Seeing the tragic situation of Tang Dynasty, Ye Ming smiled and said:
"You're going to die, why do you care about these little things?"
"die?"
Tang Shi was stunned when he heard this, and slowly looked at his right arm.
The straw-like tentacles on the long-handled spoon squirmed and sucked the nutrients from him again.
How could Tang Shi, who was already the size of a normal human being, withstand such a sucking? He screamed with horror and was instantly sucked into a mummy.
After sucking up Tang Shi, the tentacles on the long-handled spoon quickly retracted and disappeared.
The shape of the spoon also became smaller, returning to the same shape as at the beginning.
The difference is that this spoon can actually move. It shakes slightly and plans to fly away.
As soon as it flew up, Ye Ming caught it in his hand.
The spoon seemed to sense the danger and trembled, trying to break free.
This was obviously useless, and he couldn't break away from Ye Ming's hand.
He also saw tentacles sprouting from the handle of the spoon, trying to take root in Ye Ming's arm.
Before it could reach it, it was bounced away by an invisible force, unable to succeed.
Ye Ming took the spoon and flicked it with his fingers.
The spoon seemed to be greatly frightened, and did not dare to move any more, and fell silent.
Seeing that the spoon became like an ordinary item, Ye Ming smiled slightly and put it away.
After the opponent hit Tang Shi repeatedly, Miao Tong did not change back. On the contrary, due to excessive use of demonic power, a lot of rationality disappeared from her eyes.
When he saw Ye Ming, he moved and rushed towards him to fight.
Ye Ming was not surprised by Miaotong's sudden attack. He took out the water hyacinth vine with his backhand and threw it out.
Miao Tong, who lost her mind, only became cruel and wild, which made her easier to deal with.
Facing the flying water hyacinth vines, he charged hard without dodging, but as expected, his fist was entangled.
He raised another fist to knock it down.
But Ye Ming had already appeared behind her and gently tapped the back of her head.
Miaotong stiffened, rolled her eyes, and fainted.
At this time, Ye Ming didn't avoid anything and grabbed Miao Tong who was about to fall to the ground.
When he looked again, the lines on his face dissipated and his aura returned to normal.
I checked my pulse and found that I was just a little over-exhausted, but nothing else.
In this case, there is no rush for her to wake up and she can rest more.
The monster transformed by Tang Shi was eliminated, and the people who had been hiding began to come out in twos and threes.
Seeing the county government as the center, dozens of surrounding buildings were all damaged. At a glance, the scene was shocking.
Seeing Miao Tong sleeping in Ye Ming's arms again, everyone thought the mage was seriously injured and were deeply moved.
Afraid of disturbing the mage's rest, the people who came out spontaneously came to the two of them, kowtowed three times, then got up and left.
In this way, someone took the lead, and those who followed also came forward one after another, and silently kowtowed to Miao Tong to thank him.
Seeing this, Ye Ming glanced at Miao Tong, who had a tired eyebrow, smiled slightly, and allowed the people to thank them in their own way...
...
He carried Miaotong to a good room, placed her on the couch, covered her with a quilt, and quietly retreated out of the room.
At this time, Yan Captou also came back, and he was speechless when he saw the appearance of the city.
Seeing Ye Ming coming out, he said:
"Mr. Shanyuan, now that the county government has been destroyed, all colleagues have also been...
What should we do? "
Ye Ming smiled and said: "The county government is destroyed, but who said everyone else is dead?"
"Ah, not dead? But weren't they all eaten?"
Yan Captou looked confused, a little confused about the situation.
"Go and cut open Tang Shi's belly and take out everything inside."
Yan Captou was confused by Ye Ming's words, but he still chose to do it.
He came to the mummy of Tang Dynasty and cut open its belly with a knife.
Since it was a mummy, no blood flowed out. When it was cut open, it was found that there were a bunch of paper figures in its belly.
When Yan Captou saw this, he felt a little strange. When he reached out and touched it, he felt that it was just an ordinary paper man, nothing special.
Take out all the paper figures, and the number is exactly equal to the number of colleagues who were eaten.
