Chu Qiguang on the side couldn't feel anything strange about Qiao Zhi, and just asked: "Master Qiao, you are hiding so close, can this Fayuan Taoist not notice you?"
Qiao Zhi said proudly: "Hey! Don't you know that the cats are best at lurking and moving the battlefield? Unless this Taoist priest uses talismans or elixirs, he won't be able to detect me just with his martial arts realm."
Chu Qiguang knew that the three most powerful skills of the Tianshi Sect were talismans, swordsmanship and elixirs.
Among them, talismans and elixirs belong to the path of cultivation, while swordsmanship belongs to the path of martial arts. They are "Zhengyi Falu", "Zhengyi Sword Sutra" and "Zhengyi Dan Sutra" respectively. The "Xu" they and Ding Daoxiao took away
"Mishan King Sutra" is one of the 25 dharma.
Most of the Taoist priests in ordinary Taoist temples practice swordsmanship, but in a Taoist temple, only Jianzhai possesses the talismans awarded by the Tianshi Sect. It is a real supernatural power. It is made by the monks who have entered the Taoism in the Tianshi Sect.
The Taoist temples taught by the Celestial Masters are the greatest reliance on conquering demons.
As for Taoist priests like Fa Yuan, they can only rely on swordsmanship, experience and elixirs to defeat demons.
Qiao Zhi added: "Taoist priests like Fa Yuan, if they don't take medicine and don't have talismans, are no different from warriors of the same level."
Chu Qiguang asked Qiao Zhi again about the talismans and elixirs taught by Tianshi. He was thinking about whether he could get some elixirs from Fayuan in the future that were not usually available, and even used this as an excuse to further contact him.
The Taoist temple is a higher level.
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Chu Qiguang then exchanged a few words with the two of them. By the way, Taoist priest Fayuan also told Gu Baotou about the fox demon's judgment.
With the change of money, the atmosphere seemed to be much more harmonious.
Chu Qiguang struck while the iron was hot: "I heard that the Hao family also issued a reward for the bloody corpse case?"
When Gu Baotou heard this, he immediately said: "There is a reward of one thousand taels. When the money reaches the county government, we will discuss the merits and distribute the rewards.
Taoist Master Fayuan, you are very capable, and the fact that you were able to detect the fox demon this time was especially blessed by the Taoist Master. From these 1,000 taels, you should be able to get 400 taels.
Although I have no ability, the brothers under me have made great achievements without any hard work these days, so they shamelessly took 300 taels of silver.
The county magistrate is in charge of the overall situation these days, strategizing, and the filial piety of 200 taels of silver is always required..."
At the end of the sentence, Gu Captou looked at Chu Qiguang, frowned and said, "Mr. Chu, you have done some good work, so you can get 100 taels of silver when the time comes."
In just a few words, the catcher Gu Wei distributed the reward among the county magistrates, Taoists, and servants, but he only left a hundred taels for Chu Qiguang, which can be called leftovers. This is because of the
Chu Qiguang gave him 10 taels of silver, otherwise Gu Wei would have pressed him even harder.
Even in Gu Wei's opinion, Chu Qiguang still made a profit by taking 100 taels after stuffing some money.
Chu Qiguang frowned and wanted to refute, but when he saw Taoist priest Fayuan agreeing with a smile, he knew that this opening would offend both the Taoist temple and the Yamen.
What's more, the county government and the Taoist temple have the final say on how to divide the Hao family's reward and how to determine the credit for catching the monster.
After thinking about it, Chu Qiguang could only agree temporarily.
He smiled gratefully and said to Gu Baotou and Taoist Priest Fayuan: "Thank you both for taking care of me." But he cursed secretly in his heart: 'This yamen and Taoist temple... are too dark.'
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Next, Gu Weibian said that he would summon officers to hunt down the fox demon, and asked Chu Qiguang and Taoist priest Fayuan to wait in this side hall.
But after waiting for more than half an hour, the yamen servant still didn't show up, so Chu Qiguang had no choice but to go to the yamen soap room to inquire.
