CH 90

Sun Jiuchang was furious and shouted, "Yanshi, Yanshi, quickly kill this scoundrel!"

Lin Wen ignored him and stuffed the black ball into the butcher's bloody mouth, activating the "Healing Art of Heavenly Water" at the same time. The invisible green light immediately submerged into the butcher's almost non-human form.

In an instant, the butcher's breathing became steady, and there was no longer the sound of a broken wind box. This meant that his lungs had recovered, and the blood in his mouth stopped flowing, indicating that his stomach and esophagus had healed. The bones made a slight cracking sound as the spell helped mend them. A hint of color returned to his face, indicating that his heart had started to beat strongly and pump blood.

In just a moment, the butcher's condition had stabilized.

Sun Jiuchang's eyes almost popped out, his mouth wide open as if he wanted to drink up all the northwest wind.

Even the usually composed Yanshi had an expression of surprise, while only Ye Ying happily exclaimed with joy.

But Lin Wen's face darkened slightly.

His spiritual energy had dropped to 64%, and his good karma had decreased by 12.

This spell couldn't be cast with pure spiritual energy, otherwise it would have no effect with Lin Wen's current cultivation level.

But if mixed with good karma, it could greatly enhance the effectiveness of the spell.

It seemed to be determined by its special nature, and Lin Wen had only discovered this particular spell with such a condition.

Good karma +1

It wasn't a significant loss, but a minor one.

Lin Wen wasn't very happy, feeling that his temperament might lead to a big loss in the cultivation world. If a demoness shed a tear, he would fall for it and end up being fooled.

But seeing the girl's tearful smile, he felt it was acceptable.

He thought to himself, "I am a ruthless cultivator, with the ultimate goal of the supreme path. These worldly emotions can't trap me."

"Although I appear to have suffered a minor loss, I have shown true emotions, prevented a tragedy, and even slapped that arrogant Medicine King in the face. In reality, I have gained."

With this thought, he felt much better.

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Lin Wen returned to his car and sat down, contemplating various follow-up issues in his mind. He didn't notice that Ye Ying had been sitting beside him, her face blushing.

However, the return journey was much slower than expected, as nearby farmers gathered upon hearing that the Kuomintang army had defeated the Qingcheng army.

During the previous suppression of the Kuomintang, many oppressed farmers had come to assist, while more farmers were too afraid to come forward due to the tyranny of the Qingcheng government. But when the Qingcheng government was defeated, they mustered the courage to express their gratitude to the heroes.

As a result, Lin Wen received a large amount of vegetables and fruits, too much to fit in the car. Many people insisted on leaving Qingcheng and following the army to Changshan County.

This was extremely rare, as farmers always cherished their homeland and rarely left unless necessary.

However, due to the Kuomintang's failure and the increasing lawlessness of the Qingcheng government and local tyrants, they could no longer bear it.

Moreover, Changshan County was not far away and still within an acceptable range.

Furthermore, the Kuomintang was in Changshan County, and out of trust in the Kuomintang, they were willing to go there to develop.

Lastly, the more people made this decision, the easier it was for the undecided to follow.

Thus, the snowball grew larger and larger. Lin Wen led 600 people out of the city, but returned with over 7,000 people, and even more Kuomintang members arrived.

He was very troubled by this because he didn't know how to handle and settle them, but his intuition told him he couldn't refuse.

Upon returning to Changshan County, Lin Wen suddenly realized that this was like rescuing suffering farmers from the fire and water and bringing them to the promised land.

If Changshan County could truly become a paradise flowing with milk and honey, a peaceful and beautiful utopia without ugliness, oppression, or exploitation, a place that sheltered the poor, the kind-hearted, and the righteous, granting everyone the right to live freely, would his good karma explode and ascend to heaven on the spot?

It was highly possible!

Moreover, this method had almost no risk of generating bad karma. As long as he managed it well, everything would be under control and very safe.

Of course, based on the current situation, this could only be considered wishful thinking. Changshan County was still in a state of extreme poverty, with unresolved issues of food, shelter, and the 300,000 disaster victims still living in temporary settlements, along with many more residents affected by the floods. He didn't have the ability to provide assistance yet.

Transportation, water and electricity, food, medical care, and housing—all these issues were in a very critical state.

Furthermore, Lin Wen wasn't a fool. What he was currently doing brought him great political risks. If he faced a stronger blow from higher levels, everything would turn into a dream.

At that time, he would choose to fight to the end.

- Fulfilling the duties of the sheriff until the last moment, for the benefit of all the people of Changshan County, he would die.

The specific plan still needed to wait for Fengchu's return to decide. After all, he was completely ignorant of the upper-level politics of the empire and had no desire to understand it.

The current problem was how to handle and settle the over 7,000 people, the Kuomintang, and the farmers who might come later.

Taking them to Changle Town was clearly not suitable; he had to find a new place for them.

He could have delegated this task to Zhao Minggong or Huang Mingxiao, but he didn't do it immediately.

Instead, he first used the "Immortal's Guidance" to test it out. If the spiritual energy consumption was within the range, he would handle it himself.

"What is the best way for me to settle the Kuomintang and the Qingcheng farmers who followed?" he asked.

Consumption: 24% spiritual energy.

Acceptable.

"Settle them in Shangxi Town, appoint Chen Xingtai as the mayor, Yun Qingshui as the deputy mayor, and issue a land reclamation policy. Whoever reclaims the land owns it, whoever abandons it will have it taken back, and no agricultural taxes will be collected for three years within a radius of 100,000 hectares centered around Shangxi Town."

Hmm, this answer is so detailed and inexpensive, it's really rare.

Shangxi Town was located southwest of Huai Town and below Changle Town. In the entire Changshan County, it was in the middle and slightly closer to Huai Town.

This was its unfortunate origin—it was already outside of civilization but still close to its edge. After the development of Huai Town, too many people had moved away from here.

Shangxi Town had become desolate, with most houses empty and the fields barren. Apart from the elderly who stayed behind, there were hardly any others.

Clearly, this was an excellent settlement location, and the land reclamation policy, although Lin Wen wasn't particularly clear about it, was definitely attractive.

Therefore, Lin Wen immediately arranged for them to go to Shangxi Town and then went to meet the leader of the Kuomintang, Yun Qingshui.

She had already woken up, although she was seriously injured. But when she heard that Lin Wen was coming, she insisted on sitting up.

Her face was pale, and her expression was dim. Obviously, she felt guilty for the setback the Kuomintang had suffered due to her decision.

Lin Wen smiled faintly. People like her were the easiest to deal with. With his Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart, he said, "Yun Qin~"

Everyone's faces changed, and the butcher, who had been on the verge of death due to his injuries, jumped up, his face turning red. However, he didn't let out a fart and sat back down.

Two blushes appeared on Yun Qingshui's face, and then the Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart began to talk about various marriages and how they were made for each other.

The atmosphere in the ward became very strange, with everyone looking burdened and uncertain.

After a while, when the Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart finished speaking, Yun Qingshui had already returned to normal. She calmly said, "Thank you, Sheriff Lin, but I have already made up my mind. If the Kuomintang fails, I will not marry."