Wang Fu left the street with this question in his mind. This place is a border town with military and political integration. The local governor is also a general in the army and is responsible for both the military and civilians.
However, in the riot just now, many sergeants took part in it with crossbows, swords, guns and other military equipment. It was simply unorganized and undisciplined.
At the end of the incident, the common people beat gongs and drums, tied up the three monks who had lost the ability to resist with thick pig-tying ropes, and paraded them all the way to the manure tank.
Wang Fu watched them regretfully and hoped that those three people would go well and that their future would be interesting.
It is impossible to say that the local folk customs are strong and fierce. The evil ghost openly disguised himself as a city god and swaggered through the city. It is impossible that the local government did not notice it.
"Senior Brother Qiu, there is evil everywhere in your hometown!"
Wang Fu originally didn't want to pay attention and left directly for the capital, but now he changed his mind.
If the border town is like this, how can the capital be any better?
If you don't understand the root cause of this, you will still be in the dark even when you arrive in the capital.
The city god patrols the streets once every seven days. Today is a rare carnival, where the entire city's soldiers and civilians get together for a party, which gradually subsides at midnight.
Wang Fu waited until the next day and saw that the streets were back to normal, with soldiers guarding the city and chasing thieves, and the people supporting their families. It was a normal atmosphere in the world.
Looking again at the place where the manure soaking tank was, the three practitioners were missing, apparently they had used magic to escape.
"wrong!"
Only in one situation, if the evil spirit deliberately releases the water, can they have a chance to escape.
"Where have you been?"
Wang Fu made a few calculations and instantly figured out the whereabouts of the other party. He was in the city guard's mansion.
The city guard is the collective name of the city lord and the garrison general. It is the highest commander in charge of both the military and the civilians.
Three monks who had been soaked in cesspools for most of the night unexpectedly appeared in the city guard's mansion, and they were guests.
This is so interesting.
"Let me see!"
…
Inside the castle guard's mansion!
The stench was wafting around, and the servants did not dare to make a sound and lowered their heads one after another.
The Lord City Guard had a strange expression, looking at the three people in front of him, half-smiling but not smiling.
"Why are the three immortals so embarrassed?"
The three monks standing in front of him had a strong smell. This was soaked in the dung vat, and everything from the skin to the bones was pickled. Even though they were washed more than a dozen times and countless spices were used, it was still difficult to get rid of the stench.
Their expressions were mixed with shame and anger, "It's not like that fierce ghost in the city!"
"Be careful!"
The city guard hurriedly stopped him and said, "Sir, please calm down. I am a city guard who looks great on the outside. All the soldiers and civilians in the city believe in the city god."
"In the border city, it's okay to scold me, the city guard, in person. If anyone dares to say a bad word to the city god, he or she will be killed without waiting until the night!"
"You're lucky. Last year, some immortals drowned in a manure vat. Just be patient and you'll be fine!"
Despite his earnest persuasion, the three monks still refused to give up, "We can't let this matter go."
"Yesterday, we counted the casualties. We found that there were over a thousand casualties among the people. The city's defenders were able to keep the count down. But on the City God's side, I don't have magical powers in my hands, so I really can't pursue the case."
The city guard spoke calmly, and the three monks who entered the music were also silent. Yesterday, they had a confrontation and were captured immediately after meeting each other. This shows that they are far from the opponent of the city god.
"Three Immortals, you were invited by me to refine the elixir of immortality. You are the honored guests of this city. As long as you stay in the house, no one will come to trouble you!"
However, the three monks who entered the music refused to give up.
"Lord City Guard, the Immortality Pill is not a problem, but the main ingredient is difficult to find!"
The leader among the three was the oldest, about sixty years old. He had been thinking for a long time and spoke.
"what do you need?"
The city guard swung his sleeves, stretched his muscles, and asked indifferently.
"You need a virgin who is twenty-eight years old, and your birth date and horoscope must meet the following conditions..."
As soon as the sixty-year-old monk opened his mouth, his two companions were slightly surprised, obviously knowing what he wanted to do.
After hearing this, the city guard thought for a moment and did not raise any questions. Instead, he asked, "How many do you want?"
"Three hundred and sixty!"
"Can!"
The city guard agreed so happily that even the three monks did not expect it.
There are nearly four hundred young girls, and they are all virgins. It is rare that they are particular about their birthdays and horoscopes. It is impossible for even a border town to gather so many qualified women.
"Refining the Immortality Pill is a top priority at the moment, and the city guard will cooperate unconditionally!"
The city guard pondered for a moment and called for someone to come over and deliver the order, "Post official documents in every door. Girls of suitable age who meet the requirements will be brought to the government immediately. If there is any malicious disobedience, the whole family will be imprisoned."
This order was full of murderous intent. After a while, the person who delivered the order went out of the house and traveled around to deliver the official document to all the border towns.
The entire border town was in a commotion, with cries reaching into the sky, and every household fell into despair.
Refining alchemy can be fatal. The daughter of a good family is raised to the age of fifteen or sixteen, which is the age of a flower. Many people who have already agreed to get married are embroidering wedding dresses at home.
Now, with an official document from the city guard, his daughter will be taken away from her.
"They are all those monsters who deceive the city guards into making elixirs and harm the people."
"Damn it, why didn't the manure tank drown them?"
"My miserable daughter will get married in a few days. How could they..."
Heavily armed sergeants broke into the houses and captured the girls according to the conditions. Of course, there were also wealthy families who secretly stuffed money into them. For those who couldn't pay and still resisted, the whole family was taken away and thrown into jail, and their homes were ransacked and their doors sealed.
At this time, private revenge and extortion are inevitable, and many innocent people have their families destroyed.
Every household, behind closed doors, kneels down and prays to the city god for protection, so as not to let bad luck happen to their family.
…
Wang Fu felt the resentment boiling in the streets and alleys of the city. The clay sculpture of the city god still maintained a perfect smile and was extremely solemn.
"Is this what you want?"
The three hundred and sixty twenty-eight virgins are definitely not for refining elixirs, but for the self-use of the cultivator.
A specific year, a specific birthday, and she must be an unmarried virgin. Taken together, there is only one explanation for these conditions: practicing witchcraft.
The old ghost's handwriting records that the wild Taoist priests, who had no orthodox practice inheritance, pieced together here and there, borrowed ancient and bloody witchcraft fragments, and restored many sorcery methods using living sacrifices and blood sacrifices.
These evil spells often gain great power at the cost of harming living beings, and their shortcomings are not small.
Those who inherit the righteous path will naturally sneer at it, but wild Taoist priests are hungry and will often choose this path of no return.
On the territory of Yunyang Temple, there is absolutely no such evil magic. Ghosts cannot harm people. Wild Taoist priests who practice evil magic are also strictly prohibited. They kill every one they see, until all species are extinct.
Unexpectedly, there are similar wild Taoist priests in the realm of Qiu Kingdom.
Wang Fu suddenly felt that the punishment for dipping in the manure vat was too light. These bastards should have been dinked in water regia.