Cultivation begins with the Shen family

Chapter 20 Martial Law in the City
At dawn, the monsters receded, and Lin Zhengsheng, who was in a state of embarrassment after fighting with the second-order monster python all night, finally returned to the county seat.

And when he returned to the county seat, he immediately suppressed several riots in the county seat by means of thunder, and then declared martial law throughout the city, and no one was allowed to leave the county seat.

Immediately afterwards, the disciples of the Xuanling Sect and the monks of the Lin family guarded the four city gates. The law enforcement guards in the county drove everyone back to their homes or hotels, and there were no monks on the street for an instant.

After a night of chaos, the entire county was in a mess. Many shops on the street had been smashed into a mess, and the goods in the shops had already been robbed.

The empty street was not only littered with various sundries, but also the bodies of many fallen monks and the tragic situation after the battle last night.

It can be seen from this that the sudden chaos last night completely broke the stable environment that Xuanlingmen maintained in the county.

Originally, the monks from all sides in the city had to carefully abide by the various laws and regulations in the county because of the strength of the Xuanling Sect.

But the chaos last night greatly weakened Xuanlingmen's law enforcement power.

When the sharp sword hanging above everyone's heads suddenly disappeared, all kinds of evil thoughts that had been suppressed deep in their hearts broke out.

All of a sudden, the originally stable and orderly county town became a place of chaos, and everything that happened also returned to its original appearance in the practice world.

What is pursued in the world of cultivating immortals is the law of the jungle and life and death!

On this side, Shen Xiangchi and the rest of the Shen family returned to the family shop immediately after the monster retreated.

Last night, when the monster beasts began to attack the city, the patriarch Shen Xiangchi led Shen Daoquan and other clansmen to the city wall to assist the monks defending the city to resist the monster beast attack.

If it is said that those casual cultivators can still obey the orders of the county magistrate, and even take the opportunity to fish in the troubled waters of the city.

But for the Shen family whose family was established in Shayu County, they really did not dare to violate the orders issued by the county magistrate in the open.

After all, those casual cultivators are basically nameless and have no fixed abode, even if the Xuanling Sect wants to investigate, they have no way to investigate.

However, the Shen family is different. Whether the monks of the Shen family have climbed the city wall and whether they have assisted in defending against monsters, after the battle is over, the monks of the county government can quickly find out.

"Where were you last night?"

In the silent room, Shen Xiangchi sat on a chair, looked at Shen Zhirui in front of him, and asked with a very serious expression.

Facing his grandfather's question, Shen Zhirui didn't intend to hide anything, and just said in a low voice:

"I went to the county government office."

Under the former's shocked and puzzled gaze, he briefly described yesterday's experience in detail.

And after listening to Shen Zhirui's words, Shen Xiangchi was not calm anymore, and angrily reprimanded:
"You brat is getting more and more courageous, you dare to get involved in this kind of thing by yourself"

His mood at this time was not only dissatisfied with Shen Zhirui's rash actions, but also worried and afraid of the latter's dangerous actions.

On this side, Shen Zhirui didn't dare to say anything, after all, he also knew that he really made his grandfather angry this time.

After a while, Shen Xiangchi calmed down, and sighed heavily:

"It seems that you have really grown up but it is really too risky"

After a slight pause, he looked up at Shen Zhirui again, and said with a solemn expression:

"Have you left any traces or been discovered along the way?"

"My grandson is covering his face all the time, and I have deliberately guarded against the surroundings. I can basically be sure that no one will find out."

Shen Zhirui also said seriously.

"Where is everything hidden?"

"In the tree hole on the big tree that turns left from the back door, I have already sealed the fluctuation of spiritual power with the spirit sealing talisman"

After hearing this, Shen Xiangchi nodded slightly, but the expression on his face still did not dare to relax.

"Remember that when you were questioned, you insisted that you were in the shop all night. As long as there is no definite evidence, you should be fine."

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

At this moment, the door of the shop was knocked violently.

Shen Xiangchi and Shen Zhirui immediately walked out of the room, and came to the door together with the second elder Shen Xianghuan and others.

As the door of the shop was opened by the staff, three monks from the county government walked in and looked at the members of the Shen family.

"Yang Daoyou, do you have any orders?"

I saw that Shen Xianghuan walked to the front and asked with a smile to a middle-aged man in the late stage of Qi training among the three.

And this man surnamed Yang obviously knew Shen Xianghuan, and after looking at Shen Xiangchi, Shen Zhirui and others, he said to the other two:
"This is indeed the shop of the Shen family in Biyun Mountain"

After that, he immediately looked at Shen Xianghuan and said in a deep voice:

"Fellow Daoist Shen, don't blame me. Last night, thieves took advantage of the chaos and attacked the county government office. Now we are hunting for these thieves throughout the city."

Shen Xianghuan, who didn't know before, was obviously shocked by the news, and immediately said:
"There are thieves who dare to attack the county town. It's really desperate."

"I'm also following orders, please cooperate with us to answer some related questions, Fellow Daoist Shen"

"Where were you all last night, and what did you do?"

The man surnamed Yang looked at the crowd again and asked.

"After the chaos last night, the patriarch of our clan led some clansmen to the city wall to assist the monks defending the city against the attack of monsters. As for the old man, he stayed in the shop with the rest of the clan to prevent any young people from robbing the shop."

After Shen Xianghuan finished speaking, patriarch Shen Xiangchi and others also spoke one after another, telling about the thing about resisting monsters on the city wall last night.

On this side, one of the three county government monks also took out a booklet, as if he was looking for something.

In the end, the three of them also confirmed that the monks of the Shen family had indeed climbed onto the city wall last night and helped them resist the attack of monsters.

I don't know if it's because the man surnamed Yang is familiar with Shen Xianghuan, or because the members of the Shen family helped defend against the monsters last night, which made the three county government monks feel at ease. After the subsequent search, they just searched briefly and then left up.

During the whole process, Shen Zhirui stood there silently, and the three of them didn't even pay much attention to him.

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At the same time, Lin Zhengsheng sat on a chair with a gloomy expression in the courtroom of the county government.

"Reporting to my father, all the taxes handed in by the various families in the treasury were basically evacuated, and only a small part was recovered from the four thieves who were killed."

"Now the whole city is under martial law, and the sect disciples and family monks are going door-to-door searching for traces of the culprits."

"In addition, more than 13 monks from our side were killed or injured last night, among which [-] were killed or injured by the monks guarding the county government. The second brother also unfortunately passed away."

Lin Yucheng, the fifth son of the Lin family, bowed his head and reported to Lin Zhengshenghui.

The next moment, Lin Zhengsheng who was sitting on the grand teacher's chair violently crushed the cup in his hand, roaring like a raging old lion:
"Little Liu family, this old man will definitely want you to pay for my son's life!"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, a mouthful of blood rushed into his throat, and his whole face turned pale instantly.

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(End of this chapter)