There are millions of mortals living in Tian Jichang, this lawless demonic country.
These people live in one large city, seven small cities, and scattered towns and villages surrounding these cities.
Wang Qing and others stood in the depths of the cloud and looked down.
These cities, villages and towns are distributed very reasonably. Each small city is about the same distance from the central capital, and a flat fifty footpath has been built - about thirty meters wide, which is very spacious and can run ten horses side by side.
Because there is no worry about monsters attacking the city, and there is no possibility of invasion by foreign enemies, these cities are not very tall and heavy. They are often based on etiquette and follow the example of heaven and earth. Wait and build.
In the eyes of monks, it is indeed very pleasing to the eye.
Wang Qing thought secretly:
"It's a pity that Tian Jichang died. I didn't expect that he was still a wild city planner. It is said that the system of the Wudao Demon Sect is not good enough and the healthy competition is not healthy enough. Otherwise, He Yunhuan would take Tian Jichang under his command, and the two of them would build a Wudao... Wouldn’t the Demon Kingdom be much more perfect?
In the end, if we work together, we might be able to find a path that will never change, and that will never be easy. "
He observed for a while, sighed a few times, and then said to He Yunhuan:
"I'm waiting for you to do as you please. Sooner or later, this magical country will belong to Fellow Daoist He, so I'll ask Fellow Daoist to take me to experience it."
He Yunhuan did not refuse, nodded, and took the lead in rolling up his robe and turning it into a scholar's attire.
Wang Qing and Gu Qingmei looked at each other.
Gu Qingmei hurriedly fluttered her gauze and rolled up the mist. When the mist cleared, a fat woman with a pockmarked face stood there, her bib stained with oil, which was very disgusting.
Wang Qing's eyes lit up:
"Senior Sister Gu and I really have a good understanding."
I saw Wang Qinghuan's true robe suddenly changed, and also changed into a new appearance after a burst of clouds and mist.
Gu Qingmei looked over quickly, her mouth twitching involuntarily.
The person standing in front of her at this time was a burly man with unshaven beard, wearing coarse cloth clothes, with sleeves rolled up, his arms were shiny, and he had a butcher's knife in his belt!
He Yunhuan looked at Wang Qing, then at Gu Qingmei, and couldn't help but smile:
"The two really have a good connection. One is a male butcher and the other is a female butcher. There is no need to think about other identities. They can just find a place to set up a meat stall and they will blend in immediately."
Wang Qing also nodded happily and said:
"It is indeed more convenient than your status as a scholar, Fellow Daoist He."
Those who kill pigs are people in the world and are not subject to local jurisdiction.
But scholars are different. Anyone who has a reputation is recorded in the book. Even those who don't have a reputation. Everyone in the surrounding area knows who can support a scholar, and it is impossible to get more for nothing.
He Yunhuan thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case. He was a scholar in his home in the Demonic Kingdom of No Way, and this time he went out under the guise of a study tour.
But now he is in Tian Jichang's Demonic Kingdom. He wants to completely integrate this Demonic Kingdom into his own family. It is not a simple matter. He must not break the principle of operation here, otherwise he will fail. In an instant, the law of heaven will descend and inner demons will arise. These Mortals will die of broken hearts and brains at any moment.
Not one can be left.
After a while of discussion between He Yunhuan and Wang Qing, they decided to become a gangster and just said that they fled because they got into trouble.
The three of them found an uninhabited hilltop and headed towards a small town.
This small town is called Furong Town. Hibiscus flowers are planted all over the town. Except for hibiscus flowers, every household must ensure that there are no other flowers within ten steps of their home.
This was what Wang Qing asked an old man to ask. He originally wanted to win over a little girl, but her husband didn't agree.
"Why can there only be hibiscus flowers? Although hibiscus flowers are good, one flower blooming alone is not spring. Spring is just right when hundreds of flowers bloom. Why not add more varieties of flowers to make them richer."
Wang Qing asked.
The old man looked at him as if he had seen a ghost, and after a long time he said:
"We're called Furong Town, not Baihua Town. How can we plant flowers next to it? Isn't this treasonous? You're going to be sued. How many beatings can your little ass withstand?"
