SCT-Novel #312 - Wow! Someone’s coming from my hometown?
#312 - Wow! Someone’s coming from my hometown?
“… … Tiancan Temple was destroyed by you.” Da Hei squinted.
“I know.” Xu Chengxian laughed. “So, if they give enough money, I can also have Lao Qin arrange for the people to rebuild it for them.”
Demolish and rebuild, all in one package!
After-sales service is guaranteed!
“… … This is blatant coercion!”
“Wrong! This is called proactively creating opportunities!”
“… … Shameless.” Da Hei gave a very sincere compliment.
“Haha! You flatter me. It's all for the people.”
“… …”
“Hey? Why is Xiangji Mountain just a Buddhist temple?” Xu Chengxian said with regret, “It would be great if there were a few more, and a few Taoist temples, family temples, or something!”
That way, we could not only make a fortune, but also find a long-term engineering project for the people of Lingzhou.
Of course, the main reason is that Xiangji Mountain is just a small mountain.
However, it shouldn’t be a problem to fit a few more Taoist temples and family temples.
“Da Hei, go back and find Lao Qin, and ask him if anyone wants to donate money to build a temple.” He said, thinking of this, “If not, use the money from our account and have the people build a villa for the White Snake Goddess.”
After all, it's the closest mountain to Lingzhou City, so don't waste the space.
“If there isn’t enough money in the account, find a way to increase the intensity for the masters of Tiancan Temple.”
“… … Hehe.” Da Hei was convinced. “Meeting you two is the worst luck those monks at Tiancan Temple could have!”
“What? Are you feeling sorry for them?” Xu Chengxian snorted. “They’re a group of strong laborers who spend all day worshipping Buddha and chanting scriptures, without producing anything. Where does all the money in their hands come from?”
Pointing to the Buddha to get dressed, relying on the Buddha to eat.
The money they accumulate is used for accumulating virtue and doing good deeds. The Buddha who is worshipped can't say it's wrong.
“If the Buddha statue in Tiancan Temple objects, it will stand up and stop us.”
If it doesn't stop us, then it approves.
No problem!
“These monks make a lot of money and don’t pay taxes. Too much money will definitely lead to disaster. We’re eliminating harm for the people!”
“That’s right!” Da Hei clapped his front hooves.
Then he turned around and continued to watch the excitement in Lingzhou.
He saw that Qin Hong was radiant and his eyes were bright, so he must have something big to do.
… …
The next morning.
Da Hei came to Xu Chengxian again to share the news from Lingzhou.
The first sentence was: “Lao Qin is really crazy this time!”
“What do you mean this time?” Xu Chengxian sat cross-legged on top of his main body, not even opening his eyes.
“I think he wants to kill people!” Da Hei said.
“You think?” Xu Chengxian didn’t understand.
“He was busy until midnight last night.” Da Hei said, “This morning, he took Xiaobai with him and sent his subordinates to arrest people all over the city.”
He also mobilized two hundred axemen to enter the city.
“Who are they arresting?” Xu Chengxian asked.
“They’re arresting people according to a booklet.” Da Hei said, “There’s a line written on that booklet.”
“Hmm?”
“The Directory of Lingzhou Noble Families!”
“… … Heh.” Xu Chengxian laughed.
Why does this sound so much like the Great Zhou version of the Protectorate List?
“What happens after they’re arrested?” he asked.
“They’re locked up for now.” Da Hei replied, “I heard that some haven’t been caught yet.”
“How many people have been arrested?” Xu Chengxian felt something was wrong.
“About seventeen or eighteen, I guess.” Da Hei said.
“Seventeen or eighteen have been arrested, and they’re not done yet?” Xu Chengxian frowned slightly.
He wasn’t surprised that so many people could be arrested.
As the prefect in charge of the area, with military and political power in one hand, it wouldn’t be too difficult to arrest those people, even if he fabricated charges.
Moreover, there is a major crime in Qin Hong's hands: colluding with demons and causing chaos in the state!
He doesn’t understand, what is the purpose of arresting people?