At this point, Yan Captou naturally made a guess, and the paper man's movements became cautious, for fear of causing damage.
Bring all the paper figures to Ye Ming, and follow the instructions to lay them out on the ground one by one.
Seeing Yan Captou laying out the paper figures, Ye Ming waved his hand, and tiny dots of light fell from his fingertips.
Each paper figure changed immediately and turned into a group of living people in the blink of an eye.
Yan Cap took a quick look and recognized that these were his colleagues who had been eaten.
Everyone on the ground looked like they had just woken up, and were still a little confused about the current situation.
Later, after understanding what happened, everyone was surprised and frightened, and quickly kowtowed to Ye Ming to thank him.
Ye Ming sent everyone else away, leaving only Yan Captou and Master.
When the master saw Ye Ming looking at him, he was frightened and knelt down and said:
"My Lord, no, God, what are your orders?"
"Although Tang Shi is dead now, the mess left behind still needs to be cleaned up. It won't work for me to settle the debt after death.
In the past few years since you took office as county magistrate, you have made a lot of money, right? "
"Sir, we... have indeed made a lot of money."
"There are many people who have been killed unjustly, right?"
“Sir, this is not entirely our fault.
After all, we are on the territory of four companies and three merchants. If we don’t join in with them..."
The master said, secretly glancing at Yan Captou.
This person is a rare anomaly. He is different from most people in his family and has an upright temperament.
Because of this, he often conflicts with them.
Ye Ming asked a few more questions, but the master did not dare to hide anything and explained the general crime.
Later, Ye Ming asked him to use the money and food he had embezzled over the years to compensate those who were harmed by this incident.
After the explanation was completed, Yan Captou led the master down to carry out the execution.
After seeing the two people off, Ye Ming walked to the yard, looked into the air and said:
"Since you are here, please come down and talk."
The person who came from the air was none other than a group of shady agents from Weichang County Chenghuang Division.
The County God ordered the other Yin Chai to wait where they were, and fell alone in the courtyard to greet Ye Ming.
"Lord, Lord of Weichang County, Lou is here.
Thank you Lord Ye for this, otherwise this incident would have caused much damage. "
Ye Ming smiled and said: "I am called Shanyuan when I am away from home. Master Lou, please don't call me wrong."
"Lord Shan Yun."
"Master Lou is the ancestor of the Lou family?"
"Exactly. When he was alive, he had a small reputation. After his death, he was worshiped by his neighbors, so he took on the position of City God. It has been more than 130 years since."
"Now that the four families and three merchants have exhausted their energy and are about to collapse, what do you think, Mr. Lou?"
"Xiaguan is no longer a stranger, and he doesn't care about the ups and downs of the world."
Ye Ming was not surprised by Lou Zai's answer and said:
"There will be changes in Pingbo Mansion in the future, and Lord Lou will probably have to contribute more by then."
Hearing this, Lou Zai sighed softly and said:
"What happened in the Tang Dynasty earlier was not that we were unwilling to contribute, but that we had no choice.
This person is listed in the underworld book and should have expired two years ago.
But he accidentally got that weird spoon, which could lock his soul and forcibly extend his life.
We seduced his soul with hooks, flags, flags, etc., but we couldn't shake it, so we could only let it go, leading to what happened today..."
Speaking of this, Lou looked ashamed and cupped his hands to Ye Ming:
"Although we are not more powerful than other city gods, we still have what we need, so why should we fear death?"
Ye Ming smiled and said, "Lord Lou has misunderstood. I am not saying this to punish you."
Later, after communicating with Lou for a while, the others retreated.
After they left, Ye Ming took out the spoon again.
This thing is one of the seven treasures he is looking for, the Gluttony Spoon.
This thing devours the food without restraint and does not know when it is full. It will cultivate the host. When the host grows to a certain level, it will then devour it and become its own nutrients.
This thing will constantly change hosts to meet its needs, but it will never be full.
