Chapter 196 Corrupt Officials, Local Tyrants and Evil Gentry

Chen Mo pulled a towel and wiped the blood on the table. As he expected, this store was indeed a black shop.

The mind sinks into the order of rewarding good and punishing evil.

The good deeds he accumulated soared to one thousand three hundred and seventy-two points.

It can be seen from this that how many lives these two people killed, Chen Mo's good deeds from killing them were actually more than that of the dog demon.

There were still some food left in the kitchen of the wine shop, and Chen Mo found them all.

The only thing in the steamed buns with mixed noodles and pickled vegetables that can be called a meat dish is only half of the pickled bacon.

This is normal. Roadside shops like this, even if they are doing serious business, will not prepare too much meat.

Chen Mo ate everything up like a storm, and then searched the wine shop carefully.

There were three taels of silver on the cabinet, and a set of clean coarse cloth clothes and cloth shoes in the bedroom next to him. He found all of these.

The shoes do not fit my feet, but they are still wearable and are better than straw sandals.

While searching the liquor store, Chen Mo suddenly paused. He heard something coming, but it was not human.

A black-skinned dog demon walked outside the wine shop. He was only five and a half feet tall, but his muscles and bones were extremely lean and capable.

This dog demon's fur is shiny and smooth, and you can tell it's worth a lot at a glance.

Chen Mo looked indifferent and walked to the lobby holding the short knife he found in the kitchen.

"You are the one who killed my two innocent nephews?" The black dog sniffed lightly and spoke slowly, seemingly very confident in his own strength.

"Why don't you dig the canal honestly? As long as the canal is repaired, the king will naturally let you go. But if you kill my two nephews, the king will think that I am not doing my job well!"

When Black Dog said this, he suddenly became a little more angry.

"I have no choice but to kill you, take out your heart and give it to the king!" When it said this, it couldn't help but lick its lips.

Chen Mo feeds on them, so they are not the same.

Human warriors with strong strength and strong blood can also gain great benefits after being devoured by monsters.

After the dog demon finished speaking, the sharp claws on his hands changed instantly, growing to more than two feet in a moment.

Chen Mo's figure surged forward like the wind, the energy and blood all over his body merged into one, and he exploded with twice the energy of the Greedy Wolf Style.

Two thousand kilograms of energy condensed into one, the long knife cut through the air, and slashed forward.

Hearing a crisp sound, the dog demon hurriedly raised his claws to block the knife.

A sinister smile appeared on its face. It had seen the wounds of its two nephews earlier, and it knew that Chen Mo was good at sealing the throat with a knife, so it was already on guard.

"Zheng." The sharp blade cut through the air and let out a trembling sound.

Chen Mo held a sharp kitchen knife in his left hand and slit the black dog demon's throat very smoothly.

Its face was full of confusion and astonishment, and its eyes were full of disbelief.

Even if he tried to break his dog's head, he couldn't figure out why someone could exert force twice in a row in a short period of time, both with full strength.

The power of his own energy and blood is not affected by any shock at all, and he can instantly deliver a second blow after a full blow.

This was absolutely impossible for him, and he had never seen anyone do it.

Chen Mo's meticulous control over his body is naturally beyond the reach of a dog demon.

A kitchen knife slit his throat, and the dog demon showed great vitality and was still alive.

Chen Mo kicked out, suppressed the claws of the dog demon with both arms, and began to devour the blood and energy from its body again.

The dog demon tried its best to resist, but failed to flutter a few times. Its life force quickly passed away, leaving it no longer any chance to resist.

The qi and blood in Chen Mo's body were oscillating, trying to influence the qi and blood in the dog demon's body to make it flow out faster for himself to swallow.

Such tricks are extremely difficult for acquired warriors.

But for a celestial warrior like Chen Mo, it is really not that difficult.

Under his guidance, the energy and blood in the black dog demon's body continued to flow out of its throat, and he swallowed it with large mouthfuls.

