Geng Mu, who was watching what happened in front of him from behind, was already in a state of panic.
Monks in the world can be roughly divided into four realms before enlightenment, two realms of Yuanshen monks, day and night, and the subsequent entry into the Tao.
Or you can simply divide them into monks who have not yet entered the Tao and monks who have already entered the Tao.
The Daoists have always been outside the norm. They will not take action easily. Even if they take action, they rarely target monks of the same race. Even if the two sides are in the same situation, they will not easily decide whether to live or die.
At least in Geng Mu's memory, most of the Taoist monks he had ever interacted with were people who were very reclusive and seldom appeared outside. But even so, even if they just talked with the Taoist monks, they would give people an impression. Come to invisible pressure.
It was a pressure that made even a day-traveling monk feel uncomfortable and unwilling to bear it.
Not only that, as long as you have not yet entered the Taoism, when you meet a monk who has entered the Taoism, you must call him "senior". This has been a rule that has not changed for many years.
It was precisely because of this that Geng Mu was so shocked when he heard that Lin Ji addressed Huang Zhong as a peer, and Huang Zhong also recognized Lin Ji's title.
At this moment, Geng Mu no longer cared about whether it was rude or not. His eyes kept circling back and forth on Huang Zhong and Lin Ji, with a bit of disbelief in his eyes.
Finally, when the two of them looked at each other without saying a word, Geng Mu could no longer hold back his curiosity.
"Master Lin, you...when did you become a Taoist?"
After these words were spoken, Geng Mu's heart tightened for no reason.
There has never been a Taoist monk serving as the town official of Supervising Tiansi. Even if there is, it is only temporary or will be transferred soon.
But now Lin Ji has just been transferred here.
Does this mean that the higher-ups finally couldn't stand the chaos in Victoria anymore, so they sent a strongman to rectify Victoria?
Geng Mu was unsure, but during the vacancy of the town government officials in Weizhou, he had been taking charge of the vacancies, so he knew very well that Weizhou's Tiantiansi did need a tough person. .
Facing Geng Mu's look that looked a little expectant and a little uneasy, Lin Ji smiled and nodded, then shook his head.
This way of answering left Geng Mu confused.
"Sir, this subordinate is stupid..."
Before Lin Ji could speak, Huang Zhongze, who was standing beside him, let out a long sigh and sat down on the second seat on the side of the study.
"Your master has found his own way, and has already walked a considerable distance on the road." As he spoke, Huang Zhong had a rather complicated expression on his face.
When Geng Mu heard this, his eyes narrowed.
He is a day-traveling monk, so he can naturally understand Huang Zhong's allusion, but some things still need to be confirmed.
"Senior Huang, this junior is stupid..."
Huang Zhongze looked at Lin Ji and said, "Young Taoist Lin is a genius. It is only a matter of time before he enters the Tao. If it is faster, it may be within a few months, but even if it is slower, it will only be three to five years."
After the words fell, Huang Zhong sighed slightly: "Jian Tiansi is really full of talents. Fang Yunshan was born back then, and now he is a figure in the late stage of Taoism. Even I don't dare to provoke... Now Fang Yunshan is in his prime, Supervisor Tiansi now has another Lin Ji, haha."
The last chuckle was filled with incomparable loneliness and self-deprecation.
Lin Ji didn't know what Huang Zhong was feeling, and he didn't bother to ask.
He has never been interested in other people's sadness.
He gave Geng Mu a look and signaled him to wait aside.
Later, Lin Ji asked straight to the point: "Huang Daoyou is here for Huang Chengjie and his son, right?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Zhong's expression froze, and he frowned slightly and looked at Lin Ji, with a bit of consideration and confusion in his eyes.
From the beginning, it was clear that he was going to get straight to the point and use his power to overwhelm others.
Why is it that Lin Ji doesn't have the slightest fear when he, the master of suffering, is in front of him?
Even if he is about to enter Taoism, he is not yet a Taoist monk.
For a moment, Huang Zhong didn't know how to respond. After seeing Lin Ji, his plans before coming had completely failed.
Originally, he was planning to say hello casually after meeting Lin Ji, and that would be enough if Lin Ji understood.
Otherwise, they can only take Huang Chengjie and his son away by force.
Even if he was investigated afterwards, as a Taoist monk, Tian Gao Emperor Yuan, Supervisor Tiansi's big stick would probably only be raised high and lowered gently.
But now, he doesn't dare to do this.
After a moment of silence, Huang Zhong stood up again and bowed slightly to Lin Ji.
This time, Lin Ji sat behind the desk and watched Huang Zhong's movements quietly without any expression.
"I did not teach my son well and caused a lot of trouble to fellow Taoist Lin. The Huang family accepts punishment for this matter... But Huang Chengjie and his son are direct descendants of my Huang family. If they die, there will be no successors to the Huang family in the future."
These words were extremely humble. For someone who was a Taoist to speak like this, it already gave Lin Ji enough face.
But Lin Ji shook his head slightly.
"I heard that the head of the Huang family is in his prime. Although it is difficult for a monk to have children, he still has hundreds of years to live. It is not difficult to have a son in a few hundred years." Lin Ji said with a smile.
Hearing this, Huang Zhong straightened up and raised his white eyebrows slightly.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, you have to be merciful and merciful. My youngest son and grandson have not done any evil deeds that are outrageous. Although a few people have died, they will only pay compensation. The Huang family will let them not pursue the case again."
Lin Ji shook his head.
"One word from Lin can change the story."
"Then why did you..."
"If this matter is reversed, how can Lin be a town official in the future?" Lin Ji asked expressionlessly.
"This... Fellow Taoist Lin has extraordinary means. Naturally, there are many ways to calm down the various forces in Victoria. After this incident, the Huang family will stand together with Fellow Daoist Lin..."
Lin Ji still shook his head.
"No, there is Supervisor Tiansi behind Lin. Other than that, there is no need for anyone to endorse Lin."
As he spoke, Lin Ji tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table.
"Lin came to Victoria to take office. Along the way, he heard too many things that various forces had done that made the people of Victoria angry and resentful... Most of the complaints that counties and towns handed over to them that could not be dealt with were from sects and aristocratic families. The trouble caused.”
"Our Huang family..."
"Listen to me." Lin Ji raised his hand to interrupt Huang Zhong, and then continued, "I don't care what happens to your Huang family. In the current situation in Victoria, I can only treat everyone equally... If you were not born, you can be alone. But since you want to fight, you must be aware of being implicated."
Lin Ji's face showed a bit of ridicule.
"It's said that he was implicated, but based on the behavior of Huang Chengjie and his son, Lin Ji doesn't think that the Huang family is innocent."
After finishing his words, Lin Ji looked at Geng Mu again.
"Commander Geng, go and call Gao Ling."
"Sir, Chief Gao is resting in the side courtyard. He had already fallen asleep before my subordinates came down."
"Then bring him to Mr. Huang to see." Lin Ji said.
Geng Mu responded and left the study.
Huang Zhongze was puzzled.
"Then Gao Ling is...?"
Old God Lin Ji smiled.
"He is our chief police officer in Victoria. You will know it when you see him."
