There is a quota for the number of people who die in vain in a year under the jurisdiction of an earth god. If this quota is exceeded, the annual assessment by the heavenly court will not be passed.
If you fail to pass the assessment in one year, you will not be promoted within three years.
The number of unnecessary deaths in Yangxia County has been very low in the past two years. Thanks to Fang Jian's efforts, there were no unnecessary deaths last year.
But just halfway through this year, a person died in vain, and it was caused by the most troublesome corpse mandrill. This made Fang Jian have to take it seriously.
If this corpse mandrill is not eliminated, more mortals will be killed, and Fang Jian's assessment this year will be over.
I saw a divine shadow and a human figure flash past the ground mountain, and Fang Jian and Zhou Qinghan immediately appeared on a mountain ridge more than ten miles south of Taohua Mountain.
"The last ray of energy from this monster fell on this mountain range." Zhou Qinghan said while looking at the lush mountains in front of him.
Fang Jian stood on a large rock and looked ahead. Under the lush mountains, there was only a small road leading to Qiu'an County.
Looking further ahead is the territory of Qiu'an County.
What's interesting is that almost all of this mountain range borders Qiu'an County, and it was in this mountain range that the mandrill's Qi disappeared.
"Go that way." Fang Jian pointed in the direction of Qiu'an County and said.
Zhou Qinghan was stunned when he heard this, then nodded thoughtfully,
So the two of them flashed and rushed towards the junction of Qiu'an County and Yangxia County.
The moment the two people stopped at the junction of the two counties, Zhou Qinghan immediately said solemnly: "It's right here, the energy is right here, it's very strong! It's within Qiu'an County!"
At the end of the sentence, Zhou Qinghan's face became extremely serious. At the same time, he slapped his right hand on a small cloth bag on his waist. A flash of light flashed, and a long sword immediately flew from the bag into Zhou Qinghan's hand.
Fang Jian's eyes flashed and he looked at the cloth bag on Zhou Qinghan's waist. He must have thought it was a storage bag.
Zhou Qinghan was ready, and Fang Jian did not dare to be careless. He saw a flash of golden light, and a gold brick immediately appeared in Fang Jian's hand.
However, Fang Jian had a thought in his mind and ordered Tai Huang to use the Qi Brick to contain his power, so Zhou Qinghan did not notice the gold brick in Fang Jian's hand at this time.
"God of the Earth, be careful, the corpse monster is nearby." Zhou Qinghan's body flashed with aura, which was the body-protecting aura he condensed with his magic power.
Fang Jian nodded, then took a step forward and directly entered Qiu'an County.
After Fang Jian entered Qiu'an County, he immediately felt a divine will that was the same as his own, but this divine will seemed timid and timid.
So Fang Jian used his magic power and said quietly: "Fellow Taoist, can you come out and see me?"
With just a cup of tea, a line of green smoke suddenly rose in front of Fang Jian, and then a short, weak old man wearing a high crown and the same immortal official robe as Fang Jian appeared between Fang Jian and Fang Jian. In front of Zhou Qinghan, this person is the land god of Qiu'an County.
I saw the land god of Qiu'an County staring at Fang Jian and Zhou Qinghan with a pair of small eyes, and then raised his hands and asked, "Why did you cross the border, fellow Taoist?"
Fang Jian took back the Taihuang Yiqi Brick, then handed it over and said, "A mandrill killed the villagers in Yangxia County and has now been confirmed to have fled to Qiu'an County. I wonder if you have noticed it?"
The Earth God of Qiu'an County shrank his pupils when he heard this, and his heart trembled suddenly, but he quickly shook his head and said: "No, I have never noticed it."
Fang Jian stared at him carefully, and the land god of Qiu'an County also looked directly at Fang Jian with a pair of small eyes and said: "It is unreasonable for fellow Taoists to cross the border to enforce the law."
Fang Jian nodded and said: "Yes, I just came here to investigate. Now that I know the whereabouts of this monster, I should go back and report to the City God."
When the Land God of Qiu'an County heard Fang Jian say that he wanted to report to the City God, he was suddenly startled for some reason and hurriedly said: "No."
"Huh?" Fang Jian's eyes sharpened and he immediately looked towards the Land God of Qiu'an County.
However, the eyes of the Qiu'an County Land God were already looking at a small mound a few feet away on the left, and Zhou Qinghan also followed the Qiu'an County Land God's gaze.
"No, Earth God, come back quickly." Zhou Qinghan shouted loudly.
Fang Jian followed his advice and quickly returned to Yangxia County with a kick.
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In the backyard of the Yangxia County Government Office, in the small courtyard where the Yintu Mountain King lived, the Yintu Mountain King who was drinking tea suddenly frowned and then stood up in horror.
He turned his eyes to the surrounding attendants and maids, and said, "You will return to Qiu'an County immediately."
When the attendants and maids heard this, they immediately responded respectfully: "As ordered." Then they left the courtyard directly.
After hearing the news, the county magistrate Gou De'an hurriedly came over. When he saw the Yintu Mountain King, he asked: "Mountain King, what happened?"
The Yintu Mountain King looked at Gou De'an and said, "The land god has found the mandrill and has noticed what happened in Qiu'an County. He wants to report it to the City God."
"What?!" Gou De'an was shocked, his face turned pale with fright, and he quickly said: "No, we must not let him report it to the City God."