Chen Mo's own strength of Qi and blood is also constantly rising, from a thousand kilograms to three thousand two hundred kilograms.

Taking the short knife on the side, he cut open the body of the black dog demon again along the throat and took out the still warm heart.

There was no time to cook it, so he ate it raw, and his energy and blood increased by more than 500 kilograms.

Looking at the corpse of the dog demon on the ground, Chen Mo walked back to the liquor store, found some water, washed away the blood on his body, and put on a pair of clean clothes.

The set of clothes evolved from the Xuanmen of Heaven and Earth was refined and mastered by him and incorporated into his body.

Now that we have clothes, we no longer need the clothes we evolved to cover ourselves.

After doing this, he sunk his mind into the order of rewarding good and punishing evil. This black dog killed countless humans. By killing it, Chen Mo gained quite a lot of good deeds.

The number of good deeds he accumulated has reached more than 3,000 points. He has no intention of continuing to accumulate, but directly exchanges it for a Fuhu Dan.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Black Wind Demon King may continue to send people to hunt him down, or he may do it himself.

He has perfect control over the physical body, can mobilize the energy and blood of the whole body, and the combat power he exerts far exceeds that of strong men in the same realm.

But manpower will eventually be exhausted.

If Chen Mo only has one point of strength, even if Chen Mo uses flowers, it will be difficult to defeat an opponent with a lot of strength.

Therefore, improving one's own strength is the top priority.

Chen Mo chose to exchange, and the order to reward good and punish evil appeared between heaven and earth, and the power of heaven and earth gathered around him.

Chen Mo held his breath and observed extremely carefully, but within a moment, a treasure pill appeared.

A pill pattern appeared on the pill's body, and when the pill appeared, it seemed as if a tiger's roar was really ringing in his ears.

Chen Mo looked very carefully, but still didn't find out how the elixir appeared.

There was only one thing he could be sure of, this pill was definitely not sent from another world by the Xuanmen of Heaven and Earth, but appeared out of thin air in this world.

The order of rewarding good and punishing evil is a method of heaven. With my current strength, I am afraid I am not able to spy on it carefully.

Chen Mo doesn't intend to think about it carefully now, he just observes the world around him to make sure that the fluctuation just now has not affected the mirage power of this world.

He then took the pill and walked to the back hall of the wine shop to swallow it.

The Tiger Fu Dan is extraordinary. Chen Mo swallowed this pill and heard the roar of tigers.

It was as if there was a ferocious tiger standing in front of him, injecting all his energy into himself.

This is the energy and blood power contained in the elixir, which is about two thousand kilograms.

An ordinary tiger has about the same strength.

It's just that when ordinary people swallow this elixir, they will absorb at most 70% to 80% of its potency, and the rest will be wasted in the process of absorption.

But Chen Mo locked the essence of his body to prevent it from leaking out. The moment the medicine entered his body, it was swallowed up by his greedy body at an extremely fast speed.

The physical blood energy he could mobilize finally reached the six thousand kilogram mark.

With such strength, whether placed in the Cangxuan Realm or the Xuantian Realm, one can dominate a land of hundreds of miles and become the top powerhouse in a county.

I just don’t know what level this level of strength is in this world.

But from the fight just now, Chen Mo could roughly judge that the black dog's energy and blood power would not exceed four thousand kilograms.

But I don’t know how much cultivation the Black Mountain Demon King behind it has.

Chen Mo found an old piece of clothing, wrapped the black dog corpse and carried it on his back.

He planned to take the body of the dog demon to the vicinity of the government in this world to see how the government in this world would react.

If you happen to meet the magistrate of Changsheng County, if you are strong enough, you will kill him directly.

Then let’s see how the court in this world responds, whether they will send troops to suppress the bandits, or whether they will recruit themselves.

If I want to find the world core and the spirit of heaven and earth, in addition to improving my own strength, asking for them from the powerful people in this world is indeed the fastest way.

Especially for the human dynasty, there must be a gathering of national destiny and dragon energy.