When he first came to Weichang County, Ye Ming discovered a problem. After seeing Tang Shi's situation, he knew that he would be eaten by this thing soon, so he left a secret hand on everyone in the county government.
It is also because of this that after people are eaten, they turn into paper figures and survive inside their bodies.
After getting the gluttony spoon, Ye Ming was in a good mood.
As for the other six pieces, they all have their own characteristics.
While he was playing with the Gluttony Spoon, he heard the door behind him open.
Looking back, I found that Miaotong was already up.
Seeing Ye Ming outside, Miao Tong breathed a sigh of relief. She wanted to step forward immediately, but then she thought of something and snorted angrily:
"You guys are too slow. I had to beat that damn fat guy before you got here!"
Ye Ming did not discuss this issue with her and said with a smile:
"It looks like everything's fine. There's a lot of trouble here. Let's go back and explain the situation to Mr. Yuan. A new county magistrate needs to take over here."
...
After these days of busy work, all the supplies sent to King Fu were finally dispatched and loaded onto the big ship.
Yuan Chixin personally saw them off at the dock and watched a dozen large ships heading upstream towards Momei Mansion.
Yuan Zhong, who was standing by his side, said:
"Sir, the materials and a large number of young and strong laborers from the four merchants have been sent away together."
Yuan Chixin nodded, glanced at the boundless ocean in the distance, and slowly exhaled:
"Go back home and prepare for action."
Since they haven't started taking action yet, the four merchants don't know that Yuan Chixin is planning a showdown, but they haven't done anything extreme in a hurry.
Nothing unexpected happened on the way back.
But not long after entering the city, before arriving at the government office, I suddenly saw a thunderbolt from the clear sky in the distance.
The thunderbolts this time were relatively scattered, with some falling in streets and alleys, and a few falling indoors.
There were quite a few people around who saw this scene, because this had happened twice in a row before.
Everyone's curiosity outweighed their fear, and they all gathered around.
Many people are speculating that "Thunder God" has punished the evil man again this time.
Seeing this, Yuan Chixin immediately turned the team around and went over to check the situation.
Soon I saw the alley where the incident occurred.
When everyone saw the prefect coming to see him in person, they didn't dare to crowd in and consciously stood on both sides to get out of the way.
Yuan Chixin stepped out of the carriage and checked for himself.
Five corpses were found in the alley, all in a charred state, apparently caused by lightning strikes.
Someone nearby recognized the deceased as a few rogues in the city.
Before Yuan Chixin could go to the yard that was struck by lightning, someone with good intentions took the initiative to bring the person here.
The people who came were a young man and woman, and a cart was pulling the body of a woman in her thirties who still had charm.
When the young man saw Yuan Chixin, he immediately knelt down and told him the cause and effect.
The man's father died young and he lives with his widowed mother.
There was also a fiancée who had been engaged since childhood. Because his family was poor and could not afford the bride price, he wanted to break off the engagement to prevent his fiancée from suffering along with him.
But the woman was unwilling and said she would not marry him unless he was there.
It’s just that the woman’s family has to provide a betrothal gift, otherwise it won’t be allowed.
The man's mother had no choice but to remarry in exchange for a sufficient betrothal gift.
Unexpectedly, not long after the betrothal gift was collected, it was stolen and could not be found anywhere.
When his mother saw that the betrothal gift was stolen, she was so angry that she hung herself from a beam and died.
The man was a filial son. When his mother died, he hanged himself.
When his fiancée heard about this, she also cried endlessly and committed suicide by hanging herself from the beam.
Not long after Fang died, thunder fell from the sky and killed several people in the alley.
Another lightning fell into his home, killing both men and women, but his mother did not survive.
Yuan Chixin learned the cause and effect, and immediately sent people to search for it in several places where gangsters often roamed.
Soon, they found a bag of money, which was the lost betrothal gift from the man's family.
Seeing this, everyone onlookers felt grateful that the sky has eyes to punish evil and promote good.
Yuan Chixin looked at the body of the dead woman and then at the empty sky.
He didn’t say much, he just said to Yuan Zhong:
"Go back to the government office."
...
