CH 273

Not long after leaving the inn, Li Huowang once again arrived at the residence of the highest authority in the entire Pi County. There were two stone lions at the entrance and a large drum at the gate of the county government.

Li Huowang did not plan to sneak in this time, but walked to the gate and asked to report to the county magistrate inside.

Perhaps if someone else did this, they would be kicked out by the other party as a troublemaker.

However, Li Huowang, who was carrying two long swords, wearing a copper coin mask on his face, and dressed in a red Taoist robe, directly stated that he could solve the troubles of the entire Pi County after the problem of Shuyang and Shuyin, and was immediately respectfully invited in.

County magistrate Yang Hongzhi of Pi County picked up the blue and white porcelain tea saucer, lifted the lid and pushed the tea leaves floating on the water, and carefully took a sip.

While drinking tea, he re-examined the strange man in front of him. The other party's dress was so strange that he couldn't guess his origin.

According to the information obtained by Luo the catcher, this person came to Pi County with a troupe that sang powder operas, and from the direction, he should have come from Qingqiu.

The most important thing is that this person said he could solve the problem of Shuyang and Shuyin, which has been torturing him for so long.

His son is still suffering. Even if there is only a slight possibility, he must try.

While Yang Hongzhi was observing Li Huowang, Li Huowang was also observing the other party's various expressions. After carefully analyzing the meaning behind the expressions on the other party's face, Li Huowang had an idea and knew what to do next.

"County Magistrate Yang, let's talk about what happened. The department is still busy and has no time to waste." Li Huowang broke the strange atmosphere between the two of them.

To understand the details of the Shuyang evil spirits and to obtain the assistance of the entire Pi County government, Li Huowang planned to directly impersonate the Celestial Department.

In this situation, as a county official, if he encounters such a big problem, he cannot fail to notify the Celestial Department.

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Since the problem still exists, either the Celestial Department is not there, or they have come but failed to solve the problem. Li Huowang can take advantage of this gap to achieve his goal.

When Yang Hongzhi heard Li Huowang mention the department, he was startled and accidentally burned himself with the tea. He hurriedly put the tea on the table, clasped his hands, and bowed to Li Huowang excitedly.

"Oh my god! The Ministry of Rites finally sent you guys out. I've been waiting for you for so long. I've received at least hundreds of flying pigeon letters, and every time they say to stabilize the people and wait for good news. I can't even keep my own heart stable, how can I stabilize the people's hearts!"

Seeing Yang Hongzhi constantly complaining to himself, Li Huowang's anxious heart was slightly relieved. Seeing that the other party believed him, he put aside the other set of prepared words.

"Okay, County Magistrate Yang, we don't have time to chat. Please tell me the cause and effect of this matter. How did this so-called Shuyang come about? And from when?"

Compared to the shopkeeper, the county magistrate must know more, and in order to deal with the ghost that is already targeting him but cannot be seen or touched, Li Huowang must know more."Hey! Let's start from the Ghost Festival this year. At the Dead Man's Slope, five miles east of the county, there was a night watchman..."

As he spoke, the county magistrate suddenly remembered something and stopped abruptly, his face showing fear.

"Go on, what happened?" Li Huowang leaned forward slightly and questioned him.

Faced with Li Huowang's question, the county magistrate began to change the subject, his expression twisted as he bowed to Li Huowang again.

"Master, please save the people of this county! It concerns everyone's lives!"

Li Huowang was about to ask again but suddenly stopped. He understood what the other party was worried about. This person was just like the dead shopkeeper before.

"Are you afraid that the ghost will come after you if you speak up? Don't worry, just speak boldly. Since I'm here, I can definitely handle it properly."

Unexpectedly, when Yang County Magistrate heard this, instead of showing joy on his face, he jumped three feet high and quickly ran away from Li Huowang like he was avoiding the plague.

After a while, he came back with several green-clad constables, each holding a small copper gong with a red cloth bag hanging behind it.

They surrounded Li Huowang and kept knocking on the gongs while reciting, "Don't blame us for the strange things. We're just doing our job! Don't blame us for the strange things!"

Looking at their ridiculous actions, Li Huowang's expression was very strange. "What are you doing? Can this method solve the unseen ghost?"

Hearing Li Huowang's words, Yang County Magistrate nodded repeatedly.

It was then that Li Huowang noticed that each of them was holding a large pair of iron tongs, firmly clamping their middle fingers and not letting go even though their fingers were turning purple.

One of the constables, sweating profusely from knocking the gong, turned around and looked at Li Huowang, urgently saying, "Quick! You've been targeted by that thing! If you don't want to die a horrible death, learn from us! We're all in this together, I won't hurt you!"

These words made Li Huowang's body tense instantly. He took the copper gong and started spinning around while knocking on it.

For some reason, the series of events in this county made him feel a strange sense of familiarity, a familiar but disgusting feeling.

As he was pondering, the others around him began to move again.

They hung the red rope around their necks like a turtle shell and crawled around the round table on all fours.

This scene was strange and absurd, and more importantly, the others were looking at him urgently, asking him to follow their lead.

"Does this really work? How did they know this thing is effective against the ghost that steals life roots?"

Just as Li Huowang hung the copper gong around his neck, the others suddenly spread their legs like dogs urinating.

They were not urinating, but taking off their pants and sprinkling a handful of red chili powder on their life roots from behind the copper gong.

Even though they were grimacing from the spiciness, these people continued to crawl on the ground with the copper gong on their backs, sprinkling chili powder as they went."Master, come quickly! Follow me and learn! If you don't learn, you won't survive!!"

Watching this absurd and ridiculous scene in front of him, Li Huowang furrowed his brows and walked over, slowly squatting down and picking up a handful of chili powder.

After hesitating for a moment, he slowly opened his hand and watched the bright red chili powder float to the ground.

"Why do I feel like this is too fake? Even if this world has gone crazy, this is too ridiculous! It's like a fucking joke!!"