If you can control the jade seal, you can find the spirit of heaven and earth as quickly as possible.

It is too difficult to build a dynasty from scratch, so it is more appropriate to use ready-made ones.

This is especially true for the world core. As long as you can master the spirit of heaven and earth and have enough strength, it will not be difficult to find the world core.

Therefore, it is inevitable to come into contact with the secular dynasty and the powerful human beings in this world.

In addition, after contacting them, you can also understand the cultivation techniques of this world.

See how the warriors in this world practice after the changes in the rules of heaven and earth.

In addition, if you have the opportunity, you can also try to find traces of several other people.

Of course, he and the Lord of the Blood Sea are competitors, but in this world, they are also trustworthy allies.

As long as the negotiation is appropriate, then both parties can definitely cooperate.

Chen Mo was walking along with the black dog on his back. Pedestrians gradually appeared on both sides of the road. When the people passing by saw him carrying the monster on his back, their expressions were surprised and frightened.

Obviously, monster hunters are extremely rare not only in this world, but at least in nearby areas.

Chen Mo walked towards the city with big steps. The city in front of him was dilapidated.

The city walls are in disrepair and many of the bricks and stones have decayed.

Most of the people coming and going inside and outside the city were well-dressed and well-dressed. The officers responsible for guarding the city gate were collecting the city gate tax from all the people.

Right above the city gate, there are three slightly blurred words of Changsheng County engraved on it.

Chen Mo carried the demon body on his back and came to the city gate. All the people who came and went gave way. Even the servants who collected the city gate tax also lowered their heads at this time.

No matter how stupid they are, they understand that they cannot afford to offend a strong man who can hunt monsters.

Chen Mo strode into the city gate as if there was no one around. The situation inside the city was relatively good.

Except for the fact that the roads are in disrepair, the other conditions are not much different from an ordinary small town.

When Chen Mo stepped here, he felt a different power. Not far away, there was the same power of heaven and earth, resonating with him.

This shows that one of the Lord of the Sea of ​​Blood and others must be nearby and in this city.

This is quite rare. The four of them landed in this world together, but in completely different directions.

As a result, there was one person who was not far away from him, but I don't know whether it was because they were lucky or because when they arrived, everyone was not too far apart.

Chen Mo was not in a hurry to find the other party, it was more important to deal with the matter at hand first.

"May I ask this brave man, did you kill this dog demon?" An old man with a noble appearance came over and asked tremblingly.

"Yes, old man, do you want to buy this dog?" Chen Mo paused and asked.

"Strong man, please save our family!" The old man knelt down and cried immediately.

"The old man's home is now occupied by a wolf demon. He is causing trouble in my home and wants to take away my little girl. He also eats people every day. He has eaten sixteen servants in my house."

The old man's tone was excited, and he had runny noses and tears as he spoke.

"As long as you, strong man, can drive away the wolf demon, I am willing to use half of my family wealth as a reward."

After the old man finished speaking, he knelt down and kowtowed.

"Is there no other martial arts masters in this city? Why don't you invite them?" Chen Mo was quite curious and couldn't help but ask.

If this wolf demon is so powerful that all the strong men in the city cannot deal with it, why does the old man believe that he can kill the wolf demon?

As he asked the question, the old man's expression hardened.

"What you don't know is that this wolf demon is the third commander under the Black Wind Demon King of Xiaonan Mountain. None of the strong men in the city dare to offend the Black Wind Demon King. So I went to invite him, but none of them were willing to help.

You are a fierce dragon crossing the river. As long as you take action, the wolf monster will flee. "

The old man's smile was flattering and his words were full of compliments.

There are indeed many strong people in the local area, but they have families and businesses, so they are worried about the revenge of the Black Mountain Demon King.

Chen Mo looked like an outsider at first glance. After killing the monster, he could just run away.

"Does the local government not care?" Chen Mo continued to ask, already having a rough guess about the old man's arrival.

