The commotion caused by Taoist Master Xu Ping's breakthrough was so great that even though there was a hidden formation to cover it up, it still alerted everyone in the Ghosts and Gods Division Yamen.
The deputy capital is in charge of Taoist Qingyun, Zen Master Liaokong, Huang Mei, and the deputy leaders of each class...
As long as the colleagues from the Department of Ghosts and Gods were in the Yamen, they all rushed outside the courtyard and surrounded the door of the house.
The concierge was a little confused and didn't know whether he should let people in or not.
Fortunately, Chu Chen came out at this moment.
"Chu Chen, Xu Du Guan is this...a breakthrough?"
Deputy Governor Huang Mei was the most familiar with Chu Chen and asked quickly.
Chu Chen nodded and said: "Probably, my master had some enlightenment today and went home early to retreat."
boom!
There was a roar on the field, and congratulations came one after another.
Everyone looked at Chu Chen with a bit of envy.
Based on Taoist Master Xu Ping's cultivation qualifications and experience, once his Taoist cultivation reaches the sixth level, it will not be a problem to be promoted to a sixth-level immortal official in the future.
The seventh grade is a watershed.
Rank 7 and below belong to the grassroots level of immortal officials, and the ceiling is the county's Ghosts and Gods Division Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent.
Once you become a sixth-grade immortal official, you will enter the ranks of middle- and high-level immortal officials, and your power and status will be completely different.
How many monks are stuck at this step, unable to make any progress throughout their lives.
Chu Chen looked at his colleagues from the Department of Ghosts and Gods in the darkness at the door, and cupped his hands:
"I would like to thank all my colleagues on Master's behalf."
Taoist Qingyun, Zen Master Liaokong, and Huang Mei stood up to dismiss everyone.
"Okay, those who deserve congratulations have already been congratulated. Let's all go back and gather together outside the gate of the governor's house. Be careful of the governor reprimanding you after leaving the house."
When everyone in the Ghosts and Gods Department heard this, they thought of Taoist Master Xu Ping's serious and old-fashioned face, shrunk their necks, and dispersed one after another.
Chu Chen breathed a sigh of relief and invited several deputy governors and Huang Fugui into the main room.
Not long after, Magistrate Xu and Xin'an City God also came over.
For a time, the hall was quite lively.
The little ghost boy served tea and water, and Chu Chen greeted the guests on his behalf. The atmosphere was quite harmonious.
Not long after, the movement in the courtyard where Master Xu Ping was located suddenly became quieter.
Before, it seemed as if there was a giant beast sucking the energy of heaven and earth, with ebb and flow, and rapids rolling, but now it is like a deep valley and deep pool, calm and calm, without any waves.
The breath is restrained and returns to nature.
Everyone in the main room stood up and stretched their heads to look outside.
A figure entered the main room from far to near.
Astonishingly, it was Taoist Master Xu Ping who had broken through to the sixth level of Taoism.
"Congratulations to Xu Duguan (Master, Master)"
Everyone congratulated Taoist Xu Ping.
Taoist Xu Ping's face was glowing red and he was full of energy. Even a mortal could see that his whole person was different.
"Hahaha, thank you all!"
Xu Ping bowed his hands to everyone and thanked everyone, with a hint of subtle smile on his usually serious and simple face.
Especially when looking at Chu Chen, Taoist Xu Ping's smile became even thicker.
Chu Chen also smiled at his master.
it is more than words.
There is still a tacit understanding between master and disciple, so there is no need to say more.
Next, Taoist Xu Ping received the guests in person, while Chu Chen listened at the last table.
This room contains almost all the most powerful people in Xin'an County.
They stamped their feet, and instead of shaking, Xin'an County was turned upside down.
However, Chu Chen could clearly feel the subtle changes in the attitudes of everyone in the room when they were talking to Master Xu Ping.
As the head of a county, Magistrate Xu theoretically has a slightly higher status than his master Xu Ping.
