When Lin Ji left the government office, the thoughts in his mind had become a mess.
The cause of today's troubled times is that the monster-suppressing tower formation was broken, and most of the monsters that had been captured for thousands of years escaped.
Unexpectedly, this inconspicuous soul-fixing and demonic pestle turned out to be the formation eye of the legendary Demon Suppressing Tower.
But compared to this incident, Lin Ji was even more shocked when Zhan Chengfeng said that he had personally killed the previous Chief Constable.
"There is no reason. It's just because he was born in the Taiyi Sect and he concealed it and refused to join the Supervisory Sky Division..."
Lin Ji couldn't help but feel heart palpitations every time he thought of Zhan Chengfeng's ruthless look just now.
Taiyi Sect is the leader of Taoist sects in Jiuzhou today, and its strength is far beyond that of ordinary big families.
A sect with such a reputation is naturally a well-known and decent sect.
But it was precisely because of this that Lin Ji was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat.
"Although I have known for a long time that the local sect families are at odds with the imperial court... but has it reached this point? Is it just because I concealed my background and joined the Supervisor Tiansi, and now I am sitting in the position of chief arrester, or is it a murder?
Just kill."
Lin Ji thought to himself.
The Great Qin Dynasty only has a history of more than a thousand years, and before that, the sects and aristocratic families had always divided the kingdoms and controlled the world.
A group of monks with great magical powers were suppressed in the shadow of the imperial court.
When getting along with each other in different positions, Lin Ji felt that if he had a high level of cultivation and had the court pressing on his head, he would feel unhappy.
However, at least on the surface, both sides are quite restrained.
The imperial court did not put too much control over the monks' families and various sects. The monks also restrained themselves and tried not to violate the laws of the dynasty. Even if they did break the law, they did it relatively cleanly so that everyone could look good.
"Is it because he was involved in a high-level plan? So a suspected spy from the Taiyi Sect was killed without mercy at this time?"
Thinking of this, Lin Ji sighed, somewhat unwilling to think about this matter.
"Let me go to the Ghost King in a small fourth realm, and bring a demon-subduing pestle? It looks like bait."
Lin Ji smiled bitterly.
"Why me? Is it because I'm handsome and personable?"
"Are you just saying that I don't have a mountain or a big shot?"
"Anyway, the truth is coming. How can I, a little person, escape? If this matter can end successfully, I have to ask for an explanation. Of course, I have to wait until I have the strength."
No one wants to be a chess piece, and a chess piece that is assigned to know nothing. Of course Lin Ji doesn't want to, but he has no way to escape at this time.
At this time, Lin Ji's eyes were suddenly attracted by the snack shop on the roadside.
For a time, all the sorrow in my mind disappeared with the wind.
"Boss, give me two of these donkeys."
...
The back garden of the government office.
After Lin Ji left, Zhan Chengfeng did not leave with him, but stood there quietly looking at the koi in the pond.
Among a large group of koi, there was one that was obviously much fatter than its companions, and its small eyes were not only dull, but also somewhat agile.
This was an extremely contradictory look, and because of this, Zhan Chengfeng noticed it at a glance.
"It's really rare that you can be enlightened in this small pond? Judging from your appearance, you seem to have been practicing Taoism for several years."
At this moment, the voice of Master Xingchi sounded from behind him.
"Amitabha, the poor monk dare not agree with the words of the donor."
"Oh?" Zhan Chengfeng looked back at Xing Chi.
Xing Chi performed the Namaskar and said slowly: "Everything has a spirit. If it is born like this, how can it be said that it has a spirit?"
Upon hearing this, a look of impatience suddenly appeared on Zhan Chengfeng's face.
"Don't talk to me about your heresy about the equality of all living beings."
Xing Chi didn't care. He came to Zhan Chengfeng and looked at the unique koi carp in the pond with him.
"Zhan Donor seems to be restless?"