Gu Qingmei's understanding of Wu Dao Demon Sect was not as good as Wang Qing's. At this time, she said strangely:
"If you plant the flowers next to you, do you have to eat the flowers?"
When the old man saw that she was a fat woman with a pockmarked face and a huge mole as big as an eyeball, he felt it was irritating to his eyes and said even more impatiently:
"Where did you come from? Did you escape after breaking the law? Furong Town only grows hibiscus flowers. Isn't this a matter of course? This has been the case since the day our town was built.
Anyone who violates the rules will of course be sued and beaten to death. Those who are lucky enough to survive will have their property confiscated and driven out of the town. "
Gu Qingmei couldn't help but be stunned. She looked at He Yunhuan and saw that he had a matter-of-fact expression. She understood in her heart that this was the rule of the Wudao Demon Kingdom.
Xiaohe shows his sharp corners due to his demonic nature.
The three of them then stopped asking for gossip. Instead, they each took out their silver coins and hired local smugglers to establish connections. They passed the house and lost their identities.
He Yunhuan and Wang Qing had different purposes, so they lived alone in a house to facilitate their movement.
Gu Qingmei was detained by Wang Qing. Seeing that Wang Qing was very serious, she went to buy gifts, visited the surrounding houses, and found out many rules and principles.
A few days later, Wang Qing went to another meat stall. He also asked the original stall owner to take him to the countryside to collect local pigs. He slaughtered them in a slaughterhouse outside the town and divided them into two fans. The donkey cart came into town.
"The pock-marked woman is out of the stall."
Wang Qing went out for a run early in the morning and did not come back. He knocked on the door for a while, causing Gu Qingmei to come out.
Gu Qingmei's big mole was shiny and shiny with anger. When she became like this, she just didn't want Wang Qing to turn her into a little girl, enjoying the beautiful things of red sleeves adding fragrance and clay stove cooking wine. She didn't expect it at all. , Wang Qing happened to become a pig butcher.
It’s really a killing of a thousand cuts.
But she knew Wang Qing very well. He was laughing and joking, and he would show no mercy. What's more, now that she was still a demon, Wang Qing would kill without any psychological pressure.
Gu Qingmei took a few deep breaths and said roughly:
"coming!"
The two parents-in-law drove the donkey cart together to the meat stall that had just been plated. Looking around, I saw that they had arrived too late.
Wang Qing couldn't help complaining:
"It's all your procrastination. If you lose an old customer, watch your skin carefully."
Gu Qingmei didn't dare to reply, she just kept silent and helped him catch the pig's feet. Watching him pick up the bone chopping knife, chop and chop, and separate half of the pig cleanly. At first glance, he seemed to be a trouble-free person.
Soon an aunt carrying a bamboo basket came over to ask.
"Auntie, it's the first day we open. It's very cheap. It only costs eleven yuan per pound."
Wang Qing picked up a pig's foot. The pig's foot was fat and strong. It was definitely a good dish when it was stewed.
Who would have thought that when the aunt heard what he said, she was so frightened that she backed away repeatedly, as if she had seen the impermanence of black and white.
Wang Qing was stunned and quickly reacted.
Fixed price?
Why didn't the old butcher tell him? So unauthentic.
But Wang Qing didn't know that Tian Jichang's Wudao Demon Kingdom would have business orders issued from the capital every year.
There will be various needs for life and production such as weddings, funerals, food, drinks, and toilets. All kinds of goods and unit prices are all available, and everyone can only act according to the rules.
Wang Qing went to inquire about it again before he figured it out.
When Gu Qingmei heard what he said, she was also dumbfounded:
"There are so many products in this world, how can it be possible to record them all in the capital city?"
Wang Qing sighed:
"Those who are not on the list are not allowed to trade."
"this--"
Wang Qing shook his head and set the price according to the order book again. Business finally started to come to his door. With such stumbling, the couple managed to hold up the meat stall.
I am also familiar with several vendors and merchants on the left and right.
There was a small tavern among them, which was also a mom-and-pop shop. The owner admired Wang Qing very much and felt that Gu Qingmei had a sinister face and a starry face. At first glance, she was a tigress that was not easy to mess with.
