The commotion caused by Taoist Xu Ping's breakthrough was so great that even with the concealment formation, it still alerted everyone in the Ghosts and Gods Division.
The deputy governors are Taoist Qingyun, Zen Master Liaokong, Huang Mei, deputy leaders of each class...
As long as the colleagues from the Department of Ghosts and Gods were in the Yamen, they would all rush outside the courtyard and block the door of the house.
The concierge was a little confused and didn't know whether he should let people in or not.
Fortunately, Chu Chen came out at this moment.
"Chu Chen, does Xu Douguan think this is...a breakthrough?"
Deputy Governor Huang Mei was the most familiar with Chu Chen and quickly asked.
Chu Chen nodded and said, "It should be that my master had some enlightenment today and went home early to retreat."
boom!
There was a roar on the field, and congratulations came one after another.
Everyone looked at Chu Chen with a bit of envy.
Based on Taoist Master Xu Ping's cultivation qualifications and experience, once his Taoist cultivation reaches the sixth level, it will not be a problem to be promoted to a sixth-level immortal official in the future.
The seventh grade is a watershed.
Rank seven and below belong to the grassroots level of immortal officials. The ceiling is the county's director of ghosts and gods, and the deputy chief is first-rate.
Once you become a sixth-grade immortal official, you will enter the ranks of middle- and high-level immortal officials, and your power and status will be different from the same.
How many monks are stuck at this step, unable to make any progress throughout their lives.
Chu Chen looked at his colleagues from the Department of Ghosts and Gods in the darkness at the door, and cupped his hands:
"I would like to thank all my colleagues on Master's behalf."
Taoist Qingyun, Zen Master Lokong, and Huang Mei stepped forward to dismiss everyone.
"Okay, those who deserve congratulations have already been congratulated. Let's all go back and gather together outside the gate of the governor's house. Be careful that the governor reprimands you and others after leaving the house."
When everyone in the Ghosts and Gods Department heard this, they thought of Taoist Master Xu Ping's serious and old-fashioned face, shrunk their necks, and dispersed one after another.
Chu Chen breathed a sigh of relief and put all the deputies in charge. Huang Fugui invited Huang Fugui into the main room.
Not long after, the magistrate of Xu County and the Xin'an City God also came over.
For a time, the hall was quite lively.
The little devil served tea and water, and Chu Chen greeted the guests on his behalf. The atmosphere was quite harmonious.
Not long after, the noise in the courtyard where Master Xu Ping was staying suddenly became quieter.
Before, it seemed as if there was a giant beast sucking the air of heaven and earth, with ebb and flow, and rapids rolling, but now it was like a deep valley and deep pool, with calm and no waves.
The breath is restrained and returns to nature.
Everyone in the main room stood up and stretched their heads to look outside.
A figure entered the main room from far to near.
Astonishingly, it was Taoist Master Xu Ping who had broken through to the sixth level of Taoism.
"Congratulations to Xu Duguan (master, master)"
Everyone congratulated Taoist Xu Ping.
Taoist Master Xu Ping's face was glowing red and he was full of energy. Even a mortal could see that his whole person was different.
"Hahaha, thank you all!"
Xu Ping bowed his hands to everyone and thanked everyone, with a hint of subtle smile on his usually serious and simple face.
Especially when looking at Chu Chen, Taoist Xu Ping's smile became even brighter.
Chu Chen also smiled at his master.
it is more than words.
There is still a tacit understanding between master and disciple, and there is no need to say more.
Next, Taoist Master Xu Ping received the guests in person, while Chu Chen listened at the last table.
This room contains almost all the most powerful people in Xin'an County.
They stamped their feet, and instead of shaking, Xin'an County was turned upside down.
However, Chu Chen could clearly feel the subtle changes in the attitudes of everyone in the room when they were talking to Master Xu Ping.
As the head of a county, County Magistrate Xu theoretically has a slightly higher status than his master Xu Ping.