"How can a dog official from the government care about it? He has long been sworn brother to the Black Mountain Demon King!" When the government was mentioned, the old man couldn't hide his anger.

"Then you are not afraid that if I kill the wolf demon, the Black Mountain Demon King will turn around and take revenge on you." Chen Mo asked with cold eyes and a low tone.

"This..." The old man's heart jumped suddenly, and he didn't know what to answer for a moment.

"Or is it that the wolf demon smelled my coming into the city and asked you to come to me and trick me into making blood food for it." Chen Mo asked in a quiet voice with a smile on his face.

Not long after he entered the city, the old man appeared directly. Without even asking a question, he knelt down and begged for help. He was even more willing to give half of his family wealth as reward.

This is indeed tempting, but it makes people even more suspicious.

This black dog demon is not very strong, but he can follow the scent he left behind and chase him for more than two hundred miles.

The wolf demon is stronger and his sense of smell must be more sensitive. I am afraid that he has already been discovered by him before he even gets close to the city.

However, when this wolf demon saw him coming, he did not run away. Instead, he took the initiative to set up a trap. It seemed that he was absolutely confident in his own strength.

The old man reacted at this time and turned around to escape, but found that Chen Mo's palm was like an iron tower, pressing down on his shoulder.

"Lead the way, I'm going to meet the wolf demon." Chen Mo said, using his palms to crush the old man's shoulder bones.

"Ouch!" Hearing a howl like a slaughtered pig, the old man's face suddenly turned the color of pig liver, his mouth was opened wide and he kept panting, but he couldn't moan in pain.

The two servants following him looked at each other in confusion, feeling that their legs were weak, otherwise there was no movement at all.

The old man wailed, but he could feel the growing strength on his shoulders. He knew that if he didn't lead the way, he would definitely be killed by Chen Mo.

"Strong man, come with me, I will take you there right now!" He still forced out a flattering smile, and a hint of sinisterness flashed in his eyes.

Chen Mo abandoned the black dog corpse and followed the old man, walking all the way into the city, but within a moment he came to a high-ranking mansion.

The lacquered wooden door is spacious and grand, and the courtyard occupies a large area. It is definitely one of the best mansions in this county.

There were maids and servants walking around in the courtyard, and everyone was very nervous.

This is normal, after all, the wolf demon often eats people, so the old man will naturally not be eaten, and only the maids and servants at the lowest level will be unlucky.

They had already signed a deed of sale and sold themselves to the owner's family. They didn't even have the chance to escape, and escaping would be a dead end.

If you stay in this mansion, you can still pray that you won't be eaten today.

With one arm hanging down, the old man led Chen Mo towards the side hall of the courtyard.

There was a wolf demon sitting in the side hall, with snow-white hair and a lean body, not much different from an ordinary strong man.

The fine woven Shu brocade garment was draped over the body of the white wolf demon. The two front paws of the wolf demon were now clearly visible, but they were still covered with a little fur.

The higher the strength of this monster, the more similar it is to humans, which shows that it is constantly approaching its transformation.

"I'm talking about the old Wangtou of Renri. Aren't I just here to eat a few of you? Why do you always invite people to disturb me!

You listen to me and give your daughter to the king of our family. From now on we will be one family, right? "

When the white wolf demon saw the old man coming, he immediately stood up and scolded him with a look of anger on his face.

"My dear nephew, help me!" The old man didn't have time to think too much. He winked and ran forward in a hurry.

"Bang!" Chen Mo whipped his leg and kicked the old man away, hitting the left beam.

His body collapsed, he could no longer say anything, his internal organs collapsed, and death was only a moment away.

The white wolf demon was shocked. He had never expected such a change.

"How dare you kill the king's father-in-law? How can you tell me to go back and explain to the king!" The white wolf demon dropped the tea cup in his hand and pulled out a simple knife from his side.

Chen Mo was a little surprised. He originally thought that the old man was just a traitor, but he never expected that he was related to the monster. It seemed that the chaos in this world was indeed far beyond his imagination.

