At dawn, people in Guning County get up, open the doors, and walk out of their homes.
The shops on the street are open for business, and it’s another busy day.
Dangdangdang
A government official suddenly appeared on the street, holding a gong and banging it hard.
The sound attracted people to watch, and everyone wanted to know what happened.
"Everyone go to the county government office. King Wu will kill the ghost today."
The yamen servants walked, knocked and shouted.
The people heard this and were puzzled. What kind of King of Martial Arts and what kind of killer of ghosts?
"Guan Lu, why are we going to the county government office?"
An old man stopped the yamen servant and asked.
The yamen servant did not explain, but just said: "You will know when you go to the county yamen."
After saying that, the government officials continued to beat the gongs and shout. The people didn't know what was going on, but it sounded lively, and everyone rushed to the county government office.
What the common people like to watch most is excitement. As for the content, it doesn’t matter. The bigger the thing, the better.
Just watching the fun, it’s not a big deal.
There were more than one yamen servants beating the gong, and soon all the people in the city knew that the county yamen was going to be lively and they flocked to the yamen gate one after another.
When they arrived at the yamen gate, everyone craned their necks to look.
There were so many people coming that the people behind could not see clearly. They all showed off their magical powers. Some rode on the wall, some climbed on the roof, some brought ladders, and some even came on stilts.
"What brings us all here?"
A man wiped his nose and put his hands in his sleeves. The cold wind made him very cold, but he refused to go back. There must be a lot of excitement today.
"I don't know. I heard that more than a hundred people died last night and were eaten by evil spirits."
A thick-looking woman said with great interest.
"What? Last night? Evil spirits eat people? You're scaring children in broad daylight!"
The man next to him couldn't bear to listen and made sarcastic remarks.
The woman spat: "Fuck your mother, I heard what the head catcher said. The body has just been carried in. Look at the dozens of coffins placed inside."
In the yard of the county government office, there are coffins neatly arranged, all of which are those who were killed last night.
"My mother, why are there evil spirits?"
"Many barbarians came to Yanmen Pass. They fled here because they were afraid of the evil spirits."
"I've heard about this too. Yanmen Pass and Fengsha Tower were all killed a while ago. I heard it was evil spirits who did it."
"Why did the evil spirit come to our Guning County? Do you want to run away?"
The people watching were talking a lot, and more and more people gathered.
County government office.
The county magistrate, dressed in official uniform, stood under the eaves and walked around. The government officials at the door blocked the people from entering, preventing them from breaking in.
"Isn't King Wu up yet?"
The county magistrate asked his servant, who replied: "Not yet. King Wu slept with that beautiful girl last night. I'm afraid it won't be so soon."
A knowing smile appeared on the magistrate's face and he ordered: "Don't disturb me, just wait!"
With a beautiful woman accompanying him, Long Chen would be in a better mood and the possibility of questioning him would be smaller.
Therefore, the county magistrate did not allow anyone to disturb him and let Long Chen sleep well and have fun.
In the guest room.
Long Chen has already gotten up, and Liu Hanyan is getting dressed.
"Senior brother, let me go to Yanmen Pass with you."
Liu Hanyan put on her coat and got off the bed.
Long Chen arranged Liu Hanyan's hair and put on the headdress.
"No, you have seen how powerful half-ghosts are, and the ghosts will only become more powerful."
Liu Hanyan's relatives are all dead. If Liu Hanyan is allowed to go north to Yanmen Pass, Long Chen will die of guilt if something unexpected happens.
Liu Hanyan was a little unhappy, she wanted to help Long Chen.
"You are probably afraid that I will pester you, but I won't."
Long Chen hugged Liu Hanyan and said with a smile: "How could I be afraid? I like it best when you pester me, just like last night, it makes me feel so comfortable."
Liu Hanyan said with disgust: "Do you hate it or not? I'm talking about this in broad daylight."