In the past, County Magistrate Xu was very polite to his master Xu Ping. Most of the time, he treated him as an equal, but occasionally he would act like he was the head of the county.
But right now, Magistrate Xu doesn't have any airs about his master.
Taoist Qingyun, Zen Master Liaokong, and Huang Mei were originally subordinates of their master, Taoist Master Xu Ping. They were usually quite respectful and respectful, but in the past they had never deliberately tried to please or flatter them.
But at this moment, the three deputy governors all had fawning smiles on their faces, and even Zen Master Liao Kong, who was born in Buddhism, was not immune to the vulgarity.
Not to mention the Xin'an City God, who was originally under the jurisdiction of his master, Taoist Master Xu Ping. In the past, he was always respectful and courteous, and this time he showed even more.
The only thing that hasn't changed much in the house is probably Hanhan Huang Fugui.
This kid didn't think much, he just grinned.
He came here with all his heart to congratulate his master Xu Ping and congratulate Chu Chen, without any other messy thoughts.
Everyone in the room, as parents and officials of Xin'an County, chatted and soon talked about business matters.
"Magistrate Xu, how is the interrogation of the prisoners in the caravan going?"
Speaking of business, Magistrate Xu became more energetic and said:
"After an interrogation last night, I'm afraid most of the coolies in the caravan didn't know about it. They thought they were escorting ordinary goods and livestock, but most of the bodyguards and warriors knew about it..."
Soon, Magistrate Xu told the results of last night's interrogation from beginning to end.
When Chu Chen heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
In order to calm the situation, he had no choice but to go on a killing spree, killing eleven of the fastest bodyguard warriors in one go.
Since most of the martial arts guards knew about it, he did not kill the wrong person and deserved his death.
Even if they were not killed at that time, they would not escape death after being tried by the court.
To take a step back, even if Chu Chen killed the wrong person at that time, he still had a clear conscience.
He hooked up with demons, participated in the case of "turning into a livestock dealer to sacrifice to demons", refused to cooperate with the Department of Ghosts and Gods in law enforcement, and violently resisted arrest. Even if he was not guilty, he was guilty.
Of course, now that the truth has come to light, the county government has confirmed that the ordinary coolies did not know anything about it. They have been cleared of charges and will not cause too much trouble.
At most, fines, corvée, and a small amount of punishment can be given to comfort the soul of a person who died in vain.
"Lord County Lord, have those group of bodyguards and warriors given us any clues as to who is behind such a crazy thing as turning into a livestock dealer?"
Zen Master Liao Kong asked quickly, and his compassionate heart showed "the anger of King Ming" at this moment, and he was extremely angry.
Magistrate Xu shook his head:
"Ordinary bodyguard martial artists don't know much. They only vaguely know that some animals are transformed from humans, but they don't know anything about the rest. Even the origins of the master behind them are not very clear."
Everyone was not surprised when they heard this.
It is normal for ordinary bodyguard martial artists not to know about such confidential matters.
"Your Excellency, where is the leader of the caravan? What did he tell us?" Deputy Governor Huang Mei asked.
"The caravan leader was exposed to a secret technique. All kinds of torture spells have no effect on him. Once he is forcibly tortured, he will probably die violently due to the backlash of the secret technique in his body."
Magistrate Xu shook his head and sighed:
"Right now we can only use stupid methods and torture him slowly to see if we can pry out any clues from his mouth."
Everyone was greatly disappointed when they heard this.
This clue seems to have been suddenly broken.
Sure enough, the other party dared to "turn into a livestock dealer" under the nose of Guangping County. The preparations were too complete and watertight, and it was difficult to follow the clues and uproot them.
For a moment, the room fell into silence.
Seeing this, County Magistrate Xu coughed and said:
"Actually, it's not without success. We didn't find the mastermind behind the scenes, but we found a lot of monsters. Maybe we can dig out some clues from them."