"I have no choice but to kill you and use you as a thank-you gift to make amends to the king." Bai Lang said, the plain knife in his hand flashed with a cold light, and he slashed straight into Chen Mo's face.

"Cang!" Chen Mo raised his dagger to block it. The dagger in his hand could not bear the huge force and broke into several pieces.

A humane smile appeared on the wolf demon's face, and there was even greed.

Chen Mo abandoned his sword and turned into fists. His fists were like snakes swimming around, stabbing the white wolf straight in the face.

The white wolf didn't expect that Chen Mo would exert such force so strangely and quickly. He couldn't dodge in a hurry, and his eyebrows were smashed to pieces by Chen Mo!

It only felt that its eyes were blood red and it could not see everything in front of it clearly.

"Ouch!" The white wolf looked up to the sky and roared, its figure continued to expand, showing its true appearance of more than ten feet tall.

The thick white tail swung like a steel whip, whipping the furniture in the side hall to pieces.

Although the wolf demon's eyes were stained with blood, his ears were still sensitive. When he heard the outside wind, he wanted to jump out of the window.

Chen Mo was not willing to let him go. He kicked his toes diagonally and kicked up the simple knife that Bai Lang had just discarded.

In an instant, he grabbed the Pu Dao and stepped in front of the white wolf, suddenly slashing forward.

The white wolf heard the roar of the wind and twisted his body to avoid it. Unexpectedly, Chen Mo exerted a strange force, and the simple knife entered from the lower abdomen and stabbed straight into the heart.

"Woo!" The white wolf let out its final roar, and Chen Mo caused the blood and energy in its body to spurt out, allowing himself to swallow it continuously.

He now needs a lot of energy and blood to make up for his own shortcomings, and this improvement has almost no bottlenecks or losses.

There were many servants around who were frightened to death, some were sitting on the ground, and some were running for their lives desperately.

Some of them were even more clever, and even took some of the owner's money to escape before leaving.

After Chen Mo swallowed the essence and blood in the white wolf, he pulled out his heart.

Monsters naturally have demon pills, but not every monster has them.

Just like this white wolf is not qualified to cultivate the demon elixir, so its heart is the essence of its body.

After refining the white wolf's energy and blood, Chen Mo's own strength was further restored, and now he has the strength of ten thousand kilograms.

At this time, the whole house was in chaos, with some running away and some crying with joy.

Chen Mo didn't care about everyone's reaction and walked alone to the courtyard kitchen to search for food.

Now he can only rely on his own strength to fight. Every fight consumes a lot of money, so he naturally needs to eat more to make reserves.

If these foods are taken into the stomach, as long as the quantity is sufficient, they can also increase the strength of one's own qi and blood.

He was sitting here eating, but the city was already in chaos.

The news that the White Wolf Demon was killed could not be concealed at all, and it was sent to the county magistrate's desk in just a few moments.

The magistrate of Changsheng County is short and thin, no more than five feet tall, and his skin is as dark as charcoal.

Sitting next to him was the county magistrate who was born in the local area. He had a handsome appearance and regular features, which was in great contrast to the county magistrate.

In addition, he is the county captain, the only one among the three who has martial arts cultivation. He is tall and strong, and his body is full of energy and blood.

These three people are the most important officials in a county, and there are also other subordinate officials such as the inspector, warden, and registrar.

Together, these people are all the officials with official status in the entire county government.

"Comrades, tell me what to do about this matter! The White Wolf was my sworn brother who was placed in the city to handle affairs for him. He is dead. If my sworn brother gets angry, I won't be able to persuade him."

The county magistrate looked around at the crowd and spoke slowly, listening to his words and becoming a sworn brother with the monster. He didn't feel ashamed, but rather felt honored.

For him, whether it is giving gifts to his boss or making sworn vows with monsters, they are all about finding a backer. Since you are looking for a backer, there are only strong and weak backers, and there is no difference between a human and a monster.

"Shall we report this to the court?" the county captain said carefully.