Long Chen smiled and said: "You tell me first, do you want to pester me again? Harvest me hard?"
Liu Hanyan broke away and said: "It's so noisy outside, we should start soon and do some serious business."
The two of them came out of the room, and there was a maid standing outside the door, who bowed respectfully: "King Wu, please invite King Wu to the front office. Everything has been arranged."
Long Chen nodded and took Liu Hanyan to the front office.
When they arrived at Qianya, the county magistrate was talking to Hu Feiyang and Qiu Kuohai.
The two of them got up very early, and Long Chen heard the sound of them going out.
"I will pay my respects to King Wu."
When the county magistrate saw Long Chen coming, he immediately brought people from the county government to pay him a visit.
Hu Feiyang and Qiu Kuohai just nodded. They were not ministers of Zhou Dynasty and did not need to salute.
"Are you all here?"
Long Chen glanced at the crowd of people outside the door.
The county magistrate replied: "We are all here, can we start?"
Long Chen nodded slightly and said: "Let's get started."
Long Chen was sitting at the head of the county government office. The county magistrate waved his hand and the government officials let the people in.
There were so many people that the gate of the county government office was shaken by the crowd, as if it was about to collapse. The government officials yelled at everyone to stop crowding.
After crowding into the courtyard, the people saw the coffins on display with the horrific corpses inside, and there were several children under the eaves wearing sackcloth and mourning.
The county magistrate shouted loudly: "Silence, silence!"
The government officials followed suit and shouted for silence, and the noisy people slowly calmed down.
"Folks, let me tell you something very unfortunate."
"Last night, the ghost tribe attacked our county and killed more than a hundred people!"
After seeing the coffin and listening to the county magistrate's words, the people finally believed that the ghost could eat people last night.
"There really is a ghost."
"Isn't that Li Shanliang's concubine? Li Shanliang is also dead?"
"Under the eaves is Li Shanliang's son. Are the two people with broken necks Li Shanliang and Lu?"
"It seems like it's true that they only have a few children left in their family?"
"I'm so lucky to be able to leave some incense. Look at the people next to me. That's not Zhang Yong's family. They're all dead."
The people were shocked, and the walls of the county government office were full of people.
"Fortunately, King Wu came to the county in person last night and killed three evil ghosts with his own hands, and even captured one alive!"
"You all should be grateful to King Wu for saving your life. If King Wu hadn't appeared last night, we would all be dead."
After saying that, the county magistrate bowed to Long Chen and thanked him.
Some of the people below knew who King Wu was, and some didn't know at all, but seeing the county magistrate being so respectful, they all bowed down to thank him.
In the eyes of the people, the county magistrate is the highest official in a county. If the highest official can be so respectful, he must be a big shot.
Long Chen felt very disgusted in his heart. Such a county magistrate only knew how to be flattering and did not know how to care about the people.
"Fellows and fellows, there is no need to be like this. I am the King Wu of Zhou Dynasty, and it is my duty to protect the country and the people."
Long Chen immediately stood up and walked to the eaves to return the gift.
"Today I have called all the folks here to tell you that ghosts exist, and so do evil spirits. They can eat people and suck blood. These people were eaten by evil spirits last night."
"But don't be afraid, everyone. Evil ghosts can also be killed. I and the Holy Emperor are leading the army to the north to fight the ghost clan. They will protect everyone."
Long Chen summoned these people here to show them what the ghost clan looked like.
They need to know the dangers of ghosts, and also know that ghosts can be killed without fear.
In a war, it is not just the warriors fighting on the front line, but also the support from the rear.
If the people in the rear are in chaos, the front line will also collapse.
"I killed three people last night and captured one alive!"
When Long Chen turned around, the government officials dragged out Luo Ying, who had broken his limbs, and threw him in the yard.
The people looked at Luo Ying and were surprised. They thought he was a green-faced demon with fangs, but they didn't expect that Luo Ying looked like an ordinary person.