Gou De'an, the king of Yintu Mountain, said: "You immediately take people to Qingping Mountain to demolish the Earth Temple and cut off half of his divine power. I will rush there immediately to capture him."
"Okay, I'll do it right away." Hearing this, Gou De'an immediately agreed.
Then the Yintu Mountain King pinched the secret in his hands and jumped up, and his body immediately turned into a puff of blue smoke and flew towards the south.
Gou De'an watched the Yintu Mountain King leave and immediately ordered someone to call the master.
"Master, you immediately put out a list to recruit people to demolish the Qingping Mountain Earth Temple. As long as the people are willing to work, each person will be given one tael of silver as wages." Gou De'an said.
The master was shocked when he heard this and said: "Demolish it now?"
"Yes, demolish it now." Gou De'an said: "The article says that the land god has no longer fulfilled his wish, so the old temple will be demolished to welcome the new god."
"Yes, I understand." The master said nothing and accepted the order with clasped fists.
Afterwards, a notice was quickly issued from the Yamen, and then posted in Yangxia County and at the city gate.
The people of Yangxia County were in a state of excitement. When they saw the notice, they angrily tore up the notice and went to the county government office to appeal.
"The God of the Land has blessed our Yangxia County with good weather and good health for the past two years. How can we say that he has no spiritual wishes?" A white-haired old man stood outside the county government office and said loudly.
"That's right, I had a dream three months ago that the Earth God appeared and showed me a clear way to do business. Why did I need to demolish the Earth Temple?"
"Did the Tutu Temple be demolished immediately?!"
"When my son got smallpox, he was saved by the blessing of the God of the Earth. Who dares to say that the God of the Earth has no spiritual wishes?"
"Who dares to demolish the Earth Temple?! We will never obey!"
"Yes, I will not obey until I die!"
The people shouted angrily. From ancient times to the present, folk customs have always been the most honest, and most people are grateful.
Fang Jian has been using incense and vows to bless the people for the past three years, and now it is finally time to get rewarded.
Seeing the fierce opposition from the people, the master was frightened and quickly went back to report to Gou De'an.
When Gou De'an heard this, he immediately said angrily: "They are all unruly people, let me take them into custody!"
Subsequently, more than 20 police officers and government officials rushed out of the government office with knives and sticks, and took the leading citizens into the county government office.
The remaining people were even more angry and rushed forward to save people.
When the master saw this, he became furious and shouted directly: "The unruly people are attacking the county government. This is tantamount to rebellion. Beat them!"
The policemen and government officials immediately started beating them, and for a while sticks and sticks kept falling on the people. Many people were immediately beaten and screamed in agony, and they retreated one after another.
Despite this, the people still cursed and objected.
Gou De'an's eyes were red at this moment, and he immediately ordered fiercely: "Publish the results again! Those who are willing to work to demolish the Tutu Temple will receive thirty taels of silver each!"
Thirty taels of silver! This is enough for an ordinary family of three to feed themselves for three years. It is said that large sums of money and promises of profits will seduce people's hearts. Soon some people who were watching were enticed by the money and immediately signed up.
In just one cup of tea, more than a hundred people carrying hoes followed Gou De'an and the government officials out of the city and headed for Qingping Mountain.
The people in the city who opposed the demolition of the temple were extremely anxious, but they did not dare to stop it by force. They could only follow behind and cry.
Some smart people immediately sent their families to report the news to each village. When Gou De'an led the government servants and the people who applied for the job to the foot of Qingping Mountain, the people in each village also received the news.
The county magistrate wants to demolish the Qingpingshan Earth Temple! How does this make!
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"What?! He wants to demolish the Earth Temple?!" Yang Jin from Shelin Village suddenly stood up straight and asked his cousin in front of him.
Cousin Yang Jin gasped and said, "Yes, yes... I'm afraid we have reached Qingping Mountain now."
Yang Jin's eyes widened and he said angrily: "This is unreasonable. If my life, Yang Jin, had not been for the land master, I would be gone by now!"
After speaking, Yang Jin raised the hoe in his hand and said to his cousin: "Cousin, go back immediately and greet the brothers and sisters in the village. If you are willing, go to Qingping Mountain with me."
The cousin nodded and said: "Okay!" After saying that, he turned around and ran towards the village.
After a while, men and women from Shelin Village, old and young, over the age of fifteen, ran out of the village in large numbers, especially Yang Jin's wife Li Zaorong, who was at the front.
"Everyone should have heard that the stubborn county magistrate is going to demolish the temple of Lord Tutu. Not to mention that I, Yang Jin, had to be blessed by Lord Tutu to recover from his injuries this time. Half a year ago, if Lord Tutu hadn't appeared to give us guidance in Shelin Village, Where we dig a well to draw water, where will we get the water to irrigate the seedlings!" Yang Jin shouted loudly to the men, women, and children in Shelin Village.
"Yang Jin, stop talking. We know very well the kindness of Lord Tutu. Hurry to Qingping Mountain. If you get there too late, Lord Tutu's temple will be gone." A woman with a kitchen knife in her hand shouted at Yang Jin.
Yang Jin nodded, said no more, and said simply: "Let's go!"
The scene that happened in Shelin Village also happened in most villages around Yangxia County.