“Could it be to extort money?”
But extorting money should be a warning, a scare tactic, a way to make an example.
“If they’re all arrested, and no one is in charge at home, they won’t be able to extort a large amount of money.”
Moreover, how will he end this after arresting so many people?
If they all have to be released later, it will definitely affect the prefect's prestige.
Isn’t he afraid that others will sue him for building a large prison?
And Da Hei said that he felt that Lao Qin was going to kill people.
The possibility of a gluttonous fierce soul, with a greedy desire for control and ferocity, being wrong is too low.
“What was Lao Qin doing when you came?” Xu Chengxian asked.
At the same time, he released his divine sense and extended it towards the Lingzhou Prefect's Mansion.
With his current cultivation level, as long as he is willing, he can take in all the movements within a few hundred miles.
But he was too lazy to do it.
He doesn't have the habit of firmly grasping all the changes in his hands.
Qin Hong is a smart ordinary person, and it can be basically confirmed that this guy will not easily offend any cultivation forces.
In addition, Bai Xiaocui and Dasheng have already returned to Song Family Village.
Xu Xiaobai has enough self-protection ability, and Da Hei is also there.
Therefore, there is no need to pay special attention to Lingzhou.
In that case, why waste energy?
But the news brought by Da Hei aroused his curiosity.
Then, when his divine sense was released, before he reached Lingzhou City, Xu Chengxian saw Qin Hong's carriage.
“Hmm? Why does this guy seem to be coming here?” He couldn’t help but wonder.
Not long after.
The prefect's carriage arrived at the foot of the mountain as expected.
Some of the people who followed were quickly arranged to clear the road.
Qin Hong didn't step forward.
He walked out of the carriage, stood on the shaft, and looked over here.
“Lao Qin?”
“Do you have something to say?”
Xu Chengxian was sure that Qin Hong was looking at him.
Of course, his sight mainly stayed on his main body.
He couldn't help but send a voice transmission to ask in doubt.
“Nothing.” Qin Hong smiled, “Just came to see you.”
After seeing him.
He turned around and entered the carriage.
He ordered the coachman: “Go, back to the city.”
Then the carriage left like this.
“… … Whoa?” Xu Chengxian was a little dumbfounded.
He couldn't even hear what Qin Hong was thinking.
Da Hei immediately followed, wanting to see what was going on.
Half an hour later.
They knew what Lao Qin was going to do.
At three quarters past noon.
At the crossroads of Lingzhou City.
Heads rolled.
Fresh blood spurted from the headless bodies.
Twenty-three people were beheaded by the executioner and displayed to the public.
Qin Hong went back to kill people.
“… … Damn it.”
Xu Chengxian clicked his tongue.
Good fellow, how cruel!
… …
The next day.
Qin Hong came again.
Also in the morning.
Standing on the carriage, with his hands behind his back, he squinted and glanced at the top of the mountain from afar.
Then he sat back in the carriage and ordered the coachman and attendants to return to the city.
At three quarters past noon that day.
More than twenty heads fell to the ground again.
Then, it was the third day, the fourth day…
He killed continuously for seven days.
The crossroads of Lingzhou City is in the center of the city, but at this time, you can smell the blood at the city gate.
However, those who were killed were all heads of wealthy families and stewards.
Some were secretly 'eating people', too far away from the common people, and some were guilty of many evils. Once the crimes were announced, everyone shouted to kill them.
Therefore, not only did it not cause any panic, but it greatly increased Qin Hong's prestige.
He even got the nickname of Judge Qin.
… …
“… … Tsk.”
Xu Chengxian felt a little headache.
Qin Hong, this guy, kills people if he wants to kill people.
He comes to see me every time before killing people.
What does that mean?
While he was annoyed, he suddenly sensed that two forces were rapidly approaching Xiangji Mountain.
He probed with his divine sense and took a look.
“Whoa?” He raised an eyebrow.
Four monks dressed as martial monks were riding horses from a hundred miles away.
Their cultivation levels were all in the early stage of foundation building.
“Are these people from the old home?”