"Bastard, you don't want to live and I still want to live!" The county magistrate suddenly slammed the table and got angry, his expression was extremely angry.

It is not uncommon for officials to collude with demons in the Zhou Dynasty, but this does not mean that the court does not care about it at all.

If you really report it to the court, let the court know that the demons are colluding here, and there are demons entering the city during the day.

Then no matter how much money I give to my boss, the best result is that I will be beaten to death, and the greater possibility is that I will be directly questioned and executed.

Therefore, this matter cannot be reported to the court under any circumstances.

As long as he doesn't report it and the aristocratic families in the city are colluding with him, there won't be any problem.

As for Shengdou Xiaomin's complaints, no one cared at all.

Even if someone files a lawsuit, it doesn't matter. Officials protect each other, and your boss will protect you.

What's more, it is disrespectful to bring people's complaints against officials. A hundred killing sticks are enough to break the backbone of most people.

Even if someone can go to the capital to file a petition, 80% of them will be sent back to the state capital for trial.

In the Zhou Dynasty, officials were officials and people were people.

An official is an official. If he makes a huge mistake, he is still a superior. Even if he wants to be punished, other officials will have to do it. It is not the turn of the mud-legged people digging in the ground to fix their beaks.

If the people sue the officials and still succeed, wouldn't it mess up the ethical principles? If things go on like this, the country will inevitably be ruined.

"My lord, please don't be angry, I have a plan." The county magistrate spoke slowly, with a trace of evil flashing in his eyes.

"Although the white wolf has been killed, the leader of the thief is still in our city. Please send someone to leave as soon as possible and tell your sworn brother about this.

Let's find a way to stabilize this evil thief and let him stay in our city. Wait until your sworn brother or one of its subordinates comes, and then kill this person to vent its anger.

If that doesn't work, try to drug him, or get him some strong liquor to get him drunk. While he's unconscious, put an iron chain through the pipa bone, tie him up and send him to Xiaonan Mountain.

The big man Wang was killed by thieves, but he still has a lot of wealth in his family. Let's collect them all. Let the major families in the city take the lead, and many ordinary merchants also pay a demon tax.

Let's use this silver to buy some gifts and send them to your sworn brother along with the thief, so that we can apologize to him. "

The county magistrate slowly explained his plan. The more he spoke, the brighter his eyes became.

Whether it's the silver left by Wang Dahu or the demon tax collected, it must be passed through his hands.

At that time, it will still be up to them to decide how much they will give out.

"Okay, okay, just listen to Brother Xiaoxian's plan. The money of the gentry in this city needs to be troubled by Brother Xiaoxian, who will take the lead."

The county magistrate laughed and explained to the county magistrate carefully.

If you want to collect a demon tax, you naturally have to have the gentry in the city take the lead to pay the money first. After the gentry takes the money, the people will follow suit.

After the work is completed, the money of the wealthy gentry will be returned in full, and the money of the common people will be divided into three parts.

No one suffered a loss, whether it was the Black Mountain Demon King, the county magistrate, or the gentry in the city.

As for the common people who are having a hard time living but still have to pay a tax, those mud-legged people are not considered human beings at all in the eyes of the county magistrate and others.

"Ma Sanwu, take people to the Wang family mansion now and invite the thief Haosheng. Tell him that he has contributed to our Changsheng County by killing the evil spirits. I will hold a banquet in the mansion tonight to reward him. "

The county magistrate stood up, looked down and inspected, and explained in a solemn voice.

Although the county captain was stronger, the county magistrate obviously could not trust him and only left the matter to those he trusted.

"I understand!" The middle-aged inspector wearing a ninth-grade official robe and a beard replied loudly.

After saying that, he hurriedly ordered a few officers to go look for Chen Mo.

Other officials in the county government also left one after another to collect the demon tax. Except for the county captain, everyone had a smile on their face.

Because as long as the demon-killing tax is collected, although the county magistrate, county magistrate and others will take the lion's share, they can still get some profit.