As a result, he was beaten to death by Wang Qingzhi, and he didn't dare to say a word loudly.
He was really impressed, and after getting to know him, he asked him for advice in private.
Wang Qing only boasted:
"Just give her a few more beatings. No matter how vicious she looks, she is still a woman and doesn't have much strength."
The tavern owner blinked, as if he was shocked, and went home silently.
As a result, Wang Qing and Gu Qingmei were taken away by officials who broke in that night.
It turned out that the tavern owner sued him.
He beat his wife!
The law clearly stipulates that husbands and wives are not allowed to fight each other, especially if a husband beats his wife, the crime will be increased.
A first offense will result in a penalty of thirty taels and a fine of ten taels.
If he commits another hundred offenses, the undead will be banished to the wilderness.
The next day, Wang Qing and Gu Qingmei were brought to the hall. After hearing this rule, they couldn't help but be shocked.
There are actually such advanced provisions in this lawless demonic country.
It's really amazing.
However, Wang Qing couldn't care less about feeling too much and quickly howled:
"Master Qingtian, the common people just drank a few bowls of yellow soup to make a fuss, and never touched this woman's finger."
The official was an upright person and behaved according to law. After hearing Wang Qing's self-defense, he looked at Gu Qingmei again and asked:
"Is he telling the truth?"
no!
He is so cruel!
Sir, give him three or five castrations, he deserves it!
Gu Qingmei cheered inwardly, just wanting to hurt herself a little, and then accuse Wang Qing and ask the Qingtian Master to make the decision for her.
It's a pity that she hasn't completely lost her mind yet, so she has to reluctantly accept Wang Qing's statement.
After a while, two mothers-in-law took Gu Qingmei to the back room. After inspecting her carefully, they came out to report the details.
The official was shocked. He said that Wang Qing was loose-spoken and causing trouble over nothing. He was fined two taels of silver. If he did it again, he would be punished directly.
Wang Qing and Gu Qingmei were driven out of the Yamen in disgrace.
The two looked at each other.
A sense of absurdity couldn't help but arise.
The two of them, one Nascent Soul Seed and the other Master Jiedan, were almost locked into prison by the official here just now.
Really...
Wang Qing sighed and said:
“Strict laws and regulations are a blessing for mortals.
Mortals have no hope of becoming immortals, and all they want in life is to have enough food and clothing, hope that their children will be successful, and that when injustices happen, the government can uphold justice.
One day at a time, one more good life is their leader. "
Gu Qingmei had a lot of emotions towards Wang Qing, which was very strange. Even though she had some novel feelings, she was still very ordinary.
Wang Qing naturally wouldn't explain the heart calamity to her.
The tavern owner couldn't help but secretly say something bad when he saw that he returned home unharmed and went out as usual the next day.
This butcher is definitely Hai Chui Qi.
But after all, he felt guilty and often avoided Wang Qing. It was Wang Qing who came to invite him for a drink, and the two reconciled and their friendship deepened.
One day, the tavern owner and Wang Qing drank too much and revealed something on their mind.
It turned out that he had a son who was very smart and had done well in studying since he was a child. He originally had the hope of becoming a Jinshi and shining on his family, but he became stupid while reading.
"Everyone has passed these five questions for ten to a hundred years. Didn't all those high-ranking officials get promoted and get rich and marry beautiful wives?
But he just said that this was wrong. "
"Oh? What's wrong? What's wrong?"
The tavern owner poured down a large bowl of wine in a depressed manner:
"He said that the exam has the same questions every year. Everyone knows the questions and everyone writes the same essays. Year after year, who passes and who fails, what is the standard?
He also asked, could it be that no one has ever passed the Jinshi examination? He has never actually seen anyone pass the exam, he only heard about it. "
Wang Qing blinked:
"What he said makes sense."
"What's the point? Is this what he wants to think about? The elders and the Long Live Lord have their own way of identifying the wise and the foolish. He only studied for a few years before he felt that he was great and became arrogant.
No one has passed the exam, no one has passed the exam, are all those officials immortal? "
Wang Qing opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, so he had to change his tone:
"Then he took the exam later?"
