell me all your affairs honestly!"
Half an hour later, Sister Sun finally finished speaking and glanced at the master timidly, but saw the old woman in her 80s sitting there, her eyes straight and her face had no expression. Sister Sun whispered: "Master, are you unhappy?"
Ge Cai murmured: "Yes! Yes..."
Sister Sun lowered her head and said frustrated: "I know that there are some delusions. I am just a wild girl in the mountains, so I am not worthy of it... Master, don't be angry, at worst... I will stop thinking about it..."
As Sister Sun said, crystal tears rolled in her eyes. The Ge Cai man didn't hear anything she said. The oldest elder of the Gu Cult stood up excitedly, circled around the room, and murmured to himself: "We old guys, after staying in the mountains and forests for a long time, their heads turned into elm bumps. Why didn't you expect it?"
Sister Sun asked timidly: "Master, did you not expect anything?"
Ge Cai slapped his palms and said, "He just wants to marry and have children and keep a descendant! Why do we have to let him travel around the world for so long that my God Cult has not been in power for twenty years? Choose a few girls for him and let him give birth to them at will. Will he still have an excuse not to return to his position?"
When the Sun Sister, who has always been outspoken, heard this, she complained unhappily: "Master, the fat water is not flowing from outsiders' fields. How can you turn your elbows out? Can't they give birth?"
Chapter completed!