The arrester Gu Wei was displeased when he heard this and said: "Mr. Chu, there are more than 100,000 people inside and outside Qingyang County. On weekdays, the manpower in the yamen is already stretched thin. It will not take an instant to recruit them. Please wait patiently.
That’s it.”
Chu Qiguang asked: "How long will it take?" He had to seize the time to practice and study every day, but he had no time to spend in the county government.
Gu Captou said impatiently: "Mr. Chu, the county magistrate asked you to assist us in handling the case, not to give you random instructions. There are experienced veterans in the yamen. You can just wait and feel at ease."
Seeing what Chu Qiguang wanted to say, Gu Shaotou immediately turned his face and slapped his palm on the tea table in front of him. His strength reaching the limit of the human body suddenly exploded, leaving a deep palm print on the table.
Chu Qiguang's eyes suddenly tightened. The head catcher in Qingyang County in front of him probably had the strength of the second level of martial arts. Although he could not pass the martial arts examination, he was more than enough to be a head catcher.
Gu Captou said impatiently: "This is the county government of Qingyang County. It is not the turn of outsiders to dictate. If it affects the government's handling of cases, can you afford it?"
After Chu Qiguang left, the head catcher Gu Wei sneered slightly, then turned to look at Kuaishou aside and said, "Have you asked clearly?"
The Kuaishou on the side said: "Master Gu, please be at ease. This Chu Qiguang is just an ordinary farmer in Wangjiazhuang with no background at all. I don't know how he managed to please the young master of the Wang family before he was brought to the county town.
Enter school here.”
Gu Wei sneered and said: "It's really unreasonable for a farmer to want to share the money. When the fox demon is caught, the most I can reward him is fifty taels."
After finding out that Chu Qiguang had no background, Gu Wei planned to tear up the previous agreement to share the money. Especially in his opinion, Chu Qiguang was no longer needed for the subsequent manhunt, so why should he share 100 yuan with the other party?
Two silver coins is so much.
So his next move was to kick Chu Qiguang aside and take all the credit for catching the fox demon. In this way, he and his officers would receive 400 taels of silver as a reward, and then divide the rest of the silver.
Give 400 taels to the Taoist temple and 200 taels to the county magistrate.
Gu Wei laughed: "It's just a seriously injured fox demon, we can catch it ourselves."
"Has everyone gathered yet?"
"Call the hunters in the county, find the best hounds, search for foxes in the city, and don't let any one go."
"Check which courtyards in the county are unoccupied and search them one by one."
"The fox demon is injured and must want to suck people's energy to recover. Check to see if there are any missing people in the county recently. Don't let anyone go..."
Gu Wei was worthy of being a head hunter for many years. After knowing that the murderer was a fox demon, he arranged the orders one by one in an orderly manner and mobilized nearly a hundred of his subordinates.
"When everything is over, I will reward this boy with 5 taels of silver. It will be considered worthy of him."
When he thought of earning another nearly 100 taels of silver, Gu Wei couldn't help but lick his lips and thought in his mind: 'Just in time to buy Zhao'er from Hongxiuyuan to be my fourth concubine.'
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Coming out of the Yamen soap room, Chu Qiguang squinted his eyes, and after a moment's thought, he noticed something strange, and asked Qiao Zhi to go and investigate.
When Qiao Zhi came back, he cursed: "Who are you? You just took the money and didn't do anything! You're so angry with me! You're so angry with me! You're just feeding the dog with ten taels of silver!"
The more Qiao Zhi thought about it, the angrier he became: "That dog-catcher has already sent people to hunt down the fox demon. He doesn't even plan to share the silver reward with you. He just plans to send you five taels of silver."
Chu Qiguang's eyes flashed coldly, and he smiled slightly: "It just so happens that I don't want to share it with him."
"But if you take the credit, I'm afraid I won't let it go given my head-catching character. So if you want to do it, then do it..."
Chu Qiguang knows very well how many heroes in history have been harmed by villains like this. Chu Qiguang has always killed such villains and never meant to let them off after looking down upon them.
"I, a murderer, can no longer stand this kind of scum of the imperial court. Today is the day to do justice for heaven."