"As an official of Liangzhou Town, I am trapped in the city by a ghost king and cannot get out. How can I be at peace?"
Zhan Chengfeng lowered his voice, but there was a hint of anger in his tone: "What are you planning? Even I'm keeping it a secret! If it weren't for Lin Ji, that guy's breakthrough is about to happen, and he can't hide it anymore, I'm afraid you wouldn't have done anything.
They won’t even reveal it to me!”
"Zhan Donor, you are in trouble."
"You're the one who looks good!"
When Zhan Chengfeng was in front of Lin Ji, he spoke vaguely and seemed to be incomprehensible, but in fact he only had a partial understanding.
Those words are all chess pieces. They seem to be a joke, but they are not self-deprecating to reveal the true feelings.
Facing Xing Chi at this time, he couldn't pretend and was too lazy to pretend.
"Give me an explanation, what is it! How important is the soul-fixing demon pestle? It affects whether the demon-suppressing tower can be reopened and whether the court can be stable! If you give this kind of thing to a small fourth-level monk, what will you do?
What do you want to do?!"
Xing Chi was silent for a moment.
"It seems like the poor monk shouldn't have come."
"But you're already here!"
Xing Chi pondered and performed Namaskar again.
"What we want to do is to find out the mastermind behind the Demon Suppression Tower and clear up some of the chronic diseases."
Zhan Chengfeng was stunned, as if he didn't understand.
But after just a few breaths, his pupils suddenly shrank.
"Do you want to..."
"Are you crazy? At this time?"
"What if I can't suppress it?"
Xing Chi looked at Zhan Chengfeng with a smile and said nothing.
"How dare...whose idea was it, who is so bold?"
"It's Mr. Gao." Xingchi said casually.
Hearing that it was Gao Qunshu's idea, Zhan Chengfeng was speechless.
After a long while, he laughed helplessly.
"But even Master Gao... the sect family has existed for too long, and the Qin Dynasty, which has lasted for thousands of years, is just a toddler in front of it."
"indeed so."
"Then how dare you plan to take action at this time? That's right... No wonder he suddenly told me that the chief arrester under me was a meticulous work of Taiyi Sect, and asked me to be serious and strict, and solve it as soon as possible."
"This is just a passing incident."
Xing Chi chuckled and said, "As for why you dare, maybe you should think differently."
"Change your thinking?"
"When the dynasty was first established a thousand years ago, the forces of the sect family tried their best to resist at first. Later, when they saw that things could not be done and the situation was irreversible, they made an agreement with the dynasty not to interfere with each other, and both parties have coexisted to this day."
"so what?"
"At one time and another, the imperial court has existed for thousands of years. It has established a foundation and stabilized the world. Naturally, it wants to further seize power in its own hands."
Hearing this, Zhan Chengfeng nodded subconsciously and said: "And the power of the sect family, after thousands of years of rest and recuperation, also wants to make a move."
"Yes, there has been a tacit understanding between the two parties for a long time, but there has always been a lack of excuses."
As he spoke, Xing Chi picked up a seed on the ground and threw it into the pond.
"So, it's not about whether you dare or not, but the fact that the court has been forced to do this."
"And the Demon Suppression Tower was suddenly broken open. Isn't this the best opportunity?"
Zhan Chengfeng's pupils shrank.
"You mean...this thing was done by the power of the sect family?"
"I don't know, and it doesn't matter." Xing Chi chuckled, "Whoever the court says did it, that's who did it."
After hearing this, Zhan Chengfeng was silent for a long time.
As a third-grade official and the head of a state in the Tiansi Supervisor, he actually felt extremely insignificant at this moment.
He didn't want to get involved in these things.
"Stop talking about this, did you have a meal before Master came?"
"Never."
"Then let's keep one dish, steamed carp." Zhan Chengfeng pointed to the pond and said.
"How can this be done?" Master Xingchi put his hands together and said he was compassionate.