In the past, Magistrate Xu was polite to his master Xu Ping, and treated him as an equal most of the time, but occasionally he would show off as the head of the county.
But right now, Magistrate Xu doesn't have any airs about his master.
Taoist Qingyun, Zen Master Liaokong, and Huang Mei were originally subordinates of their master, Taoist Master Xu Ping. They were usually quite respectful and respectful, but they never deliberately sought to please and flatter them.
But at this moment, the three deputy governors all had fawning smiles on their faces, and even Zen Master Liao Kong, who was born in Buddhism, was not exempt from the vulgarity.
Not to mention the Xin'an City God, who was originally under the jurisdiction of his master, Taoist Master Xu Ping. He had always been respectful and courteous in the past, and this time he showed even more.
The only thing in the house that hasn't changed much is probably Hanhan Huang Fugui.
This kid didn't think much, just grinned.
He came sincerely to congratulate Master Xu Ping and congratulate Chu Chen, without any other messy thoughts.
As parents and officials of Xin'an County, everyone in the room chatted and soon talked about business matters.
"Magistrate Xu, how is the interrogation of the prisoners in the caravan going?"
Speaking of business, Magistrate Xu became more energetic and said:
"We conducted an interrogation last night. I'm afraid most of the coolies in the caravan didn't know about it. They just thought they were escorting ordinary goods and livestock, but most of the bodyguards and warriors knew about it..."
Soon, Magistrate Xu told the results of last night's interrogation from beginning to end.
When Chu Chen heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
In order to calm the situation, he had no choice but to go on a killing spree, killing eleven of the fastest bodyguard warriors in one go.
Since most of the martial arts guards knew about it, he did not kill the wrong person and deserved his death.
Even if they were not killed at that time, they would not escape death after being tried by the court.
To take a step back, even if Chu Chen killed the wrong person at that time, he still had a clear conscience.
He hooked up with demons, participated in the case of "turning into a livestock dealer to sacrifice to demons", refused to cooperate with the law enforcement of the Department of Ghosts and Gods, and violently resisted arrest. Even though he was not guilty, he became guilty.
Of course, now that the truth has come to light, the county government has confirmed that the ordinary coolies did not know anything about it. They have been cleared of charges and will not cause too much trouble.
At most, fines, corvée, and a small amount of punishment can be given to comfort the soul of a person who died in vain.
"Your Majesty, did the group of bodyguards and warriors provide any clues as to who was behind this crazy act of turning into a livestock dealer?"
Zen Master Liao Kong asked quickly. His compassionate heart showed "the anger of King Ming" at this moment, and he was extremely angry.
Magistrate Xu shook his head:
"Ordinary bodyguard martial arts masters don't know much. They only vaguely know that some animals are transformed from humans, but they don't know anything about the rest. Even the origins of the master behind them are not very clear."
Everyone was not surprised when they heard this.
It is normal for ordinary bodyguard martial artists not to know about such confidential matters.
"Your Excellency, where is the leader of the caravan? What did he tell us?" Deputy Governor Huang Mei asked.
"The caravan leader was subjected to a secret spell by an expert. All kinds of torture spells have no effect on him. Once he is forcibly tortured, he will probably die violently due to the backlash of the secret spell in his body."
Magistrate Xu shook his head and sighed:
"Right now we can only use stupid methods and slowly torture him to see if we can pry out any clues from his mouth."
Everyone was disappointed when they heard this.
This clue seems to have been broken suddenly.
It is not surprising to think about it. The other party dared to "turn into a livestock dealer" under the nose of Guangping County. He must have been well prepared and not leaking anything. It would not be easy to follow the clues and uproot them.
For a moment, the room fell into silence.
Seeing this, County Magistrate Xu coughed and said:
"Actually, it's not without gain. We didn't find the mastermind behind the scenes, but we did find a large group of monsters. Maybe we can dig out some clues from them."