The tavern owner took another big sip and shook his head:
"He became more and more crazy. Later, he not only stopped studying, but also said that the world was wrong and wanted to find out the reason. He took a baggage and traveled far away. Now he has not heard from him for more than two years. I don't know where he is."
He murmured a few words, but did not dare to say the words "life or death".
Upon hearing this, Wang Qing understood that his young master must have been born with spiritual wisdom and noticed the loopholes of the Wudao Demon Kingdom, so he wanted to explore the reason.
Wang Qing had to comfort the tavern owner for a while.
As he and Gu Qingmei gradually became familiar with the rules here, although they were restrained, they managed to endure and gradually integrated into the town.
In this way, it is three years.
For three years, many of their regular customers used the same bamboo basket every day. Each household bought three taels of pork per head, once every three days.
The same goes for the tavern next door. No matter how greedy the alcoholic is, he only comes once every three days and only drinks two pots each time. No more sips are allowed.
The silk and satin shop on the right is even more sparse. People come here once a season to make two sets of clothes, gray and yellow for men and brown and indigo for women. Naturally, the styles of the clothes remain unchanged forever.
The rest of all walks of life are nothing like this.
Wang Qing realizes the lives of these mortals every day. Even under such harsh and rigid rules, these people seem to want to live a better life every day.
For example, the tavern owner kept asking Wang Qing for advice on why Gu Qingmei was so obedient to him.
He also wants the fierce mother-in-law at home to treat him better, not like Gu Qingmei treats Wang Qing, she just needs to be a little better and not scold him every day when she thinks of her son.
Another example is the silk and satin village. Although the style and color of the clothes cannot be changed without authorization, they can use different dyes to dye the same color.
Then tell the customers, this yellow is dyed by something, and although that yellow is exactly the same, it is dyed by another something.
The customers actually felt that the two were different, so they enthusiastically changed into the same upper body, which only felt a little more beautiful.
There are so many kinds, countless.
When the three-year period expired, Wang Qing did not go out to the stall again, but sat cross-legged in the yard. An old locust tree was exactly the same as when he came. An old donkey, but much older, still insisted on carrying a pig every day for fear of fear. Sold to the slaughterhouse by his owner.
Wang Qing looked up at the sky and sorted out what he had learned in his heart.
In the past three years, he has not used any magic power and truly lives like a mortal. In this eternal world, feel how mortals spend their lives day by day.
This is a world without fruit, no, maybe the rising and setting of the sun and the moon every day are their fruit.
Pick one off a day and eat it, and you will get the fruit.
What's the reason?
Just thinking about living each day better than the day before is their cause, or living each day as peacefully and smoothly as the day before is also their cause.
Wang Qing only felt that the impatience in his heart gradually calmed down.
He didn't know whether this was what Yue Zongcheng meant by "eliminating stubbornness" or what Mo Changchun meant by "fighting for one's own advantage".
But at this moment, he knew for sure that even the True Lord Yuanying had never fully understood the truth behind this. Being able to successfully open a dojo was not so much about understanding obsession and Taoism as it was about calming down the inner order. , convinced myself.
A big man jumped in from outside the courtyard at this time.
If this was reported to the police, He Yunhuan would be beaten to death and driven out of the town immediately. There would be no second possibility.
He Yunhuan looked at Wang Qing:
"Senior Brother Wang, it's been three years, how are you doing here?"
As Wang Qing stood up, Huan Zhen's robe changed again and returned to Wang Qing's original appearance.
Behind her, Gu Qingmei also had green gauze curling up, looking forward to Shenfei.
The three of them dodged on the spot and entered the unknown place in the cloud again.
He Yunhuan's expression was solemn. The Wu Dao Demon Sect's secret method of merging the demon kingdom was very difficult to perform. First of all, it involved the movement of ancient fragments.
Although this skill is not as clever as extracting ancient fragments to create the realms of various sects, it is somewhat similar. It is of course even more difficult to use it during the pill formation period.
And this is just a foundation. It is even more rare to have a grasp of Tian Jichang's concept of Taoless Demonic Qi. In the past three years, He Yunhuan has been constantly trying to figure it out, and now he has some grasp.
Wang Qing and Gu Qingmei stood aside and watched him do something.
