Maybe what they killed last time was not a tiger monster that broke into the county and caused trouble.
But the old county magistrate.
The more I thought about Chi Xuan, the more I felt that my guess was correct.
“What’s going on in this world?”
"Am I crazy, or is the court crazy? Why would the court send monsters to become local officials?" Chi Xuan murmured softly, with shock in his eyes.
His eyes touched the tall jackal corpse on the tower.
Different from ordinary beasts, most of the county captain's body is still humanoid, but the fur on his body has changed into that of a jackal, and even his huge head has turned into a ferocious animal head.
"Spirits? Monsters?"
Chi Xuanben was still nervous and panicked after killing the official, but he suddenly learned the identity of the county magistrate, and heard Tu Shanjun tell them the identity of the county magistrate, and he immediately fell into deeper suspicion.
"The demon killed the county captain!"
I don't know which of the agents it was, but the loud voice seemed to pierce the night, waking up the garrison and the surprised soldiers.
Many of them had participated in the encirclement and suppression of the tiger demon, so they naturally knew Chi Xuan's abilities.
In addition, Chi Xuan led a high-profile attack in the city last time, and was later rumored to be miraculous.
I knew it, but I wasn't too afraid.
Soldiers are paid to work hard for the imperial court. How dare they disobey the order of the county magistrate?
However, when Chi Xuan's protective shield was raised to block the powerful bow and crossbow, they already knew that what they were dealing with was not ordinary strange people or monsters.
"A demon or a poor person?"
Chi Xuan laughed. The impact was so strong today that he really was not in the mood to explain more.
This is the collapse of the worldview, and all perceptions are being subverted.
"I have discovered something interesting." Tu Shanjun's voice sounded in Chi Xuan's ears, with a hint of expected indifference in the voice.
Before Tushanjun could say anything more, the incense above Jicheng was already stirring.
A figure flew through the air.
The man was wearing a green official uniform and a pair of black gauze wings on his head. He was hovering in the air with his hands behind his back.
He stared at Chi Xuan on the tower with burning eyes: "Demon Dao, killing an official of the imperial court is a serious crime. Do you want to rebel?"
The three bright moons are hidden in the clouds under the cover of the power of incense.
The coercion surrounding Magistrate Hu was revealed at this moment.
The general trend of Huanghuang was like clouds falling from the sky and pressing down on his head. Chi Xuan felt that he was not facing a Hu County magistrate at all, but a city.
He didn't know why he felt like this.
But the matter has reached this point, and the right and wrong cannot be explained clearly in a few words.
Turning his wrist, Chi Xuan said frankly: "Before you became the county magistrate, I, Chi Yang Palace, have been giving alms for many years."
Magistrate Hu looked sad, and said angrily: "I asked the county captain to ask you to find out the truth, but I didn't expect that you would kill the county captain by relying on your own magical powers."
"Killing an official is treason. Chi Xuan, what else can you say?"
Before Magistrate Hu finished speaking, another flash of spiritual light suddenly appeared over the soldiers on the city wall.
Chi Xuan looked through the light and saw clearly the face of the person coming.
The man was dressed in elegant attire, a black official robe with embroidered lace, a token and utensil hanging on his waist, and a long sword on his back. His long black hair was tied up with a scarf, and covered with a black gauze without hood wings.
Chi Xuan recognized the person.
He was the junior flag officer of Jiangmo Yamen, and they had fought side by side.
He slightly cupped his hands and said with the same complex expression: "General Chang."
Chang Xun did not express his gratitude, but returned the greeting: "The master's cultivation has improved rapidly, and I admire him very much."
What surprised Chi Xuan was that Chang Xun's attitude towards him did not seem to be as bad as he imagined, but there was a vague feeling of closeness to him. The small flag officer was transferred from Shangfang County to the city, so they rarely met.
Moreover, Chi Xuan believed that it was just a polite conversation, and the two did not have a deep friendship.
Seeing Chang Xun, Chi Xuan recalled the time when they were blocking the tiger monster. He glanced back at the Jackal County Lieutenant behind him and asked, "Demon Lord, is he also a monster?"
"But it's not."
How could Tu Shanjun not hear the nervousness in Chi Xuan's voice?
He did not sell out, but told Chi Xuan the facts and continued: "I saw from the memory of the jackal spirit that the Demon-Conquering Yamen are all normal human monks."
When he heard this, Chi Xuan let out a sigh of relief, and he felt a heavy burden lifted off his heart. Fortunately, what he faced was not all monsters and monsters, there were still normal monks in Da Cang Dynasty.
The Jiangmo Yamen and the government are two systems.
The government practices the method of gathering incense, but the monks in Jiangmo Yamen are traditional Qi practitioners. They are not contaminated with incense, nor do they practice the method of gathering incense.
The specific reason is not something that a small county captain can know.
According to Tu Shanjun's speculation, it should be caused by the negative impact of the incense's aspiration.
Some monks who practice incense will be counterattacked by larger incense as their own strength becomes stronger, and eventually become possessed and lose their minds.
Everyone has a different threshold. If you cross this threshold, you will become an incense demon.
The Demon-Conquering Yamen cultivates traditional monks for the purpose of killing the incense demon.
Although traditional monks are also at risk of becoming possessed by demons, compared to monks who absorb the power of incense and wish, their probability of becoming possessed is smaller, and their cultivation strength is stable enough.