At the beginning, it went very smoothly, but at the last moment, He Yunhuan suddenly said "no".
It turns out that his grasp of Tian Jichang's ideas was a little bit behind after all. This was a shortcoming in his understanding. If he was given another ten years or a hundred years, he might not be able to do it.
Every disciple of the Wu Dao Demon Sect has some concepts that come from deep within his heart, and it is often impossible for outsiders to empathize with them.
In this way, it increases the difficulty of the integration of the Wudao Demon Kingdom.
He Yunhuan lost in this last step.
After Wang Qing realized it, he couldn't help but lower his eyes.
In Furong Town, the blossoming hibiscus flowers gradually withered, the sky cracked, everyone ran and shouted, and the Demon Kingdom began to collapse invisibly.
Heaven has come, and inner demons are everywhere.
He saw the tavern owner, hugging his wife tightly, both heads exploding, muttering "Son is right" and "Son is right".
The shopkeeper of the silk and satin shop also fell dead in front of the store, staring straight at the sky, full of confusion - it turns out that clothes can come in many, many colors and styles.
Wang Qing's eyes lingered on them for a while, and then he suddenly sensed something and looked at a hill not far from the central capital.
A young man with disheveled hair was shouting:
"It's fake, it's all fake, I've discovered it a long time ago, I've discovered it a long time ago!"
boom!
Not just his head, but his whole body exploded into a firework, gorgeous and sad.
Gu Qingmei whispered:
"Is this the son of an old drunkard?"
Wang Qing nodded silently.
Soon after, all the millions of mortals in the entire demon kingdom were gone.
He Yunhuan hurriedly collected a lot of evil demonic energy, which at least provided some supplements so that nothing could be harvested.
Then he turned around and saw Wang Qing's expression, and couldn't help but comfort him:
"Senior Brother Wang, these people were raised in the Demon Kingdom and can no longer be considered alive. Now that they have returned to dust, it is a good thing."
Gu Qingmei couldn't help but sarcastically said:
"Good deeds? Then Fellow Daoist He, why don't you do good deeds in your own demon kingdom?"
He Yunhuan looked at her strangely and said:
"Fellow Daoist Gu, what is the meaning of this statement? If I can become a real demon one day, they will naturally come back to life and enjoy the supreme power and blessing in my demon realm.
If Senior Brother Tian and I die on the way, they will either be liberated or they can wait for the next Senior Brother to become a true demon.
For them, liberation, or enlightenment, is only sooner or later, so why should they cling to just a moment? "
Wang Qing murmured:
"Sooner or later or later? Yes, no matter what the result is, it will be sooner or later."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Qing had disappeared without a trace.
He Yunhuan and Gu Qingmei looked at each other in confusion. After a long time, He Yunhuan finally opened his mouth and said tentatively:
"Fellow Daoist Gu, I heard before that you are planning to attack my senior sister Tang Yaoyao of the Wu Dao Demon Sect. Now that both Tian and Bai are dead, why don't we work together again? Think of a way?"
As if he was afraid that Gu Qingmei would refuse, he said again:
"There are tens of millions of mortals in Senior Sister Tang Yaoyao's demon kingdom. If we succeed, can't we free them? If we fail, those people in my own demon kingdom can also be liberated.
For Senior Sister Gu, this is the best of both worlds. "
Gu Qingmei was still a lot immature, and the atmosphere of the Spring Secret Demon Sect was quite legitimate. For a moment, she couldn't accept He Yunhuan's weird logic.
"The little girl has things to do, so she won't go with Fellow Daoist He. Fellow Daoist He should just do what he wants."
When He Yunhuan saw her running away, he couldn't help but regretfully said:
"If you weren't Senior Brother Wang's wild mistress, how could I care about you? Well, seeing how casually Senior Brother Wang left, I guess he was irresponsible. In the end, you can only go back and cry.
But I heard that the Spring Secret Demon Sect has always had rules, and the younger ones are not allowed to take over. Maybe there will be an old aunt who is hundreds of years old who will conquer Senior Brother Wang. "
He Yunhuan couldn't help but laugh happily when he thought of Wang Qing being eaten by an old aunt Lily and being kicked away. It was so miserable.