If you practice step by step, there won't be any big problems.
Incense monks are even more troublesome. They must not only have good concepts, but also have Shinto magic weapons to suppress the incense. They must also have a high tolerance threshold, otherwise they will easily become incense demons.
The imperial court of the Great Cang Dynasty had a good plan. The grassroots bureaucrats used spirits and monsters, and they could be used as waste after they died, and then used traditional human cultivation to control the monsters. At the same time, the Demon Subduing Yamen patrolled the world's monsters and monsters to prevent them from causing chaos.
It really formed a very complete system.
I just don’t know what the state of those high-ranking officials, feudal officials, or officials in the imperial court is like.
Chi Xuan looked directly at Chang Xun and said: "General Chang, Pindao did not poison him. Killing him was just for self-defense. In that case, if he was not killed, Pindao might have died here instead."
He didn't know why he had to explain.
Maybe he knew that the other party was a human cultivator, so Chi Xuan didn't want Chang Xun to misunderstand him.
Chang Xun glanced at the jackal corpse lying on the tower.
It was a jackal spirit that was mostly human, but there was no wave in his eyes, just like when he stabbed the tiger monster in the neck.
Chang Xun took out a small book, opened the pages and wrote while saying: "Guo County Lieutenant was obsessed with incense and was killed by a strange man in the county. According to the laws of the heaven to subjugate demons, it was a legitimate defense. There is no such thing as killing an official and treason."
Magistrate Hu's eyes widened with anger, and he shouted angrily: "Master Chang, you are confusing right and wrong."
Chang Xun took out a token from his pocket and threw it to Magistrate Hu.
He said coldly: "You can tell the signs of being possessed by incense at a glance, otherwise why would I come here? As for why he is possessed by incense, do you need me to explain clearly?"
Magistrate Hu rolled his eyes and looked away, but he still said sharply: "It's just a sign of being possessed. It's not a demon of incense, and it can't be calculated by Da Cang Law."
Incense is a tax from the Great Cang. How could they, low-level officials, not take some?
With the improvement of cultivation level, the problem that comes with it is that the incense contained is close to its own threshold.
However, few people can control themselves from being greedy for incense.
Incense means cultivation, but also means resources.
Incense is needed to apply it both up and down.
He didn't want to stay in this shabby county town all his life, and he didn't want to stay in this position for decades. In the end, due to insufficient cultivation, his life span would be short and he would turn into a handful of loess.
It's okay to bury it casually, but I'm afraid that before I die, I will have to be skinned and dismembered by the Jiangmo Yamen.
Therefore, they need incense, and they need to store incense and use incense to open up the upper and lower joints. As long as they slowly absorb the incense and restrain themselves, when their official position is high, they will be able to find ways to suppress the backlash of the incense.
"Magistrate Hu wants to argue with me about the law of the Great Cang's Conquering Demons?"
With that said, Chang Xun waved his hand towards Chi Xuan, signaling Chi Xuan to leave first, leaving him to stay and continue to quarrel with Magistrate Hu.
"He can't leave!"
"I have found out the truth and he can leave."
Magistrate Hu said sternly: "Chang Xun, I must submit a copy of you to the court!"
"Whatever you want."
Chang Xun was too lazy to act anymore: "Anyway, just don't wait until you meet me when you become possessed."
"you……"
Magistrate Hu suddenly became angry, the mana transformed from the incense surged through his body, and an aura of cleverness enveloped Jicheng behind him, targeting Chi Xuan and Chang Xun, but in the end he held back and did not take action.
He couldn't produce the secret order from the imperial court.
If the secret order is leaked from him, the imperial court will be the first to kill him.
Moreover, he couldn't take action against Chang Xun.
If he, an eighth-level county magistrate, gets into a fight with the demon-conquering flag officer, he will definitely be the one who gets the short end of the stick.
Chi Xuan didn't know these twists and turns. Seeing that Magistrate Hu was about to take action, Chi Xuan immediately tightened his grip on the magic sword in his hand.
He is not afraid of Magistrate Hu now.
Magistrate Hu's pressure was indeed powerful, but not as powerful as that of the green-robed monk in the cave.
Magistrate Hu snorted coldly, with a gloomy look on his face and said nothing more: "Retreat the troops!"
After saying that, he took the lead and left on the long road filled with incense.
"Thank you, General Chang, for helping me..." Chi Xuan had not finished his words. He saw Chang Xun throwing the body of Guo County Lieutenant into the holding talisman. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
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"You're welcome."
Chi Xuan thought it would be better to fight, but now he was worried that Chang Xun would be punished by the Yamen for this matter: "But, wouldn't this make it difficult for General Chang to do it?"
"Jianmo Yamen has its own laws and regulations."
After packing up the body, Chang Xun stood up and said in surprise: "Over the years, the Taoist master's strength has improved a lot, and even I can't see through it anymore."
Chi Xuan quickly said modestly: "It's just a coincidence."
Chang Xun heard Chi Xuan's modesty. He did not go into details. Instead, he raised his hand and asked, "Do you want to join the yamen? I am willing to be your guarantor."
"To be honest with you, Taoist Priest, if a powerful person like Taoist Priest joins the Demon-Conquering Yamen, there will be a lot of benefits for me. Besides, Taoist Priest, don't you think that staying in this small place is a waste of your cultivation?"
"As true practitioners, we should use this cultivation to subdue demons and protect the environment and the people."